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Month: January 2016

31st January 2016 Track 1 Comment 1960spopTrack of the Week

When I’m Sixty Four

Now that I'm older, lost all my hair many years ago, Will you still be sending me a valentine, Birthday greeting, bottle of wine? If I nod off at a quarter three, slippers on the floor, Will you still need me, will you still feed me, Now I'm sixty four? If the Beatles idea of old…Read more When I’m Sixty Four

28th January 2016 Track 2 Comments 1990sfolk rockhidden gems

All Flowers In Time

Sounddate: Tuesday, 26th January 2015 I heard All Flowers In Time for the first time yesterday on the RadMac afternoon show on BBC 6 Music. Curiously, it has never been released although, as you can see, it has escaped from the recording studio and is available on SoundCloud, YouTube and elsewhere. All Flowers In Time Bend…Read more All Flowers In Time

24th January 2016 Track 1 Comment 2010salternativeindieTrack of the Week

Down Here

Crotchety Man was a bright child. The headmaster of my primary school (ages 5 - 11) told my parents that in any ordinary year I'd have been top of the class. That there were a couple of other kids in my year smarter than me was, he suggested, a statistical fluke and I'd probably go…Read more Down Here

17th January 201617th January 2016 Track Leave a comment 1960sprogressive rocksymphonic rockTrack of the Week

Island

One day in 1969, when I was just a lad, rippling piano arpeggios rang out from the radio. That was odd because the portable transistor radio in the kitchen was always tuned to the light entertainment channel. Radio 3, the BBC's classical music station, might have been on in the living room but not until…Read more Island

16th January 201616th January 2016 Album 3 Comments 1970sAlbum of the Monthjazzprogressive rock

Lizard

It's a brave man that disagrees with the renowned guitarist, composer and producer Bob Fripp but, when it comes to King Crimson's third album, Crotchety Man takes issue with him. In the early seventies Lizard graced my turntable as much as any other record I possessed; it could almost be described as the soundtrack to my university…Read more Lizard

10th January 201610th January 2016 Track 1 Comment 1970sfusionjazzTrack of the Week

Birdland

Birdland is in New York. Currently it's in the Theater District of Manhattan but Weather Report's track  of the same name harks back to its original location on Broadway. Judging by the music, it must have been a magical, joyous place then, always full of happy sounds. Birdland is the first track on the Heavy Weather album…Read more Birdland

9th January 20169th January 2016 Band/Artist Leave a comment 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010sBand/Artist of the Yearfolkpop

Bob Dylan

When it comes to Bob Dylan, Crotchety Man came late to the party. He had raved about House of the Rising Sun (by the Animals), adored Blowin' In The Wind (by Peter, Paul and Mary) and swooned over Mr. Tambourine Man (by the Byrds). He was moved by The Times They Are A-Changin', With God on Our Side and Just Like a…Read more Bob Dylan

3rd January 2016 Track 3 Comments 2000salternativeindieTrack of the Week

Words

It's always nice when you receive an email announcing another follower of your blog, especially when it's someone whose name suggests a man of intelligence and standing. So when I saw that a Dr. Joseph Suglia is now following Crotchety Man I was eager to see what I could find out about him. His Gravatar profile was singularly uninformative so…Read more Words

1st January 2016 Uncategorised 3 Comments New Year

One Year On

The Crotchety Man blog is nearly one year old. It came into the world in January 2015 with a tentative first post giving the briefest of mentions to the Jimi Hendrix track, Hey, Joe!. Since then there have been 9 posts about a band or solo artist, 14 posts about an album and 53 posts…Read more One Year On

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