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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
What an incredible first album, only giving it 4 instead of 5 because I know what’s coming for the band but this is pretty close to flawless
4
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Probably the least timeless Springsteen has ever sounded but also the most hooky. Some of these songs are smashes right out the gate, while the worst of them just sound like retreads of similar material. Overall solid in my opinion
4
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Like the Goodfellas of rap albums
5
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Yeah yeah it’s boring and yeah the vocal spin is WILDly incongruous with the music but at least it’s pretty (but wow this is too long)
3
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Damn that opening track is a stunner, the production on this is so loose and great, it reminds me a lot of D’Angelo’s Black Messiah—another comeback album that’s loose and hard and a pared back career revitalization
4
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
I kind of forgot I was listening to this as I was listening to it but it has everything you could want in some good old guitar Brit rock. I definitely hear it’s influence over the second half of the 90s and early 2000s. Plus the tragic backstory is so compelling and mystifying
4
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Can you imagine the confidence
5
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
So much of a vibe that the hooks get kind of buried, but there are so many hints of inspiration and legacy hidden throughout and it’s so daring to go over a minute before any vocals are heard
4
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
What the Straight White Man™️ Did to Marley’s legacy and reggae as a whole is unforgivable. This is an album of musicians at the peak of their craft, the tones alone across this are so sumptuous and warm and joy-giving.
5
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Smash
The Offspring
I’ve never been able to get on The Offspring’s wavelength. I respect the idea of melding punk, metal, and grunge in theory but in practice it just doesn’t do much for me. It kind of makes me feel like I’m about to get bullied. Good hooks though
3
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Goo
Sonic Youth
Goo has *everything*. A punk ode to Karen Carpenter, a fuck-you/come-on feminist anthem, a robot absolutely screlting the name Mildred Pierce, but most importantly it’s got Goo herself. Slay yas goo mama boots
5
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Be
Common
I’ve always thought of common as kind of corny but this is so smooth and soulful, he has one of the best voices for hip-hop ever and I’m so glad I listened to this. More hip hop albums should be 43 minutes long
4
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Only a meme because it’s actually good. It takes a lot of skill to make hooks out of lyrics this nonsensical. More of a 3.5 but I’ll be generous
4
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A Northern Soul
The Verve
Never realized how in-the-same toy box The Verve and Radiohead were at this time
4
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
One of the best sounding records I’ve ever listened to
5
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Wish there were a little bit more standout moments but overall was a really engaging listen and can see it being groundbreaking at the time
4
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Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
A mystifying choice—including a compilation is not something I expected nor really appreciate but I did enjoy my listen somewhat
3
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...Like Clockwork
Queens Of The Stone Age
I’m hot and cold on QOTSA but this is a strong collection of songs, they sound confident and seductive and they always know how to sequence albums in a way that takes you on a journey
4
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Solid blues rock, catchy hooks, amazing production. Not a ton to be mad at
4
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
How pleasant and warm
5
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Beats are good, energy is there, just sounds really dated and the lyrics are not quite there for me
3
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
My favorite type of hip hop
4
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Feels timeless and locked in time at the same time, definitely pushes the envelope and is confrontational and comfortable at the same time
4
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
More punk records should be this lush
4
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Oh my god boys let me breathe
4
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Cool and poised and wry, like the most well-dressed cyborg reading haikus
4
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Just never gonna be my cup of tea, but the skill is definitely apparent
3
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
Long in a positive and negative way, Gaye is always listenable and compelling but this doesn’t have the ease that I relate with him
4
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
How many times have the Killers listened to this album weeping enviously
4
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
I didn’t and won’t listen to this
1
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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
Queen stays queen
5
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Very solid, sounds so great and lush
4
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
Is “I got the six” about a size queen looking for a gay hookup?
3
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
A classic for a reason
5
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
Totally fine and listenable but not sure why it’s on this list. More of 7 out of 10 but bumping it down just to being a bit bland
3
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Dripping in acid haze and California heat wave, so damn cool and confident
4
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Steviieeeeeee
5
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
I don’t really have anything to say, very solid. Dylan doesn’t inspire a lot of passion in me but he does inspire respect
4
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
Just solid working class country
4
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One World
John Martyn
This had some great textures but nothing grabbed me
3
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Make Yourself
Incubus
I never got the love for this band until listening to this album
4
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Odelay
Beck
Beck’s combo of ennui and irony really depresses me but this is one of his strongest albums so I’ll be kind
4
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OK Computer
Radiohead
Stone cold classic
5
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Competently made but stirred nothing in me
3
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
This feels so weighty but never collapses or bores. Pretty impressive
5
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
Cool and edgy
4
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
So lush and warm
4
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Berlin
Lou Reed
Not the Lou Reed I know but one that I did enjoy
4
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Revolver
Beatles
Probably the best Beatles album? Right?
4
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Father and Son 😢
4
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
Loses steam in the second half but this has some bangers on it
4
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Drunk
Thundercat
Boozy and loose, very listenable
4
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
This didn’t do it for me
3
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
I really enjoyed this, it was right up my alley and something I’d never heard of!
4
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Not really my thing but very listenable
3
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Nothing else really sounds like this, I love hearing rock with a feminine edge to it. The sonic palate is so comforting
4
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
That voice, that mood
4
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LP1
FKA twigs
I love this album so much, what a debut
4
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
Nice and comfy
4
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
When you become a meme it’s usually because you’re iconic
4
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Live albums really aren’t for me but thin lizzy are great
3
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Thought I was out but he pulled me back in
4
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
Like an underground train rattling the grate beneath your feet and blowing hot summer city heat up into your face
4
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The Slider
T. Rex
Oozes cool and talent
4
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Bummed
Happy Mondays
Enjoyable enough but didn’t really wow me
3
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
The blueprint
5
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
❤️
5
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Snivilisation
Orbital
I vibed with this, fun and heady
4
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Ten
Pearl Jam
Alternative radio is actually legally required to play all 11 of these songs at least once a day
5
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
He is the king after all
5
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Solid but didn’t grab me
3
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Listenable and vibey
3
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Different Class
Pulp
I enjoyed this, had some definite hallmarks of other Brit-pop/rock bands
4
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Surprised at how much I loved this. If the lyrics were better this would be a 5
4
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Incredible. One of the best voices ever
4
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Ramones
Ramones
It’s a skill to make songs that all sound the same be compelling
4
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
So sexy and cool
4
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Scrappy, fun, and hooks for days
4
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
Like belle and sebastian’s bratty younger brother
3
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Fun and funky early punk
4
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Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Timeless
5
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The Joshua Tree
U2
Undeniably confident and charismatic, soars when it should, whispers when it must
4
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
I liked the idea of this more than I enjoyed listening to it unfortunately kinda gossamer thin
3
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
Pretty enjoyable but entirely too long
4
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Infected
The The
Cool and sexy and fresh even now
4
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The La's
The La's
I reeeeally liked this
4
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
Like a fine score to a Zach Snyder movie
3
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
I really enjoyed this! Like a precursor to Arcade Fire or a lot of other indie rock of the late aughts
4
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Being There
Wilco
Not their best but revolutionary in its own way. Wilco does patience better than most rock bands of their time and this is one patient album. Mixed to the gods per usual
4
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Let It Be
The Replacements
Solid and more varied than most punk outings
4
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Who's Next
The Who
Hey these guys are pretty talented
5
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Classic two handed country
4
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Liked this much better than Exile, an enjoyable creative rock album
4
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Björk band!!
4
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White Light
Gene Clark
Pretty good singer-songwriter fare
4
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
The compositions here are obviously impressive this thing could’ve cut two whole songs though
4
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Maybe one too many ballads but overall a great listen and he sounds amazing as ever
4
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Muddy waters is probably the king of live music
5
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Such a nice blend of noise and hook
4
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Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Solid, inventive, and timeless
4
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New Forms
Roni Size
Strong but why is this SO long
4
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Kid A
Radiohead
Iconic. Infinitely iconic.
5
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Storytelliiiiiiing. This album is great
4
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
Fine I guess, not insulting or bad just didn’t really excite me
3
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
Spooky, beautiful, and classic
4
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
I’m loathe to say I don’t really care (I’m sorry)
3
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
Top tier mid-career Madonna. Confident, composed, and coooool
5
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Hey these guys are kinda good
4
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
Pretty cool and interesting but surprisingly funky
4
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
Regrettably this is pretty great
4
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
Like a cherry bomb of emo punk energy
5
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Albums like this make me understand the appeal of live albums
4
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
This album is so good it’s actually staggering. It really has everything and sounds unbelievable
5
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
Not necessarily my favorite thing but I really respect it and am glad it exists
4
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
I got almost nothing out of this. Granted my brain turned off after the f-slur in track 2
2
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Did Elvis Costello invent pop-punk?
4
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Guys where’d the edge go...
3
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Live Through This
Hole
For my money probably the best grunge album
5
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
This was cool as hell, feels like dropping an alka seltzer into a cocktail
4
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
This was a party!!
4
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Genius indeed
5
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Arise
Sepultura
Ok this thing RIPS. I love the ambient sections between songs it really gives a sense of space
4
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Miles! MILES!!
5
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Imagine being this talented
5
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Maybe the only Talking Heads rip-off band worth a damn
4
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Possibly the most 70s sounding album of all time
4
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
I’m not so sure about this one—but I’ll be generous cause it seems more enjoyable than I normally find this genre
4
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Copper Blue
Sugar
This is such a blueprint
4
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Y’know it is what it is
5
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Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
Pretty cool and sexy, Maxwell is just a classic classy guy with a solid voice. Hard to be mad at him
4
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Man nobody makes modern rock sound as *correct* as Dave Grohl
4
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Right up my alley
4
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
Pretty mesmerizing by the end
4
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Amazing, lush, melancholy, relaxed
5
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
American masterpiece
5
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
Pretty much what I want out of a rock album, swaggering, full of personality and high energy. (Maybe would’ve cut a few songs for length but hey)
4
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Lovely
5
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Didn’t really do anything for me, sorry Neil
3
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
Pretty solid and surprising
4
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Shifts and mutates like it’s working stream-of-consciousness
5
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
So cool, so good
5
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
This was my first PJ, I feel like a fool
5
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Speakerboxxx is almost a 5/5...the love below is...not
4
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
Lived up to its title
4
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Rock and roll is coooool
4
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
Legend. The art teacher is one of the best songs ever
4
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
I love the way this sounds
4
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Solid dad rock from the most dad rock guy around
4
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
I love ELO, I would’ve cut a few songs but also it sounds so good it’s hard to complain
4
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
I guess I get it
4
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
This was fine but unexciting to me
3
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
A masterpiece of folk psychedelica
5
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
Lives up to its name, Bohemian Rhapsody is worth the price of admission alone
5
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Dirty
Sonic Youth
This rewarded my patience I wish I had more to give
4
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I. Love. Tom. Petty.
5
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
I really dug this, it sounds amazing and the songs have just the right amount of cheese to balance out how smooth they are
5
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Amazing vocals and writing
4
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The Score
Fugees
Lauryn is a one of a kind talent
4
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Ethereal and grounded at the same time
4
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Young Americans
David Bowie
A Bowie high mark
4
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
I don’t get why this is considered lesser Waits, he seems so comfortable here and the atmosphere is so thick and palpable
4
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Connected
Stereo MC's
This was pretty vibey and cool
4
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
Viiiiiibes
4
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
Solid pop exceptionalism
4
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I Against I
Bad Brains
Singular, muscular, badass
4
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
Everything is right
4
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Raggedy, smart, and ahead of the curve
4
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
This album rips, one of the best sounding records of the decade
5
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Genre defining. I wish it lasted 24 hours
5
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
It’s Led Zeppelin
4
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
I really dug this, cool atmosphere, a hint of danger, good songs
4
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Regrettably this didn’t do it for me
3
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Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
Okay his flow sucks and he has approximately 2 things to say over this hour long album but I have to say this has ~atmosphere~ and the production is really good
3
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
I really thought this was gonna be The Rolling Stones lp that grabbed me but no it wasn’t…whyyyy did bands do this tongue in cheek Americana bullshit around this time it’s so disingenuous
4
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Delivers exactly what it says it is
4
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Nick Drake’s cannon is immaculate
5
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
Does its job
4
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
I reaaaaally liked this
5
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Van Halen
Van Halen
What an effort, the conversation between rock music old and new on this is so good. They also balance technicality and fun like no other band
5
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
Pretty cool, pretty listenable
4
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
I have some qualms about the Dr John phenomena from a cultural standpoint but this is such a testament to his talent, taste, and personality
5
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
This is pretty much exactly what I want rock music to sound like
4
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
One of our best
4
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Gotta respect it don’t gotta love it
4
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Solid as hell, inventive and comfortable
4
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More Specials
The Specials
Like Belle & Sebastian if they weren’t the whitest band in the world
4
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Iron man really slows this whole thing down unfortunately
4
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Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
Like the best collection of short stories, achingly beautiful
5
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Yes boys
4
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
I guess I love Steely Dan
4
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
I really don’t care for this, there aren’t enough levels to it
3
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
This thing is so vibrant, artists spend years chasing the highs of “groove”
5
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
I feel conflicted about this, there are parts I love and parts I hate but overall I’m left with ENERGY so I’m leaning positive
4
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Didn’t make as much of an impression as I anticipated
3
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
Probably my fave stones album we’ve listened to on this
4
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
A live album that earns its worth by capturing one of the most influential aesthetic shifts in music history basically in real time
5
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Pretty timeless, lyrics are a little wonky but the energy is infectious
4
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
I really really dug this
4
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
90s rap is so comforting
4
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Starts strong but kind of fizzles for me
3
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Solid! Self aware! Smooth!
4
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
I hate when republicans are talented
5
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Spooky, raw, indebted to history
4
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
I really enjoyed this, inventive production and really solid songwriting
4
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Why so long though
4
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Okay maybe I like the flaming lips more than I thought
4
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
Beautiful, queer as hell, and so we’ll written
4
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Solid
4
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
Even the bad song is great
5
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Sounds like the best party ever
5
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Street Life
The Crusaders
The first song rips, the rest is kind of sleepy
3
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Vibey and skillful
4
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Bad
Michael Jackson
Okay this album rips
5
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Literally this rocks
4
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Dummy
Portishead
Moody and dark and sexy
4
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Kenya
Machito
The production on this is great, those horns sound CRISP
4
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Pretty good cheese rock
4
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
So influential and solid
4
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
I forget that this band existed
4
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Clear and beautiful as a bell
5
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
Really strong but gets kind of one-note towards the end for me
4
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
Beautiful, energetic, cutting edge
4
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Perfection
5
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90
808 State
I liked this, it must’ve been cutting edge at the time
3
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Musicianship, hooks, energy. Perfection
5
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
One of the most perfect pairings of songwriting and production of the 21st century
5
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Delivers what is promised
5
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
It’s really hard to come back from “smack my bitch up”
3
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All Directions
The Temptations
It’s the temptations!
4
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Future Days
Can
Funky, soulful, genre bending
4
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Revolutionary and playful
5
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Pretty good pretttttyyyy good
4
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Volatile moody unpredictable
5
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Mask
Bauhaus
Groovy haunted and so well paced
5
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
The boys are wet, what can I say
4
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Solid
4
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
Imagine singing like that
4
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American Idiot
Green Day
Overblown in the best way
4
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Worth the odyssey it took to find it
4
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
So much energy and inventiveness
4
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
One of the great spiritual balms in this life
5
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Protection
Massive Attack
Mild and chill but executed better by orhers
3
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Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
Pretty unrelenting, I needed a little bit more to grab onto
3
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
The chops on this
5
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A Wizard/A True Star
Todd Rundgren
A tour-de-force kaleidoscope of psych folk pop gems
4
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Stankonia
OutKast
It makes sense they had to virtually split up after this, they had become too powerful
5
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Night Life
Ray Price
Sensuous and bold
4
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
As generic and workmanlike as the name suggests
4
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
My boyfriend had a Twitter fight with boy George anyway this album is pretty good
4
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Guess I’m a steely Dan man
4
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
So cool and poised and raucous
5
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
Didn’t leave an impact really
3
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
I really enjoyed this, haunted, the perfect blend of electronic and acoustic elements
4
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Perfection
5
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Songs to live inside
4
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Up its own ass in an incredibly compelling way
4
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Nick drake is one of the all time greats
5
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Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
I loved this, I don’t know how I’ve never heard of this
4
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
Solid
4
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Harvest
Neil Young
One of those albums that you hear about all the time and you think “surely it can’t be that good” but then it’s better than you ever imagined
5
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
Bloated but solid
4
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Maybe the best flow of her generation and the production on this is immaculate
5
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
Delivers on the name
4
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
One of the best albums of the last 20 years
5
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Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
I think I prefer their film work, this left me a liiiittle cold but it’s still competent. More of a 3.5
4
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Teen Dream
Beach House
One of their best
4
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Pelican West Plus
Haircut 100
This rules. I had never heard of them and I loved this
5
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
5
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
Ok this rips
5
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
So amazing
5
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Like A Prayer
Madonna
Banger after banger
4
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Signing Off
UB40
Amazing songs, great production, a little long
4
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
Took me a while to get on Jim’s wavelength on this one but the music itself is so strong that I didn’t mind so much
4
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
I had listened to this before and didn’t get it but this time I LOVED it. TUSK!
5
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Haunting and visceral
4
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Graceland
Paul Simon
This album is amazing
5
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Good!
4
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Charisma out the ears
4
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Moon Safari
Air
You can hear the roots of Beach House and Tame Impala in this
4
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
Solid
4
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1984
Van Halen
I’ve heard this album probably 100 times but it’s still great (thanks dad)
4
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Black Monk Time
The Monks
Scrappy, rough, and energetic
4
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Such a strange amalgam of genres but this really worked for me
4
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
Sexy and truly dark sounding, a perfect blend of skill and atmosphere
4
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
Always meant to give them a chance and happy to listen to this
4
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Pretty singular and excellent even though it oozes toxic horniness
4
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Stunning
5
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With The Beatles
Beatles
Pretty good preeeetty good
4
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E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
Noisy, edgy, exciting
4
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
A classic
5
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Janis doesn’t do much for me but I can’t deny the power and charisma
4
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Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
This didn’t really do anything for me
3
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Strong and accessible
4
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Unrelenting and hypnotic. Not my genre but undeniably crafted
4
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
I was a little disappointed with how much this sags in the middle, the covers don’t work for me
3
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I miss when mainstream records could be this successful and this shaggy
4
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
This album is amazing for how layered and solid it is. It’s rare for a band to sound this fractured yet this together
5
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Tapestry
Carole King
One of the most quintessential singer-songwriter albums of all time
5
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Soul Mining
The The
Cool, arty, yet accessible
4
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Profane, grimy, and messy
4
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Not a huge fan of jack but have a lot of respect for him. This is solid
4
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Vivid
Living Colour
I really loved this, it was a few songs shy of being a ten out of ten for me
4
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Lush and beautiful
5
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
I was kind of disappointed by this, Chris is obviously amazing but the rest of the band sounds in the pocket but kind of bored?
3
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Regrettably very good
4
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Orbital 2
Orbital
Pretty revolutionary and unique
4
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
Surprisingly diverse for this era of hard rock
4
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Dust
Screaming Trees
I loved this, this feels so foundational
4
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
Really liked this
4
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
A foundational text of indie rock
5
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Pornography
The Cure
The force of the rhythm section is honestly breathtaking
4
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American Pie
Don McLean
Okay, I really liked this. The cutesyness threatens to overpower everything but Mclean’s clean vocals keep everything centered
4
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Maybe the best album by a band with mostly great albums
5
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Blur
Blur
This thing is paced…horribly? Song 2 is good enough to carry this further than it deserves but whew this felt interminable
4
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
It is a pure joy listening to someone this on top of their game
5
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Very possibly one of the best albums ever
5
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
Zappa is bold always, crazy this came out when it did
4
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
The goats
5
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Scrappy and lived in and cool
4
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Gold
Ryan Adams
I was underwhelmed. This is try-hard and lazy at the same time to me
3
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
So assured
4
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Melodrama
Lorde
One of the best albums of the last 20 years
5
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Treasure
Cocteau Twins
Still being copied by beach house to this day
5
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
This is pretty exquisite, varied and confident
5
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Spooky, retro, edgy, solid
5
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
This left me so cold. I’m already half out with the live album aspect but it’s also sooo long
3
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
No one else really sounds like Corgan at his best
4
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
The best part are the little noises you hear in the background
4
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
Solid enough, I’m just not as taken with the charisma here as I think I need to be
3
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
Really strong
4
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
It was really hard to get past all the casual homophobia but this is undoubtably a really strong album
4
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
One of the biggest sounding albums ever
5
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
A classic for a reason
5
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Cool and edgy still
4
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Heroes
David Bowie
I miss when superstars were just weird and bold and put whole ambient halves of records out
5
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Electronic in substance, hard rock in spirit. This is confrontational and challenging
5
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Damaged
Black Flag
Nasty, raucous, incisive
4
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
I never knew how Bowie-y they were towards the beginning. This was great
4
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Maybe his greatest work
5
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
This is all over the place but the highs are high
4
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
Just incredible
5
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
This album has everything
5
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
The English lyrics leave a little something to be desired but this is great
4
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Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
I liked this, textural and cool
4
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
This was… a lot
3
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Experimental and catchy
4
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
This was great
4
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
This rips. 9/10
5
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
5
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
So eclectic I kept checking to make sure it was the same album
4
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
This albummm
5
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The Stooges
The Stooges
Imagine hearing this in 69
5
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
Pretty solid, seems foundational
4
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
The bloom is off the rose with this knowing that nothing after really stands up but the highs are SO high here
4
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
I’ll never forget how baffled my famil was when this won album of the year
5
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Ruthless and skillful
4
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In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
Damn Frankie
5
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Suede
Suede
Reeeeally strong. Could see this becoming a 5 with more listens
4
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
Maybe the best sounding album of its kind/era…Bonnie’s voice could ground anything
5
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Pleasantly surprised by this
5
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
What a guy
5
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Made virtually no impact on me
2
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
What a cool guy
5
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
God I love music
5
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Medúlla
Björk
My least favorite Bjork album but still a stunning achievement
4
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
One of the best debuts ever
5
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Damnnn
5
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
An all time classic
5
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Nebraska Nebraska I love youuu
4
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Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
Girl.
5
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The Bends
Radiohead
It’s crazy to listen to this knowing what’s about to come
4
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Pretty much flawless
5
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
4
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Live At Leeds
The Who
Hey they’re a good band
4
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Dry
PJ Harvey
A damn incredible debut
4
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Another incredible debut
5
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
I’m screaming
5
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
The energy! The chops!
5
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The Undertones
The Undertones
Solid pink, amazing vocals
4
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Go off kings
4
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The White Album
Beatles
Girl she’s messy
3
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
How good is this
5
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
Not my favorite neil
4
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Spooky lil freak
4
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Jagged and edgy and lived in
5
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Brothers
The Black Keys
Love how sludgy this sounds but it is a bit overlong
4
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
Love a good production showcase
4
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Walks such a fine line between folk stomp and rock
5
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
A wise-beyond-her-years vocal tour de force. De facto her weakest album but so so strong and beautiful
4
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Menacing and cool as fuck
5
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
This was haunting and so atmospheric
5
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Marquee Moon
Television
Truly one of the best
5
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Pretty cool
5
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Fine enough blues rock
4
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Dookie
Green Day
Pretty flawless pop punk
5
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
Lush and beautifully arranged
4
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Pretty solid, these songs mutate as they go which keeps things dynamic and interesting
4
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Calenture
The Triffids
I ressslly dug this. Solid Melodies
4
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Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
Equally influenced by jazz as noise and punk. Inventive and brutal.
4
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Station To Station
David Bowie
So great
5
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Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
Jammed full of ideas and sounds and textures. Sounds like discovery
5
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
The drama
4
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Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
I LOVED this
5
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
I wish I didn’t have such a blind spot for bob Dylan
4
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Horses
Patti Smith
A classic for a reason, bolstered by two art-punk epics in birdland and land
5
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Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Loved the flecks of classic rock in this
4
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Woodface
Crowded House
Tasteful and well composed
4
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
Classic
5
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard and Linda Thompson
Layered and beautiful
4
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
Girl that first song… 😒
4
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Sparser than I remember, so sweet
4
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Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
Layered and immaculately produced
4
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
One of the best
5
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
One of the best sounding albums ever
5
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Beautifullll
4
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Regrettably still amazing
5
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Blackstar
David Bowie
What a swan song
5
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Slipknot
Slipknot
The nu-metal ages poorly but otherwise this is great
4
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The Doors
The Doors
My vinyl of this is weed green which fees appropriate
4
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In Utero
Nirvana
Pretty undeniable I have to admit
5
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Pretty incredible
4
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Beautiful and classic
4
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Lo-fi yet full
4
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney
For my money better than any Beatles album (sorry)
5
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Whyyyy is this so long
4
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Maybe the best guitar tone ever?
5
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Love. This. Album.
5
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
Pretty electrifying as far as live albums go
4
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Real Life
Magazine
This was fine, nothing hooked me but it was listenable
4
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
This is a perfect album
5
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Edgy for the time
4
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Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
One of the most incredible voices of all time
5
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
Pretty fine!
4
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
A great late album entry
4
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
Didn’t do much for me but it was solid
4
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Destroyer
KISS
Goofy and high energy but with levels of self-awareness
4
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Go whitegirl go
4
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
So soft and sexy
4
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Beautiful and cool
5