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Not Forgotten: David Bowie – Live Santa Monica ’72

Due to the stylistic leaps that David Bowie made throughout his career, it’s inevitable that some periods of his career appeal to individuals more than others. My girlfriend loves his…

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Not Forgotten: The Black Crowes – Three Snakes and One Charm

Returning to Three Snakes and One Charm almost twenty years after it’s initial release is an interesting exercise, not least because of my own personal history with this album. Back…

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Not Forgotten: Mick Ronson – Play Don’t Worry

Mick Ronson was perhaps the ultimate limelight grabbing sideman. Be he by the side of Ian Hunter, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, or, most famously, David Bowie, Ronno always gave whoever…

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Not Forgotten: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

The first thing that strikes you about Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ’ debut album is how rough it sounds compared to the slick and streamlined made-for American roadtrips that…

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Not Forgotten: The Black Crowes – Amorica

After two albums which had established them as the great hopes for American retro rock in the 90s, The Black Crowes hit bumpy ground with Band, an album they spent…

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Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick

There are some albums that don’t just define an act’s career, or a moment in time, but a whole musical movement. It’s those albums where the act haven’t just pushed…

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Not Forgotten: The Black Crowes – The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

By mid 1991 The Black Crowes were poised on the edge of huge international success, but by the release of this sophomore album in 1992 the rising tide of grunge…

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Not Forgotten: Fleetwood Mac – Tango in the Night

Like many acts who hit their creative peaks in the 60s and 70s, Fleetwood Mac struggled with the 80s. By the middle of the decade, the willingness to experiment with…

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Not Forgotten: Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus

It starts with the band chanting along with each other instead of the usual crowd noise, which eventually gives way to the sound of an MC introducing the band and…

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Not Forgotten: Mott the Hoople – The Hoople

Sometimes you really do need to be careful what you wish for. After years of hard-gigging, road-hardened Mott the Hoople had thrown in the towel in March 1972, only for…

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