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 […]
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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
Easter Lily by U2 (2026)
…in which yer 70-year-old dad and his equally decrepit mates from the bridge club assemble one last time in the
Days of Ash by U2 (2026)
This EP is so distressingly insufferable that I’m actually no longer sure if I’m still allowed to like U2’s earlier
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
Selling England By The Pound by Genesis (1973)
It’s Genesis month! Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Mike + the Mechanics – all must pass through the meat grinder, but
Britpop by Robbie Williams (2026)
In the autumn of 2025, for reasons known only to god, I subjected myself to a deep dive into Robbie
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
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John (1975)
I must say, broadly speaking, this ongoing deep dive into Elton John’s 1970s “imperial phase” has impressed me more than