Donald Fagen – Maxine
Oldies Songs 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…
Jackson Browne- Cocaine
A Raw and Unflinching Confession of Addiction’s Grip, Spontaneously Captured in the Sterile Heart of the American Road. By 1977, Jackson Browne was the undisputed poet laureate of the Southern…
Poco – Indian Summer
A Poignant and Melancholic Reflection on a Fleeting Love, a Beautiful, Resigned Farewell to a Lost Season of the Heart. By the late 1970s, Poco had long established themselves as…
Grand Funk Railroad – Queen Bee
A Gritty, Bluesy Ode to a Dominant Force, a Powerful Statement of a Rock Titan’s Return to the Throne. In the late 1970s, the hard rock juggernaut that was Grand…
Mott the Hoople – The Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll
A Poignant and Theatrical Farewell to an Era, a Glorious Ode to the Last Days of Glam Rock’s Golden Age. By 1974, the glittering, flamboyant wave of glam rock was…
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris – Done With Bonaparte (Real Live Roadrunning)
A Haunting Ballad of a Soldier’s Weary Soul, a Poetic Reflection on the Human Cost of War. In the vast and winding tapestry of modern music, few collaborations feel as…
Emmylou Harris – Goin’ Back To Harlan
A Haunting Pilgrimage to a Troubled Past, a Sobering Account of the Inescapable Pull of Home. In the storied career of Emmylou Harris, a voice that has been the very…
Emmylou Harris – Michelangelo
“Michelangelo”: A Lyrical Masterpiece on Unfulfilled Dreams and the Quiet Weight of Creative Longing. There are artists whose work, over the course of a long and storied career, becomes a…
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now”: A Heart-Wrenching Ballad of Trust, Understanding, and the Tenuous Nature of Love. There are certain songs that, with a single vocal inflection or…
Darts – The Boy From New York City
“The Boy From New York City”: A Gleeful Throwback to Doo-Wop Romance and Teenage Fervor. For those of us who navigated the often-eclectic, sometimes contradictory, musical landscape of the late…