Reviews of albums, books and concerts
It’s interesting that so much controversy surrounds Paul Simon’s crowning achievement, Graceland. Simon, a darling of critics during the early 1970s, had hit a rough patch both creatively and commercially before Graceland, a blending of Western ideas and… Read More »Graceland – Paul Simon (1986)
When Ian Curtis committed suicide on May 18, 1980, Joy Division died with him. The other devastated members of the post-punk group, just on the cusp of greatness, had to decide what to do in… Read More »Power, Corruption & Lies – New Order (1983)
Perhaps it takes a bit of adversity to make a masterpiece. The Police, a UK band that arose from the ashes of punk in the late 1970s, had grown more popular with every album, but… Read More »Synchronicity – The Police (1983)
