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SMOKEY  "changing all the time"  cd,  1975

UK soft rock band
sophomore album of 21, i own half a dozen early albums
notice the their name is spelt with "EY" and not "IE", that change happened on the following album
not a bad album, nothing to dislike here as with all the albums i own
stand out tracks are the two singles ("if you know how to love me" is one of them)
album scores a 2.2 for me which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

fav:

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NEIL DIAMOND  "beautiful noise"  vinyl  1976

his tenth studio album 
a decent album
three tracks i love, a couple i do not, the remainder i like
album scores 2.0 which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

fav:

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GINO VANNELLI  "big dreamers never sleep"  1987

from Lynne's vinyl collection

i have a couple of his more latter day albums
was so surprised when "wild horses" came on
had no idea that was his song, well i probably would of back in the day but forgotten it
album has a distinct 1980s production but it still works
lots of well crafted easy listening/pop/soft rock songs here
album scores 2.3 for an initial listen which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite is the obvious one:

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JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO  "milk and honey"  vinyl,  1984

recorded between late '79 and mid '80 during the same sessions as Double Fantasy
and like that album half are John's songs, the remainder Yoko's
and like that album Yoko's songs are good to very good IMO
John's are very good to excellent,
so soft rock is what i would call it but it does venture into "alternative" with Yoko's material.
that said album scores 2.4 from me which means
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

favourite is the lead off single:

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RINGO STARR  "stop and smell the roses"  vinyl  1981

his eighth of twenty-one, i own around thirteen or fourteen
soft rock album overall
pretty piss poor as most would expect it to be
album scores 1.5 which means
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

the George Harrison penned single and best thing on here:

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LEO SAYER  "the very best of"  cd/vinyl  1979

soft rock/easy listening 
compilation containing hit fourteen biggest hits from the 70s
you guys know im a big fan so no surprises when i say this scores 2.8 which means
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

lets go for this one:

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LEO SAYER  "voices in my head"  cd 2004

his eleventh of sixteen, between us Lynne and i own them all
straight forward soft rock, blue eyed soul/r+b and rock on here
nothing to not like on here, just a consistent album of real songs by a real artist.
songs mostly about life and his reflections of his own plus a few songs about life in general
album scores 2.0 from me which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

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ROD STEWART  "blood red roses"  cd  2018

a revisit
his thirtieth studio album of thirty three,
i own thirty-two, i didnt bother with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra one a couple of years ago
a steady album of soft rockers and easy listening tunes on here
nothing to dislike whatsoever and album scores 2.0 from me which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

a real folky knees up fiddle/banjo track:

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ROD STEWART  "soulbook"  cd 2009

his twenty-fifth studio album of thirty-three, i own them all
his sixth covers set in a row
this time its all soul/R+B covers
this style does suit his raspy vocals
nothing bad on here, just a pleasant album of familiar songs
album scores 2.0 which means 
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:

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KIM CARNES  "mistaken identity"  vinyl  1981

her sixth of eighteen, only thing i own
soft rock here with a couple of pop tunes and a couple of ballads also
big hit was "bette davis eyes" which  could almost be the weakest track on here IMO
wasnt sure how it would fare this time but it was a thoroughly enjoyable listen
album would score 2.3 from me which means
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

lets go for a non single track this time: