#410 Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic‘s One Nation Under A Groove was a hard album to review because I could not decide if I liked it or not. Some people claim this is where Prince learned to funk, but Prince’s debut album For You came out first in 1978. Granted his album is not as funky as this one, but […]

#409 Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth album from Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen. Although one of his most critically acclaimed it failed to produce any hits songs. There were some unused songs that became hits for other artist such as The Pointer Sisters’ “Fire” and Patti Smith’s “Because the Night“. My favourite version […]

#408 Magazine – Real Life

Magazine‘s Real Life was their 1978 debut. They have been labeled pioneers of post-punk. They broke up in 1981. This is probably why I have never heard of them and they are an English band. It was more difficult to listen to unknown bands before the internet. With the creation of YouTube and Spotify we […]

#407 Public Image Ltd – Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd was the new band of John Lydon formed after he left the Sex Pistols. Public Image: First Issue was their first album. Their genre is considered to be one of the first post-punk sounds. I am not a fan of Lydon at all. It seems as though he is screaming all his lyrics. […]

#406 The Residents – Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen was the original title of The Residents‘ fifth album. The band began their journey in Shreveport, Louisiana and moved it to California. They are not a typical band; they are known for music and using other multimedia. They have recorded over sixty albums. This is the weirdest music I have heard. […]

#405 Big Star – Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star’s third album took a long time to be released. Third/Sister Lovers was the official title given to it after it spent years in production hell. It has become a cult classic. Band member Chris Bell died at the age of 27. He is in the “27 Club”. I could relate to his story […]

#404 The Adverts – Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts

Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts is the first album from English punk band The Adverts. They had one of the first female punk icons Gaye Advert. I think they had it correct when they wrote a song called “One Chord Wonders“. The music in the first two songs sounds almost exactly the same to me. The […]

#403 Joe Ely – Honky Tonk Masquerade

Honky Tonk Masquerade from country artist Joe Ely is not something I have heard of or something that I want to hear, but I will give it a go. I hate country music. How did this album make the list of 1001 albums? Is this really one of the best from country music. This was […]

#402 The Jam – All Mod Cons

The Jam is a band that I have heard of, but I have not heard their music. I know of their singer-songwriter Paul Weller from 80s band The Style Council. I have never heard their album All Mod Cons. The summation of The Jam from Weller is correct. “The Jam are The Jam and they play Jam […]

#401 Elvis Costello – This Year’s Model

This Year’s Model is the first album of Elvis Costello to have the band The Attractions. I do not expect this to be much different than his previous album. His voice is the same on all the songs. I was correct that this is similar to his previous album. The songs to check out are […]