LIVING FOR TODAY: John Lennon – ‘IMAGINE’ (1971) [email protected] November 30, 2022 On his last solo album Lennon declared ‘The Dream is Over’ – but in longing for peace on ‘Imagine’ he can be judged as saying Long live the Dream. RANTS & REFLECTIONS George Harrison, Imagine, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
THRILLS & STILLS – ‘STEPHEN STILLS’ [email protected] October 24, 2020 ‘STEPHEN STILLS’ (November 1970) shows him in such sparkling form it casts a shadow over every album he had yet been involved with. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Deja Vu, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Manassas, Ringo Starr, Stephen Stills, Stephen Stills II
LENNON – The New York Years (documentary review): [email protected] October 16, 2020 Yoko Ono asks the question nobody can answer: ‘John was an artist. Why would anybody want to kill an artist?’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Double Fantasy, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
FANTASTIC PLASTIC – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band… [email protected] September 10, 2020 ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ is without equal as a statement of personal expression, raw with intensity, unflinching in heartfelt emotion. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Phil Spector, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono
IT WAS A JAMBOREE – Twenty great albums of 1973 [email protected] September 4, 2020 Twenty Great Albums of 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon: Bold tangents, rich textures, inch-perfect cohesion; RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Hull, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, David Bowie, Elton John, Gladys Kinght & the Pips, Gram Parsons, Jackson Browne, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Mike Oldfield, Mott The Hoople, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Stooges, The Who
THE BEATLES: 50 years gone, 100 per cent still with us…… [email protected] April 7, 2020 Along with Bob Dylan they opened up an awareness of attitudes that without them might have lay stifled for years. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Who
DATE PROTECTION ACT – Twenty songs with a year in the title………. [email protected] January 18, 2020 Twenty songs with a Year in the title: THE WHO: Feeling good about 1921….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Elton John, Gene Clark, Joe Walsh, Mott The Hoople, Randy Newman, Ringo Starr, The Clash, The Who
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
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
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