axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
David Qualey ~ Soliloquy (1980)
In a year that Barbra proclaimed herself Guilty (an opinion that I happened to share) and, as well, that gave us not one but two Teena Marie albums, you might think it hard (or easy) for me to declare a clear winner.
Last weekend, I wrote out a list containing some 30+ albums from 1980 that deserved some kind of recognition, realized I would not be able to listen to even a third of them, and then decided to go about it another way. I asked myself the simply question; What did I like listening to in or shortly after 1980?
This, then, is the answer that came back. It is a solo guitar album. This selection may elicit a "Yikes, it's New Age!" or a "I promised myself I'd never listen to another Windham Hill CD" moment. I guarantee it is not a standard, middle-of-the-road New Age-cliched experience. This guy's got some serious chops.
YMMV, of course. I'm not saying it's the greatest album of the year, but it is entirely serviceable for its purpose.
Love it or hate it, it will only take 35 minutes of your time. That's less time than your standard Starbucks order.
In a year that Barbra proclaimed herself Guilty (an opinion that I happened to share) and, as well, that gave us not one but two Teena Marie albums, you might think it hard (or easy) for me to declare a clear winner.
Last weekend, I wrote out a list containing some 30+ albums from 1980 that deserved some kind of recognition, realized I would not be able to listen to even a third of them, and then decided to go about it another way. I asked myself the simply question; What did I like listening to in or shortly after 1980?
This, then, is the answer that came back. It is a solo guitar album. This selection may elicit a "Yikes, it's New Age!" or a "I promised myself I'd never listen to another Windham Hill CD" moment. I guarantee it is not a standard, middle-of-the-road New Age-cliched experience. This guy's got some serious chops.
YMMV, of course. I'm not saying it's the greatest album of the year, but it is entirely serviceable for its purpose.
Love it or hate it, it will only take 35 minutes of your time. That's less time than your standard Starbucks order.
on the Sam-O-Meter. Nice pick! 
