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1977 Archive
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![Black bubblegum. What KISS lack in musical chops (the lyrics are unironically stoopid and the riffs are lousy), they more than make up for in terms of chutzpah. Fans of […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lovegun-115x115.jpg "KISS – Love Gun")
KISS – Love Gun
Posted on April 21, 2012 | No CommentsBlack bubblegum. What KISS lack in musical chops (the lyrics are unironically stoopid and the riffs are lousy), they more than make up for in terms of chutzpah. Fans of […] -
![The first side owns it, the second side rolls it, the third side trips it, and the fourth side blows it. This, my friends, is sloppy fortitude: Five gigs in […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/loveyoulivestones-115x115.jpg "The Rolling Stones – Love You Live")
The Rolling Stones – Love You Live
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No CommentsThe first side owns it, the second side rolls it, the third side trips it, and the fourth side blows it. This, my friends, is sloppy fortitude: Five gigs in […] -
![Eric Clapton is identified more by his voice than his skill with the guitar – and he does not want to be seen as a guitar god. Look at his […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Slowhand-115x115.jpg "Eric Clapton – Slowhand")
Eric Clapton – Slowhand
Posted on August 27, 2009 | No CommentsEric Clapton is identified more by his voice than his skill with the guitar – and he does not want to be seen as a guitar god. Look at his […] -
![I would love to have a drink with Iggy Pop. For years he was Dionysus, pitching the gap between music and song. He worshipped the groove; he cut the fat. […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/lustforlife-115x115.jpg "Iggy Pop – Lust For Life")
Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
Posted on April 10, 2009 | No CommentsI would love to have a drink with Iggy Pop. For years he was Dionysus, pitching the gap between music and song. He worshipped the groove; he cut the fat. […] -
![The Sex Pistols were not punk, but they were rock & roll. They may have been among the first ones to do what they did, but they were certainly not […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Pistolero-115x115.jpg "Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols")
Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Posted on December 30, 2008 | No CommentsThe Sex Pistols were not punk, but they were rock & roll. They may have been among the first ones to do what they did, but they were certainly not […] -
![“Punk” is bare — the pre-Beatles for a post-Beatles life. Both serious and fun, the code is a tight anticlimax. For the long haul it’s not; moderation and space are […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sheenapunk-115x115.jpg "Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker")
Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Posted on May 29, 2005 | No Comments“Punk” is bare — the pre-Beatles for a post-Beatles life. Both serious and fun, the code is a tight anticlimax. For the long haul it’s not; moderation and space are […] -
![The song is “out” because the singer was. From the look and feel of the band, to the sheer whomp of their name, Queen earned the right to be obvious. […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/championqueen-115x115.jpg "Queen – We Are The Champions")
Queen – We Are The Champions
Posted on April 30, 2005 | No CommentsThe song is “out” because the singer was. From the look and feel of the band, to the sheer whomp of their name, Queen earned the right to be obvious. […] -
![Were Suspiria a bad movie, it would sink under the weight of its flaws. The acting is dire, the plot is over-explained, and the dialogue, when coherent, is laughable. Plot […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2003/07/suspiria-115x115.jpg "Suspiria")
Suspiria
Posted on July 7, 2003 | No CommentsWere Suspiria a bad movie, it would sink under the weight of its flaws. The acting is dire, the plot is over-explained, and the dialogue, when coherent, is laughable. Plot […] -
![I was not around when this was originally released, so any conjecture on how ‘startling’ or ‘revolutionary’ it was would be pretentious. What I do know is that reviewers at […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2002/10/bowielow-115x115.jpg "David Bowie – Low")
David Bowie – Low
Posted on October 4, 2002 | No CommentsI was not around when this was originally released, so any conjecture on how ‘startling’ or ‘revolutionary’ it was would be pretentious. What I do know is that reviewers at […] -
![Or, Low 2, but not as directly involving due to the fuller gleam; which, in making more fluid the admirable, jagged Noh-ness of Low, belies that album’s stark black & […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/heroes_cover-115x115.jpg "David Bowie – “Heroes”")
David Bowie – “Heroes”
Posted on April 3, 2002 | No CommentsOr, Low 2, but not as directly involving due to the fuller gleam; which, in making more fluid the admirable, jagged Noh-ness of Low, belies that album’s stark black & […]