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FABULOUS FIRSTS – Debut albums that shook my little world…The Doors
THE DOORS: My mom bought me my first Beatle album. But, when it came time to stump up my own hard un-earned allowance on my first record, it was a momentous and difficult decision. Value for the money was the primary concern. The Doors debut was a safe bet. I had listened to it already…
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Endangered Species – Top Five “Singing Drummers”
First guy I ever saw sing and play drums was Ringo. The Beatles introduced the world to a lot of new and strange ideas. Soon Gary Lewis and Playboys followed and then …Karen Carpenter. So now a tribute to that strange sub-genre of musicians, The Singing Drummers. Here are the top dogs: Levon Helm (The…
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Originally posted on The Stereo Lounge: Wet Picnic (Balls Up) 1982 I was alerted to this band by friends who saw them play in the clubs. “A must see”, they said. “Hippest band in town”, they said. This was no lie. Every musician who saw this group wanted to be in it or form a…
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And Now For Something Completely Different
Posted by Dale Nickey Before “Riverdance”, “The Celtic Women” and the ardent mass media embrace of all things boggy and soggy, there was British Folk-Rock. Groups like Fairport Convention, Pentangle and Steeleye Span were all making commercial inroads during the late 60’s and early 70’s by playing traditional jigs, ballads and folk tunes in an extremely…
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Lionheart Revisited (Kate Bush album review)
Reviewed by: Dale Nickey Ok, here’s the party line on Kate Bush’s second album Lionheart. It was the “difficult second album”, rush released too soon after her stupendous debut, The Kick Inside. The material was under cooked, it was recorded hastily. It was a commercial disappointment. Lionheart has always been viewed as the gawky, homely sister to The Kick…
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Founding YES guitarist Peter Banks (Obituary)
Word has just come in that founding Yes guitarist Peter Banks died on March 7. He was 65. Peter Banks was an eclectic and acrobatic guitarist who holds the distinction of being a founding member of the Progressive Rock band Yes. Banks appeared on the first two albums before he was replaced by virtuoso Rock…
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Mark Mansfield – “It Happened One Evening” (Album Review)
Reviewed by: Dale Nickey This is Mark Mansfield’s second solo release and is the finest album in his canon, which includes his under-appreciated and poorly promoted solo debut “Love’s Final Round”. Mansfield has also released multiple albums under the band name, “The Redeemers”. This new album contains recordings that predate all his previous releases. This…
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