A DAY IN THE (young) LIFE – The 1974 League Cup Final (2/3/1974):
2/3/1974: STRIKING GOLD – John Richards nets the winner as Wolves beat Manchester City in the League Cup Final.
RANTS & REFLECTIONS
POCKET SIZE: James Taylor – IN THE POCKET
Released to negative reviews and only modest chart success ‘IN THE POCKET’ (1976) has nevertheless become an album warmly embraced by Taylor fans.
BRISTOL CREAM/NEWCASTLE RENOWN/WREXHAM LARGER – The FA Cup Fifth Round of 1973-74……..
FA Cup Round Five 1973-74: Good goal Don-boy. The Waltons is first aired on BBC 2 and Gilles scores the winner as Bristol City shock Leeds United………
I Remember when Reg was young – Elton John & ‘DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER’
‘DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER (1973) is an agreeable mix of pop balladry and lightweight rock – lacking nothing in buoyancy as it strives to be accessible.
EARLY SCORES – The FA Cup Fourth Round of 1973-74
FA Cup Round Four 1973-74: Rather McKenzie – wiping the floor with Manchester City as he walks away with the praise….
DAYS & CONFUSED – The Kinks & STATE OF CONFUSION (1983)
STATE OF CONFUSION (1983) is a conscientious album and when compared to what many of their contemporaries released the same year, positively accomplished.
CUP & BOWLES – The FA Cup Third Round of 1973-74:
The FA Cup Third Round of 1973/74: Stan the Man wins a third round midweek afternoon replay for QPR against Chelsea.
DISTANT JOURNEY – Bob Seger & THE DISTANCE (1982)
An affecting mix of ballads and mid-tempo rockers, THE DISTANCE (1982) gave Bob Seger another big-selling album and returned him to critical favour.
THE WORLD OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL BUT THE FOOTBALL WAS SO DELIGHTFUL – the Division One Boxing Day fixture programme of 1973:
BOXING DAY 1973: Festive flops/Christmas crackers: Sheffield United – joyful and triumphant at Old Trafford……….
ALL MOD NO CONS – The Who & QUADROPHENIA (1973)
QUADROPHENIA (1973): No other songwriter has been able to express teenage angst as well as Pete Townshend – and there is no other album like ‘Quadrophenia.’