Polling albums is always fraught with difficulty. In fact, it conjures a warm smile to reflect on the countless nights I have spent over beers and bars with music aficionado friends, all too preciously debating our 'All Time Best...

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In light of Western cultures' addiction to the frivolous distractions of popular culture, materialism, competitive individualism (and, of course, the very real struggle for individuals to make a crust in increasingly demanding and stressful lives), I can understand how...

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"The absolutist trumpets his plain vision; the relativist sees only someone who is unaware of his own spectacles." Simon Blackburn, Truth....

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