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 9th April 2006, 08:44 AM
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MY TOP 100 ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
I will countdown this list over the weekends (it will probably take me to June to complete!) Breakdown: There are two acts with 4 Albums; 1 with 3 Albums & 12 acts with 2 Albums. 1960s - 8 Albums 1970s - 28 1980s - 15 1990s - 37 2000s - 12 |
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9th April 2006, 08:57 AM
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#100 - Forgiven, Not Forgotten - The Corrs (1996)
 Review The appropriately named Corrs are an Irish pop group consisting of the "beautiful" Andrea Corr on lead vocals and tin whistle; Caroline Corr on drums, bodhran, and vocals; Jim Corr on keyboards, guitar, and vocals; and Sharon Corr on violin and vocals. The traditional Irish instruments like the bodhran and tin whistle add a twist to the pop melodies of tracks like the title track and "The Right Time," where they are allowed some solo time. The Irish musical background of the band members is most obviously heard in Sharon Corr's violin work, used here more like a traditional Irish fiddle than a true classical violin. There are glimpses of the Corrs' skill as instrumentalists on tracks like "Erin Shore," the introduction on the album. There are a few of these instrumentals placed throughout the album, but unfortunately, none are much longer than two minutes. The focus is on the adult contemporary mid-tempo songs. The Corrs are more reminiscent of vocal pop group Wilson Phillips than traditional Irish bands like the Chieftains, but this is what led them to international success in the late 1990s. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Erin Shore [instrumental] Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr :27 - 8 2 Forgiven Not Forgotten Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 4:15 - 9 3 Heaven Knows Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 4:18 - 7 4 Along With the Girls [instrumental] Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr :49 - 7 5 Someday Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr, Foster 3:51 - 8 6 Runaway Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 4:24 - 10 7 The Right Time Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 4:07 - 9 8 Minstrel Boy [instrumental] Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 2:12 - 8 9 Toss the Feathers [instrumental] Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 2:50 - 8 10 Love to Love You Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 4:08 - 8 11 Secret Life Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 4:31 - 9 12 Carroroe Jig [instrumental] Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr :52 - 7 13 Closer Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 4:05 - 10 14 Leave Me Alone Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 3:40 - 8 15 Erin Shore [instrumental] Corr, Corr, Corr, Corr 4:14 - 10 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1996 Forgiven, Not Forgotten East West 1998 Talk on Corners East West 1999 Talk on Corners [Special Edition 12 Tracks] Atlantic 2000 Corrs Unplugged [live] Atlantic 2000 In Blue Atlantic 2001 Best Of The Corrs Atlantic 2002 VH1 Presents the Corrs: Live in Dublin Atlantic 2004 Borrowed Heaven Atlantic 2005 Home Atlantic |
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9th April 2006, 09:13 AM
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#99 - Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)
 Review The yang to Astral Weeks' yin, the brilliant Moondance is every bit as much a classic as its predecessor - I prefer it as you don't need to be stoned to fully appreciate it; Van Morrison's first commercially successful solo effort, it retains the previous album's deeply spiritual thrust but transcends its bleak, cathartic intensity to instead explore themes of renewal and redemption. Light, soulful, and jazzy, Moondance opens with the sweetly nostalgic "And It Stoned Me," the song's pastoral imagery establishing the dominant lyrical motif recurring throughout the album — virtually every track exults in natural wonder, whether it's the nocturnal magic celebrated by the title cut or the unlimited promise offered in "Brand New Day." At the heart of the record is "Caravan," an incantatory ode to the power of radio; equally stirring is the majestic "Into the Mystic," a song of such elemental beauty and grace as to stand as arguably the quintessential Morrison moment. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 And It Stoned Me Morrison 4:30 - 10 2 Moondance Morrison 4:35 - 9 3 Crazy Love Morrison 2:34 - 9 4 Caravan Morrison 4:57 - 9 5 Into the Mystic Morrison 3:25 - 10 6 Come Running Morrison 2:30 - 8 7 These Dreams of You Morrison 3:50 - 7 8 Brand New Day Morrison 5:09 - 8 9 Everyone Morrison 3:31 - 8 10 Glad Tidings Morrison 3:13 - 8 Selected (He's released too many) - ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1968 Astral Weeks Warner Bros. 1970 Moondance Warner Bros. 1970 His Band and the Street Choir Warner Bros. 1971 Tupelo Honey Mercury 1972 Saint Dominic's Preview Mercury 1973 Hard Nose the Highway Mercury 1974 It's Too Late to Stop Now [live] Mercury 1979 Into the Music Warner Bros. 1982 Beautiful Vision Warner Bros. 1987 Poetic Champions Compose Mercury 1989 Avalon Sunset Mercury 1990 The Best Of Van Morrison Vol 1. Mercury 1990 Enlightenment Mercury 1993 Too Long in Exile Mercury 1995 Days Like This Mercury 1997 The Healing Game Mercury 1999 Back on Top Point Blank/Virgin 2006 Pay the Devil Lost Highway |
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9th April 2006, 09:26 AM
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#98 - So - Peter Gabriel (1986)
 Review Peter Gabriel (the original lead singer with Genesis) introduced his fifth studio album So with "Sledgehammer," an Otis Redding-inspired soul-pop raver that was easily his catchiest, happiest single to date. Needless to say, it was also his most accessible, and, in that sense it was a good introduction to So, the catchiest, happiest record he ever cut. "Sledgehammer" propelled the record toward blockbuster status, and Gabriel had enough songs with single potential to keep it there. There was "Big Time," another colourful dance number; "Don't Give Up," a moving duet with Kate Bush; "Red Rain," a stately anthem popular on album rock radio; and "In Your Eyes," Gabriel's greatest love song which achieved genuine classic status after being featured in Cameron Crowe's classic, Say Anything. These all illustrated the strengths of the album: Gabriel's increased melodicism and ability to blend African music, jangly pop, and soul into his moody art rock. Apart from these singles, plus the urgent "That Voice Again," the rest of the record is as quiet as the album tracks of Security (his 4th studio album). The difference is, the singles on that record were part of the overall fabric; here, the singles are the fabric, which can make the album seem top-heavy (a fault of many blockbuster albums, particularly those of the mid-'80s). Even so, those songs are so strong, finding Gabriel in a newfound confidence and accessibility, that it's hard not to be won over by them, even if So doesn't develop the unity of its two predecessors. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Red Rain Gabriel 5:39 - 9 2 Sledgehammer Gabriel 5:12 - 10 3 Don't Give Up Gabriel 6:33 - 10 4 That Voice Again Gabriel, Rhodes 4:53 - 8 5 In Your Eyes Gabriel 5:27 - 10 6 Mercy Street Gabriel 6:22 - 8 7 Big Time Gabriel 4:28 - 9 8 We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) Gabriel 3:22 - 6 9 This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) Anderson, Gabriel 4:25 - 7 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1977 Peter Gabriel [1] Atco 1978 Peter Gabriel [2] Atco 1980 Peter Gabriel [3] Geffen 1982 Security Geffen 1983 Plays Live Geffen 1985 Birdy Geffen 1986 So Geffen 1989 Passion Geffen 1990 Shaking The Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats Geffen 1992 Us Geffen 1994 Secret World Live Geffen 2000 OVO: Millennium Show Real World 2002 Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence EMI 2002 Up Geffen 2003 Hit Geffen |
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9th April 2006, 09:45 AM
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#97 The Wall - Pink Floyd (1979)
 Review Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters constructed The Wall, a narcissistic, double-album rock opera about an emotionally crippled rock star who spits on an audience member daring to cheer during an acoustic song. Given its origins, it's little wonder that The Wall paints such an unsympathetic portrait of the rock star, cleverly named "Pink," who blames everyone — particularly women — for his neuroses. Such lyrical and thematic shortcomings may have been unforgivable if the album did not possess a killer batch of songs, but Waters took his operatic inclinations to heart, constructing the album as a series of fragments that are held together by larger numbers like "Comfortably Numb" and "Hey You." Generally, the fully developed songs are among the finest of Pink Floyd's later work, but The Wall is primarily a triumph of production & concept: its seamless surface, blending melodic fragments and sound effects, makes the musical shortcomings and questionable lyrics easy to ignore. But if The Wall is examined in depth, (like a lot of double albums) it starts to fall apart, since it doesn't offer enough great songs to support its ambition, and its self-serving message and shiny production seem like relics of the late-'70s Me Generation. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 In the Flesh? Waters 3:19 - 8 2 The Thin Ice Waters 2:29 - 7 3 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 Waters 3:09 - 10 4 The Happiest Days of Our Lives Waters 1:51 - 9 5 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 Waters 3:59 - 10 6 Mother Waters 5:36 - 6 7 Goodbye Blue Sky Waters 2:48 - 7 8 Empty Spaces Waters 2:08 - 7 9 Young Lust Gilmour, Waters 3:30 - 8 10 One of My Turns Waters 3:37 - 7 11 Don't Leave Me Now Waters 4:17 - 8 12 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3 Ezrin, Waters 1:14 - 8 13 Goodbye Cruel World Waters 1:17 - 9 14 Hey You Waters 4:42 - 10 15 Is There Anybody Out There? Waters 2:40 - 7 16 Nobody Home Waters 3:24 - 10 17 Vera Waters 1:33 - 5 18 Bring the Boys Back Home Waters 1:27 - 5 19 Comfortably Numb Gilmour, Waters 6:24 - 10 20 The Show Must Go On Waters 1:35 - 8 21 In the Flesh Waters 4:17 - 9 22 Run Like Hell Gilmour, Waters 4:24 - 10 23 Waiting for the Worms Waters 3:58 - 8 24 Stop Waters :30 - 8 25 The Trial Ezrin, Waters 5:20 - 9 26 Outside the Wall Waters 1:44 - 7 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1967 The Piper at the Gates of Dawn EMI/Capitol 1968 A Saucerful of Secrets EMI/Capitol 1969 More EMI/Capitol 1969 Ummagumma EMI/Capitol 1970 Atom Heart Mother EMI/Capitol 1971 Meddle EMI/Capitol 1971 Relics (compiliation) EMI/Capitol 1972 Obscured By Clouds EMI/Capitol 1973 The Dark Side of the Moon EMI/Capitol 1975 Wish You Were Here EMI/Capitol 1977 Animals EMI/Capitol 1979 The Wall EMI/Capitol 1981 A Collection Of Great Dance Songs (Compiliation) EMI/Capitol 1983 The Final Cut EMI/Columbia 1987 A Momentary Lapse of Reason EMI/Columbia 1988 Delicate Sound of Thunder [live] EMI/Columbia 1994 The Division Bell EMI/Columbia 1995 Pulse [live] EMI/Columbia 2001 Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd EMI/Capitol |
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9th April 2006, 09:57 AM
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#96 Spilt Milk - Jellyfish (1993)
 Review For their second album, retro power-pop act Jellyfish replaced the departed Jason Falkner with Tim Smith on bass. Jon Brion also came aboard with Lyle Workman to add to lead singer Andy Sturmer's guitar work. With Sturmer and keyboard player Roger Manning in place, however, Jellyfish managed to outdo their impressive debut with 1993's Spilt Milk. Spilt Milk expands on the sound of Bellybutton and is much more a studio creation than its predecessor. Dreamy vocal harmonies, circus-like swirling organ passages, and crunchy guitars are layered in a manner that evokes the best of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. "Hush," the lead track, particularly recalls the Beach Boys with its luscious vocal harmonies, as does the pure pop of "The Ghost at Number One." And, as expected from this cast, the infectious, melt-in-your-ear melodies are accompanied with clever lyrics like those on the raucous "Joining a Fan Club " and the masturbation ode "He's My Best Friend." Spilt Milk is a flawless pop gem from start right through the unbridled optimism of the closing "Brighter Day." Sadly Jellyfish disbanded after this album due to the lack of commercial success for the band. Members of the band have since cropped up as session musicians for the likes of Beck, Aimee Mann & fiona Apple. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Hush Jellyfish, Manning 2:10 - 8 2 Joining a Fan Club Jellyfish, Manning 4:03 - 10 3 Sebrina, Paste and Plato Jellyfish, Manning 2:23 - 6 4 New Mistake Jellyfish, Manning 4:03 - 10 5 Glutton of Sympathy Jellyfish, Manning 3:49 - 9 6 The Ghost at Number One Jellyfish, Manning 3:37 - 10 7 Bye Bye Bye Jellyfish, Manning 4:02 - 9 8 All Is Forgiven Jellyfish, Manning 4:10 - 8 9 Russian Hill Jellyfish 4:45 - 8 10 He's My Best Friend Jellyfish, Manning 3:44 - 8 11 Too Much, Too Little, Too Late Jellyfish, Manning 3:15 - 9 12 Brighter Day Jellyfish, Manning 6:12 - 9 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1990 Bellybutton Charisma 1993 Spilt Milk Charisma |
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9th April 2006, 10:18 AM
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#95 Supergrass - In It For The Money (1997)
 Review Supergrass' debut album, I Should Coco, rushed by at such a blinding speed that some listeners didn't notice the melodic complexity of its best songs. On its second album, the cleverly titled In It for the Money, Supergrass brought the songs to the forefront, slowing the tempos considerably and constructing a varied, textured album that makes the band's ambition and skill abundantly clear. From the droning mantra of the opening title track, it's clear that the band has delved deeply into psychedelia, and hints of Magical Mystery Tour are evident throughout the album, from swirling organs and gurgling wah-wahs to punchy horn charts and human beatboxes. In fact, Supergrass has substituted the punky rush of I Should Coco for such sonic details, and while that means the band only occasionally touches upon the breakneck pace of its debut (the hard-driving "Richard III"), it also deepens its joyful exuberance with subtle songs and remarkably accomplished musicianship. There might not be a "Caught by the Fuzz" or "Alright" on In It for the Money, but that's not a problem, since the bright explosion of "Sun Hits the Sky" and the nervy "Tonight" are just as energetic, and the album features introspective numbers like the gorgeous "Late in the Day" and "It's Not Me" that give it substantial weight. And even with all this musical maturity, Supergrass hasn't sacrificed its good-natured humor, as the detailed production and the bizarre closer, "Sometimes I Make You Sad," make abundantly clear. Sometimes, maturity turns out to be everything it's supposed to be. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 In It for the Money Coombes, Supergrass 3:05 - 9 2 Richard III Coombes, Goffey, Quinn 3:12 - 10 3 Tonight Coombes, Supergrass 3:09 - 8 4 Late in the Day Coombes, Supergrass 4:43 - 10 5 G-Song Coombes, Supergrass 3:27 - 7 6 Sun Hits the Sky Coombes, Supergrass 4:55 - 10 7 Going Out Coombes, Supergrass 4:16 - 9 8 It's Not Me Coombes, Supergrass 2:56 - 9 9 Cheapskate Coombes, Supergrass 2:43 - 9 10 You Can See Me Coombes, Supergrass 3:40 - 8 11 Hollow Little Reign Coombes, Supergrass 4:08 - 7 12 Sometimes I Make You Sad Coombes, Supergrass 2:48 - 8 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1995 I Should Coco Parlophone 1997 In It for the Money Parlophone 1999 Supergrass Parlophone 2002 Life on Other Planets Parlophone 2004 Supergrass Is 10: The Best Of 1994-2004 Parlophone 2005 Road to Rouen Parlophone |
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9th April 2006, 10:34 AM
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#94 Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (1977)
 Review The new lineup that Fleetwood Mac successfully unveiled with their eponymous 1975 album became even more successful with the multi-platinum Rumours, which became the band's most celebrated album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. To be sure, this was a very different sounding Fleetwood Mac than the blues-rock outfit of the late '60s. This edition of the band generally wasn't well received by rock critics (who tend to be critical of all things commercial). But as commercial and slick as Rumours is, the music has a lot of heart and never comes across as insincere. From Christine McVie's optimistic "Don't Stop" (which President Bill Clinton used as his campaign theme song in 1992) to Lindsey Buckingham's remorseful "Go Your Own Way," Rumours is consistently memorable. And the folkish "Gold Dust Woman" (covered by Courtney Love and Hole in 1996) and the melancholy hit "Dreams" (since covered by the Corrs) made it quite clear just how much depth and substance Stevie Nicks was capable of. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Second Hand News Buckingham 2:43 - 8 2 Dreams Nicks 4:14 - 10 3 Never Going Back Again Buckingham 2:02 - 8 4 Don't Stop McVie 3:11 - 10 5 Go Your Own Way Buckingham 3:38 - 10 6 Songbird McVie 3:20 - 9 7 The Chain Buckingham, Fleetwood, McVie, McVie, Nicks 4:28 - 10 8 You Make Loving Fun McVie 3:31 - 9 9 I Don't Want to Know Nicks 3:11 - 7 10 Oh Daddy McVie 3:54 - 8 11 Gold Dust Woman Nicks 4:51 - 9 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1968 Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac Blue Horizon 1968 Mr. Wonderful Castle 1969 English Rose Epic 1969 Then Play On Reprise 1970 Kiln House Reprise 1971 Future Games Reprise 1971 Greatest Hits Reprise 1972 Bare Trees Reprise 1973 Penguin Reprise 1973 Mystery to Me Reprise 1974 Heroes Are Hard to Find Reprise 1975 Fleetwood Mac Sony 1977 Rumours Reprise 1979 Tusk Reprise 1980 Fleetwood Mac Live Reprise 1982 Mirage Reprise 1987 Tango in the Night Reprise 1988 Greatest Hits (1975-1988) Reprise 1990 Behind the Mask Reprise 1995 Time Warner Bros. 1997 The Dance (Unplugged) Reprise 2003 The Very Best Of... Warner Bros 2003 Say You Will Reprise |
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9th April 2006, 10:35 AM
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So far not a bad list. Im gonna start a list soon "The Top 66 albums of the last 33 years" Its essentially an all time list but I dont really like saying all time because all these lists are just limited to the 2nd half of the 20th century.
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9th April 2006, 10:47 AM
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#93 Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow (1993)
 Review Sheryl Crow earned her recording contract through hard work, gigging as a backing vocalist for everyone from Don Henley to Michael Jackson before entering the studio with Hugh Padgham to record her debut album. As it turned out, things didn't go entirely as planned. Instead of adhering to her rock & roll roots, the record was a slick set of contemporary pop, relying heavily on ballads. Upon hearing the completed album, Crow convinced A&M not to release the album, choosing to cut a new record with producer Bill Bottrell. Along with several Los Angeles-based songwriters and producers, including David Baerwald, David Ricketts, and Brian McLeod, Bottrell was part of a collective dubbed "the Tuesday Night Music Club." Every Tuesday, the group would get together, drink beer, jam, and write songs. Crow became part of the Club and, within a few months, she decided to craft her debut album around the songs and spirit of the collective. It was, for the most part, an inspired idea, since Tuesday Night Music Club has a loose, ramshackle charm that her unreleased debut lacked. At its best — the opening quartet of "Run, Baby, Run," "Leaving Las Vegas," "Strong Enough," and "Can't Cry Anymore," plus the deceptively infectious "All I Wanna Do" — are remarkable testaments to their collaboration, proving that roots rock can sound contemporary and have humor. That same spirit, however, also resulted in some half-finished songs, and the preponderance of those tracks make Tuesday Night Music Club better in memory than it is in practice. Still, even with the weaker moments, Crow manages to create an identity for herself — a classic rocker at heart (Bonnie Raitt meets Stevie Nicks) but with enough smarts to stay contemporary. And that's the lasting impression Tuesday Night Music Club leaves which I regard as her best album. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Run, Baby, Run Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow 4:53 - 10 2 Leaving Las Vegas Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Ricketts 5:10 - 9 3 Strong Enough Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts 3:10 - 10 4 Can't Cry Anymore Bottrell, Crow 3:41 - 9 5 Solidify Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Hunter, MacLeod, Ricketts 4:08 - 7 6 The Na-Na Song Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts 3:12 - 6 7 No One Said It Would Be Easy Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Schwartz 5:29 - 9 8 What I Can Do for You Baerwald, Crow 4:15 - 7 9 All I Wanna Do Baerwald, Bottrell, Cooper, Crow, Gilbert 4:32 - 10 10 We Do What We Can Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Schwartz 5:38 - 8 11 I Shall Believe Bottrell, Crow 5:34 - 10 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1993 Tuesday Night Music Club A&M 1996 Sheryl Crow A&M 1998 The Globe Sessions A&M 1999 Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live in Central Park A&M 2002 C'mon, C'mon A&M 2003 The Very Best Of ... A&M 2005 Wildflower A&M |
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9th April 2006, 11:01 AM
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I love 2 of them by now:
#100 - Forgiven, Not Forgotten - The Corrs (1996) #93 Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow (1993) |
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9th April 2006, 11:53 AM
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#92 All Things Must Pass (2001 Digital Remaster) - George Harrison (1970)
 Review Without a doubt, Harrison's first solo recording, originally issued as a triple album, is his best. Drawing on his backlog of unused compositions from the late Beatles era, Harrison crafted material that managed the rare feat of conveying spiritual mysticism without sacrificing his gifts for melody and grand, sweeping arrangements. Enhanced by Phil Spector's lush orchestral production, and Harrison's own superb slide guitar, nearly every song is excellent: "Awaiting on You All," "Beware of Darkness," the Dylan collaboration "I'd Have You Anytime," "Isn't It a Pity," and the hit singles "My Sweet Lord" and "What Is Life" are just a few of the highlights. A very moving work, with a very significant flaw: the jams that comprise the final third of the album are entirely dispensable, and have probably only been played once or twice by most of the listeners that own this record. The 2001 30th Anniversary remaster significantly improved the quality of the music - as George said himself in the sleeve notes "All these years later I would like to liberate some of these songs from the big production that seemed appropriate at the time, but now seem a bit over the top with the reverb in Phil's (Spector) Wall of Sound." Of the five bonus tracks, one is an entirely new song from the original sessions, and three more are outtakes of existing songs in versions that have appeared on various bootlegs, while "My Sweet Lord (2000)" is a stripped-down reconsideration of the song. It doesn't add anything in particular, except to show that Harrison could still play up a storm. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 I'd Have You Anytime Harrison 3:00 - 10 2 My Sweet Lord Harrison 4:43 - 10 3 Wah-Wah Harrison 5:39 - 10 4 Isn't It a Pity? Harrison 7:13 - 10 5 What Is Life Harrison 4:27 - 10 6 If Not for You Dylan 3:33 - 9 7 Behind That Locked Door Harrison 3:10 - 9 8 Let It Down Harrison 5:01 - 10 9 Run of the Mill Harrison 2:52 - 7 (10 -14 are Additional tracks) 10 I Live for You Harrison 3:37 - 8 11 Beware of Darkness Harrison 3:22 - 8 12 Let It Down Harrison 3:55 - 8 13 What Is Life (Instrumental) Harrison 4:27 - 8 14 My Sweet Lord (2000) Harrison 4:57 - 8 15 Beware of Darkness Harrison 3:52 - 9 16 Apple Scruffs Harrison 3:09 - 7 17 Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Harrison 3:52 - 7 18 Awaiting on You All Harrison 2:50 - 8 19 All Things Must Pass Harrison 3:47 - 10 20 I Dig Love Harrison 5:00 - 9 21 Art of Dying Harrison 3:43 - 8 22 Isn't It a Pity? Harrison 4:51 - 9 23 Hear Me Lord Harrison 6:00 - 8 (24 - 28 Original Jams - No rating as they are not worth listening to IMHO) 24 It's Johnny's Birthday :49 25 Plug Me In Harrison 3:19 26 I Remember Jeep 8:09 27 Thanks for the Pepperoni 5:32 28 Out of the Blue Harrison 11:16 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1970 All Things Must Pass Capitol 1971 The Concert for Bangladesh (Live) Capitol 1973 Living in the Material World Capitol 1974 Dark Horse Capitol 1975 Extra Texture Capitol 1976 The Best Of ... Capitol 1976 Thirty Three & 1/3 Dark Horse 1979 George Harrison Dark Horse 1981 Somewhere in England Dark Horse 1982 Gone Troppo Dark Horse 1987 Cloud Nine Dark Horse 1989 The Best Of Dark Horse (1976-1989) Dark Horse 1992 Live in Japan Dark Horse 2002 Brainwashed Capitol |
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9th April 2006, 12:03 PM
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#91 Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips (2002)
 Review After the symphonic majesty of The Soft Bulletin, the Flaming Lips returned with Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a sublime fusion of Bulletin's newfound emotional directness, the old-school playfulness of Transmissions From the Satellite Heart, and, more importantly, exciting new expressions of the group's sentimental, experimental sound. While the album isn't as immediately impressive as the equally brilliant and unfocused Soft Bulletin, it's more consistent, using a palette of rounded, surprisingly emotive basslines; squelchy analog synths; and manicured acoustic guitars to craft songs like "One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21," a sleekly melancholy tale of robots developing emotions, and "In the Morning of the Magicians," an aptly named electronic art rock epic that sounds like a collaboration between the Moody Blues and Wendy Carlos. Paradoxically, the Lips use simpler arrangements to create more diverse sounds on Yoshimi, spanning the lush, psychedelic reveries of "It's Summertime"; the instrumental "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon"; the dubby "Are You a Hypnotist?"; and the barely organized chaos of "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2," which defeats the evil metal ones with ferocious drums, buzzing synths, and the razor sharp howl of the Boredoms' Yoshimi. Few bands can craft life-affirming songs about potentially depressing subjects (the passage of time, fighting for what you care about, good vs. evil) as the Flaming Lips, and on Yoshimi, they're at the top of their game. "Do You Realize??" is the standout, so immediately gorgeous that it's obvious that it's the single. It's also the most obviously influenced by The Soft Bulletin, but it's even catchier and sadder, sweetening such unavoidable truths like "Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die?" with chimes, clouds of strings, and angelic backing vocals. Yoshimi features some of the sharpest emotional peaks and valleys of any Lips album — the superficially playful "Fight Test" is surprisingly bittersweet, while sad songs like "All We Have Is Now" and "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell" are leavened by witty lyrics and production tricks. Funny, beautiful, and moving, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots finds the Flaming Lips continuing to grow and challenge themselves in not-so-obvious ways after delivering their obvious masterpiece. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Fight Test Flaming Lips 4:14 - 10 2 One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21 Flaming Lips 4:59 - 8 3 Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 Flaming Lips 4:45 - 9 4 Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots, Pt. 2 Flaming Lips 2:57 - 8 5 In the Morning of the Magicians Flaming Lips 6:18 - 8 6 Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell Flaming Lips 4:34 - 8 7 Are You a Hypnotist?? Flaming Lips 4:44 - 8 8 It's Summertime Flaming Lips 4:20 - 9 9 Do You Realize?? Flaming Lips 3:32 - 10 10 All We Have Is Now Flaming Lips 3:53 - 9 11 Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) Flaming Lips 3:09 - 8 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1985 The Flaming Lips Restless 1986 Hear It Is Restless/Enigma 1987 Oh My Gawd!!!...The Flaming Lips Restless/Enigma 1989 Telepathic Surgery Restless/Enigma 1990 In a Priest Driven Ambulance Restless/Enigma 1992 Hit to Death in the Future Head Warner Bros. 1993 Transmissions from the Satellite Heart Warner Bros. 1995 Clouds Taste Metallic Warner Bros. 1997 Zaireeka Warner Bros. 1999 The Soft Bulletin Warner Bros. 2002 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Warner Bros. 2006 At War with the Mystics Warner Bros. |
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9th April 2006, 12:06 PM
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Yay!!! Flaming Lips
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9th April 2006, 12:17 PM
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LOVE #93 Sheryl Crow (I Shall Believe is beatuiful)
And HUGE appreciation for #100. Closer is one of the best songs I've ever heard  It's a hame their recent albums haven't been as good as FNF and TOC.
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9th April 2006, 12:26 PM
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LOVE the Flaming Lips
That's all I like that much so far.
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16th April 2006, 09:05 AM
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I've got an iPod classic and I'm gonna use it!
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#90 Imagine - John Lennon (1971)
 Review After the harrowing Plastic Ono Band (1970) (featuring Working Class Hero, Love, Isolation, Mother); John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine. While the album had a softer surface, it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor. Underneath the sweet strings of "Jealous Guy" lies a broken and scared man, the jaunty "Crippled Inside" is a mocking assault at an acquaintance, and "Imagine" is a paean for peace in a world with no gods, possessions, or classes, where everyone is equal. And Lennon doesn't shy away from the hard rockers — "How Do You Sleep" is a scathing attack on Paul McCartney, "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier" is a hypnotic antiwar song, and "Give Me Some Truth" is bitter hard rock. If Imagine doesn't have the thematic sweep of Plastic Ono Band, it is nevertheless a remarkable collection of songs that Lennon would never be able to better again. In my opinion the death & martyrdom of John Lennon has led to a critical revision of his solo work at the expense of his former songwriting partner (Paul McCartney) - it is easy to forget that the single - Imagine only made #3 USA & #6 UK whilst Lennon was alive & Paul & his band Wings had a string of #1 hit singles & albums in the 1970s especially in America. Yet a decent record collection is incomplete without a decent John Lennon compiliation album. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Imagine Lennon 3:04 10 2 Crippled Inside Lennon 3:49 9 3 Jealous Guy Lennon 4:14 10 4 It's So Hard Lennon 2:27 8 5 I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Lennon 6:08 8 6 Gimme Some Truth Lennon 3:16 10 7 Oh My Love Lennon, Ono 2:45 9 8 How Do You Sleep? Lennon 5:36 9 9 How? Lennon 3:45 9 10 Oh Yoko! Lennon 4:19 9 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1969 Live Peace in Toronto, 1969 Capitol 1970 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Capitol 1971 Imagine Capitol 1972 Some Time in New York City/Live Jam Capitol 1973 Mind Games Capitol 1974 Walls and Bridges Capitol 1975 Rock 'n' Roll Capitol 1975 Shaved Fish (Compiliation) Capitol 1980 Double Fantasy Capitol 1982 The John Lennon Collection Capitol 1984 Milk and Honey Polydor 1986 Live in New York City Capitol 1986 Menlove Ave. Capitol 1988 Imagine: (OST) Capitol 1990 Lennon (4CD box set) Capitol 1998 Wonsaponatime Capitol 1999 Legend (Outtakes/Demos - Box Set) Capitol 2004 Acoustic (Compilation) Capitol 2005 Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon Capitol |
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16th April 2006, 09:18 AM
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I've got an iPod classic and I'm gonna use it!
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#89 For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music (1973)
 Review On Roxy Music's debut, the tensions between Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry propelled their music to great, unexpected heights, and for most of the group's second album, For Your Pleasure, the band surpasses, those expectations. However, there are a handful of moments where those tensions become unbearable, as when Eno wants to move toward texture and Ferry wants to stay in more conventional rock territory; the nine-minute "The Bogus Man" captures such creative tensions perfectly, and it's easy to see why Eno left the group after the album was completed. Still, those differences result in yet another extraordinary record from Roxy Music, one that demonstrates even more clearly than the debut how avant-garde ideas can flourish in a pop setting. This is especially evident in the driving singles "Do the Strand" and "Editions of You," which pulsate with raw energy and jarring melodic structures. Roxy also illuminate the slower numbers, such as the eerie "In Every Dream Home a Heartache," with atonal, shimmering synthesizers, textures that were unexpected and innovative at the time of its release. Similarly, all of For Your Pleasure walks the tightrope between the experimental and the accessible, creating a new vocabulary for rock bands, and one that was exploited heavily in the ensuing decade. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Do the Strand Ferry 4:04 10 2 Beauty Queen Ferry 4:41 9 3 Strictly Confidential Ferry 3:48 8 4 Editions of You Ferry 3:51 10 5 In Every Dream Home a Heartache Ferry 5:29 10 6 The Bogus Man Ferry 9:20 8 7 Grey Lagoons Ferry 4:13 8 8 For Your Pleasure Ferry 6:51 9 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1972 Roxy Music Virgin 1973 For Your Pleasure Virgin 1973 Stranded Virgin 1974 Country Life Virgin 1975 Siren Virgin 1976 Viva! [live] Virgin 1977 Greatest Hits Virgin 1979 Manifesto Virgin 1980 Flesh + Blood Virgin 1982 Avalon Virgin 1986 Street Life: 20 Greatest Hits EG 1990 Heart Still Beating [live] Virgin 1995 The Thrill Of It All (4CD Box Set) Virgin 2001 The Best Of Virgin 2004 The Platinum Collection (3CD - Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music) Virgin |
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16th April 2006, 09:35 AM
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I've got an iPod classic and I'm gonna use it!
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#88 Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings (1973)
 Review Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and American charts during the '70s and '80s. In America alone, he had nine number one singles and seven number one albums during the first 12 years of his solo career. Although he sold records, McCartney never attained much critical respect, especially when compared to his former partner John Lennon. Then again, he pursued a different path than Lennon, deciding early on that he wanted to be in a rock band. Within a year after the Beatles' breakup, McCartney had formed Wings with his wife Linda, and the group remained active for the next ten years, racking up a string of hit albums, singles, and tours in the meantime. By the late '70s, many critics were taking potshots at McCartney's effortlessly melodic songcraft, but that didn't stop the public from buying his records. On the surface, Band on the Run appears to be constructed as a song cycle in the vein of Abbey Road, but subsequent listens reveal that the only similarities the two albums share are simply superficial. McCartney's talent for songcraft and nuanced arrangements is in ample display throughout the record, which makes many of the songs — including the nonsensical title track — sound more substantial than they actually are. While a handful of the songs are excellent — the surging, inspired surrealism of "Jet" is by far one of his best solo recordings, "Bluebird" is sunny acoustic pop, and "Helen Wheels" captures McCartney rocking with abandon — most of the songs are more style than substance. Yet McCartney's melodies are more consistent than any of his previous solo records, and there are no throwaways. The record is enjoyable, whether it's the minor-key "Mrs. Vandebilt" or "Let Me Roll It," a silly response to John Lennon's petulant "How Do You Sleep?," which does make Band on the Run one of McCartney's finest solo efforts. However, there's little of real substance on the record. No matter how elaborate the production is, or how cleverly his mini-suites are constructed, critics will argue that Band on the Run is nothing more than a triumph of showmanship. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Band on the Run McCartney, McCartney 5:12 10 2 Jet McCartney, McCartney 4:13 10 3 Bluebird McCartney, McCartney 3:24 10 4 Mrs. Vandebilt McCartney, McCartney 4:44 8 5 Let Me Roll It McCartney 4:52 10 6 Mamunia McCartney, McCartney 4:51 7 7 No Words Laine, McCartney 2:33 8 8 Helen Wheels McCartney, McCartney 3:47 (original US & 1997 remastered) 8 9 Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me) McCartney, McCartney 5:52 9 10 Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five McCartney, McCartney 5:29 9 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 1970 McCartney Capitol 1971 Ram Capitol 1971 Wild Life Columbia 1973 Red Rose Speedway Apple 1973 Band on the Run Capitol 1975 Venus and Mars Capitol 1976 Wings at the Speed of Sound Capitol 1976 Wings Over America [live] Capitol 1978 London Town Capitol 1978 Wings Greatest Capitol 1979 Back to the Egg Capitol 1980 McCartney II Capitol 1982 Tug of War Capitol 1983 Pipes of Peace Capitol 1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street Capitol 1986 Press to Play Capitol 1987 All The Best Capitol/EMI 1989 Flowers in the Dirt Capitol 1990 Tripping the Live Fantastic Capitol 1991 Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) [live] Capitol 1991 CHOBA B CCCP Capitol 1993 Off the Ground Capitol 1993 Paul Is Live Capitol 1997 Flaming Pie Capitol 1999 Run Devil Run EMI 2001 Wingspan: Hits & History Capitol/EMI 2001 Driving Rain Capitol 2003 Back in the World [live] MPL Communications 2005 Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Capitol |
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16th April 2006, 09:45 AM
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I've got an iPod classic and I'm gonna use it!
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#87 Songs In A Minor - Alicia Keys (2001)
 Review Alicia Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, made a significant impact upon its release in the summer of 2001, catapulting the young singer/songwriter to the front of the neo-soul pack. Critics and audiences were captivated by a 19-year-old singer whose taste and influences ran back further than her years, encompassing everything from Prince to smooth '70s soul, even a little Billie Holiday. In retrospect, it was the idea of Alicia Keys that was as attractive as the record, since soul fans were hungering for a singer/songwriter who seemed part of the tradition without being as spacy as Macy Gray or as hippie mystic as Erykah Badu while being more reliable than Lauryn Hill. Keys was all that, and she had style to spare — elegant, sexy style accentuated by how she never oversang (unlike Mariah, Celine, Beyonce, etc), giving the music a richer feel. It was rich enough to compensate for some thinness in the writing — though it was a big hit, "Fallin'" doesn't have much body to it — which is a testament to Keys' skills as a musician. And, the fact is, even though there are some slips in the writing, there aren't many, and the whole thing remains a startling assured, successful debut that deserved its immediate acclaim and is already aging nicely. Tracks / Songwriting Credits / Time & Personal Rating: 1 Piano & I Keys 1:52 7 2 Girlfriend Dupri, Keys, Thompson 3:34 9 3 How Come You Don't Call Me Prince 3:57 9 4 Fallin' Keys 3:30 10 5 Troubles Brothers, Keys 4:28 8 6 Rock Wit U Brothers, Keys, Smith 5:36 8 7 A Woman's Worth Keys, Rose 5:03 10 8 Jane Doe Brothers Jr., Burruss, Keys ... 3:48 9 9 Goodbye Keys 4:20 8 10 The Life Brothers, Burruss, Keys, Smith 5:25 8 11 Mr. Man Cozier, Keys 4:09 10 12 Never Felt This Way {Interlude} McKnight 2:01 7 13 Butterflyz Keys 4:08 8 14 Why Do I Feel So Sad Campbell, Keys 4:25 8 15 Caged Bird {Outro} Keys 3:02 10 16 Lovin' U Keys 3:49 9 ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY & Record Label: 2001 Songs in A Minor J-Records 2003 The Diary of Alicia Keys J-Records 2005 Unplugged J-Records |
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