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INSANE CLOWN POSSE  "flip the rat"  vinyl  2019

a birthday gift...
a 'record store day' release from 2019...
not sure if the tracks were previously unreleased or if its a compilation or specially recorded for RSD-19???
only thing i own by this Detroit rap/hip-hop group...
always loved what ive heard of them over the last 20+ years, just never got round to buying anything...
humour and sarcasm throughout their music and their rap flows are similar to those of fellow Detroit homie Eminem and his group D-12...
love just about everything on here and liking the remainder
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

favourite

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JOY CROOKES  "skin" cd 2021

a revisit...
UK born of Bangladeshi/Irish parents...
voice sounds like Amy Winehouse and early Sade at times...
fits in the R+B/soul style with hints of jazz on occasion...
catchy for the most part and classy...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

lead off single:

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PRINCE & THE NEW POWER GENERATION  "diamonds and pearls" cd/vinyl 1991

his thirteenth studio album..
a solid mix of pop, soul, r+b, funk, jazz and blues...
his best album for me...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

fave was the fifth single to be released from it:

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HILLTOP HOODS  "walking under stars" cd, 2014

a revisit
Aussie hip-hop trio
seventh album of eight, i own five
this is cool hip-hop, no foul language, no bitches, ho's, drugs, guns or murder her
real subject matter about real lives, like hip-hop used to be back in the day
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

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PRINCE  "hit n run: phase two"  cd, 2015

from Lynne's Prince collection
his thirty nineth studio album
final one to be released prior to his death
what a terrible album cover!
second of a companion piece duo of albums (pt: 1 to follow soon)
lots of funky overtones on this one, some soul and a hint of bar room jazz on a track or two
a decent album for an artist thirty nine albums into a career
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

fave:

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PRINCE  "hit n run: phase one"  cd, 2015

from Lynne's Prince collection
his thirty eighth studio album and second last release before his death
more danceable than "phase two" which i posted a couple of days ago
certainly not anywhere near the variation of that one but still distinctively Prince
"phase two" would rate around 2.1 as a guess, this one around 1.8
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

lead off single features Zooey from She & Him

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VALERIE SIMPSON   "valerie simpson"  vinyl 1972

from Lynne's vinyl collection
Valerie formed one half of the Ashford & Simpson songwriting/music duo
but this is her second solo set
sweet soul music here
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

the single:

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50 CENT  "get rich or die tryin' "  cd, 2003

a revisit
his debut of five, i own the first two
dont like this as much as i used to
at least half of this is now almost unlistenable to me
i dont like the gangster crap, but i like the humorous tracks and the ones about his life
album would rate around 1.7 which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

fav:

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ALICIA KEYS   "songs in A minor"  cd 2001

a revisit
her debut of whatever (who cares)
this one is full of REAL r+b/soul songs with meaning
after this it was all downhill bringing in rap/modern r+b stuff
an excellent debut album, like i said though, all downhill after which is a shame coz the girl could sing
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

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FINLEY QUAYE  "maverick a strike"  cd 1997

from Lynne's cd collection
Scottish singer
reggae/soul/trip-hop
debut album of around ten
named best male artist at the Brit Awards in 1998 for this album
also won several 'reggae' awards in the UK for this album too
i find the album to be a reggae/R+B/soul fusion and it works quite well IMO
nothing on here i dislike after one listen and im sure it will grow on me over time
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

lead off single:  Finley Quaye - Sunday Shining (Official Video)

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