![]() ![]() Anyway he created the most definitive statement of the style (well, with valuable help from Bowie & Ronson). Lou Reed wasn’t merely a guest in English glam-rock party, in fact he was one of its main influences. Lou Reed + Bowie, a great producer and two great songwriters, what are you asking for?Īn album definitive of the glam takeover of the 70s, Transformer sees Reed at his most depraved, melodic and vital. etItBe.jpgĮverything a great rock record should be: Funny, irreverent, heartfelt, catchy. The travails of womanhood are blazed thoroughly with this record, and every emotion is stretched to its fullest potential. Phase 2 of Björk's career begins with Homogenic, which makes her previous material sound rather peurile in comparison. And she gives everything she got to every song, and I like that. Her songwriting, her voice, the string arrangements and beats, place her in my mind above the genre, towards the universal of pop music. But after Kurt's death the boys in the back realized how important of an event it really was.įor her third album, Björk achieved the perfect trip-hop album. Only the Ledbelly cover was released on the B-Side of the Pennyroyal Tea single. At first no one thought of it as an album. All in all it was a fitting epitaph to Nirvana's brief reign. Three tracks from the second Meat Puppets album were performed, during which Meat Puppets Cris and Curt Kirkwood joined the group onstage. How many expected a Bowie song? And an obscure one at that, which was light years away from the Nirvana catalogue? In fact covers were the theme for the night, occupying half the setlist. ![]() Cobain's love for indie groups like the Pixies, Sonic Youth and The Melvins was well documented. Instead the show-stoppers were "Dumb", "Something in the Way", a very believable "All Apologies" and surprise covers of Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" and Ledbelly's "Where Did You Sleep Last Night". No "Lithium", no "Smells Like Teen Spirit", no "Heart-Shaped Box" or "Rape Me", barely a "Come As You Are". At this concert, broadcast months before his suicide, Cobain wasn't just sensitive, he was tortured. AA280_.jpgįans: (did not appear in any individual top ten)Įveryone knew Cobain could rock but many denied his sensitive side. If Cobain’s and Vedder’s fortunes had been reversed, we’d probably be talking about this album a lot differently. When you consider the singles it generated: "Jeremy", "Alive", "Once", "Even Flow", and other highlights such as the underrated gem “Black”, the gorgeous “Oceans” (which to me will always be the first song on Side B) and the cathartic closer “Release”, what you've got is a record that's packed to the gills with greatness. Nevermind may get all the press (and deservedly so), but Ten might have as many good moments. Because nostalgia plays a huge role with this album in particular, I suppose I’d feel uncomfortable with this pick if it wasn’t for the fact that it’s a damn good record - and doing my best to think critically here, one could make the argument that it's maybe the best album that came out of Seattle in the early ‘90s. But even though it's always with me in a way, hitting play or dropping the needle still brings the same excitement now that it did when I was 10. Having grown up with this album, it's something that I don't listen to regularly, but I don't need to - 16 years has tattooed it onto my musical conscience I know every lyric, every note (vocal and musical), every high-hat hit and cymbal crash - every subtle nuance of the recording. ![]() Like a few of my other favorite albums, Ten’s place on my list owes a lot to nostalgia I was a nine year-old kid vacationing with family in Seattle when it was released in 1991, and it was the first CD that I ever owned. It is very personal and full of emotions, from sadness to love and to irony. But the performng took place after that, that's why this very progressive album never falls in the traps of progressive music. Well, the legend is partially wrong because it turns out most of the songs were written in italy before Wyatt's accident. Of course like any masterpiece, there's the legend behind, the fall, the hospital, the writing. Then you enter another world, with this strange, uterine voice as a guide. Listening to this record is like taking a walk under the sea and realizing you can breathe. Horses presents a beautiful clash of proto-punk musical punch and acute literary sensibilities, rendering it one of the most impressive debuts in rock history. ![]()
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