M: The Kinks - Something Else
T: Iggy Pop - Instinct
W: Motorhead - The Best Of
F: Colorway - The Black Sky Sequined
This Friday: F. Alex Johnson is a helluva guitar player, and Colorway was his most recent project here in the Valley. The band's two lineups have been power trios in every sense of the word, with exceptional bass playing and drumming in addition to Al's star turn on the axes out front. On this album, the rhythm section was one I've also had the pleasure of playing with a few times (notably on some tour dates with the Irish pop-rock act Pugwash, but that's for some future Friday). Alex writes powerful, heartfelt songs, and delivers them at a level never less than 100%, whether on disc or live. He and his wonderful better half live in Japan now, and I miss having them around. At least he left some of the music behind. Crank it up.
