Donate
Would you like to keep this blog alive? Any donation, no matter how small, is appreciated.
Meta
Tag Archives: 1977
DETECTIVE – Detective – (Swan Song ) – 1977
I picked this up (and the follow up album) in a bargain box sale. I knew nothing about them but they were on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label. The sharp threads on the back sleeve picture, the art work and … Continue reading
JACKIE DeSHANNON – You’re the Only Dancer – (Amherst) – 1977
Keeping up with current sounds is normal for a musician. Where I have a problem with it is if the act have totally changed their sound for the sake of jumping on a trend or sound which wasn't there before. … Continue reading
JONATHAN EDWARDS – Sailboat – (Warner Brothers) – 1977
Jonathan Edwards is one of those folky singer-songwriters who has slipped through the music popularity cracks. At least over here in Australia. In the States he has a career, plays, has a fan base, and even had a hit ("Sunshine", … Continue reading
DIANA ROSS – Baby It’s Me – (Motown) – 1977
I don’t think I’m a sensitive new age male or a metrosexual though I’m well acquainted with my sensitive side and don’t mind expressing the same. I can say I like Broadway soundtracks, film musicals, 60s girl groups, Melanie LPs … Continue reading
DAVID DUNDAS – Jeans On – (Crysalis) – 1977
Does one song justify a career? Well maybe but it’s not a question I have to think about because there wasn’t quite a career here. Does one song justify an album? Perhaps not, but in pop it has on … Continue reading
JOHN STEWART – Fire in The Wind – (RSO) – 1977
Stewart had a strange career. Perhaps, but I don’t know, for a time he was known as one of the vocalists for the (successful) folk band The Kingston Trio. Nowadays, that isn’t that widely known. Normally people may recall him … Continue reading
JESSE COLIN YOUNG – Love on the Wing – (Warner Brothers) – 1977
Very early in my blogging I commented on another Jesse Colin Young album. You can search that it you wish though here I will flesh out a few of the points I raised there. Wikipedia: “Jesse Colin Young is an … Continue reading
DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND – Twilley Don’t Mind – (Arista) – 1977
Check my other comments on Dwight Twilley and power pop. Twilley is perhaps the most central figure in the power pop genre and perhaps one of the most influential fusing Beatles melodies and Elvis rock n roll. He takes the … Continue reading
