Jethro Tull certainly has a large & diverse catalogue, with most people familiar with the Aqualung album and singles like “Aqualung”, “Locomotive Breath”, “Living in the Past” & “Bungle in the Jungle” continuing to get airplay on classic rock stations. While I really like the Aqualung album, the first three …
When it comes to T. Rex & classic rock radio play, Bang A Gong (Get It On) is the song that gets chosen, so it becomes how T. Rex is identified for those unfamiliar with the band. T. Rex is so much more than that one song. Their style shifted …
A good friend of mine introduced me to Queen soon after this album was released in 1973. He was always great at finding talent we hadn’t heard. This remains a monumental album, and it continues to affect me in the same way as when I first heard it. It is …
I was doing some rabbit hole touring on YouTube the other day, and got into a series of Uriah Heep videos. I recall Uriah Heep being pretty popular at parties back in the early ’70’s, yet they do not show up on classic rock radio programs these days. I think …
I’m trying to recollect exactly how I picked this album up way back in the ’70’s. It’s not one where the cover or musicians would have pulled me in (my arcane album picking method described elsewhere on the site). I must have heard it, or parts of it, at a …
Television’s Marquee Moon was released in 1977. At the time, we were celebrating the arrival of punk and its adding new energy and style to the musical landscape that had been dominated by disco (at least on the airwaves). A friend of mine introduced me to Television. There were a …
I was not quite old enough to fully appreciate the San Francisco music scene in the late ’60’s. However, after listening to much of what has been produced in that time, I feel that this is the one album that captures much of the mood & feel of that era. …
Yes has been at it since 1968, so they have a couple of albums under their belt. The Yes Album is their third album, released in 1971. From my perspective, it’s their best. I think I bought this album in the late 1970’s when my musical taste had broadened enough …
This is the first incarnation of Deep Purple, colloquially known as Mark I (they had several incarnations of the band. I’m a fan of the first two). About half of the album is cover material as the band didn’t feel like they had enough original material (Link https://www.vintageguitar.com/2822/ritchie-blackmore/). Ritchie Blackmore …
Take a blender and whirr up a mixture of Sgt. Peppers, Kate Bush, Goth, Psychedelia, Vaudeville & Carnival music. This is what you get. And it’s very, very good! It’s heartening to hear new music being made that builds from a varied heritage and enhances today’s musical landscape. This is …
