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Beginning with a re-creation of the clattering sound of a train which darts from right speaker to left (an effect inspired by Kraftwerk), the track eventually strides forward as various members of Bowie’s band tune up and join in the fun. The title track from David Bowie‘s 1976 album was the Thin White Duke’s longest-ever studio recording, clocking in at just over 10 minutes.

Thankfully, we live in a world where the two parts combined to create one of the finest moments on ‘Rumours’ - a record not exactly lacking in highlights.

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The thumping march towards ‘The Chain”s renowned instrumental outro - you’re humming that bassline now, aren’t you? - would’ve no doubt gone down as a classic Fleetwood Mac track had it been released on its own back in 1977. It’s no wonder that, 12 years on from its release, it’s still a key fixture on the band’s set list. After a short pause, Turner welps “ but I crumble completely when you cry” and ‘505’ bursts into a whole new life. But ‘505’ - once described by Alex Turner as “the first proper love song we’ve done… as in like, ‘Oh, it’s that one person'” - is surely in a league of its own.īeginning with sparse organ chords - often performed live by Turner with Miles Kane filling in on guitar - the frontman coos about how he’d “ probably still adore you with your hands around my neck” as the other Monkeys add their individual bits of flair. ‘A Certain Romance’, ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’, ‘Dance Little Liar’: they’re all mighty fine slow-burning Arctic Monkeys tracks. He told NME in 2010 that he lost his voice during recording as “it’s the highest register I’ve ever sung in”. Starting off so quietly that you’ll most likely find yourself turning the volume up (we’d advise against doing this if you’re wearing headphones, given what happens later), this near nine-minute creation bursts into life at the 3:00 mark with a dance party-starting snare drum fill, ushering in that synth melody, a strong serving of cowbell and Murphy pushing his vocals to the absolute limit. Numerous LCD tracks - ‘New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down’, ‘Yeah (Crass Version)’, ‘All My Friends’, ‘How Do You Sleep?’ - are designed to reward the listener’s patience, with surely the finest example being ‘This Is Happening”s ‘Dance Yrself Clean’. James Murphy is a bit of slow-burn songwriting champion.

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Beginning with gentle guitars and Yannis Philippakis’ hushed vocals, little flourishes are gradually added in - a sprinkle of hi-hat here, twinkling synth keys there - until the full picture forms and Yannis eventually unleashes “ the fury in your head“.Ī decade on, the evocative gateway to the final euphoric section at the four-minute mark still manages to produce goosebumps. Foals came of age in 2010 with the release of ‘Total Life Forever’, a record that was introduced to the world with the mesmerising about-turn of a lead single ‘Spanish Sahara’.

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