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Bulldog · 02-22-2009, 01:44 PM

64. Dub Incorporation - Diversité (2003)

A massively interesting, genre-hopping album which contains shades of dub (oddly enough), dancehall, ska and ragga, culminating in one of the essential modern reggae albums. Wonderful production, intense rhythms, fairly accessible even to non-reggae fans (by my reckonin) - it just glows with passion and energy.
The best bits: Rudeboy, Murderer, L'échiquier

63. Iggy Pop - The Idiot (1977)

It's the story I'm sure a lot of us have heard before - Iggy Pop and David Bowie exiling themselves to Berlin to kick their respective drug habits and make some of the greatest music of all time. With Bowie in the producer's chair, Iggy went about making a grim and moody album of dark proto-punk (I suppose you could call it that anyway) in the same sort of (note, sort of) area as Pere Ubu. In my opinion it's his masterpiece (although Lust For Life and Raw Power give it a run for its money).
The best bits: China Girl, Tiny Girls, Mass Production

62. Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (1983)

The debut effort from Glasgow's favourite new wave/pop-rock band, it's an album with a very warm and friendly vibe about it. It's probably the album I'd recommend most from the Scottish post-punk scene of the early 80s (and with such contemporaries as Josef K and the Fire Engines, that takes some doing). Whether you're a fan or not, whether you'd want to investigate their later work or not, this album is a flat-out must-have. Also, in the shape of We Could Send Letters it boasts one of the best singles of the 80s.
The best bits: The Bugle Sounds Again, We Could Send Letters, Haywire

61. Joe Jackson - Night and Day (1982)

Being something of an Elvis Costello fanboy as I am, it was only a matter of time before I got tuned in to the delights of Joe Jackson's music, both of them being hot contenders for the title of Britain's reigning Angry Young Man. Another singer-songwriter of the Tin Pan Alley tradition, Jackson used this album as an indicator to the music industry that he was a serious songwriter, this ambitious effort taking the new wave sound he'd been renowned for a few steps further, adding jazzy flourishes and chamber pop-isms into the mix. It's a sleek, bright and adventurous record, and a great starting point for anyone looking to get into the guy.
The best bits: Chinatown, Steppin' Out, Cancer

02-22-2009, 01:44 PM	#64 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	64. Dub Incorporation - Diversité (2003) A massively interesting, genre-hopping album which contains shades of dub (oddly enough), dancehall, ska and ragga, culminating in one of the essential modern reggae albums. Wonderful production, intense rhythms, fairly accessible even to non-reggae fans (by my reckonin) - it just glows with passion and energy. The best bits: Rudeboy, Murderer, L'échiquier 63. Iggy Pop - The Idiot (1977) It's the story I'm sure a lot of us have heard before - Iggy Pop and David Bowie exiling themselves to Berlin to kick their respective drug habits and make some of the greatest music of all time. With Bowie in the producer's chair, Iggy went about making a grim and moody album of dark proto-punk (I suppose you could call it that anyway) in the same sort of (note, sort of) area as Pere Ubu. In my opinion it's his masterpiece (although Lust For Life and Raw Power give it a run for its money). The best bits: China Girl, Tiny Girls, Mass Production 62. Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (1983) The debut effort from Glasgow's favourite new wave/pop-rock band, it's an album with a very warm and friendly vibe about it. It's probably the album I'd recommend most from the Scottish post-punk scene of the early 80s (and with such contemporaries as Josef K and the Fire Engines, that takes some doing). Whether you're a fan or not, whether you'd want to investigate their later work or not, this album is a flat-out must-have. Also, in the shape of We Could Send Letters it boasts one of the best singles of the 80s. The best bits: The Bugle Sounds Again, We Could Send Letters, Haywire 61. Joe Jackson - Night and Day (1982) Being something of an Elvis Costello fanboy as I am, it was only a matter of time before I got tuned in to the delights of Joe Jackson's music, both of them being hot contenders for the title of Britain's reigning Angry Young Man. Another singer-songwriter of the Tin Pan Alley tradition, Jackson used this album as an indicator to the music industry that he was a serious songwriter, this ambitious effort taking the new wave sound he'd been renowned for a few steps further, adding jazzy flourishes and chamber pop-isms into the mix. It's a sleek, bright and adventurous record, and a great starting point for anyone looking to get into the guy. The best bits: Chinatown, Steppin' Out, Cancer