Friday, April 10, 2026

Budgie : An Ecstasy of Fumbling – The Definitive Anthology


 John Burke Shelley

  (April 10th,1950 – January 10th, 2022) 

was a 

Welsh musician, 

best known

 as the

 lead vocalist 

and bassist

 of the early 

heavy metal band 

Budgie

Musical Career

In 1967, 

Cardiff-born

 Shelley 

co-founded

 the band 

Hills Contemporary Grass 

with 

Tony Bourge 

on guitar

 and vocals

 and 

Ray Phillips 

on drums. 

The following year 

they changed

 their name to 

Budgie.

Shelley is 

often compared

 to Rush

 bassist/vocalist 

Geddy Lee, 

as they both share

 the position of 

bassist/vocalist

 in power 

trio bands,

 both have 

distinctive

 high-pitched 

singing voices, 

and during the

 mid- to late 1970s,

 they bore a 

striking resemblance

 to one another, 

with long, 

straight hair 

and large glasses. 

Both vocalists 

possessed a

 high tenor vocal range, 

but unlike Lee, 

who is a

 fingerstyle player, 

Shelley played bass

 with a pick.

 In addition to singing

 and playing bass

 for the group,

 Shelley also performed

 keyboards 

on Budgie's 

early albums,

 including the Mellotron on

 "Young Is a World" 

from the band's

 second album 

Squawk.

Budgie's 

November 2010 tour 

of Central Europe

 had to be cancelled 

as Shelley was 

hospitalised on

  November 9th

 in Wejherowo, Poland, 

with a 6 cm

 aortic aneurysm. 

After surgery, 

he returned to Britain

 for recovery, 

but no decision about

 the future of the band

 had been made. 

By the time of his death

 in 2022, 

Budgie were 

considered disbanded

 or on hiatus, 

having not performed 

or recorded since

 Shelley's hospitalisation.

Elton John : Elton John (Deluxe Edition)



YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY

THIS IS YOUR SONG


Supertramp : Even in The Quietest Moments

 


THERE'S SO MUCH

THAT WE NEED TO SHARE

SO SEND A SMILE

AND SHOW YOU CARE


The Beatles : The Beatles Second Album (Mono/ Stereo)




YOU THINK YOU LOST YOUR LOVE

WELL I SAW HER YESTERDAY

IT'S YOU SHE'S THINKING OF

AND SHE TOLD ME

WHAT TO SAY

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Julian Lennon : Valotte


 Julian Charles John Lennon

 (born John Charles Julian Lennon)

(April, 8th 1963)

 is an English musician, 

photographer, 

author, 

and philanthropist.

 He is the son of 

Beatles member

 John Lennon 

and his first wife

 Cynthia

Julian is named after

 his paternal grandmother 

Julia.

 Julian inspired three 

Beatles songs:

 "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

 (1967), 

"Hey Jude

(1968), 

and 

"Good Night

(1968).

Lennon started a 

music career

 in 1984 

with the album 

Valotte

best known for 

"Too Late for Goodbyes"

 and the title track

He has held

 exhibitions of his

 fine-art photography 

and has written

 several children's books

In 2006,

 Lennon produced the

 environmental documentary film 

Whaledreamers

which won eight

 international awards. 

In 2007,

 he founded 

The White Feather Foundation 

(TWFF), 

whose stated

 mission goal is 

to address

 "environmental and 

humanitarian issues".

The Rolling Stones : Flashpoint



I'M A BLOT
ON THE LANDSCAPE
A BLUR ON THE BEACH
A BITE OF THE CHERRY
I'LL LICK THE FUZZ
RIGHT OFF THE PEACH

Aerosmith : Toys in The Attic / Night In The Ruts


 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN'
'TIL YOU'RE DOWN ON A MUFFIN
THEN YOU'RE TO BE
A- CHANGIN' YOUR WAYS

Yes : Essentials


 Stephen James Howe

 (Born April, 8th 1947)

 is an English musician, 

best known as 

the guitarist 

and backing vocalist

 in the 

progressive rock band 

Yes 

across three stints

 since 1970. 

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Nazz : Nazz Nazz


YOU'RE OUT ALL NIGHT

AND I WORK ALL DAY

YOU TELL ME YOU LOVE ME

BUT I THINK YOU 

JUST NEED A PLACE TO STAY


Gram Parsons : Sleepless Nights / Lucille E.P.


THROUGH THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
I CRY FOR YOU
AND WONDER 
WHO IS KISSING YOU
OH, THESE SLEEPNESS NIGHTS
WILL BREAK MY HEART IN TWO

Aerosmith : Classics Live / Classics Live II




 Classics Live

 and 

Classics Live II 

are a set of albums

 by American

 rock band

 Aerosmith 

released in 1986 

and 1987,

 respectively. 

Together, 

they constitute the band's

 second live offering, 

after Live! Bootleg

Classics Live I

 has gone platinum 

while 

Classics Live II

 has gone gold.

Saturday, April 4, 2026

The Guess Who : The Best Of The Guess Who (Expanded Edition)



The Guess Who 

is a Canadian 

rock band

 formed in 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 

in 1958. 

The band found their 

greatest success from 

1969 to 1972,

 with

 hit songs

 including 

"American Woman",

 "These Eyes",

 "No Time", 

"Laughing", 

and

 "Share the Land".

During their

 most successful period,

 the Guess Who

 released eleven

 studio albums,

 all of which 

reached the charts 

in Canada 

and 

the United States.

 Their 1970 album 

American Woman

 reached number 1 

in Canada 

and the

 United States, 

while five 

other albums

 reached the top ten

 in Canada.

 The Guess Who 

charted fourteen

 Top-40 singles

 in the United States,

 and more than

 thirty in Canada.

The Guess Who

 officially disbanded

 in 1975, 

though several 

periodic reunions

 took place 

over the years.

 An unauthorized version

 of the band 

organized by 

former bassist

 Jim Kale

 toured and recorded 

under

 the Guess Who name

 for several decades, 

often performing 

without any 

original band members 

on stage

.After a long

 legal dispute, 

Bachman and Cummings 

regained control of

 the Guess Who name

 in a 2024 settlement, 

and announced a 

2026 reunion tour 

with a new lineup.



Michael Fennelly : Love Can Change Everything: Demos 1967-1972


 Michael Fennelly

 (born April 4, 1949)

 is an American musician

 known for his work 

as a singer and songwriter

 in the 1960s and 1970s,

 notably in 

The Millennium

 and

 Crabby Appleton.

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