Photo Credit: Jim Taylor, Cover Design: Haig Adishian, Source What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? “Harlem” by Langston Hughes The only simple fact about Donny Hathaway was that he had talent. It wasn’t self-evident, not in the beginning, and maybe not even by the end. Rather, his talent, […]
Category: Classic Albums Series
McCartney; In Which One Beatle Became One Man, Reviewed (1970)
The heart can be a horrible thing. Horrible in that it dissuades logic and reason and throws irrationality to the fore, and in 1970, the weaker strains of the heart were all The Beatles had left. THE END OF LEGENDS The narrative for the eventual Beatle break-up has two well-trodden beginnings: the death of Brian […]
Robert Palmer’s Lost Oeuvre Part II: Pressure Drop (1976)
Pressure Drop, the follow-up to 1974’s Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley would find Robert Palmer at an interesting crossroads in his career as despite the great craftsmanship on his previous LP he was still vastly unknown outside of the NYC music scene. As a result, Pressure Drop was not as cohesive as an album due to […]
Robert Palmer’s Lost Oeuvre Part I: Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley (1974)
To many people, Robert Palmer represents the power of MTV when music videos were in their heyday, a man whose sartorial talents were the great substance behind numbers like “Simply Irresistable” and “Addicted To Love”. Both numbers are products of their time and suffer greatly as a result, propelled by the videos of attractive women peddling […]
New Classics: Looking Back On Big Echo by The Morning Benders
Of the many albums that have come out in my years as a music blogger, there are a choice few that really stand out as excellent albums and one of my favorites, the one that I will start with, is Big Echo by The Morning Benders. It’s strange to realize that the album, or LP (whichever […]
Classic Album Series: Ram On….Give Your Heart To Somebody Soon…Paul McCartney’s Ram, Reviewed
While it is common fact that Paul McCartney officially called the Beatles quits in the spring of 1970, most people don’t realize the immense struggle it put McCartney through. While Lennon, Harrison, and Starr went on with solo careers with the vigor of free men, it was McCartney who seemed to suffer. This struggle was […]
We’re Riding out Tonight to Case the Promised Land: Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen, 1975
Classic Album Series; the mp3’s within are all ascertained legally and used for promotional purposes only, An Art of the Mixtape Production, just right click save as and enjoy
