A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
Performed at a concert to mark 25 years since the Woodstock Festival, this is a cracking version of the title track from their fifth studio album in 1971. And here … Continue readingTraffic: The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys
Utterly hypnotic first track from their eponymous 1972 debut album. With the recent release of Can’s Live in Dusseldorf 1975, I’m loving my Krautrock at the moment.
Another frog delight: Kevin’s French version of his classic May I?
As French as Ricard, croissants and body odour, the Limsters let rip. Magnifique, ooh la la and any other Gallic cliche of your choice.
Wonderful piece from the 2005 Michigan album. The beginning reminds me of Beaver and Krause.
Twenty-four years after it appeared on the classic Doolittle album, a live retread sounding great as ever.
IN A recent email exchange with a knowledgeable country fan from Ballymoney, Co Antrim, I mentioned that I had just about run out of favourite artists to write about. Came … Continue readingA last request
By way of reparation for my sacrilege of the other day re Wild Horses, here’s a much-viewed clip from 1968. Wyman as exciting as ever.
Another whizzo selection from the excellent Richard Thompson tribute album Beat The Retreat.
By way of a tribute to our friend Garry Barker, a Kent journalist who loved The Clash and wrote an authorised biography of the band. He died last week, aged … Continue readingThe Clash: I Fought The Law