May 07 2021
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
3
May 10 2021
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
Very good! This was my first time listening to The Waterboys, and I liked them and this record more than I expected. Side A is more rock oriented, side B more traditional/folk, both very good and a nice contrast.
HIghlights: Fisherman's Blues, We Will Not Be Lovers, Sweet Thing, And a Bang on the Ear, When Ye Go Away
3
May 11 2021
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The high water mark for RHCP. The single's from this are all good to great. Some decent deep cuts, but a lot of this album sounds dated now, and dropping the last 6 songs would have resulted in a tighter, better record.
Highlights: Breaking the Girl, Suck My Kiss, Give It Away, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Under the Bridge
3
May 12 2021
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2
May 13 2021
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In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
A lot of Frank singing songs about losing love. I wasn't really familiar with any of these before. Good if you're feelin' blue and want to wallow in it.
3
May 14 2021
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Great beats, great rapping by Chuck D, and Flavor Flav adds the flavor that makes it all go down nicely! There's no filler on this album every track is good to great.
4
May 17 2021
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
A masterpiece! Entrancing, intoxicating grooves
5
May 18 2021
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Solid Rock N' Roll album from Tom Petty in his debut. I was only familiar with Breakdown and American Girl prior to this listening. While the rest of the album is fine to good, if you've already heard those two tracks you're not missing much on the rest of the album.
This gets three stars on the strength of those two songs, otherwise it's probably a two
3
May 19 2021
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Really like this! Ray sounds great with a big band behind him. Great arrangements on some classic songs
4
May 20 2021
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
3
May 21 2021
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Love this album, love the harmonies. I hear a lot of Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys in this.
4
May 24 2021
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Different beats, different flow than I've heard before. Good record.
3
May 25 2021
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
This album is a lot blusier than I remember. Outside of the most well known songs on here is some really good stuff. The whole second half of this is pretty good to great
Stand out deep cuts: The Changeling, Hyacinth House, Crawling King Snake, The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
4
May 26 2021
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
3
May 27 2021
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Is it club music? Is it hip hop? Neither, both, but less than the sum of its parts. Underwhelming rhymes, sounds dated and very 90s but in a not great way.
That said, there's a few decent tracks on here: Blue Lines, Unfinished Sympathy and Hymn Of The Big Wheel
2
May 28 2021
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
Not exactly my cup of tea, but I enjoyed it more than I would have thought I would.
3
May 31 2021
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
I am the Firestarter!!!
4
Jun 01 2021
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Fun, straight-ahead rock n roll with an edge
3
Jun 02 2021
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
5
Jun 03 2021
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
5
Jun 04 2021
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
3
Jun 07 2021
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
3
Jun 08 2021
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
4