Borderline sublime: Eagles & ‘ON THE BORDER’
‘ON THE BORDER’ (1974) dispelled any notion of the Eagles losing their early momentum and became an immediate best-seller.
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RELE-GATE: The 1970s ‘Too good to go down’ affair……….
Too Good to go Down? Wolves win the 1974 League Cup Final, but are relegated two years later…….
WEARING WELL – Rod Stewart & ‘NEVER A DULL MOMENT’
NEVER A DULL MOMENT: At the end of ‘True Blue’ Rod revs his Lamborghini and drives home – which at this point is still closer to Holloway than Hollywood
‘WHERE WILL IT LEAD US FROM HERE?’ – TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1973-74…………..
Twenty Great games of 73/74: And the Law won – Denis back-heels City to victory at Old Trafford and nudges United toward the Orient……….
HARVEST FESTIVAL – Neil Young & ‘HARVEST’
In equal measure ‘HARVEST’ is brilliant, becalmed and baffling. Bought by millions it has divided Neil Young fans and the critics for almost fifty years.
IT’S ONLY TROPHY WASTELAND – Ten fine 70s sides who didn’t win a major honour…….
Ten fine 70s teams who didn’t win a major honour: QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1975-76 – Total Football/title despair……..
BLOODY MINDED – Twenty great albums of 1969…….
Twenty Great Albums of 1969: Chaos, copulation, conflict – the Rolling Stones cover it all on ‘LET IT BLEED’.
BRIDGING THE GAP – Simon & Garfunkel ‘BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER’
‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ was in the collection of most people who bought LP’s during the 70s – giving a less abrasive sound to what was now known as ‘rock’.
NEVER A DULL MOMENT – Twenty great games of 1972-73……………
CRYSTAL PALACE 5 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 (18/12/72): Pre-Christmas stuffing for United at Selhurst Park.
NUMBER CRUNCHING – The Who & ‘THE WHO BY NUMBERS’
Townshend is not exactly reveling in his own misery, but on ‘The Who By Numbers’ addresses the problems facing him and The Who with brutal honesty.