ALEX JOHNSTON writes … Yes, indeed. ‘Revolution 9’. Commonly agreed to be the Worst. Beatle Track. Ever. A blot, we are constantly told, on an otherwise great album. And, I mean…it’s hard to disagree. The Beatles were a band whose signature trait was not that they were the heaviest, or the most complex, or the […]
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CHRIS GIESBRECHT suggests Harry Styles: “Do they let him write his own songs? They need to stop him from doing that. His first single as a solo artist made me angry at the whole concept of music. It was the most insipid, vapid, uninspired, cliche-riddled garbage I’ve ever heard. I know nothing about him or […]
Amy Christa Ernano, lifelong rock & roll fan, sometime singer Only one of Dylan’s 6 (known) children, Jakob, is a musician, and no, they have never collaborated on music. As far as I know, Jakob had a hard enough time distinguishing himself as a musician in his own right, as opposed to being “Bob Dylan’s […]
Robin Meadows If you think the movie Freddie was charming you’re in for a treat. He was SO much more charming than he was portrayed as the other answers attest. His roadie said that the movie “never even got close to portraying Freddie the way he really was” and he wishes that they had shown […]
Rocci Disopa, former Recording Engineer Without a doubt…”Synchronicity” by The Police. 1983’s LP by the English band ‘The Police’ was its zenith. The totally organized chaos that became the biggest Rock band in the world, had humble beginnings. Yet they somehow managed to put aside those huge egos and big frustrations, and record one dominant […]
Laurence Wilson Vastly. Roger Waters was the chief songwriter for over a decade. He either collaborated on songs with Richard Wright or Dave Gilmour or wrote songs by himself, which he presented to the band. For instance Waters wrote most of the material on The Dark Side of the Moon and some of the writing […]
As human beings, music plays a fundamental role in our identity, culture, heritage and spiritual beliefs. It is a powerful medium which can affect us all deeply. Playing a musical instrument, being part of a choir or in a band, listening to music – these are all ways in which we can engage in music. […]
Violet Zann There are many, but there’s one in particular that I recently discovered and I’d love to share. In 2012 Brian bought 121 acres of land that were about to be developed into building, and planted over 100,000 trees there with help from volunteers. It’s now a thriving woodland called “May’s Woods”. 15.4K viewsView […]
Bob Smith writes … The band began as a trio back in 1969 and took their name from a railroad company that had a line running through their home town of Flint, Michigan. The band saw tremendous popularity in the early 1970’s quickly becoming a well recognized band. By 1971 the band was selling out […]
Todd Lowry, Arranged “The Complete Beatles” for publication at Hal Leonard LLC (1986) “Blackbird” was written by and solely recorded by Paul McCartney. The acoustic guitar part is based on “Bourree in E Minor” by J.S. Bach. Other than his voice and his Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, the only other sounds on the recording are […]
Vincent St. Louis, Local musician, playing guitar & bass 47 years Ouch. I’m a big fan. But I gotta say, they are not masters of their instruments. It’s relatively simple to play their music, aside from the sound effects. And we know that they’re not the greatest vocalists. Dave has a unique throaty tone, Roger […]
Earl Dingman writes …. At the start (first and second record) Mike Nesmith had permission from Don Kirshner to produce his own songs and had the ability to use Peter Tork on guitar if he wanted him (but Nesmith was NOT allowed to play on his own songs). I suspect that Glen Campbell was the […]
Thom Harmand writes … Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, and Michael Giles from King Crimson – The lineup (except for Fripp and lyricist Pete Sinfield) was in flux for awhile.: From Wilipedia: After their first US tour, King Crimson was in a state of flux with various line-up changes, thwarted tour plans, and difficulties in finding […]
John Howard Sr writes … Just off the top of my head, I can think of two reasons. First, Bill Haley was white. Many radio stations simply would not play songs by black artists, even if the songs were big hits. A large number of record producers and managers took advantage of this by having […]
Professor Trevor Cox writes ….. Sir Simon Rattle is to join the London Symphony Orchestra in 2017, and has been doing some strong lobbying to get a new concert hall in London. What is wrong with the current venues? And is it worth £100-200 million to build a new one? Simon Rattle has been lucky to have been resident […]
Mark Whelton writes Periodically I am directed to bands that I may have heard of but never actually listened to or if I have it was years ago or very occasionally ones i know absolutely nothing about. I collect and am always on the look out for psych/garage bands that I have missed. The US […]
Bob Smith writes … In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida . Anyone familiar with Iron Butterfly will recognize that as the bands most recognized song , clocking in at an astounding 17 minutes in it’s unedited form. But first things first. The early prog rock group Iron Butterfly formed in 1966 following the various band members stints in other groups […]
Bob Smith says … What a cool band name. Three Dog Night whose name hopefully needs no explanation to most of you, formed in 1967 with the primary lineup being Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron. Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, Michael Allsup and Floyd Sneed soon rounded out the group and they were set. […]
Henry Hrebien writes … The Strawberry Alarm Clock………think about it. The…… Strawberry…… Alarm…… Clock. Now, what a bizarre name for a band. It seems kind of pseudo psychedelic as if the person who dreamed up this name never took acid but came up with a title after surmising what a psychedelic experience must be like […]
Erich Ising: The Lovin’ Spoonful is an American rock band which was popular during the mid-to late-1960s. Founded in New York City in 1965 by lead-singer/songwriter John Sebastian and guitarist Zal Yanovsky, it is best known for a number of hits which include “Summer in the City”, “Do You Believe In Magic”, “Did You Ever […]
Hi Gregg. Thank you so much for agreeing to this. So jumping right in … Q: Where do your affections lie; is it vinyl, CD, Radio, live gigs? A. Playing live is my passion. It’s the one thing I missed during the pandemic, although I was able to record some live performances for social media. […]
BOB SMITH: Oooh good question as the sounds are very hard to identify, but thankfully John Fogerty explained this and more in his 2015 autobiography. The song is a cover of a “Screamin’ Jay” Hawkins song from 1956 done by Creedence ClearWater for their self titled album in 1968. In an attempt to create a […]
James O’Connor: The song, “Dirty Work,” is from Steely Dan’s 1972 debut album Can’t Buy A Thrill and is likely the most pop feeling song on the record, featuring an almost Philly Soul sound that stood in contrast to the more Jazz/Rock style of the rest of the LP. David Palmer was the lead vocalist […]