98. Donovan – Sunshine Superman While it would be another 20 years before he enjoyed massive commercial success with “Too Many Broken Hearts” and “Especially… Continue reading “98. Donovan – Sunshine Superman”…
97. The Kinks – Something Else by The Kinks One of the first things people will tell you about this album (including me I suppose) is that it went… Continue reading “97. The Kinks – Something Else by The Kinks”…
96. Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane always seemed to me to be the rock gods of the summer of love, and it’s about 49… Continue reading “96. Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow”…
95. The Young Rascals – Groovin’ ‘Blue-eyed soul’ is a bit of a derogatory term in these post Michael Bolton days. And to be honest, it’s… Continue reading “95. The Young Rascals – Groovin’”…
94. The Byrds – Younger than Yesterday As I chug through this list, I do of course peek forward from time to time at the albums that… Continue reading “94. The Byrds – Younger than Yesterday”…
93. The Doors – The Doors In the annals of rock history, there’s a lot of debate about The Doors. On the one hand, they were… Continue reading “93. The Doors – The Doors”…
92. Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim – Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim Ok, so I’m rocketing through these albums but it’s still odd to see just how quickly the trends must have… Continue reading “92. Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim – Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim”…
91. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico One of the hazards of working through this giant list of albums is that every now and then I come… Continue reading “91. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico”…
90. The Who – The Who Sell Out I’m sure that, a few months from now, when I’m trudging through Hawkwind and Genesis, I’m going to regret saying… Continue reading “90. The Who – The Who Sell Out”…
89. Pink Floyd – Piper at the Gates of Dawn Pink Floyd. Finally… As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I’m a bit of a Floyd geek. But way back in… Continue reading “89. Pink Floyd – Piper at the Gates of Dawn”…
88. Cream – Disraeli Gears OK, so I’m not the biggest fan of Eric Clapton, but it’s pretty much an established fact that his best… Continue reading “88. Cream – Disraeli Gears”…
87. Love – Forever Changes Despite not really getting anywhere in the charts on its first release, “Forever Changes” is generally seen these days as… Continue reading “87. Love – Forever Changes”…
86. Tim Buckley – Goodbye and Hello For modern listeners, he’s always going to be “Jeff’s Dad”, but back in the day Tim Buckley was a formidable… Continue reading “86. Tim Buckley – Goodbye and Hello”…
85. The Monkees – Headquarters “Hey, look, the Monkees. They were a huge influence on the Beatles.” – Loyd, “Dumb and Dumber” (1994) “The Monkees… Continue reading “85. The Monkees – Headquarters”…
84. The Beau Brummels – Triangle The Beau Brummels might be a good contender for the greatest could’ve beens of the sixties. Pretty obscure now, they… Continue reading “84. The Beau Brummels – Triangle”…
83. Love – Da Capo Generally considered as a ‘half-legendary album’ thanks to the addition of the oft-maligned “Revelation” which takes up the whole of… Continue reading “83. Love – Da Capo”…
82. Moby Grape – Moby Grape “The Grape’s saga is one of squandered potential, absurdly misguided decisions, bad luck, blunders and excruciating heartbreak, all set to… Continue reading “82. Moby Grape – Moby Grape”…
81. Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band – Safe as Milk As I said a few reviews back, when it comes to Captain Beefheart, I’ve not been looking forward to the… Continue reading “81. Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band – Safe as Milk”…
80. Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield Again We’re into proper psychedelic territory now. As I look forward to the next twenty or so albums, I wish I… Continue reading “80. Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield Again”…
79. Country Joe and the Fish – Electric Music for Mind and Body There’s something admirable about a left-wing activist who named his band after Stalin and Chairman Mao, putting together a radical… Continue reading “79. Country Joe and the Fish – Electric Music for Mind and Body”…
78. The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Where am I supposed to begin with this one then? This isn’t just the album that changed rock music (at… Continue reading “78. The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”…
77. Nico – Chelsea Girl When I mentioned to a colleague that Nico was next on my list of albums to write about, his immediate… Continue reading “77. Nico – Chelsea Girl”…
76. Astrud Gilberto – Beach Samba “Stay… And we’ll make sex with music.” – it’s hard to argue with her as she kicks off this sweet… Continue reading “76. Astrud Gilberto – Beach Samba”…
75. Nina Simone – Wild is the Wind I’ve never quite been able to define it, but there’s something about Nina Simone. It’s not just her talent as… Continue reading “75. Nina Simone – Wild is the Wind”…