Paul Simon (1986):Nobody's done more for world music than Simon, who enlisted South African musicians to liven his greatest solo LP. 'Graceland' is a joyous, super-catchy collection of songs about growing up, growing old and seizing the moment. Forget the controversy; this is music to ge...
John Fogerty (1985):After a 10-year vacation from music, Fogerty returned with his most Creendence-like set of songs since he shut down the band in the early '70s. It's a self-referential work, with lyrical and musical quotes to his CCR days, and a renewed sense of purpose from one...
Paul Simon (1986):Nobody's done more for world music than Simon, who enlisted South African musicians to liven his greatest solo LP. 'Graceland' is a joyous, super-catchy collection of songs about growing up, growing old and seizing the moment. Forget the controversy; this is music to ge...
The fact that leader John Fogerty's solo career took so long to gain altitude only bolstered that shooting-star argument. Turns out he was ensnared in a difficult legal fight and, once he got free, Fogerty began reeling off music that showed he'd lost none of the roots-rocking gumption ...
“There is absolutely no denying that primal joy of ‘La Bamba,’” Phillips told Rolling Stone.“It affects everybody, no matter your cultural background. White people didn’t have to understand what it meant, just that it made them happy.”...
Paul Simon (1986):Nobody's done more for world music than Simon, who enlisted South African musicians to liven his greatest solo LP. 'Graceland' is a joyous, super-catchy collection of songs about growing up, growing old and seizing the moment. Forget the controversy; this is music to ge...
He still had plenty of hits in his future, but his chart successes would prove fleeting and sporadic over the ensuing decades — which is understandable, given the uphill battles he'd continue to face on a personal level. "I was about 26 years old, and I kind of felt indestructible," ...
Paul Simon (1986):Nobody's done more for world music than Simon, who enlisted South African musicians to liven his greatest solo LP. 'Graceland' is a joyous, super-catchy collection of songs about growing up, growing old and seizing the moment. Forget the controversy; this is music to ge...
These 12 year old girls coming to see Herman’s Hermits. “Ooooh, Herman!” Before he comes out, this bunch of yobs from Shepherd’s Bush come out and wreck their equipment and blow the stage up. It must have taken them years to recover! If ever!
(Other luminaries like Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Keith Moon also help out.) Still, most of the flash is provided by Beck, who slings his guitar into some new territory on 'Truth,' firing up old traditional and blues numbers with instrumental tricks. Black Sabbath, Paranoid Vertigo ...