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JohnnyTheFoxes
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Big into blues/rock and imaginative poetry. An analogue man in a digital world. I don't know what the question is, but the answer is vinyl, and the printed word and a bit of photography. There's enough for all, but the rich want it all.
"Autumn Afternoon Light, Isleworth" Ian Archie Beck.
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Wishbone Ash "Argus" 1972
Through the 70's the band forged musically intelligent & uplifting material. "Argus" probably being their definite audio statement. A heady fusion of rock, prog rock & folk. They were also one of the pioneers of twin lead guitar synchronisation. A must have album.
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Nile Rodgers with a Chic guitar plectrum in his right hand, 2025. Photo: Platon.
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Crosby, Stills & Nash" 1969
CSN's quiet, acoustically leaning debut delivered a gentle alternative to the growing influence of prog & hard rock, plus the ever present political unrest of the period. The LP sold two million copies in 1969. They also won a Grammy for the year's best new artist.
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Poem by D.H. Lawrence.
November 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Neil Young "Tonight's The Night" 1975
The album is a shambolically beautiful classic.A jagged,yet sensitive elegy to Crazy Horse's Danny Whitten & CSNY's roadie Bruce Berry, both having died from drug & alcohol misuse. The LP was recorded in a store owned by Ken Berry, the late Bruce's brother.
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bob Marley, circa early 1970's. Photo, via: Classic Rock In Pics.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"In The Rain" 1912, Franz Marc.
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Bob Dylan "Bringing It All Back Home" 1965
His first LP with an electric backing band. The album's more assertive instrumentation, resonance & cascade of imagery reveals even more aspects of Dylan's musical & songwriting journey. The album peaked at #6 on the US Billboard Chart.
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Sly Stone, circa early 1970's. Photo: Michael Putland/Getty.
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Eagles "Hotel California" 1976
A metaphor for excesses in parts of US society. Highlighted in the epic title track, with distinctive duo guitars by Joe Walsh & Don Felder. Five of the songs are sung by drummer Don Henley. The LP produced 2 US #1 hits, "Hotel California" & "New Kid In Town."
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Poem by Kenneth C. Steven.
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"The Sheltered Path" 1873. Claude Monet.
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Sparks " This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us" 1974
The original idea was that after each verse Russell Mael would sing a line from various old movies. They dropped the idea & just stuck with the singles title, the line of which was borrowed from the 1932 Western "The Western Code."
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Lynyrd Skynyrd on stage, Philadelphia, 1977. Photo: Michael Putland.
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Sly & The Family Stone "Stand!" 1969
This, their third album, put the radical San Francisco septet on the fast track in a substantial way. Two definite 1960's anthems came from the disc, the dynamic "I Want To Take You Higher" and the Number 1 single "Everyday People."
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A day on Venus takes 5,832 Earth hours. Roughly the same length of time that your average Prog-Rock double album lasts.
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys during the recording of "Pet Sounds" in 1966. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty.
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Creedence Clearwater Revival getting ready to start recording for their album "Pendulum" in San Francisco, 1970. Photo: Ed Caraeff/Iconic Images.
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Foreigner "Head Games" 1979
After negative comments from some critics that Foreigner were getting a bit too polished.The band tried to roughen up the tone,"Dirty White Boy" & "Women" being examples,whilst other songs revert to an unwrinkled type.Peaking at #5 in the US, & fell outside the UK Top 40.
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Earth, Wind & Fire "Gratitude" 1975
The album captures the band at the height of their live vigour combined with some new studio cuts. Given their extraordinary bearing as a stage act, "Gratitude" surprisingly is the only major label live album released by the band.
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The Endpapers from the 1979 Rupert Bear annual. Artwork by John Harrold.
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Rick Derringer, formally of The McCoys("Hang On Sloopy") he also worked with Edgar & Johnny Winter & collaborated with Steely Dan, "Weird Al" Yankovic & many others. As well as an extensive solo career. Photo:Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images.
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"The Cars" 1978
One of those proverbial slow-burners,it took 10 months for their debut album to peak at #18 in the US chart. By then,The Cars had been named new band of the year by 'Rolling Stone' & also been nominated for a Grammy in the new artist category. The album had a chart run of 139 weeks.
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Over An African River" 1932. Leslie Carr.
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM