May 06 2021
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
It's funk! Not my style, but sounded nice.
4
May 07 2021
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A Northern Soul
The Verve
A bit too slow and mellow. Might grow on me though.
3
May 09 2021
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4
May 10 2021
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
2
May 11 2021
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Real Life
Magazine
3
May 12 2021
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
4
May 13 2021
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My Generation
The Who
4
May 14 2021
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
2
May 15 2021
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
4
May 16 2021
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Felt like many random songs just thrown together. I cannot understand all the glowing reviews this one got.
2
May 17 2021
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
I suppose this was a very influential album at the time, but I didn’t really like it.
2
May 18 2021
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
5
May 19 2021
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
3
May 20 2021
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
After listening to it a second time on my hifi setup, I actually liked it.
3
May 21 2021
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Rapture
Anita Baker
3
May 22 2021
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
Sounds so heavy for 1972! Great raw, live album. Removed one star because some songs are dragging on for far too long.
4
May 23 2021
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
I liked the concept of the album, but the music itself, not so much. It's mostly beats and vocals, and there wasn't a single memorable melody that I want to go back and listen to. I think I liked the interludes the most...
2
May 24 2021
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Fromohio
fIREHOSE
2
May 25 2021
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
This album is turning 40 this year… but they are all dead, sadly.
A lot of energy here, and short, fast, catchy tracks. Might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved it.
5
May 26 2021
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
4
Jun 01 2021
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On The Beach
Neil Young
3
Jun 02 2021
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
I really liked some songs, but overall the album seemed a needlessly too long.
3
Jun 03 2021
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Pump
Aerosmith
Not a masterpiece, but was a lot of fun listening to.
4
Jun 04 2021
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Phrenology
The Roots
3
Jun 05 2021
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
All songs are the same, raw production, Lemmy cannot sing, frivolous lyrics, five stars!
5
Jun 06 2021
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3
Jun 07 2021
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Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
2
Jun 08 2021
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
I'd heard of Nick Drake for about 15 years now, but somehow never got around to listening. Overwhelmingly emotional album... not really my typical genre, but it left quite the mark.
5
Jun 09 2021
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
3
Jun 10 2021
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
Love Pink Floyd, but didn’t manage to get into the Syd stuff so far…
2
Jun 11 2021
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Among The Living
Anthrax
3
Jun 12 2021
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Elephant
The White Stripes
3.5 / 5
3
Jun 13 2021
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OK Computer
Radiohead
3
Jun 14 2021
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
3
Jun 15 2021
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
I liked it, but I also don’t think I’ll be coming back soon
3
Jun 16 2021
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
3
Jun 17 2021
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
Didn't like it as much as Happy Sad. A bit too much 60s folk rock in this list...
2
Jun 18 2021
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Did not resonate with me at all… At least the recording and production were good.
2
Jun 19 2021
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Didn’t know this band, what a pleasant surprise!
4
Jun 20 2021
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
2
Jun 21 2021
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
3
Jun 22 2021
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
4
Jun 23 2021
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
3
Jun 24 2021
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
4
Jun 25 2021
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
4
Jul 01 2021
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Reminds me of Oasis, but without the catchy songs.
3
Jul 02 2021
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
4
Jul 03 2021
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
3
Jul 04 2021
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
2
Jul 05 2021
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
3
Jul 06 2021
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
2
Jul 07 2021
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
3.5
3
Jul 08 2021
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
I expected to hate this one, but not so much in the end.
3
Jul 09 2021
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
3
Aug 12 2021
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
3
Aug 13 2021
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
4
Aug 14 2021
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
4
Aug 15 2021
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3
Aug 16 2021
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Garbage
Garbage
3
Aug 18 2021
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
4
Aug 19 2021
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
5
Aug 20 2021
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
4
Aug 21 2021
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Wild Gift
X
3
Aug 23 2021
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
3
Aug 24 2021
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
3
Aug 25 2021
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Low-Life
New Order
3
Aug 26 2021
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The Undertones
The Undertones
3
Aug 27 2021
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
4
Aug 28 2021
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Dummy
Portishead
4
Sep 01 2021
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I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
2
Sep 13 2021
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The White Album
Beatles
5
Sep 14 2021
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Sep 15 2021
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
2
Sep 16 2021
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
4
Sep 17 2021
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Forever Changes
Love
3
Sep 18 2021
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
3
Sep 19 2021
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
80 albums in, reluctantly my first 1 star… but it was so boring and bland, at least musically, and the lyrics also didn’t do anything for me.
1
Sep 20 2021
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Close To The Edge
Yes
2
Sep 21 2021
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
4
Sep 22 2021
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
4
Sep 23 2021
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
2
Sep 24 2021
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
5
Sep 25 2021
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
3
Sep 27 2021
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Woodface
Crowded House
3
Sep 28 2021
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
4
Sep 29 2021
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
3.5
3
Sep 30 2021
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Goo
Sonic Youth
4
Oct 01 2021
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2112
Rush
4
Oct 07 2021
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
4
Oct 08 2021
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Third
Portishead
5
Oct 09 2021
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Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
4
Oct 10 2021
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
4
Oct 11 2021
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White Ladder
David Gray
4
Oct 13 2021
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
3
Oct 14 2021
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
This album is no longer in the latest editions of the book, and I can't say I disagree.
2
Oct 15 2021
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
3
Oct 16 2021
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
4
Oct 17 2021
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
2
Oct 18 2021
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
3
Oct 19 2021
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
2
Oct 20 2021
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
When I listen to albums so carefully, while reading the lyrics, I have the tendency to find faults that I never knew were there. But won't matter this time, what a great debut album!
5
Oct 27 2021
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Parklife
Blur
4
Oct 28 2021
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Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
2
Oct 29 2021
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
3
Oct 30 2021
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
3
Oct 31 2021
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
3
Nov 01 2021
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Harvest
Neil Young
3
Nov 02 2021
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
2
Nov 03 2021
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
3
Nov 05 2021
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
4
Nov 06 2021
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
4
Nov 07 2021
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
3
Nov 08 2021
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Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
5
Nov 09 2021
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1989
Taylor Swift
3
Nov 11 2021
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
4
Nov 12 2021
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
5
Nov 13 2021
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
3
Nov 14 2021
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
3
Nov 15 2021
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
3
Nov 16 2021
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
3
Nov 18 2021
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Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
Couldn't get past the chicken-like vocals. Sounded like inter-dimensional cable in Rick & Morty. Instrumentals were interesting though...
2
Nov 19 2021
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
5
Nov 20 2021
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C'est Chic
CHIC
3
Nov 21 2021
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
For some reason I can’t stand indie stuff from my 20s. This one was hard to sit through. Only my 2nd 1* in 125 albums.
1
Nov 22 2021
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
3
Nov 23 2021
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
3
Nov 25 2021
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Never heard of Orange Juice before, though I did know Edwyn Collins. There are a few nice tracks, but I don't think I'll be listening to this again soon.
2
Nov 26 2021
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evermore
Taylor Swift
3
Nov 27 2021
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Virgin Suicides
Air
4
Nov 28 2021
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
4
Nov 29 2021
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
5
Nov 30 2021
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
3
Dec 01 2021
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
3.5
3
Dec 02 2021
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5
Dec 03 2021
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Solid Air
John Martyn
4
Dec 04 2021
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
2
Dec 05 2021
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The Slider
T. Rex
3
Dec 06 2021
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Timeless
Goldie
3
Dec 07 2021
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
3
Dec 08 2021
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
2
Dec 09 2021
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
4
Dec 10 2021
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Pornography
The Cure
5
Dec 11 2021
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Is This It
The Strokes
4
Dec 12 2021
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Free John Gotti :|
3
Dec 14 2021
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
I enjoyed Hounds of Love, but this one, not so much...
2
Dec 15 2021
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
5
Dec 16 2021
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Smash
The Offspring
5
Dec 17 2021
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
2
Dec 18 2021
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The Bends
Radiohead
3
Dec 19 2021
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
3
Dec 30 2021
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
3
Dec 31 2021
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
This album is no longer in the book.
2
Jan 01 2022
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The Visitors
ABBA
3
Jan 02 2022
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LP1
FKA twigs
2
Jan 03 2022
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
3
Jan 04 2022
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3.5
4
Jan 05 2022
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
3.5
4
Jan 06 2022
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
3
Jan 07 2022
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
4
Jan 08 2022
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
5
Jan 09 2022
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With The Beatles
Beatles
4
Jan 10 2022
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Kid A
Radiohead
2
Jan 11 2022
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
3
Jan 12 2022
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Street Life
The Crusaders
3
Jan 13 2022
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
2
Jan 14 2022
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
No longer in the latest editions of the book.
3
Jan 15 2022
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Moondance
Van Morrison
2
Jan 16 2022
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
5
Jan 17 2022
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
Cheesy but fun!
4
Jan 18 2022
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
4
Jan 19 2022
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Imagine
John Lennon
5
Jan 21 2022
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Purple Rain
Prince
4
Jan 22 2022
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
This album has been removed from the latest editions of the book. Enjoyed it a lot still. I used to not care about Muse much, feels quite strange I’m about to rate it 5*!
4.5/5
5
Jan 23 2022
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
3
Jan 25 2022
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Drunk
Thundercat
This album was only in the 2018 edition of the list, it is removed for the 2021 one.
3
Jan 27 2022
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
2
Jan 28 2022
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
4
Jan 29 2022
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
3
Jan 30 2022
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
3
Jan 31 2022
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
3
Feb 01 2022
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
5
Feb 02 2022
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
4
Feb 03 2022
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Mask
Bauhaus
3
Feb 04 2022
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
3
Feb 05 2022
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
3
Feb 06 2022
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
2
Feb 07 2022
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
3
Feb 08 2022
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
4
Feb 09 2022
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
4
Feb 10 2022
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4
Feb 11 2022
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
3
Feb 12 2022
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
3
Feb 13 2022
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
4
Feb 15 2022
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Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
3
Feb 17 2022
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
4
Feb 18 2022
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
3
Feb 19 2022
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21
Adele
No longer in the latest editions of the book.
Everybody has already heard the good songs on this album, and the rest isn’t worth it imo.
2
Feb 20 2022
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
4
Feb 21 2022
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
5
Feb 22 2022
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Blur
Blur
Didn’t like it as much as Parklife.
3
Mar 02 2022
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Savane
Ali Farka Touré
3
Mar 03 2022
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
4
Mar 05 2022
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
4
Mar 18 2022
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Orbital 2
Orbital
2
Mar 20 2022
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Odelay
Beck
3
Mar 23 2022
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
3
Mar 24 2022
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
2
Mar 29 2022
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
2
Mar 30 2022
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
3
Mar 31 2022
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
3
Apr 01 2022
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Da Capo
Love
2
Apr 02 2022
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Let It Be
The Replacements
3
Apr 03 2022
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En-Tact
The Shamen
3
Apr 10 2022
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
2
Apr 11 2022
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Scum
Napalm Death
Not as terrible as it’s made to be. There are two different lineups on each half, and I liked the first side more.
3
Apr 15 2022
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Hotel California
Eagles
3
Apr 16 2022
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
3
Apr 17 2022
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
3
Apr 18 2022
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Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2
Apr 19 2022
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Station To Station
David Bowie
3
Apr 20 2022
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
3
Apr 21 2022
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2
Apr 22 2022
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
5
Apr 23 2022
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The Doors
The Doors
5
Apr 24 2022
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Triangle
The Beau Brummels
2
Apr 25 2022
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
2
Apr 26 2022
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
3
Apr 27 2022
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
2
Apr 28 2022
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Transformer
Lou Reed
5
Apr 29 2022
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Different Class
Pulp
4
Apr 30 2022
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The Predator
Ice Cube
3
May 01 2022
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
4
May 02 2022
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
3
May 03 2022
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
May 04 2022
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3
May 05 2022
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
4
May 06 2022
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Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
3
May 07 2022
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
3
May 08 2022
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Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
2
May 09 2022
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The Man Who
Travis
2
May 10 2022
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3
May 11 2022
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2
May 12 2022
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
3
May 13 2022
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Heroes
David Bowie
3
May 14 2022
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
4
May 18 2022
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
2
May 19 2022
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
4
May 20 2022
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
2
May 21 2022
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
2
May 25 2022
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
4
May 26 2022
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
3
May 27 2022
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
3
May 28 2022
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
3
May 29 2022
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
2
May 30 2022
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
4
May 31 2022
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
3
Jun 01 2022
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
2
Jun 02 2022
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Jun 05 2022
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
3
Jun 06 2022
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Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
3
Jun 07 2022
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
5
Jun 09 2022
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
2
Jun 10 2022
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The Score
Fugees
3
Jun 11 2022
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Synchronicity
The Police
3
Jun 12 2022
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The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4
Jun 13 2022
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Parachutes
Coldplay
2
Jun 14 2022
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Boston
Boston
4
Jun 15 2022
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
2
Jun 16 2022
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
3
Jun 17 2022
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Tjú tjú
3
Jun 18 2022
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Needed more than one listen to really appreciate.
5
Jun 19 2022
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Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
3
Jun 20 2022
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Country Life
Roxy Music
3
Jun 21 2022
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Revolver
Beatles
4
Jun 22 2022
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
3
Jun 23 2022
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4
Jun 24 2022
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
3
Jun 25 2022
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
Jun 26 2022
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A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
2
Jun 27 2022
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
3
Jun 28 2022
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Ten
Pearl Jam
5
Jun 29 2022
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Jun 30 2022
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
2
Jul 01 2022
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
3
Jul 02 2022
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
3
Jul 05 2022
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
2
Jul 08 2022
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Survivor
Destiny's Child
1
Jul 09 2022
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25
Adele
3
Jul 10 2022
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
4
Jul 11 2022
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
3
Jul 12 2022
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
3
Jul 13 2022
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
I’m going to be a bit generous, but here we go. 4.5 / 5
5
Jul 14 2022
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
5
Jul 15 2022
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Kenya
Machito
4
Jul 16 2022
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Violator
Depeche Mode
5
Jul 17 2022
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Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
2.5
3
Jul 22 2022
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
3
Jul 23 2022
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
4
Jul 24 2022
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Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3
Jul 25 2022
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Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
2
Jul 26 2022
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Teen Dream
Beach House
2
Jul 27 2022
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
3
Jul 28 2022
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Suede
Suede
4
Jul 29 2022
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In Utero
Nirvana
5
Jul 30 2022
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
3.5
4
Jul 31 2022
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
3
Aug 01 2022
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Diamond Life
Sade
3
Aug 02 2022
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
4
Aug 03 2022
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All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
3
Aug 04 2022
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
3
Aug 05 2022
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
3
Aug 06 2022
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
3
Aug 07 2022
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
3
Aug 08 2022
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Me Against The World
2Pac
3
Aug 09 2022
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
4
Aug 10 2022
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
2
Aug 11 2022
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
3
Aug 25 2022
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
2
Aug 28 2022
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Follow The Leader
Korn
3
Aug 29 2022
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
I liked the second half much more.
4
Aug 30 2022
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
3
Sep 22 2022
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
2
Sep 23 2022
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Bad Company
Bad Company
Can’t believe Bad Company is in the list, but Free is not.
3.5/5
4
Sep 24 2022
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Tommy
The Who
3
Sep 25 2022
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Connected
Stereo MC's
3
Sep 26 2022
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More Specials
The Specials
3
Sep 27 2022
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461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
Quite bland. Would give 3*, but there’s a 1* douchebag tax.
2
Oct 01 2022
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
3
Oct 02 2022
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
3
Oct 03 2022
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
5
Oct 04 2022
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Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
3
Oct 05 2022
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Future Days
Can
Sounds quite atypical for this list, never even heard of Can although I live in Germany…
4
Oct 06 2022
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
3
Oct 07 2022
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
4
Oct 08 2022
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
So far my favorite Neil Young album on this list.
4
Oct 09 2022
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
4
Oct 10 2022
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The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
3
Oct 11 2022
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Oct 15 2022
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
3
Nov 02 2022
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
4
Nov 03 2022
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Document
R.E.M.
4
Nov 04 2022
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
5
Nov 05 2022
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Nov 06 2022
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
3
Nov 07 2022
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Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Nov 08 2022
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The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3
Nov 09 2022
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
3
Nov 13 2022
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Low
David Bowie
3.5
3
Nov 14 2022
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3.5
3
Nov 15 2022
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Van Halen
Van Halen
4
Nov 16 2022
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
5
Nov 17 2022
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
2.5
3
Nov 18 2022
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
3
Nov 19 2022
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Rio
Duran Duran
4
Nov 20 2022
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Blackstar
David Bowie
5
Nov 24 2022
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4
Nov 25 2022
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
2
Nov 26 2022
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Rocks
Aerosmith
3.5
4
Nov 27 2022
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Atomizer
Big Black
3
Nov 28 2022
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Protection
Massive Attack
3.5
Sometimes this list is strange, there’s this album, but Mezzanine isn’t.
4
Nov 29 2022
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
3
Nov 30 2022
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
This was super fun!
5
Dec 01 2022
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Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
No longer in the book. Wasn't that bad tho :D
4
Dec 02 2022
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Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
3
Dec 03 2022
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
5
Dec 04 2022
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
3
Dec 05 2022
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E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
3
Dec 06 2022
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Live Through This
Hole
5
Dec 07 2022
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Horses
Patti Smith
3
Dec 08 2022
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
4
Dec 09 2022
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
4
Dec 10 2022
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
No longer in the book.
3
Dec 11 2022
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Soul Mining
The The
3
Dec 12 2022
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
3
Dec 13 2022
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
4
Dec 14 2022
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
3
Dec 15 2022
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Night Life
Ray Price
2
Dec 16 2022
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Dec 17 2022
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1984
Van Halen
4
Dec 18 2022
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Dry
PJ Harvey
4
Dec 19 2022
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
2
Dec 20 2022
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
4
Dec 21 2022
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
5
Dec 22 2022
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Felt a bit like a chore to get through, even at under 40 minutes.
2
Dec 23 2022
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The Band
The Band
2
Dec 24 2022
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
5
Dec 25 2022
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
3
Dec 26 2022
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
2
Dec 27 2022
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
2
Dec 28 2022
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
4
Dec 29 2022
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
3
Dec 30 2022
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The Dreaming
Kate Bush
3
Dec 31 2022
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
3
Jan 01 2023
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Sea Change
Beck
3
Jan 02 2023
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3
Jan 03 2023
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British Steel
Judas Priest
5
Jan 05 2023
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
4
Jan 06 2023
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
3
Jan 07 2023
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Dust
Screaming Trees
4
Jan 08 2023
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
3
Jan 09 2023
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
3
Jan 10 2023
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Who's Next
The Who
5
Jan 11 2023
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
2
Jan 12 2023
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Bossanova
Pixies
3
Jan 13 2023
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Fragile
Yes
3
Jan 14 2023
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
2
Jan 15 2023
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We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
4
Jan 16 2023
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
3
Jan 17 2023
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
2
Jan 18 2023
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Achtung Baby
U2
3
Jan 19 2023
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
3
Jan 20 2023
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
Jan 21 2023
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
3
Jan 22 2023
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Disintegration
The Cure
5
Jan 23 2023
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Sheet Music
10cc
4
Jan 24 2023
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
5
Jan 25 2023
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
2
Jan 26 2023
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Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3
Jan 27 2023
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
3
Jan 28 2023
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
4
Jan 29 2023
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Medúlla
Björk
2
Jan 30 2023
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Kala
M.I.A.
4
Jan 31 2023
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
4
Feb 01 2023
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The Cars
The Cars
3
Feb 02 2023
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
2
Feb 03 2023
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
3
Feb 04 2023
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Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
3
Feb 05 2023
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Leftism
Leftfield
2
Feb 06 2023
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
I expected something bland and boring, and it didn't disappoint in that regard.
2
Feb 07 2023
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
2
Feb 08 2023
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S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
3
Feb 09 2023
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
3
Feb 10 2023
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
4
Feb 11 2023
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
4
Feb 12 2023
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Be
Common
3
Feb 13 2023
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NEU! 75
Neu!
3
Feb 14 2023
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
4
Feb 15 2023
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
2
Feb 19 2023
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
4
Feb 20 2023
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Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3
Feb 21 2023
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
3
Feb 22 2023
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
3.5
4
Feb 23 2023
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
2.5
3
Feb 24 2023
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Django Django
Django Django
3.5
3
Feb 25 2023
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
5
Feb 26 2023
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Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
4
Feb 27 2023
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
3
Feb 28 2023
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
One of the biggest albums of my teenage years. Didn’t like it much then, don’t like it much now either.
3
Mar 01 2023
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The Joshua Tree
U2
I don’t quite like U2, but this album was excellent.
5
Mar 02 2023
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
4
Mar 03 2023
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
3
Mar 04 2023
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
3.5
4
Mar 05 2023
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
3
Mar 06 2023
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
3
Mar 07 2023
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
2
Mar 08 2023
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Hms Fable
Shack
3
Mar 09 2023
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
5
Mar 10 2023
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
Mar 19 2023
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
5
Mar 20 2023
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
2
Mar 21 2023
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
4
Mar 22 2023
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
This was hard to listen through, even though I suspect with more listens I'd get more into it. But it's too dark to dig deeper into right now. 3.5/5
3
Mar 23 2023
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
3
Mar 24 2023
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
3
Mar 25 2023
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
3.5/5
3
Mar 26 2023
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Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
3
Mar 27 2023
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
4
Mar 28 2023
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Nevermind
Nirvana
5
Mar 29 2023
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
3
Mar 30 2023
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2.5
3
Mar 31 2023
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
4
Apr 01 2023
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
3.5
3
Apr 02 2023
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
4
Apr 03 2023
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
2.5
3
Apr 04 2023
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
3
Apr 05 2023
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
3.5
4
Apr 06 2023
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Black Metal
Venom
I don't think I ever listened to Venom, didn't think they'd be so silly!
3.666 / 5
4
Apr 07 2023
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4
Apr 08 2023
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
3
Apr 09 2023
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
4
Apr 10 2023
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
2
Apr 11 2023
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
A bit too long.
3.5/5
4
Apr 12 2023
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
This was one of the weirdest albums so far.
3
Apr 13 2023
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
I didn't quite like NIN until I saw them live, by chance (and afterwards 3 more times, on purpose). I still think prefer their live sound to the records, but nevertheless this is a great album. Strangely I never listened to it in full before.
5
Apr 14 2023
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
This was quite impressive, if maybe a bit too long. I wish all albums would fit on a single LP.
5
Apr 15 2023
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
3
Apr 16 2023
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
3
Apr 17 2023
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
4
Apr 18 2023
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Apr 19 2023
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The Yes Album
Yes
3
Apr 20 2023
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Kenza
Khaled
3
Apr 21 2023
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Odessa
Bee Gees
2
Apr 22 2023
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
3
Apr 23 2023
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Snivilisation
Orbital
2
Apr 24 2023
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Bummed
Happy Mondays
2
Apr 25 2023
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Quiet Life
Japan
3
Apr 26 2023
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Should have split this in two days.
3
Apr 27 2023
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Apr 28 2023
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
4
May 09 2023
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Picture Book
Simply Red
3
May 10 2023
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2
May 14 2023
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So
Peter Gabriel
5
May 15 2023
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
This album was still in the 2018 edition of the book, but I can't find it in the 2021 edition.
3
May 16 2023
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
Managed to find more than half of the album between Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Normally I’d try to listen to the whole album, but it has been removed from the book, so I’ll make an exception.
2
May 17 2023
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
4
May 18 2023
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
wooooooooo weeeeeee waaaaaaaaah
2
May 19 2023
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
3
May 20 2023
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
Another one that is no longer in the book. 3.5 / 4
3
May 21 2023
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Another one that is no longer in the book.
2
May 22 2023
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Pelican West
Haircut 100
2
May 23 2023
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Born To Be With You
Dion
3
May 24 2023
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
3
May 25 2023
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Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
3
May 26 2023
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
2
May 27 2023
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
3
May 28 2023
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
Also this one was removed from the latest editions of the book. 3.5/5
4
May 29 2023
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Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
Bland, but at it least it was short (the original LP is 27 mins)
2
May 30 2023
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Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
3
May 31 2023
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
I was wondering whether I should give this 2* just before the vocalizations of "Swift as the Wind" started.
1
Jun 01 2023
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Bad
Michael Jackson
4
Jun 02 2023
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
4
Jun 11 2023
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Raw Power
The Stooges
4
Jun 12 2023
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Crazysexycool
TLC
3
Jun 13 2023
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In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
4
Jun 14 2023
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
3
Aug 08 2023
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Gold
Ryan Adams
Too long and samey, but it wasn't that bad.
3
Aug 09 2023
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Aja
Steely Dan
3.5/5 Going to round up to 4 because I'm into HiFi this is one of the best recorded albums ever. Music is a bit too bland for my taste.
4
Aug 10 2023
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
3
Aug 11 2023
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
4
Aug 12 2023
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Abbey Road
Beatles
5
Aug 13 2023
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
3
Aug 14 2023
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Make Yourself
Incubus
3.5/4
4
Aug 27 2023
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Metallica
Metallica
It's not very typical of this book to select a band's sleekest / most commercially successful albums, but they did in this case. This is metal at its commercial peak, and one my teenager self's favorites. Listening to it now, some tracks are a bit cheesy, but... five stars will do.
5
Aug 28 2023
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
3
Aug 29 2023
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Berlin
Lou Reed
3
Aug 30 2023
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All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
3
Aug 31 2023
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
3
Sep 01 2023
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Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
2
Sep 02 2023
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
3
Sep 03 2023
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
Sep 04 2023
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
3
Sep 05 2023
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Pyromania
Def Leppard
3.5/5
4
Sep 06 2023
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
4
Sep 07 2023
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
3
Sep 08 2023
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London Calling
The Clash
4
Sep 09 2023
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
1
Sep 17 2023
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
2
Sep 18 2023
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
3
Sep 19 2023
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
3
Sep 20 2023
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Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
2
Sep 21 2023
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Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
3
Sep 22 2023
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
Interesting and weird, but the novelty wore off after about 5-10 minutes. Still, happy to know that this exists. I would have never known if not for this book.
3
Sep 23 2023
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
3
Oct 12 2023
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
4
Oct 13 2023
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
3
Oct 26 2023
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
3
Oct 27 2023
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Pretenders
Pretenders
4
Oct 28 2023
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
3.5/4
4
Oct 29 2023
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
2
Nov 06 2023
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
2.5
3
Nov 07 2023
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
4
Nov 08 2023
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Oh yeah!
5
Nov 09 2023
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
3.5
4
Nov 10 2023
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
The most voted review says that album is too long. That's because the English version if followed by the French version lol.
3
Nov 11 2023
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
2
Nov 12 2023
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Ys
Joanna Newsom
2
Nov 13 2023
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
2.5
3
Nov 17 2023
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
2.5/5
3
Nov 18 2023
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The Clash
The Clash
4
Nov 19 2023
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What's That Noise?
Coldcut
2
Nov 27 2023
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
Nov 28 2023
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
3
Nov 29 2023
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Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
This album is no longer in the latest edition of the book.
3
Nov 30 2023
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
3.5
4
Dec 01 2023
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Spiderland
Slint
4
Dec 11 2023
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
3
Dec 14 2023
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
2
Dec 15 2023
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Another day, another Elvis Costello album that must be heard before one gets killed by death.
2
Dec 16 2023
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Another Green World
Brian Eno
3
Dec 17 2023
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
3.5 / 5
4
Dec 18 2023
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Lost Souls
Doves
3
Dec 19 2023
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
4
Dec 20 2023
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The Specials
The Specials
4
Dec 21 2023
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McCartney
Paul McCartney
4
Dec 22 2023
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
2
Dec 23 2023
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Dookie
Green Day
4
Dec 24 2023
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
2
Dec 25 2023
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
4
Dec 26 2023
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Stankonia
OutKast
3
Jan 22 2024
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
4
Jan 23 2024
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
2
Feb 02 2024
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
2.5/5
3
Feb 03 2024
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
3
Feb 04 2024
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Signing Off
UB40
3
Feb 05 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
3
Feb 06 2024
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
2
Feb 07 2024
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
3
Feb 13 2024
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
3
Feb 14 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
5
Feb 15 2024
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Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
4
Feb 23 2024
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
3
Feb 24 2024
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
4
Feb 25 2024
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D
White Denim
3
Feb 26 2024
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
3
Feb 27 2024
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Debut
Björk
4
Feb 28 2024
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
3
Feb 29 2024
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Young Americans
David Bowie
4
Mar 01 2024
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Doolittle
Pixies
4
Mar 04 2024
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Live At Leeds
The Who
I generally find live albums quite enjoyable (I know it’s not common sentiment) and this one was no exception.
4
Mar 05 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
2
Mar 06 2024
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
4
Mar 07 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5
Mar 08 2024
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
2
Mar 09 2024
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
I think this one could so bad it’s actually good. My partner asked me if I have to listen to this in the living room, which isn’t something that happens very often, 600 albums in.
3
Mar 10 2024
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
3.5/5
4
Mar 11 2024
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
For those complaining that it shouldn’t be in the book - it has been removed in the newer editions.
2
Mar 12 2024
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
3
Mar 13 2024
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Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
3
Mar 14 2024
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Vulnicura
Björk
4
Mar 15 2024
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
3
Mar 16 2024
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Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3
Mar 17 2024
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Homework
Daft Punk
2
Mar 18 2024
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
3.5/5
4
Mar 19 2024
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Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
Nice background music.
4
Mar 20 2024
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Ctrl
SZA
2
Mar 22 2024
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
3
Mar 23 2024
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La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
Nice background music
4
Mar 24 2024
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
3
Mar 25 2024
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
4
Mar 29 2024
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The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
2
Mar 30 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Mar 31 2024
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
4
Apr 05 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
2
Apr 06 2024
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Liquid Swords
GZA
3
Apr 07 2024
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
In case you're a completionist but you don't want to listen to this, I've got some great news: it's no longer in the latest editions of the book, so you don't have to!
1
Apr 10 2024
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
3
Apr 11 2024
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
Some consider this to be the best album of all time. So I started off with high expectations, but unfortunately it didn't do much for me... 2.5/5
3
Apr 12 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
Apr 13 2024
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
Want *that* bad, come on!
3
Apr 14 2024
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
3
Apr 15 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
5
Apr 16 2024
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
3
Apr 17 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
4
Apr 18 2024
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Copper Blue
Sugar
3
Apr 19 2024
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
No longer in the book. Bland alternative, and a bit too long.
2
Apr 20 2024
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GREY Area
Little Simz
3
Apr 21 2024
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
2
Apr 22 2024
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Skylarking
XTC
2
Apr 23 2024
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In Our Heads
Hot Chip
3
Apr 24 2024
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
3
Apr 25 2024
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Arular
M.I.A.
3
Apr 26 2024
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Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
3
Apr 27 2024
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Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
3
Apr 28 2024
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
3
May 05 2024
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
2
May 06 2024
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
2.5/5
3
May 07 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Hallowed Be Thy Name is one of my all time favorite songs. I remember downloading various live versions of it 25 years on dial-up and impatiently listening to the partly downloaded files.
Invaders is quite a bad opener though, one of the worst Maiden songs imo. Not very happy that for many people doing this list, it'll be the first Maiden song they ever hear. I'm still going to give it 5*.
5
May 08 2024
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I Against I
Bad Brains
Finally something interesting to discover.
4
May 09 2024
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Central Reservation
Beth Orton
3
May 10 2024
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
3
May 11 2024
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Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
My favorite part was the "Give Up the Funk" reference.
Looks like this album was removed in the 2021 edition of the book.
2
Jun 06 2024
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
3
Jul 07 2024
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Tical
Method Man
3
Aug 04 2024
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Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
There are quite a few 90s UK electronica albums in this list, this one has been one the best so far.
4
Aug 05 2024
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
3
Aug 06 2024
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
4
Aug 07 2024
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Guero
Beck
3.5/5
3
Aug 10 2024
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John Prine
John Prine
Country is my worst genre on this list so far, but I enjoyed this one.
4
Aug 11 2024
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Marquee Moon
Television
4
Aug 12 2024
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S&M
Metallica
2h+ of live Metallica, with an orchestra even, oh no!
5
Aug 13 2024
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Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
3
Aug 26 2024
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Black Monk Time
The Monks
3
Aug 27 2024
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
2
Aug 28 2024
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
2
Aug 31 2024
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
3
Sep 01 2024
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
2
Sep 02 2024
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Palo Congo
Sabu
2
Sep 03 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
4
Sep 04 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
4
Sep 05 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
4
Sep 06 2024
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Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
3
Sep 07 2024
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Three Tim Buckley albums in this list is a bit unnecessary imo.
2
Sep 08 2024
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
3
Sep 09 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3.5/5
4
Sep 10 2024
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
2
Sep 11 2024
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
2
Sep 12 2024
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Moon Safari
Air
4
Sep 13 2024
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
3
Sep 14 2024
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
This album was briefly in the book, but it has been removed in the latest editions.
3.5/5
4
Sep 15 2024
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
Didn’t expect to like this so much.
4
Sep 16 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
2
Sep 17 2024
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Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
2.5/5
3
Sep 18 2024
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3
Sep 19 2024
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Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Sounds like being in some artsy space in Berlin!
3
Sep 20 2024
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
2
Sep 21 2024
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
2
Sep 22 2024
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
2
Sep 23 2024
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
The Spotify link is wrong (can’t find it there at all), so the ratings might be of another album.
3
Sep 24 2024
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
3
Sep 25 2024
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
3
Sep 26 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
4
Oct 07 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
3
Oct 08 2024
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
3
Oct 09 2024
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
Luckily in this case I don't have to worry about separating The Man from the art, as I find both annoying.
2
Oct 10 2024
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Play
Moby
4
Oct 11 2024
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
3
Oct 12 2024
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
Oct 13 2024
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Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
3
Oct 14 2024
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Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3
Oct 15 2024
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Green
R.E.M.
4
Oct 16 2024
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
3
Oct 17 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
3
Oct 18 2024
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
3
Oct 19 2024
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Stripped
Christina Aguilera
3
Oct 20 2024
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
I guess now I know why I can’t name a single AM song.
3
Oct 21 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
3
Oct 22 2024
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Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
weird af
3
Oct 23 2024
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
3
Oct 24 2024
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
2.5/5
3
Oct 25 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
2
Oct 26 2024
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Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
2
Oct 27 2024
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Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
2.5/5
3
Oct 28 2024
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American Idiot
Green Day
Got this just 2 days after the 20 year anniversary edition was released, which I was planning to listen to anyway.
I was 21 when this album came out and I didn’t care for it. I discovered it properly this year, and now I think it’s one of my favorite albums ever. One hour that flows so well is quite rare. And I got to hear it played live in its entirety just a few months ago!
5
Oct 29 2024
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
4
Oct 30 2024
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2.5/5
2
Oct 31 2024
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The La's
The La's
4
Nov 01 2024
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
3.5/5
4
Nov 02 2024
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
3
Nov 03 2024
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Trio
Dolly Parton
2
Nov 04 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
Had been removed from the latest editions of the book.
3
Nov 05 2024
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Not bad, but too long and a bit generic.
3
Nov 06 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
4
Nov 07 2024
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Suicide
Suicide
2
Nov 08 2024
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Repeater
Fugazi
3
Nov 09 2024
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
3
Nov 10 2024
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Konnichiwa
Skepta
2
Nov 11 2024
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Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
2.5/5
3
Nov 12 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
3.5/5
4
Nov 13 2024
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
3
Nov 14 2024
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
3
Nov 15 2024
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Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
2.5/5
3
Nov 16 2024
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Tago Mago
Can
3.5/5
The first disc is awesome, the second one is experimental noise and makes the album too long. Still will round up to 4*.
4
Nov 17 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
4
Nov 18 2024
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Electric
The Cult
Knowing only their older stuff, didn’t expect something like AC/DC. A bit generic, but I found it enjoyable.
4
Dec 05 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
Dec 06 2024
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
4
Dec 07 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
4
Dec 08 2024
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
4
Dec 09 2024
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Destroyer
KISS
3
Dec 10 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
4
Jan 21 2025
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War
U2
3.5/5
3
Jan 29 2025
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
3
Jan 30 2025
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White Light
Gene Clark
2
Jan 31 2025
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
3
Mar 28 2025
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Slipknot
Slipknot
4
Mar 29 2025
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Moving Pictures
Rush
4
Mar 30 2025
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
3
Mar 31 2025
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
3.5/5
4
Apr 01 2025
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
4
Apr 02 2025
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
2
Apr 03 2025
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
3
Apr 19 2025
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
4
Apr 20 2025
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
3
Apr 21 2025
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
3
Apr 22 2025
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Finally something to lower my 50s average rating!
1
Apr 23 2025
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Slayed?
Slade
3
Apr 24 2025
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The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
Were two albums really necessary?
2
Apr 25 2025
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Melodrama
Lorde
3
Apr 26 2025
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High Violet
The National
A bit bland and samey.
2
Apr 27 2025
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Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
Another album that was removed from the book. 2.5 / 5
3
Apr 28 2025
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
3
Apr 29 2025
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
2.5/5
3
Apr 30 2025
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
4
May 01 2025
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
3
May 02 2025
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3
May 03 2025
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Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
3
May 04 2025
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
Must have been removed in the 2021 edition, couldn’t find it in the book.
Could hear Nick Drake influences, but not quite there.
3
May 05 2025
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
Would've been a 2, but I'm gonna give it +1 for the Tracey Thorn collab.
3
May 06 2025
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One World
John Martyn
3
May 07 2025
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
3
May 08 2025
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
3
May 09 2025
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Infected
The The
3
