The Year That Was May- August Part One
Bruce Springsteen should be worshipped as a fully qualified rock god. We are all familiar with his “Greatest Hits” but his back catalogue deserves to be dived into and discovered. In May 2008 I finally caught the man live two nights in a row at Emirates Stadium. To say it was perfect would be an understatement as he and The E Street Band launched into anthem after anthem as I stood with a big smile on my face. It would have been easy after all these years for them to take it easy and perform to the minimum possible requirement; instead they launched into every track like their lives depended on it. This was easily one of the highlights of the year and when Bruce shouted ”The highway is jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive” my heart skipped a beat.
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Last summer you probably heard MGMT before you knew you heard them. Tracks like ‘Time To Pretend’, ‘Kids’ and ‘Electric Feel‘ delivered melodies that attach themselves to your brain and force you to hum them for hours. And this was before you dived into the aptly named ‘Oracular Spectacular’ to hear a succession of tracks that evaded the status quo and yet defined the 08 sound. The follow up (whenever it arrives) is eagerly anticipated.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:48 am
[...] covers of ‘I’m On Fire‘ and ‘I’m Going Down‘ proved, once more, that Springsteen is the way to a Cougar’s heart. Last month they released the 7″ [...]
May 8th, 2009 at 2:23 am
Introducing Coltrane Motion…
Occasionally I think this blog should be renamed ‘my daily odyssey and the songs that inspired it’ as most of the posts I have written have been researched during my morning and evening commutes……
September 9th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
[...] is not that I dislike them, indeed the album ‘Oracular Spectacular‘ earned a spot on my best of 2008 list, it is just that with very little material under their belts they still have a lot to prove in my [...]
September 14th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Rock En Seine Day 3: Sunday 30th Of August Live Review…
Several bottles of hospitality champagne and a confiscated all-access pass… and it is already our final day atRock En Seine. I can’t quite believe how quickly the previous days have gone by nor……