If The Kids Are United – Sham 69
The opening chords of If The Kids Are United sound like a call from the rooftops
Middle Of The Road – The Pretenders
Launched in 1983, Middle of the Road begins like a road trip car starting at daybreak
Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
Before you even see it, the bassline slinks in sluggish, sticky and low-slung, entwining itself around your spine
Nur Geträumt – Nena
The opening synths flink like a late-night sign coming up. With clipped accuracy
Common People – Pulp
It starts with a synthetic drone that mimics the buzz of fluorescent lights above a pile of microwave-ready dinners
No More Heroes – The Stranglers
The bass growls low, steady, aggressive. With that round, overdriven tone he developed via years of flatwound string playing
Afterlife Interview with Sid Vicious
In a sleazy dive somewhere between purgatory and Camden Town, lit by flickering neon and reeking of piss and amphetamines, Riffs and Beats managed to sit down with Sid Vicious
The Velvet Underground – Kings of the underground
Under the din of British incursions and Californian melodies in the mid-60s, a band came out from the dark basements of New York
Control
Anton Corbijn's Control unravels in subdued greys and cigarette smoke, draped in late 1970s England's quiet weight