Tag Archives: Sheffield City Hall

1998 – Mercury Rev, Sparklehorse, Embrace, Massive Attack

Posted on January 22, 2016 by grooveware

It could have been the perception of circumstances, but for me, there didn’t seem to be any one really significant album this year. There were some brilliant, glittering songs by some great artists, but again, not a whole album that … Continue reading →

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1995 – 20 Mothers – Julian Cope

Posted on July 30, 2015 by grooveware

“The ancient stones watch silently in the still light of the early morning; this is one of the best times to visit Avebury and absorb the magic wisdom of this temple, so very different from the grim gloom of Stonehenge.” … Continue reading →

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1991 – Peggy Suicide – Julian Cope

Posted on April 4, 2015 by grooveware

I was absolutely convinced that “The Day The Earth Stood Still” was a good song but knew something was missing. The bass line, the piano part and the hook were great, it just didn’t have the energy I wanted. … Continue reading →

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1989 – The Stone Roses

Posted on January 2, 2015 by grooveware

All my favourite bands manage to blend a variety of styles, to pick ‘n’ mix the best bits from their influences and create something new. Shimmering sleepily, but somehow dangerously, the first Stone Roses album starts with the superb “I … Continue reading →

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1988 – Viva Hate – Morrissey

Posted on November 21, 2014 by grooveware

Perhaps it is better to quit whilst you’re ahead, but I was still pretty devastated when The Smiths split up in 1987. Fortunately I didn’t have to wait long before Morrissey burst back into the limelight in February 1988 with … Continue reading →

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1986 – The Queen Is Dead – The Smiths

Posted on July 29, 2014 by grooveware

When we first started in the clubs I bought a Hondo II H1030 DC electric guitar from a music shop on Commercial Street in Rotherham but had decided that if I was ever going to sound like Johnny Marr I … Continue reading →

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1984 – The Age Of Consent – Bronski Beat

Posted on May 12, 2014 by grooveware

I was becoming increasingly interested in more electronic music having been drawn in by New Order’s album, “Power, Corruption And Lies” the previous year. Working independently of the club band, I’d managed to borrow a Boss DR-55 drum machine from … Continue reading →

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1984 – The Smiths

Posted on May 10, 2014 by grooveware

Pretty much everyone accepts that there is a North / South divide in some aspects of life. House prices are obviously massively different, as are the types of industry – we have some farms around here but I grew up … Continue reading →

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1983 – This Charming Man – The Smiths

Posted on April 22, 2014 by grooveware

I could talk about having to move back in with mum and dad for a couple of months while the house we’d bought on a new estate in Swinton, Rotherham was being built. Plot 282 was for a three bedroomed … Continue reading →

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1982 – Europe After a The Rain – John Foxx

Posted on April 18, 2014 by grooveware

This was the year we all left home. Neil and Ruth moved out to share a house just along the road from mum and dad who’d also moved into a new house. They no longer needed the five bedrooms we … Continue reading →

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