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All These Lonely People
All These Lonely People
Gervase Phinn | 2009 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is a sweet little book, poignant and moving. Inspired by the Beatles song Eleanor Rigby we are given a further glimpse into the realms of loneliness and how it exists on our doorsteps. Father McKenzie the main protagonist shows us how profoundly lives can be touched by a simple listening ear.
  
Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
1989 | Hip-hop, Rock
8
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 156th greatest album of all time
Not quite the Beastie Boys at their best, but getting close. Superb sampling and production with awesome, characterful lyricism and witty songs. It is a good idea to read the Wikipedia article while listening to track all the samples and references throughout the album.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor in Music

May 11, 2020 (Updated Apr 12, 2021)  
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinead O'Connor
1990 | Alternative, Pop, Rock
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7.0 (3 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 408th greatest album of all time (457th in the 2020 list)
Interesting album, comprising thoughtful, slow songs like Nothing Compares 2 U to poppier songs. I feel it is a shame she is best known for the slower songs and a lot of people would have been put off listening further.
  
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Brett Anderson recommended Scott 3 by Scott Walker in Music (curated)

 
Scott 3 by Scott Walker
Scott 3 by Scott Walker
1969 | Pop, Singer-Songwriter
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I got to Scott Walker quite late. I got into him because I read a lot of comparisons between Dog Man Star or 'The Big Time', the B-side to [Suede's] 'Animal Nitrate', and him. I knew The Walker Brothers of course, but I didn't know his solo stuff. What I like about Scott Walker is that it's millimetres away from easy listening, but is still not easy listening. There's the occasional little detail or bar that he puts in there that makes it not easy listening. Scott 3 for me is an amazing record. The first few songs on that, especially songs like 'Big Louise', are such powerful pieces of music. He's one of the greatest singers ever. It's amazing to see how powerful a voice can be, I don't mean in a macho sense, but how if the voice is doing something fascinating how minimal the music can be. I love the way he's still making strange records, like The Drift and Tilt. You've got to admire him for marginalising himself, and still doing interesting stuff at his age, because it's quite rare isn't it? You wonder where he's going to go next."

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The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life
The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life
John Le Carre | 2016 | Biography
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I definitely recommend listening to the audiobook version, as it's narrated by Le Carre himself. I really liked knowing the history behind the writer, and to see where a lot of his inspiration came from. It was broken up into a series of short stories/essays, which made it flow really well, in my opinion.
  
Wanted on Voyage by George Ezra
Wanted on Voyage by George Ezra
2014 | World
Requiring menace from an album that references the label on Paddington's suitcase is probably asking a bit much. But it's this darkish side that keeps you listening past the blithe singalongs.
Critic- Kitty Empire
Original Score: 3 out of 5

Read Review: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/29/george-ezra-wanted-on-voyage-review
  
The Filmmakers Podcast
The Filmmakers Podcast
TV & Film
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6.3 (4 Ratings)
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Interviews
Chat
Chemistry
In depth Movie chats with industry insiders and up and comers
I love listening to Giles chat with his guests and getting all that industry info.

A well formatted well rounded chat with passionate guys talking to a passionate guy.

I love Filmmakers Podcast and feel inspired by every episode