Roxy Music: “Both Ends Burning” (1975)
Siren’s second song for lovestruck, shipwrecked souls.
[Review] Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica (1969)
Fast, bulbous and tapered for your pleasure… Captain Beefheart’s beefy monsterpiece.
[Review] The Moody Blues: Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971)
The Moodies continue their winning ways with another album of beautifully arranged ballads and rockers.
Ric Ocasek: “Something To Grab For” (1983)
The opening single from Ocasek’s first solo album failed to crack the Top 40, and back in The Cars he went.
[Review] Yellow Magic Orchestra (1978)
A pioneering Japanese trio of electronic musicians sets out to make lounge music for the space age.
[Review] Nilsson Sings Newman (1970)
Randy Newman writes the songs that Nilsson sings, songs of love and special things.
The Cure: “Charlotte Sometimes” (1981)
A song inspired by a children’s novel introduces a romantic side to the band’s gothic gloom and doom.
[Review] Weather Report: Mr. Gone (1978)
Z and the machines take over, propelling the band to new experimental heights—and leaving most fans and critics behind.
[Review] The John Coltrane Quartet: Africa/Brass (1961)
Eric Dolphy and a herd of horns join the John Coltrane Quartet for the biggest, baddest brass band you’ve ever heard.
David Bowie: “Rubber Band” (1966)
Before the chameleon there was the elastic man, here in the role of Anthony Newley’s understudy.
[Review] Queen: Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
The band’s third contains one killer track and a wild volley of hits and misses.
[Review] The Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols (1977)
The third-greatest punk album ever recorded, according to Rolling Stone. (Ramones and The Clash, in case you were wondering.)
Fleshtones: “The Girl From Baltimore” (1981)
Fleshtones cross the ocean with the girl from Baltimore for a car park rock revival.
[Review] Romeo Void: Benefactor (1982)
Their second album contains a tightened-up version of “Never Say Never” and eight songs you’ll probably never play again.
[Review] Weezer (1994)
Flannel is out, bowling shirts are in, in this cross between Teenage Fanclub and nerdvana.