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Was “Who Came First” a question or a declarative statement in October 1972? Pete Townshend joins me In the Studio for the answer on the golden anniversary of his first of many great solo albums, which we feature here.
They were the changes in musical direction and key personnel made on Jethro Tull’s critical preceding third album,”Benefit”, in April 1970, which provided the oxygen in “Aqualung” ‘s tank a year later. Ian Anderson is my guest for your “Benefit”.
Bad Company had elbowed their way to the forefront of the rock world by the late March 1975 release of their second album, “Straight Shooter” ,avoiding the sophomore jinx with timeless songs “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad”,”Feel Like Makin’ Love”, and “Shooting Star”. But as my guests Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, and Simon Kirke share here, strange things can happen eventually when that much success is achieved that quickly in lives so young.
“In the Studio” : David, Stephen, Graham, and Neil of Crosby, Stills, Nash , and Young with Redbeard for “Deja Vu” .
Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Ric Savage, & Phil Collen join Redbeard “In the Studio” for their 45th anniversary.
Billy Joel “Glass Houses” has sold over ten million copies, stayed at #1 for six consecutive weeks, was the 4th-best seller for the entire year 1980, and won Billy Joel a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Billy Joel joins me In the Studio.
It was over fifty years ago that US audiences were introduced through a Paul McCartney song,”Come and Get It”, to a little-known English band The Iveys, soon to be rechristened Badfinger and to become second only to The Beatles in sales on the Apple Records label.
But in the transition years between the waning of pop-metal hair bands and the waxing of a wave of grunge groups, Eric Johnson’s “Ah Via Musicom” sounded refreshingly unlike anything else on the radio in February 1990…Eric Johnson joins me here In the Studio on its 35th anniversary.
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band “Against the Wind” was one of their seven Top 10 multi-platinum albums in a row. Bob Seger is my guest on “Against the Wind” ‘s 45th anniversary.
James Taylor is still recording wonderfully satisfying albums like the ” American Standard”, and being chosen to open brand new live music venues, fifty-five years after the album “Sweet Baby James” captured the country’s attention. Now that’s finding the keys to a real time machine. James Taylor joins me In the Studio.