BRICKS & STONES (IRON & STEEL) – Twenty songs with walls or bridges in the title………. [email protected] February 28, 2020 Songs with Walls or Bridges in the Title – SIMON and GARFUNKEL: Bridges/Subway Walls…. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Dan Fogelberg, Eagles, Jackson Browne, John Fogerty, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Richard Thompson, Simon & Garfunkel, The Kinks
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – Twenty tribute songs to musicians who have passed away……. [email protected] February 17, 2020 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – GEORGE remembering JOHN, all those years ago………… LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Eagles, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Ian Dury, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Robbie Robertson, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Warren Zevon
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
CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION – Twenty great albums from 1976……….. [email protected] January 14, 2020 Twenty great albums of 1976. The Eagles find distorted illusions at the HOTEL CALIFORNIA. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, David Bowie, Eagles, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Jackson Browne, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Rod Stewart, Roger McGuinn, Stevie Wonder, The Ramones, Thin Lizzy, Warren Zevon
HIGH FIVE – Twenty Great Albums from 1975…….. [email protected] November 18, 2019 Twenty great albums from 1975: ‘Born to Run’ sounds like what may have happened had Phil Spector produced ‘Blonde on Blonde.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Al Green, Alan Hull, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan and The Band, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, David Bowie, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, James Taylor, John Fogerty, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Roxy Music, The Band, The Kinks, The Who
THE WARREN COMMISSION – Warren Zevon & ‘EXCITABLE BOY’…… [email protected] September 25, 2019 With ‘Werewolves of London’ becoming a hit single, ‘Excitable Boy’ rose steadily up the US album charts. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Carole King, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Eagles, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon
THE WRONG ONE – Eagles fall to earth with ‘The Long Run’ [email protected] August 17, 2019 If ever an album cover reflected the state of a group the tombstone sleeve of ‘THE LONG RUN’ could not have been more appropriate. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Seger, Don Felder, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, JD Souther, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, The Long Run, Timothy B Schmit
AIRBORNE – The Flying Burrito Brothers take flight with a magnificent debut album………. [email protected] June 13, 2019 ‘The Gilded Palace of Sin’ is not only a great debut album, but arguably the most potent mix of country, soul and rock ever recorded. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Chris Hillman, Eagles, Gram Parsons, Grateful Dead, Poco, Rolling Stones, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace of Sin
COUNTRY LIFE ‘Wild Rose’ manages to bloom (film review). [email protected] May 23, 2019 ‘Wild Rose’ manages to succeed due to the deft but differing performances of Walters and Buckley – whose impressive singing voice completes an admirable display of acting.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Eagles, Gram Parsons, Gretchen Peters, Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo, Tom Harper, Wild Rose
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