The Band: Old Time Religion
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Musical obsessions are seasonal. One minute I’m spazzing out about the workingman folk rock/glam metal guitar fusion of Thin Lizzy, the next I’m tripping over myself to spread the word about This Heat. I am always in the middle of/getting over/getting into a musical obsession. For example, right now I’m on the tale end of a King Crimson kick, fully immersed in a Guided By Voices fascination and I’m considering a love affair with either Frank Black or Gene Clark’s solo work. They come and go. The admiration stays forever, but the Pac Man-like gorging on anything and everything that links to these special artists eventually fades. There is one major exception, however: The Band. (more…)