‘Aqua’ arrived in the record racks in the summer of 1974. The perfect accompaniment to sunny times, the album contains four pieces of music to blow your mind.
In early 1971, Jethro Tull went into the newly opened Island recording studios for three weeks to record their new album (the other band in residence at Island at the same time was Led Zeppelin, who were laying down tracks for their fourth album). When they came out again, they had recorded one of rock’s great moments. “Aqualung” was released to its adoring public, and in reality, it gave Ian Anderson and his bunch the right to lifetime superstardom.
This is the story of the Welsh rock ‘n’ roll band ‘Man,’ not the people. This Dog can understand rock ‘n’ roll; people are a lot trickier. Part one revolves around the recently released live greatest hits album sensibly titled ‘Man Alive.’
At the end of 1969, Fairport Convention were to release an album that was to change the face of British rock and define a whole new genre: Folk/Rock. These days it stands the test of time as a ground-breaking work of genuine originality and bravery.
Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died on Tuesday, 10January, 2023. in a hospital near his home at Riverhall, a rural estate in southern England. He was 78.
Spock’s Beard (a name that all you Trekkies will understand) was formed in 1992 by the Morse brothers, Neal and Alan. ‘Noise Floor,’ released in 2018, received great media acclaim and moderate album sales.
Listening to this album 53 years later on, does it live up to the hype? Has it stood the ravages of time? Is a Dalmatian a beautiful dog? Of course it has; the brilliance of diamonds does not dim over a few years.