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FULL TIME WHISTLE – ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test Live For One Night Only’ (Review)

[email protected] February 26, 2018

For those who took rock music seriously, the ‘OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST’ was compulsive viewing.

Andy Kershaw, Anne Nightingale, Bob Harris, Danny Baker, Fairport Convention, Humble Pie, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Kiki Dee, Led Zeppelin, Old Grey Whistle Test, Peter Frampton, Pink Floyd, Richard Thompson, Stackridge, Steve Marriott, Yes

STOP HEY – WHAT’S THIS CALLED? Twenty Songs Where The Title Is Not In The Lyric

[email protected] January 12, 2018

THESE SONGS HAVE A TITLE – IT’S JUST NOT CONTAINED IN THE LYRICS. BABA O’RILEY – The Who; FUNK 49 – The James Gang; JUST LIKE TOM THUMB’S BLUES – Bob Dylan; TRUE BLUE – Rod Stewart; KING OF HOLLYWOOD…
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Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Buffalo Springfield, Don Henley, Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Mike Nesmith, Neil Young, Queen, Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The James Gang, The Who, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY – Marvel or Drivel?

[email protected] January 8, 2018

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is no ‘Street Fighting Man’ but in the powerful climax Queen, as a one voice, three instrument unit, rock as hard as anyone.’

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Bob Geldof, Bohemian Rhapsody, Boomtown Rats, Brian May, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Richard E Grant, Roger Taylor

IT’S RAINING SONGS – Twenty With Rain In The Title

[email protected] January 4, 2018

SUNNY SKIES NOWHERE TO BE SEEN………………………….. RAIN – The Beatles; LOUISIANA RAIN – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers; A HARD RAIN’S GONNA FALL – Bob Dylan; SIMILAR TO RAIN – Warren Zevon; WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN/HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE…
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Bob Dylan, Brook Benton, Buddy Holly, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Janis Ian, Led Zeppelin, Mike Nesmith, Neil Young, Phil Collins, Poco, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, The Band, The Beatles, The Temptations, Tom Petty, Warren Zevon

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’

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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

DON’T KNOCK THE ROCK – Twenty Songs Where Rock and Roll Celebrates Itself

[email protected] December 5, 2017

WE KNOW WHAT IT IS – AND WE LIKE IT, LIKE IT, YES WE DO……………… LONG LIVE ROCK – The Who; IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N ROLL – The Rolling Stones; ROCK ‘N ROLL NEVER FORGETS – Bob Seger & The…
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AC/DC, Bob Seger, Buffalo Springfield, Chuck Berry, Danny & The Juniors, Elton John, James Taylor, Joan Jett, John Fogerty, Led Zeppelin, Little Feat, Mott The Hoople, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Roger McGuinn, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who

IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR – in 1971 rock music reaches its peak.

[email protected] December 1, 2017

High Water Mark 1971: THE WHO – acclaimed by Rolling Stone magazine (and Del Trotter).

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Bob Dylan, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who

SONG NOIR – Twenty Tracks For Black Friday

[email protected] November 23, 2017

Dedicated to Malcolm Young and those who saw a thunderous AC/DC set at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in 1978 – from which my eardrums have only just recovered.

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AC/DC, Amy Winehouse, Belle Epoque, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Emmylou Harris, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, JD Souther, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Nina Simone, Rodney Crowell, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Thin Lizzy, Three Dog Night, Warren Zevon