Steely Dan – The Fez
Oldies Songs A Sinister and Funky Ode to Sexual Manipulation, a Night-Time Fable of Humiliation and Desperate Longing. By 1976, Steely Dan had fully retreated behind the glass of the recording studio,…
Donald Fagen – Maxine
A Romantic and Haunting Musical Reverie, a Poignant Fantasy of Eternal Love and Escape from a Confining Past. The year 1982 marked a seismic shift in the career of Donald…
The Who – Baba O’Riley
Teenage Wasteland Meets Its Reflection: The Who’s 1978 Performance Captures a Band at the Edge of Time On May 25, 1978, inside the controlled environment of Shepperton Studios, The Who…
Steely Dan – Night By Night
The Uneasy Glamour of Desire and Deception Unfolds in Night By Night Steely Dan’s “Night By Night”, released in 1974 as part of their critically acclaimed album Pretzel Logic, occupies…
Donald Fagen – Morph The Cat
A Surreal and Humorous Meditation on Mortality, a Cinematic Fable of Anxiety, Aging, and the Approach of Final Change. By 2006, Donald Fagen had cemented his place in the pantheon…
David Essex – High, Flying Adored
A Cynical, Devastating Aria That Strips Away a Myth, Questioning the Price of Power and the Frailty of a Fictional Saint. By 1978, the cultural air was thick with the…
Walter Becker- Book of Liars
A Raw, Confessional Monologue of Self-Deception and Painful Honesty, marking a Mastermind’s Return from the Shadows. In the mid-1990s, after nearly two decades of bitter silence and musical estrangement, the…
Elton John – Crocodile Rock
A Wild, Joyful Homage to Rock’s Golden Age, Underpinned by a Deeply Bittersweet Elegy for Lost Youth and Fading Innocence. In 1972, the creative partnership of Elton John and Bernie…
Elton John and Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
A Joyful, Theatrical Plea for Mutual Commitment, Forged in a Moment of High-Stakes Pop Perfection. By the summer of 1976, Elton John was less an artist and more a global…
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Sebastian
An Operatic and Haunting Gothic Fable, a Tragic Search for Salvation Amidst Betrayal and Obsession. In 1973, the British music scene was fractured by the lingering glitter of glam and…