The four albums Nick Hornby would take to a desert island
Liking music of all different flavours.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 05/2024
Why Dave Grohl never considered Nirvana legends: “Half of me thinks it was just hype”
Not buying into the grunge hype.
The rock classic Tom Petty preferred over ‘Sgt Pepper’: “It still sounds great to me”
Never wearing out its welcome.
The album Pete Townshend considered The Who at their peak: “We blew several studios away”
Blowing everyone else away.
The John Lennon album Paul McCartney said was “not that interesting”
The sound of experimental crap.
The musical era Quentin Tarantino hated with a passion: “I openly rejected that culture”
Not what he was all about.
From David Bowie to Pink Floyd: 10 songs that don’t fit on classic albums
Don’t be afraid to skip them.
The David Bowie song he thought sounded arrogant: “Baiting an audience”
The unofficial theme song for Bowie.
Elton John: The artist Billy Joel considered the “supreme melodist”
The importance of beautiful music.