Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
The piano enters clean, then Bruno Mars sings as if he is already standing in the doorway. Just the Way You Are, released on 20 July 2010 as the lead single from Doo-Wops & Hooligans, does not tease. It states the.
Interview of Slash (1992)
In 1992, Slash sits for press while Guns N' Roses ride the twin Use Your Illusion albums across arenas.
Beatles or Stones: which band do music lovers really favour?
Two catalogues, two myths, one argument that never quite ends.
Imagination – British funk dressed for the charts
Leee John, Ashley Ingram and Errol Kennedy formed Imagination in London in 1981: Body Talk, then "Just an Illusion" at UK No.2 with costumes built for Top of the Pops.
Lenny Kravitz – Believe
Believe is the second single from Lenny Kravitz's 1993 album Are You Gonna Go My Way, released 10 May 1993 on Virgin. Kravitz wrote it with longtime engineer Henry Hirsch and produ…
X&Y – Baudot cover, Fix You, UK No. 1 in a week
On 6 June 2005, Coldplay issued X&Y on Parlophone after scrapping large stretches of Ken Nelson sessions and finishing with Danton Supple.
Air – Sexy Boy
Air’s Sexy Boy (Moon Safari, 1998): Höfner through a guitar amp, Godin/Dunckel, virgin hit.
Jimi Hendrix – The Strat that rewired the room
From Seattle clubs to Monterey and Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix turned a flipped Stratocaster, feedback and three studio albums into a new rulebook for electric guitar.
Prince – Crystal Ball
On 17 April 1986 Prince tracked Crystal Ball at his Galpin Blvd home studio, then watched Warner refuse the triple album built around it.
Purple Rain
Albert Magnoli's Purple Rain (1984) turns Prince's Minneapolis clubs into a feature film where the songs do most of the directing.