Counting Crows bridged the gap between alternative and classic rock when they appeared in 1993. The band were clearly indebted to stalwarts like The Band and Van Morrison. But lead singer Adam Duritz channelled angst like his alternative contemporaries. The…
Welcome back for more quizzing. We’re up to #44, and the artists are getting ever more obscure. I scored 13 It quickly got difficult after Bert and Ernie. Can you beat me? Congratulations to Deke and Rich Kamerman, who…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the 2 album set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from the years 1965-1968 and was…
Every New Zealand #1 single… 10 Crazy by Gnarls Barkley Topped the NZ chart: for 7 weeks from 29 May 2006. Producer Danger Mouse and vocalist CeeLo Green were already well known before they released their first single as Gnarls…
We’re up to quiz #43. I found this one tricky with many artists I wasn’t familiar with. Can you tell Samantha Fox from Hilary Duff? I scored 13 I liked Squeeze’s witty album cover though. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who…
Two solo artists this week. Former White Stripes frontman Jack White dropped a surprise record in August. Singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins is back with another album of pretty new age ramblings (not an insult). Jack White No Name 2024, 8/10I’m probably…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the 2 album set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from the years 1965-1968 and was…
We’re back into the normal rhythm of greatest hits albums. There are a few I haven’t heard of this week. Is anyone into Guano Apes? Or N-Dubz? I scored 16 Can you beat me? Congratulations to Tony, who scored…
For someone born in New York City, Gillian Welch has the uncanny ability to evoke the pastoral music of a bygone America. Part bluegrass and part Appalachian folk, she’s able to sound authentic. She’s accompanied by guitarist Dave Rawlings, who…
Every New Zealand #1 single… 10 A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum Topped the NZ chart: for 1 week from 11 August 1967. Gary Brooker sang with The Paramounts, who enjoyed the UK top 40 hit ‘Poison Ivy’…
