Ted Nugent – Writing on the Wall
Oldies Songs The Drama of Doomed Prophecy: An Epic Rock Warning on the Inevitability of Consequences The year 1976 was a high-water mark for the hard rock circuit, and Ted Nugent was…
Donald Fagen – Security Joan
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…
Ted Nugent – Baby Please Don’t Go
The Moment the Hard Rock God Descended from Olympus to Bear Witness to the Blues’ Primal, Unbreakable Heart If you were there in 1978, you remember the sheer, unbridled animal…
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…