Lou Reed doesn’t enjoy a large fan-base. But what he has is worldwide, and ROCK SOLID. After a legendary career, with beginnings rooted in The Velvet Underground, and a great (and greatly varied) solo outing that includes the ambiguous double […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not many performers have a rich career to draw from like Elton John has. From his fairly unknown Empty Sky (1969) debut (released in the UK way before the US), and his first album that generated a hit (“Your Song”), […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is no disputing the richness of Year of the Cat, that wonderful breakthrough album from Al Stewart. Put a needle down anywhere (figure of speech) and wherever that needle lands, it’s playing a great song. Yeah, I’ll go out […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From Grand Funk Railroad’s first album, I’ve been a fan. After hearing “Time Machine” on FM radio, and the occasional playback of “T.N.U.C.”, and “Heartbreaker”, I was a solidly hooked fan of this three-piece powerhouse. Then it got better. Almost […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since the release of Can’t Buy A Thrill in 1972, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker has represented Steely Dan as the band’s chief components. After the all too brief tenure of Steely Dan, which effectively ended in 2003 with the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Over a short period, speculation has run rampant on the reissue status of Frank Zappa’s catalog. Once unofficially announced, then silently retracted, then announced yet again, many have weighed in on their own thoughts of whether or not The Zappa […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been listening to the recently released Live Dates II featuring Wishbone Ash. It’s been quite a while since this title has been available in its complete state. In fact, the full set was available only in the UK and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…