The College Dropout – Kanye West – 2004 From the opening lines of We Don’t Care it seems that The College Dropout is set to be yet another ‘Gangsta Rap’ album. As soon as the song ends and melts into an interlude featuring some incredibly emotive chord changes the producer that Kanye West truly is … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Top 10 Albums – #8
Tangled Up – Girls Aloud – 2007 The only album by a group to make it into my top 10, Tangled Up is the highlight of Girls Aloud‘s 8 year career. Though they will be remembered for their near perfect run of brilliant singles, every song here is single material. Producer’s Xenomania’s best work comes … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #9
Rated R – Rihanna – 2009The follow up to Good Girl Gone Bad was set to be yet another Club infused R ‘n’ B disc. Instead Rated R was born from the Chris Brown scandal, giving Rihanna a harder, edgier and more defined sound. The Pop hooks are still present and correct, none more evident than career highlight Rude … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #10
The Fame Monster – Lady GaGa – 2009 In just 8 tracks, Lady GaGa pushes the sound she created on The Fame forward, kicking the intensity and overall quality up a notch. A hat-trick of RedOne produced classics open the most addictive album to ever stay under the 10 track mark. The standout moments, including … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums List Intro
Making lists is a very bad habit of mine, one look at my iTunes will show evidence of an insane amount of playlists and Best Of lists. I’ve decided to try something here, outlining exactly why I love each of these ten albums so much in under 100 words. I’ll also be giving extra tidbits … Continue reading
The Dexter Effect
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