A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
30 Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic (1974) ON this, their third LP, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen set out to combine the conventional short pop-song format with the complexities of their beloved jazz. They … Continue readingMy favourite albums Part 8
Crumbs! He looks about fifteen. (He was 24).
Such a lovely song for a Sunday morning – wish I’d had the nous not to put it up in August.
Crikey, he was good.
Biriani Ferrari sings Neil Young. I know I featured the old smoothie only the other day but I had to share this with you . . .
Live version, with Carl Perkins and Rodney Crowell, of the song from his groundbreaking 1987 album Bring The Family, which led to the formation of Little Village.
Not too often you hear his Bobness covering someone else’s song but this is him doing Gordon Lightfoot. And very nice too.
Stumbled upon this during YouTube meanderings. Fascinating.
Live 2010 version of the utterly brilliant song from the Bossanova album 20 years earlier. I love how the crowd come in with the ‘No, my child’ bit just before … Continue readingPixies: Dig For Fire
Pretty much not your standard rock chick . . .