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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
More an ep with some b sides than an album. Hard to know if songs are fully formed, or did they just record it and if lightning struck they caught it, and if not they still commanded it to tape.
2
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
As pretty as a dandelion blown by the wind on a sunny spring morning
4
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Revolver
Beatles
A fantastic album. Can always return to it.
4
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
As a statement of intent, it doesn't get any better than this.
5
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The Joshua Tree
U2
Tricky 3 or 4
Good album on the whole. Flows really well. One tree hill is a stand out track.
3
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
Pleasant to listen to. Unlikely to return to it.
2
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Honest, raw and polished in equal measure. A good listen.
3
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
Enjoyed it, but can scarcely remember it.
3
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Depth and glorious sound. Could wish for less on unrequited love. The lyrics at times let down the talent of the vocals.
3
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Selling Americana to the Americans is never easy. This does it superbly.
4
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Layered with sweet and sour sounds. The re release I listened to on Spotify included some non original tracks, which while excellent don't help the flow.
3
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
The verse and musicianship are great.
3
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Marquee Moon
Television
Great tunes and still sounds fresh
3
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
Bit samey, but decent background tunes. They have better albums.
1
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Songs mean a lot, when songs are bought; and so are you.
4
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Strange, but it works.
3
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Not much of a giant leap.
2
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Interesting. Don't know if it was groundbreaking. Quite eclectic.
2
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Incredible R&B energy and sound. These guys really were mugged off from their own music.
3
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Like pouring a fine aged brandy into a small, new glass.
3
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Funkier than a mosquito's tweeter. He has better albums though.
3
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S&M
Metallica
Fun but doesn't progress anything.
3
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Slipknot
Slipknot
Not generally a fan of shout singing. It's very heavy if that's your thing. Drumming is interested though.
2
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Parklife
Blur
A nice pop album that wanders a bit during its near one hour runtime.
2
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Great fun to listen to.
3
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Moondance
Van Morrison
Better than I remembered it.
4
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New Forms
Roni Size
Good fun drum and bass. Long run time. Consequently, a little repetitive by the second CD.
3
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
Interesting songs and pleasant vocals. Unlikely to revisit this album though.
2
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Enjoyable. Not as fun as I remembered.
3
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Rather forgettable.
2
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
Can't fault their energy. Not sure of it's significance.
2
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Vivid
Living Colour
Production is good. Unlikely to revisit.
1
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Make Yourself
Incubus
Some funky licks aside, I don't understand the appeal of this album.
1
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Pleasant enough background music. Disagree on a must listen.
2
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
Meandering. Not in a good way.
2
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Not what I was expecting. Enjoyed it.
3
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
A great mix of tunes and songs
3
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Triangle
The Beau Brummels
Never heard of them. Inclined to listen more.
3
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
Was surprised by this. Last couple of tracks were more what I expected.
2
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Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Some good sounds. Unlikely to revisit.
2
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1984
Van Halen
First van halen album I've listen to. Great stuff.
3
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
Don't understand why it's so well received. Maybe it's an American thing.
2
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Brilliant pop album, all the more impressive for a debut.
3
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Good songs, though they tend to overdo the theatrics.
3
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Interesting. Unlikely to revisit.
2
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Not a fan of his voice
2
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
If less is more, just think how much more, more will be...
2
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
Can't remember much from Friday
2
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Pretty good
3
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
A few good tunes in there
2
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Always got timeon for Paul Simon.
3
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Leftism
Leftfield
Always have time for this album
3
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Didn't grab me
2
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Fine if unlikely to return
2
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Vespertine
Björk
An album I can always come back to.
3
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
Better than expected
3
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Good fun
3
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Some excellent songs in there
3
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Good tunes
3
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Good and bad in equal measure
2
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Didn't chime with me.
1
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
New to this chap but seem to know quite a few tracks on the album. A pleasant enough hour spent.
2
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
One to revisit.
3
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1989
Taylor Swift
An impressive pop album
3
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GI
Germs
No idea if this album is of significance. Not heard of them. Not inclined to go any further.
1
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
Enjoyable if a little meandering towards the end.
3
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Country Life
Roxy Music
Nice variety and made me want to listen to more.
4
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Be
Common
Good tunes and enjoyable. Will check out his other stuff.
3
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Low-Life
New Order
My expectations for this we're not very high. However I enjoyed it more than not. Some really nice guitar sounds in there.
3
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Disappointing. Just made me want to listen to actual rythme and blues from the time
1
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Will always relish a chance to listen again to this.
4
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
Decent background funk
3
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
Not a classic by any stretch. Would still rather listen to 45 minute of this, than not.
3
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Big beats and guitars. What a recipe.
4
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Tremendous. Really enjoyed listening to this.
4
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Doolittle
Pixies
Fine in places but I struggle in others. Fine album but unlikely to listen in a sitting.
3
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
A pleasant album. Some tracks show how less can be more.
3
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Is This It
The Strokes
They're not the Messiah, they're 'noughty' boys ;)
3
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
With all due respect, Mr. Taylor, this isn't the best time for your unique brand of bittersweet folk rock. We have a potentially critical situation here. I'm sure you'll understand.
2
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
I'm sure this is great but it wasn't working for me when I tried to listen.
2
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Play
Moby
For all it's knocks and calls of selling out, it's was a good album of its time. Feels a bit lifted in hindsight.
3
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Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
I like listening to music. One of the reasons I like it is because musicans can do something I cannot. The exception is this album. I'm quite sure I could do this.
1
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Some nice tunes and singing. Unlikely to revisit.
2
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You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
I liked this when it first came out. Even bought it. Nice tunes and some interesting lyrics. Just not enough to make me want a repeat listen.
2
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Forgot how good an album this is
3
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
What a debut. Incredible energy and sound.
4
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Paris 1919
John Cale
Street struggling to remember it from Friday...
2
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
An astonishing album to this day.
4
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Fun rock n roll, chaps voice gets irritating on occasion
3
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Interesting album. Never heard of them. Unlikely to revisit but fun nonetheless.
3
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
Brilliant sound, enjoyed coming back to this.
4
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Homework
Daft Punk
Undoubtedly important, though they have more enjoyable albums imho.
3
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The Cars
The Cars
Fun guitar and odd singing, but it works. A band I'd never listened to, so it was nice to hear their debut as an introduction.
3
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney
I'm hardly consistent in my scoring, but I really enjoyed this album
4
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
Interesting to hear this, and it feels like it influenced bands and a sound. As an album it's too long and pointless.
2
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Have probably listened to this more than thier studio albums over the years. It's a nice record and it has the feel of the band enjoying themselves. A few standout cover tracks are the highlight for me.
3
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
I might need to listen again to understand the specific appeal. Perhaps you had to be there.
2
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Zero reference of this, but it sounds great.
3