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Andy Lowe
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Profound Sorrow (Hall of Fame #94)
For a long time I didn't understand why some people were drawn to sad songs. Mystified by an advert for the 'Greatest Tearjerkers'...
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Andy Lowe
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Guess Who's Back? (Hall of Fame #95)
No, it's not André Rieu. Wolfgang Amadeus earns another spot in the Hall of Fame with his Symphony No. 41, 'Jupiter', one place higher...
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Andy Lowe
Oct 23, 20201 min read
All Women are Like That (Hall of Fame #96)
This eyebrow-raising and possibly clickbait title is an English translation Cosí Fan Tutte, the Mozart opera which ranks at 96th place in...
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Andy Lowe
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Balcony Lovers (Hall of Fame #99-97)
Continuing the countdown of the top 100 popular classics according to Classic FM... #99 - William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - Craig...
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Andy Lowe
Oct 8, 20201 min read
Gladiator (Hall of Fame #100)
This is the first in a series I'll be posting as I listen and blog my way through Classic FM's Hall of Fame top 100. My ambition to...
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Andy Lowe
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Why Tom Jones is a superstar
I was introduced to Tom Jones when he covered Talking Heads' Burning Down the House with The Cardigans. That's a weird starting point,...
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Andy Lowe
Sep 7, 20201 min read
I Know You Know
Earlier this year I blogged about the local music scene. Signs of life are starting to spring up after the heavy blow brought by Covid....
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Andy Lowe
Aug 10, 20201 min read
It's a Hamilton Post!
What's your favourite moment from Hamilton? I could name so many. One Last Time could be my top pick actually - one that didn't hit hard...
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Andy Lowe
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Electronic Inspiration
I credit the Playstation game Music 2000 as being the ignition for my music production fascination. The power to sequence loops and...
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Andy Lowe
Jul 23, 20201 min read
This is my song of the year (so far)
I haven't been this excited about a piece of music since I discovered James Taylor (which happened, embarassingly, at the beginning of...
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Andy Lowe
Jul 14, 20201 min read
Alone, not alone
Has it become a cliché to talk about pre-lockdown art as being prescient? It's a word I keep reading at the moment. As if, like animals...
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Andy Lowe
Jul 1, 20202 min read
Anything But Country
Who has been the biggest influence on your taste in music? Possibly your parents, probably your friends. We've all been led to praise or...
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Andy Lowe
Jun 25, 20201 min read
That's Life
I'm really missing the local music scene at the moment. Shropshire isn't exactly a cultural hotspot but there's a lot of under-the-radar...
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Andy Lowe
Jun 16, 20201 min read
War of the Worlds
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds to use its full title. A long name for a long album (95 minutes, 2 discs in the CD...
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