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 […]
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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
Tumbleweed Connection by Elton John (1970)
If I had to compile a list of my favourite rock bands, then it would mainly comprise miserable pricks from
Robbie Williams, deep dive (part III)
Continued from part II. Reality Killed the Video Star (2009)After Rudebox bombed, Robbie “went into rehab” and, by all accounts,