The Bowieverse seems divided on the merits of Rebel Rebel, with some finding it a bit of a throwaway single, but I’ve always loved it. (more…)

Lulu bounced back into the charts after a five-year gap in 1974 with her cover of an old David Bowie song – thanks to some help from the man and his band. (more…)

They might have been in the Second Division of Glam but Mud came close to earning promotion with their first chart topper at the start of 1974.

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This might not have been the most obvious of Christmas songs when it came out in December 1973 but it was The Faces at their raucous, rowdy, ramshackle best. (more…)

There were two newcomers in 1973 whose debut songs genuinely sounded like nothing before them. One was Rock On by David Essex and this was the other one by Leo Sayer – the last I’ll be posting from that year. (more…)

When Brian Eno left after their second album, For Your Pleasure, most of Roxy Music’s avant-garde flourishes left with him. (more…)

This one dates back to my short-lived enthusiasm for heavy rock in 1973, a brief period that also introduced me to Nazareth. (more…)

I wasn’t ready for Berlin when it came out in 1973. I don’t think anyone was ready for something like this.
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Once upon a time The Eagles were an acoustic group singing country-folk harmonies. (more…)

Funny to think that when they came along in the summer of 1973, at first glance Queen seemed like the latest Glam group off the production line. I even bought their debut album. These days I never listen to them. (more…)