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Fri Oct 01 2021
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
An immediate must purchase after about 10 minutes of listening. Muddy at his upbeat best. Glorious.
4
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Sat Oct 02 2021
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
So this isn’t my kind of thing, really, but I can tell it’s great. The range of influences is incredible. I’ll listen again.
4
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Sat Oct 02 2021
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
5
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Sun Oct 03 2021
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
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Mon Oct 04 2021
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Still hangs together great - an absolute classic
4
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Tue Oct 05 2021
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
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Wed Oct 06 2021
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Utterly glorious
5
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Fri Oct 08 2021
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
One of the albums I grew up with, so it's difficult to rate 'objectively' - but I still think it holds up really well as a folk album.
4
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Sat Oct 09 2021
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
Far better than I imagined. Always thought it would be soft-rock nonsense but it's a fine listen.
4
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Sun Oct 10 2021
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Well this is great.
4
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Mon Oct 11 2021
Moondance
Van Morrison
Actually great. I mean I know it's great, but I hadn't properly listened before, and it's brilliant. Shame he's a grumpy sod.
4
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Tue Oct 12 2021
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
God.
5
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Wed Oct 13 2021
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
It's great but not my thing & I think it's aged quite a lot. But worth a listen.
3
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Thu Oct 14 2021
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Delightful.
3
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Fri Oct 15 2021
Elastica
Elastica
Both better than I remember and yet it still sounds very mid-90s. Much better albums from the period.
3
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Sat Oct 16 2021
GREY Area
Little Simz
Far better than I expected despite not really being my genre.
3
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Sun Oct 17 2021
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Bloody brilliant. Still feels fresh 30 years on.
4
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Tue Oct 19 2021
Rio
Duran Duran
Bit of a classic and holds up better than expected.
3
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Wed Oct 20 2021
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
The most 80s album ever? Possibly, but I still liked it - though can't say I'll be rushing back to it.
2
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Thu Oct 21 2021
Risque
CHIC
A much better album than I'd imagined. More cohesive, less single-driven. Great.
4
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Fri Oct 22 2021
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
I know it's class, but it doesn't absolutely grab me. Probably better after multiple listens.
3
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Sat Oct 23 2021
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Absolute class.
4
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Sun Oct 24 2021
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
It's decent - gets better as it goes on. But I think sounds rather dated now (which is fair, it is)
3
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Mon Oct 25 2021
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Actually pretty good. Hangs together much better as an album than I imagined.
3
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Thu Dec 16 2021
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
A proper boogie-woogie album. A bit of a classic but I'd happily listen to it again.
3
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Fri Dec 17 2021
Third
Portishead
I've owned this for years and initially was a bit 'meh' about it, which I now realise was completely unfair. Having grown up a bit it now speaks to me much more.
4
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Sat Dec 18 2021
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
Hugely better than I remember.
4
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Sun Dec 19 2021
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Fucking visceral. “I shot a man in Reno just to see him die” & they cheer…
Best live album ever.
5
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Mon Dec 20 2021
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Very light music. It may have been innovative when it came out but I have to admit it left me a bit cold.
2
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Tue Dec 21 2021
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
Not my thing really. Bit too clever for its own good.
2
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Wed Dec 22 2021
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Quality vocals, and about as country/western as you can get, but sounds ancient now. Mostly because it is.
2
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Thu Dec 23 2021
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
I feel like I should be a bigger fan of this than I am, but it does seem to go on a bit...
3
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Fri Dec 24 2021
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
Inoffensive, and I'm not sure it's a compliment.
2
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Sat Dec 25 2021
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Great, but he was a loon.
3
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Sun Dec 26 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Glorious, bar the last, terrifying track :-)
4
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Mon Dec 27 2021
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Much better than I expected.
4
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Tue Dec 28 2021
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Obviously it's really good - just not my thing.
3
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Wed Dec 29 2021
Chris
Christine and the Queens
Middling.
2
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Thu Dec 30 2021
OK
Talvin Singh
Hadn't heard this before. Completely brilliant.
4
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Fri Dec 31 2021
Face to Face
The Kinks
It's fine, but it no longer sounds exciting
3
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Sat Jan 01 2022
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Again not my usual genre but it's pretty great. Some fine hooks.
4
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Sun Jan 02 2022
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
Amazing how gentle it sounds now. Still lovely though!
3
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Mon Jan 03 2022
The Predator
Ice Cube
I know it's important, and there's some decent beats - but it's just not my thing. Sorry.
2
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Tue Jan 04 2022
Protection
Massive Attack
So well put together.
4
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Wed Jan 05 2022
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
Absolute class.
4
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Sat Feb 05 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
Meh.
2
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Sun Feb 06 2022
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
I don't think it's the best of his albums, but it's still class.
4
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Mon Feb 07 2022
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Nice rhythms, but probably needs a second listen before I get even vaguely hooked
3
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Wed Feb 09 2022
Tical
Method Man
You know, it's not bad. Pretty inventive.
3
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Tue Feb 15 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
It's fine, but it's no Pet Sounds...
3
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Wed Feb 16 2022
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Still stands up more than 20 years on.
4
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Thu Feb 17 2022
Tommy
The Who
Decent, but not their best
3
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Fri Feb 18 2022
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Loads better than I remember.
3
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Sat Feb 19 2022
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Boogie Woogie!
3
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Sun Feb 20 2022
Disintegration
The Cure
It's really good but you absolutely have to be in the right mood for it.
3
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Well I'm an idiot. Every time I've heard this previously I've been a bit "don't know what the fuss is about". This time, I got it. It's brilliant & I was plain wrong.
4
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Sun Mar 20 2022
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
Good, and fine production, but it didn't do much for me (though again I don't think I'm the audience)
3
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Mon Mar 21 2022
A Night At The Opera
Queen
Quality. Must have sounded epic when it came out.
4
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Tue Mar 22 2022
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
Never been a better use for vinyl.
5
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
Absolutely brilliant. Immediate must buy.
5
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Fri Mar 25 2022
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
I loved this when I was 13. Very much grown out of it.
2
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Sat Mar 26 2022
White Ladder
David Gray
It's better than I remember, but still rather wet.
2
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Sun Mar 27 2022
All Directions
The Temptations
Stone cold classic.
4
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Mon Mar 28 2022
1977
Ash
Better than I remember!
3
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Tue Mar 29 2022
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Classic
4
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Wed Mar 30 2022
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Some great tracks but I've never been a huge fan
2
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Thu Mar 31 2022
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Obviously it's absolutely beautiful; just very sparse
3
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Not many albums make me feel as happy as this
3
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Sat Apr 02 2022
School's Out
Alice Cooper
Far Bluesier than I thought and much better than expected too!
4
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Sun Apr 03 2022
Virgin Suicides
Air
Far better than I remember
4
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Groovin'
The Young Rascals
Definitely underrated but also very much of its era
3
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Tue Apr 05 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Masterpiece.
5
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Wed Apr 06 2022
The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
Never heard any Nanci Griffith before and it's fine country music
3
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Thu Apr 07 2022
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
I'm definitely a late 80s/early 90s rap & hip hop fan rather than anything after
3
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Fri Apr 08 2022
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Definitely starting to show its age, and the singles really stand out, but still great.
3
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Sat Apr 09 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Rod's finest effort. Even includes (basically) a drum solo
4
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Fri Apr 29 2022
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Classic
4
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Sat Apr 30 2022
Vivid
Living Colour
Appalling 80s plod rock, only improved by some slap bass, which ISN'T an improvement. Go away.
1
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Sun May 01 2022
Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
Far lovelier than I remember, and I remember it being nice anyway.
4
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Mon May 02 2022
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Perfectly pleasant album
3
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Tue May 03 2022
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
I am much more a Neil Young solo fan than a Neil Young & Crazy Horse fan... But this is pretty solid.
3
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Wed May 11 2022
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Old school blues/punk which was probably important but I really don't think stands up to modern listening.
2
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Thu May 12 2022
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
One of the greatest of all time.
5
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Fri May 13 2022
Kid A
Radiohead
Loved it when it came out, but barely listened because it felt so miserable.
Still love it, and it's still miserable, but then so am I, so it's fine.
5
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Sat May 14 2022
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Magnificent, and it just gets better with every listen.
4
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Mon May 16 2022
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
My least favourite Goldfrapp album - but that's not to say it isn't good! A little downbeat for me to love it though.
3
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Tue May 17 2022
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Great - much better tunes than I'd imagined & it works together so well.
4
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Wed May 18 2022
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Absolutely cracking.
4
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Thu May 19 2022
Murmur
R.E.M.
Not their best (?) but still a great listen.
4
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Fri Jul 08 2022
Pyromania
Def Leppard
Sigh. I really struggle with the 80s stadium rock stuff. It sounds so terribly fake and insincere. I get it's fun, but this doesn't stir anything in me. I would give it 1.5 but I'm being generous.
2
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Sat Jul 09 2022
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Glorious.
5
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Tue Jul 12 2022
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
I don't think it's Curtis' greatest work; he very definitely has a style and sticks to it, but it's a perfectly decent listen.
3
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
Seriously country. Not really my thing.
2
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Sat Jan 28 2023
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
The greatest album ever?
5
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Sun Jan 29 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
It's really good - but not really my thing.
3
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Sat Feb 11 2023
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
I do really like it but it doesn't grab me.
3
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Sun Feb 12 2023
Brothers
The Black Keys
Almost a classic though I still think it's a touch too long.
4
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
I really enjoyed this. Well worth a few listens.
4
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Wonderful. Loved it when it came out, still love it now.
4
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Fri Feb 17 2023
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
I like it, but I don't love it.
3
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Sat Feb 18 2023
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
I like it, I own it, but it is just fine rather than glorious
3
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Fri Mar 10 2023
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
I don't think it's possible for a '60s James Brown album to be bad. This is marvellous.
4
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Sun Mar 12 2023
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
Absolutely cracking bit of garage rock.
4
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Melodrama
Lorde
Great pop album.
4
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Peerless. Or it would be if it weren't for the other Led Zep albums. Anyway, it's brilliant - and one of the best starts to an album of all time..?
5