Jamie Atkins

Articles by Jamie Atkins

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Full of sublime solos, epic jams and gorgeous ballads, the best Grateful Dead albums redrew the boundaries of American music.

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With a new line-up and Lowell George at the helm, ‘Dixie Chicken’ became a defining album for iconic rockers Little Feat.

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From duets to covers and her own originals, the best Emmylou Harris songs chart the development of one of country music’s greatest singers.

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Fearlessly critical, with emotional breadth and depth, the best Randy Newman songs go to places other songwriters wouldn’t dare.

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With ‘Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash’, the Minnesota mavericks arrived on the scene with a debut album littered with classic songs.

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Talking Heads’ most straightforward and relatable album, ‘Little Creatures’ was also their biggest-seller. It endures to this day.

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With his ‘Happy Sad’ album, Tim Buckley embraced jazz music and gave himself creative carte blanche for the future.

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Released in 1994, Blur’s third album, ‘Parklife’, captured the zeitgeist and saved their career in the process.

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Recorded in fraught circumstances, ‘Tango In The Night’ provided a swansong for Fleetwood Mac’s most commercially successful era.

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From her attention-grabbing debut through to some of the most forward-thinking pop, the best Kate Bush songs are the work of a unique mind.

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