Vol III, Issue 12 – Help me (15 Jun 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 12 – Help me (15 June 2018)

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Name of song– Help me

Singer- Joni Mitchell

Album- Court and Spark

Writers– Joni Mitchell

Release year– 1974

Similar Artists- Laura Nyro, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Carly Simon

Peak chart positions

# 7 – Billboard Hot 100

#1 – Easy Listening Chart

#1 – Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts

Special mention

#288 – Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Help me

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

Joni Mitchell is known as one of the greatest songwriters ever. Born Roberta Joan “Joni” Mitchell in 1943 in Canada, she is a songwriter, composer, performer as well as a painter. Her songs are rooted in folk, rock, pop and jazz and convey feelings of joy, disillusionment, and romance as well as social and environmental issues. She typified the singer/songwriter movement of the 70’s and is perhaps one of the finest and most adventurous artists of her generation. Her songs of intense emotion, soft melody, with unique open tuned guitar, lovely piano and charismatic voice are just incredible. Her songs have been covered by numerous artists numerous times. “Woodstock”, “Big yellow taxi,” “Both sides now”, “Help me”, “Chinese café”, “River” are few of her songs which are history in themselves. She has been an inspiration for all the female artists. Many extraordinarily talented artists like Bob Dylan, Graham Nash, James Taylor, David Crosby etc quote her as inspiration. Many songs have been created around her and it is rumored that Led Zeppelin’s acoustic ballad “Going to California” is devoted to her as a result of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page’s infatuation with her. In Richard Cole’s book “Stairway to heaven”, it is mentioned that Jimmy Page’s one of the fantasies had been to listen to Joni Mitchell lying on his bed and strumming her guitar and singing to him! It is no wonder that many awards were bestowed upon her in Canada and she had received Grammy Awards nine times! She was nominated 72^nd Rolling Stone’s “Greatest guitarists of all time”, 42^nd on Rolling Stone’s “100 greatest singers” list and ninth on their list of “100 greatest songwriters of all time”.

Vol III, Issue 11- Broken heart (01 June 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 11 – Broken heart (01 June 2018)

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Name of song– Broken heart

Band- White Lion

Album- Mane Attraction

Writers– Mike Tramp, Vitto Bratta

Release year– 1991

Similar Artists- Warrant, Dokken, Ratt, Cinderella, Poison

Peak chart positions

# 61 – Billboard 200

Broken heart

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

White Lion ruled the pop metal/glam metal scene of the late eighties and early nineties. Formed by Danish guitarist/vocalist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta in 1983, their classic line up also had James LoMenzo on bass guitars and Greg D’Angelo on drums. Although they faded away quite quickly during early nineties, they are the band who would always be remembered for their innumerable hits and amazing numbers. “When the children cry” was their most successful number but their other songs like “Little fighter”, “Broken heart”, “Wait”, “Tell me”, “You’re all I need” etc are equally memorable.

Vol III, Issue 10 – Edged in blue (15 May 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 10 – Edged in blue (15 May 2018)

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Name of song– Edged in blue

Band- Rory Gallagher

Album- Calling Card

Writer– Rory Gallagher

Release year– 1976

Similar Artists- Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Peter Green, Ten Years After

Edged in blue

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

Ireland has contributed a lot to the rock world. And amongst them all, Rory Gallagher is undoubtedly the finest guitarist Ireland has ever presented to the world. Sadly, his career was cut short by various illnesses and he succumbed after liver transplantation in 1995, at the age of 47 years. He has been an inspiration to many, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers to name a few and it is rumored that during his heydays, when Jimi Hendrix was asked how he felt to be the world’s greatest guitarist, he is reported to have said- “I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher.” A multi talented instrumentalist, a guitar wizard and blues rock maestro, Rory’s albums had been sold over 30 million copies despite not producing any single.

Vol III, Issue 9 – I love the night (01 May 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 9 – I love the night (01 May 2018)

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Name of song– I love the night

Band- Blue Oyster Cult

Album- Spectres

Writer– Donald Bruce Roeser

Release year– 1977

Similar Artists- Uriah Heep, Thin Lizzy, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Foghat

I love the night

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

Blue Oyster Cult is an American hard rock band formed in 1967 in New York. Originally formed as Soft White Underbelly by Donald Roeser (Buck Dharma) (Lead guitars, vocals), Albert Bouchard (Drums), Allen Lanier (Keyboards), Les Braunstein (Vocals) and Andrew Winters (Bass), they subsequently transformed into Blue Oyster Cult after renaming themselves several times. They have had more than 24 million record sales worldwide and are going strong even today with various line-up changes. Their most famous numbers include “(Don’t fear) The reaper”, “Godzilla”, “Burnin’ for you” etc but their contribution to heavy metal is immense and irreplaceable. They have special contribution in the development of music video culture as their music video for “Burnin’ for you” in 1981 became very famous and received numerous plays. They were also pioneers of light shows during their live performances and are probably one of the first bands to use lasers in their live shows.

Vol III, Issue 8 – These eyes (15 Apr 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 8 – April love (15 Apr 2018)

Name of song– These eyes

Band- The Guess Who

Album- Wheatfield Soul

Writers– Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings

Release year– 1969

Peak chart positions– US Billboard Hot 100- 6

US Cash Box Top 100 – 4

Candian Top Singles – 7

American Singles Charts-100

Similar Artists- Bachman Turner Overdrive, April Wine, Steppenwolf, Foghat

These eyes

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

The Guess Who is one of the rare classic rock bands to have emerged out of Canada and gained worldwide attention during the late sixties and early seventies. They have had several hit numbers like “Shakin’ all over,” “American woman,” “These eyes,” etc to name a few. Formed in Winnipeg, Canada in 1965 by singer/guitarist Chad Allan as “Allan and the Silvertones”, the band have a unique story how they became “The Guess Who.” After formation, they had changed the original name to “Chad Allan and the Reflections”, and then to “Chad Allan and the Expressions.” In 1965, they had a hit with cover version of “Johnny Kid & the Pirates” hit “Shakin’ all over.” This song was also covered by “The You Know Who Group” earlier and hence “Chad Allan and the Expressions”’ record label credited the song to “Guess Who” in an attempt to build the mystique around the single. The song hit the charts and when the record label disclosed them as “Chad Allan and the Expressions,” the disc jockeys continued to call them “Guess Who” subsequently forcing the band to adapt to the new name “The Guess Who.”