The Undead: Dawn of the Undead

The Undead were formed shortly after Bobby Steel left the Misfits in 1980. While The Undead definitely show their roots, they remain distinct from the Misfits. The Undead are great for fans of the Misfits that want the same kind of thing, without listening to a copycat band.
Dawn of the Undead is a compilation of tracks recorded between 1981 and 1986. It is a great collection of music that covers the bands best material.

The Way We Behave


When The Evening Comes

Les Négresses Vertes: Mlah

I first heard the name Les Negresses Vertes when I was young and adventurous. All it took for me to buy this album was to hear them compared to Mano Negra somewhere. Knowing nothing else about them I picked up this great album. It has been in my collection and in rotation ever since, well over 15 years now.
Les Negresses Vertes are a French band that formed in 1987. They took their name from an insult shouted at them at one of their first concerts. Their name translates to "The green black women". Mlah is their debut album. It is exciting and fast moving, and can best be described by listening to it.

Voilà l'Été


Zobi la Mouche

Merle Haggard: If Only I Could Fly

If Only I Could Fly is a 2000 album by Merle Haggard. I came across this in a discount bin, but it is by no means a discount album. Twelve songs almost all written or co-written by Haggard. Kicking off with "Watching while some old friends do a line/Holding back the want to end my own addicted mind/Wishin’ it was still the thing even I could do/Wishin’ all these old things were new", the album continues with nostalgic and retrospective songs.