Metallica – …And Justice For All
‘Justice’ was Metallica’s first studio album since the tragic demise of Cliff Burton in 1986. It was the band’s first top 10 album in…
Reviews – Classics
Gerry Rafferty – Who Knows What the Day Will Bring
The Complete Transatlantic Recordings 1969-1971 Fair dues to Quentin Tarantino, his use of Steelers Wheel’s ‘Stuck in The Middle with You’ in ‘Reservoir Dogs’…
Annie Haslam – Annie In Wonderland
This is a legendary album that truly deserves the description legendary. ‘Annie In Wonderland’ is the debut solo album by Renaissance vocalist Annie Haslam….
The Residents – God In Three Persons
It’s fair to say that there isn’t another album like this in existence. Originality, as well as Frank Zappa, is indeed the mother of…
Rancid – st (7″ EP)
At this stage of their career, it’s almost impossible to envision Rancid as anything other than the four-piece ska/punk powerhouse which has been responsible…
Tangerine Dream – The Blue Years Studio Albums 1985-1987
I’ve only recently gotten into Tangerine Dream via their excellent soundtrack for the ‘Wages of Fear’ remake ‘Sorcerer’. So I really enjoyed reviewing this…
The Traveling Wilburys – Volume 1 (Picture Disc reissue LP)
The term “classic” gets thrown around a lot and, often, where the term isn’t actually deserved. A true, genuine-article classic is a thing that…
Urge Overkill – Saturation LP (reissue)
Quick history lesson: By 1992, Urge Overkill had already established itself both in the fairly unforgiving Chicago music scene and on the North American…
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards – Viking LP (reissue)
If the idea that a classic album is defined as ‘one which holds personal meaning for a listener’ can be taken as factual, then I can…
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards – s/t LP (reissue)
Those who remember that time period when all those Southern California punk bands who broke through in the early nineties got huge (like the…