Blue Lines - Massive Attack

A masterpiece of what was to become known as Trip Hop, Blue Lines was Massive Attacks debut album. Released to critical acclain in 1992, its been called the best dance album of all time but the laid back groovy beats have also make it a contender to be the finest down tempo album of the decade. We kicked off the morning with "Safe From Harm", followed it up with the classic "Unfinished Sympathy" at 8 and at 9 it was time for the bass groove of "Five Man Army" The show closed at 10 with "Hymn To The Big Wheel" (What else?)

Track listing
1. Safe From Harm
2. One Love
3. Blue Lines
4. Be Thankful For What You Got
5. Five Man Army
6. Unfinished Sympathy
7. Daydreaming
8. Lately
9. Hymn Of The Big Wheel

Moondance - Van Morrison

The first album to feature on the Morning Live Drives Critical Junctions is Van Morrisons classic from 1970, Moondance. This is his follow up to Astral Weeks which had made him a cult hero. We opened the show with the first track of the album "And It Stoned Me" sweetly nostalgic and a mellow kick off to the Morning. At 8 we played "Into the Mystic" the quintessential Morrison moment.
We played the 4th track of the list "Caravan" at 9, it has been called "an incantory ode to the power of radio" so we couldn't resist. We closed the show with the title track Moondance.

Light, soulful and Jazzy, this 1970 album went Platinum for Van and cemented the rise of his solo career.

Track listing
1. And It Stoned Me
2. Moondance
3. Crazy Love
4. Caravan
5. Into The Mystic
6. Come Running
7. These Dreams Of You
8. Brand New Day
9. Everyone
10. Glad Tidings