10 Best Don Henley Songs
Don Henley was a star even before he began his solo career. He became the Eagles lead singer over the course of their 1970s tenure, fronting hits like ‘The Best of My Love’, ‘One of These Nights’, ‘Hotel California’, and…
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Graham Fyfe has been writing this website since his late teens. Now in his forties, he's been obsessively listening to albums for years. He works as a web editor and plays the piano.
Music Quiz: Greatest Hits Albums XXIV
Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who scored the fastest 20/20 in last week’s quiz. Someone made a ton of these Greatest Hits quizzes. We didn’t start at number 1, but we’re down to #24. This week’s challenge involves distinguishing between a bevy…
New Music Reviews: Faye Webster and Glass Beach
Two artists this week where I enjoyed their previous records, but I’m not quite so impressed by their most recent efforts. Atlanta’s Faye Webster plays a distinctive kind of country lounge, while Glass Beach are unclassifiable. FAYE WEBSTER Underdressed at…
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) by Billy Ocean
It was a flop as ‘European Queen’ in the UK, but ‘Caribbean Queen’ took off for Billy Ocean in targeted markets. Billy Ocean Billy Ocean is best known for a string of hits in the mid-1980s. ‘Caribbean Queen’ was followed…
Music Quiz: Greatest Hits Albums XXIII
Another week, another batch of increasingly obscure artists. This lot’s particularly eclectic, with everything from Reba McEntire to Captain Beefheart. Can you differentiate between Coolio and Shaggy? Or between Snow Patrol and Milli Vanilli? I was surprisingly successful this…
New Music Reviews: Maggie Rogers and Adrianne Lenker
Two short albums by American female solo artists this week. Maryland’s Maggie Rogers makes likeable roots-tinged pop. From Indianapolis, Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker recorded her fifth studio album in a backwoods cabin. Maggie Rogers Don’t Forget Me 2024, 8.5/10Rogers started…
Baby, Please Don’t Go by The Amboy Dukes
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled 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 a major influence on…
Music Quiz: Greatest Hits XXII
Welcome back for another round of quizzing. It’s a little trickier this week in my opinion. Can you tell the difference between Cascada and Jessica Simpson? I scored 17/20, but I was a little lucky. Can you surpass me?…
Paloma Blanca by George Baker Selection
Easy-listening schmaltz about a poor South American farmer who works hard all day, and then sits by a tree and dreams of being a white bird with its freedom. George Baker Selection Dutch musician George Baker scored hits in three…
Music Quiz: Greatest Hits XXI
You probably know the drill by now – match the artist to the greatest hits album. I found this week’s selection the easiest for a while, scoring 18 Guessing between Mis-Teeq and Eternal felt like a coin toss, though.…
