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…
Quarkmonkey’s 1001 Album challenge
One man’s thoughts on the 1001 Albums he apparently needs to listen to before he dies
I was afraid of this. OK, I may have been a bit sniffy about jazz albums a while back, but…
It’s kind of hard putting a finger on this one. The first time you hear it, it sounds like caustic,…
The sun was clearly rising in the west in 1966, and for The Mama’s and the Papa’s, they were rising…
There’s something intrinsically likeable about The Kinks. They managed to be figureheads for the British Invasion, get a few classic…
Well, following on from last week’s post, I thought it was time that I started getting my writing mojo back…
“Don’t tell anyone you don’t own “Blonde on Blonde”. It’s gonna be okay.” It’s that line from “High Fidelity” that…
By the time The Byrds got around to creating this album, the fame they’d found with “Mr. Tambourine Man” and…
He didn’t stick around long and he was never well-known, but Fred Neil was actually a big deal in the…
Really? I’ve got to do “Pet Sounds” right after “Revolver”? That’s a lot of sacred sirloin to chew through. Actually,…
So, “Revolver”… this would be The Big Kahuna then? While most will talk about “Sgt. Pepper…” being the height of…
It would be so easy to start this review with a sniffy jab at Roger Daltrey’s “Hope I die before…
If there’s a lesson in being patient, it’s that infamous “Judas” heckle to Bob when he picked up the electric…
Jimi Hendrix owned “All along the Watchtower”, Elvis owned “Always on my Mind” and Johnny Cash owned “Hurt”. And The…
I’ll admit to having never heard of Bert Jansch before this tune trek kicked off, and it took me a…
Some people will cite The White Album, many will talk about “Sgt Pepper…” and everyone else will hail “Revolver”, but…
There’s something distinctly likeable about BB King. He’s got the musical chops to sit up there with Muddy Waters and…
One of the problems with writing these posts is sometimes you have to dodge the reverence stuck on to…
There’s always been something I can’t quite get right in my head about The Beach Boys. I’m not doubting their…
I guess that, considering these albums so far are about half a century in the past, it’s not surprising that…
Well, how can you not like an album that kicks off with “Subterranean Homesick Blues”? I first heard that aged…
One could argue that it was a bit irresponsible for the 1001 publishers to stick this one right after Jerry…
If ever there was an artist who unashamedly oozed rock and roll from its very beginnings, then Jerry Lee Lewis…
The first time I listened to this, driving down to Southampton on a drizzly afternoon, it felt like an album…
One thing that’s struck me recently, listening to The Beatles’ “Please Please Me” is how much it DOESN’T sound unsure…