Steppenwolf: The Pusher
As a teenager I thought Easy Rider was a great film. Watching it fairly recently I was amazed at quite how bad it was.
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Lemonheads: My Drug Buddy
I still think Evan Dando has one of the great rock voices.
Black Sabbath: Sweet Leaf
Rifftastic ode to the old waxter baxter. From Master of Reality.
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
TO my knowledge, the writer of this hymn is the only one with a species of early man named after him. Joachim Neander (1650-1680) wrote about 60 hymns and provided … Continue readingPraise to the Lord, the Almighty
Hedgehoppers Anonymous: It’s Good News Week
Four of the five group members were in the RAF, and Hedgehoppers was RAF slang for low flying aircraft. The song, a satire on the media’s obsession with bad news, … Continue readingHedgehoppers Anonymous: It’s Good News Week
Jackson Browne: Cocaine
Live 1978 version with Mr Dave on fiddle.
Chuck Berry: Sweet Little Sixteen
Berry wrote this song, recorded it in December 1957 and released it in January 1958. It reached No 2 in America and No 16 in Britain. He had already used … Continue readingChuck Berry: Sweet Little Sixteen
Neil Young: The Needle and the Damage Done
Live unplugged version of the anti-drug song from the Harvest album.
Mr Dave: Jackson Browne’s main man
WHILE his contributions to classic LPs by Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Terry Reid, Ry Cooder, Warren Zevon and many others would be enough to cement his reputation as one of … Continue readingMr Dave: Jackson Browne’s main man