It was an interesting week, musically speaking.
Highlights were:
Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graff Generator, I think it is their stronges album, although they were all enjoyable.
Tom Waits gave us two superb albums, Small Change and Swordfishtronbones. When I finish the album alphabet I will start on my CD collection, which contains a dozen Tom Waits albums, that will be a daunting session.
Other highlights were Jerry Jeff Walker and Porter Wagoner. Two artists who played country and western music, but are very dissimillar. Walker is more in the altcountry/outlaw country flavour and Porter Wagoner is a rhinestone cowboy.
Here/Hear is the complete listening list:
https://weatheredmusic.ca/2026/02/16/feb-8-16-2026/
| Van Der Graaf Generator | Pawn Hearts |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | Still Life |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | World Record |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | Vital |
| Van Halen | MCMLXXXIV |
| Billy Vaughn | Golden Hits |
| Greg X. Volz | The River Is Rising |
| Porter Wagoner | The Best of Porter Wagoner |
| Tom Waits | Small Change |
| Tom Waits | Swordfishtrombones |
| Billy Walker | Live |
| Charlie Walker | Recorded Live In Dallas, Texas |
| Jerry Jeff Walker | Walkers Collectibles |
| Wally Walklin | It’s All Country |
| Bennie Wallace | Twilight Time |
| Dionne Warwick | My Greatest Hits |