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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
3
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Great tunes. Great voice
5
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
A great album. Wild Horses has always been a favourite of mine.
5
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Some great songs on here, but it does outstay its welcome a little bit.
4
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Not really my thing, but a couple of tracks I liked.
2
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
A pleasant listen.
4
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
A cracking album!!
5
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Brilliant album. Nice bit of Janis screeching away!
5
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
Pretty awful. Not sure why it is in this list.
1
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
A nice surprise. Really funky
5
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
Much better than I had expected it to be!
3
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
A pleasant surprise. An excellent album
5
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
Not really for me. Rather bland.
1
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
A bit bland
1
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Decent, but not really my thing
2
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Nice, calming little album
3
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Palo Congo
Sabu
Nice tunes. A great album.
4
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Great to listen to. A real sound of the 60s.
4
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
It was okay. Didn't really grab me, but didn't grate either, so that's a bonus !
3
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
An absolutely marvellous album. Locomotive Breath is my favourite.
5
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Pretenders
Pretenders
A bit boring. I liked a couple of songs.
2
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The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Nice and funky
4
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Skylarking
XTC
I found it quite boring. Not for me.
1
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
An absolute cracker
5
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
I love The King and this one is a cracker!
5
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Not my favourite Waites album, but one I enjoyed nonetheless.
4
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
5
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Nope
. Not for me
1
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Not my fave Maiden album by a long shot, but still a cracker.
4
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Picture Book
Simply Red
Better than I had expected.
3
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
A pleasant listen
3
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
A bit dull
2
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Quite boring.
1
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
Recognised some of this. A great listen and the one with Iggy Pop was highly amusing!
4
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
An absolute masterpiece
5
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
I was really pleasantly surprised by this. It was not what I was expecting at all. Really funky. A cracker!
5
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
A lot better than I had expected
4
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
My favourite Dylan album
5
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Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
Hadn't heard this in years. A decent album, but went on a bit.
3
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Surprisingly decent.
3
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Not for me.
1
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Not bad. I think this is because of Brian Eno's involvement.
3
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Purple Rain
Prince
A fantastic album. One of my favourites.
5
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
A good one to blow the cobwebs away.
4
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Wouldn't normally like Bragg but this one was quite pleasant. Perhaps it was the involvement of Wilco which improved it.
3
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
I expected to hate this, but it was okay in the end. It did completely outstay its welcome though.
2
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
I love Waits and this one is a particular favourite.
5
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Nice to dance along to.
4
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Was okay to start with, but then really began to grate
2
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
A great album.
5
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Scum
Napalm Death
Not really my thing.
2
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Really enjoyed this!
4
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
I've had a lifelong dislike of Rod, so was dreading this. It was actually reasonably harmless and there has certainly been a lot worse included in this quest so far!
2
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Dust
Screaming Trees
Pretty enjoyable.
4
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Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Couldn't finish it
1
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
Quite dull.
2
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
Starts pretty well, but then I got bored of it.
3
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
It's Bowie, so of course it's brilliant.
5
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evermore
Taylor Swift
I was expecting not to like this, but it was surprisingly pleasant.
4
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Not really for me.
2
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1984
Van Halen
A great, if sometimes cheesy album.
4
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Not my favourite as Zepp album, but great anyway.
4
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Pretty decent.
3
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
Really enjoyed Hole.
5
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Elastica
Elastica
Not for me, but all right.
2
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
Great band.
4
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Technique
New Order
A lot better than I had expected. A welcome surprise.
3
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Dull
1
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Not a bad listen
3
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Street Life
The Crusaders
A pretty chilled out album. A nice start to a Monday.
4
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
I didn't like this upon release, but it's really grown on me over the years
4
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Rather bland, but I guess okay.
3
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
A mix of good and bad.
3
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Slipknot
Slipknot
Good for what it is, but not my kind of music.
3
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Disintegration
The Cure
Better than the other Cure albums on this list. Why are there so many Cure albums on this list!!
2
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Kinda sounds the same after a while, but does contain some classics!
4
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Some good songs
3
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
Awful
1
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
Decidedly average
2
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Not my thing.
1
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Delightful
4
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
A pretty decent album.
4
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The Predator
Ice Cube
T is my favourite Ice, but Cube is always a treat too.
4
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Some classics on here.
3
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Kimono My House
Sparks
Enjoyed this one quite a bit.
4
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
A pleasant listen.
4
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
One of his many great albums.
5
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Nowhere
Ride
Much better than I had expected.
3
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Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
Couldn't finish it.
1
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Diamond Life
Sade
A superb album. I do love Sade.
5
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Not my favourite PJ Harvey album, but still great.
4
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Ten
Pearl Jam
Decent, but his voice always annoys me.
3
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Rather pleasant.
4
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
An enjoyable album.
3
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Face to Face
The Kinks
All right I suppose.
2
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
Not really a Jackson fan, but this is a classic of course.
3
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
Decent enough.
3
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Kenya
Machito
Great for the most part, but began to get a bit irritating.
3
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Classic Dylan
5
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Not for me, but better than the other Cure albums on this list so far.
2
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
A decent Stones album, but few of the familiar tunes. More of a deep cuts album.
3
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Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
All right to begin with, but then gets increasingly annoying
2
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
The Kinks are so boring.
1
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
I like Dylan, but this one goes on a bit.
3
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
A lot better (and upbeat) than I thought it would be.
4
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Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
I love Fiona Apple, and whilst this isn't my favourite album, it was amazing to have some new music from her after quite a period since the last one.
5
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Triangle
The Beau Brummels
Pleasant enough. The bloke sounds a bit like Dylan.
3
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Brilliant.
5
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
Nothing special but pleasant enough.
2
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Homophobic and misogynistic.
1
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Quite generic 60s guitar lark.
3
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Pleasant enough
3
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
One of the greatest albums of all time.
5
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Bjork is so much better when with The Sugarcubes. They seem to keep her in line, and she sings in the correct places along with the tune. I prefer the style of music too.
4
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
A really pleasant surprise. A great album.
5
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Better than expected
4
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
An enjoyable listen
3
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Brilliant album.
5
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Alright to begin with, but I got bored of it.
2
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Brilliant. It was new to me and I loved it.
5
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
An enjoyable album
3
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
Rather annoying free jazz.
1
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Would have been nice background in a piano bar. Wasn't that great to have on whilst working.
2
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Brilliant apart from the last song which goes on forever.
4
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Good, but I really dislike Scarborough Fair. Always have.
3
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
A lot better than I was expecting.
4
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Not my favourite Billie, but good nonetheless.
4
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
An amazing album.
5
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Quite pleasant
4
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
A fantastic album, from a wonderful artist.
5
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Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Pretty good.
4
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Not bad
3
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
Not for me.
2
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Not a huge fan, but I do like to listen to some Marley from time to time.
4
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
An absolute classic
5
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Better than I had expected.
3
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
A fantastic album.
5
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
A lot better than I'd expected. Was every song off this a single? Felt like it!!
4
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
1
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Timeless
Goldie
Enjoyed this more than I'd expected to
4
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
A great album.
4
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The Grand Tour
George Jones
Not for me really.
2
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Pelican West Plus
Haircut 100
Not for me.
1
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
Not for me.
1
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Surprisingly good!
5
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Pretty decent.
3
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Imagine
John Lennon
Not as great as its reputation might suggest. Controversial??! There are some fine tracks though.
3
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Quite dull.
1
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
Started well, then got annoying.
2
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
A bit poo.
1
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
A nice listen
4
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
A great album from Joplin.
4
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
A nice listen.
4
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
Not for me.
2
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
A pleasant listen
3
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
A bit dull to say the least.
1
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Okay I guess.
2
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Okay, I guess.
2
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Alright I suppose.
2
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Better than I'd expected.
3
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Kid A
Radiohead
Not half as good as OK Computer.
3
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Boring.
1
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Not really the target audience for this one.
1
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
A bit annoying to be honest!
1
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
A great listen.
4
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Forever Changes
Love
Pleasant enough.
3
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Starts well. Gets boring.
2
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
A lot better than I'd expected. A pleasant surprise.
4
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Moondance
Van Morrison
Not really my thing.
2
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
A nice start to the week.
4
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Not for me.
1
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
A fantastic album. One of my favourites.
5
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
Better than expected.
4
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
A superb album. One of my favourites.
5
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
3
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OK
Talvin Singh
So much better than I expected. An interesting album which combines a number of musical styles.
4
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
Not my favourite Beatles album, but still a great listen.
4
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
A nice surprise. I like this one!
5
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Close To You
Carpenters
Never liked these guys!
1
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Horses
Patti Smith
Pretty good. I reckon PJ Harvey is a fan!
4
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Very pleasant.
4
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Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
Not my favourite album of his, but he is one of my favourite artists and this album contains my favourite song of all time 'Famous Blue Raincoat'
5
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Synchronicity
The Police
Surprisingly disappointing
2
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Not as good as the one I had earlier in the week.
2
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Much better than expected
4
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Pretty decent
3
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Not bad, but overstayed its welcome.
3
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
A decent listen
3
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No Other
Gene Clark
A pleasant listen
4
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
3