AN EAGLE TAKES OFF – Don Henley & ‘I CAN’T STAND STILL’ (1982) [email protected] August 22, 2022 ‘Dirty Laundry’ is an indignant critique of an increasingly intrusive media and one of the most important rock songs of the 1980s. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Danny Kortchmar, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, I Can't Stand Still, Joe Walsh
Borderline sublime: Eagles & ‘ON THE BORDER’ [email protected] January 22, 2022 ‘ON THE BORDER’ (1974) dispelled any notion of the Eagles losing their early momentum and became an immediate best-seller. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bernie Leadon, Bill Szymczyk, Desperado, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, J.D. Souther, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Linda Ronstadt, On the Border, Randy Meisner
NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME – Eagles & ‘ONE OF THESE NIGHTS’ [email protected] July 7, 2021 ‘ONE OF THESE NIGHTS’ (1975) emphasised how much the Eagles were developing as writers and performers, but also the isolation of Bernie Leadon within the band. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bernie Leadon, Bill Szymczyk, Desperado, Don Felder, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Linda Ronstadt, On the Border, One of These Nights, Randy Meisner
YOU CAN BE SERIOUS – Joe Walsh & ‘BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS’…….. [email protected] May 20, 2021 With enough self-deprecating humour to avoid sounding boastful, ‘Life’s Been Good’ is an important statement on rock stardom. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bill Szymczyk, Don Henley, Eagles, Hotel California, Joe Vitale, Joe Walsh, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, The James Gang, The Long Run, The Who
WAY OUT WEST – the EAGLES & ‘DESPERADO’ [email protected] December 14, 2020 With ‘Desperado’ the Eagles took the biggest chance of their career, recording a cowboy-concept album with no obvious hit singles. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bernie Leadon, Desperado, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Glyn Johns, Hotel California, Jackson Browne, JD. Souther, Joe Walsh, Linda Ronstadt, On the Border, Randy Meisner
FEVER IN THE FUNK HOUSE – Twenty Great Albums of 1972………. [email protected] October 8, 2020 ‘EXILE ON MAIN STREET’ – a sprawling, gutsy double-set and most remarkable album of the Stones illustrious career. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Al Green, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Joni Mitchell, Little Feat, Mike Nesmith, Mott The Hoople, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder, The Band, Todd Rundgren, Van Morrison
MUSIC MUST CHANGE – Twenty great albums of 1978 [email protected] February 24, 2020 Three years on from ‘Born to Run’ ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ eschews the lush production of its predecessor and adopts a more taut sound. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Billy Joel, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Joe Walsh, Marvin Gaye, Patti Smith, Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, The Band, The Cars, The Clash, The Doobie Brothers, The Jam, The Ramones, The Who, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon
IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST – Twenty songs with a Nationality in the title…. [email protected] January 26, 2020 Twenty songs with a NATIONALITY in the title: VAN THE MAN – Soviet spin……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Elton John, Gene Clark, Joe Walsh, Little Feat, Rod Stewart, The Clash, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
DATE PROTECTION ACT – Twenty songs with a year in the title………. [email protected] January 18, 2020 Twenty songs with a Year in the title: THE WHO: Feeling good about 1921….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Elton John, Gene Clark, Joe Walsh, Mott The Hoople, Randy Newman, Ringo Starr, The Clash, The Who
LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUSIC – Twenty songs that share their title with a film…… [email protected] January 6, 2020 Twenty Songs Sharing Their Title with a Film: BOB SEGER ‘Started thinking about a film from 1975’…. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Who, Warren Zevon