Category Archives: 20 Albums

A bit of generation affirmation here if I can. When I first moved out of home I was living with 3 mates in a rented house. I was 19. With the restrictions of living at home gone we had some … Continue reading →

Released in 1983 this album didn’t get my attention until I was 17. It’s the bands last proper release. when I discovered The Misfits I was struck that ALL of their tracks were brilliant. When Glenn Danzig was in the … Continue reading →

In 2000 alternative rock had taken somewhat of a backseat. Then seemingly out of nowhere Queens Of The Stone Age dropped Rated R on us. It’s a total gem. An album out of time. With a sound that surely belonged … Continue reading →

I tried to omit this. I really did – but I can’t. Unlike the other entries in my “20 Albums” category where albums are relatively obscure I won’t go through it track by track. There’s no point, it’s so widely … Continue reading →

Up until a few months ago this would not have got anywhere near my Top 20 Albums. It really wouldn’t have. There’s a good reason for this – it’s because I had not really listened to it – properly. In … Continue reading →

Crass. A band that deft any label. A unique band, so authentic, living what they preached the band lived in a commune and shunned practically everything. Not great musicians by any measure but their output so essential and so different. … Continue reading →

It’s not often when a seminal band run their natural course and become defunct only to spiritually be reborn as a new band of sorts – and that new band be even better. I cannot think of many examples where … Continue reading →

Considering my Top 20 Albums of all-time has seen much thought. Which albums make it, and why? I cast my mind back to albums that were glued to my turntable, only briefly leaving the slipmat to be flipped over. Here’s … Continue reading →

Into the final nine of my Top 20 Albums section. In no particular order, this could be Number One. I’ll muse on that when i’ve finished and attempt to order them. That will be a toughie. Often referred to as … Continue reading →

Tension in a band can be a glorious thing. Rather like debut albums can encapsulate what bands really are all about. The sound of a band on their death kneels can also produce and inspire the very best in them. … Continue reading →