Steely Dan – East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
Oldies Songs A Brilliant and Audacious Homage to Jazz History, Bridging the Complexity of the Roaring Twenties with the Cynicism of the Seventies. The year 1974 was a crucial tipping point for…
Mountain – Waiting To Take You Away
A Rare and Tender Ballad of Longing, Revealing the Lonely Heart Hidden Beneath the Thunder of the Guitar God. The mid-1970s was a period of high drama and fragmentation for…
Grand Funk Railroad – Country Road
A Tender and Surprising Ballad of Longing, Revealing the Weary Soul Beneath the Armor of Hard Rock Stardom. The year 1971 found Grand Funk Railroad—the powerful, often critically dismissed, but…
Steely Dan – Through With Buzz
A Brief and Enigmatic Whisper of Disillusionment, a Haunting Fragment Exploring the Painful Finality of Abandoning a Destructive Obsession. The year 1974 found Steely Dan, the masterful duo of Donald…
Slade – Hear Me Calling
A Raw, Blistering Anthem of Primal Rock Energy, the Definitive Live Track That Launched a Glam-Rock Juggernaut into Superstardom. The year 1972 marks a true inflection point in the history…
Jackson Browne – Red Neck Friend
A Joyous and Defiant Outburst of Rock and Roll Energy, Celebrating the Liberating Chaos of Unconventional Friendship. The year 1973 found Jackson Browne cemented in the public consciousness as the…
Ted Nugent – Dog Eat Dog
A Vicious and Untamed Anthem of Rock and Roll Survival, a Chaotic Reflection of the Industry’s Brutal, Cutthroat Reality. The year 1976 was a watershed moment in arena rock, a…
Slade – My Town
A Poignant and Underrated Homage to Working-Class Roots, a Deeply Emotional Anthem of Identity and Unbreakable Loyalty. The year 1974 marked the absolute, glorious peak of Slade’s reign. They were…
Donald Fagen – Mary Shut The Garden Door
A Poignant, Late-Life Plea for Intimate Refuge, a Quiet Drama of Retreat from a World Marked by Fear and Mortality. The year 2006 found Donald Fagen, long established as one…
Mud – Let’s Have A Party
A Defiant and Nostalgic Shout of Joy, an Energetic Cover Marking the Band’s High-Stakes Leap Toward Creative Independence. The year 1976 found Mud, the kings of British glam rock, standing…