AMERICAN BEAUTY: Ten Great Songs About America – Not Written By Americans neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 17, 2017 Ten Great Songs about America – Not Written by Americans: LED ZEPPELIN: Go west young men LET'S LIST AGAIN Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, The Band, The Clash, The Kinks
GIVE ME THE BEAT BOYS – Let’s Hear It For Twenty Underrated Drummers neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 14, 2017 Twenty Underrated Drummers: DON HENLEY – The Boys A Drummer……. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Henrit, Charlie Martin, Don Henley, Jeff Porcaro, Jim Keltner, Joe Vitale, Kenny Aronoff, Kenny Jones, levon helm, Max Weinberg, Mick Avory, Mick Fleetwood, Micky Waller, richie hayward, Ringo Starr, Roger Taylor, russ kunkel, Stan Lynch, Stewart Copeland, Topper Headon
HEY HO! LET’S KNOW! – WHY IS EVERY TEENAGER I SEE WEARING A RAMONES TEE-SHIRT? neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 11, 2017 Just by looking at the album cover it was clear The Ramones weren’t the Eagles……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Eagles, The Kinks, The Ramones, The Who
THE TRAIN NOW DEPARTING – Twenty Songs About Trains……. neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 7, 2017 Just the ticket – THE KINKS; LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Crosby, Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra, Gladys Kinght & the Pips, Joe Walsh, Little Feat, Paul Simon, Stills & Nash, The Band, The Clash, The Doobie Brothers, The Faces, The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Jam, The Kinks, The Monkees, The O'Jays, Warren Zevon
AND THE HEARTBREAK – TOM PETTY (1950-2017) neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 3, 2017 With stellar support band the Heartbreakers, Petty acknowledged his influences and filtered them into his own distinctive theme. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
TWENTY ALBUMS EVERYONE SHOULD OWN – In the form of Ten Great Double Albums neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 30, 2017 QUADROPHENIA – The Who: Complex, creative, never less than compelling. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Clash, The Who
THE DUNKIRK RE-VISIT – Two Films, Sixty Years Apart, Tell One Astonishing Story neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 29, 2017 What both films emphasise, is that rescuing the number of men who were spared death or capture was a miracle. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Dunkirk, Harry Styles, Kenneth Branagh, Sir John Mills
YOU’RE MY GUITAR HERO – Twenty Guitarists Who Rarely Receive The Credit They Deserve neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 25, 2017 20 Underrated Guitarists: GEORGE HARRISON: Understated, hugely influential, ‘Something’ special…… LET'S LIST AGAIN Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Clarance White, Danny Kortchmar, Dave Davies, Don Felder, George Harrison, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Lindsey Buckingham, Lowell George, Mick Jones, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Richard Thompson, Robbie Robertson, Roger McGuinn, Ronnie Wood, Stephen Stills
THE BEGINNING AT THE END – Ten Songs Where The Last Line Is The Title neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 19, 2017 Ten Songs Where The Last Line is the Title: FLEETWOOD MAC: Their news was second hand…… LET'S LIST AGAIN Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dan Fogelberg, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Rod Stewart, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Faces
YOU NAME BOPPER – 20 Songs In Which The Artist Name Checks Another neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 12, 2017 20 songs where an artist name checks another – THE WHO – Blind drunk listening to ‘old T. Rex.’ LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Don Henley, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Free, Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Walsh, John Lennon, John Mellencamp, Johnny Rotten, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynrd, Mott The Hoople, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, T. Rex, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison