The Nolans – Don’t Make Waves
Oldies Songs The Nolans – “Don’t Make Waves”: When Love Speaks Through Radiant Melodies When people think of The Nolans, they instantly recall the vibrant energy of their music—infectious, uplifting, and brimming…
Damn Yankees – Come Again
Damn Yankees – “Come Again”: A Powerhouse of Emotion and Guitar Mastery Few songs encapsulate the spirit of late-’80s and early-’90s hard rock quite like “Come Again” by Damn Yankees.…
Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do
Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do”: The Defining Moment of ’70s Arena Rock Few live recordings capture the raw, electrifying spirit of a rock performance quite like…
Sweet – Alexander Graham Bell
Sweet – “Alexander Graham Bell”: A Psychedelic Pop Nugget Wrapped in Baroque Whimsy Before Sweet became the high-energy, hard-rocking glam icons of the 1970s, they dabbled in the lush, playful…
T. Rex – Mambo Sun
A Seductive and Mystical Overture, the Perfect Opening to a Glam-Rock Masterpiece and a Star’s Transformation. Before he was a cosmic dandy and a television icon, Marc Bolan was a…
Smokie – I’ll Meet You at Midnight
A Clandestine Rendezvous of Passion and Intrigue, a Miniature Thriller Disguised as a Timeless Pop Ballad. In the mid-1970s, the world was awash in the smooth, harmony-driven sounds of Smokie,…
The Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer in the City
The Lovin’ Spoonful – “Summer in the City”: A Fever Dream of Heat, Hustle, and Urban Restlessness There’s nothing romantic or idyllic about “Summer in the City”—no golden beaches, no…
John Prine and Iris DeMent – In Spite of Ourselves
The Whacked-Out Wonder of Imperfect Love: A Hilarious, Heartfelt Duet That Celebrates the Enduring Power of Affection Despite Every Human Flaw. There are love songs, and then there is “In…
David Essex – If I Could
David Essex – “If I Could” and the Melancholy Beauty of Longing David Essex, the master of wistful romance and cinematic storytelling, delivers a deeply emotive ballad in “If I…
Bay City Rollers – You’re A Woman
The Complications of Coming of Age: Bay City Rollers’ Poignant “You’re A Woman” For a generation, the name Bay City Rollers instantly conjures images of tartan-clad hysteria, screaming fans, and…