DavidThe recent death of Mark Hollis at just 64 years of age was a big shock. His early songs from the first three Talk Talk records, while sounding clearly of their time in the mid-eighties, were the epitome of pop hook on continuous replay.
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DavidA beautiful return to form for Paddy McAloon. A cast-aside solitary CD recently (re)-discovered in a Red Shed bargain bin. There’s absolutely no let up in quality from his (Prefab Sprout’s) earlier masterpeices “Steve McQueen” (1985), “Jordon: The Comeback” (1990) and the astounding “I Trawl The Megahertz” (2003).
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DavidI haven’t finished with Bowie just yet. This record from 1972, coinciding with the release that year of Ziggy Stardust, is my third favourite Bowie record.
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DavidFor me the last great Bowie record. It’s abrasive and harder edged in places than “Low” but is similarly radical with it’s mix of ambient textures.
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DavidI remember like it was yesterday popping into one of many of my favourite record shops on my way home from school and hearing this complete game changer for the first time.
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