Americana UK takes you through the classic albums of the genre
By 1993 grunge had reached its omnipresent, powerful, destructive peak. The huge success of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden allowed a superfluity of menial chancers toting flannel shirts and pawnshop guitars to sneak in via the […]
It’s my turn to contribute to the Classic Americana Albums series again and I always worry that I won’t be able to find a good album to write about. This series has been running for a […]
“He was my hero and still is. I learned more about songwriting from him than any other writer”. An eye catching quote and an accolade that any songwriter would be proud to be the recipient of, […]
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Gene Clark’s career stalled sometime in the late seventies. However, in a life filled with “What ifs” 1984 provided one of the biggest with the release of ‘Firebyrd’. To put […]
‘A Bigger Piece of the Sky’ is Robert Earl Keen’s third studio album released in 1993 on Sugar Hill Records. Any discussion of Keen’s best album invariably boils down to shoot out between this and its […]
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