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U2 – War (1983): Review
Produced by Steve Lillywhite Label – Island If debut album “Boy” had articulated the fresh faced passion of a journey through the topsy turvy transformation from teen to adult, and “October” was...
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The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse (2007): Review
Produced by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas Label – Jagjaguwar/Outside Music The success of indie rock bands like The Arcade Fire have augmented a broadened outlook on the creative dynamic that exists when...
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Magazine – Real Life (1978): Review
Produced by John Leckie Label – Virgin When Howard Devoto left the fledgling Buzzcocks immediately following the self released “Spiral Scratch” EP in 1977, his disillusionment with punk rock, and...
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Steve Forbert – Jackrabbit Slim (1979): Review
Produced by John Simon Label – Nemperor Those desperately searching for the “next Dylan” at the end of the 70’s would pluck at anyone who carried an old acoustic and a Harmonica and proclaim him to be...
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Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run (1975): Review
Produced by Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel and Jon Landau Label – Columbia Before “Born To Run”, Bruce Springsteen was generally considered as an honest blue collar singer songwriter/ street poet,...
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U2 – The Unforgettable Fire (1984): Review
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno Label – Island For all its passionate glory, “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” was a misleading promotional sample and single in terms of signaling the musical...
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The Soft Boys – Underwater Moonlight (1980): Review
Produced by Pat Collier, Mike Kemp and Spaceward Label – Armageddon The Soft Boys were a band that were a product of the time, and yet their music sounded completely out of time. The Cambridge four...
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Starsailor – On The Outside (2005): Review
Whatever critical and commercial success Starsailor had created from their strong 2001 debut “Love Is Here”, it was spectacularly destroyed by the follow up,“Silence Is Easy”. The vast sonic contrast...
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ZZ Top – Tres Hombres (1973): Review
Produced by Bill Ham Label – London There’s no doubt that Texan three piece ZZ Top benefited from the groundswell of interest in the Southern rock that had been pioneered by The Allman Brothers band,...
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Snow Patrol – Eyes Open (2006): Review
Produced by Jacknife Lee Label – Fiction/Polydor/A&M Following the commercial success of 2004’s “Final Straw”, Snow Patrol pressed home the advantage on this, their fourth release. Embraced by the...
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The Dictators – Go Girl Crazy! (1975): Review
Produced by Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman Label – Epic Musically, The Dictators debut from 1975 is a rough and ready rock n’ roll, bubble glam collection, that bares more similarities to Kiss than...
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Graduate (1968)
Produced by Teo Macero Label – Columbia Masterworks One of the era defining movies, ‘The Graduate” was also one of the first commercially successful movies to use popular music as a backdrop, and...
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Depeche Mode – Music For The Masses (1987): Review
Produced by Depeche Mode and David Bascombe Label – Mute In a 1987 interview for Belgian TV, chief songwriter Martin Gore corrected the host, suggesting that his band weren’t one of the best known pop...
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Scorpions – Lovedrive (1979): Review
Produced by Dieter Dierks Label – Harvest/EMI/Mercury 1979 saw more personnel change for Scorpions, with Uli Roth splitting the ship to be replaced by Matthias Jabs, and the return of half drunk,...
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U2 – The Joshua Tree (1987): Review
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno Label – Island “The Joshua Tree” was a historical snapshot of U2’s position as one of the leading rock bands in the world, borne from relentless touring and...
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Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy Of The Soul (2008): Review
Produced by Martin Terefe Label – Kensaltown It’s wholly obvious that an album with such a contemplative title as “Exit Strategy Of The Soul” should be bookended with an instrumental prologue and...
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U2 – Rattle And Hum (1988): Review
Produced by Jimmy Iovine Label – Island For better or worse, “Rattle And Hum” is a sprawling project, an ambitious mixture of live and studio recordings, visually accompanied by a Phil Joanou directed...
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Ray LaMontagne – Till The Sun Turns Black (2006): Review
Produced by Ethan Johns Label – RCA In 2006, it seemed the UK scene was awash with ‘sing ‘em and weep’ singer songwriters, strumming erstwhile anthems of heartache, love and loss. Amongst the clean...
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Sabu – Palo Congo (1957): Review
Produced by Alfred Lion Label – Blue Note There’s probably thousands of Afro-Cuban musical records that are totally unheard by Western ears, even jazz fans, and for that reason it’s difficult to form...
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Ray Davies – Other People’s Lives (2006): Review
Produced by Ray Davies Label – V2 So after 43 years, the Godfather of Britpop brought us his first full solo work. His inspiration has seeped into much of contemporary music, spanning every decade....
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