http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk just another blog Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:00:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Washington D.C. main-stays Fugazi, somehow, and this is almost criminal, managed to slip coolly under the radar of rock / Indy lovers everywhere for almost the entirety of their career. Nobody but legendary front-man Ian Mackaye could have pulled it off. It was Mackaye’s infamous dogged dedication to D.I.Y. home-grown ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/02/22/fugazi-instrument-video-cd-dvd/ Okay, so if you want to get technical about it then ‘The Reptile House’ is not actually an album; it is a 6 track EP. However, it is not written as an EP; it has clearly been created as a mini-album.So there.The Sisters of Mercy have gone through several major ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/02/22/classic-albums-the-reptile-house/ Sade’s newest album “Soldier of Love” is the artist’s first release in ten years since her acclaimed “Lover’s Rock” album of 2000. Released by Sony, Sade’s unique style has not changed over the years, and life-long fans of the artist will surely be pleased. Perhaps this was her goal, for ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/02/10/album-review-sade-soldier-of-love/ In 1992, Henryk Gorecki’s Third Symphony was released in remembrance of those whose lives were lost in the holocaust. The sheer size of its success could never have been anticipated.Gorecki had actually written the symphony fifteen years earlier, but it had gone largely unnoticed. In fact, most of his work ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/01/21/classic-albums-symphony-of-sorrowful-songs/ If I were going name a singer/songwriter from the last forty-odd years who had truly helped to change the face of modern music then David Bowie would have to be one of my first choices. He has done so many songs in so many styles; he has set trends and ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/01/08/classic-albums-diamond-dogs/ When you think about movie soundtracks, it is not going to be very long before you come up with the name of Ennio Morricone.His prolific career has seen him compose the music for around two-hundred films and many television dramatisations. In the world of movie soundtracks there are not many ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2009/12/19/the-genius-of-ennio-morricone/ The late 1980s brought about the Dance music scene along with several sub-categories. Suddenly the dance beat could be heard everywhere you went and even artists in other genres were caught up in its commercial possibilities.It seemed, for a while, that everyone was being affected/infected by its sound. Even bands ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2009/12/19/how-dance-music-grew-up/ When Wishbone Ash released their third album in 1972 it soon became clear that it was something rather special. Their previous albums had done reasonably well in the UK chart, but ‘Argus’ peaked at number three.Wishbone Ash had already gained quite a following by the early seventies but ‘Argus’ suddenly ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2009/12/16/classic-albums-argus/ The Cure are an incredibly influential band. They have recorded thirteen studio albums to date and written songs in several different styles including; Pop, Punk, Goth and Alternative Rock. They are very transient in their song writing, constantly experimenting with new ideas. Even so, whatever type of song it ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2009/12/15/the-darkest-years-of-the-cure/ Music videos have now been around for a great many years. If you are in a band and you want your new single to have an accompanying video that is different and original then you will have your work cut out. The trouble is that so many things have ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2009/12/11/the-role-of-the-music-video/