Sep 27 2021
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Never got Hendrix, never will. Fantastically skilled music and but just not my taste
2
Sep 28 2021
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The White Album
Beatles
4
Sep 29 2021
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Cross
Justice
The video for Stress is certainly very disturbing & makes an impact in the way it was intended to. That apart, for someone of my era I like a surprising amount of electronic & dance music & I'm sure there are many undiscovered gems still waiting for me but this incoherent cacophony isn't one of them.
1
Sep 30 2021
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Transformer
Lou Reed
Fantastic!
4
Oct 01 2021
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
‘Shout me Out’ has really grown on me after 2/3 plays but most of the rest feels disjointed & unharmonious, & the songs phase very awkwardly. 2008 must have been a very thin year if this was one of the top albums
2
Oct 04 2021
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
Fantastic musicianship & writing, but the lyrics are about a lifestyle I can’t relate to & I’m afraid Joni isn’t for me, I’ve just never been a fan.
3
Oct 05 2021
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Metallica
Metallica
Jumping Jaysus my ears hurt, just make this stop. Every track’s the same - and they’re all sh1te
1
Oct 06 2021
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
3
Oct 07 2021
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
What an absolutely fantastic album.
5
Oct 08 2021
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Me Against The World
2Pac
Vile, loser-culture lyrics, set to pleasing melodies. But hey ho, not as aggressively shouty & dreadful as I was expecting.
2
Oct 11 2021
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
One of the formative albums of my youth & the first band I saw live (Sheffield City Hall, 1972).
I haven’t heard it for years & it probably wouldn’t be my choice of music these days but it’s great to listen to it again & even greater to see so many classic tracks, such as Highway Star, Child in Time , Smoke on the Water, & Strange Kind of Woman, holding up so well.
4
Oct 12 2021
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Mostly pleasant, if somewhat bland.
3
Oct 13 2021
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Paris 1919
John Cale
Fabulous!!
5
Oct 14 2021
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Nice reggae beat but the tracks start to get repetitive after a while.
3
Oct 15 2021
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
Fabulous. Just fabulous.
One reason for doing this is to 'discover' prominent artists who despite attaining global prominence have somehow stayed off my radar.
I'm now a fully certified kd fan.
Thank you
5
Oct 18 2021
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
A truly beautiful album that I will return to & listen to many times. Northern Sky, Poor Boy & Hazy Jane are all outstanding
5
Oct 19 2021
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The Stooges
The Stooges
Absolutely can’t stand Iggy Pop so this was very much a ‘duty listen’.
Turns out that I Wanna Be Your Dog, No Fun & Real Cool Time are very listenable, & the clear pre-punk influence was interesting. Nowhere near as awful as I was expecting.
3
Oct 20 2021
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Awful. Jezebel lyrics are interesting & I guess the albums’ an insight into a violent loser culture I’lol never understand
1
Oct 21 2021
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
4
Oct 22 2021
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Background music
2
Oct 23 2021
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
‘Everybody Hurts’ is epic but after playing the album 3 times I’m struggling to find anything else I’ll listen to again.
3
Oct 24 2021
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The Predator
Ice Cube
Aggressively shout foul, violent lyrics to a catchy beat, keep going for 3-4 minutes & repeat 16 times.
1
Oct 25 2021
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Aja
Steely Dan
2
Oct 26 2021
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
One of my favourite albums
5
Oct 27 2021
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
4
Oct 28 2021
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
3
Oct 29 2021
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
3
Oct 30 2021
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
3
Oct 31 2021
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
3
Nov 01 2021
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The Undertones
The Undertones
3
Nov 02 2021
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
3
Nov 03 2021
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
4
Nov 07 2021
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
This is really growing on me!!
4
Nov 08 2021
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
2
Nov 09 2021
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
5
Nov 10 2021
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Different Class
Pulp
5
Nov 11 2021
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
4
Nov 12 2021
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Mundane
3
Nov 13 2021
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Like these guys actually but not really my taste musically
2
Nov 14 2021
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
5
Nov 15 2021
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5
Nov 16 2021
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
4
Nov 17 2021
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Grim
1
Nov 18 2021
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
'Loaded' of course is immense but I'm struggling to find much else that I'll listen to again
3
Nov 19 2021
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Tago Mago
Can
3
Nov 20 2021
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
4
Nov 21 2021
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Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
4
Nov 22 2021
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
3
Nov 23 2021
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
3
Nov 24 2021
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5
Nov 25 2021
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
4
Nov 26 2021
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
4
Nov 27 2021
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1989
Taylor Swift
Bubblegum pop that tires really quickly.
1
Nov 28 2021
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
4
Nov 29 2021
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
3
Nov 30 2021
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The Doors
The Doors
4
Dec 01 2021
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
3
Dec 02 2021
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
2
Dec 03 2021
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Among The Living
Anthrax
1
Dec 04 2021
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Van Halen
Van Halen
2
Dec 05 2021
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
4
Dec 06 2021
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
An incoherent, discordant mess that’s seriously painful on the ears.
1
Dec 07 2021
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
2
Dec 08 2021
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
3
Dec 09 2021
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
4
Dec 10 2021
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My Generation
The Who
2
Dec 11 2021
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Arrival
ABBA
4
Dec 13 2021
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Brilliant from start to finish - exactly what I joined this list for. An absolute gem that i’d have never otherwise known about.
5
Dec 14 2021
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
4
Dec 15 2021
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
3
Dec 16 2021
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Orbital 2
Orbital
4
Dec 17 2021
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1
Dec 18 2021
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
3
Dec 19 2021
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
2
Dec 20 2021
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Real Life
Magazine
4
Dec 21 2021
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
3
Dec 22 2021
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
3
Dec 23 2021
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
Classic ‘70’s shagging music!
4
Dec 24 2021
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Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
1
Dec 25 2021
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Abraxas
Santana
4
Dec 26 2021
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
2
Dec 27 2021
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2
Dec 28 2021
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Queen II
Queen
2
Dec 30 2021
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
3
Dec 31 2021
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
1
Jan 01 2022
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
1
Jan 02 2022
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Wild Gift
X
3
Jan 03 2022
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
A good friend knew Lemmy back in the ‘90’s & before I got to know her, & says he was an absolutely top, top bloke. RIP.
But much as this makes me want to feel otherwise, I’m afraid this isn’t my music, its just awful. throughout.
1
Jan 04 2022
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
3
Jan 05 2022
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Dry
PJ Harvey
2
Jan 06 2022
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Protection
Massive Attack
4
Jan 07 2022
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
Vile
1
Jan 08 2022
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Nevermind
Nirvana
3
Jan 09 2022
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
3
Jan 10 2022
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Ramones
Ramones
Outlook Club, Doncaster 1977.
Happy days!
3
Jan 11 2022
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Jan 12 2022
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Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
2
Jan 13 2022
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
2
Jan 14 2022
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OK
Talvin Singh
3
Jan 15 2022
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
4
Jan 16 2022
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Phrenology
The Roots
1
Jan 17 2022
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Every bit as awful as expected.
My resolve to listen to all of whatever turns up & give everything a fair crack of the whip has certainly been tested to the full by this album.
1
Jan 18 2022
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British Steel
Judas Priest
2
Jan 19 2022
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
3
Jan 20 2022
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
3
Jan 21 2022
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Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
3
Jan 22 2022
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
5
Jan 23 2022
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Kid A
Radiohead
3
Jan 24 2022
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Jan 25 2022
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Jan 26 2022
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
4
Jan 27 2022
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
3
Jan 28 2022
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The Clash
The Clash
3
Jan 29 2022
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
3
Jan 30 2022
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
1
Jan 31 2022
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The Joshua Tree
U2
4
Feb 01 2022
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
Not as bad as most of its ilk
2
Feb 02 2022
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
3
Feb 03 2022
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
3
Feb 04 2022
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
3
Feb 05 2022
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Dust
Screaming Trees
3
Feb 06 2022
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Fromohio
fIREHOSE
3
Feb 07 2022
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
3
Feb 08 2022
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
4
Feb 09 2022
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
3
Feb 10 2022
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
5
Feb 11 2022
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No Other
Gene Clark
4
Feb 12 2022
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
1
Feb 13 2022
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Kimono My House
Sparks
2
Feb 14 2022
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
3
Feb 15 2022
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
4
Feb 16 2022
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
3
Feb 17 2022
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
3
Feb 18 2022
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
4
Feb 19 2022
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
3
Mar 06 2022
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Way better than I thought, proof that ‘rap’ doesn’t have to be about shouty aggressive lyrics & it’s piqued my interest in his other work, especially the non-rap stuff.
3
Mar 07 2022
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
4
Mar 08 2022
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
3
Mar 09 2022
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
5
Mar 10 2022
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
5
Mar 11 2022
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
2
Mar 12 2022
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
2
Mar 13 2022
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
2
Mar 14 2022
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
4
Mar 15 2022
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Teen Dream
Beach House
5
Mar 16 2022
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
2
Mar 17 2022
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
Some guitar riffs & a couple of tracks that have grown on me but I mostly didn’t enjoy this album, it’s just not my kind of music.
But then ‘Angels & Fuselage’ came along & honestly it’s one of the most moving tracks I’ve ever heard.
3
Mar 18 2022
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
2
Mar 19 2022
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Illmatic
Nas
1
Mar 20 2022
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
3
Mar 21 2022
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
2
Mar 22 2022
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Risque
CHIC
3
Mar 23 2022
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
3
Mar 24 2022
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Brothers
The Black Keys
4
Mar 25 2022
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
3
Mar 26 2022
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
2
Mar 27 2022
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New Wave
The Auteurs
4
Mar 28 2022
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
4
Mar 29 2022
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Mar 30 2022
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
4
Mar 31 2022
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
3
Apr 01 2022
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
4
Apr 02 2022
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Closer
Joy Division
4
Apr 03 2022
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Sincere
Mj Cole
3
Apr 04 2022
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Spiderland
Slint
3
Apr 05 2022
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
3
Apr 06 2022
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Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
1
Apr 07 2022
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A Northern Soul
The Verve
3
Apr 08 2022
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
One of the favourite albums of my ‘20’s.
“Psycho Killer” remains magnificent but I’m afraid much of the rest hasn’t aged well.
3
Apr 09 2022
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Vile.
There’s something seriously wrong with humanity when so many people can give 5 stars to this violent, homophobic, misogynistic loser trash.
1
Apr 10 2022
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
My goodness, this is seriously sh!te
1
Apr 11 2022
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
4
Apr 12 2022
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
3
Apr 13 2022
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
3
Apr 19 2022
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Triangle
The Beau Brummels
3
Apr 20 2022
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The Dreaming
Kate Bush
2
Apr 21 2022
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
3
Apr 22 2022
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3
Apr 23 2022
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
3
Apr 24 2022
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
4
Apr 25 2022
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
4
Apr 26 2022
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Bad Company
Bad Company
A favourite from back in the day that hasn't been on my radar for decades. It's held up way better than I thought it would.
4
Apr 27 2022
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Ctrl
SZA
1
Apr 28 2022
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
The TV recording is off the scale brilliant.
https://youtu.be/PSLsfwTbo4Q
5
Apr 29 2022
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
2
Apr 30 2022
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
Surely one of the most over rate albums ever
2
May 01 2022
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Crazysexycool
TLC
2
May 02 2022
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
3
May 03 2022
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Who's Next
The Who
3
May 04 2022
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
1
May 05 2022
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Slipknot
Slipknot
Album No. 191 & a serious candidate for being the worst of all.
The notes promised me an “album that spans several genres”; well if ‘aggressive’, ‘repetitive’, & ‘shite’ count as different genres then it delivers on that promise.
I just have no words to describe how awful this is from start to finish.
1
May 06 2022
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
5
May 07 2022
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
4
May 08 2022
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
2
May 22 2022
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
2
May 23 2022
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More Specials
The Specials
4
May 24 2022
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
3
May 25 2022
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
2
May 26 2022
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
1
May 27 2022
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The Man Who
Travis
3
May 28 2022
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
3
May 29 2022
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Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
5
May 30 2022
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Dummy
Portishead
4
May 31 2022
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
4
Jun 01 2022
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
3
Jun 02 2022
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90
808 State
4
Jun 03 2022
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Low
David Bowie
4
Jun 04 2022
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
2
Jun 05 2022
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All Directions
The Temptations
3
Jun 06 2022
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Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
1
Jun 07 2022
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
4
Jun 08 2022
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Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
2
Jun 09 2022
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
3
Jun 10 2022
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
3
Jun 11 2022
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
4
Jun 12 2022
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I Against I
Bad Brains
1
Jun 13 2022
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
1
Jun 14 2022
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
2
Jun 15 2022
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
1
Jun 16 2022
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
4
Jun 17 2022
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
2
Jun 18 2022
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
2
Jun 19 2022
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Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
4
Jun 20 2022
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Vespertine
Björk
3
Jun 21 2022
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
Jun 22 2022
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
3
Jun 23 2022
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
1
Jun 24 2022
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Sister
Sonic Youth
1
Jun 25 2022
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In Utero
Nirvana
1
Jun 26 2022
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25
Adele
4
Jun 27 2022
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
2
Jun 28 2022
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4
Jun 29 2022
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Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
4
Jun 30 2022
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
4
Jul 01 2022
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
4
Jul 02 2022
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Live!
Fela Kuti
4
Jul 03 2022
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
2
Jul 04 2022
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
4
Jul 17 2022
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
4
Jul 18 2022
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I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2
Jul 19 2022
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
1
Jul 20 2022
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
2
Jul 21 2022
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Homework
Daft Punk
4
Jul 22 2022
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
Jul 23 2022
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
1
Jul 24 2022
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
2
Jul 25 2022
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
4
Jul 26 2022
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
5
Jul 27 2022
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Live At Leeds
The Who
2
Jul 28 2022
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
3
Jul 30 2022
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
2
Jul 31 2022
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
3
Aug 01 2022
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Aug 02 2022
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Elephant
The White Stripes
2
Aug 03 2022
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The Score
Fugees
3
Aug 04 2022
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
4
Aug 05 2022
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Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
3
Aug 06 2022
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
3
Aug 07 2022
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
3
Aug 08 2022
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5
Aug 09 2022
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
2
Aug 10 2022
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
4
Aug 11 2022
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Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
1
Aug 12 2022
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
2
Aug 13 2022
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Imagine
John Lennon
4
Aug 14 2022
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American Idiot
Green Day
3
Aug 15 2022
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
2
Aug 16 2022
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
3
Aug 17 2022
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Fragile
Yes
3
Aug 18 2022
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
5
Aug 22 2022
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
3
Aug 23 2022
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
4
Aug 24 2022
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High Violet
The National
4
Aug 25 2022
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Play
Moby
5
Aug 26 2022
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Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
3
Aug 27 2022
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Parachutes
Coldplay
3
Aug 28 2022
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
4
Aug 29 2022
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
4
Aug 30 2022
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Amnesiac
Radiohead
2
Aug 31 2022
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Sheet Music
10cc
3
Sep 01 2022
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
2
Sep 02 2022
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Savane
Ali Farka Touré
4
Sep 03 2022
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
There isn’t a single track on this album which either improves the original, or failing that, at least showcases it in a different & interesting way. Some are saccharine karaoke poor & his rendition of ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’ is nothing short of an abomination.
Considering the amalgamation of time, effort & talent that went into it’s making, this must be one of the most pointless albums ever released.
1
Sep 04 2022
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
2
Sep 05 2022
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Blur
Blur
4
Sep 06 2022
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
2
Sep 07 2022
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Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
4
Sep 08 2022
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The Cars
The Cars
2
Sep 09 2022
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
3
Sep 10 2022
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Back in the days when he was merely a great musician. What a shame he became the person he is now
4
Sep 11 2022
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
4
Sep 12 2022
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
3
Sep 13 2022
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
4
Sep 14 2022
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Yeezus
Kanye West
No cliche, musical or lyrical, is too tired for this album.
I knew it would be awful but even I wasn’t prepared for this bad.
1
Sep 15 2022
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Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
5
Sep 16 2022
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Kenya
Machito
3
Sep 17 2022
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
2
Sep 18 2022
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
1
Sep 19 2022
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
3
Sep 20 2022
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
4
Sep 21 2022
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
Sep 22 2022
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
2
Oct 01 2022
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Leftism
Leftfield
5
Oct 02 2022
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Loved this!! Brilliant bass playing, simplicity done really well.
4
Oct 03 2022
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
4
Oct 04 2022
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
2
Oct 05 2022
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
It was always beyond me, back in the day, how on earth this cacophonous discord was ever a rated album & it still is. The only difference is that I can no longer be bothered to wonder why.
1
Oct 06 2022
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
2
Oct 07 2022
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
4
Oct 08 2022
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
2
Oct 09 2022
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The Grand Tour
George Jones
2
Oct 10 2022
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
5
Oct 11 2022
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
3
Oct 12 2022
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Absolutely loved this, great discovery for me, thank you
5
Oct 13 2022
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xx
The xx
5
Oct 14 2022
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
4
Oct 15 2022
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
3
Oct 16 2022
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
2
Oct 17 2022
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
4
Oct 18 2022
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
4
Oct 19 2022
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
Surprised myself, I really lined this.
4
Oct 20 2022
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
3
Oct 21 2022
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
4
Oct 22 2022
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Marquee Moon
Television
4
Oct 23 2022
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
3
Oct 24 2022
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
4
Oct 25 2022
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
3
Oct 26 2022
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NEU! 75
Neu!
5
Nov 02 2022
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Bossanova
Pixies
2
Nov 03 2022
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Forever Changes
Love
3
Nov 04 2022
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
3
Nov 05 2022
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Solid Air
John Martyn
3
Nov 06 2022
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
5
Nov 07 2022
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
2
Nov 08 2022
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Doolittle
Pixies
2
Nov 09 2022
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
4
Nov 10 2022
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
1
Nov 11 2022
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Goo
Sonic Youth
1
Nov 12 2022
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
4
Nov 13 2022
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
Nov 14 2022
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
2
Nov 16 2022
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
2
Nov 17 2022
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Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
4
Nov 18 2022
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
4
Nov 19 2022
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
2
Nov 20 2022
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
4
Dec 11 2022
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
4
Dec 12 2022
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
3
Dec 13 2022
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
2
Dec 14 2022
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Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
3
Dec 15 2022
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Hotel California
Eagles
4
Dec 16 2022
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Berlin
Lou Reed
3
Dec 17 2022
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On The Beach
Neil Young
2
Dec 18 2022
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
3
Dec 19 2022
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The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3
Dec 20 2022
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
3
Dec 21 2022
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3
Dec 22 2022
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
1
Dec 24 2022
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
4
Dec 25 2022
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
2
Dec 26 2022
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
1
Dec 27 2022
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Harvest
Neil Young
3
Dec 28 2022
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Arise
Sepultura
1
Dec 29 2022
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Odessa
Bee Gees
3
Dec 30 2022
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
4
Dec 31 2022
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
4
Jan 01 2023
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The La's
The La's
2
Jan 02 2023
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
2
Jan 03 2023
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
2
Jan 17 2023
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Third
Portishead
2
Jan 18 2023
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Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
4
Jan 19 2023
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Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
4
Jan 20 2023
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
That was a tough old listen. And next up, some sh!te from Beastie Boys. On a poor run here....
2
Jan 21 2023
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
1
Jan 22 2023
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
3
Jan 23 2023
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Follow The Leader
Korn
1
Jan 24 2023
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Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
4
Jan 25 2023
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
4
Jan 26 2023
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3
Jan 27 2023
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Purple Rain
Prince
2
Jan 28 2023
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Garbage
Garbage
1
Jan 29 2023
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3
Jan 30 2023
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LP1
FKA twigs
1
Jan 31 2023
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Street Life
The Crusaders
3
Feb 01 2023
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
3
Feb 02 2023
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
2
Feb 03 2023
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Bummed
Happy Mondays
2
Feb 04 2023
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
4
Feb 05 2023
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
3
Feb 06 2023
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Kenza
Khaled
1
Feb 07 2023
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
4
Feb 08 2023
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
3
Feb 09 2023
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
3
Feb 10 2023
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
4
Feb 11 2023
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
5
Feb 12 2023
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
3
Feb 13 2023
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
No question that he's an self-regarding arsehole of the very highest order, but I have to say that I really enjoyed listening to this & I'm fairly certain it'll grow on me after a few more plays.
4
Feb 14 2023
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Drunk
Thundercat
3
Feb 15 2023
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
2
Feb 16 2023
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Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
2
Feb 17 2023
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
3
Feb 18 2023
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
1
Feb 19 2023
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Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
3
Feb 20 2023
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2
Feb 21 2023
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
3
Feb 22 2023
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Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
2
Feb 23 2023
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
2
Feb 24 2023
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
2
Feb 25 2023
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
5
Feb 26 2023
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
4
Feb 27 2023
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Jumping Jesus that really was shite
1
Feb 28 2023
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
3
Mar 01 2023
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Stankonia
OutKast
1
Mar 02 2023
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Slayed?
Slade
4
Mar 03 2023
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
2
Mar 04 2023
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Achtung Baby
U2
4
Mar 05 2023
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
1
Mar 06 2023
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
3
Mar 07 2023
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461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
4
Mar 08 2023
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
3
Mar 09 2023
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The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
4
Mar 10 2023
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
2
Mar 11 2023
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Faith
George Michael
4
Mar 12 2023
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Close To You
Carpenters
2
Mar 13 2023
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
4
Mar 14 2023
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Truly awful. Definitely among the top 10 worst albums from the 400+ I've heard since I've been doing this.
1
Mar 15 2023
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
4
Mar 16 2023
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
3
Mar 17 2023
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Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
1
Mar 18 2023
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Guero
Beck
2
Mar 19 2023
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2
Mar 20 2023
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
2
Mar 21 2023
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2
Mar 22 2023
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
1
Mar 23 2023
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
2
Mar 24 2023
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
2
Mar 25 2023
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Boston
Boston
There's a reason most people have never heard, or heard of, any track on this album apart from 'More Than a Feeling'.
Any album that leads with a 'signature track' which showcases everything that's bad about 1970's American stadium rock & goes downhill from there is likely to be a tough old listen, & so it was.
2
Mar 26 2023
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Pink Flag
Wire
2
Mar 27 2023
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
5
Mar 28 2023
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
2
Mar 29 2023
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Timeless
Goldie
2
Mar 30 2023
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
5
Mar 31 2023
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
3
Apr 01 2023
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1999
Prince
2
Apr 02 2023
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
3
Apr 03 2023
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
4
Apr 04 2023
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
3
Apr 05 2023
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
4
Apr 06 2023
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
5
Apr 07 2023
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
3
Apr 08 2023
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3
Apr 09 2023
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
1
Apr 10 2023
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
4
Apr 11 2023
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
3
Apr 12 2023
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
3
Apr 13 2023
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Ten
Pearl Jam
Since I started this I must have listened to 150 different "American Rock Group" albums and honestly, I'd struggle to tell the difference between any of them.
This album? Just the latest addition to the list of yawn.
(Love their activism btw but that's not what I'm here for!)
2
Apr 14 2023
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Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
3
Apr 15 2023
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Like A Prayer
Madonna
3
Apr 16 2023
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
3
Apr 17 2023
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Well, I wasn't expecting that!!
This album is an absolute joy.
5
Apr 18 2023
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
4
Apr 19 2023
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
4
Apr 20 2023
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GREY Area
Little Simz
1
Apr 21 2023
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
3
Apr 22 2023
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
4
Apr 23 2023
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
4
Apr 24 2023
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Apr 25 2023
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Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
2
Apr 26 2023
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2
Apr 27 2023
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S&M
Metallica
2
Apr 28 2023
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Well Roger Waters turned into an obnoxious apologist for this century's biggest war criminal so far, & the 67 year old man doesn't worship this album as the 17 year old boy did, but it's still up there with the very best.
5
Apr 29 2023
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
2
Apr 30 2023
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Future Days
Can
5
May 01 2023
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Woodface
Crowded House
2
May 02 2023
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
3
May 03 2023
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
4
May 04 2023
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Infected
The The
2
May 05 2023
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
2
May 06 2023
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
3
May 10 2023
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Make Yourself
Incubus
'American rock band'.
Groan
1
May 11 2023
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Fabulous. A proper pop singer showing that the genre can be so much more than lightweight bubble gum pop peddled by the likes of Taylor Swift & Britneeeeee.
5
May 12 2023
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
4
May 13 2023
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
What sort of brain donor listens to utter shite like this?
1
May 14 2023
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Pretenders
Pretenders
3
May 15 2023
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
5
May 16 2023
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Virgin Suicides
Air
5
May 17 2023
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A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
Strewth that was painful.
I actually liked 'Stay' a lot so I'm giving this album a wholly unmerited 2 stars.
Every other track, without exception, is excruciatingly bad: discordant & disjointed tunes, sounds like industrial drumming that appear out of nowhere & into where they don't belong & embarrassing 6th-form lyrics.
I like a lot of early-80's synth pop & heard a fair bit of it back in the day, courtesy of being a mature student when it was in vogue, so when this one came up I was wondering how I'd missed it first time around. And know I know - it's just awful.
2
May 18 2023
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
3
May 19 2023
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
1
May 20 2023
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
1
May 21 2023
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Elastica
Elastica
1
May 22 2023
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We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
3
May 23 2023
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
4
May 24 2023
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Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
May 25 2023
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1977
Ash
2
May 26 2023
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
4
May 27 2023
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
4
May 28 2023
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Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
4
Jun 02 2023
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Movies
Holger Czukay
A very mixed bag but 'Hollywood Symphony' is an absolute gem.
4
Jun 03 2023
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
3
Jun 04 2023
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Jun 05 2023
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
1
Jun 06 2023
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
4
Jun 07 2023
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Medúlla
Björk
3
Jun 08 2023
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
4
Jun 09 2023
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
2
Jun 10 2023
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New Forms
Roni Size
3
Jun 11 2023
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
4
Jun 12 2023
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
Jun 13 2023
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
3
Jun 14 2023
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
1
Jun 15 2023
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Faust IV
Faust
4
Jun 16 2023
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
1
Jun 17 2023
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
3
Jun 18 2023
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
Surprised myself with this one, really enjoyed it & I'm sure it'll improve with further listening.
4
Jun 26 2023
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
2
Jun 27 2023
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Heroes
David Bowie
4
Jun 28 2023
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Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
Absolute classic. Get the highest quality headphones you can lay your hands on & listen to some of the best bass playing you'll ever hear.
5
Jun 29 2023
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
3
Jun 30 2023
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
1
Jul 01 2023
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
4
Jul 02 2023
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Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
3
Jul 03 2023
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4
Jul 04 2023
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
4
Jul 05 2023
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
5
Jul 06 2023
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
3
Jul 07 2023
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
2
Jul 08 2023
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
This is the angriest this project has made me.
I want the 2 and a half hours of my life back that have been wasted listening to this self-indulgent garbage.
1
Jul 09 2023
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Quiet Life
Japan
2
Jul 10 2023
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
2
Jul 11 2023
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
4
Jul 12 2023
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
3
Jul 13 2023
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Mask
Bauhaus
2
Jul 14 2023
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
1
Jul 15 2023
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In Our Heads
Hot Chip
3
Jul 16 2023
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Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
2
Jul 17 2023
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Murmur
R.E.M.
2
Jul 18 2023
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
"The Sgt Pepper of Shit Slop". Someone's having a larf.
Utter shite from one of the most risible bands of all time.
1
Jul 19 2023
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
2
Jul 20 2023
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
1
Jul 21 2023
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Konnichiwa
Skepta
1
Jul 22 2023
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
4
Jul 23 2023
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
3
Jul 24 2023
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Calenture
The Triffids
3
Jul 25 2023
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Tapestry
Carole King
A couple of classics & a lovely voice but very much of it's time & not all of it's aged well.
3
Jul 26 2023
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
2
Jul 27 2023
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The World is a Ghetto
War
2
Jul 28 2023
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
Never heard of this band or album but absolutely loved it.
Not hard to see why it has won son many accolades, they're well deserved.
5
Jul 29 2023
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
2
Jul 30 2023
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Sound Affects
The Jam
3
Jul 31 2023
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
1
Aug 01 2023
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
Aug 02 2023
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
2
Aug 03 2023
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Copper Blue
Sugar
An hour of my life wasted.
1
Aug 04 2023
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
4
Aug 05 2023
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
3
Aug 06 2023
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Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
4
Aug 07 2023
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
2
Aug 08 2023
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Lost Souls
Doves
4
Aug 09 2023
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
4
Aug 10 2023
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Tommy
The Who
4
Aug 11 2023
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Damaged
Black Flag
The people who "largely ignored" this album on it's release most certainly made the correct choice.
1
Aug 12 2023
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
2
Aug 13 2023
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
4
Aug 14 2023
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
Won't be rushing to listen to this again but it was nowhere near as bad as some of the reviews suggested.
3
Aug 15 2023
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
2
Aug 16 2023
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Proper grown-up singing & musicianship that the parade of hip hoppers, crappers & roooooaaaaaar merchants will never posses as long as they have a hole in their bottom.
4
Aug 17 2023
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
The first album I ever brought. The title songs remains imperious & renders nearly all subsequent re-issue risible in comparison. And there's so much more as well. Timeless.
5
Aug 18 2023
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
3
Aug 19 2023
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
3
Aug 20 2023
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
3
Aug 21 2023
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
Bang average album that was heading for a bang average 3, but their desecration of Mrs. Robinson requires a 1 point deduction.
2
Aug 22 2023
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
2
Aug 23 2023
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
4
Aug 24 2023
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Pyromania
Def Leppard
They're from my part of the world, one of them even supports my team (Sheffield Wednesday). I've never met any of them but I know they're all top blokes who haven't let success or worldwide fame go to their heads.
So, I'm really sorry to do this chaps, but this really, really isn't my thing.......
1
Aug 25 2023
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Tank Battles
Dagmar Krause
3
Aug 26 2023
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Low-Life
New Order
4
Aug 27 2023
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
3
Aug 28 2023
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Couple of duff tracks but on the whole I loved this & it's got better on a second play (apart from the couple of duffers!).
4
Aug 29 2023
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
1
Aug 30 2023
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
1
Aug 31 2023
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Unbelievably bad.
1
Sep 01 2023
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
3
Sep 02 2023
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Signing Off
UB40
4
Sep 03 2023
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London Calling
The Clash
3
Sep 04 2023
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3
Sep 05 2023
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Country Life
Roxy Music
3
Sep 06 2023
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Smash
The Offspring
1
Sep 07 2023
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
Any of the following is an instant 1-star:
-Roooooaaaaaarrrrrrr
-Thrash guitars
- Lyrics containing the word 'motherfucker'
This pile of shite has all three in abundance & no redeeming features whatsoever.
1
Sep 08 2023
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
1
Sep 09 2023
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
3
Sep 10 2023
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
2
Sep 11 2023
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
5
Sep 12 2023
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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
The Dandy Warhols
3
Sep 13 2023
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Dookie
Green Day
2
Sep 14 2023
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
5
Sep 15 2023
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
4
Sep 16 2023
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
2
Sep 17 2023
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Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2
Sep 18 2023
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
4
Sep 19 2023
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
2
Sep 20 2023
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Violator
Depeche Mode
2
Sep 21 2023
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Face to Face
The Kinks
4
Sep 22 2023
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
A couple of the early songs are worthy of an audience but I don't think this album should have been released - it's painful to listen to someone who's mental state is clearly deteriorating.
I don't
3
Sep 23 2023
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
3
Sep 24 2023
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The Specials
The Specials
5
Sep 25 2023
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
2
Oct 02 2023
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Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
The marking scale needs minus points to accurately rate shit like this.
1
Oct 03 2023
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Haven't heard this for decades!! It's "of it's time" of course but some of it hasn't aged as badly as I thought it would. Doubt I'll be in hurry to schedule the next listen but there's plenty worse on here.
2
Oct 04 2023
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E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
2
Oct 05 2023
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
3
Oct 06 2023
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Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
I've become quite partial to a bit of shoe-gaze so I wasn't expecting this tuneless, mumbling mess.
Musically it lost me in the first 5 seconds & never got me back. And I have no clue as to it's lyrical merit - passing such judgement requires the lyrics to be audible.
1
Oct 07 2023
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Disgusting.
Shame on you for including this.
1
Oct 08 2023
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
4
Oct 09 2023
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3
Oct 10 2023
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
3
Oct 11 2023
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
4
Oct 12 2023
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
4
Oct 13 2023
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Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
4
Oct 14 2023
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Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
3
Oct 15 2023
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
I never liked the little I've heard of their music - a mate in the '00's was a monster fan - & I always thought Ian Brown came across as a very unappealing character. Both views were formed years ago & before Brown's transformation during & after covid into one of the UK's foremost public idiots, and in combination were more than enough to prevent me from exploring them further.
So it was with a very heavy heart when this came up that I recalled my vow that everyone gets a chance & I'll listen to every minute of whatever gets listed.
Well, I was clearly listening to the wrong Stones Roses tracks, because - through the most heavily-gritted of teeth - I have to say that this album is utterly brilliant, almost every track has gone straight into my library & will be played plenty of times in the future.
And that just goes to show one of the reasons for doing this - to bring to bear a greater knowledge that will challenge & sometimes change, strongly held views.
5
Oct 16 2023
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
2
Oct 17 2023
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Night Life
Ray Price
2
Oct 18 2023
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White Light
Gene Clark
2
Oct 19 2023
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
3
Oct 20 2023
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
4
Oct 21 2023
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Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
5
Oct 22 2023
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
3
Oct 23 2023
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
4
Oct 24 2023
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
4
Oct 25 2023
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Document
R.E.M.
3
Oct 26 2023
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
Well, didn't this one bring out the haters.
I liked the title track, the rest is largely a pleasant inoffensive mush so I'm not going to die on a hill for this album but it doesn't come close to justifying the vitriol it's attracted on here.
This is album 632 for me & at least 25% of those have been a much tougher listen than this was.
3
Oct 27 2023
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Electric
The Cult
A poor man's Deep Purple really.
I feel I outgrew this stuff by the time I hit 20; so it's not for me but I can understand why they'd be pretty good for heavy rock fans.
Nothing against it, just not my taste.
2
Oct 28 2023
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
2
Oct 29 2023
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
4
Oct 30 2023
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Bad
Michael Jackson
2
Oct 31 2023
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
3
Nov 01 2023
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
3
Nov 03 2023
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Odelay
Beck
2
Nov 04 2023
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
5
Nov 05 2023
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3
Nov 06 2023
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
1
Nov 07 2023
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Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Nov 08 2023
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
2
Nov 09 2023
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Abbey Road
Beatles
5
Nov 10 2023
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
2
Nov 11 2023
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D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
3
Nov 12 2023
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
3
Nov 13 2023
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
1
Nov 14 2023
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
3
Nov 15 2023
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
4
Nov 16 2023
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Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
2
Nov 17 2023
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Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Back in the day he was one of those artists we'd all heard of, but none of us had ever much listened to. Don't know why.
Sadly, this has left me feeling that we didn't miss out on something.
I just don't have the heart to put it in the 1 star bin with all the Rap, Hip Hop & roooooaaaaaaar shite, but in all honesty that's where this belongs.
2
Nov 18 2023
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
1
Nov 19 2023
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
Nov 20 2023
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
4
Nov 21 2023
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Eagles
Eagles
3
Nov 22 2023
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C'est Chic
CHIC
3
Nov 23 2023
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
Well this is a strange one.
My immediate thought was WTAF is this? And I kept on thinking that until I got to 'New You' which absolutely blew me away. I've played it time & time & honestly it's hypnotic.
But then the rest of the album reverted to being a horrendous, discordant mess.
So then I've thought that it needs a couple more plays to see if it will grow on me, but it's still one superlative, entrancing track on an album that's otherwise the most gad-awful insult to my eardrums.
So how to rate this? 5 stars for the one brilliant track, minus stars for the rest if I could so I'll have to settle in the middle.
3
Nov 24 2023
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
4
Nov 25 2023
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
3
Nov 26 2023
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
4
Nov 27 2023
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Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
4
Nov 28 2023
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
The lyrics have aged worse than milk in a greenhouse, but the melodies & harmonies are still great & it stands as a good testament to a very different & bygone era.
4
Nov 29 2023
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1
Nov 30 2023
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
4
Dec 01 2023
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
1
Dec 02 2023
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Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
4
Dec 03 2023
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
2
Dec 04 2023
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
1
Dec 05 2023
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
2
Dec 06 2023
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
3
Dec 07 2023
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
3
Dec 08 2023
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
2
Dec 09 2023
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Black Metal
Venom
1
Dec 10 2023
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
2
Dec 11 2023
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The Band
The Band
3
Dec 12 2023
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
3
Dec 13 2023
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
2
Dec 14 2023
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
2
Dec 15 2023
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
4
Dec 16 2023
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
1
Dec 17 2023
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
3
Dec 18 2023
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
2
Dec 19 2023
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Graceland
Paul Simon
Absolute all-time banger of a classic, one great song after another, & showcasing different African music styles to ears that would never have otherwise heard them.
And this version comes with a side-order of entertainment courtesy of predictable yawning about 'cultural appropriation' by self-appointed custodians.
5
Dec 20 2023
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
Alexa:
"Find me an album which showcases everything that was truly naff about the '70's"
2
Dec 21 2023
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
3
Dec 22 2023
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
4
Dec 23 2023
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Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
2
Dec 24 2023
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Love 'Hotel Yorba' but after hearing it the first time I thought it was a track that was leading me to a new discovery, not the one that saves this album from a 1 star.
2
Dec 25 2023
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
3
Dec 26 2023
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
3
Dec 27 2023
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The Next Day
David Bowie
3
Dec 28 2023
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Sulk
The Associates
I can just about get that at peak-80's some record company exec agreed to release this, thinking anything with a synth in it was guaranteed to generate £'s.
But why the hell does it make this list.....??
1
Dec 29 2023
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
3
Dec 30 2023
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What's That Noise?
Coldcut
3
Dec 31 2023
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
2
Jan 01 2024
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2112
Rush
2
Jan 02 2024
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Atomizer
Big Black
1
Jan 03 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
2
Jan 04 2024
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Can't believe it's 50 years since this came out!! Going back another 50 years takes us to 1924.
Music, & society as a whole changed WAY more in the 50 years preceding this album's release than in the 50 years since.
4
Jan 05 2024
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Opus Dei
Laibach
Well that's a mixed bag for sure.
But there's some gems among the 'difficult' stuff & their re-make of 'Life is Life' / Opus Dei is nothing short of brilliant.
Several other tracks are growing on me as well.
4
Jan 06 2024
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
2
Jan 07 2024
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
2
Jan 08 2024
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
1
Jan 09 2024
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
2
Jan 10 2024
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
1
Jan 11 2024
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
4
Jan 12 2024
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
3
Jan 13 2024
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
Perhaps perversely I get why an album this shit is on the list, for it being very early Nick Cave.
But it is terrible...!!
1
Jan 14 2024
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
There's always a little concern when an album that much-loved aback in the day but has been off the radar for years, crops up on here, especially with a band like OMD who seemed very '80's
No need to worry on this one it's as good as it ever was.
5
Jan 15 2024
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
3
Jan 16 2024
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The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
5
Jan 17 2024
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Palo Congo
Sabu
2
Jan 18 2024
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
2
Jan 19 2024
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Be
Common
1
Jan 20 2024
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Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
2
Jan 21 2024
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Django Django
Django Django
5
Jan 22 2024
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
3
Jan 23 2024
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Snivilisation
Orbital
3
Jan 24 2024
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Negative stars are needed to accurately rate an absolute steaming pile of dogshit like this.
1
Jan 25 2024
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
It's brevity is pretty well it's only redeeming feature.
1
Jan 26 2024
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...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
2
Jan 27 2024
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GI
Germs
3
Jan 28 2024
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
1
Jan 29 2024
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
2
Feb 09 2024
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Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
2
Feb 10 2024
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
3
Feb 11 2024
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Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC
3
Feb 12 2024
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
2
Feb 13 2024
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
4
Mar 19 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
3
Mar 20 2024
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Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
3
Mar 21 2024
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Well it clearly goes against the grain on here but I didn't enjoy one moment of that.
Musically it's nothing - calling it second rate hard rock is being kind. As for the lyrics, anyone who thinks yelling angry 6th form slogans & saying 'fuck' a lot is some sort of revolutionary insight into the ills of western capitalism needs to seriously grow up.
1
Mar 22 2024
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
3
Mar 23 2024
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Fun House
The Stooges
4
Mar 24 2024
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
3
Mar 25 2024
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Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
4
Mar 26 2024
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Skylarking
XTC
2
Mar 27 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
2
Mar 28 2024
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
4
Apr 09 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
2
Apr 10 2024
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
3
Apr 11 2024
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The Slider
T. Rex
4
Apr 12 2024
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
1
Apr 13 2024
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
2
Apr 14 2024
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Another Green World
Brian Eno
4
Apr 15 2024
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Born To Be With You
Dion
After reading the calibre of artists citing it as an influence, then listening to the opening track, which I enjoyed, I thought I was on something but I'm afraid it was a sharp decline after that & the 'like' button went undisturbed for the remainder of the album.
2
Apr 16 2024
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Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
3
Apr 17 2024
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright
3
Apr 18 2024
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All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
1
Apr 24 2024
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Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
2
Apr 25 2024
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Vulnicura
Björk
3
Apr 26 2024
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Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
No idea why this is getting pelters from some folks on here. Album 754 & I've listened to literally hundreds worse than this.
4
Apr 27 2024
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
4
Apr 28 2024
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
Surprised I never heard of this band or album at the time. In it's day I think I'd have liked it & they'd probably be great livebut from this distance it was a bit 'meh' I'm afraid.
2
May 07 2024
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Pelican West
Haircut 100
2
May 08 2024
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
2
May 09 2024
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Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
Excluding The Monkees who were proper musicians despite being a manufactured group jumping on a bandwagon - I guess at this time there must have been a dozen American Poundshop Beatles like these getting pushed by record companies eyeing an easy buck.
1
May 10 2024
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
2
May 11 2024
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En-Tact
The Shamen
3
May 12 2024
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
Anyone older than 15 who didn't give this a single star needs to have a serious think about themselves.
1
May 13 2024
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
There's no question that he's a fabulous songwriter with a hugely impressive body of work but I can't help thinking he should stick to the one thing at which he truly excels because he's a mediocre singer at best & everything good on here has been performed far better by others
3
May 15 2024
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OK Computer
Radiohead
A previous reviewer called it the most over-rated album ever. Not unless 'The Wall' can be unwritten it ain't , but it's definitely a top 5 contender.
2
May 16 2024
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Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Goth rock is a new one on me. There's bits I liked but the production & lyrics are very '80's & haven't aged well.
A very generous 3
3
May 17 2024
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Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
5
May 18 2024
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Justified
Justin Timberlake
Pound Shop Jacko with embarrassing lyrics.
This sounds like a cash-in album cobbled together from discarded Jacko rehearsal tapes & I couldn't wait for it to end.
1
May 19 2024
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
2
May 20 2024
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Kala
M.I.A.
1
May 21 2024
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California
American Music Club
2
Jun 01 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4
Jun 02 2024
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
4
Jun 03 2024
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
2
Jun 04 2024
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
2
Jun 05 2024
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
4
Jun 06 2024
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
3
Jun 07 2024
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
4
Jun 08 2024
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Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
2
Jun 09 2024
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Survivor
Destiny's Child
1
Jun 10 2024
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
4
Jun 11 2024
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Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
2
Jun 12 2024
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Parklife
Blur
3
Jun 13 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
2
Jun 14 2024
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
3
Jun 15 2024
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The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
4
Jun 16 2024
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
2
Jun 17 2024
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
4
Jun 18 2024
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Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
Seriously, what brain donor pays money or uses their precious time listening to shit like this.
1
Jun 19 2024
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
One of the iconic albums of my '20's.
There's always a concern when one of these crops up - & of course some stuff is iconic because it takes you back to a particular time or place rather than it's intrinsic musical merit.
Pleased to say this one's held up very well.
4
Jun 20 2024
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
I've just endured 'Yank Crime' & now this garbage.
Seriously, list, give me a break
1
Jun 21 2024
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Pump
Aerosmith
Really not my thing & the videos are pretty risible but more bearable than most of it's ilk.
2
Jun 22 2024
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
4
Jun 23 2024
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
3
Jun 24 2024
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
There's a punky vibe that I liked & a couple of really nice tracks but I found her voice irritating at times. Worthy of another listen though & my 3 stars might be a tad harsh
3
Jun 25 2024
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Shleep
Robert Wyatt
3
Jun 26 2024
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
5
Jun 27 2024
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Gold
Ryan Adams
1
Jun 28 2024
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
4
Jun 29 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
A *third* album from Beastie Boys......?
WTAF are you playing at, List.
I have a pavement to jet wash so I'll listen to this at the same time. The jet washing will provide a better soundtrack & way more spiritual nourishment.
1
Jun 30 2024
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
3
Jul 01 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
4
Jul 02 2024
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
2
Jul 03 2024
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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
A hard one to score as it seemed to start poorly but it was definitely growing on me & I suspect it will improve on a second listen so my 3 stars might prove to be harsh.
4
Jul 04 2024
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The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
2
Jul 05 2024
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Connected
Stereo MC's
4
Jul 06 2024
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
2
Jul 07 2024
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Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré
3
Jul 08 2024
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
5
Jul 09 2024
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
Not the worst of it's genre & better than anything by Slipknot, Beastie Boys or any of the dozens of hip hop, rap & rooooaaaar garbage that infests this list.
2
Jul 10 2024
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Cut
The Slits
I was pondering a very generous 2 stars.
Then up came the penultimate track, which is almost certainly the worst version of 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine'; truly an abominable insult to either the original or Marvin Gaye's version.
Debate settled. 1 star.
1
Jul 11 2024
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Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
Enjoyed that a lot more than I expected to.
4
Jul 12 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
1
Jul 13 2024
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The Visitors
ABBA
4
Jul 14 2024
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
3
Jul 15 2024
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Not his greatest album but contains o9ne of his greatest songs, Marianne
4
Jul 16 2024
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
I'd never heard of her & such a tragic life story but I'm afraid it's not an album I'll ever get in to
2
Jul 17 2024
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
1
Jul 18 2024
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You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
4
Jul 19 2024
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
I've a strong feeling this will improve on a further listen.
3
Jul 20 2024
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4
Jul 21 2024
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Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
GWF always jarred very badly & never tempted me to explore the rest of the album.
Right decision.
2
Jul 22 2024
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
2
Jul 29 2024
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
1
Jul 30 2024
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Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3
Jul 31 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
I've been a massive Bowie fan from early days onwards but honestly there's nothing on this album that's worthy of his name apart from (perhaps fittingly) the final track, which just scrapes this an extremely generous 3 stars.
3
Aug 01 2024
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
3
Aug 02 2024
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D
White Denim
I enjoyed the final track so an otherwise dire album scrapes a 2.
2
Aug 03 2024
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Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
4
Aug 04 2024
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
3
Aug 06 2024
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1
Aug 07 2024
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Pornography
The Cure
4
Aug 08 2024
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
Yes she's got a very decent voice, I like it a lot but I doubt it's any better than dozens of solid, professional session singers. No way does she get a recording contract if she's my sister & all other things being equal - and this album REALLY needs to lose the voiceover interludes.
I haven't the heart to give it 1 star & consign it to the Atrocity Bin with all the rap, hip hop, roooooooaaar, & 'American rock group' shite but it absolutely is pisspoor I'm afraid.
2
Aug 09 2024
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
2
Aug 10 2024
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
2
Aug 17 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
4
Aug 18 2024
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Like others I enjoyed this more than I expected to.
3
Aug 19 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
Back in the day I doubt anyone imagined him turning into the rancid old crank he is now, but it's about the songs not the singer.
So instead of getting wound up by The Man, relax & enjoy his lovely music.
4
Aug 20 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Not as good as I remembered it being.
3
Aug 21 2024
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The Bends
Radiohead
Nope.
Still haven't the first clue why they're a highly rated band.
2
Aug 22 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
2
Aug 23 2024
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
4
Aug 24 2024
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
4
Aug 25 2024
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
2
Aug 26 2024
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
When I brought my first serious stereo in the late '70's Oxygene 4 was the go-to track all the salesmen used to show off their kit's prowess. Been off my radar for decades now so it's great to see the whole album holding up so well.
A timeless masterpiece that needs to be listened to through top quality headphones to do it justice.
5
Aug 27 2024
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Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
Swerved them 844 times but I suppose an album by the Dreadful Grate was inevitable eventually
2
Aug 28 2024
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Young Americans
David Bowie
4
Aug 29 2024
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
5
Aug 30 2024
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
4
Aug 31 2024
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
2
Sep 01 2024
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Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
2
Sep 02 2024
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Da Capo
Love
2
Sep 03 2024
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Nixon
Lambchop
A proper curate's egg of an album but some good tracks on it I'd listen again.
3
Sep 04 2024
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
No
1
Sep 05 2024
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
5
Sep 06 2024
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Being There
Wilco
Note to self: do not groan when a band is described as an 'American rock group'. Ok there's been 100 or so on the list churning out the same racket but don't despair because just occasionally there is an album where the exception proves the rule.
Exhibit A: 'Being There' by Wilco
4
Sep 07 2024
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Moondance
Van Morrison
The regular 'Morri reminder' that it's about the music not the musician!
4
Sep 08 2024
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Traffic
Traffic
It's been many a long day since I heard, or heard of, anything by Traffic!
It's very much of it's time & I'm afraid even such great musicians as Jim Capaldi & Steve Winwood don't stop it dating badly.
2
Sep 11 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
Not their best album. The hits are brilliant but there's a lot of padding on that doesn't do it for me.
4
Sep 12 2024
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
3
Sep 13 2024
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Stripped
Christina Aguilera
2
Sep 14 2024
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
2
Sep 15 2024
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Treasure
Cocteau Twins
3
Sep 16 2024
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
4
Sep 17 2024
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
There's a lot of it some of which is a 'challenging listen' & a weird habit of the lyrics being the title repeated ad infinitum - albeit often in a very pleasant way.
A tough one to rate, for all of the above there's several tracks that are absolute bangers.
4
Sep 18 2024
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Debut
Björk
4
Sep 19 2024
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S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
This grew on me after a slow start but I rather doubt it did so sufficiently to be played it.
I didn't know the history or details & have no dog in that fight but it does sound awfully like 'Tommy' ripped it off, doesn't it?
PS the panning is highly irritating, lol....!
3
Sep 20 2024
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
3
Sep 21 2024
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
2
Sep 22 2024
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American Pie
Don McLean
'American Pie' is what it is & his rendition of 'Vincent' can still move to tears all these years later.
5
Sep 23 2024
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
No words of mine can get close to conveying how awful this puerile trash is.
1
Sep 24 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
A little-known fact is that the cake on the album cover was baked by Delia Smith, then a barely-known cookery writer on the short-lived Daily Mirror magazine who also prepared food for studio photography.
Magnificent throughout, anyone who thinks this is a load of crud bookended by 2 classic tracks needs to have their head boiled.
5
Sep 25 2024
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
3
Sep 26 2024
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
He's such an interesting, influential & all-round good guy & you so want this to be good, but I'm afraid it's awful!!
1
Sep 27 2024
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Dirty
Sonic Youth
Beany hats worn indoors or in warm weather.
'Nuff said.
1
Sep 28 2024
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Trio
Dolly Parton
It won't change the world but it brought pleasant relief after an hour of shite from Sonic Youth.
3
Sep 29 2024
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Smile
Brian Wilson
I don't see how this appeals to an audience beyond hardcore Beach Boy fans of which I was never one.
2
Sep 30 2024
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G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
There's a track called 'Garbage Man'.
A comma between the 2 words of it's title would enable it to serve as a description for the whole album.
1
Oct 01 2024
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
4
Oct 02 2024
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Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
Absolute horse shit
1
Oct 03 2024
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Green
R.E.M.
American Stadium Rock 101.
No thanks.
2
Oct 04 2024
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Melodrama
Lorde
It's very well produced but it's formulaic bubblegum pop
2
Oct 05 2024
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Possibly the best live album ever.
Or possibly the second best after San Quentin
5
Oct 06 2024
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
4
Oct 07 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
3 stars might be harsh the hits are fantastic but there ain't a lot else.
3
Oct 08 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
No idea how to rate this one!! There was the occasional passage I really liked but mostly my ears suffered considerable pain.
But then it all seemed to come together in a mad, frantic, final track.
4
Oct 09 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
3
Oct 10 2024
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
4
Oct 11 2024
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Nowhere
Ride
What a find!! Absolutely loved this.
List, you have fully atoned for inflicting 4 albums of shit from the Beastie Boys on me.
5
Oct 12 2024
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Vivid
Living Colour
Relegated very quickly to background noise & mostly an unpleasant intrusion on my evening
1
Oct 13 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
3
Oct 14 2024
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evermore
Taylor Swift
3
Oct 15 2024
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Such a sad story about the group as a whole, their legal problems & the struggles of Skip Spence.
4
Oct 16 2024
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Station To Station
David Bowie
5
Oct 17 2024
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
2
Oct 18 2024
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Ys
Joanna Newsom
An interesting one!!
The first few tracks I'm thinking wtaf is this. Then towards the end I'm starting to like her voice - having initially found it quite alarming - it's becoming reminiscent of Florence & the Machine who I like & on a second listen it's starting to grow on me.
I've given it 3 stars but I wonder if that will seem harsh in a few weeks time.
3
Oct 19 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Dog shit
1
Oct 20 2024
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Dog Man Star
Suede
4
Oct 21 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star
2
Oct 22 2024
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
3
Oct 23 2024
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
2
Oct 24 2024
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So Much For The City
The Thrills
4
Oct 25 2024
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
3
Oct 26 2024
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Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
Some real horrors & a couple of tracks that were brilliant!
3
Oct 27 2024
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
I'm tempted to describe this as comically bad but I'm suffering a serious humour deficit after an hour of my eardrums being assaulted by this risible garbage.
I get that Metallica are on the list as they have a following but this is my 4th Metallica album ffs. One album as a nod to their work is more than enough - the retards who actually like this shit know where to find more of it & the rest of us don't need to have our lives further blighted.
1
Oct 28 2024
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Music
Madonna
3
Oct 29 2024
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
Absolute, utter dog shit.
1
Oct 30 2024
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
3
Oct 31 2024
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Scum
Napalm Death
1
Nov 01 2024
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Let It Be
The Replacements
2
Nov 02 2024
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Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
Any albun where every alternate word is "mutherfucka" is an immediate 1 star.
1
Nov 04 2024
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
Some of the tracks are a bit hippy dippy & of their time but a couple have agent well. 4 stars might be a tad generous, but overall I enjoyed listening to this.
4
Nov 05 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
2
Nov 06 2024
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
3
Nov 07 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
As brilliant as it was on the day it was released.
5
Nov 08 2024
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Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
"Mr. Powers will be with you soon.
Relax, have a cigarette & listen to some of his favourite songs to get you in the mood".
2
Nov 09 2024
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
4
Nov 10 2024
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Back In Black
AC/DC
Not as bad as most of it's ilk but there's way too much of this crap on the list
2
Nov 11 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
4
Nov 12 2024
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War
U2
3
Nov 13 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
Epic, especially 'Out of the Blue'....!
5
Nov 14 2024
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Diamond Life
Sade
3
Nov 15 2024
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The Libertines
The Libertines
3
Nov 16 2024
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Live Through This
Hole
2
Nov 17 2024
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Truth
Jeff Beck
3
Nov 18 2024
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
4
Nov 19 2024
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Rapture
Anita Baker
A pleasant listen rather than an outstanding one. She does have a absolutely fabulous voice though & part of me can't help thinking it's capable of so much more than 'pleasant'.
3
Nov 20 2024
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Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
3
Nov 21 2024
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
4
Nov 22 2024
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
1
Nov 23 2024
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Disintegration
The Cure
4
Nov 24 2024
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
Glorious!!
5
Nov 25 2024
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Moving Pictures
Rush
1
Nov 26 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
3
Nov 27 2024
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
4
Nov 28 2024
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
2
Nov 29 2024
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Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
4
Nov 30 2024
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Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
4
Dec 01 2024
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Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
2
Dec 02 2024
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
2
Dec 03 2024
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
3
Dec 04 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
2
Dec 05 2024
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
1
Dec 09 2024
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Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
1
Dec 10 2024
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
2
Dec 11 2024
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
There's some padding on the album & some decent 30 second riffs that have been painfully stretched into a whole track but 3 superb tracks (Sweet Dreams, Jennifer & Everything) is enough to squeak 4 stars
4