End of the Millenium Psychosis Blues had underperformed in the charts only making number fifty-three but that was okay because the band had made one of the greatest albums ever with Chemicrazy which would propel them to the top ten. It was in the UK charts for one week peaking at sixty-two. If I had been Prime Minister I would have ordered an enquiry. However, it wasn’t me it was John Major, I disliked him then and now have even more reason to dislike him that he never brough

In 2023 five ex members of The Fall came together as House of All (lead singer and guitarist Martin Bramah, bassist Steve Hanley, guitarist Pete Greenway and two drummers Paul Hanley and Si Wolstencroft) and they improvised a record in the studio. They enjoyed it so much they did it again in 2024 and in 2025 adding a member of Brannah’s other band, Blue Orchid’s Phil Lewis and ex Fall drummer Karl Burns. (Re-read this paragraph and count, yes that’s right they have three drum

I was fifty-five in December, my much better half says we are middle aged. We aren’t, I’m not making one hundred and ten. These reviews I mainly do indie music, that’s what I liked when I got into music it’s not going to change now. If I do make one hundred and ten, humour me, I’m hoping I am still sticking on The Fall and appreciating Mark E Smith’s snarl.   The surprise is I do not listen to new music, I know Taylor Swift is huge, my daughter played me Shake it Off, I get w

I am sat on the couch, and the better half is across from me, headphones are on and she is talking to me. She gets annoyed but she gets much more annoyed when she comes in the house and I have my music coming through the speakers as she said recently, “where did you get your terrible taste in music from?”   Anyway, headphones are off and she asks me who is it this time and I tell her it’s my first time reviewing a Swedish band,  “is it ABBA, as it’s about time you did somethi

A thirty-year career that may still be going if it wasn’t for the fact that sadly after twenty-seven years Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon announced they were to divorce. As a man who has been through a divorce, I can fully understand this, there’s a reason people get divorced, they don’t get on and don’t want to be together, how the hell could these people have continued making music.   They left behind fifteen studio albums and became a named band without deviating from their

Rush have seemingly sold over forty million albums and are one of Canada’s biggest ever bands. My mate had loads of their CD’s and we would all go back to his flat as he shared it with another pal,  Rush never went on the CD player so shock horror I know nothing about their music. I could have told you there was three of them and that they ended when their drummer died, Neil Peart (had to look that up, sorry Ruch fans) but I had no idea they were to tour this year with new dr

Fair play to Gary Numan who has been around making music for nearly fifty years. Spectacular early success, an early retirement that he regretted and falling record sales. He slowly rebuilt his career, and his recent records have received praise, much higher sales and his tours sell out across the world.   However, before the early huge solo success Gary had been in Tubeway Army who had been formed during the punk scene but during the recording of their debut album Gary had d

I know three songs by Faith No More. I had seen the video for We Care A Lot on the television and really enjoyed it and on a boy’s holiday we had a load of CDs and one of my mates had The Real Thing album and the opening two tracks Epic and From Out of Nowhere were on heavy rotation.   Usual extensive research for this album has revealed to me that We Care A Lot was sang by Chuck Mosley who was subsequently fired, and Mike Patton took over on lead vocals, and The Real Thing w

A trio who was huge in the 90’s. I know everyone was hoping for a review of Hanson and their megahit MMMBop but that’s for another time so I am afraid you are all getting another huge 90’s trio, Nirvana.   Lead singer and main songwriter Kurt Cobain has been dead for over thirty-two years and is still as famous now as when he was alive. He was only famous for four years and as the world knows sadly took his life at the age of just twenty-seven.   I’m twenty and watching Top o

After the disaster of training in Hotel Management, I went back to education to do Accountancy, yes, a life full of excellent choices clearly.   I met a couple of guys who became friends one like me was a know it all on music whereas the other one claimed David Lee Roth was the greatest pop star ever. Naturally, we mocked him because we were arses. Then and still to this day I have never heard a David Lee Roth album but was quick to mock. Now I could hate them or love them, t

I haven’t seen Under the Cherry Moon in nearly forty odd years and if I live another forty years, doubtful as I’d be ninety-five, I very much doubt I will have the urge to see it again as I remember it as pretty dire.   However, I certainly will be no stranger to his music if I do last another forty years as many of his records were magical.   Parade was his eighth studio album in nine years and the last to feature The Revolution. The question people obviously ask me all the

I have been watching the TV series High Fidelity where Zoe Kravitz now plays John Cusack’s character. It is as enjoyable as the book and the film but if you have seen the film you will know at one point Bruce Springsteen appears in Cusack’s flat offering advice. Well for Zoe we have Debbie Harry dancing to Heart of Glass with a glass of red and it made me think yes, she is as iconic as Springsteen and still has the charisma that he has as they both march confidently to their

I’m no Einstein, you have probably guessed that based on my writing but if I ever have a number one album (it’s doubtful if I am honest) I am not sure after it I would decide to take loads of drugs and let it all fall apart. However, loads do it and many will do it again and Elastica succumbed to that temptation.   The Menace arrived five years after their number one debut with drug problems and lineup changes happening and aborted recording attempts and seemingly banged out

We have already discussed Paul, Stan, Norman, and Hugh before when we wrote about their debut. A number one single has happened, and drummer Hugh has decided to leave and be replaced by Dave.   For their second album lead singer Paul Heaton and lead guitarist Stan Cullimore writes all twelve songs, it was looking like a long-term fruitful partnership but within a year the band were over although the split was amicable.   The title track opens the record and wins me over becau

In 1982 a band released their debut which contained their pop hits Talk Talk and Today, It took a few years and then they really hit the big time with their third record The Colour of Spring that propelled them into the top ten and they became a huge selling and respected band.   Bigger sales gave the band a bigger budget and they could really explore. Ater all the hits from The Colour of Spring I would have loved to have been in the room when the executives listened to Spiri

Remember the days when Morrissey released a record and it went in at number one. Nowadays he has had to fight to get a record released (let’s hope the single Make Up Is A Lie is not the standard of this new record), cancels concerts at a drop of a hat, and has put his business interests in The Smiths up for sale. I saw him in concert last year and before we went to a pub nearby. It was full of people with Morrissey quiffs and Morrissey t-shirts; he will always have his devote

Massive Attack have been around since 1988 and have released five albums, and we have not had one for sixteen years. The Beautiful South formed the same year and released double the amount and split up twenty years ago. Not the most prolific of bands.   Mezzanine was their third record and was a UK number one and is one of those records that I go back to again and again, so what if they have only made five records when they have one as good as this in their back catalogue.  

Previous Clash album London Calling is one of my top four favourite albums they swap about but nothing has knocked them out of my top four so when reviewed it obviously scored a perfect ten ( 318) The Clash - London Calling ) That review mentioned my naivety when I first got into music and how I avoided buying their double album, if I avoided that there was no way I was buying a bloody treble.   Of course, when I did buy London Calling it was a joy from start to finish so whe

We are back to the coolest indie kid in Glasgow in 1987 for this one. That cool indie kid let’s not forget is me. Which as we have all worked out from these reviews, I was a dick who knew everything and bugger all at the same time.   In college I met a girl called Kirsty who had long red hair, when my mates met her, they called her Carol Decker, yep, they were as original as me.   Now Kirsty was brand new, a good laugh, fun on nights out and generally an easy going person, we

A Danish band is the request, and I was obviously gutted when it wasn’t Aqua but if it can’t be them let’s have a listen to The Raveonettes.   Can you believe this duo have been around for twenty-five years especially as co-vocalist and bassist Sharin Foo hasn’t bloody changed. Her and fellow vocalist and guitarist Sune Rose Wagner have released ten albums and Lust Lust Lust was their third record released back in 2007 and was their first record recorded without any outside m