10. “I Wish It Would Rain” The Temptations I always think of the Faces version, from “Coast to Coat: Overture and Beginners,” an eminently forgettable live album. But that’s just how big a Rod Stewart fan I was, I had to have everything he put out. This is from Anaheim, back in ’73. I saw […]

Once upon a time, Phil Collins wasn’t one of the most hated men in show business, suffering derision uncalled for, his main crime being popularity, but a behind-the-scenes drummer for an art rock band that never broke through, which was dominated by its frontman, who left. Yes, Gabrielphiles, and they’re legion, will point to Peter’s […]

Screw Driver 1. It’s FANTASTIC! 2. Rule number one in today’s online, media overload world is…YOU HAVE TO WANT TO PLAY IT AGAIN! And if you don’t want to hear “Screw Driver” again as soon as it’s over, you’ve got no genitals…and no ears. 3. That’s the new definition of fantastic. It’s a knee-jerk reaction. […]

Credit Bruce Fairbairn. Have you heard “Turn Me Loose” recently? It’s usually on Classic Rewind or ’80s on 8. I’m drifting along, just minding my own business, in that fog you enter when you’re behind the wheel, and then… There’s that ascending synth note. Takes forever. Kind of like a space launch. Then you’ve got […]