Portrait of a Legend

Portrait of a Legend

Sam Cooke

Whenever I need cheered up I put this on. Sam takes you all the way down and back up again. But always with soul. As likely to get you dancing as bring a tear to your eye. As Cassius Clay said, "the greatest rock and roll singer in the world".

Oliver Howell

50 albums. 50 words.

Whitechocolatespaceegg
Whitechocolatespaceegg Liz Phair reviewed
by Jeremy Schlosberg
Transatlanticism
Transatlanticism Death Cab for Cutie reviewed
by Oliver Howell
What's Going On
What's Going On Marvin Gaye reviewed
by Alan Williams
Ashes & Fire
Ashes & Fire Ryan Adams reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Making Mirrors
Making Mirrors Gotye reviewed
by Joe Savage
Funny Looking Angels
Funny Looking Angels Smith & Burrows reviewed
by Ian Wilson
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds reviewed
by Oliver Howell
The Resistance
The Resistance Muse reviewed
by Kenneth McBeath
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Catching a Tiger
Catching a Tiger Lissie reviewed
by Oliver Howell
London Conversation
London Conversation John Martyn reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Miike Snow
Miike Snow Miike Snow reviewed
by Andrena McBain
Sign No More
Sign No More Mumford & Sons reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Rumours
Rumours Fleetwood Mac reviewed
by Susan Duncan
Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam Ghostpoet reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Desire
Desire Bob Dylan reviewed
by Gilad Tiefenbrun
Nighthawks at the Diner
Nighthawks at the Diner Tom Waits reviewed
by Gilad Tiefenbrun
John Wesley Harding
John Wesley Harding Bob Dylan reviewed
by Oliver Howell
For Emma, Forever Ago
For Emma, Forever Ago Bon Iver reviewed
by Jim Collinson
All The Roadrunning
All The Roadrunning Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Forever Changes
Forever Changes Love reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Ravel Piano Concertos
Ravel Piano Concertos Krystian Zimerman reviewed
by Caroline Dooley
The Microphones
The Microphones Mount Eerie reviewed
by Graham Darnell
The Private Press
The Private Press DJ Shadow reviewed
by Jim Collinson
cLOUDEAD
cLOUDEAD cLOUDEAD reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Computers and Blues
Computers and Blues The Streets reviewed
by Oliver Howell
The Fitzgerald
The Fitzgerald Richmond Fontaine reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Canti di prigionia (Songs of Imprisonment)
Canti di prigionia (Songs of Imprisonment) Luigi Dallapiccola reviewed
by Rob Meijer
So Beautiful Or So What
So Beautiful Or So What Paul Simon reviewed
by Andrew Fraser
Is a Woman
Is a Woman Lambchop reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Spiderman of the Rings
Spiderman of the Rings Dan Deacon reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Blazing Arrow
Blazing Arrow Blackalicious reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Youthanasia
Youthanasia Megadeth reviewed
by Gavin Morton
Swoon
Swoon Silversun Pickups reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Dirt
Dirt Alice in Chains reviewed
by Gavin Morton
Set Yourself On Fire
Set Yourself On Fire Stars reviewed
by Jim Collinson
November
November Azure Ray reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Rabbit Fur Coat
Rabbit Fur Coat Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Nevermind
Nevermind Nirvana reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Enter the 36 Chambers
Enter the 36 Chambers The Wu Tang Clan reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Live! at the Village Vanguard
Live! at the Village Vanguard John Coltrane reviewed
by Graham Darnell
For Beginner Piano
For Beginner Piano Plone reviewed
by Graham Darnell
Diamond Mine
Diamond Mine King Creosote and Jon Hopkins reviewed
by Ian Wilson
Faces
Faces The Lorelei reviewed
by Kevin McIntyre
Weather Report
Weather Report Black Market reviewed
by Caroline Dooley
Omni
Omni Minus The Bear reviewed
by Jim Collinson
Gentle Spirit
Gentle Spirit Jonathan Wilson reviewed
by Richard Philips
The Fitzgerald
The Fitzgerald Richmond Fontaine reviewed
by Oliver Howell
Portrait of a Legend
Portrait of a Legend Sam Cooke reviewed
by Oliver Howell
What Did You Expect From The Vaccines
What Did You Expect From The Vaccines The Vaccines reviewed
by Oliver Howell