Dirty Vegas: Top Ten Songwriter Albums
Dirty Vegas’ Top Ten Songwriter Albums
Those that have talked music with the house fused band Dirty Vegas, know only too well the knowledge and wide spread admiration of musical styles the band frequently take on in multiple tangents. So it came as no surprise they’ve collectively conjured a Top Ten Songwriter Albums.
the band were initially made up of Ben Harris and Paul Harris and are best known for their international hit single “Days Go By”, which gained mainstream popularity earlier this year in the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse television commercial, followed by subsequent singles such as ‘Ghosts’ and ‘I Should Know’ as well for remixing songs, by a notable roster of artists including Justin Timberlake and Madonna.
Neil Young – ‘After the Goldrush’
“This album is full of the feeling that America had after the Vietnam War, The title track has the line “Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970’s!” a song full of frustration at what he saw going on around him.”
Joni Mitchell – ‘Blue’
“Joni Mitchell writes songs that let the listener paint pictures in their head, and many of her albums could have been here but, this one is a personal favourite!”
Jeff Buckley – ‘Grace’
“Well what can you say about this album. Musically it has the power and weight of any Led Zeppelin album and the vocal delicacies of an Opera singer. Buckley was weighed with expectancy from the talents of his songwriter and recording artist father Tim. But with the critical acclaim of ‘Grace’ he proved himself as an amazing talent and just as he was to starting to get the mass recognition he deserved, his life was tragically cut short.”
Sandy Denny – ‘Listen, Listen’
“The only woman ever to guest vocal on a Led Zeppelin album can’t be a bad thing! This is a Collection of her best work from her short career. A young woman with a haunting, Celtic tones that had her life met with a sad ending.”
Kate Bush -‘The Kick Inside’
“I can remember when this album was released in the late seventies, and there was absolutely no-one around like Kate Bush! A talented eccentric she became very popular with her alternative but endearing songs. She was a seventies Bjork!”
Marvin Gaye – ‘What’s going on?’
“When every other Motown artist was still recording pop songs, Marvin Gaye was listening to what was going on around him. Motown didn’t want to release it, his manager thought it was professional suicide but it became one of THE most important album’s of all time”
Stevie Wonder – ‘Innervisions’
“Another Motown great that wanted artistic licence on his records. On this album Stevie wanted to write songs about Love, Life, and Prejudice. ‘Livin For The City’ is a classic example of what the Black Community in parts of the U.S wanted to say at that time”
Paul Weller – ‘Wild Wood’
“Dropped by his record company, Bankrupt and split from his wife, Paul throws his turmoil’s into his work and comes out with a collection of songs that encapture his anger, his loss of love (‘Sunflower’) and his fear of his own abilities (‘Has My Fire Really Gone Out?’).”
John Lennon – ‘Imagine’
“Life after The Beatles? Well this album is considered his best post Beatles work. And for me, this album has all the classic hallmarks of John’s writing. The title track is his message of peace, ‘Jealous Guy’ is a confessional and ‘How Do You Sleep’ was allegedly about his anger
at Paul McCartney.”
Chris Helme – Unreleased Songs
“I had the fortune to work with Chris, the former singer with The Seahorses (The band that John Squire started after the split of The Stone Roses). Never released, the songs that he wrote are some of the most beautiful, poignant songs I’ve ever heard!”