THE WRONG ONE – Eagles fall to earth with ‘The Long Run’ neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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………. neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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). neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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…….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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
BUT SERIOUSLY – The good and bad times of JOE WALSH neilsambrook@btinternet.com March 14, 2019 THE SMOKER YOU DRINK THE PLAYER YOU GET (1973) – Joe Walsh invents mellow-metal………… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bill Szymczyk, Dan Fogelberg, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, Joe Vitale, Joe Walsh, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Stephen Stills, The James Gang, The Who
THE EAGLE WHO DARED – The solo career of Don Henley neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 22, 2019 ‘The End Of The Innocence,’ (1989) is an embarrassment of riches, barely wasting a second through ten superbly constructed songs. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Seger, Building The Perfect Beast, Cass County, Danny Kortchmar, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, I Can't Stand Still, Inside Job, JD Souther, Joe Walsh, The End Of The Innocence, Timothy B Schmit
GOLDEN BROWNE – Jackson Browne hits 70 neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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
THE GENE GENIUS – No other like Gene Clark………… neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 3, 2018 ‘No Other’ is a remarkable record – ambitious, enthralling, utterly unique and arguably the most astounding album of its time.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chris Hillman, David Crosby, David Geffen, Eagles, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gene Clark, Jackson Browne, Michael Clarke, No Other, Poco, Roger McGuinn, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, Tom Petty
DOOM AT THE TOP – CSNY & Tour ’74: neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 14, 2018 Crosby: avant-garde troubadour, Stills: guitarist extraordinaire; Nash, sensitive singer-songwriter, Young, a Dylan for the 70s RANTS & REFLECTIONS Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Crosby, Eagles, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, The Who, Wembley Stadium
THREE TIMES LADIES – The Trio of Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris… neilsambrook@btinternet.com June 26, 2018 The glorious blend of their voices on the ‘TRIO’ recordings send every lyric into the stratosphere. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Eagles, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Randy Newman, The Byrds, Warren Zevon