Scorpions – No One Like You
Oldies Songs The Unshakable Grip of Irreplaceable Desire Cast your mind back, if you will, to 1982. The airwaves crackled with a new energy, a sound that was both heavy and heart-achingly…
Black Sabbath – War Pigs
War Pigs: Black Sabbath’s Eternal Howl Against the Architects of Conflict Penned by the band’s four founding members – guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist and primary lyricist Geezer Butler, drummer Bill…
Led Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times
Good Times Bad Times: The Thunderous Dawn of Led Zeppelin Imagine dropping the needle on a brand new album in early 1969. You hear a sharp guitar chord, then an…
Barry Blue – Christmas Moon
Christmas Moon: Barry Blue’s Forgotten Sparkle from the Glam Rock Festive Season Think back to the early-to-mid 1970s in the UK – a time of platform boots, catchy choruses, infectious…
Andy Williams – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Andy Williams’ Enduring Ode to Holiday Cheer Few songs possess the power to instantly conjure a specific feeling, a season, a sense…
Emmylou Harris – Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball: Emmylou Harris Rides Neil Young’s Anthem into Atmospheric Depths In 1995, Emmylou Harris, already a legend in country and folk music, took a breathtaking leap of faith. She…
George Strait – Carrying Your Love With Me
Carrying Your Love With Me: George Strait’s Ode to Love Across the Miles There’s a certain warmth, an undeniable sincerity that radiates from the music of George Strait. For decades,…
Linda Ronstadt – It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore: Linda Ronstadt’s Crystal Clear Heartbreak There are voices that simply inhabit a song, finding its emotional core and presenting it with such honesty and beauty that…
Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
I Can’t Drive 55: The Roaring Anthem of Rebellion Against the Red Line Some songs just hit you square in the chest with the force of a V8 engine roaring…
Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together
Let’s Stick Together: How Bryan Ferry Turned Blues into Icy Cool Glamour There are cover versions, and then there are transformations. In the summer of 1976, Bryan Ferry, the impossibly…