THAT GIRL CAN SING – Linda Ronstadt & ‘LIVING IN THE USA’ [email protected] September 13, 2021 Released in 1978, ‘Living in the USA’ is the last in the first series of great Linda Ronstadt albums. RANTS & REFLECTIONS David Geffen, Eagles, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Peter Asher, Warren Zevon
CHEERIO TO THAT 70s SHOW – Twenty great albums from 1979……….. [email protected] March 27, 2020 ‘Lodger’ – another example of why the influence of David Bowie is so lasting and profound. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Blondie, Chic, David Bowie, Donna Summer, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Funkadelic, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Joe Jackson, Joy Division, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Nick Lowe, Pink Floyd, Prince, Public Image, The Cars, The Clash, Tom Petty, Van Halen
MUSIC MUST CHANGE – Twenty great albums of 1978 [email protected] February 24, 2020 Three years on from ‘Born to Run’ ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ eschews the lush production of its predecessor and adopts a more taut sound. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Billy Joel, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Joe Walsh, Marvin Gaye, Patti Smith, Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, The Band, The Cars, The Clash, The Doobie Brothers, The Jam, The Ramones, The Who, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon
TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE – 20 great albums amidst the changing times of 1977….. [email protected] January 28, 2020 Twenty great albums of 1977: RUMOURS – a smart, clever, high-calibre rock record. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bee Gees, Bob Marley, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Pete Townshend, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Ronnie Lane, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, The Band, The Clash, The Ramones
No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones – this is 1977: [email protected] December 8, 2017 This is 1977: High Point: DAVID BOWIE: Low; LET'S LIST AGAIN Chic, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Ian Dury, James Taylor, Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynrd, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Randy Newman, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, The Clash, The Ramones, Tom Petty