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After collecting rock albums, books and rock magazines for over forty years it's about time to open up the archives and put some of my favorite music on the big net. The music here is intended for review purposes only and is not a substitute for the original record company product. Please contact us directly regarding the removal of any potentially infringing material. READERS: Please use us as a buyer's guide and support the artists.

Into the mystic

Music Posted on 28 December 2013 02:22

Ok, the man may be a bit grumpy nowadays, and ok, he may be a little fat, and wearing ugly sunglasses and a wrong suite… but hey, he can still play and sing! Listen to my favourite “Van the Man” song:
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What are their names ?

Music Posted on 28 December 2013 01:51

I still remember when I bought David Crosby’s first solo album “If I only could remember my name” in the early seventies. I was flabbergasted with the music and the words, what a great album! How surprising when I read the reviews of the album in my muziekkrant OOR, in Rolling Stone and other magazines: the album was butchered by the critics and I just couldn’t understand why…

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Now so much years later… they’ re old men now but just as strong as ever. And the music still is as powerfull as in the early days. And I’m so glad I didn’t care about the reviews in the press and followed my own path… Guinnevere forever !!!