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HELP! 1965 was the year that rock music really matured, with stunningly innovative artists coming to prominence. Dylan recorded and rele...

BEATLES FOR SALE Just one look at the cover of their fourth offering and it's obvious to anyone that these guys all have the "1...

A HARD DAYS NIGHT Wouldn't be a great stretch to say that the brightest star of A Hard Days Night (album) is Harrison's Rickenbacke...

WITH THE BEATLES What could feel better than having your first album hit # 1? Having your second record replace it at the top of the charts ...

PLEASE PLEASE ME Did you ever try to take a picture of a large crowd of people with an outdated, cheap camera? Without access to an adju...

Two months from today, EMI will be re-releasing the entire catalogue of a venerable 1960s group. Girls screamed for them, parents loved thei...

FIRE AND WATER Free had two albums under their belt by 1970, both of which were solid yet not commercial bonanzas for the group. Prodigiousl...

RIDE THE LIGHTNING Nothing summons memories of fall 1984 more quickly for me than this album. Having a morning cig with this blasting throug...

Fresh from his divorce from Small Faces in late 1968, Steve Marriot joined forces with Peter Frampton, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley. Humble...

MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER Already established as an incredibly productive and talented song writers, the John (music)/Taupin (lyrics) collabor...

Caught the bad news on the wire. Already, the same phony pack of vultures that picked him apart in life are preparing tributes. Worse still...

My son came up to me this morning, patted my arm and said, "Good little Daddy." For a two year old, he is fairly wise. The roles w...

CSN DEMOS First off, I would like to extend my thanks to Barbara (aka Layla) at http://laylasclassicrock.blogspot.com/ for her thoughtfulne...

About a week ago, I was playing guitar at a party and a small circle formed with people calling out for certain songs. I was floored when ...

My better half, our little guy and I just returned from a trip to Cape Breton Island. Long drive, though it was worth every minute. Very rel...

ARGYBARGY Squeeze formed in the early seventies and had hit their stride when they grouped to record their third album. "Argybargy...

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Quite a bit of time and money went into the fourth Queen album, all of it well spent. There is much to be commended fro...

Since most of Joe Cocker's hits have been interpretations of other people songs, here's an interpretation of the man himself. Get re...

LOVEDRIVE First dates can certainly be nerve wracking for a guy. You want to make a decent first impression, dress well and find a cool plac...