The Golden Age – Beck – The lethargy is deathlike, the thing about death in a body is its lack of animation, it simply stops the body and then the body decays to dust. This decay, this rotting of the self, the inertness of life is the hidden subject matter of Beck’s masterpiece.
Jamaican reggae songwriter, sprang to prominence when Luke “Scratch” Perry agreed to produced “Police And Thieves” back in 1976. Which Junior only a minor hit but the Clash covered just a year later and it became the theme song for the Notting Hill riots back in 1977.
The Rainbow – The Apples In Stereo – I saw em open for Television years ago and I might add they were awesome. This Beatley (check out the band name) remains a real pleasure. Gives power pop a good name – A
