MOUNTAIN PASS – Joe Walsh & THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET
THE SMOKER YOU DRINK, THE PLAYER YOU GET (1973): With ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ Walsh creates a new found form of mellow-metal.
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THE WARREN COMMISSION – Warren Zevon & EXCITABLE BOY
Warren Zevon & EXCITABLE BOY (1978): As ‘Werewolves of London’ became a hit single, ‘Excitable Boy’ rose steadily up the U.S. album charts.
BEAST FEAST – Don Henley & BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST
BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST (1984): Opening track ‘The Boys of Summer’ contains any number of striking images in standing as a resonant rock song of the 80s.
PROGRAMMED TO RECEIVE – Eagles & HOTEL CALIFORNIA
HOTEL CALIFORNIA (1976): The defining album of 70s mainstream rock, like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Close Encounters’ it has become a cultural artefact of the era.
CRIMINAL CLASS – Randy Newman & LITTLE CRIMINALS
LITTLE CRIMINALS (1977): Newman delights in creating characters within his songs – often to lampoon them.
STORMING OUT – Joe Walsh & BARNSTORM
On leaving the James Gang, Walsh sought a more refined approach to presenting his music – BARNSTORM (1972) an assured and accomplished album.
BROWNE JEWELS – Jackson Browne & FOR EVERYMAN
‘FOR EVERYMAN’ (1973) is an assured collection that builds steadily toward the momentous title-track that closes the set.
EASY PICKINGS – EAGLES and their 1972 self-titled debut album
Already the Eagles sound ahead of the country-rock game, not necessarily for having better songs but through superior songcraft…….
MACHINE PRECISION: Linda Ronstadt & ‘HEART LIKE A WHEEL’
‘HEART LIKE A WHEEL’ (1974) propelled Ronstadt to superstardom and ended all debate regarding the finest female rock singer on the planet.
AN EAGLE TAKES OFF – Don Henley & ‘I CAN’T STAND STILL’ (1982)
‘Dirty Laundry’ is an indignant critique of an increasingly intrusive media and one of the most important rock songs of the 1980s.