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 […]

1. “Mandocello” We might as well start at the beginning. With the debut. Which got little traction and I must admit I did not buy first. Produced by Jack Douglas, it’s got a different feel from the Tom Werman stuff. It’s more raucous, earthier. And to the degree anybody still references it it’s because of […]

It’s criminal Linda Ronstadt’s not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. If she were ugly, she’d have been in eons ago. But the east coast establishment can’t fathom that a hedonist from the west coast could be beautiful, live the free and easy rock and roll lifestyle and end up the darling of […]

The girl I love Is a perfect dresser Wears every fashion Gets it to the tee. I bought “Quadrophenia” the night I saw “Billy Jack.” I stopped first at Korvette’s, I put the paper bag beneath the seat of my ’63 Chevy and went into the almost empty theatre in New Haven to see the […]