Is it too late to rewrite history? The two most anticipated albums of Christmas 1970 were George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass” and Stephen Stills’ solo debut. Harrison’s triple album made the bigger splash, and means even less than Stills’ debut today. As for Stephen’s record… You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing “Love The One […]

Sometimes, when you least expect it, you connect with who you used to be, every song triggers a memory, it’s like your whole life is a highway and the feelings you thought were gone forever have suddenly shown up and are now riding shotgun. I used to live in winter. It was a part of […]

I can listen to “Waterfront” and “Let There Be Love” all day long. Alas, after that initial hit period, Simple Minds lost traction. But this 1995 album sat in my Walkman for months, it energized me, it made me feel like I could conquer the world when I was at the lowest point in my […]

The last good Ozzy. He was lost after the untimely death of Randy Rhoads. Then again, I’d be lying if I said I loved those albums when they came out. But after hearing “Flying High Again” every Saturday night on FM radio I suddenly realized I was a fan. That’s how I came to love […]