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The Doors – Riders On The Storm
3rd May 2021 · UncategorisedBy 1975 I was old enough to drink and smoke and I was beginning to discover that tobacco was not the only thing you could smoke. And ready to discover The Doors. (more…)
Sailor – Glass Of Champagne
2nd May 2021 · UncategorisedSailor seemed like a homegrown version of Sparks when they steered into the spotlight at the end of 1975 with Glass Of Champagne, led by a real Russian prince. (more…)
Robin Trower – Bridge Of Sighs
1st May 2021 · UncategorisedThere was a time in the early Seventies when the “power trio” was a Thing. All the better to showcase a virtuoso guitarist with blue tendencies by backing him with a brutal rhythm section. (more…)
Led Zeppelin – Ramble On (Led Zeppelin II)
30th April 2021 · UncategorisedI‘ve never been a big Led Zeppelin fan – nor even a medium-sized one – but I know their work, and I have a soft spot for their softer spots. Such as this folky little number from their second album. (more…)
Ace – How Long
29th April 2021 · UncategorisedMellow grooves don’t come much mellower – or groovier – than this soulful slice of pub rock that gave Ace their one and only hit in late 1974. (more…)
Sly & The Family Stone – Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
28th April 2021 · UncategorisedIf there was ever a competition to find the funkiest funkster in Funkville, then Sly Stone would be in the final funk-off, probably with George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. (more…)
Steeleye Span – All Around My Hat
27th April 2021 · UncategorisedThis may have been my introduction to folk music. I was a bit late, considering it’s a nineteenth-century song, though it goes back even further than that in its inspiration. (more…)
Lou Reed – She’s My Best Friend
27th April 2021 · UncategorisedLou Reed has probably loomed larger in my musical life than anyone else. Both as a solo artist and in his band The Velvet Underground. (more…)
David Bowie – Golden Years
24th April 2021 · UncategorisedThis might not be not my favourite Bowie song but it is, for my money, the most perfectly produced song of all time. (more…)
RIP Les McKeown – Bay City Rollers
24th April 2021 · UncategorisedIt’s a sad irony that it typically takes a pop star to die before you start delving through their back catalogue. (more…)