“'Sing It Again Rod' touches all the solo bases since Stewart's departure from the Jeff Beck Band, wherein he cut his teeth on American audiences for $75 a week plus expenses, and wisely ignores his generally inferior work with the Faces.” FacesAudienceCuttingWeekBandBasesTeethPlusExpensesInferiorsSoloDeparture Author:Jon Landau
“Sly Stone doesn't make good albums: only good records. His style is so infinite and revolves around so many crucial aspects that it has only come together perfectly on a handful of his singles.” TogetherRecordsStyleAspectStonesInfiniteAlbumsCrucialHandfulSinglesSlyGood Records Author:Jon Landau
“The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully as they knew how. On 'Rock 'n' Roll,' John Lennon does nothing but interpret old rock.” WellsDoeRocksIdolsRock N RollIntimidatedLennonOld Rock Author:Jon Landau
“The Faces do not, as some have recently alleged, play badly. They are more than competent, especially at creating a mid-Sixties Rolling Stones-styled groove, as their excellent version of 'Memphis' proves.” PlayFacesProveCreatingStonesVersionsExcellentSixtyRollingCompetentRolling StonesGrooveMemphis Author:Jon Landau
“The Rolling Stones are violence. Their music penetrates the raw nerve endings of their listeners and finds its way into the groove marked 'release of frustration.'” WayViolenceStonesReleaseFrustrationNervesListenersRollingPenetrateRolling StonesGroove Author:Jon Landau
“The title song of David Bowie's 'Young Americans' is one of his handful of classics, a bizarre mixture of social comment, run-on lyric style, English pop and American soul.” SoulRunningYoungSongSocialStylePopsTitlesCommentBizarreMixturesHandfulBowie Author:Jon Landau
“There were many stars in Motown's firmament - among them, Stevie, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and Diana Ross - but I happen to have loved the Four Tops most of all.” HappensStarsFourDianaFirmamentMarvinMotown Author:Jon Landau
“To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from her musical ability, but from her capacity to link her fantasies of freedom and immortality with ours.” CultureAbilityFantasyAudienceYouthLateCapacityMusicalSymbolsImmortalityLinksSixtyPopularityRemindersArtifactsYouth CultureMusical Ability Author:Jon Landau
