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Mon Apr 05 2021
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
The first time I heard this I was surprised I liked it at all. Despite her being an annoyingly constant press presence at the time, there is no denying Amy had a hell of a voice. I'm not usually one for female voices, but hers is beautiful, and so strong. Some of these songs are perfect pop pieces. Everything came together wonderfully on this album.
4
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Tue Apr 06 2021
Pelican West
Haircut 100
In a list of bands I wouldn't have expected to find on the list, Haircut 100 might be right at the top. How are they here? It's actually a quite pleasant album, airy and light, full of smiles and nostalgia. Not a terrible listen, nice background noise, but really, how are they here?
2
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Wed Apr 07 2021
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
This really isn't my kind of thing, I was dreading listening to it. However, this album is beautiful from start to finish. Like work of art type beautiful. It's so relaxing, it makes me feel a little stoned. It's unassuming, uplifting, and probably good for the soul. I feel as though it's cleansed me, flushing away the bad music that came before. I'm a fan.
4
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Thu Apr 08 2021
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
I like a lot of CCR stuff, none of it seemed to be on this album. This seemed just too much CCR, it was overrun with high levels of CCR-ness. Someone turned up the CCR to 11. It's an overbaked cake, a hat on a hat, CCR squared. Even the voice was too much for me. Too CCR, too American, too much.
2
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Fri Apr 09 2021
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
This is so 80s I felt myself growing a full perm and shoulder pads as I listened. It's beautifully produced classic pop, containing some of the most recogisaable songs from that decade. As an unapologetic lover of most things 80s, even though I'm not a big Turner fan, this tickles all the right nostalgia places. A fun listen and a fun singalong.
3
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Sat Apr 10 2021
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
2
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Sun Apr 11 2021
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
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Mon Apr 12 2021
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Pantera played some of the best gigs I ever went to. As much as Anselmo is a total asshole, these guys rock so hard I can ignore that a while. Love the band, love the album, it makes me want to get up and get aggressive, or dance manically, or both. One of my favourite albums from my favourite time period for music.
5
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Tue Apr 13 2021
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
It sounds like muzak. I felt I was standing in a lift, waiting to reach my floor. I can find no redeeming features in this album. It is very bland.
1
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Wed Apr 14 2021
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
One of my favourite albums from one of my favourite people on the planet that I am more than a little obsessed with. I am totally biased. This album is beautiful, full of wonder, peaceful and just lovely. This album and I are friends.
5
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Thu Apr 15 2021
Teen Dream
Beach House
I can sort of understand why people might like this, it's really not for me though. It doesn't really do anything, or go anywhere. There's no passion in here, it's like they're going through the motions in an effort to sound cool and they're falling way short. Not for me.
1
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Fri Apr 16 2021
Parallel Lines
Blondie
5
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Sat Apr 17 2021
Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
This turned out better than I expected it to be. There is a lot of quite interesting stuff going on musically. It rocks more than I thought the band were capable. I am big on voices though, if a voice isn't right then I find it difficult to enjoy the music at all. This guy's voice is really quite irritating. A shame, it could have been so much better.
2
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Sun Apr 18 2021
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
I never liked female voices, and my 90s were all about grunge stuff mostly. However, I loved this album, hugely! It's fantastic. It's so out of my usual likes it always surprises anyone I confess to. You Oughta Know is one of the all time greatest pop songs, without question. I still love the album now, I haven't heard it in a while, this was a welcome reunion.
4
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Mon Apr 19 2021
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
I'm sure this album would score at least 1 spot higher if I still had a DJ set up to play it on. Pearl's Girl always sounded great in the clubs, but listening at home alone just doesn't have the same effect. Having said that, it still has me dancing around the place. It's impossible to keep your feet still to some of this.
3
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Tue Apr 20 2021
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
People who love the music I love adore Harvey, and think I should also. I do not love Harvey. It's another case of the voice grating on me, I'm afraid. I'm so influenced by that when enjoying music, and her voice really turns me off. It's a shame really because musically this could be pretty great.
2
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Wed Apr 21 2021
Tago Mago
Can
I couldn't really get a handle on this, it's all a bit disjointed and difficult to connect with. There are moments that I enjoyed but this album struggled to hold my attention. It's strange, it's very nearly good but there's just something, some indescribable ingredient, that is noticeably missing.
2
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Thu Apr 22 2021
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
I imagine Hendrix sounded amazing when he arrived on the scene, unlike anything else. Now though, so many people have done so much better. He's obviously a legend and all, can't dispute that, but I struggle to listen to him for too long without finding it annoying. A couple of tracks here are fine, a whole album is too much for me.
2
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Fri Apr 23 2021
NEU! 75
Neu!
This was very relaxing, so much so that I kept falling aslep while listening. I don't really know what else there is to be said about it, it relaxes. It doesn't do anything too dramatic that would cause one to unrelax, it just floats along.
2
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Sun Apr 25 2021
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
The Cardigans were always a little too nice for me. I prefer music to be slightly nasty, music you wouldn't strike up convo with in a pub. These guys would be among your best friends after one friendly chat. It's not bad, there are a ocuple of wonderful tracks, it just doesn't really stir any depth of feeling beyond the pleasant smile on the surface.
2
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Mon Apr 26 2021
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
I'm not really sure about this album, I#m not sure what it's doing or how it's making me feel. It is quite interesting but interestingness alone does not make for good enjoyable music. It appears to take itself a little too seriously.
2
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Wed Apr 28 2021
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
That was really hard work. The voice hurts my ears, my brain, and my sense of decency. It's awful! Musically the album isn't horrible, but damn that voice is all over the place, off-key, out of tune, trying to be all unique, and just ending up as a big pile of nastiness. Someone should be locked up for making me listen to this!
1
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Thu Apr 29 2021
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
2
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Fri Apr 30 2021
Odessa
Bee Gees
2
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Sat May 01 2021
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
2
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Mon May 03 2021
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
2
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Tue May 04 2021
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
2
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Wed May 05 2021
Damaged
Black Flag
2
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Fri May 07 2021
LP1
FKA twigs
4
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Sun May 09 2021
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
4
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Mon May 10 2021
Virgin Suicides
Air
3
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Tue May 11 2021
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
3
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Wed May 12 2021
Ten
Pearl Jam
5
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Thu May 13 2021
Aja
Steely Dan
2
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Fri May 14 2021
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
4
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Sat May 15 2021
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
3
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Sun May 16 2021
Revolver
Beatles
4
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Tue May 18 2021
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
3
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Wed May 19 2021
The College Dropout
Kanye West
5
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Thu May 20 2021
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
1
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Fri May 21 2021
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
2
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Sat May 22 2021
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
1
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Mon May 24 2021
Palo Congo
Sabu
1
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Tue May 25 2021
Crazysexycool
TLC
2
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Wed May 26 2021
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
3
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Thu May 27 2021
Blur
Blur
4
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Fri May 28 2021
Headquarters
The Monkees
3
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Sat May 29 2021
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
3
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Mon May 31 2021
John Prine
John Prine
2
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Thu Jun 03 2021
Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
3
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Fri Jun 04 2021
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
4
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Mon Jun 07 2021
All Directions
The Temptations
4
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Sun Jun 13 2021
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
2
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Wed Jun 16 2021
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
3
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Wed Aug 18 2021
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
3
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Thu Aug 19 2021
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
I thought I didn't like it, I wasn't enjoying it, in fact I was barely listening to it at all. But then, slowly, persistently, it crept in, soothing the senses. When it was finished I found myself missing its presence. It's difficult to explain but I don't really think of this as music. It's a mood, an atmosphere that settles in and gets comfy without you noticing.
3
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Fri Aug 20 2021
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
3
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Fri Aug 27 2021
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3
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Sat Aug 28 2021
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
3
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Sun Aug 29 2021
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
3
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Fri Mar 25 2022
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
3
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Sat Mar 26 2022
Van Halen
Van Halen
3
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Mon Mar 28 2022
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
3
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Sun Apr 03 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
2
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
3
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Tue Apr 05 2022
I Should Coco
Supergrass
3
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Thu Apr 07 2022
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
4
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Fri Apr 08 2022
World Clique
Deee-Lite
2
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Sat Apr 09 2022
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
4
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Mon Apr 11 2022
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
2
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Tue Apr 12 2022
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
3
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Wed Apr 13 2022
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
2
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Thu Apr 14 2022
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
3
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Sat Apr 16 2022
Is This It
The Strokes
2
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Sun Apr 17 2022
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
3
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Mon Apr 18 2022
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
4
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Tue Apr 19 2022
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
2
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Wed Apr 20 2022
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
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Fri Apr 22 2022
Roots
Sepultura
Not nearly as over the top as I remember it being. It's actually quite melodic in places. It's still too much for me really, but I can appreciate it's a very well made album and at the forefront of 90s thrash metal. It does its thing very well, its thing isn't for me though.
2
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Sat Apr 23 2022
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
4
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Sun Apr 24 2022
Rio
Duran Duran
4
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Wed May 04 2022
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
4
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Sat May 14 2022
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
4
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Wed May 25 2022
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
1