By Heidi Heavens, this is a sublime song. There is something celestial about Give It All Up. Not only does the lyrics point to this with its manyreferences to the universe, but the instruments also refer to space. These I believe we are to understand metaphorically. The beginning sounds like static noise which makes me… Continue reading Give It All Up: Sublime
Category: In Review
reviews of songs, albums and videos.
Give It All Up Review
I don’t know that I have completely figured out what exactly I think about this song, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Clearly, the star or of the focus of the song, in my opinion, is the vocals. First of all, it feels like Simon is sitting on top of the instrumentation, that they… Continue reading Give It All Up Review
All of You Review
I enjoy doing these reviews as I almost always find myself thinking about a song in a new or different way and this one is no exception. When Future Past came out, I listened a lot to the album, mostly through my AirPods wandering around the house but not paying serious attention unless a song… Continue reading All of You Review
Invisible Review: “A little realism is included”
By Deleasa I wish I could recall how I felt the first time I heard “Invisible.” As the first single, it had a unique sound that immediately caught my attention. It kicks off with a combination of crashing sound of the drums and whispering voice. I wasn’t familiar with Graham Coxon at all but his… Continue reading Invisible Review: “A little realism is included”
Invisible Review
Wow. It has been a long time since I was able to sit down and blog. I knew that January was going to be insane at work but I had no idea. Anyway, I appreciate everyone’s patience as I start to get things up and running in this new or latest version of the blog.… Continue reading Invisible Review
Want You More
On to track two from Astronaut! This song was produced by the five original members of Duran Duran, along with Dallas Austin, one of the producers they worked with for this album. This track was given a final polish by Don Gilmore at Sphere Studios after they had been signed to Epic Records for a… Continue reading Want You More
[Reach up for the] Sunrise
Can you believe we have reached Astronaut?! The reunion of the Fab Five?!? The glorious days of the 2000s?!? (perhaps that’s a bit of a stretch) Regardless, it is true. We have indeed arrived. Astronaut is Duran Duran’s eleventh studio album, released in September of 2004 on Epic Records. It was the first full album… Continue reading [Reach up for the] Sunrise
Last Day on Earth
We have arrived to the last regular track on Pop Trash, Last Day on Earth. The song was originally written by Warren Cuccurullo and Nick Rhodes under the title, “Tomorrow Never Dies” with vocalist Tessa Niles for the James Bond film of the same name. The song was not chosen for the movie, so Duran… Continue reading Last Day on Earth
Kiss Goodbye
Kiss Goodbye is a 41 second stand-alone prelude to Last Day on Earth, and it features Nick on Keyboards. When we say we review an album, we review the whole thing, including the 41 seconds of Kiss Goodbye, so let’s get into it! Audio Rhonda The thing is, these little interludes are synonymous with Duran… Continue reading Kiss Goodbye
The Sun Doesn’t Shine Forever
On to the tenth track from Pop Trash, “The Sun Doesn’t Shine Forever”, a ballad, that might just want to be an uptempo tune in its next life. The man who is infamous for his lists as well as his musical genius, Nick Rhodes, has included this track on a list of “Never Played Live”… Continue reading The Sun Doesn’t Shine Forever