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Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
1959
Favourite song: "So What"
Favourite moment: I took a long vacation from this record only to recently re-discover how the beginning of "So What" is one of the most magical moments in 20th century music.
Favourite song: "So What"
Favourite moment: I took a long vacation from this record only to recently re-discover how the beginning of "So What" is one of the most magical moments in 20th century music.
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Blues & Roots - Charles Mingus
1960
Favourite song: "Moanin'"
Favourite moment: The absolutely tiny moment at 3:28 in "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too" when the saxophone solo begins.
Favourite song: "Moanin'"
Favourite moment: The absolutely tiny moment at 3:28 in "E's Flat Ah's Flat Too" when the saxophone solo begins.
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Free Jazz - Ornette Coleman
1961
Favourite song: N/A (it's only one song)
Favourite moment: The last fifteen minutes or so. It suddenly quiets down to a most awesomely peculiar double drummer/basist solo with the horns making sudden furious attacks on the listener. Oh, and the drum solo is so simple, yet so brilliant. One of the coolest album closings ever.
Favourite song: N/A (it's only one song)
Favourite moment: The last fifteen minutes or so. It suddenly quiets down to a most awesomely peculiar double drummer/basist solo with the horns making sudden furious attacks on the listener. Oh, and the drum solo is so simple, yet so brilliant. One of the coolest album closings ever.
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John Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard - John Coltrane
1962
Favourite song: "Spiritual"
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Favourite song: "Spiritual"
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Another Side of Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
1964
Favourite song: "It Ain't Me, Babe"
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Favourite song: "It Ain't Me, Babe"
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A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
1965
Favourite song: "Psalm"
Favourite moment: The percussion throughout "Psalm".
Favourite song: "Psalm"
Favourite moment: The percussion throughout "Psalm".
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Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
1966
Favourite song: "God Only Knows"
Favourite moment: The coda of "God Only Knows"; the massive vocal harmonies on "You Still Believe in Me".
Favourite song: "God Only Knows"
Favourite moment: The coda of "God Only Knows"; the massive vocal harmonies on "You Still Believe in Me".
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Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
1968
Favourite song: "Sweet Thing"
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Favourite song: "Sweet Thing"
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Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart
1969
Favourite song: "When Big Joan Sets Up"
Favourite moment: Well this is a 28-track album full of crazy, mostly short songs and passing moments so it's impossible to pick one. Let's say the insane drum solo of "Sugar 'N Spikes".
Favourite song: "When Big Joan Sets Up"
Favourite moment: Well this is a 28-track album full of crazy, mostly short songs and passing moments so it's impossible to pick one. Let's say the insane drum solo of "Sugar 'N Spikes".
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Fun House - The Stooges
1970
Favourite song: "Fun House"
Favourite moment: Any of those Iggy Pop's intense screams. Like the one at the beginning of "T.V. Eye" or the "IFEELALRIGHT!" thing going on in "1970" or the entire title track. Also, the madness unleashed in "L.A. Blues".
Favourite song: "Fun House"
Favourite moment: Any of those Iggy Pop's intense screams. Like the one at the beginning of "T.V. Eye" or the "IFEELALRIGHT!" thing going on in "1970" or the entire title track. Also, the madness unleashed in "L.A. Blues".
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Transa - Caetano Veloso
1972
Favourite song: "Nine Out of Ten"
Favourite moment: Whenever it gets so emotional he bursts singing in his mother tongue.
Favourite song: "Nine Out of Ten"
Favourite moment: Whenever it gets so emotional he bursts singing in his mother tongue.
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Larks' Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson
1973
Favourite song: "Easy Money"
Favourite moment: The way the main theme comes back in "Easy Money" or the way the band goes crazy in "Larks Tongues in Aspic (Part One)".
Favourite song: "Easy Money"
Favourite moment: The way the main theme comes back in "Easy Money" or the way the band goes crazy in "Larks Tongues in Aspic (Part One)".
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Red - King Crimson
1974
Favourite song: "Starless"
Favourite moment: The heavenly guitar melody of "Starless" and everything that comes after the one note solo of Robert Fripp on that track. Sublime.
Favourite song: "Starless"
Favourite moment: The heavenly guitar melody of "Starless" and everything that comes after the one note solo of Robert Fripp on that track. Sublime.
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Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquième Saison - Harmonium
1975
Favourite song: "Dixie"
Favourite moment: The reprise of the theme melody of "Histoires sans paroles".
Favourite song: "Dixie"
Favourite moment: The reprise of the theme melody of "Histoires sans paroles".
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Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
1976
Favourite song: "Another Star"
Favourite moment: The "doo-doo-doo" part in "I Wish" makes me jump like an idiot.
Favourite song: "Another Star"
Favourite moment: The "doo-doo-doo" part in "I Wish" makes me jump like an idiot.
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Al final de este viaje - Silvio Rodriguez
1978
Favourite song: all of them
Favourite moment: all of them
Favourite song: all of them
Favourite moment: all of them
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Entertainment! - Gang of Four
1979
Favourite song: "Damaged Goods"
Favourite moment: The grooves on "I Found That Essence Rare" or "Contract" kicks off.
Favourite song: "Damaged Goods"
Favourite moment: The grooves on "I Found That Essence Rare" or "Contract" kicks off.
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Remain in Light - Talking Heads
1980
Favourite song: "Once in a Lifetime"
Favourite moment: The bleeping whatever-that-instrument-is solo on "Born Under Punches".
Favourite song: "Once in a Lifetime"
Favourite moment: The bleeping whatever-that-instrument-is solo on "Born Under Punches".
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Computer World - Kraftwerk
1981
Favourite song: "Computer Love"
Favourite moment: The last few minutes of the said track. The closest Kraftwerk ever came to sounding human. One of the most romantic songs ever written.
Favourite song: "Computer Love"
Favourite moment: The last few minutes of the said track. The closest Kraftwerk ever came to sounding human. One of the most romantic songs ever written.
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Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1981) - Glenn Gould,Johann Sebastian Bach
1982 (recorded in 1981, I gather)
Favourite moment: The first Aria.
Favourite moment: The first Aria.
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Tabula Rasa - Arvo Pärt,Dennis Russell Davies,Keith Jarrett,Gidon Kremer,Stuttgart State Orchestra,Tatiana Grinden
1984 (I think it was originally released then)
Favourite song: "Fratres (for violin and piano)"
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Favourite song: "Fratres (for violin and piano)"
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Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
1985
Favourite song: "Tango Till They're Sore"
Favourite moment: Another hard pick. From the banging sounds of "Big Black Mariah" to the barking vocals of "Singapore", the heavenly accordion intro of the title track and the salvation army band fading out on the last track, this album is a rollercoaster ride of favourite moments.
Favourite song: "Tango Till They're Sore"
Favourite moment: Another hard pick. From the banging sounds of "Big Black Mariah" to the barking vocals of "Singapore", the heavenly accordion intro of the title track and the salvation army band fading out on the last track, this album is a rollercoaster ride of favourite moments.
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The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
1986
Favourite song: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
Favourite moment: The strings on that song, the coda of "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side", etc.
Favourite song: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
Favourite moment: The strings on that song, the coda of "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side", etc.
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Children of God - Swans
1987
Favourite song: "Beautiful Child"
Favourite moment: The crazy, evil trumpets apparently played by Satan on "Like a Drug".
Favourite song: "Beautiful Child"
Favourite moment: The crazy, evil trumpets apparently played by Satan on "Like a Drug".
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Spirit of Eden - Talk Talk
1988
Favourite song: "I Believe in You"
Favourite moment: The harmonica on "The Rainbow" or the percussion of "Desire" or the divine choir type of thing in "I Believe in You"
Favourite song: "I Believe in You"
Favourite moment: The harmonica on "The Rainbow" or the percussion of "Desire" or the divine choir type of thing in "I Believe in You"
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Floating Into The Night - Julee Cruise
1989
Favourite song: "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart"
Favourite moment: The saxophone solo on the said track - such a brief, beautiful and perfectly clumsy little moment.
Favourite song: "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart"
Favourite moment: The saxophone solo on the said track - such a brief, beautiful and perfectly clumsy little moment.
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Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins
1990
Favourite song: "Heaven or Las Vegas"
Favourite moment:
Favourite song: "Heaven or Las Vegas"
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The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
1991
Favourite song: "Scenario"
Favourite moment: Busta Rhymes' verse on "Scenario"; the snare on "Jazz (We've Got)".
Favourite song: "Scenario"
Favourite moment: Busta Rhymes' verse on "Scenario"; the snare on "Jazz (We've Got)".
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Bone Machine - Tom Waits
1992
Favourite song: "That Feel"
Favourite moment: The "drunken emperor Nero" vocals on "In the Colosseum", the cool lyrics to "Black Wings", the desperation of "I Don't Wanna Grow Up", the apocalyptic feel on "Earth Dies Screaming"... could pick anything.
Favourite song: "That Feel"
Favourite moment: The "drunken emperor Nero" vocals on "In the Colosseum", the cool lyrics to "Black Wings", the desperation of "I Don't Wanna Grow Up", the apocalyptic feel on "Earth Dies Screaming"... could pick anything.
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Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan
1993
Favourite song: "Bring da Ruckus"
Favourite moment: Oh boy, I could make a list of the best moments on the Wu-Tang debut. Let's say the verses of Inspectah Deck and GZA on "Bring da Ruckus"
Favourite song: "Bring da Ruckus"
Favourite moment: Oh boy, I could make a list of the best moments on the Wu-Tang debut. Let's say the verses of Inspectah Deck and GZA on "Bring da Ruckus"
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Illmatic - Nas
1994
Favourite song: "N.Y. State of Mind"
Favourite moment: Just one example - I love how he delivers this line:
Life is parallel to Hell but I must maintain
And be prosperous, though we live dangerous
Cops could just arrest me, blaming us, we're held like hostages
Favourite song: "N.Y. State of Mind"
Favourite moment: Just one example - I love how he delivers this line:
Life is parallel to Hell but I must maintain
And be prosperous, though we live dangerous
Cops could just arrest me, blaming us, we're held like hostages
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Muovi antaa periksi - Absoluuttinen Nollapiste
1995
Favourite song: "Sivulla jatkuu"
Favourite moment: The genious melody of the chorus of "Sivulla jatkuu". How melancholy can a song about brushing your teeth sound?
Favourite song: "Sivulla jatkuu"
Favourite moment: The genious melody of the chorus of "Sivulla jatkuu". How melancholy can a song about brushing your teeth sound?
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Richard D. James Album - Aphex Twin
1996
Favourite song: "Girl/Boy Song"
Favourite moment: The gorgeous 'chorus' of "Fingerbib".
Favourite song: "Girl/Boy Song"
Favourite moment: The gorgeous 'chorus' of "Fingerbib".
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
1998
Favourite song: "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
Favourite moment: And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see
Favourite song: "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
Favourite moment: And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see
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Suljettu - Absoluuttinen Nollapiste
1999
Favourite song: "Suvannossa ylpeä ilme"
Favourite moment: I love how the story comes together on the last track. The playful mood occasionally present on the album gradually turning into pure mourning is just amazing. The best Finnish song ever.
Favourite song: "Suvannossa ylpeä ilme"
Favourite moment: I love how the story comes together on the last track. The playful mood occasionally present on the album gradually turning into pure mourning is just amazing. The best Finnish song ever.
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Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven... - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
2000
Favourite song: "Antennas to Heaven"
Favourite moment: The priest speech on "Static" or the very last minutes of "Antennas to Heaven" or the beginning of "Storm" or the climax of "Sleep" or
Favourite song: "Antennas to Heaven"
Favourite moment: The priest speech on "Static" or the very last minutes of "Antennas to Heaven" or the beginning of "Storm" or the climax of "Sleep" or
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Lateralus - Tool
2001
Favourite song: "Reflection"
Favourite moment: The reprise of the "Disposition" guitar melody on "Reflection".
Favourite song: "Reflection"
Favourite moment: The reprise of the "Disposition" guitar melody on "Reflection".
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
2002
Favourite song: "Jesus, etc."
Favourite moment:
Favourite song: "Jesus, etc."
Favourite moment:
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Mount Eerie - The Microphones
2003
Favourite song: "The Sun"
Favourite moment: This album is basically a continuous favourite moment but I'll just mention the 'scary trumpets' on "The Sun".
Favourite song: "The Sun"
Favourite moment: This album is basically a continuous favourite moment but I'll just mention the 'scary trumpets' on "The Sun".
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A Piece of Strange - CunninLynguists
2005
Favourite song: "The Gates"
Favourite moment: Tonedeff's delivery on "The Gates".
Favourite song: "The Gates"
Favourite moment: Tonedeff's delivery on "The Gates".
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Ys - Joanna Newsom
2006
Favourite song: "Monkey & Bear"
Favourite moment: Possibly my favorite album lyrics-wise. Or otherwise. I won't pick anything.
Favourite song: "Monkey & Bear"
Favourite moment: Possibly my favorite album lyrics-wise. Or otherwise. I won't pick anything.
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