Hopstretch
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Substitute "old man" and "in the 80s" and yeah that's accurate. -
The last Beta Band concert before they split up. It'll be alright etc.
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Feeling very 1986 tonight, for good or ill.
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Apple Music gave me a nudge today about an Eno EP reissue. Not sure what the deal is but this song is on it and it reminded me to listen to one of my favorite guitar solos ever another 20 times.
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Badly belated Happy Birthday, big head.
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The British Chris Cross. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13262433/Ultravox-star-played-wrote-classic-Vienna-hit-died-frontman-Midge-Ure-pays-tribute-loved-missed-old-friend.html
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No Such Agency.
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Not ashamed to say I still deeply love Thomas Dolby. There's a lot to appreciate across his portfolio but think "Astronauts and Heretics" is probably his strongest album. Contains, for my money, two of the better pure pop songs ever written.
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Sometimes you have to take the whole 20-minute ride. IMO the definitive version of an epic song.
