It Didn't Matter That Charlie

I Saw My Rock'n'roll Past Flash Before My Eyes. And I Saw Something Else: I Saw Rock And Roll Future And Its Name Is Bruce Springsteen. And On A Night When I Needed To Feel Young, He Made Me Feel Like I Was Hearing Music For The Very First Time.

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.

Everyone Eventually Winds Up Writing About Themselves - The Problem Is Finding The Best Way To Go About It. To Write About Oneself Literally, In The First Person, Presumes A More Interesting Personal Life And Philosophy Than Most Rock Lyricists Possess. John Lennon Was Good For One Great Album Based On Musical Direct Address, 'plastic Ono Band.

'dance To The Music' Was Just Sly Stone Being His Natural Crazy Self Right From The Beginning. The Man Was An Original And His First Am Hit Was Nothing If It Wasn't The Example Per Excellence Of The Sly Stone Music Machine.

Aretha Franklin's 'let Me In Your Life' Is One Of The Few Recent R&b Albums That Places The Emphasis Entirely And Deservedly On A Voice. Many R&b Producers Have Been Making Records On Which The Singer Is Outshined By The Song, The Arrangement And The Sound.