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
CHEERIO TO THAT 70s SHOW – Twenty great albums from 1979……….. [email protected] March 27, 2020 ‘Lodger’ – another example of why the influence of David Bowie is so lasting and profound. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Blondie, Chic, David Bowie, Donna Summer, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Funkadelic, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Joe Jackson, Joy Division, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Nick Lowe, Pink Floyd, Prince, Public Image, The Cars, The Clash, Tom Petty, Van Halen
COMPILATION ELATION – 20 ‘Best Of’s’ fit for purpose…… [email protected] March 21, 2020 DECADE (1977): Neil tells his story in inimitable style, with all Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y and Crazy Horse bases covered. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, The Band, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Tom Petty, Van Morrison
CASHING IN – Twenty songs with MONEY in the title……. [email protected] March 17, 2020 THE BEATLES: We might find some on the road………… LET'S LIST AGAIN Alan Hull, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Oasis, Randy Newman, Roger McGuinn, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
THE FINE REIGN OF CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL [email protected] March 13, 2020 The finest Creedence records rock like Eddie Cochran, have the lyrical potency of Dylan and fill a dance floor as fast as The O’Jays. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Doug Clifford, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, John Fogerty, Stu Cook, The Band, Tom Fogerty