The Living Years by Mike + the Mechanics (1988)
So at some point the lads inevitably went off to pursue “solo projects”; Gabriel cosied up to mad-aunt-in-the-attic Kate Bush […]
1980s
Melt by Peter Gabriel (1980)
I don’t want there to be any hard feelings between myself and Peter Gabriel. Yes, I ripped him a lot
Duke by Genesis (1980)
By 1975, Peter Gabriel had become a dress-wearing, oddly coiffured escaped mental patient. He subsequently flounced out of Genesis due
No Jacket Required by Phil Collins (1985)
Phil fucking Collins was everywhere in the 1980s – on the cover of this ubiquitous gazillion-selling album, for example, which
The Road to Hell by Chris Rea (1989)
Fittingly enough from the perspective of someone whose biggest hit was a Christmas song, Chris Rea died at the end
Darklands by the Jesus and Mary Chain (1987)
I am only tangentially familiar with miserable, rain-drenched Scottish post-punk band the Jesus and Mary Chain because (a) they were
Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits (1985)
The number of world-bestriding rock bands generated by declining post-industrial British cities in the latter third of the 20th century
The Smiths, deep dive (part II)
continued from part I The Queen is Dead (1986)Up until this point in their career, the Smiths were in danger
The Smiths, deep dive (part I)
The Smiths are a byword for depressed, rainswept, northern English alternative rock music, at least judging by a string of
Hunting High and Low by a-ha (1985)
Obviously, Scandinavians shouldn’t be making pop music. Yes, this narcolepsy-inducing subspecies of emotionless, inveterately level-headed neat freaks are great when