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Fri May 07 2021
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Not totally surprised this is as good as it is after the way Nick Hornby talked about old Rod Stewart in his novel 31 songs.
(I know) I'm Losing You being my favourite.
4
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Mon May 10 2021
Close To You
Carpenters
Not for me.
2
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Tue May 11 2021
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Never been a big fan of Mick Jagger and thus, never gave the Stones a decent chance. Was pleasantly surprised by this album and can see why it's counted as one of their best. Knew more songs than I thought I would.
Can't You Hear Me Knocking was my fave.
3
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Wed May 12 2021
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Top shit. Wicked 70s rock and roll.
4
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Thu May 13 2021
The Cars
The Cars
Love this album. The first 3 tracks are absolute gold and it doesn't really drop off too far from there. I've loved Just What I Needed for years and can't believe it's taken this long to give the rest of the record a run. Amazing.
5
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Fri May 14 2021
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
Just noodling about on a bunch of instruments that don't really excite me. I'd probably love this if I was a stoner in the mid 60s and wasn't waiting for the Beatles to go to India and take acid.
2
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Sat May 15 2021
Arrival
ABBA
Classic.
3
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Sun May 16 2021
Graceland
Paul Simon
One of my all time favourites.
5
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Mon May 17 2021
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
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Tue May 18 2021
Very
Pet Shop Boys
I can understand the significance of the album but it didn't do heals for me. A few cool sounds but as a whole not that interesting to me.
3
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Wed May 19 2021
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
2
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Thu May 20 2021
The Undertones
The Undertones
Simple and cool as fuck.
4
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Fri May 21 2021
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
Wicked. So much late-90s sample heavy goodness. After only knowing the Norman Cook remix of Brimful of Asha this was an awesome and welcome surprise.
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Sat May 22 2021
The Slider
T. Rex
Seems like the kinda stuff lots of people were doing at the time. Nothing stood out too much but not shit music.
3
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Sun May 23 2021
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
A perfect Sunday album. I'm much better acquainted with Five Leaves Left but this album is a gem. You can give it a few runs and focus on a different instrument each time or, just Drake's voice.
I've never really wrapped my head around the word melancholy but I feel like this is the audible representation.
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Mon May 24 2021
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Missed the boat when these guys were at their peak as I was much more interested in the big beat electronic stuff coming out of Britain. Also Wonderwall never really did it for me so I never ever really gave them a shot. Listening now I can understand the hype and had I been 10 years older I would've been an Oasis tragic I've got no doubt. Great album. Give it a few more years and listens and I have no doubts it'll be 5 stars by then.
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Tue May 25 2021
Live Through This
Hole
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Wed May 26 2021
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
Takes me straight to Womad
3
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Thu May 27 2021
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
Very interesting. I wanna know more about the things they used to produce this album at that time.
3
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Fri May 28 2021
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Yep. Sounds like a British album from the 90s.
3
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Sat May 29 2021
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Would've been my jam if I was in my 20s in the 80s
3
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Sun May 30 2021
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
More whiny, sad American 90s shite.
2
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Mon May 31 2021
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Absolute classic.
4
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Tue Jun 01 2021
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
Major surprise
4
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Wed Jun 02 2021
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
Some good music but as with most punk, I'm just not into getting yelled at.
2
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Thu Jun 03 2021
I Against I
Bad Brains
Pleasant surprise. I thought it was gonna be a full metal album after the first minute but was nothing of the sort.
Have connections I never knew to Re-Ignition! What a jam.
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Fri Jun 04 2021
Follow The Leader
Korn
Forgot how much I actually listened to this album when it came out. Few forgotten belters. Opening 3 tracks are all time.
Glad I got the chance to go on a journey I never knew I needed.
4
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Sat Jun 05 2021
The Score
Fugees
Amazing. Never heard it before and will definitely get a lot more runs. Loved it.
5
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Sun Jun 06 2021
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit is a 5 star tune. The rest are a bit boring but you can hear the roots of the big psychedelic movement to follow so you've gotta appreciate that.
3
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Mon Jun 07 2021
Soul Mining
The The
It took me until well after I listened to this album to realise that this wasn't another album by Talk Talk.
3
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Tue Jun 08 2021
Tical
Method Man
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Wed Jun 09 2021
A Northern Soul
The Verve
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Thu Jun 10 2021
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Where do you start to peel back the layers of this album?! The percussion, the guitar, the horns, the strings, the lyrical content, this is 36 minutes of absolute pure glory!
5
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Fri Jun 11 2021
Copper Blue
Sugar
Better than most shit emerging from the US around this time
3
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Sat Jun 12 2021
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
2 good songs. Just not for me. Bit all over the place.
2
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Sat Jun 19 2021
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
I knew the first song. And then the rest happened. It didn't change much and Frank didn't wanna fuck around singing for too long with all those cocktails to drink. Short and sharp. Not my kinda lyrics but I was genuinely taken by the horns and string sections. I liked it. I see why old cunts love it.
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Sun Jun 20 2021
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
I haven't stopped thinking about this album since I listened to it. His talent is absolutely unquestionable but the content is quite confronting. I remember hearing this album when it came out and while I realise all the bigotry and homophobia is part of the act, it is hard to digest at points, Kim being the biggest challenge. I can't even imagine what it would've been like recording that song.
The music is amazing tho and when he gets on a roll you can't help but be amazed. The tracks featuring other artists really show how good he is as his verses wipe the floor with the others.
I was gonna give this 4 stars but the fact it hasn't left my mind for 3 days means it's probably worth top marks.
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Mon Jun 21 2021
Machine Head
Deep Purple
I'd heard for years the Deep Purple were so much more than just Smoke On The Water. I didn't realise that the album that contained that song would be the one to prove it. Some absolute jams on this album.
3
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Tue Jun 22 2021
1999
Prince
Synthesisers and drum machines with Prince rocketing towards his peak. What's not to love?
4
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Wed Jun 23 2021
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Another mumbling American whose genius is "misunderstood".
Can play the axe tho. And chase his former band mates with one...
2
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Thu Jun 24 2021
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Sounds like the soundtrack to a Richard Curtis movie.
3
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Fri Jun 25 2021
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Eple is an all time classic and the rest stacks up just behind it.
4
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Sat Jun 26 2021
Nowhere
Ride
Another shining example of the difference between British and US alternative rock from the 90s. The Brits winning out nearly every time.
4
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Sun Jun 27 2021
Manassas
Stephen Stills
I like the concept of the double album split into 4 parts. Especially as a vinyl release, side A being my favourite.
Reading about the hectic recording sessions was also very interesting.
3
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Mon Jun 28 2021
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
As always first and foremost, I listen to the music first. Lyrics don't really resonate with me very regularly. Cockers' lyrics are clean and clear and easy to understand but it was the music that caught me with this album. Yet another 90s Alt-Rock win to the Poms.
3
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Tue Jun 29 2021
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
I was pleasantly surprised listening to Oasis' first album and really, really enjoyed it. I thought I'd perhaps wasted 25 years not being an Oasis fan. This album compounded why I never get into them when this came out. It's just not that good to me.
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Wed Jun 30 2021
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
I get it. I understand it. I just don't like it. I don't see why it got so much praise heaped on it when it was initially released.
2
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Thu Jul 01 2021
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Contains none of my favourite Smith's songs. It's not bad tho. Just not as good as I'd hoped.
3
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Fri Jul 02 2021
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Love me a slide guitar.
3
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Sat Jul 03 2021
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
What else do you say but, FUNK?!
3
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Sun Jul 04 2021
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Treasure was heaps better
2
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Mon Jul 05 2021
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
This was fun. Pioneers. Loved it.
4
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Tue Jul 06 2021
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Gave this a few runs. It really gripped me. I loved the music and lyrics. Sailor's Song is amazing.
5
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Wed Jul 07 2021
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Bob being Bob.
3
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Thu Jul 08 2021
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Some real gems. Have always loved EWTRTW but never knew the album as a whole.
3
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Fri Jul 09 2021
American Idiot
Green Day
Still one of the best concerts I ever saw was their American Idiot tour. I also still know most of the lyrics as I listened along. Jesus of Suburbia is still a classic and forever will be.
5
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Sat Jul 10 2021
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
A cracker! I always thought they were very, very stoner rock but this has elements of keeping one eye on the dance floor. I think I'd kinda avoided it because everything I'd heard from Kyuss courtesy of Bennett didn't do much for me and incorrectly assumed the apple hadn't fallen far from the tree.
4
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Sun Jul 11 2021
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Noise
2
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Mon Jul 12 2021
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Nothing else quite gripped me as much as the opening number and album title track but I still enjoyed the rest of the album. The lyrics don't mess about. Very frank.
3
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Tue Jul 13 2021
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
I'll forever love their first 3 albums before they took a much more commercial formula into the studio.
Politik. Just wow.
4
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Wed Jul 14 2021
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Four Women. Truly spectacular.
3
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Thu Jul 15 2021
Being There
Wilco
I have this major UK vs US rivalry stuck in my head for anything from the 90s. So far the Brits keep winning out. They just seem so much more listenable and less of a chore to get thru each album.
I had heard of Wilco a they're one of those bands I thought I probably should have done a bit more research into. After the opening track I immediately thought I'd been dealt another depressing hour of American alt-rock.
Very happy to say how wrong I was! This album covered a wide and varied part of the musical spectrum and instead of just waiting for it to finish I found myself wanting more. Will definitely get more runs in the future.
3
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Fri Jul 16 2021
Revolver
Beatles
Tomorrow Never Knows. Without this song my entire musical journey would be totally different. The Chemical Brothers may never have existed without it.
Plus Taxman, Eleanor Rugby's and the rest of the album... Just wonderful.
5
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Sat Jul 17 2021
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
Yeah, it's funky. Seem like the kinda band that would kill it on Saturday night at Womad.
3
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Sun Jul 18 2021
Music From Big Pink
The Band
Listened to the first half in the car. The second half on decent headphones. It's a ripper album I might've unappreciated without the cans.
3
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Mon Jul 19 2021
Hms Fable
Shack
Yeah not bad.
3
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Tue Jul 20 2021
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Majorly surprised. Dismissed Jane's Addiction when I was young purely coz I loved electronic music too much.
The second half of this album is unreal. Farrell's voice still shits me a bit but this album is amazing.
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Wed Jul 21 2021
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Few tracks have a very Beatles sound. Short and sharp tracks and considering the amount, surprisingly small amount of shit ones. Liked it a lot.
3
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Thu Jul 22 2021
Dare!
The Human League
Synth-tastic! Paved the way for the shit I listen to today.
4
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Fri Jul 23 2021
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
Loved it.
4
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Sat Jul 24 2021
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
It's 5 stars. We all know that.
5
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Sun Jul 25 2021
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Not a bad sound, just a boring repetitive one.
2
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Mon Jul 26 2021
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
Stop yelling at me please.
2
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Tue Jul 27 2021
Who's Next
The Who
Classic. Massive classic. Will go on my vinyl bucket list.
4
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Wed Jul 28 2021
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Spotify won't let me listen to half the album for some reason but the first half was good.
3
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Thu Jul 29 2021
My Generation
The Who
Quintessentially 60s and British
3
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Fri Jul 30 2021
Kenya
Machito
Probably influential. Not for me.
2
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Sat Jul 31 2021
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Wouldn't play it on purpose but had no desire to turn it off while it was on.
Come on Eileen is obviously an all time classic.
3
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Sun Aug 01 2021
L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
Not my thing. Impressive for 1989 tho.
2
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Tue Aug 03 2021
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
I knew all the famous ones off this album and they are all classics. The opener Ramble Tamble was the best of the ones I was unfamiliar with. Sets up the whole album. Loved it.
4
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Thu Aug 05 2021
Close To The Edge
Yes
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Fri Aug 06 2021
Closer
Joy Division
Atrocity Exhibition did nothing to help set me up for the rest of the album. I read that Peter Hook was furious about his guitar treatment and I have to agree. It's just noise.
The rest of the album, not bad. Twenty Four Hours easily my fave.
Not really my style but it's easy to see why it's well regarded and the obvious influences it had on future acts.
3
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Sat Aug 07 2021
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
Journey. Will go back with headphones on and deep dive.
3
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Thu Sep 02 2021
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Obviously not as classic as the previous Rumours but still a cracker album.
4
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Sat Sep 04 2021
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Loved it since I first heard it.
5
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Sun Sep 05 2021
Real Life
Magazine
Grabbed me for the first 10 seconds and didn't let go. Loved it. Don't really know why or how to describe it but it still sounds fresh all these years later. Will be going back again and checking out their other stuff too.
4
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Mon Sep 06 2021
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Proper old country
3
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Tue Sep 07 2021
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
I've known about this album for years but never actually listened to it.
I loved it from start to finish. The whole performance is spectacular. All the little mistakes and jokes and bits just add to its charm.
And there's something about prisoners cheering so loudly to songs about prison that makes you smile.
Very special album. 25 minutes to go is my fave.
5
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Wed Apr 12 2023
The White Album
Beatles
It's the White Album.
5
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Tue Apr 18 2023
The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
Still great 10 years later. Wasn't just a phase I was going thru
5