One song a day keeps the doctor away!
Cutty Ranks, to this day, remains one of the best Dancehall artists to grace the mic. His output in the late 80s and early 90s in particular is fairly unsurpassed. Almost the entire 1991 Retreat album is flawless, and ‘Live Up’ is one of my personal favourites. Originally released in 1989 on Redman International records,…
Catchy brass is a sure winner in my book. Add a set of slappin’ drums and some pleasantly drawling vocals, and you’re home free! I’d…
When Aphex Twin decides to make a relaxing song, he delivers. This soothing slice of sonic bubble bath is a great de-stressor. The drum track…
Original pressings of this obscure psychedelic classic are rather hard to track down. The band released Solid Oak themselves in 1972 – their only album. If…
I’m including ‘Crazy Train’ solely because of the brilliant opening guitar riff. The rest of the song is also great, but there’s no denying the…
The Prodigy, at the time of More Music For The Jilted Generation‘s release in 1994, tended towards fast, heavy big beat and hardcore songs. “No Good” is a case in…
Okay. You got me. Not every song on here is a hidden gem. Usually, they are a bit ‘cooler’ than this, though. Regardless, this one…
Vocal duos were fairly common in dancehall during the 80s. Think “Uptown Top Ranking” by Althea and Donna. Papa Michigan and General Smiley were the…
Covered by Jack White, John Cale and David Bowie, the original 1976 song was written by Jonathan Richman for The Modern Lovers. It’s a sardonic,…
