This is a surprisingly tricky group. On the face of it, there are no really standout albums. There are a few that are pretty big, but nothing like, for instance, Blood on the Tracks from the last session. But there are few albums that are contenders for falling out. I think there might end up… Continue reading 50 Albums: Session #32
Last session I said that this would be even tougher a group. I am not sure that that is true - it was about as tough. There are a few that are going through without much hesitation, and there are a few that I'll quickly drop. But the rest, all plausible contenders for the next… Continue reading 50 Albums: Session #12
Wowser! This has been one hell of a year. In preparing for this post I have listened to 132 albums, some several times. It's been a really rich year - I've picked ten, but on top of those there are a further 10-20 albums that I'd have happily included. As always I feel bound to… Continue reading The ‘Best’ Albums of 1978
A second bite of the cherry that is 1977. I said on the original post that this was a tough year - there were a lot of amazing records. Anyway, here I get to say a little about a few that didn't make the top ten. Before I kick off, you may have noticed that the 'major'… Continue reading Ten Other Albums from 1977
I wrote this a few years back. No doubt there'd be some changes. Still interesting as a marker... Mandi on Facebook challenged me to knock up a list of my Top 40 songs. Since we all like a list, I figured I'd share it here too... Not my most considered list, but such a list… Continue reading My Top 40 Songs
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