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Coldplay Albums Ranked

10) Ghost Stories - 2014 Paul Epworth, Dan Green, Rik Simpson I'd imagine it isn't a surprise that Ghost Stories is at the bottom of my list. Sandwiched in-between Mylo Xyloto and A Head Full Of Dreams it sits weirdly within the bands discography at a time they were creating records that are defiantly more upbeat and leaning towards pop. Rumoured to be a break up album, perhaps I'm being a little harsh here but maybe it should of been a solo project? There's electronica influences here especially with the track Midnight plus lead singles A Sky Full Of Stars and Magic are solid tunes that still get performed live but on the whole this album lacks enough good tracks for it to be any further up my list.    9)  Music For The Spheres - 2021 Max Martin, Oscar Holter and many, many more On first listen I really, really didn't like this record. Where have MY Coldplay gone? The four piece guitar band that took the music world by storm in the early noughties. These albu...
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Arctic Monkeys Albums Ranked

7) Suck It And See - 2011 James Ford Whatever record came bottom of my list I'm sure there will be some who disagree and I fully understand because really AM haven't made a bad   record have they? For me Suck It And See is the one I just really don't connect with. This was the start of their gun slinging western/rocker days with their leather jackets, brylcreem haircuts and motorbikes. I just feel like sandwiched in-between Humbug and AM this record is a bit out there on it's own and I don't really feel that they've taken any sort of direction with it. My favourite song from this era was actually a B side called Evil Twin featuring Richard Hawley and I was lucky enough to see this performed live in London's O2 arena. Piledriver Waltz and Library Pictures are the two songs I lean towards when listening to this record and although not my favourite it still holds up today almost fifteen years later.    6)  Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino - 2018 James Ford...
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My Top 10 Movies Of The Year 2023

 10) Empire Of Light (Sam Mendes) I believe this is the first movie Sam Mendes has both written and directed and it shows. Normally I don't think this movie would make it into my top ten of the year but for some reason this film left me with a nostalgic feeling that I still have to this day. Perhaps it's because it was the first movie of the year I saw in the cinema or because it's a ode to British cinema and seaside towns it just left something with me.  Olivia Coleman as usual is bloody fantastic as Hilary, duty manager at the Empire Cinema. She's a troubled woman with bipolar disorder, something that wasn't particularly recognised in the 80's (movie is set in 1980) who's having a affair with her married boss who's clearly manipulating the situation. Stephen a new employee at the cinema, a young black guy bonds with Hilary over their love of cinema and they begin a behind closed doors relationship. Stephen suffers horrific abuse from the disgusting ski...
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My Top 10 Albums Of The Year 2023

 10) The Chemical Brothers - For That Beautiful Feeling I'm not going to pretend I'm a massive Chemical Brothers fan because I'm not. When they went "mainstream" a few years back with Galvanise I had a little flutter with them but really since then nothing. I'm always looking for new music and when I saw this had come out I gave it a go. I was on a whole Fred Again vibe after seeing him live and needed some house/electronic music in my life. This is a completely uncomplicated record. They don't try and push any new boundaries here this is just a pure non commercial house/techno record that I imagine hasn't had much radio play but hits in all the right spots for me.  9) The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery  I wasn't sure on this album for ages. I heard lots of good things about it but every time I listened to it I just didn't get it. On Wikipedia the bands genre is Post Punk which I don't agree with and maybe that's what was throwing...
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RHCP ALBUMS RANKED!

13) The Uplift Mofo Party Plan - 1987 Michael Beinhorn The record that would be Hillel's last before his tragic and untimely death. There's no doubt about he's quality as a musician and I think if he'd had lived longer he would be talked about as one of the greats but for me I just cannot get into this album - I've never been able to. Nothing jumps out for me as we move from song to song. I once described this album as 80's echo rap - if that's even a thing - with Fight Like A Brave the best of a bad bunch.    12) The Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1984 Andy Gill The debut album is a far cry from the Chili Peppers we know these days and it's commonly ranked as their "worst" album if there is one but for me it encapsulates exactly what the band was at this time in their lives. Tracks like Out In LA and Police Helicopter talk about the gritty, crime ridden areas that AK was residing in as the young punks tried to make their way in the world. It was a st...
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My Top 10 Movies Of The Year 2022

 10) JACKASS 4.5 Yes Jackass isn't winning any awards but watching movies should be about entertainment and when deciding on my list this was one of the first movies which came to mind as it was the most I laughed all year in the cinema. All of the old gang are back together (bar Bam) plus there's some new blood who throw themseleves into the crazy stunts and mayhem seamlessly. After all these years you'd think the pranks the guys pull would be tiresome but this movie is just such a fun ride from start to finish. 9) SMILE This movie is probably the most well marketed movie of the year. They put actors in sporting event crowds across the USA in character with that smile freaking everyone out not knowing what the hell was going on. Crazy effective and whipped up a storm for the movie release.  The movie itself is a cut above most standard horror movies as it doesn't just rely on jump scares for it's big moments but it creates and sense of terror and also awkwardness f...
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My Top 10 Albums Of The Year 2022

10) KASABIAN - THE ALCHEMIST'S EUPHORIA It took me a while to vibe with the new look Kasabain. Gone are the indie band we once knew and if I'm being honest theis feels so much like a Serge solo record  I don't know why it isn't. With lots of dance tracks I think these new tunes would be amazing live and my favourite on the record was The Wall 9) HARRY STYLES - HARRY'S HOUSE I like music that's interesting and I feel that Harry Styles is putting out music that is just that. Gone are the manufactured One Direction days and here we have a album where no song is similar. I'm not a masisve fan of pop music but when it's done right with interesting production records like this become feel good. Music For a Sushi Restaurant is the stand out track on this album 8) MAYA HAWKE - MOSS Again this is really a album I didn't expect to like. To be honest I didn't even know the girl out of Stranger Things and daughter of the legendary Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke...
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