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Thu Sep 09 2021
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
I enjoyed some of the songs but felt that much of the album was generic. It was still interesting to listen to it.
3
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Fri Sep 10 2021
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
The album sounded like primo 1950s in a good way. I was surprised by how many songs I recognized but had heard performed by others.
4
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Sun Sep 12 2021
The Score
Fugees
I don't know the last time I had listened to this album start to finish and it was so much more than I remember it being. This definitely belongs on the list.
5
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Tue Sep 14 2021
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
This was a challenging listen. Jazz is not normally my main squeeze but I did enjoy it knowing how influential it was to artists that I love
4
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Wed Sep 15 2021
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
This was an enjoyable jam.
4
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Thu Sep 16 2021
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
I liked it! It was like being serenaded with covers and new songs by a proto punk band.
4
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Fri Sep 17 2021
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
It was fine. I was not particularly into it. It seemed to have fallen into the trap of influential at its time but I've heard it so far after its release. I've heard who they have influenced and enjoyed that far more.
2
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Sat Sep 18 2021
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
This was a complicated listen. I thoroughly enjoyed it but the artist's personal life ruins it some.
3
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Sun Sep 19 2021
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
This was another complicated listen. It rated a 2 to me because it was so long and very samey.
2
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Mon Sep 20 2021
Rio
Duran Duran
I enjoyed it but it seemed very much a cocaine fueled product of its time.
3
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Tue Sep 21 2021
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
It was jazzy but not really my jam.
2
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Wed Sep 22 2021
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
This takes me back to MTV and Perry Farrell's screechy voice. I still love it.
4
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Thu Sep 23 2021
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
This is a distinct difference from the hair metal rock that came before it. I wouldn't call this album great but it was an okay listen.
2
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Fri Sep 24 2021
Achtung Baby
U2
Blech. This is not my favorite of U2 albums. 2/5
2
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Sat Sep 25 2021
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Absolutely stunning.
5
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Sun Sep 26 2021
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Cool but dated
3
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Mon Sep 27 2021
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
It was a pleasant listen but not one that I will likely listen to again.
3
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Tue Sep 28 2021
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
A lot of great songs but interesting to hear the album as a whole with many songs that were not as strong.
4
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Wed Sep 29 2021
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
<3<3<3
4
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Thu Sep 30 2021
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
What more to say than legendary?
5
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Fri Oct 01 2021
Among The Living
Anthrax
Previously, I had dismissed Anthrax as bog standard metal but that was refreshingly progressive.
4
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Sat Oct 02 2021
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Just a delightful listen.
4
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Sun Oct 03 2021
Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
The first song was a banger. I liked this far more than I expected to.
4
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Mon Oct 04 2021
The Cars
The Cars
There were many excellent songs on here but this one falls into the trap of being too popular and becoming generic.
3
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Tue Oct 05 2021
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
So boring 2/5
2
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Wed Oct 06 2021
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Many great songs and many so-so songs. This album could have used an editor.
3
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Thu Oct 07 2021
Roots
Sepultura
This sounds like the granddaddy of metal but very current. I'm impressed, though it's not my typical listen.
3
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Fri Oct 08 2021
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
This was a twangy cosmic horror. Country and some songs had polka accordion. Why.
1
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Sat Oct 09 2021
The Band
The Band
Funky but in a kind of generic way. Looking at the date, it seems like similar music that I'm familiar with from the 70s originates with this album making it proto-70s funk. neat.
2
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Sun Oct 10 2021
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
There were some songs I had heard by other groups but this was fairly meh.
2
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Mon Oct 11 2021
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
Absolutely enjoyed this and had never heard it before. A few of the songs sounded like proto-Stereolab
4
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Tue Oct 12 2021
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
I was ambivalent to this but the piano ending to Crime of the Century (last song) was beautiful.
2
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Wed Oct 13 2021
Gris Gris
Dr. John
It was a solid 3/5 stars.
3
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Thu Oct 14 2021
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Solid 3/5. Not necessarily anything that I need to revisit but not terrible.
3
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Fri Oct 15 2021
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
It was a-ok. There were a few songs to enjoy but mostly filler to me. 3/5
3
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Sat Oct 16 2021
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
It was an okay listen but not likely to repeat it.
3
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Sun Oct 17 2021
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
This is a mega fave!
5
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Mon Oct 18 2021
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Very meh
2
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Tue Oct 19 2021
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
This was immensely enjoyable.
4
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Wed Oct 20 2021
Tommy
The Who
Who liked this? There are a few songs that are bangers but most of it is awful.
2
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Thu Oct 21 2021
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
This album is one of my all-time-faves.
5
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Fri Oct 22 2021
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Nice to listen to this again
5
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Sat Oct 23 2021
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Solid listen
3
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Sun Oct 24 2021
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
A lot of fun poppy songs on here.
3
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Mon Oct 25 2021
Bad
Michael Jackson
Some of the songs are great but I just can't with MJ the person. Rating it 2/5 BAD
2
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Tue Oct 26 2021
The Blueprint
JAY Z
There was a lot to unpack with this album
3
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Wed Oct 27 2021
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
This seemed like the precursor to acid rock and was an enjoyable listen
3
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Thu Oct 28 2021
The Sensual World
Kate Bush
Not a bad album but not my fave Kate Bush album.
3
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Fri Oct 29 2021
Forever Changes
Love
This was an enjoyable listen and I recognized several songs as covered by others
3
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Sat Oct 30 2021
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Enjoyable, hip album
4
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Sun Oct 31 2021
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
What a great reminder on how much I love this album.
5
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Mon Nov 01 2021
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
I felt like I was deeply immersed in the cool 60s until Lou Reed start singing about dingdongs. Still an enjoyable listen.
4
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Tue Nov 02 2021
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Some high hits and some misses.
4
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Wed Nov 03 2021
Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
That took me back to the 90s
3
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Thu Nov 04 2021
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Continuing with the 90s, this album was more tolerable to listen to than when it was on repeat.
4
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Fri Nov 05 2021
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
I had never listened to the entirety of this album before. It was an okay listen but will not likely listen to again.
3
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Sat Nov 06 2021
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Absolutely enjoyable
4
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Sun Nov 07 2021
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
Jazzy, funky fun
It wasn't on spotify, I listened to it on youtube.
4
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Mon Nov 08 2021
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Hot beats and casual misogyny. It's enjoyable but there is definite cringe
3
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Tue Nov 09 2021
Stardust
Willie Nelson
His understated voice is beautiful.
4
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Wed Nov 10 2021
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
It wasn't great and wasn't terrible.
3
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Thu Nov 11 2021
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
This would not have been my pick for 1001 albums.
2
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Fri Nov 12 2021
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Her voice is beautiful.
4
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Sat Nov 13 2021
Teen Dream
Beach House
So dreamy
5
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Sun Nov 14 2021
Sea Change
Beck
It's nice background music.
3
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Mon Nov 15 2021
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Fun listen
3
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Tue Nov 16 2021
The Man Who
Travis
Another nice background listen.
3
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Wed Nov 17 2021
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Rhymes and good flow coupled with talking about difficult social issues
4
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Thu Nov 18 2021
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Why was it so long.
3
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Fri Nov 19 2021
Elephant
The White Stripes
Standard White Stripes
3
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Sat Nov 20 2021
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Great listen again.
5
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Sun Nov 21 2021
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Excellent background chill music
4
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Mon Nov 22 2021
Gold
Ryan Adams
This is music for dudes to try to get laid, right? Meh
2
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Tue Nov 23 2021
Sound Affects
The Jam
I liked how this just seemed very 1980.
3
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Wed Nov 24 2021
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this album when it came out.
4
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Thu Nov 25 2021
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
I think I need to admit I am not a Bob Dylan person. It was okay.
3
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Fri Nov 26 2021
The Doors
The Doors
The older I get, the more I dislike this album
2
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Sat Nov 27 2021
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
It's been a long time since I listened to this.
4
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Sun Nov 28 2021
Phrenology
The Roots
The only thing not making this a 5 is the rampant homophobia.
4
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Mon Nov 29 2021
The Predator
Ice Cube
Another album with great beats and infused with steady homophobia and misogyny :|
3
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Tue Nov 30 2021
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Bops and weirdness because Michael Jackson.
3
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Wed Dec 01 2021
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
What a delightful weird listen
4
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Thu Dec 02 2021
Parachutes
Coldplay
Ugh, Coldplay.
1
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Fri Dec 03 2021
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Thoroughly did not enjoy it
2
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Sat Dec 04 2021
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Very much not my jam and kind of boring.
2
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Sun Dec 05 2021
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Still not a Bob Dylan person but I did enjoy this one more than the last album. The lyrics are great and I've enjoyed these songs performed by others.
3
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Mon Dec 06 2021
Stankonia
OutKast
I had almost forgotten about hip hop inclusion of joke/skit tracks
4
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Tue Dec 07 2021
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
This album has stood up!
4
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Wed Dec 08 2021
Vespertine
Björk
I enjoy this album and it's so soothing to listen to. Her other albums are even better, though.
4
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Thu Dec 09 2021
A Northern Soul
The Verve
Mostly a ho-hum but fine album.
3
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Fri Dec 10 2021
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
What a fun listen
4
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Sat Dec 11 2021
Homework
Daft Punk
Another great re-listen
5
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Sun Dec 12 2021
Low-Life
New Order
So many great re-listens this week.
4
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Mon Dec 13 2021
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
It seemed very dated but an okay listen.
3
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Tue Dec 14 2021
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
So close to good but Johnny Rotten is such an edgelord.
2
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Wed Dec 15 2021
Zombie
Fela Kuti
Fun & jazzy album
4
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Thu Dec 16 2021
White Light
Gene Clark
It was inoffensive but nothing special
2
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Fri Dec 17 2021
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
I still dig it.
4
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Sat Dec 18 2021
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
More rock than I had expected with my little knowledge of their later soft pop career.
3
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Sun Dec 19 2021
The Joshua Tree
U2
Some good songs, some schlocky schlock.
3
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Mon Dec 20 2021
Quiet Life
Japan
Super enjoyed this proto new wave album
4
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Tue Dec 21 2021
Closer
Joy Division
This is a fave
5
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Wed Dec 22 2021
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Beautiful background music.
3
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Thu Dec 23 2021
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Best band named after a pneumatic dildo.
3
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Fri Dec 24 2021
Chris
Christine and the Queens
Another excellent relisten. I appreciate that it is aggressively bilingual.
4
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Sat Dec 25 2021
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
An enjoyable listen to the classics
4
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Sun Dec 26 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Christmas and Phil Spector, an abysmal combination. The voices are beautiful but the music is blech.
1
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Mon Dec 27 2021
Rapture
Anita Baker
Beautiful voice but seems dated and very adult contempo
2
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Tue Dec 28 2021
Abraxas
Santana
For the sick guitar licks it is a good listen
3
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Tue Jan 04 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
That was a fun listen.
3
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Wed Jan 05 2022
Kid A
Radiohead
I enjoy this album but still not my most favorite Radiohead album.
4
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Thu Jan 06 2022
Manassas
Stephen Stills
Very cliche 70s though based on the inclusion, I assume this was the start of it
2
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Fri Jan 07 2022
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Great relisten!
4
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Sat Jan 08 2022
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Dudes pretending to be cowboys will never not be funny. Still an enjoyable listen.
3
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Sun Jan 09 2022
Drunk
Thundercat
What a weird, wonderful listen.
4
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Tue Jan 11 2022
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
I found this boring
2
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Wed Jan 12 2022
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
How could you not enjoy this?
4
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Thu Jan 13 2022
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
<3
4
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Fri Jan 14 2022
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
It was okay but not anything I will likely listen to again.
3
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Sat Jan 15 2022
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
This was far better than I had anticipated. I would relisten.
4
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Sun Jan 16 2022
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Smooth jazz. It was so smooth but I'm not smooth enough to enjoy it.
3
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Mon Jan 17 2022
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
I'd heard samples but not listened to before. Enjoyable and will relisten for background music.
4
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Tue Jan 18 2022
Protection
Massive Attack
An excellent introduction to chill triphop
4
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Wed Jan 19 2022
Dirt
Alice In Chains
This album is one of my top 90s picks.
4
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Thu Jan 20 2022
Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
I'm singing high. I'm singing low.
-this album
It's not a bad album but I'm not going to be extolling its virtues on high.
3
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Fri Jan 21 2022
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
I enjoy Frank Black immensely. No one song stood out but I would relisten to this as an album
3
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Sat Jan 22 2022
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Indie album with a few honorable mention songs. I wish this was a 10 point scale because 3.5 is where it belongs to me.
3
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Sun Jan 23 2022
Live Through This
Hole
Courtney Love is problematic. This album is a gem.
4
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Mon Jan 24 2022
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
I both like and dislike this album. I think it's the issue that I've heard all of these songs innumerable times and they've become banal. I tried to imagine what it would be like to hear this album for the first time and it's solid.
4
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Tue Jan 25 2022
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
I understand why this is sampled so frequently.
4
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Wed Jan 26 2022
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Every single song is excellent.
4
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Thu Jan 27 2022
Nixon
Lambchop
I didn't expect this to be such a chill listen
3
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Fri Jan 28 2022
Pink Flag
Wire
This was a fun punk listen.
3
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Sat Jan 29 2022
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
These blues didn't make me blue
4
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Sun Jan 30 2022
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Jam bands are not my jam.
2
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Mon Jan 31 2022
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Note, if you're listening to this on spotify, one of the versions of this album is listed as 2+ hours long. Only the first 10 tracks are actually from this original album. It also says 2010 but the original album was released in 1980.
I thoroughly enjoyed this album and could hear its influences in Lou Weed, err Reed, REM, and even a Minutemen track.
4
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Tue Feb 01 2022
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
This album was a sampler's dream. Great beats and lyrics.
4
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Wed Feb 02 2022
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
I had never heard of this album before. It was a wild trip to listen to it slide through triphop, jazz, and back around again.
4
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Thu Feb 03 2022
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Peter Gabriel was much improved by breaking out solo. Genesis was made even worse by making Phil Collins their lead singer.
2
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
An okay listen. It was an interesting combo of 70s rock and 80s punk. I probably won't relisten, though.
3
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Sat Feb 05 2022
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Chill jazzy background music. I dig it.
4
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Sun Feb 06 2022
En-Tact
The Shamen
It sounded like dated late 80s/early 90s dance music but it did sound like the pre-cursor to a lot of music that I have enjoyed.
3
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Mon Feb 07 2022
All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
A nice fresh listen for a Sunday evening.
3
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Tue Feb 08 2022
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Solid early hell metal. Rock on.
3
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Wed Feb 09 2022
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Almost every song is a banger.
4
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Thu Feb 10 2022
Dummy
Portishead
Love everything about this album
5
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Fri Feb 11 2022
School's Out
Alice Cooper
This album was so much better than I anticipated. There were rock songs, nods to musicals (not my fave but an interesting take), and even a brass send off.
4
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Sat Feb 12 2022
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
A little jam, a little rock'n'roll.
3
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Sun Feb 13 2022
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
A haunting listen!
4
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Mon Feb 14 2022
Basket of Light
Pentangle
This was unlistenable drivel. I felt like I was trapped in folk concert hell and the only way out was through a patchouli hurricane.
1
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Tue Feb 15 2022
Horses
Patti Smith
Powerful rock anthems!
4
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Wed Feb 16 2022
Mask
Bauhaus
Some of the songs were groundbreaking. Some sounded like a dude with a synth on a dare.
3
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Thu Feb 17 2022
Bossanova
Pixies
An essential rock album
4
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Fri Feb 18 2022
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Mediocre but not as terrible as I feared it would be. I'd give it a 2.5 but 3/5 is close enough.
3
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Sat Feb 19 2022
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
This was an a-okay listen. For how much after it sounds like this album, it's so difficult to think of a timeline without the Isley Brothers.
3
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Sun Feb 20 2022
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Indifferent on this one. Nothing struck me as interesting or catchy about it.
2
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
It's impressive that this is from 1977 and yet it sounds so contemporary for many of the songs.
4
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Tue Feb 22 2022
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Relaxing, deep vocals and jams. This sounds like a beautiful 60s-70s throwback but with a modern twist. An unexpected wonderful listen.
4
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Wed Feb 23 2022
Make Yourself
Incubus
Not particularly interested in boring nu-metal or what started the boring nu-metal phase.
2
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Thu Feb 24 2022
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
This was satisfactory background music for me.
3
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Fri Feb 25 2022
21
Adele
Music to rue your ex to
4
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Sat Feb 26 2022
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
I need to admit to myself that I love David Bowie's fashion sense but am mostly indifferent to his music. This album is fine but not exceptional.
3
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Sun Feb 27 2022
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Sounds like I also need to add that I must admit I am not a fan of the Boss. I understand his significance but I don't have to enjoy it.
2
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Mon Feb 28 2022
British Steel
Judas Priest
This was thoroughly enjoyable!
4
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Tue Mar 01 2022
Suede
Suede
I do not understand the fuss for this album.
2
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Thu Mar 03 2022
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
So good. So 60s.
4
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Fri Mar 04 2022
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
This album is a superb mess. Separating the artist from the work gives it a 4/5. Throwing in the current scandals makes some of the songs like Monster incredibly chilling.
4
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Sat Mar 05 2022
Let It Be
The Replacements
This was a fun listen.
4
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Tue Mar 08 2022
90
808 State
I did not find anything super exciting about this album. It was fine.
3
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Wed Mar 09 2022
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
The title song is 22+ minutes of Germans being weird and I loved every minute of it.
4
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Thu Mar 10 2022
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
I enjoy MBV but I'm not sure there was a single song that I would say was exceptional on this album.
3
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Fri Mar 11 2022
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Legit great album.
4
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Sat Mar 12 2022
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
This was an important listen.
5
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Sun Mar 13 2022
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
This album is a little dated but still a joy to listen to. Beth Orton providing some of the vocals is also A+
4
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Mon Mar 14 2022
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Some songs were very powerful (title track, Illegal Search) while others were dated and did not age well (6 Minutes of Pleasure that clocked in at under 5 minutes, casual sexist mentions.) A conflicted 3/5
3
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Tue Mar 15 2022
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
It's tricky not to rate this a 5, it's so close.
4
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Wed Mar 16 2022
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
Perhaps this was instrumental in that quintessential 80s sound but it just sounded like generic 80s music to me.
3
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Thu Mar 17 2022
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
This was a lot of Bob Marley for a person who does not care for Bob Marley.
2
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Fri Mar 18 2022
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
This is the Irish version of the 60s. Highly indifferent to it.
2
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Sat Mar 19 2022
Diamond Life
Sade
The songs + her voice are absolutely beautiful. This is not my style of music but the merit rates it
4
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Sun Mar 20 2022
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Some great songs
4
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Mon Mar 21 2022
Paris 1919
John Cale
1970s weirdness personified is John Cale.
3
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Tue Mar 22 2022
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
The sampling on this album continues to be divine.
5
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Beautiful voice and it was like being wrapped up in cozy songs that I already knew.
4
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Thu Mar 24 2022
American Pie
Don McLean
Unsure if I find this album banal or that I've heard American Pie so many times it is a trite 8 minute slog.
2
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Fri Mar 25 2022
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Treating this as a tutorial of Indian music made it fascinating.
4
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Sat Mar 26 2022
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
This was very much a slice of a day for 1968
3
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Sun Mar 27 2022
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
A fun listen!
4
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Mon Mar 28 2022
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
Listening to Tom Waits is like getting sucked into a time vortex where all music is a step off, vaguely threatening, and could be played in a seedy bar called Ole Scratch's. But also, you love it.
4
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Tue Mar 29 2022
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
This was a nice a goth listen on a cloudy day
3
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Wed Mar 30 2022
Arise
Sepultura
Intricate metal that sounds like the start of later metal. A decent listen.
3
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Thu Mar 31 2022
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
This album overwhelmingly aged well
4
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Music for dorks by a dork.
2
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Sat Apr 02 2022
The Clash
The Clash
Still as enjoyable as the first time I heard it.
4
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Sun Apr 03 2022
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Yuck. It's the worst of all worlds: Christian music and country.
1
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Mon Apr 04 2022
More Specials
The Specials
That was an unexpected joy to listen to. It had nice hints of 80s weirdness + proto-ska
4
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Tue Apr 05 2022
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
This album screams high school to me even though it was released well before I was in high school.
4
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Wed Apr 06 2022
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
I really enjoyed listening to this album. I had heard individual songs but never the entire album in a listen-through.
4
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Thu Apr 07 2022
Kala
M.I.A.
The album has some good sampling on quite a few songs.
4
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Fri Apr 08 2022
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
It's like an album devoted to god & weed.
2
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Sat Apr 09 2022
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
This was an a-okay listen.
3
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Sun Apr 10 2022
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
70s boring listen.
2
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Mon Apr 11 2022
Heroes
David Bowie
The songs were okay but again, I am just not a big Bowie fan.
3
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Tue Apr 12 2022
Odelay
Beck
This was an enjoyable relisten. I forgot how many songs were on here that are absolute bangers.
4
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Wed Apr 13 2022
Rocks
Aerosmith
It's an okay rock album but not high on my list.
2
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Thu Apr 14 2022
Ten
Pearl Jam
One of my all-time favorite albums!
5
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Fri Apr 15 2022
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
It's interesting listening to this with the knowledge that he ended up on Law & Order SVU.
4
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Sat Apr 16 2022
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Relaxing background music.
3
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Sun Apr 17 2022
Berlin
Lou Reed
This one did not draw me in as much as I expected it to.
3
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Mon Apr 18 2022
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
It's an okay background listen.
3
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Tue Apr 19 2022
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
This album continues to be infinitely replayable.
5
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Wed Apr 20 2022
Pretenders
Pretenders
Such a fun listen and does not sound horribly dated!
4
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Thu Apr 21 2022
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Generic mid-90s, precursor to the ska revival
3
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Fri Apr 22 2022
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
This album smells like ditch weed and polyester
3
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Sat Apr 23 2022
Being There
Wilco
Another great relisten!
4
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Sun Apr 24 2022
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
An a-ok rock album
3
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Mon Apr 25 2022
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Super guitar licks!
3
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Tue Apr 26 2022
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
This is a great example of an album that is meant to be listened as a whole and not just individual tracks.
4
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Wed Apr 27 2022
Woodface
Crowded House
1.) The album cover is a cosmic nightmare.
2.) Chocolate Cake drops a lot of names that were relevant in 1991 and have resurged in relevance in 2021/2022.
3.) The fadeout track I'm Still Here is like a coke fueled taunt song to the audio recording staff.
3
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Thu Apr 28 2022
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Is it the best album about buildings and food? Yes.
5
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Fri Apr 29 2022
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
I feel like I was transported to an elevator; a sexy, sexy elevator.
3
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Sat Apr 30 2022
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
It's a daydream worthy album!
4
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Sun May 01 2022
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
I found the first song, Dolphin, unlistenable but the rest of the album was an a-ok listen and I'm glad I didn't turn it off. I hadn't realized that Everybody's Talkin' was by Fred Neil and not Harry Nilsson
3
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Mon May 02 2022
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
I recognize a few songs that have been sampled and the licks are good.
4
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Tue May 03 2022
Eliminator
ZZ Top
Not a bad 80s rock album.
3
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Wed May 04 2022
Chelsea Girl
Nico
Nico is like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket on a brisk morning while having a cup of tea.
4
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Thu May 05 2022
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
It was a cool listen with modern and folksy elements.
3
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Fri May 06 2022
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott can do no wrong.
4
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Sat May 07 2022
Document
R.E.M.
Solid 80s rock with lyrics that will make you want to sing along and rebel
4
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Sun May 08 2022
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Some of the songs were bangers and sounded like the 70s. Other songs were extra cringe and sounded like the 70s.
2
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Mon May 09 2022
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Acid rock with a little influence of folk peeking through.
3
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Tue May 10 2022
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
That album was amazing. The supporting artists on it, the song choices, just everything.
5
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Wed May 11 2022
Low
David Bowie
While I am not the biggest Bowie fan, I was impressed by how modern this album sounds.
3
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Thu May 12 2022
Dust
Screaming Trees
This was a high-five from the 90s and sounds like the granddaddy of albums that came later.
3
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Fri May 13 2022
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Another great relisten
4
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Sat May 14 2022
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
It was an okay rock album.
3
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Sun May 15 2022
Your Arsenal
Morrissey
I enjoyed it but not my favorite Morrissey album.
3
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Mon May 16 2022
Clandestino
Manu Chao
This was jazzy, cool background music.
3
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Tue May 17 2022
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
I had forgotten how much I had enjoyed this album
4
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Wed May 18 2022
Hypnotised
The Undertones
That was far more enjoyable than I had expected. It was a little proto ska, punk, rock album
3
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Thu May 19 2022
Back In Black
AC/DC
Another solid rock album.
3
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Fri May 20 2022
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
A lot of misogyny in here but also a lyrical slice of life.
3
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Sat May 21 2022
Aja
Steely Dan
Another weirdo high-five from Steely Dan.
3
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Sun May 22 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Is the title a lie? Maybe a little but the album is anything but rubbish
4
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Mon May 23 2022
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
This album was an unexpected love when I listened to it the first time
4
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Tue May 24 2022
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Some great songs and some mediocrity in here.
3
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Wed May 25 2022
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
This was an interesting listen. I liked it.
3
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Thu May 26 2022
Copper Blue
Sugar
I love Bob Mould!
4
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Fri May 27 2022
Scott 4
Scott Walker
This was a rough listen and sounded like dork music.
2
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Sat May 28 2022
Station To Station
David Bowie
Hohum listen
2
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Sun May 29 2022
Me Against The World
2Pac
Another challenging listen. From singing a song about his drug-addicted mother who struggled raising him to rapping about murdering people, this was tough.
3
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Mon May 30 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
It was an enjoyable background listen.
3
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Tue May 31 2022
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
I just love this album; no hate involved.
4
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Wed Jun 01 2022
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I had never listened to the whole album. I hadn't realized the extent of rock and jam that was combined.
3
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Thu Jun 02 2022
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
What a weird, weird album
3
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Fri Jun 03 2022
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
I really enjoyed it. I hadn't heard this before. What a treat!
4
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Sat Jun 04 2022
Van Halen
Van Halen
A fun listen with rock and a little blues tossed in for good measure.
3
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Sun Jun 05 2022
Marquee Moon
Television
I had forgotten how long the title track is. Good jam.
4
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Mon Jun 06 2022
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
I love everything PJ Harvey
4
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Tue Jun 07 2022
Graceland
Paul Simon
It was an a-ok listen. This album was never my jam but I'd never actually listened to the whole thing in a go.
3
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Wed Jun 08 2022
Suicide
Suicide
I can't say enjoy is a term I would use with this album but it was a really interesting listen. I noticed that the first song has been sampled by MIA. I also recognized that several songs had been covered by other bands.
3
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Thu Jun 09 2022
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
A lot of good songs but it was also quite long
3
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Fri Jun 10 2022
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
This was ho-hum and solidly 3/5
3
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Sat Jun 11 2022
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
Sick guitar licks and it had become easy to ignore how talented Clapton was in the 70s on how ridiculous his personal life is now.
3
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Sun Jun 12 2022
Sheet Music
10cc
That was a far funnier album than anticipated. The self deprecating humor of Worst Band in the World was primo.
3
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Mon Jun 13 2022
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
An enjoyable background listen
3
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Tue Jun 14 2022
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Country will never be my fave but I can understand why people like Willie Nelson
3
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Wed Jun 15 2022
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
I enjoyed this even more on the relisten
4
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Thu Jun 16 2022
In Rainbows
Radiohead
Somehow, I had never listened to this in its entirety
4
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Fri Jun 17 2022
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
This album was so folk, it should have named itself Moonchild
3
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Sat Jun 18 2022
The Real Thing
Faith No More
I had a teacher in college who loved Faith No More. I did not enjoy that teacher and had avoided Faith No More. It turns out that they were right about one thing and this album was a banger.
4
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Sun Jun 19 2022
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
The creator of this list has quite a thing for Steely Dan. It's fine but surely there were other artists in the 70s?
3
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Mon Jun 20 2022
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
This makes me understand why people enjoy Charles Mingus so much and is often listed as so influential.
4
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Tue Jun 21 2022
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
I love everything about this album and have since I first heard it.
5
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Wed Jun 22 2022
Abbey Road
Beatles
There were a number of enjoyable songs but also a lot of chaff.
3
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Thu Jun 23 2022
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Pure guttural rock
4
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Fri Jun 24 2022
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
The album is better than the album title would imply!
3
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Sat Jun 25 2022
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Not as terrible as some country albums.
3
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Sun Jun 26 2022
Fun House
The Stooges
It was an okay background listen
3
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Mon Jun 27 2022
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
This one didn't speak to me
2
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Tue Jun 28 2022
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
60s blues with a little jazzy backdrop.
4
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Wed Jun 29 2022
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
This was grating and unenjoyable. If you're into boring instrumentals, this is for you.
1
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Thu Jun 30 2022
Black Metal
Venom
This sounded far fresher than expected.
3
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Fri Jul 01 2022
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
It was an okay album but there are other Fleetwood Mac albums that I enjoy more.
3
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Sat Jul 02 2022
Fragile
Yes
This album reminds me of elevator music in that I have definitely heard these songs as elevator music.
3
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Sun Jul 03 2022
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Maybe I'm broken but I have never cared much for Elvis.
2
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Mon Jul 04 2022
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
Not a fan.
2
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Tue Jul 05 2022
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Excellent music from an absolute trashcan of a human.
4
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Wed Jul 06 2022
High Violet
The National
Bloodbuzz Ohio is still one of my faves.
3
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Thu Jul 07 2022
Arrival
ABBA
It's basically an album of absolute bangers
5
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Fri Jul 08 2022
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Groundbreaking with rap & rock.
4
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Sat Jul 09 2022
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Just ugh
2
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Sun Jul 10 2022
The Rise & Fall
Madness
You could say it was Madness that I had never listened to the full album.
Listener note, Spotify wasn't showing a lot of the tracks so I listened on youtube instead.
4
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Mon Jul 11 2022
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
This album didn't have to go so hard but it did.
4
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Tue Jul 12 2022
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
I am often indifferent to Billy Bragg but being tempered with Wilco and some Natalie Merchant, it's very enjoyable.
4
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Wed Jul 13 2022
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
A peppy background listen
3
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Thu Jul 14 2022
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
It was a good listen to the whole album when I had only heard a few songs before.
3
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
I don't understand the praise for this album.
2
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Sat Jul 16 2022
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
I had forgotten how much I liked this album considering my copy was stolen 15+ years ago.
4
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Sun Jul 17 2022
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
They parented the hell out of the 60s
4
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Mon Jul 18 2022
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Simon is an okay listen but has never been my fave.
3
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Tue Jul 19 2022
Revolver
Beatles
Eleanor Rigby is one of my fave songs ever.
4
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Wed Jul 20 2022
Like A Prayer
Madonna
It's fascinating how fresh some of the songs sound but the album as a whole is dated to the 80s
3
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Thu Jul 21 2022
Dare!
The Human League
This album is like getting roped into an 80s dance hall filled with Tab
3
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Fri Jul 22 2022
Faust IV
Faust
Is this the beginning of krautrock?
3
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Sat Jul 23 2022
1989
Taylor Swift
This album must have moved seemlessly from this to kidzbop.
3
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Sun Jul 24 2022
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
This didn't do much for me. It's was okay.
3
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Mon Jul 25 2022
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
I <3 <3 <3 this album
5
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Tue Jul 26 2022
Urban Hymns
The Verve
This was far better than some of the bland pop that mimicked it.
4
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Wed Jul 27 2022
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
It's an album of cool and collected bops
4
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Thu Jul 28 2022
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers just sounds like whiny preaching to me.
2
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Fri Jul 29 2022
Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
I'm not saying it was a bad album but it was very much setting the tone for the 80s.
3
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Sat Jul 30 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
The drummer from Def Leppard only has one arm.
But, this album is an asskicking jam from start to finish
4
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Sun Jul 31 2022
Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt has a beautiful voice but her music doesn't really draw me. Still a solid album.
3
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Mon Aug 01 2022
Pump
Aerosmith
The only song on here that I would relisten to is Janey Got a Gun
3
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Tue Aug 02 2022
Play
Moby
I love the music. I have loved this album since I first heard it. Moby is a creep.
4
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Wed Aug 03 2022
The La's
The La's
This sounds like transition from the 80s to the 90s but in a delightful way.
4
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Thu Aug 04 2022
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
High speed punk
3
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Fri Aug 05 2022
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Messy people make great albums.
4
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Sat Aug 06 2022
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Darkwave for days
4
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Sun Aug 07 2022
Infected
The The
Boppin' 80s!
3
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Mon Aug 08 2022
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
This was an interesting listen since I'd heard many songs from this album but never the complete album
4
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Tue Aug 09 2022
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
The year is 1973. Things are bleak. The only thing you have to look forward to is another damned Steely Dan album.
3
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Wed Aug 10 2022
Dookie
Green Day
This album stood up better than it had any right to
4
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Thu Aug 11 2022
Very
Pet Shop Boys
Can You Forgive Her still hits so hard
4
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Fri Aug 12 2022
Is This It
The Strokes
When I think of The Strokes, I will forever think of The Onion article "That Guy From the Strokes Accused of Looking Like That Guy From the Strokes"
3
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Sat Aug 13 2022
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
One of my fave albums of all time
5
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Sun Aug 14 2022
Sincere
Mj Cole
An easy background listen
3
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Mon Aug 15 2022
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
The guitar riffs are sick.
It may be an issue with the spotify album but 2 hours of many of the same songs was a bit too long. The core songs are phenomenal, though.
4
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Tue Aug 16 2022
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen never went into dotage. This album is beautiful and powerful.
4
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Wed Aug 17 2022
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
From before they hit the US!
4
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
What a weird interesting album
3
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Fri Aug 19 2022
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
I don't know that I would ever listen to this album again but it was neat to hear a 1960s take on blues.
3
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Sat Aug 20 2022
Cross
Justice
This album seems like it has been largely forgotten but it's worth a relisten.
4
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Sun Aug 21 2022
Live At Leeds
The Who
The Who songs are fun to listen to but this live album has the added creepy old man hitting up a young girl. If you can ignore that part for the songs, you're good. If not, pass.
3
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Mon Aug 22 2022
New Wave
The Auteurs
This really did remind me of a lot of artists that came out like Arctic Monkeys, etc.
3
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Tue Aug 23 2022
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
This album hits hard and is full of hits.
4
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Wed Aug 24 2022
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell has never been someone I've listened to. Generally, her music does not draw me in. Her voice is absolutely stunning, though
3
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Thu Aug 25 2022
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
Great album, too bad it had to be Morrissey the person.
I will never stop laughing when I see Morrissey wearing his own swag.
4
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
This struck me as 60s de rigeur
2
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Sat Aug 27 2022
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
This album is so tight and a great relisten
5
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Sun Aug 28 2022
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Solid listen
4
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Mon Aug 29 2022
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I don't think I had listened to the whole album before. There were catchy lyrics but also OTT horrorcore
3
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Street Life
The Crusaders
None of the songs on this album really drew me in. It was your average 70s album.
3
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Whatever
Aimee Mann
I hadn't ever listened to this particular album which is ridiculous because Aimee Mann is amazing.
4
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Thu Sep 01 2022
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
It was exactly what I expected
3
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Fri Sep 02 2022
Shadowland
k.d. lang
Queer country, queer 50s ballad. Nice listen.
4
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Sat Sep 03 2022
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
This is an album of classics
4
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Sun Sep 04 2022
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
This was an interesting listen of Bongo covers.
3
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Mon Sep 05 2022
The Grand Tour
George Jones
George Jones had hair that said Philanderer and music that left me asking "Why am I not skipping this entire album?".
2
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Tue Sep 06 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
This is basically the 70s in an album
4
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Fresh lyrics
4
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Thu Sep 08 2022
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
There are some bangers on here.
3
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Fri Sep 09 2022
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
I hadn't realized this album was this old!
3
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Sat Sep 10 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
A fun re-listen and I'm guessing this album was pushed because of the death of the queen.
4
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Sun Sep 11 2022
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
Imagine a harmonica blowing in the wind for long stretches at a time. That's this album.
3
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Mon Sep 12 2022
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Quite the rumpus. Mansize Rooster is also quite the name.
4
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Purple Rain
Prince
Prince was a weird due but this album is jampacked with hits
4
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Wed Sep 14 2022
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
Interesting listen. It combined Irish folk and modern rock. The album was released in the 80s but sounded very 90s.
4
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Thu Sep 15 2022
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
This not the Husker Du album that I expected on this list but still enjoyable.
4
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
Hardcore emo math rock. It was interesting to listen to.
3
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Sat Sep 17 2022
Maxinquaye
Tricky
One of the best house albums
4
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Sun Sep 18 2022
Spiderland
Slint
Another nice proto hardcore emo album
4
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
Party boy sad dance music. I love it.
4
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Tue Sep 20 2022
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Solid album from the og drummer from Genesis
4
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Wed Sep 21 2022
A Wizard/A True Star
Todd Rundgren
Seems like an album about a pervy 70s star
3
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Thu Sep 22 2022
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
Another good relisten
4
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Space Ritual
Hawkwind
Interesting acid rock album
3
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Sat Sep 24 2022
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
While I feel like there is too much Bowie on this list, this is the one that I would include.
4
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Sun Sep 25 2022
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
Return of the hip hop comedy sketches!
3
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Mon Sep 26 2022
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan was out-dylaning himself
3
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Tue Sep 27 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Less rock than I had expected but still an enjoyable album.
3
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Wed Sep 28 2022
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
It's a shame about Evan Dando?
4
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Nevermind
Nirvana
If I had rated this when it was released, it would have been an easy 5 stars. It's hard to know if excessive playing has diminished the value, but it's at a 3.5.
4
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Fri Sep 30 2022
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
She has a beautiful voice and this album did nothing for me.
2
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Sat Oct 01 2022
Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
It's guttural but also somehow ethereal old timey punk. Tom Waits could sing about dirty socks and it would be fascinating.
4
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Sun Oct 02 2022
Real Life
Magazine
This album was surprising to me that it was from 2007 and not the 70s
3
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Mon Oct 03 2022
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Yikes. Some of the lyrics on here are purportedly from the perspective of a psycho but they're like 8 different kinds of racist and not effective.
2
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Live Through This is my fave Hole album but this one isn't half bad.
3
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Wed Oct 05 2022
A Seat at the Table
Solange
The songs and the interludes are very effective storytelling
4
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Thu Oct 06 2022
The Stooges
The Stooges
You can hear the migration from rock to punk
3
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Fri Oct 07 2022
The Undertones
The Undertones
The worst of ska?
2
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Sat Oct 08 2022
Hot Fuss
The Killers
It's weird how this is one of the top selling christian albums of all times.
3
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Sun Oct 09 2022
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Was this a K-hole?
4
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Mon Oct 10 2022
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Nice background music. I'm too much of a plebe to appreciate much jazz.
3
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Tue Oct 11 2022
Blur
Blur
Damon Albarn is still a fave
4
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Wed Oct 12 2022
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
The sisters sledged this one.
3
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Thu Oct 13 2022
Orbital 2
Orbital
A great relisten
4
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Fri Oct 14 2022
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
I hadn't listened to the full album and it was interesting to listen to it given the context of the summer of 2020.
4
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Sat Oct 15 2022
London Calling
The Clash
This album has everything: punk, funk, and a bit of ska
4
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Sun Oct 16 2022
Machine Head
Deep Purple
This is stoner rock with electronic organs. The album was not what I would have expected from Smoke on the Water alone.
3
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Mon Oct 17 2022
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Not my jam but beautiful music, nonetheless
3
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Tue Oct 18 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Somehow, I had never listened to the whole album before. It was a long album but surprisingly solid throughout
4
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Wed Oct 19 2022
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
This is music for dorks who think they're tough. Eminem is an uber dork.
1
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Thu Oct 20 2022
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
This slays from beginning to end
4
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Fri Oct 21 2022
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
In retrospect, this album is incredibly sad. A young teen singing songs for teens but also older adults :|
3
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Sat Oct 22 2022
In Utero
Nirvana
A good relisten
4
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Sun Oct 23 2022
Atomizer
Big Black
An enjoyable punk romp
3
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Mon Oct 24 2022
Elastica
Elastica
This album is a solid fave.
4
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Tue Oct 25 2022
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
If you can separate the artist from the group and this album, the album is phenomenal.
4
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Wed Oct 26 2022
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
The album is mostly a standard Stones album but it bookended by greatness.
3
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Thu Oct 27 2022
The Stranger
Billy Joel
Blarf
2
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Fri Oct 28 2022
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
She was so talented!
4
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Sat Oct 29 2022
1999
Prince
This was filthier than the radio cuts would have led me to believe.
4
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Sun Oct 30 2022
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Another album of anthems for folks that loved rap rock. Not my style but I can see why they would have really enjoyed this particular album.
2
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Mon Oct 31 2022
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Surf music and a political song. This was not what I was expecting.
3
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Tue Nov 01 2022
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
The album was an a-okay listen. Then I remembered that Dave Mustaine got in a fight with Men's Wearhouse to the point of a lawsuit and I couldn't stop laughing.
3
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Wed Nov 02 2022
No Other
Gene Clark
Lady of the North was an okay song but most of it was forgettable. Not my style.
2
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Thu Nov 03 2022
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Great blues, great guitar.
4
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Fri Nov 04 2022
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Dirty singing done right
4
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Sat Nov 05 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Surf rock has invaded my bones
3
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Sun Nov 06 2022
Melodrama
Lorde
An a-ok listen
3
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Mon Nov 07 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
It was an interesting listen, as I had heard many of these songs covered by others first.
4
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
This was an okay album.
3
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Wed Nov 09 2022
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
Not my fave Costello and did not enjoy the casual dropping of the n word
2
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Amnesiac
Radiohead
This was an experimental album with our money as target.
3
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Fri Nov 11 2022
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
How much can I damn this with feint praise? It would be on repeat in purgatory for how bland it is.
3
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Sat Nov 12 2022
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
A fun bop of an album
4
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Sun Nov 13 2022
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Less blues, more explosion
3
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Mon Nov 14 2022
Reign In Blood
Slayer
I felt bloodsplatter listening to this metal album
3
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Tue Nov 15 2022
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
The song title Suite-pee is hilarious.
3
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Wed Nov 16 2022
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Another album of songs that I have heard before but didn't know who sang them!
3
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Thu Nov 17 2022
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
This album is so industrial, grease flooded out while I played it
3
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Fri Nov 18 2022
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
The 70s called and wanted you to listen to a good album
4
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Sat Nov 19 2022
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Stunning
4
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Sun Nov 20 2022
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
James Brown being primo James Brown
3
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Mon Nov 21 2022
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Rock on, Echo. Rock on, bunnymen.
3
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Tue Nov 22 2022
American Idiot
Green Day
Better than I expected!
3
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Wed Nov 23 2022
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Amazing guitar and blues influences
4
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Thu Nov 24 2022
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
This album is the remedy to boring music.
4
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Fri Nov 25 2022
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
Yippee ki-yay, mothertruckers. This is boot scootin', if you're into that. I'm not but I can appreciate it for what it is.
3
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Sat Nov 26 2022
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
I liked this more than expected
3
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Sun Nov 27 2022
C'est Chic
CHIC
Fun disco rhythms
3
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Mon Nov 28 2022
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
An hour of listening to 70s dorky rock. No thanks
2
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Tue Nov 29 2022
Moving Pictures
Rush
I maintain Rush is dorky but it's dorky in a fun way
3
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
You can't convince me that this isn't about Dave Mustaine's war with Men's Wearhouse.
2
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Thu Dec 01 2022
Parklife
Blur
Damon Albarn was the ultimate Britpop guy.
4
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Fri Dec 02 2022
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Your '60s rock band.
Note this is not fully available on spotify but can be found on youtube.
3
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Sat Dec 03 2022
Harvest
Neil Young
This was an awesome 70s rock jam
4
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Sun Dec 04 2022
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
So perfectly 80s
4
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Mon Dec 05 2022
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
Richard D James wants you to listen again
3
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Tue Dec 06 2022
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
Funky and hip
4
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Wed Dec 07 2022
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
What a beautiful double album.
4
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Thu Dec 08 2022
In It For The Money
Supergrass
It was a decent album to listen to but I will not likely listen to it again.
3
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Fri Dec 09 2022
Liquid Swords
GZA
A lyrical story from start to finish
4
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Sat Dec 10 2022
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
This is one of the most perfect 90s albums
4
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Sun Dec 11 2022
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Impressive early 90s rap rock with beats.
3
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Mon Dec 12 2022
John Prine
John Prine
I'm not a fan of twang but the lyrics were hilarious.
4
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Tue Dec 13 2022
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
I'm mighty surprised they let him play at a prison given the lyrics
3
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Wed Dec 14 2022
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
I'm a hater but I don't really care for Elvis.
2
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Thu Dec 15 2022
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Karen Dreijer is a musical genius
4
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Fri Dec 16 2022
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
I feel like I should have been watching The Wizard of Oz with this.
4
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Sat Dec 17 2022
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
It was a-ok background music.
3
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Sun Dec 18 2022
Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
Every time I listen to mbv, I want to like them more than I do. It's not bad, I just expect more.
3
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Mon Dec 19 2022
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
It's fascinating how this album is classified as metal but is so much later than much of the newer metal albums. The progression is interesting.
3
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Tue Dec 20 2022
Disintegration
The Cure
Robert Smith is a mopey genius.
4
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Wed Dec 21 2022
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
This album made me want to never listen to music again. Even a song with a punny name Nutrocker did not change my opinion.
1
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Thu Dec 22 2022
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
This album defined the 90s for me.
5
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Fri Dec 23 2022
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
This was like listening to dreamy music in an otherwise empty sensory deprivation tank.
3
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Sat Dec 24 2022
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Funky soul that has some long cuts and I recognize at least one song that has been heavily sampled
3
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Sun Dec 25 2022
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
More dreamy background music
3
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Mon Dec 26 2022
The Bends
Radiohead
A solid 4/5
4
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Tue Dec 27 2022
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
This was a great album to have running in the background!
4
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Wed Dec 28 2022
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
I had always made fun of Dire Straits as music for dorks but this was actually a fun one to listen to.
4
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Thu Dec 29 2022
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
It's interesting listening to this earlier album
3
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Fri Dec 30 2022
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Instead of spending valuable time with a therapist, Nick Cave sang about murder for nearly 59 minutes, including a 14 minute murder song. I'm not saying I disliked it, more setting the scene for what you're about to hear.
3
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Sat Dec 31 2022
Different Class
Pulp
These disaffected youths grew up to be disaffected middle agers.
4
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Sun Jan 01 2023
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
Light grungy rock from slackers. I liked it
3
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Mon Jan 02 2023
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
I enjoyed it. This was the precursor to all electronica music and it's interesting to hear.
4
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Tue Jan 03 2023
Pyromania
Def Leppard
Rock, rock, and more rock
3
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Wed Jan 04 2023
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
This album isn't bad but I likely won't listen to most of the songs again
3
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Thu Jan 05 2023
This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
I feel like I fell because I missed out on this album.
4
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Fri Jan 06 2023
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
This was an interesting combination of fun music and fascinating lyrics.
4
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Sun Jan 08 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Jazzy background music!
3
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Mon Jan 09 2023
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
An a-ok listen
3
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Tue Jan 10 2023
Bad Company
Bad Company
Angsty rock.
3
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Wed Jan 11 2023
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Her voice is great and while this is not my style of music, it was still a fun listen.
3
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
I don't think this was the rebirth. This was just the straight up birth of the cool.
4
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Fri Jan 13 2023
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
I liked this quite a bit.
Note: the album is not currently available on Spotify but you can find the full album on youtube and elsewhere
4
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Sat Jan 14 2023
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
I feel like I should be listening to this in a dungeon.
4
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Sun Jan 15 2023
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
I was too young to have listened to this as a kid but still feel like I slept on it.
4
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Mon Jan 16 2023
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
I enjoyed the seamless inclusion of English and Punjabi
4
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Tue Jan 17 2023
Faith
George Michael
Last Christmas (not on this album) puts a damper on my George Michael appreciation. This album is absolutely a great first half.
4
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
While I don't feel the need to listen through both the mono and stereo versions of the songs, I did appreciate that they were included. Great album.
4
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Thu Jan 19 2023
The College Dropout
Kanye West
It's sad to hear powerful anti-racist songs when he's become an unhinged antisemite. Then he hits out with misogynist songs and diminishes how great this album should be.
2
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Fri Jan 20 2023
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Return of the 90s hip hop and rap album prank calls!
3
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Sat Jan 21 2023
Technique
New Order
One of my fave of all time albums
5
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Dog Man Star
Suede
An a-ok background listen
3
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Tue Jan 24 2023
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Alt 90s dropping by
3
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Headquarters
The Monkees
I really appreciated the deep cuts and one in Italian.
4
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Thu Jan 26 2023
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
While not currently available on spotify, it is found on youtube.
This was an interesting album to listen to with unexpected flute
3
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Fri Jan 27 2023
The Who Sell Out
The Who
I could have continued sleeping on most of this album
3
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Sat Jan 28 2023
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Rod Stewart goodness
3
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Sun Jan 29 2023
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Another Fave of All Time Albums!
5
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
A toned down 80s John Lydon
3
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
I don't understand the hype behind Deerhunter.
2
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Skylarking
XTC
This is another fave album of all times. I enjoyed the linked version of the album that included Dear God at the end. It's a great song but it breaks up the continuity of the album. For those not aware, it was added at the last minute and was not initially in the set roster. It's a great song, again, but does not fit the flow of the rest of the album.
5
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Ctrl
SZA
An enjoyable album
3