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-0.11

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3.15

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2000s

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Bright Flight	5	2.68	+2.32

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Ragged Glory	1	3.15	-2.15
Back To Black	3	4.02	-1.02
Let Love Rule	2	3	-1

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Bright Flight

Silver Jews

5/5

I loved this album - it might be over the top but this is the first time I was really taken aback at the quality of the album - it’s not perfect but it’s a 5* from me - a new find forever!

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Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Easy listening, some songs would definitely go in a chilled/dinner playlist. Lyrically great too but the style/genre is just ‘not my bag’.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Enjoyed this for a long time. Lo-fi jingly jangly songs about real things and real life- vocals are sincere and vulnerable but have impact, great stuff!

Cross

Justice

4/5

Dance music like this appeals to people like me because the songs are structured more like pop/rock with clearly defined sections and melodic elements. I really enjoyed this and would definitely play it again for party background music or just when I want something upbeat but not ‘sing-a-long’

System Of A Down

4/5

Brilliant album - angry, joyous and political nu-metal. Bucks trends, challenges conventions and brings a lot of head banging, screaming fun along the way. Not too be taken too seriously but not to be dismissed either!

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

4/5

Neutral milk hotel, the Beatles, arcade fire all rolled into one- not as good as any one of them on their own but a very pleasant sounding result!

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

2/5

Meh - wasn’t for me - voice grated on me and nothing about the song structure gripped me. Production fairly crappy too

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

2/5

It started better than I expected - middle of the road dirge. I made it to track 8 (Mr Cab Driver) before bailing, pretty atrocious as the album continued. Could have been a decent EP but he dragged it out to 13 tracks? Shame on you Lenny!

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Better than I expected in all honesty - ogre battle in particular! Solid 3.5 but getting a 3 on here

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

1/5

Not on Spotify anymore cos he had a fit about Joe Rogan talking about Covid. Seems like a tear, didn’t listen to it, 1 star, would not return

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this, another solid 3.5. It’s definitely getting just a 3 though cos , ya know - he was a paedophile🤷🏻‍♂️

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Ch..ch..ch..chaaanges!

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Some great tracks with strong social commentary from the time. I like hip-hop but I don’t love it and this album was very much ‘of its time’ for me.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this. Really catchy riffs, discovered plenty that have been sampled on other works and it was really easy to listen to.

Black Metal

Venom

2/5

I get it, it’s like real-life Spinal Tap - objectively not good though.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

Meh, decent enough but nowhere near as good compared to hounds of love

Joan Baez

3/5

Decent, amazing voice, nice traditional folky sound - couldn’t connect with it as much as other solo folk artists as I couldn’t follow the ‘stories’ as well as someone like Dylan or Donovan. Songs were also a bit meh 🫤

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

Objectively good songs but not for me. I don’t like the arctic monkey style vocals which date it significantly imo

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

4/5

My first experience of ‘why didn’t I know about this before?’ - great classic 70s rock - reminded me of Big Star - brilliant!

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

3/5

Nice, lovely to listen to and potentially would get a 4 if I give it a few more listens - some really classic and recognisable riffs. Jolly nice!

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

3/5

Good album, can’t believe it’s on here rather than #1 record as 3rd isn’t their best - some brilliant ones like O’Dana and Holocaust but overall average

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

Meh - not into funk-rock really - didn’t do it for me

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Not something I would likely go back to in a hurry but poignant, social commentary is fascinating and his voice is amazing

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

This one blew me away! Obviously the man is a legend but I had no idea how accessible some of his work could be - I thought it was all crazy free-form Jazz but this was carefully considered and beautifully put together. I listened to it with a coffee when doing my emails and it was perfect in that setting - experientially it was perfect and for that i would have to give it my first 5 star but I know that isn’t objective so it gets a very strong 4.

Bright Flight

Silver Jews

5/5

I loved this album - it might be over the top but this is the first time I was really taken aback at the quality of the album - it’s not perfect but it’s a 5* from me - a new find forever!

The Slider

T. Rex

3/5

Better than I expected, easy to listen to, great background music when cooking and tidying etc. no bangers but no stinkers