THINKER TAYLOR – James Taylor & ‘SWEET BABY JAMES’ (1970)
SWEET BABY JAMES (1970) was a defining album of the era, propelling Taylor to worldwide fame while laying a foundation stone of the singer-songwriter movement.
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TAYLORED TO FIT: James Taylor – ‘MUD SLIDE SLIM and the BLUE HORIZON’
‘Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon’ (1971) provided refuge against the world rather than a reaction to it.
BREEZE ROCK: Crosby & Nash – ‘WIND ON THE WATER’
‘WIND ON THE WATER’ (1975): Hailed as a ‘creative renaissance’ the LP received more acclaim than the Stills-Young effort of 12 months later.
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’.
ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND? Twenty great albums of 1971……
TWENTY GREAT ALBUMS of 1971: Blues, boogie, folk and fantasy – all bases covered on ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’
SECRET SERVICE – Carly Simon & ‘NO SECRETS’
Diane Keaton would become the cinematic embodiment of Carly Simon and her ‘No Secrets’ persona in ‘Annie Hall’……..
MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question……
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963.
TAYLOR MADE: James Taylor – The Warner Bros albums (1970-76)…….
James Taylor – The Warner Bros albums: SWEET BABY JAMES (1970). Mature songs at the age of just 22.
THE WARREN COMMISSION – Warren Zevon & ‘EXCITABLE BOY’……
With ‘Werewolves of London’ becoming a hit single, ‘Excitable Boy’ rose steadily up the US album charts.
UNHAPPY AS A SANDBOY – 1974 finds Neil Young ‘On The Beach.’
‘ON THE BEACH’ is a defining album of the 70s and arguably the most lyrically potent made in the first half of that decade.