#965 The Darkness – Permission to Land

Permission to Land is the debut album for British glam rock band The Darkness. It was a critical and chart selling success. I have never heard of them. In 2003, I was in Debrecen and I was not in touch with much music, except for some local bands. After listening to the whole album, I […]

1001 Albums #19

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book is a total surprise. I read that she was a scat singer and I hate scat singing. I did not know of her music at all. The only thing I knew about the Gershwin Brothers was that Donna Summer sang that she wanted “to have […]

1001 Albums #2

When I saw that Elvis Presley’s first album was the second one on the list I felt relieved. I know who he is because my grandfather watched his films all the time while he was getting his drinking done. I know a lot of Presley’s songs and he is the “King of Rock and Roll.” […]