en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal The Last.fm journal for just_1988. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2009/07/16/2vffq3_just_1988%27s_studio_album_rankings Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:34:15 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2009/07/16/2vffq3_just_1988%27s_studio_album_rankings The best albums of all time (in my opinion) from best to worst, in this list will only be official studio albums.

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 1989



Oasis - Definitely Maybe 1994



The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 1986



Pulp - Different Class 1995



Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1995



Glasvegas - Glasvegas 2008



The Smiths - Meat Is Murder 1985



Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 2006



The Courteeners - St. Jude 2008



The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967



Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head 2002



The Stone Roses - Second Coming 1994



Blur - Leisure 1991



The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come 1987



The Killers - Hot Fuss 2004



The Beatles - Help! 1965



The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night 1964



The Smiths - The Smiths 1984



Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 1988



Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus 1977



Morrissey - You Are The Quarry 2004



The Beatles - Revolver 1966

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Nirvana - Nevermind 1991



Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid 2008



Morrissey - Viva Hate 1988



N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton 1988



The Game - The Documentary 2004



Ash - 1977 1996



Wale - Attention:Deficit 2009



Coldplay - Parachutes 2000



The Beatles - Rubber Soul 1965



Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words 2006



Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum 2009



The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever 2007



John Squire - Time Changes Everything 2002



Coldplay - X & Y 2005



Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare 2007



Jay-Z - The Blueprint 2001



Ian Brown - Solarized 2004



Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 2008



Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liqour 2006



Radiohead - The Bends 1995



Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool 2007



Dr. Dre - 2001 1999



The Beatles - Beatles for Sale 1964



The Charlatans - Up At The Lake 2004



50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 2003



The Mitchell Brothers - Dressed For the Occasion 2007



Reverend & The Makers - The State Of Things 2007



The Verve - Urban Hymns 1997



Reverend & The Makers - French Kiss In The Chaos 2009



David Gray - White Ladder 1998



Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Angels



Eminem - Slim Shady LP 1999



Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob 2007



Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals 1996



Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 2006



The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement 2008



Nas - Illmatic 1994



Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke 2008



Kaiser Chiefs - Employment 2005



Ian Brown - The World Is Yours 2007



Natty - Man Like I 2008



Ice Cube - Death Certificate 1991



Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2000



Jay-Z - In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 1998



Oasis - Heathen Chemistry 2002



Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth 2005



Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 1979



Blur - The Great Escape 1995



Peter, Bjorn & John - Writer's Block 2006



G-Unit - Beg For Mercy 2003



Oasis - Be Here Now 1997



Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul 2008



The Twang - I Love It When I Feel Like This 2007



Cherry Ghost - Thirst For Romance 2007



Seahorses - Do It Yourself 1997



Kasabian - Kasabian 2004



The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free 2004



The Beatles - Please Please Me 1963



Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails 1999



OutKast - ATLiens 1996



The Fugees - The Score 1996



Ian Brown - Music of the Spheres 2001



The Kooks - Inside In, Inside Out 2006



Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory 2000



The Beatles - With the Beatles 1963



Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993



2Pac - All Eyez on Me 1996



The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 1966



Mongrel - Better Than Heavy 2009



The Streets - Original Pirate Material 2002



Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It 1988



Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise 1995



Green Day - American Idiot 2004



Twisted Wheel - Twisted Wheel 2009



Jay-Z - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life 2003



Craig David - Born to Do It 2000



Ian Brown - Golden Greats 1999



Michael Jackson - Thriller 1982



The Strokes - Is This It 2001



D12 - Devils Night 2001



Obie Trice - Cheers 2003



Michael Jackson - Bad 1987



The Killers - Sam's Town 2006



Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You 2009



The Mitchell Brothers - A Breath of Fresh Attire 2005



Ian Brown - My Way 2009



Pixies - Doolittle 1989



Oasis - Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants 2000



Insane Clown Posse - The Amazing Jeckel Brothers 1999



Sean Paul - Dutty Rock 2002



Aziz Ibrahim - Lahore To Longsight 2000



Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt 1996



Morrissey - Ringleader Of The Tormentors 2006



Lloyd Banks - The Hunger For More 2004



The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed 2008



The Streets - The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living 2006



The Charlatans - Tellin' Stories 1997



Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 1990



Sway - This Is My Demo 2006



Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction 1987



The Libertines - Up the Bracket 2002



Eminem - Eminem Show 2002



Radiohead - OK Computer 1997



P!nk - I'm Not Dead 2006



Blur - Parklife 1994



Goldie Lookin' Chain - Greatest Hits 2004



Kate Nash - Made of Bricks 2007



Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner 2003



Lily Allen - Alright, Still 2006



Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley 1956



Goldie Lookin' Chain - Safe As Fuck 2005



Kanye West - The College Dropout 2004



Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 2009



Kanye West - Graduation 2007



A Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes & Life 1996



Eminem - Encore 2004



John Cena and the Trademarc - You Can't See Me 2005



50 Cent - The Massacre 2005



Kanye West - Late Registration 2005



Shaggy - Hot Shot 2000



Ian Brown - Unfinished Monkey Business 1998



Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline 1969



Cypress Hill - III: Temples of Boom 1995



Blur - 13 1999



Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End of The Day 2009



Tintchy Stryder - Catch 22 2009



Spice Girls - Spice 1996



Gorillaz - Gorillaz 2001



Blur - Think Tank 2003



Britney Spears - Brtiney 2001



*Updated reguarly]]> http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2009/06/05/2rxjqk_heaton_park%2C_na-na-na%2C_heaton_park%2C_na-na-na%21 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:40:25 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2009/06/05/2rxjqk_heaton_park%2C_na-na-na%2C_heaton_park%2C_na-na-na%21 Thu 4 Jun – Oasis, Kasabian, The Enemy, Twisted Wheel

Growing up in Greater Manchester there is one band who everybody relates to, a band that at one point or another everybody who's passionate about music will go and see, the band of course is Oasis. Now over the years my brother, my friends, class mates, etc. have all gone to see Oasis and I had to admit I was rather envious, so when I found out Oasis were doing 3 gigs in Manchester's Heaton Park, I knew I had to go. Luckily i managed to get tickets for the first of the 3 dates, June 4th 2009, the start of what would be Oasis summer tour, I was set to rock and roll.

The gates opened at 2pm, with the first support act set to start at 4pm...or so I was told. I was running late getting to the gig and ended up only getting there abut 4, when I got into Heaton Park we could hear music being played so we hurriedly made our way towards the stage, where as we got closer we could see there was no band on stage, but just preliminary music being played out through the speakers. After about a 2+ hour wait, we finally got the first act of the day on, Twisted Wheel.



Twisted Wheel, or Wheel as the crowd affectionately chanted towards them in support where a band i hadn't heard before, so I was anxious to hear what they were like. Wheel, played through a selection of their songs, which were quite good, the crowd were getting in the mood and giving the show a bit of an atmosphere. The highlight of the set, was a the song You Stole The Sun which was a simple song that enabled the crowd to latch onto the chorus and sing-along. Wheel's latest single We Are Us was also played to a decent reception. All in all, Twisted Wheel gave a good performance which perhaps was only hindered by lack of crowd participation due to the band being largely unknown to the crowd. There was then about a 10minute break before The Enemy were set to come on stage, however they were apparently ill, so Reverend and The Makers took their place.



Reverend and the Makers took the stage with Jon McClure aka the Reverend taking the mic and saying "come on this is Oasis not Coldplay, let's fucking have it!". This being the second time in a month that I had seen the Jon McClure live took the edge of a bit as I was expecting the Enemy, but it didn't matter as R&TM played through their set-list that got a slightly better crowd reaction from the crowd, yet still didn't have it's full attention. R&TM played a set of songs mainly from their debut album The State Of Things,with the highlight of the set being the modern day love story, He Said He Loved Me which was carried by beautiful Laura Manuel, who was the only female to appear on stage all day which made her stand-out even more. R&TM also treated the crowd to 2 songs from their forthcoming album, which included political song There's No Soap In A Dirty War. This was a decent performance from Reverend and the Makers, but it was again lessened by the lack of participation from sections of the crowd.

Next up after a 30min break where Kasabian



They got the crowd going, with large cheers for the band as they made their way onto the stage [at this point I'd like to give an honourable mention to Kasabian drummer Ash Hannis who played the some sort of injury making his way onto the stage via quite a slick walking cane]. As Kasabian started their set, it was easy to see that this was going to be hectic, with everybody jumping around to the music, which was harmless at first until people started pushing, knocking people down, scuffles broke out in the crowd but it was largely peaceful. Kasabian's set had the crowd in a fluster with numerous people feeling faint and being carried off to the first aid tent. Numerous highlights in this set, with too many to list, with a repetitious of hits like Kasabian it was easy to get the crowd 'up for it', a great set from the lads and they got a great ovation when they left the stage.

Then finally after about a 20minute wait, here comes the band that everyone had been waiting for, Oasis.



They came out to rapturous applause with all 70,000 people eagerly anticipating these Manc lions. Oasis started the set with the classic Rock 'n' Roll Star, with the crowd in a frenzy jumping up and down to the beat, young children, grown adults all as one, when the music cut out and the Gallagher's storm off stage, the crowd starts to get riled, but knowing the Gallagher's reputation for having short-fuses, it was accepted as everybody expected them back on in due course. In the mean time the crowd began an ironic chant of "shall we sing a song for you?".

10 minutes go by and Oasis stroll back onto the stage and begin Lyla, when a minute into the song the sound cuts out again, with the Gallagher's storming off yet again. This led to about a hour an hour break with the fans deciding to entertain themselves with chants of
"Blur, Blur, Blur!"
"Are you Winehoue in disguise?" as in Amy Winehouse.
"Ian Brown, Ian Brown, Ian Brown"
"Refund!"
Unrest started to grow in the crowd, with the fans beginning to lose patience, cursing out the Gallaghers. In the interim boredom, fans were openly urinating in the crowd, doing drugs and having scuffles to appease their own boredom.

However Oasis finally returned to the stage, for the 3rd time and Liam took the mic and told the crowd "from now on, this is a free gig, you're all gunna get your money back!", much to the delight of the crowd, then Oasis got back into it with The Shock Of The Lightning which got the crowd back up again, the good spirits continued throughout the set, with the lads powering through a 23 song set which ended on a cover of The Beatles song I Am the Walrus. A world class performance from the Oasis lads, showing that they do still have it and that they are indeed the biggest band in the world.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2009/05/21/2qoei3_best_live_acts Thu, 21 May 2009 17:02:54 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2009/05/21/2qoei3_best_live_acts In order of how good they were, a list of all the artists I've seen LIVE!

Oasis in 2009


Elbow in 2009


Kasabian in 2009


Mongrel in 2009


Twisted Wheel in 2009


Noah and the Whale in 2008


Pink in 2006


The Zutons in 2008


Reverend and The Makers in 2009


Ezra Bang and The Hot Machine in 2009


Richard Hawley


Young Kof in 2009


Mudbone in 2006


Fionn Regan in 2008


Fiery Furnaces in 2009


a tiny list, but hopefully I'll be adding to it in due course ;)]]> http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2009/01/29/2fusfc_my_top_10_indie-rock_albums Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:35:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2009/01/29/2fusfc_my_top_10_indie-rock_albums When i was new to this site, I thought i'd start with something easy & quick!

So, here it is my (enthasis on the word my) top 10 indie albums.

10.Different Class by Pulp

As an album, i've not really listened to it, but there's some awesome tunes on the album, so i had to have it in my chart, at least in last position.

9.Screamadelica by Primal Scream

As much of a dance album as it is indie, but still had to be included in here, especially seing as i was running out of indie albums that i really liked.

8.Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay

Coldplay hit the mark every time for me and this album is a perfect example of their qaulity.

7.Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys

The band of my generation and with a debut album like this you can see why.

6.Life by Inspiral Carpets

A band who not many people remember, but this album is top notch, Clint Boon's vocals are a personal favorite of mine.

5.Pills N Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays

The Mondays, if there's any band i can relate to, it's them, their crossover between guitar music and dance tunes was awesome.

4.The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths

An all-time classic album, once you look past the depressing tone of the music and accept the qaulity of the album, you're sure to love it.

3.Urban Hymns by The Verve

Come on, there's no need to even talk about this album, everybody knows the words to songs like Drugs Don't Work and Bittersweet Symphony. The more you resist them, the more infecious the songs become.

2.Definitely Maybe by Oasis

The band that has made Manchester forever cool, their debut album opened the eyes of a lot of people to different genre's of music and still does today.

1.Stone Roses by Stone Roses

Last, but no least, the BEST ALBUM EVER (in my totally un-bias opinion of course). Almost every track is worthy of 5 stars, with the exception of the anti-monarchy song elizabeth my dear, a must have album for indie record collectors.

p.s, i wrote this a year ago, you may notice this list differs to my altogether album rankings...oops!!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2008/09/13/25w530_just_a_quiz_on... Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:01:36 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2008/09/13/25w530_just_a_quiz_on... My current top 10 bands

1. The Courteeners
2. Reverend & The Makers
3. Last Shadow Puppets
4. Oasis
5. Glasvegas
6. Bloc Party
7. The Streets
8. Coldplay
9. MGMT
10. The Pigeon Detectives

1. How did you get into 9?
I heard one of their tracks on a tv advert

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 2?
Heavyweight Champion Of The World

3. How many albums by 3 do you own?
1, the onlt one they have done, the brilliant Age of the Understatement

4. What is your favourite song by 7?
Prangin' Out

5. What is your favourite song by 5?
Geraldine

6. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
errr...not particulary

7. What is your favourite song by 10?
Everybody wants me

8. What is a good memory you have involving 10?
none spring to mind

9. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Electric Feel

10. How many times have you seen 5 live?
never i tried getting tickets for a gig in 3 days, but it sold out =/

11. What is the first song you ever heard by 3?
age of the understatement

12. What is your favourite album by 1?
St. Jude

13. Who is a favourite member of 1?
tbh i can only name Liam Fray

14. Have you ever seen 4 live?
nope, again i tried getting tickets for a gig next month, but the sold out quite quickly, as i'm sure you can imagine

15. What is a good memory involving 7?
listening to A Grand Don't Come for Free in my first year of college, like all the time

16. What is your favourite song by 6?
Flux

17. What is your favourite album by 8?
Viva la Vida

18. What is your favourite song by 1?
Not Nineteen Forever

19. What is the first song you ever heard by 6?
Helicopter on one of the Fifa games

20. What is your favourite album by 2?
State Of Things

21. What is you favourite song by 3?
Standing Next To Me, it's even my text-tone

22. What is you favourite song by 8?
Viva La Vida

23. How many times have you seen 7 live?
none, i don't really get the urge to either

24. What is the worst song by 2?
hmm, not really sure, there's a few that annoy me on ocasion, but none stand out as bad

25. What was the first song you ever heard by 8?
Yellow

26. What is you favourite album by 7?
A Grand Don't Come For Free

27. What is your favourite song by 4?
hmmm tough one, Married With Children

28. Is there a song by 1 that makes you happy?
not that i can think of

29. What is your favourite album by 4?
(What's the Story?) Morning Glory

30. How many albums do you own by 10?
one, their debut]]> http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2008/09/01/2570jl_my_music%2C_sticking_a_microphone_in_the_ear_of%E2%80%A6me Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:50:51 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/just_1988/journal/2008/09/01/2570jl_my_music%2C_sticking_a_microphone_in_the_ear_of%E2%80%A6me The LP that’s made the biggest impression…
It Takes A Nation of Millions To old Us Back – Public Enemy
I got this album when I was about 16 and listening to the relentless sirens on the album gives a real sense of panic in the music, which is further boosted by the hardcore hip-hop poetry, which is splurged out of the mouth of Chuck D. Once you add the eccentricity of Flavour Flav (who used to run around with a clock hanging from his necklace, bling bling, eh?), you have the perfect recipe for a fantastic rap cake.
Check out: Bring The Noise – Public Enemy

The song that makes me emotional…
Hurricane - Bob Dylan
Well, i wouldn't go as far as saying emotional, but this is a song based on a true story about an African-American boxer who gets convicted of a double-murder that he didn’t commit. Dylan really gets across the feeling of helplessness of this promising boxer who can’t do anything about the charge, which faces him. Dylan’s lyrical arrangement is fantastic, the way he slowly builds up the story of Ruben Carter over the 7+ minutes of the song.
Check out: Nashville Skyline – Bob Dylan

My guilty pleasure…
UB40
I don’t know what it is about them, but I can’t help but sing along to all of their singles, who would have thought a white reggae band from Birmingham would actually be that good?
Check out: Kingston Town – UB40

All new bands should hear…
Pills, Thrills N’ Bellyaches - Happy Mondays
An album that in it’s essence is a hippy album, that Happy Mondays really weren’t a great band, they didn’t even make great music, but they connected to a niche that was crying out to be reached-out to, dance music, but made in a sort of indie sort of way, full of acceptable bouncy tunes, it would give any new band an idea of how to make their music a bit more dance friendly.
Check out: Kinky Afro – Happy Mondays

Just before I die, I want to hear…
Halleljuah - Jeff Buckley
What a great song, full of emotion and always makes you think when you listen to it, plus after listening to this you’ll be ready to die anyway. Buckley’s harrowing lyrical delivery far exceeds the original Leonard Cohen version.
Check out: Jeff Buckley – Jeff Buckley

I’ve played to the death…
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
I got into this album when I was in college and it was immense! I’d play it over all the time, I’d say between 5-10 times a week. Every song on it makes an impact, whether it’s the anthems like She Bangs The Drums, I Wanna Be Adored and I Am The Resurrection. Or if it’s the anti-monarchy song elizabeth my dear, this was the soundtrack to my college years.
Check out: Waterfall – Stone Roses

A record by a hero is…
The World Is Yours - Ian Brown
How did a gob-shite from Manchester get a “Godlike Genius” award from the NME? Well simple, he gave up booze, took up smoking marijuana everyday and decided to become philosophical, in this album he does everything from complain about the war in Iraq to using a slogan from the movie ‘Scarface’ to express his desire to get his voice heard. An album that I came out the week that I started university, its no coincidence it became on of my favourite albums during my first year there.
Check out: Illegal Attacks – Ian Brown feat. sinead o' connor

Everyone should hear…
(What’s The Story?) Morning Glory - Oasis
An album, which nobody has a bad word to say about (well that’s not entirely true, people nit-pick for the sake of it). Every track is a classic, an album that catapulted Oasis to the fore-front of Brit-Pop. This album epitomises the phrase ‘lad band’, with Liam Gallagher’s brash vocal delivery and Noel Gallagher’s entrancing guitar rhythms it’s not hard to see why the album changed a generation.
Check out: Champagne Supernova – Oasis

“And I also Think You Should…”

Watch…
Ali
A great biopic film, it really celebrates the legend that is Muhammad Ali, there is a thin line between legend and myth, there is no doubt in my mind, Muhammad Ali’s actions where the stuff of legend and not myth.

Read…
A Bit of A Blur – Alex James
The biography of Blur’s bass player, Alex James. It’s a tail of rock & roll excess, bad hangovers, great parties and better groupies.

Buy…
An acoustic guitar
If you’re into music you’ve got to have your own acoustic guitar, even if you don’t use it that often, give it a go, it won’t be a waste of money.]]>