ONCE MORE WITH FEELING – ‘BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN’ [email protected] December 5, 2020 ‘Buffalo Springfield Again’ is a record so textured and deeply resonant it becomes a West Coast version of ‘Sgt. Pepper.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bruce Palmer, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Dewey Martin, Jim Messina, Manassas, Neil Young, Poco, Richie Furay, Stephen Stills
WE HAD JOY, WE HAD FUN, WE HAD SEASONS IN THE 70s – the League Title 1970-79 [email protected] October 28, 2020 It was an era when footballing bastions were built, rebuilt, received a temporary refurb or crumbled altogether. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Bertie Mee, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Brian Clough, Derby County, Don Revie, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Neil Young, Nottingham Forest FC
FEVER IN THE FUNK HOUSE – Twenty Great Albums of 1972………. [email protected] October 8, 2020 ‘EXILE ON MAIN STREET’ – a sprawling, gutsy double-set and most remarkable album of the Stones illustrious career. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Al Green, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Joni Mitchell, Little Feat, Mike Nesmith, Mott The Hoople, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder, The Band, Todd Rundgren, Van Morrison
THE GOLD STANDARD – Neil Young & ‘AFTER THE GOLD RUSH’ [email protected] August 20, 2020 ‘After The Gold Rush’ is a landmark recording – not just for Neil Young but 70s rock as a whole. RANTS & REFLECTIONS After The Goldrush, Crazy Horse, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Deja Vu, Neil Young, On The Beach, Stephen Stills
THOU DOTH PROTEST – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young voice their anger with ‘OHIO’ [email protected] April 29, 2020 Mentioning the President by name in the opening line ‘Tin soldiers and Nixon coming’ gives ‘Ohio’ intense resonance. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Crosby, Deja Vu, Graham Nash, Neil Young, Ohio, Stephen Stills
CHEERIO TO THAT 70s SHOW – Twenty great albums from 1979……….. [email protected] March 27, 2020 ‘Lodger’ – another example of why the influence of David Bowie is so lasting and profound. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Blondie, Chic, David Bowie, Donna Summer, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Funkadelic, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Joe Jackson, Joy Division, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Nick Lowe, Pink Floyd, Prince, Public Image, The Cars, The Clash, Tom Petty, Van Halen
COMPILATION ELATION – 20 ‘Best Of’s’ fit for purpose…… [email protected] March 21, 2020 DECADE (1977): Neil tells his story in inimitable style, with all Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y and Crazy Horse bases covered. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, The Band, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Tom Petty, Van Morrison
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – Twenty tribute songs to musicians who have passed away……. [email protected] February 17, 2020 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – GEORGE remembering JOHN, all those years ago………… LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Eagles, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Ian Dury, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Robbie Robertson, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Warren Zevon
VAN DELIVERS TWO PRECIOUS GIFTS – ‘Astral Weeks’ & ‘Moondance’…… [email protected] February 11, 2020 MOONDANCE (1970): If sunshine could be heard, it would sound like ‘Moondance’………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Astral Weeks, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, John Lennon, Moondance, Neil Young, The Band, The Kinks, Them, Van Morrison
REACH FOR IT – Twenty songs with ‘SKY’ in the title….. [email protected] February 7, 2020 Twenty songs with SKY in the title: PINK FLOYD – The Great Gig in the Sky; LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dan Fogelberg, Elton John, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder