WHO’S ASKING – Townshend and Daltrey come up with answers on ‘WHO’ [email protected] January 9, 2020 ‘With this batch of largely excellent songs Townshend evokes The Who with more fondness than how he talks about them.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Kenny Jones, My Generation, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, The Who, WHO
LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUSIC – Twenty songs that share their title with a film…… [email protected] January 6, 2020 Twenty Songs Sharing Their Title with a Film: BOB SEGER ‘Started thinking about a film from 1975’…. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Who, Warren Zevon
TRUST IN MOD – ‘QUADROPHENIA’ on film…… [email protected] December 16, 2019 Quadrophenia on film: In his directorial debut Franc Roddam shows a sure touch in exploring the themes of confusion and rebellion.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Franc Roddam, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Lesley Ash, Pete Townshend, Phil Daniels, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, Sting, The Who
MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question…… [email protected] November 25, 2019 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Frank Sinatra, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Ruffin, John Lennon, Linda Ronstadt, Marvin Gaye, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison
HIGH FIVE – Twenty Great Albums from 1975…….. [email protected] November 18, 2019 Twenty great albums from 1975: ‘Born to Run’ sounds like what may have happened had Phil Spector produced ‘Blonde on Blonde.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Al Green, Alan Hull, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan and The Band, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, David Bowie, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, James Taylor, John Fogerty, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Roxy Music, The Band, The Kinks, The Who
FOR PETE’S SAKE – Townshend talks the talk (London: 6/11/19); [email protected] November 12, 2019 This being Pete Townshend, the most articulate rock musician of his generation, he was fascinating, funny and as one has come to expect, foul-mouthed. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Mariella Frostrup, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, The Westminster Hall, The Who, Tommy, Who's Next
NO GAP YEAR – contrary to claims 1974 produced some great albums….. [email protected] October 1, 2019 ‘1974 brought brilliant work from Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young so has plenty to recommend it’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Average White Band, Bob Dylan, Dan Fogelberg, Eric Clapton, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, Queen, Randy Newman, Richard & Linda Thompson, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Band, The Who, Van Morrison
PEOPLE ARE ON THE PITCH, THEY THINK THE WHO ARE ALL OVER: Wembley Stadium – August 1979 [email protected] August 27, 2019 The Who – Wembley Stadium: August 1979: ‘With closed eyes, for a few seconds it was if nothing had changed. But opening them brought back the harsh reality that Keith was gone.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Kenny Jones, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy, Wembley Stadium, Who's Next
STRINGS ATTACHED – The Clash & ‘GIVE ‘EM ENOUGH ROPE’ (1978): [email protected] July 17, 2019 ‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’ (1978) is not the finest work of The Clash – but when it soars they are still the most essential rock band around. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Give Em Enough Rope, Grateful Dead, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Sandy Pearlman, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Topper Headon
SEASON FINALE: Liverpool and Wolves meet May 1947, 1976 & 2019……… [email protected] May 9, 2019 ‘With every gangway overflowing, from the opposite end of Molineux, the South Bank looked like a red and white Mount Everest.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Liverpool FC, Molineux, Queens Park Rangers, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Sheffield United, The Beatles, The Valley, The Who, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC