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Graduation by Kanye West

Review by nexi7

love it one of the best albums of all time

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Spaceball: The American Radio Sessions by Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Review by Jon Lusk

Subtitled The American Radio Sessions, this double-disc set collects largely acoustic versions of classic T. Rex songs performed in 1971 and 1972, when the original glam rock pixie was trying to bust his way into America. Both the poor recording qual...

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Bongo Bong

Review by rob

This track has long been the stand-out track that exemplifies Manu Chao for me -- I've been loving this song ever since it came out a long time ago.

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Live at Klub 007 by Gallon Drunk

Review by Keira Burgess

Gallon Drunk's James Johnston is a busy boy. A member of Nick Cave's Bad Seeds since 1994, he's also spent part of this year touring with Faust, while bandmate Ian White has been working with Lydia Lunch. Saxophonist Terry Edwards too has done the ro...

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Something Bitchin' This Way Comes by Lock Up

Review by cglaume

Gnagnagna, « Lock Up c’est quand même ‘achement moins bien que RATM »… Mais ils sont cons ou quoi ? Est-ce que du Lock Up anglais ont dit « c’est quand même ‘achement moins bien que Napalm Death » ? Non. Parce qu’on peut déguster à la fois la boule v...

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The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets by Buddy Holly and The Crickets

Review by Chris Jones

This latest collection commemorates the 50th anniversary of the day that Charles Hardin Holley (sic) climbed aboard his last plane ride. Who, you wonder, really needs to hear the story one more time: of how the geeky boy from Lubbock Texas heard Elvi...