RECORD STORE TALES Part 174: Â Muscle of Love
I had forgotten completely about this. Â It turns out that even before LeBrain was LeBrain, my old record store customers were calling me to pick my (le)brain about everything rock. Â I found this in my journal:
Date: 2004/08/03 15:34
A dude just called me specifically to hear a “60 second review” of Alice Cooper’s Muscle Of Love record. Â This is so awesome… I did a damn good 60 second review, too!
I wish I had recorded what I said for my 60 second review, but it probably would have went something like this: Â “Great album, not as great as the previous four with the original band, but still pretty awesome. Â Lots of lesser known classics on there, like ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’ and ‘Teenage Lament’. Â A little more basic rock, a little less elaborate than Billion Dollar Babies or School’s Out, because this is the one that Ezrin didn’t produce.” Â
Working at the record store was a near-intolerable daily grind, but something like this would have made it all worthwhile. Â I’m glad I recorded it!
NEXT TIME ON RECORD STORE TALES:
Part 175: Â Muscle cars and flyers…
