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NOT A ROSY PICTURE – Rod’s ‘Blood Red Roses’ album fails to bloom…………

[email protected] November 20, 2018

Regular readers of this blog will not be surprised to learn my completest tendencies with regard to rock music cover The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Kinks and The Who, to which could be added near as dammit near full collections…
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RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Blood Red Roses, Every Picture Tells A Story, Gasoline Alley, Never A Dull Moment, Rod Stewart, Smiler

AN OLD ROD ALBUM WON’T LET YOU DOWN – Five reasons to say Cheers Rod…………

[email protected] June 18, 2018

The monumental second side of ‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ stands tall against any side of any album ever recorded.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Bob Dylan, Every Picture Tells A Story, Maggie May, Never A Dull Moment, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Smiler, The Great American Songbook

BECKING ORDER: Jeff Beck Documentary – Still On The Run (review)

[email protected] April 30, 2018

‘An array of admiring luminaries voice their respect for Beck – each naming him the most innovative guitar player of the age.’

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood

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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LET'S LIST AGAIN

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

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

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

MAKE AND MODEL – Twenty Songs About Cars

[email protected] November 21, 2017

GOT OUT OF MY CAR – AND INTO THE RECORDING STUDIO……………………… DRIVIN’ – The Kinks; IN MY CAR – Joe Walsh; STUDEBAKER – Warren Zevon; CARS ARE CARS – Paul Simon; TRAFFIC JAM – James Taylor; CAR PHONE –…
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Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eagles, Gary Numan, James Taylor, Joe Walsh, Joni Mitchell, Meatloaf, Paul Simon, Prince, Queen, Rod Stewart, Roger McGuinn, T. Rex, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, Tom Robinson Band, Tracy Chapman, Warren Zevon