All posts tagged '1960s'
Pet Sounds // The Beach Boys
The harmonies are wonderful, the instrumentation is charming, and, well, everything sounds rather bloody marvellous. Lots to love and little to dislike.
Abbey Road // The Beatles
The last word of a band with nothing left to prove, and it sounds like it. Exceptional without being seminal, but with some truly classic songs.
Let It Bleed // The Rolling Stones
Blues, psychedelia, jazz, and gospel are all deeply ingrained in the music. This is a rock record, but every track has a flavour of its own.
Shades of Deep Purple // Deep Purple
The sonic scenery is colourful and smoky, and the band sound like they’re having the time of their lives. It's loose, but it's endearing too.
Led Zeppelin // Led Zeppelin
Tapping into the bohemian sensibilities of the era, Led Zeppelin feel like a sonic equivalent of the Beats in their indifference to the status quo.
Highway 61 Revisited // Bob Dylan
Dylan sings and we listen, the instrumentation hanging on his every word along with the rest of us. The album is an expressive, beautiful, and timeless classic.
Surrealistic Pillow // Jefferson Airplane
A staple of the psychedelic folk-rock genre, feeling as fresh and vibrant now as it did in 1967. It sounds like a wonderful montage of the ’60s.
Electric Ladyland // The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Instinctive, messy, and rambling, with shimmers of the divine. Electric Ladyland speaks in a kind of rock and roll tongues, with Jimi Hendrix front and centre.
Revolver // The Beatles
One of the most enjoyable pop albums of all time, an iconic work that will forever be used as an example for songwriting expertise.
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) // The Kinks
The songs are beautiful in ways only Ray Davies can achieve, but the album’s scattered feel keeps it from being more than the sum of its parts.