--- ON A BREAK ---

 The written reviews are on a break as I try out doing video reviews instead. I'm not sure if this is a permanent move. I have also migrated to a new list, which I believe is better than the old one. And longer.

The videos are at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-XFndz_d2m-6X2fgSzaKkA


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

785 Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976)

Image
 785 Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976) Studio Album - Rock About the Act: Jackson Browne is an American Singer/Songwriter. He wrote some songs, and did some singing, and played guitar and piano, and seemingly still does all of those things, but maybe not right now. He started in the late 60s in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, then writing songs for other people, and finally recording them himself. He has won awards, sold lots of records, been an activist and done charity stuff. In 2015 Rolling Stone ranked him as 37th in the list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.  About the Album: This was his fourth studio album. There are 32 different musicians credited over the 8 tracks. My History with this Album: None Review: In 1976, if you were doing singer/songwriter rock then it was popular, but that also meant there was a lot of competition. I don't know this album, and Jackson Browne has not been particularly on my radar. On this album I cannot help but be reminded o...
Read more

724 Queen - A Day at the Races (1976)

Image
 724 Queen - A Day at the Races (1976) Studio Album - Art Rock About the Act: Queen were and kind of still are, a mega-rock band from England. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. They were formed in 1970 and took the world by storm, but especially the UK and Japan. Freddie famously died from HIV-related issues in 1991, but before he died they had been working on a last album with him, and their 15th studio album. After that, they continued after a fashion, with first Paul Rodgers, then Adam Lambert taking over vocals, I think officially as guests. John Deacon left in 1998, so Queen are now effectively Brian and Roger. About the Album: This was their fifth studio album, the first without long-term production partner Roy Thomas Baker, and the first after they had smashed the world with Bohemian Rhapsody. My History with this Album: I first heard this album aged about 13 or 14, with my schoolfriend Tim. We started a pact, savin...
Read more

690 Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune (1976)

Image
 690 Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune (1976) Studio Album - Hard Rock About the Act: Blue Oyster Cult are an American Rock Band from Stony Brook, New York, who were formed in the 60s, big in the 70s and still going, though with some different members and a distinct slowdown of album production over the last 35 years or so. They have sold 25 million records worldwide. About the Album: This was their fourth album, their only one to feature all 5 members doing lead vocals, their only one to have no songwriting input from member Eric Bloom. My History with this Album: None Review: So the problem with describing this album is that it is massively diverse. Sometimes it sounds like Black Sabbath, sometimes like Procol Harum, sometimes like The Rolling Stones, sometimes like... well let's just say it sounds like each track has been recorded by a different band. So, apparently this is because the band members wrote them individually rather than collectively, and this rings true with the...
Read more