Category: Pop
A Comment for Critics of Swervedriver and Jesus and Mary Chain
Trust me, I will be writing reviews of each band’s respective albums but I believe I have to say something about other criticisms of them. I’m not going to cite any specific reviews but I ... Read More
The Beauty of Unorthodox Lyric Writing
A long time ago, back in 1993 . . . Kurt Cobain wrote on a stone tablet . . . or recorded on analogue tape . . . . One day Kurt and his band were going to record a new album and call it “Verse C... Read More
The Importance of Being Kurt Vile
This is not about wanting to be Kurt Vile but most of the attitude of his music is good to adopt. Like Sly and the Family Stone, you can’t listen to Kurt Vile and be in a bad mood. Even his most... Read More
U2, Brian Eno (Passengers) 01: Original Soundtracks 1
Passengers was a little known side project that was composed and recorded between Zooropa and Pop. After Zooropa, U2 had hit a brick wall creatively so Brian Eno suggested they just improvise and se... Read More
A Time and a Place: John Coltrane, The Church and Yes in Their Own Time
One day I was driving to work and I was listening to the Church’s Further Deeper. I always skip “Toy Head.” I love the rest of the album but that one I can’t quite stomach... Read More
Alex Chilton and Chris Bell: Is This the Sound of Self-Destruction?
Caution: it is recommended that you listen to “#1 Record,” Radio City,” “I Am The Cosmos” and “Complete Third” (CD3) before reading this entry to avoid being ... Read More
Big Star: Third Part 2 Final Word
Some time ago I tried to write a blow by blow analysis of “Third Complete.” I’ve abandoned that but there are some things worth noting. I first heard “Third” on cassett... Read More
Dog Society 01: Test Your Own Eyes
When one gets on in life, one tends to look at the past: re-evaluating it and hopefully learning from it. There was a part that has reappeared with unexpected clarity . . . Dog Society’s first... Read More