The Albums the world forgot - 14
Posted 8:43pm Sunday 11th July 2010
Unknown Artist, The Album That Will Change Your Life (year unknown) Over the past fourteen weeks we have seen many albums that, for one reason or another, have been forgotten by the world. We have seen artists who tried something new and daring only to be rejected by their own fans, great Read more...
The Albums the world forgot - 13
Posted 7:45pm Sunday 11th July 2010
Various Artists, Yodelling From the Mountains (Carinia Records, year unknown) When done well, a compilation is more than a mere collection of songs. A skilled compiler can arrange a series of tunes in such a way that the whole becomes much greater than the sum of its parts, whether they are Read more...
The Albums the world forgot - 12
Posted 3:43pm Sunday 11th July 2010
Vanilla Ice, Hard To Swallow (1998, Republic) What do you do when you’ve suddenly become the biggest hip-hop star in the world? This was the problem faced by Rob Van Winkle, better known as Vanilla Ice, after the release of his 1990 breakthrough single ‘Ice Ice Read more...
The Albums the world forgot - 11
Posted 2:48pm Sunday 11th July 2010
Glay, Unity Roots & Family, Away (2002, Pony Canyon) Everyone in the music business hopes to make it big someday; to have their face on the cover of The Rolling Stones magazine and their songs played on More FM. But can fame bring you true happiness? Try asking Japanese pop supergroup Glay. In Read more...
The Albums the world forgot - 10
Posted 1:48pm Sunday 11th July 2010
Graham Turner, Melodies For Millions: A Tribute to Kenny G (2003, Luxury Multimedia Ltd.) Sometimes a musician affects you so strongly, so intensely – indeed, penetrates your soul so deeply – that you feel you must pay tribute to them. This is clearly the way Graham Turner Read more...
The Albums the world forgot - 09
Posted 12:14pm Sunday 11th July 2010
Allan Gardiner’s Accordion Band, Let’s Have a Party (EMI, year unknown) These days, so much of our music is gloomy and depressing. Hip-hop artists rap about tough life on the streets and ‘capping’ each other for ‘bling’, while rock singers all moan about the price Read more...
Auscultate, Gregorian Chants: Songs of the Beatles (2003, Elap)
Posted 4:09am Wednesday 23rd June 2010
In music there are many sacred cows, artists whose work you would dare not criticise, let alone attempt to improve on. This, of course, is a ridiculous mentality, one that only serves to stunt musical progress. Take, for example, the music of popular rock group The Beatles: why are we content to Read more...
Scott Stapp - The Great Divide (2005, Wind-up records)
Posted 9:59pm Sunday 23rd May 2010
History, they say, is written by the winners, and this is no less true in the world of popular music. Albums by million-selling artists like Michael Jackson and U2 stick in the popular consciousness like thorns, while those that aren't so lucky are tossed away like yesterday's newspaper. But Read more...