In August of 1981, MTV was officially launched for good or for ill. “MTV’s effect was immediate in areas where the new music video channel was carried. Within two months,ย record storesย in areas where MTV was available were selling music that local radio stations were not … Continue reading Dire Straits – Hawaiian Noises – (Final of Two)
And you’ll no longer burn To be brothers in arms Through these fields of destruction Baptisms of fire The late ’70s were an especially interesting time rock music-wise. Classic guitar-driven rock music was still very much all over the charts. And while it was still … Continue reading Dire Straits (Part One of Two)
“We never ever do nothin’ nice and easy.”- Tina Turner Wikipedia: “Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is a singer and actress, originally from the United States and now a Swiss citizen. Turner rose to prominence as part of the Ike & … Continue reading A Six-pack of Tina Turner
“Why should the Beatles give more? Didn’t they give everything on God’s earth for ten years? Didn’t they give themselves?” Playboy Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, published in January 1981 issue. The reasons for the Beatles’ breakup were myriad, not the least of … Continue reading It Was Fifty Years Ago Today – The Beatles Break Up
A while back I did one of my “Tres Songs” posts and one of the featured artists was Boz Scaggs. At the time I said, “In 1969, he recorded his eponymous album with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section includingย Duane Allman. This is the album that … Continue reading A Song I Love – Loan Me a Dime – Boz Scaggs w/Duane Allman
My occasional song of the week post does not mean it is a great song necessarily but one that is, for some reason, notable… Hamlet: O God! Ghost: Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder Hamlet: Murder! Ghost: Murder most foul, as in the best … Continue reading Song of the Week – Murder Most Foul – Bob Dylan
“By the time the 1970s had begun, bands like ELP were a little up their own arses. Everything was too serious and too overblown. So we set out with Thick as a Brick to show up this side of the genre.” – Ian Anderson Really … Continue reading Featured Album – Thick as a Brick – Jethro Tull
