Missionaria Protectiva

  PETER CETERA  One More Story  (WB,1988) - AOR       His batteries re-charged, he re-entered the studio for what is possibly Peter's best, and if not best, certainly his most polished solo effort. Trading in the over-synthesized power-pop production of Michael Omartian on his sophomore  Solitude/Solitaire  Peter switched gears and changed directions for  One More Story , this time teaming with Patrick Leonard who was still riding the success of Madonna's  Like a Prayer  album.   Leonard even paid Peter the courtesy of bringing Madonna along for the ride (she went by the pseudonym of "Lulu Smith" for her very noticeable background vocal contributions on Cetera's  Scheherezade ). TRACKLIST : Best Of Times                        One Good Woman                        Peace Of Mind        ...

  GARY WRIGHT  The Light Of Smiles  (WB,1977) - Soft rock       Accompaniment from drum aces Jim Keltner and Ronnie Wood’s brother Art, future Toto man Steve Porcaro and songs (including a co-writing credit for Paramahansa Yogananda on  I Am The Sky ) provide platform for Wright’s radiant musical skills and tender humanity rather than extra curricular proselytising. Works of a prodigious talent, open ears will be rewarded. TRACKLIST : Water Sign                          Time Machine                          I Am The Sky                          Who Am I                          Silent Fury                          Phantom Writer ...

  JAMES TAYLOR  Gorilla  (WB,1975) - Soft rock       This is soft rock at its best, primarily made up of love songs, and helped immensely by the harmonically-gifted backing vocals of  Graham Nash  and  David Crosby .       Rolling Stone notes that “With Gorilla, Taylor is well on his way to staking out new ground. What he’s hit upon is the unlikely mating of his familiar low-keyed, acoustic guitar-dominated style with L.A. harmony rock and the sweet, sexy school of rhythm and blues.” TRACKLIST : Mexico                     Music                     How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)                     Wandering                     Gorilla                     You Make It Easy ...

  MOTT THE HOOPLE  Mott The Hoople  (Island,1969) - Rock       Before Mott the Hoople joined the glam-rock hit parade with 1972's ''All the Young Dudes,'' the English quintet had staked out its own strange corner of rock & roll. The band's 1969 debut,  Mott the Hoople  — a bracing mixture of Ian Hunter's self-consciously Dylanized vocals, Mick Ralphs' power guitar, and Verden Allen's churning organ swirls — contains such reckless but successful undertakings as a thuggish instrumental cover of the Kinks' ''You Really Got Me,'' a majestic examination of Sonny Bono's inane ''Laugh at Me,'' and the stately 11-minute ''Half Moon Bay.'' Amid the enveloping psychedelia and overt Dylan knockoffs, the groupie love song ''Rock and Roll Queen'' showcases future Bad Company star Ralphs at his most searingly cogent.  TRACKLIST : You Really Got Me                        At The Crossroads ...

  STILLS / YOUNG BAND  Long May You Run  (Reprise,1976) - Country rock      It sounded like a good idea, anyway. Neil Young joins with his Buffalo Springfield and CSNY bandmate Steven Stills. They had made some great music in the past, so maybe the magic would still be there. I sure hoped for a great album, I loved some of the earlier Stills albums especially the first Manassas album. And even though Stills more recent albums had become uninteresting and his voice had lost some of its edge, still these were the two guys dueling guitars on such great tunes as Bluebird and Almost Cut My Hair. It happened before, perhaps it would happen again.      But it was not to be. I was disappointed in the Stills/Young band effort Long May You Run. It had some good songs, but compared to the genius of Zuma, Neil's songs on LMYR are a letdown. Granted they aren't terrible songs, as a group they just aren't among his great tunes. Long May You Run the song wa...

        The Zombies were the only British group of the 60s who could have seriously given  The Beatles  a real run for their money.       Although comparatively unrecognised, their body of work is every bit as innovative, complex and appealing as that of the Fab Four. After The Beatles and The Beach Boys, no 60s group wrote melodies as gorgeous as those of The Zombies.       Dominated by Colin Blunstone’s breathy vocals, choral harmonies and Rod Argent’s shining jazz and classical-influenced organ and piano, the band sounded utterly unique for their era.       Their three biggest hits are now rock standards, and  She’s Not There  has been covered by other artists such as  Vanilla Fudge ,  Santana  and  UK Subs . The EP Collection See For Miles,1992 https://www.sendspace.com/file/90bne9