COMPILATION ELATION – 20 ‘Best Of’s’ fit for purpose…… [email protected] March 21, 2020 DECADE (1977): Neil tells his story in inimitable style, with all Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y and Crazy Horse bases covered. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, The Band, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Tom Petty, Van Morrison
CASHING IN – Twenty songs with MONEY in the title……. [email protected] March 17, 2020 THE BEATLES: We might find some on the road………… LET'S LIST AGAIN Alan Hull, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Oasis, Randy Newman, Roger McGuinn, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
VAN DELIVERS TWO PRECIOUS GIFTS – ‘Astral Weeks’ & ‘Moondance’…… [email protected] February 11, 2020 MOONDANCE (1970): If sunshine could be heard, it would sound like ‘Moondance’………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Astral Weeks, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, John Lennon, Moondance, Neil Young, The Band, The Kinks, Them, Van Morrison
REACH FOR IT – Twenty songs with ‘SKY’ in the title….. [email protected] February 7, 2020 Twenty songs with SKY in the title: PINK FLOYD – The Great Gig in the Sky; LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dan Fogelberg, Elton John, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder
TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE – 20 great albums amidst the changing times of 1977….. [email protected] January 28, 2020 Twenty great albums of 1977: RUMOURS – a smart, clever, high-calibre rock record. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bee Gees, Bob Marley, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Pete Townshend, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Ronnie Lane, Sex Pistols, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, The Band, The Clash, The Ramones
HIGH FIVE – Twenty Great Albums from 1975…….. [email protected] November 18, 2019 Twenty great albums from 1975: ‘Born to Run’ sounds like what may have happened had Phil Spector produced ‘Blonde on Blonde.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Al Green, Alan Hull, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan and The Band, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, David Bowie, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, James Taylor, John Fogerty, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Roxy Music, The Band, The Kinks, The Who
TAYLOR MADE: James Taylor – The Warner Bros albums (1970-76)……. [email protected] October 22, 2019 James Taylor – The Warner Bros albums: SWEET BABY JAMES (1970). Mature songs at the age of just 22. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Carly Simon, Carole King, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Peter Asher, Sweet Baby James, The Beatles
THE WARREN COMMISSION – Warren Zevon & ‘EXCITABLE BOY’…… [email protected] September 25, 2019 With ‘Werewolves of London’ becoming a hit single, ‘Excitable Boy’ rose steadily up the US album charts. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Carole King, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Eagles, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon
IT’S (NEVER) TOO LATE to revisit TAPESTRY [email protected] August 30, 2018 ‘Tapestry’ (1971) is a superbly sequenced album that reads like a well-plotted novel.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Tapestry
THE SINGER, THE SONG and STATE OF CALIFORNIA – Two BBC 4 Music programmes send out confused messages. [email protected] March 19, 2018 NY – BBC 1971. In ‘Heart of Gold’ Neil sings ‘I’m getting old’ – somewhat ironic at the age of 27….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, Eagles, Elton John, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Neil Young, Poco, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, The Band, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Ramones, The Who, Tim Hardin, Warren Zevon