Jan 14 2021
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
will never understand how hard these guys could rock when on the verge of passing out . . . but damn, they had something.
5
Jan 15 2021
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Revolver
Beatles
4
Jan 18 2021
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Moving Pictures
Rush
Rush. Moving Pictures. Tom Sawyer, Living in the Limelight, AND YYZ. That's it. That's the tweet.
5
Jan 21 2021
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
Wow - didn't know this album existed - but it underscores what a critical part of CSN sound Croz actually was - and likely an important foil to Stills.
5
Feb 01 2021
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Four sides of pure Zeppelin goodness - if I were being honest, probably 4 stars compared to Led Zeppelin III or Houses of the Holy, but the extra star for nostalgia as this just BARELY fit on a 90 minute Maxell cassette - it was my first cassette on my St Louis-to-New Jersey roadtrips in my college years going home - got me halfway across Illinois.
5
Feb 02 2021
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
Enjoyed - not sure if I'd put in on the "must listen to" list of 1001 albums, but had never heard it before and will listen more.
3
Feb 03 2021
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Wild Gift
X
Had never heard this before - awesome - right up there on the list with the Clash, the Femmes, and other angry punk/post-punk bands of the era.
5
Feb 05 2021
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Cross
Justice
Really the poster child for why I think EM doesn't improve as it gets more "pure" - yes, a very well-crafted album, but whether at home or at a rave there's not enough variation/ebb/flow that feels organic.
3
Feb 08 2021
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Aja
Steely Dan
Truly a classic - Peg, Black Cow, and Deacon Blues alone are worth putting it on the 1001 list, but there's 4 more great cuts as well!
Only reason I'm not giving it 5 is that I rank it 3rd in SD's catalog after Pretzel Logic and Gaucho
4
Feb 10 2021
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Spiderland
Slint
Holy #$$&@! Awesome album - stripped-down pre-grunge, I'd call it - be willing to bet Nirvana had heard them as they were becoming Nirvana
5
Feb 11 2021
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Stankonia
OutKast
Yeah, already understand 3 tracks in why it's on the 1001 - awesome hiphop flows with all kinds of other genres plugged in for visits. Just has that "seminal" feel to it.
No doubt Gorillaz was hip to this duo as Dan started building his albums.
5
Feb 13 2021
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
5
Feb 14 2021
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Awesome.
4
Feb 17 2021
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Bubblegum pop, even most of the good stuff (and this is well crafted) -- just not my thing.
3
Feb 19 2021
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Parachutes
Coldplay
For all the grief Coldplay catches, this album does a good job of illustrating WHY they became so popular that they also became a punchline for BEING popular.
Damn, it's a really good album - well-crafted, song after song - and good to have a reason to listen to it and remember what the fuss was about.
5
Feb 23 2021
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
If you're going to pick a Def Leppard album that's 'important', the breakout "Pyromania" is the way to go - the # of hits on this one is as much a function of the momentum that came form Pyromania as it is the songs themselves - this one comes off more as watered-down glam metal/hairband.
3
Feb 24 2021
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Yasssssssss. Not sure anything more needs to be said, but this is in my top 20 ever albums based on the line "she's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake" alone, much less Alison, Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes and everything else on this goldmine.
5
Feb 27 2021
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
4
Mar 02 2021
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
5