Grand Funk Railroad – Mean Mistreater
Oldies Songs A searing blues-rock lament, capturing the raw ache of a love that hurts but won’t let go. There are rock songs that hit you with brute force, and then there…
Climax Blues Band-ouldn’t Get It Right
A soulful groove of life on the road, capturing the universal struggle to find one’s footing. There are songs that, with their very first notes, transport you to a specific…
Status Quo – Red Sky
A reflective journey under an ominous horizon, capturing the grit and determination of the road. There are songs that capture a fleeting moment, and then there are those that paint…
New Riders Of The Purple Sage – Panama Red
A sun-drenched, carefree anthem to the counterculture, embodying the spirit of wanderlust and laid-back freedom. There are songs that bottle a particular moment in time, a specific feeling, or an…
Linda Ronstadt – Love Has No Pride
A bittersweet elegy to lost love and the enduring vulnerability of the human heart. There are songs that capture a fleeting moment, and then there are those that distill a…
The Stone Poneys – One for One
Great Songs The Stone Poneys – “One for One”: A Folk-Rock Gem with Subtle Brilliance In the mid-1960s, The Stone Poneys emerged as a cornerstone of the burgeoning folk-rock movement, thanks largely…
Status Quo – Down the Dustpipe (live 1970)
A bruising statement of intent as raw boogie rock finds its voice on live television When Status Quo tore into “Down the Dustpipe” on Granada TV’s Doing Their Thing in…
Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, & Linda Ronstadt – In My Hour of Darkness
A Haunting Ballad of Mortality and Enduring Friendship: “In My Hour of Darkness” by Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, & Linda Ronstadt In the hallowed halls of country-rock, where raw vulnerability…
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young Girl
A Contested Ballad of Youthful Allure and Moral Ambiguity “Young Girl”, a song that propelled Gary Puckett & The Union Gap to the top of the charts, reaching number two…
Uriah Heep – Gypsy
A thunderous declaration of wanderlust and the primal call of an untamed spirit. “Gypsy”, the electrifying opening track from Uriah Heep’s breakthrough 1970 album “…Very ‘Eavy …Very ‘Umble”, is a…