Email Author Frank-John Hadley

1997 Stories by Frank-John Hadley

• Rotations

  published November 27, 1997

  The Replacements All for Nothing, Nothing for All (Reprise Records) Sometimes I listen to old Replacements records and wonder... More >>

• Rotations

  published October 23, 1997

  Bob Dylan Time Out of Mind (Columbia) There's a federal statute prohibiting anyone who doesn't admire Bob Dylan from becoming a... More >>

• Rotations

  published July 17, 1997

  Genius + Soul = Jazz/My Kind of Jazz Ray Charles (Rhino) Long before Quincy Jones was a magazine owner (Vibe, the Source) or the... More >>

• The Heart of the Matter

  published July 3, 1997

  With his stinging guitar lines, booming chord sustains, and passionate vocals, Johnny "Clyde" Copeland has spent the past four decades cutting to... More >>

• Rotations

  published June 26, 1997

  Dion The Road I'm On: A Retrospective (Columbia/Legacy) He's best remembered for the string of brilliant doo-wop hits he had in... More >>

• Rotations

  published June 12, 1997

  Various Artists Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Parts One and Two (Capitol) I've marveled at the sonic gimmickry and the... More >>

• Rotations

  published May 29, 1997

  Pete Ham 7 Park Avenue (Rykodisc) The mere fact that Badfinger was originally signed to the Beatles' Apple label unfairly... More >>

• Rotations

  published January 16, 1997

  Lonnie Smith Trio Purple Haze: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (MusicMasters Jazz) The first time I saw Jimi Hendrix, at the... More >>

• Rotations

  published January 9, 1997

  Sun Ra The Singles (Evidence) Even in death space-traveling jazz man Sun Ra makes listeners choose sides. His admirers, whose... More >>