Category: nanoReviews
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The ArchAndroid
Album: The ArchAndroid Artist: Janelle Monáe Year: 2010 Genre: Progressive Soul Run Time: 1h4m Rating: 86.48% Review: A first class soul opera, featuring rap, strings, ambient noises, and classical piano. Beautiful, inspiring, and epic in scope. A fabulous album.
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The Shape Of Jazz To Come
Album: The Shape Of Jazz To Come Artist: Ornette Coleman Year: 1959 Genre: Free Jazz Run Time: 38m Rating: 79.71% Review: Ornette Coleman was the father of what he called Harmolodics, a method in free jazz of improvising the melodic line whilst simultaneously harmonising with it. It was certainly a bold move to title this…
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For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Album: For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) Artist: AC/DC Year: 1981 Genre: Hard Rock Run Time: 40m Rating: 77.27% Review: You can be fairly sure of what you’re getting with AC/DC. Simplistic lyrics, simplistic chords — a hard rock recipe that’s been around since the dawn of said genre. That doesn’t mean it’s…
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Trainspotting (Music From The Motion Picture)
Album: Trainspotting (Music From The Motion Picture) Artist: Various Artists Year: 1996 Genre: Alternative Run Time: 1h16m Rating: 86.76% Review: This album features a number of tracks heard and referenced in the titular film — and it’s wonderful. Britpop rubs shoulders with techno, and more besides. There are several numbers here not easily available from…
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Parallel Lines
Album: Parallel Lines Artist: Blondie Year: 1978 Genre: New wave Run Time: 39m Rating: 80.91% Review: Good quality new wave from Deborah Harry and friends. There’s a bit of filler in the middle of the album, but with no less than 6 hits, 4 of them really well remembered, this is an LP which can…
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Moanin’
Album: Moanin’ Artist: Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers Year: 1959 Genre: Hard Bop Run Time: 41m Rating: 82.36% Review: Originally released as Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, this is a fine jazz album, featuring some tight playing and excellent tune writing. Only a series of extended drum passages spoil the flow a little.…
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Doolittle
Album: Doolittle Artist: Pixies Year: 1989 Genre: Alternative Rock Run Time: 39m Rating: 83.60% Review: One of the most highly-regarded alternative rock albums in the canon, Doolittle proves its worth at every turn, with strolling basslines and squalling guitars. There’s a surprising amount of slowness, but it never feels this way, thanks to Black Francis’s…
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