Jon Bryan, Author at Backseat Mafia

Not Forgotten: Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson was something of an anomaly in the music industry. He was undeniably a top-draw songwriter, however the majority of his best known hit singles were covers. He never…

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A beginners’ guide to Pink Floyd

With The Beatles having called it a day, Bob Dylan walking in the opposite direction of the psychedleic counter-culture and The Rolling Stones having reached a critical mass they would…

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News: Fish retirement, tour, final album and remasters

It was a sad moment when Fish announced the plans for his retirement back in January. Having been a fixture of the progressive rock scene since rising to prominence in…

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Not Forgotten: T.Rex – Electric Warrior

The gap between being a ‘serious’ album act and being a ‘disposable’ pop act was still relatively wide back in the early 70s. The more album-orientated acts had a couple…

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Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – Benefit

For some reason Jethro Tull are never spoken of in the same hushed tones of awe as Led Zeppelin or King Crimson. Or Deep Purple and Yes. Or Wishbone Ash……

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Not Forgotten: The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

After years of struggling in the alt-rock wilderness, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots was the first release by The Flaming Lips that you could say had been ‘long awaited’ by…

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Not Forgotten – Mott the Hoople – Mott

Having established themselves in the late 60s as Dylan and Stones infused rockers, Mott the Hoople spent the next few years with a reputation of a storming live act whose…

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Album Review: They Might Be Giants – Glean

Do you remember when music’s primary function was to provide fun entertainment? It’s something that has been increasingly overlooked in recent years, and the majority of attempts to remind us…

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Not Forgotten: Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery

‘Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends’ How’s that for a killer opening line? Read it again. It’s brilliant. It’s irresistable, pulling you in, promising a life-affirming…

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Feature: Buyers Guide – 70s Live Albums

From the solo acoustic troubador, to the thunderous rock band in full flight, to the electro pioneer peeping above banks of keyboards and oscillator, there’s few things more thrilling than…

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