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Thu Jan 14 2021
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Utterly shit. A couple of kinda not horrible songs but lame from beginning to end
1
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Fri Jan 15 2021
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
Good one, but not to be shared, needs an alone immersion to be appreciated
4
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Sat Jan 16 2021
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Great, good album will listen again
4
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Sun Jan 17 2021
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Iconic, very playful and a fun recital overall
4
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Mon Jan 18 2021
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
4
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Tue Jan 19 2021
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Stone cold classic
5
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Wed Jan 20 2021
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
not as good as I remembered it but its a classic allright
4
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Thu Jan 21 2021
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Great recording, many latino great songs and themes, Cuba is in many ways linked to México and we’ve always loved the BVSC
4
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Fri Jan 22 2021
Ten
Pearl Jam
A barrage of hits for the first half and great music overall, even if I get tired from Eddies voice after a while. a classic alright
5
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Sat Jan 23 2021
Hypnotised
The Undertones
nice surprise, many cool and familiar tracks
4
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Sun Jan 24 2021
Technique
New Order
good but not my gig, don't like those synth arragements
3
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Mon Jan 25 2021
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
not much to write home about, great instrumentals, novelty covers and thats kinda it.
3
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Tue Jan 26 2021
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
cool record, it sounds limited in its production but it slaps
4
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Wed Jan 27 2021
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
goodone, very nice record, the spanish track was a great find
4
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Thu Jan 28 2021
Opus Dei
Laibach
industrial is very tiring couldn't finish it. too repetitive
2
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Fri Jan 29 2021
Thriller
Michael Jackson
can't believe this was the first time I actually heard it from start to finish, very solid mid part, kinda silly at times but a classic allright
4
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Sat Jan 30 2021
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
What is it with this list and live albums? Were there not enough normal ones to add? Was not any of the other deep purple records deemed to be listed? It’s a nice recording tho.
4
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Sun Jan 31 2021
Marquee Moon
Television
Good one, swift and straight to the heart
5
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Mon Feb 01 2021
Horses
Patti Smith
good stuff, nice short listen and the extra tracks on that "deluxe version" are not bad either
4
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Tue Feb 02 2021
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
good one, many hits in there
4
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Wed Feb 03 2021
Blue
Joni Mitchell
good allthough it drags a little
4
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Thu Feb 04 2021
Picture Book
Simply Red
damn I hate those 80's synths... the album closes strong but the damage is done
2
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Fri Feb 05 2021
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
not much to write home about, solid music
3
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Sat Feb 06 2021
Forever Changes
Love
Good sounds not than much special
3
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Sun Feb 07 2021
Disintegration
The Cure
Never heard from start to finish, it’s a great album
4
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Mon Feb 08 2021
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
One of the great recods of our time.
5
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Tue Feb 09 2021
Station To Station
David Bowie
good one, short but good
4
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Wed Feb 10 2021
Transformer
Lou Reed
not that even of an album but great overall with a couple of great hits
3
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Thu Feb 11 2021
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Impressive, good concept of many short straight to the point songs
4
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Fri Feb 12 2021
American Idiot
Green Day
stone cold classic.
5
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Sat Feb 13 2021
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Great one
4
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Sun Feb 14 2021
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Good one
3
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Mon Feb 15 2021
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
tiresome
3
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Tue Feb 16 2021
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
stone cold classic. Being this from the golden era of intenet bootleg I did not hear the real final mix until many years later, I still like some of those demos better than the final version but it is without a doubt one of the great record of my youth. now, 15 years later my favorite is A certain romance, it just has it all, it is the complete time stamp of those day. damn I love this record.
5
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Wed Feb 17 2021
The Clash
The Clash
good one, straight to the point
3
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Thu Feb 18 2021
Pump
Aerosmith
good, not great
3
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Fri Feb 19 2021
Basket of Light
Pentangle
interesting
3
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Sat Feb 20 2021
The Coral
The Coral
I was there when Dreaming of you became a hit, I thought they were good but had never fully heard this album until now, it’s quite good
4
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Sun Feb 21 2021
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
Great one, never heard it in full until now
4
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Mon Feb 22 2021
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
there are severall versions @ spotify so I hope I listened to the correct one, great recording but, agaim, what is it with this list and the live recordings? were there not enough albums?
5
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Tue Feb 23 2021
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Another contemporary classic. it kinda drags towards the end but its very good.
4
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Wed Feb 24 2021
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Been listening o it since the ninties, great album
4
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Thu Feb 25 2021
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
Sweet dreams the song is a timeless classic, the rest of the album is not, it drags a lot and the spanish song is just shameful
2
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Fri Feb 26 2021
Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
good, repetitive but its ok
4
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Sat Feb 27 2021
Elephant
The White Stripes
Good album, maybe has too much hype but it’s good
4
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Sun Feb 28 2021
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Very relaxing record good one
4
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Mon Mar 01 2021
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
starts very good but it doesn't hold, has some cringey choruses
3
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Tue Mar 02 2021
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
great one
4
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Wed Mar 03 2021
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
very good, quite long but good
4
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Thu Mar 04 2021
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Quite a nice surprise, I’ve been hating all the 80’s records so far. Good one
4
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Fri Mar 05 2021
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Great, I’m getting now why the live albums
4
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Sat Mar 06 2021
Dummy
Portishead
4
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Sun Mar 07 2021
Rubber Soul
Beatles
My favorite Beatles album
5
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Mon Mar 08 2021
Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
Dull and long
2
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Tue Mar 09 2021
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Good but like you get ir by the third track
3
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Wed Mar 10 2021
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
meh
2
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Thu Mar 11 2021
Kenya
Machito
nice
4
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Fri Mar 12 2021
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Now I'm getting this whole including live albums list, this one is amazing.
5
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Sat Mar 13 2021
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
Nice one, early Dylan has no waste
4
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Sun Mar 14 2021
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
Very boring, the kind of stuff that did not age well
2
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Mon Mar 15 2021
Faith
George Michael
Not good
2
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Tue Mar 16 2021
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
very long
3
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Wed Mar 17 2021
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
good one, very rocksy, never heard it full before
4
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Thu Mar 18 2021
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Not as good as I expected but has some classics in
4
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Fri Mar 19 2021
Leftism
Leftfield
I definitely could have gone without hearing it before i die
1
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Sat Mar 20 2021
Dry
PJ Harvey
Very good!
4
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Sun Mar 21 2021
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Great but kinda long
4
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Mon Mar 22 2021
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
long and overstated but good overall
3
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Tue Mar 23 2021
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
Meh
3
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Wed Mar 24 2021
Machine Head
Deep Purple
Great
4
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Thu Mar 25 2021
Dog Man Star
Suede
Good one, long but it holds
4
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Fri Mar 26 2021
Real Life
Magazine
Not bad
3
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Sat Mar 27 2021
Tommy
The Who
Meh
3
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Sun Mar 28 2021
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
Good
4
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Mon Mar 29 2021
Doolittle
Pixies
Better than I remember
4
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Tue Mar 30 2021
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
Quite uneven but good overall
4
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Wed Mar 31 2021
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Drags a little bit but its a stone cold classic.
5
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Thu Apr 01 2021
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
shit. those damn 80's synths did not age well anywhere
1
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Fri Apr 02 2021
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
meh, has its moment tho
2
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Sat Apr 03 2021
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
Impressive!
4
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Sun Apr 04 2021
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
has a lot of hype but its very meh
3
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Mon Apr 05 2021
The Bends
Radiohead
one of the great records of the 90's. excellent
5
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Tue Apr 06 2021
...And Justice For All
Metallica
Better than expected
3
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Wed Apr 07 2021
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Does not meet its hype
3
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Thu Apr 08 2021
Third
Portishead
Good but it’s not Dummy
4
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Fri Apr 09 2021
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Not bat but also quite forgettable
3
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Sat Apr 10 2021
The Sensual World
Kate Bush
Lame af
2
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Sun Apr 11 2021
Space Ritual
Hawkwind
Looooong
3
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Mon Apr 12 2021
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Anooother live album
3
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Tue Apr 13 2021
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Good
3
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Wed Apr 14 2021
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Meh
2
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Thu Apr 15 2021
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Another meh
2
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Fri Apr 16 2021
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
Was expecting worst given that it’s one of the lower rated here, it wasn’t that bad, it’s kinda dull tho
3
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Sat Apr 17 2021
Funeral
Arcade Fire
On of the great records of this century, from the moment it breaks the silence with tunnels to the dramatic and soulful ending, this is a complete triumph.
5
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Sun Apr 18 2021
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
I like better some of the other stuff by Stewart
3
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Mon Apr 19 2021
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
good one
4
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Tue Apr 20 2021
B-52's
The B-52's
Good but kinda dumb at various moments
3
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Wed Apr 21 2021
Stankonia
OutKast
good one, some great tunes and classics althoug the concept drags a little
4
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Thu Apr 22 2021
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
good one
4
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Fri Apr 23 2021
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
meh
2
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Sat Apr 24 2021
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
top 5 greatest hip hop albums of all time. a classic
5
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Sun Apr 25 2021
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Good one. the first ever full album by Stevie I've ever heard, hope there are others on the list
3
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Mon Apr 26 2021
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
A very good find, those strings do really belong there, even if the record drags a little it is outstanding
4
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Tue Apr 27 2021
Pearl
Janis Joplin
I've been a fan ever since I was little. Both my parents are huge fans so the you have it. When I found that Bobby Mcgee has her greatest hit couldn't believe it! then I found out that Janis had quite more than I believed. this is an awsome and gorgeous record. Cry baby always tears my heart. Thank you Janis for your work
5
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Wed Apr 28 2021
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Very rocky and out there, Bowie is always good
4
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Thu Apr 29 2021
Melodrama
Lorde
It is an outstanding album, those transitions are amazing and it reflects an outstanding work, having said that, it is not better than Pure Heroin, hope it is on this list as well
5
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Fri Apr 30 2021
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
the instrumentation and production are impressive, but the concept is cringey AF
3
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Sat May 01 2021
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
I just can't stand those 80's synths... this, as much of the decade stuff i've been hearing just did not age well
2
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Sun May 02 2021
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
It started really good and it was a nice breathe of fresh air after yet another dreadful new/synth wave album (the 19th one!) but it started dragging after a while. i like the istruments and I think is good overall.
3
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Mon May 03 2021
Low
David Bowie
uneven but you just know that was the aim
3
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Tue May 04 2021
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
impressive and beautiful
4
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Wed May 05 2021
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Amazing stuff
4
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Thu May 06 2021
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
it has good moments but why is it so long? i think its overstated
3
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Fri May 07 2021
90
808 State
I'm lacking the enviroment to enjoy this. Did not age well
2
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Sat May 08 2021
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Not bad but kind of irrelevant
3
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Sun May 09 2021
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
this was great.
4
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Mon May 10 2021
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
Closes real strong but its quite uneven and that car song is lame af
3
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Tue May 11 2021
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
great one, fast and straight to the point. very enjoyable
4
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Wed May 12 2021
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
great one, a load of hits and great album overall
4
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Thu May 13 2021
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
its good but largely irrelevant
3
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Fri May 14 2021
Be
Common
great album, Kanye could not miss the mark back then. 5 stars
5
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Sat May 15 2021
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
cool one
3
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Sun May 16 2021
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
cool one, straigth up full of hits
4
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Mon May 17 2021
Nevermind
Nirvana
the third album I get that is currently on the top 20 of the generator. This is it people, the top tier, I mean, no one hates on Fleetwood Mac (I myself rated it 5) but Nirvana has had a lot of haters ever since they came out, so its high rate is even more impressive. Nevermind is an almost perfect album, I've been hearing it ever since it came out (I was 5 at the time) and I have always loved it. this is one for the generations.
5
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Tue May 18 2021
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
quite enjoyable. good album
3
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Wed May 19 2021
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
not (much) repetitive, not unnecessarily long songs... this is some metal I can get behind
3
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Thu May 20 2021
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
cool record
3
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Fri May 21 2021
Either Or
Elliott Smith
not my favorite Elliot Smith record but damn is it good
4
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Sat May 22 2021
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
a rather enjoyable record with some outstanding classics
3
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Sun May 23 2021
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
very enjoyable. good one.
4
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Mon May 24 2021
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
enjoyable but drags after a while, sounds like a made up band lol
3
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Tue May 25 2021
Quiet Life
Japan
Good start and interesting but drags at the end
3
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Wed May 26 2021
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
Nice gig, still not getting this live albums being included on the list
3
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Thu May 27 2021
Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
never heard this one before. I'ts great even though its not full of hits as YCALWB.
4
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Fri May 28 2021
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
enjoyable but quite forgettable
3
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Sat May 29 2021
I Should Coco
Supergrass
not as good as I remembered it, but has great moments
3
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Sun May 30 2021
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
good but thats it
3
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Mon May 31 2021
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Some great tunes
3
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Tue Jun 01 2021
Pelican West
Haircut 100
funky but quite irrelevant
2
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Wed Jun 02 2021
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
the poet during the 60's no much more to say
4
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Thu Jun 03 2021
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
for many years I believed I was a Depeche Mode fan (i really like the hits) but I cannot stand any of their records for its whole length
3
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Fri Jun 04 2021
Achtung Baby
U2
my favorite U2 album, after this one all went downhill
4
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Sat Jun 05 2021
American Pie
Don McLean
4 outta 5 mainly because american Pie is an exceptional recording. the record on average is good but a bit dull
4
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Sun Jun 06 2021
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
more 80's meh... at least it doesn't have those synths
3
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Mon Jun 07 2021
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
wow that was meh as fuck.
2
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Tue Jun 08 2021
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
nto as horrible as I remembered but it is a bit cringe and a big meh...
2
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Wed Jun 09 2021
The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
what?
2
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Thu Jun 10 2021
Manassas
Stephen Stills
this was really good, at some point I wondered if I was listening to the same record.
4
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Fri Jun 11 2021
Garbage
Garbage
oh the 90's. this is from the golden era of MTV, this is a great album
4
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Sat Jun 12 2021
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
fast and good, but I felt it was longer tham 33 minutes and its a bit claustrophobic at times
3
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Sun Jun 13 2021
The Visitors
ABBA
they let the music speak allright but for to much loooong...
3
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Mon Jun 14 2021
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
I reallly love lovefool but its a rather average album
3
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Tue Jun 15 2021
Parallel Lines
Blondie
I once saw Blondie live, I thought It would be interesting but wasn't expecting to know most of the songs and for it to rock as hard as it did... this is a great and entretaining album that slaps
4
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Wed Jun 16 2021
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
An incredilbe voice with identity and power... cruelly unwind by that horrible 80's production... the title song sucks and that guitar on steel claw sounds like a chihuahua in distress.
3
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Thu Jun 17 2021
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
this slaps hard. good one!
4
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Fri Jun 18 2021
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
not bad but kinda boring
3
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Sat Jun 19 2021
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Quite enjoyable. a bit long but i really liked it
4
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Sun Jun 20 2021
Out of Step
Minor Threat
This was quite irrelevant but! affer all those hideous 80's synths, I think it deserves a better rank just for being different.
3
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Mon Jun 21 2021
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
great album, mixing is really good a dnit has many classics
4
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Tue Jun 22 2021
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
This was a very very pleasant surprise, I dread now when I see an 80’s album in my daily draw but this was quite amazing, yea there are synths but not used in the common hideous way this list has me used to by now, I’m very glad I found this one. Favorite song: of all the things we’ve made
4
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Wed Jun 23 2021
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
not bad, good mixing but repetitive at some point. I mean that song conversation is quite good for the fisrt couple of minutes but then it goes on the same for five additional ones. That cars song is a classic though (f*uck cars btw)
3
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Thu Jun 24 2021
Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
With some of these albums I really don't get the "must hear before you die". this was good but quite irrelevant
2
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Fri Jun 25 2021
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Good album, good concept and good rhymes... it closes a bit claustrophobic.
4
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Sat Jun 26 2021
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
not much to write home about
2
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Sun Jun 27 2021
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
enjoyable. don't know if I needed to listen to it before I die
3
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Mon Jun 28 2021
Paris 1919
John Cale
not bad. some great songs
3
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Tue Jun 29 2021
Arrival
ABBA
great voices, nice record, some cool songs and a timeless classic
3
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Wed Jun 30 2021
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
A funny one lol
2
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Thu Jul 01 2021
Future Days
Can
good one, I was fearing it a lot lol but it was nice.
3
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Fri Jul 02 2021
Tical
Method Man
great one although a little derivative from the WTC work, I mean, why a solo path that sounds almost like the group?. When I was young I wondered if they had not access to good recording studios but now I know that foggy sound is actually deliberated and I love it
4
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Sat Jul 03 2021
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
a soft meh for me
2
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Sun Jul 04 2021
Fromohio
fIREHOSE
like, the list name becomes completely pointless with this kind of albums...
2
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Mon Jul 05 2021
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
It's now been almost two months since the last 5 I've given in the list. I've been bombarded with some very forgetful music since (not all of it of course) so I wasn't expecting much from this one but it has stopped me on my tracks. This is awesome music, I can't believe I've never listened to it. I mean, I know why, I was very into indie at the time of its release but after that I think I should have run into it but certainly didn't. What a shame. This takes heavily from Homework and YCALGB without being derivative. I think it should be a 4 but dammit, after all those dreadful records the algorithm has given me, it’s going off with a 5.
5
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Tue Jul 06 2021
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
Great one, very diverse although it is a bit long.
4
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Wed Jul 07 2021
Destroyer
KISS
nope. didn't need to listen to that before I die
2
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Thu Jul 08 2021
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
I consider "...like clockwork" to be one of my formative albums and myself as a QOTSA fan but I had never listen to this one. Maybe I'm biased but this was excellent. strong and meaningful although that last track was confusing and uncomfortable with the headphones lol
4
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Fri Jul 09 2021
S&M
Metallica
music is not bad in some tracks but, god this is cringey as fuck!
2
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Sat Jul 10 2021
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
I wanted to give an impartial listen to this one, I wanted to know if I know Dylan because my parents love him or because the music... I even read the generational warfare that are the reviews prior to the listen which make some good points but, caught myself humming and closing my eyes enjoying this gem. Even before I understood English language I loved Dylan. This to me, is another 5/5.
5
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Sun Jul 11 2021
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
“All my little words” is an all-time favorite of mine, but, funnily enough, I was not aware it was from a 69 songs record lol... the album starts strong, some good tunes and interesting music but then it becomes more and more of the same and drags for literally hours. It changes a bit and grabs new strength starting the third record but falls again in nonsense and half backed songs. There are some good tunes but I wonder if it would have made the list if it had been a regular length record with the best say 12 songs and not just because it was a 69 songs long record.
2
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Mon Jul 12 2021
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
A fine example of what is called Rhythm & Poetry. The production has a lot of the common places of the times but works exceedingly good. But is the message that carries this to other level, damn those lyrics are powerful. MC states everything he wants to say with carefully and in a most direct way. Makes me sad that the diagnosis this lyrics correctly carry has more than 20 years around and situation has only gotten worse. This, I needed to listen before I died.
5
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Tue Jul 13 2021
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
With this one you clearly need context, the aim could not be so easy to get... there is one review that says its Pink Floyd meets Monty Python. I laughed hard with that. Although it’s true, to me it’s not that bad
3
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Wed Jul 14 2021
Let It Be
The Replacements
Admittedly not all the time I put enough attention to these records, with this one I tried but to me seems quite irrelevant. Artistically speaking there is nothing to write home about but I guess they made a statement years ahead of their time, you go Replacements!
2
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Thu Jul 15 2021
White Ladder
David Gray
It’s not bad, it’s just so generic and irrelevant, can't believe this was trending back in 01' and I'm glad I missed it (on the other hand I was 13 at the time so it was all Nu metal for me lol). I'm reading this gave way to artists such as James Blunt and Ed Sheeran and well, someone owns us an apology.
2
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Fri Jul 16 2021
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
good, great classic sound and totally enjoyable
3
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Sat Jul 17 2021
Nixon
Lambchop
Anther huge meh by this list...
2
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Sun Jul 18 2021
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
very enjoyable and not as tiring as you would expect for 18 minute long songs
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Mon Jul 19 2021
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
funky af, nice finding. that easier to love track is a delight (even thogh my apple music likes to act and cut some tracks)
4
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Tue Jul 20 2021
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Nice and influential as I have heard that sound in so many contemporary artists...
3
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Wed Jul 21 2021
Ingenue
k.d. lang
not bad, quite enjoyable but drags pretty soon and is quite irrelevant
2
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Thu Jul 22 2021
LP1
FKA twigs
I remember when this album came it was what everyone who was anyone was listening to. it was the bomb, a revolution in music and all that. The thing is, it's been 7 years and it did not age that well, it sounds repetitive and confusing just for the sake of it. Magdalene is a huge leap forward letting go the repetition for a more soulful but still ground breaking sound. This is a great album and an excellent debut but it will not remain on this list for long I believe.
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Fri Jul 23 2021
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
great one, you can see he was on the path of greatness, the record is not as great as you would hear some people call it but we don't have a follow up to prove it so this is it. some parts are simply amazing
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Sat Jul 24 2021
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
this was quite meh... i liked the other record by them better-
3
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Sun Jul 25 2021
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
Well as in "they walked so the predecesors could fly" I understand the inclusion of this album on the list. the best in electronic music was yet to come in 77.
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Mon Jul 26 2021
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
swift and straight to the heart. I like it although I think int not that relevant.
3
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Tue Jul 27 2021
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
nice sound, and I catched some good moments but I'll be damned if I got to listen to 2 straight hours of country
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Wed Jul 28 2021
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Coming straight after a 2 hour album that I could not finish (that country one) comes this 3 hour long gem. Sadly I could not find the time to listen to it in one sit so I had to do it across three days but damn this is listenable, how great and full of amazing moments this is. At many points I found myself thinking "damn I need this on vinyl". It's all about the production, it’s all about the treatment and respect for the performer, Ella is outstanding and the producers let her flourish. Remember that Tina Turner record that with the hideous production? Well, they could have use listening to this to learn how to extol the performer. No need to say I really loved this one.
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Thu Jul 29 2021
Dookie
Green Day
Always been a big fan of the band (at least up to American Idiot) and my first concert with no tutor was a Green Day one lol, funnily I did not attended to a second one until 15 years later. I did not give any relevant review to American Idiot (it reads only “Stone cold classic”) but I’ll try to say a bit more on this. I was 7 when this one came out but I remember it very fondly, I really liked the energy and the videos and my siblings loved them also so it was a whole family listen, ever since, we liked every subsequent album specially Nimrod. That all stopped with 21st century breakdown but we had a good go with the band. Listening to Dookie today I gotta say is not as good as I remembered but When I Come Around and specially Basket Case are true classics and the album was influential AF, it is a fun album with a lot of charisma and really one to have listened before dying.
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Fri Jul 30 2021
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Never heard this one before, I liked those rhythm changes and themes but it drags a bit
3
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Sat Jul 31 2021
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Great one, very solid recording, that production is just amazing!
4
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Sun Aug 01 2021
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
A good Iggy album, an average Bowie album. Influential nevertheless
3
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Mon Aug 02 2021
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Not that catchy I gotta say. I guess they were trying something different but it’s not that amazing
3
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Tue Aug 03 2021
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
Guess I’m not that familiar with “post rock” but what the fuck was that?
1
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Wed Aug 04 2021
The Stooges
The Stooges
I did not like Iggy that much but this one is pretty solid!
4
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Thu Aug 05 2021
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Solid but very repetitive. apple music is still acting up.
3
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Fri Aug 06 2021
Harvest
Neil Young
Not my gig but not bad
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Sat Aug 07 2021
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
I like the funky parts, the other not so much although I can overcome the cringe to respect the execution
2
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Sun Aug 08 2021
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Great one, I had never heard it though I was familiar with T Rex work, I like it, it sounds influential AF.
4
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Mon Aug 09 2021
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
did not enjoy it a bit. lame from beggining to end
1
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Tue Aug 10 2021
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
soulful and funky. good stuff
3
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Wed Aug 11 2021
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
Amazing one, I enjoyed every song, this is some good stuff
4
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Thu Aug 12 2021
Sea Change
Beck
its a bit dull at times but it is a great work. Lost Cause is a timeless classic even if it did not top the charts. it is the most convincing change of direction on their 8th album by any artist.
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Fri Aug 13 2021
Illmatic
Nas
damn this one slaps! NY State of mind is a stone cold classic, I really like the mixing and that flow! again, damn!
5
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Sat Aug 14 2021
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
What a delicious album this is, the talent, the music, the resistance. Her generation brought down apartheid on South Africa, from pariah to hero. She spoke she sung, hope more of her records are on the list.
5
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Tue Aug 17 2021
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
I was about to discard this one, but I just needed some context, it's quite interesting and fun, glad I got to listen.
4
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Wed Aug 18 2021
Parklife
Blur
Is this one considered as Blur's best album? I've always been fond of many tracks of this one but I don't believe it is as good as everyone thinks, it drags quite a lot and gets boring at times, I personally prefer The Great Scape and 13 over this one.
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Thu Aug 19 2021
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Struggled a lot to finish this one, skipped within the tracks quite a bit and did not miss anything because in most of the tracks everything has been said by the second 40. Unbearable cringy at times, it fits a lot with so many of the records in the list that are there not for their artistic value but because they're weird. It grabs a second air with “In a Moment of Clarity” but soon sinks again in its repetitiveness and huge self-awareness.
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Fri Aug 20 2021
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
Another meh... for future versions of the list they should look into other language records more than keeping fillers like this
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Sat Aug 21 2021
The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
Good abs interesting sound although a bit long, great behind story. I liked it
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Tue Aug 24 2021
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
So today I found this is the third and not the first White Stripes album, I’m such q poser lol. It’s a good album with some good memories attached to it
3
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Wed Aug 25 2021
Groovin'
The Young Rascals
mellow and quite enjoyable. good one!
3
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Thu Aug 26 2021
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
What a delight this was, excelent.
4
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Fri Aug 27 2021
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
Great recording.
3
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Sat Aug 28 2021
Pink Flag
Wire
3
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Sun Aug 29 2021
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
Yup, influential as a library of audio tools
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Mon Aug 30 2021
Calenture
The Triffids
no, 80's just... no... again, dated, cheesy, unmemorable and all that
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Tue Aug 31 2021
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
First of all, I’m not gonna act like I’m not going to give it a straight 5. I believe this is one of the great highlights of this century and a record for the generations, so there is that. Is this the best work by Ye? Arguable but there are at least another 4 records that are up for title. Is this my favorite Ye album? No, I have an emotional attach to The College Dropout for that matter. is this his last great work? NO, he kept it up for another 8 years. Is Donda a work as focused as this? No, to me he lost it after KSG. There is so much around this one that’s worth the mention, how this was Kanye’s redemption after the deplorable Taylor incident, the cringe in some of the lyrics, the effort in Pusha’s verse, the complete triumph of Nicki’s verse, the laughs we had with Jay Z’s one, the stupid but somehow guilty pleasure of the Chris skit, the memes, the samples, Fantano’s review, the aesthetics… It all shows how influential this was but the only reason for that is the music. Yes, Kanye is very limited singing and not as good MC as he thinks, but the production and innovation of this one goes really to new horizons, almost everyone is at their top game for this one and Ye really did come up with a cohesive and really impressive album. As I said one of the great recordings of our times. I’m always up for a toast for this one.
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Wed Sep 01 2021
Cut
The Slits
nice and funny at times, cringe at others... good listen
3
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Fri Sep 03 2021
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
admittedly my first contact with Kraftwerk was when they opened for Radiohead back in 2009 here in México, prior than that I had zero idea who they were... the first thing that really struck me was that they did not seem to be the usual opener act, they were older and there was people who wanted to see Kraftwerk only and had paid full tickets for it even if they were going to be onstage only going to be for like 40 minutes. They did ok considering that everyone wanted Radiohead but the show to me was quite dull and those robots quite cringe (I really liked "das model" tho).
After that I got curious about them, I went and downloaded their music and read about their influence, I downloaded some songs and read about their influence, I really wanted to like them and I even saw them once more in a festival for which they gave away 3D glasses. That concert was more fun (I was also quite drunk lol) but I never be like “oh let’s put on some Kraftwerk”.
I guess I just had to be there 40 years ago to really enjoy them. Of course I hear the massive influence and I can see why all that reverence but to me they sound quite dated but more than that they sound very, very dorky.
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Sat Sep 04 2021
Screamadelica
Primal Scream
I really like the sound of Primal Scream and Loaded is one of my favorite songs ever but this album drags during large periods
3
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Sun Sep 05 2021
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
enjoyable but I'm guessing this is not their best is it?
3
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Mon Sep 06 2021
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
not bad but quite forgetable at many moments
3
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Tue Sep 07 2021
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
despite of being aware of the band since like forever and of course being a fan of Mr Blue Sky, I had never listened to this record, a very very nice surprice, I think I may buy it!
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Thu Sep 09 2021
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
I had this one on CD back in the day, they were quite hot then and I remember they didn't shy to that rock& roll stardom position (at least Kapranos), I remember the Mercury price and how they were suposed to save rock & roll (same as the Strokes or Interpol a couple of years before). they had a couple of other fairly good records and then dissapeared (I think although I saw them live just in 2019). I had not listen to this one in ages, it is quite good an a good print of its time, I think I should buy its vinyl
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Fri Sep 10 2021
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Nice. It got interesting after like 5 songs but it did not disappoint
3
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Sat Sep 11 2021
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Great one, a nice surprise. I found this one totally familiar but don’t think I’ve ever heard it in its totality before
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Sun Sep 12 2021
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
I wasn’t expecting nothing with this one, 2008 was about something else for me, and also I don’t like the title lol, but it’s a gorgeous record and I liked a lot, I’m sad to see I missed so much Mack in my youth but also glad I keep founding this gems
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Mon Sep 13 2021
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
It doesn’t start that bad and props for being different in the era of horrible music but it just drags a lot.
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Mon Sep 20 2021
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Fels longer than the half hour it is. It does have its moments but it actually is only “the album from were is my mind is taken” and that’s it. Pixies are not as good as everyone thinks even if they have some of the greatest rock songs ever
2
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Tue Sep 21 2021
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Lol this is just so forgettable and meh…
2
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Wed Sep 22 2021
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Fast and hard af… did anyone read that “black supremacy” review? Bruh you write quite well but quite inputting that boomer frustration energy in here
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Thu Sep 23 2021
Is This It
The Strokes
After the yearlong "end of the century" content from MTV, the nostalgia was there for another full year and along came "last nite" whose video exploited a nostalgia that we were actually too young to remember that of which it was a remembrance of. The rest is history as Is This It came to change the landscape of popular music in a more successful way than Kid A if not a longer one. Now 20 years after all of that I could say that the album is not as good as everyone thought it was, it actually drags I a couple of long moments, and it does not hold to the end after achieving its highest highs, maybe it could even be said that Room On Fire is more consistent even if not as soulful as this one. but what can be said against such perfect songs as Someday or Last Nite? I could try to give it a 2 or a 3 but the truth is that I’m still that 14 year old singing “when we was young oh man did we have fun” with all the honesty of the one who was never younger and did never became so again. To me, the jewel of the crown is Hard to Explain which is one of the most perfect songs I’ve ever heard, I still stop and surrender to it every time I hear it, and consider myself so lucky to have heard it live a couple of times. Hard To Explain is the reason why I’m giving this one a 5.
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Fri Sep 24 2021
Fun House
The Stooges
fun one without pretentions, this list has made me more fond of the stooges
3
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Sat Sep 25 2021
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
I couldn't say why but I've never been very fond of the Stones albums, maybe because my parents had only compilations or maybe because I wanted to be a Sgt. Pepper over there somewhere lol... I don't think I've ever listened to this one in full before, and not all the songs I'm familiar with. I can recognize the effort and quality but I got tired after a while. This is the first Stones album I've got from the list so lets hope it only gets better
3
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Sun Sep 26 2021
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
I love the sound of CCR, never heard this one before but I enjoyed it and Proud Mary is a song for the ages
4
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Mon Sep 27 2021
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
I was starting work for the day so I mindlessly clicked for my next album and pressed play, I half noticed the 2010 tag on Spotify and was like “this is anachronistic af” lol, I’m familiar with the early hip hop creators and of course I know about Grandmaster Flash so I find this quite interesting. Having said that, this carries its time stamp very heavily, and it’s a bit cringe by today’s standards (I mean, can’t imaging those 6 minutes about how they love Stevie not making mister Wonder very uncomfortable lol). but we have to recognize that this was groundbreaking and the quality of Flash’s art. Am I going to give it a 3 mainly for The Message (song) yes I am.
3
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Tue Sep 28 2021
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
fast and punky. I liked it even if I prefer more famous versions of some of the songs.
3
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Wed Sep 29 2021
Soul Mining
The The
Meh… I can’t really connect with 80’s synth music, I know it was a revolution and all that but all of it feels very dated. This one was no exception. Has its moments tho
2
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Thu Sep 30 2021
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
I like it, good mix not flat at all, excellent sampling and god themes.
3
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Fri Oct 01 2021
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Some good tunes but tiring after a while, specially due that weirdly emphatic singing style
2
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Sat Oct 02 2021
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Nice vocals, excellent time stamp, and some all time classics in there
3
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Sun Oct 03 2021
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Nice one
3
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Mon Oct 04 2021
Bad
Michael Jackson
I may like this one better than Thriller.
4
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Tue Oct 05 2021
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
Oh yes, instrument-jerking, huge self awareness and cringe, how can anyone not like trash metal?
At least the songs are not ridiculously long
Cool mix tho
2
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Wed Oct 06 2021
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Dated sound but relevant af and very skilled.
4
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Thu Oct 07 2021
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Fun one. Although I would listen unironically
3
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Fri Oct 08 2021
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
I really like this band, can’t believe I’ve never heard about them before
4
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Sat Oct 09 2021
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
Another one that hits hard! I’m reading they lost their demos prior to this, but the sound is more organic and better produced than on their previous albums. Upon completing this list, I’m discovering I don’t like synths as much as everyone does, I prefer samples and live instruments
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Sun Oct 10 2021
Vivid
Living Colour
Interesting, nice mix of genres and good production but boring
3
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Mon Oct 11 2021
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
No, I don’t enjoy this music, it’s self conscious and cringey. All this world music sound like black faceing to me (I’m Mexican). Of course this has connection to that other cringe fountain PiL.
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Tue Oct 12 2021
Smash
The Offspring
Good one, this punk organic sound is a bless after all those synths on this list lol. I’ve never heard this one in full although I’ve liked Come Out and Play & Self Steem ever since I was a kid. Nice to hear the evolution that took them to Americana. (Also, nice that the hidden song is the same one)
3
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Wed Oct 13 2021
Kenza
Khaled
Not my jam but I can appreciate the quality
3
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Thu Oct 14 2021
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
Enjoyable
2
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Fri Oct 15 2021
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Quality record. 3 stars and a additional one for Free bird
4
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Sat Oct 16 2021
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
It was a total meh for most of the time and then came the cringe with that witch song… she sings ok
2
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Sun Oct 17 2021
Diamond Life
Sade
Very smooth indeed and enjoyable. The sac was in trend back then and it shows, but here it’s used in a nice not so much overused way
3
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Mon Oct 18 2021
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Amazing record, those live track are huge and this is the record that has Sumertimw in it. As great of a record as Pearl
5
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Tue Oct 19 2021
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
This is wild alright! Also rich and engaging, I just ordered the vinyl.
4
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Wed Oct 20 2021
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
When I was about 7 there was this hit song on MTV called “Always”, me and my siblings liked it so much my parents bought us the CD (cross road) and we became obsessed with it. It wasn’t until many years later that I learned it was a compilation and that most of the songs were from before I was born lol. I had never listened to this album in full before but the hits I’m very familiar with and bring me back to my childhood even if the teems are not for kids. Even if glam metal is not my jam I have a soft spot for this one and I also praise the like instruments as opposed of the synth infested 80’s albums on this list
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Thu Oct 21 2021
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
So I found yesterday that the list has been updated and it actually is a bit longer than 1001, cool, we’ll be here for a bit longer!
Now the album: Lana keeps on pushing forward with her music if not her themes, her singing is more variable even if this album in particular is a bit monotonous. It is a beautiful recording although my favorite one by her is the more vivid Lust For Life. Now how can an album that was published only 6 months ago be on the list? Don’t get me wrong I loved the record but it has to make an impact! I could argue that Ultraviolence or NFR! Are better, or even Lust for Life just because it is my favorite. This album is here because the impact of Lana in modern music and could easily leave the list in future editions, I wished the curation of the list would be less reactive and more thoughtful, this is not the (only) Lana album you have to listen before dying. Hope the list now includes albums that have been left out since previous editions and not only new ones from 2018 to now (for example: Like Clokcwork by QotSA)
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Fri Oct 22 2021
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Nice
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Sat Oct 23 2021
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Very insightful and meditative, great minimalistic sound. Good inclusion for 2019. Already 2 albums from last update!
4
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Sun Oct 24 2021
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
Another token album for this US-centric list, how man versions of “so Nice” are on the list?
2
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Mon Oct 25 2021
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
I like the flaming lips and I like the concept, this one is not as good as YBTPR
3
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Tue Oct 26 2021
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Haven’t heard it in full for a while, not as good as I remembered it but it is a classic alright, another one from the golden era of MTV, remember the videos it came with? My good did they went the extra mile for that, back then hit records needed hit videoclips and californication was a superb example of that, cinematic Impressionism in Scar Tissue, concept video with otherside and of course, state of the art technological advance show off with Californication, me and my siblings would spend hours looking a those clips and even downloading them from the internet, good times. Now the record: it’s maybe too long and tries to keep the funk from BSSM even though they were in a completely different place by then, some songs are just too out of the concept even if they sound Peppers AF, the word californication sound just silly nowadays but let’s remember that this is the album that gave us Scar tissue and Road trippin which are both classics for the ages.
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Wed Oct 27 2021
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Seems like another token album for the list good music but I wonder how this differs from the rest of the catalog of the seemly quite prolific artist
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Thu Oct 28 2021
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
How many 5 will I end up giving Dylan on this list! Damn his records just go straight to my heart. Don’t know why none of his records are in the top of this site. I know this songs were written and recorded more than 20 years prior to my birth, but I just hope I get the time to grow old with them and pass the time listening to my vinyls in a sun full room.
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Fri Oct 29 2021
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Wasn’t exited by this one at all, another live metal album. But this one goes hard and is not cringe at all. I really enjoyed it.
3
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Sat Oct 30 2021
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Was a bit hesitant about rating it a 5, I mean, it’s not my favorite Bowie but good damn it is a stone cold classic!
5
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Sun Oct 31 2021
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Delicious. Who has pieces like Not Dark Yet or Make You Feel My Love that far in their careers? Dylan, that’s who.
4
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Mon Nov 01 2021
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
The one live album on the top 15, the performance we saw again and again for months (and then years and decades) after that fateful April day back in 94, the one from which the most iconic pictures of Cobain are from (google his name and see for yourself), the sui generis MTV unplugged full of covers as they decided it would be a disservice to play an acoustic version of their hits and by doing so making it the greatest of all, the one MTV entrance of this list I might say! the icon, the moment in history, the otherwise impossible tribute/eclipse of Bowie, Lead Belly’s come back from the dead. All that and so much more… as an album it should be disqualified from the list but of course no one should die without listening. I was 7 the first time I SAW this and still give me the chills, I loved it before I ever understood English, I was of course one of the ignorant kids Bowie would later dismiss for not knowing the author of TMWSTW, actually the first song I ever downloaded from Napster I shit you not! After that I have had the opportunity to compare that hyper compressed mp3 file that took ages to download to the tv version and later to the vinyl and lossless versions… damn the mixing is amazing! I would pay to see a restored version of the concert with the album mixed audio.
I nag all the time about the US-centrism of this list and how it is full of live albums but how can this one not be a 5?
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Fri Nov 05 2021
The Band
The Band
I have three 5s in the last 5 days, so I guess I was I my zone and this one took me out of it. For it it was boring and couldn’t listen to it in only one sit
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Sat Nov 06 2021
Cross
Justice
good old days. nice sounds and good effort by the house french school
4
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Sun Nov 07 2021
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
A bit weird but enjoyable overall.
3
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Mon Nov 08 2021
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Growing up, I always heard about The King, and how he is adored by even the greatest names in music but somehow his music was alien to me, or at least I always thought so. It’s not an album as we would later be used to but damn is this great!
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Tue Nov 09 2021
Dirt
Alice In Chains
I remember vaguely this time, my older sister and my youngest aunt use to be heavily into grunge (is this grunge? Is this metal?) and I did not liked it that much (I was 6 tho). I like it now better but I get tired of it quickly
3
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Wed Nov 10 2021
Slipknot
Slipknot
Big meh for me. I mean, as everyone in my generation I was into by metal at the time but I distrust anyone who did not get bored of this by 2003. Nice drums tho
2
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Thu Nov 11 2021
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Nice but nothing to write home about
2
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Fri Nov 12 2021
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
I do enjoy the occasional Prince music but not sure about full albums. It’s the 80’s sound which my soul just can’t bear lol
3
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Sat Nov 13 2021
Like A Prayer
Madonna
I have this one on vinyl. Like a prayer is one recording for the ages. That production is just amazing, those choruses, those instrumentals I mean damn!
And then there is the rest of the album that is just filler for that one track.
3
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Sun Nov 14 2021
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
I’ve always liked Girls Just Wanna Have Fun but wasn’t expecting a good album. Glad I was wrong, this is an unapologetic 80’s sound but fun AF and very interesting. I recognized many of the tracks too. I like it.
4
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Wed Nov 17 2021
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did, it’s very long but it’s versatility makes it easy to hear. The second half is harder but good nevertheless
4
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Thu Nov 18 2021
Close To You
Carpenters
A lot of covers and that birds appearing song all in good production and good voices, it’s not all that relevant but what’s not to like?
3
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Fri Nov 19 2021
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
Kinda Interesting but annoying AF. That first track has a sound like a cellphone vibrating. Feels so much longer than 35 minutes.
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Sat Nov 20 2021
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys can get boring very quickly, can’t relate to this one very much
2
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Sun Nov 21 2021
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
Good
3
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Mon Nov 22 2021
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Couldn’t really get into it, the beats are boring at some point. I see the influence in triphop and all that, also the good lyrics but will not be listening to it again
3
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Tue Nov 23 2021
In Utero
Nirvana
It’s uneven, we know it was intentional but it’s uneven. The top tracks are superb tho.
4
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Wed Nov 24 2021
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Forgettable
2
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Thu Nov 25 2021
1999
Prince
I can respect the quality, the genius, the intent… but this is cheesy af. I guess it was very rebellious back then but no 80’s sound aged very well
3
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Mon Nov 29 2021
Rapture
Anita Baker
great voice, lame cheessy production.
2
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Tue Nov 30 2021
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
I love many of the tunes, the jazzy vibe of this one is great, I remember all the fuzz and all the respect Kendrick got with this one, but to me this one is a too long, I don’t care that much about the snippets and I get it, they was conflicted lol. Funny thing is that to me GKMC is his master pieces and that one is long and all that. It’s a 4/5 to me.
Is that a Radiohead sample in How Much A Dollar Cost?
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Wed Dec 01 2021
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
Good one. Enjoyable
3
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Thu Dec 02 2021
Kimono My House
Sparks
Starts very hard! It sound very influential, like those NY Dolls, good one although it felt much longer than 40 minutes
3
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Fri Dec 03 2021
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Nice sound. The title track is missing from Spotify and Apple Music. It got a bit long at the end
3
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Wed Dec 08 2021
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
Reading the Wiki page it would seem we are facing the greatest record ever!. It is a good record tho, I don't know why I had never listen to it but it is good. it is a bit long and some tracks are weird but I liked how strong it starts and how it does not stays the same for its whole lenght
3
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Thu Dec 09 2021
Damaged
Black Flag
That was fast n hard, loved it
4
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Fri Dec 10 2021
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Good damn!
5
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Sat Dec 11 2021
Raw Power
The Stooges
Fast and straight to the point, I like this Iggy better I think
3
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Sun Dec 12 2021
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Someone had this when I was a child, I'm guessing a cousin, but I would have to ask, I remember hearing it from start to finish and actually enjoying it. I preffer this loud clear mixing than the lame all at the same volume from the 80's. I really like "all I wanna do"
3
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Thu Dec 16 2021
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
Jazzy, funky and greatly produced. Worldwide stardom was still awaiting for Jamiroquai but they were already up with a good start.
4
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Fri Dec 17 2021
Live!
Fela Kuti
Nice. quite enjoyable
3
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Sat Dec 18 2021
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
O was there when this was trending, I remember and like many of these songs but 24 years later I just don’t get any joy from this… I heard once that metal (in its many forms) is a teenage phase, and that men who don’t grow out of it don’t grow out of teenage either, maybe it’s true
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Sun Dec 19 2021
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Damn, I’m not familiar with this kind of music except for the parody usage we are used to by now… to me sounds dated AF even if I can recognize the talent and creativity. Couldn’t finish it. Not my jam.
2
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Mon Dec 20 2021
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Damn bars where hard af back in the beginning of the century. Most of the album slaps even tho that Bey track is cringe af
4
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Tue Dec 21 2021
The Yes Album
Yes
I mean it’s not bad but to me it was a bit boring, sorry about this one
2
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Wed Dec 22 2021
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Inventive, original, but long and a bit boring
3
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Thu Dec 23 2021
Ramones
Ramones
Fast and fun although it is monotonous and ends up feeling longer than just half an hour
3
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Fri Dec 24 2021
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Not my cup of tea, there is quality but it feels quite long. Favorite song: the rat one. One star less because organ solos are silly af.
2
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Sat Dec 25 2021
Maxinquaye
Tricky
Nice one, I really like trip hop, this is just as good as massive Attack
4
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Mon Jan 03 2022
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Nice sound even if christmas music is not my favorite. very influential sound indeed
3
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Tue Jan 04 2022
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
God damn! That was great! I’m familiar with most of the songs but I don’t think I had ever listened to this from start to finish. I love it.
5
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Wed Jan 05 2022
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
I know some of the songs and of course I’ve seen the sleeve many times but I don’t know why I had never heard this one in complete before. I loved it
4
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Thu Jan 06 2022
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
It started a bit silly with those noises one makes when being in front of a synthesizer but then came the great stuff. Good album
4
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Fri Jan 07 2022
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Damn this record just don’t stop growing! Good find.
4
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Sat Jan 08 2022
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
I have tried to get into this album many many times, I mean, it is the album that put the Beatles into SPLHCB way and one of the greatest songs and all that but I just can’t, it’s kinda silly to me, I love wouldn’t it be nice but I’m not very fond of the rest of the record, sounds very dated and yeah, silly to me. Really sorry about this one.
3
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Sun Jan 09 2022
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Quality and enjoyable
3
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Mon Jan 10 2022
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
It grew on me, it closes amazingly, wasn’t expecting Sing A song For You, but I’ve loved that song ever since I was a bootleg downloading teenager.
4
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Tue Jan 11 2022
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Another classic and iconic performance by Cash.
4
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Wed Jan 12 2022
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
“Get a drink! Have good time now! Welcome to paradise!”
Since I left you is one of my favorite songs of all time, but I don’t think I listened to this in full until like 2010 or something and to my surprise, I had hear many of those tunes in clubs and parties. It’s quite a trip, the kind of sounds you would expect to hear at a rave a the time, not as cheerful as the title track but a great collection nevertheless. A bit tiresome nowadays but it was banging back in the day
4
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Thu Jan 13 2022
New Wave
The Auteurs
I’ve, very chill and enjoyable, I like the production very much
4
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Fri Jan 14 2022
Scott 2
Scott Walker
Classy but I got bored before the end
3
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Sat Jan 15 2022
The Undertones
The Undertones
Nice
3
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Sun Jan 16 2022
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Nice punk album, was a bit worried because Spotify’s version has like 30 songs but it was a relief to see there were only 6 tracks
2
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Mon Jan 17 2022
Mask
Bauhaus
So this is what I’ve been missing out all this years… quite forgettable
2
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Tue Jan 18 2022
The Who Sell Out
The Who
On the good side the execution and recording is great and rich, on the bad side this is cheesy af
2
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Wed Jan 19 2022
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
2
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Thu Jan 20 2022
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Damn! Zeppelin was always fire uh?!
4
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Fri Jan 21 2022
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Too long and uneventful
2
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Sat Jan 22 2022
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
Inma sucker for that Irish sound
3
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Tue Jan 25 2022
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
Fun but tiring. Sounds quite influential
3
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Wed Jan 26 2022
The Blueprint
JAY Z
Another triumph by Kanye lol… great album, very start of the century, Jay Z really was the best rapper alive back then
4
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Thu Jan 27 2022
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Had to restart it like 3 times so I was loosing hope but this is really good. This is the kind of 80’s production that is worth the listen, very little synths and shit, i like that killing moon very much
3
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Fri Jan 28 2022
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
A bit boring but has its moments
2
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Sat Jan 29 2022
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
I was very into gangsta rap back in the day but this time around this sounds tiring, I mean I like it but why more than an hour long?
3
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Mon Jan 31 2022
Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
Not my favorite Primal Scream record but this is good. Maaaaybr a bit tiring
3
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Tue Feb 01 2022
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
Has some great funky moments but for most of it is quite “meh”
2
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Wed Feb 02 2022
Debut
Björk
I remember listening to this back when I was in my twenties and not liking it at all. After that I kept away from
Björk’s work so I want expecting to like it but to my surprise this is very good! Only didn’t like that plane song which is kinda cringe but it’s a great work overall
3
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Thu Feb 03 2022
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
The best song is by Marley lol
2
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Pink AF and fun
4
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Sat Feb 05 2022
Back In Black
AC/DC
This one rocks hard and the production is excellent. I love 80’s albums that lack synths.
4
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Sun Feb 06 2022
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
Punk AF, fun AF as well. Love it.
4
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Mon Feb 07 2022
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Nah sorry, this is shit and anachronistic. That nuff song is cheesy
1
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Tue Feb 08 2022
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
This one goes hard all along. Love it.
5
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Wed Feb 09 2022
Gold
Ryan Adams
I listened for 6 uneventful songs prior to writing this. I will go listen to Sumer of 69 instead.
2
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Thu Feb 10 2022
Urban Hymns
The Verve
Bittersweet Symphony and Drugs Don’t work are two of my favorite songs ever, but the rest of the record has always been underwhelming for me, it’s just not at the same heights of those two songs, a shame
3
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Fri Feb 11 2022
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
It was good until it jumped into some sort of fusión electrónica but then I realized Spotify just jumped to something else. So, it was quite enjoyable
4
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Sat Feb 12 2022
Disraeli Gears
Cream
Like, sunshine of your love is omniscient but I’ve never heard the full album, this was good!
4
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Sun Feb 13 2022
In It For The Money
Supergrass
That was nice! Supergrass was much more than Alright
4
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Mon Feb 14 2022
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Great recording.
4
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Tue Feb 15 2022
Violator
Depeche Mode
I mean, Personal Jesus deserves 5 stars itself and Enjoy the Silence is one of the greatest songs ever recorded but, the rest of the record is a bit boring.
3
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Wed Feb 16 2022
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
Nice but a bit uneventful, I guess I had to be there at the moment it came out
3
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Thu Feb 17 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
I would rate it lower for being so cliché, but from what I'm reading, this is the origin of the cliché so props for that lol.
(I was hoping but I could not recognize any song)
2
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Fri Feb 18 2022
Boston
Boston
Had high hopes for this one, I really like More Than A Feeling but it was meh…
Production is top
3
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Sat Feb 19 2022
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
Gigantic and hypnotic, a bit tiring but definitely worth the listen
4
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Sun Feb 20 2022
Different Class
Pulp
“On that damp and lonely moment, Thursday years ago”
Damn I love that song. I like the record very much although I think it’s a bit long and dramatic. I was 9 when it came out and yet it has attached some great memories, I wish I could’ve seen pulp live
4
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
A complete a total meh… except than “it’s a sin” song, that one is dope
2
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Tue Feb 22 2022
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
I think this was one of the albums that was always on repeat when visiting my aunts house when I was a kid… I’m very familiar with it but I don’t remember ever listening to it on purpose lol.
I think I like it very much even tho it feels a bit silly
4
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Wed Feb 23 2022
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
I firming believe that that echoey lofi sound many 80’s records have came to be when recording artist found their music was being played on lame cassette players and were like “why bother with the quality of the sound?”
This is enjoyable and sounds quite influential although I don’t like the recording style
3
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Thu Feb 24 2022
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
never heard it in full, good mellow record
3
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Fri Feb 25 2022
Drunk
Thundercat
I don’t know, it’s a bit of a parody ain’t it? Not bad but kinda… I don’t know
2
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Sat Feb 26 2022
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
I was dreading this but it’s less than 40 minutes so it’s ok, this is the way metal should be published
3
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Sun Feb 27 2022
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
It’s nice but not for all the fuzz around it
3
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Mon Feb 28 2022
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Well it is fun lol
3
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Thu Mar 03 2022
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Good timestamp of its days, a bit long and that voice is too alike of that of Kiedis to be ignored lol
3
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Fri Mar 04 2022
1977
Ash
Good thing that I waited to hear this one once I was able to enjoy it, it was a nice surprise, very alternative and catchy.
3
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Sat Mar 05 2022
The Real Thing
Faith No More
A more annoying version of RHCP
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Sun Mar 06 2022
The College Dropout
Kanye West
I was in my cousin’s car the first time I heard Ye’s Trough the wire and it really got my attention. I saw the MTV video that same night and I think I was already a Kanye fan without realizing it. I really liked that chipmunk choir and the rhymes and theme. After that it came the hit avalanche with Jesus Walks, Slow Jamz and of course All Falls Down.
I didn’t get to listen to the whole album after maybe a year but it was all I was already expecting from it, I remember really loving it and listening to it endlessly, I mean, Kanye was so much more interesting than all that gansta rap that was around, his rhymes were fun and inventive and damn was the record soulful… 18 years later I hear people say it sounds dated (kinda agree), that most of the skits sound cheesy and lame (agree) and that Kanye got much better with the subsequent albums (did he?). Staying on this topic, and regarding the heights his career and talent achieved I the following years I want to close this one with a note about “Family Business”, yes it’s not his most famous track, yes his views on the topic have darkened (Real Friends), yes he has greater tracks, but damn, the incredibly soulful production of the track, the shiny and clear treatment of the topic reveal a much clearer and healthier state of mind than ever after that, it is sad how much has his soul soured, what would have happened if health stayed the same? Would his art and legend achieved the level they got? Would he have faded into oblivion?
I woke up early this mornin' with a new state of mind
A creative way to rhyme without usin' knives and guns
Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to God
And keep your face to the risin' sun
I know we are in the days of burying Skete, but I’m sure he would benefit from a moment like this nowadays…
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Mon Mar 07 2022
Mott
Mott The Hoople
Damn this got boring really quick, not bad but quite generic if you ask me
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Tue Mar 08 2022
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
So my siblings and I really, really loved Parachutes back in 99-00, so when this came out we received it with arms wide open ready to be marveled by it whether it was worth it or not, we loved In my Place which is a good feature of my youths soundtrack, we were impressed by the Pink Floydesque Politik (even though the lyrics are not as strong as Martin wants), and were brought down to melancholia by The Scientist, its Britpop guitar and impressionist video clip. We saw them live that same year, funny story with a storm, jumped gates, a spaced out guy and a stolen ticket), bought the CD and downloaded the b sides and all that, Coldplay was the band that was gonna save music, the new U2 (it was their turn to that title lol)
Of course we heard the detractors and the points they made about how unoriginal the propose was, how it was an early Radiohead copy, how the sound bounced between British music eras without being too good at it, how it was corny and cheesy and of course gay (yup, homophobia has been always been there for the band) but we did not care. Now that I think about it at that same moment we were already leaving the band behind for more complex music but at the time it was very enjoyable, guess that’s what formative years are about.
Now 20 years later it is still a good memory from my young self, yes, I see now the album is bloated and aims too high, I see Clocks as one of the laziest hits ever, I dislike “a Whisper” entirely, but I also see “The Scientist” as one of the greatest song to hear live, and “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face”, “Green Eyes” and “Amsterdam” as some of their greatest efforts and really good music overall. Yes the album is not nearly as good as I once thought it was, but it is a good record nevertheless, much better that their current stuff is at least.
Don’t buy the vinyl, all the presses suck.
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Wed Mar 09 2022
Reign In Blood
Slayer
Monotonous and boring. Not a fan of instrument jerking.
1
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Thu Mar 10 2022
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
3
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Fri Mar 11 2022
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Couldn’t stand it, sounds f’ing dated and cheesy, only gringos like this kind of stuff
1
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Sat Mar 12 2022
Closer
Joy Division
Nice but I don’t care too much for this type of flat production, gimme some base!
4
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Sun Mar 13 2022
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
This is very impressive! I love the production although I think the record drags a bit
3
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Mon Mar 14 2022
Revolver
Beatles
I’ve heard many people say this is their favorite Beatles album… and y can’t understand why, I mean the production is great and it is the album that features “I’m only sleeping”, “here there and everywhere” and “for no one” but damn, does anybody really like “love to you” or “dr Robert”? I don’t know it is really uneven, also, yellow submarine is cheesy and quite lame
3
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Tue Mar 15 2022
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Nice, I though I was not going to like it but it was good
3
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Wed Mar 16 2022
Bummed
Happy Mondays
Didn’t start too bad but it drags for so looong!
2
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Thu Mar 17 2022
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
I do have a soft spot for this hard gangsta rap lol but by the 17 song I started to get a little tired, it is good and goes hard all way long tho those beats and bars are fire
4
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Fri Mar 18 2022
Brothers
The Black Keys
Back in 2012 they were the most important band around, but I did not knew any of their music, and even worse, had tickets for a festival of which they were headlining, so I did what everyone would have done, I downloaded their most recent album and started to listen… damn I loved those records, the other one more than this one but not by much, to this day I stop to listen Sinister Kid or Next Girl, it is one of those records that just speak to you. That day at the festival I had some of times ever (not only for the music of course but it was a major factor).
10 years after my first contact with the record I still love it, but now I can see it’s too long and that it actually looses punch towards the end, I don’t mind it he some great memories attached to it and I’m glad a got to listen to this mostly in time lol
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Sat Mar 19 2022
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Wasn’t expecting much but I just love this kind of raw direct music. Nice one
4
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Sun Mar 20 2022
Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
It grew on me, I did not like the title track but it closes with better instrumentation and music overall
3
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Mon Mar 21 2022
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
It’s not that bad but tries too hard
2
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Tue Mar 22 2022
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Motörhead always goes down easy, hard rock done well and fast
3
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
I mean, I knew I was not going to like it from the title and the front cover but goddamn this is pitiful. What is it with 80’s music being so F ing lame? And that f ing sax, I mean wtf? Is this parody? Not even tainted love saves this one, as the original is a better record and even mansons is better, again WTF? Did we needed to hear this before we died so we experience superior cringe? Is there a lower grade than 1 star? Why is not this at the bottom of the rank?
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Thu Mar 24 2022
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
A breath of fresh air after some awful albums from the generator lol, nice sound.
3
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Fri Mar 25 2022
GI
Germs
Another fast and straight to the point record, I like those
3
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Sat Mar 26 2022
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
I like it but somehow it felt longer than it really is.
3
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Sun Mar 27 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
So they had to go into the 90’s in order to have a nice production, oh well!
The album is a bit over dramatic but is it nice and Michael sure could sing. That freedom song is a stone cold classic
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Mon Mar 28 2022
Chelsea Girl
Nico
It starts aiming for the stars but I think the rest of the record is an overstatement, I listened to it while cocking and was enjoying myself but then it went on and on with the same, “These Days” is worth all of it
3
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Tue Mar 29 2022
Music From Big Pink
The Band
Quite uneventful but I think I enjoyed it
3
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Wed Mar 30 2022
Document
R.E.M.
No honest person can look you dead in the eye and tell you that REM isn’t boring af
…but that End Of The World song is fun
3
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Thu Mar 31 2022
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Can’t believe I never heard it in full before. Amazing record
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
I was really enjoying it but then I looked and it was still missing one half of time play. Nice sounds nice rhythm but it was loooong
3
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Sat Apr 02 2022
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Nice, I love short big sounding jazz
4
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Sun Apr 03 2022
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
I couldn't finish it but i can recognize the quality and genius of Stevie. A lot of familiar sounds and themes. I have to say I prefer the Gangsta's version of paridise, don't shoot me, I'm just millennial
3
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Great one, I mean it’s not Zeppelin but you know…
Ozzy’s voice was great back in the day huh?
4
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Tue Apr 05 2022
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Not an album I was that much familiar when growing up but I know how influential it was. I like it generally but find it a bit dragging tbh. I am the resurrection is a timeless classic tho
4
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Wed Apr 06 2022
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Inorganic and stiff, nice execution but with as much soul as elevator or mezzanine music. Was going to give it a 2 for the execution but meh
1
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Thu Apr 07 2022
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Iconic and all that. Great vocals although at times it sounds like parody… or maybe I heard the parodies first? Dunno. Pink Floyd is one of my moms favorite bands, but this was not her favorite record when I was growing up, this was not on pay as often as Wall or the one with the pig. 4 stars will make it.
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Fri Apr 08 2022
Synchronicity
The Police
I just hate everything about 80’s recording. I mean the album has its merits but it’s just not for me, I could try and give it a 3 but that mother song is cringe af
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Sat Apr 09 2022
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
The record is only 43 minutes long but feels twice as long, it drags at moments but actually has a lot of interesting moments and also, has shush you were here, I like it, but will listen to it in full only a couple of times at most before I die
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Sun Apr 10 2022
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Ok, new(not that new tho I’ve been thinking about it for a while) this list includes a lot of records only so very important songs get to be featured even if the rest of the record is irrelevant. Ok La Grange is a great song but not worth the full album
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Mon Apr 11 2022
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Nice psychedelic sound but a bit meh
3
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Tue Apr 19 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Never heard it in detail before this but tunes out it’s quite nice, I mean, it did not turn into my favorite Blur record but now I like it more
3
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Wed Apr 20 2022
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Why does it feel so much longer than 36 minutes?
3
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Thu Apr 21 2022
São Paulo Confessions
Suba
Another token samba album
2
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Fri Apr 22 2022
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Oh those were the days! I have good memories of this record and have nothing negative to say about it really, I love the sound and evolution of the band, I don’t have this on vinyl, I should get a copy. My girlfriend hates Fever to tell but she should like this one.
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Sat Apr 23 2022
Abbey Road
Beatles
Now that the cranberry juice fever has faded, this album has surpassed Rumours in this site rank, but, surprisingly enough, it has been also surpassed by the fourth album by Led Zeppelin lol… Is this the correct order? Maybe, maybe it’s only that more hard rock fans are doing the list than before, I couldn’t tell.
I’ve been listening to this record ever since I was born, I still have my parents vinyl copy (a very poorly treated 80’s by me, my siblings and cousins lightweight press) and I do have my 2009 remaster, I will eventually buy the 2019 repress but it’s not my priority as I did not hear anything very different from the 2009 one, why? Maybe because it was so magnificently produced the first time. My god did Martin had the touch.
Is this the best record of all times? I don’t know but it is mostly flawless, I mean, I could try to find a weak link Maxwell’s Silver Hammer but actually would be trying too hard… I use to think this album was overrated and have never understand Why Come Together seems to be their most popular song (not that I don’t think it’s a great song and that base line my god!), but I get how this album it is built in greater heights than Sgt. Pepper or the white one. It’s just a delight to listen from start to end, everything here is built as a farewell but goddamn what an awesome one, you just know they knew this was it, and they knew also that The Beatles needed to go with a bang a huge and great and glorious bang… the tracklisting is full evidence of that. I understand this was not the case back in those days being Let It Be published after, but having I been born 17 years latter it’s not an issue for me, this is the last album by the Beatles and that’s it. I’m reading Lennon said he didn’t like the album in the 70’s, and I’m kinda loving that fact as well lol.
Now, since everyone here has said everything there has to be said about side A and its gigantic and timeless stone cold classics (along of course with B-side’s gorgeous and stunning Here Comes The Sun), let’s write something about the medley: damn it is a rollercoaster, damn it says it all without saying much, damn those drums, and those intercalated guitar solos give everyone their last time to shine (much like nowadays great bands do when ending their shows), damn those words “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make” will be with us to the day we die, damn how inadvertently brilliant closing Her Majesty is… damn what an awesome closing for the greatest music history (The Beatles) there ever was. Damn what an awesome and timeless record this is.
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Mon Apr 25 2022
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
This is one of my most cherished memories from my childhood and youth, so I won’t act like I’m not gonna give it a straight up 5, but let’s see what I have to say about it 27 years later.
Let’s start whit the cons:
Yes, some of the the lyrics are a bit lazy or maybe Noel was just so confident about his work that did not care to polish them. Yes, the mixing is bloated and at times ridiculously loud (but yeah it kinda works!) …And I think that’s it! I don’t think I have anything bad to say about it. The album it is just so innocent, confident and honest in its (missed yes, but what an awesome try) aim to be the greatest rock n roll record of all time that it does deserve a place among the greatest. Remember those days? We could be waiting for the videos to air on MTV for ours and just be hypnotized by the huge rockstars they were, especially Liam, we could listen to Champagne Supernova all day long… Yes Wonderwall got bigger life (and a meme as all of the bigger than life things do), but it does not make it a bad song. Damn those were the days. We could go on revising the artistry of it all, but that’s the good thing about art, the important feel is the one you got from experiencing it the first time (even if as you get more experience your tastes refine).
I got to see Oasis twice, Liam once (at Glasto) and Noel like 8 times and It is always a great experience, I sure wish I was in Knebworth back in 96 (I was 9 att) or could go to Knebworth in June but it’s just not in the cards… this is another big point to make in favor of it, it is music to be played and enjoyed live. Have you ever sang Don’t Look Back In Anger along with a crowd? Have you ever done it along with Noel Gallagher? Have you ever done it along with Liam? If the answer is yes, then I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.
I read like 20 years ago a review that said they hoped that with the passing of time, Cast No Shadow would emerge as the crown gem from this album as it was the greatest song Oasis would have made. I don’t think that happened but I have always agreed that it is brilliant and a statement of the true genius of Noel Gallagher. Now, I know I said above something about the lyrics being lazy (the fishes and blisters an ovens and all that), but actually this album does have some lines to live by: “some might say, we will find a brighter day”. On my tombstone it will read “someday you will find me caught beneath the landslide, in a champagne supernova in the sky” even if it means nothing really lol.
I have two copies of this album on vinyl, the dreadful 2014 re-issue (which will make you suffer so don’t buy it) and the much more superior 2009 re-issue. I hope a can get my hands on the original Creation version someday.
For closing, doing this list I’ve encountered many records with extended versions and sometimes listen to the b-sides as part of the album, I think if people do that with this one are going to find weird how those songs Acquiesce or Masterplan are better than most of the album and no one talks about them. Noel should’ve kept those for Be Here Now… but that’s a story for another time.
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Tue Apr 26 2022
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
I mean, sounds influential af, and The rock n roller coaster is still a thing lol but the album drags and feels longer than 37 minutes
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Wed Apr 27 2022
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
You know weird thing about danzón and mambo is that it had to leave Cuba to really become a thing, it had to travel to Ciudad de México to reach its global potential, and then of course the US, another point to take note, is that it had to take from Jazz to have its final form. This is in no way a criticism, I actually find the history quite amusing, I mean, can you imagine the synergy? All those incredible creative people just reaching beyond? Tito actually sat outside of all this, at least in principle, being from the US and a jazzist but damn did he understood the music, what an amazing record, weird that mambo had to come from the US to be on this list uh?
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Thu Apr 28 2022
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
Was expecting a lot knowing their later stuff but this was just confusing
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Fri Apr 29 2022
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Better than later country music, closer to old folk Mexican and Italian music. Nice sound
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Sat Apr 30 2022
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
I don’t think I’ve ever heard this one in full, it’s a good record and the classics slap hard, there is some “guitar jerkin” but I mean, it’s slash so it’s ok I guess. It is quite long, but any 80’s record without synths is a win
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Sun May 01 2022
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Another irrelevant album (and a bit cringe with that coconut song) that is here due a single song. This time it ain’t even the original one (this is the second time I encounter such situation during this list). Well, without you is a good song then.
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Mon May 02 2022
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
I read once a comparative between US and British bands that matched Flaming Lips vs Radiohead, thought it was outrageous so I did not give their music a chance… I did like Yoshimi and of course “Do you realize?” But never heard this album in full until like 6 years ago, guess I had to be there uh? I like it and it does have great moments beyond DYR? but I can’t seem to really enjoy it. I do think it deserves its place on the list and well, DYR? Is one of the most beautiful songs ever created, it’s just so fucking perfect it gives me the chills every time I hear it, and, although I tend to forget, I realize the the sun does not go down and get to marvel at the fact the world spins around
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Tue May 03 2022
Odelay
Beck
Strong record, has great moments although it gets weird at times. All the respect to Beck
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Wed May 04 2022
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
So they play bongos uh?
Nah this was actually very easy to like
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Fri May 06 2022
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Very very impressive, I guess the nostalgia in 00 was not only in rock and pop music, I’ve always known the name Goldfrapp but I don’t think I’ve ever put attention to them. Nice to see records that are here even if nothing really ever made them popular like a hit song or something
3
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Sat May 07 2022
2112
Rush
Forgettable but I do thank them the 38 minutes of not bad music
3
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Sun May 08 2022
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
Nice sound and interesting enough but it’s too long
3
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Mon May 09 2022
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
This was great well beyond the meme lol
4
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Tue May 10 2022
Rio
Duran Duran
Not totally bad but damn those 80’s sounds
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Wed May 11 2022
Atomizer
Big Black
Deliberately trying to make bad music in the 80’s must have been very dificult
2
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Thu May 12 2022
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Not that bad
3
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Fri May 13 2022
John Prine
John Prine
Not bad but why does it feel like it lasts 2 hours?
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Sat May 14 2022
Blur
Blur
My favorite Blur album, some good memories with this one although it gets weird towards the end. Beetlebum and Song 2 are songs for the ages
4
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Sun May 15 2022
Eliminator
ZZ Top
Enjoyable. I have been passing on the fact that most rock music during the dreadful 80’s kept the good music going
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Mon May 16 2022
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Bro this was cringe as fuck, I can’t tell if it’s parody or what, it’s just clownish and unlistenable. I hope he damaged his voice cords recording this shit
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Tue May 17 2022
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Great concert. Nice record
4
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Wed May 18 2022
The Poet
Bobby Womack
Enjoyable. A lot of clichés production wise but not bad
3
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Thu May 19 2022
Mothership Connection
Parliament
Funky
3
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Fri May 20 2022
Murmur
R.E.M.
I mean, of course I hear the very influencing sound and yes there are good moments but I will not be listening to this again anytime soon
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Sat May 21 2022
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Seeing its cover I don’t think I’ve ever heard it in full but I know all of the songs lol
My father is a great fan of this band, it brings good memories
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Sun May 22 2022
The White Album
Beatles
Another 5/5 stars album by the Beatles, I think this one might be my second or third favorite from them, i don’t really care for some of the tracks but none of them are bad, maybe Obladi lol…
I really like this album, even Revolution 9 although I do remember it use to scare me when I was a child. When I saw it on the draw I went and unpacked my moon version from 2014, my god it is an excellent recording. Love it.
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Mon May 23 2022
Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
Nice one.
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Tue May 24 2022
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
I’m sure I heard it when I was a kid but don’t quite remember. It is a classic alright! My approach to The Doors is mainly via the hits but albums are good alright!
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Wed May 25 2022
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
I was actually fearing this one for being 80’s and 1 hour long, but I was already 12 songs into it when I realized all those fears were quite uncalled for. Good record.
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Thu May 26 2022
Celebrity Skin
Hole
I have good memories of the two hits of this album, Celebrity Skin and Malibu, I was 13 at the time and wasn’t aware of the Cobain connection nor the Corgan one. It wasn’t until many years after that that I learned about the hate Courtney caused and how this record was hated among the purists… well, I really liked it, I can hear Corgans touch in almost every song, this is a good record even if it’s above its bands talent.
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Fri May 27 2022
L.A. Woman
The Doors
An album I’ve been listening to my whole life thanks to my parents. A true rock classic.
4
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Sat May 28 2022
Bad Company
Bad Company
Nice rock album
3
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Sun May 29 2022
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
Really not bad but damn it felt like 3 hours
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Mon May 30 2022
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
Well I see it was originally 10 tracks which is good. The Spotify version has 16 and a mixed order so sorry if my impresión on the album is distorted by this but the album is looooong and overstated, I like the mixing but would like some more organic drums
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Tue May 31 2022
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
A drag. Feels much longer than it is
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Wed Jun 01 2022
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Not my kind of music but I didn’t hate it. That Transylvania has more teeth at least for a while. Boring
2
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Thu Jun 02 2022
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
What an amazing record. I wish I had this on vinyl but I’m not that rich lol
5
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Fri Jun 03 2022
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
Rocks hard. I like it
3
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Sat Jun 04 2022
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
I though this one was gonna be in the top 10 of the list but it seems jazz has its haters lol. It is a great album, one we have been listening since birth but it is always a good moment when you listen to it. Amazing work.
5
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Sun Jun 05 2022
Protection
Massive Attack
Coolness made into an album
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Mon Jun 06 2022
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Jazzy, rocky and a good timestamp of its time… how can a 34minute long record feel so bloated?
3
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Tue Jun 07 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Strong record. Very enjoyable
4
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Wed Jun 08 2022
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Well it’s not bab but it’s quite meh
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Thu Jun 09 2022
Chris
Christine and the Queens
It grew in me, but I was struggling at the beginning ngl
3
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Fri Jun 10 2022
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
I like their 90’s stuff so was expecting more from this but this is quite boring 80’s music
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Sat Jun 11 2022
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
I remember when they came out, riding the indie wave, sounding everywhere and then disappearing from the music landscape. Are two excellent songs worth the place for this list? Hate to say I told you so!
4
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Sun Jun 12 2022
Tidal
Fiona Apple
Good but unnecessarily long
3
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Mon Jun 13 2022
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Not bad, that first song is a trademark sing. I think we all know Nora’s music limitations (not in execution) so it’s a nice record and that’s it
3
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Tue Jun 14 2022
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
Good sound, influential sound, I though Alice cooper was a guy not a band lol
3
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Wed Jun 15 2022
Moondance
Van Morrison
Great, even excelent at some points
4
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Thu Jun 16 2022
Suede
Suede
Average but with some memorable moments
3
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Fri Jun 17 2022
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
A pretentious-free honest straight up rock pop album. Amazing what the Beatles could from the beginning. I know nowadays songs like You can’t do that are impresentable, and with good reason I guess but it’s an almost 60 year old album! Give it a break and enjoy the sound of simpler times, also, Can’t buy me love and the title track rock hard af. I wonder how this album will sound once they make the “stereo 2024 mix”, for me the top was the Mono edition from 2014
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Sat Jun 18 2022
The Specials
The Specials
I’ve never heard this one in full before. It’s just what I was expecting, influential, nicely produced and cool AF. Loved it
4
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Sun Jun 19 2022
Night Life
Ray Price
Sounds so cliche to me. It has its moments but it’s just too theatrical and exaggerated
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Mon Jun 20 2022
Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Came dreading this because I hated the last Waits album I got, but believe I intended to be the most open minded about it… so it started good, the old exaggerated voice but nothing to bad, then a nice instrumental piece, I was kinda enjoying it and then it came the third track on which he sings as if he was about to puke, fucking awful and stupid, a couple of not so horrible songs and then again that ridiculous Jersey song and then again and so the damage is done. I’ll finish with the same sentence as the last time, I hope he damaged his vocal cords while recording this shit.
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Tue Jun 21 2022
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Smooooth
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Wed Jun 22 2022
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
I met Elliot’s art with the movie The Royal Tenembaums with his music on a scene that sacrifices logic and even the story line for great visual and sound impact… after that I devoured his music always finding the melancholy overwhelming. I’m not gonna say I’m an avid listener but I’m glad I know his art
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Thu Jun 23 2022
The Joshua Tree
U2
This is my second favorite U2 album, for me it starts very strong then it drags into the barely enjoyable… I actually think that my favorite songs by them are from albums which are not on this list, Stay and If God Will Send His Angels are great songs but it’s been a quarter of century since those, why is U2 still a thing?
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Fri Jun 24 2022
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Always a delight these 60’s Aretha albums
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Sat Jun 25 2022
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
The most enjoyable of Waits albums I’ve come across while doing this, while I was nicely surprised of not hearing him trying to puke over the microphone in any of the songs, I was very baffled when I noticed I had been on this for 13 songs and had still 6 to go.. props for not regurgitating on the mic until “union square” and for publishing this kind of music while everybody else was with that new wave shit. Again, and I hope for the last time: I hope he damaged his vocal cords while recording (some of) this shit.
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Sun Jun 26 2022
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nice although it’s has an anticlimactic ending
3
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Mon Jun 27 2022
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Was I a mercury rev fan in the 90’s? Maybe one of my siblings or friends? Why’s does this sound so good and so relatable? Why does this sound like a memory long lost?
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Tue Jun 28 2022
Parachutes
Coldplay
Well, I myself can detach Cris Martin from the music... I’ll tell you why, not all of us come from the same place, not all of us are so aware of the public life of the artist, not all of us are here for something else than the music, I’ll tell you even more: there was a time at the beginning of the century in which us, the millennial teens were watching MTV and found this beautiful 3 songs in the programing: Don’t Panic, with its cartoonish innocent video, Trouble, with those two different videoclips the second of which was sort of an urban legend and of course that amazing, straight to the heart, one take video (a gimmick we know) of a beautiful song called “Yellow”. Yes, it’s been 22 years for us to see how they didn’t live up to the expectations, yes we all wish they kept doing soulful music instead of a feature single with the most generic popstar available every other week, but none of that can take away what this album felt like at first, because yes, to spite of all those art revisionists, the first feel is often the most valuable thing you can get from art.
I was all about nu metal at the time, but I still recall finding something special on this record. I was aware of the Radiohead comparisons but damn did Yellow meant something to me, “for you Id bleed myself dry” damn and damn. But what would be my surprise that upon hearing the full album that would not be my favorite song, no, right before that one it would come that amazing song asking “did I drive you away?...” soulful AF, now that’s a song I will never get tired of. “sparks”; and don’t get me started on the closing of the record everything’ not lost. Great music.
I saw them play stadiums, arenas and theaters back then, I was by myself the only time I heard “Sparks” live but it was worth it. I wasn’t planning to see them live this summer but my girlfriend insisted, it’s not the same experience as there are a lot of lazy written-to-be-a-hit fillers now but they still can do a good show.
I have a capitol press of the vinyl and the Parlophone one, the first is shit and the second one could be better. I would not recommend their later stuff but I would always do it with this one. Life is for living, and I don’t want to live it alone :)
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Wed Jun 29 2022
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
Nice one, enjoyable
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Thu Jun 30 2022
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Being AF the greatest band of our generation, there is an ongoing discussion about which is their best record. This one, the second of their “holy trinity” has many adepts and you can see why. I read a boomer once, in a review of this record saying he did not get Bowies fascination with the band, for him they were too dramatic and not that gifted when it came to interpreting, I found that quite funny because to me, our beloved Bowie was always more about artistry than virtuosity, to me, the connection he found is quite evident.
I love this record and it is a 5/5 even If it only suffices for a third in the rank (which tells you something about the other two) but, who could resists those magnificent transitions, all that palpable emotion? They do know (or at least did back then) how to turn songs around and explode with raw emotion and feels. I think the record starts a bit slow but from the moment Intervention breaks in, it is just one magnificent song after the other, I think I was brought to tears the first time I heard that song, and it happens a lot during the length of the record, that indomitable escalation in the song with those mariachi trumpets in Ocean Of Noise is something I will always get caught up. I’m glad this was part of the soundtrack of my youth, we did know a place were no cars go back then.
I think this record was recorded on an abandoned church, I guess that’s how they managed that gigantic sound in My Body is a Cage, I think we will keep finding that song in movies and tv whenever they want to musicalize the climax.
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Fri Jul 01 2022
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
I don’t agree with many of the late additions to the list but none of them have been bad
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Wed Jul 06 2022
Risque
CHIC
I like to funk just as much as the next person, and this does sound highly influential this songs are loooooong.
3
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Thu Jul 07 2022
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
It is nice, but I got bored
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Fri Jul 08 2022
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
The 80’s really did ruin everything uh? Wtf is going on with those choruses and keyboards?
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Sat Jul 09 2022
Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Pedro navajas is a true Latin American classic, I’ve always respected a lot Ruben and of course Willie this is a good record which I had never heard in full before
3
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Sun Jul 10 2022
Make Yourself
Incubus
I remember my siblings really liked incubus and I would tell them they were a one hit wonder. 22 years later I think I was right lol. That song drive is something else tho
2
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Tue Jul 12 2022
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Amazing. I love massive attack. I like their later work best but this is great
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Wed Jul 13 2022
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Meh
2
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Thu Jul 14 2022
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Meh
2
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Well, this album complies with many or maybe all of the tricks to get into this list: huge hits, it has an unusual and experimental format, and was issued by a respected artist. It is the true sum of its parts, if it was published as two separated albums I don’t imagine it would have made it, maybe the love bellow… if it was a single effort with the let’s say, 12 best tracks it would not be here either. The first half is a good effort but its a generic 00’s hip hop album. The second half is quite experimental and has some great moments (as does the first half), and it brings some good memories from back in the day. I think it’s a 3/5
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Sat Jul 16 2022
Amnesiac
Radiohead
I do remember a time when there was no Amnesiac and only Kid A. Whit the passing of the time, there seems to be a conception of the two albums being tied, but at the time it was a complete different experience. It was more cryptic but in a way more interesting than its predecessor. I remember countless hours listening to this on my Sony discman. I remember once going to the rooftop and seeing the moon rise behind the clouds while listening to Pyramid Song. I guess I was at a melancholic stage of my teenage years, but I got something out of this record that did not get from Kid A or OK Computer. You and Whose Army? Still gets me every damn time (we ride tonight ghost horses!) same with Life In a Glass House, of which just the other day a listened to the extended version which I had not heard in a few years, what a delight!
Many tend to think of Amnesiac as a lesser work than other Radiohead records but I can’t see why, it is one of the greatest records I have ever had the pleasure to listen, I love songs like Hunting Bears or Like Spinning Plates (of course I like the live version better but who doesn’t?) I love that half-forgotten / half remembered sound in Knives Out and Morning bell.
Do you remember that amazing video clip they did for Pyramid Song? Damn that ending with the diver staying underwater and cutting the oxygen line will haunt me forever. There was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt…
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Sun Jul 17 2022
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
Always nice to listen to some good old punk that hits hard AF
3
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Mon Jul 18 2022
Eternally Yours
The Saints
Punk never fails for me. another good one!
3
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Tue Jul 19 2022
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
This was real nice, very enjoyable.
4
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Wed Jul 20 2022
Headquarters
The Monkees
I guess there is some merit to this one, but I made the mistake to just press play in spotify and then endured like 2 hours of off brand beatles lol...
2
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Thu Jul 21 2022
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
meh
2
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Sat Jul 23 2022
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Meh
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Sun Jul 24 2022
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
I consider myself a samba fan but somehow it appears here as my least favorite genre. I think the samba selection on this list (at least so far) is very gringo-filtered, oh well
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Mon Jul 25 2022
The Man Who
Travis
Another great memory from the 90’s. I first heard Travis while watching MTV’s with the “Why does it always rain on me? "video. I loved that kind of music and also loved Driftwood. I don’t think I heard the full album until a few years later but still it has a good place in my youth memories. I knew a girl who was the #1 fan of this guys, and for many years I would only see her at their gigs lol. We got together later but it wasn’t in the cards I guess, we never got to see them live while together neither. I recently learn she saw me with my girlfriend at their last gig here and it broke her hart (her words). I won’t be risking going to their next show (which is next month) because they’re hers. Hope she does go, this band is great and she deserves to be happy. I have my vinyl and my memories nevertheless. This album deserves its place on this list as it is a great time stamp and because it has great timeless songs like Slideshow, that song will always get me.
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Tue Jul 26 2022
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
I guess I wasn't totally in the correct mood but I struggled through the first part of this album, then it got a lot easier around “kiss me on my neck”. Couldn’t actually tell why but that is what a felt. I like her style but it felt a bit theatrical for me, the music is amazing.
3
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Wed Jul 27 2022
Faust IV
Faust
Starts good and then it doesn’t get any better but worst
3
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Thu Jul 28 2022
Black Monk Time
The Monks
1996 uh? did they just stumble with the sound or did they knew what had they invented? nice one
3
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Fri Jul 29 2022
Solid Air
John Martyn
Not bad but a bit boring
3
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Sat Jul 30 2022
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I you would hear Eminem today for the first time, you would think there is no way that becomes a successful artist. Too scatological, to rude, homophobic…
…But this was an enormous hit back in the day! I had not listen to this for a few years and thought I would not like it as much but well, I’m a sucker for the music from my youth. The album is loooong and I think it coulda have done without some of the tracks, but truth is Eminem can really rap and was fun as hell back in the day. There are some tracks not as funny but that hit you right in the face, I still have “If I had” on my daily shuffle, and I think “My Fault” is an excellent commentary on drugs and raves… the skits sound dated af but back then they were a huge novelty and many artist had them on their albums. This is a good record thar captures its moment greatly even if this kind of album would not fly nowadays (I’m all for evolving societies and all that so don’t mistake my comments as a criticism on woke culture or anything like that)
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Sun Jul 31 2022
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
Q tip does to 80’s rap, it’s what Kendrick did for the gangsta rap sound with G.K.M.C, improving the sound of his idols with better recordings. This is what NWA and many others would have sounded with access to proper recording tools. Even so, this is cool but not on the level of those classic 80’s recordings.
3
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Tue Aug 02 2022
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
Much better than the previous album I got from him, less ambient and mote fun
3
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Wed Aug 03 2022
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Slapping hard aren't we mr. Redding? cant believe this was recorded within a day, my god!
yes this is a "cover" album but I don't think that concept existed back then (almost all albums were cover albums weren't they?) but it has I've been loving you too long which is one of the greatest songs ever (do I hear the "creep" progression in it?)
I love this.
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Thu Aug 04 2022
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
great, anachronistic, fuccking long and amazingly a record only 9 years old. If I was a MBV fan back then I would have been very happy with this.
3
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Fri Aug 05 2022
Sail Away
Randy Newman
Nice surprise. Randy Newman has a new fan
4
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Sat Aug 06 2022
Live At Leeds
The Who
I was like “this does not sound live at all!” “We’re they all by themselves or what?” Then I read they did not record the audience and it made more sense to me. Excellent versions, great recording
3
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Tue Aug 09 2022
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
interesting effort, I like the instrumentation. this is not why veloso is famous for tho, at least not here in México
3
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Wed Aug 10 2022
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
superstar gangsta rap. good album, not so much filled with skits and with a nice flow. I'm reading Dre didn't want 21 questions on the record, glad he was ignored on that one.
4
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Thu Aug 11 2022
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
psychedelic and hard. i like it.
3
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Fri Aug 12 2022
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
as an infant I was a huge fan of supertramp or so I'm told. I like this album altough I think it should've brougth more familiar sounds, maybe it was just breakfast in america...
3
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Sat Aug 13 2022
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
nice 90's production even if it was an early effort. many early steps in the gangsta rap direction
3
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Tue Aug 16 2022
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
A one man album from the man who resisted banishment from music after his front man death. Amazing effort of which I can only say may be too long. This was before Taylor and gaining worldwide recognition. Even with its filler lyrics, is better than they latest (and maybe final work).
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Wed Aug 17 2022
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
great sound although upon first listening you may not guess it is a 60's album but a 50's. alt least that was my impression.
3
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Thu Aug 18 2022
The Doors
The Doors
nice debut, amazing sound, you gotta give it to the Doors, they knew how to explore new territories
3
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Fri Aug 19 2022
High Violet
The National
The National is a must like if your're a millennial, I've been to a couple of their shows and the were ok, I get tired of their sound after a while but it is good music
3
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Sat Aug 20 2022
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Imma just go ahead and say it, Queen for all of their gifts and habilities could not make one consistent album. I love Killer queen tho.
2
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Sun Aug 21 2022
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
This is amazing. after a lifelong (well actually only my youth) of having only heard “Legend” I started to get to know more about Marley when I was in college. I was in Jamaica just the other month and it made me very happy to see how beloved he is over there. And with total reason, do you know a more influential artist? I don’t think I do, I know many more famous ones, but none as influential. I have a soft spot for reggae and this is going out with a 5.
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Mon Aug 22 2022
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
So there was good music during the 80’s!
3
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Tue Aug 23 2022
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Off to a bad start: a generic country song about the country that just doesn’t end… this album is looong and boring
2
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Has its moments but is mostly a drag
2
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Thu Aug 25 2022
Timeless
Goldie
Not timeless by any measure, this is very 90’s. I like it but it is loooong and very repetitive
3
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
Meh
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Sat Aug 27 2022
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
I never knew Dolly's young voice! A delight!
3
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Sun Aug 28 2022
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
I of course see the merit and hear the artistry but this is quite tiresome
3
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Mon Aug 29 2022
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
I liked this when it came out but I’m not agreeing with the newest inclusions, I mean where are a Moon Shaped Pool or When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?
3
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Fuck cars and fuck autobahns. I can’t believe there are three Kraftwerk albums on this list. Yes I know how influential they are, but almost every one of their students surpassed them as their music has the repetitiveness and the teeth of music written for toddlers.
2
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
A delight!
4
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Thu Sep 01 2022
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Well, massive transport is my jam to this is definitely better than autobahn no doubt. The sound is more rich than that one as well.
3
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Fri Sep 02 2022
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
Recording is shit but the album is quite great!
4
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Sat Sep 03 2022
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Great one, I like all of these 50's records. amazing voice and recording.
4
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Sun Sep 04 2022
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Definitely like it better than his later work. Nice album.
3
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Mon Sep 05 2022
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Love that sound.
4
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Tue Sep 06 2022
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
My love for early metal is equal to my disdain of current metal. damn that under the sun song is good.
4
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
early 90's rap had great beats and nice mixing. LL was not bad as well. good stuff
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Tapestry
Carole King
You’ve got a friend is one of the first songs my mom asked me to download for her back in the Napster days, we used to spend hours searching for old songs from my parents youth… good times. This is a great record
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Fri Sep 09 2022
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
I still don’t get that echoey and at the same time flat sound from 80’s rock but hey, as long as it doesn’t have synths I’m on board.
3
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Sat Sep 10 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
The one that got away was a big Smiths fan so I became one myself, I even got this on vinyl. Truth is, the record is pretty mid but has to earn an additional star for TIALTNGO that is a song for the ages.
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Sun Sep 11 2022
The Score
Fugees
This is incredible. I don't recall ever listening to this in full before but all of it sound so familiar. Damn I love this deep sound 90's production. everyone is just on point. even if this was an average album, KSWHS would deserve a 5. amazing record. Wish I had this on vinyl.
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Mon Sep 12 2022
The Stranger
Billy Joel
Just the other day a clown uploaded a meme that implied someone had told him Billy had no good songs and he was proving them wrong. Yeah, like someone would have said that lol.
Great record, I don’t whine I’ve ever listened to it in full before but I recognized most of the songs.
4
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Sound Affects
The Jam
not a bad record, but it feels longer than 35 minutes.
3
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Wed Sep 14 2022
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
How can you be post punk as early as 1977 lol.
I like it.
3
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Thu Sep 15 2022
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
They say people have gotten too soft and a record like this would not fly nowadays, but I don’t think that correct, I think it could only happen once. Em took advantage from newfound openness toward foul vocabulary and made an outstanding album, even better that the first time, his lyrical genius really shows on this one even if he spends it in profanity (gratuitous or not). Efforts like Stan or The Way I am really stand out. All this years later that Drug ballad really hit hard, and we can say everything about “Kim” but damn it is display of talent but also despair and hurt. I like this album. Funny note, my copy of this album back in the day was a bootleg and this final mix sound weird to me lol
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Psychedelic but boring after a while
3
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Sat Sep 17 2022
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
I saw them that year at Coachella, to me this album was not as good as the previous ones, maybe it was just the over expectations. I like the Bowiesque sound
3
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Wed Sep 21 2022
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Wow this is beautiful. I know Cohen for somewhat rougher music
3
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Thu Sep 22 2022
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Nice production even if the motifs feel dated for a 02 album
3
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
Lol I don’t remember this record being this long, it is a fun record but that’s it. Not a good effort in anyway. Third star only due nostalgia for that my way song
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Sat Sep 24 2022
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Well, I’m not a big fan but get why this is famous. The use of Spanish is shameful but I guess the intentions weren’t bad. It’s looong
3
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Sun Sep 25 2022
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
Nice one. I don't think I've ever listened to this one.
3
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Mon Sep 26 2022
The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
Nice sound.
3
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Tue Sep 27 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Funky
3
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Funky and well recorded
3
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Not my favorite Kinks tbh
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Fri Sep 30 2022
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
This brings good memories of youth, As i listen, I can see myself and my brother playing PS2 and listening to this. I had not hear this album in full for like 15 years! Good stuff, great energy, lyrics are quite the teenage angst but hey, it is what youth experiences right? Excellent mixing, excellent deliver and man did Bennington could sing. Back then I don’t think even us the teenagers who listened to LP thought they were going to be around for long, not become icons or anything, it was just good novelty but metal, but this record is good and a good timestamp of its times. RIP C.B.
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Sat Oct 01 2022
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
I believe that for a live album to be good it has to be iconic or a performance to remember (or both) but this is not that, I mean, it’s not bad and the audience clearly likes it but I don’t know, it’s quite a generic rendition. I went in to investigate further about why would this be included on the list and found that it actually should be called live at Osaka… and that it sold a ton shit of copies… well I really like “quiero qué me quieras” and this list is big into including records solely for one song so I guess that’s it.
“Yo te vi yo te vi yo te vi yo te viiii lloraaaaandooo!”
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Sun Oct 02 2022
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Too long and not very interesting
2
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Mon Oct 03 2022
Kid A
Radiohead
I’ve been postponing this review for quite a while because this is one of my favorite records of all time and didn’t want to write a disservice to it, not that I think anyone is reading now that we are hundreds if not thousands doing this list, but now I have something really pressing from work so let’s procrastinate with this. here we go:
The first time I listened to Kid A in full was when a friend of mine let me borrow the record back in 2000 so I could “burn” a copy of it. Man was I in awe. My previous contact with Radiohead was via MTV and I had listened to ok computer only like a year before and was still in awe of it also. To me kid A was something really different from everything I had ever heard before, it was hypnotic and I remember listening for hours and repeating it again and again, every track has its deep meaning and it’s place in the playlist of my life. Of course the first ones to make an impact were HTDC and Idioteque. The first with its melancholy and pain with that beautiful guitar and strings work, the amazing interpretation and the despairing story behind: the idea of searching “how to disappear completely and never be found”. Beautiful.
Idioteque: the most comercial track from a singleless album, a stadium anthem from a band that does not like stadiums, I have memories of family trips pasted to this track as I was always with my discman while touring, the future of a genere in one song, I could never get tired of this song, really it was an obsession I guess now that I think about it.
What to say about the national anthem? It’s better than all of the national anthems I’ve heard tbh, powerful AF, true jazz if you ask me. Kid A the song? A dream, in limbo? Optimistic? Sound landscapes that will take you somewhere else completely one after the other just like treefinger, same as morning bell with its plea: nobody wants to be a slave, release me, please…
Did you know Motion Picture Soundtrack was in the works for many years prior its release? Beautiful and haunting, a suicide letter could not do it better (or worse?), search the demos if you can, my god do the band know how to find THE sound for a track even if it takes them years. Which brings me to other of the things that I love the most of this record: damn does it excel in starting and finishing, those few synth notes with distorted voices that break the silence from out of nowhere in Everything is in its Right Place? That’s how you start a great record god damn! Glorious track, they even started a movie with this song. But what about closing? Well, beautifully vanish the music not before saying your farewell:
I will see you in the next life.
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Phrenology
The Roots
For me back in the day was like "damn this guys are gonna make it!" and then I found they had 4 records before this one lol.
a nice roller coaster of sounds, they're legends for a reason. good album
4
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Wed Oct 05 2022
Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
Well this was shit. Did not age well at all. Too much misogyny.
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Thu Oct 06 2022
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Legendary. Great sound and a perfect mix between hits and experimental tracks. Excellent.
4
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Fri Oct 07 2022
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Here’s another album I have been listening since birth. I remember looking for hours into the cover image, trying to figure it out, as it would not be rare that I would see it somewhere else, on tv, magazines, movies, parodies and stuff. So, I’ve been always aware of its influence. I remember hating the Cocker version of WALHFMF for some reason. Hearing with a bit of fear that LITSWD was about LSD lol. Also I remember all of the revisionists takes about how not so great this was, or about how this was very undermined by Paul’s songs (LOL^2), or how there were signs in the songs about his death (LOL^3!!). But well, I have always loved the record and still listen to it every now and then. It’s true, some of the songs have not grown old as good as others, but the work is amazingly coherent and cohesive, I mean, you don’t see muh albums as perfect as this one only 40 minutes long. I love how highly even it is, how experimental but digestible it turns out to be, I don’t like that much songs like fixing a hole, but the lyrics actually are meaningful af. Maybe the lower point could be, WYWY but it’s actually a great song.
I’m learning today that Penny Lane and SBFF where from this album sessions and it does nothing but to increase the records legend (and lower even the one I had from Yellow submarine lol).
But well even if you are not convinced by it when you hear it, you will have bite your tong if you say anything against the perfection of ADITL. Now we are in the best tracks ever league and yes, treating with one of the top contenders. I mean, it’s just a beautiful glorious sad song, I’ve heard many versions, and many masters and recordings, and it never fails to get me or ceases to amaze me as well. If someone happens to find themselves into this high grounds of creativeness and are available to give it form in such a glorious way, they deserve to live forever, and this album and its creators forever will.
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Sat Oct 08 2022
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
I thought “damn! Who’s rushing here?” But by the 3 track I was hypnotized, this was going with a 4 but damn! It is a debut album! 5 star for me
5
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Sun Oct 09 2022
Very
Pet Shop Boys
Now that I think about it, I think I remember this coming out (sorta, I was 6 at the time) because my sister and aunt listened to “go west” and said something about their “new” stuff was good… well I cannot like this music, I hate the beat and the drums and the voice. The mentioned song is quite catchy but the record overall is lame.
2
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Tue Oct 11 2022
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
56 minutes of this shit? Hell no.
…Haus Depöt lol
1
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Wed Oct 12 2022
Viva Hate
Morrissey
very disenchanting, I like some of the songs, but its very mid.
2
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Thu Oct 13 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
At this point I cannot remember if I ever listened to this one in full back in the day, I do remember the hype and the smashing hits but no the full album. Weird.
It was an instant classic although I feel it is just too long. Still brings good memories back you know?
4
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Fri Oct 14 2022
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
34 minutes, that’s all he needs. Good stuff.
4
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Sat Oct 15 2022
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
Great effort in the sound and production. Great timeless record
4
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Sun Oct 16 2022
British Steel
Judas Priest
I can’t with the cringe. “Breaking the law breaking the law!” Lol
2
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Mon Oct 17 2022
Guitar Town
Steve Earle
Oh hell no. No more country please
2
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Tue Oct 18 2022
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Delicious record!
4
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Wed Oct 19 2022
Me Against The World
2Pac
Not my favorite Tupac but it is a good 90’s hip hop album. The production is nothing special and sounds dated nowadays, nevertheless Pac really is ground breaking on each of his records
3
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Thu Oct 20 2022
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
Cheesy, dated and a drag overall
1
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Fri Oct 21 2022
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Another one from the bootleg era, I thought it was from like 2002 because that was when my sister downloaded it. I also thought many of these songs came from different albums lol. Also I should mention my mom loves this album. I myself think it’s great, I think I used to find his voice a bit annoying but I don’t anymore, also I use to dislike the fact that he is French but sings like latino, but I guess my views towards cultural appropriation have shifted a bit. The music is great, the concept amazing and the soundbites funny, soulful or thoughtful af. Marcos may be a controversial figure (not really tho) but damn those speeches hit.
To the funny guy reviewing this album with his backpacking experiences: there are no cheap corona imitations here in México, you uncultured swine.
5
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Sat Oct 22 2022
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Nice nice, it drags for a bit but it’s soulful af
4
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Sun Oct 23 2022
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Here’s Charles saying to the Country world, “come I’ll show you the way!” And making history in the process. 70 years later country is still shit but Ray went down in history with this and all of his catalog
4
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Mon Oct 24 2022
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Funky and definitely listenable, a couple of cringe moments but solely due the use of synths lol
3
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Tue Oct 25 2022
A Seat at the Table
Solange
Nice. A bit overstated but a great album
4
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Wed Oct 26 2022
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
I was beginning to wonder if there were no more live albums but here is another one. Nice performances although I’m reading it’s overdubbed. Well it’s a nice recording and lest leave it at that
3
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Thu Oct 27 2022
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
Quite cliche and soooooo long!
2
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Fri Oct 28 2022
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Just the other day I learned that “I started a joke” is a BeeGees song, so o actually was expecting something better from this one, it’s not bad but it’s quite uninspired and long. I was going to give it a 2 but fuck that apartheid state of track 2. Let’s end that joke already.
1
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Sat Oct 29 2022
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Did I not asked her to believe in me as I believed in her? How many times back then we felt the imposible was possible… tonight? I even considered back in the day getting a tattoo with the words “despite all my rage I’m still just a rat in a cage”… I remember how I spend years without hearing Thirty Three and then listening to it the day my girlfriend broke up with me as I pulled up my collar up and faced the cold on my own… (it was April tho lol). I remember singing to Lilly (my one and only) the stray dog we briefly housed so many years ago… this album has always been with me. I was 8 at the time it came out. Would this album be as praised if it was only say, 10 songs long? I do think so. The hits are just that massive but the legend of the record needs for it to be 28 songs long. They say Corgan locked himself in an hotel room and came out with all of those songs… I know some of them are not worth it and for that this should be a 3 or a 4 but damn those hits are timeless and beyond greatness.
5
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Sun Oct 30 2022
A Northern Soul
The Verve
I have to say it, its a drag. Ashcroft has his moments but never a full album woth remembering.
2
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Mon Oct 31 2022
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
I don't usually consider the Stones an album band, but this is very solid. that starting and closing are huge.
4
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Tue Nov 01 2022
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Well that was funky AF! It doesn’t hold the force of the first track but it’s great overall, even if it gets weirdly sounding by the end.
4
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Wed Nov 02 2022
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
wow that opening synth riff is CRINGE. Sets a cheesy 80's tone right away. Fuck synths.
1
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Sat Nov 05 2022
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
This one I like, raw, emotional, artistic.
4
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Sun Nov 06 2022
On The Beach
Neil Young
fast and enjoyable.
3
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Mon Nov 07 2022
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Excellent crafting. I like it
3
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Graceland
Paul Simon
Well if you ignore the accusations of picket line against Apartheid or cultural appropriation the album is quite solid and fun even if it sounds dated.
3
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Wed Nov 09 2022
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Another delicious jazz (this time big band) for the list. No misses on the genre here
4
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
Great one!
4
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Fri Nov 11 2022
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Yet another classic and cherished album from my youth, damn was this a slap back in the day, I remember the day I saw this the first time on MTV (and so I remember the day Amy died), I was intrigued with Rehab but not completely sold until YKING and by the time I heard Back to Black I think I was in love, damn is this an S tier album, so complete, so different from anything that was being done at the time. Funnily enough, the album actually losses power on the second half but it’s great nevertheless, I wish I could have seen her perform live, what a sad story.
…Actually, my favorite song by her (help yourself) is not on this album, hope to see that one in here as well.
I have the half speed master vinyl release, if you have the chance to get it do so, it’s miles ahead in quality than the standard version. Great album and great artist.
5
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Sat Nov 12 2022
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Well I remember when Eple and Remind Me were trending back in the day, not my favorite record but I like it, only thing is it is so looooooong
3
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Sun Nov 13 2022
With The Beatles
Beatles
Early Beatles songs are swift and straight to the heart. Another great example of their greatness, if one were to hear Beatles from start to finish “it won’t be long” is an excellent start (and “her majesty” a magnificent finish). It could be 4 starts but god damn is “all my loving” one of the greatest songs ever. I don’t get to hear this album that often because I hate the stereo version that is everywhere on streaming, but I’m a proud owner of a “Beatles in Mono” vinyl box set so this was an excellent excuse to take it out for a spin.
5
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Mon Nov 14 2022
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Good music and excecution but looong AF
3
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Thu Nov 17 2022
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
I wasn't expecting the variety, but it wasn't that good eighter
3
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Fri Nov 18 2022
The La's
The La's
An old favorite of mine, that song way out always improves my mood
5
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Sat Nov 19 2022
Grace
Jeff Buckley
It’s nice, it drags but it’s not that bad, there are some atonal voice solos that are a bit cringe so it goes with a 3 / 5
3
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Sun Nov 20 2022
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
I was really hopping there were no more Waits albums on this but I guess god hates us all. I’ll say it straight: this is shit. That parody singing is borderline offensive and why would he keep with the same puking over the microphone for decades I can only guess…
by this time I know he damaged his vocal cords while recording and that he did not care because there were assholes always available to listen to this shit. Please god, no more waits albums!
1
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Mon Nov 21 2022
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
Hypnotic and greatly produced but long
3
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Wed Nov 23 2022
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Well I was very exited listening to this and then it went for 40 extra minutes with an orgy (orgee) skit. I like this kind of clean high quality mixing and I can see why people say its the SgtPLHCB of hip hop but Sgt is much more concise.
4
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Thu Nov 24 2022
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
This sounds like Beach Boys or The Kinks, they were definitely still waiting for their sound to come along
2
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Fri Nov 25 2022
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Going trough this list has mainly confirmed myself things I already knew and accepted about my music taste, but it has revealed some other things as well, one of the most important? I looove Funk. I just do! And more with such a groovy album like this
4
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Sat Nov 26 2022
Live Through This
Hole
This hits hard and sounds good
4
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Sun Nov 27 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
This is just glorious, can't believe its just 42 minutes long. what an amazing record. Stone Cold Classic.
5
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Tue Nov 29 2022
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Well, the instrumentation and showmanship have their merits but I just can’t connect to this, sounds cheesy and dated.
2
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Was not felling it in the beginning but it won me over. Rocks hard
3
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Thu Dec 01 2022
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
Descends into weirdness and stays there for long long time
3
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Fri Dec 02 2022
All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
Nice production, great sound and Latifah goes hard AF on this. I thought she was an actress in comedies!
4
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Sat Dec 03 2022
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
What a beautiful glorious album, I can’t believe it’s not among the top 20 of this site, it’s just perfect it has it all. I have a Japanese pressed copy and it sound great, always glad to have the opportunity to spin it.
5
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Tue Dec 06 2022
Sheet Music
10cc
Well, it was enjoyable and kinda fun, but I think I will completely forget about this album forever in a few hours
2
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Wed Dec 07 2022
Scott 4
Scott Walker
Suffered trough this one even if it’s only 33 minutes
1
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Thu Dec 08 2022
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
It wasn’t bad but it drags
3
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Fri Dec 09 2022
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
It decays steadily like an uranium atom
2
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Sat Dec 10 2022
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Nice sound, easy to listen and it has Mrs Robinson
3
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Sun Dec 11 2022
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
Hard sound but too long.
3
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Mon Dec 12 2022
More Specials
The Specials
Easy and enjoyable listen.
3
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Tue Dec 13 2022
Liquid Swords
GZA
It sounds Wu Tan but not a Wu Tan album. This is great. Hip hop from higher levels
5
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Wed Dec 14 2022
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
The music is not bad but the record is quite cringe overall
2
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Sat Dec 17 2022
Scum
Napalm Death
On the plus side, at the time I was starting to loathe the album it was almost done, props for that. Grindcore sound is so so so boring… like you just know they try too hard to sound hard it’s embarrassing really
2
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Sun Dec 18 2022
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Weird, bluesy and a bit psychedelic. Nice one
3
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Mon Dec 19 2022
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Funky and flows nice and cool
4
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Tue Dec 20 2022
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Unlike their previous albums other than Amnesiac, I was already a huge Radiohead fan when this came out, like, I listened to all their official catalog (not Pablo but ykwim) and downloaded all of their most obscure bootleg catalog as well. I bought magazines and read on the internet about the time back in the 90’s when they came to my country, gave eight (EIGHT!) obscure shows and never came back. I was obsessed, and unlike many things on those teenage years, it was a shared feeling with my sibling’s lol.
So the album came out, with 2+2=5 as its leading single if I remember well (maybe Go to Sleep?) and well, I was blown (we were), I mean, they just did it again! (And would do it a few times again over de following years). I remember listening to the full album, illegally downloaded track by track from “Kazaa” or some other service because there wasn’t money for records during those days at home, I remember loving tracks like scatterbrain, and A wolf at the door. What can I say, I love this record, I have changed my favorite track along the years, and nowadays I can’t stop listening to I will. Radiohead did change the music landscape each time they released a record and it was no exception with this one. Another timeless classic by the greatest band in the world since the end of last century and I dare to say to this day even though they have not released anything since 2016 and that record is inexplicably not on this list.
I have the capitol vinyl which is 45rpm and is actually quite strong press given the capitol bad reputation.
5
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Wed Dec 21 2022
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
This was great! Not sure if I had heard it before, sounds a bit familiar. I liked it.
3
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Sat Jan 14 2023
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Looks like almost no one hates on this album. Quite rare at this point on the site, I like it and I hear the great execution but found it a bit full tbh. Even then it would get a 4 if it wasn’t for the lame cultural apropiación of track 2.
3
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Sun Jan 15 2023
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Has its fun moments but it’s very meh…
2
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Mon Jan 16 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Organ and piano jerking. Not that much of an enjoyable record.
2
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Tue Jan 17 2023
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Not for me. Cheesy af
2
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Smooth
3
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Thu Jan 19 2023
Imagine
John Lennon
Ah John Lennon, both the patron & the punching bag of edgelords (don’t believe me? Go check the first review)
I grew up with this record, I still hold my parents 80’s vinyl copy which is in very bad shape after years of overplay and misuse by me and my siblings lol.
The record is good, it is inspired and redemptional at least to a degree. I don’t like all the songs and totally believe how do you sleep? would be denounced by its creator if he was alive today. I understand the hype, and I also hear the violence from Jealous Guy, but I prefer to enjoy the tunes I listened to while growing up and keeping the good memories with them
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Follow The Leader
Korn
This was definitely my favorite album!
But then I was not 11 anymore lol. Well the album has some good moments that hit hard, and some other fun/cringe moments as well. Thumbs up for the metal that does not jerk guitars off. I was considering buying this on vinyl for old times sake but, well, upon this listen I think I’ll pass on that
3
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Sat Jan 21 2023
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Cringey, clichey, try too hard-ey, same sound in each song-ey
2
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Sun Jan 22 2023
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Lame. 80’s were so bad across genres
2
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Nice sound! Nice changes, it was a good experience. Glad I searched for the full version in YT as it is incomplete in both Apple and Spotify
4
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Stardust
Willie Nelson
Willie always complies when it comes
About good soulful records. I would think there would be 1001 no covers albums but we’ll I don’t oppose its inclusion on the liat either
3
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Sat Jan 28 2023
Low-Life
New Order
The music is not bad but fuck those 80’s synths.
3
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Sun Jan 29 2023
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Just to be clear: no one has the right to children.
1
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
I'll just start by saying, there are no innovations of thrashcore and grindcore, I mean wtf!! lol
On the other hand this was not as terrible as it may have been, it has its moments and you can hear the commitment to their music even if it’s pretentious and not that good. I'll give it a couple of stars because I was able to finish it lol. That feet piece was a nice rest in the middle of the storm.
Who of you uploaded the record to YT and then blocked the comments? lol
2
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Pyromania
Def Leppard
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Wed Feb 01 2023
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
No. Just stupid and pretentious. Yes the king is naked and we all see it, stop it with your alternative takes on art that are shit to begging with
1
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
Nice flow, greatly influential. This is a use of the synth I can get behind to
3
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Street Life
The Crusaders
I usually like funk, needles to say jazz, but this is almost parody lol. Has its moments but nah, not for me
2
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Sat Feb 04 2023
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Excellent album, full of classics. What a prolific creativity Marley and the Wailers had.
5
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Wed Feb 08 2023
25
Adele
I like most of the track on this album, I really tracks like WWWY or Send my love, shit, I still have to this day Million Years Ago and All I Ask in rotation on my playlists, but man, I'm just learning this is the ONLY Adele album on the list and I have to say It does not make any sense. Is this record a legendary record with youthful bless? No, that’s 19. Is this a legendary breakthrough which took the whole world by surprise and made an instant classic of its author and itself? Nah! That was 25!! Don’t get me wrong, it is a nicely produced and soulful, but none of its tracks go as hard as the ones on the first record. Even if you don’t like Adele, those are records to be heard. This one on the other hand is something we had already seen and with lesser spark than it predecessors. So let’s see, songs like All I ask and Million years ago (which I fully believe it’s written over an Spaniard 70’s song) could easily make this song a 4 stars, but, that fourth star will have to go as it should be 25 and not this, the one on the list.
3
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Thu Feb 09 2023
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Delicious
4
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Fri Feb 10 2023
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Wow, until now I only knew the band by name, but I assumed they were good but this is quite underwhelming.
2
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Sat Feb 11 2023
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Well this was glorious. Half of the songs should be exposed in museums, that’s how good they’re. My good Nina is just amazing.
4
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Sun Feb 12 2023
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Why 80’s? Why!!!!! Just so fucking cliche and lame
1
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Funny how recordings got much better once the 80’s where done lol… I love this one, it goes hard AF, funny how many of us got our first contact with Flavor Flave via vh1 reality shows and not this amazing sound. Love it.
4
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
Interesting and eclectic but it tries too hard at times and not at all at others.
3
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Thu Feb 16 2023
C'est Chic
CHIC
Funky and nice sounding. That Le Freak song is a stone cold classic, but the album feels long overall.
3
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Eagles
Eagles
Yeah nah, boring and uneventful. <<add Big Lebowski joke>>
2
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Sat Feb 18 2023
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
I love this record. Ever since it came out when I was 9. Yes there are many common places from the 90’s in it but man, those hits are really great and also, Alanis has an incredible voice. Now 28 years later I can truly say that Head over feet is my favorite. Yes it has that cliche harmonica but it does work on it.
4
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Sun Feb 19 2023
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
This was a bit weird but I enjoyed it.
3
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Connected
Stereo MC's
Very english, very 90's. Sounds like yuppie music but it has quality. two stars
2
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Virgin Suicides
Air
I remember liking “Air” the artist back in the day, I certainly did not this time around
2
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Copper Blue
Sugar
Meh…
1
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Thu Feb 23 2023
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Great one as usual.
4
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
A non English album! First one in months. I loved this one. It’s just great
4
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Sat Feb 25 2023
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
I don’t enjoy this. Can hear the influences and all that but meh
2
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Sun Feb 26 2023
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Nah I don’t think I can bear with 64 minutes of this lament (currently by the 30th), i guess I’ll die without knowing what was special about it… or wait is that it?
2
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Pornography
The Cure
This is some new wave I can get behind to lol. It’s weird but not bad
3
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Wed Mar 01 2023
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
just pressed play and started doing the dishes, “damn! This is funky!” I was enjoying myself and then by the third track I became totally intrigued, “this is so ahead of its time!!” And then I found out it came out 5 years ago lol… an amazing record, so glad I got to catch it, this late inclusion I approve.
4
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Thu Mar 02 2023
A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
I just pressed play and started doing the dishes, “damn! This is funky!” I was enjoying myself and then by the third track I became totally intrigued, “this is so ahead of its time!!” And then I found out it came out 5 years ago lol… an amazing record, so glad I got to catch it, this late inclusion I approve.
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Hot Fuss
The Killers
In all truth, this is a quite strong album, it has some great tunes, good attitude, and it was quite trascendental. A couple of songs are tunes for the ages, with that everything will be alright song being quite outstanding. This should be a 4 stars album but I will never forget the band for riding this one to exhaustion, publishing their worst work to date again and again across the last 2 decades, I hate the fact that this has become the band for people who truly don’t like music, god I hate them sho much. My god I hate their presence in pop culture god I hate that flowers dude
2
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Sat Mar 04 2023
Being There
Wilco
I usually love Wilco, and actually this wasn’t the exception but this was loooong and some of the tracks are stuffed material
3
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Sun Mar 05 2023
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
Swift and sweet. Not long enough to start being annoyed by it. Love it.
3
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Mon Mar 06 2023
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Yup, I just love funk
3
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Tue Mar 07 2023
Woodface
Crowded House
How is this something we must listen before we die? It’s generic AF and boring
1
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Wed Mar 08 2023
I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
This was beautiful. How can you people hate on this but keep upvoting that Waits dude lol
I really liked it. The music is excellent and the interpretation soulful af.
4
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Microshift
Hookworms
Completely uneventful and totally meh…
1
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Fri Mar 10 2023
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
It has its moments but I’m actually thinking of Fatboy Slim
3
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Sat Mar 11 2023
Truth
Jeff Beck
Well, I really like this sound and I’m not that familiar with Stewart’s work to be annoyed by him. This goes with 4 stars
4
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Sun Mar 12 2023
Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Well I guess I did need to listen to this before I die as there was no chance I would have listened to this if it wasn’t for the list so props for that.
3
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Mon Mar 13 2023
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
An amazing record. It losses pressure towards the end, being it too long, but it has enormous highs.
4
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Tue Mar 14 2023
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Has great moments but it’s tiresome.
3
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Not bad but quite unneventful, how many albums are out this list just because of bland music like this?
2
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
So clichey I can’t believe it’s not a prank
2
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Fri Mar 17 2023
In Our Heads
Hot Chip
I mean, i like hot chip, I’ve seen them live, and the music is good. But the album falls into irrelevance at large points.
3
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Sat Mar 18 2023
Homework
Daft Punk
God I love this record. It’s brilliant and perfect. I so wish I had seen them live. It is even more impressive that they totally surpassed this triumph with their following album.
5
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Sun Mar 19 2023
The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
It’s boring and clichey, but it’s going down with 3 stars because it’s an 80’s album without those horrible synths and terrible production
3
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
Now this is really bad, I thought I could find it a bit enjoyable but nah, it’s shit. I have a friend whose favorite artist is Robbie lol, he does not know shot about music in the slightest.
1
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Vespertine
Björk
O remember I tried to get into Björk when I was young to no avail. I guess I just did not have the mind set at the time. I loved this record today tho! It’s quite amazing! Second chances come even 22 years after.
4
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Born To Be With You
Dion
When opened the link I was like, ain’t no way I’m gonna listen to 80 minutes of this, but then I realized the album ends with the 8th track so I gave it a shot. It has its moments and I did not hated it
3
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Sat Mar 25 2023
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
I’m not hearing anything transcendent whatsoever. It’s bland and uneventful at least up to track 10, I’ll fast forward trough the rest and get over it
2
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Sun Mar 26 2023
Yeezus
Kanye West
I was at a listening streaming not so long ago and it got to my mind that this was the Kanye record that had better aged. I guess I was thinking about its power and rawness, but also, the sacrilege is the same as it was back when it came and has not whined nor soured down like some other of his records/statements. I do not know what Nina would think about her appearance on this, but it’s outrageous and brilliant nevertheless. Damn there was a time when Kanye could take that extra step beyond the line and not burn like he surely should have. Those days are gone but the music does indeed linger with strength and power.
5
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Mon Mar 27 2023
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
Has its moments but it’s just too long
3
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Tue Mar 28 2023
The Slider
T. Rex
Nice but not that much interesting.
3
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Skylarking
XTC
Damn were the 80’s lame! Even the alternative pop scene was shit
1
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Thu Mar 30 2023
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
this is lame
1
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Guero
Beck
it's weird but its fucking interesting from start to finish. good album. I don't think I've ever heard it before in full
4
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Tue Apr 04 2023
Young Americans
David Bowie
Least favorite from Bowies records so far but it has its moments definitely
3
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Wed Apr 05 2023
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
I was not loathing it but it’s over stated af. I had to skip trough most of the last tracks
2
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Thu Apr 06 2023
Dare!
The Human League
No. No more lamé 80’s synths. I’m done. Again, an album that’s here just because a one hit wonder. Fuck off.
1
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Fri Apr 07 2023
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
Meh
2
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Sat Apr 08 2023
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Couldn’t connect with it.
2
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Sun Apr 09 2023
Superunknown
Soundgarden
It’s overly long but damn that voice, and it goes hard AF!
4
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Mon Apr 10 2023
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
Not bad but feels like parody being it so exaggerated and theatrical at times
2
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Metallica
Metallica
It has great sound and some huge bangers, but it’s overstated by about half an hour. Was gonna give it four stars but fuck those “don’t tread on me” assholes
3
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Wed Apr 12 2023
Trio
Dolly Parton
Not bad but boring. I have huge respect for Parton tho
3
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Thu Apr 13 2023
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
This record is fun AF. I know it is a bit cheesy by today standards but it’s playful and unpretentious. Great album.
5
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Fri Apr 14 2023
No Other
Gene Clark
Not a bad record but quite unneventful. they really needed the feel of a lost record when they hyped this one didn't they?
3
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Sat Apr 15 2023
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Good album but certainly know why I never listened to it again after it’s debut. It’s long and forgettable
3
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Sun Apr 16 2023
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
Has it’s Bowiesque moments but they feel a bit of a rip-off, it has its cringe moments too, but the moment you realize the record is gone. Will never listen to it again tho.
2
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
Sadly, I don’t totally hate it, but it’s pretentious and boring and I do hate the guy for being an asshole towards women.
1
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Tue Apr 18 2023
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Had to take out the vinyl for a spin!
One of the most beautiful records I’ve ever heard. I think my first contact with Sigur Rós was with the movie Vanilla Sky, which features a couple of the songs from this record. Nevertheless, I don’t think I heard it in full until like 2005. Doesn’t matter, one of my youths favorites. It does have the best tracks at the beginning and at the end, so it could seem like it drags a bit in the middle, but it actually holds for the entire of its length.
I will never tire to hear songs like Olsen Olsen or the title one, they’re just so gorgeous and well arranged. I’ve seen them live twice and the two times the experience was totally different but amazing nevertheless, one of the greatest triumphs from the end of the century.
5
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Fri May 19 2023
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
The falsetto gets cringey at some points but the music is not bad
2
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Sat May 20 2023
Crazysexycool
TLC
Has its moments, and production is a great timestamp, but the length is also an awful timestamp. Why tf did all these albums where so long?
2
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Sun May 21 2023
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
Well I guess I had to listen to it before dying as it is the Stones debut, but I guess we can agree that the best was yet to come at this point. Not a bad record but quite forgettable.
3
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Mon May 22 2023
Snivilisation
Orbital
Orbital did improve their sound after this ngl
3
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Tue May 23 2023
OK
Talvin Singh
It doesn’t start that bad but damn does it drag
2
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Wed May 24 2023
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Was expecting to not like it but it’s good, just too long. Not as good as other Wu Tan members tho
3
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Tue Jun 20 2023
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Swift and straight to the heart. This album is one of my mom’s favorites and mine for extension. Love it.
5
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Wed Jun 21 2023
Among The Living
Anthrax
Meh…
1
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Thu Jun 22 2023
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Enjoyable and unpretentious.
3
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Fri Jun 23 2023
En-Tact
The Shamen
By the 9th track I felt like I’ve been listening to this for an entire lifetime. What an empty and purposeless life
1
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Sat Jun 24 2023
The Next Day
David Bowie
26 studio albums. The closing of Bowie’s career surpasses by long some other careers, yes, this is not his best work, but it’s good and revealing. Wish I had see him live
4
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Thu Oct 26 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Nice and mellow. a good debut although the last track is weird
3
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Fri Oct 27 2023
So
Peter Gabriel
I like Gabriel’s style and voice, the record is good but 3 stars down for that horrible 80’s production. 1 star up for “in your eyes”
3
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Sat Oct 28 2023
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Well, it’s very very lofi, and has some dreadful moments but it’s not completely unlistenable.
2
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Sun Oct 29 2023
Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
It was nice but it felt longer than it was. The sound is great for the era and I don't know why they did not make it to fame lol
3
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Mon Oct 30 2023
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
A bit of a drag but short enough.
2
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Tue Oct 31 2023
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
I will always wonder why posers consider “challenging” a characteristic when listening to music. Not that inaccesible but will certainly never listen to it again.
2
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
I was having fun even though the lyrics are more dumb than juvenile, but then I was like this is been going on for I while and I was only at the 9th track.
1 additional star for the Wild Boyz theme track… good times!
3
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
Well I really enjoyed this record.
3
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Fri Nov 03 2023
Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
Well, what a nice surprise. It’s been months since this list last surprised me. A full 90’s alternative beautiful and creative sound. This was really great even if too long
4
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Sat Nov 04 2023
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
I really wasn’t expecting to like it for its year of debut lol. It was very good although a bit weird
3
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Sun Nov 05 2023
The Libertines
The Libertines
Another classic record from my youth. I think actually I heard this one in full before “Up The Bracket” and it totally holds a good space in my memories, but in retrospective I have to say it’s inferior to its predecessor and it drags in the middle for a good while. Having said that, songs like Last post on the Bugle, What Katie Did or What Became of the Likely Lads are awesome and a testament of why this record is on the list. I’ll give it a four and save the five for the debut record (it is on the list right?)
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
After I decided to make peace with the music of my generation (thanks to AF), I decided to get into as much indie music as possible, so of course I listened to this record back in the day, of course I talked about it during those endless nights at my out of town buddy’s apartment with his too cool for school roommates along to likes of Beirut and others, but I guess I wasn’t enough into it to listen again in full after those days were over. Today the vocals sounded a bit out there for me but it was a nice moment and a good throw back.
Note apart for that Tiger Mountain Song. I do listen to it quite often and I actually think it’s one of the greatest things I ever heard. God I miss those days.
4
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Tue Nov 07 2023
L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
Well this is shit.
1
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Wed Nov 08 2023
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Quite interesting. Very nice instrumentation and flow.
3
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Thu Nov 09 2023
Moon Safari
Air
the album starts very strong but drags towards the end. That Sexy Boy track is a stone cold classic
3
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Fri Nov 10 2023
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
damn this is a load of shit
2
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Sat Nov 11 2023
Arise
Sepultura
I guess I've always been biased towards the music by my hatred of metal heads, they just try too fucking hard, so maybe I'm missing out on metal and all that, but damn is this just unbearable and unenjoyable. Good guitar jerking tho
2
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Sun Nov 12 2023
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
Nice indie laidback sound. liked it
3
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Mon Nov 13 2023
Moving Pictures
Rush
like the hard rock, hate the 80's in the sound
2
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Tue Nov 14 2023
You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
It's a bit boring at moments but it has other which are highs in his career. Additional star for that fun and moving song "the first of the gang to die"
3
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Wed Nov 15 2023
Purple Rain
Prince
Prince is not as big here in my country as he is elsewhere so I think this is the first time I hear the album in full. Even with the characteristic 80’s dreadful use of synths, this was a very good experience. The guitar is just fantastic. Great album.
4
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Thu Nov 16 2023
Ctrl
SZA
Glorious. I love this kind of unfiltered awesomely produced hip hop. That Drew Barrymore song is incredible.
4
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Fri Nov 17 2023
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
It’s a great album, no wonder why it’s so influential. Great songs and good sound
4
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Sat Nov 18 2023
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
Coming to terms with the fact that the year that I was born (in fact the decade) produced really terrible music.
1
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Sun Nov 19 2023
Survivor
Destiny's Child
not totally sure if it has stood the test of time, but its iconic and a good effort. it sinks after its initial punch but its not bad
3
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Fun and enjoyable although it becomes repetitive. Wish hard rock had stayed like this.
3
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Thu Nov 23 2023
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
It has been a common occurrence while doing this list, that I start to really enjoy the record only to find out that Spotify has kept playing to another record or even artist after it finished and thats the one I was liking, not the record in question. So, I thought I was finally enjoying this but it was actually "Alex Chilton" and "Swell Maps"... well it wasn't that bad eighter.
3
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Fri Nov 24 2023
Ray Of Light
Madonna
Sounds quite British end of the century, the album is average but the singles really stand out. Maybe the last truly influential Madonna album
3
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Wed Nov 29 2023
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Well the skits… but the flow and delivery will remain for ages. OG.
4