I started with “Dixie Chicken.” It was the reviews and the song on the Warner Brothers sampler. And it took me a hell of a long time to get into it, to understand its understated magic. If you can put Patti Smith in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and not Lowell George, I […]

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 […]