COVERED OVER: Twelve Cover/Tribute albums that soar – or bore…….
All Covered Up: JENNIFER WARNES (Famous Blue Raincoat) – Warnes attuned to Leonard Cohen in the way Sinatra was to Cole Porter.
Tag Archive: The Byrds
SOARING & DIPPING – The Flight of THE BYRDS…..
‘The Notorious Byrd Brothers’ as important to 1968 as ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ had been to 1965.
THE BEATLES: 50 years gone, 100 per cent still with us……
Along with Bob Dylan they opened up an awareness of attitudes that without them might have lay stifled for years.
YOUNG ASSOCIATES – Neil teams up with CSN for ‘DEJA VU’ (1970)…..
Parts of ‘Deja Vu’ are good,’ reflected Neil Young, ‘but they’re the parts I’m not on.’
LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUSIC – Twenty songs that share their title with a film……
Twenty Songs Sharing Their Title with a Film: BOB SEGER ‘Started thinking about a film from 1975’….
MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question……
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963.
AIRBORNE – The Flying Burrito Brothers take flight with a magnificent debut album……….
‘The Gilded Palace of Sin’ is not only a great debut album, but arguably the most potent mix of country, soul and rock ever recorded.
THREE WAY HIT – The debut album of CROSBY, STILLS & NASH……..
With their distinctive vocals, introspective lyrics and denim look, Crosby, Stills & Nash were the aggregation those who came next aspired to be.
GOLDEN BROWNE – Jackson Browne hits 70
While ‘The Pretender’ does contain some harrowing moments it is an authentic masterpiece, the work of a considerable artist.
THE GENE GENIUS – No other like Gene Clark…………
‘No Other’ is a remarkable record – ambitious, enthralling, utterly unique and arguably the most astounding album of its time.’