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#everyalbumIown Lovegod: The Soup Dragons. 1990.
Top 3 tunes: I'm Free, Mother Universe, LoveGod
You can skip this: Beauty Freak
Rating: 8/10
Got this on tape back in 1989 after seeing the video for Mother Universe on BSB. Bit of a time capsule but it still holds up.
Top 3 tunes: I'm Free, Mother Universe, LoveGod
You can skip this: Beauty Freak
Rating: 8/10
Got this on tape back in 1989 after seeing the video for Mother Universe on BSB. Bit of a time capsule but it still holds up.
#everyalbumIown hours: David Bowie. 1999
Top 3 tunes: Seven, Thursday's Child, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
Rating: 10/10
Sometimes I think this is the best David Bowie album. It sounds like Britpop, some of his most melodic and heartfelt stuff.
Top 3 tunes: Seven, Thursday's Child, The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
Rating: 10/10
Sometimes I think this is the best David Bowie album. It sounds like Britpop, some of his most melodic and heartfelt stuff.
#everyalbumIown Made in Heaven: Queen. 1995.
Top 3 tunes: Made in Heaven, Heaven for Everyone, I Was Born To Love You
You can skip: Mother Love, You Don't Fool Me
Rating: 8/10
I remember listening to this on my discman for an hour until I realised I had the first song on repeat.
Top 3 tunes: Made in Heaven, Heaven for Everyone, I Was Born To Love You
You can skip: Mother Love, You Don't Fool Me
Rating: 8/10
I remember listening to this on my discman for an hour until I realised I had the first song on repeat.
#everyalbumIown Never for Ever. Kate Bush 1980.
Top 3 tunes: Babooshka, Violin, Breathing
You can skip: Egypt
Rating: 9/10
Only got into Kate in 2014-ish. Violin sounds like Lene Lovich covering Sparks. Breathing is terrifying!!! I have butterflies flying out of my frou-frou.
Top 3 tunes: Babooshka, Violin, Breathing
You can skip: Egypt
Rating: 9/10
Only got into Kate in 2014-ish. Violin sounds like Lene Lovich covering Sparks. Breathing is terrifying!!! I have butterflies flying out of my frou-frou.
#everyalbumIown Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys. 1966.
Top 3 tunes: God Only Knows, You Still Believe In Me, I'm Waiting For The Day
You can skip this: Let's Go Away For A While
Rating: 10/10
This is just a great pop album. Happy tunes with sad lyrics, sad tunes with happy lyrics.
Top 3 tunes: God Only Knows, You Still Believe In Me, I'm Waiting For The Day
You can skip this: Let's Go Away For A While
Rating: 10/10
This is just a great pop album. Happy tunes with sad lyrics, sad tunes with happy lyrics.
#everyalbumIown Blue Moves. Elton John. 1976.
Top 3 tunes: Tonight, Someone's Final Song, Bite Your Lip
You can skip this: Idol
Rating: 10/10
Sometimes I think this is EJ's best album. Underrated certainly. Very polished & cohesive with Beach Boys harmonies & the Top Gear theme.
Top 3 tunes: Tonight, Someone's Final Song, Bite Your Lip
You can skip this: Idol
Rating: 10/10
Sometimes I think this is EJ's best album. Underrated certainly. Very polished & cohesive with Beach Boys harmonies & the Top Gear theme.
#everyalbumIown Fossil Fuel. XTC. 1996.
Top 3 tunes: Love at First Sight, Great Fire, The Loving
You can skip this: This World Over, The Disappointed
Rating: 9/10
Got this in the 90s, took me ages to get into it. Now I have all the albums. Nigel, No Thugs & Dear God also great.
Top 3 tunes: Love at First Sight, Great Fire, The Loving
You can skip this: This World Over, The Disappointed
Rating: 9/10
Got this in the 90s, took me ages to get into it. Now I have all the albums. Nigel, No Thugs & Dear God also great.
#everyalbumIown Magical Mystery Tour. The Beatles. 1976.
Top 3 tunes: I Am The Walrus, Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane
You can skip this: Flying, Blue Jay Way
Rating: 7/10
Bought this so many times! I even got the vinyl EP for the comic-strip book. Tape, CD, remastered CD.
Top 3 tunes: I Am The Walrus, Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane
You can skip this: Flying, Blue Jay Way
Rating: 7/10
Bought this so many times! I even got the vinyl EP for the comic-strip book. Tape, CD, remastered CD.
#everyalbumIown The Album. ABBA. 1977.
Top 3 tunes: Name of the Game, I Wonder (Departure)
You can skip this: Move On, I'm A Marionette
Rating: 8/10
A "mixed bag" of ABBA; three strong singles, a cover of the Hitch-Hiker's theme, a routine ballad and an unfinished mini-musical.
Top 3 tunes: Name of the Game, I Wonder (Departure)
You can skip this: Move On, I'm A Marionette
Rating: 8/10
A "mixed bag" of ABBA; three strong singles, a cover of the Hitch-Hiker's theme, a routine ballad and an unfinished mini-musical.
#everyalbumIown Get Lost. The Magnetic Fields. 1995.
Top 3 tunes: All the Umbrellas in London, Love is Lighter than Air, You and Me and the Moon
You can skip: The Village in the Morning
Rating: 9/10
My first TMF album. Can't remember why I got it. V. strong synthpop songwriting.
Top 3 tunes: All the Umbrellas in London, Love is Lighter than Air, You and Me and the Moon
You can skip: The Village in the Morning
Rating: 9/10
My first TMF album. Can't remember why I got it. V. strong synthpop songwriting.
#everyalbumIown Hysteria. The Human League. 1985.
Top 3 tunes: I'm Coming Back, Louise, The Lebanon
You can skip: Betrayal
Rating: 7/10
If they'd included the original version of I Love You Too Much that would be top 3. Side 1 is killer, side 2 is filler.
Top 3 tunes: I'm Coming Back, Louise, The Lebanon
You can skip: Betrayal
Rating: 7/10
If they'd included the original version of I Love You Too Much that would be top 3. Side 1 is killer, side 2 is filler.
#everyalbumIown Step One. Steps. 1998.
Top 3 tunes: Last Thing On My Abba, One for Abba, Better Best ForgotAbba
You can skip: 5,6,7,8, Experienced (it's a bit icky)
Rating: 8/10
We'd used to play this at Mute for a Friday afternoon treat. Back to You is another great tune.
Top 3 tunes: Last Thing On My Abba, One for Abba, Better Best ForgotAbba
You can skip: 5,6,7,8, Experienced (it's a bit icky)
Rating: 8/10
We'd used to play this at Mute for a Friday afternoon treat. Back to You is another great tune.
#everyalbumIown The Family Jewels. Marina & the Diamonds. 2010.
Top 3 tunes: I Am Not A Robot, Hermit the Frog, Are You Satisfied?
You can skip: Shampain
Rating: 10/10
Got into M&TD after hearing Mowgli's Road. God I
this album. Buzzing with mad ideas. Like Kate Bush but POP!
Top 3 tunes: I Am Not A Robot, Hermit the Frog, Are You Satisfied?
You can skip: Shampain
Rating: 10/10
Got into M&TD after hearing Mowgli's Road. God I
this album. Buzzing with mad ideas. Like Kate Bush but POP!
#everyalbumIown What's The Story (Morning Glory?) Oasis. 1995.
Top 3 tunes: Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger, Some Might Say
You can skip: Hey Now!
Rating: 7/10
The relentless wall-of-noise mastering has dated badly. Also that space before the question mark is annoying.
Top 3 tunes: Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger, Some Might Say
You can skip: Hey Now!
Rating: 7/10
The relentless wall-of-noise mastering has dated badly. Also that space before the question mark is annoying.
#everyalbumIown Graceland. Paul Simon. 1986.
Top 3 tunes: Boy in the Bubble, You Can Call Me Al, Graceland
You can skip: That Was Your Mother
Rating: 10/10
Had this on tape back in the day. Still holds up, even the naff synthesizer in YCCMA. Massive drums! Mindblowing basslines!
Top 3 tunes: Boy in the Bubble, You Can Call Me Al, Graceland
You can skip: That Was Your Mother
Rating: 10/10
Had this on tape back in the day. Still holds up, even the naff synthesizer in YCCMA. Massive drums! Mindblowing basslines!
#everyalbumIown Wild! Erasure. 1989.
Top 3 tunes: Drama, 2,000 Miles, How Many Times?
You can skip: Crown of Thorns (sounds like Depeche Mode)
Rating: 9/10
My sister bought me the tape for Xmas but did me a preview copy so I'd know the songs when we went to see them in concert.
Top 3 tunes: Drama, 2,000 Miles, How Many Times?
You can skip: Crown of Thorns (sounds like Depeche Mode)
Rating: 9/10
My sister bought me the tape for Xmas but did me a preview copy so I'd know the songs when we went to see them in concert.
#everyalbumIown Promenade. The Divine Comedy. 1994
Top 3 tunes: Going Downhill Fast, Seafood Song, Tonight We Fly
You can skip: Booklovers is only funny once.
Rating: 6/10
Point deducted for all the Michael Nyman intros. Don't Look Down weirdly preempts the plot of Bottom: Hole.
Top 3 tunes: Going Downhill Fast, Seafood Song, Tonight We Fly
You can skip: Booklovers is only funny once.
Rating: 6/10
Point deducted for all the Michael Nyman intros. Don't Look Down weirdly preempts the plot of Bottom: Hole.
#everyalbumIown The Man Machine. Kraftwerk. 1978.
Top 3 tunes: Spacelab, The Model, Neon Lights
You can skip: nothing, there's only 6 tracks
Rating: 10/10
So gloriously late 1970s sci-fi, I can picture the Mat Irvine spaceships. Neon Lights is magical. Kraftwerk's best!
Top 3 tunes: Spacelab, The Model, Neon Lights
You can skip: nothing, there's only 6 tracks
Rating: 10/10
So gloriously late 1970s sci-fi, I can picture the Mat Irvine spaceships. Neon Lights is magical. Kraftwerk's best!
#everyalbumIown Parade. Prince. 1986.
Top 3 tunes: Girls & Boys, Anotherlover..., Sometimes it Snows...
You can skip: Life Can Be...
Rating: 8/10
Uncharacteristically short songs so nothing outstays its welcome. Terence Trent D'Arby's entire career is this LP! Saw the film once.
Top 3 tunes: Girls & Boys, Anotherlover..., Sometimes it Snows...
You can skip: Life Can Be...
Rating: 8/10
Uncharacteristically short songs so nothing outstays its welcome. Terence Trent D'Arby's entire career is this LP! Saw the film once.
#everyalbumIown Impossible Princess. Kylie. 1997.
Top 3 tunes: Some Kind of Bliss, Did It Again, Breathe
You can skip: Drunk, Jump, Through the Years
Rating: 6/10
Some rather desperate pastiches of Born Slippy, Play Dead, Massive Attack, Portishead etc make side 2 hard work.
Top 3 tunes: Some Kind of Bliss, Did It Again, Breathe
You can skip: Drunk, Jump, Through the Years
Rating: 6/10
Some rather desperate pastiches of Born Slippy, Play Dead, Massive Attack, Portishead etc make side 2 hard work.
#everyalbumIown Bellybutton. Jellyfish. 1990.
Top 3 tunes: That Is Why, She Still Loves Him, Now She Knows She's Wrong
You can skip: All I Want (but even that's great)
Rating: 10/10
Homages all over the place (the first song is basically Let Me Roll It) but such amazing songs.
Top 3 tunes: That Is Why, She Still Loves Him, Now She Knows She's Wrong
You can skip: All I Want (but even that's great)
Rating: 10/10
Homages all over the place (the first song is basically Let Me Roll It) but such amazing songs.
#everyalbumIown A New Morning. Suede. 2002.
Top 3 tunes: Obsessions, Astrogirl, Beautiful Loser, Attitude*, Golden Gun*
You can skip: Streetlife
Rating: 7/10
Sounded very dated/going through the motions back in 2002. Now we can just pretend it came out in 1997.
* Bonus tracks.
Top 3 tunes: Obsessions, Astrogirl, Beautiful Loser, Attitude*, Golden Gun*
You can skip: Streetlife
Rating: 7/10
Sounded very dated/going through the motions back in 2002. Now we can just pretend it came out in 1997.
* Bonus tracks.
#everyalbumIown Peppermint Radio. Kate Walsh. 2009.
Top 3 tunes: Move Any Mountain, A Little Respect, Beetlebum
You can skip: Monochrome
Rating: 9/10
Piano ballad reworkings of pop tunes sounds like a John Lewis Xmas advert but KW's performances & settings charming & inventive.
Top 3 tunes: Move Any Mountain, A Little Respect, Beetlebum
You can skip: Monochrome
Rating: 9/10
Piano ballad reworkings of pop tunes sounds like a John Lewis Xmas advert but KW's performances & settings charming & inventive.
#everyalbumIown Essex. Alison Moyet. 1994
Top 3 tunes: Whispering Your Name, Ode To Boy, Getting Into Something
You can skip: Another Living Day
Rating: 8/10
One of Alf's best. Lightning Seeds production! I bought all the CD singles of course.
Top 3 tunes: Whispering Your Name, Ode To Boy, Getting Into Something
You can skip: Another Living Day
Rating: 8/10
One of Alf's best. Lightning Seeds production! I bought all the CD singles of course.
#everyalbumIown Switched-on Bach. Wendy Carlos. 1968.
Top 3 tunes: Jesu..., Prelude and Fugue #2 in C Minor, Brandenberg III Part I,
You can skip: Two-Part Invention in D Minor
Rating: 8/10
Occasionally gets a bit squeaky but otherwise classic Bach in style of Paddy Kingsland.
Top 3 tunes: Jesu..., Prelude and Fugue #2 in C Minor, Brandenberg III Part I,
You can skip: Two-Part Invention in D Minor
Rating: 8/10
Occasionally gets a bit squeaky but otherwise classic Bach in style of Paddy Kingsland.
#everyalbumIown Whomp That Sucker. Sparks. 1981.
Top 3 tunes: Funny Face, Where's My Girl, The Willys
You can skip: Don't Shoot Me
Rating: 7/10
A return to the rock-operetta approach of their Island albums. Production a bit cheesey but love the massed choruses of Russels.
Top 3 tunes: Funny Face, Where's My Girl, The Willys
You can skip: Don't Shoot Me
Rating: 7/10
A return to the rock-operetta approach of their Island albums. Production a bit cheesey but love the massed choruses of Russels.
#everyalbumIown Tango in the Night (Lilt in the Day). Fleetwood Mac. 1987.
Top 3 tunes: Big Love, Little Lies, Everywhere
You can skip: Welcome...
Rating: 9/10
Music for the middle-aged, but so many hits! Point deducted cos I'm not a fan of Stevie Nicks' voice. Great 12" mixes.
Top 3 tunes: Big Love, Little Lies, Everywhere
You can skip: Welcome...
Rating: 9/10
Music for the middle-aged, but so many hits! Point deducted cos I'm not a fan of Stevie Nicks' voice. Great 12" mixes.
#everyalbumIown Radio Musicola. Nik Kershaw. 1986.
Top 3 tunes: Nobody Knows, What The Papers Say, When A Heart Beats
You can skip: LABATYD
Rating: 8/10
Two years after The Riddle was a long wait. Had this on tape. Kershaw railing against the music industry, not a happy bunny.
Top 3 tunes: Nobody Knows, What The Papers Say, When A Heart Beats
You can skip: LABATYD
Rating: 8/10
Two years after The Riddle was a long wait. Had this on tape. Kershaw railing against the music industry, not a happy bunny.
#everyalbumIown The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album. 1988.
Top 3 tunes: Burton's Escape, The Sting, Guards of Silence
You can skip: 8891 Royale
Rating: 5/10
Not really an overview of 25 years of incidental music. Sounds like a load of Pet Shop Boys backing tracks. Synth stabs!
Top 3 tunes: Burton's Escape, The Sting, Guards of Silence
You can skip: 8891 Royale
Rating: 5/10
Not really an overview of 25 years of incidental music. Sounds like a load of Pet Shop Boys backing tracks. Synth stabs!
#everyalbumIown Make A Scene. Sophie Ellis-Bextor. 2011.
Top 3 tunes: Bittersweet, Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer), Under Your Touch
You can skip: Make A Scene (interesting but it doesn't work)
Rating: 8/10
Non-stop electropop. Surprisingly samey given all the different producers!
Top 3 tunes: Bittersweet, Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer), Under Your Touch
You can skip: Make A Scene (interesting but it doesn't work)
Rating: 8/10
Non-stop electropop. Surprisingly samey given all the different producers!
#everyalbumIown Tales of Mystery & Imagination. Alan Parsons Project. 1976.
Top 3 tunes: Raven, Cask of Amontillado, Doctor Tarr
You can skip: Fall of House of Usher instrumentals
Rating: 7/10
Some great tunes - if you like Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, you might like this.
Top 3 tunes: Raven, Cask of Amontillado, Doctor Tarr
You can skip: Fall of House of Usher instrumentals
Rating: 7/10
Some great tunes - if you like Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, you might like this.
#everyalbumIown Songs of Faith and Devotion. Depeche Mode. 1993
Top 3 tunes: I Feel You, Judas, One Caress
You can skip: Higher Love
Rating: 10/10
Ooh, my favourite DM album. Hard to choose my top 3, cos Walking in My Shoes, Condemnation, In Your Room, Get Right With Me all
!
Top 3 tunes: I Feel You, Judas, One Caress
You can skip: Higher Love
Rating: 10/10
Ooh, my favourite DM album. Hard to choose my top 3, cos Walking in My Shoes, Condemnation, In Your Room, Get Right With Me all
!
#everyalbumIown Elegant Machinery. Data. 1985.
Top 3 tunes: Stop, Over 21, Playing
You can skip: In Blue
Rating: 7/10
80s synthpop project by Georg Kajanus of Sailor. Like having a third Yazoo album, a bit Magnetic Fields-y. Not actually available on CD!
Top 3 tunes: Stop, Over 21, Playing
You can skip: In Blue
Rating: 7/10
80s synthpop project by Georg Kajanus of Sailor. Like having a third Yazoo album, a bit Magnetic Fields-y. Not actually available on CD!
#everyalbumIown Mighty Garvey! Manfred Mann. 1968.
Top 3 tunes: Ha! Ha! Said The Clown, No Better No Worse, Each and Every Day
You can skip: Happy Families is only funny once (pre-empts Beatles' YKMN (LUTN)?)
Rating: 8/10
The Manns go baroque pop. Very Odessey and Oracle/VGPS.
Top 3 tunes: Ha! Ha! Said The Clown, No Better No Worse, Each and Every Day
You can skip: Happy Families is only funny once (pre-empts Beatles' YKMN (LUTN)?)
Rating: 8/10
The Manns go baroque pop. Very Odessey and Oracle/VGPS.
#everyalbumIown Sunshine on Leith. The Proclaimers. 1988.
Top 3 tunes: Sunshine on Leith, Then I Met You, I'm On My Way
You can skip: Cap in Hand, a PPB for the SNP.
Rating: 9/10
Had this on tape back in the day. I put one of the songs in a Dr Who novel. The film is also great.
Top 3 tunes: Sunshine on Leith, Then I Met You, I'm On My Way
You can skip: Cap in Hand, a PPB for the SNP.
Rating: 9/10
Had this on tape back in the day. I put one of the songs in a Dr Who novel. The film is also great.
#everyalbumIown Ketevan. Katie Melua. 2013.
Top 3 tunes: Love is a Silent Thief, The Love I'm Frightened Of, Where Does The Ocean Go?
You can skip: Chase Me
Rating: 9/10
KM is far stranger and funnier than her Parky/Radio 2 reputation. Idiot School is like a Two Ronnies number.
Top 3 tunes: Love is a Silent Thief, The Love I'm Frightened Of, Where Does The Ocean Go?
You can skip: Chase Me
Rating: 9/10
KM is far stranger and funnier than her Parky/Radio 2 reputation. Idiot School is like a Two Ronnies number.
#everyalbumIown Glory Days. Little Mix. 2016.
Top 3 tunes: Shout Out to my Ex, You Gotta Not, Your Love
You can skip: Down and Dirty, Private Show
Rating: 9/10
Mostly excellent POP with a couple of dull 'r & b' tracks. AVOID the 'Platinum' version. Not got any other LM albums.
Top 3 tunes: Shout Out to my Ex, You Gotta Not, Your Love
You can skip: Down and Dirty, Private Show
Rating: 9/10
Mostly excellent POP with a couple of dull 'r & b' tracks. AVOID the 'Platinum' version. Not got any other LM albums.
#everyalbumIown Carry On Up The Charts. The Beautiful South. 1994.
Top 3 tunes: I'll Sail This Ship..., Old Red Eyes..., Prettiest Eyes
You can skip: 36D has its knockers
Rating: 10/10
Apparently everyone in the UK owns 2.4 copies of this album. Paul Heaton, songwriting genius!
Top 3 tunes: I'll Sail This Ship..., Old Red Eyes..., Prettiest Eyes
You can skip: 36D has its knockers
Rating: 10/10
Apparently everyone in the UK owns 2.4 copies of this album. Paul Heaton, songwriting genius!
#everyalbumIown Carry On Up The Charts BONUS DISC. The Beautiful South. 1994.
Top 3 tunes: You Just Can't Smile It Away, Frank and Delores, His Time Ran Out
You can skip: But Til Then.
Rating: 8/10
Some but not all of the b-sides, plus an album track due to tracklisting cock-up.
Top 3 tunes: You Just Can't Smile It Away, Frank and Delores, His Time Ran Out
You can skip: But Til Then.
Rating: 8/10
Some but not all of the b-sides, plus an album track due to tracklisting cock-up.
#everyalbumIown The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society. 1968.
Top 3 tunes: Picture Book, All of My Friends Were There, Mr Songbird
You can skip: Big Sky
Rating: 10/10
Housemate at university had this. I must've bought it half a dozen times since. Pastoral psych!
Top 3 tunes: Picture Book, All of My Friends Were There, Mr Songbird
You can skip: Big Sky
Rating: 10/10
Housemate at university had this. I must've bought it half a dozen times since. Pastoral psych!
#everyalbumIown Make It Bettter. Dubstar. 2000.
Top 3 tunes: I (Friday Night), When the World..., I'm Conscious of Myself
You can skip: Arc of Fire
Rating: 5/10
I feel bad about the low rating but it just sounds so... lethargic. IIRC my mate Neil was responsible for the title!
Top 3 tunes: I (Friday Night), When the World..., I'm Conscious of Myself
You can skip: Arc of Fire
Rating: 5/10
I feel bad about the low rating but it just sounds so... lethargic. IIRC my mate Neil was responsible for the title!
#everyalbumIown Eat to the Beat. Blondie. 1979.
Top 3 tunes: The Hardest Part, Union City Blue, Shayla.
You can skip: Eat to the Beat, live bonus tracks
Rating: 9/10
Underrated follow-up to PL. Solid pop, except Victor which is fcking weird. Sound-a-Sleep should be last track!
Top 3 tunes: The Hardest Part, Union City Blue, Shayla.
You can skip: Eat to the Beat, live bonus tracks
Rating: 9/10
Underrated follow-up to PL. Solid pop, except Victor which is fcking weird. Sound-a-Sleep should be last track!
#everyalbumIown Parklife. Blur. 1994.
Top 3 tunes: To the End, Badhead, This is a Low.
You can skip: the instrumentals.
Rating: 9/10
"Today's the day for a little ride in the countryside." The Empire Strikes Back of Blur's 'Chas'n'Dave Sing Bowie' Trilogy. Dated badly! Love it!
Top 3 tunes: To the End, Badhead, This is a Low.
You can skip: the instrumentals.
Rating: 9/10
"Today's the day for a little ride in the countryside." The Empire Strikes Back of Blur's 'Chas'n'Dave Sing Bowie' Trilogy. Dated badly! Love it!
#everyalbumIown Catch Bull At Four. Cat Stevens. 1972.
Top 3 tunes: Sitting, Can't Keep It In, Sweet Scarlet
You can skip: O Caritas
Rating: 9/10
Gorgeous songwriting from the erstwhile Cat. Surprisingly diverse and experimental - there's a very fruity MOOG all over Angelsea.
Top 3 tunes: Sitting, Can't Keep It In, Sweet Scarlet
You can skip: O Caritas
Rating: 9/10
Gorgeous songwriting from the erstwhile Cat. Surprisingly diverse and experimental - there's a very fruity MOOG all over Angelsea.
#everyalbumIown Light Years. Electric Light Orchestra. 1997.
Top 3 tunes: Livin' Thing, Mr Blue Sky, Wild West Hero
You can skip: Illusions in G Major. Not a hit!
Rating: 9/10
My first ELO album. Reminds me of the bus journey to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, I was temping there.
Top 3 tunes: Livin' Thing, Mr Blue Sky, Wild West Hero
You can skip: Illusions in G Major. Not a hit!
Rating: 9/10
My first ELO album. Reminds me of the bus journey to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, I was temping there.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Finisterre. St Etienne. 2002.
Top 3 tunes: Amateur, Soft Like Me, New Thing
You can skip: More You Know
Rating: 9/10
"The perverse possibilities of the Barbican..." My favourite SE album! Reminds me of #18 bus journey to Mute through Kilburn. Stars Valeyard.
Top 3 tunes: Amateur, Soft Like Me, New Thing
You can skip: More You Know
Rating: 9/10
"The perverse possibilities of the Barbican..." My favourite SE album! Reminds me of #18 bus journey to Mute through Kilburn. Stars Valeyard.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Change. Sugababes. 2007.
Top 3 tunes: About You Now, Back When (should've been a single), Surprise
You can skip: Back Down
Rating: 8/10
Classic pop from the third incarnation of Trigger's broom. Reminds me of walking along Albert Embankment with a blocked ear.
Top 3 tunes: About You Now, Back When (should've been a single), Surprise
You can skip: Back Down
Rating: 8/10
Classic pop from the third incarnation of Trigger's broom. Reminds me of walking along Albert Embankment with a blocked ear.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Intensive Care. Robbie Williams. 2005.
Top 3 tunes: Make Me Pure, Advertising Space, Sin Sin Sin
You can skip: Ghosts, The Trouble With Me
Rating: 7/10
50p at Cex! Side 2 is a bit going-through-the-motions. Sin Sin Sin sounds like Are We Human Or Are We Dancer.
Top 3 tunes: Make Me Pure, Advertising Space, Sin Sin Sin
You can skip: Ghosts, The Trouble With Me
Rating: 7/10
50p at Cex! Side 2 is a bit going-through-the-motions. Sin Sin Sin sounds like Are We Human Or Are We Dancer.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Wax. KT Tunstall. 2018.
Top 3 tunes: Human Being, The River, Tiny Love
You can skip: The Mountain
Rating: 10/10
Another classic from the 21st century's answer to Lulu. Rifftastic rock. Tiny Love has even reduced me to tears while running through Oliver's Battery.
Top 3 tunes: Human Being, The River, Tiny Love
You can skip: The Mountain
Rating: 10/10
Another classic from the 21st century's answer to Lulu. Rifftastic rock. Tiny Love has even reduced me to tears while running through Oliver's Battery.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Something to Remember. Madonna. 1995.
Top 3 tunes: I'll Remember, Take A Bow, Crazy For You
You can skip: I Want You
Rating: 6/10
An odds-and-sods collection bought out of sheer completism. A "mixed bag" of hits and 'well, I wouldn't have chosen that' LP tracks.
Top 3 tunes: I'll Remember, Take A Bow, Crazy For You
You can skip: I Want You
Rating: 6/10
An odds-and-sods collection bought out of sheer completism. A "mixed bag" of hits and 'well, I wouldn't have chosen that' LP tracks.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Singles Collection. Kim Wilde. 1993.
Top 3 tunes: Kids in America, Chequered Love, Cambodia
You can skip: In My Life
Rating: 7/10
Game of two halves. Love new wave Kim. Not keen on SAW-style Kim. Pop fact: She is the daughter of 60s skiffle star Lonnie Donnegan.
Top 3 tunes: Kids in America, Chequered Love, Cambodia
You can skip: In My Life
Rating: 7/10
Game of two halves. Love new wave Kim. Not keen on SAW-style Kim. Pop fact: She is the daughter of 60s skiffle star Lonnie Donnegan.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Innervisions. Stevie Wonder. 1973.
Top 3 tunes: Living for the City, Higher Ground, Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing
You can skip: Golden Girl
Rating: 9/10
Missives from the pop front line courtesy of our ghetto correspondent, Stevie Wonder. Lots of FRUITY synthesizers.
Top 3 tunes: Living for the City, Higher Ground, Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing
You can skip: Golden Girl
Rating: 9/10
Missives from the pop front line courtesy of our ghetto correspondent, Stevie Wonder. Lots of FRUITY synthesizers.
#EveryAlbumIOwn The Sea. Mel C. 2011.
Top 3 tunes: The Sea, Stupid Game, Burn
You can skip: Think About It
Rating: 9/10
Great songs and HUGE voice from "Indie Spice", the best of the Spices. Burn would fit into Buffy musical. Get Out Of Here sounds like Muse doing All Cried Out.
Top 3 tunes: The Sea, Stupid Game, Burn
You can skip: Think About It
Rating: 9/10
Great songs and HUGE voice from "Indie Spice", the best of the Spices. Burn would fit into Buffy musical. Get Out Of Here sounds like Muse doing All Cried Out.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Chess. Tim, Benny & Bjorn. 1984.
Top 3 tunes: Nobody's Side, One Night In Bangkok, Heaven Help My Heart
You can skip: the opera bits
Rating: 10/10
"Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite." I saw the 1000th performance of the show. Benny & Bjorn on stage!!!
Top 3 tunes: Nobody's Side, One Night In Bangkok, Heaven Help My Heart
You can skip: the opera bits
Rating: 10/10
"Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite." I saw the 1000th performance of the show. Benny & Bjorn on stage!!!
#EveryAlbumIOwn More of the Monkees. The Monkees. 1967.
Top 3 tunes: Mary Mary, Steppin' Stone, I'm A Believer
You can skip: Hold On Girl, Day We Fall In Love
Rating: 6/10
A 2nd album mostly consisting of tracks rejected for the 1st album. But Nesmith is already writing songs...
Top 3 tunes: Mary Mary, Steppin' Stone, I'm A Believer
You can skip: Hold On Girl, Day We Fall In Love
Rating: 6/10
A 2nd album mostly consisting of tracks rejected for the 1st album. But Nesmith is already writing songs...
#EveryAlbumIOwn In Your Mind. Bryan Ferry. 1977.
Top 3 tunes: This is Tomorrow, Love Me Madly..., Tokyo You
You can skip: In Your Mind
Rating: 9/10
I prefer Bryan's solo stuff to Roxy. Heresy! All Night Operator is also Bry's wall of glam rock sound is great music to run to.
Top 3 tunes: This is Tomorrow, Love Me Madly..., Tokyo You
You can skip: In Your Mind
Rating: 9/10
I prefer Bryan's solo stuff to Roxy. Heresy! All Night Operator is also
Bry's wall of glam rock sound is great music to run to.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Nilsson Schmilsson. Harry Nilsson. 1971.
Top 3 tunes: Gotta Get Up, Without You, Jump Into The Fire
You can skip: I'll Never Leave you
Rating: 8/10
Yeah, the Russian Doll song. If the Beatles had kept going into the 1970s, they would've produced albums like this.
Top 3 tunes: Gotta Get Up, Without You, Jump Into The Fire
You can skip: I'll Never Leave you
Rating: 8/10
Yeah, the Russian Doll song. If the Beatles had kept going into the 1970s, they would've produced albums like this.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Kingsize. Boo Radleys. 1998.
Top 3 tunes: Kingsize, High as Monkeys, Adieu Clo Clo
You can skip: She is Everywhere (sounds like early 90s BRs)
Rating: 10/10
God, I loved the Do Badlys. The perfect balance between weird and melodic. Final album... one last hurrah.
Top 3 tunes: Kingsize, High as Monkeys, Adieu Clo Clo
You can skip: She is Everywhere (sounds like early 90s BRs)
Rating: 10/10
God, I loved the Do Badlys. The perfect balance between weird and melodic. Final album... one last hurrah.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Play. Moby. 1999.
Top 3 tunes: Run On, Porcelain, Find My Baby
You can skip: Machete, the last 7 tracks (goes on a bit!)
Rating: 8/10
We had this 6 months before release and played it every day. So when it went EVERYWHERE in 2000 I was sick to death of it!
Top 3 tunes: Run On, Porcelain, Find My Baby
You can skip: Machete, the last 7 tracks (goes on a bit!)
Rating: 8/10
We had this 6 months before release and played it every day. So when it went EVERYWHERE in 2000 I was sick to death of it!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Ram. Mr & Mrs Macca. 1971
Top 3 tunes: Dear Boy, Monkberry..., Back Seat...
You can skip: Long Haired...
Rating: 9/10
Macca still in Beatles mode - immacultely produced whimsy.
Too Many People also a corker. A Love For You & Little Lamb should've made the cut!
Top 3 tunes: Dear Boy, Monkberry..., Back Seat...
You can skip: Long Haired...
Rating: 9/10
Macca still in Beatles mode - immacultely produced whimsy.
Too Many People also a corker. A Love For You & Little Lamb should've made the cut!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Different Class. Pulp. 1995
Top 3 tunes: Pencil Skirt, Live Bed Show, Something Changed
You can skip: F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.
Rating: 10/10
So many great tunes, almost every song could have been a single. The zenith of Britpop, probably.
Top 3 tunes: Pencil Skirt, Live Bed Show, Something Changed
You can skip: F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.
Rating: 10/10
So many great tunes, almost every song could have been a single. The zenith of Britpop, probably.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Second Class. Pulp. 1995
Top 3 tunes: Mile End, Ansaphone, P.T.A.
You can skip: Deep Fried in Kelvin
Rating: 6/10
Of course I have the version with the second disc. The Different Class b-sides are great. The His'n'Hers b-sides are not so great and go on a bit.
Top 3 tunes: Mile End, Ansaphone, P.T.A.
You can skip: Deep Fried in Kelvin
Rating: 6/10
Of course I have the version with the second disc. The Different Class b-sides are great. The His'n'Hers b-sides are not so great and go on a bit.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Lessons to be Learned. Gabriella Cilmi. 2008.
Top 3 tunes: Sweet About Me, Save The lies, Sanctuary
You can skip: Messy is duff Britpop
Rating: 7/10
Even with the 'Winehouse' production I can't help suspecting that all these songs were turned down by Girls Aloud!
Top 3 tunes: Sweet About Me, Save The lies, Sanctuary
You can skip: Messy is duff Britpop
Rating: 7/10
Even with the 'Winehouse' production I can't help suspecting that all these songs were turned down by Girls Aloud!
#EveryAlbumIOwn War of the Worlds. Jeff Wayne. 1978.
Top 3 tunes: The Eve..., Horsell... (sounds like Head Games Suede), Forever Autumn
You can skip: Disc 2
Rating: 8/10
Like most adaptors, Jeff is unable to overcome the problem that the second half of the novel is really dull!
Top 3 tunes: The Eve..., Horsell... (sounds like Head Games Suede), Forever Autumn
You can skip: Disc 2
Rating: 8/10
Like most adaptors, Jeff is unable to overcome the problem that the second half of the novel is really dull!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Music for Parties. Silicon Teens. 1980.
Top 3 tunes: Just Like Eddie, Red River Rock, Let's Dance
You can skip: Oh Boy!
Rating: 4/10
Daniel Miller sings the hits from the 60s with a clothes peg on his nose. Mute's 2nd ever LP. Amazing they kept going, really!
Top 3 tunes: Just Like Eddie, Red River Rock, Let's Dance
You can skip: Oh Boy!
Rating: 4/10
Daniel Miller sings the hits from the 60s with a clothes peg on his nose. Mute's 2nd ever LP. Amazing they kept going, really!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Electro-Shock Blues. Eels. 1998.
Top 3 tunes: Cancer for the Cure, Last Stop This Town, Climbing to the Moon
You can skip: Electro-Shock Blues
Rating: 7/10
A pretty raw album about bereavement, grief and mental illness. Good, but not one I go back to very often!
Top 3 tunes: Cancer for the Cure, Last Stop This Town, Climbing to the Moon
You can skip: Electro-Shock Blues
Rating: 7/10
A pretty raw album about bereavement, grief and mental illness. Good, but not one I go back to very often!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Walls and Bridges. John Lennon. 1974.
Top 3 tunes: What You Got, #9 Dream, Steel and Glass
You can skip: Scared
Rating: 8/10
Lennon's best post-Beatles album? His last contemporary one - sounds like Young Americans. Surprise, Surprise sounds like George Harrison.
Top 3 tunes: What You Got, #9 Dream, Steel and Glass
You can skip: Scared
Rating: 8/10
Lennon's best post-Beatles album? His last contemporary one - sounds like Young Americans. Surprise, Surprise sounds like George Harrison.
#EveryAlbumIOwn The Boy Who Knew Too Much. Mika. 2009.
Top 3 tunes: We are Golden, Good Gone Girl, Lover Boy
You can skip: Toy Boy (bit too twee)
Rating: 10/10
Mika. Saw him perform this live, he was 
. And, yes, I put one of the songs in a DWM comic strip.
Top 3 tunes: We are Golden, Good Gone Girl, Lover Boy
You can skip: Toy Boy (bit too twee)
Rating: 10/10
Mika. Saw him perform this live, he was . And, yes, I put one of the songs in a DWM comic strip.
#EveryAlbumIOwn The Record. The Bee Gees. 2001.
Top 3 tunes: Words, 1st of May, You Win Again
You can skip: Jumbo, Love You Inside Out (not hits!)
Rating: 9/10 (too many tracks!)
Bubbling under: all their 60s stuff, Run to Me, their Disco Songs For Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Top 3 tunes: Words, 1st of May, You Win Again
You can skip: Jumbo, Love You Inside Out (not hits!)
Rating: 9/10 (too many tracks!)
Bubbling under: all their 60s stuff, Run to Me, their Disco Songs For Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire. Bonnie Tyler. 1986
Top 3 tunes: If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man), Band Of Gold, Holding Out For A Hero
You can skip: Lovers Again
Rating: 7/10
Great running music but it pales in comparison to Faster Than The Speed of Night.
Top 3 tunes: If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man), Band Of Gold, Holding Out For A Hero
You can skip: Lovers Again
Rating: 7/10
Great running music but it pales in comparison to Faster Than The Speed of Night.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Nobody Else. Take That. 1995.
Top 3 tunes: Sure, Back for Good, Lady Tonight
You can skip: Hanging Onto Your Love
Rating: 6/10
Back for Good is a classic. Never Forget is both ghastly and amazing. But too many generic Backstreet Boys songs that go on too long.
Top 3 tunes: Sure, Back for Good, Lady Tonight
You can skip: Hanging Onto Your Love
Rating: 6/10
Back for Good is a classic. Never Forget is both ghastly and amazing. But too many generic Backstreet Boys songs that go on too long.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Behaviour. Pet Shop Boys. 1990.
Top 3 tunes: How Can You..., So Hard, Jealousy
You can skip: This Must Be...
Rating: 8/10
Analogue synths make this their most Erasure-ish album (if that's a good thing). So Hard and Jealousy are inarguably their two best songs.
Top 3 tunes: How Can You..., So Hard, Jealousy
You can skip: This Must Be...
Rating: 8/10
Analogue synths make this their most Erasure-ish album (if that's a good thing). So Hard and Jealousy are inarguably their two best songs.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Further Listening 1990-1991. Pet Shop Boys. 1990-1991.
Top 3 tunes: Miserablism, So Hard (Extended Dance Mix), Jealousy (Extended Mix)
You can skip: Music For Boys (Ambient Mix)
Rating: 7/10
Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend sounds like SAW tribute. I expect it was.
Top 3 tunes: Miserablism, So Hard (Extended Dance Mix), Jealousy (Extended Mix)
You can skip: Music For Boys (Ambient Mix)
Rating: 7/10
Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend sounds like SAW tribute. I expect it was.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Soap. Younger Younger 28s. 2000.
Top 3 tunes: Next Big Thing, We're Going Out, Teenage Mum
You can skip: Inbetween Days
Rating: 9/10
The YY28s should've been huge but I guess their working class humour didn't meet the approval of the Radio 1 playlist gods.
Top 3 tunes: Next Big Thing, We're Going Out, Teenage Mum
You can skip: Inbetween Days
Rating: 9/10
The YY28s should've been huge but I guess their working class humour didn't meet the approval of the Radio 1 playlist gods.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Like You Do. Lightning Seeds. 1997.
Top 3 tunes: Pure, Perfect, Waiting For Today...
You can skip: intro of Marvellous
Rating: 9/10
Bought this for the bonus tracks. Point deducted for including album versions of Marvellous, Lucky You, Ready or Not & All I Want!
Top 3 tunes: Pure, Perfect, Waiting For Today...
You can skip: intro of Marvellous
Rating: 9/10
Bought this for the bonus tracks. Point deducted for including album versions of Marvellous, Lucky You, Ready or Not & All I Want!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Chemistry. Girls Aloud. 2005.
Top 3 tunes: Biology, Long Hot Summer, Waiting
You can skip: Swinging London Town
Rating: 7/10
Doesn't quite reach the giddy heights of What Will The Neighbours Say but still solid pop from the Xenomania boffins.
Top 3 tunes: Biology, Long Hot Summer, Waiting
You can skip: Swinging London Town
Rating: 7/10
Doesn't quite reach the giddy heights of What Will The Neighbours Say but still solid pop from the Xenomania boffins.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Chemistry bonus disc. Girls Aloud. 2005.
Top 3 tunes: I Wanna Kiss You So, Not Tonight Santa, Christmas Round At Ours
You can skip: White Christmas
Rating: 9/10
One of the best Chrismas albums ever made. Should've been released on its own. Check it out!
Top 3 tunes: I Wanna Kiss You So, Not Tonight Santa, Christmas Round At Ours
You can skip: White Christmas
Rating: 9/10
One of the best Chrismas albums ever made. Should've been released on its own. Check it out!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Genuine Imitation Life Gazette. Four Seasons. 1969.
Top 3 tunes: Mrs Stately's Garden, Wall Street Village Day, Wonder What...
You can skip: Soul of...
Rating: 9/10
Close-harmony social-conscience pop-psych released 2 years too late. A bit like Forever Changes!
Top 3 tunes: Mrs Stately's Garden, Wall Street Village Day, Wonder What...
You can skip: Soul of...
Rating: 9/10
Close-harmony social-conscience pop-psych released 2 years too late. A bit like Forever Changes!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Supernature. Goldfrapp. 2005.
Top 3 tunes: Ooh La La, Lovely 2CU, Fly Me Away
You can skip: Let It Take You
Rating: 9/10
The Frapps go glam, more Bolan than Glitter thankfully. Satin Chic sounds like Old Siam Sir. Point deducted for not opening with Lovely 2CU.
Top 3 tunes: Ooh La La, Lovely 2CU, Fly Me Away
You can skip: Let It Take You
Rating: 9/10
The Frapps go glam, more Bolan than Glitter thankfully. Satin Chic sounds like Old Siam Sir. Point deducted for not opening with Lovely 2CU.
#EveryAlbumIOwn 12 Stops and Home. The Feeling. 2007.
Top 3 tunes: Never Be Lonely, Fill My Little World, Love It When...
You can skip: Strange
Rating: 8/10
I wrote a spoof of The Feeling for DeadRingers. Richie Webb did the music. It was quite funny but didn't get shown. Boo!
Top 3 tunes: Never Be Lonely, Fill My Little World, Love It When...
You can skip: Strange
Rating: 8/10
I wrote a spoof of The Feeling for DeadRingers. Richie Webb did the music. It was quite funny but didn't get shown. Boo!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Elton John. Elton John. 1970.
Top 3 tunes: Take Me..., Border Song, Greatest Discovery
You can skip: First Episode...
Rating: 10/10
So good that Your Song & King Must Die don't even make the top 3. Greatest D usually reduces me to tears - Taupin's best lyric.
Top 3 tunes: Take Me..., Border Song, Greatest Discovery
You can skip: First Episode...
Rating: 10/10
So good that Your Song & King Must Die don't even make the top 3. Greatest D usually reduces me to tears - Taupin's best lyric.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da. Madness. 2012.
Top 3 tunes: How Can I Tell You, Misery, So Alive
You can skip: Circus Freaks
Rating: 10/10
One of the few bands to be better after reforming. This is their apogee. My Girl 2 and Leon nearly top 3. Out Britpopping Blur!
Top 3 tunes: How Can I Tell You, Misery, So Alive
You can skip: Circus Freaks
Rating: 10/10
One of the few bands to be better after reforming. This is their apogee. My Girl 2 and Leon nearly top 3. Out Britpopping Blur!
#EveryAlbumIOwn The Rutles. 1978.
Top 3 tunes: Doubleback Alley, Piggy in the Middle, Let's Be Natural
You can skip: Blue Suede Schubert
Rating: 10/10
Sublime songwriting by Neil Innes. Love the film - I think it has something to do with their trousers. They were very... tight.
Top 3 tunes: Doubleback Alley, Piggy in the Middle, Let's Be Natural
You can skip: Blue Suede Schubert
Rating: 10/10
Sublime songwriting by Neil Innes. Love the film - I think it has something to do with their trousers. They were very... tight.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Radio One Sound City Leeds. Various. 1996.
Top 3 tunes: Sale of the Century, Carnival, You and me Song
You can skip: Rollercoaster, Bankrobber Sensi
Rating: 5/10
A rather charming time capsule of Britpop, but everything is so badly recorded it's a tough listen!
Top 3 tunes: Sale of the Century, Carnival, You and me Song
You can skip: Rollercoaster, Bankrobber Sensi
Rating: 5/10
A rather charming time capsule of Britpop, but everything is so badly recorded it's a tough listen!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Very Best. Elvis Costello. 1999.
Top 3 tunes: Oliver's Army, Pump It Up, Veronica
You can skip: Radio, Radio
Rating: 7/10
My only Elvis album. Never quite got into him cos I can never make out a word he is singing! Still, 42 tracks is enough to be going on with!
Top 3 tunes: Oliver's Army, Pump It Up, Veronica
You can skip: Radio, Radio
Rating: 7/10
My only Elvis album. Never quite got into him cos I can never make out a word he is singing! Still, 42 tracks is enough to be going on with!
#EveryAlbumIOwn Dazzle Ships. OMD. 1983.
Top 3 tunes: Genetic Engineering, Dazzle Ships, Romance of the Telescope
You can skip: Of All The Things...
Rating: 8/10
OMD's weirdest album. A Kraftwerkian sound collage. But it sounds immense and has a uniquely haunting atmosphere.
Top 3 tunes: Genetic Engineering, Dazzle Ships, Romance of the Telescope
You can skip: Of All The Things...
Rating: 8/10
OMD's weirdest album. A Kraftwerkian sound collage. But it sounds immense and has a uniquely haunting atmosphere.
#EveryAlbumIOwn The Magic Treehouse. Ooberman. 1999.
Top 3 tunes: Blossoms Falling, Shorley Wall, Amazing in Bed
You can skip: Roro Blue
Rating: 8/10
One of those upbeat bands like Octopus & Supernaturals that came along just as Britpop was going out of fashion. A bit SFA/GZM.
Top 3 tunes: Blossoms Falling, Shorley Wall, Amazing in Bed
You can skip: Roro Blue
Rating: 8/10
One of those upbeat bands like Octopus & Supernaturals that came along just as Britpop was going out of fashion. A bit SFA/GZM.
#EveryAlbumIOwn To Sir With Love. Lulu. 2005.
Top 3 tunes: Love Loves to Love Love, Show Me, Gimme Some Lovin'
You can skip: The Next Door, Why Did I Choose...
Rating: 10/10
The essential Lulu collection. Half of Led Zeppelin were her backing band. The best work they ever did.
Top 3 tunes: Love Loves to Love Love, Show Me, Gimme Some Lovin'
You can skip: The Next Door, Why Did I Choose...
Rating: 10/10
The essential Lulu collection. Half of Led Zeppelin were her backing band. The best work they ever did.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Funky Dory. Rachel Stevens. 2004.
Top 3 tunes: Some Girls, Sweet Dreams My LA Ex, Fools
You can skip: More More More
Rating: 7/10
The first half is killer, the second half is filler save for Little Secret. Covering More More More was a bad record company idea.
Top 3 tunes: Some Girls, Sweet Dreams My LA Ex, Fools
You can skip: More More More
Rating: 7/10
The first half is killer, the second half is filler save for Little Secret. Covering More More More was a bad record company idea.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Pop & Wave Vol 1. Various. 1992.
Top 3 tunes: Hey Little Girl. Smalltown Boy. Cars.
You can skip: Shout to the Top
Rating: 8/10
Rescued this from a 'returns' bin at Mute cos it's a good compilation - hits with forgotten classics like 25 Years & Send Me An Angel.
Top 3 tunes: Hey Little Girl. Smalltown Boy. Cars.
You can skip: Shout to the Top
Rating: 8/10
Rescued this from a 'returns' bin at Mute cos it's a good compilation - hits with forgotten classics like 25 Years & Send Me An Angel.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Lovesexy. Prince. 1988.
Top 3 tunes: Alphabet St, When 2 R in Love, I Wish U Heaven
You can skip: Positivity
Rating: 8/10
Ridiculsouly busy production cluttered with musical ideas means there's always something new to listen to. But who is Spooky Electric?
Top 3 tunes: Alphabet St, When 2 R in Love, I Wish U Heaven
You can skip: Positivity
Rating: 8/10
Ridiculsouly busy production cluttered with musical ideas means there's always something new to listen to. But who is Spooky Electric?
#EveryAlbumIOwn Twentieth Century Blues. Various. 1998.
Top 3 tunes: Marvellous Party, Someday I'll Find You, There Are Bad Times
You can skip: London Pride
Rating: 8/10
A very strong tribute album (great tracks from the PSBs & Suede too) let down by Damon Albarn arsing about.
Top 3 tunes: Marvellous Party, Someday I'll Find You, There Are Bad Times
You can skip: London Pride
Rating: 8/10
A very strong tribute album (great tracks from the PSBs & Suede too) let down by Damon Albarn arsing about.
#EveryAlbumIOwn Deceptive Bends. 10cc. 1977.
Top 3 tunes: Things We For Love, Honeymoon, You've Got A Cold
You can skip: Flat Guitar Tuner (only funny once, LOL)
Rating: 8/10
You need to listen to 10cc to get that what Macca was doing with Wings was mainstream pop for the 70s.
Top 3 tunes: Things We For Love, Honeymoon, You've Got A Cold
You can skip: Flat Guitar Tuner (only funny once, LOL)
Rating: 8/10
You need to listen to 10cc to get that what Macca was doing with Wings was mainstream pop for the 70s.
Whenever I pitched a romantic comedy sitcom (and I pitched a lot) this was my suggestion for the theme tune.
All 70s pop videos had to be set in a white void. It was something to do with the Musicians' Union.
