Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, “Niño Diamante”
Oh, hell yes. The piano! The swinging drums! Those horns! Goddamn, y’all.
The Police, “Tea In The Sahara”
I have a pretty simple opinion on the Police: first three albums yes, last two, no. It’s really kind of that simple. The energy of the punk-influenced early stuff had finally dissipated entirely by the final album, which was chock-a-block with Dad Rock. That’s not to say that I can’t enjoy bits of it, but I just don’t find myself wanting to listen to it either.
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