REVIEWS FROM MY VINYL COLLECTION

Day: July 19, 2022

DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY – s/t

Dizzy Mizz Lizzy are one my favourite bands ever. Their Rotator record is in my top 5 of all time, and this album is not far behind.

Power Pop is the name of the game here my friends. Well, at least that’s what they are pigeonholed under. You can call it rich tea biscuits with a slice of toast if you want, it doesn’t really matter if the music’s that good. Everything revolves around guitarist and vocalist, Tim Christensen, as he writes all the tunes as well. So much feeling wrapped around great vocal lines, superb riffs, and grooves is what makes this band a very unique commodity. I don’t know of any other band that is this good at playing this type of music.

Every song is a masterpiece; screaming out for your attention. I’m only going to mention my favorite track as I would be here all day raving about the whole album. Today my pick for favourite is Wishing Well, as this brings pure joy to me with the main riff and groove just ticking every box as I bounce round the room. If you ask me on another day when I’m feeling a bit low, then Silverflame may be my choice as this brings all the feels. Please track this album down as you won’t be disappointed.

10/10 from The Grooveman.

The Grooveman’s going on holiday! No reviews for a couple weeks while I’m away. Be back soon!

TIN MACHINE – s/t

Apparently Bowie put this band together to play the type of music he enjoyed listening to, and he said it revitalized his career. This album and the band were all about Reeves Gabrels, who I was totally unaware of before this and he is the star of the Tin Machine project.

Heavens In Here is a wickedly grooved up blues romp, with Reeves ripping it up, and Bowie just being Bowie; this is by far my favourite track on the album The title track is just a very weird sounding rockabilly romp. Prisoner of Love is more like a tune from Bowie’s Ziggy era. They obviously all like Velvet Underground, as this is very Lou Reed. I Can’t Read is a bit of a mess sonically, and they are just trying to be weird. Under The God is an old school rock n’ roll riff, with a punk rock vibe. Amazing has a very west coast vibe mixed with Bowie’s Low period. Working Class Hero flows, and is that Bowie being autobiographical? Bus Stop sees the return of Bowie’s flirtation with R’n’B beats, with a punk vibe. Pretty Thing I just don’t like, as it doesn’t seem to go anywhere. Video Crimes is all weird noises and attitude. Baby Can Dance closes out the album, and it’s a bit of a mess. Tin Machine 2 is a much better album, and is way ahead of this record.

6/10 from The Grooveman.