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Luke Edwards

Luke is a freelance music journalist and the founder of the British Music History YouTube channel and website. Formerly Head Of Music at De Montfort University’s student radio station, Demon FM, he has been sharing his passion for music for many years, writing for numerous online publications ever since contributing to the NME Student Guide in 2008. While much of his career has been spent working as a professional marketer and content-marketing strategist, his long-term goal is to use his writing as a springboard to establishing himself as a music historian.

Articles by Luke Edwards

Best Marillion Songs: 10 Neo-Prog Classics From The 80s

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Best Marillion Songs: 10 Neo-Prog Classics From The 80s

Surfing a wave of 80s prog, the best Marillion songs flooded FM radio in a torrent of quixotic poetry and bombastic pop-rock.

‘Rest In Blue’: Why Gerry Rafferty’s Swansong Is The Perfect Epitaph

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‘Rest In Blue’: Why Gerry Rafferty’s Swansong Is The Perfect Epitaph

Emerging from the great beyond, Gerry Rafferty’s posthumous final album, ‘Rest In Blue’, is a fitting tribute to a legendary songwriter.

‘Heavy Horses’: How Jethro Tull Found Their Folk-Rock Spurs

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‘Heavy Horses’: How Jethro Tull Found Their Folk-Rock Spurs

Considered the second in their 70s folk-rock trilogy of albums, ‘Heavy Horses’ saw Jethro Tull saddle up for prog-infused pastoral poesy.

Best Third Eye Blind Songs: 10 Rays Of Pop-Rock Sunshine

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Best Third Eye Blind Songs: 10 Rays Of Pop-Rock Sunshine

From The Golden State’s brightest, the best Third Eye Blond songs expertly smuggle dark lyricism into catchy alt-rock tunes with poppy zeal.

‘Trans-Europe Express’: How Kraftwerk Took Pop To New Frontiers

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‘Trans-Europe Express’: How Kraftwerk Took Pop To New Frontiers

Venturing on a railway-inspired odyssey, Kraftwerk’s 1977 masterpiece, ‘Trans-Europe Express’, opened up new sonic horizons for electro-pop.

Best Linkin Park Songs: 20 Classics That Launched A Nu-Metal Revolution

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Best Linkin Park Songs: 20 Classics That Launched A Nu-Metal Revolution

With era-defining woe and howls of incandescent rage, the best Linkin Park songs fused rap with metal and changed alternative rock forever.

Best 90s Songs: 20 Era-Defining Tracks From An Undefinable Decade

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Best 90s Songs: 20 Era-Defining Tracks From An Undefinable Decade

From bold Britpop anthems to incendiary blasts of gangsta rap, the best 90 songs shine with old-school swagger and head-spinning diversity.

‘Thick As A Brick’: Behind Jethro Tull’s Towering Satirical Masterpiece

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‘Thick As A Brick’: Behind Jethro Tull’s Towering Satirical Masterpiece

Inspired by the surreal humour of Monty Python, Jethro Tull’s ‘Thick As A Brick’ album lampooned British life and the excesses of prog rock.

‘Water Sign’: How Chris Rea’s Fifth Album Turned The Tide

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‘Water Sign’: How Chris Rea’s Fifth Album Turned The Tide

Caught in a riptide of disillusionment, Chris Rea’s free-flowing yet choppy 1983 album, ‘Water Sign’, led to a sea change in his fortunes.

‘÷’: How Ed Sheeran’s Third Album Dominated The Charts

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‘÷’: How Ed Sheeran’s Third Album Dominated The Charts

Diving into “stadium zone” with a flurry of hit songs, Ed Sheeran’s ‘÷’ was a watershed moment that shook the music industry to its core.