Song of the Day: “Albuquerque” by “Weird Al” Yankovic

Please excuse me if some of this week’s reviews are short. I was so mentally exhausted after listening to these 10+ minute songs that I could only write a few curt sentences about most of them. Weird Al’s opus is an eleven-minute comedy routine detailing the absurd pitfalls in an unfortunate narrator’s life. “Albuquerque” was…

Song of the Day: “Autobahn” by Kraftwerk

Please excuse me if some of this week’s reviews are short. I was so mentally exhausted after listening to these 10+ minute songs that I could only write a few curt sentences about most of them. Even after you account for Influencer Reduction Paradox (see glossary), “Autobahn” is an outstanding listen. It never wears out…

Song of the Day: “Thick as a Brick” by Jethro Tull

Please excuse me if some of this week’s reviews are short. I was so mentally exhausted after listening to these 10+ minute songs that I could only write a few curt sentences about most of them. This is supposedly one, album-long song, but that’s a bit generous. Really it’s a less interesting Dark Side of the…

Song of the Day: “Maggot Brain” by Funkadelic

Please excuse me if some of this week’s reviews are short. I was so mentally exhausted after listening to these 10+ minute songs that I could only write a few curt sentences about most of them. The AllMusic review of this song has some fascinating tidbits, like how producer George Clinton told guitarist Eddie Hazel…

Song of the Day: “Tubular Bells” by Mike Oldfield

Please excuse me if some of this week’s reviews are short. I was so mentally exhausted after listening to these 10+ minute songs that I could only write a few curt sentences about most of them. I groaned at the prospect of listening to a 49 minute song. (Well, technically, two parts, 26 and 23…

Song of the Day: “In A Gadda da Vida” by Iron Butterfly

Please excuse me if some of this week’s reviews are short. I was so mentally exhausted after listening to these 10+ minute songs that I could only write a few curt sentences about most of them. There are about four minutes of decent hard rock jamming, and thirteen minutes of aimless mush. Infinitely better than…