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Tue Aug 17 2021
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
This album is more interesting to me knowing that one guy played everything and programmed all the drums himself. There's some cool synth stuff but this mostly feels pretty derivative.
3
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Wed Aug 18 2021
Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
Not what I was expecting at all, but I was surprised to find I really liked this. Ended up listening to it twice in a row.
4
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Thu Aug 19 2021
Fun House
The Stooges
I don't think so. I would like my 36 mins and 26 secs back.
1
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Fri Aug 20 2021
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
One of my favorite records, and still probably only the third best Herbie Hancock album imo. I have a poster of this art hanging over my keyboard rig. This actually made me thinking about getting a tattoo of that weird yellow mask thing over Herbie's face
5
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Sat Aug 21 2021
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
There wasn't much here that I disliked, but not much that was exciting to me either. The best thing I can say about this album is that it sounds like it was a lot of fun to record - the guitar and synth tones sound very meticulously crafted.
3
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Sun Aug 22 2021
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
It didn't take long for me to turn this off. Not my thing at all.
1
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Mon Aug 23 2021
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
It's interesting how much they talk about each person's role in making their songs. So many references to Dr. Dre making the beats and Ice Cube doing the lyrics. I generally find it difficult to latch onto lyrics, since I'm mostly paying attention to technical aspects of the arrangement, so it's not easy for me to get to into something so oriented around dynamic vocal performances. But the beats were pretty interesting - lots of interesting sampling and arrangement choices. Was there a Steve Miller Band sample?
3
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Tue Aug 24 2021
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
I've heard so many of these songs before in the background, but I've never listened to them seriously. Glad I did.
4
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Wed Aug 25 2021
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
3
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Thu Aug 26 2021
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
Apparently this band almost called themselves "Nazipenis". I wish this music was provocative, but this is just pretty lame glam rock
2
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Fri Aug 27 2021
The Undertones
The Undertones
Into it
3
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Sat Aug 28 2021
Van Halen
Van Halen
Lots of fun
4
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Sun Aug 29 2021
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Love it
4
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Mon Aug 30 2021
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
Not my fav pavement album. There are hints of what they'd become here, but it's missing some of the cohesion and cleverness of an album like Brighten the Corners
3
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Tue Aug 31 2021
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Yes very good
4
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Thu Sep 02 2021
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
I'm not sure how I feel about the reprises from the earlier songs that punctuate the latter half of this record. Otherwise, this is full of great moments that remind me why I love PM
4
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Fri Sep 03 2021
NEU! 75
Neu!
Pretty cool, but didn't dig the change of vibes on the second half. Cool synth stuff though
3
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Sun Sep 05 2021
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
I do not like this band. This album did not change my mind.
2
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Mon Sep 06 2021
The Specials
The Specials
Really cheesy lyrics. I've certainly heard worse ska albums though
3
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Tue Sep 07 2021
Real Life
Magazine
Cool artwork, even cooler arrangements and songwriting. Don't love the vocals though. I feel like this album would reward some repeated listens.
4
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Wed Sep 08 2021
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
3
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Thu Sep 09 2021
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
This album made me want to turn on my keyboards and play some soul/r&b all day. Excellent arrangements and vocals
5
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Fri Sep 10 2021
Like A Prayer
Madonna
A great window onto a very particular kind of intricate pop arrangement and production
4
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Sat Sep 11 2021
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
I could see why this wouldn't be for everyone, but i loved it. The second half was particularly good. The vocals were hit or miss for me, but i loved these sparse, iterative electronic arrangements throughout
4
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Mon Sep 13 2021
Another Green World
Brian Eno
On the surface, this album verges on feeling unfocused and directionless, but Eno somehow makes this collection of songs feel purposeful and coherent. I'm really interested in the "oblique strategies" cards he uses to construct songs
4
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Tue Sep 14 2021
Grace
Jeff Buckley
I get it - it's fine.
3
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Wed Sep 15 2021
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
This band is comically over-rated. I don't get it at all.
2
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Thu Sep 16 2021
Nowhere
Ride
That is some jangly guitar
3
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Fri Sep 17 2021
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
3
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Sat Sep 18 2021
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
3
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Sun Sep 19 2021
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
This was cool - I liked the production, but I'm not super into the songwriting
3
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Mon Sep 20 2021
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
3
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Tue Sep 21 2021
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
3
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Wed Sep 22 2021
Revolver
Beatles
When i first got really into the Beatles, i couldn't get into this album. I've since come around, but there are still some real stinkers on here. "Dr. Robert" might be the worst Beatles song. I almost demoted this to 4 stars just because of that song
5
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Thu Sep 23 2021
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
R u talkin talking heads 2 my talkin head?
I generally prefer these early TH albums to the obvious mid-career ones. This and 77 feel the most frantic and paranoid, as if everything was done in a take or two. Also, the Al Green cover rules.
4
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Fri Sep 24 2021
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Very cool. Love this early electronic/synth stuff
4
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Sat Sep 25 2021
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
4
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Mon Sep 27 2021
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
3
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Tue Sep 28 2021
Tapestry
Carole King
Really liked this. Really smart songwriting and solid playing throughout
4
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Wed Sep 29 2021
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Not my favorite PF album - lots of filler here in my opinion. Still has some incredible moments
3
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Thu Sep 30 2021
Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
3
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Mon Oct 04 2021
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
I found this really exciting and ambitious
4
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Tue Oct 05 2021
Graceland
Paul Simon
Probably my favorite album of all time. When I first heard it in 2012, this record changed how i listened to and thought about music. There are so many songwriting and production decisions here that just totally floored me, from the combination of the upbeat accordian grooves with totally programmed drums to the super melodic bass lines. What really made me become obssessed with this album, though, is how conversational and impromptu his vocal delivery is. There are sooo many lyrics on this album, and his phrasing throughout is very cluttered and erratic. It risks sounding clunky and awkward, but instead it makes this whole record feel unpredictable and lively. One of the few albums i wish i could hear again for the first time
5
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Fri Oct 08 2021
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
This album is what comes to mind when I think about musicians in the '80s adding synthesizers to their music simply because it was the thing to do at the time and having it just fail miserably. I don't like Bruce in general, but the production on these songs makes this whole record feel particularly disingenuous and superficial.
2
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Sat Oct 09 2021
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
3
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Sun Oct 10 2021
Bossanova
Pixies
Pretty cool. Can definitely hear how this has shaped a lot of recent things
3
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Wed Oct 13 2021
Sincere
Mj Cole
One of my favorite new finds so far. Some really dynamic sampling and amazing vocal performances throughout.
4
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Thu Oct 14 2021
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
3
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Fri Oct 15 2021
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
5
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Sat Oct 16 2021
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
3
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Sun Oct 17 2021
Parachutes
Coldplay
3
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Mon Oct 18 2021
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
It's obvious that she's a good songwriter, and there's not a bad song here, but literally no one wants to listen to 11 crooning ballads in a row. Just set up some drums and hit the snare on 2 & 4 sometimes!
3
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Tue Oct 19 2021
Mothership Connection
Parliament
It's kind of silly how little i've listened to this band. Loved it
4
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Sat Oct 23 2021
Phrenology
The Roots
Hard to not love The Roots
4
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Sun Oct 24 2021
Live Through This
Hole
3
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Mon Oct 25 2021
Diamond Life
Sade
3
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Tue Oct 26 2021
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Nope
1
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Sat Oct 30 2021
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
This was boring
3
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Sun Oct 31 2021
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
I can see why this album didn't do well at the time, but these are pretty solid songs throughout. He just seems like a such mature and confident songwriter here. On the other hand, I'm also grateful that this album failed, since Graceland wouldn't have emerged otherwise. You can definitely hear him starting to flex the kind of muscles here that he explores later on in Graceland
4
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Mon Nov 01 2021
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
i don't think live albums really belong on a list like this
2
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Tue Nov 02 2021
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Rarely gets interesting enough for me to want to keep listening. They spend so much time crafting these meticulous arrangements for what are really incredibly boring songs
2
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Fri Nov 05 2021
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
2
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Fri Nov 12 2021
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
Kind of cool and surprising. I liked how theatric it was
3
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Sat Nov 13 2021
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Interesting production but kind of bland songwriting
3
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Sun Nov 14 2021
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Miles is probably my least favorite of the iconic jazz giants, but this is him at his best.
4
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Mon Nov 15 2021
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
2
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Tue Nov 16 2021
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
3
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Wed Nov 17 2021
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
4
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Sat Nov 20 2021
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
incredible arrangements
5
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Wed Nov 24 2021
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
not really my thing
3
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Thu Nov 25 2021
C'est Chic
CHIC
4
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Sun Nov 28 2021
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
2
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Mon Nov 29 2021
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
3
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Tue Nov 30 2021
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
2
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Wed Dec 01 2021
Make Yourself
Incubus
Never really listened to this band before, but this was super cool
4
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Thu Dec 02 2021
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
I feel like this isn't actually that amazing but I'm a real sucker for this kind of electronic music
4
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Fri Dec 03 2021
Signing Off
UB40
Not really my thing
2
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Mon Dec 06 2021
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
3
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Tue Dec 07 2021
Funeral
Arcade Fire
3
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Thu Dec 09 2021
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
3
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Sat Dec 11 2021
S&M
Metallica
Actually a pretty great live record, but I kind of object to live albums being on this list in principle.
3
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Sun Dec 12 2021
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
I'm into it
4
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Mon Dec 13 2021
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
3
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Tue Dec 14 2021
2112
Rush
The title track is wild but
3
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Wed Dec 15 2021
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
3
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Thu Dec 16 2021
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Not really my thing but I get it
2
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Sat Dec 18 2021
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
4
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Sun Jan 02 2022
Clandestino
Manu Chao
3
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Mon Jan 03 2022
Close To The Edge
Yes
3
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Tue Jan 04 2022
Hotel California
Eagles
4
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Wed Jan 05 2022
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
3
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Thu Jan 06 2022
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
3
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Fri Jan 07 2022
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
3
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Sat Jan 08 2022
The La's
The La's
3
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Mon Jan 10 2022
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
5
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Tue Jan 11 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
5
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Mon Jan 24 2022
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Not as strong as Soft Bulletin, but this band has perfect production and arrangements
4
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Wed Jan 26 2022
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
4
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
4
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Sat Feb 05 2022
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
4
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
3
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Tue Feb 22 2022
Goo
Sonic Youth
There are cool individual moments, but overall feels too same-y throughout. Not for me
3
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Thu Mar 10 2022
Sail Away
Randy Newman
There are some great songs on here, but a few of them feel slightly underdeveloped. I also prefer the more complex arrangements on his later albums to the focus mostly on piano and strings here. Love the Cleveland song!
4
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Fri Mar 18 2022
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
I do think there's some filler here, but overall this album is bursting with incredible arrangements and complex harmonic structures.
4
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Sat Mar 19 2022
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Chuckie is back
5
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Sun Mar 20 2022
Aja
Steely Dan
5
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Mon Mar 21 2022
The Band
The Band
4
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Tue Mar 22 2022
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
3
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Just a solid rock record from start to finish.
4
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Thu Mar 24 2022
This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
It did not take me long to discover that I don't like this
2
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Fri Mar 25 2022
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
Fuck yeah, this was cool. One of my favorite parts of doing this list has been discovering these sample-heavy records
4
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Sat Mar 26 2022
Back In Black
AC/DC
4
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Sun Mar 27 2022
Groovin'
The Young Rascals
3
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Mon Mar 28 2022
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Incredibly pleasant
4
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Wed Mar 30 2022
American Pie
Don McLean
2
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Thu Mar 31 2022
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
3
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
3
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Sat Apr 02 2022
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
4
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Elastica
Elastica
2
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Thu Apr 07 2022
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
I would say my tolerance for corny '80s synth-oriented music is pretty high, but this still exceeded that threshold by a ridiculous amount
2
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Fri Apr 08 2022
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
4
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Sat Apr 09 2022
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5
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Mon Apr 11 2022
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Not super into the songwriting or the vocals, but there are some super interesting production and mixing choices here that make it feel more substantial than a generic indie pop record.
3
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Wed Apr 13 2022
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
3
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Thu Apr 14 2022
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
2
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Tue Apr 26 2022
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
This was kind of cool - the singer sounds like he needed to be in a hair metal band
3
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Wed Apr 27 2022
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
4
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Thu Apr 28 2022
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
This one was really cool
4
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Sun May 01 2022
The Predator
Ice Cube
2
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Mon May 02 2022
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
I would normally object to rating without listening, but I don't need to put this on to know it's garbage
1
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Fri May 06 2022
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Really liked this one. I would have been obsessed with this band if I had discovered them in like 2013
4
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Fri May 13 2022
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
4
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Wed May 18 2022
A Night At The Opera
Queen
So close to being 5 stars, but the Car song and Sweet Lady really drag this album down.
4
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Fri May 27 2022
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4
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Sat May 28 2022
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
I appreciate the eclecticism, but this is ultimately not for me
3
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Thu May 11 2023
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
4
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Fri May 12 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3
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Sat May 13 2023
OK
Talvin Singh
2
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Sun May 14 2023
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
2
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Mon May 15 2023
evermore
Taylor Swift
Fine but way too safe and hardly her most interest album
3
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Tue May 16 2023
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
An important and exciting transition point in Joni Mitchell's career. I love hearing her experiment with these kinds of arrangements where everything feels so open but still remains grounded by her songwriting.
5
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Wed May 17 2023
D
White Denim
3
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Fri May 19 2023
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
This was pretty remarkable - I don't know that I'll listen to it regularly, but it was quite a feat to take one of the most experimental jazz performers and somehow make it even more out there.
4
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Sat May 20 2023
Born To Be With You
Dion
4
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Fri Aug 18 2023
Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
Very good production and arrangements. Pretty into it
4
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Sat Aug 19 2023
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
3
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Sun Aug 20 2023
The World is a Ghetto
War
3
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Mon Aug 21 2023
Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
3
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Tue Aug 22 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
4
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Wed Aug 23 2023
Bummed
Happy Mondays
2
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Thu Aug 24 2023
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
3