The Libertines - "All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade" Review
October 15, 2024
Life can be harsh. It can give but take away twofold. Few people are given beauty and talent. Fewer still can retain it. The Libertines succumb to the laws of nature on the bombastic but all too obvious collection of songs found on the new album “All Quiet on the…
Oasis’ “Bonehead’s Bank Holiday” could’ve been one of the band’s most famous songs… had the musicians bothered to release it on an official album or even “The Masterplan” b-sides collection. Such was the measure of Noel Gallagher’s…
The 11 Best Oasis Sad Songs
April 25, 2023
Oasis sad songs are a bit like life. You’ll encounter them whether you like it or not. And you’ll have a much better time if you choose to enjoy them. Fortunately, millions of people genuinely like them.
Besides this, it’s in Oasis’ sad songs that…
11 Best Songs by the Verve: How for a Brief Moment Richard Ashcroft Fronted the Biggest Band in the World
April 24, 2023
The Verve are band both blessed and cursed. They will forever be associated with one song, “Bittersweet Symphony,” although they have many others. They will be known for their break-ups but, for a time, formed a great live unit.
And they’ll be viewed as…
Chris Martin and Coldplay have sold millions of records and play to stadium audiences worldwide. But don’t say their names in polite company.
The mere mention of Chris Martin seems to illicit violent tendencies in otherwise peace-loving musicians and makes even the…
The story of Oasis' Live Forever
January 19, 2022
Oasis managed to do with Live Forever in the U.K. what Nirvana’s Smells like teen spirit had done for Nirvana earlier in the decade. It changed the musical landscape overnight. And, they only needed some angsty lyrics and a couple of burrowed guitar riffs to it too.
The Story of Pulp's Common People: An Uncommonly Ageless Single
January 18, 2022
Pulp’s “Common People,” an unlikely Brit-Pop anthem delivered from an unlikely source, became the defining single of their album “Different Class.” The Jarvis Cocker-fronted band had released several critically acclaimed records. Yet, it…