LOVE and MARRIAGE – Bob Dylan & ‘PLANET WAVES’ (1974)
Bob Dylan had long since been an illusive, enigmatic figure to his followers but on PLANET WAVES (1974) appears a mystery even to himself.
Tag Archive: The Band
From the West down to the East: The Band – NORTHERN LIGHTS-SOUTHERN CROSS (1975)
Three more exemplary numbers, ‘It Makes No Difference’, ‘Ophelia’ and ‘Acadian Driftwood,’ added to an already illustrious repertoire.
REVOLUTION-CONVOLUTION-EVOLUTION: Twenty Great Albums of 1968
Twenty Great Albums of 1968: Small Faces – OGDEN’S NUT GONE FLAKE: A fast moving feast of rock, layered pop, surrealism and Cockney revelry.
BLOODY MINDED – Twenty great albums of 1969…….
Twenty Great Albums of 1969: Chaos, copulation, conflict – the Rolling Stones cover it all on ‘LET IT BLEED’.
FEVER IN THE FUNK HOUSE – Twenty Great Albums of 1972……….
‘EXILE ON MAIN STREET’ – a sprawling, gutsy double-set and most remarkable album of the Stones illustrious career.
THE GOSPEL OF THE BAND ACCORDING TO ROBBIE ‘ONCE WERE BROTHERS’ (documentary review)
‘Once Were Brothers’ serves as testimony to the timeless effervescence of The Band.
ALLEZ VOUS – Rod Stewart & ‘GASOLINE ALLEY’
No other album from 1970, not even ‘Moondance’ has the warmth and charm of ‘GASOLINE ALLEY’.’
COMPILATION ELATION – 20 ‘Best Of’s’ fit for purpose……
DECADE (1977): Neil tells his story in inimitable style, with all Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y and Crazy Horse bases covered.
THE FINE REIGN OF CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
The finest Creedence records rock like Eddie Cochran, have the lyrical potency of Dylan and fill a dance floor as fast as The O’Jays.
GOING OUT ON A HIGH OR SIGH – Twenty ‘last’ albums that are great or grate……..
‘The title cut is a powerful piece, but too many other songs lack trademark Beatle originality.’