Just Say Yes, part 2
LAST week we left Yes basking in the success of their breakthrough third LP, The Yes Album, which went platinum in America. They were, however, far from content to rest on their laurels. … Continue readingJust Say Yes, part 2
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Eurythmics: Here Comes The Rain Again
Very much of its time (1983) but Annie Lennox was quite a singer. And the fact that she often popped out to the off-licence in scruffy threads, rather than the … Continue readingEurythmics: Here Comes The Rain Again
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Answer, yes. Far too bloody much of it.
Randy Newman: I Think It’s Going To Rain Today
It’s time someone did a Ribble Valley version of this Newman classic – I KNOW it’s going to rain today.
Lowell George: I Can’t Stand The Rain
And neither can I, Mr George. Will it ever stop pouring? The road outside our house is a river and it’s still rising.
Hatfield and the North: Fitter Stoke Has a Bath
Winsome warble from the 1975 LP The Rotters’ Club. Any song that has Michael Miles in the lyrics is good enough for me.
Bryn Haworth: Anywhere You Want To Be
Dreamy instrumental from Darwen’s finest; last track on his 1974 debut album for Island, Let The Days Go By.
The Unthanks: Starless
You have to admire the nerve of young clog-dancing lasses from the North East taking on almost sacred rock classics – and winning. This one, from the 2011 album Last, … Continue readingThe Unthanks: Starless
Just say Yes
FOLLOWING my recent column about Genesis, I have received thousands of requests (well, a good few) to look at another giant of the British progressive rock scene. To which my … Continue readingJust say Yes
The Beach Boys: All This Is That
Gorgeous clip from the 1972 album Carl and the Passions – ‘So Tough’. Carl and the Passions were Brian Wilson and Mike Love’s high school band.