The music does the talking
A local radio station added “Magic Power” by Triumph to their song rotation recently. It reminded me of what a great rock band Triumph is and what a fantastic album…
How much is it all worth?
This one hides in the dusty back corner of my playlist. Every few years I blow off the dust and cobwebs and give it a spin. It seems that no…
A Classic Case
Some of my favorite bands and rock music go beyond the basic guitar, bass and drums instrument foundation. Add some horns, like early Chicago, keyboards or piano, like REO Speedwagon,…
We need the space
Punk Rock got it’s start in the 1970’s and continues today in various forms with varying levels of angst and rawness. One of the punk powerhouses of the original era…
Take you anywhere you want to go
The Ides of March achieved early success with their single ‘Vehicle’ from the 1970 album of the same name. The writer of that song, Jim Peterik, would have much greater…
Runnin’ from the stray cats
Phantom and Rocker were 2 of the 3 members of the Stray Cats. They were pioneers in the Rock-a-billy music genre. After the Stray Cats broke up, they joined up…
There’s no doubt
Split Enz was a 70s & 80s pop-punk-nuwave-arthouse-insert-label-here rock band from New Zealand. They did have some radio success with many songs but they’ll mostly be remembered as a One…
this rock has got to roll.
“Couldn’t Get It Right” by the Climax Blues Band is one of those perpetual classic rock hymns from the 70s that will forever get radio airplay. Climax Blues Band, along…
Pleasant Valley Surprise
So, I was listening to the Greatest Hits by The Monkees and “Pleasant Valley Sunday” came on. I listened more closely to the lyrics than usual as I remember reading…