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Mon Jan 25 2021
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Rating (1/10): 6-9. DOYM (depends on your mood)
Is there already a genre called TranceFunk? Prince without the sex, but that just means dancing can exist without lust; bigger frontiers for physical expression of the mind and soul. I'd forgotten what a great bass player Tina Weymouth is; totally underappreciated.
Tom-Tom Club: https://youtu.be/aCWCF19nUhA
Adrien Belew (via King Crimson): https://youtu.be/zqhhZRcFlws
Remain In Light was on heavy rotation in the restaurant kitchen where I worked; this is great music to cook to. (Eno might find that quite the compliment.)
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Tue Jan 26 2021
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
I'm so glad Louis made The List. They live on nowadays mostly being played over the house PA in Italian restaurant chains like Buca de Beppo, but damn they were a great band, and Louis a great bandleader. Reminds me of a little bit Satchmo, a little bit Count Basie.
So many songs were covered later, right? "Just a Gigolo" by David Lee Roth (hit in the 80s). "Jump Jive and Wail" by Brian Setzer (late 90s/early-oughts).
I always hated how in "It's a Wonderful Life", in the Good Side version of the Universe, Bedford Falls is all white bread and black people are hired help and Martini's is a quaint little Italian tavern playing lame music, while in the Dark Side version of the universe, Potterville, the streets are lined with bars blasting seriously great music, and Martini's is manifested as Nick's, where Louis Prima and his band would totally fill up the juke box.
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Wed Jan 27 2021
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Such beautiful music. A soundtrack to a very sad story. Elliott Smith is one of those artists, like so many on this list, who exist in the periphery: you've heard of them, meant to pull off the highway and go explore them, but you never get around to saying yes to the exit and then meander down an unknown road. This is a terrible album to listen to on a gray day. This is a perfect album to listen to on a grey day.
5
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Thu Jan 28 2021
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
3
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Fri Jan 29 2021
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Can we just look at the cover and make comments on that?
I don't think I've ever heard this entire album. Through a long backward lens it sounds like an amalgam of Motorhead (although less badass), Deep Purple (although less talented), and Status Quo. Yes, Status Quo: There are in fact little bits of high-energy boogie in here.
Can't help but feel that with the timing, Rob Reiner had to have been aware of Iron Maiden when he made "This Is Spinal Tap" over the next couple of years. (Released in '84) Not that the film was all about just I.M., but the genre was definitely hitting its fix-your-hair-and-crank-everything-to-11 stride after a slow build all during the 70s. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
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Mon Feb 01 2021
All Mod Cons
The Jam
4
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Tue Feb 02 2021
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
2
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Wed Feb 03 2021
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
5
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Thu Feb 04 2021
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
There will be days when the fit isn't there, or totally there. No doubt this is a better experience when the listener is in a better mood.
2
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Fri Feb 05 2021
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
4
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Mon Feb 08 2021
Is This It
The Strokes
3
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Tue Feb 09 2021
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
3
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Wed Feb 10 2021
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
4
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Thu Feb 11 2021
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
5
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Fri Feb 12 2021
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
2
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Mon Feb 15 2021
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
4
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Wed Feb 17 2021
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
4
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Thu Feb 18 2021
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
3
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Fri Feb 19 2021
Ten
Pearl Jam
4
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Mon Feb 22 2021
American Idiot
Green Day
4
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Tue Feb 23 2021
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
3
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Mon Mar 01 2021
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
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Thu Mar 04 2021
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
3
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Fri Mar 05 2021
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
3
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Tue Mar 09 2021
Elephant
The White Stripes
5
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Wed Mar 10 2021
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
5
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Fri Mar 12 2021
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
5
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Mon Mar 15 2021
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
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Fri Mar 19 2021
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
5
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Mon Mar 22 2021
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
2
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Wed Mar 24 2021
Another Green World
Brian Eno
3
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Thu Mar 25 2021
The White Album
Beatles
3
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Fri Mar 26 2021
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
3
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Tue Mar 30 2021
John Prine
John Prine
5
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Wed Mar 31 2021
Scott 2
Scott Walker
4
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Mon Apr 19 2021
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
3
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Mon May 03 2021
Forever Changes
Love
3
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Wed May 26 2021
Fragile
Yes
4
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Fri May 28 2021
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
4
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Wed Jun 02 2021
Tidal
Fiona Apple
5
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Mon Jun 07 2021
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
4
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Thu Jun 10 2021
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
4
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Tue Jun 15 2021
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
4
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Fri Jun 18 2021
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
4
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Mon Jun 21 2021
Da Capo
Love
3
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Wed Jun 23 2021
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
3
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Thu Jun 24 2021
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
4
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Wed Jun 30 2021
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
5
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Thu Jul 15 2021
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
3
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Mon Jul 19 2021
L.A. Woman
The Doors
5
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Fri Jul 30 2021
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
5
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Mon Aug 02 2021
Vivid
Living Colour
3
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Thu Aug 05 2021
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
4
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Tue Aug 10 2021
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
4
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Wed Aug 11 2021
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
5
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Fri Aug 13 2021
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
4
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Mon Aug 16 2021
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
5
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Mon Aug 23 2021
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
4
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Tue Aug 24 2021
Hotel California
Eagles
1
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Wed Aug 25 2021
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
4
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Mon Aug 30 2021
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
4
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Wed Sep 01 2021
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
3
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Thu Sep 02 2021
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3
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Fri Sep 03 2021
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5
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Mon Sep 06 2021
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
3
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Wed Sep 08 2021
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
3
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Fri Sep 10 2021
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
5
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Mon Sep 13 2021
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
3
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Tue Sep 14 2021
Doolittle
Pixies
4
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Wed Sep 15 2021
Kid A
Radiohead
4
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Thu Sep 16 2021
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
3
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Fri Sep 17 2021
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
3
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Wed Oct 20 2021
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
4
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Wed Oct 27 2021
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
4
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Thu Oct 28 2021
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
3
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Fri Oct 29 2021
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
4
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Tue Nov 02 2021
Low-Life
New Order
3
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Wed Nov 03 2021
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
3
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Thu Nov 04 2021
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
4
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Fri Nov 12 2021
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
5
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Mon Nov 15 2021
Homework
Daft Punk
3
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Wed Nov 17 2021
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3
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Mon Nov 22 2021
Young Americans
David Bowie
3
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Fri Dec 03 2021
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
5