Ted Nugent – Writing on the Wall
Oldies Songs The Drama of Doomed Prophecy: An Epic Rock Warning on the Inevitability of Consequences The year 1976 was a high-water mark for the hard rock circuit, and Ted Nugent was…
Donald Fagen – Security Joan
Anxious Affection in the Post-9/11 City: A Groovy, Cynical Romance at the Airport Checkpoint The artistry of Donald Fagen, whether as half of Steely Dan or as a solo architect,…
Middle Of The Road – Everybody Loves a Winner
This Upbeat Seventies Pop Gem Masks a Cynical, Heartbreaking Truth About Fame, Success, and Human Loyalty. For many of us who remember the kaleidoscope of early 1970s Europop, the Scottish…
Rainbow – Run With The Wolf
Embracing the Primeval Spirit: A Heavy Metal Call to the Wild that Defines Freedom and Instinct The year 1976 was a crucible for heavy rock, an era where the grand,…
Walter Becker – Selfish Gene
A Masterclass in Cynical Noir: The Deft and Decadent Examination of Pure, Unadulterated Human Desire. There is a moment of exquisite, uneasy recognition that washes over a certain generation of…
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Wooden Ships
The Haunting Ballad of Nuclear Escape: A Tense, Apocalyptic Message Delivered on the Wings of Unforgettable Counterculture Harmony For those of us who recall the turbulent, beautiful, and deeply anxious…
Ted Nugent – Fist Fightin’ Son of a Gun
A Ferocious Celebration of Unbridled, Bare-Knuckle, American Rock-and-Roll Attitude In the late seventies, when rock music was wrestling with the slickness of disco and the snarl of punk, Ted Nugent…
Ted Nugent – Hammerdown
A Testament to Relentless, Uncompromising Rock and Roll, “Hammerdown” Is the Sound of a Man Driven by Pure, Unstoppable Internal Combustion. The autumn of 1976 was a watershed moment in…
Suzi Quatro – Rock Hard
The Leather-Clad Queen’s Final Fists-Up Against the Dawn of a New Decade, Asserting That True Rock-and-Roll Power is Eternal. For those of us who lived and breathed the electric pulse…
Donald Fagen – Countermoon
The Cynical Eclipse of Romance: A Groovy, Dystopian Warning About Marital Malaise and the Call of the Wild The year 1993 felt like a sudden shift in the tectonic plates…