during the ‘70’s but I did. Then came the clas- sic of all classics, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, a movie I have seen far too many times. Follow that with their other films and some of the funniest record albums
of my high school and college days and it adds up to one thing - I am a fan of John Cleese and the boys. Now available in various formats is the Python of all Python sets, Total Rubbish, a set that includes every LP they ever recorded, as well as a record that was previously available only as a “flexi-disc.” (Anyone remember those?) Of course you get the Soundtrack to the Tailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, but that’s one small part. Matching Tie and Handkerchief is here, all of them. Did I say every Python album? Every comedy bit, from “The Lumberjack Song” to “Dead Par- rot,” to “The Argument Clinic,”... Enough laughs to keep you rolling on the floor laugh- ing your naughty bits off for hours! Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more! If you love Monty Python. This is a must have...Taylor Swift has taken over the pop world. Of course, even when she was billed as a country artist, everybody knew she was a pop star. If there was ever any doubt, it’s out the window now with 1989, an album that is straight up pop, but pop at it’s best. There’s no denying
the girl’s talent for songwriting, no matter what genre she is currently using as her sand- box. Lots more songs of love, loss, betrayal and heartache, set to major dance grooves. Of
course, she starts the whole journey out with a tip of the hat to her new home. “Welcome to New York,” with lyrics like “Like any great love, it keeps you guessing.” There’s just something infectious about Taylor’s vocal de- livery, especially her little giggles tossed into the songs here and there. If the beat to “Bad Blood” sounds familiar, my roommate can tell you why. It’s because the beat is very similar to Taylor’s girlfriend Lorde’s mega-hit “Roy- als.” “Blank Space” is another typical Taylor lyric -”Oh my God, Look at that face/You look like my next mistake.”While I personally liked her previous album Red a bit more, there’s no doubt that 1989 will make her au- dience grow even huger, if that’s
possible...The King has returned, people. Garth Brooks is back with Man Against Machine, and you won’t find it on iTunes. Nope. If you want streaming, you gotta buy it from his new digital music company at
garthbrooks.com, but he highly rec- ommends you buy the physical CD. I kind of agree. The booklet has all the lyrics, and let’s face it, the CD sound quality trumps MP3 all over the place. Plus, you can burn the CD for your MP3 player. But I am getting off track here. The first thing I heard from the new album was the emotionally tear jerking “Mom,” when he performed it on Good Morning America. I just kicked back and said, well, Garth is back. And he is, and in fine form. The album kicks off with the title track - all about battling the powers that be - and it just rocks. “She’s Tired of Boys” is a sure fire winner, with harmony vocals from Garth’s wife, the million-selling Trisha Yearwood. The song is a radio-ready hit. It’s one of those “Garth” songs that brings to mind his hey-day of the 1990’s. Similarly, “All American Kid” is an in-
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