Few bands beyond The Beatles did as much to popularize psychedelic pop music in England as Traffic. Dave Mason played guitar and wrote a number of songs with Traffic, including the perennial favorite “Feelin’ Alright.” Yet after two landmark albums, Mason decided to leave the band to pursue music that was less overtly psychedelic. Following…
Probably the best album he’s ever done, this compares favorably to Clapton’s first.
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George had developed as a songwriter, but even Abbey Road didn’t prepare you for the creative outpouring of this triple-elpee set.
Kronomyth 1.4: IF DAVE DIDN’T, ERIC WOOD. It appears Blue Thumb waited a little while before pulling the trigger on a third single from Alone Together, “Waitin’ On You.” It’s a solid R&B track done in the style of the Stones/Faces with some great backing vocals and a killer organ. The B side is a…
Nash’s first is a very, very, very fine outing that suggests CSN mixed with The Beatles on a more modest scale.
The famous pair pool their talents for a solid collection of new songs that suggests the better halves of their solo albums combined.
[Kronomyth 5.0] The Ballad of Shanghaied Noodles.
[Kronomyth 5.5] Another Unauthorized Record? Thumb Nerve.
A mix of originals and covers that again sounds like an Eric Clapton record running on fewer cylinders.
Venus and Mars is more than alright, although Band on the Run shone brighter.
Another album of mid-tempo rock. He does appear to have shaved his beard; otherwise, it’s identical to his last.
[Kronomyth 9.0] The Sound of One-Hand Clapton.
Dave Mason finds a new songwriting partner, Jerry Williams, but the results are largely the same.
[Kronomyth 16.3] Haven’t we ultimate before?
Fans didn’t go wild over this one, and it became the first Nash album not to go gold.