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5.0 = amazing, everyone should get it, almost unquestionably aoty.
4.5 = extremely good, definitely aoty material but i don't feel comfortable with giving it a 5.
4.0 = very good, definitely worth grabbing.
3.5 = quite good, i would strongly recommend all albums at this level or above.
3.0 = good. i usually default to this if i feel it needs more listens but was pretty good on first / second listen.
2.5 = solid, worth getting. i usually default to this if i feel it needs more listens to fully get the hang of.
2.0 = not bad, worth getting if you're a fan of the band.
1.5 = mediocre, if you really like the band you may as well grab it but otherwise i don't recommend it.
1.0 = pretty bad.

* = needs another listen or two, may get deleted


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A Liquid Landscape - Nightingale Express
A Silver Mt. Zion - "The West Will Rise Again"
Absolace - Fractals
Acyl - Algebra
Adeia - Hourglass
Adolf Plays The Jazz - Form Follows Function
afternoon - between
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times in CET


Soror Dolorosa – Low End
The Mary Onettes – Lost
The Feelies – Original Love
New Model Army – No Rest
X-Mal Deutschland – Begab mein Herz
Faith and the Muse – Scars Flown Proud
And Also the Trees – Midnight Garden
The Sound – Heyday
Night Gallery – Constant Struggle
Design – Premonition
Staccato du Mal – Just Another
Sickdoll & The Nuclear Shades – Neues Aus Nimmerland
BAKTERIELLE INFEKTION – Keine Angst
Celluloide – Wounds of Love
white pain – Différentes Attitudes
Bal Paré – Eine Nacht im 9. Stockwerk
Romance – Face On The Sun
Cut City – The Dull Miles (Exit Decades)
The Danse Society – Clock
The Lucy Show – Ephemeral (This Is No Heaven)
For Against – Stranded in Greenland
Screaming For Emily – Deity

100 The Weather Prophets - Mayflower (1987)
99 Galaxie 500 - On Fire (1989)
98 The Sisters Of Mercy - First and Last and Always (1985)
97 Killing Joke - Night Time (1985)
96 The Cure - The Head On The Door (1985)
95 The Wolfhounds - Unseen Ripples From A Pebble (1987)
94 The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now (1982)
93 The Snake Corps - Flesh On Flesh (1985)
92 The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops (1984)
91 Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - Rattlesnakes (1984)
90 New Model Army - Vengeance (1984)
89 The Danse Society - Heaven Is Waiting (1984)
88 Clan of Xymox - Medusa (1986)
87 Breathless - The Glass Bead Game (1986)
86 And Also the Trees - The Millpond Years (1988)
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Yes, it's come to this. This is what it's all about.
And without further ado, without clever and witty introductions, let's proceed. The ten best bands of all time. The best bands that is. So no Elvis, no Mozzer, no Thåström etc... Mind!


1. The Smiths

- For the perfection (not a single bad song or album in the entire catalogue), the melodies, the lyrics, the ability to accompany every single mood and situation with a fantastic song.
Best song: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

2. Joy Division

- Another perfect band, although not as versatile as The Smiths. But they did make two perfect albums and loads of marvellous songs. Ian Curtis is one of the most astonishing lyricists/front men of all time and the soundscapes they created (along with producer Martin Hannett) is other-worldly.
Best song: Draw between Love Will Tear Us Apart and Twenty-Four Hours

3. The Cure

- For the versatility (although their absolute strength is in the dark and brooding area, they've made a bit too many iffy pop songs)…