Forty Year Friday – STYX “THE GRAND ILLUSION”
Artist: STYX Album: THE GRAND ILLUSION [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] During my pre-teen years, when Styx began their rise to … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – CHEAP TRICK “CHEAP TRICK” AND “IN COLOR”
Artist: CHEAP TRICK Album: CHEAP TRICK and IN COLOR [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] As I mentioned in the Gonna Raise Hell … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – ERIC CLAPTON “SLOWHAND”
Artist: ERIC CLAPTON Album: SLOWHAND [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] Last year I wrote about Eric Clapton’s 1986 solid-but-far-from-a-masterpiece album, August, … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – VAN MORRISON “A PERIOD OF TRANSITION”
Artist: VAN MORRISON Album: A PERIOD OF TRANSITION [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] It’s been more than six years since I … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – CLOVER “LOVE ON THE WIRE”
Artist: CLOVER Album: LOVE ON THE WIRE [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] Last week I wrote about My Aim Is True, … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – ELVIS COSTELLO “MY AIM IS TRUE”
Artist: ELVIS COSTELLO Album: MY AIM IS TRUE [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] For someone who has talked about a love-hate relationship … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – TELEVISION “MARQUEE MOON”
Artist: TELEVISION Album: MARQUEE MOON [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] Back in November 2011, after revisiting & writing about the complete … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday –“SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER” – THE ORIGINAL MOVIE SOUND TRACK
Artist: BEE GEES (and more) Album: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER – THE ORIGINAL MOVIE SOUND TRACK [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] My … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – DAVID BOWIE “LOW” AND “HEROES”
Artist: DAVID BOWIE Album: LOW and “HEROES” [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] Between November 2011 and February 2012 I immersed myself … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – EARTH, WIND & FIRE “ALL ‘N ALL”
Artist: EARTH, WIND & FIRE Album: ALL ‘N ALL [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] The funk/soul/R&B/pop collective known as Earth, Wind … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – JETHRO TULL “SONGS FROM THE WOOD”
Artist: JETHRO TULL Album: SONGS FROM THE WOOD [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] A decade into their career, Jethro Tull had … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – FLEETWOOD MAC “RUMOURS”
Artist: FLEETWOOD MAC Album: RUMOURS [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] Ever heard of this one? Unless you’ve been living under a … Continue reading
Forty Year Friday – RUSH “A FAREWELL TO KINGS”
Artist: RUSH Album: A FAREWELL TO KINGS [Welcome to Forty Year Friday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1977] Canadian progressive rock trio Rush were on the verge … Continue reading
YOU RIP, YOU SHRED – My Favorite Drummers Part 3
Welcome to “You Rip, You Shred,” the ongoing series on my favorite drummers. For an explanation of the phrase “you rip, you shred,” please read the introduction in Part 1. … Continue reading
