Released today 40 years ago:

🇬🇧 Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" – 1986

A bold fusion of funk, soul, and pop, driven by punchy horn arrangements and a deep, groove-heavy rhythm section. Gabriel’s vocal performance is playful and dynamic, matching the song’s upbeat energy and layered instrumentation...

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Released today 39 years ago:

🇬🇧 David Bowie "Never Let Me Down" – 1987

His worst release ever - but beneath the surface, there’s still ambition: Songs that touch on isolation, politics, and personal reflection though often framed in expansive, radio-oriented structures. Bowie’s vocal remains committed and expressive, even within the dense production...

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Released today 53 years ago.

🇬🇧 David Bowie "Aladdin Sane" – 1973

A flamboyant and fractured follow-up to Ziggy Stardust, often described as “Ziggy goes to America.” The album blends glam rock swagger with avant-garde touches, most notably Mike Garson’s dissonant, jazz-influenced piano work that cuts sharply through the arrangements...

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"To me it rolled with an honesty, a confidence, a playfulness, and a big assurance that everything was all OK in life".
Read on...
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#70sMusic #DavidEssex #GonnaMakeYouAStar #ClassicPop #UKCharts1974 #MusicMemories #70sPop #BritishMusic #thearchiveofmylife #mymusicalroad

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🇬🇧 Iron Maiden "The Number of the Beast" – 1982

A defining heavy metal anthem where the track moves from eerie spoken intro into full-throttle riffing, combining precision and theatrical intensity.
Bruce Dickinson’s powerful vocal performance drives the song with operatic force, elevating its apocalyptic themes and giving it an unmistakable identity...

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Revisiting New Noise Every Morning from the catalog. A bass guitar and all the small indignities of being alive - the self-checkout, the Sunday dread, the body with opinions. Not tragic. Just Tuesday. #AlternativeRock #IndieRock #BassDriven #Observational #BritishMusic

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Pale Waves - Clean

https://u2be.ovh/w/ewA9cujfyRAk9jSb1wbrN8

Pale Waves - Fall To Pieces

https://u2be.ovh/w/fr9VL83S1ykdqJ8mwnzBd5

Pale Waves - Jealousy

https://u2be.ovh/w/miCHHjPtV5Mw5KhL88WGMQ

Pale Waves - One More Time

https://u2be.ovh/w/dUuNSTjULYxowWjz7UW84b