Charlie Watts: The Rock of the Rolling Stones
Sean MurphyI was recently involved in a discussion about Led Zeppelin's least understood and appreciated album, In Through the Out Door (a topic I covered exactly a decade ago for a…
Robert Johnson: The Centennial of an American Genius (Revisited)
(For the remainder of the month, I’ll be revisiting some personal favorites, all of which are available in my recently-released collection, MURPHY’S LAW VOL. ONE, which is available NOW!) Does any…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #10 & #9 (Revisted)
10. Kiss: Dynasty (1979) Okay, let’s get this one out of the way right up front. It’s not necessarily that this album is better than average (it’s not), it’s that…
Robert Johnson: The Centennial of an American Genius (Revisited)
5/8/2011: Does any single figure loom as large over an art form as Robert Johnson? Bach and Shakespeare come to mind, but classical music, like literature, took centuries and multiple…
The Glimmer Twins…For The Win
No matter how clownish Mike Jagger becomes (and as far as I'm concerned, let him keep that carnival going as long as he can and more power to him), he…
Time is on Their Side: The Stones Turn 50 (or, Get Yer Blah-Blahs Out…)
There they go again. I've got nothing. Full marks to any act that is able, much less willing, to strut around the stage after doing it on and off for…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #10 & #9
10. Kiss: Dynasty (1979) Okay, let’s get this one out of the way right up front. It’s not necessarily that this album is better than average (it’s not), it’s that…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #9
9. The Rolling Stones: Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) Stupid title. Silly cover. Blatant attempt to steal some thunder from The Beatles, who were possibly at the height of their…
Robert Johnson: The Centennial of an American Genius
Does any single figure loom as large over an art form as Robert Johnson? Bach and Shakespeare come to mind, but classical music, like literature, took centuries and multiple…
The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in The World: Liver Than They’ll Ever Be
Best live album ever? Who cares. What is beyond dispute is that 1970’s Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out is certainly the best live album the Rolling Stones ever recorded.…