Today is the landmark anniversary of one of Welsh rock music's most unforgettable debut albums.
Neil Collins revisits the genius of 60ft Dolls’ The Big 3 on its 30th birthday.
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The Beatles
RAIN 🌧️
(1966 | Promo Version 1)
Backwards vocals.
Slowed-down rhythm track.
A psychedelic blueprint —
before Revolver even dropped.
Ringo’s thunderous drumming
cuts through the haze.
#Beatles#JohnLennon#RingoStarr
The Beatles
PAPERBACK WRITER 📚
(1966 | Promo Version 2)😎🎸
Paul chasing that
“big American bass” sound —
pushing the low end
to the forefront.
Driven bass,
stacked vocals —
A bold step into Revolver.
#Beatles#PaulMcCartney
The Jam appear on Top of the Pops in 1977 performing “In the City,” released that year as their debut single. Its urgent pace and sharp delivery captured the band’s early punk energy and introduced Paul Weller’s clipped songwriting style.
The Beatles
I FEEL FINE 🎸
(Blackpool Night Out, 1965)
Performed during their only UK TV appearance promoting Help!
Sharp, driving groove — and John in total command.
Peak-era Beatles live: tight and electric. ⚡️
#JohnLennon#PaulMcCartney#Colorized
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
“To stop fascism, don’t stay silent, take action. History is repeating itself, but it seems we don’t care. Just look at how the far right is growing.”
— Eric Cantona
“We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”
— George Orwell, 1984
“Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots.”
— Umberto Eco