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SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE
To understand Spirit of Eden, you need to understand what Talk Talk walked away from. By 1986 they were a commercially successful synth-pop act, lazily bracketed with Duran Duran and the New Romantic crowd. Then came The Colour of Spring, a transitional record that replaced most of the synths with organic instrumentation. It generated a modestly successful single and strong album sales. EMI,…
WHITE BLACK & RED
One of the great things about rock is the way certain styles reinvent themselves, inspiring new generations. The White Stripes, for example, were leaders in a garage rock revival in the late 1990s. If you’re not sure what that might mean, have a listen to “Strychnine” by The Sonics (1965) or “Complication” by Monks (1966). There is a raw, almost unhinged energy in the best garage rock that…
ALBUM COVER SPECIAL | P.I.L. 1986
So, the new album… Yeah? It’s called..? Album. Yes, the album. What’s it called? Album. You have a new record out, right? Yeah. Does it have a title? Yeah. And that is? Album. That’s what is printed on the record’s spine. Yeah. There’s a single lifted off the LP. ‘Course. What is it? Single. Yes, we established there is a 7″. What’s written on the cover? Single. (Pause) Right. There’s a 12″ as…
BEWITCHING ELLA
A consummate singer, Ella Fitzgerald became known as the “First Lady of Song”. This lofty appellation was not simply dropped in her lap; the singer began competing on the US Talent Show circuit as a teenager and recorded and performed for almost half a century. She did not sing the blues, but most definitely paid her dues. With a voice boasting great purity of tone, an enviable vocal range and…
Justice?
One of the most popular and successful metal bands of all time, Metallica had a decidedly mixed year in 1986. On the plus side, their third album—Master Of Puppets—was a huge commercial success, spending over seventy weeks on the US charts despite limited radio airplay. The subsequent tour was received extremely well, but led to the worst possible setback, the death of a band member. Bass player…
CHILLIN’ WITH J.J. CALE
What is Americana? According to the Americana Music Association, it is “contemporary music that incorporates elements of various American roots music styles—including country, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B and blues—resulting in a distinctive roots-oriented sound that lives in a world apart from the pure forms of the genres upon which it may draw.” All clear? Good. First appearing on radio as…
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1975 COUNTDOWN | THE LIST
Here is the obligatory index of the albums covered in 2025’s 1975 COUNTDOWN. Over 100 albums have featured. * #1 — #5 1 PINK FLOYD — WISH YOU WERE HERE 2 NEU! — NEU 75 3 BRIAN ENO — ANOTHER GREEN WORLD 4 BOB DYLAN — BLOOD ON THE TRACKS 5 LED ZEPPELIN — PHYSICAL GRAFFITI * #6 — #10 6 JONI MITCHELL — THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS 7 GRATEFUL DEAD — BLUES FOR ALLAH 8 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN — BORN TO…
1975 COUNTDOWN | #5 — #1
#5 LED ZEPPELIN — PHYSICAL GRAFFITI Zepp’s first release on their own Swan Song label was eagerly anticipated, expectations being further heightened by delays due to challenges in the production of the die-cut cover. A studio double album, it is either expansive or sprawling depending on your mood. The epic tracks—”Kashmir” and “In my time of dying”—are widescreen statements of artistic vision…
1975 COUNTDOWN | #10 — #6
Finally we arrive at the Top 10. The first of two parts… * #10 POPOL VUH — EINSJÄGER UND SIEBENJÄGER Probably my favourite Popol Vuh album, Einsjäger und Siebenjäger is also one of their most rock-orientated, with guitars well in evidence. This more muscular sound serves the music well and pulls the pieces back from the kind of misty spirituality that, for some, undermines Hosianna Mantra.…
1975 COUNTDOWN | FESTIVE BEST OFS
It’s December 1975, less than a week out from Christmas. What to get your teenage niece? Her parents gave her a small record player for her birthday and have been complaining about the noise emanating from her bedroom ever since. And the last time they visited she sat with her ear pressed against a tiny transistor radio for most of the afternoon. Music, then. A trip to the local suburban record…
1975 COUNTDOWN | #20 — #11
#20 BETTY DAVIS — NASTY GAL Paradoxically, Nasty Gal is Betty Davis’s fiercest and most polished record. Produced by Davis herself, it fuses hard funk with glam-inflected edge: serrated guitar riffs, tight horn stabs over a rhythm section that struts and swaggers. Davis’s vocals are raw, confrontational and defiantly sexual, pushing beyond the already bold persona of her earlier albums. While…
1975 JAZZ | #10 — #1
#10 GEORGE DUKE — THE AURA WILL PREVAIL [MPS] This enthralling album has so many styles you run out of fingers. Jazz, of course; it’s George Duke. There is also funk and soul, some progressive rock colours (especially the synth work), a touch of latin… and every permutation implied by the preceding list. It’s a bright, melodic record; less arch and self-conscious than Frank Zappa’s work at this…
1975 JAZZ | #20 — #11
It is not entirely clear whether 1975 was an exceptional year for jazz or whether Vinyl Connection was simply more into the form at this time. Either way, it was quite a struggle to reduce the contenders to twenty. Those who are unmoved by America’s gift to music may still find things to enjoy in the album art, as the Top 20 contains a generous proportion of recordings on ECM, the legendary jazz…
1975 COUNTDOWN | #30 — #21
#30 NEIL YOUNG — ZUMA After the grim soul scouring of Tonight’s The Night, Young reformed Crazy Horse with new guitarist Frank “Poncho” Sampedro replacing Danny Whitten. Zuma blends wistful reflection with raw electric power. “Don’t Cry No Tears” and “Barstool Blues” evoke rough-edged tenderness, while “Cortez the Killer” stands among his finest works—a thunderhead dream, mournful and mythic.…
1975 COUNTDOWN | #40 — #31
#40 DAVID BOWIE — YOUNG AMERICANS The greasepaint and sequins have been relegated to the dress-up box as Bowie shifts direction again. Recorded in Philadelphia and New York with contributions from Luther Vandross and guitarist Carlos Alomar, the album drew heavily on American R&B and funk influences. Its sound—lush, rhythmic, brass-laden—captured Bowie’s fascination with U.S. pop culture. The…
1975 COUNTDOWN | #50 — #41
#50 AC/DC — T.N.T. The Aussie rockers crank it up a notch for their second album of 1975. “It’s a long way to the top” fully deserves its iconic status, while “High voltage” offers exactly that: raw, electrifying rock. Add in a title track that boasts one of Malcolm Young’s best riffs and you have a package that swaggers, sneers and sweats its way into your bloodstream. Like herpes, it’s with…