GRAM FINALE – Gram Parsons & ‘GRIEVOUS ANGEL’ [email protected] October 4, 2021 There is an acute sense of finality attached to ‘GRIEVOUS ANGEL’ – an album affirming his genius, occasionally flawed, always engaging, often deeply moving. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Eagles, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Warren Zevon
THAT GIRL CAN SING – Linda Ronstadt & ‘LIVING IN THE USA’ [email protected] September 13, 2021 Released in 1978, ‘Living in the USA’ is the last in the first series of great Linda Ronstadt albums. RANTS & REFLECTIONS David Geffen, Eagles, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Peter Asher, Warren Zevon
NOTHING POOR, NOTHING PITIFUL – WARREN ZEVON (1976): [email protected] August 23, 2021 In a year when Asylum released ‘Hotel California,’ and ‘The Pretender’ their most critically acclaimed release was ‘WARREN ZEVON’. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, The Beach Boys, Warren Zevon
COVERED OVER: Twelve Cover/Tribute albums that soar – or bore……. [email protected] May 29, 2020 All Covered Up: JENNIFER WARNES (Famous Blue Raincoat) – Warnes attuned to Leonard Cohen in the way Sinatra was to Cole Porter. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Ferry, Eagles, Elton John, Gram Parsons, Harry Nilsson, Jackson Browne, Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen, Little Feat, Lowell George, Maria Muldaur, Randy Newman, The Byrds, Warren Zevon
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
IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST – Twenty songs with a Nationality in the title…. [email protected] January 26, 2020 Twenty songs with a NATIONALITY in the title: VAN THE MAN – Soviet spin……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Elton John, Gene Clark, Joe Walsh, Little Feat, Rod Stewart, The Clash, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION – Twenty great albums from 1976……….. [email protected] January 14, 2020 Twenty great albums of 1976. The Eagles find distorted illusions at the HOTEL CALIFORNIA. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, David Bowie, Eagles, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Jackson Browne, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Rod Stewart, Roger McGuinn, Stevie Wonder, The Ramones, Thin Lizzy, Warren Zevon
LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUSIC – Twenty songs that share their title with a film…… [email protected] January 6, 2020 Twenty Songs Sharing Their Title with a Film: BOB SEGER ‘Started thinking about a film from 1975’…. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Who, Warren Zevon