May 02 2025
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All Directions
The Temptations
4
May 05 2025
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Parklife
Blur
Some top notch Brit pop hits but, beyond that, I found it a bit dull.
3
May 06 2025
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Kid A
Radiohead
4
May 07 2025
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Live!
Fela Kuti
Objectively good but not really my vibe. Bit too much whooping...
3
May 08 2025
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
May 09 2025
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21
Adele
Let’s face it - she’s mega talented. 4 stars (but only because it’s not one of my all time faves / my typical genre)
4
May 12 2025
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
A classic. Really a 4* but gets five for the memories / nostalgia (sixth form common room)
5
May 16 2025
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Iconic but not entirely my vibe - bit too depressing soul music in parts. the hits stick out as the best tunes. Don’t love the album as a whole . Amazing voice.
4
May 20 2025
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Classic 80s. Probably great at the time and contains some good tunes. Enjoyed hearing more of her work but don’t think I’ll go back to whole album… time after time remains a classic
3
May 26 2025
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
It’s a classic of its time. Bit moody and depressing in tone but there’s a complexity to the songs (form and structure) and he’s pretty accomplished on the ol’ guitar. Having gone back to this album (as part of this group) Between the Bars is still my fave (with Angeles a close second) which is a bit boring / predictable of me…
4
May 27 2025
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
This album surprised me - I've heard some of the songs before but really enjoyed listening to it 'front to back'. Frankly, I think it's brilliant. The whole album hangs together really well - I love the Americana, country influences. There are some absolute bangers. The guitars are interesting, drums are great... I could go on. really loved it!
5
May 28 2025
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
5
May 29 2025
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Hotel California
Eagles
Didn't think I liked the Eagles, but I quite enjoyed this one. Easy listening. A very accomplished album - hangs together and moves through a few hits with good additions. Not sure how often I will listen to it but probably a bit more now that I've listened through our little group! x
4
May 30 2025
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Much too slow. Bit boring. But can appreciate it is probably a good example of its genre.
2
Jun 02 2025
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Some absolute bangers but the album's a bit 'patchy' for my liking.
3
Jun 04 2025
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Being There
Wilco
Quite good. Not sure I'd go wild and listen again or regularly.
3
Jun 05 2025
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Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
1
Jun 06 2025
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
Drive my car, Michelle, In My Life, Nowhere Man ... classics. Very 60s but in a good way. Quite enjoyed the rock n roll, soul (swinging 60s) vibe. I like the Beatles and so, perhaps unsurprisingly, I enjoyed this one.
4
Jun 09 2025
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
3.5 really. I’m partial to a bit of Jurassic five and Wu-tang clan but hadn’t listened to this. Pretty good hip hop. Not my fave genre though hence 3.5
3
Jun 16 2025
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Blast from the past! I had (might even still have) this on CD! Fun! Cracking album. So many tunes … and many choons
4
Jun 18 2025
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Heroes
David Bowie
Have never listened to this all the way through. The title song is an absolute banger, of course, but I see this as one of the weirder of Bowie's creations... Very "Berlin" (it was part of his Berlin trilogy) and pretty experimental sounding. Not wild about it but can appreciate it is 'clever'. This hasn't usurped 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' and 'Hunky Dory' which are masterful.
2
Jun 19 2025
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
Ok. Not my fave notwithstanding it’s 90/noughties grungy alternative
2
Jun 20 2025
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Not my vibe tbh. Not quite elevator music but not far off. It isn’t crap - I’m not just into this kind of ambiant music
2
Jun 23 2025
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
3.5
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Folkie Americana - chilled - with some classics in the mix
3
Jun 25 2025
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Reminiscent of the Clash and other early 80s rock. Slightly weird. Very short songs and plenty of them. Musically quite accomplished but not something I'd go back to.
2
Jun 26 2025
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Not my fave genre but can appreciate it's a good example of early 00s hip hop / r'n'b. Some quite fun upbeat tunes ... Work It (obvs) and kinda like Back In the Day feat. Jay-Z for the funk mo-town undercurrents
2
Jun 27 2025
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Never ever gets old. Love this. A masterpiece. Clever (even weird - cryptic) lyrics, good mix of jolly and downbeat. Drive - a good opener. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite - top notch. Everybody Hurts - melancholic and beautiful. ... It goes on... Nightswimming. SUCH a talented band. Great use of strings in some songs.
5