Along with ELP, Uriah Heep were one of the most pilloried bands of the era by anybody outside the genre. So luckily, they were the first band I saw live as a teenager in the mid seventies at Liverpool Stadium (actually it was the support band Maldoon). Why was I lucky to see a band that […]
Jack Green was a Scottish guitar player that made four albums, This Is Japan was the final track on his first solo album Humanesque released in 1980. He made a name for himself in Canada where he is mostly remembered. One track on Humanesque featured a guitar solo from Ritchie Blackmore (I Call, No Answer) Green had […]
Although Marc Bolan didn’t appear on John’s Children’s “legendary” Orgasm album released in 1967 (he joined after the album was completed) he did write, play guitar and sing the backing vocals (with his unmistakable warble) on Desdemona. The band was actually fronted by Andy Ellison who after the band split in 1968, made solo singles […]
This week we have been staying in friend Martin Rössel’s recording studio apartment whilst he has been away in Paris. This is what was on the turntable or digital device: Nico – Chelsea Girl – 1967 Nico – Desert Shore – 1970 The Stooges – 1st – 1969 The Stooges – Fun House – […]