10cc are an English art-pop band that released two albums on UK Records in 1973/74, followed by seven albums and a live two-record set on Mercury between 1975 and 1983. In their initial four-piece lineup, 10cc recorded the choral-layered production landmark “I’m Not in Love.” Following the departure of co-founders Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, […]
Cockney Rebel was an English rock band fronted by Steve Harley. They released the 1973/74 albums The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo and scored UK/European hits with “Judy Teen” and “Mr. Soft.” Their sound combined music hall, folk, and lavish orchestral pop. After the original band’s breakup, Harley retained drummer Stuart Elliott for the second […]
Deliver Us from Evil is the tenth and final studio album by Welsh hard rockers Budgie, released in 1982 on RCA. Tracklist: A1. “Bored With Russia” (3:48) A2. “Don’t Cry” (3:18) A3. “Truth Drug” (4:21) A4. “Young Girl” (2:15) A5. “Flowers in the Attic” (5:08) B1. “N.O.R.A.D. (Doomsday City)” (4:12) B2. “Give Me the Truth” […]
Pyramid is the third album by the Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978 on Arista. Tracklist: A1. “Voyager” (2:24) A2. “What Goes Up…” (3:31) A3. “The Eagle Will Rise Again” (4:20) A4. “One More River” (4:15) A5. “Can’t Take It With You” (5:06) B1. “In the Lap of the Gods” (5:27) B2. “Pyramania” (2:45) B3. […]
The Kick Inside is the debut album by English songwriter/performance artist Kate Bush, released on February 17, 1978, on EMI. “Them Heavy People” is influenced by themes of education and spiritual awakening. Zaragon initially interprets the song as being from the perspective of a child starting school, with “heavy people” representing grown-ups or teachers, but […]
Bloody Tourists is the sixth studio album by 10cc, released in September 1978 on Mercury. This was their second after the departures of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, and the first to feature the band’s newly expanded six-piece lineup. A1. “Dreadlock Holiday” 4:28 | Stewart, Gouldman | reggae-rock | Caribbean The song tells a narrative […]
I Robot is the second album by the Alan Parsons Project, released in 1977 on Arista. Tracklist: A1. I Robot (6:06) A2. I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You (3:19) A3. Some Other Time (4:05) A4. Breakdown (3:50) A5. Don’t Let It Show (4:21) B1. The Voice (5:21) B2. Nucleus (3:35) B3. Day After Day […]
Never for Ever is the third album by English vocalist/songwriter/performance artist Kate Bush, released in 1980 on EMI. “Violin”- Open cadence Dmajor power chord sustain, drops to G and back amid searing violin (Kevin Burk, Bothy Band, reminding somewhat of Graham Smith on the later Van Der Graaf material) Straight into lyrics @ six seconds […]
Duncan Mackay is an English keyboardist and composer, known for his stints in Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975–77), 10cc (1978–81), and for his work on albums by the Alan Parsons Project, Camel, Cliff Richard, Elkie Brooks, and Kate Bush. As a solo artist, he debuted with the 1974 album Chimera on Vertigo. During his time […]
