Apr 05 2021
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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
Apr 06 2021
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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
Apr 07 2021
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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
Apr 08 2021
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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
Apr 09 2021
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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
Apr 10 2021
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
2
Apr 11 2021
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Apr 12 2021
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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
Apr 13 2021
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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
Apr 14 2021
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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
Apr 15 2021
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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
Apr 16 2021
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
5
Apr 17 2021
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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
Apr 18 2021
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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
Apr 19 2021
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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
Apr 20 2021
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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
Apr 21 2021
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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
Apr 22 2021
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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
Apr 23 2021
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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
Apr 24 2021
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
1
Apr 25 2021
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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
Apr 26 2021
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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
Apr 28 2021
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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
Apr 29 2021
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Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
2
Apr 30 2021
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Odessa
Bee Gees
2
May 01 2021
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
2
May 02 2021
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
1
May 03 2021
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
2
May 04 2021
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
2
May 05 2021
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Damaged
Black Flag
2
May 06 2021
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Slipknot
Slipknot
1
May 07 2021
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LP1
FKA twigs
4
May 09 2021
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
4
May 10 2021
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Virgin Suicides
Air
3
May 11 2021
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
3
May 12 2021
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Ten
Pearl Jam
5
May 13 2021
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Aja
Steely Dan
2
May 14 2021
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
4
May 15 2021
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
3
May 16 2021
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Revolver
Beatles
4
May 18 2021
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
3
May 19 2021
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
5
May 20 2021
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
1
May 21 2021
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
2
May 22 2021
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
1
May 24 2021
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Palo Congo
Sabu
1
May 25 2021
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Crazysexycool
TLC
2
May 26 2021
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
3
May 27 2021
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Blur
Blur
4
May 28 2021
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Headquarters
The Monkees
3
May 29 2021
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
3
May 31 2021
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John Prine
John Prine
2
Jun 03 2021
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Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
3
Jun 04 2021
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
4
Jun 07 2021
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All Directions
The Temptations
4
Jun 13 2021
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
2
Jun 16 2021
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
3
Aug 18 2021
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Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
3
Aug 19 2021
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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
Aug 20 2021
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
3
Aug 27 2021
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Aug 28 2021
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
3
Aug 29 2021
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
3
Mar 25 2022
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Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
3
Mar 26 2022
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Van Halen
Van Halen
3
Mar 28 2022
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
3
Apr 03 2022
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
2
Apr 04 2022
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
3
Apr 05 2022
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
3
Apr 07 2022
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
4
Apr 08 2022
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
2
Apr 09 2022
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
4
Apr 11 2022
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
2
Apr 12 2022
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
3
Apr 13 2022
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
2
Apr 14 2022
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461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
3
Apr 16 2022
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Is This It
The Strokes
2
Apr 17 2022
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
3
Apr 18 2022
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
4
Apr 19 2022
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
2
Apr 20 2022
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
Apr 22 2022
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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
Apr 23 2022
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
4
Apr 24 2022
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Rio
Duran Duran
4
May 04 2022
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
4
May 14 2022
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
4
May 25 2022
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Treasure
Cocteau Twins
1
May 27 2022
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
3
Jun 27 2022
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
3
Jun 28 2022
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
3
Jun 29 2022
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
4