Dan Ropek, author of Tragic Magic: The Life of Traffic’s Chris Wood: Something Else! Interview
Steve Elliott caught up with Dan Ropek, author of ‘Tragic Magic: The Life of Traffic’s Chris Wood,’ to discuss this often-overlooked figure in rock.
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, “Boomtown Blues” from The Distance (1982): One Track Mind
Bob Seger’s ‘The Distance’ has a musical power which exceeds the lyrical heft of the far-more-popular ‘Night Moves,’ as heard on stand-out cuts like “Boomtown Blues.”
The Beatles, “Revolution 1” from The White Album (1968): Deep Beatles
The Beatles’ “Revolution 1” provides no definitive answers, reflecting the turbulent time period from which it emerged.
Chicago, “25 or 6 to 4” from ‘Chicago II’ (1970): Saturdays in the Park
Chicago guitarist Terry Kath’s solo on “25 or 6 to 4” has always been one of my most memorable musical moments. Here’s why.
Free – Heartbreaker (1973): Shadows in Stereo
Free’s critically underrated ‘Heartbreaker’ was a direct foreshadowing of the success to come for Paul Rodgers and Bad Company.
Mott the Hoople – The Hoople (1974): Shadows in Stereo
The hard-to-accept fact is simply that although Mott the Hoople had a number of good albums, they never really had any great ones.
Chicago, “Beginnings” from Chicago Transit Authority (1969): Saturdays in the Park
One of Chicago’s crowning achievements, “Beginnings” boasts a near-perfect arrangement only marred by a good but too-long coda.
Chicago, “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” (1969): Saturdays in the Park
“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” is one of the great triumphs of Chicago’s 1969 debut, ‘Chicago Transit Authority.’ Here’s why.
Chicago, “Introduction” from ‘Chicago Transit Authority’ (1969): Saturdays in the Park
Where better to begin a multi-writer, song-by-song examination of the music of Chicago than the aptly named “Introduction” from their debut release?
Manassas – Manassas (1972): Shadows in Stereo
You have to wonder why Manassas went under so many people’s radar, especially with the gap left by the breakup of Crosby Stills Nash and Young in 1970.
