Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. In this episode, we listen to the gorgeous and sad ballad, “Don’t Give Up.” This track features Renjeaux favorite Kate Bush, and its lyrics are about hardContinue reading “44.3 Renjeaux Listens to Don’t Give Up, from Peter Gabriel – So”
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44.2 Renjeaux Listens to Sledgehammer, from Peter Gabriel – So
Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. The second track, “Sledgehammer,” is Gabriel’s biggest hit, and one that was, ironically, basically laid down in one take and almost as an afterthought. It is aContinue reading “44.2 Renjeaux Listens to Sledgehammer, from Peter Gabriel – So”
44.1 Renjeaux Listens to Red Rain, from Peter Gabriel – So
Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. In this episode, we listen to the kickass opener, “Red Rain.” There are so many awesome things about this track, not least of which is that theContinue reading “44.1 Renjeaux Listens to Red Rain, from Peter Gabriel – So”
43.08-11 Renjeaux Listens to “Infant Kiss,” “Night Scented Stock,” “Army Dreamers,” and “Breathing,” from Kate Bush – Never for Ever
We close out this cool album with the last four tracks. Track 8, “The Infant Kiss” was inspired by the Gothic film “The Innocents,” which is about a governess who believes the ghost of her predecessor’s dead lover is trying to possess the bodies of her charges. Pretty dang creepy! Track 9, “Night Scented Stock”Continue reading “43.08-11 Renjeaux Listens to “Infant Kiss,” “Night Scented Stock,” “Army Dreamers,” and “Breathing,” from Kate Bush – Never for Ever”
43.06+7 Renjeaux Listens to The Wedding List+Violin, from Kate Bush – Never for Ever
Our 43rd cool album is Kate Bush’s third album, “Never for Ever,” from 1980. This album marked a turning point for Kate, as she began self-producing and taking more control over her career. We open side B with track 6, “The Wedding List” and track 7, “Violin.”
43.03+4 Renjeaux Listens to Blow Away+All We Ever Look For+Egypt, from Kate Bush – Never for Ever
We close out side A with three wistful tracks: track 3, “Blow Away (for Bill)” is dedicated to one of Kate’s stage lighting technicians, Bill Duffield, who died after the first concert date of her Tour of Life. The song muses on the afterlife for musicians, with references to recently-passed artists Minnie Riperton, Keith Moon,Continue reading “43.03+4 Renjeaux Listens to Blow Away+All We Ever Look For+Egypt, from Kate Bush – Never for Ever”
43.01+2 Renjeaux Listens to Babooshka+Delius (Song Of Summer), from Kate Bush – Never for Ever
Our 43rd cool album is Kate Bush’s third album, “Never for Ever,” from 1980. This album marked a turning point for Kate, as she began self-producing and taking more control over her career. We open the album with a kinda-fun, kinda-sad story about a wife who tests her husband’s fidelity, “Babooshka,” followed by a beautifulContinue reading “43.01+2 Renjeaux Listens to Babooshka+Delius (Song Of Summer), from Kate Bush – Never for Ever”
42.7+8 Renjeaux Listens to Friends Of Mine+Tel Aviv, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran
For our 42nd cool album, we’re listening to Duran Duran’s titular debut album from 1981. This album was one of the milestones of the New Romantic movement, which grew out of New Wave. NOTE: we are listening to the “Harvest Release” of this album.We close out this cool album with track 7, the heavily-processed, atmosphericContinue reading “42.7+8 Renjeaux Listens to Friends Of Mine+Tel Aviv, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran”
42.5+6 Renjeaux Listens to Night Boat+Sound Of Thunder, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran
For our 42nd cool album, we’re listening to Duran Duran’s titular debut album from 1981. This album was one of the milestones of the New Romantic movement, which grew out of New Wave. NOTE: we are listening to the “Harvest Release” of this album. It is the first U.S. release, and opens with the “NightContinue reading “42.5+6 Renjeaux Listens to Night Boat+Sound Of Thunder, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran”
42.3+4 Renjeaux Listens to Anyone Out There+Careless Memories, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran
For our 42nd cool album, we’re listening to Duran Duran’s titular debut album from 1981. This album was one of the milestones of the New Romantic movement, which grew out of New Wave. NOTE: we are listening to the “Harvest Release” of this album. We close out side A with track 3, “Anyone Out There,”Continue reading “42.3+4 Renjeaux Listens to Anyone Out There+Careless Memories, from Duran Duran – Duran Duran”
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