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Ross (3284 KP) rated Back to Mono (1958 - 1969) by Various Artists in Music

Jul 1, 2020 (Updated Apr 8, 2021)  
Back to Mono (1958 - 1969) by Various Artists
Back to Mono (1958 - 1969) by Various Artists
1991 | Rhythm And Blues, Soul
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 65th greatest album of all time (489th in the 2020 list)
Superb collection of motown classics. Three full discs of some of the best soul and R&B songs ever made, plus the good old Christmas Gift album (which was also listed by Rolling Stone in its own right, so I listened to the same Xmas album twice in one week in June!). A diverse range of artists included, from Ben E King, Darlene Love, the Ronettes, Ike & Tina Turner and The Righteous Brothers.
  
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Helen McCrory recommended Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience in Books (curated)

 
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
Shaun Usher | 2016 | Biography
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"I read these out loud quite often. The letters are gathered from such a diverse range of people, from Steve Martin to Napoleon, and David Bowie to Mary, Queen of Scots—in this case on the night of her execution. There are love letters, letters of state, there’s a particularly funny one from a British ambassador to Moscow. They are tiny chinks of light into all these different lives, from Charlie Chaplin to Hitler. Each letter is reproduced as a facsimile of the original."

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BookInspector (124 KP) rated Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror in Books

Sep 24, 2020  
Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror
Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror
Natasha Farrant | 2019 | Children, Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book is a collection of eight stories, told by an unknown narrator. Every story is empowering and unique. I really liked the strong will and determination these twelve-year-old girls showed. The princesses are diverse, and it was a real pleasure to read about different cultures.

The narratives are always changing, and the mirror is the only thing linking the stories together. I really enjoyed the turns and little twists in each story, as well as a little bit of sweet romance.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Odelay by Beck in Music

May 21, 2020 (Updated May 17, 2021)  
Odelay by Beck
Odelay by Beck
1996 | Rock
10
9.5 (2 Ratings)
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Rolling Stone's 306th greatest album of all time (424th in the 2020 list)
Absolutely stunning album and great to have a re-listen as part of my journey through Rolling Stone's top 500 albums of all time. There is not a bad song here, and the range of styles and influences are so diverse that each song could plausibly be a different artist. From the opener of Devil's Haircut to the sublime New Pollution and the wonderful Where Its At, there is no filler at all.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated In Utero by Nirvana in Music

May 6, 2020  
In Utero by Nirvana
In Utero by Nirvana
1993 | Alternative
10
8.8 (14 Ratings)
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Rolling Stone's 435th greatest album of all time
I think this is my favourite Nirvana album. There is so much rawness to the sound and the lyrics and, with the backdrop of Geffen wanting a commercial success to follow Nevermind's , it is an incredibly brave album to have made. Cobain said at the time he made an album that he would want to listen to and that is exactly what this is. So much frustrated anger and so many brilliant songs and a fairly diverse sound.