- The Tears of Hercules Review
After far too much time pondering, I finally rationalised it all to my satisfaction. You donāt have to agree of course. - Encores 1975-1978 ; Too little too late or worth waiting for?
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. - The year ends in a 1
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 celebrate Rodās fifty years as a solo artist. I figured I should try the same for the years ending in a one and guess that Rhino will do nothing to mark fifty years since Maggie May. A bit of reverse psychology! I wouldnāt mind being… - The Lost Sessions
Ever wonder what a rock star does all day when not touring? - I donāt know, she donāt know, itās Cupid, Cupidā¦.Cupid !! *
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? - Businesses Never Waste a Recession. Letās go Rhino!
Is now the time? - The Rhino Tenth Anniversary
A Look Back at The wonder That Was 2009
Irishman Pat Brett is a mere novice fan having first become aware of Rod when Baby Jane topped the charts 30 years ago and only discovering SMILER in 1990. Despite his first purchase being the much maligned Camouflage album, Pat was hooked and has stuck around to champion Rod’s middle years – after the heights of the seventies and before the crooner era.