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14. The Streets – Original Pirate Material (2002)
“I’m not going to spoil things for you, but you’re going to have opinions about The Streets.” The words of a friend of mine who’s more familiar with their work than I am. Let’s see if he’s right. In a break from tradition, I’m not going to go through every track individually this time, because…
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13. The Cure – Disintegration (1989)
Representing my home county of West Sussex, enter The Cure. I’ve seen many labels associated with The Cure, but the predominant one is emo. Initially, it was difficult to see why. The opening track, Plainsong, begins with a couple of minutes of slow, grandiose chords, which could almost be described as ambient if not for…
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10. Primal Scream – Screamadelica (1991)
With a band name and album title like those, I was firmly convinced I’d be in for another ride like Metallica or Back In Black. So when the opening two tracks turned out to be driven by acoustic guitars and a sampled drum loop respectively, it came as a surprise. I had no idea what…
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Intermission B
That was a long old gap wasn’t it? Maybe AC/DC was so unbelievably terrible it threatened to put me off this project for good. Some kind of spark certainly left me for some reason, but with any luck, it’s back now. I’m still yet to find an album that can break the four star mark.…
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9. Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols (1977)
Where to start with this one? I don’t think there’s much point talking in detail about any track individually because, lyrics aside, they’re all quite similar. Certain songs, such as God Save The Queen and EMI seem strangely prescient in 2022. Others, like New York and Bodies, have aged very poorly indeed. Just like Back…
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8. Massive Attack – Blue Lines (1991)
At first listening, Massive Attack seems to be another band whose influence I’d been underestimating until now. The slick, sampled beats and minimal electronics sound both familiar and modern, despite the fact that the album (which I’ve never heard before) came out over 30 years ago. They specifically reminded me of some of the music…
Nick Hoad 