Back to Life
Hello, I'm back. It's been a hard week, what with the miscarriage and my Father's ill health. The black dog has been hanging round my door, but it's time to try and think positive again, after all England are through to the quarter-finals and Tim nearly lost in the first round - so it's not all bad.This weekend I, like many other bloggers, read the top 100 BRITISH albums of all time in The Observer Music Magazine. Having perused the selections of many of my blogging peers, I began to apply my thought processes to my own top 10.
The thing about these things is that they are inextricably linked to the "good old days" of your own halcyon youth. It really is very rare that an old codger like me will find a recent album that can surpass Clifford T Ward never mind The Beatles. Certain discs of the early 70s are stuck like shit to a blanket to BIG events in my life. Free's "Fire And Water" is me holidaying with my mates for the first time. Zappa's "The Grand Wazoo" will always remind me of Dearest when we first met. Steely Dan's "Can't Buy a Thrill" thrilled me during Eldest's conception. *blush*
So I can understand The Stone Roses being number one for a lot of folk out there (media darlings or not). It was their youth and they were still immortal. I ain't gonna knock it.
So, right. Top 10. All British. Hmmmph that's the Dan and Francis Vincent Zappa out of the window right away. Anyway. Here goes:-
BTW This exercise has made me appreciate just how much American music I listen to.
1 The Beatles - The White Album.
2 The Beatles - Revolver
3 The Who - Who's Next
4 The Clash - London Calling
5 Traffic - John Barleycorn Must die
6 John Martyn - Solid Air
7 XTC - Wasp Star
8 Roy Harper - Bullinamingvase
9 Yes - Close to the Edge
10 Led Zeppelin - III
Bubbling Under:-
Free - Fire and Water
The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
David Bowie - Low
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Elton John - Madman Across the Water
Led Zeppelin - II
Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
10CC - How Dare You/Sheet Music
Jesus, I've not even mentioned John Mayall, Eric Clapton, The Stones, Richard Thompson, The Bonzo Dog Band, The Kinks, Cream, Individual Beatles or Cliff yet!
Is Rolf British? I mean, he is really isn't he? Because "Sun Arise" and "Johnny Day" were fuckin' brilliant when you were a 9 or 10 year old in the early 60s. Simple as.
Well Dad's back in dock tomorrow for some more pissing about (literally) by disinterested consultants with an eye on the clock and more profitable patients. Dad's appointment is at 8:00am in the morning. That means he'll be up most of the night to make sure he gets there on time. The consultant will be there to make sure his NHS patients can be dispensed with early enough to make some real money nibbling at the genitalia of richer "clients".
Twats.
Mind you, life's lookin' up. Italy have just had to book flights home from Euro 2004.
*Dances round the room laughin' his balls off*
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