Category: favourite five

The Beach Boys: Ten Great Albums (that aren’t Pet Sounds)

For some bands, it’s fun to argue what their best album is. Do you prefer Abbey Road, Revolver, or Sgt. … Continue Reading The Beach Boys: Ten Great Albums (that aren’t Pet Sounds)

Buffalo Springfield were a short-lived but influential Californian folk-rock band. They produced one of the defining protest songs of the … Continue Reading Buffalo Springfield: Favourite Five Songs

U2 started the 1980s as a post-punk band influenced by Joy Division and Television. Throughout the decade they beefed up … Continue Reading U2: Favourite Five Albums

I’m not sure that Pink Floyd need an introduction – they’re one of the most loved classic rock bands. Most … Continue Reading Pink Floyd: Favourite Five Albums

I’ve already told the story of Judee Sill a couple of times on this site – she was a 1970s … Continue Reading Judee Sill: Favourite Five Songs

Yes emerged from London in the late 1960s – they were originally a pop band, but as the genre of … Continue Reading Yes: Favourite Five Albums

Carly Rae Jepsen initally reached popular consciousness in 2012, with the inescapable hit ‘Call Me Maybe’. It started as an acoustic … Continue Reading Carly Rae Jepsen: Five Favourite Songs

Steely Dan were one of the major album artists of the 1970s, releasing a string of quality records that blurred … Continue Reading Steely Dan: Favourite Five Albums

It’s easy to overlook Ween, as they often come across as a novelty band, and they’ve been overlooked by canonical … Continue Reading Favourite Five: Ween Albums

Out of the indie guitar bands that emerged from Dunedin’s Flying Nun label in the 1980s, Straitjacket Fits were the … Continue Reading Favourite Five: Straitjacket Fits Songs

There’s a definite stereotype in pop music of youth and charisma, but there’s plenty of room for different aesthetics. Here … Continue Reading Favourite Five: Musicians who look like Librarians

Joni Mitchell emerged at a time when the women’s rights movement was still building steam, and had to fight for … Continue Reading Joni Mitchell: Favourite Five Albums

Jimmy Webb enjoyed a sterling career as a songwriter in the 1960s – his website bills him as “America’s Songwriter”, … Continue Reading Jimmy Webb: Favourite Five Albums

King Crimson aren’t so much a band as a series of bands, all featuring idiosyncratic guitarist Robert Fripp. With a … Continue Reading King Crimson: Favourite Five Albums

Along with Robert Forster, Grant McLennan was one half of the song-writing team behind The Go-Betweens. While The Go-Betweens were … Continue Reading Grant McLennan in the 1990s: Favourite Five Songs

It took me a while to warm to Bruce Springsteen – the radio mostly played his 1980s hits from Born … Continue Reading Bruce Springsteen: Favourite Five Albums