The band Heart is known for a handful of radio staples: “Barracuda”, “Magic Man”, “Kick It Out”, “Straight On”, and “What About Love?”. Personally, I’ve preferred the lesser-known cuts from their albums. One of my favorite songs of theirs is “Dog & Butterfly”, the title track from their fourth album….
Tag: Rock Music
Music
Read more
Music Moment – Lunatic Fringe
The Canadian band, Red Rider, released “Lunatic Fringe” way back in 1981. At the time, the songwriter, Tom Cochrane, was inspired to write it after noticing a resurgence of anti-semitism in the 1970s. He was also influenced when reading about Raoul Wallenberg, a Swede who helped Jews to escape the…
Music
Read more
Music Moment – About Face by David Gilmour
For his second solo album, About Face, guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour brought in a slew of outside talent. The list includes Jeff Porcaro (Toto), Jon Lord (Deep Purple), vocalist Roy Harper, and Steve Winwood. To top that off, Pete Townsend supplied lyrics for two tracks. Gilmour, who is best…
Influences
Read more
Music Moment – Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
Arguably one of the more famous singer-songwriters, Bruce Springsteen had an amazing run of albums in the 1970s. Considered his breakthrough album, Born to Run spawned several radio staples. However, the opening track, “Thunder Road”, is the one that stays in regular rotation on my main playlist. The studio version…
Influences
Read more
Music Moment – Red Barchetta by Rush
I’m partial to songs that tell stories. I’ve written about a few in the past, like Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up In Blue”. For me, it’s the melding of poetry and music that captures my imagination and makes me fall in love with the song. That’s why I adore “Red Barchetta”…