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| 21. | Julee Cruise |
| Floating Into The Night |
| 1990 |
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This features her contributions to the Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet soundtracks and a few other
songs equal in quality. Some of the most genuinely beautiful music ever created.
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| 22. | Love |
| Forever Changes |
| 1968 |
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The perfect soundtrack for a sun drenched day in the summer. Everything that's great about 60s music is
present here, with some never heard additions.
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| 23. | Big Star |
| Sister Lovers |
| 1978 |
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Compiled from various recording sessions and finally released four years after its creation
this is pop music at its most desperate and desolate. Which does not prevent it from offering
some stunning tunes in-between.
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| 24. | Cowboy Junkies |
| The Caution Horses |
| 1990 Review |
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The perfect synthesis of music, lyrics and voice. The difficulties of human existence have
rarely been portrayed better as in this set of songs.
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| 25. | Kraftwerk |
| Trans Europe Express |
| 1977 |
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The band that put Germany on the international music map. The sound that has been copied,
sampled and imitated extensively. The genius of two musicians.
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| 26. | The House Of Love |
| The House Of Love |
| 1988 |
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From the many post Smiths bands in the 80s House of Love were certainly the best.
When this is over after only 32 minutes you will reach for the repeat button immediately.
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In the grunge dominated early 90s this early Britpop nugget was a rare treat.
Especially the brilliant ballads came as a surprise after their first Glam-rock inspired singles.
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| 28. | Embrace |
| The Good Will Out |
| 1998 Review |
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Not a guilty pleasure but a real classic. This is the tragic case of a
band that spawned a movement but lost the plot before the whole thing
gathered momentum.
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| 29. | Arcade Fire |
| Funeral |
| 2005 |
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How a couple from the depth of Canada could come up with a sound this fully developed is still
unclear. Sadly as most artists in the 00s they could not continue on this high level.
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| 30. | The Strokes |
| Is This It |
| 2001 |
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A record that at this point in rock music nobody expected. A greatest hits condensation of
New York rock history so dense there's hardly a second superfluous.
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| 31. | Neil Young |
| Freedom |
| 1989 |
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After many good albums in the 70s and some not so good ones in the 80s this was
certainly the greatest comeback ever. Showing both his soft and his hard side he reached
his peak as a songwriter here.
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| 32. | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| The Good Son |
| 1990 |
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Of his many great albums this is the one which contrasts best splendid melodies,
opulent arrangements and his unique voice.
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| 33. | The Beach Boys |
| Pet Sounds |
| 1966 |
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An obsessed and fanatic musician trying to create the perfect piece of music. And succeeding.
This does not top most best albums of all time polls for no reason.
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| 34. | Spiritualized |
| Laser Guided Melodies |
| 1992 |
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Waves of sound floating, drifting, rising and subsiding. Music beyond time and space, rhythm and
structure, dream and reality.
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| 35. | Godspeed You Black Emperor! |
| Lift Your Skinny Fists ... |
| 2000 |
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Combines the best bits of the postrock concept and the possibilities of orchestral instruments.
If anyone has failed to understand the meaning of the word 'crescendo' he will after listening to this.
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| 36. | Talk Talk |
| Spirit Of Eden |
| 1988 |
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A very, very quiet record where every sigh is important and every whisper makes a difference.
Melodies hidden behind layers of silence. Music never sounded as focused on details as here.
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| 37. | Oasis |
| Definitely Maybe |
| 1994 Review |
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Hearing 'Live Forever' for the first time on the radio back in the summer of 94 surely was a magic
moment. This album even surpassed the great expectations which ensued. Obviously it could only
go downhill from here.
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| 38. | Nirvana |
| Unplugged In New York |
| 1994 Review |
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'Nevermind' was the big one, but this was more at the core of what Kurt Cobain wanted to
achieve with music. Of what further things he would have been capable can only be guessed.
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| 39. | Mazzy Star |
| She Hangs Brightly |
| 1990 |
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A voice so fascinating, so full of wonder, mystery and longing that the accompanying music is
absolutely incidental. But astonishingly it's on par in quality.
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| 40. | Leonard Cohen |
| Songs Of Leonard Cohen |
| 1968 |
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At the age of 35 the then semi-successful writer and poet decided to put his words to music.
The result was a piece of work which gave a new depth and sincerity to the genre of pop which
still remains unrivalled to this day.
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