Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Not all albums stand the test of time, but plenty do and Australian music critic Stevie Nix will bring one to you each week. He'll cover all eras and most genres and tell you why each record is so revered and, equally, why it deserves to be. And he only uses six songs to do it.
Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
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There are albums that capture a moment and albums that transcend it. Rattlesnakes, released in October 1984, manages to do both simultaneously — and that paradox sits at the very heart of why it endures. It is, on one hand, a record inseparable from the specific cultural coordinates of its time: the grey terraces of Glasgow, the post-punk indie ferment, the student bedsit lined with dog-eared paperbacks. On the other, it sounds as fresh and emotionally alive today as it did when it first turned heads on both sides of the Atlantic more than four decades ago.
Featured songs:
Perfect Skin
Rattlesnakes
Forest Fire
Charlotte Street
Patience
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?