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Mon Jul 19 2021
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
3
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Tue Jul 20 2021
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
4
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Thu Jul 22 2021
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
First song is grating. It doesn’t get better. I misremembered Let love rule as an enjoyable song. I rarely pay attention to lyrics but these sound very primitive.
2
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Fri Jul 23 2021
Soul Mining
The The
Nice, listened two it twice in a row.
4
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Mon Jul 26 2021
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Take On Me and The Sun Always Shines on T.V. stand out.
3
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Tue Jul 27 2021
Black Monk Time
The Monks
Reading how the band was formed helps with making sense of the introductory “Monk Time”. Nowadays this album doesn’t have a shocking/revolutionary effect, so that’s hard to judge.
I appreciate the Hammond organ.
With some more repetition I’ll probably value this album just as much as the Beatles b-sides from this time.
The bonus tracks (not included in the rating) are alright, they are intentionally more tame.
4
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Wed Jul 28 2021
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I‘m indoctrinated by regular exposure during my teenage years.
3
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Thu Jul 29 2021
Viva Hate
Morrissey
Wasn’t in the mood today, fine background tunes. I did not detract a point for Morrissey as a person.
3
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Fri Jul 30 2021
Graceland
Paul Simon
Another three attempts at the famous Graceland album… to me it’s cohesive and an easy listen. But it doesn’t reach any particular heights. Most of the instrumentals are good.
I’m eagerly awaiting Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” album.
3
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Mon Aug 02 2021
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Slaps right from the start. Then the second song sounds like an intro and the rest of the album washes over me. I couldn’t care less for the singing, but it would probably get boring without the vocals.
4
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Tue Aug 03 2021
The Stooges
The Stooges
I wanna be your dog didn’t even stand out to me :(
3
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Wed Aug 04 2021
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
Sounds great, my kind of thing. I didn’t know how varied her music is, and different from the radio hits Manchild, Woman and 7 Seconds.
4
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Thu Aug 05 2021
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell is like a bad Billy Joel.
The lyrics of “The Same Situation” made me angry.
Having been an influential album 50 years ago is not enough for me. And I’m usually partial to singer/songwriters.
2
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Fri Aug 06 2021
Live!
Fela Kuti
Each of the four tunes hangs around a bit too long without enough changes.
It probably works better if experienced as the live jam session in a club that it is. Or as background music, but not as focused listening experience on an early morning.
4
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Mon Aug 09 2021
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Fine for what it is.
The last instrumental track tries its hardest to be good or skilled music, without success. It almost tanked the rating.
3
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Tue Aug 10 2021
Diamond Life
Sade
People do be having sex
3
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Wed Aug 11 2021
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
I usually don’t care for English rap lyrics or pay close attention to them. For this album I read along and can appreciate them on a technical level. Everything else is excellent.
4
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Thu Aug 12 2021
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Mostly not very enjoyable to listen to. Spotify recommends a “dark, theatrical cabaret music” playlist alongside the album, and that is an apt description.
Funny enough I didn’t notice that the album is almost an hour long.
In the Colosseum and Goin’ Out West (the only song I already knew) were the stand out tracks.
2
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Fri Aug 13 2021
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Unremarkable
3
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Mon Aug 16 2021
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
First track 5 mics. Second track outstanding chill. Third track groovy. Trumpet solos are tolerable. Didn’t keep more notes on the remaining tracks.
5
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Tue Aug 17 2021
Close To The Edge
Yes
I love prog.
Can’t decide on my least favourite track on Close to the Edge.
5
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Wed Aug 18 2021
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Might have hit differently if I had grown up to this album. The worst first 20 seconds of any song called Wake Up.
3
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Thu Aug 19 2021
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
BEYONCÉ does not quite reach my threshold for a 4-star album. But I want to elevate it from the average stuff I put in the 3-star bucket. Good production and no filler track.
4
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Fri Aug 20 2021
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
3
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Mon Aug 23 2021
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
3
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Tue Aug 24 2021
Spiderland
Slint
3
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Thu Aug 26 2021
Arrival
ABBA
I’m not the first to say this, but there’s no reason to listen to this album instead of a “best of ABBA singles” playlist.
Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Money Money Money are bops though.
3
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Fri Aug 27 2021
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
No standouts to me but good hip hop
4
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Mon Aug 30 2021
Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
I was sceptical before and throughout, but after all I enjoyed the album.
4
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Tue Aug 31 2021
Play
Moby
You can discover far better artists in the genre these days.
2
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Wed Sep 01 2021
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
4
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Thu Sep 02 2021
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Fun
4
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Fri Sep 03 2021
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
ELO has a rather unique style. Whenever they come up on the radio they annoy me more often than not. But as an album I will return to them in the future.
4
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Mon Sep 06 2021
Skylarking
XTC
3
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Mon Jan 24 2022
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
4
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Wed Jan 26 2022
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
2
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Thu Jan 27 2022
B-52's
The B-52's
5
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Fri Jan 28 2022
C'est Chic
CHIC
4
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Mon Jan 31 2022
Faith
George Michael
Smooth funk sex
4
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Tue Feb 01 2022
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
3
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Aja
Steely Dan
4
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Mon Feb 07 2022
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
3
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Tue Feb 08 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
5
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Wed Feb 09 2022
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
3
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Thu Feb 10 2022
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
2
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Mon Feb 14 2022
School's Out
Alice Cooper
3
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Tue Feb 15 2022
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
4
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Thu Feb 17 2022
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
3
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Fri Feb 18 2022
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
4
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
4
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Tue Feb 22 2022
Suede
Suede
3
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Wed Feb 23 2022
The Joshua Tree
U2
3
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Tue Mar 01 2022
Disraeli Gears
Cream
3
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Wed Mar 02 2022
Out of Step
Minor Threat
3
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Wed Mar 09 2022
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
4
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Thu Mar 10 2022
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
2
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Fri Mar 11 2022
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
4
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Mon Mar 14 2022
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
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Tue Mar 15 2022
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
4
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Fri Mar 18 2022
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
5
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Mon Mar 21 2022
Tapestry
Carole King
5
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Tue Mar 22 2022
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
4
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
3
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Fri Mar 25 2022
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
3
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Wed Apr 06 2022
The Real Thing
Faith No More
4
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Wed Apr 13 2022
Connected
Stereo MC's
3
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Fri Apr 15 2022
The La's
The La's
3
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Mon Apr 18 2022
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
4
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Tue Apr 19 2022
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
4
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Thu Apr 28 2022
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
4
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Wed May 04 2022
Infected
The The
4
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Fri May 06 2022
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
4
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Tue May 10 2022
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
2
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Wed May 11 2022
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
4
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Thu May 12 2022
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
5
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Fri May 13 2022
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
5
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Mon May 16 2022
In It For The Money
Supergrass
4
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Wed Jun 01 2022
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
4
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Mon Jun 06 2022
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
3
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Fri Jun 10 2022
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Bumped up to 4 stars because of the consistent quality throughout a long album
4
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Mon Jun 13 2022
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
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Mon Jun 20 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3
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Tue Jun 21 2022
The Visitors
ABBA
3
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Wed Jun 22 2022
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
4
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Fri Jun 24 2022
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
Started promising but got much too repetitive and annoying. For example in the title track.
2
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Tue Jun 28 2022
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Childhood classic
4
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Mon Jul 04 2022
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
3
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Tue Jul 05 2022
Machine Head
Deep Purple
4
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Wed Jul 06 2022
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
3