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Album Haiku – New York

New York / Lou Reed

music and lyrics
mesh to form a masterpiece
a defining work

Lou Reed - New York Cover Art

Under The Wishing Tree – Charlie Sexton Sextet

an eclectic work
a maturing artist grows
potential achieved

Trilogy – Emerson Lake & Palmer

heavy on the keys
less pretentious than Tarkus
but only slightly

Chips From The Chocolate Fireball / The Dukes of Stratosphear

psychedelic fun
xtc boys go retro
time machine classic

Dukes of Stratosphear - Chips From the Chocolate Fireball Cover Art

Bridge of Sighs / Robin Trower

dreamy and fluid
hypnotic clouds of guitar
seventies staple

Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs Cover Art

Chicago XI / Chicago

far better than X
an inconsistent classic
Terry’s last hurrah

Chicago XI Cover Art

Making Movies / Dire Straits

chock full of great songs
before they hit the big time
their strongest release

Dire Straits - Making Movies