Jan 25 2021
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Totally dig the music and lyrics, vocals are kinda weird. But I guess that's the Talking Head for you. Might be interesting to have an all instrumental version of this album.
Got better in later songs. Really enjoyed the unfinished outtakes in the remastered version.
4
Jan 26 2021
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Feels like a generic big band album. Not terrible, not outstanding.
The Banana Split song is kinda weird...
2
Jan 27 2021
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Reminds me of high school. Didn't listen to a lot of Elliott Smith, but I can hear the similarities in the bands I did listen too; they obviously had been influenced by him. I think I like his personal sound better now than back in 2000.
A good album, and an easy listen, for a dreary day.
4
Jan 28 2021
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Funk nice and early in the morning! It's crazy to think about how many of these songs I know, but never knew it was this band.
Overall, the original band of funk doing its original funk thing.
3
Jan 29 2021
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Wow, that was a lot of guitar. Could tell that this was early on and they were still trying to figure out this whole metal sound. Good basics, but needed more depth.
Not my jam, but it wasn't terrible.
2
Feb 01 2021
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
Pretty good, actually. Definitely can see the influence on other British punk bands that came later.
3
Feb 02 2021
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Takes me back to Hot Topic in the early 2000s, even though it's 12 years after the album came out.
Getting a bit of a Primus vibe from the end of the album.
Interesting that Where Is My Mind? sounds nothing like the rest of the album. That's the only really outstanding song.
2
Feb 03 2021
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Really, really enjoyed this album. So easy to listen to and I honestly can't believe it came out in 1970!
Love the country/Americana/blues vibe. Favorite album so far.
5
Feb 04 2021
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Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
Good old school R&B. Can hear similarities to Sade and Erika Badhu.
Nice background music; especially in a Spotify Playlist called Kitchen Swagger.
3
Feb 05 2021
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
Love the lyrics and the story telling, not a huge fan of the music. But not bad!
2
Feb 08 2021
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Is This It
The Strokes
Pretty solid!
3
Feb 09 2021
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
So good. So so good. I had heard almost every song as "singles", but in the context of an album, it makes it so much better!
4
Feb 10 2021
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Pretty damn good. High energy, good beats. 100% reminds me of the early punk days.
3
Feb 11 2021
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
3
Feb 12 2021
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Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
High school Dani would have loved this band. Kinda punk, emo, but great guitar and melodies; the change in tempo, even going to 2/3 (which very much reminds me of Brand New). I can't put my finger on who was influenced by this band, but I think a lot of my formative music years had been listening to these guys.
Maybe a bit of Brand New, Jimmy Eat World, Nirvana, Radiohead...
4
Feb 15 2021
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
I know the band sounded familiar, but I couldn't place where. It was the first song The Shining, that I remembered! Rest of the album is really good, great background working music.
4
Feb 16 2021
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S&M
Metallica
4
Feb 17 2021
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Pretty decent live. I never got it Nirvana as much as I wanted to. But can still appreciate their influence on the grunge scene
3
Feb 18 2021
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
4
Feb 19 2021
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Ten
Pearl Jam
Knew all the songs, didn't know they all came from one album! Still not a fan, but good to hear in context.
3
Feb 22 2021
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American Idiot
Green Day
Good old Green Day. Wasn't a fan back then, not a huge fan now.
2
Feb 23 2021
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
The lyrics and singing were eh. But the instrumentals were spot on. Was never a big fan of Morrissey.
2
Feb 24 2021
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Ramones
Ramones
Original punk! Not too bad. It must have been mind blowing to hear this when it first came out, such a different sound than what was going on at the time.
3
Feb 25 2021
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Live Through This
Hole
Never my cup of tea. Listened out of duty to the project.
1
Feb 26 2021
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Rapture
Anita Baker
Such a wonderful change of pace. Really lovely to listen to while doing school work.
3
Mar 01 2021
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Really interesting to hear these songs in an album context, and not just random singles. Not a bad way to start a Friday.
3
Mar 02 2021
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
2