Category Archives: 20 Singles

No need to cough out your tea. Europe are not about to enter my 20 Singles chart. As with the 20 Albums – I thought it logical to try and order them. There are many, many more tracks I could … Continue reading →

A bit of selfishness here. I know a lot of people will not agree that “Dead Cities” by The Exploited is one of the best 20 singles ever made. It really is about the timing. To me, as an 11-year-old, … Continue reading →

The Beastie Boys are one of my all time favourite bands. They get high placings in my 20 Albums, so I’m overlooking them for 20 Singles. If i was to go with a solitary Beastie Boys single it’d have to … Continue reading →

This single is far better than it should be. It works on many levels. Knowingly very “Pixies” like it is quite unique too. Beginning with a very poggy bass jab and the snare drum with the snare seemingly relaxed. The … Continue reading →

The Hard On’s are the best live band I have ever seen. Scroll back if you feel like it and check out the review from The Fulham Greyhound in the gig list. There will never be a better gig than … Continue reading →

Nirvana’s best track is Aneurysm in my opinion. The B-Side to Smells Like Teen Spirit therefore I guess it cannot qualify as a single release. Before the snowball that was the band becoming huge in a very short period of … Continue reading →

When Radiohead emerged in the early to mid 90′s I guess I’m not alone in thinking they were just a twee, British, take on Nirvana. “Creep”, I’m looking at you here. Creep is a decent track but at the same … Continue reading →

The Jam were a huge band in my formative years. I was never a massive fan of theirs but always checked out what they released. I picked up “Funeral Pyre” by chance on its release day. I just happened to … Continue reading →

Released in 1980 I got round to hearing this in 1984. The single is the Dead Kennedy’s 2nd ever release and is different to the re-recorded version that features on their debut album “Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables”. The single … Continue reading →

Released on the bands own label in 1978 (Plan 9) The Misfits released an astonishing 7 inch single that is now worth a small fortune. Incredibly no record label would put out their album. Eh? Bullet is fast, it is … Continue reading →