Author:Martyn Hanson, Don Klees, David Starkey, John Van der Kiste
When I think of the Groundhogs, it takes make right back to the days of Split and Thank Christ For The Bomb. Led by Tony McPhee, who sadly passed in 2023, they produced a challenging brand of progressive rock, championed by the likes of John Peel, They eventually produced 13 studio albums over 4 decades and toured until 2014, but their glory days were in the late sixties and seventies. McPhee’s partner allowed the author full access to their archives to produce this in depth look at not just the band and its music, but also the solo adventures of this complex character, including his pioneering work with synthesisers. This book originally appeared in 2005 but has long been out of print, so if you mussed it at the time then now is the chance to pick up a copy and dig out those albums one more time.
Bowie’s years post Let’s Dance are ones I’m not greatly familiar with – the period from The Man Who Sold The World to Ashes to Ashes are the golden years for me. I vaguely recall on a thread years back now that » Continue Reading.