Derek And The Dominos -- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

  Don't get me wrong they are very talented musicians and somehow for some odd reason I always wanted to like Eric Clapton, he's got an interesting story and kicked ass in The Yardbirds.  But unfortunately I found these song hollow, boring and cheesy as f*ck.  Honestly I was never too fond of Layla but i was hell bent on finding the hidden gems on this album, cause' c'mon, you've got Duane Allman and Eric Clapton on the same damn record, you'd think you'd be experiencing music on an epic scale, but all I found was run of the mill white boy bar Blues! 

Trio

  Yeah yeah they're the dudes who wrote Da Da Da, which is fitting because these Germans tackled Rock 'n' Roll with Dadaist simplicity.  The album itself is either hit or miss, but it excludes my favorite Trio song of all time, Sunday You Need Love, luckily I got the 12" single yesterday!

Madness -- One Step Beyond ...

  What you've got here is a three faceted album, part killer Ska, part way too British New Wave and part borderline Baggy music -- all in all a pretty good record.

Berurier Noir -- Concerto Pour Detraques

  Armed mostly with a guitar and a drum machine this Parisian punk band writes politically charged songs with strong social commentary, but they feel more like mini plays rather than straight up Rock 'n' Roll numbers.

Liverpool Five -- Arrive

  Not so great but not so bad British Invasion wannabes.  Can't say there is too much to write about other than they're fun to know!

Wavves -- King Of The Beach

  The album opens with some killer surfy Garage Punk, but as time passes the numbers change form into terrible hipster Indie garbage -- at least they didn't pull out the banjos!

The Fleshtones -- Roman Gods

  New Wave/ Garage Revival outfit The Fleshtones.  These guys are not only a pioneering Revival band but have some Rock action that foreshadows early Alternative music.