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Jim's Gems 2006: Ten best albums of the year, including Amy Winehouse and Bob Dylan (opens the original)
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It was a landmark year for social media which saw the launch of Twitter and the huge expansion of Facebook and YouTube, but by the middle of the first decade of the new millennium, the music industry was an entirely new landscape. Manufactured boy bands and second-rate karaoke acts ruled the charts thanks to the rising popularity of reality TV talent shows. Away from that glossy facade, however, 2006 still managed to be an incredible year for music. Here’s my pick of the best 10 records: You hav
Jim's Gems 1996: DJ Shadow, Suede, and REM among the albums of the year (opens the original)
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Anyone who was around Cork in the 1990s will tell you it was the greatest era for the cityâs clubs and pubs. A thriving scene on Leeside had plenty of talented local bands and top-class DJs who were plugged into international trends. A superb year in music was also a welcome distraction from such homegrown outrages as the hepatitis C scandal, and the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin. At the Atlanta Olympics, an unfortunate Sonia OâSullivan failed to shine on the track, while many people
Jim's Gems 1986: Nick Cave and Van Morrison among the best albums marking 40 years (opens the original)
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The news headlines in 1986 gave the impression of a grim year for our world. Internationally, Chernobyl and Apartheid in South Africa dominated the news, while closer to home we lost Phil Lynott. However, it was also an incredible year for music. Iâve done my best to whittle it down to 10 albums. 1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Kicking Against The Pricks So, in an incredible year for music the best album of the year is a covers album? Really? But this isnât just any covers album. This is Nic
Jim's Gems 1976: The 10 best albums marking their 50th anniversary (opens the original)
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Great art is often influenced by social conditions and how society reacts to those conditions. This would go a long way to explaining how the 1976 musical landscape often sounded grim and jaded, emulating a world that seemed to have lost its its soul. Awful situations in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Argentina hogged the international headlines. In Ireland, the Troubles continued to rage, and Uachtarán na hÃireann resigned after being publicly insulted by a minister for justice. Thankfully, the year
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