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Just for fun, I've decided to take a look back at some favorite or notable albums that were released forty years ago. 1984 was, in retrospect, a significant year for pop/alternative/metal/rock music. I have already made a long list of my favorites, and I will at least try to explore them here in this blog. These entries might be a little freewheeling, so beware. I mean, it IS a blog, right? I reserve the right to be a little sloppy. Leading off is Echo & the Bunnymen's Ocean Rain . The album was the band's fourth album and was released on May 4 of '84. (May the Forth be with Echo and the Bunnymen--sorry, I couldn't resist).  In full disclosure, and as should be no surprise to anyone who reads this blog, I had absolutely no awareness of this album's existence in 1984. The first I ever heard of Echo & the Bunnymen was accidentally seeing their name on the marquee of Detroit's Fox Theater in about 1985(ish).  After arriving at college in autumn 1986, I ...

Happy St. Patrick's Day...or what's left of it. I'm sure by the time anyone reads this, the day will be over. It has been almost a month since I wrote anything in here, so it felt like time. Inspired by the Apple+ TV show of the same name, I'm reading Slow Horses by Mick Herron. It's not the sort of book I normally read, but so far, so good. I'm taking a short break from it right now to write this. It's that late Sunday evening wind down from the weekend, probably my least favorite times of the week. Early Monday morning between 6 and 8 AM might be the only time that's worse. I don't want the weekend to end yet, so am feeling rather restless.  I now feel compelled to return to my book. It is too late in the evening to give any account of my activities this weekend. Maybe later.