This month’s challenge made me realise that I really don’t like many albums, or artists’ releases. Maybe as part of the ‘mix-tape’ generation I was always searching out the interesting B-sides that represented the more personal or experimental side of the artist. Nevertheless, here are ALL of the bands that I like that haven’t messed up and released a turkey! Click the links to hear my picks including some live versions.
- The Clash 1977-1981: The Clash, Give ‘Em Enough Rope, London Calling, Black Market Clash, Sandinista!, Combat Rock
- Grandaddy 1997-2003: Under The Western Freeway, The Broken Down Comforter Collection, The Windfall Variety, The Sophtware Slump, Sumday,
- Hard-Ons 1988-1993: Dickcheese, Love Is A Battlefield Of Wounded Hearts, Yummy!, Too Far Gone,
- The Jesus And Mary Chain 1985-1989: Psychocandy, Darklands, Automatic
- Pavement 1992-1999: Slanted & Enchanted, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Wowee Zowee, Brighten The Corners, Terror Twilight
- Pixies 1988-1991: Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Bossanova, Trompe le Monde
- Ramones: 1976-1981: Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket To Russia, End of the Century, Pleasant Dreams
- The Replacements 1981-1984: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Stink, Hootenanny, Let It Be
- Sebadoh 1993-1996: Bubble and Scrape, Bakesale, Harmacy
- Stereolab 1994-2004: Mars Audiac Quintet, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, Dots and Loops, Cobra Phases Group Play Volatage in the Milky Night, Soud-Dust, Margerine Eclipse
- Stina Nordenstam 1991-1998: Memories of a Colour, And She Closed Her Eyes, Dynamite, People Are Strange
- Teenage Fanclub 1991-1995: Bandwagonesque, Thirteen, Grand Prix
- Wagon Christ 1998-2004: Tally Ho!, Musipal, Sorry I Make You Lush
- Webb Brothers 1999-2000: Beyond The Biosphere, Maroon
- Palace Music/Palace Brothers 1993-1996: There Is No One What Will Take Care Of You, Days In The Wake, Viva Last Blues, Arise Therefore
Oh and if you haven’t heard Swedish doom-pixie Stina Nordenstam, or Jimmy Webb’s kids The Webb Brothers – treat yourself!
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