Kinks - Lola, Top Of The Pops, 1970
I’m not much of a fan of The Kinks sixties hits like You Really Got Me and even Waterloo Sunset. But I love their 1970 classic, Lola. The lyrics are great, but the sound of Ray Davies’ resonator guitar is beautiful.
The song is about a young man’s sexual [...]
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Kinks - Lola
Terry Lane - Friday 12.09.08, 08:35am
Tags: 1970's · Pop · Rock · Top of the Pops
Steve Earle - Jerusalem
John Williams - Sunday 31.08.08, 07:00am
Steve Earle’s best track for me, Jerusalem, the title track of his excellent 2002 album.
“Maybe I’m just dreaming or maybe I’m a fool, but I don’t remember learning how to hate in sunday school.”
Steve Earle - Jerusalem
Muse - Bliss
John Williams - Saturday 30.08.08, 07:00am
Bliss is from the album Origins Of Symmetry, the second album by Muse, released in 2001. Origins is an excellent album that I still listen to, but Muse have moved on and get better all the time.
Just three blokes from Devon making an incredible noise!
Muse - Bliss
Tags: 2000's · Alternative · Rock
Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine
John Williams - Friday 29.08.08, 07:00am
I’m not the greatest fan of GNR, but Sweet Child Of Mine from the 1987 album Appetite For Destruction has always been a firm favourite, as it was during the MTV years when GNR could do no wrong.
Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine
Bruce Springsteen - Tenth Avenue Freeze-out - Hammersmith 1975
John Williams - Wednesday 27.08.08, 07:00am
Born To Run was Bruce Springsteen’s third album and the one that brought him to the attention of a wider audience. Released in 1975 Born To Run is a true classic album that features just eight tracks, but each one is so special.
I always regret missing this concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1975, when [...]
