Sweet & Sour, Light & Dark

A Listmania! list by burgundymouse "nightingale" (London)
 
Is a Woman
1.  Is a Woman by Lambchop
The list author says:
  "The most exquisitely beautiful and understated, delicate music."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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Gone To Earth
2.  Gone To Earth by David Sylvian
The list author says:
  "An album for star gazing on a clear night. Gorgeous ambience."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Power, Corruption And Lies
3.  Power, Corruption And Lies by New Order
The list author says:
  "Lush and funky beauty (Eg Your Silent Face vs Ecstasy)."
£3.99   Used & New from: £2.70
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Closer
4.  Closer by Joy Division
The list author says:
  "Moderately better than Unknown Pleasures. Savage and ethereal, where the latter was plain savage."
£4.49   Used & New from: £2.84
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

First and Last and Always
5.  First and Last and Always by The Sisters Of Mercy
The list author says:
  "Antithesis to the above. Dark and pompous, pretentious but good."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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Transformer
6.  Transformer by Lou Reed
The list author says:
  "A very cheery record. Don't it just make you wanna laugh?"
£6.14   Used & New from: £0.85
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Doolittle
7.  Doolittle by Pixies
The list author says:
  "Loud and grating, then melodic, by turns. Ripped off by those charlatans, Nirvana, than whom they were much better."
£5.99   Used & New from: £3.05
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Summer Sun
8.  Summer Sun by Yo La Tengo
The list author says:
  "A very affirmative, lo-fi, laid back record. Lovely."
£7.79   Used & New from: £2.99
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Still Lookin' Good to Me
9.  Still Lookin' Good to Me by Band of Blacky Ranchette
The list author says:
  "The unifying thread on this otherwise eclectic mix is Howe Gelb's fascination with recording sometimes sublime tracks in weird places. Sounds impromptu, but actually very accomplished."
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Wah Wah
10.  Wah Wah by James
The list author says:
  "Sweet, sweet sound."
Used & New from: £8.35
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Lost in Space
11.  Lost in Space by Aimee Mann
The list author says:
  "Late night melancholy. Mellow."
Used & New from: £0.60
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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White Light / White Heat
12.  White Light / White Heat by Velvet Underground
The list author says:
  "I think they started it all off - savagery and beauty coexisit on this odd record."
£4.99   Used & New from: £2.49
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

The Outsider
13.  The Outsider by Colin Wilson
The list author says:
  "Erudite does not begin to describe this survey of 20th century philosophy & literature."
£6.79   Used & New from: £3.48
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Thus Spoke Zarathustra
14.  Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
The list author says:
  "Magnificently affirmative, quote: Thus spake Zarathustra, and issued forth from his cave, glowing and strong as the sun at dawn coming forth from dark mountains."
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

The Occult
15.  The Occult by Colin Wilson
The list author says:
  "Colin goes funny (but remains annoyingly erudite)."
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The Selfish Gene
16.  The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
The list author says:
  "Learn to walk, then to talk, then to use cutlery, then read this book. It should be a requirement of becoming an adult."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)

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The Holy Bible: King James Version
17.  The Holy Bible: King James Version by World Bible Publishing
The list author says:
  "Even Shakespeare's influence on our language pales in comparison. Beautifully written. King James version."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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The Moral Animal
18.  The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
The list author says:
  "Builds on the Dawkins' book. Explains the biological basis of human behaviour: the need to balance the selfishness of genes with the needs of our species' social lifestyle."
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.54
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The Origins of Virtue (Penguin Press Science)
19.  The Origins of Virtue (Penguin Press Science) by Matt Ridley
The list author says:
  "Would work well as a companion to above. Simpler, but also explains biological origins of Economics!"
£7.79   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

The Imagined World Made Real: Towards a Natural Science of Culture (Penguin Press Science)
20.  The Imagined World Made Real: Towards a Natural Science of Culture (Penguin Press Science) by H. C. Plotkin
The list author says:
  "And finally an attempt at an explanation of the biological origins of Culture. Ambitious."
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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