It’s easy to take Bad Company for granted as another ‘70s musical dinosaur destined for perpetual play on classic-rock radio. But give their 1974 debut another spin in its entirety, and Bad Co.’s place in rock becomes clearer. Certainly Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant, not one to be bamboozled, saw the band’s possibilities and signed [...]
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Neil Young was just days away from his 23rd birthday and the release of his first solo album when he played the gigs that comprise Sugar Mountain – Live At Canterbury House 1968. And what impresses most is how many great songs Young had already penned. As a member of Buffalo Springfield, Young was responsible [...]
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Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons, the musical genius duo behind the pop symphonic progressive Alan Parsons Project, once referred to the creative journey of producing an album as “not unlike throwing a lump of clay on a potter’s wheel and then shaping and reshaping the material in an infinite number of times until the potter [...]
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Yes, King Crimson, and Earthworks drummer and bandleader Bill Bruford has announced that he will no longer perform in public. After an exemplary 41-year career that has moved through progressive rock to electronic jazz and on to acoustic jazz, Bruford will hang up his sticks and concentrate on “related activities.” “It’s been an exciting four [...]
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It’s safe to say that French band Magma is like no other. Leader Christian Vander’s concept of a futuristic rock/ jazz outfit included a language (Kobaian) constructed specifically to fit his musical vision. To my ears, Kobaian sounds something akin to German, and fans have Web pages devoted to translation if you care to delve [...]
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It’s hard to believe that singer Chris Farlowe is two years shy of 70, but his voice still has the soulful energy that’s made him one of the best rock and R&B singers for five decades. His latest album, Hotel Eingang, is a killer blend of plucky R&B numbers and smooth ballads, the perfect platform [...]
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Check out this three-way discussion covering the entire Uriah Heep catalog. Skull Sessions host Bob Nalbandian is joined by my friend and metal expert Martin Popoff and former publishing editor of Metal Rendezvous magazine John Strednansky. The trio talk about Heep records from Very ‘Eavy Very ‘Umble up to the latest release, Wake The Sleeper.
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Although Genesis would truly enter their “classic” phase with Nursery Cryme in 1971, its precursor Trespass not only hints at what was to come but features several standout cuts as well. “The Knife,” “Waiting For Someone” and “Visions Of Angels” all have the stamp of the best of Genesis’ work. Trespass is also notable as [...]
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In between “Dream On” and “Walk This Way,” the songs from Aerosmith’s 1974 album Get Your Wings seem to get pushed to the side. Wings wields a smoking cover of “Train Kept A Rollin’” and a handful of great originals as well. “Same Old Song And Dance” features a catchy riff and a killer saxophone [...]
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The Rossington Collins Band’s first album, Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere, is a severely overlooked record. It gave the group two radio singles – “Prime Time” and “Don’t Misunderstand Me,” but it’s the powerful singing of Dale Krantz on “Three Times As Bad” that steals the show. There’s some fine drumming by Derek Hess, too. In wake [...]
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