Luke Haines - Off My Rocker At The Art School Bop

year 2006 review: Whether dwelling on the demise of tragic boxer Freddie Mills or spitting out sarcastic jibes about the former hunting ground of Jonathan King, Luke Haines can be relied upon to deliver unpleasantness in a bleakly comic fashion. The odd misstep notwithstanding, Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop casts a withering gaze across the unpalatable dregs of life and undermines their power to shock and offend with the deft application of twisted absurdity and wit. Not to mention a hummable chorus. All together now; “Gary Glitter / Is a bad bad man / Ruining the reputation of the Glitter Band.” Just because it’s serious, doesn’t mean it can’t be funny.>

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Greendale


year 2003 review: Neil Young has created a fictional place filled with characters and incidents and written an album about them. The album, and the place, is Greendale, and the people are the Green family. The songs are among the most personal he's ever penned, ranging from the dark and biting to the light and humorous. still surprising and still stirring it up, Young adds a stunning new album to his place in rock history. "One of the most ambitious works of his career...a great artist once again at the peak of his game."

Van Morrison - Avalon Sunset

year 89 review: Featuring such favourites as "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", "Coney Island", "I'd Like To Write Another Song" and "Orangefield", it is not hard to see why this album is generally rated as one of his best of the 80's. "Whenever God Shines His Light" (the duet with Cliff Richard), however, s a little too sirupy to my taste.