This pandemic has continued on for month after month, I have found that notĮven music has been able to fully lift me up above the oppressive current ofīleakness that keeps washing over all of us. Music is more reliable and present than anyįriend or family member ever could be, but, as I’ve learned this year, it Heartache and heartbreak when it is most difficult to reach out. Over and over again, as I have continued to do.Ĭaptured my ears at a time when my passion for music was growing exponentiallyīy the week, and was a massive part in setting the stage for music as my go toĬompanion for all occasions, especially those dark, inconsolable moments of The Wild Swans created a cohesive LP thatīegs to be heard from start to finish and, at least in my case, listened to They’re filled with optimism for a better future. Powerful imagery, heartbreaking snapshots of life amongst the downtrodden, and yet Wonderful guitar sounds blend perfectly with band leader Paul Simpson’s romantic and poetic lyrics, which are dripping with Melodies and solos are the kind that my ears still seek from music to thisĭisconcerting background howl, like the sound of a distant warning horn calling The stunning guitar work from Jeremy Kelly is absolutely My favorite album of 1988, and really one of my favorites of all time. As a long awaited rain fell down outside, IĮcho and the Bunnymen, and the Wild Swans.Īshes, the long awaited debut album from the Wild Swans, which was easily Veered toward the 80s Liverpool bands I loved so much back then. They emerged from the shadows of the Style council, Spandau Ballet, Sade andĮventually morphed into forgettable things like Curiosity Killed the Cat and Johnny Out endless streams of lite jazz/pop hybrid artists that were later coined as sophisti-pop. After watching the video, which is veryįashion conscious, I crawled into the rabbit hole and watched several videosįrom Swing Out Sister and Alphabet City era ABC, during that period during the late 80s when the UK was pumping Prevent songs that I do not like from repeating in my head for weeks on endĬould Turn Back Time” and “Believe,” LiveĪnd your “Lightning Crashes,” and your horrific “Lovin’ Every Minute of it” by Loverboy, among many others). It’s a pretty good song, which is surprising since I so often can’t seem to It had been so long that the song hadn’tįound its way into my head, because I honestly couldn’t quite remember how it Seen it before, but it has been 33 years since it was in my consciousness. Sometime last week, I dialed up YouTube and looked up that music Some reason, one that I do not understand, I’ve been thinking about that song I kind of remembered their one minor hit, Band Danny Wilson? They were around during the late 80s and aīand.
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