Yes, “No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed” from Time and a Word (1970): YESterdays
‘Time and a Word’ opens with “No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed,” a Yes song which doesn’t quite sound like Yes.
Archive for June, 2015
Paul McCartney’s attempt to revitalize Wings with ‘Back to the Egg’ fell just short
‘Back to the Egg,’ released on June 8, 1979, showed Paul McCartney could plug into the new wave zeitgeist. Well, when he wanted to, anyway.
Joe Mandica + Marty Penrose, “Then the Light Came On” (2015): One Track Mind
Joe Mandica and Marty Penrose’s “Then The Light Came On,” from the Initiative’s great new album, is pop rock designed to turn your light on.
Captain Beefheart, “Pachuco Cadaver” from Trout Mask Replica (1969): One Track Mind
“Pachuco Cadaver,” which arrived this week in 1969 as part of Captain Beefheart’s ‘Trout Mask Replica,’ is some pretty bizarre stuff. But I love it.
Todd Rundgren jumpstarted the New Cars’ surprisingly fun It’s Alive
The New Cars, who released their lone album on June 6, 2006, made a canny choice in replacing Ric Ocasek with the multi-talented Todd Rundgren.
Journey, “Where Did I Lose Your Love” from Revelation (2008): One Track Mind
“Where Did I Love Your Love,” released this month in 2008, is perhaps the closest Journey has come to completely renimating its platinum-era sound.
Fotomaker – The Fotomaker Collection (1995): Forgotten Series
What happens when a pair of Rascals meet a Raspberry? They become Fotomaker!
Paul McCartney, “See Your Sunshine” from ‘Memory Almost Full’ (2007): One Track Mind
Paul McCartney’s ‘Memory Almost Full,’ released on June 5, 2007, included a moment of pure, Wings-inspired pop – despite arriving amid crushing adversity.
Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin reissues aren’t exploring enough new ground
The utter lack of undiscovered gems on recent reissues from the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin seem to confirm that they chose well the first time.
Yardbirds welcome back ‘Birdland’-era frontman John Idan: ‘I learned every lick I could find’
John Idan, long before he joined the Yardbirds the first time, was into the harder-edged music of the day. Then, something happened.
