RAISED ON PROMISES – Tom Petty & ‘FULL MOON FEVER’ (1989)
Petty draws on influences from Buddy Holly to The Byrds, Dylan to The Who, producer Jeff Lynne giving it all a Beatlesque spin.
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LOVE and MARRIAGE – Bob Dylan & ‘PLANET WAVES’ (1974)
Bob Dylan had long since been an illusive, enigmatic figure to his followers but on PLANET WAVES (1974) appears a mystery even to himself.
From the West down to the East: The Band – NORTHERN LIGHTS-SOUTHERN CROSS (1975)
Three more exemplary numbers, ‘It Makes No Difference’, ‘Ophelia’ and ‘Acadian Driftwood,’ added to an already illustrious repertoire.
TRAMPS & SCENES – Bruce Springsteen & ‘BORN TO RUN’ (1975)
Albums by other great artists needed years of critical gestation, but within 18 months of release ‘Born to Run’ was acclaimed as ‘the greatest ever made.’
THE LIGHT SIDE OF THE MOON – Van Morrison & ‘MOONDANCE’
‘MOONDANCE’: The magnificent title-track succeeds on many levels not least in introducing jazz to the rock generation.
REVOLUTION-CONVOLUTION-EVOLUTION: Twenty Great Albums of 1968
Twenty Great Albums of 1968: Small Faces – OGDEN’S NUT GONE FLAKE: A fast moving feast of rock, layered pop, surrealism and Cockney revelry.
HARVEST FESTIVAL – Neil Young & ‘HARVEST’
In equal measure ‘HARVEST’ is brilliant, becalmed and baffling. Bought by millions it has divided Neil Young fans and the critics for almost fifty years.
BLOODY MINDED – Twenty great albums of 1969…….
Twenty Great Albums of 1969: Chaos, copulation, conflict – the Rolling Stones cover it all on ‘LET IT BLEED’.
BRIDGING THE GAP – Simon & Garfunkel ‘BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER’
‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ was in the collection of most people who bought LP’s during the 70s – giving a less abrasive sound to what was now known as ‘rock’.
GRAM FINALE – Gram Parsons & ‘GRIEVOUS ANGEL’
There is an acute sense of finality attached to ‘GRIEVOUS ANGEL’ – an album affirming his genius, occasionally flawed, always engaging, often deeply moving.