Category Archives: memories of 70s

Pink Floyd’s Theory of Time

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

Following the death of Marty Balin from Jefferson Airplane I have I been watching an unhealthy amount of videos on YouTube featuring the band’s founder and vocalist. I’ve followed Balin from good looking fresh-faced beatnik in the early Airplane (all … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, rock music | Tagged , | 2 Comments

The Clash ‘Sort it Out’

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

November 1978, 10 young men stuck in a concrete block on the outskirts of a midlands city. Trent Polytechnic seemed far removed from the dreaming spires. Many of my new companions departed for the big city every day to do … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A New Career in a New Town

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

Summer was coming to an end and so was my tenure with the Parks and Recreation Department. “I suppose you must have been of some use” the area manager informed me on handing me an assortment of dismissal paperwork. It … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, rock music | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

It was 40 years ago today–Jilted John

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

The accepted norm of rock music is that English is the best language to sing in. It depends on the song of course, if the aim is emotive tear-jerking then Spanish, of even Portuguese might be a good choice. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Drinking, Dogshit and the Stones

Posted on September 16, 2018 by

By the beginning of the summer 1978 and finding myself without a girlfriend, a band and, temporarily, without a family (they had gone to the USA to see relatives) I decided it was time to get a job. After a … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Led Zeppelin “what is this shit?”

Posted on September 9, 2018 by

A few months ago I was lucky to spend five night on the Scottish island of Mull. Late enough for some warm sunshine and early enough to avoid the midges, me and my wife had rented a remote cottage with … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, rock music | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

An Evening With Warren Harry

Posted on September 1, 2018 by

Recently, YouTube has wisely targeted me with some old editions of The Old Grey Whistle Test. Anyone not alive or resident in Britain in early 70’s just wont grasp the significance of the OGWT. This was quite literally the only … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, rock music | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment