Brian Connolly – Alexander Graham Bell
Best Oldies Songs Fallen Idol’s Bitter Lament Disguised as a Rock Anthem Released in 1974 as the debut solo single from Brian Connolly, “Alexander Graham Bell” emerged during a turbulent interlude between his…
Brian Connolly – Hellraiser
Cry from the Glam Abyss Where Stardom and Self-Destruction Collide Released in 1973 as the title track of Hellraiser, the third studio album by Brian Connolly’s band Sweet, “Hellraiser” stormed…
Brian Connolly – Little Willy (Rerecorded)
Glittering Cry for Youth That Echoed Beyond Its Time When Brian Connolly returned to “Little Willy (Rerecorded)”, he was revisiting a song that had once burned bright in the pop…
Brian Connolly – Alabama Man
A Man on the Run from His Past, Yet Chained to Its Echo Released in 1974, “Alabama Man” stands as one of the most urgent and enigmatic recordings associated with…
Brian Connolly – Let’s Go
A Fading Idol’s Defiant Cry for One More Night in the Spotlight Released in 1980, “Let’s Go” marked a poignant solo statement from Brian Connolly, once the unmistakable voice of…
Brian Connolly – The First Cut Is the Deepest
A Love That Bleeds Long After the Blade Is Gone When Brian Connolly released his rendition of “The First Cut Is the Deepest” in 1983, it arrived not as a…
Brian Connolly – The Lollipop Man
A Candy-Coated Smile Hiding the Fractures of a Fading Pop Dream Released in 1974 as a solo single by Brian Connolly, best known as the frontman of Sweet, “The Lollipop…
BRIAN CONNOLLY – BC SWEET: ‘WAIT TILL THE MORNING COMES’ 1995
Fragile plea for patience and survival, sung by a voice already carrying the weight of everything it had endured. Released in 1976, Wait Till the Morning Comes appeared during Brian…
Brian Connolly – Take Away the Music
When the stage lights dim, this song asks whether music is salvation or the last fragile refuge of a wounded soul. Released in 1980, Brian Connolly’s Take Away the Music…
Brian Connolly “Sweet” – Healer live in Japan 1976
Wounded voice searching for redemption, turning hard rock into a confessional plea When Brian Connolly stepped to the microphone to sing Healer with Sweet in Japan in 1976, the song…