MUSIC MUST CHANGE – Twenty great albums of 1978
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.
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – Twenty tribute songs to musicians who have passed away…….
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – GEORGE remembering JOHN, all those years ago…………
IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST – Twenty songs with a Nationality in the title….
Twenty songs with a NATIONALITY in the title: VAN THE MAN – Soviet spin………
CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION – Twenty great albums from 1976………..
Twenty great albums of 1976. The Eagles find distorted illusions at the HOTEL CALIFORNIA.
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’….
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.
THREE TIMES LADIES – The Trio of Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris…
The glorious blend of their voices on the ‘TRIO’ recordings send every lyric into the stratosphere.
NOT A MERRY DANCE – Gretchen Peters’ new album is dark, but devilishly good……
At times not the cheeriest listen, ‘Dancing With The Beast’ is never anything but utterly compelling.
EXCITABLE JOY – The genius that was WARREN ZEVON
This is not the Los Angeles of ‘life in the fast lane’ decadence, the songwriting of Zevon closer to novelist James Ellroy than Joe Walsh…
THE SINGER, THE SONG and STATE OF CALIFORNIA – Two BBC 4 Music programmes send out confused messages.
NY – BBC 1971. In ‘Heart of Gold’ Neil sings ‘I’m getting old’ – somewhat ironic at the age of 27…..