The Motels (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] 06/27/1994 Rickie Lee Jones is an

Rickie Lee Jones is an astounding debut album that simultaneously sounds like a synthesis of many familiar styles and like nothing that anybody's ever done before

if a core of five songs seems slight for a classic album

assured singing

Publisher: Dave Bogart

The Motels (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] 06/27/1994 Rickie Lee Jones is an1979's self titled debut release from the California band the Motels comes across as what a less pretentious Doors might have sounded like had they emerged during the new wave era. The Motels is a fairly cold, almost robotic affair which trades in lyrics that explore the darker side of life in Los Angeles. There are a few tracks that bear repeated listens like the frantic "Kix" and "Celia," a warning to a woman involved with the wrong guy. "Total