LENNON – The New York Years (documentary review): [email protected] October 16, 2020 Yoko Ono asks the question nobody can answer: ‘John was an artist. Why would anybody want to kill an artist?’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Double Fantasy, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
COVERED OVER: Twelve Cover/Tribute albums that soar – or bore……. [email protected] May 29, 2020 All Covered Up: JENNIFER WARNES (Famous Blue Raincoat) – Warnes attuned to Leonard Cohen in the way Sinatra was to Cole Porter. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Ferry, Eagles, Elton John, Gram Parsons, Harry Nilsson, Jackson Browne, Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen, Little Feat, Lowell George, Maria Muldaur, Randy Newman, The Byrds, Warren Zevon
SHINING STARR – In 1973 ‘Ringo’ makes a brilliant solo album………. [email protected] May 15, 2019 ‘Ringo’ easily holds down a top five place in the pantheon of Beatle-solo albums. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Abbey Road, Billy Preston, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, Jim Keltner, John Lennon, Let It Be, Marc Bolan, Paul McCartney, Richard Perry, Ringo Starr, The Band, The Beatles
EVERYONE’S A WINNER: The best twenty albums of 1971 – the greatest year for rock [email protected] December 15, 2017 The best twenty albums of 1971: HIGH WATER MARK – The Who & ‘Who’s Next’ LET'S LIST AGAIN Alice Cooper, Allman Brothers Band, Carole King, Gene Clark, Harry Nilsson, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, The Chi-Lites, The Faces, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison