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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Interesting album. Thought it was really good. I haven't listened to the Kinks a lot, but I see their appeal. I really liked Australia and Victoria.
4
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Parklife
Blur
Interesting. Not a huge fan of Blur, but it wasn't bad. I didn't hate it, but not sure there was anything that was going to make my favorites list.
3
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Really liked this, listened several times.
5
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Wow, not familiar with Faces. Didn't realize this was Rockin' Rod. The initial impression is great bluesy rock. Definitely some similarity to the Doors.
I like it. It will be interesting to see if all the tracks are like this.
5
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
I've never been a Tom Waits fan. This is an interesting album, but can't say I enjoyed it much.
2
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
Kinda weird, but I liked it.
4
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
5
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Face to Face
The Kinks
Not bad, a little too vintage for my taste, but some good songs. I liked She's Got Everything.
4
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
OK, this is weird, 6 songs, but the first track is 20 minutes long. Plus, I've never heard of this, not even sure what the genre is.
2
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
This is one of my all time favorite albums. I love it.
5
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Not really my genre, but this was pretty good.
4
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
I was kind of over Kate Bush. Running up the Hill has been overplayed and overcovered over the years, but I found this album to actually be pretty enjoyable.
4
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
Not really my genre, but Ice T is great.
4
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Follow The Leader
Korn
Don't love Korn. This wasn't great.
2
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
Gotta love some classic Alice Cooper
4
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Ugh, Bob Dylan is so hard for me to listen to.
Actually, I found this better than I thought and quite enjoyed it.
5
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
I love Bongo Bong
4
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
Not bad. I enjoyed this.
4
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Never heard of this one. Seems like there are a lot of those.
4
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Vintage Cure is always great.
5
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
I always think of David Crosby as some kind of Wilford Brimley type fat old guy. Like the quaker oats guy or something. This is really pretty good, and good to remember that he was a big deal back in the day, both solo and with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (or the variations thereof).
Oh, I didn't realize Crosby as in the Byrds.
4
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
5
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
Really enjoyed this.
5
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Not a huge Metallica fan, but that is a good album.
4
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Classic Stones
5
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but it's iconic for sure.
4
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Wow, this is weird. Prog rock, lots of vintage keyboard and other weird sounds. Some of it almost symphonic. Not really my jam.
3
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
LOVE Steve Earle
5
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
Really strange. Some cool guitar, but not really my things.
3
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
More punk than I thought, so that was kind of cool, but couldn't get behind the lyrics.
3
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Queen is always great.
5
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
Pretty sure I'm going to like this more than I used to like Chicago.
Really cool. Some of it got a little jam bandy, but really liked the horns in the band and it being lest soft rock than the later Chicago.
5
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
A friend introduced me to the Pet Shop Boys in college, and they have been one of my favorites ever since. I'm not sure I've ever listened to this whole album by itself, but Being Boring, So Hard and Jealousy are great tracks, so I'm sure the rest will be good too.
5
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Again, not really my jam, but hey, I'll listen.
2
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
Just no
1
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More Specials
The Specials
Really interesting. The first few tracks I thought really sounded muddy and like they were recorded in a garage or something. The later tracks seemed better. Not sure I love it, but it wasn't bad overall.
4
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
5
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Interesting albumn, not really my thing.
3
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
5
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Let It Be
The Replacements
I love Paul Westerberg
4
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Whole thing isn't on spotify. I'm not sure why. I actually enjoyed what was on there more than I thought I would.
4
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Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
I like Leonard, but some of these are depressing and hard to listen to.
4
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
I'm not a fan of folk in general.
2
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
Weird. Reminded me of The The
3
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Not bad for metal. I'd listen again.
4
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Forever Changes
Love
Never heard of this, but it's an excellent album. Really liked it.
5
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
5
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Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
I'm surprised that there are two Alice Cooper albums on this list. I didn't think he was that influential, and I didn't realize this work was early 70s. I would have thought it was late 70s or early 80s.
5
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
I love EDM, so this will be great.
5
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NEU! 75
Neu!
This was really interesting.
5
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
More electronica! Yaay!
Pretty good, but I wasn't overwhelmed.
4
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Folksy
3
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
5
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Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
I love 90s electronica
5
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Pretty good vintage reggae
4
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
It's not bad, but I just don't like Lucinda Williams. I can't even put my finger on it.
3
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Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
Meh, I like the electronica, but this didn't impress me.
3
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Such a great album
5
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
It was OK, but I'm not a fan of the Dead
3
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
5
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Vespertine
Björk
Ugh, just don't care for Bjork. it's interesting, but not my jam.
3
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
Meh, I'm over Tom Waits
2
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
Interesting, great indie rock feel, but I'm not sure any of the songs really hooked me.
4
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Interesting that almost every song on this album is prison-related and dark. It wouldn't seem like prisoners would want to be reminded of their escape, but maybe it helped him connect with them. Seemed different from the San Quentin album, darker somehow.
4
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
5
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Leftism
Leftfield
Honestly I'm a sucker for anything edm
4
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
I like the genre, but too grating for me. I'm not even sure why.
2
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
5
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On The Beach
Neil Young
It was OK, none of the songs really connected with me.
3
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
4
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
I enjoyed this and I don't normally like folk.
4
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
2
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Meh, it's not bad, but Roxy Music has never hooked me.
3
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
1
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Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
I did not like this.
1
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Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
I like the music, but can't really stand Manson and his religious/political views.
3
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Meh, there wasn't anything on this album that impressed me.
2
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Very different than later Aerosmith.
5
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Great songs on this, I'd give it 5 stars, but I've always found some of the piggy stuff distrubing.
4
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
One of my favorite bands. Love it.
5
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
3
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
I like electronic music, but this was tough to listen to.
2
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Quiet Life
Japan
Good early new wave, but didn't really hook me on any of their songs.
4
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
I've never been a Flaming Lips fan, but this album was pretty good.
4
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
4
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Dummy
Portishead
Trip Hop is one of my favorite genres and this is a great album.
5
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
A couple great songs on here, but a bunch of cringey stuff.
3
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
He has such a great voice. I don't love every song on this album, but his guitar and voice is just so great makes it worthy of 5 stars.
5
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
3
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Live!
Fela Kuti
I really like Fela Kuti, but this is mostly really long jam tracks with Ginger Baker hammering on the drums. I appreciate the significance, but trying to listen to it wasn't great.
3
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Rocks
Aerosmith
This is just a really great rock and roll album. So good.
5
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
4
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
3
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
This album is amazing. Great from end to end with fantastic production quality.
5
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
I've always loved this band. This is a great album.
5
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I'm always a Chili Peppers fan. Lots of great songs on this one, but some of it gets a little weird so only 4 stars.
4
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
So, so good.
5
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
1
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
I don't really love that old folk rock sound, but Peter Gabriel's voice is amazing.
4
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles is brilliant.
5
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
OK, good music, but I'm not that into Jazz
3
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Johnny Marr is great, and Morrissey has a fantastic voice. I could do with out the social justice message.
4
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
One of my all time favorites
5
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
4
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
A few really great songs on here, but most of it doesn't appeal to me.
3
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Kenya
Machito
I love, love, love this.
5
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
I've never really been a Bonnie Raitt fan, but this is a great album.
5
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Enter The Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Wu-Tang Clan
1
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The Visitors
ABBA
This was surprisingly really good. I've never been a big fan of ABBA but this a major departure from their previous work.
5
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
It's Frank's world, we just live in it.
5
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Blackstar
David Bowie
Way too weird for me, but I've never been a Bowie fan outside of a few of his hits.
1
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
5
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
5
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Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
4
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Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
4
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
Not really a fan. Musically I could probably enjoy it, but I do not like the vocals.
1
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Diamond Life
Sade
I could seriously listen to Sade all day long.
5
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Orbital 2
Orbital
I love electronic music of the early 90s. This wasn't an amazing album, but it's pretty good, and a fun listen.
4
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Love the talking heads in general, but other than psycho killer wasn't anything that spectacular here.
4
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
The sound of this album is amazing. Lyrically I didn't really care for it that much.
2
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Not really my favorite, but it is iconic.
4
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
I like Leonard Cohen's later stuff, but this was a little tough to listen to.
3
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
This is sooo good.
5
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
3
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The Man Who
Travis
This was really interesting. I liked it.
5
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
This was weird
2
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White Ladder
David Gray
Really great album.
5
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Meh, I'm just not a big Gorillaz fan. It's kinda quirky and weird concept album, a couple good radio tracks, but other than that, I don't love it.
3
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
4