Kate Bush's debut, The Kick Inside, is one of my favorite debut albums of all time. Written throughout her teenage years, the songs are remarkably mature for a girl who was just 19 years old when it was released. Every track on here is fantastic, and Kate's artistic vision is clear. But this is just the first chapter, with plenty more fantastic and even history-defining albums to come after this one.
The album that David Bowie is probably known the most for, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a glam rock masterpiece. Filled to the brim with catchy tunes and fun music, this album does not let up until the very last note is played. Ziggy is Bowie's very first "masterpiece" in my opinion with almost everything together and in tune giving listeners some great music.
Perhaps one of Bowie's first "experimental" albums, Station to Station is an album filled from front to back with hit after hit. It is also the first album since 1972's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" to receive extremely high critical acclaim and public appeal. Melancholic and introspective, this is the very first appearance of Bowie's infamous character -- the Thin White Duke. During this period of his life he lived on nothing but peppers, ... read more
An eclectic group of songs sprawling so many genres, The Beatles' self-titled album is an uncompromising vision which has shaped rock and roll (and even modern music altogether). Heavy tensions flowed through the band throughout the creation of this album; tensions which would result in drummer Ringo Starr and producer Geoff Emerick to leave for short periods of time. This tension is notable on the album, showing in the darker nature of some songs and within the whiplash genre changes ... read more
Perhaps Paul's most popular solo work (as well as Band on the Run), Ram has had quite a revelation period in current times. I fully agree! As it should! This album is fun, cozy, and just so cheerful. I put off listening to this for a while because I wasn't a fan of what I had heard of Paul's solo work, but this blew all of my expectations out of the water. Quite an enjoyable listen, and most definitely in my list of top 3 solo Beatle works!