The Year Punk Broke

A few weeks ago Cherry Red released a three CD-Compilation of music that made punk-rock as we knew about it. The first punk singles were released in 1976 but the first album came to our ears one or two years later when the bands were able to play more than three songs in a row. This compilation is a retrospective to the very early sound of this movement. Most of the songs were under two minutes and showed us the possibilities of what could happen. Mostly raw and full of enthusiasm for a new kind of music that made me change my fondness to a new kind of music. Fast, different and loud - what made me stamped until now. 

John Cooper Clarke - Innocents

The Only Ones - Peter and the Pets

The Cortinas - Defiant Pose

The Count Bishops - I Need You

Doctors Of Madness - Bulletin

Monday's Long Song

A few days ago I watched Coppola's movie against war Apocalypse Now once again and it still shows in a radical way an useless war and normal people moving into madness. The beginning and at the end of this movie is shimmed with The Doors epic song The End. Conceived as a another song about a lost love Morrison and Manzarek made a shaman-like excursion into sound. Starting low and measured to erupt in the middle and to slow down again. I can't explain why this untypical song is often named as a trademark of The Doors because most of their songs have a more heavy and bluesy note. Probably just because it is a great song that fits into an era 50 years gone.

The Doors - The End

Home

Years ago it was the newest thing using fragments of other songs and adding it to your own songs. It was an amazing time when me and my mates counted the samplings in a song and to realize the original artists. After various trials massive sampling stopped and was used in our days very seldom. The more I was surprised to hear a new song using a sample. When I first heard Home by Canada born electronic musician Caribou I thought that this sample must be from a very old song. And right, it was from 1981 and was sung by a chanteuse called Gloria Barnes. A fine combination of soul and electronic.

Club Noir

From time to time when I was using Spotify I crawl through some artists playlists just to see what they prefer. The last time I did this I debarked at Cari Cari's playlist and was astonished about their musical spectrum that stretches from Creedence Clearwater Revival over Neu! to The Kills. But there were also artists that I never knew before. This is the reason  I detected another band from Glasgow. Apache Sun is a duo formed in 2014 and they play a psychedelic version of a swampy blues. Like Nick Cave had a session with The Cramps.

I Can't Understand A Word You Say

Band A, is a project that performed The Associates debut album The Affectionate Punch several times live at different venues in Scotland. Now they released a new E.P. that transports classic guitar pop that could be great more than 30 years ago into today. A perfect song that has everything to please you if you are into early 80's guitar pop sound.

Christine

In the mid of the 80's The House Of Love formed in London and got critical acclaim on their first album. Looking back this album has over all the songs a spirit of taking the best of the post-new wave and the abilities of songwriting to create a common sound. Their songs are timeless and it makes a lot of fun to listen to them after long times gone by.

The House Of Love - Christine

Back To The Days Of Glam

Glam rock was connected to a lot of bands that were at the top of the charts but there were more that are forgotten now. One of them were Cockney Rebel a band from London and they had their big times in the early 70's when glam had it best times. They were famous for their sharp outfit but their music was more than simple chart songs. Cockney Rebel were one of the first bands that tried to combine classic songwriting with symphonic sounds. Listening to their songs almost 50 years later I have to admit that Steve Harley was far ahead of his times.