(Despite the cover, at no point in time were Bloomfield, Kooper, and Stills in the studio at the same time) I did a two-part series on Al Kooper a while back which I called Al Kooper- Journeyman. Which he was, and is. I’ll spare you … Continue reading Featured Album – Super Session – Al Kooper (with Michael Bloomfield and Steven Stills)
Wikipedia: “Cahoots is the fourth studio album by The Band. It was released in 1971 to mixed reviews and was their last album of original material for four years. The album features guest vocals from Van Morrison and Libby Titus*, the then-partner of drummer Levon … Continue reading Featured Album – Cahoots – The Band
“You can do what you like, y’know. You can stand on your head and throw things at each other.”– Mick Jagger First. a little story about the reliability of memory, blogger synchronicity, or said better, accidental collaboration that sometimes happens. Fellow blogger Christian wrote about … Continue reading Featured Album – Live at the El Mocambo (1977) – Rolling Stones
Towards the end of his career, Jon Entwistle formed the John Entwistle Project with longtime friend, drummer Steve Luongo, and guitarist Mark Hitt, both formerly of Rat Race Choir. This evolved into the John Entwistle Band, with Godfrey Townsend replacing Mark Hitt on guitar and … Continue reading Featured Album – Rarities Oxhumed: Volume One – John Entwistle
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.ย By April 14, 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival had … Continue reading At The Royal Albert Hall – Creedence Clearwater Revival Album (+Documentary)
“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
A while back I wrote about Jeff Beck’s Blow by Blow album at which time I said: “But nothing really prepared the rock world forย Blow by Blow which was basically a full-on jazz-fusion album. (Produced by none other than the estimable Mr. George Martin, whose … Continue reading Featured Album – Wired – Jeff Beck
A short while back I did a post on what I believed to be Great Debut Albums. Feel free to check that one out if you’re so inclined. Today’s album -Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced.ย Note – I did a series on Hendrix a while back, … Continue reading Great Debut Album – Are You Experienced – Jimi Hendrix
Even though Jeff Baxter doesn’t need any introduction to many rock folks, some may be less familiar with him. A little background on this unusual guitar god from his website: Baxter joined his first band at age 11. In junior high school in Mexico City. … Continue reading Featured Album – Jeff “Skunk” Baxter – Speed of Heat
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