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U2 – Achtung Baby (1991): Review
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno Label – Island The significant result of U2’s over reaching, soaked in American musical iconography, 1988 double album epic (“Rattle And Hum”), was that the...
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The Pretenders – Get Close (1986): Review
Produced by Bob Clearmountain, Jimmy Iovine and Steve Lillywhite Label – Sire/WEA Oh, how the joys of motherhood quell the punk temptress. The much maligned fourth original album from The Pretenders...
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Phil Spector – A Christmas Gift For You (1963): Review
Produced by Phil Spector Label – Philles Unlike general popular music, Christmas collections are rarely judged by a relevance in terms of critical longevity. The seasonal, lightweight and largely...
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Pink Floyd – Meddle (1971): Review
Produced by Pink Floyd Label – Harvest/Capitol There’s a point on the opener, “One Of These Days”, about 2 ½ minutes in, just after Nick Mason’s distorted vocal line “One of these days, I’m going to...
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Al Green – Let’s Stay Together (1972): Review
Produced by Willie Mitchell Label – Hi Whilst soul music began to decline in popularity in the early 1970s, Forrest City, Arkansas native Al Green laid down his sweet tones with an emotional...
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Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental (2006): Review
Produced by Trevor Horn & Pet Shop Boys Label – Parlophone/Rhino The Trevor Horn produced “Left To My Own Devices” from Pet Shop Boys 1988 album “Introspective” was one of the glorious marriages...
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Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985): Review
Produced by Mark Knopfler & Neil Dorfsman Label – Vertigo/Warner Bros Logic and wisdom should suggest that Dire Straits fifth studio album is far and away their greatest collection, an amalgam of...
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Opeth – Watershed (2008): Review
Produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Jens Bogren Label – Roadrunner There’s little to criticize Opeth’s consistent and imaginative back catalogue. Right from their raw inception they have been brave...
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Neil Young – After The Gold Rush (1970): Review
Produced by David Briggs and Neil Young Label – Reprise In a richly diverse career, Neil Young’s critically acclaimed “After The Gold Rush” is for many, a strong representation of the many styles he...
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Nine Black Alps – Love/Hate (2007): Review
Produced by Dave Sardy Label – Island The tragedy for Sam Forrest and his Nine Black Alps is that every time you’re introduced to a new song there’s a tendency to immediately think of which bands were...
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The Offspring – Smash (1994): Review
Produced by Thom Wilson Label – Epitaph Before U.K. and European audiences dismiss their introduction to The Offspring via their best forgotten, throwaway, idiotic dabble with the singles chart with...
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New Order – Republic (1993): Review
Produced by Stephen Hague & New Order Label – London The turbulence that wells beneath “Republic”, New Order’s first full length recording in four years, defies the polished dance/Pop veneer...
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Roxy Music – Roxy Music (1972): Review
Produced by Pete Sinfield Label – Polydor/Island/Reprise/Atco Formed in 1971, Roxy Music carefully fused glam with art rock for a style of music that was extraordinarily ambitious, the manicured...
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Mystery Jets – Twenty One (2008)
Produced by Erol Alkan and Stephen Street Label – 679 Recordings Frankly, Mystery Jets’ debut “Making Dens” was a muddled concoction that floundered by the fact that it was attempting to encompass the...
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OutKast – Stankonia (2000): Review
Produced by Earthtone III, Organized Noize and Carl Mo Label La Face/Arista “Stankonia” may not have been the first time the Atlanta duo combined their differing interpretations of rap, funk, pop and...
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