Red Dirt Girl - Emmylou Harris

In 2000 Emmylou Harris released the critically acclaimed Red Dirt Girl. Mostly self penned, profound and graceful song-writing couple with haunting vocals to deliver a production that's been called everything from ethereal and exquisite to mud footed trip hop (!)
Ultimately it's a beautiful record that demands to be heard and stays with you. From the haunting Bang The Drum Slowly, to the poignant tale of the Red Dirt Girl to the lyrical beauty of Michelangelo, this Thursdays Critical Junction is a country crossover to silence the doubters.
Track Listing
1. Pearl, The
2. Michaelangelo
3. I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now
4. Tragedy
5. Red Dirt Girl
6. My Baby Needs A Shepherd
7. Bang The Drum Slowly
8. J'ai Fait Tout
9. One Big Love - (with Patty Griffin)
10. Hour Of Gold
11. My Antonia - (with Dave Matthews)
12. Boy From Tupelo

Revolver - The Beatles

A 1966 masterpiece from the Fab Four. Their established Pop Rock genius mingles with the first sign of Beatles psychedelia. The story goes that Brian Wilson heard this Album and was inspired to form The Beach Boys and record Pet Sounds, which in turn blew Paul Mc Cartney away and thus was born Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. Producer George Martin told them to "Think Symphonic" and the result was what Rolling Stone called "the sound of good times meeting better drugs" No arguments, its a classic on Thursdays Critical Junction.
Track listing
1. Taxman
2. Eleanor Rigby
3. I'm Only Sleeping
4. Love You To
5. Here, There And Everywhere
6. Yellow Submarine
7. She Said She Said
8. Good Day Sunshine
9. And Your Bird Can Sing
10. For No One
11. Doctor Robert
12. I Want To Tell You
13. Got To Get You Into My Life
14. Tomorrow Never Knows

Nevermind - Nirvana

With disturbing themes of guns and death, in 1991 Nirvanas second album Nevermind crashed into the mainstream. Edgy and Passionate, the effect it had on middle of the road Top 40 music was revolutionary. For many, this is the best alternative rock album EVER. Fusing Punk with hard rock Kurt Cobains lyrics are simple and brutally effective and 17 years later a new generations continues to discover Nirvana, lured in by the mythology of another dead rocker.
Is it all it's cracked up to be...tune in to Thursdays Critical Junctions and decide for yourself.

Track Listing
1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. In Bloom
3. Come As You Are
4. Breed
5. Lithium
6. Polly
7. Territorial Pissings
8. Drain You
9. Lounge Act
10. Stay Away
11. On A Plain
12. Something In The Way

Innervisions - Stevie Wonder

Funky, Jazzy, Edgy and Right On, Stevie Wonder himself claims this one as his best. Released in 1973 when he was just 23 years old it garnered immediate critical acclaim. All 9 tracks are flow seamlessly together and cover everything from Religion to Drugs to Politics, Hey Misstra Know It All is directed directly at Tricky Dicky Nixon, while Higher Ground reveals Wonders spiritual side and Too High is a cautionary tale of substance abuse. Don't You Worry About A Thing and Higher Ground are favourites on the Live Drive, this is an opportunity to hear a little more from the Album.
Track listing
1. Too High
2. Visions
3. Living For The City
4. Golden Lady
5. Higher Ground
6. Jesus Children Of America
7. All In Love Is Fair
8. Don't You Worry About A Thing
9. He's Misstra Know It All

Eliminator - ZZ Top

In 1983 Texan Boogie Boys ZZ Top released Eliminator, fixed themselves up with some MTV friendly videos and became mega stars of the moment. Take a few astonishing beards, mix a little Blues Pop with a synthesizer and a drum machine, add an air guitar and baby you've got your self a hit record!
This album produced the peerless trilogy of hits, Gimme all Your Lovin, Sharp Dressed Man and Legs and they will all be featured on this Thursdays Critical Junction, we'll bow to your tastes to choose the fourth track.

Often imitated but never matched and sounding fresh, fun and even a little funky today, you can't help but like this!

Track listing
1. Gimme All Your Lovin
2. Got Me Under Pressure
3. Sharp Dressed Man
4. I Need You Tonight
5. I Got The Six
6. Legs
7. Thug
8. T. V. Dinners
9. Dirty Dog
10. If I Could Only Flag Her Down
11. Bad Girl