1970 of course had more than 30 albums worth hearing. So let’s get to it. Here’s the rest of my Year in Review playlist. More Albums from my 1970 Year...
Read MoreI must admit that choosing a final 10 albums to complete my Top 30 often feels a little arbitrary. The whole list feels somewhat arbitrary, of course; but the sheer...
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It’s all style over substance with T. Rex. But, oh, what style! Sick, slick, coolly crunching rock-and-roll grooves; vocal lines that slide and curve in unique directions; and that Marc...
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Gene Clark was a founding member of the Byrds and was their leading songwriter for two albums, until a fear of flying forced him to leave the band. His reluctance...
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The street-corner-style poetry with a jazzy, improvised feel practiced during the late ‘60s into the early ‘70s by Harlem’s the Last Poets and by Gil Scott-Heron was a landmark in…
And so we have heavy metal, in it’s first pure incarnation. Vibrant, edgy guitar riffs, thundering bass, pounding and cascading drums—and cutting through them all is Ozzy Osbourne’s pinched, nasally,…
Country singer-songwriter Townes van Zandt came from a wealthy Texas background, but manic depression beginning in his university years consistently derailed his education, and he began a career as a...
Read MoreThe Next 8 Albums, for My Top 20 Albums of 1970 As always, you can jump to the playlist at the bottom of each post to listen while you read. Within each...
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Gary Numan’s 1979 hit “Cars” is a song I remember well from my childhood (I was eleven when it came out and ruled the airwaves), and it’s a song that…
Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett first caught the public eye as the opening act for Blind Faith; Eric Clapton was so taken by their performances that he began playing with them…
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