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Category Archives: Folk Rock
THE CRYAN’ SHAMES – Sugar & Spice – (Columbia) – 1966
It’s nice to get some straight ahead rock every now and then. It’s also nice to play an entire album by a US garage band. Normally you only get to hear the singles or selected tracks on garage compilations. With … Continue reading
STEVE FORBERT – Steve Forbert – (Epic) – 1982
Poor Steve Forbert. He was burdened with the title “the new Dylan” when his first LP was released in 1978. Forbert’s specific attributes for the “new Dylan” title were his Americana shaggy troubadour persona, conversational lyrics with sophisticated wordplay, … Continue reading
DAVID BLUE – Stories – (Asylum) – 1971
David Blue has secured a footnote in musical history by virtue of the fact that he was a contemporary and friend of Bob Dylan. It seems that Blue wasn’t a hanger on or imitator. He was the same age, … Continue reading
THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG – Waiting for Bonaparte – (WEA) – 1988
The Men They Couldn’t Hang : On the evidence of this album it’s tempting to say something like, “but they should keep trying”. Like the Oysterband and The Waterboys, The Men They Couldn’t Hang (“TMTCH”) mined English folk music … Continue reading
ARLO GUTHRIE – Amigo – (Reprise) – 1976
Look to my other entries for detail about Arlo. I had only heard, comparatively, little of Arlo’s work before, so every new album of his is quite a treat. (Though I actually heard this specific album for the first … Continue reading
CROSBY STILLS & NASH – Crosby Stills & Nash – (Atlantic) – 1969
At one stage back in the mid 80s I had most of the various permeations of Stills, Crosby, Nash, and (later) Young. It was in a post Byrds frenzy I managed to pick ‘em all as they were everywhere in … Continue reading
ARLO GUTHRIE – Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys – (Reprise) – 1973
what Frank is listening to #225 – ARLO GUTHRIE – Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys – (Reprise) – 1973 This is Arlo's 6th album … Arlo was a strange cat – the son of the greatest of all folk … Continue reading
ROGER McGUINN – Roger McGuinn – (Columbia) – 1973
what Frank is listening to #223 – ROGER McGUINN – Roger McGuinn – (Columbia) – 1973 I'm sorry to say I have precious little solo McGuinn material in my collection, whereas I have all the Byrds and a fair smacking … Continue reading
THE CYRKLE – Red Rubber Ball – (Columbia) – 1966
I knew next to nothing about this band when I got this album not that long ago. In some ways there is nothing better than being surprised by something you have little knowledge about. Let's face it, you run the … Continue reading
