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Jerry Lee Lewis - Another Place Another Time (1968) & She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye (1970) {Raven RVCD-155 rel 2002}
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© 1968, 1970, 2002 Mercury / Smash / Raven Records | RVCD-155
Country / Rock & Roll / Traditional Country / Honky Tonk

Raven's 2002 two-fer CD reissue of Jerry Lee Lewis' 1968 album Another Place Another Time and 1970's She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye contains the added bonus of six tracks – over half the album – from 1969's She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me). By doing this, the disc transcends typical two-fer status (which, frankly, would have been enough, since these two albums are so tremendous, their first CD release is something to celebrate) and becomes the best single-disc collection of Jerry Lee's country material. There have been other discs that tackle the same recordings for Smash (all unfortunately out of print as of this writing), but their scope was a little broader, including many of his '70s hits for Mercury as well as Smash sides unheard here.

"Would you like to gain or save 20% of all money that goes through your hands during your life time?" After listening to this 73-minute CD you can! You will learn that the very quality of your life is determined by how skilled a negotiator you are!

With Talking Heads having split, guitarist Jerry Harrison released his second solo effort with 1987's Casual Gods. In addition to playing guitar, keyboards, and singing, Harrison also produced the release which featured players like Bernie Worrel on keyboards and Chris Spedding and Robbie McIntosh playing guitar. Harrison's vocals have a quality similar to David Byrne and the music is reminiscent of Fear of Music-era Talking Heads. "Rev It Up" was an AOR hit and deservedly so. The song lives up to its name with a funky, loose groove, snaky guitar, and throbbing bass. "Man With a Gun" is just one of many great lyrics on Casual Gods with a series of wry observations ("A pretty girl can walk anywhere/All doors open for her") over a moody rhythm punctuated by guitar twitches. Casual Gods is a pleasure for Talking Heads fans, but manages to stand on its own.

All at once, the arrival of the final issue of Brian Wood and Rebekah Isaac's should be considered one of the best and worst days of your life. Best, obviously, because the epic story contained inside comes to its sure-to-be-stunning conclusion, and worst, well... for the exact same reason. I've said a hundred times over that Gods and Monsters is a shoe-in for the mini-series of the year (read my review of DV8: Gods and Monsters #7), and I have no doubt that issue #8 will prove it once and for all. --