Donald Fagen – Security Joan
Oldies Songs Anxious Affection in the Post-9/11 City: A Groovy, Cynical Romance at the Airport Checkpoint The artistry of Donald Fagen, whether as half of Steely Dan or as a solo architect,…
Middle Of The Road – Everybody Loves a Winner
This Upbeat Seventies Pop Gem Masks a Cynical, Heartbreaking Truth About Fame, Success, and Human Loyalty. For many of us who remember the kaleidoscope of early 1970s Europop, the Scottish…
Rainbow – Run With The Wolf
Embracing the Primeval Spirit: A Heavy Metal Call to the Wild that Defines Freedom and Instinct The year 1976 was a crucible for heavy rock, an era where the grand,…
Walter Becker – Selfish Gene
A Masterclass in Cynical Noir: The Deft and Decadent Examination of Pure, Unadulterated Human Desire. There is a moment of exquisite, uneasy recognition that washes over a certain generation of…
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Wooden Ships
The Haunting Ballad of Nuclear Escape: A Tense, Apocalyptic Message Delivered on the Wings of Unforgettable Counterculture Harmony For those of us who recall the turbulent, beautiful, and deeply anxious…
Ted Nugent – Fist Fightin’ Son of a Gun
A Ferocious Celebration of Unbridled, Bare-Knuckle, American Rock-and-Roll Attitude In the late seventies, when rock music was wrestling with the slickness of disco and the snarl of punk, Ted Nugent…
Ted Nugent – Hammerdown
A Testament to Relentless, Uncompromising Rock and Roll, “Hammerdown” Is the Sound of a Man Driven by Pure, Unstoppable Internal Combustion. The autumn of 1976 was a watershed moment in…
Suzi Quatro – Rock Hard
The Leather-Clad Queen’s Final Fists-Up Against the Dawn of a New Decade, Asserting That True Rock-and-Roll Power is Eternal. For those of us who lived and breathed the electric pulse…
Donald Fagen – Countermoon
The Cynical Eclipse of Romance: A Groovy, Dystopian Warning About Marital Malaise and the Call of the Wild The year 1993 felt like a sudden shift in the tectonic plates…
Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt – Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
When Two Voices Meet Where Folk Memory Turns Timeless There are performances that feel carefully arranged, and then there are those rare moments when history, chemistry, and instinct converge without…