Shuggie Otis is a guitar genius whose talents were not fully recognized until decades after his seminal work was created. Freedom Flight is a gritty, visceral, and organic entity – a collaborative live-in-the-studio experience. Recorded when he was only 17 years old (!), Freedom Flight seems like the craftsmanship of a veteran because his father, …
“There were times when being together was fun. And there were times when being apart was even more fun. And there was times when there was nothing but time. And that was no fun”. Interesting lyric? Lee Hazlewood isn’t for everyone. The above verse from If It’s Monday Morning may be a good litmus test …
by Blake Thomas
Before Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg’s muse was French pop princess Brigitte Bardot, and his work with her was a mutation of swirling chanson with slight psychedelic leanings. But when ol’ Serge turned his gnarled eye towards the Mod-era British model and actress, all bets were off. The two were like a perverse, twisted Sonny & Cher; but instead of warming hearts, they lit a dark fire, like some erotic demons possessed with sexual desire.
