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Archive for the ‘UK Number 1 Albums’ Category

Review

Although he’s revelled in being divisive throughout his career, Eminem himself sided with the critics after the release of 2009’s Relapse. The rapper’s comeback LP, arriving five years after the so-so Encore preceded a brief musical hiatus, was a huge disappointment. It sounded as if Marshall Bruce Mathers III was acting through provocation rather than inspiration. He rallied against artists who dared to slide into his spotlight, reacting to those who had thought h (more…)

18th July 2010

Review

Kylie Minogue. You may have heard of her. You probably have a favourite era or phase: perhaps when she was Indie Kylie and hanging with Nick Cave and the Manics; or Dance Kylie, when she minxed up in the mid-90s. Maybe you like the tinny early SAW efforts that launched her from a soap being onto a trajectory of superstardom, and breathed a sigh of relief when she rediscovered her pop mojo in the early 00s. Whatever the time or place, there’s no denying that in the 23 y (more…)

11th July 2010

CD Description

Recovery is Eminem’s seventh album, the follow up to 2009′s Relapse and includes a wide range of collaborators–many of them artists the rapper is working with for the first time, like DJ Khalil, Just Blaze and Jim Jonsin. Features the single “Not Afraid”.

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27th June 2010

4th July 2010

June 13th 2010

‘Bionic’ is pop superstar Christina Aguilera’s fourth studio album. Boasting an impressive list of guest writers, collaborators and producers, the likes of Ladytron, MIA, Sia and Linda Perry line up to contribute to what is her most eagerly anticipated record to date. The futuristic sounds of pop, electro and RnB are effortlessly executed by Ms. Aguilera, resulting in an exciting and intriguing album. Includes the single “Not Myself Tonight”.

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Straight in at number one this week is Jack Johnson with ‘To The Sea’

6th June 2010

Review

Nice guys finish… first, in the case of Jack Johnson. The surfer, filmmaker and middle-of-the-road acoustic songwriter has never pushed any creative envelopes with his pleasantly forgettable fare, yet his last two albums were UK number ones. Neither Sleep Through the Static (2008) nor In Between Dreams (2005) received much in the way of praise from the music press, but Johnson is in the same mould as Katie Melua: a musician whose fortunes appear impervious to negative (more…)

The Rolling Stones took a nosedive after just one week when the amazing Australian band Pendulum came straight in at number one with Immersion.

30th May 2010

Review from Amazon

While it’s true that critics (hello!) cry out for artists to exhibit evolution from album to album, every now and again a record’s so bad that stagnation would have been preferred. Pendulum’s second effort, 2008’s In Silico, was such a beast. An unfocused (not necessarily miscalculated) collision of dance and rock constituents, it sought to expand the tumultuous drum‘n’bass template of 2005’s Hold Your Colour. But to these ears it was woeful, deliberately t (more…)

Blimey, this time last month it was old timers AC/DC rocking the top of the charts now it’s the Rolling Stones who have been around even longer. Straight in at number one with Exile on Main Street

Amazon.co.uk Review

Before Keith Richards’ bad habits took over for a time in the mid-’70s, his work ethic was quite high. Stories abound of the long, if somewhat off-schedule, hours he spent working on this classic album in the basement of his home in France. Hanging together as much because of great songwriting (“Rocks Off,” “Soul Survivor”) as its fabled grungy atmosphere, Exile caps the Stones’ great 1968-’72 run with a force that belies their supposed spiritual tiredness. Wh (more…)

Straigth in at number 1 on 16th May 2010 are Keane with Night Train

CD Description

Night Train features eight songs that Keane wrote and recorded while the band were touring their previous number one album Perfect Symmetry, along with a number of interesting collaborations–two with Canadian/Somalian Rapper K’NAAN (including the single “Stop For A Minute”), and one with Japanese MC Tigarah. The EP also features the first Keane track to feature Tim Rice-Oxly (Keys) on lead vocals, the band’s intro music “House Lights” and fan favourite and previou (more…)

Straight in at number one is the album Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree from the very talented Diana Vickers who found fame on X Factor 2008. This girl is so good I could listen to her all day.

May 9th 2010

Straight into the UK album charts at number 1 on 25/4/2010

Still making hits in 2010 are Australian heavy metal band AC/DC showing that quality rocks on and on – even over 35 years on!

CD Description

Deluxe 15 track CD with 32 page booklet plus DVD featuring exclusive interviews, behind the scenes footage, and music videos.

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