GRAM FINALE – Gram Parsons & ‘GRIEVOUS ANGEL’
There is an acute sense of finality attached to ‘GRIEVOUS ANGEL’ – an album affirming his genius, occasionally flawed, always engaging, often deeply moving.
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THE BEATLES: 50 years gone, 100 per cent still with us……
Along with Bob Dylan they opened up an awareness of attitudes that without them might have lay stifled for years.
ELVIS BEREFT IN THE BUILDING – The Triumph and Tragedy of the Vegas Years
‘Sadly, Elvis gave up on everything beyond Vegas and the tired old standards he was churning out night after night.’
THE SULTAN OF SWING – Sinatra beats all with ‘Songs For Swingin’ Lovers.’
The theory being before ‘Songs For Swingin’ Lovers’ Americans spoke English – but after it they spoke American.
LATE IN THE EVENING – Twenty Songs With Tonight In The Title
HEY – see you later today; CCR
YOU NAME BOPPER – 20 Songs In Which The Artist Name Checks Another
20 songs where an artist name checks another – THE WHO – Blind drunk listening to ‘old T. Rex.’
BEEN TO SEE THEM/SHAME YOU WON’T – SAMTIMONIOUS.com selects its 10 favourite live acts and laments 10 it never saw.
SAMTIMONIOUS.com THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS…………………. THE WHO The Greatest Live Band Of All Time – astonishing to think ‘Live At Leeds’ wasn’t even the best night The Who ever had. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Three hour (at least) marathons that…
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RIDING THE WAVES – Ten songs with Sea in the title.
SEA AND SAND – The Who FROM HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SEA – David Gray THE SEA REFUSES NO RIVER – Pete Townshend BEYOND THE SEA – Bobby Darin/Rod Stewart SEA CRUISE – Elvis Presley/John Fogerty SEA OF HEARTBREAK…
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