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Wed Jan 13 2021
Abraxas
Santana
Latin rock / psych rock / jazz fusion
Heavily latin-influenced album that constantly transitions to new musical ideas, similar to prog rock. 9/10
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Fri Jan 15 2021
Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
Pop / New wave
Overall an okay album - slightly uninteresting but not bland. Each track showcases a new style, such as contemporary R&B and ska, as is expected with new wave music. 3/10
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Sat Jan 16 2021
Horses
Patti Smith
(Classic rock / Art rock)
Great album with elements of punk rock & poetry and a unique vocal delivery. Birdland is a stand-out track, featuring distorted guitar that borders on noise rock. 8/10
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Sun Jan 17 2021
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
(Folk rock / Americana)
Decent and consistent album, well-regarded among psych rock fans. 6/10
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Mon Jan 18 2021
Aja
Steely Dan
(Jazz rock / Pop rock)
Extremely well-written jazz rock that still sounds contemporary thanks to the quality of the session musicians and production. However, the 'softness' of yacht rock detracts from an otherwise stellar album. 8/10
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Tue Jan 19 2021
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
why are there so many rock albums aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6/10 it's decent
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Wed Jan 20 2021
No Other
Gene Clark
Great psych-rock album with some super slick gospel/soul harmonies. Mixed slightly muddy/dark. 8/10
4
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Thu Jan 21 2021
Moving Pictures
Rush
A revered prog rock album with complex arrangements/performances from each member. 8/10, the lyrics are a bit stinky.
4
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Fri Jan 22 2021
Diamond Life
Sade
8/10
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Sat Jan 23 2021
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Very cohesive new wave/post-punk album with great atmosphere, showing the beginnings of gothic rock. 9/10
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Sun Jan 24 2021
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
nina simone nina simone nina simone nina simone nina simone nina simone nina simone nina simone 9/10
5
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Mon Jan 25 2021
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
it's Amy Winehouse. pretty good, 8/10
4
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Tue Jan 26 2021
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
I Cannot Fucking Wait Til Morrissey Dies [FLAC, 2018]
(5/10, quite tame)
3
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Wed Jan 27 2021
American Idiot
Green Day
A pop-punk album that hasn't aged well and sounds trite/over-produced. 'Jesus of Suburbia' is the least hackneyed, due to the meter changes. 4/10, used to like this.
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Thu Jan 28 2021
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Noisy indie-rock/punk-rock album. Well mixed, but could benefit from being even noisier/bordering on industrial music. 8/10
4
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Fri Jan 29 2021
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
This is a real stinker. Easy-listening folk rock with not much going on. 2/10
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Sat Jan 30 2021
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
groove metal go chug-a-chug. 6/10, could benefit from switching up the instrumentation
3
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Sun Jan 31 2021
...Like Clockwork
Queens Of The Stone Age
The opening track set a precedent that the rest of the album couldn't follow. Overall, a bit clichéd and overproduced. 6/10
3
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Tue Feb 02 2021
Sea Change
Beck
Couldn't review, it makes me very sleepy. Is it good? Is it bad? No idea. 5/10
3
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Wed Feb 03 2021
Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
A staple breakbeat hardcore/techno album. Consistent all-round, but rave music hasn't aged that well. 7/10
4
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Thu Feb 04 2021
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
Poorly mastered hard rock without the same charm as Black Sabbath. 2/10
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Fri Feb 05 2021
Transformer
Lou Reed
Cool glam rock album. I liked it when he rhymed 'nose' with 'toes'. 7/10
4
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Sat Feb 06 2021
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Super cheesy and theatrical pop rock/prog rock. Couldn't dislike it if I tried, 9/10.
5
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Sun Feb 07 2021
Kid A
Radiohead
Experimental/alternative rock. Great use of ambience and space, but some tracks suffer from a lack of forward momentum and could benefit from delving into post-rock timbre. 9/10
5
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Tue Feb 09 2021
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
otis redding otis redding otis redding otis redding otis redding otis redding otis redding otis redding
4
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Wed Feb 10 2021
Metallica
Metallica
A staple heavy metal album. 8/10, I always thought the album cover was plain black.
4
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Thu Feb 11 2021
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
New wave/post-punk. 7/10, John Peel was right about this one.
4
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Fri Feb 12 2021
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
7/10, what happened to nu metal since then?
4
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Sat Feb 13 2021
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
i hate it, i hate buddy holly, i hate you. 2/10
1
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Sun Feb 14 2021
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Ya like jazz? 11/10, I'd sell my kidneys for another Kendrick album as good as this.
5
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Mon Feb 15 2021
Dirty
Sonic Youth
Noise/alt rock with some elements of no-wave. Hella takes a lot of influence from this band. 8/10, give me more noise.
4
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Wed Feb 17 2021
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
New wave/post punk. It's lacking the post-punk sound both in instrumentation and vocals, and is quite safe tonally. 5/10, lukewarm.
3
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Thu Feb 18 2021
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge is too close to the mic, I can hear all the mouth sounds. 6/10, very French but sounds like mukbang.
3
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Fri Feb 19 2021
Leftism
Leftfield
yuck, blech
2
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Sat Feb 20 2021
The Blueprint
JAY Z
I'm addicted to buying unbelievably expensive custom helicopters (yeeeeeeaaahhhh)
In a brief moment of lucidity I went to the helicopter dealership and told them "Do not, under any circumstances, sell me more helicopters"
I was back there half an hour later, wearing a fake moustache, and I said "Hello gentlemen, I am Ray Z, a man you have never met before. Give me 10,000 helicopters covered in diamonds"
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Mon Feb 22 2021
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
If Led Zeppelin is so good, why haven't they made a Led Zeppelin V?
4
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Tue Feb 23 2021
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Without a doubt, one of the albums of 1975.
3
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Wed Feb 24 2021
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
yeeeeeeeaaaaaah woooooooooooooooooo 7/10 i love it
4
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Thu Feb 25 2021
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Samba funk with spicy percussion and guitar. 6/10, would like to see more variety/free improv, as well as a timbre change-up.
3
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Fri Feb 26 2021
Shadowland
k.d. lang
I have an irrational hatred for country music; I listened to Jason Aldean once and never recovered.
1
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Sat Feb 27 2021
Live At Leeds
The Who
If The Who were live, why did Keith Moon die?
3
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Sun Feb 28 2021
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Every track is a certified hood classic (apart from Within You). 7/10, Mr. Kite is cool.
4
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Mon Mar 01 2021
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Great example of Afro-Cuban jazz. Pueblo Nuevo is stinky, but every other track is great. 8/10, didn't know they had 20 members.
4
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Tue Mar 02 2021
Eagles
Eagles
Not a fan of their harmonies, but 'Take the Devil' is almost a redeeming song. 3/10, whyyyyyyyyyyy
2
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Wed Mar 03 2021
Crazysexycool
TLC
Hip hop soul/R&B. I want to give it a 10/10 and a 0/0. 5/10, an R&B fan would like this a lot more than me.
3
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Thu Mar 04 2021
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
A really interesting prog-rock album. The first side is a seven-part suite, and by far the strongest on the album, whilst the second side is a weaker collection of 'unrelated' songs. 8/10
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Fri Mar 05 2021
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
A nice early psych rock/country rock album. 6/10, but why are the drums hard-panned left in every track?
3
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Sat Mar 06 2021
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Yup, it's Steely Dan. 7/10, I liked Aja more.
4
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Mon Mar 08 2021
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
A classic heavy metal album. Favourite track is '22 Acacia Avenue'. 7/10, would like to see more variety in sound or instrumentation.
4
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Tue Mar 09 2021
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Great Hendrix album, easily an 8. Electric Ladyland beats this one by a close margin.
4
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Wed Mar 10 2021
Moondance
Van Morrison
Not too hot on this one. A lot of the songs end up sounding the same, with no particular standout track. 3/10
2
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Thu Mar 11 2021
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
A very inconsistent alt rock/noise rock album. The downtempo tracks are by far the worst, but "Don't" is easily the best and noisiest song. 5/10
3
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Fri Mar 12 2021
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Not a fan of the overly clean indie-rock sound or the tight harmonies. The stranger/off-kilter tracks are the strongest (second half of 'Remade Horizon'). 4/10, would benefit from being less formulaic
2
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Sat Mar 13 2021
The College Dropout
Kanye West
I like how he said Versace. 9/10
5
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Sun Mar 14 2021
Tommy
The Who
lukewarm
2
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Mon Mar 15 2021
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
First two tracks are quite strong, the rest are not great. 3/10
2
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Tue Mar 16 2021
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
synths are stinky, but they do be grooving. 6/10
3
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Wed Mar 17 2021
Arise
Sepultura
'Dead Embryonic Cells' is a very strong track. Not a fan of the formulaic thrash metal sections, but the slower parts are more interesting and nuanced. 7/10, groovy
4
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Fri Mar 19 2021
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Not as good as Ocean Rain. All the songs end up sounding the same, but it transitions nicely because I couldn't tell the difference between songs. 3/10
2
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Sat Mar 20 2021
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Really like Venus In Furs and Run Run Run and Heroin. Great art rock album with noise from Lou Reed. Strong 8/10, maybe 9
4
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Sun Mar 21 2021
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
A easy listening mix of jazz rock and prog rock. Bass, vox and drums are the strongest, especially on 'Freedom Rider'. Other tracks and instruments aren't great and sound dated. 4/10, not much happening here
2
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Tue Mar 23 2021
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
3/10. The best part was the random screaming during "Yesterday's numbers"
2
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Mon Mar 29 2021
Very
Pet Shop Boys
Can't get over the stock orchestra hits from a keyboard in the opening track. Not for me
1
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Tue Mar 30 2021
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
without a doubt, one of stevie wonder's albums. 8/10
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Thu Apr 01 2021
Sound Affects
The Jam
not bad, 4/10
2
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Fri Apr 02 2021
British Steel
Judas Priest
album cover hurts my fingers, 7/10
4
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Tue Apr 06 2021
Vivid
Living Colour
instruments are neat, vox are quite corny. 3/10, not feeling this one
2
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Wed Apr 07 2021
Ten
Pearl Jam
Pleasantly surprised by this album. A very strong grunge/hard rock sound with no overly weak tracks. 8/10, pretty cool
4
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Thu Apr 08 2021
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Decent post-punk/gothic rock album that started off weak, but had much stronger tracks towards the end. 6/10, second half is the best
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Fri Apr 09 2021
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Great double album where each half is equally strong. Style and theme is consistent within each side, with very few weak tracks despite the length. 9/10, pretty good
5
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Sat Apr 10 2021
Beautiful Freak
Eels
don't like this one. final result is worse than the sum of its parts, 2/10
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Sun Apr 11 2021
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Probably the strongest Beastie Boys album. 7 or 8/10, best track is easily '5-piece chicken dinner'
4
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Mon Apr 12 2021
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
yeah, cool
4
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Tue Apr 13 2021
The White Album
Beatles
A bit lukewarm on this. The minor, downtempo tracks are the strongest whilst the rest feel overdone. 6/10, I preferred Sgt. Pepper's.
3
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Wed Apr 14 2021
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
'The Murder Mystery' is easily the best and craziest song on this album. Two verses at the same time by different people hard-panned to each channel, with strong instrumental backing. 8/10, want more like this song, but the banana album is better overall.
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Thu Apr 15 2021
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Pretty good, very strong overall. Blonde beats this as an album, but both are well matched track-for-track. 7/10
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Fri Apr 16 2021
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Pretty groovy metal album, 7/10
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Wed May 05 2021
The Poet
Bobby Womack
kinda fresh, kinda funky. 7/10, strong across the board but the bass player carried the opening track
4
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Thu May 06 2021
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
Tracks don't show much progression in their ~ 6-minute runtime. Best tracks are Wilmot and Tow Truck. 4/10, not bad but I'm always waiting for something to happen that never does
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Fri May 07 2021
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Nothing special. Guitar comp didn't vary much, if at all, between tracks. Vocals are fine but don't particularly grab me. 2/10, eh
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Sat May 08 2021
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
When he said forget, it sounded a lot like baguette. 5/10, neat but not for me
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Sun May 09 2021
Kimono My House
Sparks
Quite a fun glam rock/art rock album, but nothing really stood out to me. Falsetto vocals are fine, maybe a bit tired by the end of the album.
6/10, best track is 'Here In Heaven'
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Mon May 10 2021
Make Yourself
Incubus
Strongly dislike this album. Super cheesy/cheap and isn't a sound that has aged well after two decades. 1/10
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Tue May 11 2021
Cross
Justice
Groovy French house. 'Genesis' is the best track on the album, 7/10
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Sun May 16 2021
Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
A very nice surprise from a rock/shoegaze album. Very strong track listing with the more discordant and/or noisy sections being the strongest. 8/10, pretty good
4
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Mon May 17 2021
Station To Station
David Bowie
Pretty strong art rock from the thin white duke. 7/10, could be even crazier and left-field.
4
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Tue May 18 2021
Face to Face
The Kinks
Pretty fun baroque pop album, but not for me. (aaaaa too many mixes)
2
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Wed May 19 2021
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Alright. Mix could have been a bit cleaner, but at least it sounds like a live album.
3
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Thu May 20 2021
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
I think I love it. Tough call between this and electriclarryland, at least 7/10.
4
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Fri May 21 2021
Goo
Sonic Youth
A strong SY album, but less noisy and more alt-rock than other albums. 7/10, I preferred 'Dirty' as well as the earlier no-wave works.
4
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Sat May 22 2021
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Bluebird Wine reminds me too much of 5-Piece Chicken Dinner. 2/10, definitely not for me
1
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Sun May 23 2021
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
Very easy listening folk rock/country rock. 3/10, didn't like this one but it could have been worse.
2
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Mon May 24 2021
Bossanova
Pixies
Pretty decent rock album with a nice grunge sound. 'Cecilia Ann' is a very strong opening, and the overall tone is consistent throughout the album, but I would have liked to see more variation within songs. 7/10, something about the song-writing or instrumentation feels like it stopped short of a better album.
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Sun May 30 2021
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
A very strong new wave/post-punk album with a cohesive atmosphere across each track. No weak songs, and great production that still holds up well today. 9/10, pretty nice
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Fri Jun 04 2021
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
Decently fun album with a wide range of styles and instrumentation. 5/10, probably sounded more modern on release than it does today.
3
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Sat Jun 05 2021
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
The harmonica is definitely a unique sound. 2/10
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Sun Jun 06 2021
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Amazing album that beats Electric Ladyland for me. Any track could be my favourite, but Exp and Little Wing are great. 9/10, nice
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Mon Jun 07 2021
Rubber Soul
Beatles
Unquestionably one of the Beatles' albums of all time
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Tue Jun 08 2021
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
A great surprise from a blues album. Mannish Boy is probably the strongest track, and the background yells throughout are a highlight. 7/10 at least, Muddy Waters is a legend
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Tue Jun 15 2021
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nice album, shame that Rick Rubin clipped it to hell and back.
3
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Wed Jun 16 2021
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Nicely structured album with interesting songs, but I can't get over the strongly 80s sound. 5/10, cool that they had an impostor band for 2 years
3
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Sat Jun 19 2021
Imagine
John Lennon
I liked the sick piano solo after he said 'crippled inside'
4
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Tue Jun 22 2021
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Hard Again is easily a better album from Muddy Waters
2
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Thu Jun 24 2021
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Fun album with more of a psych streak outside of the big singles. 'Weekend Wars' and 'The Handshake' are the strongest tracks. 6/10, going to throw up if I ever have to listen to 'Kids' again.
3
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Fri Jun 25 2021
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Classic Black Sabbath album, and Planet Caravan is pretty cool. Easily an 8/10, maybe more
4
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Sun Jun 27 2021
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Not bad, not really impressed or moved any particular way. 5/10, the physical zipper on some of the records are cool
3
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Mon Jun 28 2021
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
Quite kitsch, but still has a bit of humour. 4/10, not a big fan.
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Tue Jun 29 2021
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Pretty weird new-wave album with elements of art rock. Tracks are consistent but lack a strong connection or theme, 6/10.
3
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Wed Jul 07 2021
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
please no not the beatles again help me
2