There has long been a debate over just which band was/is the greatest ever rock and roll band of all time. One band has even forged out an entire career under the epithet of being "the greatest rock and roll band in the world" (yes I had to look up epithet too!). The argument has raged for ever and it will go on too for some time. I now want to add a familiar, if not entirely obvious choice to the argument - THE BEATLES . This live album proves that they were light years ahe

So, I recently raised the question with work colleagues of the greatest pop song ever written. It is of course, Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (closely followed by Relax by Frankie). Into the mix however, I threw Since You Been Gone by Rainbow. Yes, its an absolute pop song. And it was a big success for them, reaching number 6 in the UK top 40. I wonder what you think of that as a suggestion though. Great tune, easy lyrics, singalong chorus and handclaps! You really couldn't

This is the first vinyl album I had that I re-purchased as a CD. I'd actually "forgotten" about it until we went on holiday to Turkey...

In typical style, Whitesnake released an album with a title that was more than a bit "oo-er, missus". This was again an album I saw toured at the Aberdeen Capitol. More of that later. This was the one where Coverdale decided to make things a bit more accessible for the American market. Well, eventually he did. You see the original was recorded with a different line-up to the tour and hence the U.S. Remix. By the time the US came calling, the band was shorn of Jon Lord, Micky

So, you've been living close to the edge for a few years and manage to P off your mates, who just happen to be one of the biggest rock...

So, I am a big Queen fan. This is the album that really hooked me on them. Before listening to this, I kind of poo-pooed them. Killer Queen was a bit sappy, Boh Rap was ridiculously overblown and what was all that with the high pitched vocals. What was it all about? Live Killers changed all that. This was a ROCK band - a very good rock band. In fact, a complete band. All the members wrote songs which became hits. They all played their instruments with consumate skill. They ca

"HELLO (insert name of city here). WOULD YOU PLEASE WELCOME FROM ENGLAND U.F.O. " Up goes the roar and the opening bars kick in. Without...

Continuing the theme of bands seen, I present you with The Scorpions . Quite by chance, I was offered a ticket by a girl at school to go...

So, eventually I got around to paying to go and see a major band live. That was GILLAN. I think it was November 1981, and off I went to...

This is the first Rush album I heard. In fact the first Rush track I heard remains my "all time favourite song of all time". That would...

Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden

Lets start by saying it. Two of the four have left us and we are all the poorer for it. This album is outstanding, probably Thin Lizzy's...

Welcome my friends to the blog that may never end. I'm going to share my thoughts and knowledge and feelings relating to the records I...