If you have a soft spot for psych pop from the late ’60’s, then I think you’ll enjoy The Savage Resurrection’s one & done album, released in 1968. With exception of a 21 year old, the rest of the band were teenagers when they recorded this (link to band’s wiki). …
I don’t know why the television series Space 1999 popped into my head the other day, but it recalled the fun memories I have of the groundbreaking work of Gerry & Sylvia Anderson. In the 1960’s &’70’s they had several terrific science fiction series in their SUPERMARIONATION format, as well …
It’s interesting that the larger musical world has uniques sounds or categories based on musicians gathering in specific geographies, examples being the San Francisco sound of the mid/late ’60’s, Detroit’s Motown, the Merseybeat of 60’s Liverpool, the Southern Rock of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers et al. One of these I …
Here’s quite the eclectic little playlist brought to you by bands with numbers in their name. I thought it may make for an interesting music mix, and I believe I’m right. Now, I chose bands with clear numbers, not with adjectives like 5th or fourth. So here you go. It’s …
Climax Blues Band is evidence that blues & boogie rock is eternal. The band has been at their craft for well over 50 years and continues as of this writing. They have had a couple of minor hits in this time, “Couldn’t Get It Right” & “I Love You” but …
As I was cruising the depths of my library for the last playlist, I hit upon a few ’80’s gems I hadn’t listened to for a while. So, not content to dust off the dust quite yet, I thought I’d dig out some more lesser known ’80’s songs I enjoy …
The Bureau is Andy Growcott (percussion), Pete Williams (bass/vocals), Rob Jones (guitar/trumpet/vocals), Archie Brown (lead vocals), Mick Talbot (keyboards/vocals), Paul Taylor (trombone), Steve Spooner (alto sax) and J.B. Blythe (tenor sax). Growcott, Williams, Blythe, Spooner & Talbot had left Dexys Midnight Runners after the release of Searching for the Young …
I decided to take a trip off the normal tracks & delve into the dusty corners of my library. I was looking for heavier, guitar driven tracks that I haven’t listened to for quite a while. As with most dives, there is the odd offshoot that doesn’t quite fit the …
This one is a gem of hard prog rock. Given the members’ pedigrees (Rod Evans, vocals, formerly of Deep Purple Mark 1 of “Hush” fame; Bobby Caldwell, drums, formerly of Johnny Winter band; Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt, guitars and Lee Dorman, bass, both formerly of Iron Butterfly) it is no surprise …
Guitar solos are pretty common in rock songs. Many groups like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix thrive on the guitar, and a solo or seven are guaranteed. Then there are the signature solos in Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” and The Eagles’ “Hotel California” which become required classic …
