mansun - six
well avoided this when released due to the over hype. the cover is appalling (a la marillion crap covers in the 80's) - get past all that and you get 70 minutes of glorious prog-experimental guitar based rock-opera (aaarrrggghh !) the rhythms/melodies change half way through songs and then 2 mins later change again, so if you dont like a certain section - dont worry as its gonna change soon ! its probably a concept album - but i've not listened to the lyrics properly. some parts can get a little too exhausting but when it hits the spot is really is stunning - which really surprised me.
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