“Dirty City” Steve Winwood Steve can shred quite nicely thank you, as anyone who’s seen him tear apart “Dear Mr. Fantasy” recently is aware. But despite killing it live, despite putting out one of my favorite albums of the twenty first century, “About Time,” independently, doing everything right, the man was fading in impact. So, […]

“Brown Sugar” Rolling Stones Because it’s his most famous track. Although legendary and still heard with frequency today you’ve got no idea how big this was in 1971, when it was released. And one of its main features was Bobby’s sax solo. His work lives on, even if he does not. “Live With Me” Rolling […]

The sound! The legendary track on “McCartney” is “Maybe I’m Amazed.” I was immediately enraptured by “Every Night,” I came to love “Teddy Boy,” but now my favorite is “That Would Be Something.” How could an album so slight seem like such a masterpiece today? Starting with “The Lovely Linda” and ending with the almost […]

There are a lot of baby boomers who don’t know “Blue,” but to those who do it sits right up there with the White Album, it’s one of the best LPs ever made. At this late date emphasis is upon “A Case Of You,” that’s the song the youngsters cover. But in the pre-CD days […]