Profound Sorrow (Hall of Fame #94)
For a long time I didn't understand why some people were drawn to sad songs. Mystified by an advert for the 'Greatest Tearjerkers'...
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Andy Lowe
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
Guess Who's Back? (Hall of Fame #95)
No, it's not André Rieu. Wolfgang Amadeus earns another spot in the Hall of Fame with his Symphony No. 41, 'Jupiter', one place higher...
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Andy Lowe
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
All Women are Like That (Hall of Fame #96)
This eyebrow-raising and possibly clickbait title is an English translation Cosí Fan Tutte, the Mozart opera which ranks at 96th place in...
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Andy Lowe
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Balcony Lovers (Hall of Fame #99-97)
Continuing the countdown of the top 100 popular classics according to Classic FM... #99 - William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - Craig...
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Andy Lowe
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Gladiator (Hall of Fame #100)
This is the first in a series I'll be posting as I listen and blog my way through Classic FM's Hall of Fame top 100. My ambition to...
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Andy Lowe
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
Why Tom Jones is a superstar
I was introduced to Tom Jones when he covered Talking Heads' Burning Down the House with The Cardigans. That's a weird starting point,...
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Andy Lowe
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
I Know You Know
Earlier this year I blogged about the local music scene. Signs of life are starting to spring up after the heavy blow brought by Covid....
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Andy Lowe
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
It's a Hamilton Post!
What's your favourite moment from Hamilton? I could name so many. One Last Time could be my top pick actually - one that didn't hit hard...
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Andy Lowe
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
Electronic Inspiration
I credit the Playstation game Music 2000 as being the ignition for my music production fascination. The power to sequence loops and...
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Andy Lowe
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
This is my song of the year (so far)
I haven't been this excited about a piece of music since I discovered James Taylor (which happened, embarassingly, at the beginning of...
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Andy Lowe
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
Alone, not alone
Has it become a cliché to talk about pre-lockdown art as being prescient? It's a word I keep reading at the moment. As if, like animals...
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Andy Lowe
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
Go!
Public Service Broadcasting isn't a band name that evokes scenes of sweaty, emotional fans chanting euphorically, but that's exactly what...
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Andy Lowe
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Anything But Country
Who has been the biggest influence on your taste in music? Possibly your parents, probably your friends. We've all been led to praise or...
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Andy Lowe
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
That's Life
I'm really missing the local music scene at the moment. Shropshire isn't exactly a cultural hotspot but there's a lot of under-the-radar...
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Andy Lowe
- Jun 16, 2020
- 1 min
War of the Worlds
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds to use its full title. A long name for a long album (95 minutes, 2 discs in the CD...
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