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AenimaAenima by Tool
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Some weeks I listen to this every day. Essential stuff - I can't remember what it was like to be me before I heard this.
LateralusLateralus by Tool
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The next level. Four years old and it still sounds generations ahead of eveything else. If you haven't heard these 2 albums you technically have a disease. Seek treatment here, now.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into ValuesZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
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I read this all the time. Sometimes for the story, sometimes for the philosophical content. Anyone who's ever gone a little 'cuckoo' will get a kick out of it. Read it now.
The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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I read this when I was 18 in an afternoon and I haven't stopped reading since.
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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I met lots of people who find this too slow. They have a sickness. Read it now.
Pink MoonPink Moon by Nick Drake
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Heartbreakingly good. This is the sound of genius kissing the world goodbye.
Adaptation [DVD] [2003]Adaptation [DVD] [2003]
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I was crying with joy by the end of this. Everytime I see it I get something new from it.
Goodfellas (2 Disc Special Edition) [1990] [DVD]Goodfellas (2 Disc Special Edition) [1990] [DVD]
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I'm watching this right now, I forgot how good it was. Swearing brought up to the level of poetry.
Play the Piano Drunk Like an Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a BitPlay the Piano Drunk Like an Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit by Charles Bukowski
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Greatest title in the history of America Literature. Ice cold.
Baudelaire: The Complete Verse: v. 1Baudelaire: The Complete Verse: v. 1 by Charles Baudelaire
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Arguably invented modern poetry. A breath of fresh air.
The Godfather Trilogy (5 Disc Box Set) [DVD]The Godfather Trilogy (5 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
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Ok, so the third one was a mistake, but for the sake of completeness you may as well get the whole thing. The second one is my favourite, although I have several friends who disagree loudly.
The Dice ManThe Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
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I think I was 17 when I read this, which was maybe too young. I walked around dazed for about three months afterwards.
Time Of The Wolf [DVD] [2003]Time Of The Wolf [DVD] [2003]
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Beautiful, sinister, horrific, uplifting. Everything worth anything is contained in this film. The best french thing ever.
A Season in Hell and Other PoemsA Season in Hell and Other Poems by Arthur Rimbaud
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Writtten by a 19 year old? Unreal.
The Fall (Penguin Modern Classics)The Fall (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
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While I'm being a francophile...100% better than the Outsider.
A Love Supreme [Deluxe Edition]A Love Supreme [Deluxe Edition] by John Coltrane
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Mind blowing.
Being and Nothingness: Essay on Phenomenological OntologyBeing and Nothingness: Essay on Phenomenological Ontology by Jean-Paul Sartre
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Heavy going. Anyone who says otherwise is a big fat liar. Well worth the effort, however.
Being and TimeBeing and Time by Martin Heidegger
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While I'm talking about big, difficult books...again, worth it.
Phenomenology of Spirit (Galaxy Books)Phenomenology of Spirit (Galaxy Books) by G. W. F. Hegel
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And again. Even if you can't agree with this, you have to admire the architecture of his system.
An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (Oxford Philosophical Texts)An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (Oxford Philosophical Texts) by David Hume
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More than anyone else, this guy is convincing.
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine
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Enough philosophy, this is an insanely good album. 'You got a bullet in your head!!'
No More Shall We PartNo More Shall We Part by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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This is Nick Cave totally on top of his game.
Blood on the TracksBlood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan
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Some of these lyrics are sublime. My mate Bill reckons the second half is a bit plodding. He's an idiot - this is the best album Dylan ever made.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass MediaManufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Noam Chomsky
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The most terrifying thing I've ever read. 'It has to start someplace, it has to start sometime. What better place than here, what better time than now?'
Rant in E-MinorRant in E-Minor by Bill Hicks
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The king. There was no one better than this guy.