Re: Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 26 November 2022 CE
Nov 28, 2022, 10:58
Low - A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief
Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstacy
Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
Bee Gees - Horizontal
The Beach Boys - Surf's Up
Füxa - Very Well Organized
Elton John - Elton John (3LP Mexican comp)
Pet Shop Boys - Alternative
Dave & Toni Arthur - Morning Stands On Tiptoes
Once Dreamt - Once Dreamt
Scott Walker - Stretch
Scott Walker - We Had It All
The Walker Brothers - If You Could Hear Me Now
Cardiacs - Songs For Ships & Irons
Cardiacs - A Little Man & A House & The Whole World Window
The Dream Academy - The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective
+ ABBA Voyage live - a great way to end the week - the 'ABBAtars' are a remarkable feat of technology, although there are still some elements that break the illusion that you are really seeing the fab four live in their prime. This barely matters - what this show really excels at is reclaiming ABBA from all the camp and kitsch connotations that have been foisted on them for too long and instead presents them as an absolutely stunning pop/rock/disco group with a truly incredible catalogue of songs presented loud and live by the excellent musicians positioned to the left of the stage, combined with absolutely stunning visuals that often place ABBA closer to prog rock than Eurovision. Starting the set with the eerie The Visitors sets out the stall perfectly. Highly recommended.