“Across the Sea” — Weezer Critics and fans were expecting big things from Weezer’s second album, “Pinkerton”, when it was released in 1996. It followed the band’s multi-platinum selling debut album from two years before. But whatever they were expecting, the raw, dark and unproduced sound of “Pinkerton” apparently was not it. The album was more »
Postcard — The Who “Postcard” is a bit of an oddity in The Who’s catalog. Released as the lead track on the 1974 compilation album “Odds & Sods”, it came as a surprise to fans who thought of the band as forerunners to the contemporary heavy-metal sound of bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. But more »
The most well-known version of “Strawberry Letter 23” was recorded by the Brothers Johnson in 1977. However, the song was first recorded five years earlier by Shuggie Otis, the artist who wrote the song. As with so many other songs that mention mail in their lyrics, “Strawberry Letter 23” is about a love letter. Otis was inspired to more »