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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
Not too bad. Would listen if it was on.
3
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Good classics.
3
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
Pretty good first half. Went downhill slightly towards the end
3
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Pretty good. What the Fleet Foxes are trying to sound like on some tracks.
4
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Not bad. Would listen again if it was on.
3
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
Not bad. Instrumental covers with sitar instead of voice
2
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The Specials
The Specials
Pretty good. I know all the songs.
3
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Transformer
Lou Reed
Not bad. A few good tunes on there
3
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2112
Rush
Ok. Some good tunes, but singing puts me off
2
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
Not bad. Some good tunes
3
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Great album. Each song needs a little bit to get going but all worth it
5
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Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
Not great.
2
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
No thanks. Pretty poor all the way through
1
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Cross between the cramps and secret affair! Not bad.
3
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Future Days
Can
Good album. Would definitely listen to again
4
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Be
Common
Ok. Hip hop, similar to Jazzmatazz in some ways
3
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Some good tracks and memories
4
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Nice blues album
4
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In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
Not my cup of tea
1
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Great album
5
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Not great
2
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
It was ok
3
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
Average. Not really noticeable in any way
3
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
Average at best
3
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Not bad. Some good tracks in places
3
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
Not bad, some good tunes
3
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
Some good tunes
3
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Not my cup of tea
2
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Pretty good
4
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Not great
1
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
2
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Technique
New Order
Average. Standard late 80’s/ early 90s New Order
3
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Contains one of the best songs of all time
5
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
2
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Boston
Boston
Sunday late 70s chart rock
2
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Odessa
Bee Gees
A bit Beatles and a bit warbler singing in parts
2
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White Light
Gene Clark
It’s ok. Won’t listen to again though
2
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
70s prog rock (ish)
3
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
60s rock and roll
2
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Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
A bit Johnny Cash but not as good
2
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Not bad. I’d listen again.
3
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
It’s ok.
2
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Some really good tracks
4
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Kid A
Radiohead
Some great tunes. Usual Radiohead album
5
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
Some half decent songs
3
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Some decent songs
3
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Some good tracks. Typical Foo Fighters
4
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
Not great.
2
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Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
Not my cup of tea
2
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
Some decent tunes on here.
3
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Better than I thought it would be.
3
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Leftism
Leftfield
Used to be great, but hasn’t aged that well.
3
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Timeless classic
4
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Not great. Just what you’d expect.
2
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Tago Mago
Can
Some good tunes, but some bonkers warbling later on.
3
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
Standard hip hop. Nothing special
2
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Some classics
4
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Exactly what you expect
1
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
Husky random crappy tunes
1
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
ROOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!
1
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Standard Bruce fodder. No standout tracks
2
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Ok I guess
2
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
Average
2
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Tapestry
Carole King
Some decent tracks
3
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Some great tunes
4
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
Deep voice nonsense
1
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American Idiot
Green Day
A couple of good tunes
3
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
It’s ok.
2
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Garbage
Garbage
Some decent old tunes
3
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
Not bad in the background
2
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Background music
2
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard and Linda Thompson
One decent song, but not terrible
2
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
60s psych rock standard
2
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
“Whacky” orchestra tunes
2
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
American “geetar” rock
2
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Some decent old tunes
3
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
It was ok. Background Muzak
2
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Scratch scratch… scratch music
2
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
Classic album
5
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S&M
Metallica
Interesting mix of rock and classical
3
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
Not my kind of thing
2
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Great blues album
3
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Some decent tunes
3
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Ok I guess.
2
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
On in the background
3
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With The Beatles
Beatles
Not a great Beatles album
2
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Let It Be
The Replacements
It was ok I guess.
3
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Illmatic
Nas
Yo… yo… yo… yo… motherfunsters!
Nah. Not for me.
1
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Class album. Play it loud!
5
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Never liked it at the time and still the same. Lot of fuss over nothing
2
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Awfully predictable. 🤟🏻
1
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Crap. Know what I’m saying’? Yo!
1
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
Not bad. Easy listening background chill out.
3
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Not bad. Probably wouldn’t put it on, but wouldn’t necessarily turn it off either.
3
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Love it! Takes me back to Uni days and seeing them live.
5
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Third
Portishead
Haven’t heard this one before, but some good tunes.
4
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
A couple of decent tracks, but a bit repetitive. The low 3, giving them the benefit of doubt.
3
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Yeee-haaarrrr!! Not really my cotton pick in’ style o’ music y’hear?
2
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
Skipped through it. All pretty dull to be honest.
1
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Still no.
2
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
An all time classic. Still as good as it used to be.
5
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
A grower and a good cover of Just Like Heaven.
3
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Destroyer
KISS
Surprisingly not as bad as I thought it would be.
3
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Signing Off
UB40
Some quality tunes on this album.
4
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
What the funk? Not great.
2
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
Some half decent tracks as well as the obvious ones
3
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Parachutes
Coldplay
Ok. Dislike Yellow with a passion, but some others are redeeming.
2
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
Not my thang at all. Honky tonk music
1
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Play
Moby
Not that great to be honest
2
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Good album with some great tracks
4
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Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Never heard of her before but this was pretty good
4
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
Much better than I thought it was going to be
3
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Pretty good in places
3
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
Some good tracks
4
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Not great. Wouldn’t bother listening again
2
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Dookie
Green Day
Still some good tracks
3
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NEU! 75
Neu!
Not bad. Worth another listen
3
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
Ended up getting bored. Not the worst but won’t listen again
2
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
They’ve done better albums than this one
2
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Dust
Screaming Trees
Not bad. Would listen again
3
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Decent album and would definitely listen again
4
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Bad
Michael Jackson
It’s Bad, really really Bad!
1
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Make Yourself
Incubus
Ok, but probably wouldn’t bother with again.
2
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Classic
5
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
A lot better than I thought I’d be
4
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Vespertine
Björk
Not too bad. Wouldn’t turn it off, but probably wouldn’t turn it in either
2
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
Some classic tunes
5
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
A couple of ok tracks
2
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Awful cheesy sing along chorus “rock”.
1
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Live!
Fela Kuti
Not bad to have on in the background
3
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Pretenders
Pretenders
It’s ok. Not as bad as I thought
2
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
It was ok. Wouldn’t necessarily turn it off.
2
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Oooh, cheeky chappy laddie etc. Bit boring.
2
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Not too bad. Not one of her best in my opinion
2
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Average at best
2
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
Standard 80s soul
2
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Liked it a lot more than I thought. A couple of stand out tracks.
Mr. Goodbar
Murdergram
3
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
It was ok. Background music really. Perfectly ok, but nothing that stands out.
2
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
Class. Love every track. Always have.
5
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Not bad. I must be getting old.
3
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
It was ok. Nothing special, but no doubt great at the time.
2
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
With 32 tracks I would have said he was gaming the Spotify system but this predates Spotify.
Rollercoaster album with some good tunes and a couple of dire ones too. Overall pretty good though
3
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Faith
George Michael
Telltale sounds of the 80s. Not my cup of tea at all, but a couple of standout tracks that chatted well
2
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Pretty good album
3
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Never really understood the fuss. All sounds so tinny.
2
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Not bad. Easy listening funk
3
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Decent Springsteen offering
3
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
I still don’t get it.
2
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Kala
M.I.A.
It’s great that you can put records together on your own in your bedroom these days, but not everyone’s gonna like it.
1
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Some really great tracks, but some average ones too
3
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
Liked it a lot more at the time, but still a good album
3
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Surprised by this. Really nice and mellow tunes
4
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The Slider
T. Rex
Decent album but I’ve never been a big fan
3
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
69 tracks! I got bored after 5 or 6.
2
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Smash
The Offspring
Shouty shouty repetitive bobbins!
I sound like an old got writing this, but I felt the same when it was released.
2
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The Bends
Radiohead
Brilliant! Can’t fault any of the tracks. One of the best albums ever.
5
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Abbey Road
Beatles
Really great album.
5
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Doolittle
Pixies
Almost. 4.5 out of 5.
Great memories of seeing them tour this album.
4
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Nothing much against it, but not my cup of tea. I like some Sergio Mendez, but this wasn’t quite up to that level.
2
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Decent album. Bloody loud live!
3
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Great album.
5
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Not bad at all. Worth another listen although there were some I don’t like. Overall positive.
3
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
Not something I’d listen to again. Not particularly bad, but nothing that stands out.
2
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Not my thing at all. I thought I’d never make it as a singer because my voice was bad. After listening to this I’m not so sure. 🤣
2
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Not bad, but not great either. Probably wouldn’t turn It off.
2
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Enter The Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Wu-Tang Clan
Nah. Some tunes were ok, but not my bag baby!
2
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Imagine
John Lennon
Not great imho. Not bad, but just not something I’d want to listen to.
2
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Some classic tracks from my youth on here. Always worth a listen even though some tracks take it down slightly from a 5.
4
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
My house mate used to play this all the time while at Uni. It’s ok, but not something I’d put on by choice
2
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Moon Safari
Air
Great album. Reminds me of working nights at a TV studio and playing that in the background while working.
5
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Great album. Nicely different from the others, but still classically Led Zep.
5
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Pink Flag
Wire
Not really listened to this one before and really enjoyed it. Early punk vibes.
3
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C'est Chic
CHIC
Pretty good at what it is. Not something I’d really go for though. I was surprised it was 1978. I’d have thought it was earlier.
3
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Kenya
Machito
Not bad at all for some Latin beats.
3
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Not totally bad, but goes a bit random jazz on you during most tracks, so not my bag baby!
2
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Undoubtably talented, but just not my thing at all.
2
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Background music to some high class department store. Easy listening, but not cream muzak for lifts. Not my thing though.
2
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
Not particularly bad. Just pretty ordinary.
2
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Another great album by Led Zep. A double album that doesn’t drop off at any point.
5
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Just how you’d expect a Zombies album to sound. Pop Psychedelic 60s.
3
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
A classic. Teenage angst listening at its finest.
5
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
You feel a bit guilty liking this album after the revelations of his private life, but I still think it stands up as one of the best pop albums ever due to its stand out tracks.
Shame there are a couple that I skip over every time though
4
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Ok. I wouldn’t put it on though.
2
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Straight, middle of the road Jazz. Not for me at all.
1
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Jazzy funky Afro beat music. Perfectly ok, but I wouldn’t listen to it.
Stand out tracks are No Shame and Live For Today
2
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
Love this album. Great at the time and still sounds great.
5
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Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
First half was Billy at his best, rough and raw. Second half let it down a bit.
3
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Wow. Loved this. Obvious comparisons with Belle & Sebastian, but wished I’d found this a long time ago.
Play on repeat!
5
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
Sounds like the worst bits of Suicide and Death from Above combined. I like both of those, but this isn’t great.
2
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Interesting that the album that supposedly started flower power and the hippy revolution and influenced so many, now sounds tame by comparison to many albums that came after of a similar type.
I usually like this genre, but didn’t particularly like this one. Too middle of the road for me.
2
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Yeuch! Eew!
R&B & that’s all I need to say.
1
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Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
As you’d expect from Paul Simon. Some decent tracks, but most is middle of the road stuff. Definitely dated by the 80s sound.
3
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Sincere
Mj Cole
Sunday afternoon R&B for people who don’t want to listen to anything outside their comfort zone.
Hypocritical perhaps, but meh!
1
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Not their best album, but deserves 4/5 just for ‘A Forest’.
4
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
Not one of their best but a decent album anyway.
3
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
Country fair. Not something I’d bother listening to, but don’t actively hate it.
2
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Brazilian 60s pop. Not bad really.
3
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
A couple of good stand out tunes - Setting Sun and Where Do I Begin. Prefer some of their later albums to this one.
3
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
An album mostly of collaborations, with most of them sounding how you think they would given who he’s collaborating with on that track. Not his best.
2
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
It was ok. What you’d expect really. I prefer their later stuff.
2
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
Dear God no.
1
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Rocks
Aerosmith
Not as awful as I thought it would be. Still not a keeper though.
2
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Bobbins
1
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
My housemate used to listen to this while we were at Uni. Never really got into it, but I’ve heard worse.
2
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Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Not bad at all. Worth a deeper dive into their other albums.
3
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Not too bad. Some good tunes worth another listen.
3
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Not bad, but not great. The two obvious stand out tracks, but the rest are so-so
3
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Low-Life
New Order
Listen to this a lot when it was released. Some brilliant tracks but one or two that stop it being a full 5.
4
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Listened to it and then completely forgot about it. So obviously wasn’t so bad that I noticed, but also not good either
2
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Van Halen
Van Halen
Instantly forgettable average rock.
2
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Thought I wouldn’t like this but it wasn’t bad at all. Decent rap with overtones of Disposable Heroes.
3
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Shmm-bop-a-dee-do-wap-a-pa-dee-do-be-daa.
Amusing part in it when the song goes wrong and not bad overall, but I’ll probably never listen to it again.
2
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The Doors
The Doors
Love this album. Absolute classic.
5
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Not bad at all really. Have heard it before but never really paid attention. However, it’s nothing more than average really imho.
3
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
The strings in the background of Wonderwall make it a classic track, but the rest just sounds like Liam whinging and wining on about something or other.
2
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Protection
Massive Attack
Decent album with some memorable tunes. Don’t think I’d skip any either.
4
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Just what you’d expect. Probably amazing at the time.
2
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Vivid
Living Colour
Nothing against them, but seems middle of the road rock. Not bad though and would listen again. I already own another of their albums
3
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Street Life
The Crusaders
Who knew Street Life was a 9 minute epic. Decent album overall.
3
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
A bit of jazz with a bit of swing. Goes off into free form sometimes which doesn’t go well with my brain. My brain likes patterns.
2
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Some really good tracks on here, particularly Hurt. I love the original and this cover is just as good.
Some lame duffers later on, but pretty good overall.
4
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
Religious nonsense with bad country music
1
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
Give it an average three because the link didn’t work and I couldn’t find it.
3
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Some great tracks. Great lyrics as ever from Nick Cave.
Some tracks reminded me of early Pogues - not a bad thing at all.
4
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Some half decent songs, but not the best by their own standards.
3
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Pretty good. Not quite sure what I was expecting really, but quite liked it and worth another listen.
4
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Lovely album. One for a nice sunny day.
4
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Synchronicity
The Police
Love this album for start to finish. Bought it for my dad when I was a kid and managed to record it to tape before his birthday, but had to remember not to play it in front of him until after his birthday.
Great tunes right the way through. Highly polished and well produced.
5
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Not bad. Easy listening background. It was ok and harmless, but not something I’d actively listen to.
3
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
Not bad. Definitely worth another listen.
3
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
I’ve listened to a few of his albums and I reach the same conclusion each time. There are a couple of really good tracks and I really want to like the rest, but he disappears into self indulgent songs that aren’t really for anyone but himself.
Started out a possible 4 but ended up a low 3. If it carried on it how it was going it would have been a 2.
3
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
It was ok. I’ve heard a hell of a lot worse, but no really memorable tracks.
3
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Country Life
Roxy Music
Not bad. Never really listened to Roxy Music much before. Would listen again, but wouldn’t buy it.
3
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Average rapping with average R&B. Instantly forgettable.
1
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
Old country. Not my genre at all. Sorry.
1
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My Generation
The Who
Their first album as The Who and the music is more mod-pop, before they started sounding a little edgier. I prefer their later albums towards the end of the 60s and onwards, but this still has some good tracks
3
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Standard Bruce Springsteen in my opinion. Always a couple of good tracks, some not, the rest just average.
3
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Ok as background music, but nothing that stands out.
2
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
It’s a grower. Gets better as it goes on as well, so I guess I prefer The Lyre of Orpheus more than Abattoir Blues
Tunes are what you’d expect from Nick Cave. Enjoyed it.
4
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
The best Dylan album I’ve heard so far, but that’s not many at all. A couple of decent tracks and not the obvious ones.
3
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Country isn’t my thing at all, but this was pretty mellow and easy going. A bit repetitive imho.
2
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Not bad really. Not something I’d listen to generally, but listened all the way through and was impressed.
3
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
Pretty much what you’d expect from 80s Malcolm McLaren. He led the way on many ways, but his own offerings were never as good as the work of others he produced.
It’s an ok album to have on in the background, but doesn’t grab your attention in any way.
3
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Not my type of thing and just got really bored by the end. Who knew the original ‘To Make You Feel My Love’ was so bad.
2
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Suede
Suede
Not bad at all. Some really popular tunes that stand out, but the overall production on their songs always seems a bit tinny.
3
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Not bad. Music is nice and mellow. Lyrical structure is quite formulaic throughout, rso can be a little repetitive, but it’s ok overall.
3
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Listened to it all the way through, but have pretty much forgotten about it already.
Not up to much in that case
2
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
Better than I thought it was going to be. Electronics influence is good.
3
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
This was probably the best album in their progression towards more mellow tunes.
At the time it was probably an album by a traditionally grunge band that your parents wouldn’t mind you putting on.
Loved it at the time and still remember all the words.
5
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GREY Area
Little Simz
Not bad actually. Didn’t think I’d like it, but it was pretty decent and probably a grower.
3
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
Quite Ramonesy. Not a suprise given the year it was released. Some good tracks, but too many throw away ones for me
2
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
It’s not offensive or anything, but not my cup of tea.
2
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
Not sure why this one is on the list. Not even the best Fall album.
I’ve a love/hate relationship with The Fall. They could make some good tunes, but Mark could be a total arse at times. RIP fella.
3
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
Just ok really. Not something I’d put on, but wouldn’t necessarily turn it off either.
3
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Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
An old favourite. Love their lyrics and simple sounding, but complex melodies. A great album.
5
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Loads of instantly forgettable 2 minute offerings. Not worth your time really. I’ve heard worse music so gains an extra star for that reason only.
2
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Some really good tunes and some fillers. I liked them at the time, but I don’t think they ever did an album full of great tunes.
3
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Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
Not awful by any means, but not my thing at all.
2