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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

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