THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Just Can’t Get Enough» by Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode might be the biggest synth-pop band in the world, even though it would be fair to say that over time they have inched […]
1980s
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Metal Gods» by Judas Priest
In 1980, Judas Priest released the British Steel album. It is one of the classic Judas Priest releases, with the band redefining themselves as a […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Heaven And Hell» by Black Sabbath
Heaven And Hell is the title track of Black Sabbath’s ninth studio album, released on 18 April 1980. It was the first album to feature […]
When Big Country played in the Soviet Union (Soviet Wings Sports Palace, 30 Sep – 4 Oct 1988)
On 9 September 1988, Big Country released their fourth album Peace In Our Time on an unsuspecting world. The album is still debated amongst fans. […]
The actual release date of Big Country’s 1983 album «The Crossing»
When was Big Country’s debut album The Crossing released? For a long time, most online references (from Wikipedia to Discogs to dedicated Big Country fan […]
When Orson Welles recorded with Manowar
Several legendary actors have provided narration for rock and metal bands. Sir Christopher Lee had a particularly close collaboration with Italian symphonic metal band Rhapsody […]
When David Crosby got pranked by his CSNY bandmates
The constellation of musicians referred to as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young has an intriguing and complicated history. In 1988 they released the American Dream […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2020
2020 is in the books – thankfully, many of us will say – and it’s time to take a look back and do a little […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Over the Hills And Far Away» by Gary Moore
Gary Moore got an international hit with the strongly Celtic-themed hard rocker Over the Hills And Far Away (hereafter shortened OTHAFA) released on 8 December […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Chance» by Big Country
Big Country’s first hit single in the UK was Fields of Fire. Their first hit in America was In A Big Country. But in the Norselands, it […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Changes» by Yes
I know I am not alone in first discovering Yes when they released the now classic 90125 album on 7 November 1983. They had managed […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «We Will Not Be Lovers» by The Waterboys
Fisherman’s Blues is the bestselling and most known album by The Waterboys, released in October 1988. The fact that it was so successful may make […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «The Crossing» by Big Country
Big Country released their classic debut album The Crossing on 29 July 1983. Musically, the album is as good as it gets – even making […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Golden Brown» by The Stranglers
The Stranglers formed in 1974, and they emerged with their debut album Ratticus Norwegicus in 1977 amongst a wave of punk bands. From the beginning […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Afterimage» by Rush
When Rush drummer Neil Peart passed on 7 January 2020, the outpouring of love and respect was quite extraordinary. Peart was known as a private […]