Aug 03 2023
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Sea Change
Beck
His worst folk album imo, but I'm a massive one foot in the grave fan
3
Aug 04 2023
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
No brainer for me, this is the album I have in the car fgs. Dylan at a point where everything he typed turned to gold and his fans wanted to cut his throat, inject it
Really been enjoying It Takes a Lot to Laugh it Takes a Train to Cry recently, but the standouts remain:
-Like a Rolling Stone,
-Queen Jane Approximately,
-Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues,
-Desolation Row.
Just a fantastic album from start to finish, even if its my least favourite of the trilogy.
5
Aug 05 2023
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Drunk
Thundercat
Very good, but not my thing- sonically gorgeous and consistent, but I think Id prefer 10 5 min songs over 20 odd really short songs, as I can only now remember 2-3 tracks specifically
3
Aug 06 2023
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Van Halen
Van Halen
Really solid, hard to fault. Comparing like to like, though, AC/DC's Powerage from the same year shows it LEVELS. Bon Scott decided to take things in his OWN HANDS. Great cover of You Really Got Me
3
Aug 07 2023
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Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
A good listen, feel like I cheated having the lyrics on spotify open but I feel like there's not a lot of substance in these lyrics, but again a really pleasing listen
2
Aug 08 2023
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Was so happy seeing this come up, a true classic, loved this one for 10 years. For me though, fat of the land clears, even if this has more of an arcade-y appeal. Favourites here remain the singles, which are among the prodigy's best.
4
Aug 09 2023
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Only ever heard the hits here before, he has a command of language unseen in music, with such vivid imagery and apt metaphors. This is the second album I've heard of his, after the ill fated Spector album, and it's clear he's at the strength of his powers here.
5
Aug 10 2023
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
A romp; a fun mess of themes and genres. I have heard enough ska punk in my life to not want to hear any ever again, but it's clear that this is some of whats being imitated by lesser groups. Big fan of the second, more overtly political, side.
4
Aug 11 2023
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Pretty good, great to hear songs that are great lyrically, even if its not particularly exciting! The first half was a lot better than the second
3
Aug 12 2023
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
Yeah, it's good, pretty authentically celtic-sounding. If I was made to review this last October, when I was obsessed with the title song, I'd probably have given this a higher rating.
3
Aug 13 2023
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Cut
The Slits
Was so happy to see this come up, this is an album I have loved for years. Seen the slits condescended with such accusations as not being proper musicians but this is a truly groundbreaking album, and sounds better than anything the sex pistols put out
5
Aug 14 2023
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Wow this is excellent- will be listening to this a lot
5
Aug 15 2023
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
It's alright, but just got me wanting to listen to better stuff
2
Aug 16 2023
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Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Didn't give it too much of a chance admittedly. Felt uninspiring
2
Aug 17 2023
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Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
Really enjoyed this
Years ahead of all other late 80s hip hop
4
Aug 18 2023
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Pornography
The Cure
I listened to this walking home from the doctor in a lot of pain, and this was just a misery compiler. Obviously very good, but I was unable to give it a proper chance
3
Aug 19 2023
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
mid ah 💀
2
Aug 20 2023
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Country Life
Roxy Music
Yeah really good, understand the Bryan Ferry hype
4
Aug 21 2023
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
4
Aug 22 2023
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
Hard to find, and even then didn’t geta purport chance. Loved dejáme en paz
2
Aug 23 2023
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Been meaning to listen to this for a while, masisve hanna fan, this might be even more my thing than sleater kinney
5
Aug 24 2023
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
A success in production, but on the whole really not for me: The Beastie Boys' delivery has always set my teeth on edge, and I find it hard to look past, no matter how good the lyrics are. The achievement here is the production, made at a time when the writing was on the wall for the wild west of sampling. Same producers as Odelay!
3
Aug 25 2023
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Good fun
3
Aug 26 2023
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A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
Yeah good, easy to listen to
4
Aug 27 2023
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Music
Madonna
This is shit, probably the most egregious of the list’s over compensating by adding recent albums in case they become classics
1
Aug 28 2023
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
A personal favourite. They are a lot more kind of naive/ optimistic than your UK punk band but still quite sarcastic and vengeful. My favourite track is lets lynch the landlord but all the hits ie kill the poor california uber alles and viva las vegas are great
5
Aug 29 2023
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Yeah not too bad, liked the songs i already knew
3
Aug 30 2023
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I See You
The xx
Yeah not bad, not normally my thing but I liked it. Favourite was that one I'd already heard, though; Dangerous
4
Sep 01 2023
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Great listen, fantastic lyrics that show a genuine conviction to the cause
4
Sep 02 2023
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
Exceptional, might find masel using this
4
Sep 08 2023
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Slipknot
Slipknot
3
Sep 09 2023
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
LOVE Silver Jews. This, however, is the worst I've heard, why was only this picked?
4
Sep 12 2023
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Medúlla
Björk
Great album, I'm a massive fan of her first four albums and it's good to hear the next one is good also. Accidently heard it on shuffle which probably killed it but rest assured I’llbe back
4
Sep 15 2023
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
Good
4
Sep 18 2023
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
I'll be honest I wasnt impressed, I'm usually a prog fan as well
3
Sep 20 2023
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Yeah this was really good, in particular the hits but solid throughout
4
Sep 23 2023
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Low
David Bowie
Good stuff, hope to find a hidden gem i liked but no surprises sound and vision is the song here
4
Sep 29 2023
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
Yeah this is boss, no denying it
5
Oct 01 2023
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Graceland
Paul Simon
Always great, the titular song hit like crack this time
5
Oct 03 2023
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Great record
4
Oct 04 2023
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
4
Oct 06 2023
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Vespertine
Björk
This is slowly becoming my favourite of hers (I say that after listening to every Bjork album)
5
Oct 07 2023
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Not impressed
2
Oct 10 2023
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Fun, but so far this is my least favourite tropicalia album (that includes Beck)
2
Oct 16 2023
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Love this deeply nostalgic
4
Oct 19 2023
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
pretty good nice one
4
Oct 20 2023
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Love this album so so much
5
Oct 25 2023
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Probably my favourite album of all time, so easy to listen to, sickly sweet
5
Oct 27 2023
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Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
Loved this
4
Oct 28 2023
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Who's Next
The Who
Very good, but I'm a bigger fan of their kitschy stuff
4
Oct 31 2023
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Very nostalgic for me
4
Nov 08 2023
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Great fun, Phil's a great frontman
4
Nov 09 2023
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Very much average, which i guess puts it below the peak of the bell curve. Good fun
2
Nov 17 2023
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The White Album
Beatles
Way too long, this should've been two stellar albums; fortunately the album is redeemed by the sheer strength of the songs. Savoy Truffle really impressed this time, but my favourites remain:
-While my Guitar Gently Weeps
-Don't Pass me By
-I'm So Tired
-Happiness is a Warm Gun
5
Dec 08 2023
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Good!
3
Dec 13 2023
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
I like the story albums more sry
3
Jan 17 2024
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
5
Jan 18 2024
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
You cant have a 15 minute album man ahahahha perfectly good in any case
3
Jan 22 2024
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
Impressive to sound like this when they did
3
Jan 23 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
3
Jan 24 2024
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
3
Jan 27 2024
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
4
Jan 30 2024
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Parachutes
Coldplay
5
Jan 31 2024
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
I liked the eponymous track
2
Feb 01 2024
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Great production as always
4
Feb 02 2024
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
He's a great songwriter
3
Feb 03 2024
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Odessa
Bee Gees
3
Feb 04 2024
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
Liked it a lot
4
Feb 06 2024
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Good production, always liked ice cube and eazy e's delivery too
2
Feb 07 2024
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The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
Pretty good
3
Feb 08 2024
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
3
Feb 09 2024
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Disintegration
The Cure
Most accessible cure album I've heard, and super good
4
Feb 10 2024
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
2
Feb 11 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Good good good
4
Feb 14 2024
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Super good
4
Feb 16 2024
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Ugh
2
Feb 17 2024
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
not as polished as the other one I heard
4
Feb 18 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Jazz was never my bag but this is enjoyable and very accomplished
4
Feb 19 2024
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John Prine
John Prine
Ecstatic seeing this come up. A favourite of mine
5
Feb 20 2024
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Hotel California
Eagles
Genuinely don't enjoy them too much, some good songs here though
3
Feb 21 2024
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
Theyre clearly good but man did this drag for me
2
Feb 22 2024
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
So good, just not as good as parachutes
4
Feb 23 2024
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Kimono My House
Sparks
Really not for me
2
Feb 24 2024
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Station To Station
David Bowie
3
Feb 26 2024
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
The titular song is great of course, but the rest is forgettable
3
Feb 27 2024
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
Not my thing not my thing not my thing
2
Feb 29 2024
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Heroes
David Bowie
Yep decent, usually really don't like the b-sides on bowie albums but these were pretty good
3
Mar 03 2024
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Decent, has me pining for roxy music
3
Mar 04 2024
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Cross
Justice
Good for what it is but this isnt me
3
Mar 07 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Good
3
Mar 08 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Really really good
5
Mar 10 2024
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
I've only ever liked "I want to be there" from echo and the bunnymen
2
Mar 11 2024
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Dummy
Portishead
exceptional
5
Mar 15 2024
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
3
Mar 16 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
4
Mar 21 2024
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Yeezus
Kanye West
One of the first albums i remember listening to as an album. Genuinely experimental and innovative. Kanye will be canonised in a way none of his contemporaries will be
5
Mar 22 2024
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Good album, love stewarts voice
4
Mar 26 2024
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Not his best
4
Mar 27 2024
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
Of course it’s 5, but some people put this on a pedestal and for me its not even his best album of the 70s
5
Mar 28 2024
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Fun
4
Mar 30 2024
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My Generation
The Who
Some all timer singles here, padded out with absolute fluff
3
Mar 31 2024
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Connected
Stereo MC's
Good
4
Apr 05 2024
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Liked this a lot, clearly talented
4
Apr 09 2024
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
Average
2
Apr 10 2024
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Aja
Steely Dan
They are top. Only heard The Royal Scam before, so know Steely Dan as having ugly album covers and great music
4
Apr 12 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star
Was always super into Chilton's solo album bobbing for sherbet or whatever, so was weird hearing something so polished from him
4
Apr 14 2024
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Pretty good, my kind of thing. Am I a dick if I say they ripped off david byrne? is that even right?
3
Apr 15 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
Was ok, I think I'm desensitized to mr brightside at this point
2
Apr 16 2024
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
Really good
4
Apr 18 2024
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
He’s goated, no one else in the genre has the same ear, let alone voice, as Cash
5
Apr 24 2024
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Dog Man Star
Suede
Yep this is really good, missing a lot of what I love about the other 2 albums sonically but theres a depth here
4
May 01 2024
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McCartney
Paul McCartney
Cant hate this is a great album
4
May 03 2024
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
Really impressive
5
May 16 2024
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Vulnicura
Björk
Didn't immediately transfix me like vespertine but I'm sure this will become loved like medulla
4
May 18 2024
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
This is boss. Actually comparable with rum sodomy and the lash
5
May 19 2024
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Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
5
May 23 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
5
May 26 2024
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Homework
Daft Punk
4
May 31 2024
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
Yeah, not bad. Not my favourite
3
Jun 06 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Forgot how much I like this cover of all apologies
5
Jun 18 2024
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
4
Jun 21 2024
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
Heard it several times now, love it
4
Jul 13 2024
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Yea pretty good
3
Jul 17 2024
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
I head peace frog before; I liked it. The rest didnt impress.
3
Jul 18 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
Undeniably great
5
Jul 19 2024
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Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
Yes it’s weird, and not in a for-the-sake-of-it way, but truly genuinely weird, but I dont see any value in looking at music in this way
3