Pink Floyd – The Division Bell

Rather than make the heroic sudden exit that many of Britain’s greatest acts chose to make before falling from grace, the Floyd engine simply refused to stop.

Beatles – The White Album

The year is 1968. Like the dinosaurs before them, The Beatles rule the Earth. They are at their most personally fragmented, musically at their most self-referential.

Big Brother & Holding Company – Cheap Thrills

If it’s the 60’s spirit you’re looking for then you really can’t get any closer than this million selling album, without the use of psychedelic drugs.

Interpol – Turn On The Bright Lights

Named Interpol because of their military-like organised nature and precisioned effectiveness on their respective instruments, this is a band who got it right from the off.

The Who – Who’s Next?

Not only is this the band’s best, it is also one of the most intensely violent experiences you are ever likely to subject your ears to

Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters may be a stadium-filling colossus but back in 1994 when this eponymous debut album was recorded not only did they not have a name, as a band they didn’t even actually exist.

Stone Roses – Second Coming

It’s an urban myth that the Stone Roses peaked with their first album, 1989’s Stone Roses.