At Filmore East – The Allman Brothers Band

With two good but little known albums behind them, the Southern rockers stepped on the stage of Filmore East, New York for three evenings in March 1971 and created history of sorts in the realm of live albums. It also turned The Allman Brothers Band into an overnight sensation with Duane Allman (guitars), younger brother Gregg Allman (vocals and keyboard) and Dicky Betts (guitars) burning bright.

Astral Weeks – Van Morrison

The truth is, that I’ve been trying to review this album for a long time now and every time I embark upon the task, I fail, miserably. So this time I just thought I shall write about my failures. I will try and write about why I am unable to write about this album.

The Best of Uriah Heep

I have very fond memories of this album even though the track Sweet Lorraine simultaneously blew my then stereo`s speakers when the synthesizer kicked in at the start of the verse.

Love Songs – Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard was one of my early music heroes. He sang in a beautiful voice and his songs were simple to understand. My father loved his music and to top it all he had an Indian connection - he was born in Lucknow. In fact, I used to feel very good about this particular aspect

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars – David Bowie

Very few albums in the history of popular music are so complete right from start to finish. Many contain material of which not a note can be skipped. And no album has created a fictional character of this dimension. In popular culture, Ziggy Stardust is perhaps as prominent as Sherlock Holmes or The Joker.

Anytime….. Anywhere – Rita Coolidge

If you rewind to the mid 70s Rita Coolidge is one artist you might remember. Pop, country or jazz, Coolidge manages to take off easily on all these genres. Listen to her smooth vocals on this album.

Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison

True to its name, ‘Tupelo Honey’ is sweet. But it’s much more than that. It’s happy, beautifully, melodious and celebratory, guiding the choice of this album for the first review of 2016.

Twelve Songs of Christmas – Jim Reeves

One of the Greatest Christmas albums ever. Christmas songs and the voice of Jim Reeves make for one great musical Christmas. I grew up listening to this LP on vinyl way back in the late 70s and I still treasure this LP everytime Christmas comes.

Rumours – Fleetwood Mac

One of the largest selling albums ever. Rave reviews from the critics. Grammy’s Album of the Year in 1977. The album figures in almost every Top 10 album list. How is all this possible?

True Blue - Madonna

This album is the pop diva’s third album of her career, and spurned a number of hits, dashing critics who said Madonna was just another run of the mill singer who would come and go. Now past her 50s, the sexy songstress still manages to bring in a crowd wherever she may perform.