Neil Diamond Found a Private Goodbye in Don’t Turn Around on 1991’s Lovescape
On Lovescape, Neil Diamond turns Don’t Turn Around from a farewell song into a study...
Before the Singalongs, Neil Diamond’s The Pot Smoker’s Song Put 1968 Unease on Velvet Gloves and Spit
Before his name became tied to communal choruses and polished stage warmth, Neil Diamond cut...
A B-Side Carried the Ache: Bee Gees’ The Singer Sang His Song and Robin Gibb in 1968
On the flip side of Jumbo, Robin Gibb turned a modest 1968 single side into...
After the Lead Guitar Fell Away: Bee Gees’ “Black Diamond” Became Odessa’s First Session Without Vince Melouney
On “Black Diamond”, the Bee Gees can be heard at a quiet threshold: still richly...
Lake Charles Caught Josh Turner Letting ‘So Not My Baby’ Breathe on 2012’s Live Across America
In Lake Charles, Josh Turner let “So Not My Baby” move with the looseness of...
The Storm Before the Duets: Linda Ronstadt’s Cry Like a Rainstorm Carries Her 1989 Album
Before the famous duets defined the album for many listeners, Linda Ronstadt let the title...
Linda Ronstadt’s Full-Voice Homecoming: “La Charreada” on 1987’s Canciones de Mi Padre
On “La Charreada,” Linda Ronstadt made mariachi feel like both celebration and inheritance, turning a...
First Track, No Soft Landing: Emmylou Harris’s Amarillo Opened Elite Hotel with a Rodney Crowell Co-Write
As the first sound of Elite Hotel, Amarillo makes Emmylou Harris feel already on the...
A Neil Young Road Song Became a Goodbye in Emmylou Harris’ Live Long May You Run on Last Date
In Emmylou Harris’ hands, Neil Young’s road song stops sounding like a keepsake and starts...
A Whisper Carried the Room: Emmylou Harris’s “Sailing Round the Room” With the McGarrigles on All I Intended to Be
On a 2008 album shaped by memory and restraint, Emmylou Harris let “Sailing Round the...
A Top 10 Spark in Emmylou Harris’s Cimarron Era: “Tennessee Rose” Refused to Sit Still
In the Cimarron years, Emmylou Harris turned movement, melody, and country poise into a Top...
When John Fogerty Put the Voice Away: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Side o’ the Road on Willy and the Poor Boys
On Side o’ the Road, Creedence Clearwater Revival briefly puts the lyric aside and lets...
The Anger Had a Target: John Fogerty’s Long Dark Night on Revival Took Aim at Bush-Era Power
On Revival, John Fogerty did not merely revisit an old sound; he sharpened it into...
The Final Cut Asked for More: David Cassidy’s “Song For Love” on Rock Me Baby
At the close of Rock Me Baby, David Cassidy lets Song For Love turn a...
David Cassidy Runs Hot on The Partridge Family’s I Can Feel Your Heartbeat from Their 1970 Debut
Before the posters and the frenzy fully took over, I Can Feel Your Heartbeat caught...
A Jukebox Became a Mirror When Linda Ronstadt Made Hey Mister, That’s Me Up on the Jukebox Her Prisoner in Disguise Deep Cut
On Prisoner in Disguise, Linda Ronstadt turned a song about hearing yourself in public into...
The Restraint That Reframed Linda Ronstadt’s Lover Man on What’s New with Nelson Riddle
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt sang “Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)” as if...
Two Voices, One Silence: Neil Diamond and Natalie Maines’ Home Before Dark Duet “Another Day (That Time Forgot)”
In Neil Diamond’s 2008 duet with Natalie Maines, memory is not a place to return...
The Bee Gees Sounded Restless Again on Fallen Angel, the Sleek Polydor-Return Cut from Size Isn’t Everything
On Fallen Angel, the Bee Gees fold their old melodic precision into a polished 1993...
At the Ryman, Josh Turner’s Backwoods Boy Became a Pledge on His 2007 Cracker Barrel Live Album
At the Ryman, Josh Turner let Backwoods Boy become less of a country character sketch...
Linda Ronstadt Turned Little Feat’s “All That You Dream” Into a Private Reckoning on Living in the USA
On Living in the USA, Linda Ronstadt took Little Feat’s loose, streetwise groove and made...
Before Trio Had a Name, Emmylou Harris’ 1979 Light of the Stable Gathered Dolly, Linda, and Neil
Long before country music formalized its famous sisterhood, Emmylou Harris gathered four unmistakable voices around...
Emmylou Harris Let “Rough and Rocky” Stay Old on Blue Kentucky Girl, and the Lament Cut Deeper
On Blue Kentucky Girl, Emmylou Harris treated “Rough and Rocky” not as a museum piece,...
The R&B Fire John Fogerty Let Loose on Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Green River Cover The Night Time Is the Right Time
On Green River, a familiar R&B standard became a revealing window into the pulse that...
The Partridge Family Sounded Restless on Notebook: “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and David Cassidy’s Rock Pull
On a polished TV-pop album, The Partridge Family reached for a song of escape —...
The Plea Got Tougher: Linda Ronstadt Recharged The Exciters’ Tell Him on Get Closer
On Get Closer, Linda Ronstadt turned The Exciters‘ urgent Tell Him from a teenage command...
When the Accent Starts Dancing: Josh Turner’s Southern Drawl in the 2017 Deep South Era
In the Deep South chapter, Josh Turner let Southern Drawl turn regional pride into motion,...
Neil Diamond’s Disco Detour: Dancing in the Street on 1979’s September Morn
When Neil Diamond brought Dancing in the Street into the disco-era world of September Morn,...
When Neil Diamond Lowered the Spotlight: Evermore on Rick Rubin’s 12 Songs
On Evermore, Neil Diamond does not chase the grand gesture; he lets a late-career promise...
After Disco, Bee Gees’ “Be Who You Are” Chose Grandeur on 1981’s Living Eyes
On “Be Who You Are”, the Bee Gees did not simply step away from disco;...