Jan 05 2024
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Never been a huge Queen fan… I remember my parents liked them and accordingly when I was about 12 I thought ‘One Vision’ was the pinnacle of guitar rock 🤦🏻♂️ This album did very little for me, but I will say ‘Now I’m Here’ is an absolute belter and if Led Zeppelin wrote it we’d be giving it 🐐 status!
2
Jan 08 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
I was today years old when I first listened to Nick Drake (despite many recommendations!)
Fantastic album.
Total melancholy
3
Jan 09 2024
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
Incorrectly rated as a ‘top 5 grunge band’ AIC bear more similarities to Guns N Roses for me (hard rawk guitars, fiddly guitar solos etc). I liken this to Supermarket ‘own brand’ grunge. Yes the ingredients might be similar but the taste just isn’t the same!
That said, ‘Would’ and ‘Them Bones’ are great songs
3
Jan 10 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
This album is a lifestyle! Listening makes me want to sit on the porch with some good ol’ boys, grow my hair and sing songs. Recommend.
4
Jan 11 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Spectacular album.
Lyrical themes of guilt, desire and repression are held in place by disciplined synth arrangements to create dance music you don’t want to dance to and pop music that delves to unpopular and unpleasant places. All delivered by Dave Gahans sombre, almost operatic vocals. Recommended.
4
Jan 12 2024
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
So… with no expectations of what was to come, I was pleasantly surprised by this. There’s a huge scope of styles on show including futuristic blends of pop, jazz, funk, r&b and hip hop topped with the sweetest soul vocals. Unlikely to be a regular listen for me, but I enjoyed it nonetheless
3
Jan 15 2024
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Recorded in one eight hour session, this is an impressive range of storytelling songs, backed by some incredible vocal harmonies. It’s an idealistic view of the Ol’ West with tales of cattle, land ownership (!) travelling, lonesomeness and love backed by acoustic and Spanish infused guitars. It does recall an idealistic view of the time which does seem less than authentic when now know the USA to be a murderous entity ala Jack Palance in the movie ‘Shane’ (props to Bill Hicks)
3
Jan 16 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin III is a masterpiece, we all know that. Some of the prior ‘hard rock’ elements are replaced by acoustic guitars and string arrangements that give the album a much darker sheen than its predecessor. ‘Friends’ and ‘Hats off to Roy Harper’ are especially spooky whilst ‘Tangerine’ and ‘That’s the Way’ feel like great come down music. Plus ‘Immigrant Song’ rocks. My favourite of their imperious first four albums.
5
Jan 17 2024
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American Gothic
David Ackles
Murder ballad lyrics set to Broadway tunes. This is weird
2
Jan 18 2024
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Moondance
Van Morrison
Van Morrison’s earlier folk / soul albums are much preferred to his more recent Covid denying conspiracy nonsense
3
Jan 19 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
90 secs and 1 track into their debut, comparisons with Nirvana were not far off the mark, but The Hives added elements of acoustic psychedelia to the punk howl to take them beyond fellow Aus-Rock contemporaries such as the Datsuns and Wolfmother who emerged at the same time. Similarities to nirvana were further shared with the singer having mental health issues (being undiagnosed ADHD )which destroyed the band following a series of chaotic gigs and media interviews following the first album. A great album but not sure why you ‘must’ listen to it before you die when you could slip in utero on?
4
Jan 22 2024
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
Jan 23 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
I swear this inspired the fast shows’ ‘Jazz Club’.
2
Jan 24 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
2
Jan 25 2024
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Dig Your Own Hole
My fave chemical bros album, containing my fave chemicals tune (lost in the k hole - complete with backwards bass and vocals that is as close to being lost in a k hole without the titular chemical!) I’d argue that this album would be better without Noel Gallagher’s ‘setting sun’ which feels like a bit of a play for mainstream airplay and sales (how many oasis completists bought this album just for that song?) but the gamble paid off and paved the way for continued growth.
For me, the tunes without ‘guest’ vocals shine brightest (electrobank) and the second half of the album is sublime from ‘it doesn’t matter’ through ‘don’t stop the rock’ and ‘get up in it like this’ which combine techno sounding synths with breakbeat samples and drum loops to create some fierce sounding electro - recommended 🤘🏽
5
Jan 26 2024
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Lyrics by Lou Reed
Vocals by Julian Casablancas
Guitars by The Velvet Underground
Vibes by Blondie
Pleased to hear the original ‘pablo Picasso’ (as covered by Bowie)
3
Jan 29 2024
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2112
Rush
2
Jan 30 2024
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Aladdin Sane or ‘Ziggy goes to America’ as it’s widely understood is less a Ziggy continuation (the character of Aladdin Sane was different, but under developed) and more a reflection of Bowie’s second trip to America (and the drugs that followed!)
Whilst backed by the spiders from Mars, Mike Garson joined to add his discordant hectic piano on the title track alongside Bowie’s cover of ‘let’s spend the night together’. Garson’s piano reflects the manic highs of all the Coke going up David’s nose at the time. Cracked Actor and Jean Genie are total blues grooves while lady grinning soul and time are suitably spooky and contemplative respectively.
Fun fact. On the tour to support the album, Bowie would retire the character of Ziggy live on stage (Mick Ronsen was told beforehand - the other spiders were not leading to deteriorating relationships afterwards)
5
Jan 31 2024
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Bookends reminds me of my dad who, to his eternal credit was a big Simon and Garfunkel fan. This album reminds me of my childhood, which is ironic as the concept behind this album is about youth and ageing. As I listen again as an older man I’m consumed by regret for my life but optimistic for the lives of my children. Perhaps I’ll play it to them?
4
Feb 01 2024
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
4
Feb 02 2024
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Play
Moby
Moby ‘Play’
An overlong mix of post modern blues and gospel, produced by a man who likes to wipe his dick on strangers at parties. 3/5
4
Feb 05 2024
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Whilst the words ‘improvisational’ and ‘jazz’ should rightly fill you with fear, this is a surprisingly warm and accessible live album.
3
Feb 06 2024
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
2
Feb 07 2024
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
3
Feb 08 2024
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
I can’t help but wonder if this is music for people who prefer poetry. Fascinating lyrics let down by late 80’s production and sub par musicality
2
Feb 09 2024
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
None more 80’s. Listening to this I picture myself watching any number of John Hughes movies on VHS where our male hero realises his pursuit of the beautiful, yet shallow blonde girl was misplaced and the superficially plain brunette that he’d ignored was in fact the love of his life. Cue rush to public transport facility to stop her from leaving town. Enjoyable.
4
Feb 12 2024
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Morrisette portrayed a mute God in Kevin Smith’s 1999 film, Dogma. I guess if you were mistreated by some ass hole in the 90’s then this album may have messianic properties also. Sadly for me it’s a messsy mix of alt rock rage and arena rock balladry. Listen to Tori Amos or Fiona Apple instead.
1
Feb 13 2024
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
The music is better than the album cover
3
Feb 14 2024
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
Music for the apocalypse. I picture myself, on horseback shrieking ‘coming down the mountain!!!!’ As I take my axe to the heads of conservatives and republicans alike in the aftermath of WWIII
4
Feb 15 2024
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
Decent Psychedelic blues and funk.
‘They’re selling hippie wigs in Woolworths, man. The greatest decade in the history of mankind is over.’
3
Feb 16 2024
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McCartney
Paul McCartney
This should be called ‘maybe I’m amazed plus 12 other songs’
Lo-fi, listless and lack of effort combined
1
Feb 19 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
I was today years old when I listened to London Calling. I was a little underwhelmed. I think having heard so many rock stars state how great it is lead me to believe it would be the pinnacle of modern music, when it was just a decent album.
3
Feb 20 2024
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Total funk and soul
4
Feb 21 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Like Bill Hicks, I forgive Willie Nelson for selling out to the advertisers 3/5
3
Feb 22 2024
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
If you put ‘France’ into chat GpT I swear it would produce this album. My chief pleasure was recognising ‘Amsterdam’ from Bowie’s cover version. My GCSE French retains its usefulness
2
Feb 23 2024
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
Nu Rave - combining elements of the past with elements of the future to create something not as good as either of its composite parts.
Clem Fandango worships this album, whereas I give it 4/5
4
Feb 26 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
3
Feb 27 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Perfect
5
Feb 28 2024
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4
Feb 29 2024
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Middle of the road acoustic guff. Dreary
1
Mar 01 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
3
Mar 04 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
4
Mar 05 2024
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Mar 06 2024
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
His masterpiece. Hang it in the fucking Louvre. If this had been his final album, and speedway the last song out of his mouth then his myth would have been cemented. I said what I said.
5
Mar 07 2024
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Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
I did not need to listen to this album before my death. Landfill indie that belongs at the bottom of Camden Lock
1
Mar 08 2024
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
Ugh. This is standard turn of the century stuff that had some guardian reviewer named Tim, or Ben or Miles getting semi hard for on its way to the Mercury Prize and hipster end of year polls. The music drifts between acoustic down tempo pop, Bhangra beats and female vocals that could’ve been Morcheeba, Sneaker Pimps or countless others. Unremarkable
1
Mar 11 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Misogyny in mono?
Despite some dubious lyrics (stupid girl / under my thumb / mother’s little helper) this is full of fried R ‘n’ B gold.
4
Mar 12 2024
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
The Temptations! Out with the more soulful Motown from the likes of the four tops or the miracles and IN with this slice of dirty political funk and soul 🤘🏽
4
Mar 13 2024
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
5
Mar 14 2024
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Technique
New Order
4
Mar 15 2024
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4
Mar 18 2024
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
The hip hop Morrissey.
3
Mar 19 2024
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Does anyone know anyone whose favourite band is Franz Ferdinand? Quirky awkward pop, made by quirky awkward men, with quirky awkward lyrics about quirky awkward subjects. Yes, we get it; you’re really clever and rate the Berlin trilogy above Ziggy Stardust. Go you… 2/5
2
Mar 20 2024
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Great songs, great production, great voice. No notes
5
Mar 21 2024
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
Stay off drugs, kids. This was not a pleasant or enlightening listen.
1
Mar 22 2024
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Music
Madonna
2
Mar 25 2024
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
GOAT level hip hop
5
Mar 26 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
4
Mar 27 2024
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
2
Mar 28 2024
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Kenya
Machito
4
Mar 29 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
5
Apr 01 2024
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
4
Apr 02 2024
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The Cars
The Cars
Fantastic new wave / post punk / art rock / whatever.
5
Apr 03 2024
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Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
Just ok. 3/5
3
Apr 04 2024
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
3
Apr 05 2024
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
3
Apr 08 2024
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Metallica
Metallica
Alpha male metal. songs about Gods, beasts, monsters and religion. Awesome riffs and playing and not brought down by Lars Ulrich being one of the worst people in the world
4
Apr 09 2024
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
5
Apr 10 2024
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
2
Apr 11 2024
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American Pie
Don McLean
4
Apr 12 2024
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Sheet Music
10cc
Garbage
1
Apr 15 2024
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
4
Apr 16 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
5
Apr 17 2024
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Headquarters
The Monkees
3
Apr 18 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
Apr 19 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
2
Apr 22 2024
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Bad
Michael Jackson
2
Apr 23 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
3
Apr 24 2024
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Cut
The Slits
2
Apr 25 2024
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
Apr 26 2024
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
4
Apr 29 2024
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
5
Apr 30 2024
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3
May 01 2024
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Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2
May 02 2024
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Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
3
May 03 2024
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Melodrama
Lorde
3
May 06 2024
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On The Beach
Neil Young
5
May 07 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
1
May 08 2024
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
3
May 09 2024
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
5
May 10 2024
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
1
May 13 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
5
May 14 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
4
May 15 2024
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Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
3
May 16 2024
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Soul Mining
The The
1
May 17 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
4
May 20 2024
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
5
May 21 2024
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
5
May 22 2024
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
2
May 23 2024
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
1
May 24 2024
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
3
May 27 2024
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4
May 28 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
3
May 29 2024
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
5
May 30 2024
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Gold
Ryan Adams
4
May 31 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
2
Jun 03 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
2
Jun 04 2024
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
5
Jun 05 2024
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
3
Jun 06 2024
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Faith
George Michael
1
Jun 07 2024
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
2
Jun 10 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
4
Jun 11 2024
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Imagine
John Lennon
4
Jun 12 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star
5
Jun 13 2024
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The Slider
T. Rex
4
Jun 14 2024
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Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
4
Jun 17 2024
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
1
Jun 18 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
4
Jun 19 2024
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5
Jun 20 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
3
Jun 21 2024
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Sulk
The Associates
3
Jun 24 2024
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Brothers
The Black Keys
5
Jun 25 2024
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
1
Jun 26 2024
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Drunk
Thundercat
4
Jun 27 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
5
Jun 28 2024
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1989
Taylor Swift
It’s testament to great songwriting, that great songs transcend genres. So credit to plucky Taylor Swift for re-interpreting Ryan Adams’ alt-country classic ‘1989’ and presenting his songs as synth pop masterpieces. 5/5
5
Jul 01 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
Perfect 6/5
5
Jul 02 2024
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The Doors
The Doors
Fantastic debut album, containing the most perfect marriage of rock song / cinema with ‘the end’ featuring in Apocalypse Now… I think the song makes the film better and vice versa to the extent I can’t think about one without being drawn to the other. For me the doors have always been easy to like, but more difficult to love. I have all the albums, but rarely listen. This is still great though 4/5 - but with lyrics like ‘show me the way, to the next little girl.’ I’m giving this a yewtree rating of 3/5
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Jul 03 2024
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Elastica
Elastica
I mean… it’s great but it’s not one of the 1001 albums you must hear before you die is it? There’s Blondie or The Wire or even The Fall that did it first. 4/5 fun fact, during one summer at uni I did early shifts at magna park with an ex estate agent who got sacked for doing coke in the office. His claim to fame was selling a big house in Warwickshire to the drummer from Elastica.
4
Jul 04 2024
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Calenture
The Triffids
If I liked Deacon Blue or Big Country or Simple Minds I guess I’d like this. But I don’t, so I don’t. Not enough excitement to be pop, not enough attitude to be rock, not enough emotion to be soul. I have no idea what this is. 2/5
2
Jul 05 2024
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Chamber-Pop? This was pretty interesting, at least 4 vocalists, lots of skeletal backing vocals reminding me of ‘we suck young blood’ / ‘you and whose army?’ Radiohead. 3/5 and as a new-ish band a solid 0/5 on the yewtree scale
3
Jul 08 2024
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
2
Jul 09 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
4
Jul 10 2024
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Let It Be
The Replacements
3
Jul 11 2024
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
4
Jul 12 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
4
Jul 15 2024
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
5
Jul 16 2024
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
4
Jul 17 2024
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Closer
Joy Division
5
Jul 24 2024
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Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
1
Jul 25 2024
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
1967 grows even more mental. From looking at the ‘Disraeli Gears’ inspired artwork, I guessed at psychedelic folk rock and wasn’t far off. Destined for people far hipper than me this was ok. The language barrier (Spanish lyrics?) proved to be the thing that prevented me from giving this no more than a cursory listen. 2/5
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Jul 26 2024
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
An album title that is as relevant now, as it was in 1976. MAGA have a hard on for a civil war and the union will dissolve in 2025. Mark my words. This was a decent album, I guess if this is here then Superfly must be too. 3.5/5
3
Jul 29 2024
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
4
Jul 30 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
I mean, how wholesome is Dolly Parton? Someone who has invested more money into child literacy in the USA than every administration since George W Bush? That deserves 5* on its own, but here we have 27 mins of acoustic Americana of the highest order. Dolly’s voice is as light as the bluebird on the prairie, but also covers the weight of the world such as marital infidelity and one’s relationship with the lawd almighty. I’m unlikely to listen to this again by choice, but Dolly is the American dream they should all aspire to. 5*
4
Jul 31 2024
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Pink Flag
Wire
2
Aug 01 2024
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
A concept soundtrack for an imaginary film in which the moss side estate has become part of a wider police state. I’m sure this was a novel concept in 1989 but I’d say now it’s a bit more quaint - especially as we’ve endured 14 years of aggressive Tory policies. The addition of crowd noises, breaking glass and other sound effects does take away from the music overall and moves it towards the cheesy. It sounds like a project Alan Partridge would be involved in 2/5
2
Aug 02 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Always felt this album was a little weird, in that it doesn’t have a particular style when compared to what came before (the man who sold the world - guitar heavy) and what followed (Ziggy stardust - glam rock perfection) so an album of transition for me. Bowie bypassed the guitar for the better stuff (writing life on Mars, changes snd oh, you pretty things on piano) and using guitar some of the stuff that I liked less (Andy Warhol, sing for Bob Dylan etc) but the songwriting genius is here. Take Changes. Moody sax riff leads to Rick Wakeman’s piano starting the verse in an almost vaudeville melody before the chorus brings in sleek saxophones and rocking guitars. Versev2 starts with this low piano rumbling that’s just exceptional and when Bowie comes in with that whispered ‘oooh yeah’ he becomes the coolest person since Elvis took the stage. Not in Bowie’s top 5 albums for me, but way ahead of what everyone else was up to 4.5/5
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Aug 05 2024
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Happy the man, who on a sunny Friday receives ‘in rock’ to his inbox to review. Richie Blackmore reigns supreme here with riffs so hard and heavy you could build train tracks with them. There is something sacred where guitar solos make way for organ solos and then switch back again 🤘🏽 was this the first heavy metal album? I’m not sure but you can draw a straight line between ‘in rock’ and grunge; sound garden and mudhoney in particular. 4/5.
4
Aug 06 2024
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
4
Aug 07 2024
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
Much like pegging, I’ve always been tempted to try the early Roxy Music as I’d heard it was exciting. However, much like pegging, this album was a painful and messy experience. 1/5
1
Aug 08 2024
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
In order to maintain the integrity of this project, I have listened to over 2 hours (42 songs!) of bluegrass, interspersed with lots of studio chatter. I love ‘oh brother where art thou’ but this was a slog, and I’m left thinking of all the MAGA voting, tobacco chewing, tourist raping musicians that created this. A tiring 2.5/5
2
Aug 09 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Just a bit ‘meh’
3
Aug 12 2024
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
3
Aug 13 2024
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1999
Prince
More turgid funk from this over-sexed dwarf. A credit to the Jehovah’s Witness movement, a stain on the musical canon 1/5
1
Aug 14 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
3
Aug 15 2024
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
4
Aug 16 2024
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
3
Aug 19 2024
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Young Americans
David Bowie
4
Aug 20 2024
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
3
Aug 21 2024
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
5
Aug 22 2024
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Phrenology
The Roots
2
Aug 23 2024
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
5
Aug 26 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
3
Aug 27 2024
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OK Computer
Radiohead
5
Aug 28 2024
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
3
Aug 29 2024
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
1
Aug 30 2024
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
1
Sep 02 2024
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Illmatic
Nas
4
Sep 03 2024
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Elephant
The White Stripes
4
Sep 04 2024
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
5
Sep 05 2024
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
3
Sep 06 2024
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Back in 2021 I bought the vinyl 30th anniversary edition and so began a deep…. Passionate…. Fulfilling relationship with Mudhoney. I wasn’t too fond of it when it came out, having listened first to super fuzz bigmuff, so the ‘new’ sound of one clean guitar one dirty was a bit underwhelming. However revisiting the album now I think k it’s their best mixing influences as varied as 60’s beat pop, surf rock, punk and grunge to create something so sloppy yet so brilliant. Mark Arm deserves to be in the Mount Rushmore of grunge. 4/5
4
Sep 09 2024
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Live!
Fela Kuti
4
Sep 10 2024
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Odelay
Beck
4
Sep 11 2024
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
So… the fat dancer from take that tried coke, quit the band, hung out with oasis for a weekend, met a songwriter and rejuvenated his career through lifestyle magazine interviews, documentaries charting the ‘rise, fall and rise again’ and a later career flogging cat food on telly ensued. I don’t need to listen to this to know it’s dog-sh!t 1/5
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Sep 12 2024
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
5
Sep 13 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5
Sep 16 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
3
Sep 17 2024
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Liquid Swords
GZA
4
Sep 18 2024
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Dry
PJ Harvey
4
Sep 19 2024
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
4
Sep 20 2024
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Sea Change
Beck
5
Sep 23 2024
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Revolver
Beatles
5
Sep 24 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Sep 25 2024
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
4
Sep 26 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
3
Sep 27 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
3
Sep 30 2024
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Queen II
Queen
1
Oct 01 2024
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
3
Oct 02 2024
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
3
Oct 03 2024
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Not sure if 90’s Neil is my thing. 3/5
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Oct 04 2024
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
Meh
2
Oct 07 2024
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
3
Oct 08 2024
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
4
Oct 09 2024
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GI
Germs
3
Oct 10 2024
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
3
Oct 11 2024
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
3
Oct 14 2024
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Tommy
The Who
2
Oct 15 2024
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
Oct 16 2024
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
4
Oct 17 2024
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
3
Oct 18 2024
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
3
Oct 21 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Oct 22 2024
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
4
Oct 23 2024
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Boston
Boston
2
Oct 24 2024
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
1
Oct 25 2024
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
3
Oct 28 2024
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
4
Oct 29 2024
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Aja
Steely Dan
2
Oct 30 2024
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
3
Oct 31 2024
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1
Nov 01 2024
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
3
Nov 04 2024
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
2
Nov 05 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
4
Nov 06 2024
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Low
David Bowie
5
Nov 07 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
5
Nov 08 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
3
Nov 11 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
5
Nov 12 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
4
Nov 13 2024
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Kimono My House
Sparks
3
Nov 14 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
4
Nov 15 2024
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California
American Music Club
2
Nov 18 2024
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25
Adele
2
Nov 19 2024
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
4
Nov 20 2024
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Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
1
Nov 21 2024
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
3
Nov 22 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
3
Nov 25 2024
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Different Class
Pulp
5
Nov 26 2024
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
4
Nov 27 2024
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Close To The Edge
Yes
2
Nov 28 2024
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
3
Nov 29 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
3
Dec 02 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
3
Dec 03 2024
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
4
Dec 04 2024
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Purple Rain
Prince
1
Dec 05 2024
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
4
Dec 06 2024
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The White Room
The KLF
4
Dec 09 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
1
Dec 10 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
3
Dec 11 2024
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
4
Dec 12 2024
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
4
Dec 13 2024
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
2
Dec 16 2024
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
2
Dec 17 2024
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
4
Dec 18 2024
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En-Tact
The Shamen
3
Dec 19 2024
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Pump
Aerosmith
1
Dec 20 2024
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
5
Dec 23 2024
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3
Dec 24 2024
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
3
Dec 25 2024
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
3
Dec 26 2024
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
5
Dec 27 2024
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
3
Dec 30 2024
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
2
Dec 31 2024
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
4
Jan 01 2025
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
3
Jan 02 2025
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
4
Jan 03 2025
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
3
Jan 06 2025
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
5
Jan 07 2025
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
2
Jan 08 2025
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
4
Jan 09 2025
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Before the Bee Gees went falsetto and ruled the disco, they sang three part harmonic ballads that were turbo shite. 1/5 and I’m taking a point off for them singing songs that celebrate a genocide state (Israel) 0/5 and deservedly so.
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Jan 10 2025
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
1
Jan 13 2025
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
4
Jan 14 2025
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Station To Station
David Bowie
5
Jan 15 2025
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1984
Van Halen
We don’t need this. We have steel panther who can imitate the guitar explosions and spandex wearing idiocy, but they do it with a huge sense of irony that is missing from this slab of cheesy bollocks.
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Jan 16 2025
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
4
Jan 17 2025
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C'est Chic
CHIC
4
Jan 20 2025
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
5
Jan 21 2025
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
2
Jan 22 2025
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Nowhere
Ride
3
Jan 23 2025
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
3
Jan 24 2025
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
5
Jan 27 2025
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
5
Jan 28 2025
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
5
Jan 29 2025
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Repeater
Fugazi
5
Jan 30 2025
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
4
Jan 31 2025
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
5
Feb 03 2025
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
3
Feb 04 2025
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Fragile
Yes
1
Feb 05 2025
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
3
Feb 06 2025
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
2
Feb 07 2025
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
Not for me. South American salsa / rap / whatever - just is t of interest to me.
2
Feb 10 2025
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
4
Feb 11 2025
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The White Album
Beatles
4
Feb 12 2025
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
4
Feb 13 2025
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
2
Feb 14 2025
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Slayed?
Slade
2
Feb 17 2025
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All Directions
The Temptations
4
Feb 18 2025
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
5
Feb 19 2025
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
3
Feb 20 2025
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The Undertones
The Undertones
4
Feb 21 2025
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
5
Feb 24 2025
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
4
Feb 25 2025
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
5
Feb 26 2025
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New Forms
Roni Size
4
Feb 27 2025
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
4
Feb 28 2025
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
5
Mar 03 2025
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
4
Mar 04 2025
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
3
Mar 05 2025
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
4
Mar 06 2025
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More Specials
The Specials
1
Mar 07 2025
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
1
Mar 10 2025
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
4
Mar 11 2025
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Doolittle
Pixies
4
Mar 12 2025
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
3
Mar 13 2025
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
1
Mar 14 2025
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
3
Mar 17 2025
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
2
Mar 18 2025
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
4
Mar 19 2025
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3
Mar 20 2025
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
5
Mar 21 2025
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A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
3
Mar 24 2025
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Back In Black
AC/DC
3
Mar 25 2025
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
4
Mar 26 2025
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
4
Mar 27 2025
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
2
Mar 28 2025
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Be
Common
2
Mar 31 2025
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
5
Apr 01 2025
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
In her song ‘love like laughter’ Beth Orton sings ‘some of the worst wrongs get righted on three chords’ and this is where Oasis’ sophomore album excels and rightly takes its place amongst the cultural canon. Noel Gallagher righting the wrongs delivered as a result of cheesy euro trance dominating the charts for the majority of the early 90’s.
1995 was arguably the high water mark for britpop and (what’s the story) morning glory swept everything away in one mighty stroke.
I can remember listening to the charts and being overjoyed that ‘some might say’ made number one. It marked a turning of the tide…
‘Where were you while we were getting high?’ Acknowledges the passing of the torch from the Stone Roses to Oasis and it’s hard to dispute. Like all successful sequels, this album builds upon what works with Defintley Maybe and develops that which needed improvement (in this case, Tony McCarrol was replaced by the more able Alan White) and while guigsy and bonehead’s playing remained basic, Gallaghers songwriting moves forward and upward noticeably with this batch of songs, especially the b-sides from this era (acquiesce / the masterplan/ talk tonight / rockin’ chair could be assembled to create a third era defining album that other bands would die for). A monumental achievement based on an unwavering belief that rock n roll can change the world 4/5
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Apr 02 2025
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
3
Apr 03 2025
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Bossanova
Pixies
4
Apr 04 2025
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Mask
Bauhaus
3
Apr 07 2025
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
2
Apr 08 2025
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Parklife
Blur
5
Apr 09 2025
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
4
Apr 10 2025
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Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
1
Apr 11 2025
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Traffic
Traffic
3
Apr 14 2025
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
4
Apr 15 2025
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
2
Apr 16 2025
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
4
Apr 17 2025
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
3
Apr 18 2025
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3
Apr 21 2025
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Harvest
Neil Young
5
Apr 22 2025
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
3
Apr 23 2025
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
4
Apr 24 2025
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
3
Apr 25 2025
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The Libertines
The Libertines
2
Apr 28 2025
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
5
Apr 29 2025
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
1
Apr 30 2025
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
4
May 01 2025
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Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
5
May 02 2025
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
4
May 05 2025
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
5
May 06 2025
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
3
May 07 2025
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
4
May 08 2025
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The Band
The Band
3
May 09 2025
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
3
May 12 2025
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
The ghosts of Simon and Garfunkel live! Top tier folk harmonies and melodies raised by spectacular production where the drums and vocals are given so much space they sound epic. Recommended 4/5
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May 13 2025
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
2
May 14 2025
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
3
May 15 2025
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Connected
Stereo MC's
3
May 16 2025
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
4
May 19 2025
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
3
May 20 2025
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
4
May 21 2025
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E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
4
May 22 2025
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Ten
Pearl Jam
4
May 23 2025
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
5
May 26 2025
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
2
May 27 2025
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Horses
Patti Smith
3
May 28 2025
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Picture Book
Simply Red
How the f*ck did Mick Hucknall smuggle his ginger dreds onto this list? Rumour has it, he was at the sex pistols debut gig along with Ian Curtis, Morrissey and Tony Wilson…. And yet despite that cultural warhead and how it affected all who attended… despite all of that he STILL turned out this turgid white soul within 5 years staggers me. The amount of willpower it must have taken to remain so dogsh!t when others formed the smiths, joy division and factory records when exposed to the same stimuli is fcuking sensational. This is the sound of a million call centres on hold, a million dentists waiting rooms, and a million elevators. With Adele or Robbie Williams I can forgive some elements of recency bias, but simply red have festered at the opening of satans anus for 40 years. How did this happen? HOW?! 1/5 for the music minus 1 point for Hucknall’s hair.
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May 29 2025
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
3
May 30 2025
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
4
Jun 02 2025
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Kid A
Radiohead
5
Jun 03 2025
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
3
Jun 04 2025
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Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
1
Jun 05 2025
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
4
Jun 06 2025
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The Score
Fugees
3
Jun 09 2025
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4
Jun 10 2025
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
4
Jun 11 2025
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
2
Jun 12 2025
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
4
Jun 13 2025
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
4
Jun 16 2025
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
3
Jun 17 2025
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
3