END OF DAZE: ENGLAND – November 1973/April 1974
RAMSIFICATIONS: April 1974 – six months after England fail to qualify for the ’74 World Cup, Sir Alf Ramsey is sacked as manager.
RANTS & REFLECTIONS
CROSS PURPOSES – the debut album of CHRISTOPHER CROSS (1979)
With four Grammy awards, ‘Christopher Cross’ is one of the most successful debut LP’s of all-time – a lack of passion in the music not affecting its popularity.
VILLAINS & HEROES – The FA Cup Sixth Round of 1973-74……
FA Cup Sixth Round 1973-74 (9/3/74): A PITCH IN TYNE – Newcastle fans invade the field with their side losing 3-1 to Nottingham Forest…….
TYNE TRAVEL – Lindisfarne & FOG ON THE TYNE
FOG ON THE TYNE (1971) established Lindisfarne as a major force – receiving high critical acclaim while spending four weeks at number one in the UK album charts.
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.
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 an engaging, conscientious album and when compared to what many of their contemporaries released the same year, positively accomplished.