Sweet – Alexander Graham Bell
Oldies Songs Sweet – “Alexander Graham Bell”: A Psychedelic Pop Nugget Wrapped in Baroque Whimsy Before Sweet became the high-energy, hard-rocking glam icons of the 1970s, they dabbled in the lush, playful…
T. Rex – Mambo Sun
A Seductive and Mystical Overture, the Perfect Opening to a Glam-Rock Masterpiece and a Star’s Transformation. Before he was a cosmic dandy and a television icon, Marc Bolan was a…
Smokie – I’ll Meet You at Midnight
A Clandestine Rendezvous of Passion and Intrigue, a Miniature Thriller Disguised as a Timeless Pop Ballad. In the mid-1970s, the world was awash in the smooth, harmony-driven sounds of Smokie,…
The Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer in the City
The Lovin’ Spoonful – “Summer in the City”: A Fever Dream of Heat, Hustle, and Urban Restlessness There’s nothing romantic or idyllic about “Summer in the City”—no golden beaches, no…
John Prine and Iris DeMent – In Spite of Ourselves
The Whacked-Out Wonder of Imperfect Love: A Hilarious, Heartfelt Duet That Celebrates the Enduring Power of Affection Despite Every Human Flaw. There are love songs, and then there is “In…
David Essex – If I Could
David Essex – “If I Could” and the Melancholy Beauty of Longing David Essex, the master of wistful romance and cinematic storytelling, delivers a deeply emotive ballad in “If I…
Bay City Rollers – You’re A Woman
The Complications of Coming of Age: Bay City Rollers’ Poignant “You’re A Woman” For a generation, the name Bay City Rollers instantly conjures images of tartan-clad hysteria, screaming fans, and…
The Moody Blues – Nights in White Satin
The Moody Blues – “Nights in White Satin” and the Timeless Ache of Lost Love Few songs capture the haunting beauty of longing, regret, and unfulfilled love as powerfully as…
The Alan Parsons Project – I Wouldn’t Want to be Like You
The Alan Parsons Project – “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You” and the Cynical Pulse of 1977 Emerging from the sonic labyrinth of I Robot (1977), “I Wouldn’t Want…
Triumph – I Live For The Weekend
Triumph’s “I Live for the Weekend” – A Hard Rock Manifesto of Pure Rebellion If there’s one song that captures the essence of late ’70s and early ’80s rock excess,…