EASY PICKINGS – EAGLES and their 1972 self-titled debut album
Already the Eagles sound ahead of the country-rock game, not necessarily for having better songs but through superior songcraft…….
RANTS & REFLECTIONS
HERE, THERE and EVERYWHERE – TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1966-67
Twenty Great Games of 1966-67: THE THIRD DEGREE – QPR from Division Three win the first Wembley League Cup Final.
THIS NIGHT WILL LAST FOREVER – Rod Stewart & A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
A NIGHT ON THE TOWN (1976): The slow side is a match for anything recorded by anyone in 1976 – and represents the last truly great four song cycle of his career.
GOAL MACDONALD KEPT HIS CALM – The FA Cup Semi-Finals of 1973-74………..
The FA Cup Semi-Finals of 1973-74: Malcolm in the Middle – Supermac fires Newcastle into the Cup Final……..
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.
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.