Feb 11 2023
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Hadn’t heard this before (grunge tended to pass me by), but it grew on me. Splendid production too, as bass heavy as you would expect.
3
Feb 12 2023
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Very much of its time, and later times too seeing how much it's been sampled since. Quite muddy production values?
4
Feb 13 2023
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Just lovely.
5
Feb 14 2023
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Not his best, but ok
3
Feb 15 2023
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Classic.
4
Feb 16 2023
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Old school innovation
4
Feb 17 2023
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My Generation
The Who
Not quite my generation, but still
4
Feb 18 2023
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Smooth
4
Feb 19 2023
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Country Life
Roxy Music
Better with repeated listenings
3
Feb 20 2023
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Rock on !
4
Feb 21 2023
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Skanking
4
Feb 22 2023
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The Score
Fugees
I listened two time
4
Feb 23 2023
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Classic
4
Feb 24 2023
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
Not really my thing
3
Feb 25 2023
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
It’s ok
3
Feb 26 2023
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
Wonderful
5
Feb 27 2023
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Declan’s best work
4
Feb 28 2023
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Doolittle
Pixies
It’s ok
3
Mar 01 2023
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
All fine
4
Mar 02 2023
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Sincere
Mj Cole
Really liked this
4
Mar 03 2023
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Nice enough
4
Mar 04 2023
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25
Adele
Some great songs, for sure
4
Mar 05 2023
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
A bit odd
2
Mar 06 2023
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evermore
Taylor Swift
Marvellous
4
Mar 07 2023
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Truth
Jeff Beck
Splendid
4
Mar 08 2023
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Phrenology
The Roots
New to me, but impressive
4
Mar 09 2023
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Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
Splendid country album
4
Mar 10 2023
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Their best
4
Mar 11 2023
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
One of my favourite albums for over forty years.
5
Mar 12 2023
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Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
Funk!
4
Mar 13 2023
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Arise
Sepultura
Not my thing, really
2
Mar 14 2023
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The Visitors
ABBA
Their swansong, and not too bad either.
4
Mar 15 2023
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
He’s an artist, a pioneer
5
Mar 16 2023
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Pure class
5
Mar 17 2023
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
Sublime
4
Mar 18 2023
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Another classic
4
Mar 19 2023
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Suede
Suede
Not as good as I remember.
3
Mar 20 2023
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The Bends
Radiohead
Better than I remember it
5
Mar 21 2023
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Not bad
4
Mar 22 2023
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Harvest
Neil Young
S’alright
3
Mar 23 2023
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
Interesting
3
Mar 24 2023
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Another classic
4
Mar 25 2023
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen’s Woody Guthrie album
3
Mar 26 2023
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Atomizer
Big Black
Not really my thing
1
Mar 27 2023
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Not bad
3
Mar 28 2023
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Classic stuff
4
Mar 29 2023
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
Wicked
4
Mar 30 2023
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Dog Man Star
Suede
Very nineties!
4
Mar 31 2023
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Ctrl
SZA
It’s ok
3
Apr 01 2023
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Quite pleasant
4
Apr 02 2023
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Slick
3
Apr 03 2023
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E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
Not my thing
1
Apr 04 2023
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2112
Rush
Very musical, albeit pretentious
4
Apr 05 2023
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Young Americans
David Bowie
Classic
4
Apr 06 2023
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
If it’s time
3
Apr 07 2023
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
It’s ok
3
Apr 08 2023
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Of it’s time
3
Apr 09 2023
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
Nice
4
Apr 10 2023
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Old school
3
Apr 11 2023
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
A discovery!
4
Apr 12 2023
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
We got the funk
4
Apr 13 2023
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All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
Better than I remembered
3
Apr 14 2023
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Their best
5
Apr 15 2023
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Never really got this
2
Apr 16 2023
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Achtung Baby
U2
Pretty good
4
Apr 17 2023
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
Classic
4
Apr 18 2023
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
Still great after all these years
4
Apr 19 2023
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Graceland
Paul Simon
Still great
4
Apr 20 2023
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The Clash
The Clash
It’s IK
3
Apr 21 2023
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Yes, well
3
Apr 22 2023
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
Are we halfway there yet?
4
Apr 23 2023
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Not really my thing
2
Apr 24 2023
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
Not as you might expect. Rather quirky, in fact
4
Apr 25 2023
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Lovely
5
Apr 26 2023
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D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
Not my thing
1
Apr 27 2023
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Lovely
4
Apr 28 2023
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Its ok
3
Apr 29 2023
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Still magnificent, albeit recorded in mud.
4
Apr 30 2023
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
Growing on me
4
May 01 2023
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Good in parts, but overlong
3
May 02 2023
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Still magnificent
5
May 03 2023
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Debut
Björk
Still weirdly great
4
May 04 2023
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Ballsy
4
May 05 2023
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
Interesting
3
May 06 2023
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Meh
3
May 07 2023
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Not really me thing, but not bad
3
May 08 2023
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Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
Really rather lovely
4
May 09 2023
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Pornography
The Cure
Growing on me
3
May 10 2023
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
Not bad, considering
3
May 11 2023
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rock and roll. Phew!
3
May 12 2023
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
Quite good, if a little Coldplay-y at times
4
May 13 2023
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Swing your pants
4
May 14 2023
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
Still not really my thing, but yeah, Waldo was indeed a schmuck
2
May 15 2023
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Not really my thing
2
May 16 2023
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Old friends
4
May 17 2023
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Sheet Music
10cc
I did the Wall Street Shuffle, and it was ok.
3
May 18 2023
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Pure class
5
May 19 2023
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
Very summery. Nice.
4
May 20 2023
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Melodrama
Lorde
A bit bland?
4
May 21 2023
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Boston
Boston
Classic!
4
May 22 2023
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Triangle
The Beau Brummels
Very Sixties
3
May 23 2023
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Elephant
The White Stripes
Ooh, Jeremy Corbyn …
4
May 24 2023
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
Really quite good. Surprised.
4
May 25 2023
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
Yee haw!
5
May 26 2023
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
Still not really my thing
2
May 27 2023
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Still fab
5
May 28 2023
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Still crazy …
4
May 29 2023
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Still very satisfying stuff from the Muswell Hillbillies
4
May 30 2023
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Not bad
3
May 31 2023
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Who's Next
The Who
Meet the new boss etc etc
4
Jun 01 2023
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Low
David Bowie
Not his best, but definitely not his worst
4
Jun 02 2023
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
Yee-haw!
4
Jun 03 2023
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Still fine
4
Jun 04 2023
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Almost classic Dylan
4
Jun 05 2023
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Still crazy after all these years
4
Jun 06 2023
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Didn’t really grab me
2
Jun 07 2023
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Quite strangely lovely
4
Jun 08 2023
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Maaaaaan
4
Jun 09 2023
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
Trippy
4
Jun 10 2023
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Homework
Daft Punk
Not really punk, but definitely quite daft
4
Jun 11 2023
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
I love a bit of Willie, me
4
Jun 12 2023
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Classic
5
Jun 13 2023
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Ramones
Ramones
Is Sheena still a punk rocker, I wonder
3
Jun 14 2023
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Trio
Dolly Parton
Marvellous
4
Jun 15 2023
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Virgin Suicides
Air
Sacre bleu!
4
Jun 16 2023
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Its ok
3
Jun 17 2023
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
I talk to the wind, don’t you know
4
Jun 18 2023
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The Predator
Ice Cube
Da bomb
4
Jun 19 2023
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The Yes Album
Yes
Really rather good
4
Jun 20 2023
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Classic
4
Jun 21 2023
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Marvellous
5
Jun 22 2023
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
Better than it should be
4
Jun 23 2023
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The White Album
Beatles
Classic
5
Jun 24 2023
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Not their best, but still …
4
Jun 25 2023
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
Not bad
4
Jun 26 2023
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
Still ok
4
Jun 27 2023
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Still amazing
5
Jun 28 2023
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Yes, well
2
Jun 29 2023
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Woodface
Crowded House
Still great
4
Jun 30 2023
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Old favourite
4
Jul 01 2023
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Rock in!
4
Jul 02 2023
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
One off for the language!
4
Jul 03 2023
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Who’s the man, eh?
5
Jul 04 2023
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
Rather lovely, in its way
4
Jul 05 2023
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Brothers
The Black Keys
Yeah, it’s sort of ok
2
Jul 06 2023
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Movies
Holger Czukay
A bit weird
3
Jul 07 2023
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Marvellous
5
Jul 08 2023
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Good in parts
3
Jul 09 2023
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
Magnificent
5
Jul 10 2023
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
Language!
4
Jul 11 2023
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Still magnificent
5
Jul 12 2023
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B-52's
The B-52's
Good in parts
3
Jul 13 2023
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Such talent
4
Jul 14 2023
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
It’s ok
3
Jul 15 2023
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All Directions
The Temptations
Funky
4
Jul 16 2023
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Classy
4
Jul 17 2023
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
It’s ok, I suppose
3
Jul 18 2023
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Tasty
4
Jul 19 2023
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
It’s ok
3
Jul 20 2023
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
It’s ok
3
Jul 21 2023
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Really rather fine
4
Jul 22 2023
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Outstanding
5
Jul 23 2023
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
How blue was my grass?
4
Jul 24 2023
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
Something of a chore
2
Jul 25 2023
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Still fab
5
Jul 26 2023
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Wild Gift
X
Not really my thing
2
Jul 27 2023
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
Groove is indeed still in the heart
4
Jul 28 2023
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Eclectic
3
Jul 29 2023
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
It’s ok
3
Jul 30 2023
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
He did not die in vain
4
Jul 31 2023
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Mercifully short
2
Aug 01 2023
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Sublime
5
Aug 02 2023
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
Didn’t really do much for me
2
Aug 03 2023
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
A fave
5
Aug 04 2023
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Classic
4
Aug 05 2023
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OK Computer
Radiohead
Classic
4
Aug 06 2023
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Yew-haw
4
Aug 07 2023
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Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
Atmospheric
3
Aug 08 2023
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Still magnificent
5
Aug 09 2023
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
It’s ok
3
Aug 10 2023
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
Better than I was expecting
3
Aug 11 2023
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
Competent
3
Aug 12 2023
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Sea Change
Beck
Didn’t do a lot for me
2
Aug 13 2023
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Pleasantly surprising
4
Aug 14 2023
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
Still got it
5
Aug 15 2023
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Abbey Road
Beatles
Still Fab
5
Aug 16 2023
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
Better than expected
4
Aug 17 2023
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Lovely
5
Aug 18 2023
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Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
Liked this
4
Aug 19 2023
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
Pretty good still, despite Roger
4
Aug 20 2023
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Believe the hype!
4
Aug 21 2023
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
Poetry
4
Aug 22 2023
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Hotel California
Eagles
Well, I tried to check out, but …
4
Aug 23 2023
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Not really my thing
2
Aug 24 2023
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
Surprisingly pleasant
4
Aug 25 2023
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
It’s ok
3
Aug 26 2023
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21
Adele
Pretty good, annoyingly
4
Aug 27 2023
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
It’s Emmylou …
4
Aug 28 2023
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Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
A bit dull
2
Aug 29 2023
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
Not at all bad
4
Aug 30 2023
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Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
Noise, mostly
1
Aug 31 2023
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
Not bad, but it does go on a bit
4
Sep 01 2023
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
Nice
4
Sep 02 2023
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Play
Moby
Rather pleasant
4
Sep 03 2023
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Lovely
5
Sep 04 2023
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Not bad, but a bit repetitive
4
Sep 05 2023
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
Plus one for Riders On The Storm
4
Sep 06 2023
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Not as dark as their reputation might suggest
4
Sep 07 2023
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
I helped the aged
4
Sep 08 2023
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I Against I
Bad Brains
Not really my bag
2
Sep 09 2023
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
It’s got a good beat
3
Sep 10 2023
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
I prefer the Ravel
3
Sep 11 2023
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Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
Very fine
4
Sep 12 2023
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Striking, still
4
Sep 13 2023
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Scum
Napalm Death
The dog left the room when this was on. Everyone’s a critic.
1
Sep 14 2023
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
As others have said, yee-haw
4
Sep 15 2023
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White Light
Gene Clark
Quite lovely
4
Sep 16 2023
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Raw and delicious
4
Sep 17 2023
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
It’s ok
3
Sep 18 2023
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
Meh
2
Sep 19 2023
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Superfly!
4
Sep 20 2023
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The Slider
T. Rex
Oh man …
4
Sep 21 2023
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
Still surprisingly good
4
Sep 22 2023
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Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
Not really my bag
2
Sep 23 2023
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Still pretty fresh
4
Sep 24 2023
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Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Interesting
3
Sep 25 2023
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Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Lovely
4
Sep 26 2023
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Dummy
Portishead
Classic, still
4
Sep 27 2023
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Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
Trippy
4
Sep 28 2023
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Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
Better than I remember
4
Sep 29 2023
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
A worthy Mercury winner
4
Sep 30 2023
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Back to first principles, and all the better for it
4
Oct 01 2023
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Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
Wonderful
4
Oct 02 2023
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
Ah, memories
3
Oct 03 2023
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
Marvellous
4
Oct 04 2023
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Moral: do not shoot anyone in Reno, or elsewhere
4
Oct 05 2023
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Still pretty magnificent
4
Oct 06 2023
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Microshift
Hookworms
Pretty funky, actually
4
Oct 07 2023
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Not really my thing
2
Oct 08 2023
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Check it out now
4
Oct 09 2023
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
I know she’s highly regarded, but I’ve never really got PJ
2
Oct 10 2023
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Not bad
4
Oct 11 2023
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Pretty rad, man
4
Oct 12 2023
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Lovley
4
Oct 13 2023
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A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
Meh
2
Oct 14 2023
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
It’s ok
3
Oct 15 2023
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
It’s ok
3
Oct 16 2023
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
‘Allo?
2
Oct 17 2023
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Back In Black
AC/DC
Like Led Zep, but louder.
5
Oct 18 2023
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Good in parts
3
Oct 19 2023
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Pretty good, in fact
4
Oct 20 2023
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Not my favourite of Tom’s
2
Oct 21 2023
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Super
5
Oct 22 2023
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Abraxas
Santana
Sublime
4
Oct 24 2023
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Rock On!
4
Oct 25 2023
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Blackstar
David Bowie
It’s ok
3
Oct 26 2023
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
So much talent
4
Oct 27 2023
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Rapture
Anita Baker
Lovely
4
Oct 28 2023
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Nevermind
Nirvana
Her we are now …
4
Oct 29 2023
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
Quite lovely, really
5
Oct 30 2023
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
Not my sort of thing
2
Oct 31 2023
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Raaaad
4
Nov 01 2023
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
Yee-haw
4
Nov 02 2023
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
Not really my thing
2
Nov 03 2023
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
Are you really, Merle?
4
Nov 04 2023
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Outstanding
5
Nov 05 2023
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American Idiot
Green Day
New to me, and quite good
4
Nov 06 2023
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
Good in parts
3
Nov 07 2023
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
Its ok
3
Nov 08 2023
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
Meh
2
Nov 09 2023
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Very fine
4
Nov 10 2023
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
Its ok
3
Nov 11 2023
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
They’re alright
4
Nov 13 2023
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Illmatic
Nas
It’s ok
3
Nov 14 2023
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Tommy
The Who
He’s a pinball wizard, donca know.
3
Nov 15 2023
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
Better than I remember
3
Nov 16 2023
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Better than Thriller, imho
4
Nov 17 2023
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Far out
4
Nov 18 2023
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
Its ok, but a bit Goddy
3
Nov 19 2023
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
It’s got a good beat
4
Nov 20 2023
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
It’s ok
3
Nov 21 2023
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Man!
4
Nov 22 2023
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The Dreaming
Kate Bush
Lovely
4
Nov 23 2023
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Bummed
Happy Mondays
It’s Ok
3
Nov 24 2023
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Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
It’s ok
3
Nov 25 2023
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
One of the greatest recordings of all time.
5
Nov 26 2023
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Tago Mago
Can
Spaced out hippies making noises? No ta.
1
Nov 27 2023
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Nixon
Lambchop
A bit like an American Divine Comedy
4
Nov 28 2023
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Niiiice
4
Nov 29 2023
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Closer
Joy Division
A bit too gloomy for my taste
2
Nov 30 2023
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
Not really my thing
2
Dec 01 2023
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
Not bad at all
3
Dec 02 2023
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Still very fine
4
Dec 03 2023
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Suicide
Suicide
Daisy Daisy Daisy Daisy
2
Dec 04 2023
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Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Quite spacy, but not too shabby
3
Dec 05 2023
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Low-Life
New Order
Noice!
4
Dec 06 2023
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Lost Souls
Doves
Rather nice, really
4
Dec 07 2023
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Not bad
3
Dec 08 2023
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Groovy
3
Dec 09 2023
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Still pretty top notch
4
Dec 10 2023
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Still sounds fresh
4
Dec 11 2023
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Very fly, as it happens
4
Dec 12 2023
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
It’s ok
3
Dec 13 2023
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
Somewhat self indulgent, really
2
Dec 14 2023
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Slipknot
Slipknot
Really not my thing at all
1
Dec 15 2023
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1999
Prince
Genius
4
Dec 16 2023
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
It’s ok.
3
Dec 17 2023
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Not bad
3
Dec 18 2023
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
It’s not bad
3
Dec 19 2023
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Hot stuff
3
Dec 20 2023
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Live!
Fela Kuti
Pretty good, really
4
Dec 21 2023
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Spiderland
Slint
Not my thing
2
Dec 22 2023
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Dookie
Green Day
Rather fun
4
Dec 23 2023
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Not at all bad
3
Dec 24 2023
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Not bad.
3
Dec 25 2023
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Not really for me
2
Dec 26 2023
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
One star off for the whole domestic-abuse-sexual-assault-murder thing
4
Dec 27 2023
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
Rather sweet, really
4
Dec 28 2023
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Amnesiac
Radiohead
Usual Radiohead class
4
Dec 29 2023
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Classic
4
Dec 30 2023
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Not bad at all
4
Dec 31 2023
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
His aim is true
4
Jan 01 2024
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90
808 State
I had my hands in the air the whole time
4
Jan 02 2024
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Raw Power
The Stooges
Yeah, ok
2
Jan 03 2024
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Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Bingo!
4
Jan 04 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
Three tracks that would mean five stars all by themselves. One off for The Girl Is Mine.
4
Jan 05 2024
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
Very warm
4
Jan 06 2024
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Surprisingly competent. Was this before he went all odd?
4
Jan 07 2024
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Parklife
Blur
Ace
5
Jan 08 2024
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Very fine
4
Jan 09 2024
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Rad!
4
Jan 10 2024
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
Classic, still.
4
Jan 11 2024
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
Not really my cup of tea
1
Jan 12 2024
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
It’s OK, but a little dull.
3
Jan 13 2024
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Not as punchy as I remembered it
3
Jan 14 2024
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Some lovely moments
4
Jan 15 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
Classic
4
Jan 16 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
A little bit misogynistic …
3
Jan 17 2024
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Loved this. Mambo!
5
Jan 18 2024
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
Nice
3
Jan 19 2024
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In Our Heads
Hot Chip
Like updated New Order, and great for it.
4
Jan 20 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Really rather marvellous
4
Jan 21 2024
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
It’s OK
3
Jan 22 2024
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Survivor
Destiny's Child
Very fine
4
Jan 23 2024
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
A bit samey?
3
Jan 24 2024
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Competent
3
Jan 25 2024
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Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
A proper gem
4
Jan 26 2024
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
A work of bleak genius
4
Jan 27 2024
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
A bit disappointing, really
3
Jan 28 2024
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Berlin
Lou Reed
Didn’t really do much for me
2
Jan 29 2024
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
The first Joni Mitchell album I ever heard, and forty-odd years later, still amazing
5
Jan 30 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Rather pleasant, if a little goddy
4
Jan 31 2024
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
Better than expected
3
Feb 01 2024
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
Not bad, in parts
3
Feb 02 2024
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Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
Competent
3
Feb 03 2024
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
It’s ok
3
Feb 04 2024
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Forever Changes
Love
Not bad at all
4
Feb 05 2024
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Meandering
2
Feb 06 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Fab
5
Feb 07 2024
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The Stooges
The Stooges
Meh
2
Feb 08 2024
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Timeless
Goldie
Timeless
4
Feb 09 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
A bit weird, frankly
2
Feb 10 2024
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Outstanding
5
Feb 11 2024
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
I know it’s a classic, but it’s never really got to me like some of his other stuff
4
Feb 12 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
Is this an undiscovered Bowie album?
4
Feb 13 2024
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Live At Leeds
The Who
Wont get fooled again
4
Feb 14 2024
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
Rather long and self-indulgent
2
Feb 15 2024
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Gently nostalgic
4
Feb 16 2024
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Classic
4
Feb 17 2024
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Pretty good. These chaps should go far.
4
Feb 18 2024
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Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Not bad
3
Feb 19 2024
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Not really my thing
2
Feb 20 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Cool title track
3
Feb 21 2024
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
Divorce album. Never pretty.
3
Feb 22 2024
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Slayed?
Slade
I felt the noize
4
Feb 23 2024
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Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
It’s ok
3
Feb 24 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
I kept on chooglin’
4
Feb 25 2024
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The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Pretty fly. I kept from going under, anyway.
4
Feb 26 2024
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
It’s ok
3
Feb 27 2024
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Moving Pictures
Rush
Yes?
3
Feb 28 2024
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
That’s true
5
Feb 29 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Mmm … cake …
4
Mar 01 2024
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Real Life
Magazine
It's OK
3
Mar 02 2024
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Really rather good.
4
Mar 03 2024
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The Doors
The Doors
Not bad
4
Mar 04 2024
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Not really my thing
2
Mar 05 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Quite the period piece, but even so
4
Mar 06 2024
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No Other
Gene Clark
Its ok
3
Mar 07 2024
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Elastica
Elastica
Very fine
4
Mar 08 2024
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
Controversial
3
Mar 09 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
It’s fine
3
Mar 10 2024
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Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Not really my thing
2
Mar 11 2024
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Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
Really not my thing at all
1
Mar 12 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Got my mojo working …
4
Mar 13 2024
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Cool …
4
Mar 14 2024
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Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Epic
4
Mar 15 2024
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Epic
5
Mar 16 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Smooth
4
Mar 17 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
It’s OK
3
Mar 18 2024
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G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
It’s ok
2
Mar 19 2024
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Quite good, but one off for the misogyny
3
Mar 20 2024
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Didn’t really do much for me
2
Mar 21 2024
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A Northern Soul
The Verve
Not bad in parts
3
Mar 23 2024
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
It’s ok
3
Mar 25 2024
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Bad
Michael Jackson
Good
4
Mar 26 2024
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Born To Be With You
Dion
Pretty good in parts
3
Mar 27 2024
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Slept a bit …
3
Mar 28 2024
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
It’s ok
3
Mar 29 2024
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
Memories
4
Mar 30 2024
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Calenture
The Triffids
It’s ok
3
Mar 31 2024
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Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
Lovely
4
Apr 01 2024
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Kimono My House
Sparks
It’s ok
3
Apr 02 2024
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Powerful
4
Apr 03 2024
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461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
Good in parts
3
Apr 04 2024
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Pink Flag
Wire
Not really my thing
2
Apr 05 2024
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
It’s OK
3
Apr 06 2024
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Nowhere
Ride
It’s ok
3
Apr 07 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Still got the blues
4
Apr 08 2024
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Quiet Life
Japan
Very much of its time
4
Apr 09 2024
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Street Life
The Crusaders
Spiffing
4
Apr 10 2024
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Unexpectedly accomplished
4
Apr 11 2024
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GREY Area
Little Simz
Quite something, really
4
Apr 12 2024
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
Yeah, a classic
4
Apr 13 2024
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Interesting
3
Apr 14 2024
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Crazysexycool
TLC
Exactly what it says on the tin
4
Apr 15 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
It’s ok, in an Icelandic epic sort of way.
3
Apr 16 2024
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Being There
Wilco
It’s fine
3
Apr 17 2024
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Fun House
The Stooges
It’s ok
3
Apr 18 2024
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
Stands up quite well
4
Apr 19 2024
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
It’s ok
3
Apr 20 2024
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Far too cool for me
2
Apr 21 2024
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Really rather liked this
4
Apr 22 2024
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New Forms
Roni Size
Good in parts, but overlong
3
Apr 23 2024
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The La's
The La's
A couple of decent tracks
3
Apr 24 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star
Some decent moments
3
Apr 25 2024
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D
White Denim
It’s ok
3
Apr 26 2024
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Yee haw. The CND songs at the end were a nice surprise.
4
Apr 27 2024
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
Interesting
4
Apr 28 2024
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Music
Madonna
Better than I remember
4
Apr 29 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
It’s ok
3
Apr 30 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Still pretty ok, especially the title track
4
May 01 2024
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Moon Safari
Air
Tres pleasant
4
May 02 2024
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
Not surprised Pink Floyd thought they could get along without him …
2
May 03 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
We got it on
4
May 04 2024
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Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
Interesting
3
May 05 2024
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
Sublime
5
May 06 2024
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Pretty amazing stuff, really
4
May 07 2024
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Heroes
David Bowie
One extra for the title track
4
May 08 2024
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
It’s ok
3
May 09 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
It’s ok
3
May 10 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Two decent tracks, the rest a little infantile. But they are just boys.
3
May 11 2024
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C'est Chic
CHIC
Tres chic!
4
May 12 2024
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Not really my thing
2
May 13 2024
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
Bossanova! (Sorta)
4
May 14 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Swings
4
May 15 2024
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Grows on you. Like a fungus.
3
May 16 2024
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Horses
Patti Smith
Not too bad after all these years
4
May 17 2024
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
Pretty rad
4
May 18 2024
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Quite moving in parts
4
May 19 2024
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Different
4
May 20 2024
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Unexpected
4
May 21 2024
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Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Rather lovely
5
May 22 2024
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
Pretty good, even the bits that sound more like U2
4
May 23 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Magnificent
5
May 24 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
A nation of millions…
4
May 25 2024
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
It’s like The Kinks have mated with King Crimson
4
May 26 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
Ok, in an ordinary sort of way
3
May 27 2024
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Not really my thing
2
May 28 2024
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Grows on you
4
May 29 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
It’s alright
3
May 30 2024
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Hms Fable
Shack
Interesting
3
May 31 2024
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
Nice
4
Jun 01 2024
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Splendid
5
Jun 02 2024
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
It rocks
4
Jun 03 2024
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
Reflective
4
Jun 04 2024
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Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Outstanding
5
Jun 05 2024
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Superb
5
Jun 06 2024
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Konnichiwa
Skepta
It’s ok
3
Jun 07 2024
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Boomtastic
4
Jun 08 2024
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
Not quite my thing, but epic nevertheless
3
Jun 09 2024
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Not really my thing
2
Jun 10 2024
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Fine
4
Jun 11 2024
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Classic
5
Jun 12 2024
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Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
Its ok, if you’re high, I suppose
3
Jun 13 2024
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I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
It’s ok
3
Jun 14 2024
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Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
Didn’t really do much for me.
2
Jun 15 2024
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
It’s ok
3
Jun 16 2024
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Not usually a fan, but this rocks
4
Jun 17 2024
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
That’s entertainment
4
Jun 18 2024
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Da Capo
Love
It’s fine
3
Jun 19 2024
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Cult classic. Unlistenable, in other words.
1
Jun 20 2024
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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
Not my thing
2
Jun 21 2024
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Outstanding
5
Jun 22 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Not my thing
2
Jun 24 2024
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
Epic
5
Jun 26 2024
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Still outstanding
5
Jun 28 2024
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Liquid Swords
GZA
Not quite my thing
2
Jun 29 2024
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Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
It’s OK
3
Jun 30 2024
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
Pretty fly
4
Jul 01 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
Very Sixties
4
Jul 02 2024
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Of its time
3
Jul 03 2024
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Outstanding
5
Jul 04 2024
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
Yee-haw
4
Jul 05 2024
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The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Super
5
Jul 06 2024
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Very fine
4
Jul 07 2024
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Third
Portishead
It’s no Dummy, is it.
3
Jul 08 2024
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You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
Annoyingly competent
4
Jul 09 2024
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
Nice
4
Jul 10 2024
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La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
Outstanding
5
Jul 11 2024
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright
It’s ok
3
Jul 12 2024
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Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
Entrancing
4
Jul 13 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
It’s ok
3
Jul 14 2024
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S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
It’s OK
3
Jul 15 2024
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
It’s OK
3
Jul 17 2024
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Repeater
Fugazi
Not really my thing
2
Jul 18 2024
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Not really my sort of thing
2
Jul 19 2024
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Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
Classic Len
4
Jul 20 2024
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
Classic
4
Jul 21 2024
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
It does go on a bit …
2
Jul 22 2024
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Not bad
3
Jul 23 2024
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Not bad
3
Jul 24 2024
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Too long, too self-indulgent.
2
Jul 25 2024
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Smile
Brian Wilson
A little indulgent, maybe?
2
Jul 26 2024
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Kenya
Machito
Fun fun fun
4
Jul 27 2024
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
Rockin’
4
Jul 28 2024
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
A bit patchy, but the supreme example
of Trevor Horn’s production style
4
Jul 29 2024
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Not really my thing, but not disastrous
2
Jul 30 2024
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
Quite charming
4
Jul 31 2024
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Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
It’s ok
3
Aug 01 2024
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
Noise, basically
1
Aug 02 2024
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The White Room
The KLF
Epic
4
Aug 03 2024
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En-Tact
The Shamen
It’s got a good beat
4
Aug 04 2024
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Bad Company
Bad Company
Good company
4
Aug 05 2024
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Masterful
5
Aug 06 2024
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Weird, but in a good way
4
Aug 07 2024
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Of it’s time
3
Aug 08 2024
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Diamond Life
Sade
Smoooooth
5
Aug 09 2024
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Classic
4
Aug 10 2024
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Cool
4
Aug 11 2024
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
A bit of a mess, frankly, but with some high points
3
Aug 12 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
Not my thing, but competent
2
Aug 13 2024
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
Still very impressive
5
Aug 14 2024
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Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
Not bad
3
Aug 15 2024
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Picture Book
Simply Red
Classic 80s white boy soul
4
Aug 16 2024
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
Pretty neutral on this, frankly
3
Aug 17 2024
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The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
It’s ok
3
Aug 18 2024
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
Classic
5
Aug 19 2024
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Copper Blue
Sugar
Not really my thing
2
Aug 20 2024
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
Patchy, but Gabriel’s genius is still there
4
Aug 21 2024
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Classic Bob
4
Aug 22 2024
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
OK, but not really for me
3
Aug 23 2024
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British Steel
Judas Priest
Wasn’t expecting to like this much. I was wrong.
4
Aug 24 2024
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Meh
2
Aug 25 2024
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Two or three epic tracks, the rest a bit meh
3
Aug 26 2024
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
It’s ok
3
Aug 27 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
Better than I remembered
4
Aug 28 2024
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
Yeah, it’s ok
3
Aug 29 2024
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
It’s ok
3
Aug 30 2024
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I See You
The xx
Grew on me
4
Aug 31 2024
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Interesting, I suppose
3
Sep 01 2024
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Skylarking
XTC
Adequate
3
Sep 03 2024
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
Not really my thing
2
Sep 04 2024
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
I was only ever going to give this five stars
5
Sep 05 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Gets better with age
5
Sep 06 2024
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Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
Not for me
2
Sep 07 2024
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
Who could have foreseen from this?
3
Sep 08 2024
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Black Metal
Venom
Still not my thing
2
Sep 09 2024
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Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
OK, got its time
3
Sep 10 2024
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Didn’t do a lot for me
2
Sep 11 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
How did it feel? Still mighty fine.
5
Sep 12 2024
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Tapestry
Carole King
Will still love it tomorrow
5
Sep 14 2024
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
Not at all bad
4
Sep 15 2024
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Its actually held up rather well
4
Sep 16 2024
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Quite the effect on its day, but a little ordinary now, perhaps.
3
Sep 17 2024
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Really quite decent
4
Sep 18 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Not too bad
3
Sep 19 2024
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Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
Better that the polemics might suggest
4
Sep 20 2024
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
Cheeky
4
Sep 21 2024
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Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
Better than I expected
4
Sep 22 2024
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
Great songs, and quintessentially North London
4
Sep 23 2024
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Better than I was expecting.
4
Sep 24 2024
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
It’s ok
3
Sep 25 2024
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
Better than I was expecting
4
Sep 26 2024
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
It’s fine
4
Sep 27 2024
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Bossanova
Pixies
It’s on
3
Sep 28 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
It’s not bad, but not as good as the other one.
3
Sep 29 2024
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
2
Sep 30 2024
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Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Of its time, for sure
3
Oct 01 2024
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
Rather ordinary
3
Oct 02 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
Quite epic, in its way
4
Oct 03 2024
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
Still not really my thing
2
Oct 04 2024
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
Not at all bad, considering
4
Oct 05 2024
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Glorious!
5
Oct 06 2024
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
Epic
5
Oct 07 2024
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Classic
4
Oct 08 2024
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Traffic
Traffic
Interesting
3
Oct 09 2024
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
Not at all bad
4
Oct 10 2024
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
It’s tricky
4
Oct 11 2024
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The Specials
The Specials
Classic
4
Oct 12 2024
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Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
Better than expected, but not much
3
Oct 13 2024
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
C’est formidable
4
Oct 15 2024
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
The old magic, returned
4
Oct 16 2024
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Some moments that don’t require drugs to appreciate. But not many.
2
Oct 17 2024
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Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
Smoooooth
3
Oct 18 2024
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Good in places
3
Oct 19 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Classy
4
Oct 20 2024
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Orbital 2
Orbital
Nice
4
Oct 21 2024
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Outstanding
5
Oct 22 2024
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NEU! 75
Neu!
Not really my thing
2
Oct 23 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Niiiice
4
Oct 24 2024
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
It’s OK
3
Oct 25 2024
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
Classy
4
Oct 26 2024
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Kala
M.I.A.
Not really my thing
2
Oct 27 2024
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Another Green World
Brian Eno
It’s ok
3
Oct 28 2024
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Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
It does go on a bit, does it not.
2
Oct 29 2024
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Illin'
4
Oct 30 2024
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
Much too long
2
Oct 31 2024
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Better than I was expecting
4
Nov 01 2024
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Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Not really my thing, but ok in its way
3
Nov 02 2024
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Interesting
3
Nov 03 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
Its ok
3
Nov 04 2024
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Ys
Joanna Newsom
Interesting
3
Nov 05 2024
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Classic
4
Nov 06 2024
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
It’s ok
3
Nov 07 2024
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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
The Dandy Warhols
It’s fine. Really.
3
Nov 08 2024
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
It’s ok, in a Blurry sort of fashion.
3
Nov 09 2024
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Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
Still some glorious moments
4
Nov 10 2024
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Damaged
Black Flag
Really not for me
1
Nov 11 2024
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Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
Memories …
5
Nov 12 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Not bad
4
Nov 13 2024
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
It’s Morrissey, innit
3
Nov 14 2024
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Very English.
3
Nov 15 2024
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The Undertones
The Undertones
Splendido!
4
Nov 16 2024
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
A bit grim, no?
3
Nov 17 2024
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Pretty nice, really
4
Nov 18 2024
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Cut
The Slits
Not at all bad
3
Nov 19 2024
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
It’s ok …
3
Nov 20 2024
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Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
Highly competent
3
Nov 21 2024
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
Loud
4
Nov 22 2024
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
Groovy baby!
4
Nov 23 2024
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Rockin’!
4
Nov 25 2024
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
Not for me
2
Nov 26 2024
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Be
Common
Worth hearing again
4
Nov 27 2024
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Interesting, I suppose.
3
Nov 28 2024
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Not my bag
2
Nov 29 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
Splendid stuff
5
Nov 30 2024
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
It’s ok …
3
Dec 01 2024
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Fromohio
fIREHOSE
It’s ok
3
Dec 02 2024
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
Magnificent
5
Dec 03 2024
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
Nice
4
Dec 04 2024
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Quite lovely
5
Dec 05 2024
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
Quite lovely
4
Dec 06 2024
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Interesting
3
Dec 07 2024
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Meh
3
Dec 08 2024
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
An extra star for being only 21 minutes long
2
Dec 09 2024
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
Still quite glorious
4
Dec 10 2024
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Quite the barrel of laughs
4
Dec 11 2024
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Take Me Apart
Kelela
It's OK
3
Dec 12 2024
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
Yeah, not really my thing, but ok
3
Dec 13 2024
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Sound Affects
The Jam
That’s entertainment
4
Dec 14 2024
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
So cool
4
Dec 15 2024
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Pretty fly
4
Dec 16 2024
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Opus Dei
Laibach
Liked this a lot more than I thought I would
3
Dec 17 2024
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Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Rather lovely
4
Dec 18 2024
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OK
Talvin Singh
Quite a belter
4
Dec 19 2024
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Sister
Sonic Youth
Not my bag
2
Dec 20 2024
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
Yee-haw
4
Dec 21 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
Better than I was expecting
4