This is Rush... but not the way you know it. There are
no tricky time signatures, brainy lyrics, keyboard embellishments, side-length
epics or mathematically c...
After waxing the classic Argus, Wishbone Ash found themselves a short distance from becoming
one of the world's top rock bands. Wishbone Four was the fol...
If a band is lucky, they achieve a moment where their
ambitions, abilities and communication merge into a kind of alchemy that
produces a perfect album. In the...
One of the coolest promotional trends in rock music
during the '70s was the promo live album. Record companies would distribute
these to radio stations exclusi...
Like a lot of second albums from this era, Wishbone
Ash's Pilgrimage feels like a
"part 2" continuation of a memorable first album. Ash members have
mentioned ...
This album represents the birth of a classic rock
dynasty, one constructed from a pioneering, influential use of dual-guitar
arrangements in rock and a sound t...
Mott The Hoople and its fans were dealt a serious blow
when the group's drummer, Dale "Buffin" Griffin, passed away on
January 17, 2016. Not only was he a supe...
"I feel neglected, feel rejected/Living in the wrong time": that was a line written and sung by Ian Hunter on Mott The Hoople's Brain Capers album. It could be...
A convincing case could be made for Mott The Hoople
being the ultimate "hard luck kids" of rock and roll music. They were an influential band that could ...
Music genres never spontaneously come into existence. It's always a process of crossbreeding, both intentional and accidental, that causes a new form of popula...
Back in 2003, a compilation entitled Velvet Tinmine opened up a rich, unheralded vein of retro-rock nostalgia. It's called "junkshop glam" and that moniker ref...
Starting in the late '60s and continuing into the dawn of the '70s, the music business saw the musical style known as "rock & roll" mutating into what would...
