YOUNG ASSOCIATES – Neil teams up with CSN for ‘DEJA VU’ (1970)….. [email protected] January 21, 2020 Parts of ‘Deja Vu’ are good,’ reflected Neil Young, ‘but they’re the parts I’m not on.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Crosby, Deja Vu, Eagles, Graham Nash, Little Feat, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, The Hollies
STILL(S) AMAZING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS – Stephen Stills & ‘MANASSAS’ [email protected] July 24, 2019 On ‘MANASSAS’ (1972) Stills incorporates blues, rock, bluegrass, funk and Latin-shuffles into a sprawling, nigh-on faultless collection. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Buffalo Springfield, Chris Hillman, Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, Neil Young, Stephen Stills
UNHAPPY AS A SANDBOY – 1974 finds Neil Young ‘On The Beach.’ [email protected] June 5, 2019 ‘ON THE BEACH’ is a defining album of the 70s and arguably the most lyrically potent made in the first half of that decade. RANTS & REFLECTIONS After The Goldrush, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Harvest, Jackson Browne, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, On The Beach, Richie Furay, Sam Peckinpah, Stephen Stills, Time Fades Away, Tonight's The Night, Van Morrison
THREE WAY HIT – The debut album of CROSBY, STILLS & NASH…….. [email protected] May 3, 2019 With their distinctive vocals, introspective lyrics and denim look, Crosby, Stills & Nash were the aggregation those who came next aspired to be. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Buffalo Springfield, Crosby & Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, CSN, David Crosby, Deja Vu, Eagles, Graham Nash, Manassas, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, The Hollies
GOLDEN BROWNE – Jackson Browne hits 70 [email protected] October 26, 2018 While ‘The Pretender’ does contain some harrowing moments it is an authentic masterpiece, the work of a considerable artist. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bruce Springsteen, Crosby Stills and Nash, Eagles, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Warren Zevon
EXCITABLE JOY – The genius that was WARREN ZEVON [email protected] May 13, 2018 This is not the Los Angeles of ‘life in the fast lane’ decadence, the songwriting of Zevon closer to novelist James Ellroy than Joe Walsh… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Crosby Stills and Nash, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Reacher, Jackson Browne, James Ellroy, Lee Child, Neil Young, Raymond Chandler, REM, Sam Peckinpah, Warren Zevon