Moon

Lunar injection
Loss of signal on transit
Dark side of the Moon

It's a Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads

Breezy indie rock from 1992 that sort of drifts by without much of an impact. A cheeky cover of Mrs Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel is by far the best thing on here with the rest of the tracks being a case of diminishing returns with dour lyrics about taking drugs, homeless teens and cheating in relationships, over the top of jangly guitars.

Giving this two stars for Mrs Robinson alone

https://album.link/gb/i/1667654799

Fiddlehead

Old violinists

Telling tall tales of terror

Beware Fiddlehead! 

Paul McCartney : Man on the Run

If you've been part of the biggest band in the world for ten years, what do you do when that comes to an end? We know how John Lennon coped with it but in Paul McCartney's case, he first recorded a deeply personal solo album on basic home recording equipment in his spare room before disappearing to a remote Scottish farmhouse with his new wife Linda. The album was something of a disappointment to bemused fans, but it wasn't long before he felt the urge to get back to work and spread his musical wings again.

This documentary covers the period from the breakup of the Beatles to the slow winding down of McCartney's band Wings in 1980, using some rare footage and giving insights into Paul and Linda's life together. There's a lot to enjoy here, with music from the various evolutions of Wings as they went from doing surprise gigs in student unions, to recording an album in a ramshackle studio in Lagos, to playing Madison Square Gardens amidst fevered rumours of a Beatles reunion.

I remember some of the cruel jokes about Linda only being in Wings because she was married to Paul, but it's clear from this that she worked extremely hard to make music as well as running a farm and being a mum to their four children. It was also good to learn that after the pain of the Beatles split that Paul and John finally rekindled their friendship in private, although they were robbed of the chance to make music together again.

Nirvana

To reach Nirvana
One must strive to not be a
Lamestain cob nobbler

Geese

A distant honking
Look for the flying vee of
Geese in formation

Pieces of the Sky by Emmylou Harris

This is a perfect gem of an album, full of heartbreak and desire. Emmylou Harris mixes traditional country classics with more contemporary sounds, covering Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton and the Beatles bringing a light touch and emotional resonance to all of them. Linda Ronstadt provides harmonies on Queen of the Silver Dollar, pointing the way to album Trio recorded with Dolly Parton in the 80s.

The songs touch on love, loss and longing, with the standout being the heartbreaking Boulder to Birmingham that Harris wrote about the death of her musical partner and mentor Gram Parsons two years previously. This really is a song that deserves to stand alongside I Will Always Love You as classic of the genre.

https://album.link/i/5559908