TALKING OF MEMPHIS – Dusty Springfield makes an all-time great album [email protected] March 21, 2019 Now an obvious inclusion in any Greatest All-Time Albums list, ‘Dusty In Memphis’ still stands as the most perfect fusion of pop and soul. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Carole King, Dusty In Memphis, Dusty Springfield, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Gerry Goffin, New Musical Express
IT’S (NEVER) TOO LATE to revisit TAPESTRY [email protected] August 30, 2018 ‘Tapestry’ (1971) is a superbly sequenced album that reads like a well-plotted novel.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Tapestry
THE SINGER, THE SONG and STATE OF CALIFORNIA – Two BBC 4 Music programmes send out confused messages. [email protected] March 19, 2018 NY – BBC 1971. In ‘Heart of Gold’ Neil sings ‘I’m getting old’ – somewhat ironic at the age of 27….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, Eagles, Elton John, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Neil Young, Poco, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, The Band, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Ramones, The Who, Tim Hardin, Warren Zevon
EVERYONE’S A WINNER: The best twenty albums of 1971 – the greatest year for rock [email protected] December 15, 2017 The best twenty albums of 1971: HIGH WATER MARK – The Who & ‘Who’s Next’ LET'S LIST AGAIN Alice Cooper, Allman Brothers Band, Carole King, Gene Clark, Harry Nilsson, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, The Chi-Lites, The Faces, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR – in 1971 rock music reaches its peak. [email protected] December 1, 2017 High Water Mark 1971: THE WHO – acclaimed by Rolling Stone magazine (and Del Trotter). RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who