Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 11/2025

Lars Ulrich - Metallica - 2008 - Drummer

The drummer who made Lars Ulrich want to quit playing: “The best drummer I’ve seen in ten years”

Intimidating just to listen to.

Nov 21, 2025

John Paul Jones - John Bonham - Jimmy Page - Robert Plant - Border - Far Out Magazine

The album Jimmy Page said was Led Zeppelin “at the top of their game”

The peak of their powers.

Nov 21, 2025

Billy Joel - Musician - 1970s

“The most bullshit” song Billy Joel ever wrote, according to Billy Joel

The most dishonest he has ever been.

Nov 21, 2025

Pete Townshend - Musician - The Who - 1975

The one artist Pete Townshend thought changed the world: “You can’t deny that”

The rock and roll revolutionary.

Nov 21, 2025

David Gilmour - Pink Floyd

The concerts that David Gilmour called “some of the best I’ve seen”

The finest on the stage.

Nov 21, 2025

Bruce Springsteen - 1977- New Haven Coliseum - Musician - Carl Lender

The one show that made Bruce Springsteen reform The E Street Band

Back where they belong.

Nov 21, 2025

Joni Mitchell - Musician - 1960s

The most “pure” musician Joni Mitchell ever heard

The genuine love through the speakers.

Nov 21, 2025

Rush - Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson - 1981

The first Rush album that Neil Peart enjoyed listening to

Finally loving his own work.

Nov 21, 2025

David Bowie - 1983 - Musician

The one artist David Bowie said went beyond Bob Dylan

Pushing the music much further.

Nov 20, 2025

Eric Clapton - Guitarist - 1978

The “masterpiece” that always knocks out Eric Clapton

All the taste anyone would ever need.

Nov 20, 2025

Mani - Gary 'Mani' Mounfield - Bass Player - Musician - 2010s - The Stone Roses - Primal Scream

The Stone Roses album Mani thought he’d be remembered “forever” for

The eternal indie anthems.

Nov 20, 2025

John Lennon - Paul McCartney - 1960s - The Beatles

The one song Paul McCartney thought John Lennon couldn’t sing

Not as tender as his partner.

Nov 20, 2025