Share the Land – The Guess Who

Canadian rockers The Guess Who hit the big time in early 1970, when American Woman zoomed up the charts, giving them their first U.S. Number One single.

Late For the Sky – Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne’s third LP took a great leap forward in terms of songwriting, delivering fully on the promise of his first two records, and establishing him firmly as a leading light in the confessional singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s

Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins

Fronted by singer-songwriter-guitarist Billy Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins emergedas an alt-rock band in the nineties alongside grunge groups Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

Fresh Cream – Cream

Ginger Baker, one of rock music’s greatest drummer passed away on 6th October. That’s when I decided to do a Cream LP review as a homage.

One World – John Martyn

The first few years of British singer-songwriter-guitarist John Martyn’s career are fascinating in terms of artistic progress. Starting out in the clubs playing traditional folk-blues, as displayed on his debut album ‘London Conversation’ in 1967

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road – Lucinda Williams

To give a brief background on Williams, she was born a rolling stone. Her late father Miller Williams was a college professor. She was much travelled as her family moved often, to Mexico and Chile and a dozen Southern towns. Williams’s rebellious attitude resulted in her getting expelled from a New Orleans high school for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in protest of Vietnam

Smash Your Head Against The Wall – John Entwistle

In many ways, John Entwistle was sort of the George Harrison of The Who, both being quiet by temperament, and generally content to let their instruments do the talking.

Sheer Heart Attack - Queen

As we celebrate Freddie’s birthday on 5th September, I thought it appropriate to review a Queen album, and picked ‘Sheer Heart Attack’. This is their third studio album released in late 1974 and in fact the first Queen album that I ever heard.

English Settlement – (Double album) - XTC

The year 1982 was a major turning point for idiosyncratic British popsters XTC, what with lead singer and songwriter Andy Partridge developing serious mental health issues, which led eventually to him collapsing on stage, and swearing off touring altogether.

Branigan 2 - Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan as everyone will know was famous for the song ‘Self Control’ (1984) that had the title song that went to No 1 in Canada and Germany. But this album is one that was released before monstrous success came to her.