As with all such lists, it is purely a matter of taste as to which 1001 Albums You Must Listen To Before You Die. Flipping though the dense and heavy tome I found that I had already listened to a good number of the 1001 Albums, but was shocked by the albums that I had never even heard of. I like to think of my taste is a bit eclectic and kind of with it-at least up until about 1985 when music took a hard turn which throw me into a ditch. It should be possible to pack all 1001…
Category: pop music
Madonna-Hard Candy
When I first saw a newspaper with one of the publicity stills for Madonna‘s new album Hard Candy my first thought was who is that old stripper? I thought it was another story about the return of burlesque and the old women who still dance in smoky clubs. But no, this old woman was Madonna. I know we can’t help getting old, but why the hell would Madonna use these horrid photos of herself? Well, maybe she was going for that whole old hag look.The music sounds fine-just like Madonna. A typical bit of lyrics goes-give it to me now,…
the B-52s Funplex
Remember, bad taste never goes out of style. When the Beatles or Madonna released a new LP you never knew what to expect. The B-52s new album, Funplex, sounds exactly like the B-52s. I miss a lot of the groups from 1980s-and usually hate the new albums they occasionally release. Not so with the B-52s. New Wave music was fun and a little different. But New Wave was already dead when the B-52s had their biggest hit Love Shack from the surprisingly good album Cosmic Thing. Cosmic Thing by the B-52s had a lot of instrumentals on it-since the B-52s…