Is “Keep on Loving You” your understanding of REO Speedwagon? If so, then let me take you to an alternate universe. This is their first album (1971), and is pre Kevin Cronin & their power ballad success. This album rocks so differently from their power ballads that it could be …
Music has always been a terrific medium in which to express social and political commentary. Often, the commentary is accompanied by compelling, catchy music. Whitehorse does it with the best of them. I first heard Whitehorse on CBC Radio 2. The guitars had a bit of a Link Wray / …
In my early days, there were certainly not as many tools available to help select new albums to buy as there are today. Personal computers and the internet did not exist, therefore preview clips were not available. Some record stores had copies of records available that they would play for …
Put aside the mundane practicalities such as electricity, stereo etc., and consider that you are stranded on a desert island with one record. What is it? I first thought of this concept way back in the dark ages of LPs, 8 tracks and home & car stereos. We didn’t have …
This album was released in 1971. It definitely fit with the style of music I was listening to at the time (heavier), but it had a new angle. I was very much guitar-centric in my tastes, and the keyboards-centric style of Atomic Rooster was a departure for me. The organist …
This album came out in 1971. A friend of mine introduced me to Audience when we were listening to albums at his place. I was very much into the heavier side of music with bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Alice Copper dominating play on my stereo. Audience …
This is Captain Beyond’s second album, released in 1973, and is a marked departure from their first album. This one is much more melodic and flows pretty seamlessly from song to song. It’s a great album to put on and play as a whole (hence it being on my “desert …
I talk about my album selection process elsewhere on this site. I didn’t know this band, so I looked to see where they were from. I couldn’t tell that, but the album was recorded in Jamaica, so I thought they could be British. The album art was cool, and the …
