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Moon Safari - Air

Sextet - A Certain Ratio

Airdrawndagger - Sasha

Infected - The The

This Is Big Audio Dynamite - Big Audio Dynamite

Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads

Kid A - Radiohead

Computer World - Kraftwerk

Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins

Endtroducing - DJ Shadow

Love them all, never skip any tracks.

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'kinell Ste.

i'm not rackin me brains for this mate.

however,

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Steve One wrote:

Endtroducing - DJ Shadow

Fuct if I can think of 10 at this time of the morning, but glad someone's mentioned DJ Shadow.

Is this lad way too clever by 'alf, or just basically shite, a chancer who's got lucky? Finally stuck Entroducing, the Outsider and Private Repress on me iPod over Xmas thinking I was gonna be dead impressed but, whilst he gets a nice groove going on occasion, I found most of it just pretentious twaddle. Think I might be missing something amazing, but not sure I can give him too many more plays before he just gets boring? Possibly I just don't get it?

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I wasn't after you listing 10 albums,i just wanted those 10 'out there'. :laugh:

Endtroducing is, after a few listens excellent. Not fussed on the second one and haven't got round to the Outsder yet.

If anyone likes electronic music though,have a listen to the Sasha album. Its nothing like what you'll expect, its quite slow and ambient. Think along the likes of Royksopp.

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El Jarvo wrote:

Steve One wrote:

Endtroducing - DJ Shadow

Fuct if I can think of 10 at this time of the morning, but glad someone's mentioned DJ Shadow.

Is this lad way too clever by 'alf, or just basically shite, a chancer who's got lucky? Finally stuck Entroducing, the Outsider and Private Repress on me iPod over Xmas thinking I was gonna be dead impressed but, whilst he gets a nice groove going on occasion, I found most of it just pretentious twaddle. Think I might be missing something amazing, but not sure I can give him too many more plays before he just gets boring? Possibly I just don't get it?

Maybe got lucky with "Entroducing"; thereafter it's pretty hit and miss (and mostly miss at that)...

I would add:

Cocteau Twins, "Victorialand"*

Tindersticks, "Tindersticks" (the first one, NATCH!)*

Kid Loco, "A Grand Love Story"

The Stone Roses' debut (a bit obvious, NATCH!)

Mazzy Star, "So Tonight That I Might See"*

(* - and, frankly, everything else they've ever done)

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Fuwk! 10 is a bit of a tall order, here's 7 off the top of my head:

The Postal Service - Give Up

UNKLE - Psyence Fiction

Ian Brown - Golden Greats

Leftfield - Leftism

Doves - The Last Broadcast

Morrissey - Vauxhall and I

Crowded House - Temple Of Low Men

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Some of his stuff is excellent. I'd go for The Private Press over Endtroducing.

I was rather smug a few years back when all my mates were going on about the ace music that MoTD had started using during the goal of the month and I was able to say, "Oh, yeah, DJ Shadow, the CD's hardly been out of my machine for the last year"

Endtroducing was the first Completely Sampled Album or something. The only thing used to produce the whole album was a AKAI sampling drum machine, I think.

And his stuff with James Lavelle as U.N.K.L.E. is even better.

:thumb:

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ally wrote: Fuwk! 10 is a bit of a tall order, here's 7 off the top of my head:

The Postal Service - Give Up

UNKLE - Psyence Fiction

Ian Brown - Golden Greats

Leftfield - Leftism

Doves - The Last Broadcast

Morrissey - Vauxhall and I

Crowded House - Temple Of Low Men

hmmmm... I can skip a few tracks on Vauxhall... depending on my mood.

Morrissey- Southpaw Grammar

The Cure- Disintegration

Depeche Mode- Violator

I Am Kloot- I Am Kloot

Ladytron- 604

British Sea Power- The Decline of...

Doves- Some Cities

REM- Automatic for the People

Gary Numan- Telekon

Placebo- Meds

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go betweens - liberty belle & the black diamond express

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someone close by has got some terrible taste.

:rofl:

edit: how could i forget

Television - Marquee Moon

:nod:

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anyone picked up the expanded/ deluxe version of endtroducing?

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hibster wrote: anyone picked up the expanded/ deluxe version of endtroducing?

is that a tin of paint?

what colour?

:laugh:

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have you really just made a pun on the similarity of the words deluxe & dulux?

slow day at work is it?

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hibster wrote: have you really just made a pun on the similarity of the words deluxe & dulux?

slow day at work is it?

shockingly so.

no ones in.

:laugh:

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*resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

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hibster wrote: *resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

nahh go ahead.

i get it all the time.

:headflyover:

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hibster wrote: anyone picked up the expanded/ deluxe version of endtroducing?

Yes, that's what I've got. Soulseek is the answer!

To be honest, I just have a playlist on me ipod which chews up all tracks on random with zero play count till I've listened to the lot at least once. Perhaps I should actually sit down and play his albums through, in the correct order, just the one time? Maybe the stuff I dislike covers a couple of albums and the bits which are listenable are all off the same album?

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hibster wrote: *resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

Sorry but i cant do that. If JAK has got a job, it must be working for the fcukin social. Theres only two types in Liverpool.

Those who claim social, those who work for the social.

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Steve One wrote: I wasn't after you listing 10 albums,i just wanted those 10 'out there'. :laugh:

Endtroducing is, after a few listens excellent. Not fussed on the second one and haven't got round to the Outsder yet.

If anyone likes electronic music though,have a listen to the Sasha album. Its nothing like what you'll expect, its quite slow and ambient. Think along the likes of Royksopp.

I've got it. It's alright. Wouldn't rave over it.

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Steve 'Good Cop, Bad Cop?' One wrote:

hibster wrote: *resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

Sorry but i cant do that. If JAK has got a job, it must be working for the fcukin social. Theres only two types in Liverpool.

Those who claim social, those who work for the social.

That's a bit narrow minded now isn't it? I don't claim social nor do I work for the social. Oh and you might find it hard to stomach but I actually have a job. Spot on observation.:thumb:

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PHD wrote:

Steve 'Good Cop, Bad Cop?' One wrote:

hibster wrote: *resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

Sorry but i cant do that. If JAK has got a job, it must be working for the fcukin social. Theres only two types in Liverpool.

Those who claim social, those who work for the social.

That's a bit narrow minded now isn't it? I don't claim social nor do I work for the social. Oh and you might find it hard to stomach but I actually have a job. Spot on observation.:thumb:

Aye, its obviously better than your sense of humor! D'you know what a meeeeen la? :laugh:

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I can only think of 5 you've thrown me there.

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Killing Joke - What's This For? Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here Leftfield - Rhythm and Stealth Napalm Death - Scum Depeche Mode - Violator The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour Ministry - The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste Public Image Ltd - Flowers of Romance Discharge - Here Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

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Good CopBad Cop wrote:

PHD wrote:

Steve 'Good Cop, Bad Cop?' One wrote:

hibster wrote: *resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

Sorry but i cant do that. If JAK has got a job, it must be working for the fcukin social. Theres only two types in Liverpool.

Those who claim social, those who work for the social.

That's a bit narrow minded now isn't it? I don't claim social nor do I work for the social. Oh and you might find it hard to stomach but I actually have a job. Spot on observation.:thumb:

Aye, its obviously better than your sense of humor! D'you know what a meeeeen la? :laugh:

There's fuck all wrong with my sense of humour Steve. I just don't share your vision of Liverpool "types". I must have missed your smileys in your post kidder laaa.:scratch:

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PHD wrote:

Good CopBad Cop wrote:

PHD wrote:

Steve 'Good Cop, Bad Cop?' One wrote:

hibster wrote: *resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

Sorry but i cant do that. If JAK has got a job, it must be working for the fcukin social. Theres only two types in Liverpool.

Those who claim social, those who work for the social.

That's a bit narrow minded now isn't it? I don't claim social nor do I work for the social. Oh and you might find it hard to stomach but I actually have a job. Spot on observation.:thumb:

Aye, its obviously better than your sense of humor! D'you know what a meeeeen la? :laugh:

There's fuck all wrong with my sense of humour Steve. I just don't share your vision of Liverpool "types". I must have missed your smileys in your post kidder laaa.:scratch:

I only do it to get a rise out of Kershy,you know what he's like. Everytime he posts i just think of Joey Boswell.

I know not every liverpudlian is like that,i worked out of Liverpool for 2 years. No offence intended Paul mate!

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:topic:

Sorry, but do you EVER do any work? :evil4: No wonder this country is in the state it's in.................:D

Don't suppose you fancy signing a form for me, saying what a good upstanding citizen I am? It pays good money?:ignore:

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Kath wrote: :topic:

Sorry, but do you EVER do any work? :evil4: No wonder this country is in the state it's in.................:D

Don't suppose you fancy signing a form for me, saying what a good upstanding citizen I am? It pays good money?:ignore:

Yeah, of course i do! But i dont sit in a car with P O L I C E down the side stopping people from doing 6 miles an hour over the limit cos their trying to get to work!

Who d'you think stops the real criminals? Santa? :laugh:

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Good CopBad Cop wrote:

Who d'you think stops the real criminals? Santa? :laugh:

Be more useful than the rozzers down here:evil4:

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Ten is a pretty tall order, especially considering that a lot of folks have probably heard some of my faves (Pet Sounds, Revolver, Unknown Pleasures, etc.). But I'm gonna go for it in no particular order

The Velvet Underground (self-titled 1969 release) The Modern Lovers, Precise Modern Lovers Order (live) The Who Sell Out Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde Belle and Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress Talking Heads, The Name of This Band is... REM, Murmur Weezer, Pinkerton John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band XTC, Skylarking

Now let the piss-taking begin :p

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Good CopBad Cop wrote:

hibster wrote: *resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

Sorry but i cant do that. If JAK has got a job, it must be working for the fcukin social. Theres only two types in Liverpool.

Those who claim social, those who work for the social.

Doesn't JAK work in Mancland?

Thus, probably making him an Illegal Immigrant? :eek3:

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last broadcast - doves pornography - cure as good as it gets - gene totally wired,anthology - the fall greatest - ian brown queen is dead - smiths head over heels - cocteau twins crocodiles - echo and bunnymen dusk - the the tindersticks - tindersticks scream - siouxsie and the banshees

:thumb:

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El Jarvo wrote:

Good CopBad Cop wrote:

hibster wrote: *resists urge to make obvious joke about employment*

Sorry but i cant do that. If JAK has got a job, it must be working for the fcukin social. Theres only two types in Liverpool.

Those who claim social, those who work for the social.

Doesn't JAK work in Mancland?

Thus, probably making him an Illegal Immigrant? :eek3:

:rofl:

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Good CopBad Cop wrote:

Kath wrote: :topic:

Sorry, but do you EVER do any work? :evil4: No wonder this country is in the state it's in.................:D

Don't suppose you fancy signing a form for me, saying what a good upstanding citizen I am? It pays good money?:ignore:

Yeah, of course i do! But i dont sit in a car with P O L I C E down the side stopping people from doing 6 miles an hour over the limit cos their trying to get to work!

Who d'you think stops the real criminals? Santa? :laugh:

Oh, go on! It's just a signature I need............I don't know any other Police Officers............well, not in 'that' way............go on....you know you want to!:)

Mind you, anyone else who is a Solicitor, Police Office, a Bank or Building Society Offical is welcome! :)

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I don't wanna beg or anything but..........:blush: I do know a cop .......but erm.....he was a part of the West Midlands Police Crime Squad at a bad time.......shall we say...

C'mon Steve; Jem will vouch for me!

Not a good idea maybe..........but Bonz will.........and Steve...........

Go on.........just a signature! PERRRRLEASE!

Ok then........know a Magistrate that I can bribe?:evil4:

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10? Holy SHIT!!! Tough one that.....

"Joshua Tree"-U2-my fave all time period

"Automatic For The People"-REM

"Grace" Jeff Buckley

"Unclassified" Robert Randolph and The Family Band

"My Favorite Things" John Coltrane

"In Session" Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan

"Rocks" Aerosmith

"The Last Broadcast" Doves

"Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook"

"The Trinity Session" Cowboy Junkies

and two bubbling under "Our New Orleans and "Can You Jack? Chicago Acid and Experimental House 1985-1995"

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - beatles The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground Their Satanic Majesties Request - Rolling Stones Dark side of the moon - Pink Floyd London Calling - The Clash Pornography - The Cure The Jhosua Tree - U2 Violator - Depeche Mode Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails Mellon Collie And Infinte Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins Ok Computer - Radiohead

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Leftfield-Leftism Underwold-Everything everything The Cure-Disintegration Primal Scream-Screamadelica New Order-Movement Moby-Play Depeche Mode-Black Celebration.

In this moment i´m thinking only 7! :shrug:

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Kath wrote: C'mon Steve; Jem will vouch for me!

That fills me with confidence! Whats it for, can you say on here? CRB? Passport?

You are aware you can get your GP to do it,you have to pay him though!

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Good CopBad Cop wrote:

PHD wrote: [quote user="Good CopBad Cop

I only do it to get a rise out of Kershy,you know what he's like. Everytime he posts i just think of Joey Boswell.

It's a fair cop. Peace.

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Some sounds from the past well worth a listen......

Cabaret Voltaire - Mix UP Talking Heads - 77 The Human League - Travelogue The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat Spear Of Destiny - World Service Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement Associates - Sulk Siouxsie and the Banshees - A kiss in the Dream House Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes The Glove - Blue Sunshine

All ace..try' m if you dare :bag:

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SO wrote:

Kath wrote: C'mon Steve; Jem will vouch for me!

That fills me with confidence! Whats it for, can you say on here? CRB? Passport?

You are aware you can get your GP to do it,you have to pay him though!

No can't be GP - its just a signature for a personal licence.

Licence to sell. :nod:

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:nonono: Good grievance. Don't we all love a good mudslinging?

Anywho, here's my 10, though I can't say I've got 'em all in order. These are just the 10 current faves.

The Other Two & You [The Other Two] Best 1... [The Smiths] ...Best 2 [The Smiths] The Singles [The Clash] (What's the Story) Morning Glory? [Oasis] Silent Alarm [Bloc Party] The Complete BBC Sessions [Joy Division] Amnesiac [Radiohead] Parachutes [Coldplay] Strange and Beautiful [Aqualung]

And for my 5 Honorable Mentions-- The Used [The Used] Hail to the Thief [Radiohead] Silent Alarm Remixed [Bloc Party] Definitely Maybe [Oasis] Surfacing [Sarah McLachlan]

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I'll see what I can do in this state

Joy Division - Closer New Order - Technique My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Velvet Underground - VU & Nico Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands Black Sabbath - Master of Reality Queens of the Stone Age - s/t Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking Lou Reed - Transformer

close but probably on: Stone Roses - s/t Grandaddy - Sumday and there was another important one that I forgot

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the pop group-y the fall-grotesque (after the gramme) mark lanegan-whiskey for the holy ghost the chills-brave words the minutemen-double nickels on the dime the last poets-at last grant mclennan-horsebreaker star the congos-heart of the congos einsturzende neubauten-halber mensch opal-happy nightmare baby

opal is the precursor to mazzy star, i go for them as i prefer kendra smith to hope sandoval.

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Christ! Only 10? Be ashamed to miss any,so....

  1. NO - PCL
  2. PULP - His 'n' Hers
  3. COCTEAU TWINS - Heaven Or Las Vegas
  4. MORRISSEY - Vauxhall & I/You Are The Quarry
  5. INTERPOL - Turn On The Bright Lights
  6. JJ72 - Eye To The Sky
  7. HUMAN LEAGUE - Reproduction
  8. DEPECHE MODE - Violator
  9. KRAFTWERK - Minimum Maximum ('cause its got it all!) 10)U2 - Zooropa

Bubbling under are SMITHS,DUBSTAR,and every other NO and NO related album.

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An Ideal For Living Unknown Pleasures Closer Still Permanent x2 Simple

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  1. Technique by New Order
  2. Strangeways Here We Come by The Smiths
  3. London Calling by The Clash
  4. Pretty Hate Machine by NIN
  5. Dry by PJ Harvey
  6. Any album by Mandalay
  7. Any album by Lamb

That's all I can come up with right now.

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At this moment...

Severed Heads - Since the Accident Blue Nile - A Walk Across the Rooftops Fehlfarben - Knietief im Dispo MC Solaar - Prose Combat Tears for Fears - The Hurting (and BIG CHAIR) Amerie - Touch

etc. etc.

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Closer Unknown Pleasures Low-Life Technique Substance from both bands Mozart's Requiem- Von Karajan Jagged Little Pill- Alanis Morissette Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables- Dead Kennedys Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death- Dead Kennedys

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Good to see list threads haven't gone out of style, all the easier for us longtime non-posters to shoehorn ourselves back in

  • Low-Life
  • Successive Reflexes by Liquid Liquid
  • Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
  • U.F.Orb by The Orb
  • Vini Reilly by Durutti Column
  • The Case of the 3-Sided Dream by Rahsaan Roland Kirk
  • The Message by Cymande
  • Hou Guan Yin by FM3
  • Angels & Demons at Play by Sun Ra
  • Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Honorable Mentions Jump Leads by Fila Brazillia Iahora Tahiti by Mouse on Mars Electronic 1 by Electronic The Ideal Copy by Wire Clear by Cybotron

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MONTY The Merciless wrote: Bubbling under are SMITHS,DUBSTAR,and every other NO and NO related album.

What, even Republic? Or ther last Electronic Album? Jesus.

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Uncle Liam wrote: Or ther last Electronic Album? Jesus.

How dare you.

Twisted Tenderness is ace, you twat :nod:

Btw send me your bank details, you twat :nod:

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I have to work out your bill first!

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Here's my Top 10

1. New Order - Technique2. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures3. Kraftwerk - Computerworld4. Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman5. Chemical Brothers - Surrender6. Depeche Mode - Violator7. Moby - Play or Hotel8. Slam - Alien Radio - Original and Remix versions9. Leftfield - Leftism or Rhythm And Stealth10. Orbital - Orbital I & II

With some honourable mentions for

Massive Attack - ProtectionGoldfrapp - Black Cherry or SupernatureHuman League - DareRoyksopp - Meldoy AMFuture Sound Of London - Lifeforms or Dead Cities

Cheers!:thumb:

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I am ashamed to admit I forgot

Muse- Absolution Muse- Black Holes and Revelations

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ally wrote:

I actually believe you're serious. :wink:

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Rearrange the letters in his name and you get:

I'm The Local Nob :nod:

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You've been waiting years to use that one! :laugh:

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"Steve" wrote: You've been waiting years to use that one! :laugh:

Oh yes :nod:

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ally wrote:

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!:banghead: You'll put me off my lunch LOL!:abovelol: Nice one ally. Cheers!:thumb:

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Well by Swell.

someone out there must like Swell.:banghead:

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King John Honest John wrote: Swell.

One for the "Words i used as a kid thread" me thinks! :rolleyes:

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Radiohead - The Bends Suede - Suede Doves - Lost Souls The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow Massive Attack - Mezzanine Oasis - Definitely Maybe New Order - Technique Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour Ryan Adams - Gold Stone Roses - Stone Roses

Morrissey - Vauxhall & I Depeche Mode - Violator Beck - Odelay Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish The Strokes - Is This It?

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Hatful of Hollow isnt an album. :nod:

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I know :)

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Uncle Liam wrote: Hatful of Hollow isnt an album. :nod:

what is it hten? an ep?

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King John Honest John wrote: Well by Swell.

someone out there must like Swell.:banghead:

if you'd said swell maps....

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hibster wrote:

Uncle Liam wrote: Hatful of Hollow isnt an album. :nod:

what is it hten? an ep?

Compilation.

Which isn't technically an album I suppose.

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  1. U2 - Achtung Baby [1991]
  2. The Police - Reggatta de Blanc [1979]
  3. The Chemical Brothers - Surrender [1999]
  4. The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995]
  5. Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman [1993]
  6. Leftfield - Leftism [1995]
  7. Pet Shop Boys - Relentless [1993]
  8. Peter Gabriel - So [1986]
  9. Electronic - Electronic [1991]
  10. Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love [2004]

:thumb:

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Wish You Were Here PINK FLOYD ALADDIN sane david BOWIE ALBUM PIL LEFTISM LEFTFIELD GREATEST HITS THE DOORS INTROSPECTIVE PET SHOP BOYs BOX SET(yes i am cheating here) LED ZEPPELIN MIXED UP(Mike's fav) THE CURE RANT IAN HUNTER THROUGH A BIG Country BIG COUNTRY :hat:

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ally wrote:

hibster wrote:

Uncle Liam wrote: Hatful of Hollow isnt an album. :nod:

what is it then? an ep?

Compilation.

Which isn't technically an album I suppose.

compilation album though innit!

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Uncle Liam wrote:

MONTY The Merciless wrote: Bubbling under are SMITHS,DUBSTAR,and every other NO and NO related album.

What, even Republic? Or ther last Electronic Album? Jesus.

I don't mind Republic,but I can't find anything remotely interesting on Twisted Tenderness,so I stand corrected.Humble pie on the dessert menu.

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