SQUIRE PURPOSE – Alan Hull & SQUIRE
SQUIRE: Few who sat a piano to compose in 1975 were capable of something quite so compelling as ‘One More Bottle of Wine.’
Tag Archive: Lindisfarne
TYNE TRAVEL – Lindisfarne & FOG ON THE TYNE
FOG ON THE TYNE (1971) established Lindisfarne as a major force – receiving high critical acclaim while spending four weeks at number one in the UK album charts.
TUNE ARMY – Lindisfarne & ‘NICELY OUT OF TUNE’ (1970)
‘Nicely Out of Tune’ gained many positive reviews, one proclaiming Alan Hull as the best songwriter since Dylan, but initially failed to chart.
HULL OF FAME – Alan Hull & ‘PIPEDREAM’
Brimming with wit, wisdom, purpose and poignancy, ‘PIPEDREAM’ (1973) is the great ‘lost’ masterpiece of 70s British rock.
TYNE MACHINE – The chequered history of LINDISFARNE…….
With Hull writing imaginative lyrics over folk-rock melodies, Lindisfarne were quickly a force to be reckoned with.
SANTA BANTER – Twelve Alternative Christmas Songs:
12 Alternative Christmas Songs: Hark an angel sings – Linda Ronstadt (‘River’)
BEEN TO SEE THEM/SHAME YOU WON’T – SAMTIMONIOUS.com selects its 10 favourite live acts and laments 10 it never saw.
SAMTIMONIOUS.com THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS…………………. THE WHO The Greatest Live Band Of All Time – astonishing to think ‘Live At Leeds’ wasn’t even the best night The Who ever had. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Three hour (at least) marathons that…
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EYES DOWN FOR TEN HUGELY OVERLOOKED ALBUMS
EACH WENT UNDER THE RADAR BUT CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED JIMMY NAIL – Tadpoles In A Jar (1999): Pertinent tales of growing older and wiser. Oz shows his mature side. GRETCHEN PETERS – Hello Cruel World (2012): The most accomplished lyricist…
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