At the time of release of their third album ‘Then Play On’ in September 1969, Fleetwood Mac were an absolute musical powerhouse.  While the band were not as purist in their blues ethic as before, on that release, bandleader Peter Green’s song writing, vocal style and guitar playing are at their career peak, while Danny [...]

Graham Bonnet’s self titled solo debut album was not a commercial success in the UK, but nevertheless, unforeseen sales in Australia (helped no end by a number one single) proved enough for the independent Ring-O Records to keep Bonnet on their books.  Although ‘Graham Bonnet’ had been a largely patchy affair – sometimes even woefully [...]

By the summer of 1973, Roxy Music had released two fantastic, groundbreaking albums mixing pop and glam rock with a heavy dose of experimentation to produce an art-rock sound which sounded quite unlike anything heard before.  The second of those albums, ‘For Your Pleasure’ – released in March 1973 – captured the early Roxy’s most [...]

In 1970, Status Quo found themselves in need of a change in direction.  The psychedelic pop of their first two albums had all but become a musical irrelevance.  Experimenting with blues and rock over their next few albums, they eventually settled upon a brand of boogie rock – a sound they would make their signature.  [...]

Due to his superb body of work recorded with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and the psychedelic power trio Cream, by the beginning of the 70s Eric Clapton was considered one of the world’s best guitarists.  Fans had nicknamed him “God”.  Huge acclaim indeed.  Clapton’s mix of blues and rock also bought him critical praise (although not [...]

In the late 60’s singer-songwriter Graham Bonnet scored a UK #5 single with cover of the Bee Gees’ ‘Only One Woman’ as part of pop duo Marbles, after which his career took somewhat of a downturn.  After two more flop singles with Marbles, he made the move into recording advertising jingles, before releasing a couple [...]

Released in the summer of 1968, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s self-titled debut album featured a solid set of blues and R&B styled material which was well received by the record buying public.  While the throaty John Fogerty provided the band with an interesting vocalist, much of the material didn’t always hint at the greatness their next [...]

Recorded in October 1971 and released in February 1972, eight years after the band’s original formation, the Scorpions’ debut album ‘Lonesome Crow’ contains just over forty minutes of music which represent a young band feeling their way.   Barely touching on the direct style of Germanic hard rock which would become their signature, unsurprisingly, the album [...]

Not to be confused with the US country pop band of the same name, Lone Star are one of the best kept secrets of British rock. That said, their beginnings are not so great: their eponymous debut is an okay 70s rock offering, but few of the songs stretch the bands talents. It’s only really [...]

By the end of 1972, in addition to their heavy workload with The Who, both Pete Townshend and bassist John Entwistle had recorded solo albums. Townshend had been featured on two albums inspired by the spiritualist teachings of Meher Baba and also released the moderately successful ‘Who Came First’. Enwistle had two non-charting solo albums [...]