I Saw Rock N' Roll

The Early Bob Dylan Was Compulsively Drawn To The Conflict Between Stability And The Search For Immortality.

The Rolling Stones Are Constantly Changing, But Beneath The Changes They Remain The Most Formal Of Rock Bands. Their Successive Releases Have Been Continuous Extensions Of Their Approach, Not Radical Redefinitions, As Has So Often Been The Case With The Beatles.

Joni Mitchell Seems Destined To Remain In A State Of Permanent Dissatisfaction - Always Knowing What She Would Like To Do, Always More Depressed When It's Done.

Ringo Starr May Not Have Much Of A Voice, But When He Sang A Song On A Beatle Album, It Had Its Own Special Charm.

On First Listening, Joni Mitchell's 'court And Spark,' The First Truly Great Pop Album Of 1974, Sounds Surprisingly Light; By The Third Or Fourth Listening, It Reveals Its Underlying Tensions.