“Dolby’s Top 10 Tracks July – Sep. 2023”

10 Blur – “Barbaric” On “Barbaric,” Britpop heavy-hitters Blur go in a pretty typical directions for rock bands nearing the ends of their careers, which would be electronic, or at least the drum machine territory. A beautifully resigned and catchy chorus then paints the perfect disaffected picture of this malady: “I have lost the feeling … Read more“Dolby’s Top 10 Tracks July – Sep. 2023”

“Dolby’s Phish Power Rankings — Autumn 2023”

25 “Sand” (Farmhouse) 24 “Horn” (Rift) 23 “Julius” (Hoist) 22 “Dogs Stole Things” (Hampton Comes Alive) 21 “Maze” (Rift) 20 “Billy Breathes” (Billy Breathes) 19 “Water in the Sky” (The Story of the Ghost) 18 “Wolfman’s Brother” (Hoist) 17 “Sparkle” (Rift) 16 “Bouncing around the Room” (A Live One) 15 “Cavern” (Hampton Comes Alive)  14 … Read more“Dolby’s Phish Power Rankings — Autumn 2023”

“Dolby’s Zeppelin Power Rankings — Top 25 Autumn 2023”

25 “The Ocean” 24 “The Lemon Song” 23 “When the Levee Breaks” 22 “Four Sticks” 21 “Hats off to (Roy) Harper” 20 “Hots on for Nowhere” 19 “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” 18 “That’s the Way” 17 “The Rover” 16 “The Song Remains the Same” 15 “Gallows Poll” 14 “Poor Tom” 13 “The Battle of Evermore” … Read more“Dolby’s Zeppelin Power Rankings — Top 25 Autumn 2023”

“Applying Nirvana Theory to the Meat Puppets’ Too High to Die.”

The “Nirvana Theory” I’m referring to here applies to a kind of interesting phenomenon which boils down, perhaps exclusively in art, to a “necessary element of impossibility,” as in an a priori impossibility, a problem rendered by preconceived theory and thinking. For Nirvana, of course, the “necessary impossibility” would be the delicate art of blending … Read more“Applying Nirvana Theory to the Meat Puppets’ Too High to Die.”