70s – 1001 albums then death

What’s going on?

It’s unusual that by the 11th album of your career you should suddenly go rogue, but that’s exactly what Marvin Gaye decided to do on What’s Going On? The poster boy and statesman of Motown records saw the social problems both on the streets of Detroit and in the media, and like many artists atContinue reading “What’s going on?”

All mod cons

By 20 years old, Paul Weller & The Jam had all but sewn-up pop punk. None of the slickness of Blondie, none of the confrontation of The Clash, but 3 yoofs who had heard what the 70s had to offer and thought ‘naaah mate, not for me’. All mod cons was the 3rd studio albumContinue reading “All mod cons”

Aqualung

If Henry 8th had a house band, it would’ve been Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull were arguably Britain’s most commercially successful prog folk, blues, rock, metal, jazz group. A niche category, but the best nonetheless! Aqualung was written as an album to make a significant breakthrough into the mainstream. The late 60s saw many folk-inspire acts,Continue reading “Aqualung”