RUNNING MAN: Jackson Browne & ‘RUNNING ON EMPTY’
With performances from the stage, hotel rooms and even the tour bus, ‘Running On Empty’ is the most ambitious live album ever recorded.
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WAY OUT WEST – the EAGLES & ‘DESPERADO’
With ‘Desperado’ the Eagles took the biggest chance of their career, recording a cowboy-concept album with no obvious hit singles.
FEVER IN THE FUNK HOUSE – Twenty Great Albums of 1972……….
‘EXILE ON MAIN STREET’ – a sprawling, gutsy double-set and most remarkable album of the Stones illustrious career.
IT WAS A JAMBOREE – Twenty great albums of 1973
Twenty Great Albums of 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon: Bold tangents, rich textures, inch-perfect cohesion;
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ – ‘ECHO IN THE CANYON’ has good reverberations……..
‘ECHO in the CANYON’ is a love letter to the audacious new music that seeped out of LA during the mid-60s.
COVERED OVER: Twelve Cover/Tribute albums that soar – or bore…….
All Covered Up: JENNIFER WARNES (Famous Blue Raincoat) – Warnes attuned to Leonard Cohen in the way Sinatra was to Cole Porter.
BY GEORGE WHAT A BAND – The magnificent LITTLE FEAT
As representation of a Little Feat show, ‘Waiting For Columbus’ reveals them as the most classy band around.
‘THE SOUND OF MY VOICE’ Linda Ronstadt documentary review
Linda Ronstadt is among the handful of artists blessed with the creative integrity to match her raw talent.
TWO SONGS SAY SO MUCH – Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne each return with a gem….
Each a work of notable originality, from Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne, anything less would have been a surprise.
BRICKS & STONES (IRON & STEEL) – Twenty songs with walls or bridges in the title……….
Songs with Walls or Bridges in the Title – SIMON and GARFUNKEL: Bridges/Subway Walls….