Grand Funk Railroad – Freedom Is for Children
Oldies Songs A Roaring Anthem of Youthful Defiance and Urgency On Grand Funk Railroad’s 1972 album Phoenix, “Freedom Is for Children” stands as one of the band’s most impassioned statements, blending hard…
Jackson Browne – Hold Out
The Quiet Struggle Between Desire and Restraint in the Midst of Emotional Turbulence Released on Jackson Browne’s 1980 album Hold Out, “Hold Out” exemplifies Browne’s mastery of capturing the tension…
John Prine – Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
Satirical Patriotism Exposed: John Prine’s Unflinching Eye in an Age of Blind Allegiance When John Prine released his self-titled debut album John Prine in 1971, the world was knee-deep in…
Steely Dan – Daddy Don’t Live In That New York City No More
The Lament for a Down-and-Out Patriarch: A Shimmering, Jazz-Flecked Dirge for the Grimy, Irrecoverable Soul of Old New York. The music of Steely Dan has always been a shimmering, sophisticated…
Crosby, Stills & Nash – See the Changes
A Melancholy, Mid-Career Reflection on the Inescapable Passage of Time and the Price of Freedom. For those of us who came of age during the tumultuous, hope-fueled era of Laurel…
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…
Steely Dan – Third World Man
A Chilling, Cinematic Portrait of Moral Paralysis, Chronicling the Painful Disconnect of a Soul Lost in Global Cynicism. The year 1980 was a moment of profound, complex finality for Steely…
Slade – Wheels Ain’t Coming Down
A High-Octane, Adrenaline-Fueled Anthem, Capturing the Terrifying Exhilaration of a Dramatic Career Resurgence. The year 1981 heralded a dramatic, heart-stopping moment in the tumultuous career of Slade. For much of…
Slade – Slam the Hammer Down
A Blistering, Industrial Anthem of Defiance, Marking a Legendary Band’s Uncompromising Return to Raw, Unadulterated Power. By the early 1980s, the drama surrounding Slade was one of survival and glorious,…
Electric Light Orchestra – Last Train to London
A Melancholy and Rhythmic Chronicle of Fame’s Toll, a Desperate Journey Home to Preserve a Fragile Love. The year 1979 found Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) at the zenith of their…