What we are listening to [2017]

[Sloop_John_B (John B)]

Isn’t it strange the musical memories we have.

I remember listening to an end of year poll on “The Rock Show” on Radio Dublin (a pirate radio station, back in the days when Ireland was 10 years behind the UK) and the DJ saying that Dire Straits “Sultans of Swing” had taken over from “Freebird” as the most requested song.

What a time for music.

What is your favourite musical era and why?

For me the epicentre is 1976-1981 or thereabouts. I suppose this is because this is the era I was 11-14 and music was everything but then while still young I recognised as the time that things were going downhill rapidly as the 80’s progressed as I began to look towards other eras for my kicks. 76-81. So much freshness, punk, new wave, electropop, ska revival and even some good disco. And for me it perhaps the zenith of the art of recording, albums from the Police, Squeeze, Yazoo, Gary Numan, C…

.sjb