Category: A’s Track of the Day

From the Dan man’s 1994 solo album Eleven Tracks of Whack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QheQ76S9Je0 . RIP Walter.

Prog gem from the 1970 album Friend’s Friend’s Friend. Persevere until the 2 min 55 mark when horn player Keith Gemmill begins to enjoy himself. You will too.

The best thing about Clem Snide in my book is that the singer, Eef Barzelay, sounds like a young Loudon Wainwright III. This is from the band’s 2005 album End … Continue readingClem Snide: The Sound of German Hip-Hop

From the patchy 1971 album Angel Delight. Notable for fantastic drumming by the great Dave Mattacks.

Unforgettable interplay between lead and bass guitars on this classic track from the 1972 Bandstand album. A girl I went out with in my teens claimed that the bassline of … Continue readingFamily: Burlesque

STRANGE and fragile song from the Canadian shantoozie’s 1993 album When I Was a Boy. Stick with it for the payoff.

From the 1972 album Something/Anything, a gorgeous chunk of white soul from the Toddster.

A real beauty from the Allmans. Guitarist Dickey Betts, who wrote it, took the name from a gravestone he saw in the band’s home town of Macon, Georgia. This version … Continue readingThe Allman Brothers: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

Inspired guitar work from the 1972 album Clear Spot. ‘Mister Zoot Horn Rollo, hit that long lunar note. And let it float.’

There are not many songs about growing up affluent. Here’s one, from Loudon’s 1991 album Fame and Wealth.