In The End, The Sign Of Aretha

One Gets The Impression That Elvis Presley Does What His Business Advisors Think Will Be Most Profitable. My Advice To Them: Put Elvis Presley In The Studio With A Bunch Of Good, Contemporary Rockers, Lock The Studio Up, And Tell Him He Can't Come Out Until He's Done Made An Album That Rocks From Beginning To End.

On First Listening, Joni Mitchell's 'court And Spark,' The First Truly Great Pop Album Of 1974, Sounds Surprisingly Light; By The Third Or Fourth Listening, It Reveals Its Underlying Tensions.

What Makes The Stones' Arrogance So Divine Is That We All Believe That Long Ago And Far Away They Weren't Rich And Famous But Poor And Struggling, Just Like Us.

Carole King's Second Album, 'tapestry,' Has Fulfilled The Promise Of Her First And Confirmed The Fact That She Is One Of The Most Creative Figures In All Of Pop Music. It Is An Album Of Surpassing Personal-intimacy And Musical Accomplishment And A Work Infused With A Sense Of Artistic Purpose. It Is Also Easy To Listen To And Easy To Enjoy.

Everyone Eventually Winds Up Writing About Themselves - The Problem Is Finding The Best Way To Go About It. To Write About Oneself Literally, In The First Person, Presumes A More Interesting Personal Life And Philosophy Than Most Rock Lyricists Possess. John Lennon Was Good For One Great Album Based On Musical Direct Address, 'plastic Ono Band.