http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk just another blog Wed, 26 May 2010 14:30:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Michael Jackson will always be a pop icon. There is probably no one in the world that does not know his name and his face. He always had a very different life than most people. He was always in the news for doing something out of the ordinary yet his ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/05/26/michael-jackson-was-a-timeless-musician/ Song lyrics are very much like poetry. And just like prose, they can contain some real pearls of wisdom. I’m not talking about the sort of stuff that takes up the majority of the Top 40. The deepest words you would find in there would be; ‘Life is a rollercoaster; ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/05/04/lyrical-learning/ By far the biggest and best gig I have ever been to was Muse at Wembley around three years ago (I think it was three years, all I remember is that I went to it while I was studying for my locum doctor jobs qualifications). The newly built stadium was ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/04/14/muse-wembley-stadium-2007/ I’m not sure where the Indy music thing is heading, but if the last few years are anything to go by, it may not be as much to look forward to as we had all hoped. Maybe that’s being a little harsh; yes, there have been numerous fresh up and ... http://www.abrickinthewall.co.uk/2010/03/25/formulaic/ 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/