GOLDEN BROWNE – Jackson Browne hits 70
While ‘The Pretender’ does contain some harrowing moments it is an authentic masterpiece, the work of a considerable artist.
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THE VILLAGE PEOPLE – ‘The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society.’
VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY is renowned as the greatest album most people have never heard – Ray Davies describing it as ‘the most successful failure of all-time.’
THE GENE GENIUS – No other like Gene Clark…………
‘No Other’ is a remarkable record – ambitious, enthralling, utterly unique and arguably the most astounding album of its time.’
THE GREAT PAIN ROBBERY – ‘King of Thieves’ is no crowning glory……………
British Cinema has a fine tradition with regard to the heist movie – a quick trawl through the memory vault, so to speak, brings to mind such excellent films as ‘The Lavender Hill Mob’ (1949), ‘The Long Arm’ (1956), ‘Robbery’ (1967),…
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CHAMPIONSHIP RAM-IFICATIONS – Derby County held to a draw by Blackburn Rovers in Pride Park stalemate….
If proof was needed regarding the unrelenting nature of the Sky Bet Championship, the Pride Park meeting this week between Derby County and Blackburn Rovers provided all the necessary evidence. Despite ending goalless it was far from a drab encounter, Derby…
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DOOM AT THE TOP – CSNY & Tour ’74:
Crosby: avant-garde troubadour, Stills: guitarist extraordinaire; Nash, sensitive singer-songwriter, Young, a Dylan for the 70s
TALKING ON THE MOON – Keith Remembered.
‘The Song Is Over’ is propelled to a rousing conclusion by drumming from Keith Moon that is extraordinary even by his standards.
IT’S (NEVER) TOO LATE to revisit TAPESTRY
‘Tapestry’ (1971) is a superbly sequenced album that reads like a well-plotted novel.’
MOORE THAN A FEELING – ‘BOBBY’ documentary review:
Bobby Moore’s cold-shoulder treatment at the hands of The FA in the years after he finished playing was shameful.
ELVIS BEREFT IN THE BUILDING – The Triumph and Tragedy of the Vegas Years
‘Sadly, Elvis gave up on everything beyond Vegas and the tired old standards he was churning out night after night.’