It's been 40 years since the decade of Reagan and Thatcher began with its promise of economic boom for the Haves and promise of war on the Have Nots. And the transition to a new era brought with it some boundary-pushing music.
If I had a musical time machine, one of my first stops would be to visit the post-punk scene of New York right around 1980. I’d go see The Feelies at CBGB right after their debut albumand watch the crowd of other young musicians react to the melding of driving bass and drums with experimental guitar, a sound that would help inspire some of the best New Wave, gothic rock and jangly college rock to follow.
“Shoot to Thrill,” “Back in Black,” “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution” helped carry classic hard rock into the 1980s, led by Angus Young’s shredding lead guitar and supported by the tank-heavy rhythm section of Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams. —Having flirted with country traditions early in her career, Harris went all in and made this, a drummer-less bluegrass album, one of her very best recordings.
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