Category: Pop Music

Fifty years of The Concert for Bangladesh

My friend came to meWith sadness in his eyesHe told me that he wanted helpBefore his country dies. Although I couldn’t feel the painI knew I had to tryNow I’m asking all of youTo help us save some lives The lyrics tell the story. Ravi Shankar came to his friend, George Harrison, to tell him... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
December 20, 2021 at 6:11 am • 

Mike Nesmith death at seventy-eight is a remembrance that there will not always be a next time

I’m heartbroken. I’ve lost a dear friend and partner. I’m so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best – singing, laughing, and doing shtick.I’ll miss it all so much. Especially the shtick. Rest in peace, Nez.~Mickey Dolenz on the death Michael Nesmith Last month Mike Nesmith... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
December 11, 2021 at 6:11 am • 

Neil Young and Crazy Horse "Barn": A familiar and comfortable album

Neil Young has been one of music’s biggest stars for close to sixty years. From the Buffalo Springfield to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to a solo career that encompassed more than forty studio albums, Young has been a part of the scene that spans at least four generations of fans. With this fame comes... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
December 10, 2021 at 10:25 am • 
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Is Cat Stevens' "Peace Train" as hopeful in 2021 as it was fifty years ago?

Now I’ve been happy latelyThinking about the good things to comeAnd I believe it could beSomething good has begunOh, I’ve been smiling latelyDreaming about the world as oneAnd I believe it could beSomeday it’s going to come It’s 1971. The United States is as divided as it’s ever been. Richard Nixon is President. Protests over... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
November 27, 2021 at 11:53 am • 

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss do it again with "Raise the Roof", but what took so long?

When you saw them together for the first time, you wondered what was this? It even looked a little creepy. A legendary rocker from the 1960s-70s and the much younger violin-playing singer with her roots in the country/Americana genres. What could they possibly have in common? But then you heard sing together. You heard how... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
November 20, 2021 at 6:11 am • 

Brian Wilson at the Genesee Theater: A night with some of the greatest hit songs of our lives.

If you’re going to see legendary musician Brian Wilson in concert, be prepared for a night of fun, fun, fun. Also, be prepared for a night tinged with sadness. You saw both Saturday night when he played at Waukegan’s Genesee Theater. When it comes to musical artists, the word genius is overused. But, it certainly... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
October 25, 2021 at 9:04 am • 
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Fifty years of Don McLean's "American Pie"

October 24, 1971. It was fifty years ago today when musician Don McLean came into our lives. That was the day his album “American Pie” was released. A few weeks later, the title track became a huge hit single. It didn’t take long for some of the lyrics to become seared into our brains. They... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
October 24, 2021 at 12:06 am • 

Should the Rolling Stones play "Brown Sugar" in concert?

Let’s Spend the Night Together19th Nervous BreakdownRocks OffGet Off of My CloudTumbling DiceRuby TuesdayYou Can’t Always Get What You WantLiving in a Ghost TownStart Me UpHonky Tonk WomenConnectionSlipping AwayMiss YouPlay VideoMidnight RamblerPaint It BlackSympathy for the DevilJumpin’ Jack FlashGimme Shelter(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction The above is a setlist from a recent Rolling Stones concert.... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
October 16, 2021 at 6:11 am • 

Would "You've Got A Friend" still win Grammys for James Taylor and Carole King if the voting was held in 2021?

In the early 1970s, James Taylor was one of the biggest recording artists in the world. He was the first non-British artist signed to the Beatles’ Apple label. He had a major breakthrough with his second album “Sweet Baby James.” In 1971, his biggest single, “You’ve Got A Friend” reached number one on the charts.... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
October 9, 2021 at 6:11 am • 
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Santana III was my favorite Santana album fifty years ago and remains so today

You’ve heard the saying the original is the best? It’s certainly true with the rock band Santana. It’s hard to believe that Santana began its musical journey more than five decades ago. Most of us saw them for the first time with their brilliant performance at Woodstock. The performers we remember from that day include... Read more »
By Howard Moore,
October 2, 2021 at 6:11 am • 
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    Every five years or so I decide to update this section. I can't believe I've been doing this for close to ten years. The last time I did this I was close to sixty years old. Now I'm just a few months away from the big 7-ZERO. Scary AF!!! I'm pretty sure I won't be doing an update when I hit 80, but you never know. But until then, lets just be grateful.

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