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.
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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.
WELCOME MATT – ‘BUSBY’ documentary review
Busby further avoided convention in becoming the first of the ‘tracksuit managers’ developing an attacking style of play that would be adopted by teams at every level of the club
EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS – The British Pioneers (ITV documentary review)
THE BRITISH PIONEERS’ spends half its time reflecting on the 60s triumphs of Celtic, the rest on how Aston Villa lifted the trophy in 1982.
STEVE MARRIOTT ‘ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL’ biography review
‘Marriott is presented in all his flawed glory, a man, who despite flashes of brilliance had a tendency to frustrate and annoy.’
JACK: MASTER of the FOOTBALL TRADE (Jack Charlton 1935-2020)
Jack Charlton was present for several pivotal moments of domestic football – his achievements as a player and manager perhaps the greatest story of all.
BOBBY ROBSON – MORE THAN A MANAGER (documentary review)
Bobby Robson was in thrall to football, not just its capacity to excite, but how it could be played with decency.