Along with Roger Dean, Hipgnosis was a favourite album cover art designer of mine. They were responsible for remarkable cover art for bands like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, T Rex, 10cc, Styx, Electric Light Orchestra among many others. Their cover art for Dark Side of the Moon is iconic. Hipgnosis …
I was listening to the radio the other day, enjoying the extended version of Frankenstein when I thought a playlist of instrumentals would be fun to create. There are certainly many instrumentals out there from which to choose. I typically like to keep my playlists in the 1 to 2 …
Tip o’ the hat to the Music Enthusiast for the inspiration for this playlist. This post of his reminded me of how much I love great harmonica, and here we are. The harmonica is a staple in great blues music as well as great blues rock. It’s a shame it’s …
Back in the ’60’s, it was not uncommon for popular music groups to make appearances on TV shows. I imagine it was a marketing effort to bring younger viewers to the shows, or perhaps a propaganda ploy to confirm older viewers’ biases against popular music and the musicians. Certainly on …
We have Al Stewart to thank for these playlists. I was looking through my library at artists I haven’t listened to for quite a while, and stopped at Al Stewart. I took a boo at Modern Times, with “Carol” being the opening track. It’s a good, bouncy pop song, with …
I think everyone’s happy to kick 2020 to the curb and hopes that 2021 brings better days. Here’s a little playlist that speaks to optimism, hope, love and change for which we’ve been fighting a long time. There’s also a bit of a nostalgic tinge to remind us from whence …
What does it say about us that we’re still dealing with similar issues now (equality, environment, social justice, economic disparity to name a few) that we were facing in the ’60’s & ’70’s? Add to that this virus and our maddening reactions to it. We can spin ourselves psychologically into …
’Tis the season! Here are a few songs that embrace & share the spirit of Christmas. And we certainly need to share that spirit this year. I have to include my favourite carol, “The Huron Carole”, and no one does that better than Tom Jackson. Merry Christmas to you all!
I’m always looking for quirky themes around which to build a playlist. One of the must-have criteria is that the resulting playlist is one that I will want to listen to several times, so that cuts out the creation of a playlist just to create a playlist. So, I was …
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 …
