I would totally do a Bowie if i could be arsed typing the word "amazing" that many times a day. Which I can't

There are actually a lot of great bands left to explore...I'm surprised there is no Bowie blog...but, then again, the size of his discography must be terrifying. (Ditto Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Frank Zappa...all of whom I'd love to see get this treatment but no way in hell would I sign up for that kind of responsibility.)

Still, bands like The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground and Led Zepplin all have manageable catalogues...and all of that's just classic rock...there's room for many more, and I'm excited to see a lot of these come to life.

Thanks for the links - I'm looking forward to reading Blursongs, in particular...

Anytime, Seb. That's a pretty well-written one, even though I'm not familiar with the material he's discussing.

I really should say that a song-by-song blog by Michael Lacey could potentially be hugely entertaining...

Thanks for the thumbs up! ;-)

Oh, and as for David Bowie: there's a really good song-by-song book called "The Complete David Bowie" by Nicholas Pegg that's well worth the money.

I'm hoping someone is starting a Depeche Mode blog. Their catalogue seems quite well suited for such a treatment. And I'm considering making a second one for Duran Duran.

Still, bands like The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground and Led Zepplin all have manageable catalogues...and all of that's just classic rock...there's room for many more, and I'm excited to see a lot of these come to life.

Who needs an online song-by-song analysis of the Beatles when you've got Revolution in the Head? :-)

Or if you're inclined towards more technical music theory, there's always this...

http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/awp-notes_on.shtml

>Who needs an online song-by-song analysis of the Beatles

Well, in fairness, the blogs listed above have the habit not on analyzing songs but exploring them. They're not written by professional music critics or professionals who have studied the band...they're written by fans...and so the blog basically becomes a series of essays inspired by the songs, rather than any hard and fast attempt to make them fit a certain shape.

It's fun...it's peoples' experience of music that really excites me. Which is not to say that technical music theory is uninteresting. Of course not...it's fascinating stuff. But for the time being, I'm really enjoying these blogs of personal experience and appreciation...and it'd be refreshing to know that music by these artists is still inspiring people, right now, today.