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The Sun Sessions by Elvis Presley
The Sun Sessions by Elvis Presley
1976 | Pop
7
8.3 (3 Ratings)
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Rolling Stone's 11th greatest album of all time
Compilation of early Presley recordings from his time at Sun Records. No particular standout tracks, but it is always good to hear a different side of an artist of his stature, seeing how we developed from an energetic young showman into ... the caricature of him in later life.
  
Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
1980 | Alternative
8
9.0 (5 Ratings)
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Rolling Stone's 438th greatest album of all time
Technically just a re-issue of The Cure's debut album for the US, this "compilation" features the well-known title track, but not many other well known Cure songs. All songs are fairly typical of their early post-punk style, brooding yet oddly optimistic lyrics and electronic guitar music underneath.
  
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Aliens: Bug Hunt
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
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A compilation of Alien(s) stories, set during the events of all 4 of the original movies (Alien, Aliens, Ali3n and Alien: Resurrection), with a large portion of these concentrating on just-about-everybodies favourite characters from the second movie: that of the Colonial Marines.

As a compilation, some of these stories are better than others: the stand-outs (to me) are the one about Bishop, the one about the history of the Pulse Rifle (yes, seriously! Somebody actually took time to write up a piece on that!) and the one told from an Alien Point-of-view (such as it were).

However, some of the others seem overly-formulaic: Marines get sent to distant planet that has lost communication with the inhabitants, to find the Weyland-Yutani has a hand in the proceedings ...
  
Armed Forces by Elvis Costello / Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Armed Forces by Elvis Costello / Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1979 | Rock
9
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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Rolling Stone's 475th greatest album of all time
I love quite a few of Elvis Costello's songs and a few of my favourites are here - Accidents Will Happen, Oliver's Army and (possibly my favourite song of all time) Peace, Love and Understanding. The rest of the album is pretty good too. Goon Squad was a new discovery for me, and enough to justify listening to this again rather than a best of compilation.
  
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Stephanie (8 KP) rated Spotify Music in Apps

Jul 26, 2018  
Spotify Music
Spotify Music
Entertainment, Music
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8.6 (230 Ratings)
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The Music I Want
The options for music are limitless! If I want to listen to a compilation of artists from a specific genre, it's simple to find one that fits my mood. Or if I'm in the mood to listen to one specific artist, I get an entire playlist of just them. Whether I'm working out, driving around town, taking a road trip, or just relaxing at home, with Spotify I can always find the right music!
  
Non Zero Sumness by Planet Funk
Non Zero Sumness by Planet Funk
2002 | Dance, Electronic, Pop
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Chase The Sun by Planet Funk

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"Me and my girlfriend couldn’t get this song out of our heads for a whole flight to New York. All we knew was the riff. When we landed, I ended up playing the melody on the piano and sending it as a voice note to my pals, asking ‘What the fuck is this song?’ I just knew it was a vaguely cheesy dance thing from the early 2000s that would have been on an Ibiza Creamfields-type compilation."

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Best Dressed Chicken in Town by Dr. Alimantado
Best Dressed Chicken in Town by Dr. Alimantado
1978 | Reggae
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Poison Flour by Dr. Alimantado

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"He’s a dub reggae guy from the late ’70s. John Holt sang the original song ‘Man Next Door’. When we started the band, I had a clapped-out Mercedes Estate that I picked up for £60, and we used to drive everywhere in that car – to The Chateau where we used to play, and each others’ flats. This was on a compilation Paul had made, and we’d rewind the tape and listen to it over and over again."

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Cee-Lo Green recommended Still Standing by Goodie Mob in Music (curated)

 
Still Standing by Goodie Mob
Still Standing by Goodie Mob
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"It was our second record and we'd gotten considerably better, and were gelling a lot more organically as a group. Soul Food was essentially meant to be a compilation album and we had stumbled upon our own strange brew, and then with Still Standing we went into business together. We totally defined Southern hip hop for what it could be; it could be impact and nationwide. It's still a record I'm proud of to this day."

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Darren Fisher (2447 KP) rated MTV Rocks - Pop Punk Vs The World by Various Artists in Music

Jul 11, 2022 (Updated Jul 11, 2022)  
MTV Rocks - Pop Punk Vs The World by Various Artists
MTV Rocks - Pop Punk Vs The World by Various Artists
2018 | Alternative, Punk, Rock
1
6.8 (6 Ratings)
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Maybe it's my age but not one single track on this compilation is punk. Not even by todays standards is this at all punk. MTV Pop Punk? Jeez... do MTV even show music videos anymore? No doubt there is a market for this kind of rubbish and to a certain demographic the 'kids' will lap it up. Me though? Definitely not. Give me The Clash, Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks etc any old day!
  
Star Wars, volume 4: Crimson Reign
Star Wars, volume 4: Crimson Reign
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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So, confession time first.

I picked this up recently, started reading it, got myself a bit lost and then found out I had missed a series in-between (collected in Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters).

Back I went, picked that up, and put his on hold to read that entry.

This now makes a bit more sense!

It also follows on more from the previous collection, with this being a compilation of issues 20-25 of the main-line Star Wars series, and with this bringing to a close the story of Imperial Commander Commander Ellian Zahra.

There's also an attempt to 'bring-in' characters from other Star Wars media spin-offs: most noticeably, Qi'Ra from the film 'Solo' but also Poe Dameron's parents. Final issue in the collection (issue #25) has nothing to do with the main-line characters (Luke, Leia, Han, etc) but is instead a compilation of 4 mini-stories starring (1) Obi-Wan and Anakin, pre RotS (2)Darth Vader (3)Kylo Ren and (4) Poe Dameron.