FIRST IMPRESSIVE – the 1972 debut album of Jackson Browne
JACKSON BROWNE (1972) With barely a word or note that sounds inconsequential, Browne creates high standards for himself and resets the bar for the singer-songwriter album.
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TAYLORED TO FIT: James Taylor – ‘MUD SLIDE SLIM and the BLUE HORIZON’
‘Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon’ (1971) provided refuge against the world rather than a reaction to it.
BLOODY MINDED – Twenty great albums of 1969…….
Twenty Great Albums of 1969: Chaos, copulation, conflict – the Rolling Stones cover it all on ‘LET IT BLEED’.
MAKE THE BEST OF THE SITUATION – Twenty Great Albums of 1970
The Domino effect: Eric Clapton produces a spotless collection with Derek & the Dominoes.
ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND? Twenty great albums of 1971……
TWENTY GREAT ALBUMS of 1971: Blues, boogie, folk and fantasy – all bases covered on ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’
SECRET SERVICE – Carly Simon & ‘NO SECRETS’
Diane Keaton would become the cinematic embodiment of Carly Simon and her ‘No Secrets’ persona in ‘Annie Hall’……..
LADY SINGS THE BLUES – Joni Mitchell & ‘BLUE’ (1971):
Rock music has produced some genuine masterpieces – but beyond them all stands ‘BLUE’………..
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.
CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION – Twenty great albums from 1976………..
Twenty great albums of 1976. The Eagles find distorted illusions at the HOTEL CALIFORNIA.
NO GAP YEAR – contrary to claims 1974 produced some great albums…..
‘1974 brought brilliant work from Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young so has plenty to recommend it’