IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR – in 1971 rock music reaches its peak.
High Water Mark 1971: THE WHO – acclaimed by Rolling Stone magazine (and Del Trotter).
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STORE WARS – Twenty Tracks for Cyber Monday……………
TWENTY SONGS ABOUT THE ODDITIES OF OUTER SPACE: SPACE ODDITY – David Bowie; MR SPACEMAN – The Byrds; ROCKET MAN – Elton John; MAN on the MOON – REM; SUPERSONIC ROCKET SHIP – The Kinks; ECLIPSE – Pink Floyd; THEY…
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SONG NOIR – Twenty Tracks For Black Friday
Dedicated to Malcolm Young and those who saw a thunderous AC/DC set at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in 1978 – from which my eardrums have only just recovered.
MAKE AND MODEL – Twenty Songs About Cars
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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TWENTY ALBUMS EVERYONE SHOULD OWN – In the form of Ten Great Double Albums
QUADROPHENIA – The Who: Complex, creative, never less than compelling.
THE BEGINNING AT THE END – Ten Songs Where The Last Line Is The Title
Ten Songs Where The Last Line is the Title: FLEETWOOD MAC: Their news was second hand……
YOU NAME BOPPER – 20 Songs In Which The Artist Name Checks Another
20 songs where an artist name checks another – THE WHO – Blind drunk listening to ‘old T. Rex.’
MINUTE BY MINUTE – 20 Songs over Seven Minutes That Don’t Outstay Their Welcome
Twenty Songs Over Seven Minutes That Don’t Outstay Their Welcome. ERIC CLAPTON: Taking his time……….
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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