After far too much time pondering, I finally rationalised it all to my satisfaction. You donāt have to agree of course.
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Author: rs4951
Thank God I wasn’t a Rod fan in 1977. I would have read about his cover of You Really Got a Hold on Me being held over until his next albumā¦ and then waited 44 years to hear it. You wait four decades to hear the outtake, and along come five at once.
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A while back I did a āyear ends in a nineā piece which concluded with the assertion that 2019 was likely to become the first decade-ender when Rod would not have a compilation of some form released in the final quarter. I was ultimately proved wrong, with Rhino releasing the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra collaboration to…
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Ever wonder what a rock star does all day when not touring?
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In the context of the impact of changing technology in the world of music distribution, the recently released Cupid compilation triggers an equivalent to the old phrase āIs it a bird, is it a plane?..ā. Is Cupid an album (albeit a digital one) or just a playlist?
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Is now the time?
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A Look Back at The wonder That Was 2009
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Rod gives Ewan McColl and John McLaughlin credits on Blood Red Roses for elements of songs he has taken and built on. Itās not always been the case. It seems to be increasingly common for songwriters to be accused of plagiarism. I guess there are only so many chord sequences available and itās easy for…
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In the liner notes to Storyteller, Rod points out how Iāve Been Drinking was actually meant to be A Change is gonna comeā¦but the plan changed. He may have dodged Change then, but he has developed a fine track record of managing change in the fifty years since. Some gurus will tell you change is…
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So what? you might well ask..well here goes:
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