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KANYE WEST  "my beautiful dark twisted fantasy"  cd, 2010

a revisit
his fifth studio album of eleven,
this is the only one i own
lots of orchestrations on here
experts call it experimental trip-hop, jazz-rap, neo soul etc....
some Gospel sounding vocals, a real eclectic mix, 
i can now see where the likes of Kendrick Lamar got his musical inspirations from
its just a shame he is a despicable excuse of a human being but that said....
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

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PRINCE & THE NEW POWER GENERATION  "love symbol" cd, 1992


his fourteenth studio album, second with NPG
Lynne doesnt have this one on vinyl or cd so one-up to me LOL
when the best thing on here is that horrible "sexy mf" song that tells you how bad it is...
the only album of his i have heard and cant stand...
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

not linking tracks because theres none i like!!!

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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ROOTS  "wise up ghost and other songs" cd 2013

a revisit
Costello backed up by the Jimmy Fallon house band
album is very funky musically for the most part
songs for the most part dont even sound like Costello songs rhythmically 
im a huge fan of his music but i only like two or three on this album
and one of those is a re-write of "pills and soap" rebranded "stickout your tongue".
i acknowledge The Roots are definitely a 'tight' band but their sound does not blend with Costello IMO
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





and the Pills And Soap re-write which i do like:

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PRINCE  "for you"

from Lynne's Prince vinyl collection
his debut 
originally released in 1978 when he was 19.
incredible that he wrote, performed, sung and produced everything on here 
i guess he oozed self confidence at such a young age he felt he was good enough to do it all himself
album has eight tracks and a multilayered vocal album opener to entice the listener in to his world
album is a combination of rock, funk, R+B/soul and disco sounds
overall vibe of the album is similar to "off the wall" and his falsetto is comparable to MJ and can be mistaken in places too
one track im not keen on but the rest is pretty good IMO and would score around 2.1 which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:

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PRINCE  "planet earth"  2007

from Lynne's vinyl collection

his thirty-second album of forty, Lynne owns 30+ of them
some full blown rock on here ("guitar")
some jazzy/bluesy moments too ("somewhere here on earth")
but mostly within the R+B, soul, funk styles
sounds remarkably like Bruno Mars on "chelsea rodgers"
yet remains distinctly Prince.
another very good latterday career album from this incredible artist.
album ranks around 2.4 which means
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

lets go for the lead off single here:

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PALOMA FAITH  "fall to grace"  cd  2012


UK artist
second album of six 
most stuff on here is R+B/soul, some in the style of Amy Winehouse
other tracks are pop/power-pop
great artist IMO, ashamed to say i only own this album by her
album scores 2.3 which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite wasnt even released as a single:

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O C SMITH "the very best of..." cd,2003.

from Louisiana
compilation, only thing i own 
very good soul/r+b singer with country crossover leanings at times
very good album
would score around 2.2 from me which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

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HILLTOP HOODS  "the calling"  cd  2003

a revisit
Aussie Hip-Hop trio
third album of eleven, i own five
nowhere near the amount of foul language compared to the US dudes
at least they mainly rap about aussie life and dont try to pretend theyre gangsters from the hood...
still a pretty good album after 20+ years
it scores 2.2 from me which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

lead off single:

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BAD MEETS EVIL  "hell: the sequel"  cd 2011

a revisit
from Detroit
collaboration album by Royce Da 5'9" and Eminem
majority of it i monotonous and samey-same
but a few tracks are okay
best for me is the one that features Bruno
album scores 1.4 from me which mean
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM