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The Sounds that Shape My Soul.
I had intended to list my top 10 albums but things are never
that simple, so here’s my top records and
records of significance. I’m bound to have forgotten some, I reserve my
right to change my mind frequently. And as a bonus you get some of my favourite
live shows and bands that deserve a
mention.
Desert Island Disks
| Virgin Prunes |
If I Die, I Die |
| Neil Young |
Zuma |
| 13th Floor Elevators |
Easter Everywhere |
| Leonard Cohen |
Songs of Leonard Cohen |
| Carmel |
Set Me Free |
| Green on Red |
Here Come the Snakes |
| Violent Femmes |
Violent Femmes |
| X |
See how we are |
| The Clash |
London Calling |
| The Primevals |
Sound Hole |
| The Birthday Party |
The Bad Seed / Mutiny |
| The Misfits |
Legacy of Brutality |
| The Smashing Pumpkins |
Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness |
Records of that changed my way of listening
These records made significant impacts on the way I listen and
think.
| The Stranglers |
Rattus Norvegicus |
| Stiff Little Fingers |
Inflammable Material |
| The Crass |
Stations of the Crass |
| The Cramps |
Psychedelic Jungle |
| The Meteors |
Wreckin’ Crew |
| The Sonics |
Full Force |
| Sisters of Mercy |
early singles (on Some Girl's Wander CD). |
| Jesus and Mary Chain |
PsychoCandy |
| The Dead Kennedys |
Plastic Surgery Disasters |
| The Stooges |
The Stooges |
| The Stupids |
Peruvian Vacation |
| Black Flag |
Slip It In |
| Ministry |
Psalm 69 |
Live Performances
As you can see I'm struggling to remember these..
The bands I regret most missing - The Ruts, Black Flag, The Misfits
| Virgin Prunes |
Lyceum, London |
| The Cure (Pornography) |
Southampton Gaumont |
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Carmel - (Good News) |
Subterranea, London |
| Dead Kennedy's (Plastic Surgery) |
Southampton University |
| The Clash (London Calling) |
Portsmouth Guildhall |
Bands that deserving a mention
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Black Sabbath
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obviously only the Ozzy years |
| The Fuzztones
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| The Damned |
until the Captain went Pop ! |
| The Ramones |
one tune, one song, but damn was it
good |
| The Jam |
Butterfly collector |
| Marilyn Manson |
the Anti-Christ Superstar :-) |
| Spacemen 3 |
Saw them many times in thier early
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And if you're still reading you'll probably want to know what was the first
record I bought?
Ratuus Norvegicus from W.H.Smiths but just before that, I kind of bought Abba's
Greatest Hits Vol1
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