Tag: Life at 33 1/3
Life at 33⅓: Birth of the guitar hero
John Mayall Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (Decca)
Long ago and far away when I was 14, there was a tiny elite at my age...
Life at 33⅓: Madness and a new beginning
Pink Floyd: A Saucerful Of Secrets (Columbia)
It is nothing short of a miracle that Pink Floyd managed to record such a decent album in...
Life at 33⅓: Last stop before the abyss
Bob Dylan: Blonde On Blonde (Columbia)
It is almost impossible to write about this album. Wherever you are in life, wherever you came from, the...
Life at 33⅓: The forgotten classic
Deep Purple: Fireball (Harvest)
An album that ended up in a squeeze between “Deep Purple In Rock” and “Machine Head”. There were no epic celestial...
Life at 33 1/3: Bombshell: “Born To Run” Disappoints
Bruce Springsteen: Born To Run (Columbia)
A street-gang serenade from New Jersey that feeds on Steinbeck, Dylan and West Side Story. There are cars, flick...
Life at 33 1/3: The perfect album
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo’s Factory (Fantasy)
I read all about this album in the New Musical Express while camping on the small island of Mærdø right outside...
The Rolling Stones: Out of our heads: Same title, different albums
The Rolling Stones: Out Of Our Heads (London & Decca)
Released: July 1965 (US) and September 1965 (UK)
Produced by: Andrew Loog Oldham
(All songs written by...
Life at 33 1/3: Drunk and epic
Neil Young: American Stars ‘n Bars (Reprise)
Released: June 1977
(All songs written by Neil Young, except as indicated)
Side One
“The Old Country Waltz” – 2:58
“Saddle Up...
Life at 33 1/3: The swingin’ 60’s started here
The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night (Parlophone)
Released in July 1964.
Side 1:
1. A Hard Day’s Night
2. I Should Have Known Better
3. If I Fell
4. I’m...
Life at 33 1/3 : Iron Butterfly: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Atco)
30 million headbangers can’t be wrong
Released in June 1968.
Side 1:
1. “Most Anything You Want” 3:44
2. “Flowers and Beads” 3:09
3. “My Mirage” 4:55
4. “Termination” (Erik...
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