7/27/2023 0 Comments Parklife album cover![]() It was led by jangling 1960s-influenced guitars, flowers and good old-fashioned songwriting. While the mainstream charts were embracing the New Pop of Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Wham!, Morrissey and Johnny Marr were planning an assault on their vacuous, glitzy world. The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow album cover. It was such a remarkable record, it took him over 20 years to follow it up. The sonic world created by Kevin Shields and his wall of sound was both impenetrable and accessible at the same time. Lazily tagged as "shoegaze", My Bloody Valentine's music was difficult to categorise, impossible to pigeonhole and, on occasion, challenging to listen to. ![]() Smells Like Teen Spirit was an instant anthem, but the rest of the album is assured and confident. Taking the uncompromising thrash of their debut Bleach, producer Butch Vig gave a gleaming polish to the band's songs, making them accessible to millions. From George Harrison's dip into the world of Indian music on Love You To, via the impossibly versatile Paul McCartney songbook ( For No One, Got To Get You Into My Life) to the John Lennon's apocalyptic, psychedelic finale Tomorrow Never Knows, this changed the face of pop music forever.Ī select few albums can say that they defined a generation, and Nevermind is absolutely one of them. Sgt Pepper may be acclaimed as the Fab Four's masterwork, but in terms of a major step in the band's songwriting and production, their 1966 LP is way out in front. ![]() Throw in the visionary production genius of Martin Hannett and you have a unique musical landscape that inspired countless "long raincoat" bands. The Manchester band were another in the long line of snotty punks, but as they progressed their songwriting became deeper and more intriguing. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures album cover. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979). ![]()
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