Bad – Michael Jackson – 1987 First listen?: Yes Let’s get one thing straight first, I’m not the biggest fan of Michael Jackson. I feel like his talent and status as the ‘King Of Pop’ is seen as impossible to question, like anyone who doesn’t think he’s the all time greatest is somehow instantly not worth listening to. … Continue reading
Looking through the tracklist it’s mad to consider that this was just a decade of hits. Some of my all time favourite Queen songs appear here, The Show Must Go On, I Want To Break Free, One Vision and Radio Gaga at either end of the long running order. Continue reading
8 years of dominance, a string of number 1’s across the world, there isn’t a single song on here that doesn’t deserve to be present. Picking a favourite from these songs is near impossible, Lucky Star is literally a perfect pop song, while Express Yourself is as relevant today as it was back then. Continue reading
It’s the context that makes these songs so memorable, it feels like you are looking in on real lives, playing out in this whirlwind of ‘Fleetwood Mac’. It allows all 5 members of the band to showcase their story, whether bathed in metaphor or taken at face value. Continue reading
The union of Winehouse and Ronson is one of the best of the last decade, the production only ever adds to the rawness of the vocals, taking a song like Rehab from a great opener into a modern classic. Continue reading
Something Got Me Started does exactly that, a funky, catchy slice of pop that sets the tone for an upbeat and consistent album, one I had forgotten was this good. Continue reading
For two years UK radio was full of the hits from Come On Over, Man! I Feel Like A Woman, That Don’t Impress Me Much, When and You’re Still The One had major crossover appeal and still see heavy rotation over 17 years on. Continue reading
I probably complain a bit too much about ‘nice’ music, saying that it’s boring or tedious, but sometimes ‘nice’ just isn’t enough. There’s glimmers of some talent in here, the emotion heard in Goodbye My Lover for instance, but it never quite pans out how I wanted it to. Continue reading
The most impressive thing for me is the layering of sound, especially on a song like Sonnet. Strings, guitars and Richard Ashcroft’s voice flit in and out effortlessly, it’s immersive throughout. Continue reading
One look through the tracklist and it’s obvious, song after song is a classic. No Woman No Cry, I Shot The Sheriff and Is This Love are all great memorable songs,the first of which appearing in a striking live version. Continue reading
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