My Mum and Dad had that - it was one of the first albums I ever heard. Acker Bilk's Stranger on the Shore (surprisingly, not on that album) is still one of my favourite instrumentals.SamD wrote:Also, one I remember getting - 'The Best Of Ball, Barber & Bilk', in which Kenny, Chris and Acker provide four tracks each - might also qualify as it was a number one in the sixties...
Would that have been the one released as part of the Golden Guinea Records series? We had one by Kenny Ball and also Acker Bilk alongside others by Micky and Griff and Tony Hancock. I think they were a sort of forerunner of Music For Pleasure.SamD wrote:
[Kenny Ball, in particular, released his chart stuff under a solo Golden Hits compilation around the same time].
Dire Straits ??murf wrote:I remember it being very good but haven't played it for years (says a lot?). Might be one to dig out and re-discover but I can't see it even making my longlist for its decade.UncleTupelo wrote:Seriouslygreenman wrote: 90s
Glow – Reef
I'll be having several entries identical to Greenman (Waterboys, Roses, Radiohead) and a few others are contenders so he has some taste!
Made me look...Would that have been the one released as part of the Golden Guinea Records series?Kenny Ball's Golden Hits compilation
Granted it’s not the strongest pick on the list and wouldn’t really be ahead of OK Computer for example, but it holds some memories of great times and I thought Reef were a bit different from the usual mediocre pub rock you described. Interesting you included Weller in your hit list though as All Mod Cons appeared in your top 5, but then I only like his Jam stuff too .. Sound Affects would be my top choice.UncleTupelo wrote:Seriouslygreenman wrote: 90s
Glow – Reef
Are the band not a good choice or just not a 'cool' choice?blahblah wrote:
Dire Straits ??
I've never even heard of New Edition so I sampled it off iTunes and you're right, it's good. Sounds more like 70s soul than what I think of as R&B though. The album's only £5.49 so I've bought it - it's downloading as I typeRick wrote:90's Another difficult decade. Some great albums spoiled by silly little intros between almost every track and sticking re-mixes at the end. So No , SWV, TLC, Fugees or Janet Jackson albums although they are all great albums. Another thing which crept into the music I love during the 90's was the bad language. Bought a Notorious BIG album and had to take it back the next day, no way could I sit and listen to that in front of my teenage kids, shame because it sounded like a good album.
At the end of the day some of these albums are so close it could be down to what mood you are in the day you compile the list.
Home Again - New Edition Didn't think much of New Edition first time round, but all the members did pretty well when they split up. They got back together for this album in 1996 and what an album, every track is a R&B classic.
Q's Jook Joint - Quincy Jones One of favourite albums of all time, sublime mix of R&B and Jazz, containing some of the best tracks released during the 90's. Must have one of the longest guest artist list of all time, must be about 50.
Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton Stunning début album, although doesn't hurt to have Babyface to produce your first album. Stunning voice, takes over from where Anita baker left off. I remember the hair standing up on the back of my neck the first time i heard Another Sad Love Song, sort of sums up the album, Great chill out music.
Enter The Dru - Dru Hill Superb album, Sisqo got a lot of sales on his solo album, but this one was so much better, great soul (or R&B if you prefer) album.
LSG - Levert, Sweat & Gill Solo Artists forming a group doesn't normally work, but Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill got together and created a classic. For some reason one of the most overlooked albums of the late 90's. Great music to relax to.
Can't believe I could fit in R Kelly's 12 play or Usher's My Way. (although he will feature in the 00's).
Good choice, you won't regret it, timeless classic.Billy Whiz wrote:I've never even heard of New Edition so I sampled it off iTunes and you're right, it's good. Sounds more like 70s soul than what I think of as R&B though. The album's only £5.49 so I've bought it - it's downloading as I typeRick wrote:90's Another difficult decade. Some great albums spoiled by silly little intros between almost every track and sticking re-mixes at the end. So No , SWV, TLC, Fugees or Janet Jackson albums although they are all great albums. Another thing which crept into the music I love during the 90's was the bad language. Bought a Notorious BIG album and had to take it back the next day, no way could I sit and listen to that in front of my teenage kids, shame because it sounded like a good album.
At the end of the day some of these albums are so close it could be down to what mood you are in the day you compile the list.
Home Again - New Edition Didn't think much of New Edition first time round, but all the members did pretty well when they split up. They got back together for this album in 1996 and what an album, every track is a R&B classic.
Q's Jook Joint - Quincy Jones One of favourite albums of all time, sublime mix of R&B and Jazz, containing some of the best tracks released during the 90's. Must have one of the longest guest artist list of all time, must be about 50.
Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton Stunning début album, although doesn't hurt to have Babyface to produce your first album. Stunning voice, takes over from where Anita baker left off. I remember the hair standing up on the back of my neck the first time i heard Another Sad Love Song, sort of sums up the album, Great chill out music.
Enter The Dru - Dru Hill Superb album, Sisqo got a lot of sales on his solo album, but this one was so much better, great soul (or R&B if you prefer) album.
LSG - Levert, Sweat & Gill Solo Artists forming a group doesn't normally work, but Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill got together and created a classic. For some reason one of the most overlooked albums of the late 90's. Great music to relax to.
Can't believe I could fit in R Kelly's 12 play or Usher's My Way. (although he will feature in the 00's).
Which one's Bobby Brown?Rick wrote:Good choice, you won't regret it, timeless classic.Billy Whiz wrote: I've never even heard of New Edition so I sampled it off iTunes and you're right, it's good. Sounds more like 70s soul than what I think of as R&B though. The album's only £5.49 so I've bought it - it's downloading as I type
New Edition were almost a Jackson 5 copy band in the early mid eighties, they were all very young at the time (early teens). Most famous members were Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvent (Sensitivity) and Johnny Gill, although the others 3 also had success as Bell, Biv, Devoe (remember Poison). Johnny Gill had replaced Brown when he went solo. This later album is so much better than the early stuff, I don't know why It didn't do better over here, it was massive in the States. Maybe something to do with Dance music dominating everything in the mid 90's.
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Note to buy some Kinks albums..
Must have been a typing errorSpinynorman wrote:Interesting to see that you chose Second Coming rather than The Stone Roses bloggie.
Indeed, good point. The Bends and OK Computer are the only Radiohead albums that I have in my collection.Billy Whiz wrote:Must have been a typing errorSpinynorman wrote:Interesting to see that you chose Second Coming rather than The Stone Roses bloggie.
Also three Radiohead albums, but not including the two that most people would consider their best. Intriguing.