Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Rock’s Sultans Swing For The Fences ~ Dire Straits ‘Love...

Dire Straits photo courtesy John IIlsley Dire Straits Love Over Gold Dire Straits has been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2003. Fifteen years later, the...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Don’t Forget Me – Glass Tiger’s Roaring Debut

In less than a decade’s time, the phrase “Take my breath away” made three separate musical acts pop luminaries in the states, albeit for microcosmic moments. In 1979, teen mainstay...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: America’s Second Coming (“Yes, I’m Back To Stay”)

America photo courtesy of MSO PR Gerry Beckley photo courtesy of Joe Beckley Ten years after taking home the Grammy for Best New Artist, perennial folk-rock group America found itself at a...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Big Bad Jim

Photo of A.J. and Jim Croce together courtesy of Joshua Black Wilkins and Paul Wilson   September 20, 1973 marked the day the music died a second time. Jim Croce, the tender singer,...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Magic Is Afoot; Magic Never Died

Photos courtesy of Eric Alper “Illuminations by Buffy Sainte-Marie is one of my favorite albums. When she sings at her best, it’s the soul laid bare.” – Steve Hackett (2020) “I...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: “Come On, You Little Fighter” — Supertramp’s ‘Famous’ Followup

Band Photos Courtesy of John Helliwell Regardless of its commercial stature, Supertramp is one those unique rock bands that never seemed to get a break – enduring its fair share of...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Treat It As A Good Thing – Jon Anderson...

Photo Courtesy of Stan Johnson Before Amazon entered my life, I was forced to hunt for hard-to-come-by CDs the old-fashioned way — in America’s many, many Goodwill stores. In one such...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Think Of Laura (“G-L-O-R-I-A!”)

Photos Courtesy of Other Half Entertainment Archive One thing our society will never tire of — be it via sports, arts, or other mediums – is Cinderella stories. One of the...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: 10cc Attains High Art (For Art’s Sake)

Photos courtesy of Glass Onion PR Reflect back on the great 1970s British bands and you’ll see 10cc more than measures up to their competition. Equal parts irreverent and intellectual, the...

Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: The Sweet Green Icing Of Success ~ In Defense Of...

Photo by Henry Diltz "You don’t mean to suggest that someone would criticize ('MacArthur Park')? I mean, my God! (laughter)" – Jimmy Webb, March 2018 Based on its compositional structure alone, “MacArthur Park” should...