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Here is my review of Bruce Springsteen's Tunnel of Love, taken from its eponymous 1987 album. This is one of the more pop/rock songs on the album and features quite a few E Street Band members. This is a great song both musically and lyrically and one I urge you all to check out. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Last Train Home by John Mayer, the lead single from his upcoming album SOB Rocks. This is a funk 1980's esque track which has some great guitar and syths on it and sticks in your head for a while. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is my review of Richard and Linda Thompson's Walking on the Wire, taken from their critically acclaimed 1982 album Shoot Out the Lights. This is a fabulous song and one of my favourites. Its chock-full of lyrical imagery and features some fantastic guitar playing, which I would urge you all to check out. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

My review of Fleetwood Mac's Songbird, one of the finest songs ever written in my opinion. Its warm and elegant and utterly charming in its own bliss. I highly recommend that you all listen to this song! Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My review of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers's Room at the Top, Petty's finest work in my opinion. This has some fantastic lyrics and some excellent musicianship on this track, and I wish I'd written it because of its defiant optimism and hope. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first episode of my Songs I Wish I'd Written miniseries, and today we are looking at Reason to Believe by Bruce Springsteen taken from 1982's Nebraska. This is a rather gloomy song interspersed with some moments of optimism which add a vaguely hopefully note to a rather depressing album.  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

My review of I'll Remember You by Bob Dylan, taken from his 1985 album Empire Burlesque. This is a complicated song which I have mixed opinions on, and attempt to make sense of them over the course of seven minutes. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Valerie by Patti Scialfa, a wonderful pop rock song with some deeply moving lyrics about a relationship gone bad and a powerful vocal performance from Scialfa.  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My review of the song Hungry for Heaven by Dio, taken from his third solo album Sacred Heart. This is a great optimistic rock song with a great guitar solo and is one of my favourite Dio songs. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is my beginners guide to Genesis, one of the best selling prog rock / rock bands of all time. With each individual member being famous in their own right, and when two of your members are Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins you know this band is something special. Here are my top 5 songs to get you into the band, as well as what to explore next and also what they may play on tour. Hope you enjoyed...

Here is my review of Golden Hair by Syd Barrett, a great and very odd song that is a retelling of a poem in a dark and foreboding way.  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My review of the song A Case of You by Joni Mitchell, taken from her acclaimed 1971 album Blue. This is a gem of a song about the dangers of an unsuitable love and how those people may not leave you even if you want them to.  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Mirrorball by Taylor Swift, a nice 3-minute indie pop song which tells the magical and mysterious story of two people with one of them being very eager to impress the other. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Wildflowers by Tom Petty, an acoustic song telling the story of the end of a relationship and coming to terms with it enough to wish the best for the other person. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of the Static Age by Green Day, an upbeat rock song which is about commercialism and how the world has changed and how it isn't a good thing. It has some great vibrant images in it all underpinned by some great guitar work.  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Behind the Sun by Eric Clapton. This is a slow moving ballad underpinned by Claptons emotive lyrics and his acoustic guitar work. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills and Nash. This is a great song whihc holds some sentimental attachment to me and has some great vocal harmonies which really help set a slightly etherial mood to the song and a sense of longing  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Gone Gone Gone by Robert Plant/Allison Krauss taken from their Grammy winning album Raising Sand. This is an excellent take on the Everly Brothers classic with some fabulous vocal interplay between the two.  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Too Much Love Will Kill You by Brian May but also recorded by Queen. This is a really heart-wrenching piano ballad which is superb with some exception vocals by Brian May. Hope you enjoy this, please like and subscribe! Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Awake by Gabrielle Aplin, a rather obscure B-side from her Home single. It's a very unique song in her catalogue, and I hope that this review does it some justice. It's a wonderful song with some bleak lyrics and a rather haunting vocal performance from Aplin, especially in the latter half of the song. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast....

Here is my review of the song the Bravery of Being Out of Range by Roger Waters, taken from his 1992 album Amused to Death. This is a great song which talks about the ironies of modern warfare and has some superb instrumentation.  Hope you enjoyed this epsiode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to my review of Little of Your Love by HAIM, from their second album Something to Tell You. This is a great pop song; definitely worth checking out!  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My review of Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, done in one take with the bare minimum of preparation. The aim of this is to make some more spontaneous reviews which hopefully can be directed down tangents if I want to go down them.  Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of the song Solo by Sandy Denny, taken from her 1974 album Like an Old Fashioned Waltz. This is a great folk song with some great music and some fantastically abstract lyrics, all underpinned by Denny's angelic voice. A real gem. Hope you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is my review of Mudmen by Pink Floyd, taken from their 1972 album Obscured by Clouds. This is a great instrumental song which makes full use of keyboards and guitar and creates a wonderfully atmospheric piece.  Hope you liked this episode, please like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.