DENNIS VIOLLET – ‘A UNITED MAN’ (documentary review): neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 19, 2020 ‘For me,’ says Fred Eyre, ‘Dennis Viollet is up there with Best, Law and Charlton – he really was that good.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Dennis Viollet, George Best, Manchester United, Munich Air Crash, Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby, Sir Stanley Matthews, Stoke City
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – Twenty tribute songs to musicians who have passed away……. neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 17, 2020 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – GEORGE remembering JOHN, all those years ago………… LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Eagles, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Ian Dury, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Robbie Robertson, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Warren Zevon
WHO LEADS THE WAY – The Who & ‘LIVE AT LEEDS’…… neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 14, 2020 ‘LIVE AT LEEDS (1970) has umpteen examples of The Who pushing their incredible talents to the limits of a genre they had created. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live at Leeds, My Generation, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy
VAN DELIVERS TWO PRECIOUS GIFTS – ‘Astral Weeks’ & ‘Moondance’…… neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 11, 2020 MOONDANCE (1970): If sunshine could be heard, it would sound like ‘Moondance’………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Astral Weeks, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, John Lennon, Moondance, Neil Young, The Band, The Kinks, Them, Van Morrison
REACH FOR IT – Twenty songs with ‘SKY’ in the title….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 7, 2020 Twenty songs with SKY in the title: PINK FLOYD – The Great Gig in the Sky; LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dan Fogelberg, Elton John, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder
TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE – 20 great albums amidst the changing times of 1977….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com January 28, 2020 Twenty great albums of 1977: RUMOURS – a smart, high-calibre rock record. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bee Gees, Bob Marley, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Pete Townshend, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Ronnie Lane, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, The Band, The Clash, The Ramones
IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST – Twenty songs with a Nationality in the title…. neilsambrook@btinternet.com January 26, 2020 Twenty songs with a NATIONALITY in the title: VAN THE MAN – Soviet spin……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Elton John, Gene Clark, Joe Walsh, Little Feat, Rod Stewart, The Clash, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
STAN-DARD BEARER – ‘MATTHEWS’ documentary review….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com January 25, 2020 The grainy black and white footage captures Matthews, all swerves and shuffles, in his pomp RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1953 FA Cup Final, Blackpool, England, Sir Stanley Matthews, Stoke City, Wembley Stadium
YOUNG ASSOCIATES – Neil teams up with CSN for ‘DEJA VU’ (1970)….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com January 21, 2020 Parts of ‘Deja Vu’ are good,’ reflected Neil Young, ‘but they’re the parts I’m not on.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Crosby, Deja Vu, Eagles, Graham Nash, Little Feat, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, The Hollies
DATE PROTECTION ACT – Twenty songs with a year in the title………. neilsambrook@btinternet.com January 18, 2020 Twenty songs with a Year in the title: THE WHO: Feeling good about 1921….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Elton John, Gene Clark, Joe Walsh, Mott The Hoople, Randy Newman, Ringo Starr, The Clash, The Who