Steely Dan Sunday, “Pretzel Logic” (1974)
I never really understood what the heck the story line in this Steely Dan song was really about. The title, I suspect, provides the clue.
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Neil Young – Prairie Wind (2005)
by Mark Saleski No harm meant by this remark: I’d rather listen to John Mayer than Elliott Smith. So there, I’ve said it. Not to illustrate that I’ve got no indie cred. That I apparently have no taste in music. Not even to piss off the legions of Smith fans.Read More
Steely Dan Sunday, "Through With Buzz" (1974)
At ninety seconds, it’s the briefest of all Steely Dan songs, and one of only a couple SD recordings where strings accompaniment was used. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Nick Lowe – The Old Magic (2011)
Growing older has made Nick Lowe grayer, a little quieter, but no less clever, no less relevant, and certainly no less off-handedly absorbing. He is the living, breathing, guitar-playing, Buddy Holly shade-wearing embodiment of the old saw about getting better with age. You May Also Like: East Axis [Matthew Shipp,Read More
One Track Mind: Carl Palmer, “Fanfare/Drum Solo” (2004; 2011 reissue)
This tune begins, in its familiar way, with a soaring keyboard signature we’ve all come to associate so fully with Keith Emerson’s opening of Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” as interpreted in 1977 by Emerson, Lake and Palmer. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Steely Dan Sunday, "Parker’s Band" (1974)
Going straight from a tribute to one jazz icon right to a tribute to another jazz icon. Ha, and they call themselves a rock band? You May Also Like: Steely Dan, “Carey” (circa 2001): Steely Dan Sunday Steely Dan, “Things I Miss the Most [Live]” (2021): Steely Dan Sunday
Henry McCullough on Wings, Joe Cocker + Pink Floyd: Gimme Five
Let’s hand the reins over to Henry McCullough, singer-songwriter and ex-sideman with Paul McCartney and Wings, Joe Cocker and Spooky Tooth, among others.
Average White Band – Live at Montreux 1977 (2011)
Improperly named, the Average White Band was anything but. First off, one of the rhythm guys, at least by this point, wasn’t white. Second, and this is far more important, they funked it up with a vigor and style that would never be confused with average. You May Also Like:Read More
Henry McCullough, formerly of Wings: Something Else! Interview
A talented musician with a roving muse, Henry McCullough took part in signature moments with Paul McCartney, Joe Cocker and Pink Floyd.
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "For You" (1973)
Relationships heading toward their end can often impart a kind of repelling force between the couple involved. In “For You,” a relationship has run off the rails and there’s no small amount of soul searching. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E StreetRead More
