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 […]
1980s
Moving Pictures by Rush (1981)
Just to nail my colours to the mast; I don’t like prog rock, I find its overly long, meandering song
True by Spandau Ballet (1983)
The “battle of the bands” marketing gimmick had its roots in the 1960s, in the manufactured confrontation between the Beatles
Avalon by Roxy Music (1982)
Bryan Ferry – surely one of the biggest prats in the history of rock – actually comes from oop North,
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds (1983)
I saw Simple Minds live in 2015, in the German city of Kassel, and the memory of it haunts me
1980s
Forever Young by Alphaville (1984)
I consider myself something of a connoisseur when it comes to synthpop, and yet I had never listened to or
1980s
Appetite for Destruction by Guns N’ Roses (1987)
Appetite for Destruction is one of the biggest selling debut albums in rock history, which is a mystery to me,
1980s
The Hounds of Love by Kate Bush (1985)
Prog rock – not for me, mate. As I mentioned in the review of So, the whiff of middle-aged, socially
1980s
So by Peter Gabriel (1986)
I’m not into prog-rock – it carries the whiff of slightly overweight middle-aged men who hand paint small plastic models
1980s
Rio by Duran Duran (1982)
Robert Smith, lead singer of goth rock band The Cure, put it like this: “Duran Duran (…) loved us, and