Sep 06 2024
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"Awaken, My Love!"
Childish Gambino
This is an excellent start to the User Submitted Albums. I loved the retro feel of it with a more modern take. I will listen again.
5
Sep 07 2024
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel
I'm so glad someone submitted this one. It means a lot to me.
5
Sep 08 2024
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Control
Pedro The Lion
4
Sep 09 2024
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Version 2.0
Garbage
5
Sep 10 2024
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When Smoke Rises
Mustafa
Nice and short!
5
Sep 11 2024
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Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
SOPHIE
Much more interesting as it went on. Glad to have heard it.
5
Sep 12 2024
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The Beautiful Letdown
Switchfoot
3
Sep 13 2024
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Savage Sinusoid
Igorrr
Wowwwwwww! I did not expect that. How could I expect that?
That was amazing! Well done, fellow hall-of-famer. This album has enriched my life.
5
Sep 14 2024
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Ænima
TOOL
Apparently I tried to get into TOOL about 10 years ago. I found three of their albums in my library, each of which showed a handful of plays. It must not have taken because I have no memory of doing this.
3
Sep 15 2024
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Sublime
Sublime
3
Sep 16 2024
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Ultra Blue
Hikaru Utada
4
Sep 17 2024
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The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
We all know I'm a sucker for a rock opera.
5
Sep 18 2024
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McDonald and Giles
Ian McDonald
4
Sep 19 2024
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Misplaced Childhood
Marillion
When it started, I kind of hated it. And then Lavender kicked in and hit me in the nostalgia bone, reminding me of some of my best times and best people, and by the end I kind of loved it.
4
Sep 20 2024
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Because the Internet
Childish Gambino
Yes! I liked it! It's great!
5
Sep 21 2024
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A Salty Dog
Procol Harum
I know nothing of Procol Harum save Whiter Shade... but this was thoroughly enjoyable. Reminded me of Cat Stevens, early Genesis/Peter Gabriel, Jethro Tull, and, yeah, tbh sometimes it sounded just like Whiter Shade of Pale. Liked it anyway. Lots.
5
Sep 22 2024
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People
The Burning Hell
Holy Moly! Who would've thought that something called The Burning Hell could make me so happy? Super good!
5
Sep 23 2024
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Re
Café Tacvba
Y'all are killing it with your selections.
No matter what kind of music you like, you'll find something here that appeals to you. Lots of different styles and, maybe not every song is the greatest, but most are darn good. Thanks a lot!
5
Sep 24 2024
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Carrie & Lowell
Sufjan Stevens
Stevens may not be for everyone but he sure is for me. This is lovely and poignant. A new favorite.
5
Sep 25 2024
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The Lion's Roar
First Aid Kit
Oh my goodness. So good! Thank you!
5
Sep 26 2024
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Go Farther In Lightness
Gang of Youths
4
Sep 27 2024
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Hammersmith Odeon, London '75
Bruce Springsteen
I've never been much of a Springsteen fan and when I saw a two-hour live album I said no way.
BUT
I loved it. Like the best live albums, it made me wish I was there. I may now be a fan.
5
Sep 28 2024
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Music For People In Trouble
Susanne Sundfør
Well this was just lovely. Excellent choice!
5
Sep 29 2024
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Home Sweet Home
Kano
3
Sep 30 2024
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Poesía Básica
Extrechinato y Tu
4
Oct 01 2024
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Lahai
Sampha
4
Oct 02 2024
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The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
Roger Waters
Listening to this filled me with a visceral sense of unease, almost fear.
I have two analogies:
I had a dream once where I walked into a stranger's living room and I somehow knew by their choice of couch that they meant me harm. I didn't know why the couch meant that --- it was familiar in the dream but not something from real life --- but I was sure of it and it was terrifying enough for my partner to wake me up from my audible distress.
Or here's a hypothetical: choose someone close to you that you've known your whole life, a parent or a sibling, say. For the sake of illustration, I'm gonna say your dad but you choose your own person if "dad" doesn't work for you. You find out that your dad has a brother that you didn't know about. Then you meet that brother, expecting that he'll have some family resemblance, that he'll look and maybe act enough like your dad that it's obvious that they're related. BUT it turns out that THEY ARE IDENTICAL TWINS! So you're meeting someone that you do not know but they're in the body of someone you know and love. That's unsettling, right?
That's how I felt listening to Roger Waters The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. It's The Wall, something I know very well and love, in a different body. The same but unfamiliar. Unsettling.
So, did I like it? Hard to assess. I love The Wall and don't feel like I need another one, a lesser one. But also, I love The Wall so does it make sense not to like something that sounds so much like it? I don't know.
Ultimately, I like that I listened to it and that's what I'm here for. Not to like everything but to learn some stuff.
If I could give Waters one note, though, it wouldn't be about the music. It would probably be to request that we give the lady on the cover some pants, a jacket, and some comfortable shoes.
4
Oct 03 2024
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Racine carrée
Stromae
Fun!
4
Oct 04 2024
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Gotcha! Gotcha! Gotcha!
Gotcha!
3
Oct 05 2024
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Afraid Of Sunlight
Marillion
I'm not sure I needed another Marillion album but Cannibal Surf Babe and Afraid of Sunrise were totally worth it.
4
Oct 06 2024
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Englabörn
Jóhann Jóhannsson
This was very nice. Distinct from the others. I'll admit that I didn't pay much attention after the first 45 minutes or so but I certainly enjoyed it.
5
Oct 07 2024
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Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
I can't believe this didn't make the 1001 list. Travesty!
This is, like the title said, a bunch of absolute delights.
Well chosen, friend!
5
Oct 08 2024
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Piledriver
Status Quo
3
Oct 09 2024
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Kick
INXS
Again, surprised this wasn't on the list. Nostalgia out the yang!
4
Oct 10 2024
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Nail
Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
I have loved several tracks from this album for a very long time. Descent Into the Inferno is one of my faves.
5
Oct 11 2024
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Watch Out!
Alexisonfire
3
Oct 12 2024
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Dogrel
Fontaines D.C.
A little Billy Bragg, a little of The Pogues, some Stiff Little Fingers, but from 2019? I liked it!
4
Oct 13 2024
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Contra
Vampire Weekend
A very nice surprise! I loved it!
5
Oct 14 2024
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Korn
Korn
3
Oct 15 2024
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Gemstones
Adam Green
Wait. What?
4
Oct 16 2024
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A City Dressed In Dynamite
That Handsome Devil
This is great!
It's like Nick Cave + Tom Waits + Foetus + Squirrel Nut Zippers + it's own thing.
Wow! Thank you!
5
Oct 17 2024
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Game of Fools
Koritni
This would've fit perfectly among my cassette tapes in college. I would've put it in my walkman for my commute to campus and play it every day. I loved this rocking good time.
5
Oct 18 2024
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Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
4
Oct 19 2024
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22, A Million
Bon Iver
Oh, I like this a lot. Thank you!
5
Oct 20 2024
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Before These Crowded Streets
Dave Matthews Band
4
Oct 21 2024
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Squeezing Out Sparks
Graham Parker
3
Oct 22 2024
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Carolina Confessions
The Marcus King Band
4
Oct 23 2024
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The Hazards of Love
The Decemberists
Amazing. So good. I teared up a couple of times.
Thank you!
5
Oct 24 2024
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Eye
Robyn Hitchcock
4
Oct 25 2024
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Super Ape
The Upsetters
3
Oct 26 2024
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El Circo
Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio
So fun! So good! Thanks!
5
Oct 27 2024
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We Rock Hard
Freestylers
I was a bit put off at first by the long run-time but I needn't have worried. I danced through the whole thing.
5
Oct 28 2024
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Real Life
Joan As Police Woman
4
Oct 29 2024
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Vedergällningen
Garmarna
5
Oct 30 2024
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Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Tally Hall
Quirky and fun.
5
Oct 31 2024
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Dilate
Ani DiFranco
I used to listen to Ani DiFranco often enough but this one came after that phase. It's varied and sophisticated. Thank you for the submission, friend!
5
Nov 01 2024
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Moffou
Salif Keita
3
Nov 02 2024
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Pop
GAS
3
Nov 03 2024
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Night Drive
Chromatics
4
Nov 04 2024
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Djarimirri
Gurrumul
An absolute gem of an album. Thank you!
5
Nov 05 2024
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Dead Man's Party
Oingo Boingo
Nostalgic and fun.
5
Nov 06 2024
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Live in San Francisco
Thee Oh Sees
Based on the cover, I was reluctant to listen to this on a high anxiety day. But on a high rage day, it was just the ticket. It's got a timeless energy and I quite liked most of it.
4
Nov 07 2024
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Loss
Mull Historical Society
A real treat!
5
Nov 08 2024
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A Deeper Understanding
The War On Drugs
3
Nov 09 2024
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No.1 In Heaven
Sparks
Fantastic!
5
Nov 10 2024
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Cleopatra
The Lumineers
Absolutely gorgeous.
5
Nov 11 2024
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Relatives in Descent
Protomartyr
This guy wins first prize in the Nick Cave soundalike contest I just held in my head.
I liked it.
4
Nov 12 2024
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Don't Throw Stones
THE SPORTS
3
Nov 13 2024
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O
Damien Rice
Gave me Travis Wall memories from Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance. Very nice.
4
Nov 14 2024
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Come And Get It
Rachel Stevens
4