With one of my favourite album covers, Axe Victim is Be Bop Deluxe’s first album, released in June, 1974. The cover art was done by John Holmes, who did many illustrations for H.P. Lovecraft paperback novels. This came out as the glam rock era had hit its peak and was …
I heard that sea shanties had gone viral on TikTok. Let’s throw a spaniard in the works (nod to Mr. Lennon) and get a very different spin on sea shanties going: here’s High Tide’s first album, Sea Shanties, from 1969. This album is loud, real loud, and certainly won’t be …
Country Joe and The Fish’s first album Electric Music for the Mind and Body is one of the best psychedelic albums out there. It was released in May, 1967. Like many bands of the time, they had started out playing folk music in local clubs in the early ’60’s before …
Here is where you stop if you’re looking for some real, fun, unpretentious, bar ready, beer drinkin’ rock & roll. Slade’s second album was released in 1972. They were quite successful in England, less so in America (where Quiet Riot’s covers of “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” & “Cum …
When looking for a respite from a maddening world, I find the ethereal voice of Sandy Denny to be just what I need. Although her life was cut tragically short as a result of substance abuse, she remains one of the best vocalists we’ve ever enjoyed. Denny had this uncanny …
Psychedelic music is one of my favourite genres. There is always something interesting going on in the psychedelic realm. The United States of America certainly underscores this. Their sole album was released in 1968 and is an intriguing listen. There are all sorts of elements in here: early electronica experimentation, …
This is a masterpiece of an album. It’s 50 years old now (as of this writing) but it passes the test of time exceedingly well. From Santana, for me, it’s a very close second to Santana III, which is my desert island album. There is a whole blend of styles …
Ellen McIlwaine has been working in the music industry for well over 50 years, but has not achieved a level of recognition equal to her talent. She is a slide guitar expert a la Bonnie Raitt, and routinely explores all aspects of music, from blues to rock, reggae and Indian …
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). …
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 …
