TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 92
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 8.41
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. Disorder (8.8)
2. Shadowplay (8.7)
3. She’s Lost Control (8.5)
Thoughts.
In my opinion this moody, reverb soaked, minimalistic album is one the most important in all of music history. For all The Ramones and The Sex Pistols were massive and influenced many, more bands today sound more like Joy Division than either of the aforementioned punk bands. The four musicians from Manchester made an album ... read more
TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 93
John Lennon - Imagine 8.46
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. Imagine (8.7)
2. Oh Yoko! (8.6)
3. Jealous Guy (8.6)
The second (music) album from the Beatle sees him venture to a much more polished, pop sound than his previous album Plastic Ono Band and although I think both are very good albums with very good songs, I think this album is a little more consistent, hence the higher rating and higher ranking.
The composition of the title track Imagine, like half of the songs ... read more
TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 94
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising 8.26
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. Eye Know (9.2)
2. The Magic Number (9.0)
3. Me Myself and I (8.5)
Although I like and enjoy every track off this album, I think it’s due to two particular songs that this album makes my top 100. I really like both The Magic Number and Eye Know, they are probably my two favourite hip-hop songs. Of course I also really like Me Myself and I, Change In Speak, and Potholes In My Lawn. I should say I ... read more
TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 95
Cat Stevens - Mona Bone Jakon 8.5
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. Maybe You’re Right (8.8)
2. Lady D’Arbanville (8.6)
3. Trouble (8.6)
My introduction to Yusuf/Cat Stevens was Tea For The Tillerman followed by Teaser And The Firecat, two excellent folk rock albums. Mona Bone Jakon, however, I listened to after starting from his first album and working my way through. I must say I think this album isn’t too far off from the aforementioned albums. The ... read more
TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 96
Don McLean - Tapestry 8.38
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. Magdalene Lane (8.7)
2. Three Flights Up (8.7)
3. Castles In The Air (8.6)
This was one debut I was very pleasantly surprised with when I first heard it, having only listened to American Pie prior. The album contains some excellent lyrics on top of some very interesting and engaging guitar picking. I think this is a solid folk album of the period that often gets overlooked.
The album starts with Castles In The ... read more
TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 97
Heart - Dreamboat Annie 8.36
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. Crazy On You (8.9)
2. Magic Man (8.5)
3. Dreamboat Annie (8.4)
The debut record from Heart is definitely one of the strongest rock debuts of the 70s, I really like how the album ranges from rockers like ‘Crazy On You’, ‘White Lightning And Wine’, ‘Sing Child’ to the blusier ‘Magic Man’ all the way to folkier songs like the title track ‘Dreamboat Annie’ ... read more
TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 98
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band 8.38
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. Mother (8.7)
2. Isolation (8.6)
3. Love (8.6)
When I first heard this album, having just completed the Beatles’ discography, I was certainly not 100% convinced. I thought many of these songs sounded unfinished and if I'm being honest, I still do. However, that raw, ‘unfinished’ energy is one aspect of this album I really like. Lennon’s lyrics, inspired by his primal scream ... read more
TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 99
Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record 8.47
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. Tightrope (8.8)
2. Livin’ Thing (8.7)
3. Rockaria (8.6)
This album is all killer, no filler. Every track is really good. The use of strings are of course no surprise given this is an Electric Light Orchestra album, but it must be said they sound fantastic, and serve to improve each song. I think it would be easy for the strings on this album to quickly sound gimmicky, and as if they ... read more
TOP 100 ALBUMS
No. 100
The Beatles - With The Beatles 8.25
Top 3 Favourite Tracks
1. All My Loving (8.9)
2. You Really Got A Hold On Me (8.7)
3. Not A Second Time (8.6)
Recently I made a list of my top 100 albums and decided to re-listen to and review each one of them. The first one is With The Beatles, my least favourite album, from my most favourite band. Although this is my least favourite Beatles album, I still enjoy it and believe the record has a lot going for it. The cover ... read more
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