Sugar Mountain by Neil Young: Great B-Sides
Neil Young first rose to prominence in 1960s folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield, playing lead guitar on their breakthrough hit ‘For … Continue Reading Sugar Mountain by Neil Young: Great B-Sides
James K. Polk by They Might Be Giants: Great B-Sides
John Flansburgh and John Linnell have been making nerdy pop music as They Might Be Giants since 1982. The Massachusetts … Continue Reading James K. Polk by They Might Be Giants: Great B-Sides
Great B-Sides: I Don’t Know What You’ve Got But It’s Got Me (Part 2) by Little Richard
Little Richard emerged in the first wave of rock and roll in the 1950s, with hits like ‘Tutti Frutti’ and … Continue Reading Great B-Sides: I Don’t Know What You’ve Got But It’s Got Me (Part 2) by Little Richard
Yr City’s A Sucker by LCD Soundsystem – Great B-sides
James Murphy always intended to be a drummer or a sound technician, but ended up fronting a dance-rock band New … Continue Reading Yr City’s A Sucker by LCD Soundsystem – Great B-sides
Child of the Moon by The Rolling Stones: Great B-Sides
In 1967, The Rolling Stones followed The Beatles into baroque psychedelia. While the resulting album, Their Satanic Majesties Request, has … Continue Reading Child of the Moon by The Rolling Stones: Great B-Sides
The End of the Affair by Prefab Sprout – Great B-sides
There are b-sides that are of high quality, that should never have been left off their parent albums. And then … Continue Reading The End of the Affair by Prefab Sprout – Great B-sides
Velvet Goldmine by David Bowie: Great B-sides
Rock chameleon David Bowie experienced two separate career peaks. Most artists improve with experience then run out of ideas, but … Continue Reading Velvet Goldmine by David Bowie: Great B-sides
Needle Hits E by Sugar: Great B-Sides
I spent many happy hours in my late teens and twenties trawling used bins for CD bargains. I gained a … Continue Reading Needle Hits E by Sugar: Great B-Sides
Fever by Carly Rae Jepsen: Great B-Sides
The b-side is largely a 20th century commodity – from around 2005, singles charts began to count digital downloads, and … Continue Reading Fever by Carly Rae Jepsen: Great B-Sides
Great B-Sides: How Soon is Now? by The Smiths
It’s counter-intuitive to include The Smiths‘ most iconic song in a b-side series, but it was first released as the … Continue Reading Great B-Sides: How Soon is Now? by The Smiths
Great B-sides: Find the Cost of Freedom by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
So far, in this b-sides series, there have been four scenarios in which good songs find themselves languishing on the … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Find the Cost of Freedom by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Great B-sides: Daytime Nighttime Suffering by Wings
As much as I love The Beatles, their solo careers have always mildly disappointed me. If you put ten years … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Daytime Nighttime Suffering by Wings
Great B-sides: If Only You Were Lonely by The Replacements
The Replacements started as a bratty punk band, but as the 1980s wore on they lost their rough edges. They … Continue Reading Great B-sides: If Only You Were Lonely by The Replacements
Great B-sides: Girl on LSD by Tom Petty
The late Tom Petty was a brilliant singles artist – he wrote hit after hit of likeable, jangle rock. Contemporaries … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Girl on LSD by Tom Petty
Great B-sides: Pictures of Bernadette by Talk Talk
The untimely passing of Talk Talk mastermind Mark Hollis this week has sent many fans back to re-examine his masterpieces. … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Pictures of Bernadette by Talk Talk
Great B-sides: Under the Ivy by Kate Bush
Kate Bush‘s 1982 album The Dreaming was excellent, but it wasn’t especially commercially successful. She’d previously enjoyed ground-breaking UK success; … Continue Reading Great B-sides: Under the Ivy by Kate Bush
