CAPTAIN BEEFHEART’S GROWN THE BEST BATCH YET
THE BEAT GOES ON
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
JOHN LENNON 1940-1980
The months move by and the next generation of British rock emerges with a sound and mood of its own. Many groups use the simplicity and musical directness of their punk predecessors as a starting point, but restraint and subtlety have replaced all-out assault, and the anger is muted or has mutated into unease.