solo because it kind of just fizzles
out and deserves a better finish.
• “The Hardest Drug,” harmonic
love song that compares depen-
dence on a relationship to addic-
tion
• “She Walks Among Us,” a
’50s-style punk-tinged ditty that’s
a throwaway as the closer within
this sequence, but would have
worked great on the “Abbey
Road” tip coming after “Stupid
Me” if that were the second-to-last
track.
No doubt Daly is one of New Jer-
sey’s best and most unsung sing-
er-songwriters with a rich baritone
croon and a knack for clever word-
play, like our own Elvis Costello.
And the Planets’ roots-rockin’
power-pop is a great live. Check
them out June 23, FM Bar, Jersey
City; July 6, Crossroads, Garwood;
Sept. 13, Roxy & Dukes, Dunel-
len, and Sept. 20, Tierney’s Tavern,
Montclair.
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Bob Makin is the reporter for Home News
& Tribune and a former managing editor of
The Aquarian Weekly, which launched this
column in 1988. Contact him via email and
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