Jan 13 2021
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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
5
Jan 15 2021
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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
2
Jan 16 2021
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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
4
Jan 17 2021
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
(Folk rock / Americana)
Decent and consistent album, well-regarded among psych rock fans. 6/10
3
Jan 18 2021
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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
4
Jan 19 2021
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
why are there so many rock albums aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6/10 it's decent
3
Jan 20 2021
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No Other
Gene Clark
Great psych-rock album with some super slick gospel/soul harmonies. Mixed slightly muddy/dark. 8/10
4
Jan 21 2021
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Moving Pictures
Rush
A revered prog rock album with complex arrangements/performances from each member. 8/10, the lyrics are a bit stinky.
4
Jan 22 2021
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Diamond Life
Sade
8/10
4
Jan 23 2021
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Very cohesive new wave/post-punk album with great atmosphere, showing the beginnings of gothic rock. 9/10
5
Jan 24 2021
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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
Jan 25 2021
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
it's Amy Winehouse. pretty good, 8/10
4
Jan 26 2021
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
I Cannot Fucking Wait Til Morrissey Dies [FLAC, 2018]
(5/10, quite tame)
3
Jan 27 2021
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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.
2
Jan 28 2021
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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
Jan 29 2021
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
This is a real stinker. Easy-listening folk rock with not much going on. 2/10
1
Jan 30 2021
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
groove metal go chug-a-chug. 6/10, could benefit from switching up the instrumentation
3
Jan 31 2021
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...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
Feb 02 2021
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Sea Change
Beck
Couldn't review, it makes me very sleepy. Is it good? Is it bad? No idea. 5/10
3
Feb 03 2021
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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
Feb 04 2021
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
Poorly mastered hard rock without the same charm as Black Sabbath. 2/10
1
Feb 05 2021
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Transformer
Lou Reed
Cool glam rock album. I liked it when he rhymed 'nose' with 'toes'. 7/10
4
Feb 06 2021
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Super cheesy and theatrical pop rock/prog rock. Couldn't dislike it if I tried, 9/10.
5
Feb 07 2021
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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
Feb 09 2021
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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
Feb 10 2021
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Metallica
Metallica
A staple heavy metal album. 8/10, I always thought the album cover was plain black.
4
Feb 11 2021
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
New wave/post-punk. 7/10, John Peel was right about this one.
4
Feb 12 2021
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
7/10, what happened to nu metal since then?
4
Feb 13 2021
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
i hate it, i hate buddy holly, i hate you. 2/10
1
Feb 14 2021
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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
Feb 15 2021
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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
Feb 17 2021
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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
Feb 18 2021
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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
Feb 19 2021
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Leftism
Leftfield
yuck, blech
2
Feb 20 2021
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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"
3
Feb 22 2021
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
If Led Zeppelin is so good, why haven't they made a Led Zeppelin V?
4
Feb 23 2021
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Without a doubt, one of the albums of 1975.
3
Feb 24 2021
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
yeeeeeeeaaaaaah woooooooooooooooooo 7/10 i love it
4
Feb 25 2021
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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
Feb 26 2021
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
I have an irrational hatred for country music; I listened to Jason Aldean once and never recovered.
1
Feb 27 2021
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Live At Leeds
The Who
If The Who were live, why did Keith Moon die?
3
Feb 28 2021
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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
Mar 01 2021
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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
Mar 02 2021
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Eagles
Eagles
Not a fan of their harmonies, but 'Take the Devil' is almost a redeeming song. 3/10, whyyyyyyyyyyy
2
Mar 03 2021
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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
Mar 04 2021
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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
4
Mar 05 2021
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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
Mar 06 2021
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Yup, it's Steely Dan. 7/10, I liked Aja more.
4
Mar 08 2021
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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
Mar 09 2021
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Great Hendrix album, easily an 8. Electric Ladyland beats this one by a close margin.
4
Mar 10 2021
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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
Mar 11 2021
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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
Mar 12 2021
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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
Mar 13 2021
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
I like how he said Versace. 9/10
5
Mar 14 2021
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Tommy
The Who
lukewarm
2
Mar 15 2021
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
First two tracks are quite strong, the rest are not great. 3/10
2
Mar 16 2021
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
synths are stinky, but they do be grooving. 6/10
3
Mar 17 2021
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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
Mar 19 2021
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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
Mar 20 2021
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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
Mar 21 2021
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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
Mar 23 2021
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
3/10. The best part was the random screaming during "Yesterday's numbers"
2
Mar 29 2021
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
Can't get over the stock orchestra hits from a keyboard in the opening track. Not for me
1
Mar 30 2021
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
without a doubt, one of stevie wonder's albums. 8/10
4
Apr 01 2021
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Sound Affects
The Jam
not bad, 4/10
2
Apr 02 2021
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British Steel
Judas Priest
album cover hurts my fingers, 7/10
4
Apr 06 2021
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Vivid
Living Colour
instruments are neat, vox are quite corny. 3/10, not feeling this one
2
Apr 07 2021
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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
Apr 08 2021
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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
3
Apr 09 2021
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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
Apr 10 2021
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
don't like this one. final result is worse than the sum of its parts, 2/10
1
Apr 11 2021
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Probably the strongest Beastie Boys album. 7 or 8/10, best track is easily '5-piece chicken dinner'
4
Apr 12 2021
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
yeah, cool
4
Apr 13 2021
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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
Apr 14 2021
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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.
4
Apr 15 2021
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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
4
Apr 16 2021
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Pretty groovy metal album, 7/10
4
May 05 2021
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
kinda fresh, kinda funky. 7/10, strong across the board but the bass player carried the opening track
4
May 06 2021
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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
2
May 07 2021
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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
1
May 08 2021
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
When he said forget, it sounded a lot like baguette. 5/10, neat but not for me
3
May 09 2021
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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'
3
May 10 2021
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Make Yourself
Incubus
Strongly dislike this album. Super cheesy/cheap and isn't a sound that has aged well after two decades. 1/10
1
May 11 2021
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Cross
Justice
Groovy French house. 'Genesis' is the best track on the album, 7/10
4
May 16 2021
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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
May 17 2021
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Station To Station
David Bowie
Pretty strong art rock from the thin white duke. 7/10, could be even crazier and left-field.
4
May 18 2021
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Face to Face
The Kinks
Pretty fun baroque pop album, but not for me. (aaaaa too many mixes)
2
May 19 2021
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Alright. Mix could have been a bit cleaner, but at least it sounds like a live album.
3
May 20 2021
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
I think I love it. Tough call between this and electriclarryland, at least 7/10.
4
May 21 2021
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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
May 22 2021
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Bluebird Wine reminds me too much of 5-Piece Chicken Dinner. 2/10, definitely not for me
1
May 23 2021
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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
May 24 2021
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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.
4
May 30 2021
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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
5
Jun 04 2021
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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
Jun 05 2021
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
The harmonica is definitely a unique sound. 2/10
1
Jun 06 2021
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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
5
Jun 07 2021
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
Unquestionably one of the Beatles' albums of all time
2
Jun 08 2021
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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
4
Jun 15 2021
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nice album, shame that Rick Rubin clipped it to hell and back.
3
Jun 16 2021
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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
Jun 19 2021
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Imagine
John Lennon
I liked the sick piano solo after he said 'crippled inside'
4
Jun 22 2021
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Hard Again is easily a better album from Muddy Waters
2
Jun 24 2021
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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
Jun 25 2021
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Classic Black Sabbath album, and Planet Caravan is pretty cool. Easily an 8/10, maybe more
4
Jun 27 2021
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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
Jun 28 2021
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
Quite kitsch, but still has a bit of humour. 4/10, not a big fan.
2
Jun 29 2021
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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
Jul 07 2021
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
please no not the beatles again help me
2