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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Kinda sparse, a lot of the songs sound the same. Would've probably loved this when it came out and I was in my indie guitar rock phase.
3
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Raw Power
The Stooges
Started strong then lost me. Messy-sounding and piercing with low production value, but I guess that's the point. Some real bops! Would relisten to a few songs.
3
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The Undertones
The Undertones
Some great simple, melodic pop punk tunes.
4
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Boston
Boston
Ultimate dad rock. Great harmonies. Sounds like the 70s!
3
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
4 for Speakerboxx, 3 for The Love Below (would've been lower but damn, those singles!!). Way too long but I'll prob only listen to Speakerboxx in the future!
4
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Couple of bops! Not really my thing.
3
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Not my thing but I get why it's so popular.
3
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Wow I hate this! Expected to be a fan but... nope. Whiny and unmemorable,and what's with all the nursery, stalkery, and racist lyrics?
2
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Great harmonies. The covers are meh. Love Mama Cass's voice so much.
3
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Elephant
The White Stripes
It's fine. Singles are 🔥
3
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
I don't really enjoy live albums by bands that I love, so this didn't stand a chance.
2
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
I get it, but I don't like it. Not a melody to be found. Glad it was so short.
1
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard and Linda Thompson
Didn't think I'd like it but it's stunning!!
4
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
Longest 15 minutes of my life.
1
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
The songs about young, pure, hot girls are gross, but otherwise some good tunes on this.
3
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The Cars
The Cars
Incredible. One of the best debut albums of all time.
5
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Calenture
The Triffids
Dated, boring, way too long. Did not finish.
2
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
The singles are incredible but the rest isn't good enough to overcome my opinion of this trash person.
2
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Too long.
3
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Long and boring aside from White Rabbit and anytime Grace Slick sings.
2
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
It's fine! But Breakdown is perfection.
3
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B-52's
The B-52's
Delightfully weird.
3
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Odessa
Bee Gees
It's boring but there are some pretty moments. Sounds a lot more like CCR and The Beatles than what I expected from a BeeGees album.
3
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Truly not for me. This is why I think I don't like jazz. Super dated sounding and just... ugh. DNF.
2
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Odelay
Beck
Weird but a few solid bops.
3
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Brothers
The Black Keys
Solid rock album. 3.5 rounded down.
3
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
3
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Timeless, excellent tunes.
4
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
It's alright. You can really hear the appropriation of Black music genres like the blues. More slow songs than I expected.
3
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Only 3 songs available in Canada. DNF but not really my thing anyway.
2
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Beautiful. Enjoyed this way more than I expected!
4
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
I expected your standard classic rock album but this was... weird af lol. Points for weirdness.
3
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Low-Life
New Order
Too many instrumentals, not enough hits. I do like new wave though.
3
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Lovely harmonies but the songs are too treacly for me.
3
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
2.5 rounded up. Kinda boring.
3
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
2.5 rounded up. Started strong, hated Heroin, really hated the last song.
3
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Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
Lots of beautiful stuff but I can't stand jamming at the end of songs. Too long.
3
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Incredible. Loved the weirdness of "Lap of the Gods"!
4
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
LOVE THIS. Another epic debut album! 4.5 stars.
4
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Overly long. Too many covers, and not good ones.
2
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
I really liked this! 3.5 rounded down.
3
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Young Americans
David Bowie
Very 70s. Cover of Across the Universe is godawful.
3
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
3.5 rounded up. Great energy, interesting covers. Glad to learn about these guys!
4
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
The girls screaming throughout are incredibly annoying but otherwise an awesome live album (which I normally dislike).
3
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
3
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Beautiful harmonies. Not really my jam but I get why it's on here, and nice to hear some country to mix things up. That said, WTF at the murder-y and disturbing Knoxville Girl?!
3
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Paris 1919
John Cale
This guy's voice is terrible. I hate this!
2
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Sounds like Ross's "soundscapes". No thanks.
2
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
4
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Sweet Emotion is a GOAT but the rest of this is just OK.
3
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2.5 rounded up for the sheer amount of singles and Road Tripping. IDK how I ever loved this band. Lyrics are yikes and production is bad (no dynamic range).
3
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
Great voice. Liked this more than expected.
3
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Surprisingly enjoyable, would be good running music. Could do without the "jailbait" crap but seems to be par for the course in this era.
3
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Forgot how beautiful this is.
4
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
Horrendous. Experimental hippie jazz.
1
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
Blech.
2
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Catchier and more melodic than I expected.
3
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
I am grateful to them for giving us Daft Punk via their influence but I find this music SO BORING!!!
2
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
I guess I like jazz?!
3
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
So nice to get something DIFFERENT!
3
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Too long. A few highlights. Mostly not for me.
2
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
It's a clever concept but I just can't get into the dark, violent lyrics
2
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
3
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Street Life
The Crusaders
It SOUNDS good, as in production and mixing... but it also sounds like telephone hold music
3
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Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
Cowboy is still a banger but this is way too long and I just can't support a Trumper.
2
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Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
This is how you do covers. Great vibes. 3.5
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Doolittle
Pixies
Can really hear the direct line from this to MGB. Here Comes Your Man and Where Is My Mind are glorious. 3.5 rounded down, prob wouldn't re-listen.
3
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Sounds like the soundtrack to a shitty whimsical movie. Singer's voice is grating.
2
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Not for me.
2
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
I can't listen to these lyrics anymore in good conscience, but there's a lot of good stuff on here.
3
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
What a voice.
3
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Some deadly guitar solos. A bit too bleak for me. 2.5 rounded up.
3
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Unremarkable. 2.5
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Rapture
Anita Baker
Awful and horribly dated. DNF.
2
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
DNF. Super boring.
2
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
Maybe I need another listen but this felt like it didn't go ANYWHERE. Snoooooze.
2
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
It's not my kinda music at ALL but they're obviously skilled musicians.
2
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
A few surprising gems in the latter half.
3
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Weird but I kinda love it? Some Beatlesy moments. 3.5 rounded up.
4
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New Forms
Roni Size
Way too long and boring. DNF.
2
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
Bleh
2
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Pleasant. Good weekend morning music.
3
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
It's fine but Irish music is not really my jam. I liked the song with all the fucks. 2.5 rounded up.
3
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
An unenjoyable live album. 2.5.
2
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
2funky4me. 2.5 rounded up.
3
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Started strong but got a little too experimental and meandering in the end. 3.
3
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Some draggy boring songs but a few really interesting ones too.
3
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
I can't stand this man or his music. I just don't get it, sorry.
2
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
Overly long and boring. Really disappointed.
2
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
The voice is an acquired taste. Some really beautiful songs on here.
3
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Too many instrumentals but otherwise fun and feel-good.
3
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
Great vibes.
3
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Very cool. 3.5
3
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Lots of cool samples and bops. This is fun! 3.5
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
This is incredible. Funky and melodic. Will def revisit.
4
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this aside from the jamming parts at the end of some songs. Will probably revisit. 3.5
3
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
Interminable. Double albums are the worst. Some interesting stuff here but not enough to make it worth it. 2.5
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Interesting but the last song ruins it. 2.5 rounded up.
3
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Face to Face
The Kinks
Didn't like this as much as Arthur. Just OK.
3
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Starts off chaotic. These Walls and i are highlights. I don't enjoy the interludes or the spoken word parts. It's not for me but I know it's not FOR me either. I get why it's a masterpiece but I won't revisit.
3
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
So repetitive. 2.5 rounded up just for Frontier Psychiatrist.
3
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Pleasant but unremarkable.
3
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
3
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Love the mandolin.
3
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Among The Living
Anthrax
This is putting me in a bad mood. DNF.
2
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
This is boring. Really dislike the long jams at the end of songs. Mansion on the Hill is a highlight.
2
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Legit mad that I'd never listened to this before now. Incredible from start to finish. The run from Pyramids to Pink Matter is *chef's kiss*. As soon as it was over, I wanted to listen again - a first for me in about 120 albums. Didn't even mind the long run time. Can't believe I missed out on 9 years of listening to this.
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Station To Station
David Bowie
Funky. Golden Years is such a bop.
3
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
I... actually LOVE this?!?!
4
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
I hate everything this band stands for, but this is undeniably CLASSIC rock music. Simple Man is A+. 3.5
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Low
David Bowie
Yeah nah. I prefer my Bowie with vocals, thanks.
2
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Tapestry
Carole King
What a songwriter: these are almost all eternal classics! 3.5
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Why do people listen to this? Mess.
2
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
Kinda pretty but boring and draggy. Not my jam. 2.5 rounded up.
3
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
It's overly long but the singles are masterpieces.
3
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Enter The Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Wu-Tang Clan
I like the songs, not the interludes. Will def revisit.
4
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Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
Long, repetitive, a bit grating by the end. Wish it had more lyrics. 2.5
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Delightfully dated.
3
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Classic. Janis could really wail.
3
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Just not into instrumentals and this was very long.
2
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Nice.
3
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Incredible. Sounds like something that would be released today.
4
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Fun, funky, deep, catchy. Love all the samples. Hardly notice the length.
4
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I Against I
Bad Brains
Very interesting mashup of punk, 80s hair metal, and pop. Secret 77 is kinda Duran Duran-y? Had no idea there was a seminal black punk band! 2.5 rounded up
3
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
So many bangers! Loses the plot a little in the second half (really didn't like Pussycat or the Beyoncé collab) but otherwise so solid. 3.5
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Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
Long and boring. Can't get into it. DNF
2
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
Solid rock album that doesn't sound dated despite being from 1988. 3.5
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Rio
Duran Duran
Rio was my favourite song as a kid and heavily influenced my taste in music for the rest of my life: synths, catchy melodies, incredible choruses, harmonies, a little cheesy yet pop perfection... Never listened to the entirety of this album until now and while it does sound dated as hell, it's in a beautifully nostalgic way. The bass parts are AMAZING? And the singles were perfection. Really enjoyed this.
4
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
Enjoyable for a live album. Can understand why it was so popular.
3
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Is This It
The Strokes
Forgot how much I love this.
5
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Perfect Monday morning music. A tad long but very pleasant otherwise. 3.5
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
Didn't like this at first - bit repetitive, not much for melodies - but won me over by Damaged Goods. Some cool stuttering drums and fun bass lines. I Found That Essence Rare was another highlight.
3
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
My worst nightmare: a live album with only 7 songs clocking in at over an hour!!! Not terrible, just interminable. 2.5 rounded up.
3
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Time of the Season is so killer.
3
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
This was one of the first albums I ever owned as a child so it holds a special place in my heart. It is dated af but charming and fun. Cyndi's vocals are wild and most of the songs are bops. When You Were Mine is a real standout. Lovely to revisit this 30+ years later.
4
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Kinda boring. 2.5 rounded up.
3
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
There are some bops on here but some of it is a bit same-y. It's aight.
3
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
Expected to love this but it was a big miss for me.
2
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Soul Mining
The The
Some interesting stuff on here.
3
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Loved this. Melodic and kinda lo-fi.
4
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
Wow, I hate this. Her voice is annoying and the style is very adult contemporary. 2
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Starts off with such a bang (Immigrant Song) and then never really reaches that high again. Just OK for me.
3
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Live Through This
Hole
EXACTLY what I wanted and needed to hear today. Melodic, cathartic rage.
5
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Beautiful harmonies.
4
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
4
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Different Class
Pulp
This is kinda sexy? And funny and dramatic. Adore the singles. 3.5 rounded up.
4
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
3.5 rounded up for the singles. Some lovely bass lines. Shame about Morrissey's whole... personality.
4
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Some weird stuff on here but I can't resist Dave Gahan's voice and those moody, sexy synths!
4
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
Couldn't get into this even though it's right up my alley. Kinda boring and same-y.
3