Did Britain invent the rock band? - plus our new laws about music & Garth Hudson RIP

When we get off of this mountain, you know where we want to go? Straight down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. While surveying the week’s events as we paddle, which involves …

… the genius of Garth Hudson and the magnificent way he looked - “part lumberjack, part Old Testament prophet, part Brahms.”

… how Glyn Johns invented the sound of the Eagles.

… Carrie Underwood’s Inauguration catastrophe.

… only male voice choirs or gospel groups should be allowed to perform National Anthems!

… fiery, magnificent, sexy, vaguely threatening – the appeal of the great British rock bands.

… does a protest track have to be a good song to be effective?

… “screw up your eyes and Guns N’Roses, Aerosmith and Van Halen all look preposterous”.

… how the Band hooked up with Dylan.

… was there ever a more dramatic drop-off from hit singles to album filler than in the Eagles?

… can any song called Visions ever be any good?

… why there should be more Band tribute acts.

... “any busker within 35 yards is noise pollution!”

... plus birthday guest Roger Millington wonders why we love the Band Aid single but not We Are The World.

That touching clip of Garth Hudson playing and singing in 2023:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BtfvpS0EyO8

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