Jul 15 2022
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
Seriously I don't even understand what this list is anymore, if I did in the first place. Why is this album there, what is it about this that I need to listen to. In terms of music, we'll if you like a bloke gargling white spirit whilst singing about his flip flops being made from paste this is for you. One piano note rolls out every 4 bars to be dramatic, I guess. This album is like being made to cut the lawn with a pair of blunt scissors whilst birds peck at you and the cat can't even be bothered to piss on you, she has such contempt in her eyes.
1
Feb 21 2022
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
I don't like folk music.
Therefore this isn't folk music.
It must be some obscure subset of punk.
5
May 11 2022
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
Overhyped, overproduced, self-indulgent pretentious tosh!
1
Oct 12 2021
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Partly of my hope with doing the 1001 albums was to find a hidden gem that I hadn't heard of before... I think this is one of them.
From my first listen, I enjoyed it, no idea of the lyrics meaning, but felt really good. Musically it's a great mix: vibrant, pleasant, upbeat, dreamy and (in places) hauntingly beautiful.
5
Sep 26 2022
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Moving Pictures
Rush
I'm so glad someone is taking Spinal Tap seriously.
1
Jan 24 2022
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Diamond Life
Sade
Like being stuck in a hotel lobby in the 1980s.
1
Oct 04 2021
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
I'm not sure why this album makes me so cross. Maybe I'm disappointed that I missed out on something because I don't, "get it". Anyway, it's wrong and I'm right. NAA.
1
Aug 10 2022
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Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
I very much doubt that I'm the target audience for this album. Initially I enjoyed the beats and there's some really nice progressions in there. What I disliked is the politicking, sure it's contemporary, but damn does it pull its punches. Listening back to Public Enemy, NWA, RATM - they went for the jugular, they meant it with a passion. This album had the potential, but somehow got watered-down with lightweight easy-to-swallow commercial chants for an ASMR generation.
2
Jan 18 2022
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
They blended electronic with rock not the first to do it but the first to do it well. Every song here is a banger. Every song something new and exciting sounds as awesome as it did at the time and blows a lot of contemporary music up.
5
Nov 01 2021
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The Visitors
ABBA
I think I managed 4 songs before the wave of pop nausea overcame me. Like aural Kendal Mint Cake.
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