River Of Dreams  - #261

Joel, Billy

1993 Columbia

I do not know why BJ was so popular. This album has the title hit and that is it.  It is a waste of my time and my money.  And probably a waste of BJ's talent.

Purchased: 11/4/93 - Columbia House $12.99

Rated: 2

Candle In The Wind - #560

John, Elton

1997 Rocket 1/1/97

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy 1997.  In loving memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.  Tears for a generation and a dedication for a generation.  A single

Purchased: 3/2/97 - CDNow $1.75

Rated: 4

Elton John Greatest Hits - #345

John, Elton

1984 MCA Records 1/1/84

The Great Hit Spinner has lasted from the 70's to the 90's.  What a career, what a record.  How rich!  He is a British Institution.  Famous the world over, generous but a bit bitchy.  The most prominent rocker to come out as gay.  Didn't seem to impact his career in the least.

Purchased: 1/1/88 -  $11.99

Rated: 4

 

Cheap Thrills Big Brother and the Holding Co- #277

Joplin, Janis

1968 Columbia 1/1/68

Blues and Rocker for the Last Half Century.  Janice did like no one before or after.  We lost a real artist to drugs before her time.  She was a genius in search of a band.  She never did find what was really "right" for backup.  Fast and short her life was like a candle, snuffed out by the wind.

Purchased: 1/1/87 - Columbia House $12.99

Rated: 5

 

 

Pearl - #208

Joplin, Janis

1968 Columbia 1/1/68

The best white blues singer of my time.  She was a lost and tortured soul and her music reflects it.  Wonders of emotion and sadness on her music.

Purchased: 1/1/87 - Columbia House $10.00

Rated: 5