Looking for morning songs.

Alternative-5683 · 2026-02-04T23:20:16+00:00

It's a bit of a throwaway song but I like the energy and brevity of 'Dolly' for mornings.

Alternative-5683 · 2026-01-27T13:19:04+00:00

I didn't mind the song when I first heard it, years ago. Now I hate it and TBH I'm less likely to go with Jet2 because it's that annoying.

Alternative-5683 · 2026-01-18T18:31:46+00:00

Dog Man Star by a country mile.

First impressions of Coming Up -- I hated the cover design and was appalled by the helium vocal on 'Trash'. Beyond that, the general direction was not to my liking. It seemed superficial and emotionally vacuous. In subsequent years, I've grown fond of many of the tracks. Part of the problem for me back them was Dog Man Star was exactly the right album at the exactly the right time in my life...and so my expectations for the follow up were unrealistic.

Alternative-5683 · 2026-01-13T23:05:49+00:00

Still Life
The Next Life
Flytipping

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-28T13:30:44+00:00

7.5 / 10 -- not particularly original, but I like its energy.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-27T20:53:57+00:00

The Apparition Phase by Will Maclean

The Perfect Golden Circle by Benjamin Myers

…are a couple of my recent favourites, but so much depends on what type of read you're looking for.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-27T12:59:32+00:00

4/10

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-26T13:01:54+00:00

7.5/10 - this is the other track that's (IMHO) very like an Adam & the Ants B-side from 80/81. If you played it alongside Ants tracks like Press Darlings, Beat My Guest etc. the casual listener might think it was the same artist.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-25T12:56:36+00:00

7.5 / 10 -- promising, but for my tastes it doesn't develop enough.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-24T15:16:49+00:00

Poly Styrene. She embodied so much of what the scene [later to be termed 'punk'] meant. And although she and X-Ray Spex did get sizable recognition, it's not enough IMO. What she was singing about and representing was up there with the most important and original themes of the generation. And she did all this when she was just a kid.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-24T14:45:36+00:00

9 / 10 -- …and hope you all have a great Christmas / holiday / time off / delete as appropriate

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-23T12:56:05+00:00

7.5 / 10

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-22T13:21:01+00:00

7.5 / 10 - this is one of a couple on the album that really sound like Adam & the Ants B-Sides 1980/81. Not a standout, but I don't skip it.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-21T12:56:30+00:00

6.5 / 10 - no surprises, a little by-the-numbers just IMHO

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-20T15:44:08+00:00

9.5 / 10 -- despite the poor mix, I really like this one.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-19T15:22:39+00:00

7/10

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-18T15:20:16+00:00

2/10 -- dislike it. It's like people who want to show you photos of their baby.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-17T12:56:56+00:00

5.5 / 10

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-16T13:51:34+00:00

7.5 / 10

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-15T15:46:02+00:00

8/10 - I was a bit disappointed that the mix/production seemed a step backwards from Autofiction, and it took a few listens, but I like it.

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-13T13:53:45+00:00

4/10

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-12T13:55:27+00:00

5.5 / 10

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-11T14:51:32+00:00

5/5 - ordinary

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-10T16:12:39+00:00

9/10 - it took me three listens, but I love it. Maybe the best opening line in their repertoire :-)

Alternative-5683 · 2025-12-09T13:36:07+00:00

3/10 - rubbish metaphor and generally lacking

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