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Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World (2024)

[Alternative Rock]

U.K.

Rating - 5 Stars

16 years is a long time between albums, and although The Cure was still reasonably active in touring, fans had likely assumed they had heard the last of new music from the band long ago. From the moment lead single 'Alone' opens the album there is a distinctness about it, a sound that could only ever be from the mind of frontman Robert Smith. The song opens the album beautifully, placing the music in a melancholy mood - but it isn't all about the dark, with shades of light breaking through the clouds on occasion, allowing the listener to take an untainted breath. By track 2, the sublime 'And Nothing Is Forever', it is obvious this is not an album of up-tempo songs, instead keeping to a walking (and sometimes crawling) pace. By 'Warsong' the true feeling of burden the album leaves on the listener really become apparent, unfurling like a heavy blanket placed upon your body. Songs like 'I Can Never Say Goodbye' have moments of the vintage The Cure charm that made them so popular in the 80s, but 'All I Ever Am' drags you back to now - not this time, but to this very moment - the urgency of Robert's voice being immediately apparent. 'Endsong', with its themes of loss closes the album precisely as expected, but perfectly just the same. To come back after a such a long break with an piece of music that is not just excellent, but an absolutely essential part of the band's large discography is quite the feat. The album leaves the listener feeling like the have witnessed a series of contradictions - of finality at the same time as a new beginning, of the denseness of pure darkness whilst offering the clarity of light, and most importantly the weight of great burden at the same time as a feeling of weightlessness. Very few bands will ever have an album quite this wonderful.

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A Line Of Deathless Kings

My Dying Bride - A Line Of Deathless Kings (2006)

[Doom Metal]

U.K.

Rating - 4 Stars

The mid 2000's seemed to be a period in time where I found 'new' favourite bands that had been around for a long time. Satyricon, Immortal, Candlemass, Darkthrone etc I discovered within years of each other. MDB was another. Now I need to make a point first up. While listening to this record at the time I did, I wasn't in a very good place. Listening to this every morning before you started the day didn't serve me well. It's taken a long time for me to take another listen with a different view. The judgement of this release doesn't really change. Not having listened to any of their earlier work I was a taken by Stanthorpe's voice when singing through those drowning, sad, depressive songs (for the most part). The guitars though the entire album are cutting for the most part and are incredibly addictive. Track 2 'L'Amour Detruit' is the first example of what the listener is in for. With most songs clocking in at over 6 minutes long you don't leave the locker of any song in any real quick time. As intense as it is, you are commanded to submit yourself to the song itself. The spoken work toward the end of 'Loves Intolerable Pain' raises a number of dark questions that some may relate to. 'Deeper Down' is the killer for me. The lyrics are very easy to learn and although an up-tempo song initially, it drags you into a depressive state (for me at least) when you absorb the dark lyrics of the song and understand the metaphor strewn through the song. In any case, if you can unbolt yourselves from the journey the album can take you on, you will find a death/doom masterpiece full of sounds and vocals that work at the very nerves of your body.


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Sweden
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Dethroned & Uncrowned

Katatonia
Dethroned & Uncrowned

[Album]
13 September 2013
Doom Metal

'Dethroned & Uncrowned' is the tenth studio album by Katatonia. It is an acoustic reworking of the band's previous album Dead End Kings (2012).


U.K.
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The Wall (Immersion)

Pink Floyd
The Wall (Immersion)

[Albums Boxed Set]
27 February 2012
Classic Rock

'The Wall (Immersion)' is an album reissue by Pink Floyd. It was released as part of the 'Experience Pink Floyd' collection, and featured the original album remastered, the complete album live and a range of demos from the album's creation.


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The Path Of Totality

Korn
The Path Of Totality

[Album]
2 December 2011
Nu Metal

'The Path Of Totality' is the tenth studio album by Korn. The album was produced by various electronic music producers such as Skrillex, Noisia, Excision and various other independent producers.


U.K.
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Signature Box

John Lennon
Signature Box

[Albums Boxed Set]
4 October 2010
Classic Rock

'Signature Box' is a boxed set of remastered albums by John Lennon. The box features all his original studio albums remastered, done by the same team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios who worked on the 2009 remasters by The Beatles, in London and Avatar Studios, New York. The set also includes non-album singles and a small collection of demos.


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III, Remember Who You Are

Korn
III, Remember Who You Are

[Album]
13 July 2010
Nu Metal

'Korn III, Remember Who You Are' is the ninth studio album by Korn. It is the band's second album recorded as a quartet since their 2005 album See You On the Other Side. It is their first album since 1996's Life Is Peachy to be produced by Ross Robinson, as well as their first to feature drummer Ray Luzier, who was previously a fill-in member.


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Untitled

Korn
Untitled

[Album]
31 July 2007
Nu Metal

'Untitled' is the eighth studio album by Korn. It is the band's only studio release without an official drummer, released between the departure of David Silveria in 2006 and the arrival of Ray Luzier in late 2007. Vocalist Jonathan Davis hired drummers Terry Bozzio and Brooks Wackerman as session musicians. The album was intentionally released without a title.


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MTV Unplugged

Korn
MTV Unplugged

[Album]
5 March 2007
Nu Metal

'MTV Unplugged' is an acoustic live album by Korn. It was recorded for the MTV Unplugged television show.


Sweden
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The Great Cold Distance

Katatonia
The Great Cold Distance

[Album]
13 March 2006
Doom Metal

'The Great Cold Distance' is the seventh studio album by Katatonia.


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Kings Of Damnation 98-04

Black Label Society
Kings Of Damnation 98-04

[Compilation Album]
?? October 2005
Heavy Metal

'Kings Of Damnation 98'04 is a compilation album of Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, although the first four tracks are pre-1998 and not actual Black Label Society tracks.


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Mafia

Black Label Society
Mafia

[Album]
8 March 2005
Heavy Metal

'Mafia' is the sixth studio album by Black Label Society. It is one of the band's most commercially successful releases, selling over 250,000 copies in the United States.


Sweden
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Viva Emptiness

Katatonia
Viva Emptiness

[Album]
1 March 2003
Doom Metal

'Viva Emptiness' is the sixth studio album by Katatonia.


Sweden
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Last Fair Deal Gone Down

Katatonia
Last Fair Deal Gone Down

[Album]
8 May 2001
Doom Metal

'Last Fair Deal Gone Down' is the fifth studio album by Katatonia. The release was the first of a series of four albums done by the band with a stable line up after years of lineup and role changes with prior albums.


U.K.
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Live At Clark University (Official Bootleg)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Live At Clark University (Official Bootleg)

[Album]
6 July 1999
Classic Rock

'Live At Clark University (Official Bootleg)' is an official live bootleg album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.


U.K.
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Live At The Oakland Coliseum (Official Bootleg)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Live At The Oakland Coliseum (Official Bootleg)

[Album]
27 February 1998
Classic Rock

'Live At The Oakland Coliseum (Official Bootleg)' is an official live bootleg album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.


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Alive III

KISS
Alive III

[Album]
18 May 1993
Hard Rock

'Alive III' is a live album released by KISS. It is the third installment of the Alive series. The recording took place during the band's tour in support of Revenge (1992). It was certified gold in 1994.


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Revenge

KISS
Revenge

[Album]
19 May 1992
Hard Rock

'Revenge' is the sixteenth studio album by KISS. It is the band's first album to feature drummer Eric Singer, following the death of former drummer Eric Carr in November 1991 and is the group's last album to feature musical contributions from the latter. Marking a stylistic departure from the pop-influenced glam metal which characterized much of the band's 1980s output for a heavier sound, the album reached the Top 20 in several countries, though it failed to reestablish the group back in the mainstream and its sales were equal-to or less than its predecessors, ultimately only being certified gold by the RIAA on July 20, 1992.


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Hearts Of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Various Artists
Hearts Of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

[Album]
20 October 1987
-Various-

'Hearts Of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)' is a soundtrack to the film of the same name, with songs performed by Bob Dylan, Fiona, and Rupert Everett.


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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

[Album]
1 June 1967
Classic Rock

'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is the eight album by The Beatles. It is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the roles of sound composition, extended form, psychedelic imagery, record sleeves, and the producer in popular music. The album had an immediate cross-generational impact and was associated with numerous touchstones of the era's youth culture, such as fashion, drugs, mysticism, and a sense of optimism and empowerment. Critics lauded the album for its innovations in songwriting, production and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high art, and for reflecting the interests of contemporary youth and the counterculture. The first Beatles album to be released with the same track listing in both the U.K. and the U.S., it spent 27 weeks at number one on the Record Retailer chart in the United Kingdom and 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the United States. In 1968, it won four Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, the first rock LP to receive this honour; in 2003, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. It has topped several critics' and listeners' polls for the best album of all time, including those published by Rolling Stone magazine and in the book All Time Top 1000 Albums. More than 32 million copies had been sold worldwid and it remains one of the best-selling albums of all time.


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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Mono]

The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Mono]

[Album]
1 June 1967
Classic Rock

'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is the eight album by The Beatles. It is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the roles of sound composition, extended form, psychedelic imagery, record sleeves, and the producer in popular music. The album had an immediate cross-generational impact and was associated with numerous touchstones of the era's youth culture, such as fashion, drugs, mysticism, and a sense of optimism and empowerment. Critics lauded the album for its innovations in songwriting, production and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high art, and for reflecting the interests of contemporary youth and the counterculture. The first Beatles album to be released with the same track listing in both the U.K. and the U.S., it spent 27 weeks at number one on the Record Retailer chart in the United Kingdom and 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the United States. In 1968, it won four Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, the first rock LP to receive this honour; in 2003, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. It has topped several critics' and listeners' polls for the best album of all time, including those published by Rolling Stone magazine and in the book All Time Top 1000 Albums. More than 32 million copies had been sold worldwid and it remains one of the best-selling albums of all time.


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Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie [Thank U Edition]

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Canada

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Tales From The Thousand Lakes, Live At Tavastia

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Finland

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Rarities 1991-2001

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A Feast For The Tasteless

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Canada

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Somewhere Far Beyond, Live

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Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited

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Germany

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Infinite Evolution

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50th Anniversary Live (Third Night)

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U.S.A.

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50th Anniversary Live (Second Night)

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The 50th Anniversary Collection, 1974 (The Copyright Extension Collection Vol. VII)

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Classic Rock

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The Very Best Of

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Classic Rock

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The Live Series, Songs Of Celebration

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The Live Series, Songs From Around The World 2

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The Live Series, Songs Of Concience

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Road Diary

[Album]
Classic Rock

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Loads Of Remixes

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Post-Grunge Rock

U.K.

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Tritonus Nights

[Album]
Doom Metal

Sweden

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Stadium Anthems

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Post-Grunge Rock

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Rock 'n' Roll Star!

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'hours.' REMIX EP

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Pyromania [40th Anniversary]

[Album]
Hard Rock

U.K.

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Conqueress, Extended

[E.P.]
Heavy Metal

Germany

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To The Limit, The Essential Collection

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Classic Rock

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Best Of (1969-1974)

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Classic Rock

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Better Dead Than Mainstream, Live At The Marquee Theater

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American Idiot [20th Anniversary Edition]

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Avenge The Fallen

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Sweden

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Mind Games (The Ultimate Collection)

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Classic Rock

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Mind Games (The Elements Mix)

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Mind Games (The Evolution Documentary)

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Mind Games (The Out-takes)

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Mind Games (The Raw Studio Mixes)

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Mind Games (The Ultimate Mixes)

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Mind Games (The Meditation Mixes)

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Love Songs Live

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Jazz

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Her Melodious Lay

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Jazz

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Ballads

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Jazz

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Sheltering Skies

[Album]
Progressive Rock

U.K.

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King Crimson Collectors' Club, No. 49-50 Live In Montreal 1984

[Album]
Progressive Rock

U.K.

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Papercuts

[Compilation Album]
Nu Metal

U.S.A.

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Papercuts Instrumentals

[Compilation Album]
Nu Metal

U.S.A.

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Cancelled

[E.P.]
Hard Rock

U.S.A.

Status: Want


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Archives Vol. III (1976-1987)

[Compilation Boxed Set]
Folk Rock

Canada

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Special Release Series Vol. 03 Duma

[Album]
Folk Rock

Canada

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Definitley Maybe [30th Anniversary Edition]

[Album]
Rock

U.K.

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Levels Of Perception

[Album]
Death Metal

Netherlands

Status: Want


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Live From Red Rocks

[Album]
Alternative Rock

U.S.A.

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A Cat Called Domino, Rare Cuts From Roy Orbison

[Compilation Album]
Rock & Roll

U.S.A.

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Martha's Music Vault, SP On The Radio 1988-89 / Starchildren Live 8.18.90

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Alternative Rock

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Planet Girls

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Alternative Rock

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1964 U.S. Albums (In Mono) [Mono]

[Albums Boxed Set]
Classic Rock

U.K.

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Paris [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

[Album]
Alternative Rock

U.K.

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Light 'Em Up

[Album]
Hard Rock

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Resurrected, Vol. 1

[Compilation Album]
Hard Rock

-Various-

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Resurrected, Vol. 2

[Compilation Album]
Hard Rock

-Various-

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Welcome To Shepherd's Bush

[Album]
Classic Rock

U.K.

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Cutouts

[Album]
Alternative Rock

U.K.

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Live At Shea Stadium 1982

[Album]
Classic Rock

U.K.

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1976

[Albums Boxed Set]
Classic Rock

U.K.

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The Acoustic Sessions

[E.P.]
Classic Rock

U.K.

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Confidenza (Music For The Daniele Luchetti Film)

[Album]
Alternative Rock

U.K.

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Grieghallen 20180528

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Black Metal

Norway

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Die For Us

[Album]
Death Metal

Australia

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Brian May
Furia (Soundtrack)

[Album]
2000
Rock


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Brian May
Another World

[Single]
1998
Rock


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Brian May
Another World

[Album]
1998
Rock


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Brian May
On My Way Up

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1998
Rock


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Brian May
Red Special

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1998
Rock


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Brian May
The Business

[Single]
1998
Rock


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Brian May
Why Don't We Try Again

[Single]
1998
Rock


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T.E. Conway
Retro Sock Special

[Single]
1998
Rock


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Brian May
Last Horizon

[Single]
1993
Rock


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Brian May
Resurrection

[E.P.]
1993
Rock


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Brian May
Resurrection

[Single]
1993
Rock


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Brian May
Back To The Light

[Album]
1992
Rock


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Brian May
Back To The Light

[Single]
1992
Rock


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Brian May
Driven By You

[Single]
1991
Rock


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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Mono]

The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Mono]

[Album]
1 June 1967
Classic Rock

'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' is the eight album by The Beatles. It is regarded by musicologists as an early concept album that advanced the roles of sound composition, extended form, psychedelic imagery, record sleeves, and the producer in popular music. The album had an immediate cross-generational impact and was associated with numerous touchstones of the era's youth culture, such as fashion, drugs, mysticism, and a sense of optimism and empowerment. Critics lauded the album for its innovations in songwriting, production and graphic design, for bridging a cultural divide between popular music and high art, and for reflecting the interests of contemporary youth and the counterculture. The first Beatles album to be released with the same track listing in both the U.K. and the U.S., it spent 27 weeks at number one on the Record Retailer chart in the United Kingdom and 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the United States. In 1968, it won four Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, the first rock LP to receive this honour; in 2003, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. It has topped several critics' and listeners' polls for the best album of all time, including those published by Rolling Stone magazine and in the book All Time Top 1000 Albums. More than 32 million copies had been sold worldwid and it remains one of the best-selling albums of all time.


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