Les meilleurs albums écossais
Après l'Irlande, quoi de plus naturel que de se tourner vers l'Ecosse pour tenter de recenser les meilleurs albums de cette nation. Pour ceux qui ont connu la vague écossaise vers la fin des années 80, les souvenirs sont nombreux. On en reparlera plus tard sur ce blog. J'ai trouvé deux classements : l'un du site jocknroll, qui date de 2007 et l'autre du journal The Scotsman, qui remonte à 2003. Bien sûr, dans ce genre de classement national, il est parfois délicat d'attribuer une nationalité à un groupe, à l'image de Garbage par exemple. Pour le reste, cette liste est purement et simplement délicieuse pour tout amateur de zik :
1. Big Country - The Crossing (1983)
2. Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
3. Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (1983)
4. Deacon Blue - Raintown (1987)
5. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes (1984)
6. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
7. The Blue Nile - Hats (1989)
8. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
9. The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops (1984)
10. Travis - The Man Who (1999)
11. Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (1982)
12. Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81 82 83 84) (1982)
13. The Waterboys - This Is The Sea (1985)
14. Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix (1995)
15. The Associates - Sulk (1982)
16. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
17. John Martyn - Solid Air (1973)
18. The Rezillos - Can't Stand The Rezillos (1978)
19. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next... (1973)
20. Love and Money - Dogs In The Traffic (1991)
21. Idlewild - The Remote Part (2002)
22. Horse - The Same Sky (1990)
23. Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984)
24. Trashcan Sinatras - Cake (1990)
25. The Skids - Scared To Dance (1979)
26. Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain (1984)
27. Del Amitri - Waking Hours (1989)
28. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)
29. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque (1991)
30. Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap (1998)
31. Mogwai - Mogwai Young Team (1997)
32. The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith (1988)
33. Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - Good Deeds and Dirty Rags (1989)
34. Big Dish - Swimmer (1986)
35. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country (2006)
36. Hipsway - Hipsway (1986)
37. Kevin McDermott Orchestra - Mother Nature's Kitchen (1989)
38. The Silencers - A Letter From St Paul (1987)
39. Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George (1994)
40. Aztec Camera - Love (1987)
41. Wet Wet Wet - Popped In Souled Out (1987)
42. Annie Lennox - Diva (1992)
43. The Delgados - The Great Eastern (2000)
44. Gun - Taking On The World (1989)
45. The Proclaimers - This Is The Story (1987)
46. Danny Wilson - Meet Danny Wilson (1987)
47. Roddy Frame - Surf (2002)
48. The Beta Band - Three EPs (1998)
49. Friends Again - Trapped and Unwrapped (1984)
50. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope (2004)
51. Texas - White on Blonde (1997)
52. James Grant - Holy Love (2004)
53. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (2006)
54. Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children (1998)
55. Josef K - The Only Fun In Town (1981)
56. The Fratellis - Costello Music (2006)
57. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas (1990)
58. The Bluebells - Sisters (1984)
59. Texas - Southside (1989)
60. Trashcan Sinatras - Weightlifting (2004)
61. Love and Money - Strange Kind of Love (1988)
62. The Skids - The Absolute Game (1980)
63. Paolo Nutini - These Streets (2006)
64. The Skids - Days in Europa (1979)
65. Scars - Author! Author! (1981)
66. Del Amitri - Change Everything (1992)
67. The Associates - Fourth Drawer Down (1982)
68. Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain (1997)
69. Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time (1985)
70. Close Lobsters - Foxheads Stalk This Land (1987)
71. Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination (1981)
72. The View - Hats Off To The Buskers (2006)
73. The Bathers - Kelvingrove Baby (1997)
74. Cocteau Twins - Garlands (1982)
75. Idlewild - 100 Broken Windows (2000)
Présent dans chaque top 20, personne n'a oublié Roddie Frame et Aztec Camera.
The Scotsman - 2003 :
1. PRIMAL SCREAM - Screamadelica
2. THE PROCLAMERS - This is the story
3. AVERAGE WHITE BAND - AWB (Aka The White Album)
4. THE BLUE NILE - A Walk Across The Roofstops
5. TEENAGE FAN CLUB - Bandwagone Sque
6. JOHN MARTYN - Solid Air
7. JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Psychocandy
8. BERT JANSCH - Bert Jansch
9. The WATERBOYS - This Is The Sea
10. THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - The 5000 Spirits
11. LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS - Rattlesnakes
12. AZTEC CAMERA - High Land Hard Rain
13. THE ASSOCIATES - Sulk
14. TEXAS - White On Blonde
15. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - Tigermilk
16. THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND - Next
17. DEACON BLUE - Raintown
18. THE COCTEAU TWINS - Heaven Or Las Vegas
19. TRAVIS - The Man Who
20. SIMPLE MINDS - New Gold Dream
21. TEENAGE FAN CLUB - Grand Prix
22. THE BLUE NILE - Hats
23. ORANGE JUICE - The Orange Juice
24. THE PROCLAIMERS - Sunshine On Leith
25. THE WATERBOYS - Fisherman's Blues
26. THE REZILLOS - Can't Stand The Rezillos
27. EURYTHMICS - Touch
28. JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Darklands
29. WET WET WET - Popped In Souled Out
30. LOVE & MONEY - Dogs In The Traffic
31. DONOVAN - Sunshine
32. THE BETA BAND - The Three EPs
33. DANNY WILSON - Be Bop Mop Top
34. RODDY FRAME - Surf
35. THE SHAMEN - En-Tact
36. MICHAEL MARRA - Posted Sober
37. THE PASTELS - Up For A Bit With The Pastels
38. GARBAGE - Garbage
39. JOHN MARTYN - Grace & Danger
40. PRIMAL SCREAM - XTRMNTR
41. GERRY RAFFERTY - City To City
42. THE BATHERS - Kelwingrove Baby
43. LONNIE DONEGAN - Skiffle
44. SIMPLE MINDS - Empires & Dance
45. THE ASSOCIATES - Fourth Drawer Down
46. THE WATERBOYS - A Pagan Place
47. TEXAS - Southside
48. DEL AMITRI - Change Everything
49. IDLEWIULD - The Remote Part
50. ALTERED IMAGES - Happy Birthday
51. WIN - Uh! Tears Baby
52. THE DELGADOS - The Great Eastern
53. BIG COUNTRY - The Crossing
54. FRANCKIE MILLER - The Rock
55. AZTEC CAMERA - Love
56. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - If You're Feeling Sinister
57. ANNIE LENNOX - Diva
58. The Cutter & The Clan - Runrig
59. COCTEAU TWINS - Garlands
60. ORANGE JUICE - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
61. ALEX HARVEY & HIS SOUL BAND - Alex Harvey
62. THE ASSOCIATES - The Affectionate Punch
63. LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS - Mainstream
64. EDDI READER - Mirmama
65. FIRE ENGINES - Lubricate Your Living Room
66. KLF - The White Room
67. TEENAGE FAN CLUB - Songs From Northern Britain
68. THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
69. THE VASELINES - Dum-Dum
70. HIPSWAY - Hipsway
71. ARAB STRAP - The Week Never Starts Around Here
72. KAREN MATHESON - The Dreaming Sea
73. ONE DOVE - Morning Dove White
74. JACK BRUCE - Songs For A Tailor
75. THE SCARS - Author ! Author !
76. THE MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Loss
77. BILLY McKENZY - Outernational
78. HUE & CRY - Remote
79. BOARDS OF CANADA - Music Has The Right To Children
80. JOSEF K - The Only Fun In Town
81. MOGWAI - Rock Action
81. DANNY WILSON - Meet Danny Wilson
83. PRIMAL SCREAM - Vanishing Point
84. SHOP ASSISTANTS - Shop Assistants
85. THE BLUEBELLS - Sisters
86. LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS - Easy Pieces
87. THE SKIDS - Scared To Dance
88. BLUE - Blue
89. TRASH CAN SINATRAS - Cake
90. EDWYN COLLINS - Gorgeous George
91. BAY CITY ROLLERS - Once Upon A Star
92. STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - Strawberry Switchblade
93. THE PROCLAIMERS - Persevere
94. TEENAGE FAN CLUB - Howdy!
95. NAZARETH - Razamanaz
96. LULU - Something To Shout About
97. DEACON BLUE - When The World Knows Your Name
98. THE EXPLOITED - Punk's Not Dead
99. STONE THE CROWS - Teenage Licks
100. SIMPLE MINDS - Sparkle In The Rain
Sur la route de Venus, les Rezillos figurent dans les deux classements.
http://www.jocknroll.co.uk/ 2007 :
1. Big Country - The Crossing (1983)
2. Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
3. Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (1983)
4. Deacon Blue - Raintown (1987)
5. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes (1984)
6. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
7. The Blue Nile - Hats (1989)
8. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
9. The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops (1984)
10. Travis - The Man Who (1999)
11. Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (1982)
12. Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81 82 83 84) (1982)
13. The Waterboys - This Is The Sea (1985)
14. Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix (1995)
15. The Associates - Sulk (1982)
16. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
17. John Martyn - Solid Air (1973)
18. The Rezillos - Can't Stand The Rezillos (1978)
19. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next... (1973)
20. Love and Money - Dogs In The Traffic (1991)
21. Idlewild - The Remote Part (2002)
22. Horse - The Same Sky (1990)
23. Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984)
24. Trashcan Sinatras - Cake (1990)
25. The Skids - Scared To Dance (1979)
26. Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain (1984)
27. Del Amitri - Waking Hours (1989)
28. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)
29. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque (1991)
30. Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap (1998)
31. Mogwai - Mogwai Young Team (1997)
32. The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith (1988)
33. Goodbye Mr Mackenzie - Good Deeds and Dirty Rags (1989)
34. Big Dish - Swimmer (1986)
35. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country (2006)
36. Hipsway - Hipsway (1986)
37. Kevin McDermott Orchestra - Mother Nature's Kitchen (1989)
38. The Silencers - A Letter From St Paul (1987)
39. Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George (1994)
40. Aztec Camera - Love (1987)
41. Wet Wet Wet - Popped In Souled Out (1987)
42. Annie Lennox - Diva (1992)
43. The Delgados - The Great Eastern (2000)
44. Gun - Taking On The World (1989)
45. The Proclaimers - This Is The Story (1987)
46. Danny Wilson - Meet Danny Wilson (1987)
47. Roddy Frame - Surf (2002)
48. The Beta Band - Three EPs (1998)
49. Friends Again - Trapped and Unwrapped (1984)
50. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope (2004)
51. Texas - White on Blonde (1997)
52. James Grant - Holy Love (2004)
53. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (2006)
54. Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children (1998)
55. Josef K - The Only Fun In Town (1981)
56. The Fratellis - Costello Music (2006)
57. Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas (1990)
58. The Bluebells - Sisters (1984)
59. Texas - Southside (1989)
60. Trashcan Sinatras - Weightlifting (2004)
61. Love and Money - Strange Kind of Love (1988)
62. The Skids - The Absolute Game (1980)
63. Paolo Nutini - These Streets (2006)
64. The Skids - Days in Europa (1979)
65. Scars - Author! Author! (1981)
66. Del Amitri - Change Everything (1992)
67. The Associates - Fourth Drawer Down (1982)
68. Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain (1997)
69. Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time (1985)
70. Close Lobsters - Foxheads Stalk This Land (1987)
71. Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination (1981)
72. The View - Hats Off To The Buskers (2006)
73. The Bathers - Kelvingrove Baby (1997)
74. Cocteau Twins - Garlands (1982)
75. Idlewild - 100 Broken Windows (2000)
The Scotsman - 2003 :
1. PRIMAL SCREAM - Screamadelica
2. THE PROCLAMERS - This is the story
3. AVERAGE WHITE BAND - AWB (Aka The White Album)
4. THE BLUE NILE - A Walk Across The Roofstops
5. TEENAGE FAN CLUB - Bandwagone Sque
6. JOHN MARTYN - Solid Air
7. JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Psychocandy
8. BERT JANSCH - Bert Jansch
9. The WATERBOYS - This Is The Sea
10. THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - The 5000 Spirits
11. LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS - Rattlesnakes
12. AZTEC CAMERA - High Land Hard Rain
13. THE ASSOCIATES - Sulk
14. TEXAS - White On Blonde
15. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - Tigermilk
16. THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND - Next
17. DEACON BLUE - Raintown
18. THE COCTEAU TWINS - Heaven Or Las Vegas
19. TRAVIS - The Man Who
20. SIMPLE MINDS - New Gold Dream
21. TEENAGE FAN CLUB - Grand Prix
22. THE BLUE NILE - Hats
23. ORANGE JUICE - The Orange Juice
24. THE PROCLAIMERS - Sunshine On Leith
25. THE WATERBOYS - Fisherman's Blues
26. THE REZILLOS - Can't Stand The Rezillos
27. EURYTHMICS - Touch
28. JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Darklands
29. WET WET WET - Popped In Souled Out
30. LOVE & MONEY - Dogs In The Traffic
31. DONOVAN - Sunshine
32. THE BETA BAND - The Three EPs
33. DANNY WILSON - Be Bop Mop Top
34. RODDY FRAME - Surf
35. THE SHAMEN - En-Tact
36. MICHAEL MARRA - Posted Sober
37. THE PASTELS - Up For A Bit With The Pastels
38. GARBAGE - Garbage
39. JOHN MARTYN - Grace & Danger
40. PRIMAL SCREAM - XTRMNTR
41. GERRY RAFFERTY - City To City
42. THE BATHERS - Kelwingrove Baby
43. LONNIE DONEGAN - Skiffle
44. SIMPLE MINDS - Empires & Dance
45. THE ASSOCIATES - Fourth Drawer Down
46. THE WATERBOYS - A Pagan Place
47. TEXAS - Southside
48. DEL AMITRI - Change Everything
49. IDLEWIULD - The Remote Part
50. ALTERED IMAGES - Happy Birthday
51. WIN - Uh! Tears Baby
52. THE DELGADOS - The Great Eastern
53. BIG COUNTRY - The Crossing
54. FRANCKIE MILLER - The Rock
55. AZTEC CAMERA - Love
56. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - If You're Feeling Sinister
57. ANNIE LENNOX - Diva
58. The Cutter & The Clan - Runrig
59. COCTEAU TWINS - Garlands
60. ORANGE JUICE - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
61. ALEX HARVEY & HIS SOUL BAND - Alex Harvey
62. THE ASSOCIATES - The Affectionate Punch
63. LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS - Mainstream
64. EDDI READER - Mirmama
65. FIRE ENGINES - Lubricate Your Living Room
66. KLF - The White Room
67. TEENAGE FAN CLUB - Songs From Northern Britain
68. THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
69. THE VASELINES - Dum-Dum
70. HIPSWAY - Hipsway
71. ARAB STRAP - The Week Never Starts Around Here
72. KAREN MATHESON - The Dreaming Sea
73. ONE DOVE - Morning Dove White
74. JACK BRUCE - Songs For A Tailor
75. THE SCARS - Author ! Author !
76. THE MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Loss
77. BILLY McKENZY - Outernational
78. HUE & CRY - Remote
79. BOARDS OF CANADA - Music Has The Right To Children
80. JOSEF K - The Only Fun In Town
81. MOGWAI - Rock Action
81. DANNY WILSON - Meet Danny Wilson
83. PRIMAL SCREAM - Vanishing Point
84. SHOP ASSISTANTS - Shop Assistants
85. THE BLUEBELLS - Sisters
86. LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS - Easy Pieces
87. THE SKIDS - Scared To Dance
88. BLUE - Blue
89. TRASH CAN SINATRAS - Cake
90. EDWYN COLLINS - Gorgeous George
91. BAY CITY ROLLERS - Once Upon A Star
92. STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - Strawberry Switchblade
93. THE PROCLAIMERS - Persevere
94. TEENAGE FAN CLUB - Howdy!
95. NAZARETH - Razamanaz
96. LULU - Something To Shout About
97. DEACON BLUE - When The World Knows Your Name
98. THE EXPLOITED - Punk's Not Dead
99. STONE THE CROWS - Teenage Licks
100. SIMPLE MINDS - Sparkle In The Rain
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