Take a break
I HAVE written before about the drinking culture that prevailed on national newspapers in the days when words were scribbled on copy paper and computers were still a distant threat. Great attention … Continue readingTake a break
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Ralph McTell: First Song
There’s a lot more to Ralph McTell than Streets of London, as this lovely little piece suggests. It first appeared on his 1972 LP Not Till Tomorrow. Here’s a performance … Continue readingRalph McTell: First Song
Rab Noakes: Somebody Counts On Me
Another of Siberian Rhod’s suggestions, this one from 1970 features Lindisfarne on fine form.
Rab Noakes: When This Bloody War Is Over
This was suggested by our friend ‘Siberian’ Rhod Mackenzie, who opines that Rab deserved an ‘Off the Beaten Tracks’ all to himself. Maybe one day . . .
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Boom Boom Boom
Nothing to do with Basil Brush, this is the epic 13-minute closing track from the excellent Toast album.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: How Ya Doin’?
Another great track from the newly released Toast album; what a wonderful surprise it was.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Standing in the Light of Love
The Horse at full gallop on this rocker, the second track from the ‘new’ Toast album.
Howling over a Greek dog
WRITING my recent Greek travelogue reminded me that in 1982 my first bride and I booked a last-minute holiday to the island of Poros. It was so cheap and basic that you … Continue readingHowling over a Greek dog
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Quit
I am greatly enjoying the album Toast, which was recorded in 2001 but deemed not ready for release by NY. Several of the tracks went on to appear next year … Continue readingNeil Young and Crazy Horse: Quit
Joe Cocker: You Are So Beautiful
Concluding our Nicky Hopkins seasonette, here his piano makes a massive contribution to the former Sheffield gas fitter’s 1974 hit.