Andrew Spence

Likes:- Barnsley FC, The Smiths, Iggy Pop, Bowie, My Bloody Valentine, Morrissey......and lots of other stuff

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Richard, thanks for doing this. It’s a near impossible task but here are my top 5 (for today at least!)
1 Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
2 The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
3 Achtung Baby - U2
4 Low - David Bowie
5 Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
#5albumsFinal

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@Kev_moose Totally agree, classic!

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Rich. For me, this is the toughest year yet. So many great albums missing the cut. Here goes…
1 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
2 Gone To Earth - David Sylvian
3 Infected - The The
4 Your Funeral, My Trial - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
5 Victorialand -Cocteau Twins
#5albums86

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Rich, hope I’m not too late #5albums20
1 Heathered Pearls - Cast
2 Thurston Moore - By The Fire
3 Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
4 BC Camplight - Shortly After Takeoff
5 Fleet Foxes - Shore

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Richard, great year and a very difficult pick…
1 Julian Cope - Jehovakill
2 Morrissey - Your Arsenal
3 Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
4 Sugar - Copper Blue
5 Kitchens of Distinction - The Death of Cool
#5albums92

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@SkyKaveh This is brilliant

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Rich….
1. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
2. Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets
3. Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark
4. Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
5. Roxy Music - Country Life
#5albums74

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Rich….
1 Radiohead - In Rainbows
2 The Good The Bad And The Queen - s/t
3 Richard Hawley - Lady’s Bridge
4 Grinderman - s/t
5 The National - Boxer
#5albums07

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Rich, this has been tough…#5albums83

1 The The - Soul Mining
2 New Order - Power, Corruption And Lies
3 Soft Cell - The Art Of Falling Apart
4 Bauhaus - Burning From The Inside
5 Bill Nelson - Chimera

Near misses - The Fall, John Foxx, Heaven 17, Tears For Fears

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

The latest by @nevcottee - Madrid - is a thing of beauty. Vibes of Scott 4, Lee Hazelwood, Tindersticks. His best yet.

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@2ScreamingLord The last in a long line of classic albums, and his last great album until BlackStar.

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Rich, thanks for the polls this year! It’s been such a strong year.
1 The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
2 Cate Le Bon - Pompeii
3 Built To Spill - When The Wind Forgets Your Name
4 Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth - Utopian Ashes
5 Nev Cottee - Madrid
#5albums22

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Richard, here are mine #5albums99
1) David Sylvian - Dead Bees On A Cake
2) Tindersticks - Simple Pleasure
3) Chemical Brothers - Surrender
4) Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
5) David Bowie - Hours

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Rich, such a strong year….
1) Blackstar - David Bowie
2) A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead
3) Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave
4) Agnes Obel - Citizen Of Glass
5) Wild Beasts - Boy King
#5albums16

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@DavidBowieGlam It’s a 9.5 for me, right up there with his very best. The last of his run of amazing albums that started with Hunky Dory, and the last great one until Black Star. Teenage Wildlife is a stunning track and one of his most underrated.

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Tough choice this time…
1) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
2) David Bowie - Lodger
3) Tubeway Army - Replicas
4) Talking Heads - Fear of Music
5) Japan - Quiet Life
#5albums79

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@2ScreamingLord It's a stunning album - his best!

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 A much better year than I’d first thought. Really tough to pick the best but here goes….
#5albums05
1) Nine Horses - Snow Borne Sorrow
2) Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
3) Kate Bush - Aerial
4) Doves - Some Cities
5) Broadcast - Tender Buttons

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@PaulBrandITV Brexit not looking too clever!

[Andrew Spence @aspence65]

@RichardS7370 Hi Rich, a very strong year….
#5albums89
1. The Cure - Disintegration
2. New Order - Technique
3. The The - Heartland
4. Kitchens of Distinction - Love Is Hell
5. Pixies - Doolittle