Songs
Arnold are a pretty obscure bunch – try and get hold of ‘The Barn Tapes’ to hear ‘Sun’ along with some other perfect acoustic songs. The Apes are also pretty obscure – 3-piece organ-driven psychedelia from the 2000s. Altered Images are brilliant – The Strokes owe them for ‘I Could Be Happy’. I hope I get double points for Adam and the Ants, along with Luke Vibert’s alter-ego Amen Andrews. Oh and if you haven’t heard David Axelrod’s ‘Holy Thursday’ – crank the volume and take a seat.
1. Sun (Arnold)
2. Lightning (The Apes)
3. I Could Be Happy (Altered Images)
4.Christian Dior (Adam and the Ants)
5. How Does It Make You Feel? (Air)
6. Plantlife (Autolux)
7. London (Amen Andrews)
8. Holy Thursday (David Axelrod)
9. A Life Less Ordinary (Ash)
10. Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds (Gene Autry)
Near Misses:
Hurt (Christina Aguilera – Deadmau5 mix)
Miserere mei, Deus (Gregorio Allegri)
Albums
In truth, my top 10 A albums would all be ABBA – but I settled for their disco-heavy classic Voulez-Vous – guilty pleasure for sure. Be sure to check out Arlo’s ‘Up High In The Night’, a brilliant ‘grunge’ album of exquisite songwriting. If you’re feeling a bit more edgy, try Adam Ant’s art-punk debut. Rikk Agnew’s solo album is another unsung masterpiece of punk. The Avalanches album is an incredible feat of mixing, Air’s soundtrack to The Virgin Suicides is sublime, and yes, Anthrax and Anvil on the same list – you’re welcome.
1. Voulez-Vous (ABBA)
2. Fistful of Metal (Anthrax)
3. Up High In The Night (Arlo)
4. All By Myself (Rikk Agnew)
5. 666 (Aphrodite’s Child)
6. Metal On Metal (Anvil)
7. Dirk Wears White Sox (Adam and the Ants)
8. The Virgin Suicides (Air)
9. Since I Left You (Avalanches)
10. Joy Of A Toy (Kevin Ayers)
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