Oct 10 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
This was one of the first albums I bought and Yes were one of my favourite bands back in the day. This is still one of my favourite albums and one of Yes' best in my opinion. I am glad that Jenny and Tim still have my vinyl copy and my handwritten lyrics!
5
Oct 11 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
I'm sure it's a classic but not really my type of music. I quite enjoyed some of the instrumental bits but not the singing - The Lip is particularly bad.
2
Oct 14 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
I'd never really listened to a whole Lynyrd Skynyrd album before although I knew Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird (from this album) very well. Pretty good!
4
Oct 15 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
This seemed a bit incoherent. There are some good tracks but I don't think this is his best work.
3
Oct 16 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
Not very impressed. Some good riffs but too much distortion and the vocals were too strained for me. Some parts sounded like other things but maybe they sound like them.
2
Oct 17 2024
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
A classic in its day and I probably enjoyed it at the time and it's quite good background music but now I find it a bit tedious to listen to. I did see it played live a few years ago which was quite good.
3
Oct 18 2024
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
I like Kate Bush but I was disappointed by this album. I found it all a bit insipid. Nothing memorable.
2
Oct 21 2024
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The xx
I'd not heard of this band (I wonder why!). I found it pretty dull really. Nothing to write home about.
2
Oct 22 2024
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
I'm not a great fan of Thom Yorke's voice and I found this album to be rather dirge like and depressing. Not their greatest work.
1
Oct 23 2024
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Kid A
Radiohead
Unfortunate (for me) to get two Radiohead albums on the trot. I found this one slightly better (less depressing) than Hail to The Thief but too discordant for me.
2
Oct 24 2024
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No Other
Gene Clark
At first I thought Oh Dear! this is Country - I don't really like Country - but it's much more than I thought! By track 3 (No Other) I was quite enjoying it. There are some interesting arrangements and good guitar solos (which I do like).
3
Oct 25 2024
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Tommy
The Who
I haven't listened to this all the way through for years. It makes much more sense if you do. It still sounds great with some excellent tracks. I don't consider it a 'concept album' or a 'rock opera' - it's a (sad) story told through a number of songs.
5
Oct 28 2024
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
This is a great first album. It has several of their 'Greatest Hits' - 'Do It Again', 'Dirty Work', 'Midnite Cruiser' 'Reelin' in The Years' ...
5
Oct 29 2024
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Odelay
Beck
I'd heard of Beck but never really listened to him. I found this album very disappointing. I couldn't get into it. It seemed very disjointed.
1
Oct 30 2024
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Trio
Dolly Parton
Great voices, nice harmonies but not my type of music.
2
Oct 31 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
A classic album. One of the best. It's amazing that they managed to actually record it with all that was going on.
5
Nov 01 2024
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Eagles
Eagles
One or two good tracks but overall pretty mediocre - 'easy listening' at best. Nothing like as good as Hotel California (the album).
2
Nov 04 2024
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Quite enjoyable with some catchy tunes, one or two 'hits'. Probably not something I'd listen to again.
3
Nov 05 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
I found this a strange mixture of genres. I quite liked some of it. The Deluxe Edition is crazy with 48 tracks most of them repeats. Too much!
3
Nov 06 2024
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
I'd never heard of this band. The first time I listened to it I thought it was dreadful but I put it on again and it started growing on me. It was actually quite good at masking the noise of fireworks from the dog!
2
Nov 11 2024
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Is This It
The Strokes
I didn’t know this album - apart from Last Nite but really enjoyed it especially with the volume turned up.
4