’s lyrics, was an aesthete who used words to evoke a feeling, rather than describe it—and he showed an aversion to explicitness. On Document, released in 1987, he wanted to sing about the Reagan years, and that required him to be more direct. Stipe scattered clues throughout the album...
12/13/24 Pollstarhas confirmed something with its year-end figures that fans learned on their own in 2024:Taylor SwiftandColdplayrule the live-music biz. Both shattered touring records this year. Swift outdid herself with the continued dominance of her 149-dateEras Tour, which thundered to a ...
"A Pocketful Of Stones". A title like this inspires curiosity, but it seems to be another, maybe the last, tribute to the memory of Syd Barrett when the lyrics say: "Out of touch he'll live in wonder Won't lose sleep he'll just pretend In his world he won't go under Turns with...
From the first chords of Heat Of The Moment, right through to the fade, the group's musicianship and dynamic (something not, it would seem, to extend through to their next album) is obvious. Palmer's drumming is superb, the short instrumental parts are fantastic, the vocal harmonies are ...
I thought we'd be able to get a little peace and quiet and get your actual Californian, Marin County blues, which we managed to do in Wales rather than San Francisco. It was a great place. "The Golden Beast" is what the name means. The place is in a little valley and the sun ...
I never play solos the same way. I may start and end with a quote, but in the middle I play whatever. He wasn’t having it. All of a sudden it got a little tense. I said, “You know what Don, I’d rather be your friend.” I could see how it was going to be every night...
There is something very comforting about them, without trying the Mumford & Sons formula to make pop songs but rather slow down the tempo as each word of Michael Stipe’s crooning is made visible for the listener to ponder and digest. There are obvious songs that work better in the ...
“Timothée Chalamet looks, acts, even sings like Bob Dylan," elaborating, "But directorJames Mangoldtreats Dylan as a mythical figure rather than a person, leaving his mystery intact.”The Guardianadded to the chorus, calling Chalamet “an electric revelation” and praising his “hilarious and ...
Even though I keep mentioning that this is black metal I think the style Ulver plays on Bergtatt is more related to a band like Opeth´s early recordings which means I would rather recommend fans of the first two Opeth albums to try this one out than fans of black metal. I think ...
"Void of Vision" has a rather wonderful almost atonal feel to start, and the song parts are rooted in Barret-style psychedelia and the Beatles. The "atonal" passage is re-used as the song structure reveals itself, but where the bridge should be is a real surprise, and a lovely smatterin...