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Author Archives: Franko
REDEYE – Redeye – (Pentagram) – 1971
I knew very little about this band, and, after consulting the internet I don't know much more. They do have a wikipedia entry which in toto is: "Redeye was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The … Continue reading
STRAWBS – Bursting at the Seams – (A&M) – 1973
Sorry to any of you prog folk rockers out there but, I've always been ignorant of the Strawbs … I think I had one of their 60s albums once … but I assumed that punk was invented to do away … Continue reading
THE EVERLY BROTHERS – Sing – (Warner Brothers) – 1967
Oh no … am I caught in a rut? This is another late 60s album from a rock act who were "past their prime". Regular readers know I love albums put out when acts were no longer selling records if … Continue reading
MICHAEL NESMITH – Tantamount to Treason – (RCA) – 1972
Nesmith is a genius. We all love The Monkees but Nesmith is the only one to have a career outside the Monkees and in a lot of ways (apart from chart wise) he matched his creative period in the … Continue reading
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS – Midnight Ride – (Columbia) – 1966
Back in “what Frank is listening to #119″ I said this in relation to The Raiders album “Spirit of ’67”: “It’s only in the last few years I have been really getting into Paul Revere and the Raiders. Back in … Continue reading
DAVID ACKLES – Self Titled – (Elektra) – 1968
There will be a lot of referring to earlier comments here as I have waxed lyrical about Ackles before. Ackles made four albums over a five year period and his vision is clear and runs through all his albums. He is, pretty … Continue reading
DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND – Sincerely – (Shelter) – 1976
OK … I'm a dilettante* but I had never really heard much of Twilley's music before, even though I was aware of him. I found someone on eBay who was selling a batch of his albums cheap so … … Continue reading
JAY AND THE AMERICANS – At The Cafe Wha? – (United Artists) – 1962
OK … by now you all should know I'm partial to the vocal group Jay and The Americans. At their best they were one of the best vocal harmony groups, black or white. At worst they were strictly saccharine MOR. … Continue reading
EXILE – Self Titled – (RCA) – 1973
I had no idea who this band was when I picked up this LP, though I had seen their vinyl around in the past. After reading about them on allmusic (right now) it becomes abundantly clear that you gotta pay the … Continue reading
