Latest Classic Pop & Rock Reviews

These are the latest Classic Pop & Rock reviews on BBC Music

Sade - Diamond Life 

The record that graced a million coffee tables still fascinates.

The Union - The Union 

Former Thunder and Winterville men produce the album of their careers.

UFO - The Best of a Decade 

There’s a fair bit of top-drawer rock to be found on this recent-career retrospective.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - History of Modern 

A few highs aside, this is a poor return from the 80s hit-makers.

Robert Plant - Pictures at Eleven 

Stands up well as a statement of solo independence and intent.

Robert Plant - The Principle of Moments 

Plant’s second solo LP spawned the hit Big Log.

Robert Plant - Now & Zen 

His most slickly produced 1980s album.

Robert Plant - Dreamland 

By now, Plant's voice had become an instrument of breathy intimacy.

Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation - Mighty ReArranger 

Some of the most energised and eclectic music Plant has ever made.

Neil Diamond - Touching You, Touching Me 

You’d need a gnarly heart not to be touched by Diamond’s drive here.

Neil Diamond - Stones 

Cornball on top, but pulsating with intensity down below.

Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer 

Diamond’s biggest hit in the States, this soundtrack shifted over six million.

Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise 

There’s a highly pleasant lightness to nearly all of this album.

Neil Diamond - You Don’t Bring Me Flowers 

A chirpy album entirely brought about by a completely unplanned single.

Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin 

A winning collection of songs and arrangements done with great style.

The Jim Jones Revue - Burning Your House Down 

Blues-rock renegades rip the genre a new orifice.

Phil Collins - Going Back 

Collins’ trawl through the Hitsville USA songbook is surprising and disarming.

Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection 

A crafted, often impassioned work from a pre-pop-chopped Elton and Bernie.

Elton John - Honky Château 

The singer finds the balance between camp pop-rock and gushing ballads.

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 

Winningly grandiose in places, but it’d have been better as a single LP.

Ultimo importe : 09/08/2010 : 14:13