“Hi, I’ve got a tape I want to play.” So begins the journey into one of the most incredible concerts ever committed to celluloid and its brilliant accompanying soundtrack. Stop Making Sense begins with David Byrne walking out on an empty stage devoid of any set or backdrop. As the camera follows his feet towards the lone microphone stand at front stage centre he places a boom … [Read more...]
The Dark Side Of The Moon – Pink Floyd
Let’s be honest. You can’t have a classic album series without including this record. It’s impossible. The Dark Side Of The Moon is a record vast in its thematic, musical and lyrical scope and one that is brilliantly engineered. It’s become so ubiquitous that for many who aren’t rock music fans if there is one rock record in their collection chances are it’s this … [Read more...]
Savage – Eurythmics
The first time I spied Annie Lennox she looked a little… well, intimidating. Short-cropped shock of burnt orange hair, dressed like a man with a voice so deep and rich that many men would secretly envy. And those eyes - they looked like they could stare you down and kill you with a thought! The song, or should I say the video, was Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This). The year was … [Read more...]
Revolver – The Beatles
In a few days time this landmark album will notch up its 50th birthday and while that milestone might be seen by some as “old” this extraordinary record still sounds fresh to these (ageing) ears. Whether it’s the best album the Fab 4 ever released as many believe is too close to call for me when The Beatles (white album) and Abbey Road are also taken into account. But without a … [Read more...]
Look Sharp! – Joe Jackson
Is She Really Going Out With Him? is the breakthrough hit from Look Sharp! that introduced the world to Joe Jackson, and while I quickly became a fan of that song it wasn’t enough to make me buy the album. As a new, previously unheard of artist he could have been just another 1 hit wonder for all I knew – there seemed to be so many of them on the radio around that time. I … [Read more...]