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I
thought I'd put some album reviews on my site, although I don't buy too
many albums these days. It's less about the reviews than it is a list
of albums I've enjoyed at one time or another. A lot to get through so
click on the link(s) below to go to the next page. On each page I'll
put different links in the sidebar to try to keep it interesting.
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Allman
Brothers Band At Fillmore East A classic album of rock and blues virtuosity from 1971. My favourite song is probably 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed' but the relentless 'Whipping Post' is another gem. |
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The
Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out An electric live performance that was a permanent fixture on my walkman as a teenager. Every riff seemed perfect and 'Midnight Rambler' kicks arse in a profound way. |
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Bob
Dylan - Blood on the Tracks One of my favourite Dylan albums that I played over and over again as a kid. I was completely in awe of 'Shelter From The Storm'. There's classic lines of poetry all the way through, a true inspiration. |
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Nude
Dimensions Vol.
2 All the albums in this series are classics in my opinion, both for the quality, soulful house music and the high standard of the mixing. I've picked 'Vol. 2' here because the mix of 'Sincere' into 'Got 2 B U' is one of my favourite all time mixes. Nerdy I know. |
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The
Stone Roses The eponymous first album by the mighty Roses. I used to think they were a bit wishy washy at first but then on a long summer drive down to Reading in Jeff Wilson's car it all made sense. What a great record. |
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Metallica
- Master of Puppets Probably my favourite Metallica album although I haven't listened to their newer efforts. It's raw, technically accomplished and was my first real introduction to heavy metal. |
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Snoop
Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle I always listen to this as if the lyrics are tongue-in-cheek. They're probably not, of course, but as a musical and artistic enterprise this album is pretty much flawless. Snoop's rapping on Lodi Dodi is as slick as anything I've heard. |
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Sasha
&
Digweed - Renaissance An all time dance classic I discovered at University. So many great tracks and so many great mixes. Even the sleeve notes are inspiring. |
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Coldcut
- Journeys By DJ A groundbreaking album made up almost entirely of samples of other people's records. The mixing is incredible and there's a nice sprinkling of great scratching as well. |
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Sabres
of Paradise - Haunted
Dancehall Listening to this on pills back in my youth was almost too much to bear it was so good. Although it's bleak in many ways, even without pills it's a great album from a great era in British music. |
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Spiritualized
- Laser Guided
Melodies Trance-like, psychedelic songs that are unlike anything else I've heard. Good stuff. |
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The
Beatles - Revolver Difficult to pick one album out but this is perhaps my favourite. There is a real sense of confidence and enjoyment that comes across throughout. |
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Bill
Withers
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Live At Carnegie
Hall One of my favourite all time albums. Giles Peterson played a track from it on his radio show one night and I went out and bought it as soon as I could. |
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Bob
Dylan - Nashville Skyline Again, maybe not one of his more famous albums but one of my favourites nonetheless. The title indicates the country flavour and he actually sings on this. |
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The
New Folk Sound of Terry Callier Another record I found through Giles Peterson's radio show. What a voice this guy has. |
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Mazzy
Star -
So Tonight That I Might See Simple, haunting, melancholic songs. A bit morose for some maybe. |
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Velvet
Underground Live In two volumes. An intimate live performance that sounds relaxed and, in my opinion, is superior to the studio albums, despite the relatively poor sound quality. |
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Iron
Maiden
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Live After Death Still going strong and writing some decent stuff apparently but the aforementioned album is when they were at their peak in my opinion. Check it out for technical excellence in performance. |
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Tricky
- Maxinquaye An album of mind-boggling genius. |
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Coldplay
- Parachutes On constant rotation in my car for months, every song on this album is a gem. There's been an inevitable backlash against them in recent years but for a while it seemed they were the only ones flying the flag for British pop music. |
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