PEACHES EN REGALIA Because most people would not believe it was him, didn’t know it was him and were surprised it was him when they heard it coming out of the speaker. An instrumental, you cannot help but conduct the theoretical orchestra with your hands. For the newbie, for the non-fan…you’ll be immediately enraptured, especially […]

A SONG FOR JEFFREY Purists believe the initial album is best, “This Was,” the one before Mick Abrahams left. If nothing came after, Tull would be seen as English blues progenitors, but a hit changes all perceptions. There were no hits on “This Was,” but I’d start here, with the signature flute intro and then […]

WILLIN’ And if you give me weed, whites and wine And you show me a sign Well I’ll be willin’, to be movin’ Probably the most famous road/trucker/dope song of all time. Then again, is that a category of one? I discovered “Willin’” in the fall of ’71 in a cover version by Seatrain. Check […]

THIS DIAMOND RING You know the Gary Lewis & the Playboys version, but Al envisioned it as a horn-fueled soul number and recorded it on his album “Act Like Nothing’s Wrong,” check it out. LIKE A ROLLING STONE Yes, that’s Al’s organ on the supposed #1 rock single of all time. He’s told the story […]