Fireball by Deep Purple
Buy Fireball I started this review planning to explain how this album set up Deep Purple for its, presumptively superior masterpiece, 1972’s Machine Head. But the more I’ve listened to Fireball in preparation […]
1971 Albums
Every Picture Tells a Story
by Rod Stewart
Buy Every Picture Tells a Story With his solo album, Every Picture Tells a Story, Faces lead singer Rod Stewart produced a unique and entertaining album, albeit strange in many ways. The album […]
Blue by Joni Mitchell
Buy Blue The fourth album by Joni Mitchell, the 1971 release Blue, saw the folk singer reach her highest critical acclaim. The album employs sparse musical arrangements leaning heavily towards the folk genre, […]
Aqualung by Jethro Tull
Buy Aqualung Aqualung, the fourth album by Jethro Tull, was recorded at the same time and in the same studio (Island Studios, December 1970) as the fourth album by Led Zeppelin. While recording […]