A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
I’ve just been listening to Frazey Ford’s third album and I’m afraid that like another former Tanya, Jolie Holland, she has descended into self-parody. So here’s a reminder of when … Continue readingThe Be Good Tanyas: Waiting Around To Die
For those unfamiliar with it, Bachelor No 2 or the last remains of the dodo is a terrific album. From 2000.
Nick Drake reincarnated in the form of an Argentine Swede. From his 2005 album Veneer.
Interesting clip from 1998: R E M really weren’t all that bad.
The title was a gift for reviewers ill-disposed to the band but this track from The Garden of Jane Delawney has some lovely guitar from Barry Clarke. How many axe … Continue readingTrees: Nothing Special
Following my piece about Bowie the other day, a reader suggested that Heroes owes a strong debt to this song, and he’s not wrong.
From the album The Crux of the Biscuit, featuring outtakes from 1974’s Apostrophe. This is a longer version of the title track, Frank’s guitar combining wonderfully with Jack Bruce’s fuzz … Continue readingFrank Zappa: Energy Frontier (Bridge)
THERE are some ‘stars’ out there, and the preposterous behatted gnome from U2 comes to mind, who would like to think they can alter the course of history. David Bowie … Continue readingBowie and the song that changed the world
From Brian’s superb album Apollo, which is now 37 years old.
. . . might get you killed. Live version of Dwighty’s uncompromising warning to his errant piece of skirt.