Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician (1987)
As a counterpoint to much of the 80s stiff, slick, automated synth and fairlight generated music, Butthole Surfers’ loose, ramshackle and mainly bizarre mix of metal and punk must have […]
As a counterpoint to much of the 80s stiff, slick, automated synth and fairlight generated music, Butthole Surfers’ loose, ramshackle and mainly bizarre mix of metal and punk must have […]
Mick Fleetwood has often declared that “Rumours” is the best album the band every recorded because it enabled them to continue with their careers in spite of the internal personal […]
Considering that Alice Cooper’s music was more a soundtrack to his extravagant persona and the sideshow rock and roll theatrics that fans came to love, his early albums still retain […]
Having enjoyed pop chart success via the singles “New York Mining Disaster 1941”, “Massachusetts” “Words” and “I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You”, the brothers Gibb felt confident enough to […]
Poor old John Lydon. The Sex Pistols experience was still an open wound that continued to stifle his ambitions. The sneering persona he projected to the press was truly justified […]
Recording a solo album was of course the correct course for Tom Petty. Tired of touring with the Heartbreakers and busting a gut to get the quality recording that had […]
“Arular” is one of those recordings where the listener has to bypass the swooning hyperbole liberally generated by the music press. One can kind of understand the reason for the […]
Many fans will say that the strength that lies within the cumulative works of Beck Hansen show his ability to seismically diversify content and push generic musical boundaries with refreshing […]
“Odelay”, Beck’s second major label long player is possibly the greatest exercise in losing a tag and gaining a new audience at the same time. It’s fair to say that […]
As The Fall venture into their fifth decade of strange entertainment, one often wonders how leader Mark E Smith has maintained his cult following, his musical credibility and his continued […]