Leo Welch – Sabougla Voices

Let’s ignore the story behind Leo Welch’s Sabougla Voices album for a moment and just talk about the tunes and nothing but the tunes. Here’s the deal, folks: if you like your blues raw and real and served up Mississippi downhome-style – slathered with gospel sauce – then you’re going to love this album. That’s […]

Bob Dylan – Another Self Portrait (1969–1971)

When Bob Dylan released the original Self Portrait in 1970, it was looked upon as meatloaf by a public that was expecting steak. No – worse: it was treated like a weird loaf made of should-have-been-discarded leftovers, half-heartedly slammed together. Well, even that’s not completely accurate. Actually, a lot of folks just thought it was […]