FOOTBALL, FILMS and FABULOUS MUSIC AT THE DOMINION OF OPINION
‘LOLA vs POWERMAN and the MONEYGOROUND’ (1970) is a fascinating take on how Ray (and Dave) Davies viewed the state of the United Kinkdom.
DECADE (1977): Neil tells his story in inimitable style, with all Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y and Crazy Horse bases covered.
THE BEATLES: We might find some on the road…………
Songs with Walls or Bridges in the Title – SIMON and GARFUNKEL: Bridges/Subway Walls….
MOONDANCE (1970): If sunshine could be heard, it would sound like ‘Moondance’……….
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963.
Twenty great albums from 1975: ‘Born to Run’ sounds like what may have happened had Phil Spector produced ‘Blonde on Blonde.’
‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’ (1978) is not the finest work of The Clash – but when it soars they are still the most essential rock band around.
‘As a song and group performance ‘Shangri-La’ is matched in rock music history on a handful of occasions – but never once bettered.’
Caine reflects on the huge cultural changes that saw the Swinging 60s emerge from the Frugal 50s.