The only other garage track on the list is by a member of So Solid Crew. The weird thing about this is it does not seem like a garage track, it seems like a rock track trying to pretend it is garage – the aggression and attitude area foreign concept to R&B now. My workContinue reading “Doing It Right”
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“Hey DJ Where’s the Fucking Bass?”
At least that is what the crowd yelled when the DJ cut the volume for that line in Heaven Night Club, Kos Town. Summer of 1991, two weeks in Kos with Andy, Dave, John and Neil. All day out by the pool or exploring the island (but mainly the former). Couple of hours kip thenContinue reading ““Hey DJ Where’s the Fucking Bass?””
Lift me up
There will be quite a bit of trance on the list. Once I discovered dance music could be ok (more on that later) I gravitated from techno to trance. A lot of people say trance all sounds the same. Like they say all heavy metal sounds the same (listen to Babymetal and Iron Maiden, doContinue reading “Lift me up”
Talking’ Bout Revolutions
From 2004. With this I really just like the lyrics. It’s not my childhood but it is someone remembering theirs and it is really honest, clever and funny. This isn’t really my genre of music, which makes my love of it all the odder. R&B. Rhythm and Blues – it came from the Mississippi deltaContinue reading “Talking’ Bout Revolutions”
Standing up to Gripper
This was a time when some DJs thought Bhangra fusion would be the next big thing in music. Sadly the crossover started and ended with a couple of singles by Monsoon. Monsoon got huge coverage because their lead singer, Sheila Chandra, had been in Grange Hill. Now Grange Hill was a big deal to youngContinue reading “Standing up to Gripper”
We’ve All Gone Crazy
Andrew Lloyd Webber. Such a talented man, all the great classical composers used time travel to steal off him (I stole that comment – but it is so true). Everyone knows the original Julie Covington Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (and the woefully bland Madonna version). This is the same music with the real story,Continue reading “We’ve All Gone Crazy”
So, chocolate. I can have a bit of chocolate, can’t I?
Gimme Chocolate by Babymetal This is mad. So mad. My niece Sophie, and her husband Phil, came to London to watch Babymetal. I had never heard of them so Sophie showed me this and it is mindblowing. It is like a death metal band playing the music for a J Pop girl band formed byContinue reading “So, chocolate. I can have a bit of chocolate, can’t I?”
Living In Harmony
There used to be a BBC program called the Rock and Roll Years. It was music from the year in question over clips from the period with a written commentary about what was happening in the world that year. As an introduction to the history of the last 30 years (it was the early 80s)Continue reading “Living In Harmony”
Romeo Done
Remember the Golden Jubilee celebration? That amazingly bland concert at Buckingham Place – graced by giants of music like Atomic Kitten, Will Young and Blue? That was at the height of So Solid Crew’s fame and they should have been there, but then the Sex Pistols weren’t invited to the gig either. Or the RollingContinue reading “Romeo Done”
There’s Something I Just Gotta Say
Borderline by Madonna The 1980s had a very different entertainment landscape to what we have now. Madonna appeared in 1983 when the UK had just started a fourth TV channel. We had a video recorder, but blank tapes were not cheap. Being a teenager meant that my music collection was small (some LPs and cassettesContinue reading “There’s Something I Just Gotta Say”
Five Miles Out 