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This might be Radiohead’s magnum opus.
It combines the musical eclecticisms of OK Computer’s alternative rock and Kid A’s electronic music.
This blend shows a maturity in Radiohead’s music. If OK Computer and Kid A were pioneers of their consecutive genres then In Rainbows is the combinative refinement of both these sounds to make something truly beautiful.
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi stands out especially. It’s such a unique song and the way the layered guitar ... read more
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1001 albums to listen to before you die; 5/1089; from all editions of the book.
It’s a good album. It doesn’t really come anywhere close to some of the other albums Bowie was dishing out during this decade, like the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Station to Station and Low, though.
I can see why they would put this album on the list but at the same time I feel like there could have been more exclusivity to Bowie’s absolute, irrefutable best ... read more
1001 albums to listen to before you die; 4/1089; from all editions of the book.
It’s good but pretty non-eventful and not a lot of the tracks stood out, with the exception of ‘Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying’ and ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’. Also, there wasn’t much meaning or cohesiveness to the songs it was sort of like “oh here’s this one, and then, oh here’s that one”, it wasn’t much to grasp onto to say the ... read more
1001 albums to listen to before you die; 3/1089; from all editions of the book.
1001 albums to listen to before you die; 2/1089; from all editions of the book.
A triumphant live performance, I mean the applause from the audience really tells you everything. ‘Walk the Line’ was brilliant. Cash’s storytelling and humour on the providence of the ‘Starkville City Jail’ song was awe-inspiring. Cash’s performance of ‘San Quentin’ was truly a special moment; his raw, unfiltered lyrics on the flaws of prison institutions truly ... read more
1001 albums to listen to before you die; 1/1089; from all editions of the book.
Pretty good album and obviously a classic.
However, it lacked cohesiveness in my opinion and the tracks seemed to just be randomly strewn together.
Furthermore, some of the lines were a bit wack like “I’ll shove my foot up your ass” from Gangsta Gansta and “I ain’t the one to get played like a pooh butt” the latter being a pretty bizarre lyric for a ‘tough’, ... read more
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From Thursday the 4th of June 2026 I have started with the 1001 albums to listen to before you die generator (1089 since it’s from all editions). I am hoping this will open my frontiers to plenty more music. Stay tuned.
100 - perfect
90+ - almost perfect
80+ - great
70+ - quite decent
60+ - a bit better than average but still not that great
50+ - painfully mid
40+ - slightly shit
30+ - shit
20+ - terrible
10+ - abominable
0+ - just no…
100 - perfect
90+ - almost perfect
80+ - great
70+ - quite decent
60+ - a bit better than average but still not that great
50+ - painfully mid
40+ - slightly shit
30+ - shit
20+ - terrible
10+ - abominable
0+ - just no…
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