There was Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for 'The Last Temptation of Christ'. Some excellent world musicians added textures and unusual instrumentation. I had the LP of this album and it sounded great.
And the church bells ringing out at the beginning of Kate Bush's 'The Sensual World' complete with the voices of the Trio Bulgarka.
I had an instrumental version of this track on a single for a while... which was great...
1989 also brought Bob Mould's first solo album following the break up of the band Hüsker Du.
Hüsker Du had been famous for short songs which were fast and furious - check out 'Celebrated Summer' for a typical example.
Workbook was more varied, and featured some angry songs as well as moments of calm such as Sunspots.
1989 also saw the release of one of the finest albums of all time: 'Hats'.
This album deserves its own post...
The hot ticket was Metallica, in this newly introduced category of Hard Rock/ Metal. I was told by our record company, by the then-head of Chrysalis in the USA, not to bother going, which is a euphemism for: “We’re not going to pay your air fare or get you a hotel, because we don’t think you’re going to win.”
We also had some controversy this year when Jethro Tull won the Grammy for 'Best Hard Rock and Heavy Metal' album for 'Crest of a Knave'. Metallica were odds on to win...
Tull didn't even turn up...
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