The Glitter Band – I’ve Gotta Get a Message Back to You
Oldies Songs The Sound of Silence After the Glitter Fade: A Dramatic, Late-Era Glam Rock Plea for Connection as the 1970s Disco Ball Spins Away. There are songs that capture the moment,…
Mud – One Nights
A Final, Melancholy Dance: How the Glam-Rock Heart of the Seventies Reached Back to the Fifties for a Poignant Farewell to a Golden Era. For those of us who came…
Donald Fagen – Out of the Ghetto
The Poignant Re-Contextualization of Soul: A Jewish-American Musician’s Ironic and Affectionate Appropriation of a Black Ghetto Narrative. To approach a Donald Fagen composition is to wade into a world steeped…
Ted Nugent – Love Grenade
The Explosive Force of Old-School Rock and Roll: A Raw, Unapologetic Celebration of Primal Desire Delivered with the Relentless Energy of a Lifelong Motor City Madman. For those of us…
Walter Becker – Somebody’s Saturday Night
The Worn Glamour of the Weekend Warrior: A Jazzy, Reggae-Infused Portrait of Ephemeral Desire and Existential Self-Awareness in the Dim Light. The late Walter Becker (of Steely Dan fame) was…
Ted Nugent – I Want to Tell You
The Uncomfortable Marriage of Garage Rock Fury and Pop Melancholy: A Hard Rock Maestro’s Unexpected and Frayed Take on Communication Breakdown. For anyone who came of age with the feral…
Sammy Hagar – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”
The Red Rocker’s Soulful Detour: A Hard Rock Icon’s Unexpected and Poignant Attempt to Find Balladic Gold in the Shadow of a Legend. In the sprawling, often theatrical career of…
Mud – Show Me You’re a Woman
The Glittering Retreat: A Glam Rock Band’s Poignant Attempt to Trade Sparkle for Sensitivity and the Drama of Growing Up. The year 1975 was a curious, crossroads moment for British…
Ted Nugent – Light My Way
The Cry for Direction: A Moment of Hard Rock Vulnerability Revealing the Turmoil Behind the Motor City Madman’s Bluster. In the thunderous, uncompromising world of 1970s hard rock, few figures…
Donald Fagen – Brite Nitegown
The Jazz-Noir Jolt: A Funky, Morbid Dance with Mortality, Masked by the Polished Grooves of Middle Age. The music of Donald Fagen, whether with Steely Dan or on his own…