Released in 1984, Rattlesnakes is a literary journey wrapped in melody; a collection of songs that transformed pop music's intellectual landscape. Lloyd Cole’s lyrics are laced with cultural references, wry humor, and a deep sense of longing, offering vignettes of characters and moments that feel cinematic in their detail. The result is an album that becomes a meditation on intellectual and emotional experience, challenging our expectations of pop music.

Featured songs:

Perfect Skin
Rattlesnakes
Forest Fire
Charlotte Street
Patience
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?

Blackstar is simultaneously a personal farewell, a philosophical exploration, and a radical musical statement. Each track contains multiple layers of musical and conceptual meaning, rewarding repeated listening and deep analytical engagement. Released two days before his death, Bowie confronts mortality not as a source of fear, but as a fundamental human experience to be examined, challenged, and potentially transformed. He suggests that death is not an endpoint, but a form of metamorphosis.

Featured songs:

Blackstar
Tis A Pity She Was A Whore
Lazarus
Sue [Or In A Season Of Crime]
Dollar Days
I Can’t Give Everything Away

Back In Black transformed personal tragedy into a universal artistic statement. It transcended traditional rock album expectations and represented a perfect fusion of technical musical expertise and raw emotional energy. The record's musical complexity is often overlooked in discussions of its raw power, but the Young brothers' ability to create complex musical landscapes using seemingly simple rock structures revolutionised guitar-based music - and Brian Johnson's vocal style, dramatically different from Bon Scott's, brought a new dimension to the band's sound.

Featured songs:

Hells Bells
Shoot To Thrill
Let Me Put My Love Into You
Back In Black
You Shook Me All Night Long
Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution