The Innocence Mission - keeping awake, 1995

"Eternal anomalies in the inconstant business of music, The Innocence Mission are that rare type of band able to faithfully occupy their own niche without ever coming close to feeling stale."

AC Newman - miracle drug, 2004

"It may have happened again as recently as 2004: the release of a perfect track, “Miracle Drug” by A. C. Newman.[1] (I am trying to make this sound like “The last perfect game was pitched by Mark Buehrle in July 2009.”)"

The Go-Betweens - to reach me, 1986

"the album features string arrangements and strong performances by versatile multi instrumentalist Dean B. Speedwell, giving Forster and McLennan’s wistful love songs atmosphere to thrive."

Bob Dylan - joey, 1975

"the streets are going to run red with blood, Joey!"

Acid House Kings - a long term plan, 2005

"It was almost left off the album. And, hopefully, a lot of people see that quality in the music - that it's quite well done. The drawback of being very catchy or sing-a-long friendly, in fact, is that the music could be perceived as quite shallow. Several of the reviews have seen something under the surface, which we also appreciate. Because we don't see ourselves that way. It's not a super happy summer album, when it comes to the lyrics. And it's nice that people see through the somewhat glittering surface."

The Beatles - for no one, 1966

"The French horn solo was by Alan Civil, a British horn player described by recording engineer Geoff Emerick as the "best horn player in London". During the session, McCartney pushed Civil to play a note that was beyond the usual range of the instrument. According to Emerick, the result was the "performance of his life".

Neil Young - goin back, 1978

"Goin' Back" is "sorta like the debris of the '60s," Young says in Jimmy McDonough's Shakey. "There's nowhere to stay, nowhere to go and nothin' to do. You could go anywhere..." Lots of musicians from the fabled '60s just pretended to be part of the hippie scene in order to appear hip, but Young's participation was about as real as it gets. He's been singing about the hippie dream and the loss of '60s pretty much since the moment the decade and the movement ended."