Kate was only a teenager when she undertook such a highly ambitious project to rewrite a centuries-old ballad. She released The Kick Inside on February 17, 1978 …
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Tag: progressive rock
Fly By Night
Neal Peart joins Rush and immediately has an impact, eventually becoming the lyrical driving force for the band. He pens the title track and much of Fly By Night, released February 15, 1975.
BTW, if you’re one of the lucky ones who has the original vinyl versions of FBN you know it features a locked groove at the end of “By-Tor & The Snow Dog.” The chimes just go on and on and on and on …
Dig it.
Moving Pictures
Well-oiled leather, hot metal and oil
Red Barchetta, Rush
The scented country air, sunlight on chrome
The blur of the landscape, every nerve aware …
Rush release their 8th album on February 12, 1981. It remains their best-selling album.
The Bedlam in Goliath
The Mars Volta release their 4th album on January 29, 2008 …
“Big man, pig man … Ha, ha, charade you are …”
Pink Floyd releases Animals on January 23, 1977. The album is the follow-up to the monster Wish You Were Here and even included it’s own Spinal Tap moment. During the shoot for their Animals album cover, a 40-foot inflatable pig being photographed at Battersea Power Station breaks free. Pilots in the London area are warned of a pig loose in the skies, which reaches a height of 18,000 feet before coming down in Kent.
And, of course, the lyrics are as meaningful today — maybe even more so — than they were in ’77. While the critics at release were less than impressed, time as it often does strips down this work into a true masterpiece. Do yourself a favor — put on a pair of headphones and emerse yourself.
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up …
Captain Beefheart, Don Van Vliet ~ b. January 15, 1941
“It’s really just a question of your honesty …”
Permanent Waves turns 40 … released January 14, 1980.
The album title is a nod to Canandian radio station CFNY and “Spirit of The Radio” is a lament to the change of FM radio from free-form to commerical. It becomes — along with “Freewill” — one of the band’s signature songs.
Remembering Rush’s Neil Peart, The Relentless Idealist
Even amid tragedy, the beloved drummer’s beliefs and music never crumbled into cynicism
The accolades continue for one of the great drummers and lyricists in the rock n’ roll era. Neil Peart was that and much more — he was also a thoughtful and well-read thinker. Nick Burns’ piece frames Peart well …
Source: Remembering Rush’s Neil Peart, The Relentless Idealist | Consequence of Sound
Lou
Many call it his best work. Ever. Released on January 10, 1989.
