Hidden Gems #3 - It's Getting Late in the Evening by Talk Talk
Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk is a masterpiece. It has an organic sound, which feels as if songs are forming at the moment it is captured. Though on it's release it received mixed reviews, it is now rightly lauded by critics and its influence can be clearly heard in the post-rock sound of Radiohead and co. It's Getting Late in the Evening, the B side of Life's What You Make It, pointed the way towards the direction the band was going to take with Spirit of Eden. It's a song of
Greatest guitar solos - #2 - The Wagon by Dinosaur Jr (J Mascis)
Melodic, noisy, energetic and full of attitude. That's what you get from a J Mascis solo. When he steps on the Big Muff (its a guitar pedal and not a private part) you know you’re in for something special and the solo from the Wagon doesn’t disappoint. The Wagon by Dinosaur Jr was released in 1990 and appears on their album Green Mind. The original band members included Lou Barlow (Bass and songwriting genius of Sebadoh and Folk Implosion fame) and Murph (Drums) but its the J
