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 …
The second album from Iggy Pop after his work with The Stooges and his second collaboration with David Bowie as well. Released in August 1977, Lust for Life is Iggy Pop’s second album after The Stooges, and is a collaboration with David Bowie as was his first album, The Idiot. …
