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30 Jun 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
Together now for almost 55 years, releasing 25 studio albums in that timeframe, touring all the while, and in possession of one of the most "I wish I had thought of that one first" names for a rock and roll band, The Rolling Stones are the behemoths...
29 Jun 2021 5 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
The gearbox on my 1995 N15 Almera of many miles has been on its way out for some while. At the last MOT it flew through with but 2 advisories for negligible issues however the gearbox was rated officially 'b0rked' and not long for this world. Rather...
29 Jun 2021 5 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards
Morrison's poetry and Manzarek's use of the keyboard as bass gave The Doors a distinct sound among the many emergent rock talents in the 60s. Decades later, my teenage self would discover the six albums made by this group in Jim Morrison's lifetime a...
28 Jun 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
One of the most visible and talked about bands of my youngest years in the early 90s was definitely Nirvana. My parents had their cassettes and t-shirts and even as a little kid I knew it was atypical for a naked baby to be on the front of one of tho...
22 Jun 2021 7 minute read 2 comments jozefkrichards
One of history's greatest pioneers and players of the guitar, Jimi Hendrix died too young! He went largely unnoticed in the United States until hopping over to the UK and forming "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, bec...
20 Jun 2021 4 minute read 2 comments jozefkrichards
Many today perhaps do not remember (or have ever even heard of) Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, but I am happy to remind (or introduce) them. A blend of disco and big band/swing, the group was formed by two half-brothers (the group's songwriter...
17 Jun 2021 8 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
He was the king of rock and roll, but the king had no clothes when it came to actual songwriting or guitar-playing. Nonetheless, his voice and good looks were unmatched and he was the biggest thing there ever was for awhile. His body of work stands t...
10 Jun 2021 6 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards
I think Jeff Lynne and his band are under-recognized as one of the best rock groups to come out of the 1970s, albeit without a conventional four member line-up. Excluding carry-overs from the 60s, they might actually be the best, certainly in terms o...
8 Jun 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards
The piano isn't a staple piece for most rock musicians, but for Billy Joel it most certainly is, taking tones from mellow to melancholy to manic. He's a thoughtful and talented songwriter and his album, The Stranger, was one of my most-played growing...
5 Jun 2021 8 minute read 1 comment jozefkrichards
Outspoken, misunderstood, and yet an icon to many, Tupac Shakur became the face of rap in the 1990s before his murder in 1996. His life and music were filled with controversy, but they were also filled with insight, intelligence, and heart. 420 to 30...
