Michael Nesmith & The First National Band – Magnetic south
Unplayed no. 2 Michael Nesmith’s first post-Monkees record, I bought this for £2 on the strength of the title and the evidence of 1973’s Pretty much your standard ranch stash. This is 1970; Mike is some way off developing the timeless American beard that he models on the cover of the 1973 set, and although [...]
The evangelist
‘Old age suits him. It suits him the way being young did. It’s a natural fit, for both are the traditional places where wisdom can flower: the fired minds of the young and the dusty, wily utterances of the old. It’s all the time in between that’s the trouble. Dylan, though, survived all the crashes [...]
