System of a Down

Last week’s classic album is System of a Down’s eponymous début album. Some Historical Context System of a Down completely passed me by. I had never heard of them until at some point in the last few years I read an article on the Guardian web site called “100 essential albums from the last ten… Continue reading System of a Down

Machine Head

This week’s (actually two weeks ago’s – I’m a bit behind here) classic album is Deep Purple’s Machine Head. Some Historical Context I’ve never heard this album before. Oh, I know Deep Purple, of course. When I was a teenager, we all had, at least, a copy of 24 Carat Purple. Later on I also… Continue reading Machine Head

Dear Recruiter

Over on LinkedIn, a recruiter on one of the Perl groups has asked for what people want from recruiters. He’s interested to hear what recruiters do that give them such a bad reputation. I thought that was an interesting question to answer, but as it might be interesting to other recruiters I’ve decided to answer… Continue reading Dear Recruiter

Nevermind

This week’s classic album is Nirvana’s Nevermind. Some Historical Context I know I heard this soon after it first came out. A colleague at work lent me a cassette (remember cassettes?) of it. I remember listening to it for the first time on my Walkman (not really a Sony Walkman – some other brand) and… Continue reading Nevermind

Led Zeppelin 4

Yes, I know that’s not what it’s really called. But it was easier than looking for all the individual runes. Some Historical Context Another album that I feel like I’ve known forever. Although, I know I haven’t known it as long as something like A Night at the Opera. This was something that definitely knew… Continue reading Led Zeppelin 4

Lemonjelly.ky

This is unusual – a classic album that I’ve never heard of. I’ve never even heard of the artist. I’m looking forward to this. Some Historical Context I’ve got absolutely nothing to go here. The rest of this blog post will be written as I listen to the album. The Songs 1. In the Bath… Continue reading Lemonjelly.ky