May 07 2021
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
5/5 - Having never listened to Parliament, this was excellent - I see why they are in the same vein as James Brown; a fun listen
5
May 10 2021
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
5/5 - not my jam, but interesting for what it is
4
May 11 2021
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
5/5 - Super cool. Whoever said he was in between EJ and PmC was right - very nice vibe to it
5
May 12 2021
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
3
May 13 2021
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The Doors
The Doors
5/5 - again, The Doors are not my vibe, but it's a good album; coherent
5
May 14 2021
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Being There
Wilco
5/5 - Actually excellent
5
May 17 2021
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
5/5 - Awesome
5
May 18 2021
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
4/5 - Not my cup of tea, but good for what it is
4
Jun 04 2021
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
5/5 - kinda like James Taylor; Marlene is a standout
5
Jun 07 2021
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
5/5 - Classic stones
5
Jun 08 2021
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
5/5 - has that Stevie Wonder feel to it; analog synths and a Jamiroquai flavour
5
Jun 09 2021
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
5
Jun 10 2021
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Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
4/5 - British James Taylor; the accent is a little off-putting
4
Jun 11 2021
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Who's Next
The Who
5/5 - Duh. Excellent.
5
Jun 14 2021
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
5/5 - loved it
5
Jun 15 2021
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
5/5 - It's The Smiths!
5
Jun 16 2021
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
5/5 - Like some of this older folk music: it's good for what it is, but not my cup of tea.
5
Jun 17 2021
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
5/5 - surprisingly excellent
5
Jun 18 2021
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Calenture
The Triffids
4/5 - I had never heard of this guy, but good for him, he's fun.
4
Jun 21 2021
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
5/5 - Zappa is tough: One the one hand, he's a universe unto himself, but I really can't stand this style of music. Good for him?
5
Jun 22 2021
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OK
Talvin Singh
5/5 - Really cool
5
Jun 23 2021
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Eagles
Eagles
5/5 - Who is Don Henley?
5
Jun 24 2021
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
5/5 - I had heard of Tim Buckley but never listened to any of his catalog. This is a great album.
5
Jun 25 2021
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
5/5 - Always loved this album; Hell yeah, Stevie
5
Jun 28 2021
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
5/5 - this was my first time listening to LCD and it was awesome
5
Jun 29 2021
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5/5 - Classic
5
Jun 30 2021
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
5/5 - Dope.
5
Jul 01 2021
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
5/5 - Cool! Adding this to my library.
5
Jul 02 2021
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Parachutes
Coldplay
5/5 - the beginning...
5
Jul 05 2021
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
3/5 - I prefer the Smiths
3
Jul 06 2021
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1984
Van Halen
5/5 - Iconic; The definition of 80's hard rock
5
Jul 07 2021
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1999
Prince
2/5 - I respect his body of work and that there is an audience that adores him, but Prince is not for me. *shrug*
2
Jul 08 2021
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Achtung Baby
U2
3/5 - Some standouts, but it felt... too uniform?
3
Jul 09 2021
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
5/5 - well that was unexpected! Off to Dead Kennedy's and Sex Pistols now
5
Jul 12 2021
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
3/5 - Didn't love it.
3
Jul 13 2021
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
1/5 - I get why it's on the list (it's a bridge between two worlds of music), but this album objectively is terrible.
1
Jul 14 2021
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
5/5 - New wave? The Smiths? This hit the spot :D
5
Jul 15 2021
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3
Jul 16 2021
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
4/5 - Solid for what it is but nothing remarkable
4
Jul 19 2021
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
3/5 - Not my thing
3
Jul 20 2021
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4/5 - good for what it is and what it was
4
Jul 21 2021
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Disintegration
The Cure
5/5 - Yup, this is THE Cure album.
5
Jul 22 2021
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
3/5 - I never much cared for the doors
3
Jul 23 2021
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
5/5 - fantastic album! Great surprise
5
Jul 26 2021
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5/5 - legend
5
Jul 27 2021
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
5/5 - It's Queen
5
Jul 28 2021
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
5/5 - Forever Dope
5
Jul 29 2021
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
5/5 - Excellent; Like a fore runner to James Taylor but more experimental; loved it
5
Jul 30 2021
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
3/5 - DMB meets CCR? The album feels muddled to me; the tracks all kind of blend together...
3
Aug 02 2021
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
#/5 - Did not listen
2
Aug 03 2021
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Melodrama
Lorde
5/5 - Excellentttttt, Randy Marsh is a fantastic singer
5
Aug 04 2021
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Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
5/5 - Yay for pirate punk! Flogging Molly eat your heart out
5
Aug 05 2021
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
4/5 - Great but not memorable in my opinion; not my style perhaps?
4
Aug 06 2021
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C'est Chic
CHIC
3/5 - neat but not novel
3
Aug 09 2021
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Boston
Boston
5/5 - I mean, this is one of the greatest albums ever.
5
Aug 10 2021
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
3/5 - too much of a wall of sound
3
Aug 11 2021
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Da Capo
Love
3/5 - Meh. Not my style.
3
Aug 12 2021
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Back In Black
AC/DC
5/5 - Love
5
Aug 13 2021
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
3/5 - Interesting, but not for me
3
Aug 16 2021
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Horses
Patti Smith
2/5 - Nope.
2
Aug 17 2021
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Let It Be
The Replacements
4/5 - Good, but muddied
4
Aug 18 2021
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5 - Loved this album!
5
Aug 19 2021
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
4/5 - Good, but not for me
4
Aug 20 2021
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
1/5 - Nope.
1
Aug 23 2021
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Virgin Suicides
Air
4/5 - Great album
4
Aug 24 2021
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Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
3
Aug 25 2021
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
5/5 - This album kicks ass
5
Aug 26 2021
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
5/5 - This album kicks ass
5
Aug 27 2021
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Document
R.E.M.
4/5 - Good, but not a big REM fan...
4
Aug 30 2021
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
5
Aug 31 2021
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Rocks
Aerosmith
5
Sep 01 2021
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
5/5 - Excellent
5
Sep 02 2021
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
4/5 - Pretty Rad but Dated
4
Sep 03 2021
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
5/5 - Reminds me of a pre-Sting/The Police
5
Sep 06 2021
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Blur
Blur
4/5 - couple of bangers but suffers from 90's cliche production
4
Sep 07 2021
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Synchronicity
The Police
5
Sep 15 2021
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Dog Man Star
Suede
4/5 - Odd but good and moody
4
Sep 16 2021
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
5/5 - excellent and consistent
5
Sep 17 2021
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
5/5 - love this album
5
Sep 20 2021
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Homework
Daft Punk
5/5 - The beginning!
5
Sep 21 2021
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
5/5 - Iconic release
5
Sep 22 2021
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
3/5 - meh
3
Sep 23 2021
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
5/5 - Fun, pre-fall album
5
Sep 24 2021
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Bad
Michael Jackson
4/5 - On the MJ scale, it's great, but not the best
4
Sep 27 2021
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
3/5 - Talented, but repetitive album
3
Sep 28 2021
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Purple Rain
Prince
2/5 - Nope.
2
Sep 29 2021
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Bummed
Happy Mondays
4/5 - fun!
4
Sep 30 2021
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
4/5 - good for when it was
4
Oct 01 2021
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Ten
Pearl Jam
5/5 - Amazing
5
Oct 04 2021
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
5/5 - Excellent
5
Oct 05 2021
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
2/5 - Not my bag
2
Oct 06 2021
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
4
Oct 07 2021
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
4
Oct 08 2021
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
6/5 - wow. That album was absolutely stellar
5
Oct 11 2021
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
5/5 - Love it
5
Oct 12 2021
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Sound Affects
The Jam
3/5 - nothing too special; solid but not special
3
Oct 13 2021
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
2/5 - this was probably way ahead of its time but now it’s just… old
2
Oct 18 2021
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
5
Oct 20 2021
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
5/5 - love this album
5
Nov 01 2021
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
5
Nov 08 2021
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2/5 - Nope.
2
Nov 09 2021
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
#/5 -
5
Nov 10 2021
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Sheet Music
10cc
4/5 - Pretty good!
4
Nov 11 2021
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
5/5 - I own this for a reason :D
5
Nov 12 2021
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
4/5 - Pretty rad
4
Dec 06 2021
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Young Americans
David Bowie
5
Dec 10 2021
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The Score
Fugees
5/5 - love this album
5
Dec 13 2021
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Abbey Road
Beatles
5/5 - fun listen; Beatles are not my thing but I get it
5
Dec 15 2021
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White Ladder
David Gray
5
Dec 02 2022
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
5/5 - Phenomenal
5
Aug 09 2023
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
5/5 - BB king, duh.
5
May 04 2024
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
3/5 - Nico was never my bag
3
May 05 2024
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5 - a classic
5
May 06 2024
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Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
5/5 - really enjoyed this
5
May 07 2024
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Bossanova
Pixies
5/5 - basically a classic
5
May 10 2024
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
5/5 - love this album
5
May 11 2024
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
3/5 - I get the achievement but it’s really just a wall of reverb
3
May 12 2024
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
5/5 - well that was surprising
5
May 13 2024
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
4/5 - he used to be great/new and this was the beginning
4
May 14 2024
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
2/5 - Never been my cup of tea but it's pleasant
2
May 15 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
5/5 - a real classic
5
May 16 2024
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
5/5 - rad
5
May 17 2024
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Orbital 2
Orbital
5/5 - classic
5
May 18 2024
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Low
David Bowie
3/5 - just not a fan
3
May 19 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
5/5 - love this album
5
May 20 2024
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
3/5 - I preferred the Sex Pistols sound. This is a little too unstructured for me
3
May 21 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
5
May 22 2024
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5
May 23 2024
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
3/5 - I just find his sound exhausting. It’s like listening to molasses. I like molasses, but this is just unrelenting molasses.
3
May 24 2024
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
5/5 - fun album
5
May 25 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
4/5 - some bangers but their sound has never really been for me
4
May 26 2024
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
4/5 - surprisingly good
4
May 27 2024
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
5/5 - actually really pleasant. Good day-indoors type music
5
May 28 2024
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21
Adele
5/5
5
May 29 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
5/5 - really fun
5
May 30 2024
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
5/5 - so THIS is what I heard periodically in my childhood! Awesome
5
May 31 2024
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Garbage
Garbage
3/5 - I get it, but it’s not my thing
3
Jun 01 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
5/5
5
Jun 02 2024
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Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
4/5 - weirdly good
4
Jun 03 2024
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
3/5 - just meh
3
Jun 04 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5/5 - awesome
5
Jun 06 2024
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Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
3/5 - not my thing but a good album
3
Jun 07 2024
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
3/5 - ehhhhhhhhhhhh
3
Jun 08 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
4/5 - rad
4
Jun 09 2024
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So Much For The City
The Thrills
2/5 - whiny and uninspired
2
Jun 10 2024
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Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
5
Jun 11 2024
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5 - say the whole thing
5
Jun 12 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
3/5 - meh
3
Jun 13 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
4/5 - nice album
4
Jun 14 2024
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Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
5/5 - shockingly good. I can see where GNR got it from
5
Jun 16 2024
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Pyromania
Def Leppard
5/5 - it’s a classic and it bangs
5
Jun 17 2024
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3/5 - just not my thing
3
Jun 18 2024
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
5/5 - I miss the old Kanye.
5
Jun 19 2024
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With The Beatles
Beatles
3/5 - still not my thing. I get it, I do. But nope.
3
Jun 21 2024
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
4/5 - I get it, but it’s a little too…it.
4
Jun 22 2024
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
3/5 - again, I get it, but it’s still not my thing
3
Jun 23 2024
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
2/5 - suddenly the Arrested Development joke makes sense.
2
Jun 24 2024
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
1/5 - feels like MJ but it’s nowhere near as good
1
Jun 25 2024
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Dummy
Portishead
5/5 - loved this album for years
5
Jun 26 2024
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
4/5 - a lot of fun to be fair
4
Jun 27 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
5/5
5
Jun 28 2024
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Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
5/5 - une de mon favorite
5
Jun 29 2024
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
3
Jun 30 2024
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
5/5 - how have I not come across this before?!
5
Jul 02 2024
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
3/5 - I don’t think this album needed to be made tbh… it’s bland at best
3
Jul 03 2024
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Nowhere
Ride
3/5 - great background music to a B rated heist movie
3
Jul 04 2024
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
5/5 - Grand
5
Jul 05 2024
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
4/5 - that was surprisingly fun
4
Jul 06 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
5/5 - classic
5
Jul 07 2024
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
5/5 - excellent and followed on nicely from a deep dive into Desert Blues
5
Jul 08 2024
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Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
3/5 - I remember this era. Walls of cool sound but they didn’t age well I don’t think
3
Jul 09 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
5/5 - running lowwwwwwww
5
Jul 10 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
5/5 - still rad, still weird
5
Jul 11 2024
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
5/5 - still dope; still a classic; Still D.R.E.
5
Jul 12 2024
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
3/5 - I never went in for this breathy reverb stuff. It was novel, then over saturated almost overnight.
3
Jul 13 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
3/5 - the 70’s whine folk rock never did it for me.
3
Jul 14 2024
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Slipknot
Slipknot
5
Jul 15 2024
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
4/5 - landmark but still not really my cup of tea
4
Jul 16 2024
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Pretenders
Pretenders
5
Jul 17 2024
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Dry
PJ Harvey
4/5 - surprisingly good; kinda weird I’d never heard of her
4
Jul 18 2024
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GREY Area
Little Simz
5
Jul 19 2024
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
4/5 - a little much; like an opera that’s tense the whole time
4
Jul 20 2024
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
2/5 - nah.
2
Jul 21 2024
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The Band
The Band
5/5 - will be checking out more of this band, The Band
5
Jul 22 2024
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Sea Change
Beck
5
Jul 23 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
5
Jul 24 2024
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
2/5 - Just…nah.
2
Jul 25 2024
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Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
5/5 - absolutely rad
5
Jul 26 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
2/5 - again, I get why, but I do t like it
2
Jul 27 2024
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
5
Jul 28 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
4
Jul 29 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
5
Jul 30 2024
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
5/5 - my first J5 album (seems ages ago)
5
Aug 01 2024
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The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
3
Aug 02 2024
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Follow The Leader
Korn
5/5 - not my first Korn album, but my fave
5
Aug 03 2024
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
5
Aug 04 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
2
Aug 05 2024
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Lost Souls
Doves
3
Aug 06 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
5/5 - few albums rock this hard
5
Aug 07 2024
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
2
Aug 10 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
5
Aug 11 2024
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
5
Aug 12 2024
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
3/5 - still just the doors
3
Aug 13 2024
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
5/5 -
5
Aug 18 2024
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
4/5 - solid
4
Aug 19 2024
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
5
Aug 21 2024
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
5/5 - I never would have thought this would exist
5
Aug 29 2024
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
5
Sep 28 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
4