Johnnys Rock Blogs
Do we have any big bands anymore?
Do we have any big bands anymore? When we were kids it was clear. Bands...
The Day I Almost Met Robert Plant...
I don’t recall why we decided to go to Banbury, the time it wasn’t held...
Bootleg Banter...
Bootlegs. They ain't what they used to be. Remember what a hip credibility they had...
Be Bop Deluxe Delights...
Unless you were a dedicated groover in the mid-seventies, BBD could have passed you by....
Early Dead Albums...
It all depends on which door you come into the Grateful Dead....
Quadraphonic Failure...
For a time in the mid 1970s you were not taking audio seriously if you...
Seeing Led Zeppelin Knebworth Festival August 4th 1979...
I don’t think I quite realised the full import of seeing Led Zeppelin at the...
A Short History of Folk Rock...
Folk rock is a dangerous genre. Before you know it you’re dancing around the maypole...
The Grateful Dead’s Terrapin Station...
For a bunch of acid heads Terrapin Station is on the face of things, unlikely....
Brand X: The jazz rock noodle you need
In the second half of the seventies, jazz rock, characterised by fast guitar and wonky...
Which is the best Jethro Tull album?
When you’ve got a massive back catalogue to explore with a band, knowing which is...
In Praise Of ARS…
One of Southern rock’s great bands, but one of the least celebrated is the...