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Mon Jan 30 2023
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Much better side one than side two. Some hidden pop gems for sure.
3
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
In theory should be right up my street. Interesting soundscapes and approach, but not quite the masterpiece I’d been led to believe. At times the musical and production approach seem to match the album title well, which was disappointing.
3
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Third album in, this is the first that’s made me sit up and pay more attention. Was it easier to be different and creative in the 60s than now? Maybe. There was so much new to discover. But still, even if not, this is a varied album worthy of its plaudits.
4
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
One voice, one guitar, simple songs.
Excellent.
4
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Dry
PJ Harvey
For all the talk and undoubted success, for me this was disappointingly limited musically and lyrically.
2
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
A star given for ‘Sweet Child...’
Hugely overrated album to my ears. Rose’s voice quickly becomes unlistenable.
1
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Wed Feb 08 2023
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
3
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Thu Feb 09 2023
Future Days
Can
And so continues the EP/album debate. Four songs? An ep for me.
Still, enjoyable experimental stuff where coherent melodies sometimes break out.
3
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Fri Feb 10 2023
The Wall
Pink Floyd
A tad overblown in places but impressive given it was released at the height of punk. Still sounds fresh today too.
3
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Mon Feb 13 2023
Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Not my usual cup of tea but I’d much rather listen to this than Appetite for Destruction. Here you can sense and hear the cultural and historical relevance and the craftsmanship that went into the album.
3
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
Miles better than GnR Appetite for Destruction, it’s how punk rock is done properly. Great energy and melodic variety.
4
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Like The Zombies, another great album written by a band on their uppers. Excellent, timeless, genre-defying stuff.
4
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Be
Common
I’m probably not the intended demographic... so unfair of me to judge if it’s ace or awful.
3
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
A good, solid album. Seemed to have listened to quite a bit of Pavement in their youth though.
3
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Thu Feb 23 2023
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
A decent album.
But still, just say ‘no’, kids...
3
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Fri Feb 24 2023
John Prine
John Prine
Like a west Pennine mill town in the drizzle; you can spot glimpses of beauty in the architecture but really you’d rather be at home
2
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
The voice is the key here. Any other singer and it wouldn’t be so revered. Worth the listen though, definitely.
3
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
My mate brought a flamboyant friend to the pub. We chatted and they seemed ok. Most of the time I had no idea what they were going on about but they did say they wanted to live in America a couple of times. I probably won’t see them again.
3
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
It’s possible to be both angry AND tuneful. Unfortunately Johnny forgets this for the most part, rendering the majority of the album unlistenable.
1
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Mon Mar 06 2023
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Perhaps greater for context rather than content
3
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
2
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Odelay
Beck
3
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Mon Mar 13 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Some excellent songs that could fit any era.
4
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Blur
Blur
Preferred Blur when they wrote songs. Did nobody tell them grunge died three years previously?
2
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Mon Mar 20 2023
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Very enjoyable.
Technically not an album though...
3
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Enjoyable guitar pop. Would my life be worse if I hadn’t heard it? Probably not.
3
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
2
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Disappointingly one dimensional. Not sure it would make the cut if people were to nominate albums today.
2
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
3
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3
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Thu Mar 30 2023
The Rise & Fall
Madness
3
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
2
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Mon Apr 03 2023
B-52's
The B-52's
4