Bob Marley and The Wailers - Catch a Fire - 70s

Catch a Fire is the first major album from The Wailers who are a reggae band from Jamaica. It was released on the 13th of April 1973, through Island Records. It was this album that got the band well known, and Bob Marley as famous as he is now adays who was their lead singer. They are most reknowned for their confrontational views.
It reached number 171 in the UK and in America, in the 'Pop Albums and Black Album Charts' it reached number 51. It is featured in 'Rolling Stones' list of the 500 greatest albums of all time as number 123. 
The band is made up of, Bob Marley (guitar + vocals), Peter Tosh (organ, piano, guitar + vocals), Bunny Wailer (bongos, congas + vocals), Aston Barrett (bass), John Bundrick (Keyboards + Synthesizer) and Wayne Perkins (guitar). 
Some of the people that worked on the album were, Chris Blackwell and Bob Marley (production), Carlton Lee and Tony Platt (Engineering) and Bob Weiner and Rod Dyer (design). Once the album had been completed, the multitrack tapes of the album, was remixed in the UK, with some of the guitar tracks being re done and some more piano and synthesizers being added.
The genre of this album is just simply reggae style. 
The reason why i chose this album is because it has a chilled feel to it and is well mixed and mastered and it compliments the classic reggae style.

Side One

1. Concrete Jungle                                               4:13

2. Slave Driver                                                    2:53

3. 400 Years                                                       2:45

4. Stop That Train                                               3:55

5. Baby We've Got a Date (Rock It Baby)          3:57

Side Two

1. Stir It Up                                                        5:32

2. Kinky Reggae                                                 3:37

3. No More Trouble                                           3:50

4. Midnight Ravers                                             5:08

Bonus Tracks 

1. High Tide or Low Tide                                   4:40 

2. All Day All Night                                            3:26

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upaqXW3qS-g

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet - 80's

Bon Jovi released Slippery When Wet in August 1986, their  third studio album with Vertigo Records. It was such a huge success that it stayed at number one for 8 weeks. It sold over 28 million  worldwide and over 12 million in the Uk. It was named the top selling album of 1987. The album is featured in the book 1001 albums you must hear before you die.


The genre is classed as glam metal/hard rock, but this album i would definitely also class this album as classic rock. They are an iconic band, who when you think about rock music, they are up there with the best.


 It was recorded at the Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver in 1986. Bon Jovi are made up of Jon Bon Jovi (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Richie Sambora (lead guitar and backing vocals), Alec John Such (bass and backing vocals), David Bryan (Keyboards and backing vocals) and Tico Torres (drums). In 2005. It was re-issued as a Duel-disc. The producer of this album was Bruce Fairbairn, the engineer/mixer was Bob Rock and the assistant engineer was Tim Crich. The digital remastering engineer was George Marino. 


I chose this album because i have grown up liking Bon Jovi and have seen them live 3 times. The classic rock sound is brilliant and the recording of this album lives up to their previous albums.

1. Let It Rock                                         5:25
2. You Give Love A Bad Name              3:44
3. Livin' On A Prayer                             4:09
4. Social Disease                                  4:18
5. Wanted Dead Or Alive                     5:08
6. Raise Your Hands                             4:16
7. Without Love                                    3:30
8. I'd Die For You                                  4:30
9. Never Say Goodbye                          4:48
10. Wild In The Streets                         3:54

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ&ob=av2n

Suicide Silence - No Time To Bleed - 00's

No Time To Bleed is Suicide Silence's second studio album and was released on the 30th of June by Century Media Records. Suicide are made up of 5 members, Mitch Luker (vocals), Chris Garza (rhythm guitar), Mark Heylmun (lead guitar), Dan Kenny (bass guitar) and Alex Lopez (drums). Mitch Luker writes all his own lyrics.

No Time to Bleed was released in 5 different versions, standard version, the Exclusive Hot Topic Edition, the iTunes edition, the vinyl edition, and the Maximum Bloodshed Edition.
The genre of this album is called deathcore. Which is a genre made up of aspects of death metal and metal core and can also involve hardcore punk. Deathcore consists of metal riffs, breakdowns and blast beats, which this album is full of! The mix of genres to form a seperate new genre is a fairly new thing, and shows how music has evolved over the decades.

It reached no. 32 in the charts and sold 14, 000 copies in the US only shortly after they released the album. They decided the album would be tracked, rather than recorded live such as their first album The Cleansing.

Machine, an American producer, did the production, mixing, engineering and programming. Will Putney worked on the tracking, editing and helped with the additional mixing. Other people that helped were Jayson Dezuzio, Adam Schoeller and Bill Purcell. The recording was done by David Zamora.

A 911 emergency phone call was recorded for the song ‘...And Then She Bled’ which was recorded on the 18^th of Feburary 2009.

I chose this album because they are amazing live, and clarity of the recording is up to a really high standard and the guitar riff textures on the songs make the songs what they are. The speed and technicality of the drums is also a reason why i chose this album. Also, Mitch Luker’s screaming range, from his high screams to his lows, are incredible.

1. Wake up                              3:48

2. Lifted                                   4:08

3. Smoke                                 3:08

4. Something Invisible               2:57

5. No Time to Bleed                 2:22

6. Suffer                                   3:55

7. ...And Then She Bled           4:00

8. Wasted                                3:13

9. Your Creations                    3:59

10. Genocide                           2:17

11. Disengage                          4.04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FukeNR1ydOA 

The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land - 90's

The Fat of the Land is The Prodigys 3rd studio album and was released in the UK by XL Recordings on the 30th of June 1997 and in US by Maverick Records on the 1st of July 1997. In the US chart it debuted at number one, and sold over 2 million copies. It has achieved quite a lot in the time of its release including, going double platinum, nominated for a Grammy Award and Mercury Music Prize and was entered into the Guinness World Records, in 1999, as the UK fastest selling album. Also, the album is in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

The band is made up of Keith Flint (vocals), Liam Howlett (Keyboards) and Maxim Reality (vocals). Also Liam Howlett is their producer, mixing and does the art work.They also have additional members who help with their live show, Leo Crabtree and Rob Holliday.

The genre is classed as a wide variety of aspects of music including: electronic rock, big beat, dance rock and synth punk.This album, i think, represents the best of the mix of these genres. The songs on this album are based around samples, synths and basslines. Using samples has evolved massively throughout the decades, and is shown well through this album. They have used, in this album, samples from Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan, Kool and the Gang and in the most commonly known song, Smack My Bitch Up, a sample from Ultamagnetic Mc's, the American hip hop group.

I chose this album because it is a brilliant show of The Prodigy's musical potential, with the use of samples, the catchy basslines and the overall sound of the punky synth sound. Also, i have seen The Prodigy live numerous times and their performances are just as good as the quality of their albums.

1. Smack My Bitch Up                  5:42

2. Breathe                                     5:35

3. Diesel Power                            4:17

4. Funky Shit                                5:16

5. Serial Thrilla                              5:11

6. Mindfields                                5:40

7. Narayan                                   9:05

8. Firestarter                                 4.40

9. Climbatize                                6.38

10. Fuel My Fire                          4.19

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmHDhAohJlQ&ob=av2n