Grand Funk Railroad – I Want Freedom
Oldies Songs A Loud and Desperate Cry for Liberation, an Anthem of Rebellion Against the Shackles of Societal and Existential Constraint. The year 1971 was the zenith of Grand Funk Railroad’s original,…
Steely Dan – Sign In Stranger
A Cryptic and Tense Jazz-Rock Fable, a Sinister Invitation into a Shadowy World of Desperate Chances and Imminent Danger. The year 1976 found Steely Dan fully immersed in their cynical,…
Slade – Universe
A Bombastic, Reflective Ode to Unity, a Late-Career Power Ballad Driven by the Desperate Hope for Global Connection. The year 1991 found the mighty Slade occupying a strange and poignant…
Jackson Browne – Daddy’s Tune
A Turbulent, Unflinching Look at the Painful, Unresolved Legacy of a Father’s Absence and the Struggle for Adult Forgiveness. The year 1976 was one of both profound artistic achievement and…
Ted Nugent – Live It Up
A Brash, High-Energy Manifesto of Reckless Abandon, an Unapologetic Anthem Urging the Listener to Seize the Moment with Primal Force. The year 1977 saw Ted Nugent operating at the furious…
Donald Fagen – The Great Pagoda Of Funn
Donald Fagen Brings Dark Humor and Jazz Precision to Life with “The Great Pagoda of Funn” When Donald Fagen released the album Morph the Cat in 2006, listeners quickly recognized…
Jackson Browne – The Birds Of St. Marks
A Foundational, Poignant Chronicle of Lost Innocence, a Wistful Return to the Ghosts of Youth and Unsent Letters. The year 2005 marked a deliberate and deeply reflective turn for Jackson…
Slade – Do You Believe In Miracles
A Final, Resilient Anthem of Enduring Hope, a Melancholy Celebration of Rock’s Power to Overcome Life’s Crushing Disappointments. The year 1985 found the great British rock and roll machine, Slade,…
Walter Becker – Bob Is Not Your Uncle Anymore
A Darkly Comic, World-Weary Fable of Betrayal, Detachment, and the Cold, Hard Lesson That Innocence Has a Price. The year 2008 saw a quiet, yet dramatically significant, release from one…
Ted Nugent – Snakeskin Cowboys
A Visceral, Grinding Portrait of the Road, a Loud and Defiant Anthem Celebrating the Untamed, Nomadic Life of a Rock and Roll Outlaw. The year 1975 marked a dramatic turning…