Dire Straits – with Mark Knopfler’s spell binding song writing skills and guitar playing – are a band who have more than a few ‘epic’…
Tag: Rock
05/11/2019: “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
There’s only one Ian Dury, to be honest. His delivery could be characterised as droll, perhaps. With a thick London accent, a penchant for catchy…
27/10/2019: “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'” by Velvet Underground
A truly lovely epic off the Velvet Underground’s 4th album Loaded (1970), the song tells the story of several down and outs who have “nothing…
07/10/2019: “Let It Burn” by Goat
This could easily have been made in the 60s. It has that familiar air of hazy crustiness, with a drum break and fuzzy guitar. The…
03/10/2019: “Lazarus” by David Bowie
David Bowie’s last album is one of the greatest and most poignant explorations of mortality in music, on a par with Freddie Mercury’s last songs….
23/09/2019: “Blue Moon” by The Ventures
This is a great example of how cool instrumental surf rock can be. Those echoey, twanging guitars evoke exotic locales, the frenzied drums inject a…
14/09/2019: “Into The Valley” by The Skids
There’s something quite special about this. It feels like a timeless tune, propelled along by energy and youth rather than any particular virtuoso musicianship. Scotland…
06/09/2019: “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles
The official Beatles video of this demonstrates pretty well the kind of hysteria the Beatles caused among teenage girls at their height. In the video,…
28/08/2019: “Music For Chameleons” by Gary Numan
Gary Numan has spent decades cultivating a unique sound and persona. I could possibly compare him to David Bowie, but Numan’s music is special because…
22/08/2019: “Wave Of Mutilation” by Pixies
Particularly astute people might guess that “Wave Of Mutilation” is not a happy, upbeat song about the beauty of human nature. It’s a song about…