I don’t own a single album. But I knew almost every song they played. That’s the power of radio.  That’s the power of the filter. Now was I sitting at home thinking I needed to go to the Rush show?  NO!  But when I heard Alex Lifeson wanted me to come, I was there.  You […]

Them – Mystic Eyes/Gloria (Music Hall de France, 1965 Speaking of riveting live performances… While I’ve got your attention, watch this. It ain’t slick, and that’s its charm.  Take a look at the audience.  Even the oldster is into it! Despite being a TV mix, you can hear all the instruments.  The drumming is so […]

Best ever performance of Rosalita? – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen may have been on the covers of both "Time" and "Newsweek", but he was positively unknown.  This was half a decade before MTV, long before Reagan legitimized greed and money became more important than music.  The only way to hear […]

I got e-mail telling me Buffalo Springfield did not play at Fordham University, they canceled. I’ve got a very good memory.  But that doesn’t mean I can’t be wrong.  I asked the naysayer if he was at the Fordham gig.  He said yes.  And then when I a second e-mail came in, stating that the […]