Back when gas was cheap and people – and by people I mean largely men – didn’t drive like a bunch of aggressive “I own the road” fuckheads, I used to go for drives just to listen to music. I still occasionally do that but … Continue reading Physical Graffiti – A Reappraisal
“So we’re planning to play The Beatles’ house and I want us to do the best possible job. And we all felt that way I’m sure. I think we pulled it off.” – CCR drummer Doug Clifford.Β By April 14, 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival had … Continue reading At The Royal Albert Hall – Creedence Clearwater Revival Album (+Documentary)
Programming note – Howard Stern interviews Bruce Springsteen on HBO on November 27.Β The weather’s starting to get cold here in New England. This morning it’s 27, last weekend it was 72. Go figure. In any event, as soon as it gets cold, the Music … Continue reading A Little Music from The Big Easy
You didn’t think I was gonna let one of the greats pass away and not do a post, did you? “Jerry Lee began to show that in this new emerging genre called rock ‘n’ roll, not everybody was going to stand there with a guitar.” … Continue reading Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano – The Killer
A while back I did a post on my Desert Island Discs. I was reminded of this recently when fellow blogger Christian did his own interesting series on that. So I thought, time to revisit this. Firstly, what did I drop from the previous list … Continue reading My (Updated) Desert Island Discs
“We were kind of in a dream world,” Joe says, “because we were isolated, we hadn’t been to any concerts and so really the radio was our inspiration and insight into music. We were really still very innocent.” Wikipedia: “Living on a 1600-acre family farm … Continue reading The Curious Tale of Donnie and Joe Emerson and Dreamin’ Wild
Time for one of my periodic New Music Revues. Overall, this one is mellower than most.Β From their press: “Established within the Midlands circuit, Learn to Lie pride themselves on energetic and dynamic live performances and accessible songs that sit between rock and pop. Channeling … Continue reading New Music Revue – 11.7.22
“I saw my rock and roll past flash before my eyes. I saw something else: I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” – Jon Landau in 1974 after seeing Bruce at the (now defunct) Harvard Square Theater Well, clearly Bruce … Continue reading My Musical Journey (final of 4)
Little Stevie Wonder had hit the scene at the tender age of 13 with a song called “Fingertips – Part 2.”Β This was an exciting early hit for Motown. But going chronologically from my last post, I’m instead going to go with one of my … Continue reading My Musical Journey in 25 Songs (Part 3)
“Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn’t for bad luck I wouldn’t have no luck at all” Music, of course, started to expand and change throughout the Sixties. In fact, at least in America, everything started … Continue reading My Musical Journey in 25 Songs (Part 2)
Music Enthusiast - At the junction of rock, blues, R&B, jazz, pop,and soul 