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Category Archives: Music – Have You Heard?
Have you Heard? – (10) “The Rip” by Portishead…. and Radiohead
“The Rip” is on Portishead’s third album, imaginatively called “Third”. It came out in 2008, 11 years after the second album, imaginatively called “Portishead”. Portishead made their name with their brilliant first album, released in 2004, called “Dummy”. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged music, Portishead, Radiohead, The Rip, Trip Hop, Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi, Wishbone Ash
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Have you heard? – (9) “Wonderwall” by Ryan Adams
“Wonderwall”, as the entire universe knows, is a brilliant song by Oasis. One of their greatest anthems. Maybe the best of all. At my 50th party, three years ago, we ended on a musical trip which went “Wonderwall”, “Angels” by … Continue reading
Have You Heard? – (8) “This City Never Sleeps” by the Eurythmics
“You can hear the sound of the underground train, though it feels like distant thunder…” I made a playlist and put it on CD for a couple of people close to me at Christmas which I called “Night”. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Eurythmics, London, music, Sweet Dreams are made of this, This City Never Sleeps
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Have You Heard? – (7) She’s Lost Control” by Joy Division
Writing about Joy Division tonight for my book on music, I found this video during what passes for research! Two great tracks, “Transmission” first, but at 3.13 is the one I wanted to write about: “She’s Lost Control”. An extraordinary, … Continue reading
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Tagged Control, Joy Division, music, She's lost Control
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Have You Heard? – (6) The Worldwide sound of Gilles Peterson
I like a lot of different kinds of music. It can confuse people – how can you possibly like Metallica and, I dunno, Joni Mitchell? How can you reconcile Bruce Springsteen with Underworld? The Clash with Alicia Keys? Kate Bush … Continue reading
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Tagged brazilian music, carlos y gaby, dance, gilles peterson, jazz, jazz rap, joy orbison, music, patricia marx, Radio 1, raekwon, Rebirth of Cool, roots manuva, roy ayers, worldwide
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Have You Heard ?… (5) Grace Jones, with Sly and Robbie, 80s style
I was tubing it into to work today, on the Piccadilly Line, a bit weary. Nearly Christmas, time for a break. Reading the Guardian on my iPad, I felt like something upbeat, but not too raucous. I flipped through my … Continue reading
Have you heard? … (3) Clash reggae
The history of rock’n’roll bands turning their hands to reggae is not an edifying one. “D’Yer Maker” off “Houses of the Holy” by Led Zeppelin is a candidate for their worst song ever. The Rolling Stones’ take of “Cherry Oh … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, music, Paul Simenon, reggae, The Clash
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Have you heard? … (2) John Martyn
Last night I was writing about John Martyn – the late and the great John Martyn. He died in 2009 after years of health problems. He was a really distinctive singer – and guitar player. His roots were the folk … Continue reading
Have you heard? … Altan (The first in the series)
I want to write some posts about bands or music that maybe not so many people have heard. Or just something that I really like. Not because I have any great insight: rather it’s just music that I’ve stumbled upon … Continue reading
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