Obituary: More Than a Game

Original video located here. Accessed 22nd September 2025

Song title: More Than a Game

Artist: Chris Doheny

Year: 1994

Why I like this song:

R.I.P. Chris Doheny

Pretty unbeatable as an anthem to get one pumped.

This Song Rocks: Walk Away

Original video located here. Accessed 10th September 2025

Song title: Walk Away

Artist: Franz Ferdinand

Year: 2005

Why I like this song:

Recently I had a listen to Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album You Could've Had it So Much Better for the first time in years.

Like a lot of people I was won over their first album so I was eager for the second one. Now I think we all know this narrative: Band come out of nowhere and has a huge first album. They release a second album - likely built up out of leftovers from the first - but that is greeted with a frosty reception and the band loses a significant amount of momentum. 
It has been said that one should not have ALL their best material on their first album as doing so will leave nothing left for the next one. Instead one should have their best material spread out.
Likewise, the common perception is that one has years to write their first album and a much more limited time to write their second. 

With this in mind, was You Could've Had it So Much Better a failure? Hard to say: On one hand, there are some great songs but on the other it doesn't seem to have the immediacy of the first album. I mean I recall going back to the first one more than second one.
Still going back to You Could've Had it So Much Better years later and I have found that it was better than I remember. So lets go with that.

Opinion: Purple Sneakers

Original video located here. Accessed 8th September 2025

Song title: Purple Sneakers

Artist: You Am I

Year: 1995

Why I like this song:

So it has been announced that You Am I will be this year's inductees to the ARIA Hall of Fame.

Some thoughts:

• It's a been a long time coming: People forget that there was a time when You Am I were on fire, firing out gems like no tomorrow (like the one above). So much so, that people have turned cold to them is baffling to say the least. Much like how reception to Game of Thrones turned around following the last season. 
• Perhaps the change in attitude came through Tim Rogers acting like an arse. But it seems all is forgiven now.
• Does this mean that ARIA are now going to start being more accommodating to non-commercial 'alterative' acts now?
• I like to think that this rant may have something to do with it but that's just wishful thinking on my part