MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question…… [email protected] November 25, 2019 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Frank Sinatra, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Ruffin, John Lennon, Linda Ronstadt, Marvin Gaye, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison
UNHAPPY AS A SANDBOY – 1974 finds Neil Young ‘On The Beach.’ [email protected] June 5, 2019 ‘ON THE BEACH’ is a defining album of the 70s and arguably the most lyrically potent made in the first half of that decade. RANTS & REFLECTIONS After The Goldrush, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Harvest, Jackson Browne, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, On The Beach, Richie Furay, Sam Peckinpah, Stephen Stills, Time Fades Away, Tonight's The Night, Van Morrison
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
JOHN & YOKO do Peace, Pop & Politics in ‘ABOVE US ONLY SKY’ documentary [email protected] December 6, 2018 ‘Those in thrall to John may have appreciated more of the singer and composer and less the sometimes contradictory political activist.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Above Us Only Sky, George Harrison, Imagine, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
CAUSING A BIG SENSATION – Michael Caine reflects on Swinging London in ‘MY GENERATION’ documentary [email protected] November 29, 2018 Caine reflects on the huge cultural changes that saw the Swinging 60s emerge from the Frugal 50s. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alfie, John Lennon, Marianne Faithful, Michael Caine, Mick Jagger, My Generation, Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Ipcress File, The Italian Job, The Kinks, The Who
FILM ON (FAB) FOUR – EIGHT DAYS A WEEK Beatles Documentary (review) [email protected] July 23, 2018 ‘Eight Days A Week’ is an affirming reminder of just how endearing and magnificent The Beatles were.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Eight Days A Week, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ron Howard, The Beatles
WHY ON EARTH SHOULD I MOAN? – Still nothing to complain about in ‘A HARD DAY’S NIGHT’ [email protected] January 16, 2018 ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ breaks with the tradition of films made by Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard with The Beatles playing themselves. RANTS & REFLECTIONS A Hard Day's Night, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, 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
SECOND ALBUM SENSATIONS – Twenty Second Albums That Prove The Follow Up Isn’t Always A Flop [email protected] October 24, 2017 WHAT IS AND WHAT WILL ALWAYS BE (a great second album) LED ZEPPELIN II LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, Eagles, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Little Feat, Neil Young, Oasis, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, The Band, The Clash, The Doors, The Ramones, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
YOU NAME BOPPER – 20 Songs In Which The Artist Name Checks Another [email protected] September 12, 2017 20 songs where an artist name checks another – THE WHO – Blind drunk listening to ‘old T. Rex.’ LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Don Henley, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Free, Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Walsh, John Lennon, John Mellencamp, Johnny Rotten, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynrd, Mott The Hoople, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, T. Rex, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison