Music Quiz: Signs o the Times
Thanks for playing Click, Click, Boom! last week. There was a tie for fastest time between Tony and msjadeli. This week you need to link the trivia question to the road sign. It’s a rock-oriented quiz. I scored 16/16…
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Graham Fyfe has been writing this website since his late teens. Now in his forties, he's been obsessively listening to albums for years. He works as a web editor and plays the piano.
New Order Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
When Ian Curtis committed suicide on the eve of an American tour, it marked the end of Joy Division. Guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris continued making music together as New Order. Sumner took over lead…
10 Best Songs by The Band
The Band started their career backing blues belter Ronnie Hawkins, where they were known as The Hawks. They then supported Bob Dylan on his controversial 1966 tour. Recording The Basement Tapes with Dylan at Woodstock, The Band started writing their…
Music Quiz: Click, click, BOOM
Hello, and welcome back. Last week’s classic rock picture quiz proved tricky – the two highest challengers tied for 12 This week we’re back to some music trivia. Can you answer the questions correctly? Bear in mind it’s sudden death…
New Music Reviews: Nilüfer Yanya, Beach House, and Black Country, New Road
It’s a strong batch of 2022 records this week – London’s Nilüfer Yanya drops a sophomore album that’s even more impressive than her strong debut. Baltimore dream-pop duo Beach House still sound inspired on their eighth studio album. Black Country,…
Nuggets: So What! by The Lyrics
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the 2 album set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from the years 1965 to 1968…
Music Quiz: Picture This Classic Rock Songs
Congratulations to kingclover, who scored 34/35 in last week’s Song Title quiz. And congratulations to Jim, who guessed that Christie Brinkley painted the cover of Billy Joel’s River of Dreams album. This week you need to guess the classic rock…
10 Worst Sting Lyrics
In 2007 Blender named Sting as the worst lyricist in pop music, accusing the former Police frontman of “mountainous pomposity (and) cloying spirituality”. I enjoy much of Sting’s music – The Police had a terrific run of singles and Sting…
10 Best Songs by The Zombies
Hertfordshire band The Zombies endured a somewhat erratic career in the 1960s. They enjoyed early hits with ‘She’s Not There’ and ‘Tell Her No’. It took, however, three years to record another album after 1965’s debut Begin Here. Discouraged by…
Music Quiz: Song Title Mistaken for its Refrain
Congratulations to everyone who scored 20/20 in last week’s Rock Quartet quiz – especially Jim the Music Enthusiast who scored the fastest time. This week, you need to name the hit song from the key line in the chorus. …
