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Aerosmith "Toys In The Attic" 1975 Many saw the band as the American'Stones' their music & attitude rattling down the blues/rock highway.The album is notable for one of the early rock crossovers,"Walk This Way" was redone 11 years later by rappers Run DMC,drawing public attention back to Aerosmith.

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Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" 1973 He intended this as a single disc,only to realise it needed two discs,worrying in case people would be put off by the extra price.He needed not to worry.The album topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.And four of the tracks became hot singles.

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Stevie Wonder Songs In The Key Of Life" 1976 Wonder spent some time shaping this double offering.He had recently signed a seven year,$13 million deal with his record company. The biggest in recording history at that time. The album became the first by a US artist to debut at No.1 on the Hot 100.

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Second poem of the day ~ Charles Simic

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Van Halen 1978 Their debut.Their sound is extended & lively.Eddie Van Halen uses a relatively new soloing technique called 'tapping' where both hands are used on the guitar neck.The album showcases Eddie's fiery style & David Lee Roth's vocal range.Charting well for a debut,a U.S.No.19 & a UK No.34.

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The art of trees ~ Number.5 ~ From my rambles.

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Kansas "Carry On Wayward Son" 1976 Guitarist Kerry Livgren wrote this in one night.& after rehearsing it,the band knew they were onto something good.& on release it was all over U.S. radio stations,rising to No.11 on the Billboard chart,it also paved the way for their bigger hit, "Dust In The Wind"

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Neil Young "Like A Hurricane" 1977 One of Young's sprawling epics that can stand solidly with "Down By The River", Cortez The Killer" & "Cowgirl In The Sand." The verses are gentle, but the music is tense & turbulent. Young later said; the mood of the song was "pure and innocent."

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Bad Co. "Bad Co." 1974 Formed out of the fire of 'Free', 'Mott The Hoople' & 'King Crimson.' The band quickly made their mark on both sides of the Atlantic. Bar a few tracks, it's an album of no frills, no nonsense rock. Topping the U.S. Hot 100 & a No.3 in the UK. Pretty good for a debut album.

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First poem of the day~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Fleetwood Mac "Fleetwood Mac" 1975 Their first album with Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks. The album sees the band move further away from their bluesy origins and move in a more pop/folk/rock direction. The album gave them their first No.1 slot in the U.S. & a No.23 spot in the UK.

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CCR "Fortunate son" 1969 A comment on class structure as Vietnam loomed over the U.S. John Fogerty said "I was mad at the spectre of the ordinary kid who had to serve in an army in a war that he was very much against,yet the sons of the well-to-do & powerful didn't have to worry about those things."

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Second poem of the day ~ Ellen Bass

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The art of trees ~ No.4 ~ Another one my countryside strolls. I admit to doing a wee bit of messin' about with this one. Artistic licence, and all that!

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The Allman Brothers "Whipping Post" 1969 The song had a weird time signature.11/8 on the intro,12/8 on the verses.Gregg said,"I just stumbled onto 'em,"My brother said,"That's good,man.I didn't know you understood."I said what's 11/8?"& Duane said"OK,dumb ass,I'll try to draw it up on paper for you"

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Carole King "Tapestry" 1971 The album that sealed King as an outstanding songwriter, and placed "Tapestry" as one the all time classic albums. It spent more than 300 weeks in the U.S. chart, 15 of them at No.1 It was also declared Album of the Year at the 1971 Grammy Awards.

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Meat Loaf "Bat Out Of Hell" 1977 Took four years to be released,having been turned down by several labels.It was taken up on Todd Rundgren's label.He also produced,& played guitar on the album,& with Jim Steinman's grandiose vision alongside Meat Loaf's dramatic vocals.It sold over 17 million copies

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Pink Floyd "The Wall" 1979 The album has a sombre subject matter.The mental decline of a rock star."The Wall" is a song focused work,rather than an exploration of musical musing.Roger Waters based the album on his own experiences of fame."Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 topped the U.S. & UK charts

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Mural from the Clonard area of West Belfast. Taken on my walks through Belfast.

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Canned Heat took their name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 song, "Canned Heat Blues" a composition about an alcoholic, who had, on desperation, resorted to drinking a product called 'Sterno' which was generically called 'Canned Heat.' It was primarily used as a cooking fuel.

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"I had a plastic Beatle wig when I was very small.That's what started me buying records." Johnny Rotten

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After the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, Dylan left his Fender Stratocaster on a plane. The pilot kept it for over 40 years before producing it on an episode of the PBS TV series "History Detectives." Jason Isbell played the lost 'strat' at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival as a nod to Dylan's '65 set.

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The Beatles "I Am The Walrus" 1967 One of the Beatles most enigmatic songs, which has since been covered by quite a few acts. Weirdly, one of the best covers was done by actor Jim Carrey, who came quite close to the spirit of the original. Or as he put it. "defile a timeless piece of art."

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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band "Night Moves" 1976 One side features 'The Silver Bullet Band' the other side features ' The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.' The title track was inspired by the movie "American Graffiti". It's a coming of age song that set the tone for the rest of Seger's career.

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First poem of the day ~ Galway Kinnell

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"I don't really know what I am, or where I'm from. I just know I'm not from here."

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In 1964 Bonnie Jo Mason released a song "Ringo, I love You" obviously about Ring Starr. The song got very little airplay, as radio disc jockeys on hearing her deep voice thought it was a man singing about another man! P.S Bonnie Jo Mason is now better known as Cher.

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Bruce Springsteen "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" 1978 A sparser work than "Born To Run", but just as powerful. Producer Jon Landau is said to have advised Springsteen on the sparser sound. Each track has an average run time of Four minutes, except for the seven minute "Racing In The Street."

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Boston 1977 Their debut album was perfect for U.S. AOR radio airplay.The songs are a blend of well formed,melodic, feel good lyrics. Boston went from being unknown to playing sold-out concerts all over the U.S. The songs are stamped with the solid quality of Brad Delp's vocals & Tom Scholz's guitar.

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The art of trees ~ No.3 ~ From my rambles through last Autumn.

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Janis Joplin "Pearl" 1971 Sadly,Janis Joplin passed away just before the album's completion.She was to add vocals to "Buried Alive In The Blues"on the day after her death.The track was left as an instrumental."Pearl" sees Joplin at her best,with her full emotional vocal range."Pearl" went to No.1.

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Bob Dylan "Desire" 1976 Seven of the tracks co-written with playwright Jaques Levy, whom Dylan met through Roger McGuinn. The songs have a narrative style. Album also features Emmylou Harris on backing vocals. "Desire" became Dylan's second album to top the charts on both shores of the Atlantic.

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Second poem of the day ~ Martin Magee

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Kelly's Cellars, Bank street, Belfast. Built in 1720, and one of the oldest pubs of Belfast. From my rambles around the city.

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A pirate goes to his doctors to have moles on his back to be checked. The doctor says; "Nothing to worry about there, they're benign." The pirate replies; "Have another look, doctor, me lad, I think thar be ten."

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The Rolling Stones "Some Girls" 1978 The Stones have a knack of exploring musical avenues, in order to stay relevant as the decades advanced. Here we have the usual crunching guitar riffs, plus a bit of dancefloor & a dash of country-rock. Went to No. 1 in the U.S album charts & No.2 in the UK.

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Simon And Garfunkel "Bridge Over Troubled Water" 1970 It was thought that the 'bridge' in the song was close to the Devon village of Bickleigh, an area where Paul Simon lived for a time. Hence,the rumour. But, Garfunkel said that the song title came from a gospel group that Paul had seen in the U.S.

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Earth ,Wind & Fire "That's The Way Of The World" 1975 'Superfly' director, Sig Shore cast the band in his new movie, "That's The Way Of The World."The movie tanked! But the album took off, raising the band's profile considerably. Becoming a No.1 album for them.And "Shining Star" a No.1 U.S. single.

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A mural in West Belfast. From my rambles in Belfast.

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Dire Straits 1978 Their debut album.They had sent a five-song demo to BBC Radio London,seeking Charlie Gillett's advice.He liked what he heard & began playing " Sultans Of Swing" on his show. Knopfler got the name of the song from a throwaway introduction from a jazz band in a near empty London pub.

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Marc Bolan. in the early70's.

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The first poem of the day ~ Derek Walcott

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Bob Dylan "A hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" 1963 Dylan fans have been studying his lyrics for many years. In this one, the line "pellets of poison" is supposedly about lies in the printed press. Dylan has stated that "Hard Rain" is a general warning of dreadful events to come.

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