Toppermost

Oldie but a goodie… and a fine excuse to spend the afternoon listening to Badfinger.

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Rain Parade, Vulfpeck, Leo Kottke, Penny & Sparrow, Marcus Miller, Hot Chocolate, Sandy Denny, Nic Jones, Tuck & Patti, Cathal Coughlan, Chet Atkins, Betty Davis, Lush, Popguns ...

"That's (not) all Folks"

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Grandaddy - Toppermost How best to describe Grandaddy? They’re the band you wanted to hear when you heard that Neil Young had made a synthesiser record. They’re the diplomats in a war between Pavement and Super Furry Animal...

The Grandaddy Toppermost from @fourfoot.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/grandaddy/

Badfinger - Toppermost Sitting here today, Badfinger’s place in the classic rock pantheon seems beyond dispute. They served as the primary torchbearers for Beatlesque pop into the 70s after Liverpool’s originals had gone th...

The Badfinger Toppermost from @marcfagel.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/badfinger/

18 Wheeler - Toppermost During 1995 I heard their single Steel Guitars on Mark Radcliffe's radio show and enjoyed it enough to remember the name. A year later I was browsing through the reduced rack of Diverse Music and foun...

The 18 Wheeler Toppermost from @durutti74.bsky.social - try the epic Ballad Of Paul Verlaine for size! www.toppermost.co.uk/eighteen-whe...

YouTube video by Penny and Sparrow - Topic Patience, First

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🎵 Patience, First
💿 Tenboom (2013)
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Andy tells a story of hurt and pride in little more than a soulful string interlude.

The cover art with pencil drawing, and the album title are inspired by Corrie ten Boom.

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Album cover for 'Kid A' by Radiohead, superimposed with the words 52 Albums To Shape A Soul : #42

I know I keep saying this, but I sincerely thank anyone who continues to take time in reading and sharing these posts. It means a great deal....

Continuing my blog with this - 25 years of Kid A

52 Albums To Shape A Soul - Part 42

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Badly Drawn Boy - Toppermost Badly Drawn Boy - aka Damon Gough, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who came to prominence when his debut studio album, The Hour Of Bewilderbeast, won the Mercury Prize in 2000 - is an ...

The Badly Drawn Boy Toppermost by @mealygarage.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/badly-drawn-...

Album cover for 'The Hour Of Bewilderbeast' by Badly Drawn Boy superimposed with the words '52 Albums To Shape A Soul : #41'

As always, a sincere thank you to all who continue following these musical reflections and connections.

Continuing my blog with this. The creative spirit that sits within Imposter Syndrome.

52 Albums To Shape A Soul - Part 41

Thanks for reading 🙏x

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The Great Dominions Version one recorded October 15th 1980 for a Mike Read BBC Radio 1 session, broadcast 27th October 1980, available on "Kilimanjaro" 3CD Juli...

Here's some words I wrote about "The great dominions"

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Stray Cats tour poster 2025

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“Stray Cats didn’t just play rockabilly, they lived it, injecting it into the veins of a jaded music scene - their songs are snapshots of a bygone era updated with punk energy”

@dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 by the still performing #Rockabilly trio

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Rock this Town single by Stray Cats

NEW post: Stray Cats … “a breath of fresh air in the stale pop landscape of the early 80s, they stripped #rocknroll back to its essentials”

@dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 of the best by #thestraycats ... #rockabilly

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Stuart Maconie's With a little help from their friends.

This week's Book Choice.

@mikepress.bsky.social reviews @stuartmaconie.bsky.social new Beatles book:

“A vivid portrait of a rich, diverse creative ecosystem. Maconie writes with his trademark wit, warmth, and unerring eye for human detail, a labour of love, a joy to read”

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Jimmy Page pays tribute to Yardbirds' co-founder, Chris Dreja Jimmy Page has paid tribute to Chris Dreja, the rhythm guitarist, bassist and co-founder of The Yardbirds, who has died aged 79

Jimmy Page pays tribute to Yardbirds’ co-founder Chris Dreja, who has died aged 79

Toppermost - Music site with a difference Where fans can have their say about a band – passionate writing, top 10s galore, all genres covered, new contributors welcome.

My review of the excellent Beatles book by @stuartmaconie.bsky.social is now on Toppermost.

Check out Ann's 2024 Toppermost on The Janitors
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Celebrating the music of Penny & Sparrow, from Austin, TX.

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🎵 Finery
💿 Let A Lover Drown You (2016)

My favourite tracks by this indie folk duo will be the subject of my first Toppermost submission later this month 😊

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Coming Soon - to the music site with a difference ...

Stray Cats, Rain Parade, Sandy Denny, Leo Kottke, Penny & Sparrow, Marcus Miller, Hot Chocolate, Nic Jones, Tuck & Patti, Cathal Coughlan, Chet Atkins, Popguns ...

"That's (not) all Folks"

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Kraftwerk - Toppermost The roots of Kraftwerk go back to the late 60s when Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider met as students in Dusseldorf, first forming an experimental rock band, Organisation, who issued one album...

The Kraftwerk Toppermost - from @durutti74.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/kraftwerk/

Mark Lanegan - Toppermost Mark Lanegan first came to prominence with the early proto-grunge band, Screaming Trees, which he formed with the brothers Van and Gary Lee Conner and Mark Pickerel in Washington in 1985.

The Mark Lanegan Toppermost - from @pangurdubh3.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/lanegan-mark/

YouTube video by aquafasciatous Liars - This Dust Makes That Mud

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 31 bonus day for @davidkbruce.bsky.social
I shouldn't, in all sanity, like this song. But I REALLY do. In his words, the track "loops for 30 minutes and isn't long enough" and he's SO right. Utterly hypnotic.
Now write that fucking Toppermost, David!
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YouTube video by Penny and Sparrow Penny & Sparrow - Eloise (Official Video)

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Celebrating the music of indie folk duo Penny & Sparrow, from Austin, TX 😊

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🎵 Eloise
💿 Finch (2019)

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5 sleeps to go! Have fun. It's a great poster.

The Bellrays latest UK tour kicks off on the 1st of October, excited to see them in Leeds, it's been a while here's my Top Ten for Toppermost in 2020 https://www.toppermost.co.uk/bellrays-the/ #TheBellrays #OldWoollen @toppermost.bsky.social

The Bellrays latest UK tour kicks off on the 1st of October, excited to see them in Leeds, it's been a while

here's my Top Ten for Toppermost in 2020

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#TheBellrays #OldWoollen
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Memory Palace by Paul Haig & Billy Mackenzie album cover

"Following Billy’s death in 1997, Paul Haig (#JosefK) put together the album 'Memory Palace' from the demos which they had recorded together"

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks 10 tracks from the ‘solo’ albums of #BillyMackenzie

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Billy Mackenzie - Outernational album cover

"In Windows All, a track from Billy's 1992 album Outernational, achieves that ‘glacial beauty’ that he'd been aiming for on the record"

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks 10 tracks from the ‘solo’ albums of #BillyMackenzie

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Billy Mackenzie - album cover of Beyond the Sun

NEW post: Billy Mackenzie "throughout his career, he had a rare determination to follow his own musical path - an incomparable singer with a rich legacy" #TheAssociates

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks 10 tracks from the ‘solo’ albums of #BillyMackenzie

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Denim - Toppermost The first clue appeared in a live review in a January 1991 edition of Melody Maker that Denim was the new project of Lawrence from Felt. It was a great leap forward as well as a glance backwards.

Denim toppermost from @durutti74.bsky.social "a retro futurist project" #Lawrence www.toppermost.co.uk/denim/

Woody Guthrie - Toppermost In any list of the greatest American songwriters of the twentieth century, Woody Guthrie undoubtedly belongs near the very top. The best of his songs are known to millions of people around the world.....

Woody Guthrie toppermost by @pangurdubh3.bsky.social THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS www.toppermost.co.uk/guthrie-woody/

James - Toppermost I had managed to get tickets, along with the rest of my circle of school friends, to see James play live at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester in March 1989. The gig was part of a tour to celebrate the...

James toppermost 10 picked by @johnynocash.bsky.social forever ... www.toppermost.co.uk/james/