John Prine – Long Monday
Oldies Songs A Quiet Confession of Yearning in the Wake of Sunday’s Grace “Long Monday”, co‑written by John Prine and Keith Sykes, appears on Prine’s fifteenth studio album, Fair & Square (released…
Slade – Good Time Gals
A rollicking B‑side swagger that underpins Slade’s working‑class bravado in full flight The 1974 single Everyday by the British glam‑rock stalwarts Slade surged to No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart—marking…
Donald Fagen – Madison Time
A Soulful Groove That Brings Timeless Cool to the Dance Floor “Madison Time”, as performed by Donald Fagen on the live album The New York Rock and Soul Revue: Live…
Mud – Use Your Imagination
A Quiet Whisper of Glam: Believing in Dreams When the Lights Go Down In 1975, the British glam rock band Mud released their album Use Your Imagination, a record that…
Slade – Everybody’s Next One
A Relentless Heart That’s Never Satisfied In Slade’s earliest incarnation as Ambrose Slade, “Everybody’s Next One” appears on their 1969 debut album Beginnings — a covers-heavy collection that didn’t chart…
Donald Fagen – Big Noise New York
A Futuristic City’s Jazz-Splashed Reckoning: “Big Noise, New York” as the Pulse of Urban Myth and Memory From the moment Donald Fagen released “Big Noise, New York” in 1993 as…
Mud – L’L’Lucy
A Glam-Soaked Daydream of Misfits and Mystery, L-L-Lucy Captures the Unspoken Longing Behind the Glitter When Mud released L-L-Lucy in 1974, the British glam rock scene was nearing its peak,…
Grand Funk Railroad – Call Yourself a Man
A Raw Reckoning of Masculinity and Self-Deception in the Quiet Corners of Grand Funk Railroad’s Debut On their 1969 debut album On Time, Grand Funk Railroad captured the electric pulse…
Wizzard – I Dun Lotsa Cryin’ Over You
A Broken Heart in Retro Harmony: Wizzard Revisits Teen Heartache with Soulful Precision On their 1974 concept album Introducing Eddy and the Falcons, British glam-rock pioneers Wizzard unveiled a musical…
Slade – Do the Dirty
A Raw Kiss of Glam Rock Grit and Swagger, “Do the Dirty” Is Slade’s Unfiltered Challenge to a World Moving On In 1976, Slade released their sixth studio album, “Nobody’s…