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The OMD Resurgence Continues Unabated With The “Punishment Of Luxury”

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: The Punishment Of Luxury UK CD [2017] The Punishment of Luxury Isotype One More Time Precision & Decay As We Open, So We Close What Have We Done Robot Man Art Eats Art Kiss Kiss … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 39]

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

2014 [continued] Since I was coming to “The Next Day” almost a year late, by the time I purchased, I encountered the “Extra” disc at the same time as the album proper. I did appreciate that the new songs were … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Duran Duran [part 8]

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

Duran Duran – All You Need Is Now | 2011 – 4 [continued from previous post] So, after opening with a track that sounded like the bridge between “Red Carpet Massacre” and classic Duran Duran ala “Rio,” this album could … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 66]

Posted on April 6, 2015 by

Conveniently, Just a few weeks after I saw Simple Minds live in America, the band were playing some year-end dates in the UK/Scotland with Ultravox opening up [!] and the one of these in the glittering new Glasgow Hydro, was … Continue reading →

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