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Wed Jan 13 2021
London Calling
The Clash
3.5/5. Funky and jazzy, electric guitar, flows between ambient and crashing whiny vocals
4
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Thu Jan 14 2021
Hotel California
Eagles
2/5. I get it, it's capital G great and is the provenance of most rock ballads. But it just sounds like all other rock ballads after it which makes for an uninteresting listen.
2
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Fri Jan 15 2021
Music From Big Pink
The Band
4/5 - soulful, rambling rock with a good drum and bass line.
4
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Sat Jan 16 2021
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
4.5/5. Brainy, energetic 90s hip hop rap over jazz tracks. Play 'Oh Shit,' 'Soul Flower,' or 'Passin Me By' to seem hip at dinner parties. Delightfully explicit. 'Ya Mama' is a must listen.
4
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Sun Jan 17 2021
Mothership Connection
Parliament
3
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Mon Jan 18 2021
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Fun, creative lyrics that will always make you feel 19 again. Great weekend or car trip listen.
5
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Tue Jan 19 2021
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2.5/5. Uptempo punk rock with stringy electric guitar and epic vocals with lots of tension. You can imagine every band member with their eyes closed *feeling* all of their hooks + solos. I'd happily participate in this gothy moshpit if I find myself in 1981, but too stressful a listen otherwise.
2
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Wed Jan 20 2021
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
4/5. Jammy electric guitar riffs and solos, with upbeat drum kicks and deep-voiced vocals. The first 25 minutes is just one long, rambling and waning guitar riff. Great background music for introspective, manly things.
4
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Thu Jan 21 2021
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3.5/5. Background dinner rock. Musical soft rock guitar and keyboard. Brit-rock whiny vocals. Not bad but not super interesting.
3
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Fri Jan 22 2021
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
2/5. Stadium 90s pop rock is not my jam.
2
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Sat Jan 23 2021
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
4/5. Jammy jazz-rock with lots of emotion and cacophonous solos from my different instruments. Great working music, but too wild for it to be universally liked.
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Sun Jan 24 2021
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
I have always had a soft spot for Cheap Trick, one of my first concerts. An awesome live album to make you feel right in the arm-waving crowd with great pop rock anthems. The 8 min Need Your Love take has great riffs and the live I Want You to Want me can't get any more sing-along-able.
4
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Mon Jan 25 2021
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
A little bluesy and mostly melancholy, there are some gems like Friday Night that are oldies playlist worthy.
3
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Tue Jan 26 2021
School's Out
Alice Cooper
4/5. Energetic, experimental and rebellious, strummy electric guitair and a strong bass line make for a good classic rock listen on the less expirimental tracks. Some are too expirimental (Gutter cat vs the jets) but some are fun and bluesy (Blue Turk). Fun for active listening but not great jam out music.
3
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Wed Jan 27 2021
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
3.5. Rolling guitar and upbeat drums with haunting vocals.
3
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Thu Jan 28 2021
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Fun and boppy, with lyrics made for screaming 16 year old girls.
4
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Fri Jan 29 2021
Document
R.E.M.
4/5. Grungy rock with lyrical streaks, another favorite classic.
4
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Sat Jan 30 2021
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
4/5. Mellow with deep guitar and manly vibes, with some oldie rock bops. Listen while drinking scotch and playing a quiet game of pool.
4
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Sun Jan 31 2021
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Fun and eclectic, lots of classic rock singalongs with interludes of weird narration or groovy instrumentals.
5
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Mon Feb 01 2021
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Dramatic pop rock with some classic instruments and a story to tell. A fun listen but not captivating
3
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Tue Feb 02 2021
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
5/5. Funky and Jazzy, rambles from awesome big band blues to more mellow, wandering piano solos. A new favorite. Big horns, jammy piano and lots of hi hats. Feels like Art Blakey with slightly more blues/rock influence.
5
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Wed Feb 03 2021
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Greenday predecessor, make it 1970s and Brit Rock. Cacophonous and complainy. 1/5
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Thu Feb 04 2021
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
I mean, epic for powerlifting, gang fights and satanic rituals but not great anywhere with mixed company.
2
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Sat Feb 06 2021
Solid Air
John Martyn
A new favorite. Atmospheric, serious but makes you want to be in the crowd to jam along. Folksy and Jazzy with experimental effects and smoky vocals
5
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Sun Feb 07 2021
Sail Away
Randy Newman
3
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Mon Feb 08 2021
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
Pop with lightly rebellious experimental sounds and lyrics. I'm sure it was a bop back then.
2
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Tue Feb 09 2021
The Joshua Tree
U2
An undisputed classic. 5/5 quality, 4/5 for music i want in my rotation
4
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Wed Feb 10 2021
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
5
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Thu Feb 11 2021
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
4
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Fri Feb 12 2021
Eliminator
ZZ Top
The perfect mix of kick-the-dirt punk and fun rock ballads
5
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Sat Feb 13 2021
Cross
Justice
Such a ground breaker - the rock influence makes the disco very approachable for non-EDM fans. Hard not to bop along and feel like it's time to dance.
5
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Mon Feb 15 2021
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Deluxe edition is 6 hours of straight angst and sadness =, with highlights of 90s bops
4
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Tue Aug 24 2021
John Prine
John Prine
Twangy and informal
3
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Wed Aug 25 2021
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
Interesting and funky, but too many expirimental/talk tracks to make the album a fun listen. 'Sleep on the Left Side,' 'Good Shit' and 'Good to be Back on the Road Home' worth pulling into playlist
3
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Thu Aug 26 2021
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
4
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Sun Aug 29 2021
Bummed
Happy Mondays
Garbled but above average pop-punk rock
3
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Wed Sep 15 2021
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
I'm not the biggest R&B guy, but this record is crazy groovy and the vocals are epic and interesting in each track. 5/5
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Thu Sep 16 2021
Shadowland
k.d. lang
Swings from fun and pokey to smoky and romantic. Pair with a date at home. 4/5
4
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Fri Apr 29 2022
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
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Thu Dec 08 2022
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
3
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Sun Oct 29 2023
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
4
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Mon Oct 30 2023
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
4
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Mon Feb 19 2024
A Night At The Opera
Queen
4
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4
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Tue Mar 26 2024
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
4