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Thu May 13 2021
In Rainbows
Radiohead
Solid. Weird enough to be interesting. Nothing standout amazing but enjoyable as an album.
4
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Fri May 14 2021
Skylarking
XTC
Excellent start, just a couple of (slightly more than usual) weird tracks in the middle but still really really good.
5
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Mon May 17 2021
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Starts much stronger than it finishes, but in the end not really my cup of tea. Inoffensive as background music. Enjoyed "Leather", didn't enjoy "China".
3
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Mon May 17 2021
The Score
Fugees
Brilliant. Full of great songs. Worth powering through some of the weirder skits but just par for the course at the time I guess.
5
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Tue May 18 2021
The La's
The La's
This was ok at best. Obviously "There she goes" is **the** track on this album, but even that doesn't redeem it far. "Looking Glass" was actually terrible.
2
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Wed May 19 2021
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
They'd benefit from not standing at the other end of a concrete hallway from the microphone. The tracks they are in the same room as the mic for are great.
4
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Thu May 20 2021
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
There's a lot going on here. Perhaps too much at times. Can't say I completely enjoyed this, but it's certainly been an experience.
3
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Fri May 21 2021
Picture Book
Simply Red
Mostly inoffensive. First half much better than the later tracks, which drag this down from being middle-of-the-road.
2
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Mon May 24 2021
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Liked this though the album was probably a bit on the long side which made it repetitive. Keeping it condensed would've probably added a star but it's really good nonetheless.
4
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Tue May 25 2021
Blue
Joni Mitchell
Loved the piano and guitar on this, and Joni can really hit those high notes effortlessly. Probably won't come back to this one as it's not my thing, but it's pretty good.
4
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Wed May 26 2021
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
Pretty good at times but dragged down by a few of the boring tracks. Middle of the road in the end.
3
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Thu May 27 2021
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Better than paranoid, but way more chill. They've sorted out their echo based recording method too, still not a 5 though
4
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Fri May 28 2021
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
boring, nothing even happens.
2
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Mon May 31 2021
John Prine
John Prine
Quite liked this. The lyrics were great.
4
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Tue Jun 01 2021
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Nice. Early-ish Elvis. Reminded me to go back to him a bit.
5
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Wed Jun 02 2021
Hysteria
Def Leppard
Bit slow at the start of the second half, but a great finish
5
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Thu Jun 03 2021
Viva Hate
Morrissey
It's hard not to let thinking Morrisey is an idiot affect the rating here, but in the end I'm not sure what makes this so great it's like most other people's first solo albums after they left a group, a bit disappointing.
2
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Fri Jun 04 2021
Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
wikipedia said "trip-hop" and that was correct
4
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Mon Jun 07 2021
Phrenology
The Roots
A few bangers here but too much guff. Really liked Break You Off. Most of the rest was unremarkable
3
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Tue Jun 08 2021
The Stranger
Billy Joel
The first track is an absolute bop and it doesn't let up much from there. This was not what I expected when it gave me Billy Joel, but I love it.
4
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Wed Jun 09 2021
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
noice
5
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Thu Jun 10 2021
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Not really my thing, but an easy listen.
3
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Fri Jun 11 2021
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Chill out country, like it. Probably won't be going and listening to Dolly's back catalogue. Glad to give her this revenue for the vax though. Cheers Dolly
4
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Mon Jun 14 2021
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
bit hit and miss here, and even then, the hits aren't amazing
2
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Tue Jun 15 2021
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
mmmmm this is ok. A bit too 70's for me I think
3
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Wed Jun 16 2021
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Quite liked this.
4
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Thu Jun 17 2021
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
There's some proper Gallagher pronunciation here innit. What a mess.
2
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Fri Jun 18 2021
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
This was fine, it suffers ,like some classical music, in that even if I wanted to listen to djed again, it's too long and too much of a commitment to put it on a playlist or something. As background music it's generally alright though
3
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Mon Jun 21 2021
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
More like "please stop erotic cabaret" amirite? Even tainted love doesn't redeem this.
2
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Tue Jun 22 2021
The Undertones
The Undertones
decent rock album.
3
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Wed Jun 23 2021
Tago Mago
Can
Really not sure about this. A bit too experimental for me I guess. Parts of it sounded like someone had put Mr blobby into a washing machine while it was spinning slower and slower, other parts sounded like they'd just got really high and started making noises into the recording equipment. A bit like kids messing about with the casio keyboards at other times, so not what you might call particularly easy listening.
2
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Thu Jun 24 2021
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
The circumstances around the creation of this album are interesting (and a bit sad), but I can't say Columbia were wrong to think it's bad.
2
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Fri Jun 25 2021
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
This was alright, kind of didn't notice it was playing till it had finished. Chill and inoffensive background music.
3
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Mon Jun 28 2021
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
a relic of its time, not for me these days, but not terrible.
3
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Tue Jun 29 2021
A Seat at the Table
Solange
Weirdly I really liked the interludes on this. I guess they'd get old on repeated listens but normally the interludes on these albums are annoying from the get go. Music was alright too.
4
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Wed Jun 30 2021
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
the skits and stuff really detract from what's already a boring as hell album. Every track was the same as the last, nothing interesting here, no good raps, no good backing tracks. Think I'll stick to good rap.
1
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Thu Jul 01 2021
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
This started strong, but the middle was weak. Weirdly liked the last track though.
4
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Fri Jul 02 2021
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
There's some great tracks on here, but they're the covers. And they're not as good as the originals so...
3
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Mon Jul 05 2021
Black Monk Time
The Monks
I don't think it will ever be black monk time in my house again.
1
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Tue Jul 06 2021
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
Nothing that special here.
3
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Wed Jul 07 2021
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
Weirdly like this. Feels like a cross between a load of other artists, but I guess Kate did some of this stuff first.
3
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Thu Jul 08 2021
The Predator
Ice Cube
Fairly standard rap album, some good some bad. The interludes weren't as cringe as they could've been so pretty good.
3
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Fri Jul 09 2021
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
I wasn't expecting to like this but it was good. Folky and trippy, with some good tunes in there.
4
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Mon Jul 12 2021
Nevermind
Nirvana
A couple good tracks but mostly just mediocre shouting.
3
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Tue Jul 13 2021
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
Would've been better if they'd stuck to having actual songs not just 20 minute drum solos.
3
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Wed Jul 14 2021
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Pretty good. Nice in the background but nothing standout.
3
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Thu Jul 15 2021
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Energetic. Not a fan of the vocals but they don't detract from the music that much.
4
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Fri Jul 16 2021
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
Bit too trippy for me. Some of the heavier stuff was alright though.
3
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Mon Jul 19 2021
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Didn't expect to be quite so into this, but it's great.
4
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Tue Jul 20 2021
Live At Leeds
The Who
Quite liked this. Though the condensed original is much better than the later rereleases. Only worth listening to that anyway
4
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Fri Jul 23 2021
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
I like Ace of Spades as a song, but loads of the other songs sound exactly the same, so this got pretty old pretty quick.
3
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Mon Jul 26 2021
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
This was ok but a bit chaotic for me.
3
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Tue Jul 27 2021
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Yeah enjoyed this quite a bit.
4
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Wed Jul 28 2021
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
I *think* I liked this. It was an experience.
3
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Fri Jul 30 2021
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
The Gift is the standout track here, but probably only for the first time of listening. Doesn't lift the rest of the album up above being mediocre, especially on subsequent plays.
3
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Mon Aug 02 2021
Blur
Blur
Kind of boring honestly, and when it wasn't it was just irritating.
2
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Tue Aug 03 2021
Live Through This
Hole
Great
5
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Wed Aug 04 2021
L.A. Woman
The Doors
A few bangers on this one, but Weird Al did it better.
3
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Thu Aug 05 2021
Boston
Boston
just great, full of absolute bangers
5
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Fri Aug 06 2021
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Some of these tracks go on waaaaaaay too long
2
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Mon Aug 09 2021
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
The good tracks are good, and the lyrics are great. But this many tracks is just way too much. There's not enough stuff to tie the whole thing together which I guess means I don't get the concept of the concept album but hey.
2
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Tue Aug 10 2021
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
A pretty good reggae album
3
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Wed Aug 11 2021
The Last Broadcast
Doves
This was ok, no standout tracks for me but decent over all.
3
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Thu Aug 12 2021
Night Life
Ray Price
Could've done without the intro, but the rest of the album was decent. I guess they didn't know what people wanted back in the 60s, but the music is good.
3
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Fri Aug 13 2021
Odelay
Beck
I know he's trying to do something by using 400 different genres but I'm not sure it works. There's just too much going on.
2
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Mon Aug 16 2021
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
pretty bland honestly
3
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Tue Aug 17 2021
Dummy
Portishead
chill and funky.
4
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Wed Aug 18 2021
Guitar Town
Steve Earle
upbeat country, alright to bop along to but nothing particularly memorable about this.
3
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Thu Aug 19 2021
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Wow, never heard of goldfrapp before, but this is sick.
5
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Fri Aug 20 2021
Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
I feel like I was misled by the title of this album. I hoped it would be some nice old school jazz, but it's actually country... It *is* more jazzy than some of the other country I've had so far, but only for a couple of tracks. It also has some rock influences by the sounds of stuff, but comes back to the classic common themes like trucking and dumping/returning to women. Just not my jam I guess.
2
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Mon Aug 23 2021
S&M
Metallica
Actually pretty good. Live albums can be way more hit and miss but really liked this one. Never listened to metallica before but might give them more of a go.
4
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Tue Aug 24 2021
Vespertine
Björk
This wasn't as weird as I expected.
3
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Wed Aug 25 2021
Odessa
Bee Gees
Finding it hard to articulate why I didn't like this. I hoped it would be some bee gees bangers (they must have some right?) but I guess it wasn't...
2
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Thu Aug 26 2021
Pearl
Janis Joplin
Great. Jazzy but heavy at times. Love it.
5
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Fri Aug 27 2021
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
classic 90s whiny indie music. Basically average to bad, not interesting.
2
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Mon Aug 30 2021
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Great
5
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Tue Aug 31 2021
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
This was great. A brilliant mash of genres with interval tracks that didn't intrude at all. The first and last tracks are excellent as well, which probably helps. Some of the middle tracks were weaker, or a bit weirder, but I'll definitely be returning to this one.
5
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Wed Sep 01 2021
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
Pretty good. Particularly enjoyed "Mr. Cab Driver", but I was definitely watching the tracks towards the end counting down the number remaining.
4
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Thu Sep 02 2021
Imagine
John Lennon
A bit hit and miss for me.
3
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Fri Sep 03 2021
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
I know it's monotonous on purpose, and it did conjure up being in the back of a car on a long trip, but that's just not that enjoyable. Impressive and inoffensive, but not that interesting.
3
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Mon Sep 06 2021
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
Not super my thing, but it was fine as background music for the day.
3
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Tue Sep 07 2021
Close To You
Carpenters
It's like listening to a collection of opening credits songs for 70s sitcoms. I liked the cover of Help but the other stuff just started being a parody of itself. A bit too twee I think.
2
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Wed Sep 08 2021
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
Possibly the most country, country album ever.
2
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Thu Sep 09 2021
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
The heavier tracks are really good. Not here for the chilled out stuff though, it doesn't suit his voice.
I also don't see the point of the tracks where you can't hear him over the instrumentation, but maybe that was cool back in the day.
2
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Fri Sep 10 2021
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
A bit bland and nothing really. Inoffensive but boring.
3
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Mon Sep 13 2021
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
This started strong, and I thought it might be alternative enough to be likable, but it retreated back more and more into the country as it went on. Not for me.
2
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Tue Sep 14 2021
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
boring apart from the last track.
3
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Wed Sep 15 2021
Orbital 2
Orbital
The music here was decent but their heads are so far up their own nether regions with the stupid spoken tracks that its insufferable. Listening to some of their later stuff they've gotten a lot better.
2
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Thu Sep 16 2021
Fromohio
fIREHOSE
Bit weird, pretty good.
3
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Fri Sep 17 2021
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
I've not listened to much LCD Soundsystem before, but what I have I preferred to this.
2
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Mon Sep 20 2021
Low
David Bowie
The start of this was a proper bop. Way more chill towards the end, but it still made good background music. I probably won't come back to the last few tracks though.
4
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Tue Sep 21 2021
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
The music here is fine, just all a bit same-y
3
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Wed Sep 22 2021
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Enjoyable.
4
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Thu Sep 23 2021
Kid A
Radiohead
Weirdly likeable. Nice to have on in the background, with a few stand out moments too.
4
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Fri Sep 24 2021
Elephant
The White Stripes
I was worried that this might just be "other songs released with seven nation army", but actually enjoyed the rest much more than the overplayed first track.
5
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Mon Sep 27 2021
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
This was alright.
4
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Tue Sep 28 2021
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
There are some really good tracks here but too much weird stuff for me.
3
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Wed Sep 29 2021
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
2
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Thu Sep 30 2021
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
This was great but suffered from the skits and stuff.
4
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Fri Oct 01 2021
This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
Instrumentation was good, but the vocals made it too much like annoying noise for me to really enjoy.
2
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Mon Oct 04 2021
Heroes
David Bowie
Quite liked this. Some good bangers and not too much weirdness.
4
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Tue Oct 05 2021
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Wow. I'd heard Lovefool before but that might be the worst track on here. Good stuff.
4
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Wed Oct 06 2021
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Hmm not his best stuff. Quite liked the rolling stones cover but even that's not as good as the original.
2
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Thu Oct 07 2021
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Hmmmmm
3
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Fri Oct 08 2021
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Quite liked this one. Pretty boring in the middle though.
3
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Mon Oct 11 2021
Stardust
Willie Nelson
Just suffers from being a covers album.
2
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Tue Oct 12 2021
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
ehhhh this was alright. Bit too samey all the way through for me.
3
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Wed Oct 13 2021
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Good stuff. My only criticism is that the tracks are each just a little too long, but that's pretty minor and probably just a side effect of the genre
4
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Thu Oct 14 2021
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
This is ok but not for me.
2
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Fri Oct 15 2021
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
I know people really rate Leonard Cohen, but I can't get over how he doesn't really sing his songs. Songwriting still mostly good but other people sing them better.
3
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Mon Oct 18 2021
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
Bit shouty, but mostly enjoyable
3
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Tue Oct 19 2021
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Typical indie stuff really. Personally not my thing as I'd prefer something more upbeat, but this grew on me a bit on a second listen through.
3
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Wed Oct 20 2021
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
This was weirdly quite good but also a massive drag. Everything sounded the same and I didn't really like the bits songs you do get every so often.
2
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Thu Oct 21 2021
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
This was alright, but then the last track killed it for me. Thanks Jarvis.
2
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Fri Oct 22 2021
NEU! 75
Neu!
ehhhhh I wasn't super keen on this one. Not bad to have on in the background though.
3
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Wed Oct 27 2021
American Pie
Don McLean
Actually really liked this. I'd heard the title track loads of times but the rest was a pleasant surprise.
4
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Thu Oct 28 2021
Street Life
The Crusaders
Nice jazzy stuff.
4
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Fri Oct 29 2021
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Really liked this.
5
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Mon Nov 01 2021
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Quite liked this. Good range of samples and no weird skits.
3
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Tue Nov 02 2021
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Not convinced by this.
3
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Wed Nov 03 2021
Chris
Christine and the Queens
I don't think this needed the dual language release for me. I far preferred the French but having all the tracks twice (basically) detracted a bit.
3
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Thu Nov 04 2021
Chelsea Girl
Nico
Some good tracks and some pretty terrible, not a huge fan of how poor Nico got drowned out by the instrumentation sometimes.
2
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Fri Nov 05 2021
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Chill nice music with some good basic explanations.
4
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Mon Nov 08 2021
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Weird but quite liked it.
4
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Tue Nov 09 2021
Queen II
Queen
Much more of a rock opera feel to this than I was expecting. Ok overall.
3
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Wed Nov 10 2021
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
This was funny in places, but too weird to be good.
2
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Thu Nov 11 2021
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
5
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Fri Nov 12 2021
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Bit too much crooning and a bit dated for me.
2
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Mon Nov 15 2021
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Liked this much more than Time Out Of Mind
4
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Tue Nov 16 2021
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Nice, just got a bit weird towards the end.
4
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Wed Nov 17 2021
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Really liked this. Funny songs with good instrumentals.
5
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Thu Nov 18 2021
Sail Away
Randy Newman
I think I've probably only heard Randy's music because of Toy Story, but this wasn't at all what I expected. Loved the satire.
5
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Fri Nov 19 2021
Spiderland
Slint
Thought this was going to be too weird on the first listen through, but actually it's the right amount of weird.
3
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Mon Nov 22 2021
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Upbeat and fun. Quite liked this.
4
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Tue Nov 23 2021
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Good stuff. Nice original songs and covers. Interesting to hear songs that went on to be much more famously done by other people.
4
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Wed Nov 24 2021
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
almost too weird at times, but ok overall.
3
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Thu Nov 25 2021
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
3
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Fri Nov 26 2021
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
This grew on me a lot after the first impression being a bit proto rap spoken word waft.
5
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Mon Nov 29 2021
Disraeli Gears
Cream
This was alright, nothing amazing nothing terrible.
3
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Tue Nov 30 2021
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
This was ok
3
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Wed Dec 01 2021
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
Weird but good
4
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Thu Dec 02 2021
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
It's like a what-not-to-do-90s-rap-album. Too many skits, bad tracks, nothing going on. Boring repetitive guff.
1
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Fri Dec 03 2021
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Better than some of the other 90s rap so far, but still not great.
3
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Mon Dec 06 2021
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Harmless, sad there weren't any Elton bangers on here.
3
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Tue Dec 07 2021
The Joshua Tree
U2
2
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Wed Dec 08 2021
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
This was pretty good, enjoyed some of the covers.
3
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Thu Dec 09 2021
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
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Fri Dec 10 2021
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Nice jazzy stuff
4
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Mon Dec 13 2021
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Great when you're in the mood for it.
4
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Tue Dec 14 2021
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Good but tails off towards the end. Starts off a bit like modern indie which was a pleasant surprise.
3
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Wed Dec 15 2021
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Jazzy and funky. Got really into some of his other stuff after listening to this.
5
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Thu Dec 16 2021
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Bit shouty for me.
2
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Fri Dec 17 2021
A Night At The Opera
Queen
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The less famous songs were a refreshing change of pace to what I thought I knew about Queen.
4
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Mon Dec 20 2021
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Really good. Love a bit of big band
5
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Tue Dec 21 2021
Fun House
The Stooges
Not for me I don't think. Too much smashing up the studio and not enough music
1
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Wed Dec 22 2021
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Fine but nothing special.
3
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Thu Dec 23 2021
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
A bit too much noise for me. Some good tracks though
3
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Fri Dec 24 2021
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Pretty good
4
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Mon Dec 27 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Bit annoyed that I was trying to escape Christmas music and this came up but hey ho, would've been weird to get it in July I suppose.
Almost offensively sweet and twee but pretty on trend.
3
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Tue Dec 28 2021
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
I guess this is iconic. I remember listening to it in music lessons at school, but the tracks are good so apparently that didn't put me off.
4
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Wed Dec 29 2021
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Short and sweet. I knew of the title track but hadn't ever heard the extended instrumental before, but liked it.
4
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Thu Dec 30 2021
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Too much incoherent shouting for my liking, familiar with tracks that were later covered by others but those were the pick of the bunch anyway.
3
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Fri Dec 31 2021
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Songs too long-winded for my liking. The lyrics are good but not sure I need quite so many verses per song.
3
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Mon Jan 03 2022
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Chill, funky, and jazzy pretty good. Better than I was expecting for sure.
4
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Tue Jan 04 2022
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
Was torn between rating this good for the high energy power tracks Tina's great at, or badly for everything else. So I guess it's a 3...
3
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Wed Jan 05 2022
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
nice
4
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Thu Jan 06 2022
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
Good lyrics and sometimes he even managed to sing them
3
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Fri Jan 07 2022
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Had a shaky start imo, but picked up after that
4
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Mon Jan 10 2022
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to heaven is ok but this is really good
5
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Tue Jan 11 2022
Woodface
Crowded House
Bland but ok.
3
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Wed Jan 12 2022
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Not for me
2
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Thu Jan 13 2022
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Nope, this is not the one
1
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Fri Jan 14 2022
No Other
Gene Clark
This was fine. Some good tunes just not my style.
3
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Mon Jan 17 2022
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
Suffers from some of the same problems as other 90s albums like this, but the skits here aren't as in your face as some. Kinda boring samples and I don't think the rap sections carry it.
2
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Tue Jan 18 2022
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Liked this more than I thought I would. Always surprises me how old Iggy Pop is...
4
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Wed Jan 19 2022
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
Good background music but not sure I'd listen to it again.
3
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Thu Jan 20 2022
Vivid
Living Colour
Terrible album art but this was alright.
4
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Fri Jan 21 2022
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
This was brilliant. Loved the disco aspect. Even when the lyrics are sad you want to bop.
5
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Mon Jan 24 2022
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
This was a lot chiller than I was expecting. Not all that interesting though but cool to have on in the background for a bit.
3
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Tue Jan 25 2022
Closer
Joy Division
Pretty dire
2
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Wed Jan 26 2022
The Bends
Radiohead
Yeah real nice.
4
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Thu Jan 27 2022
Sheet Music
10cc
Tailed off a bit at the end but strong lyrics on most of the tracks.
4
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Fri Jan 28 2022
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
I could leave "person with guitar falls down stairs" but the rest of the album is great
4
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Mon Jan 31 2022
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Songs too long as per usual Bob Dylan, but inoffensive enough listening.
3
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Tue Feb 01 2022
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
What a weird concept. Songs were fine, but just so out of left field I don't think I particularly want to listen to it again.
3
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Wed Feb 02 2022
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Not Dizzee's best tbh
3
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Thu Feb 03 2022
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Ended up quite liking this after not being sold on the first track. High energy with some proper good tracks all the way through.
4
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
Actually quite enjoyable. Have to say I wasn't looking forward to some French crooner but the style is so different to what you'd get in English that it's refreshing. Probably benefits for being a live album too.
5
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Mon Feb 07 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Pretty good despite stairway ;)
4
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Tue Feb 08 2022
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Fun, high energy, bangers.
5
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Wed Feb 09 2022
Teen Dream
Beach House
This sounds a bit like the moody musical sections of some TV show, where the characters stare into the distance in the rain pondering what they've done. Not that that's a bad thing, really liked it.
5
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Thu Feb 10 2022
Melodrama
Lorde
Great. I'd never listened to Lorde beyond being unable to avoid Royals, but this was nice chill pop. Loved it.
5
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Fri Feb 11 2022
Arrival
ABBA
This had way more abba hits on it than I expected.
4
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Mon Feb 14 2022
Garbage
Garbage
I wanted to like this more, the first track was really good, but it went downhill into whinyness
3
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Tue Feb 15 2022
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Not my favourite genre, but an interesting showcase of it I suppose.
3
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Wed Feb 16 2022
Document
R.E.M.
This was alright.
3
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Thu Feb 17 2022
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
nah didn't like this. Too many tracks and too sporadically good. Would've been better as a condensed single album of the good ones.
2
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Fri Feb 18 2022
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
This had enough good tracks to drag it up a star but very hit and miss.
4
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Very chill. Excellent for background I didn't even notice when I got back to track 1
4
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Tue Feb 22 2022
Being There
Wilco
Not for me I don't think. Some good stuff but not enough.
3
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Wed Feb 23 2022
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Loved it.
5
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Thu Feb 24 2022
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
A bit hit and miss. Dislike shouty RHCP anyway and this was a bit too much of that.
3
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Fri Feb 25 2022
The Cars
The Cars
This was close to being good. Some good tracks just not a fan of the vocal style. Also think I'm going to have nightmares about the crop of the album art that Spotify decided on...
3
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Mon Feb 28 2022
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
pretty good funky stuff, nothing stand out though.
3
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Tue Mar 01 2022
Sound Affects
The Jam
pretty dull 80s stuff, whiny vocals and boring songs.
2
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Wed Mar 02 2022
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
yeah nice.
4
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Thu Mar 03 2022
Bad
Michael Jackson
Some good mj some less good, alright overall.
3
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Fri Mar 04 2022
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Not my favourite but not terrible.
3
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Mon Mar 07 2022
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Got some strong Beatles vibes from some of these tracks. Quite liked it on the whole.
4
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Tue Mar 08 2022
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
pretty good high energy pop stuff
4
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Wed Mar 09 2022
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
A bit crap 90s rap. At least there weren't any poorly-aged or downright bad skits
2
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Thu Mar 10 2022
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Actually terrible. Went into this wanting to like it but just couldn't get through it. Just some lads destroying stacks of empty tin cans and shouting.
1
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Fri Mar 11 2022
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
Very eclectic. Enjoyed probably slightly more than half the tracks though. Shame that the lead track was bad though as it coloured my opinion of the whole thing.
3
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Mon Mar 14 2022
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
This was ok, Sunsheeeeiiiiiinnnee
3
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Tue Mar 15 2022
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Tailed off towards the end but strong overall.
4
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Wed Mar 16 2022
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
Bit much for me overall but liked most of the guitar riffs
2
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Thu Mar 17 2022
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Nice, chill stuff, fun lyrics
4
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Fri Mar 18 2022
Be
Common
Really good. I'm not a Kanye fan at all, and he had some of his fingers in this pie, but I guess Common managed to keep it good.
5
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Mon Mar 21 2022
Soul Mining
The The
Just a bit too 80s for me
2
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Tue Mar 22 2022
Illmatic
Nas
Boring raps, with dull backing samples that sound a bit like jazz-esque background music they'd play in a restaurant. Just a bit meh all the way through
2
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Low-Life
New Order
This got better as it went on, standout track was Elegia for me, possibly due to a lack of awful vocals.
3
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Thu Mar 24 2022
I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
I wasn't convinced I was going to like this after the first track, it sounded a bit unfinished, like a demo or something. But as I got into it I realised that this just works, and ended up enjoying it a lot.
5
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Fri Mar 25 2022
Zombie
Fela Kuti
Super chill funky stuff considering the subject matter and controversy. Pretty good background music.
4
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Mon Mar 28 2022
In It For The Money
Supergrass
Brilliant.
5
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Tue Mar 29 2022
Beautiful Freak
Eels
This was great no wonder they're in Shrek
4
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Wed Mar 30 2022
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Snoop says I can't listen to this so I guess I won't
1
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Thu Mar 31 2022
Quiet Life
Japan
Really good, loved the spooky vibes.
5
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Revolver
Beatles
Trippy but pretty good.
4
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Raw Power
The Stooges
A bit boring honestly. Just loads of the same track after track.
3
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Tue Apr 05 2022
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Quite liked this but it got a bit weird.
3
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Wed Apr 06 2022
The Rise & Fall
Madness
Eclectic but great stuff.
4
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Thu Apr 07 2022
Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
Great but nothing super special about this.
4
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Fri Apr 08 2022
The Band
The Band
A bit too country for me. Not bad but nothing great here.
2
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Mon Apr 11 2022
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
Banging tunes, too many lyrics, as per usual with Bob
3
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Tue Apr 12 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Funky. What a great guy.
4
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Wed Apr 13 2022
Maxinquaye
Tricky
Bit too weird for me, but fun for a bit of background music.
3
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Thu Apr 14 2022
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Never knew that "Fit But You Know It" was part of some over arching drama concept album. Not one I'd want to listen to all the time but probably will come back to this one.
4
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Fri Apr 15 2022
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
Not bad. Some good tracks and some bad. Don't think I'll be rushing back to it but it was a fun time.
3
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Mon Apr 18 2022
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Nice mix of the heavy stuff.
4
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Tue Apr 19 2022
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Really enjoyed this one. Will be revisiting for sure.
4
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Wed Apr 20 2022
Purple Rain
Prince
This started off with me thinking that maybe prince was a bit intense, but really liked the instrumentals which pushed it over a 3 into a 4.
4
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Thu Apr 21 2022
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Enjoyed the long instrumental bits, but the vocals really put me off.
2
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Fri Apr 22 2022
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Not the greatest collection of Elvis tracks but a reasonable live album
3
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Mon Apr 25 2022
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Better than Ill Communication, but not by much...
2
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Tue Apr 26 2022
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Good chill soul album. Liked it.
4
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Wed Apr 27 2022
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
there's some good tracks on here, but whoever thought making it 2 hours long was a good idea...
2
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Thu Apr 28 2022
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
This was fine.
3
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Fri Apr 29 2022
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
Not for me. A bit too crooner-y.
2
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Mon May 02 2022
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
3
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Tue May 03 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3
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Wed May 04 2022
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
2
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Fri May 06 2022
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Liked this more than I expected. bluesy and country-ish but without the awful truckdriver lyrics.
4
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Mon May 09 2022
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
This was fine just went on a bit.
3
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Tue May 10 2022
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Not convinced by this. Had it's moments but ultimately a bit meh.
3
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Wed May 11 2022
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
It's been a long while since I've listened to this in full, but it's proper good. Brilliant lyrics but it doesn't drag. Bit dated these days (I never even had a phone where pressing star after unlock was a thing) but love a bit of Monkeys.
5
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Thu May 12 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
This was fine. Not helped by Spotify hiding half the tracks but what was there was alright.
3
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Fri May 13 2022
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
This was surprisingly entertaining. Not sure I'd want to listen to it loads just cos it'd get old but for every so often it's great
4
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Mon May 16 2022
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
This was fine as background stuff but nothing amazing here.
3
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Tue May 17 2022
Superunknown
Soundgarden
It's all blurred into one track in my head, but I really liked it.
4
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Wed May 18 2022
B-52's
The B-52's
Loved the spooky surf vibe, hated the vocals. Most of the songs are just repetitive drivel with some shouty nonsense over the top.
1
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Thu May 19 2022
Real Life
Magazine
Bit weird for me. Some good instrumentals though
3
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Fri May 20 2022
Scum
Napalm Death
Not for me.
2
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Mon May 23 2022
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Free Bird does nothing for me really, but there's some good country rock bangers on here.
3
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Tue May 24 2022
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Didn't expect to like this but it had some great tunes and really funny lyrics
5
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Thu May 26 2022
With The Beatles
Beatles
Good old Beatles I guess.
4
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Thu Jun 02 2022
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
Nice. I'd only heard most of these songs as remixes from much later. Easy listening house you love to see it.
5
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Wed Jun 08 2022
The Specials
The Specials
Not the greatest ska
3
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Thu Jun 09 2022
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
Brilliant start and trailed off towards the end but this was new to me so very glad to learn of some Arctic Monkeys adjacent stuff.
5
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Fri Jun 10 2022
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Great start sort of folky rock but tailed off a bit.
3
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Mon Jun 13 2022
Debut
Björk
I've only ever heard people meme on Björk, but this was ace.
4
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Tue Jun 14 2022
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
great album. Brilliantly upbeat
5
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Wed Jun 15 2022
Hot Fuss
The Killers
Really liked this. Knew Mr. Brightside from many a club night obviously, but some of the others were surprisingly familiar too.
4
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Thu Jun 16 2022
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Don't think this is as strong as some of his later stuff but there's some good tracks here. As per usualy the skits detract on subsequent listens
3
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Fri Jun 17 2022
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
Not that good really.
2
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Mon Jun 20 2022
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
2
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Tue Jun 21 2022
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
Not for me I don't think. Had its moments but mediocre at best.
3
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Wed Jun 22 2022
Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
This was alright. Not trippy but kind of fun.
4
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Thu Jun 23 2022
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Constant weird interruptions ruined this. Not that taken with the style either.
2
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Fri Jun 24 2022
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Bit weird for me.
2
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Mon Jun 27 2022
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Bit heavy for me but some good tracks
3
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Tue Jun 28 2022
Me Against The World
2Pac
meh
2
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Wed Jun 29 2022
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Really enjoyed this. Hearing them dick about between tracks was fun.
4
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Thu Jun 30 2022
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
Enjoyed the instrumental tracks most. Pretty cool stuff.
4
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Fri Jul 01 2022
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
not a fan of this. Bit too much just like random noise.
2
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Mon Jul 04 2022
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Just weird.
2
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Tue Jul 05 2022
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Some good tracks on here but dragged on a bit.
3
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Wed Jul 06 2022
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Really liked this. Haven't listened to Nina before but some good stuff on here.
4
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Fri Jul 08 2022
Gris Gris
Dr. John
bit weird and waily, but not actually that bad
3
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Mon Jul 11 2022
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
I enjoyed how many styles there were on this.
4
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Thu Jul 14 2022
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
Nice noodly jazz
4
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Chill and fun, kind of disliked the title track honestly but I guess I'm just not into the repetition of the spoken parts in both that and Sunworshipper
4
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Mon Jul 18 2022
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
This seemed to go on forever. Really not that many good tracks, and can definitely leave the skits behind as well. There's definitely better Eminem albums around
2
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Tue Jul 19 2022
Protection
Massive Attack
This was fine, nothing amazing.
3
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Wed Jul 20 2022
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Yeah not bad. Liked the famous flute bits and pretty happy with it overall apart from that.
4
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Thu Jul 21 2022
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Bit too eclectic for me.
2
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Fri Jul 22 2022
My Generation
The Who
A lot less heavy than I was expecting. Slower and more chilled out too. Not my fave but not bad.
3
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Mon Jul 25 2022
Metallica
Metallica
Really liked this. Knew a few of the tracks from covers but never knew they were Metallica. Good stuff.
5
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Tue Jul 26 2022
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
pretty much nonsense with some music behind it... At least the music was alright
3
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Wed Jul 27 2022
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Nice
4
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Thu Jul 28 2022
The Next Day
David Bowie
Loved how jazzy this was.
4
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Fri Jul 29 2022
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Pretty good but not really my thing
3
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Mon Aug 01 2022
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Pretty good, though would've liked fewer audio artefacts, made them sound out of tune.
4
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Tue Aug 02 2022
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Very chill, to the point where not much is actually going on to make this interesting.
3
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Wed Aug 03 2022
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Meh. Bit too much going on...
3
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Thu Aug 04 2022
Smash
The Offspring
3
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Fri Aug 05 2022
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Nice.
4
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Mon Aug 08 2022
The Blueprint
JAY Z
if only Jay Z could rap
1
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Tue Aug 09 2022
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Woah. This was not at all what I was expecting. Ended up loving it.
5
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Wed Aug 10 2022
Eagles
Eagles
Too country to actually be good.
2
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Thu Aug 11 2022
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Packed with S&G bangers
5
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Fri Aug 12 2022
Is This It
The Strokes
Not personally a sound I enjoy loads, but did quite like the songs on here
3
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Mon Aug 15 2022
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Not the greatest jazz but decent.
3
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Tue Aug 16 2022
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
The most tuneful I've ever heard Cohen be, but just boring overall
2
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Wed Aug 17 2022
Marquee Moon
Television
2
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
I guess this was funny in 1977
3
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Fri Aug 19 2022
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Fun and funky, not what I was expecting.
4
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Mon Aug 22 2022
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Yeah liked this. Good balance of heaviness to be enjoyable
4
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Tue Aug 23 2022
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Yeah really liked this. Just some chill funky times
4
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Stankonia
OutKast
3
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Thu Aug 25 2022
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
Pretty dire. Some good motifs but just absolute trash between them.
2
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
Nice enough but every track was the same?
3
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Mon Aug 29 2022
Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Cliche but good
4
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Great stuff. Some bowie bangers on there.
5
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
a nice set of covers but so slow, and not even that much bongo...
3
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Thu Sep 01 2022
Moving Pictures
Rush
Bit generic nothing stand out here
3
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Fri Sep 02 2022
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
Bit too shouty and samey for me. Could've done with some smoother bits between the shouts
3
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Mon Sep 05 2022
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
I'd heard 'Heads Will Roll' a while back and never listened to the full album. Nothing quite as strong as that though, and it definitely tailed off towards the end but a decent effort over all.
4
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Tue Sep 06 2022
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Inoffensive enough. Not sure what's so special about it though.
3
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Yeah not bad. Could've done without the spoken track but hey.
3
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Thu Sep 08 2022
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
A real trip. Not really into all the bonus tracks but the original album itself is brilliant
5
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Fri Sep 09 2022
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
This was great. Loved it.
5