In the liner notes, Earlimart declare that “Treble & Tremble is dedicated to our friend Elliott Smith” whose death probably coincided with the writing of this album. As a result, his influence is all over this record, and there are some moments of touching poignancy.
The D4: not as good as Status Quo.
Calexico are one of those bands I’ve always thought about listening to, but never actually got round to doing it. They seem to have a load of albums that look the same and I never really knew where to start, so I eventually decided to take a punt on Carried To Dust.
Though I like the song, I think “The Weight” put me off listening to anything else by The Band for a long time. Fortunately, I gave Music From Big Pink a chance and discovered that there’s much more depth to their songs than I was expecting.
Written in the aftermath of a painful breakup, Heartbreaker really is heartbreaking. It’s also absolutely brilliant.
I have no idea how to review this. It was always the CD I’d put on before going out when I was around 18, so it’s definitely served a purpose. Out of that context though, it’s never been something I’ve listened to intently and it’s quite tough to do so.
I only ever really knew The Zombies for their brilliant 1964 single “She’s Not There”, but I was advised that Odessey and Oracle, released four years after that song, was by far their best album.
I wasn’t interested in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for quite a long time. I felt they were pretentious and too arty and all style over substance. Then I heard “Maps”.
Fabulous Muscles is yet another CD that’s been gathering dust on my shelves for quite some time and another one I wasn’t that bothered about hearing again. It’s probably one of the oddest albums I own.
Rufus Wainwright was one of the unexpected highlights of Latitude Festival in 2012, but I’ve never been able to get into any of his albums. Poses is probably the best of his I’ve heard.
Alphabet Albums 