Tag: Life at 33 1/3
Life at 33 1/3: Another forgotten McCartney-classic
Wings: Venus And Mars (Capitol)
The critics tore it to pieces. At the time I was disappointed too. “Venus And Mars” sounded like a pale...
Life at 33 1/3: The weirdest album of them all
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica (Straight)
This is simply hardcore. The weirdest piece of music I ever bought as a teenager....
Life at 33 1/3: Betrayal and redemption
Slade, Sladest (Polydor)
1971 - Grisly times for people like me who had grown up with the UK charts and still tried to stay updated...
Life at 33 1/3: Island delights
Various artists: Nice Enough To Eat (Island)
Back in the late 60’s there’s wasn’t that much money going round if you were a teenager, like...
Life at 33 1/3: Ray going country (again)
Ray Charles: Wish You Were Here Tonight (CBS)
*From the vaults of Carl Meyer, an original album review written in February 1983.*
The rhythm & blues...
Life at 33 1/3: The vortex of brilliant despair
U2, War (Island)
*From the vaults of Carl Meyer, an original album review written in March 1983.*
Despair and agony is what it’s all about. And...
Life at 33 1/3: Queen, the hit machine
Queen, Greatest Hits (Parlophone)
From the vaults of Carl Meyer, an original album review written in November 1981.
“I still think Queen’s regular albums are a...
Life at 33 1/3: Bottled Up and Going Down
Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper Goes To Hell (Warner Brothers)
Released: June 25, 1976
The sequel to “Welcome To My Nightmare” in every possible way. An extension...
Life at 33 1/3: The Hollies – how it all began
Between April 1963 and May 1965, The Hollies released 7 singles, 5 EPs and 2 albums, and transformed themselves from a rickety novelty act...
Life at 33 1/3: King Midas in Reverse
The Hollies entered the summer of love firing on all cylinders, and then Graham Nash picked the wrong single, and it all came crashing...
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