Tag: Life at 33 1/3

Herman’s Hermits, 20 Greatest Hits (K-tel) Talkin’ to Joey and Johnny when The Ramones visited Oslo in 1980, I was quite unprepared for their total...

The Saints, Prehistoric Sounds (Harvest) *From the vault of Carl Meyer, an original album review written in November 1978.* The Saints’ third LP is an interesting...

Gary Moore, Back On The Streets (MCA) *From the vaults of Carl Meyer, two album reviews written in March and April 1979.* Gary Moore became a...

Randy Newman, Good Old Boys (Reprise) Randy Newman’s cleverly seductive satire and deadly accurate irony has never, before or after, been given better working conditions...

The Monkees, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (Colgems/RCA) Having proven beyond doubt that they were a real group capable of playing their own instruments...

Mott The Hoople, All The Young Dudes (CBS) August 9, 1972, a little over 43 years ago, “All The Young Dudes” climbs into the New...

Harry Nilsson, Pussy Cats (RCA) Blame it on the bottle, Harry Nilsson makes another phenomenal attempt to dismantle his own career.  It had all been...

The Band, Rock Of Ages (Capitol) These excerpts from The Band’s New Year concerts in New York, 28.-31. December 1971, were released in August 1972....

Led Zeppelin, In Through The Out Door (Swan Song) With “In Through The Out Door” Led Zeppelin say bye bye.  Of course they didn’t know...

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band: The Roaring Silence (Bronze) “The Roaring Silence” gave Manfred Mann’s Earth Band their 15 minutes as celebrities in the US, kick...