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Styx "Pieces Of Eight" 1978 Went to #6 on the US album chart. And boasts two hit singles. The album seemed to pose Styx a choice of direction. One sign says turn here for the AOR road. The other sign says continue on the prog-rock road. The sleeve was designed by Storm Thorgerson & Hipgnosis.

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Eddie Floyd "Knock On Wood" 1966 Written by Eddie Floyd & Steve Cropper.It was Floyd's biggest success. A #8 R&B hit for Floyd. It has been covered by many acts, including Eric Clapton & Seal. A disco version by Amii Stewart topped the pop charts in 1979. The song is about luck and superstition.

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Eric Clapton ~ circa, early 1970's.

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"Can a white man sing the blues? I don't care a damn if he's green or purple he can give it to ya." Ray Charles

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Vintage travel poster ~ circa 1930's.

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First poem of the day ~ R.S. Thomas

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Blood, Sweat & Tears "Child Is Father To The Man" 1968 Their debut & a notable attempt at jazz/rock, which received more critical acclaim than commercial success.It hovered around the charts for over a year without making the top 40. And by any stretch of the imagination,the sleeve is quite bizarre

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In early 1969,David Crosby,Stephen Stills & Graham Nash had their photo taken for the sleeve of their first LP. Outside an empty house on a Hollywood side street. On seeing the snap they realised they were posed in the wrong order.They returned for another photo, but the house had been knocked down!

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Canned Heat "Boogie With Canned Heat" 1968 Their second album which sped the California blues band to wider attention. It spent a full year in the US chart. It contains their top 20 single "On The Road Again" They were formed by blues scholars, Bob 'The Bear' Hite & Al 'Blind Owl' Wilson.

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Second poem of the day ~ R.S. Thomas

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse "Rust Never Sleeps" 1979 Of all his many live albums this neatly encapsulates his acoustic & electric forms. The first track is a biting statement on the state of rock'&'roll. With one of his most memorable lines, It's better to burn out than to fade away."

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Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. circa 1975.

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James Gang "Rides Again" 1970 Their second studio album. Recorded the previous year. Their first LP to feature bassist, Dale Peters. Alongside with drummer, Jim Fox and Joe Walsh supplying guitar, keyboards and vocals. The disc contains their hit song "Funk #49."

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"we're writing about the future as we see it. For anybody who lives in a civilised world,that's how we look at it.If people say we're not relevant to US rock audiences, let's see what they say in a couple of years when things will have changed probably for the worse in the US." Joe Strummer

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Roger Broders ~ Poster advertising Vichy, circa 1930.

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First poem of the day ~ Philippe Jaccottet

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The Rolling Stones "(I can't Get No) Satisfaction" 1965 The Stones were on a US tour in 1965, Keith Richard's said the riff of the song came to him in a dream & the line,"I can't get no satisfaction".He immediately recorded the riff on his bedside tape machine.The disc was in the shops 3 weeks later

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Myself, a second after my wife has shouted in from the other room; "Remember you promised to start decorating the hall, landing & stairs tomorrow,dear!"

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Second poem of the day ~ Martin Magee

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Ray Charles "Let's Get Stoned" 1966 His take on the song was recorded shortly after his stay in rehab for heroin addiction.It was a #1 R&B hit for him.Frank Sinatra called Ray Charles "the only true genius in the business," "I'm not a genius,"Charles said,Art Tatum & Charlie Parker were geniuses.

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"The Boss dogged, me my whole life, still does.... I've given up & got used to it, I suppose. But that came from just because I paid the guys. 'Hey, Boss, are we getting paid this week?' And then some DJ heard it & started using it on the radio & it went viral, as they say. And so there it is."

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Tom Waits "Rain Dogs" 1985 Continues the fresh musical trajectory Waits started with "Swordfishtrombones". This was his first album to be penned in New York. It's a spirited & rugged 19 track opus. Stories,sagas,laments,humour & characters. Delivered in Waits's uniquely raw, honest & robust tone.

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A trio of photos from my morning stroll. You've all heard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, well, here is the Leaning Post-Box of Belfast. The Titanic Museum & some Spring flowers.

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The Who in Copenhagen ~ 1965.

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The Isley Brothers "Harvest For The World" 1976 The album sold over 500,000 copies in the first three weeks of its release. Making it one of the fastest-selling discs ever, up to that point. It passed a million sales in the early 2000's. It also topped the Billboard Top Soul Albums.

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" I've seen life and I think I know who's controlling the world. And after what I've seen of the state of this world. I've never been so damned scared in all my life." David Bowie

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Paul Berthon ~ Poster for L'Ermitage, 1897.

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First poem of the day ~ William Stafford

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Steely Dan "Aja" 1977 A true timeless classic. Distinctive musicianship. A harmonious blend of horns, vocals, rhythms & guitar flowing in smooth musical statements. Each song stands alone, none of the tracks sound alike. Each track is brilliantly unique in its own space.

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Jack White & his wife Meg,decided to form a band, after he heard her trying out a drum kit, he liked her 'primal style'. By the time they got a reputation,they had divorced. Meg described herself as 'very shy', in 2007 her anxiety led them to abandon a US tour which was at about the half-way point.

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