Donald Fagen – Miss Marlene
Oldies Songs An Elegy to Faded Youth and the Ghost of a Bowling Queen The unmistakable late-career cool of Donald Fagen, a sound he polished to a jazz-funk sheen with Steely Dan…
Jackson Browne – I Am a Patriot
A Soulful Cry for American Ideals and Environmental Conscience The year was 1989. The Berlin Wall was still standing, the Cold War’s icy grip was starting to thaw, yet a…
Jackson Browne – I’m Alive (Live From Home)
A Quiet Affirmation of Survival, Renewal, and the Grace of Carrying On When Jackson Browne released “I’m Alive” in 1993 as the title track of his album I’m Alive, the…
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker – Snowbound
Snowbound: A Bittersweet Ode to Decadent Respite in a Dystopian Future The release of Donald Fagen’s second solo album, Kamakiriad, in 1993, marked a moment of profound significance for a…
Slade – Just a Little Bit
A Raw, Soulful Plea for Connection Amidst the Glam Rock Glare Oh, to be transported back to 1974! The air crackled with the sheer, unbridled energy of Glam Rock, and…
Ted Nugent – Paralyzed
The Thrill of Hard Rock’s Wildman: A High-Energy Anthem About Desire and Unstoppable Momentum Oh, the late 1970s—a time when the embers of the rock and roll bonfire still burned…
Ted Nugent – Death by Misadventure
“Death by Misadventure” is a brooding, hard-rocking lament, often interpreted as a commentary on the tragic self-destruction of rock stars, fueled by the very excesses they embrace. There are certain…
Walter Becker – Hat Too Flat
An Intergalactic Parable of Alienation and the Humiliation of Not Quite Fitting In There are moments in music history that feel less like a starting gun and more like a…
Slade – Dapple Rose
A Timeless Lament: The Ballad of Aging, Abandonment, and the Fading Glory of Life’s Once-Prized Treasures For those who lived through the seismic shifts of British rock in the early…
Jackson Browne – The Only Child
A Voice in the Quiet Room: Jackson Browne’s “The Only Child” Captures an Artist in Transition On October 15, 1976, at the Capitol Theatre, Jackson Browne delivered a performance that…