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Production wise, Who’s Next, Eagles, and Slowhand are among his best known.

Who's Next

Eagles

Slowhand

The New Model Army album stands out as it came later in his career with a band that was quite different from the other three who were all legends of the 1970s.

Ghost Of Cain

THE IMMORTALS

I also shortchanged the Immortals for all the reasons already mentioned regarding the move to Sedgefield. The first time we got to the Immortals was in S8E3, where we listened to ‘Ow, My Tiny Heart’ by Don Babylon. It’s a wonderful rarity. The track was featured on the HBO series Billions, and when I heard it while watching the show, it caught my attention immediately. It has a killer chorus, but the rest is noisy. The fact that Don Babylon has resisted the temptation to either shorten the track significantly or rewrite it as a different song while keeping the chorus is testament to his integrity as an artist. It’s also what makes it Immortal.

On S8E4, we revisited The Doors. They’ve been on the Immortals before with ‘Riders on the Storm’, and this time we took a listen to ‘When the Music’s Over. What a song! An absolutely amazing trip when experienced in its entirety. It’s interesting to wonder what would have happened if Jim Morrison hadn’t died and the band was still around today. I think we would have had some incredible music from them, and they’d be one of the most sought-after live acts ever.

On S8E5, we went back to Pink Floyd and listened to ‘Sheep’, off what I consider to be their greatest album, Animals. Dark Side of the Moon, and The Wall are usually the albums that split fans when it comes to their favourite, but I’ve always thought Animals is superior, albeit different.

NEW RELEASES & NEW DISCOVERIES & SAD GOODBYES

It was relatively quiet on the new releases front. However, we did have two new singles from South African artists: Diverted Disorder with ‘Portraits’ and Sheron with ‘Need You’. I hope to be interviewing both artists in the near future. I am particularly fascinated by the ever-evolving Diverted Disorder, who are impossible to pin down stylistically. ‘Portraits’ takes them in yet another fresh direction

Diverted disorder already getting noticed overseas. Check out their Facebook Page for more.

Thanks to the First Lady of Rock we discovered Shadow Storm, a metal band from Denmark. They are well worth checking out, and we played a track from their 2018 EP called Dark Times on S8E5.

CHEERS @#$%’s

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