YOUNG MAN DUES – THE WHO: Bingley Hall, Stafford 3/10/1975 [email protected] October 1, 2020 The roar greeting The Who was the loudest thing I’d ever heard – until Townshend sent the opening chords of ‘Substitute’ searing through the hall. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live at Leeds, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, The Who, The Who By Numbers, Who's Next
IT WAS A JAMBOREE – Twenty great albums of 1973 [email protected] September 4, 2020 Twenty Great Albums of 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon: Bold tangents, rich textures, inch-perfect cohesion; RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Hull, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, David Bowie, Elton John, Gladys Kinght & the Pips, Gram Parsons, Jackson Browne, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Mike Oldfield, Mott The Hoople, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Stooges, The Who
COME ON, TELL ME – The Who & ‘WHO ARE YOU’ [email protected] August 24, 2020 The six Pete Townshend contributions to ‘Who Are You’ suggest they were constructed without recourse to being played live. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Who, Who Are You
STEVE MARRIOTT ‘ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL’ biography review [email protected] July 13, 2020 ‘Marriott is presented in all his flawed glory, a man, who despite flashes of brilliance had a tendency to frustrate and annoy.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Faces, Humble Pie, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Ron Wood, Steve Marriott, The Small Faces, The Who
THE BEATLES: 50 years gone, 100 per cent still with us…… [email protected] April 7, 2020 Along with Bob Dylan they opened up an awareness of attitudes that without them might have lay stifled for years. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Who
COMPILATION ELATION – 20 ‘Best Of’s’ fit for purpose…… [email protected] March 21, 2020 DECADE (1977): Neil tells his story in inimitable style, with all Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y and Crazy Horse bases covered. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, The Band, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Tom Petty, Van Morrison
CASHING IN – Twenty songs with MONEY in the title……. [email protected] March 17, 2020 THE BEATLES: We might find some on the road………… LET'S LIST AGAIN Alan Hull, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Oasis, Randy Newman, Roger McGuinn, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
MUSIC MUST CHANGE – Twenty great albums of 1978 [email protected] February 24, 2020 Three years on from ‘Born to Run’ ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ eschews the lush production of its predecessor and adopts a more taut sound. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Billy Joel, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Joe Walsh, Marvin Gaye, Patti Smith, Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, The Band, The Cars, The Clash, The Doobie Brothers, The Jam, The Ramones, The Who, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – Twenty tribute songs to musicians who have passed away……. [email protected] February 17, 2020 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – GEORGE remembering JOHN, all those years ago………… LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Eagles, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Ian Dury, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Robbie Robertson, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Warren Zevon
WHO LEADS THE WAY – The Who & ‘LIVE AT LEEDS’…… [email protected] February 14, 2020 ‘Live At Leeds’ has umpteen examples of The Who pushing their incredible talents to the limits of a genre they had created. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live at Leeds, My Generation, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy