De facto portfolio

 ...which I might actually use as a real one in the future, if things were to suddenly improve.

Thanks for clicking through! Here are the advertised pieces, most of which are now quite old but bleeeeh so it is.

Review of XTC - The Big Express (1984) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/05/xtc-big-express-1984.html

Review of Eddy Grant - Walking on Sunshine (1978) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/06/eddy-grant-walking-on-sunshine-1978.html

Review of McFly - Wonderland (2005) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/05/mcfly-wonderland-2005.html

Review of Wolfstone - Seven (1999) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/06/wolfstone-seven-1999.html

Review of Betty Boo - Grrr! It's Betty Boo (1992) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/06/betty-boo-grrr-its-betty-boo-1992.html

Review of I-Level - I-Level (1983) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/07/i-level-i-level-1983.html

Review of Club Mix 97 Volume 3 (1997) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/06/various-club-mix-97-volume-3-1997.html

Review of Crazy - Jump Leh We Jump (1991) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/06/crazy-jump-leh-we-jump-1991.html

Review of Daft Punk - Human After All (2005) https://jointhedotsreview.blogspot.com/2021/08/daft-punk-human-after-all-2005.html

Review of Kenny Everett - Pepsi 1973 (1973) https://rateyourmusic.com/music-review/chemical_think_tank/kenny-everett/pepsi-1973/270912101

Piece: Synth-surfing with rock (1983-86): Part 1; includes reviews of Neil Young - Landing on Water (1986), Robert Plant - Shaken 'n' Stirred (1985), Paul McCartney - Press to Play (1986), Lindsay Buckingham - Go Insane (1984) and Jeff Beck - Flash (1985) https://popluck736076116.wordpress.com/2022/03/24/synth-surfing-with-rock-1983-86-part-1/

Piece: Synth-surfing with rock (1983-86): Part 2; includes reviews of Slade's 1983-85 work, the Beach Boys - The Beach Boys (1985), Roy Wood - Starting Up (1986), Zee - Identity (1984), Nick Mason+Rick Fenn - Profiles (1985), the Rolling Stones' 1983-97 work and the Clash - Cut the Crap (1985) https://popluck736076116.wordpress.com/2022/03/24/synth-surfing-with-rock-1983-86-part-2/

Piece: People Marching to the Drums: Revisiting McFly's Wonderlands https://popluck736076116.wordpress.com/2022/03/24/people-marching-to-the-drums-revisiting-mcflys-wonderlands/

Piece: To the Beat of the Drum: The Chart Heyday of Functional Dance Music https://popluck736076116.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/to-the-beat-of-the-drum-the-chart-heyday-of-functional-dance-music/

Piece: They Make It Move: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich https://popluck736076116.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/they-make-it-move-dave-dee-dozy-beaky-mick-tich/

List history: Puzzle plates https://rateyourmusic.com/list/chemical_think_tank/puzzle-plates/

List history: My 50 favourite one hit wonders of the 80s... I think? (it's missing two I didn't think of at the time, can you guess which?) https://rateyourmusic.com/list/chemical_think_tank/my-50-favourite-uk-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s-i-think/

List history: Fake live albums with overdubbed crowd noise (to this day a work-in-progress) https://rateyourmusic.com/list/chemical_think_tank/fake-live-albums-with-overdubbed-crowd-noise/

List history: Game show releases (UK) https://rateyourmusic.com/list/chemical_think_tank/game-show-releases-uk/

Hope you enjoy!