“A super live-wire”: the Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia was “worlds apart” from
“He just pulled the notes out of his head…”
From The Vault Archives: 05/2026
The 1978 album Bruce Springsteen couldn’t stand releasing: “A huge body of work”
The right songs for the wrong moment.
The 1969 show Graham Nash could never recapture again: “There’ll never be anything as good”
Capturing a moment in time.
The one musician “nobody comes close to”, according to Paul Simon
The absolute peak of musicianship.
The one singer Don Henley always wanted to work with: “Her voice was incredible”
The best kind of country singer.
The 1980 song Pete Townshend called his greatest work: “This is one of the best songs I’ve ever written”
Getting straight to the heart.
The 1982 album Elton John wanted nothing to do with: “I absolutely didn’t want to”
The wrong kind of tribute.
“Horrible”: Billy Joel released his biggest hit in 1989 and he’s regretted it ever since (he shouldn’t)
“I mean, I hate the music.”
The one solo album John Lennon called his greatest work: “Those songs stand up to any Beatles song”
The caustic masterpiece.
The 1959 song Keith Richards called the greatest in blues history: “You don’t get any bluer than that”
The sound of being lowdown and dirty.