It Didn't Matter That Charlie

The Who, England's Most Self-conscious Band, Have Released 'quadrophenia,' Which In Turn Freezes In Time Our Image Of The Mid-sixties Mod Sensibility.

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.

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.

Atlantic's Jerry Wexler Believes First-rate Records Are Made By First-rate Voices. He Certainly Has Worked With Enough Of Them: Clyde Mcphatter, Joe Turner, La Vern Baker, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett And Aretha Franklin.

As Long As Elton John Can Bring Forth One Performance Per Album On The Order Of 'someone Saved My Life Tonight,' The Chance Remains That He Will Become Something More Than The Great Entertainer He Already Is And Go On To Make A Lasting Contribution To Rock.