Directory

This Directory Page is divided into two sections - the first section is of bands who I've reviewed at least three albums by, and who have their own page. I've divided them into genres. The second section is bands who don't have enough review yet to warrant their own page, and at the moment they're in alphabetical pages.

SECTION 1 - FULL PAGES

FIRST FRUITS - THE SIXTIES

The Band
The Beach Boys
Fairport Convention
The Rolling Stones
Simon and Garfunkel/Paul Simon
Townes Van Zandt
The Velvet Underground

FEEL THE BOMBAST! - SEVENTIES EXCESS

Brian Eno
Genesis
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Queen
Roxy Music
Todd Rundgren
Yes

SOFT ROCK - SEVENTIES MAINSTREAM

Crosby, Stills and Nash
Nick Drake
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Billy Joel
James Taylor

PUNK AND NEW WAVE - TURN OF THE EIGHTIES

The Clash
The Jam
Joy Division
The Police
Talking Heads

STAIRWAY TO NIRVANA - EIGHTIES ALT ROCK

Marshall Crenshaw
The Go-Betweens
Hüsker Dü
Midnight Oil
Pixies
R.E.M.
The Replacements
Slint
The Smiths
Straitjacket Fits
Talk Talk

NOT DEAD YET - NINETIES

Jeff Buckley
Fountains of Wayne
Ben Harper
Freedy Johnston
Peter La Grand
Manic Street Preachers
Pearl Jam
Sam Phillips
Radiohead
Red House Painters
Sugar
Matthew Sweet
Ween

ALMOST UP TO SPEED - STUFF FROM THIS CENTURY

Arcade Fire
The Decemberists
The Hold Steady
Peter La Grand
The Mars Volta
Josh Rouse
Bic Runga
Sigur Ros
Sufjan Stevens
The White Stripes
Wilco

SOLO ARTISTS WHOSE CAREERS ARE TOO LONG TOO PIGEONHOLE

David Bowie
Kate Bush
John Cale
Peter Gabriel
Emmylou Harris
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
Bruce Springsteen
Richard (and Linda) Thompson
Tom Waits
Neil Young

OUT OF TIME - ARTISTS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG IN AN EARLIER ERA

Big Star
Eva Cassidy
Tracy Chapman
Crowded House/Finn Brothers
Richard X Heyman
Natalie Merchant
Tom Petty
XTC

LACK OF CATEGORISATION = TACIT ADMISSION THAT I DON'T LISTEN TO ENOUGH MUSIC NOT MADE BY WHITE PEOPLE

The Blind Boys of Alabama
Run-D.M.C.

GOD ROCK

2nd Chapter of Acts
Form
Jars of Clay
Matt Redman

FRIENDS

Cynosure
Shift

NOT THAT GREAT - I DON'T REALLY LIKE THEM BUT THEY SOMEHOW ENDED UP WITH THEIR OWN PAGE

Coldplay
Sheryl Crow
Liz Phair

SECTION 2 - MISCELLANEOUS

A Page: ABBA, Ryan Adams, Aerosmith, Tori Amos, Arcade Fire
B Page: The B-52s, Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Adrian Belew, Bread, Breathe, Bressa Creeting Cake, Sam Brown, Jackson Browne, Tim Buckley, Buffalo Springfield, Buzzcocks, The Byrds
C Page: Caravan, Neko Case, Chicago, Eric Clapton, Clowndog, Creed
D Page: Neil Diamond, Dire Straits, Disclaimer, Dave Dobbyn, The Doobie Brothers, Dream Theater, Bob Dylan
E Page: Earthsuit
F Page: Fat Freddys Drop, The Flaming Lips
G Page: Goldenhorse, David Gray, Arlo Guthrie
H Page: Roy Harper, The Housemartins, Tim Hughes
J Page: Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin
K Page: Carole King, Klaatu, Kraftwerk
L Page: John Lennon, Live
M Page: John Martyn, Mercury Rev, Alanis Morissette, The Modern Lovers, The Mutton Birds
O Page: Oasis
P Page: Gram Parsons, Pavement, The Pet Shop Boys, Pink Floyd, Primal Scream, Prince, Kevin Prosch
R Page: Rage Against the Machine, Damien Rice, Rodgers and Hammerstein
S Page: Ron Sexsmith, The Smashing Pumpkins, Solace, Squeeze, Steeleye Span, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, Stone Temple Pilots, Matthew Sweet
T Page: Teenage Fanclub, Third Day, Andy Thornton, Glenn Tilbrook, Toto, Trinity Roots
U Page: U2
W Page: Rick Wakeman, Stevie Wonder, Steve Wynn
Z Page: The Zombies
Random Album Pick: Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade

1984's double album Zen Arcade, their artistic breakthrough and their most challenging and significant album, was recorded and mixed in an astounding 85 hours straight.



LastFM Weekly Top Artists:

Written 2001-2007, Graham Fyfe