The Stones Were Always Exemplary Of One

The Greatness Of Mac Rebennack, Alias, Dr. John, Also Known As John Crieux, Rests On His Command Of The Musical Use Of Idiomatic Expression. Not A Technically Well-endowed Singer, Nor A Great Songwriter, He Leaves His Mark Through The Discipline And Control He Exerts Over All That He Touches.

'let's Get It On' Is A Classic Motown Single, Endlessly Repeatable And Always Enjoyable.

Sly Stone Doesn't Make Good Albums: Only Good Records. His Style Is So Infinite And Revolves Around So Many Crucial Aspects That It Has Only Come Together Perfectly On A Handful Of His Singles.

I Saw My Rock'n'roll Past Flash Before My Eyes. And I Saw Something Else: I Saw Rock And Roll Future And Its Name Is Bruce Springsteen. And On A Night When I Needed To Feel Young, He Made Me Feel Like I Was Hearing Music For The Very First Time.

Bob Dylan Was The Source Of Pop Music's Unpredictability In The Sixties. Never As Big A Record-seller As Commonly Imagined, His Importance Was First Aesthetic And Social, And Then As An Influence.