Maybe I’ll set it to music – get me a synthesiser – get the Human League in to advise me

I met him once, in Piraeus. We sat together on a bus to Athens airport, then swapped listening material for our respective Walkmans during the inevitable flight delay. I gave him my tape of Kind of Blue/Sketches […]

I was intrigued when I started reading it, because of the familiarity of the locations and the time. But after a while, the feeling became one of over-familiarity. It seemed to me Mitchell had read Joe Boyd’s […]

Yes, they gave good value. I have one of the follow-up singles, Lady Rose, which is followed by their take on the Leadbelly song ‘Have A Whiff On Me’. As I was only 12 when I bought it, I had no idea what the song […]

That’s right, the live version, recorded at Bill Graham’s Fillmore, spun at 33. They had to print 33 RPM in black over the standard white 45 RPM template label for Deram singles.

My only other 33 RPM single is […]

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Footprints is probably his most covered composition.
Here’s Wayne with the Miles Quintet, soon after they recorded it for Miles Smiles

Sammy Hagar did a fine job taking over from Diamond Dave in Van Halen. Spare a thought for Gary Cherone, the singer from MTWH Extreme. His stint in VH after Hagar left produced one dull record and a second one the […]

There’s one typical Bon-ism on BIB, but apart from that I don’t detect much of his wit on the album. Nothing to match “the body of Venus, with arms”

My impression is that Angus and Malcolm had begun working on new material before Bon died, but I don’t think he’d written much in the way of lyrics.

Coverdale’s a good singer, but he didn’t have the same level of musical interaction with Ritchie Blackmore as Ian Gillan. Listen to side three of ‘Made In Japan’ and the way they’re riffing off each other. Th […]

I’ve just seen this beauty parked on the waterfront near my house. It’s a 1955 Chevrolet Belair.
I’d drive that to the levee any day. Bagsy

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Thanks Moose, I’ve dug out CTA and Chicago 2 for weekend playing.
I was reading about Chicago’s performance at the IOW 1970. The reviewer, noting that Terry Kath was a terrific player, added “He looked like […]

The Steely Dan influences are fairly obvious, especially on the Skytrails album. Raymond drops plenty of SD licks into those live clips. His playing also has the spirit of Lyle Mays, like on the solo in Deja Vu. […]

ooh, whip it on me!

Listening to JBMD now and I can hear what Pencil means. The snare isn’t tuned for maximum thwack and is a touch distorted. All part of its charm in the age of analogue.

The Grand Wazoo is definitely a favourite chez Duvet. I have a particularly fine vintage Reprise pressing. The album closes with a tune I would play to anyone who claimed not to like any FZ, Blessed Relief. What’s […]

I’m reading the aforementioned Mojo Classic Zappa edition.
Of Thing-Fish, they said “Was Zappa testing the patience of his audience?”
Asking that of this particular album, says much about its quality, I […]

The best 59p I ever spent. The sampler featured The Doobie Brothers, Graham Central Station, Little Feat, Montrose and Tower of Power. I subsequently bought records by all of them. So well done Warners, you got me!

meanwhile, the major record companies are earning $1 million per hour from streaming

I agree with BC that if we didn’t subsidise the people that have talent, they wouldn’t be able to get off the starting blocks. Support for the arts is essential at some level.

What I think is interesting is how […]

Katy, Jo and Helena Handcart. Yes, there was more diversity at one time