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Tue May 24 2022
Superunknown
Soundgarden
What a way to start a 1001 albums to listen to before you die!
It feels like such a long album - but in all the best ways. Albums quite often have 3, maybe 4 great tracks but this is one that just keeps on giving - Spoonman, Fell on Black Days, Superunknown, The Day I Tried to Live, Black Hole Sun, 4th of July...
Listening to this on Spotify I kept going back and thinking I'd maybe finished the album and it had started a 'best of' track listing.
This is an album released in the MTV heyday, and I distinctly remember the videos accompanying the tracks being of equal quality - Black Hole Sun and Spoonman in particular.
Chris Cornell was special, nobody does sing like him anymore.
If you're looking for the perfect introduction to Soundgarden, there is arguably no better place to start than this album.
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Wed May 25 2022
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
When an album opens with Blue Suede Shoes, you immediately land in familiar ground. Even if you don't love Elvis, he's ingrained in our psyche and this album is him at his rockabilly best with a brief interlude for I Love You Because.
3
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Thu May 26 2022
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
I found this album a bit like sliced white bread - it's not offensive, but equally doesn't really stand out in any way. Fine if listened to with something else going on - perfect dinner party music.
I wouldn't reach for the off switch if it came on, but won't be adding it to my collection.
2
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Fri May 27 2022
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
I don't own many Beastie Boys albums on vinyl, but this one sits on my shelf, and is a must - massive tracks like Hey Ladies, and Shake Your Rump are ubiquitous and rightly so.
This is guaranteed to get you dusting off your best funky chicken moves - lots of groovy samples threaded throughout. Far less 'angsty' than their earlier work.
Anyone who can thread the word 'mortgage' into three syllables earns their place as lyricist extraordinaire!
This is arguably their best album
5
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Mon May 30 2022
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
I remember watching Do The Right Thing and hearing Fight The Power for the first time - by proxy through Radio Raheem's boombox, and falling in love with the track, not fully appreciating the political nature of the record.
911 Is A Joke, Welcome to the Terrordome, Brothers Gonna Work It Out, Fear of a Black Planet, Can't Do Nothing for Ya Man and Fight the Power are the standout tracks for me - and Public Enemy show that a statement can be made without resorting to profanity (in the main) and still be as effective 30 years later.
5
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Tue May 31 2022
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3
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Wed Jun 01 2022
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Enjoyed the start - it's familiar stuff, but the album ceased playing after about the half way point.
3
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Thu Jun 02 2022
Orbital 2
Orbital
Definitely worth the money - with tracks lasting between 5 and 10 minutes, you get a whole lot for your cash.
4
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Fri Jun 03 2022
Street Life
The Crusaders
With the exception of Street Life (which I didn't know was theirs) the remainder of the album sounds too much like either a soundtrack to a 70s porn film, or hold music, I can't decide)
2
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Mon Jun 06 2022
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
3
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Tue Jun 07 2022
Tapestry
Carole King
Brilliant - so soulful, and a bunch of tracks I know and love. A perfect Sunday spin.
5
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Wed Jun 08 2022
Raw Power
The Stooges
2
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Fri Jun 10 2022
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Never again.
1
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Mon Jun 13 2022
London Calling
The Clash
Not really my cup of tea.
3
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Tue Jun 14 2022
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
I really struggle with Muse - an unpopular opinion I know. Just sounds too theatrical for me.
3
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Wed Jun 15 2022
Tical
Method Man
Not one to listen to with the kids. Good if you enjoy WuTang
3
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Thu Jun 16 2022
Fun House
The Stooges
I like the occasional dose of Iggy Pop, but I'm not one for a whole album's worth.
I found myself wanting to listen to The Doors after this one - a few toe tappers, but not one for me.
Solid 3
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Fri Jun 17 2022
Reign In Blood
Slayer
At the risk of sounding like an auld fart, after track 3 I was looking to see how much more I needed to listen to.
I have a headache.
2
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Mon Jun 20 2022
Elephant
The White Stripes
When an album opens with Seven Nation Army, you have to hope that the rest of the album holds up, and whilst it's a great album, the rest of the tracks have a hard act to follow. I'm not sure any can match the opening track, but they all give it a decent go.
4
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Tue Jun 21 2022
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
If someone says 'female rap artist' I can almost guarantee the first name they think of is Missy Elliott, and with good reason.
Love the little intro and outro speeches - setting the scene, and unapologetic.
Play Work It and see how many people can resist a little wiggle.
4
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Wed Jun 22 2022
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
A good old fashioned feel good album. I forgot how much I used to listen to this.
4
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Thu Jun 23 2022
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
YEEEEEHAW!
Even if you don't like 'country' music, I challenge you not to get toe-tapping and slapping your thigh with a yeehaw, yawl!
A great bit of fun for a Friday afternoon.
4
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Fri Jun 24 2022
Mott
Mott The Hoople
Took me a while to realise I wasn't listening to David Bowie!
Decent.
3
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Mon Jun 27 2022
S&M
Metallica
My wife introduced me to S&M some years ago and I've loved it ever since.
5
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Tue Jun 28 2022
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Transported me straight back to my childhood, and mum playing music on the 'hi-fi'. Not sure it was The Byrds she ever played, but this is the vibe that reminds me of those times.
A decent listen.
3
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Wed Jun 29 2022
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
If you lookup 'grunge' music you'll likely be presented with the usual suspects - Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and so on, and in many cases struggle to hear what they meant by 'grunge' sounding - however, stick this on and Touch Me I'm Sick leaves you in no doubt what they meant.
This is a great album that makes no apologies about being rough around the edges, gnarly sounding, and even the album artwork you can imagine being stuck together using glue sticks and Sharpie pens.
4
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Thu Jun 30 2022
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
I'll always think if Bad Moon Rising whenever I hear Creedance Clearwater Revival on account of watching American Werewolf in London as a kid, and being terrified (I still get a bit twitchy in fields at night, and in Tottenham Court Road tube station).
This album has a great mix of their massive hits, and some other surprises - Heard (or 'Huyd' as prnounced on the CCR version) it Through the Grapevine being a perfect example.
3
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Fri Jul 01 2022
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Some HUGE hits on this, and a great little trip down memory lane. Would I listen to the album again in it's entirety, possibly not.
3
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Mon Jul 04 2022
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
What an album, what a voice.
Any album that includes Son of Preacher Man is going to be a belter.
4
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Tue Jul 05 2022
Grace
Jeff Buckley
What is there to say about this album that hasn't already been said - a life and career tragically cut too short.
5
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Wed Jul 06 2022
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
Aside from Damaged Goods I found this just annoying - not one for me.
2
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Thu Jul 07 2022
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
I found the back ground noise - sounds a bit like a turbo wastegate flutter on a number of tracks just annoying. I get that this was an experimental time for music, but it's just distracting.
2
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Fri Jul 08 2022
Bad Company
Bad Company
Not too shabby - only 8 songs, so even if you don't get along with it, it's not for long.
3
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Mon Jul 11 2022
Suede
Suede
I just can't get on with Suede - a few catchy songs, but there's just something that grates about them for me, and I struggle to get past it.
2
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Tue Jul 12 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
A motto I try and follow on this 1001 albums journey, and it's hard not to listen to this without prejudice - of the positive kind.
It's a great album, including one of George Michael's signature tracks - Freedom! 90. What's not to love?
4
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Wed Jul 13 2022
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
3
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Thu Jul 14 2022
High Violet
The National
3
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Marquee Moon
Television
3
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Mon Jul 18 2022
Funeral
Arcade Fire
A toe tapper - but yet another of those bands I just can't get along with. Something too 'sweet' about the music. I won't reach for the volume to turn it up, but equally won't turn it off if they come on the radio.
2
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Tue Jul 19 2022
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Sadly due to Snoop Dogg's ego, belief in NFTs and business interests this has been removed from all the major streaming platforms, so unable to follow the link to listen.
Luckily for me, I have it on vinyl so can listen to it when the mood takes me (as long as I'm in the house...).
As debuts and statements of intent go, this is hard to beat.
4
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Wed Jul 20 2022
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
I find myself going through periods of loving Morrisey, and loathing in equal measure. Generally means that depending on which day I'd give this a 2 or a 4 star review. Today is a 4 star day.
4
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Thu Jul 21 2022
Rio
Duran Duran
Hard not to get carried away with this one, to get out the hairspray, don your sports coat, sleeves rolled up and switch the desk fan on to full whilst belting out 'Rio!'
No? Just me then....
3
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Fri Jul 22 2022
Let It Be
The Replacements
2
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Mon Jul 25 2022
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Get your funk on!
3
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Tue Jul 26 2022
B-52's
The B-52's
Catchy, and irritating in equal measure. Rock Lobster is possibly the highlight - but it's a low bar.
2
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Wed Jul 27 2022
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
3
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Thu Jul 28 2022
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
Q-Tip is one of the group of rappers whose music leaves you feeling chilled and feeling positive about life, rather than angsty and wound up - on that basis alone this album is worth a 4/5.
4
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Fri Jul 29 2022
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Another one removed from Spotify - sadly don't have this one on any other format (apart from Maggot Brain on vinyl). Saddens me, as this will keep some people from discovering great artists like George Clinton and Funkadelic. I'll just have to give it a 3 from memory and tracks that I know from the tracklist.
3
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Mon Aug 01 2022
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
3
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Tue Aug 02 2022
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Not one for me. Mercifully a short album.
1
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Wed Aug 03 2022
The Joshua Tree
U2
Really tricky to listen to U2 objectively for me these days, ever since the now infamous iTunes incident. This is a stonking album which opens with some stone cold anthems, but for me I prefer Achtung Baby and Zooropa as complete albums.
3
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Thu Aug 04 2022
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
At times I found myself checking to make sure Spotify hadn't jumped to REM - the sound is certainly very similar, and no bad thing. A safe Husker Du album
3
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Fri Aug 05 2022
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
The unmistakable sound of Perry Farrell - opens with a belter in Stop, then eases you back down until the midway point with that favourite of MTV Been Caught Stealing.
Perry's voice is soothing and scathing in equal measure, and fits perfectly in either the hi octane songs, or lower tempo songs like Then She Did...
Loved it
4
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Mon Aug 08 2022
Garbage
Garbage
Hard to believe it's not a greatest hits album - with anthems like Queer, Only Happy When It Rains, and Stupid Girl on the track list. Quite a debut!
Shirley Manson manages to ooze sex and scary at the same time.
4
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Tue Aug 09 2022
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Absolute pure gold!
Hard to relate some of the lyrics and context now - but if you're unfamiliar with the background, the group members and their stories I implore you to watch the film of the same name.
As a 13 yr old white kid from England when this was released I didn't fully understand the underlying issues, and stories or context behind the tracks - it just seemed exciting and 'rebellious' to me.
As a statement of intent, and a voice of a generation and community this is hard to beat.
Buy it, download it, do whatever you have to and listen to this album.
5
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Wed Aug 10 2022
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Fun in places, but not something I'd be sad to never hear again.
3
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Thu Aug 11 2022
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Get out the Brylcreem, grab yourself a cheeseburger and get on down to the drive-in.
This album conjures up images of pure rockabilly.
3
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Fri Aug 12 2022
NEU! 75
Neu!
MEH!
2
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Mon Aug 15 2022
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
3
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Tue Aug 16 2022
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Catchy, very catchy in places.
3
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Wed Aug 17 2022
Dry
PJ Harvey
4
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Moving Pictures
Rush
3
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Fri Aug 19 2022
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
Last a lot longer than I realised. Another of those that you look back at on Spotify thinking the album has finished and started another record.
3
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Mon Aug 22 2022
Debut
Björk
Debut by name, great debut by nature.
Bjork is fantastically bonkers and her voice is unique. This album is chock full of belters.
4
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Tue Aug 23 2022
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
3
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
3
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Thu Aug 25 2022
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
I just can't get past the fact that John Lydon is a pillock.
2
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
A definite Sunday chill album.
3
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Mon Aug 29 2022
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
3
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Trio
Dolly Parton
A bit unfair to list this as a Dolly Parton record - by name alone it's a Trio of Dolly, Linda Ronstadt and Emmy Lou Harris.
The sound is a perfect blend of all three voices and only the occasional track is Dolly-heavy.
3
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
I think it's fair to say that between Marvin Gaye and Barry White, they're probably responsible for a large portion of babies around the world - indirectly.
Even if you're not in the mood, you will be by the end of this record.
Filth!
3
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Meh.
2
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Black Metal
Venom
Not for me.
1
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Mon Sep 12 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Not sure if it was a deliberate thing, but this was suggested on the day our Queen (Elizabeth II) died, so tried to listen objectively, but tricky.
I used to hate The Smith / Morrisey, but as I've grown, I have grown to enjoy their music more and more.
3
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Tue Sep 13 2022
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
4
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Wed Sep 14 2022
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
The essential Kinks album. Will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy, and Googling what a 'Harry Rag' is...
4
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Thu Sep 15 2022
Parachutes
Coldplay
They divide opinion - but that's because they sit perfectly in the middle. This album is as 3 as a 5 star rating gets.
In today's world where you can all too easily offend, this is beautifully inoffensive.
3
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
4
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Mon Sep 26 2022
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
3
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Tue Sep 27 2022
Live At Leeds
The Who
3
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
Grab your Kangol, your shell toes and get ready to bust some moves.
4
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
Look up the term 'grunge' and they should appear.
4
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Fri Sep 30 2022
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
3
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
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Wed Oct 05 2022
Stankonia
OutKast
Given their massive chart successes I found this album a challenge. Having only ever heard their radio edits, or 'pop' songs, the language and tone of the skits and interludes didn't sit right with me, so struggled disassociate them with the light-hearted image. A decent record nonetheless.
3
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Thu Oct 06 2022
Odelay
Beck
The embodiment of cool. The album just oozes it.
4
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Fri Oct 07 2022
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
Stick this record on, close your eyes and I guarantee you'll see yourself on a Parisienne street, sitting outside a cafe in the sunshine watching the world go by in the 1960s.
3
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Mon Oct 10 2022
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
3
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Tue Oct 18 2022
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
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Wed Oct 19 2022
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
2
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Thu Oct 20 2022
Blur
Blur
4
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Fri Oct 21 2022
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
4
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Mon Oct 24 2022
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
3
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Thu Oct 27 2022
Pornography
The Cure
3
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Fri Oct 28 2022
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
2
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Mon Oct 31 2022
Tommy
The Who
I know it's blasphemy to many people (including my wife), but I just don't get it.
2
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Tue Nov 01 2022
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
One that I know surprisingly better than I realised. Nick Cave is polarising - some might say a bit Mr Marmite. Personally, I like him, but have to be in the mood - and this album seems to ooze autumnal / Halloween vibes, so perfect for this time of year.
4
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Wed Nov 02 2022
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
4
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Thu Nov 03 2022
GI
Germs
Not for me.
1
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Fri Nov 04 2022
Connected
Stereo MC's
3
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Mon Nov 07 2022
Doolittle
Pixies
What an album!
5
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Purple Rain
Prince
3
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Wed Nov 09 2022
Country Life
Roxy Music
3
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
3
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Mon Nov 14 2022
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
I mean, it's ok...
3
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Tue Nov 15 2022
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
Of course, unable to listen due to it being pulled from Spotify.....
1
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Wed Nov 16 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
A bit too cheery for my taste.
3
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Thu Nov 17 2022
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
3
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Fri Nov 18 2022
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
2
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Tue Nov 22 2022
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
4
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Wed Nov 23 2022
Very
Pet Shop Boys
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I much prefer their earlier work
2
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Thu Nov 24 2022
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
1
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Fri Nov 25 2022
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
1
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Mon Nov 28 2022
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Almost impossible to resist dancing to this. Very much along the lines of Buena Vista Social Club - infectious.
4
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Tue Nov 29 2022
Close To The Edge
Yes
Not really my cup of tea, but decent enough background music
2
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Boston
Boston
Aside from the opener - More Than a Feeling, it's an average album for me. Decent background music.
3
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Thu Dec 01 2022
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
A mercifully short album
1
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Fri Dec 02 2022
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Forgettable....
2
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Mon Dec 05 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
3
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Tue Dec 06 2022
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
3
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Wed Dec 07 2022
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
3
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Thu Dec 08 2022
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
2
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Fri Dec 09 2022
Transformer
Lou Reed
4
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Mon Dec 12 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
3
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Tue Dec 13 2022
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
2
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Wed Dec 14 2022
White Ladder
David Gray
4
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Thu Dec 15 2022
Suicide
Suicide
2
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Fri Dec 16 2022
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Sounds like a bunch of drunks in places. Lion in Winter I'm looking at you...
Not their finest.
2
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Mon Dec 19 2022
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
3
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Tue Dec 20 2022
Hot Fuss
The Killers
3
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Wed Dec 21 2022
Dog Man Star
Suede
4
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Thu Dec 22 2022
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
4
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Thu Jan 05 2023
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
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Fri Jan 06 2023
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
3
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Mon Jan 09 2023
Dust
Screaming Trees
4
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Tue Jan 10 2023
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
4
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Wed Jan 11 2023
The Undertones
The Undertones
3
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
3
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Fri Jan 13 2023
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
2
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Mon Jan 16 2023
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
4
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Tue Jan 17 2023
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
3
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
3
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Thu Jan 19 2023
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
One of the less challenging Sonic Youth albums, that's for sure!
4
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Fri Jan 20 2023
A Night At The Opera
Queen
3
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Violator
Depeche Mode
4
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Tue Jan 24 2023
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
4
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Wed Jan 25 2023
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
2
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Thu Jan 26 2023
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
4
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
2
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Either Or
Elliott Smith
2
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
2
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Thu Feb 02 2023
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
2
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Fri Feb 03 2023
25
Adele
4
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
4
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Tue Feb 07 2023
The Slider
T. Rex
4
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Wed Feb 08 2023
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
3
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Thu Feb 09 2023
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Catchy, but not something I'd seek out to listen to again.
2
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
3
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Mon Feb 13 2023
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
4
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
4
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
1
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
3
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
4
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Different Class
Pulp
3
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Liquid Swords
GZA
4
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
I know he's a bit of a legend and all that, but this one isn't for me.
2
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Live Through This
Hole
4
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
2
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
5
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Risque
CHIC
4
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
1
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Mon Mar 06 2023
American Idiot
Green Day
Started to lose interest in Green Day around this point, possibly their last decent album. Cliché I know, but preferred their earlier works.
3
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Tue Mar 07 2023
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Unable to listen due to Mr Young's stance with Spotify
1
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Wed Mar 08 2023
GREY Area
Little Simz
2
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Thu Mar 09 2023
1977
Ash
Any album called 1977 that starts with the sound of a TIE fighter is ok by me!
4
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Fri Mar 10 2023
The Specials
The Specials
Can't help tapping along, no matter how hard you try!
4
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
3
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
4
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Wed Mar 15 2023
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
3
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Maxinquaye
Tricky
5
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
Not my bag. Found it quite grating.
1
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Mon Mar 20 2023
Music From Big Pink
The Band
3
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Tue Mar 21 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Great album - even better when you consider it's just two people.
4
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Wed Mar 22 2023
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
5
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Thu Mar 23 2023
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
4
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
3
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Mon Mar 27 2023
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
2
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Really not my thang, cat! I get how people dig this kind of thing though.
2
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Murmur
R.E.M.
It's ok, but not a memorable album from REM. It leads with its most memorable song, and kinda flatlines after that.
2
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Parallel Lines
Blondie
3
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Tue Apr 04 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I prefer the radio edits...
3
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Wed Apr 05 2023
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Kinda forgetable. In fact, I've already forgotten it....
3
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Thu Apr 06 2023
American Gothic
David Ackles
Was quite enjoying it in a Neil Diamond kinda way, until Family Band, and it went all religious - not my thing. Rest of it is easy listening though.
3
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Fri Apr 07 2023
Shadowland
k.d. lang
2
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Mon Apr 10 2023
Machine Head
Deep Purple
2
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
3
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Wed Apr 12 2023
Sea Change
Beck
5
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Melodrama
Lorde
2
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Thu Apr 20 2023
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Save for Mr Blue Sky and a couple of others, it's a forgettable album for me.
3
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Fri Apr 21 2023
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
5
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Mon Apr 24 2023
The Predator
Ice Cube
5
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Tue Apr 25 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
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Wed Apr 26 2023
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
4
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Thu Apr 27 2023
In Utero
Nirvana
Absolute belter. Not everyone's favourite Nirvana album, but I remember waiting for it's release with eager anticipation, and played the CD over and over again for weeks. Still love it some 30 years on.
Damn, I'm that old...
5
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Fri Apr 28 2023
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
4
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Mon May 01 2023
A Seat at the Table
Solange
2
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Tue May 02 2023
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
2
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Wed May 03 2023
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
4
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Thu May 04 2023
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
4
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Fri May 05 2023
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
2
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Wed May 10 2023
Django Django
Django Django
Catchy, and annoying in equal measure.
3
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Thu May 11 2023
The Doors
The Doors
4
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Fri May 12 2023
Blue
Joni Mitchell
Didn't listen - not available on Spotify
1
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Mon May 15 2023
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
Strap in, hold tight and make sure your medical insurance is current. This is fast tempo stuff. Not for the faint-hearted. No sugar required.
3
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Tue May 16 2023
Abbey Road
Beatles
3
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Wed May 17 2023
Sulk
The Associates
1
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Thu May 18 2023
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
3
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Fri May 19 2023
Low-Life
New Order
2
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Mon May 22 2023
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
2
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Tue May 23 2023
Heroes
David Bowie
4
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Wed May 24 2023
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
4
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Thu May 25 2023
White Light
Gene Clark
3
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Fri May 26 2023
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
3
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Mon May 29 2023
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
If you ignore the fact that the Gallagher brothers are a pair of numbskulls it's a bloody good album.
4
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Tue May 30 2023
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
3
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Wed May 31 2023
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Fairly run of the mill - Common I guess...
2
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Thu Jun 01 2023
Young Americans
David Bowie
3
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Tue Jun 06 2023
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
3
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Wed Jun 07 2023
The Visitors
ABBA
3
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Thu Jun 08 2023
Close To You
Carpenters
4
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Fri Jun 09 2023
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
2
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Mon Jun 12 2023
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
4
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Thu Jun 15 2023
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
5
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Fri Jun 16 2023
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
3
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Mon Jun 19 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
3
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Tue Jun 20 2023
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
4
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Wed Jun 21 2023
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
2
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Thu Jun 22 2023
OK Computer
Radiohead
5
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Fri Jun 23 2023
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
Takes me back to my childhood and our Indian neighbours - great times, with great food and such a welcoming family, but this isn't something I'd listen to other than for nostalgia purposes.
2
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Mon Jun 26 2023
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
4
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Tue Jun 27 2023
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
3
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Wed Jun 28 2023
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
A little grating after a while - clever as it may be.
2
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Thu Jun 29 2023
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
1
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Fri Jun 30 2023
The Band
The Band
2
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Mon Jul 03 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Given Mr Young's stance on having his music available on streaming services, I can't comment or rate effectively.
1
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Tue Jul 04 2023
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
2
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Wed Jul 05 2023
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
3
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Thu Jul 06 2023
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
4
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Fri Jul 07 2023
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
4
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Mon Jul 10 2023
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5
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Tue Jul 11 2023
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Really not my kind of thing.
1
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Wed Jul 12 2023
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
3
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Thu Jul 13 2023
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
2
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Fri Jul 14 2023
Drunk
Thundercat
Best thing about it is the cover artwork. The rest is ok if you like that kinda thing.
3
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Mon Jul 17 2023
Sound Affects
The Jam
3
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Tue Jul 18 2023
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
I'm aware of Miles Davis, and I appreciate in his genre he's a
1
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Wed Jul 19 2023
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
3
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Fri Jul 21 2023
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
3
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Mon Jul 24 2023
Document
R.E.M.
4
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Tue Jul 25 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
3
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Wed Jul 26 2023
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
3
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Thu Jul 27 2023
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
4
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Fri Jul 28 2023
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
2
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Mon Jul 31 2023
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
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Tue Aug 01 2023
Parklife
Blur
3
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Wed Aug 02 2023
21
Adele
4
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Thu Aug 03 2023
Atomizer
Big Black
Unable to review as not available on Spotify
1
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Fri Aug 04 2023
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
4
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Mon Aug 07 2023
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
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Tue Aug 08 2023
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
3
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Wed Aug 09 2023
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3
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Thu Aug 10 2023
Want One
Rufus Wainwright
2
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Fri Aug 11 2023
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
3
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Mon Aug 14 2023
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
1
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Tue Aug 15 2023
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
2
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Thu Aug 24 2023
xx
The xx
4
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Fri Aug 25 2023
Nixon
Lambchop
3
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Mon Aug 28 2023
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
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Tue Aug 29 2023
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
4
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Wed Aug 30 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2
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Thu Aug 31 2023
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
4
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Fri Sep 01 2023
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
4
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Mon Sep 04 2023
1999
Prince
3
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Tue Sep 05 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
3
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Wed Sep 06 2023
Tidal
Fiona Apple
4
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Thu Sep 07 2023
Sail Away
Randy Newman
Thanks to Pixar it's impossible to listen to Randy Newman without conjuring images of animated films.
Easy enough to listen to, but you'll be watching a Pixar film before you know it.
3
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Fri Sep 08 2023
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
3
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Mon Sep 11 2023
Green
R.E.M.
4
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Tue Sep 12 2023
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
4
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Wed Sep 13 2023
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Actually enjoyed this more than I expected!
4
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Thu Sep 14 2023
Slipknot
Slipknot
4
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Fri Sep 15 2023
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3
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Mon Sep 18 2023
Bossanova
Pixies
4
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Tue Sep 19 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
4
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Wed Sep 20 2023
Hypnotised
The Undertones
2
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Thu Sep 21 2023
Kimono My House
Sparks
3
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
2
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Tue Sep 26 2023
Who's Next
The Who
3