And I still haven't got around to seeing them, either? Them? Human League. (Or is it The  Human League, I never quite grasping? A bit li...

The Dexateens : Shelter [ purchase ] I seem to be writing about my song selection process a lot lately, which may mean that I’m trying t...

Hmmm, possibly straying to close to the bone with this one, given I am currently "unwell" and away from work. Let's just say t...

Buddy Holly : Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Apartment Tapes version) [ purchase ] This may be the hardest theme we’ve tackled here, and I’ll ...

R.B. Greaves : Take A Letter Maria   [ purchase ]  I’ve written in the past about how I started paying attention to music in 1969. as a resu...

Purchase: Goat's Head Soup , Highway to Hell , Purple Rain , Who's Next It's been a while since I've posted on SMM. N...

(the video and audio do not match, but the combination is an interesting mix) purchase [ Goats Head Soup ] Had enough of the doo-doo...

Billy Preston : Outa-Space [ purchase ] When I was 10, in the summer of 1971, my parents sent me to sleep away camp for the first time...

OK, OK, a bit obvious, but I can think of a dozen and two thirds reasons why it has legs aplenty, perhaps even enough for two crabs. Plus, a...

Rolling Stones : Rocks Off [ purchase ] Of all of the Rolling Stones songs out there (and eventually, we had to get to them on this th...

purchase [ No More Changes ] Can you identify a musician's "signature style" just by hearing them play on a particula...

I veer from the standard "post a song with extra" because I just couldn't get into my original idea. It's not that Lou R...

Purchase Silver Train : The Rolling Stones   or Johnny Winter Goat's Head Soup , by the Rolling Stones, came out in 1973 and marks ...

purchase [ Got Live If You Want It ] Various online sources note the horn section on the Stones' <Have You Seen Your Mother B...

[ purchase 20 Feet From Stardom ] One of the best documentaries about musicians was 2013’s 20 Feet From Stardom , which focused on the ...

This is a great topic: first album. Cassette, CD, 45… I wrote a lot for this, dividing my firsts up into multiple categories th...