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Different Class
Pulp
Hell yes fuck yes.
5
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
2 amazing songs and then some meh for me. I like a couple other Pink Floyd records more than this one.
3
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Production is rough even for early 80s metal but there are some really good songs on this. Probably falls out of my top 3 prime Maiden records, though.
3
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
I understand why this was huge in the late 90s but I never really heard it then (outside of the single[s]) and it's not really for me now.
2
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
This is admittedly the first time I've listened to this whole record and I thought it was great. Very ahead of its 1985 time.
4
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Good Times Bad Times is one of the greatest album openers ever written. What a record. The fact I like at least 2 other Zeppelin records more than this one means I can only give it a 4. It’s a victim of the grading scale.
4
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Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
This is probably tied with Inspectah Deck's Resident Patient as my fav Wu Tang solo record out there.
4
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
So many classics but also a decent amount of snoozers. This record does sound amazing on my sound system, though.
3
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Hard 5. Where da 6 at?
5
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
This should be my thing but none of these songs really excited me much.
2
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Zzzzzz. Kill me.
1
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Snivilisation
Orbital
I like my electronic music to sound like it was made by someone on 4 hits of acid and doesn’t know how to use traditional time signatures. (Aphex Twin).
1
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Gets a 2 because it’s way better than yesterday’s and I need to have some sort of fucking curve here.
2
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
ANTI MASKERRRRRRRR. Really too bad because this really is an exceptional record. It would’ve been a 5 but I’ll give it 3 because of his recent transgressions and being an old loser boomer.
3
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Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
Record is good but the album they did after this one has way more bangers on it. Very underrated band but didn't age as well as Motley Crue.
3
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
Love this band. Not my fav album of theirs but has some of their best songs for sure.
4
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Real Life
Magazine
Late 70s UK punk for me is The Clash, The Damned, Wire, and Magazine. This record fucks.
5
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
More than likely the best rap album ever made.
5
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
I never listened to The Cat much but this album was good. It’s like a stranger James Taylor record.
4
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Cross
Justice
I never really listened to Justice before but I quite liked this record. Laura made me say that.
3
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
It’s no Carrie and Lowell but still so very good.
4
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
I feel bad giving this a 2 because it’s probably a great jazz album but some of the numbers sounded like 2 different bands playing 2 different songs at the same time.
2
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
A product of its time with some legit great songs but, holy fuck, some of these lyrics are even more hurtful and offensive than I remember.
3
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
My revisit to this record made me like it waaaaaay more than I used to. I do really like some Arcade Fire songs but I never loved the band. I’m gonna revisit more of their older records.
4
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
I didn’t feel this through the first listen but the second time made me feel like I was watching a Wes Anderson movie so... I’m not sure what that means. It’s definitely charming.
3
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Cut
The Slits
This is just a great record that was so ahead of its time.
4
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
This is so great. It relaxed the fuck out of me.
4
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
This is like a more roots based Drive By Truckers which naturally means I love it.
4
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Woof. Pass. There are so many similar bands from this time that are more interesting.
1
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Harvest
Neil Young
One of the all time best records.
5
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Talk about a nice 2 day stretch of records. Under his eye. Praise be. Blessed be the fruit.
5
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Not my fav record of theirs but still very awesome.
4
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
This just sounds like music I'd hear at a resort inbetween the hourly playing of Despacito.
2
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
Not much that can be said. Brilliant.
5
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
This is my first time listening to this record and I liked it. Any album that has songs written by Jackson Browne on it is most likely to be good.
3
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
My 2nd favourite Elliott Smith record after XO and just slightly ahead of Either/Or. Brilliant.
5
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
This was pleasant.
3
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
This was so good. I’ve heard the popular songs but it was my first time listening to the record.
4
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
This record is a split between bangers and snoozers for me. I appreciate her greatly, though.
3
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
This sounds like a band that people in a 60s cult would like. I did enjoy it but it got a little tiresome by the end.
3
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Kenya
Machito
I am not a huge jazz fan but this album fucks.
4
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
This was cool. I love when an album comes up I’ve never heard before.
3
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
The first half of this record is so fuckin good. It really lags around the second half but still great overall.
3
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
A couple bangers, a lot of cheese.
3
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Was never super into Missy.
2
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
Lots of filler but the good songs are so good that it gets a 5.
5
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Gotta be in the right mood for Zappa but this album is really cool.
3
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
This was really fun for about 15-20 minutes!
3
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
I always thought she was cool but never really listened to her. Although the last third of it lagged the rest of it was awesome.
3
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
There are some pretty snappy numbers on this but also some terrible ones.
2
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
This was fucking great. I’ve only kinda heard the singles before.
4
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Very good fucking record.
4
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
What a freaking record.
5
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
I know this record was at one point acclaimed but it just sounds like a less good version of other great things that came out in this style to me.
2
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OK Computer
Radiohead
Oh dang. Truly one of my fav records of all time.
5
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
Omg. Best 2 days in a row ever. Very close to my favourite Damned record. Maybe even my favourite.
5
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
Well after these 3 amazing records in a row I’m totally expecting Kid Rock next.
5
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Elastica
Elastica
2 good songs and lots of whatever. Gotta sat, though, Connection is a helluva number.
2
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Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
I don’t believe this has aged very well although I was never really a fan even in the 90s.
2
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
The first 2 songs are great and then it descends into bad 90s madness.
2
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
I was never the biggest Hendrix fan in general, and more so a fan of the bangers, but there are some great numbers on this.
3
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
I really really really despise this dude and cannot even get through perhaps fine albums because of how much I dislike him.
1
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NEU! 75
Neu!
This is the best old album I’ve never heard of that I’ve discovered in years. First half is total John Carpenter and second half is just cool late 70s style punk.
4
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
Not my thing but interesting.
2
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London Calling
The Clash
Most likely the greatest record on this list.
5
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Sea Change
Beck
I forgot how mellow this record is. Pretty good, though.
3
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
There are some undeniable songs and a great rhythm section but I believe Cream are one of the more overrated “great” bands. #TeamGinger
3
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
This has aged very well for the 2004 Hot Topic scene.
3
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White Light
Gene Clark
Nothing about this really interested me nor bored me. Not as good as The Byrds.
2
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
Insert Bart high on pure syrup squishy gif. This album rules.
4
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Still amazing.
5
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Moon Safari
Air
Department store music that is good.
4
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
This is some legit Can-con. Very cool record.
3
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Could be my #1 Bowie. It’s close.
5
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Great record. Not super close to the top of my Springsteen album list because the second half lags a tad bit for me. Love the bare bones production, though.
4
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Me likey.
3
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Yuck. I hated this when it came out and hated it less this time but still hated it.
1
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The Cars
The Cars
Some great songs but looooots of filler.
3
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Pretenders
Pretenders
This. Album. Fucks.
4
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
zzzzzzz. Not a fan of Scott Walker, really. Definitely not a fan of his old soft rock shit.
2
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Being There
Wilco
Definitely one of the most important records of the 90s. Not many bands can say they’ve been ripped off by punk, country, and rock bands.
5
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
this is... boring.
2
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
This record slaps so hard.
4
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
So amazing and under-appreciated
5
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
Never really loved this band.
2
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All Directions
The Temptations
A lot of classics on here.
3
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Opus Dei
Laibach
This was more interesting than good.
2
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
Honestly this is my least favourite of the early great Zeppelin records. Still an amazing record, though.
4
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
One of my fav Costello albums and maybe my fav with the Attractions.
5
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
I appreciate Jeff Buckley but I’m not a massive listener of Jeff Buckley.
3
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
#3 Metallica after Justice and Lightning. Brilliant.
5
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Rio
Duran Duran
Banger after banger after banger with a couple duds mixed in. Still a great record.
4
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
very cool record.
3
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
No.
1
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
Very mellow and jangly but also very good. First time hearing it!
3
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Appreciated but not enjoyed.
2
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Teen Dream
Beach House
Love this record. Seeing these songs live is amazing.
5
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
One of my fav Tom Waits records. Brilliant.
5
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Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Gross.
1
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
this is cool!
3
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
Fucking hell I love this record.
5
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The Slider
T. Rex
Never really cared for this.
2
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Classic but not my fav Top record.
4
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
One of the my fav records of the 90s.
5
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Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
Enjoyable but not really near classic status for me.
4
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
Classic rap album.
4
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
This is so rockin.
4
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Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
I very much liked this. Also a record I’ve never listened to before.
4
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
slaps
4
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
Great record.
4
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
One of my fav albums of the mid-80s.
5
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Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
Cool late 60s drug record.
3
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
I like Nick Drake.
4
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
What a record.
5
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
Love the record. Hate the human. 5 for the music and 1 for the person. So it gets a 5 with an asterik.
3
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Brothers
The Black Keys
This was actually the first time I listened to this and I liked it a very decent amount.
4
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Treasure
Cocteau Twins
I could never get into the vocals. The music is cool.
2
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
great fucking record!
4
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You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
Love this record. Hate this human.
5
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Just a great electronic record.
4
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Skylarking
XTC
Super good. Never really listened to them much before.
4
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Just a perfect listening experience.
5
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Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
yoooooo. so good.
5
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
One of the first rap albums I loved.
5
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Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Classic. Some of my fav punk vocals ever.
5
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Infected
The The
Just really solid post punk record.
4
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Repeater
Fugazi
Simply one of the greatest records ever made.
5
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Rob Stewart’s solo stuff is better.
3
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
#1 metal record of all time.
5
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Abraxas
Santana
I’ve never really been too into this.
2
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Aged poorly but at the time good.
3
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Good songs ruined by poor vocals.
2
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
So. Fucking. Good.
5
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Me Against The World
2Pac
Very great.
4
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Not my fav Neil Young but still very good.
3
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
I have always not liked the vocals at all.
1
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Awesome.
5
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
Was never my style but I appreciate how good this particular record is.
3
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Is This It
The Strokes
Fucking great.
5
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
Some really great songs.
4
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Trippy.
3
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Ick.
1
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Lots of great stuff here.
4
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
This has aged poorly.
2
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Protection
Massive Attack
Very, very, very good.
4
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
Didn't really get anything out of this.
2
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
I am sure this is a really great record but it's just not what my earholes find overly pleasurable.
2
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Groovy.
3
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Love the lyrics, meh about the music.
2
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Not my fav record by them, but still has some bangers.
3
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Lots of good songs. A mix of every popular 70s genre.
3
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
Love this one.
5
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Station To Station
David Bowie
brilliant.
5
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
also brilliant.
5
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
A couple of amazing songs and lots of filler.
3
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2
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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
Was never really a fan.
2
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Here we go.
5
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
Easily one of the best records of the 90s
5
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Very mellow, very cool.
4
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Absolutely brilliant.
5
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
Loudest album ever.
5
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Blur
Blur
Some great songs. Some filler.
3
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Amazing
5
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
The playing on this is nuts.
4
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Close To The Edge
Yes
Very far out and druggy
3
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Not my fav of theirs but some great songs
3
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Tago Mago
Can
Very influential and ahead of its time.
4
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
I appreciate Joni but I do not love Joni.
2
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
perfect
5
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
Not so timeless but still some great stuff.
3
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Arise
Sepultura
In my top 5 favourite metal records of all time, easily. Maybe top 3.
5
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Geez this album slaps.
5
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
perfecto.
5
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Black Monk Time
The Monks
Very cool. Seems like pre-punk punk to me.
3
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
not my thing.
2
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
5
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
A little dated now but loved it back when.
4
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Make Yourself
Incubus
Dated but there are some hooks.
2
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Very unique and cool voice.
3
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
3
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
5
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Best live album ever
5
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
4
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
2
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
5
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
3
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
2
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
5
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
2
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
1
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
3
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
4
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
3
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
5
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
3
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
1
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
3
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
1
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
3
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
4
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
1
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Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
3
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
2
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
2
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
3
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
5
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3
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Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
5
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
1
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
3
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
5
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
5
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
1
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
4
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
3
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
2
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
5
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
5