1 – A Walk Across the Rooftops – The Blue Nile
2 – Grace and Danger – John Martyn
3 – Life’s Rich Pageant – R.E.M.
4 – Being There – Wilco
5 – Skylarking – XTC
6 – Raindogs – Tom Waits
7 – The Dreaming – Kate B […]

Stiff Little Mingers

That’s rather lovely.

I’ve never felt Yellow Submarine belonged on Revolver.
In my alternative fab universe Yellow Submarine (backed with Good Day Sunshine) would have been a stand-alone single, Rain would end side 1 of Revolver a […]

Side 2 is sublime.
For some reason I can’t listen to it during daylight hours.
It’s has a such a lovely, late night, intimate mood that goes well with a glass or two of red.

1 – Revolver – The Beatles
2 – Lifes Rich Pageant – R.E.M.
3 – Solid Air – John Martyn
4 – Exile on Main Street – The Rolling Stones
5 – A Walk Across the Rooftops – The Blue Nile
6 – Tusk – Fleetwood MAC
7 […]

Drums and Wires
Fables of the Reconstruction
Bless the Weather (ignoring the albums with Bev’, this was Martyn’s third album)
Never for Ever
This is the sea

Kudzu

I’ve never made it to the end of a Pink Floyd album…..it’s like listening to paint dry.

Tom Waits

Heartattack & Vine (Tom plugs in a guitar whilst still tugging the heart strings with piano ballads)
This Ones From The Heart (Lush, orchestral, soundtrack)
Swordfishtrombones (reboots career with […]

Revolver (perfect, chiming guitar pop hinting at things to come with TNK, string quartets and Sitars)

Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (psychedelic musical paintball explosion)

The White Album […]

Between the Buttons – Their Satanic Majesty’s Request – Beggars Banquet

Personally speaking, Bringing It All Back Home is the only Dylan album (thatI’ve heard) that I can sit through from beginning to end.

I just don’t ‘get’ him…….I’ll get my coat.

What a buzz to log on and see your review of the Distant Vocies gig.
I’m lucky enough to be involved with Vox Liminis up here in Glasgow, and I’m so glad you enjoyed the concert DFB.
Check out the Vox Lim […]

No, your right – AMC never troubled the charts or had a very high profile. More of a cult following (always great live).

American Music Club.
A string of great albums, fantastic songs, lauded by Rolling Stone magazine……

Early:
John Martyn (Bless the Weather – Grace & Danger)
Kinks (60’s)
The Who (everything pre Tommy)
Wilco (Being There – A Ghost is Born)

Mid
Tom Waits (Swordfishtrombones – Mule Variations)
The Stones ( […]

I know….it was kind of surreal. Apparently The Smiths played there too, but I missed that one.

Chuck Berry. My first ever gig. 1982(ish). In of all places, Irvine Magnum.
Me 17 with a hall full of Teds (where did they come from?).
An hour with a pick up band and then off on the dot.
He doesn’t seem […]

I thought both The Singer and Bad Penny Blues were just crying out for a TV adaptation. I’ll need to check out Weirdo now….