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Music Review: Humble Pie –‘Performance Rockin’ the Fillmore – The Complete...
As chronicled in his 2011 autobiography, Best Seat in the House: Drumming in the ’70s with Marriott, Frampton, and Humble Pie, in 1969, 17-year-old Jerry Shirley was astonished to hear the legendary...
View ArticleVerse Chorus Verse: The Black Crowes –“Kept My Soul”
There is a fine line between inspiration and imitation in the music world and The Black Crowes might walk that tightrope more dangerously than any contemporary band. It's easy – and sometimes necessary...
View ArticleMusic Review: Waterloo – First Battle
One of the rarest early progressive rock records came out in Belgium back in 1970. It was titled First Battle and was recorded by a band who called themselves Waterloo. Original copies of their one and...
View ArticleMusic Review: Finjarn & Jensen – Finjarn & Jensen
Finjarn & Jensen is one of those records that turns up every now and then that was previously thought to be lost to the ages. The lone LP from Svein Finjarn and Leif Jensen was only released in...
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Music Review: The Matadors – Get Down From The Tree!
The Matadors were one of the finest garage bands Czechoslovakia ever produced. It never ceases to amaze me how universal music can be. Regardless of oppression, language barriers, and all of the other...
View ArticleBook Review: Best Seat in the House: Drumming in the ’70s with Marriott,...
As demonstrated in Peter Frampton’s introduction and in the testimonials at the top of Jerry Shirley’s memoir, Humble Pie was and is a highly regarded band from the era of 1970s “Stadium Rock.” What...
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Music Review: Small Faces – Small Faces [Deluxe Edition]
Guitarist Steve Marriott, bassist Ronnie Lane, drummer Kenny Jones, and keyboardist Jimmy Winston (who was later replaced by Ian McLagan), formed The Small Faces in East London during 1965. While they...
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Music Review: Small Faces – From The Beginning
The Small Faces were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame a little over a month ago. In conjunction with that honor, their first four albums are being reissued as two-disc expanded CD sets. The...
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Music Review: Small Faces – Small Faces [Deluxe Edition]
The Small Faces left the Decca label during early 1967 and quickly signed with Immediate Records. Their first self-titled release for this new label that year caused some confusion as their 1966 debut...
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Music Review: Small Faces – Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake [Deluxe Edition]
Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake was the Small Faces’ most successful and by far most creative album. It was a huge hit in their home country, topping the British Record Retailer Album Chart for six weeks during...
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