Released in November 1974, this was Supertramp’s third album and their commercial breakthrough. The production on this album is excellent. The sound through our stereos at high volume was amazing! It also came through loud & clear on our car stereos. How “School” built up was a great start to …
The love of money is the root of all evil. A little parable told in song. (Money – Pink Floyd) Two young lovers get involved in a robbery. She takes the money and flees. He almost gets caught, but escapes and catches up to her. (Take the Money and Run …
Released in April, 1971, three months before Jim Morrison’s death in July, 1971, this is obviously the last studio recording of the complete Doors. They had brought in a couple of members of Elvis Presley’s band, Jerry Scheff (bass) and Marc Benno (rhythm guitar) to help in the recording. Here’s …
I have playlists that have focused on guitars, guitar “cousins” and keyboards. I thought it time to look at songs where the guitars & keyboards partner to create a great song. There are certainly the heavy hitters present here (Deep Purple, Kansas, The Doors) that made their reputations based on …
I am an unabashed Simple Minds fan. Somehow Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Mick MacNeil and their various drummers snuck into my subconscious in the early ’80’s and have remained there. No permanent damage as far as I can tell (others may disagree). For those who think Simple Minds …
This playlist is meant to just rock out. There are a few lesser known songs from well known bands and songs from bands that are lesser known, but deserve air time. The time frame also spans a few decades, which shows good music is timeless. There are a few of …
A departure here in that I’m looking at a couple of EP’s. EP’s (Extended Play) fit a niche for artists that were promoting new work, attracting interest in their catalogue, or wanting to get material out without having a full album ready. In my record buying heyday, they were a …
I was thinking about summer playlists, given that it was a nice sunny, warm day on the deck. I thought it might be fun to pick a year & see what songs were hot during that summer. I thought 1970, then immediately had a temporal aneurysm as I realized that …
This 1980 release from Vancouver’s Pointed Sticks hits all the right places in the New Wave scene. It’s got the beat, pace & sound that made it one of my most played records at the time. When I play it now, it’s the whole album, not a song or two….and …
Musicians are always looking for new ways of expression, often leading changes to the sound from their instruments. One of the most important changes for the guitar came about by accident. Glenn Snoddy, a Nashville recording engineer, created the fuzz pedal. This came about by accident during a 1961 recording …
