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Quarkmonkey’s 1001 Album challenge

One man’s thoughts on the 1001 Albums he apparently needs to listen to before he dies

Author: Quarkmonkey (page 3)

The Kinks - Arthur Artwork

167. The Kinks – Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

OK, so we had the Beatles and the Stones doing it for us, but if there was ever a band in the sixties who deserve praise for flying the Union Jack, it’s The Kinks.
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Posted on: June 2, 2016 Last updated on: June 6, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey

166. The Grateful Dead – Live/Dead

The Grateful Dead… why do I feel like I’m opening a Pandora’s box here?

Truth is, I know that the ‘Dead were big. I know that they had a massive following, that back in the day they were a proverbial Hajj for every stoner out there. But yeah, never really paid them any attention.

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Posted on: May 6, 2016 Last updated on: May 6, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey

165. Isaac Hayes – Hot Buttered Soul

The sixties were a golden age of soul, as Otis, Solomon and Marvin would happily testify, but with the decade…
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Posted on: November 29, 2015 Last updated on: December 17, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
The Youngbloods – Elephant Mountain

164. The Youngbloods – Elephant Mountain

“Come on people now… smile on your brother… everybody get together.” For most, The Youngbloods are remembered almost entirely for…
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Posted on: November 29, 2015 Last updated on: February 10, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking

163. Fairport Convention – Unhalfbricking

I’ve never really got into folk music. Not that I think that there’s anything definitively bad about the genre you…
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Posted on: November 28, 2015 Last updated on: November 28, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Chicago Transit Authority

162. Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago Transit Authority

OK, so this is hardly the first time I’ve opened a post on this blog with a humble apology for…
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Posted on: November 28, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey

161. Tim Buckley – Happy Sad

I’ll admit it – when I reviewed Tim Buckley’s “Goodbye and Hello” way back when, he was essentially just ‘Jeff’s…
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Posted on: November 2, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey

160. Sly and the Family Stone – Stand!

If The Temptation’s “Cloud Nine” wasn’t enough to convince you that the seventies were well and truly knocking on the…
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Posted on: November 1, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
159. The Temptations – Cloud Nine

159. The Temptations – Cloud Nine

OK, so TECHNICALLY “Cloud Nine” hit the shelves in February 1969, but in terms of getting the seventies funk going, this…
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Posted on: September 6, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
158. MC5 – Kick Out The Jams

158. MC5 – Kick Out The Jams

True story – I worked for a while as a copywriter for a company that sold office supplies, and I…
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Posted on: September 1, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II

157. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II

Discovering these albums 25 years later, as I did, it’s easy to miss out on the timescales of how they…
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Posted on: June 17, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
The Band – The Band

156. The Band – The Band

If “Music from Big Pink” subtly shook things up in the music world, this eponymous follow-up from The Band was…
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Posted on: June 17, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I

155. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin I

So long flower children… A new decade was coming and things were getting interesting. From the initial DUH-DUH of the…
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Posted on: June 9, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Quicksilver Messenger Service – Happy Trails

154. Quicksilver Messenger Service – Happy Trails

It doesn’t take much to win me over, and a side-long psychedelic trip through Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love?”…
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Posted on: May 11, 2015 Last updated on: December 18, 2015 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground

153. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground

For what was their third album, and their first with the absence of John Cale, The Velvet Underground took a…
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Posted on: May 10, 2015 Last updated on: March 16, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Elvis Presley – From Elvis in Memphis

152. Elvis Presley – From Elvis in Memphis

The sixties never really swung for Elvis. After his brief but totally kicking return from Army duty, he soon buggered…
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Posted on: May 9, 2015 Last updated on: March 16, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis

151. Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis

On a grim January morning*, where I’m filled with flu and a monster writers’ block with this blog, it was…
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Posted on: May 8, 2015 Last updated on: March 16, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left

150. Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left

I’m sure I’m not the only one who originally came to discover Nick Drake in a desperate attempt to impress…
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Posted on: May 7, 2015 Last updated on: October 3, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed

149. The Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed

Sheryl Crow once said “This is the one I’d save from the fire”, and while you have to sympathise with…
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Posted on: May 6, 2015 Last updated on: October 3, 2016 Comments: 1 Written by: Quarkmonkey
148. The Pentangle – Basket of LIght

148. The Pentangle – Basket of Light

It’s sad that I’m writing this review mere days after John Renbourn, the founder of the band passed away, just as…
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Posted on: April 2, 2015 Last updated on: October 3, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
The Bee Gees – Odessa

147. The Bee Gees – Odessa

I’ve never liked The Bee Gees. I don’t know why – I don’t like tinsel and I can’t explain that…
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Posted on: March 18, 2015 Last updated on: October 3, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
Miles Davis – In a Silent Way

146. Miles Davis – In a Silent Way

One of the things I’ve always liked about Miles Davis is, seeing as how I’m completely clueless when it comes…
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Posted on: March 17, 2015 Last updated on: October 3, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey

145. The Who – Tommy

One thing I need to keep reminding myself about this book I keep working through is that it’s titled “1001…
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Posted on: March 16, 2015 Last updated on: October 3, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
The Beatles - Abbey Road

144. The Beatles – Abbey Road

I’ll let you into a secret. As much as I’ve gushed about “Rubber Soul” and “The White Album”, this one’s…
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Posted on: February 3, 2015 Last updated on: October 3, 2016 Comments: 0 Written by: Quarkmonkey
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