The first time I heard Donna Summer I was living in Utah. We stopped by Al’s cousin’s house. She played "Love To Love You Baby". I hated it. I had to. Back when rock still mattered, disco sucked. Which makes it hard to explain why I loved Prince’s "Dirty Mind", but before that, I ended [...]

It’s rare that an artist covers a song and trumps the original recording by the original artist. Shawn Colvin has that ability. "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" This version is wrecked by the tacking on of additional instrumentation to the naked live track. But that’s like chipping a finger off Michelangelo’s David, or [...]

From: Peter FramptonSubject: Re-Rhinofy/I Wanna Go To The Sun Dear Bob, I am verklempt you would choose this track. It is one of which I am very proud. Nicky Hopkins was a dear friend and piano playing genius! I had the privilege to play guitar on two of Nicky’s solo albums while he returned the [...]

"I Wanna Go To The Sun"Peter Frampton I was such a fan that I bought the album this came from upon release… And was disappointed. Frampton was going in the wrong direction. To the point where I didn’t purchased the follow-up, "Frampton", which was a complete return to form, until after the legendary live album. [...]