The Cult’s second album, Love, was released in October, 1985. The video for “She Sells Sanctuary” came out in May, 1985 and set a high bar. This was straight forward, hard driving rock that proved the heart of rock music was still beating strong within a musical landscape that contained …
It was a glorious weekend (miracles!) so it had to be spent on the patio. Got me thinking about some old Canadian songs from the late 60’s & early 70’s, so I spent some time wandering down memory lane. I’ve assembled some hits & lesser known Canadian songs from that …
From May 1971 performances at The Fillmore East, comes Humble Pie at their best: live, raunchy, riff & solo driven blues rock at maximum volume. Their personality shines through live better than in any of their studio albums. While most of the songs here are covers, Steve Marriott, Peter Frampton, …
Well, that was a cool, gloomy, wet weekend; a perfect trigger for a playlist. This one takes a tour around the various moods rainy days can bring, from the melancholy and introspective through to the refreshment of rain on a hot summer day. It’s been set up to follow a …
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation were active from 1968 to 1970. This is their first album, released in 1969. The Retaliation were Aynsley Dunbar (drums), John Moorshead (guitar), Victor Brox (organ & vocals), and Alex Dmochowski (bass). This album is quintessential British blues rock from the late 60’s, early ’70’s. It …
I’ve done a few playlists that feature some instruments not usually heard in rock music, such as flutes, banjos & mandolins. I heard Mellencamp’s “Cherry Bomb” the other day, and for some reason the accordion caught my ear. I thought what other songs may have an accordion in them, and …
I’m indulging myself; I just love this album, and it really just fits today’s mood. It’s a live, lively psych stretch from 1968 San Francisco so you know what you’re getting into. No Donny & Marie material here, sorry. H.P. Lovecraft was formed in Chicago in 1967, but found their …
The majority of my library is composed of artists from Canada, the USA, the UK & Australia. I thought I’d throw this playlist net farther afield to catch songs from other countries. Of course, we’re familiar with bands like The Scorpions & Golden Earring, but I did not exclude them; …
This is Osibisa’s self-titled first album, released in 1971. It has an added artistic bonus with cover art by Roger Dean. Although the group formed in London in 1969, the band members hailed from Africa & the Caribbean: Teddy Osei (tenor saxophone), Sol Amarfio (drums), Mac Tontoh (trumpet, flugelhorn) from …
This playlist was inspired by this weekend’s weather. Saturday was 21C/70F, very sunny & I got a bit of a burn on my arm cuz it’s pasty white from the winter. Sunday it’s snowing up a storm, just below freezing and I think I see Santa peeking outta the fir …
