THE LIGHT SIDE OF THE MOON – Van Morrison & ‘MOONDANCE’
‘MOONDANCE’: The magnificent title-track succeeds on many levels not least in introducing jazz to the rock generation.
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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.
MAKE THE BEST OF THE SITUATION – Twenty Great Albums of 1970
The Domino effect: Eric Clapton produces a spotless collection with Derek & the Dominoes.
ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND? Twenty great albums of 1971……
TWENTY GREAT ALBUMS of 1971: Blues, boogie, folk and fantasy – all bases covered on ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’
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.
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.
CASHING IN – Twenty songs with MONEY in the title…….
THE BEATLES: We might find some on the road…………
CHILLY TIMES – Bob Seger and ‘Against The Wind’……
The frustration with ‘Against the Wind’ lies not in the fact it was a failed experiment, more its formulaic approach.
VAN DELIVERS TWO PRECIOUS GIFTS – ‘Astral Weeks’ & ‘Moondance’……
MOONDANCE (1970): If sunshine could be heard, it would sound like ‘Moondance’……….