This time I’m ranking the albums of Bob Marley and The Wailers, who brought reggae to the mainstream and whose songs of love and positivity overshadowed their fight against racial injustice and their advocacy of Rastafarianism.
This episode focuses on The Velvet Underground, arguably the first and best ever alternative rock band, whose songs combined deviant themes with gritty distorted sonics.
In this episode, I’m ranking the ten studio albums made by Kraftwerk, the German godfathers of electronic music often described as ‘the most influential band since The Beatles’.
In this episode, I'm ranking the three studio albums of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, a group that acted as a vehicle for the virtuoso guitar-playing and radical studio experimentation of its lead singer.
In this episode, I'm ranking the nineteen studio albums of Nina Simone, whose music ranged from seductive jazz to powerful political activism
In this episode, I'm ranking twelve albums by The Byrds, pioneers of folk-rock, psychedelia and country-rock.
This time, I'm ranking the discography of perhaps the ultimate 'album act', The Beatles.
In this episode, I'm ranking the six studio albums of Otis Redding, arguably the most influential (and certainly the most passionate) of all 1960s soul artists.
In this episode, I'm ranking the six studio albums of punk legends The Clash, a band who matched their fiery political passion with an underappreciated musical adventurousness.
In this episode, I'm ranking the five studio albums of sixties icons Simon and Garfunkel, whose choirboy harmonies often masked dark lyrical themes.
This episode looks at the discography of the inimitable Kate Bush, ranking her 10 studio albums from worst to best.
In the first of a series of podcasts reviewing classic artists and their discographies, I look at the influential new wave band Talking Heads and rank their eight studio albums.