Oh, there is just too much good music out there to close the gate at 5 non-reggae albums I like. Reggae has the lions share of my music collection, but there's good stuff in all genres I believe. Tho' I still haven't got into hard house! (not that I've tried that hard
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**5 Soul/Funk albums**
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Sly And The Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On
**5 Blues dudes you should definitely listen to!**
Muddy Waters
Mississippi John Hurt
Howlin' Wolf
Blind Willie Johnson
Little Walter
**5 Post Punk albums (not really a punk fan I'm afraid)**
PIL - Metal Box
Gang Of Four - Entertainment!
Wire - Pink Flag
Devo - Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are Devo!
Talking Heads - The Name Of This Band Is...
**5 Favourite Nick Cave albums (I do really like him!)**
Let Love In
Tender Prey
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
Junkyard
No More Shall We Part
**5 favourite non reggae albums of the last year or so**
The National - Boxer
Six Organs Of Admittance - Shelter From The Ash
Sun Kil Moon - April
Bat For Lashes - Fur And Gold
Grinderman - Grinderman
and a bunch of other great records -
Fujiya Miyagi - Transparent Things
Gories - I Know You're Fine, But How You Doin'?
Arvo Part - Fur Alina
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground And Nico
Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang
Uncle John And Whitelock - There Is Nothing Else...
Fugazi - 13 Songs
Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin'
Bob Dylan - Desire
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Suicide - Suicide
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 1985-92
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Gangstarr - Daily Operation
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Slint - Spiderland
Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
GodspeedYouBlackEmperor - Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada
I'll stop there for the time being I think...