#50 Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain
Their debut album, it feels like a collection of 60s TV theme tunes at times, which Wikipedia suggests isn't entirely accidental.
#51 Bob Marley and The Wailers - Exodus
Recorded in London after a shooting in Jamaica, it's also a move away from some the work that came before with elements of blues and soul added to the mix.
#52 Sam Phillips - Hypnotists In Paris
The first 5 track EP from her Long-Play subscription.
#53 The Black Keys - Thickfreakness
Drums and guitar playing blues rock while at the same time not being The White Stripes. Lots of fun though inevitably it gets a bit samey by the end.
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
#11
#46 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black.
Backed by The Dap Kings, her second and last studio album is a fine memorial to a remarkable, if flawed talent.
#47 Bob Marley and The Wailers - Catch A Fire
Their first for Island Records, considered by some as the best reggae album ever made.
#48 Graham Parker and The Rumour - Stick To Me
Their third studio album, hurriedly re-recorded due to problems with the master tape which led it to be less regarded than the previous two, it still sounds good to me.
#49 Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
Their second studio album, and for now, probably their peak. There are some really good songs on here but for me it's a bit hit and miss.
Backed by The Dap Kings, her second and last studio album is a fine memorial to a remarkable, if flawed talent.
#47 Bob Marley and The Wailers - Catch A Fire
Their first for Island Records, considered by some as the best reggae album ever made.
#48 Graham Parker and The Rumour - Stick To Me
Their third studio album, hurriedly re-recorded due to problems with the master tape which led it to be less regarded than the previous two, it still sounds good to me.
#49 Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
Their second studio album, and for now, probably their peak. There are some really good songs on here but for me it's a bit hit and miss.
Friday, 22 July 2016
#10
#42 Laura Marling - Once I was An Eagle
Not bad, but very much like everything that had gone before, and why I haven't bought her latest album.
#43 Radiohead - In Rainbows
IIRC I paid £5 for this under Radiohead's pay what you like offer. I liked it a lot on first listen as it felt like "more my kind of thing" after Kid A, Amnesiac etc. but the others have grown on me over the years. Alternating tracks with Ok Computer adds to the fun.
#44 Sam Phillips - Magic For Everybody
This is my favourite of 5 EPs which make up a collection that were released on subscription between 2009 and 2010. I love her choices of instrument to back the songs along with her guitar. If I had the talent and drive to produce music of my own it would most likely sound a little like this.
#45 Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh
1952 Vincent Black Lightning is most people's favourite RT song but there's a lot more on this album that I really like too.
Not bad, but very much like everything that had gone before, and why I haven't bought her latest album.
#43 Radiohead - In Rainbows
IIRC I paid £5 for this under Radiohead's pay what you like offer. I liked it a lot on first listen as it felt like "more my kind of thing" after Kid A, Amnesiac etc. but the others have grown on me over the years. Alternating tracks with Ok Computer adds to the fun.
#44 Sam Phillips - Magic For Everybody
This is my favourite of 5 EPs which make up a collection that were released on subscription between 2009 and 2010. I love her choices of instrument to back the songs along with her guitar. If I had the talent and drive to produce music of my own it would most likely sound a little like this.
#45 Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh
1952 Vincent Black Lightning is most people's favourite RT song but there's a lot more on this album that I really like too.
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
#9
#38 The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts
Their debut album, full of tales of woe and lament, beautifully done.
#39 Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
2008 Mercury prize winner and their fourth studio album. For reasons I can't quite put my finger on, it doesn't really do much for me. I don't dislike what I'm hearing, it just doesn't make me sit up and listen.
#40 Fiona Apple - Tidal
Her debut album from 1996, I only heard it for the first time a couple of years ago.
#41 Donald Fagen - Morph The Cat
My favourite of his solo albums, though I haven't heard the most recent one.
Their debut album, full of tales of woe and lament, beautifully done.
#39 Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
2008 Mercury prize winner and their fourth studio album. For reasons I can't quite put my finger on, it doesn't really do much for me. I don't dislike what I'm hearing, it just doesn't make me sit up and listen.
#40 Fiona Apple - Tidal
Her debut album from 1996, I only heard it for the first time a couple of years ago.
#41 Donald Fagen - Morph The Cat
My favourite of his solo albums, though I haven't heard the most recent one.
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
#8
#34 Lee "Scratch" Perry - Time Boom X De Devil Dead
Released in 1987, it's as mad as the title suggests - he's recorded almost 40 albums since then, which puts The La's one in perspective.
#35 John Martyn - Solid Air
I've got a couple more of his somewhere, I'm sure, but a recent trawl has only thrown up this one, a fairly recent remastered version of a classic album.
#36 Robert Plant - Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar
My favourite of his solo albums, and far more interesting than dragging Led Zeppelin out for a money-spinning tour.
#37 Sam Phillips - Don't Do Anything
The first time I heard Sam was an NPR performance of some of the songs on this album, including Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us (which also appeared on Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss) and Little Plastic Life, which I've sung a few times at acoustic open mic nights.
Released in 1987, it's as mad as the title suggests - he's recorded almost 40 albums since then, which puts The La's one in perspective.
#35 John Martyn - Solid Air
I've got a couple more of his somewhere, I'm sure, but a recent trawl has only thrown up this one, a fairly recent remastered version of a classic album.
#36 Robert Plant - Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar
My favourite of his solo albums, and far more interesting than dragging Led Zeppelin out for a money-spinning tour.
#37 Sam Phillips - Don't Do Anything
The first time I heard Sam was an NPR performance of some of the songs on this album, including Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us (which also appeared on Raising Sand - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss) and Little Plastic Life, which I've sung a few times at acoustic open mic nights.
Sunday, 17 July 2016
#7
#30 Jethro Tull - Stormwatch
12th studio album, as with a number of my download albums I don't recall exactly why I have this one in particular when there are possibly "better" JT albums out there that I don't have, but it's a good listen nevertheless.
#31 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Naturally
Their second studio album, great stuff. Whilst this the only album I have with Sharon Jones' lovely voice, The Dap Kings will return later.
#32 Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Their second and final studio album, another (the first) to add to my "I really ought to buy" list.
#33 Incognito - 100ยบ And Rising
I'm not a big "acid jazz" fan, so I'm not sure how I come to possess three Incognito albums. It's nice enough though, with some great playing.
12th studio album, as with a number of my download albums I don't recall exactly why I have this one in particular when there are possibly "better" JT albums out there that I don't have, but it's a good listen nevertheless.
#31 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Naturally
Their second studio album, great stuff. Whilst this the only album I have with Sharon Jones' lovely voice, The Dap Kings will return later.
#32 Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Their second and final studio album, another (the first) to add to my "I really ought to buy" list.
#33 Incognito - 100ยบ And Rising
I'm not a big "acid jazz" fan, so I'm not sure how I come to possess three Incognito albums. It's nice enough though, with some great playing.
Saturday, 16 July 2016
#6
#26 Fotheringay - Fotheringay
I didn't buy this from Exmouth Indoor Market, but I did hear it playing there and bought it when I got home.
#27 Imogen Heap - iMegaphone
Her first solo album. She's done loads of stuff since this and I've not heard any of it - I should rectify that.
#28 Sigur Ros - Takk
Post-rock, apparently. Whatever post-rock is, this is their fourth album of it, and very nice for a Sunday morning too.
#29 Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 or, the last remains of the Dodo
Not sure how I came by this album in particular over anything else she's done, but nevertheless I like it and really should get some more.
I didn't buy this from Exmouth Indoor Market, but I did hear it playing there and bought it when I got home.
#27 Imogen Heap - iMegaphone
Her first solo album. She's done loads of stuff since this and I've not heard any of it - I should rectify that.
#28 Sigur Ros - Takk
Post-rock, apparently. Whatever post-rock is, this is their fourth album of it, and very nice for a Sunday morning too.
#29 Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 or, the last remains of the Dodo
Not sure how I came by this album in particular over anything else she's done, but nevertheless I like it and really should get some more.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)