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The missing link between the Byrds and every jangle indie pop beat combo from here to REM.
The album was generally not well received by Lizzy fans on it"s release but I personally think that it is a cracker.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
the two best LPs since Marquee Moon. And Jason is probably my favourite living guitar player under 70, Dave Gregory loves him too.
Oasis were to have Matthew support him mid 90s, but then Noel chickened out as he would have blown them off the stage
The first name on many lips for folk rock with a Scots flavour is the JSD band, formed by a chap called Sean O'Rourke. Well this is the album recorded by his first band in 1976 and notable for 2 things in my eyes. First up it features a virtuoso highland bagpipe player by the name of Alan Macleod. This was the first band to integrate highland pipes into traditional folk music, not an easy thing to do as they have a much harsher tone than say Uilean pipes.
Second it introduces us to a phenomenal guitar player called Tony Cuffe.
After this band, Tony joined the group Ossian who had done the opposite of Fairport. rather than electrifying traditional folk tunes, Ossian started out as a rock group called Contraband. They then transitioned over to traditional instruments and tunes for a series of amazing albums. So at heart these guys rock and you can hear it in their playing.
So there you go, my underrated album is the self titled, one and only recording by Alba. Underrated 'cos no one has ever heard of it, worthy of greater recognition because it was innovative and a stepping stone to much greatness.
It's also one of my favourite album covers.
Here's the first track...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve7j9oE6X8w
Back in 1984, The Crossing along with U2's 'War' were the soundtrack to my college year. The Crossing was excellent but then Big Country came up with the less popular 'Steeltown' which I feel has always been an underrated album.
At the time of that album I was also reading Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and the music of it seemed to fit the storyline perfectly. For me that is one of the great things about Big Country as a group, they had this knack of telling great, atmospheric stories with their songs.
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