by talkfromtherockroom | Sep 1, 2023 | Reviews, Take One
Prior to the release of her debut record in 1968, Song for a Seagull, Joni Mitchell worked the coffee shops and night clubs of Saskatoon and it’s surrounding areas. She was a Canadian artist who fashioned herself a folkie after Joan Baez and Judy Collins, and sang...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 11, 2022 | Reviews, Take One
Spinning in tribute to the ‘Hawk’, today is a slab of jukebox vinyl from 1970. The king of rockabilly Ronnie Hawkins recorded two LP’s for Coalition in the 1970’s. Per his usual practice Hawkins brought together a hot shit collective of...
by talkfromtherockroom | Apr 9, 2022 | Now Showing, Reviews, Take One
Spinning in the ‘rock room’ today is an influential and important 7″ cut during the heyday of early electric blues. Aleck Miler, Alex Miller, aka Rice Miller, aka Sonny Boy Williamson II was a master harmonica player and songwriter in the blues...
by talkfromtherockroom | Aug 2, 2021 | Reviews, Take One
Thin Lizzy’s intelligent and rowdy singer, songwriter and bass player Phil Lynott was inspired and seduced by American pop culture. What better inspiration for a peaking songwriter then the plethora of imagery provided by the American Cowboy? Co-written by Phil...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 23, 2021 | Reviews, Take One
The second of two recent Van Morrison and Eric Clapton musical collaborations was released as a single on June 11th. The first, ‘Stand and Deliver’ was released in December of last year to mixed reviews. Playing under the obvious moniker of Slowhand and...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 1, 2021 | Reviews, Take One
One Valentine’s Day 1974, English folk legend and musical oddity Roy Harper officially released his seventh LP, the aptly titled Valentine. Supremely talented and stunningly lyrical, but equally underrepresented in the UK and virtually unknown in the US. On his...
