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Take Me Back: Elton John’s 21 at 33 is 40

May 29, 2020May 30, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments 1980, 21 At 33, Alvin Taylor, Beach Boys, Bill Champlin, Bruce Johnston, Byron Berline. Curt Boetcher, Don Henley, Elton John, Glenn Frey, Herman’s Hermits, James Newton-Howard, Jim Horn, Peter Noone, Reggie McBride, Steve Lukather, The Eagles, Timothy B. Schmitt

Looking back at the Rocketman’s first middle age offering that ushered in his 1980s

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Brian Wilson at 30

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1988, Andy Paley, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Love & Mercy, Van Dyke Parks

In the same summer that gave us the dreaded “Kokomo,” the Beach Boys’ intrepid captain delivered a solo album on par with his old band’s best work (even if it sounds a little dated)