by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 4, 2026 | Reviews, Take One
Now spinning in the rock room is the Mamas and the Papas August 1967 single, “Straight Shooter,” the strutting flip side to “Twelve Thirty (Young Girls are Coming to the Canyon)”. The track first appeared as an album cut on the group’s February 1966 number...
by talkfromtherockroom | Dec 20, 2025 | Reviews, Take One
Certainly, one of the most divisive songs in the Byrds catalog, and perhaps one of the most misunderstood songs on a classic rock album. David Crosby’s “Mind Gardens” is an experimental sound collage tucked away on the flip side of the Byrds’ 1967 Younger Than...
by talkfromtherockroom | Aug 28, 2025 | Reviews, Take One
Spinning in the rock room today is Elliott Smith’s 2003 single “Pretty (Ugly Before).” The song would be Elliott Smith’s last official record made during his lifetime. It would later be released on the posthumously curated 2004 LP From a Basement on the Hill...
by talkfromtherockroom | Feb 16, 2025 | Reviews, Take One
Innuendo and allegory have always been an integral part of rock and roll songwriting. From the earliest traditional blues to contemporary chart hits, clandestine meanings and suggestive implications are part of what makes rock and blues so attractive to...
by talkfromtherockroom | Dec 13, 2024 | Reviews, Take One
Revolving in the rock room today is a classic R & B single recorded and released in 1957. “Farther Up the Road,” is a seminal and influential blues number that has a long reaching influence and has since been covered by a multitude of artists. The song was blues...
by talkfromtherockroom | Apr 27, 2024 | Reviews, Take One
Playing in the rock room today is a track from Richard Thomson’s upcoming new album Ship to Shore. Thompson is preparing to release what will be his 19ths solo record of his almost 60 year career, not including his discography with former wife and vocalist Linda...
