FLEETWOOD MAC: Rumours (1977) Multi-platinum AOR, light and breezy, with a few
lace. Listen for melodic guitar work, vocalbitter undertones like daggers under black
harmonies and tight song structures.
ABBA: Gold (1992) Another commerciallegend: mini-epics of marital tragedy that
you could dance to. Take up thy handbag... and stuff your songs with hooks.
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES: Ju Ju (1981)A punk band re-invents itself as African
musical approaches, from the weird spideryGothic. This album is a lexicon of unusual
serving to express a host of dark emotionsguitar lines to the tribal drumming, all
pop normally keeps safely in the mouldierareas of the basement.