Pink Floyd Songs That Sucked: Gimme Five
Everybody went through a Pink Floyd phase, right? But, the child is grown; the dream is gone.
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Steely Dan Sunday: "Sign In Stranger" (1976)
Both Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have an affinity for reggae music, one that’s most notably borne out on Becker’s Jamaican-styled Circus Money CD from 2008. You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Hard Up Case (Live at Slim’s 1995)” (2024): Steely Dan Sunday
Ringo Starr, “Wings” from Ringo 2012 (2012): Something Else! sneak peek
“Wings,” from Ringo Starr’s ‘Ringo 2012’ album, is actually a badly needed remake of a song he co-wrote decades ago.
Greg Lake on “Lucky Man,” “Court of the Crimson King,” Others: Gimme Five
Greg Lake reveals how the keyboard solo on Emerson Lake and Palmer’s most memorable song almost got erased before anyone ever heard it.
Stealers Wheel – ‘Stuck In The Middle With You: The Hits Collection’ (1998)
Stealers Wheel, a band featuring Gerry Rafferty from Paisley, Scotland, bumped up against the too-much, too-soon dilemma.
The Beau Brummels – Bradley’s Barn (1968; 2012 reissue)
Formed in 1964, the Beau Brummels were not only America’s first successful response to the British Invasion that changed the entire complexion of pop music that historic year, but they were also the first successful rock group from San Francisco, California. Most people tend to believe the City by theRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Adam Raised A Cain" (1978)
Bruce’s relationship with his father, described elliptically with Biblical imagery and tense, angry music. When I first heard Darkness, the LoudGuitarNerd™ in me totally dug the distorted guitar lines that this song is built around. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E StreetRead More
Steely Dan Sunday, "Don’t Take Me Alive" (1976)
“Don’t Take Me Alive” is one of last of Steely Dan’s songs that’s truly “rock,” and the narrator’s portrayal as a deranged killer daring the cops to take him out also makes it one of Becker and Fagen’s least ambiguous songs. You May Also Like: Steely Dan, “Kid Charlemagne” fromRead More
On Second Thought: Led Zeppelin – How The West Was Won (2003)
It is impossible to deny Led Zeppelin their right to the moniker “kings of rock ‘n roll.” Twenty-plus years after their demise, all they had to do was release a giant new live box. You May Also Like: Why ‘Celebration Day’ Provided the Perfect Farewell for Led Zeppelin
Danny Seraphine on Chicago, California Transit Authority and David Foster: Gimme Five
Danny Seraphine discusses a pair of signature tracks he co-wrote while in Chicago, and a rambunctious remake of one of their best-known early rockers.
