Don’t worry, I’m not finished yet and thanks to some helpful suggestions, the tragedy of classic No.2 songs being held off the No.1 spot by unworthy chart toppers continues. The Jean Genie was released by David Bowie in November 1972 as the first single from the forthcoming album Aladdin Sane released in April 1973. The song […]
It’s difficult to discuss This Mortal Coil without mentioning Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie’s version of Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett’s masterpiece, Song To The Siren. Although it appeared on This Mortal Coil’s 1984 debut album, It’ll End In Tears, the single version was released a whole year before the album in 1983. The version […]
A concept album and Rock Opera put together by Deep Purple’s Roger Glover based on the children’s poem The Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper’s Feast written by William Roscoe 1n 1802. It spawned Love Is All, a cheery song with a convincing vocal performance from Elf/Rainbow and future Black Sabbath singer Ronnie James Dio. The cover design […]
Bob Dylan’s legendary Basement Tapes has arrived and includes a staggering 117 unreleased tracks. This is a four minute trailer describing the experience, giving us an overview of the history, letting us know what the fuss is all about. Of course Dylan fans have been excavating songs from these sessions since the sixties and there […]
Although the connection between Siouxsie And The Banshees and The House Of Love might be considered tenuous, they did have something for Christine. In Siouxsie And The Banshees’ case it was the fascinating story of Christine Costner-Sizemore and her multiple personality disorder. In the case of The House Of Love – it remains a mystery. If you are wondering why there is […]
From Nick Mulvey’s debut album, the first two singles and National Geographic style videos. Cururucu is based on Piano (1918) a poem by D.H. Lawrence. Piano (1918) by D.H. Lawrence Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me; Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see A child sitting under the […]