12 Sep 2019

As you say, why has it taken so long for this to come out? Three of the tracks appeared on the Crystal Days boxset but why they've been keeping the rest from us is anyone's guess. You can never have too many versions of these songs.

11 Sep 2019

Great album this. Lovely artwork by John and/or Chris as usual.

15 Aug 2019

I see they're touring in November as well, might have to get out to see them.

15 Aug 2019

I loved NMA in the late 80s/early 90s. Saw them live loads of times. I was a crusty back then, dreads and para boots. I didn't go as far as buying my clogs from Hebden Bridge though :) Just listening to [i]No Rest For The Wicked[/i], what a great album. Lost track of them in the late 90s, I'll give this one a listen though.

16 Jul 2019

I didn't get this album at first. Back in the day when you bought an album on reputation only, before hearing it, I couldn't understand why it wasn't the punk album I'd read about. Then I realised I'm an idiot and it's bloody brilliant.

29 May 2019

Lots of good stuff here. I'd place Slowdive at number one although Deerhunter would probably be joint first. I didn't rate the MBV comeback much but I'd still have them top ten. I might tackle part two of this as there's a few bands I can think of, Spectres, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, TVAM. Not sure I'll get another 100 though but it's fun to try.

29 May 2019

I enjoyed this, definitely one of my favourite ambient albums in recent years.

28 May 2019

Mine would be The Idiot. It's just so sleazy and I can just imagine him and Dave in Berlin.

26 May 2019

I'm not so sure I agree about his past, I think his lyrics can be taken both ways. He once supported Madness in the early 90s, in front of a load of skinhead fans, draped in the Union Flag. He got a lot of stick for that and at the time I wasn't sure if he was goading them or trying to win over new fans. This latest stunt is him finally revealing his true colours in my opinion. He makes absolutely no sense, one of his biggest fan bases are Hispanic Americans, if he agrees with For Britain's policies of ridding Britain of Muslims, shouldn't he agree with Trump's view on Latin Americans?

26 May 2019

If like me you can't bear to listen to Yellow Submarine and other duff tracks, I'd recommend buying the box set with all of their albums and singles and make your own compilation. I'm not a fan of their early stuff so my comp starts with Paperback Writer and it's then a brilliant 40 track mix.