1980s ‘Hair Ballads’ That Don’t Suck: Gimme Five
I bristle when folks dismiss everything from this era as garbage.
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Gimme Five: Songs of despair by Townes Van Zandt, Nick Drake, Phil Ochs, others
A visit with singers who know what it means to lose heart.
Bruce Springsteen’s New Jersey songs, including ‘Sandy,’ ‘Rosalita,’ others: Gimme Five
“Rosalita” was the song that just had to be played before all important events.
Danny Seraphine on ’25 or 6 to 4,’ ‘Full Circle,’ ‘Hard Habit to Break’ + Others: Gimme Five
Danny Seraphine looks back on a career that started and continues with CTA.
Gimme Five: Forgotten Kinks singles, including ‘Better Things,’ ‘Sleepwalker,’ ‘Wonderboy’
Time to recognize these as “klassics” in the Kinks songbook.
Gimme Five: Bruce Springsteen’s spiritual songs, including ‘My City of Ruins,’ ‘The Promised Land,’ ‘We Are Alive,’ others
On the search for salvation, both in this world and the next.
Gimme Five: Garage Sailing Part II, with Traffic, Emerson Lake and Palmer, the Who and others
Finding cool old CDs on sale is great. Just don’t get the greedy eye.
Gimme Five: Overlooked Albums by Bad Company, Genesis, Husker Du, others
Call this one: A Trip to St. Cecilia’s Orphanage for Homeless Albums.
Bruce Springsteen road songs, including ‘Thunder Road,’ ‘Racing in the Street,’ ‘Born to Run,’ others: Gimme Five
He uses these metaphors as a foundation for deeply revealing character studies.
Gimme Five: Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie + Steve Smith on Journey’s ‘Send Her My Love,’ ‘Anytime,’ ‘I’ll Be Alright,’ others
They offer unique insights into Journey’s first Top 20 single, and one of its last.
