Gerry’s Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part Five
Gerry's Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part Five December 17th 2009 Nos. 20-11 Just like the chart of olden days into the Top Twenty. Cue CCS ‘Whole Lotta Love’ and Jimmy Saville with cigar! It is interesting to note what didn’t make my list. So as I said no Sinatra and I kind of feel guilty. The one Frank release which could have made it was ‘Sinatra in Hollywood’, a brilliant and comprehensive collection of all Frank’s film music – which is saying something – and which had for the first time the theme music for the stupendous ‘On
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Gerry’s Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part Four
Gerry's Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part Four December 16th 2009 Nos. 30-21 30. Post-War, M. Ward, 2006 This sound very old and very modern, fragile and unique and covered in a sepia-toned mood with Ward’s vocals as if they are coming from the past and the future. It all creates a very distinct atmosphere, with the ghost of Dennis Wilson in there alongside a cover of Daniel Johnston. This album follows his ‘Transfiguration of Vincent’ which is also superb, containing an acoustic, spellbinding cover of Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’. 29. The Drift, Scott Walker, 2006 This is music
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Gerry’s Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part Three
Gerry's Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part Three December 16th 2009 Nos. 40-31 40. America Brasil, Seu Jorge, 2008 Rio born Jorge broke through with the music for the film ‘City of God’ and then at some point did an album of Bowie covers in Portuguese which got a lot of attention, but passed me by. This is an album of his own compositions, which while varied in style, has an overall sense of up-beatness, the spirit of bossa nova, being breezy and filled with life and vitality. 39. In a Bad Mood, Geraint Watkins, 2008 Watkins is one
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Gerry’s Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part Two
Gerry's Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part Two December 15th 2009 Here is Part Two; numbers 50-41 .... 50. Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing and HIV/AIDS in Uganda, 2007 What an unbelievably life-affirming album this is. Addressing one of the most serious issues of our time: the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, ‘Singing for Life’ details the response of Ugandan musicians. With titles such as ‘Death is Bad’, ‘AIDS Finished Us’ and ‘The Graveyard is Our Home’ some might think this a bleak listen, but it is a celebration of the human (and musical) spirit. 49.
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Gerry’s Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part One
Gerry’s Top Sixty Albums of the Decade Part One December 14th 2009 Here it comes day by day …. Gerry’s countdown of the grooves he was listening to over the decade. First things first, this is my chart so the criterion is made up by me. It is mostly new things which came out over the ten years, but also includes some compilations and reissues. Second, looking back on it is interesting to see what is missing. So no ‘latest things’ such as Panda Bear or Fleet Foxes (bought and stuck on amazon within days of purchasing), and no
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