We entered, as you’ll doubtless recall, on this quest to determine whether music has the answer to all our problems with a sense of optimism tempered with realism. Today’s concern is one of those knotty problems of the Gordian type. Patrick Gubler, of P.G. Six, approached us with a stream of queries, one of which at least we interpreted as being euphemistic. After the split it seems that he’s still thinking about the girl, “If the sweet the words that you say to your lover are the same I can’t hang on you the blame,” which is a healthy response, but – and here comes the euphemism – he’s really worried about dancing. Or, as he asked rhetorically “I wonder if you dance, are your eyes fixed on each other in romance?” Continue reading “What should I do, Americana UK ?”
Nils Lofgren, one of the world’s great guitarists, is a musician’s musician. He has shared a stage or a recording studio with the likes of Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Lou Gramm and Ringo Starr and for over 30 years he has been a key member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. Lofgren’s latest solo record is a fascinating project, built around a set of songs co-written with the fabulous Lou Reed. 