And of course I can't listen to First Take's opener "Compared To What" without spinning up Les McCann, Eddie Harris and Benny Bailey's spirited reading of the song at the Montreux Jazz Festival on June 21, 1969.
(BTW lyrics like "The President, he's got his war/Folks don't know just what it's for" just sound soooo dated and out of place in 2026. Not... )
The Rolling Stones just released this brand new banger 25 minutes ago. Can't believe they are still making music this good at their age; must've sold their souls to you know who, LOL!
I'm giving their first two albums a go. Unfortunately, according to Peter Beckett the second one drops the yacht rock angle for a harder edged sound so they could have some songs with which to support Eric Clapton on tour so I don't know whether I'll like it as much.
J.C. Crowley looks hilarious on the debut cover. Were I into anonymised profile pictures I'd definitely consider using his.
Popped further down the rabbit hole for Beckett's two albums with as bassist for short-lived progtastic band Paladin which (like Osibisa earlier) also employed the services of Roger Dean to design the artwork on their second and final release Charge!.
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