Jan 13 2021
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Fun nostalgia trip to the 90s. I don't understand why 'Perfect' was allowed onto the album. Flat wailing over a naked track ruins a perfectly good vibe up to that point. Plenty of hits make up for it though. A strong 6/10 for me. Without 'perfect' and 'forgiven' it would have crept to a 7/10.
3
Jan 14 2021
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
I liked it. I give it 3* because I probably won't choose to put it on, if somebody was listening to it though I'd happily leave it on. They're obviously decent at writing I enjoyed the layers to their songs it's just preference more than anything. Just didn't grab me as an album but wasn't bad by any means.
3
Jan 15 2021
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Beginning was meh, middle had some decent songs then I lost interest towards the end again. It may have been a better effort at the time, there was depth to some of their songs but it weren't for me. 2*
2
Jan 16 2021
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
A Classic. Changed the landscape of music and inspired my more favoured hip hop albums. Really good album, I just don't get as much out of it as my top hip hop albums so just misses out on 5*
4
Jan 17 2021
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
Really enjoyed this one, for all its cheesy hooks, big choruses, guitar riffs. Solid album in this genre.
4
Jan 18 2021
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British Steel
Judas Priest
This bored me, for me it's at best an average entry for this genre. It's not a terrible album by any means but it gave me nothing. Also there are too many albums of this genre I'd rather listen to that would probably be 3* so it gets 2* from me.
2
Jan 19 2021
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Stankonia
OutKast
Some decent tracks on there other than the hits but I was largely bored for the rest of it. I can see its appeal within the genre but it didn't offer me much though I wouldn't begrudge somebody else putting it on to listen to. Also too many interludes.
2
Jan 20 2021
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
A bit disappointed I thought I'd enjoy this more. Songs aren't strong enough to justify the length of the album. There are a few tracks I enjoyed outside of Tusk but that for me is the standout song. By the time you get to it though I could see why people might not be bothered at that point. 2*
2
Jan 21 2021
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
First 2 songs were OK, the rest of the album went downhill and lost my interest.
2
Jan 22 2021
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
Enjoyed a couple of the more silly tracks but aside from that I lost interest. He's a decent enough singer but his tone was pretty average. I wouldn't choose listen to the album as a whole again. Couple of the tracks I would though for funsies. 2*
2
Jan 23 2021
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Better than I expected but got bored quite quickly. Some nice musicianship too but not being able to keep me entertained with only 9 songs is a weak effort. 2*
2