74. The Yardbirds – Roger the Engineer It’s kind of a shame that this one followed John Mayall and the Blues Breakers in the book, because it’s… Continue reading “74. The Yardbirds – Roger the Engineer”…
73. Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton – John Mayall’s Blues Breakers Right, first things first… “I used to be into dope, now I’m into racism. It’s much heavier, man. Fucking wogs,… Continue reading “73. Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton – John Mayall’s Blues Breakers”…
72. The 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators Things were changing by 1966. It was only a matter of months before that rock music was Carl Perkins covers,… Continue reading “72. The 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators”…
71. Simon and Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme OK, so praising all the Elizabethan ambience of this albums’ eponymous first track might seem a bit churlish given how… Continue reading “71. Simon and Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”…
70. The Rolling Stones – Aftermath These days, it’s sometime easy to forget that, alongside the familiar rockin’ side of the Stones that gave us ‘Jumping… Continue reading “70. The Rolling Stones – Aftermath”…
69. The Mothers of Invention – Freak Out! I was afraid of this. OK, I may have been a bit sniffy about jazz albums a while back, but… Continue reading “69. The Mothers of Invention – Freak Out!”…
68. Paul Revere and the Raiders – Midnight Ride It’s kind of hard putting a finger on this one. The first time you hear it, it sounds like caustic,… Continue reading “68. Paul Revere and the Raiders – Midnight Ride”…
67. The Mama’s and the Papa’s – If you can believe your eyes and ears The sun was clearly rising in the west in 1966, and for The Mama’s and the Papa’s, they were rising… Continue reading “67. The Mama’s and the Papa’s – If you can believe your eyes and ears”…
66. The Kinks – Face to Face There’s something intrinsically likeable about The Kinks. They managed to be figureheads for the British Invasion, get a few classic… Continue reading “66. The Kinks – Face to Face”…
65. The Monks – Black Monk Time Well, following on from last week’s post, I thought it was time that I started getting my writing mojo back… Continue reading “65. The Monks – Black Monk Time”…
64. Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde “Don’t tell anyone you don’t own “Blonde on Blonde”. It’s gonna be okay.” It’s that line from “High Fidelity” that… Continue reading “64. Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde”…
63. The Byrds – Fifth Dimension By the time The Byrds got around to creating this album, the fame they’d found with “Mr. Tambourine Man” and… Continue reading “63. The Byrds – Fifth Dimension”…
62. Fred Neil – Fred Neil He didn’t stick around long and he was never well-known, but Fred Neil was actually a big deal in the… Continue reading “62. Fred Neil – Fred Neil”…
61. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds Really? I’ve got to do “Pet Sounds” right after “Revolver”? That’s a lot of sacred sirloin to chew through. Actually,… Continue reading “61. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds”…
60. The Beatles – Revolver So, “Revolver”… this would be The Big Kahuna then? While most will talk about “Sgt. Pepper…” being the height of… Continue reading “60. The Beatles – Revolver”…
59. The Who – My Generation It would be so easy to start this review with a sniffy jab at Roger Daltrey’s “Hope I die before… Continue reading “59. The Who – My Generation”…
58. Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited If there’s a lesson in being patient, it’s that infamous “Judas” heckle to Bob when he picked up the electric… Continue reading “58. Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited”…
57. The Byrds – Mr Tambourine Man Jimi Hendrix owned “All along the Watchtower”, Elvis owned “Always on my Mind” and Johnny Cash owned “Hurt”. And The… Continue reading “57. The Byrds – Mr Tambourine Man”…
56. Bert Jansch – Bert Jansch I’ll admit to having never heard of Bert Jansch before this tune trek kicked off, and it took me a… Continue reading “56. Bert Jansch – Bert Jansch”…
55. The Beatles – Rubber Soul Some people will cite The White Album, many will talk about “Sgt Pepper…” and everyone else will hail “Revolver”, but… Continue reading “55. The Beatles – Rubber Soul”…
54. B.B. King – Live at the Regal There’s something distinctly likeable about BB King. He’s got the musical chops to sit up there with Muddy Waters and… Continue reading “54. B.B. King – Live at the Regal”…
53. John Coltrane – A Love Supreme One of the problems with writing these posts is sometimes you have to dodge the reverence stuck on to… Continue reading “53. John Coltrane – A Love Supreme”…
52. The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Today There’s always been something I can’t quite get right in my head about The Beach Boys. I’m not doubting their… Continue reading “52. The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Today”…
51. Otis Redding – Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul I guess that, considering these albums so far are about half a century in the past, it’s not surprising that… Continue reading “51. Otis Redding – Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul”…