It all started last Friday afternoon. I was cranking out some new tunes when my wife rushed in and, instead of the usual: “turn that bloody racket down!”, said: “this is so cool, who is this?” The answer was the Delta Riggs and the song I was listening to was their new single Never Seen This Before. This song thumps with a funky old school groove, but the Riggs were playing … [Read more...]
The Dark Side Of The Moon – Pink Floyd
Let’s be honest. You can’t have a classic album series without including this record. It’s impossible. The Dark Side Of The Moon is a record vast in its thematic, musical and lyrical scope and one that is brilliantly engineered. It’s become so ubiquitous that for many who aren’t rock music fans if there is one rock record in their collection chances are it’s this … [Read more...]
Fire On The Floor – Beth Hart
The road to success hasn't been easy for Beth Hart. It was her second album Screamin' For My Supper, and particularly the single LA Song (Out Of This Town) that saw Beth score her first hit and subsequent inclusion on the soundtracks to a number of prime time television shows. At that time she was in her late 20's and after a long history of substantial drug use since her teens … [Read more...]
Savage – Eurythmics
The first time I spied Annie Lennox she looked a little… well, intimidating. Short-cropped shock of burnt orange hair, dressed like a man with a voice so deep and rich that many men would secretly envy. And those eyes - they looked like they could stare you down and kill you with a thought! The song, or should I say the video, was Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This). The year was … [Read more...]
Revolver – The Beatles
In a few days time this landmark album will notch up its 50th birthday and while that milestone might be seen by some as “old” this extraordinary record still sounds fresh to these (ageing) ears. Whether it’s the best album the Fab 4 ever released as many believe is too close to call for me when The Beatles (white album) and Abbey Road are also taken into account. But without a … [Read more...]