Walter Becker – Three Picture Deal
Oldies Songs The Late-Career Blues of Artistic Compromise: A Cynical, Jazz-Funk Confession Detailing the Cost of Chasing Hollywood Dreams. There is a distinct, almost thrilling pleasure in hearing a genius unpack the…
Wizzard – Main Street
A Lost Masterpiece: The Dramatic Saga of Roy Wood’s Unreleased Soul Vision and the Haunting Sound of Glam Rock’s Final Curtain Call. The name Wizzard immediately conjures images of chaotic…
Ted Nugent – Tight Spots
The Furious, Adrenaline-Charged Sound of a Survivalist Rocker Defiantly Navigating the Perils of the Late-Seventies Rock Lifestyle. The year 1978 was a curious pivot point in rock history: Punk was…
Ted Nugent – Kiss My Ass
The Furious, Unapologetic Roar of Defiance: A Late-Career Hard Rock Manifesto Against Political Correctness and the Establishment. The mid-1990s were a fascinating, often bewildering time for rock and roll veterans.…
Ted Nugent – Still Raising Hell
A Late-Career, Defiant Roar: The Unapologetic Pledge to Preserve the Primal Fury of Unfiltered American Hard Rock. The year 2007 was a time of polished pop and digital streams, a…
Wizzard – Meet Me at the Jailhouse
A Chaotic, Joyous Escape Hatch: The Utterly Untamed Sound of Freedom and Recklessness as Glam Rock’s Most Eccentric Ringmaster Sets the Stage Ablaze. The year 1973 was a dazzling, disorienting…
Jackson Browne – A Little Soon to Say (Live 2022)
A Thoughtful Reflection on Love and Timing in the Present Moment When Jackson Browne performed “A Little Soon to Say” live at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery on September 17,…
James Taylor – October Road
A Late-Career Meditation on Time, Transition, and the Beautiful, Unfinished Journey of Middle Age. For those of us who have long revered the gentle, introspective genius of James Taylor, the…
John Prine – Sam Stone
The Black Hole in a Purple Heart: A Devastating, Unflinching Folk Ballad That Gave Voice to the Vietnam Veteran’s Invisible Trauma. The year is 1971. American music is caught between…
Walter Becker – My Waterloo
A Bitterly Humorous Confession of Self-Sabotage and Personal Defeat, Marking the Solo Return of Steely Dan’s Cynical Heart. The year 1994 felt like a dramatic, jagged piece of unfinished business…