by talkfromtherockroom | Mar 30, 2025 | Put the Boot In, Reviews
Riding a cresting wave of popularity that had not yet broken on the shores of the US, the Beatles embarked on a 21 date UK tour paired with Roy Orbison in May of 1963. The Beatles had scored a number one UK hit with the “Please Please Me,” single in January and...
by talkfromtherockroom | Aug 17, 2021 | Now Showing, Reviews
Some special rock footage guaranteed to blow your mind has recently come into circulation and for the time being is available for review online. In 1974 Ravi Shankar and George Harrison undertook a 45 show concert tour across the US running concurrent with...
by talkfromtherockroom | Dec 10, 2020 | Reviews
Paul McCartney’s announcement of a new album recorded in ‘rock down’ sent excitement tremors through rock fans around the globe. In the spirit of 1970’s McCartney I and 1980’s McCartney II Paul used his allotted free time due to coronavirus restrictions to record a...
by talkfromtherockroom | Mar 1, 2020 | Reviews, Take One
Revolving in the ‘rock room’ on this beautiful morning is John Lennon’s ethereal 1975 release, ‘#9 Dream’. ‘#9 Dream’ was the second single to be released from the 1974 LP Walls and Bridges following ‘Whatever Gets You Through the Night’. Released in January 1975 as...
by talkfromtherockroom | Oct 9, 2019 | Live Reviews, Rock Room on the Road
Playing in the ‘rock room’ today is a concert that I attended, Sir Paul McCartney’s highly anticipated and greatly publicized return at the Times Union Center in Albany on Saturday July 5th 2014. After cancelling a string of dates due to a virus McCartney...
