The Quietus and Guilt-Free Pleasures
Music blog “The Quietus” is rapidly establishing itself as the place to go for music writing with bite. These guys write with passion and don’t care who they upset but most of all they just love music. It doesn’t matter if the music in question is from last week, last year, the 60’s, the 70’s – whenever – if they like it, they say so and say why. You may not agree with what they write - prepare to have your preconceptions challenged - but in general it's a fun and bumpy ride. There have been articles praising Hawkwind’s towering live album “Space Ritual” , the influence of the Motorik drumming style, 14 of the best independent label tracks from 2014 and an interview with Ronika about her recent album “Selectadisc” to name but four. (I note with raised eyebrow an article today in praise of the re-released version of Jethro Tull’s “Passion Play” – who could have seen that coming? Never heard the album myself - must give it a listen) On...