BY GEORGE WHAT A BAND – The magnificent LITTLE FEAT [email protected] May 11, 2020 As representation of a Little Feat show, ‘Waiting For Columbus’ reveals them as the most classy band around. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Billy Payne, Bonnie Raitt, Eagles, Frank Zappa, Fred Tackett, Jackson Browne, Kenny Gradney, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, richie hayward, Roy Estrada, Sam Clayton
WEST ANIMATION – West Ham receive animation treatment in ‘EVERYBODY’S SECOND TEAM'(review) [email protected] May 4, 2020 ‘Everybody’s Second Team,’ is an agreeable film and deserves praise for being original not to say quirky.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Devonshire, Alvin Martin, David Cross, Phil Parkes, Ray Stewart, Stuart Pearson, West Ham United
THOU DOTH PROTEST – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young voice their anger with ‘OHIO’ [email protected] April 29, 2020 Mentioning the President by name in the opening line ‘Tin soldiers and Nixon coming’ gives ‘Ohio’ intense resonance. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Crosby, Deja Vu, Graham Nash, Neil Young, Ohio, Stephen Stills
‘THE SOUND OF MY VOICE’ Linda Ronstadt documentary review [email protected] April 24, 2020 Linda Ronstadt is among the handful of artists blessed with the creative integrity to match her raw talent. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aaron Neville, Bonnie Raitt, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Eagles, Emmylou Harris, Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne, JD Souther, Linda Ronstadt
SOARING & DIPPING – The Flight of THE BYRDS….. [email protected] April 20, 2020 ‘The Notorious Byrd Brothers’ as important to 1968 as ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ had been to 1965. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Chris Hillman, Clarance White, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Crosby, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, Manassas, Michael Clarke, No Other, Roger McGuinn, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers
NORMAN TIMES – NORMAN HUNTER (1943-2020) [email protected] April 17, 2020 Few forwards found anything funny in being on the receiving end of a full-bore Norman Hunter challenge. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Elland Road, England, Gordon Banks, Leeds United, Norman Hunter, Peter Bonetti, Wembley Stadium
TWO SONGS SAY SO MUCH – Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne each return with a gem…. [email protected] April 15, 2020 Each a work of notable originality, from Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne, anything less would have been a surprise. RANTS & REFLECTIONS, RANTS & REFLECTIONS A Little Too Soon to Say, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, John F. Kennedy, Murder Most Foul
BLINDERS ‘KEEPERS – PETER BONETTI (1941- 2020); [email protected] April 13, 2020 Peter Bonetti will be best remembered for wonderful finger-tip saves that displayed coordination and nimbleness of the highest order. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, England, Gordon Banks, Leeds United, Pat Jennings, Peter Bonetti, Ron Harris, Wembley Stadium, World Cup 1970
PITCH IMPERFECT – THE 1970 FA CUP FINAL [email protected] April 10, 2020 1970 FA CUP FINAL – Chelsea v Leeds United: Captains Billy Bremner and Ron Harris decide on kick-off and choice of weapons…… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Billy Bremner, Chelsea, FA Cup Final, Johnny Giles, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Leeds United, Old Trafford, Peter Bonetti, Peter Osgood, Stamford Bridge, Wembley Stadium
THE BEATLES: 50 years gone, 100 per cent still with us…… [email protected] April 7, 2020 Along with Bob Dylan they opened up an awareness of attitudes that without them might have lay stifled for years. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Who