A LEAGUE (CUP) OF THEIR OWN – THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINAL: 1967-76
1972: STOKE CITY 2 CHELSEA 1: Sure and steady overcomes flash and dash……..
RANTS & REFLECTIONS
FANTASTIC PLASTIC – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band…
‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ is without equal as a statement of personal expression, raw with intensity, unflinching in heartfelt emotion.
IT WAS A JAMBOREE – Twenty great albums of 1973
Twenty Great Albums of 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon: Bold tangents, rich textures, inch-perfect cohesion;
GET IT ON – FA CUP FINALS 1970-76……………
Sunderland 1973: Supporters at the ‘lucky’ end, team in stripes yet to lose a post-war FA Cup Final, 73 the reverse of 37…….
COME ON, TELL ME – The Who & ‘WHO ARE YOU’
The six Pete Townshend contributions to ‘Who Are You’ suggest they were constructed without recourse to being played live.
THE GOLD STANDARD – Neil Young & ‘AFTER THE GOLD RUSH’
‘After The Gold Rush’ is a landmark recording – not just for Neil Young but 70s rock as a whole.
THE TIMES THEY WERE AMAZING – England v Scotland 1967-1970……..
ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 1967-70: A landmark victory apiece, dazzling passages of play and arguably the greatest save ever seen
THE GOSPEL OF THE BAND ACCORDING TO ROBBIE ‘ONCE WERE BROTHERS’ (documentary review)
‘Once Were Brothers’ serves as testimony to the timeless effervescence of The Band.
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ – ‘ECHO IN THE CANYON’ has good reverberations……..
‘ECHO in the CANYON’ is a love letter to the audacious new music that seeped out of LA during the mid-60s.
IT’S A MIXED UP MUDDLED UP SHOOK UP WORLD – The Kinks & ‘Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround (Part One)
‘LOLA vs POWERMAN and the MONEYGOROUND’ (1970) is a fascinating take on how Ray (and Dave) Davies viewed the state of the United Kinkdom.