STONEY END – Rolling Stones & IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
IT’S ONLY ROCK’N’ ROLL (1974) – the Stones offer a mixed bag of peaks, troughs, some superlative moments and others when self-parody feels dangerously close.
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FINAL CUT – The 1974 FA Cup Final
Liverpool v Newcastle United 4/5/1974: Closely contested FA Cup Finals had become the norm – the previous ten all decided by a one goal margin……….
EASY PICKINGS – EAGLES and their 1972 self-titled debut album
Already the Eagles sound ahead of the country-rock game, not necessarily for having better songs but through superior songcraft…….
HERE, THERE and EVERYWHERE – TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1966-67
Twenty Great Games of 1966-67: THE THIRD DEGREE – QPR from Division Three win the first Wembley League Cup Final.
THIS NIGHT WILL LAST FOREVER – Rod Stewart & A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
A NIGHT ON THE TOWN (1976): The slow side is a match for anything recorded by anyone in 1976 – and represents the last truly great four song cycle of his career.
GOAL MACDONALD KEPT HIS CALM – The FA Cup Semi-Finals of 1973-74………..
The FA Cup Semi-Finals of 1973-74: Malcolm in the Middle – Supermac fires Newcastle into the Cup Final……..
END OF DAZE: ENGLAND – November 1973/April 1974
RAMSIFICATIONS: April 1974 – six months after England fail to qualify for the ’74 World Cup, Sir Alf Ramsey is sacked as manager.
CROSS PURPOSES – the debut album of CHRISTOPHER CROSS (1979)
With four Grammy awards, ‘Christopher Cross’ is one of the most successful debut LP’s of all-time – a lack of passion in the music not affecting its popularity.
VILLAINS & HEROES – The FA Cup Sixth Round of 1973-74……
FA Cup Sixth Round 1973-74 (9/3/74): A PITCH IN TYNE – Newcastle fans invade the field with their side losing 3-1 to Nottingham Forest…….
TYNE TRAVEL – Lindisfarne & FOG ON THE TYNE
FOG ON THE TYNE (1971) established Lindisfarne as a major force – receiving high critical acclaim while spending four weeks at number one in the UK album charts.