Archive for December, 2009
December 19th, 2009 -- Posted in General |
Over the past few years in music there have been some pretty interesting bands. People are trying to come up with different ideas and it is hard work because so many things have already been done. Music is no longer the young and largely uncharted land that it once was; now it is home to many turning points and landmarks.
I think that the last really fresh idea to come along in music was probably Trip-Hop. Bands such as Portishead continue reading »
December 18th, 2009 -- Posted in General |
When ‘Take on me’ stormed into the charts in 1985, a lot of people assumed that a-ha were just another ‘boy band’. It was a forgivable mistake to make, partly because of the single’s poppy sound, the way Warner Brothers marketed the band and because Morten Harket was so damn handsome.
Even after a-ha had released several other incredibly good songs as singles the image stuck.
Their debut album,’ Hunting High and Low’ was flawless. Every track was a joy continue reading »
December 11th, 2009 -- Posted in General |
Having already wowed Gothic Rock fans with, ‘First and Last and Always’, Andrew Eldritch released, ‘Floodland’ on a wave of expectation in 1987. In many ways the album could not have been more different from its predecessor. However, out of the listeners who eagerly rushed out to buy it, there were certainly no complaints.
‘Floodland’ moved away from a heavy reliance on guitars and lurched off toward a more synthesised and industrial sound. Andrew Eldritch delivered an album that was continue reading »
December 2nd, 2009 -- Posted in General |
One of my favourite bands is Dead Can Dance and one of my favourite albums is their ‘Within the Realm of a Dying Sun’.
Out of all of the CDs that I have in my collection (which is an awful lot) this is one of the few that makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
The album is split into two halves. The first part is a vehicle for the vocals of Brendan Perry whilst the continue reading »
