Today's pick is a look at the early work of The Cure. Standing on a Beach and Staring at the Sea are co-sharing the pick for #76, because the titles are almost the same album. Let me explain… My introduction to this was in the late 80s, when I was still really new to The … Continue reading “Standing on a Beach / Staring at the Sea” by The Cure (No. 76)
Tag: New Wave
The Big Express” by XTC (No. 82)
XTC's The Big Express pulls into the top 100 station at number 82. Roughly in the middle of the band's discography, The Big Express successfully melds the awkward New Wave-y XTC nicely with the more lush, Beatlesque XTC to come. Picking my favorite XTC album or albums is sort of like trying to choose my … Continue reading The Big Express” by XTC (No. 82)