Building the Perfect Beast is the second solo album by singer/drummer/songwriter Don Henley, co-written and produced by Danny Kortchmar and released in 1984 on Geffen. The album includes instrumental contributions from Lindsey Buckingham, Charlie Sexton, Randy Newman, and Pino Palladino. Backing vocalists on select tracks include Patty Smyth, Martha Davis, and Belinda Carlisle. Tracklist: A1. […]
Streetwalkers is a collaborative effort between Family alumni Roger Chapman and John Charlie Whitney, released in 1974 on Reprise. The title inspired the name of the pair’s subsequent band, which would ultimately release three albums between 1975 and 1977 on Vertigo/Mercury. Tracklist: A1. “Parisienne High Heels” (4:04) A2. “Roxianna” (3:46) A3. “Systematic Stealth” (2:24) A4. […]
King Crimson are an English rock band, active at multiple intervals since 1969. The original lineup of guitarist Robert Fripp, bassist–singer Greg Lake, reedist–keyboardist Ian McDonald, and drummer Michael Giles made one album, In the Court of the Crimson King, the catalyst for symphonic-rock. When Lake departed for Emerson Lake & Palmer and McDonald and […]
