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Wed Oct 27 2021
Kid A
Radiohead
4
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Thu Oct 28 2021
Tidal
Fiona Apple
I liked it a lot more than I thought I would! I enjoy this much more than most pop out there, especially pop from the last few years. It's much more than just autotuned 4-chord bs. Lots of nice soulful jazz and alt influences here. It had lots of chord progressions that interested me, and many songs had a lot going on in the background i appreciated. Her voice expresses real emotion very effortlessly. Would recommend, I will definitely return to this one
4
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Fri Oct 29 2021
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
cool and fun, but not really my cup of tea. I found it hard to tell songs apart at times. Many of the songs were much too repetitive for my taste; just a simple backing track looped over and over. cool cover art. Lyrically it was fun but musically it didn't do much for me. Favorite lyric was about columbus thinking the world was a square.
2
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Mon Nov 01 2021
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
groovy, i like the organ
nothing mind-blowing, just some classic funky jam music. good for its genre.
I give a 2.5 but round up to 3
3
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Tue Nov 02 2021
British Steel
Judas Priest
Great metal album; has some songs I love, and no songs I dislike. Definitely not my FAVORITE album by Judas Priest, but still great. I've been a fan of them for a little while and prefer some of their other work. I love their unique, sleek metal sound; they were pioneers of the genre for sure, and this album definitely deserves a listen imo.
This album has great vocal performances and catchy riffs, and the percussion is quite fantastic. I definitely like them better than the other the pop hard rock/metal bands of their era, like ACDC.
I loved "The Rage."
This one could grow on me a bit more perhaps, but for now I think I'll give it a 4. Almost a 5. Its a 5!
5
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Wed Nov 03 2021
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
There were some moments I actually really loved, and some I didn't care as much for. Very classy and soulful. A lot of excellent piano that impressed me. Worth a re-listen. Lilac wine is a classic
3
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Thu Nov 04 2021
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Thought it was fine. Some good moments I liked. I can see why some might enjoy it, but it's not really for me.
2
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Fri Nov 05 2021
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
A fascinating listen. Innovative. I don't think it really stuck with me but I definitely respect jazz/fusion. Might take some time before I truly appreciate this stuff.
4
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Mon Nov 08 2021
Screamadelica
Primal Scream
I thought it was a cool genre blend; I appreciate artist that have albums with lots of variety. A few songs I thought were quite great, but some I didn't like, including as the club dance-sounding music or some of the slower trance songs. The songs that were good, were really good. Bit too much electronica for my taste. Singer sounds like a mix between Mick Jagger and Thom Yorke. i think my favorite was Come Together. Not a fan of the 80s/90s-sounding drum machines, but that's just a personal preference.
3
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Tue Nov 09 2021
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Classy, great vocals throughout. Feels like good music for lovin.
3
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Wed Nov 10 2021
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
I liked it for the first 2 songs! Each song was repetitive and didn't change enough to warrant their length sometimes. I thought the vibe was cool.
2
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Thu Nov 11 2021
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
Really, really great! So much variety; I was impressed! A bit too much religious imagery for my taste lol
4
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Fri Nov 12 2021
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Fun music. Some interesting musical complexity with the brass instruments that I enjoyed. It was not very compelling as an album to me, but it was a nice classy collection of songs.
2
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Mon Nov 15 2021
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
I thought it was great and artistic, i can respect her vocals a lot too. I like the different themes of the songs. I'm not the biggest fan of this brand of alternative rock, but this was cool and worth a listen
3
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Tue Nov 16 2021
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Easiest 5 I'll ever give. A truly stellar album. The last four tracks on it are pure ecstasy for me. Definitely more than the sum of its parts, this album must be appreciated as a whole. Flawless production, the instruments and vocals blend tremendously throughout. Thought-provoking existential lyrics, from before it was popular to do so. Stunning dynamics, with loud and quiet sections perfectly juxtaposed. The explosion of sound in the chorus of Us and Them gives me chills. Amazing solo guitar tone.
I didn't know about this album until i found it on my own 2 years ago as a 20 yr old. Went into it blind, had never even heard of the band. I never had a parent or friend who raved about it beforehand; i experienced it without any preconceptions of its greatness. And yet, it made quite an impression on me. Anyone who dismisses it as "dad rock" is tragically misguided. It is a soaring masterpiece.
This album holds a special place in my heart: it was my gateway into progressive rock, a genre that has captured my heart and my imagination. This album helped show me the artistic heights music can reach when it is in the right hands.
5
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Wed Nov 17 2021
The Who Sell Out
The Who
I really enjoy this style of 60s rock. Reminds me of Odyssey and Oracle by the Zombies. Superb vocal harmonies throughout, each of the songs has complexity to its composition, hard to find a song that doesn't have a key modulation of some sort. Great playing by the band, especially the drums.
5
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Thu Nov 18 2021
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Really cool guitar, very interesting chord progressions. Songs were engaging and interesting. Pop -punky but a bit edgier
4
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Fri Nov 19 2021
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
Charming and quaint. Leagues better than modern country music imo. I enjoy the old twangy smooth slide guitar sound. I personally wouldn't choose to listen to this but i appreciate its charm.
2
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Mon Nov 22 2021
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
fun and classic
4
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Tue Nov 23 2021
American Pie
Don McLean
Fantastic voice!! Vincent makes me cry. American pie kicks ass. I also liked the last two songs a lot. He's good at the slow tender acoustic songs. A couple of the slow songs sounded a bit too similar imo (especially empty chairs and vincent, for example); wish he cut out a slow song or two and added a more upbeat one, perhaps. that's just me. but still deserving of a five i think.
5
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Wed Nov 24 2021
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Really good!!
4
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Thu Nov 25 2021
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
Even though there is a LOT of hard rock and heavy metal I love, I really don't love much pop metal or glam metal like this. I vastly prefer British rock to American rock, I must say, even though I'm American born and raised. The cheesiness is slightly sickening to me at parts. I do love the solo guitar work and tone, I hear some Van Halen influence there I think. The vocalist is talented but the voice does get on my nerves a bit. Didn't hate the album, didn't love it. When I tell people I like rock and metal this isn't what I mean. I don't knock other people for liking it though.
2
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Fri Nov 26 2021
Urban Hymns
The Verve
Good. This one could grow on me, I’ll have to go back and listen more some time
4
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Mon Nov 29 2021
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
The definition of classy music. Sublime instrumentation throughout. There's old-fashioned magic here.
5
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Tue Nov 30 2021
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
I liked a lot of it musically and instrumentally, pleasant sounding strings and flute and harpsichord-sounding thing. I really had a hard time enjoying his voice on this album; sometimes I liked it, but often it pierces my ears and was too loud in the mix. He sings with much passion though, I must give credit for that. Some of the songs were a bit too long without enough change imo (I love a good long song, but not as much if it doesn't change much the whole time). Fav song was "The Way Young Lovers Do". I appreciate it aesthetically, there is tenderness and sweetness.
3
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Wed Dec 01 2021
GI
Germs
Punk can't hold a candle to the hard rock and prog rock that came before it, but I found this album alright. Drums were very tight and technical, engaging to listen to. Good bass guitar. There were a lot of interesting chord progressions i enjoyed, but the guitar is mostly power chords the whole time, so not all that impressive to me. I appreciate the anger and vitriol, though I never knew what the singer was saying the entire time. I def prefer thrash metal over punk when it comes to "angry" music. Favorite song was Manimal, probably.
3
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Thu Dec 02 2021
Picture Book
Simply Red
Easily a good album in its own right, but not my style, so I probably won't return to this one. Some fun groovy motown 80s-ness, but also a bit of excess cheesiness that described many 80s songs. Love the singer's voice a lot; sorta a mix between Phil Collins and George Michael and Elton John?
3
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Fri Dec 03 2021
Moving Pictures
Rush
Very easy 5. All 3 of these guys are masters of their craft. Neil Peart is one of the greatest drummers of all time, AND Geddy is one of the very greatest bassists of all time. All the instruments are endlessly interesting to listen to. I really like the songwriting on the album. I think the synthesizers mix quite well with their brand of rock. Geddy's voice is quite interesting; there are songs where I love it, and moments where it kinda irks me lol. YYZ is one of the most badass instrumental tracks I've ever heard. I like Witch Hunt and Limelight a lot.
Many of the prog bands I adore from the 70s diminished in the 80s; there are a select few that didn't just fade away, but their popularity even increased in the new decade: most notably Genesis and Rush (and perhaps Yes to a smaller extent). My very favorite Rush albums are from the 70s, but this is an 80s staple.
5
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Mon Dec 06 2021
Station To Station
David Bowie
It's like rock but more theatrical. Cool
5
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Tue Dec 07 2021
Disintegration
The Cure
I didn't like it a ton during the first few songs: I found the songs' composition to be very simplistic and not that interesting. But as the album progressed, I became hypnotized by some of the darker songs. I REALLY enjoyed the mood of a lot of the songs here. Though I didn't find the music as complex as I tend to like; it was very slow at times and not very technically impressive. But the album flows very well. Some really enjoyable soundscapes. One of the best 80s albums I've heard that doesn't fall under rock/metal. I really struggled with whether to give a 4 or 5, it was close.
4
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Wed Dec 08 2021
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
I like psychedelia. I think weird and unorthodox music like psych/prog rock is vastly more interesting than anything that's been on the pop charts for ages. I like nontraditional song structures, with strange chord progressions and time signatures. I really enjoy the 1967-1975ish era when rock musicians were really pushing the boundaries of music, creating cohesive mind-expanding albums instead of cheap radio pop singles. Modern popular music bores me to DEATH; it loses my interest quickly. Maybe that's an ADHD thing, who knows.
Even though this album is aged it still comes off as much more inventive than anything I knew growing up in the 21st century. I find it fascinating that music like this ever sold, back in the day. It's the opposite of radio-friendly.
I will say that this album is not a great intro to Pink Floyd, imo. Their 70s output is definitely the reason they are beloved far and wide. So I hope this album isn't the FIRST Pink Floyd album anyone hears, otherwise they may get frightened by its quirkiness and immediately dismiss the whole band.
5
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Thu Dec 09 2021
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
they're jammin. bluesy with a country twang. nice lead guitar work. a bit psychedelic at times. i liked the keyboard sound. I liked the track Bass Strings a lot. Section 43 was a cool instrumental.
At first it was a little too country for me but i liked it as it progressed and got more psychedelic
4
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Fri Dec 10 2021
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
I love metal but somehow I just can’t get into most grunge. Grunge is like metal but with less talent and more whining. I was pretty bored with this one. I can see how it would be a classic for diehard grunge fans though. My favorite part was the drums, they were great throughout
2
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Mon Dec 13 2021
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Elegantly composed music, sung by an exquisite singer
5
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Tue Dec 14 2021
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
I found a lot of the songs on here dull and unimpressive. Some moments were alright, but those were the minority in my opinion. I liked some of the lyrics.
I don't love the vocals. They're not bad, just so very average, and the singer often sounds bored. I feel like this is the kind of music people make when they want to express themselves, but aren't actually talented in any way.
2
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Wed Dec 15 2021
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
It’s refreshing to hear such pure talent and skill. Sublime
5
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Thu Dec 16 2021
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Extremely pleasant throughout. I liked the jazzier parts a lot.
4
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Fri Dec 17 2021
Odessa
Bee Gees
Lots of interesting stuff here! Parts were very charmingly folksy, some parts felt a touch country, some parts sounded like the Beatles. There were songs made me feel warm inside, like Lamplight and First of May. I loved the opening track, full of drama. Really liked the tracks without words too, especially the album closer. Lots of magic here; sometimes I even got Christmas vibes somehow.
A lot of the tracks blended together for me. I think I'd need more time with this album to properly appreciate it, but there's a lot here to love.
4
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Mon Dec 20 2021
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Weren’t any parts I actively disliked, but a lot of it just didn’t musically do it for me. Cool vibes, but the music itself is quite simple and uninteresting to me, and repetitive.
2
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Tue Dec 21 2021
The Stooges
The Stooges
Thought it was decent, I liked some moments.
3
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Wed Dec 22 2021
Abbey Road
Beatles
Great. Timeless. Slightly overrated, but stil fantastic.
5
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Thu Dec 23 2021
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
I actually enjoy the aesthetic and lyrical appeal, but musically it's just not interesting or impressive whatsoever. 2nd and 7th song were my favorites here, probably? I like what the artist is going for but it leaves me wanting so much musically. The lyrics are never the reason I LOVE music; the music must be good first.
2
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Fri Dec 24 2021
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Good throughout!
4
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Mon Dec 27 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
I love this. Adding orchestra makes most music better, this is just super classy and happy.
I got this album on Christmas Eve; did that happen to other people or is this a divine coincidence?
Also, fuck anybody who says this album should be canceled because of phil spector. This album was the work of all these great singers and instrumentalists, not just mr. spector; their wonderful work shouldn't be thrown away for the sins of one guy.
4
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Tue Dec 28 2021
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Pleasant but slow imo
3
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Wed Dec 29 2021
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
I don’t think I liked a single song on this album. Some I didn’t mind, and some got on my nerves extremely. Songs were simplistic. So was the guitar playing: very boring. In fact no one in the band could play very well on their instrument except maybe the drummer. A lot of annoying moments. This is what music sounds like when untalented people want to be cool.
Liked the last two songs’ vibes, but the underlying music was just soooo boring.
1
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Thu Dec 30 2021
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
This is exactly the kind of album where I can 100% appreciate its greatness without it being my style of music, really. A lot of inspirational-sounding songs that are cheesy but not in a bad way. Great backup instrumentalists, there’s some technical proficiency that I appreciate.
Also this guy enjoys the saxophone a lot haha.
3
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Fri Dec 31 2021
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Really great. This album helps to salvage my opinion of 90s rock music.
Kinda like punk/pop punk at times, except they are actually good at their instruments and can write songs that involve more than just four basic-ass barre chords.
Side question: why is UK rock music astronomically better than US rock music? I grew up in the wrong country
5
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Mon Jan 03 2022
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Musically i thought it was very innovative and fascinating to listen to. I can appreciate that Trent Reznor is a master of his craft. I didn't necessarily enjoy all of it, but it was never boring. Each song feels meticulously crafted. Each song has so much going on in the background that I like. I like how a lot of the songs build really well too.
A lot of the lyrics were atrocious though lmao. i didnt mind a lot of the edginess but there were so many mindless references to dicks and fucking and so on; i just thought the cool music couldve used cooler lyrics. A few of the songs did have more interesting lyrics, thankfully. I don't mind somewhat sexual lyrics as long as they are actually interesting, like in "Reptile".
I feel like it could grow on me, so i should return eventually.
4
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Tue Jan 04 2022
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Authentic tenderness accompanied with varied and interesting fingerpicking guitar
5
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Wed Jan 05 2022
Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Enjoyable throughout. Great vocals and guitar work. Fun energy. Laid the foundation for much rock music to come, i bet.
A lot of the songs use the simple 1-4-5 blues chord progression
4
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Thu Jan 06 2022
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Pleasant throughout. Bluesy at time, folksy at others. Some sweetness here too. Very nice album. Cute cover art.
Last track was actually my favorite, felt psychedelic and full of ominous energy. If I were escaping the country while hiding on a train, this song is what I'd play.
3
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Fri Jan 07 2022
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
Quite lovely throughout. Not my favorite Sinatra work, but that's alright. Jobim is a great songwriter.
A few songs a really liked, and some I could be fine without.
I'll always admire how the stuff Sinatra sings has so much more complexity than the average sappy song today. It legitimately baffles me how difficult it is to find a modern popular slow song or love song that uses more than 4, MAYBE 5, chords. Like yes we get it you copied the same 4 I-IV-V-VI-chords that have been in every song for eons. It's maddening. I don't even love this album, but at least from an artistic, technical standpoint, it's quite great. There are chord progressions here that you'd never DREAM of hearing on the radio anymore.
3
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Mon Jan 10 2022
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
Fantastic. Musicians today truly don't strive as high as they used to, huh. So much truly magical music from the 60s/70s that makes me feel a way no music from this century ever has.
Prog music has such an effect on me. This one genre contains a large chunk of the most spiritual and magical music I have ever found.
Side note: I love this album, I really do. But after listening to his 2003 re-recording I can never go back to this version. I wish everyone who rated this album low would've gotten to listen to that version instead. Mike Oldfield himself felt the original version had a lot of flaws that bothered him.
Mike Oldfield is fantastic. If you liked or even kind of liked this album, you HAVE to listen to Ommadawn. I like it more than Tubular Bells; it feels more ethereal and magical.
People who dismiss this album as "tedious musical wankery" lack imagination and heart. This album is grand.
5
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Tue Jan 11 2022
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Nice energy and vibes throughout. I enjoyed it more than i expected; i dont listen to lo-fi indie rock very much.
I liked Gold Soundz.
3
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Wed Jan 12 2022
Headquarters
The Monkees
Great throughout! Never a dull moment.
4
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Thu Jan 13 2022
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
A good listen
4
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Fri Jan 14 2022
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
I don't mind aggressive songs in general, but this album just was a miss for me. Most of it was not very interesting to me. Some of the lyrics were decent, but a lot of the lyrics here were just lame. I think that punk is one of the worst subgenres of rock, and that's coming from someone who listens to a lot of rock.
The guitarist barely plays anything besides power chords. At least some songs have interesting chord progressions, i will admit. The drums were definitely on point and constantly interesting, though; that was the main reason i didn't give a 1.
I've reviewed nearly 60 albums and still haven't given a 1. I'm really not sure what it will take; most albums have at least some saving grace that prevents them from being a 1. Am I being too easy on them?
2
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Mon Jan 17 2022
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
1971 sure was a good year for music. So much really, really good early hard rock and prog rock. This isn't anywhere close to my favorite record of the year, but it's still great.
The more I listen to, the more I'm convinced that the Brits are astronomically better at making rock music than Americans. Seriously, most of the greatest rock bands, I had assumed were American, only to find out they were British. The Rolling Stones especially have a lot of music that feels like homegrown American rock but ain't.
5
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Tue Jan 18 2022
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Not really my genre, but nonetheless I was VERY impressed. Lots of really interesting, funky, groovy moments. Lots of talent.
I’ve heard tons of stuff like this from the 80s, but from what I’ve listened to none were able to rival this. Many imitators and wannabes that wished they could have made this album.
4
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Wed Jan 19 2022
Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
I wasn't interested. Not my cup of tea. A lot of bland and simplistic songs. There were too many songs just lazily shuffled between 2 chords the majority of the time, such as "Something's Wrong".
and WHY ON EARTH is there so much ear rape on this album? A large fraction of this album was too painful to enjoy. The music wasn't nearly good enough to warrant the ear-ache. Best experienced at a low, low volume.
I was hoping it would be like the Cure or Depeche Mode or something but I enjoyed it much less. I kinda liked the vibe of the singer's voice, but the music was just boring and/or painful and got in the way. If ur into 80s alt or goth rock there are definitely better albums than this.
Only decent song imo: "Sowing Seeds"
1
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Thu Jan 20 2022
Beautiful Freak
Eels
Enjoyed it throughout! A pleasant listen. The Eels have a very dependable chill vibe.
3
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Fri Jan 21 2022
Superunknown
Soundgarden
Singer has great variety: he sounds smooth and pleasant in his middle range, but he's also got a ton of power and grit when he sings high. I mostly like it; there are a few times where he has an American twang that gets on my nerves a bit. I also like the way the album is produced/mixed. The bass is powerful but not overbearing.
Definitely feels very 90s. A bit heavier than I expected from a band that's not really classified as metal. Sometimes I'm surprised that music with such heavy distorted guitars could have ever been top of the charts; these days you NEVER see heavy music on the top of the charts.
I was gonna give a 3 since I probably won’t return much to this, but I was impressed enough to give a 4.
4
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Mon Jan 24 2022
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Cool
5
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Tue Jan 25 2022
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Sensational voice. It's a fun album, but the songwriting isn't all that interesting to me, so I'm torn. A lot of the songs are the the band jamming between 2-4 chords in the same order for the entire song. The medley was a bit more interesting, with dominant 2nd and 3rd chords.
All the tracks are good on their own I'd say, but they're all so similar to one another that as an album it doesn't have much impact on me. My verdict: fun, enjoyable music to dance to, but not impactful to me as an album.
I really liked the sax solo in Twistin'
Even though I didn't love this album I'll always love his song "A Change is Gonna Come"
2
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Wed Jan 26 2022
Hms Fable
Shack
Wasn't expecting to like it, but this is a gem of its genre! It sounds a lot like R.E.M. The strings were a wonderful touch throughout. I loved the songs that felt a little shanty-ish/adventurous/folksy, like Streets of Kenny or Daniella. At times a bit too cheesy, but it never was unenjoyable. The best songs I loved, and the worst songs were still very nice.
4
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Thu Jan 27 2022
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
YAASSS SLAYYY QUEEN. a girlboss ICON. she rlly ATE. sheeeeit y'all. PLS the way this album is literally sooo fierce and stunning and brave and empowering byeeeee i-
1
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Fri Jan 28 2022
Achtung Baby
U2
Enjoyed it, wasn't bad per se; not really my thing though. I don’t super love the semi-upbeat, feel-good pop-rock aspect of the album. A lot of it kinda felt like generic filler, but I kinda liked a couple tracks, like Acrobat.
Wish they spent less time making boring cheesy songs. U2 has some rockin tracks in their catalog, but this album didn't have much of that. People say the Edge is a great guitarist, but i don't really hear much technical skill from him, at least on this album.
My dad likes this band so I feel like it’s rude of me if I don’t love it lol.
2
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Sat Jan 29 2022
Odelay
Beck
Cool and creative
3
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Sun Jan 30 2022
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
I don’t usually like punk all that much, but I liked this album more than other punk I’ve heard. A couple songs I really liked a lot, such as Plan 9 Channel 7. The majority of the songs I thought were pretty enjoyable. Great drums and lead guitar.
I’m torn between 3 and 4.
3
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Mon Jan 31 2022
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Pleasant. Great lyrics. I liked it more as it went on.
Harmonica I like in theory, but it practice it usually really hurt my ears.
5
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Tue Feb 01 2022
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Wasn't expecting to really like this, but this album cast a spell on me; it has a certain magic to it. Made me a bit emotional
I really liked all the songs in minor keys, especially The Partisan. That song is pure enchantment to me
4
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Wed Feb 02 2022
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
The way she sang kinda irked me at times; there was this kitschy, overly dramatic quality to her voice. She sounds the way I imagine a melancholy Cruella de Vil would sing while reclining on a long leather sofa in a dingy Paris nightclub smoking from a classy cigarette holder. If Cruella ever wrote a musical it would sound like this.
Still, some of the music was pleasant and well-written, I can respect the work and creativity that went into the album. It sounds like a 1980s popstar decided to write a 1940s cabaret album. I didn't dislike it too much, but I probably won't return to this one.
2
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Thu Feb 03 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
I have a weird relationship with rock music. The majority of my favorite albums EVER belong to rock and its subgenres. I love rock!! However, a lot of the biggest rock bands ever are bands I don't enjoy in the slightest. When you say you like rock, a lot of people think of these arena bands from the 80s, like Def Leppard or Bon Jovi. But this is EXACTLY what I DON'T mean when I say I love rock.
These 80s pop hair-metal bands do not sound good. The way they overproduce their music is sickening; it's really too much. It's irritatingly poppy. The music is engineered to be sickeningly cheesy and sweet. These bands are obsessed with their cool image more than anything, and it shows. Every single song is a painfully cliché and cringeworthy "anthem", and they're all indistinguishable from the others. The lyrics are uninspired. The formula is so overdone here.
It's exactly like Halloween candy: a piece of candy is fine once in a while, but once you grow out of adolescence, the thought of eating a bucket full of candy in one night makes you want to vomit. This album is a bucket full of cheap, over-processed junk candy, and it was really hard to enjoy more than a minute of it, let alone a whole hour of it.
1
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Country rock usually doesn't resonate with me as much, but this album is super great! There are a lot of varied influences. The album flows well but each song manages to sound distinct. It has aged well.
Favorites: Expecting to Fly, Bluebird, Sad Memory, Broken Arrow
4
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Sat Feb 05 2022
The Score
Fugees
Hip-hop is a genre that requires very minimal musical talent; all it takes to "write" a typical song is to make a 2-second beat and loop it for 3 to 5 minutes. And more often than not, the beat isn't even made by a person; it's just made by a drum machine or a computer. Like wow nice job guys, you have invented the most repetitive genre in history.
Lyrically the album is cool; there are many talented poets of hiphop. But musically, it's uninteresting and unimpressive.
I think that if hip-hop weren't a predominantly black genre, nobody would care about it. But the sad thing is that hiphop is sooo boring compared to other cooler genres of music black people pioneered, such as jazz or soul or reggae or disco or funk or blues. The list goes on.
I liked some of the bits where they were singing instead of rapping, like "Killing Me Softly." "No Woman, No Cry" was pretty good.
2
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Sun Feb 06 2022
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
I like the dark atmosphere of this album. Definitely worth a listen.
Good bass.
I liked Interzone.
4
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Mon Feb 07 2022
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Reminds me of living in California as a kid
Pretty fun but not my style, as is most hip-hop.
2
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Tue Feb 08 2022
Like A Prayer
Madonna
Fun nostalgia. Good variety.
Surprise epic guitar on the last track lol
3
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Wed Feb 09 2022
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Really great. Their fuzzed guitars create some immersive soundscapes. I felt hypnotized at times, which is something I quite like out of music. Sort of a punky mix between Joy Division and the Velvet Underground, perhaps? This is the kind of album one could have a nice dissociative episode to.
5
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Thu Feb 10 2022
Sister
Sonic Youth
I liked the other sonic youth album more; just had it yesterday. Maybe I was just in a different mood then lol.
This one had much more screechy noise, too much, but was still good at parts.
3
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Fri Feb 11 2022
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
I like some alt rock, but a lot of this album either bored me or made me cringe. The album felt bland to me, especially considering its runtime. It seems like the singer is trying to win a contest called "How many songs can I worsen with my awkward ugly voice."
It wasn't all bad, but I don't want to sift through this album again to find the few moments I didn't mind. I thought it got a bit better towards the end.
I seriously doubt a real human has ever said "Wow I really feel like listening to some Husker Du today"
2
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Sat Feb 12 2022
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
A super fun listen
4
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Sun Feb 13 2022
American Idiot
Green Day
It’s fun and quite nostalgic. Wake me up when september ends is one of the first songs I remember learning on guitar.
I don’t really love pop punk as much, largely because the guitar playing is uninteresting to me. It has great energy though.
3
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Mon Feb 14 2022
The Slider
T. Rex
This album oozes style. Sounds WAY ahead of its time; parts of this sound just like a lot of 21st century indie rock. Other parts felt very glam of course.
I was charmed
5
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Tue Feb 15 2022
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
I actually like that I had to listen to this. I can see how stuff like this inspired the early blues rock and early hard rock I like. It's like tracing a lineage. Some stuff on Led Zeppelin's first album for example, like the keyboard solo in You Shook Me, are reminiscent of this style. Keys are an underrated component of rock.
There’s not really anything I dislike about this album, but based on my personal rating system this probably one falls into the 2 category. The songs are long and each song isn't varied enough to merit their length. Not bashing it, just is how I feel. There are some nice guitar/brass bits sprinkled throughout. And he's a good keyboardist. As an album it didn't inspire me, but I can understand why this list has a few albums of this genre.
3
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Wed Feb 16 2022
Skylarking
XTC
This is one of the best pop albums I've ever heard. This kinda thing is why I do this 1001 album challenge; to find albums I'd never find otherwise. I don't ever listen to music like this, so I never would have found this alone.
It's fascinating how so many songs are so catchy and yet so unpredictable; the melody often wanders to places you don't expect. It's quite refreshing to hear pop music that's actually interesting.
reminds me of The Seeds Of Love by Tears for Fears
5
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Thu Feb 17 2022
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
It was pleasant and relaxing enough. I understand the appeal, it feels very lo-fi dreamy. I was into indie rock and indie folk my freshman year of college, but I've never heard of this. I had a couple friends that would've liked this a lot, I bet. First song was cool.
I really don't see how this album got onto this list though. I feel like there's a ton of this style of music out there that's more well known/influential. I do wonder what people will remember of this genre in 50 years; for some reason this music doesn't seem like it will stand the test of time.
I usually have given 3's to albums I enjoyed just fine, but don't need to hear again, which describes this album perfectly.
3
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Fri Feb 18 2022
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
Nice and serene music. I love the dreamy guitar sound, and the nice bass playing. A lot of the songs were a bit slow and long for me. I'm having trouble remembering any of the songs specifically, but the vibe was nice.
Wish she hadn't joined the censorship bandwagon and taken her music off Spotify.
3
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Sat Feb 19 2022
Hotel California
Eagles
Title track is awesome, of course. Anyone who disagrees has just been overexposed to it.
The rest of the album is nice, their harmonies are very good. It's pleasant easy-going rock, which is nice at times but isn't exactly my style.
3
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Sun Feb 20 2022
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
What were his criteria when it came to choosing the 21st century albums to make the list?
1
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
I found it a bit underwhelming.
The singer does not sound very confident in himself
I probably could enjoy a couple of these songs on their own, but as a collection it's just a bit too much
Also what a lame cover of Femme Fatale lol
2
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Tue Feb 22 2022
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Very nice voice. Very chill. Smooth jams. It was really well done. I respect it,. A few moments I liked, but it's not my style and resonate with me personally.
songs: join the boys, people, like fire
3
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Wed Feb 23 2022
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Oh wow this is awesome. I enjoyed it thoroughly! Infectiously catchy and feel-good without being simplistic and trite.
It's so solid throughout. A bit bloated in size but there are so many highlights.
The voice sounds just like Don McLean, but this music is way better than most Don Mclean stuff
5
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Thu Feb 24 2022
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
Definitely worth a listen. High-quality blues. Blues is a respectable genre
The song with Santana had epic guitar, as one would expect
3
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Fri Feb 25 2022
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
I'm very intrigued. This is a kooky album
4
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Sat Feb 26 2022
The Blueprint
JAY Z
Hiphop obviously isn't for me. I try, but idk how I’m supposed to like this without completely shutting my brain off.
Hiphop comes off as so pretentious and egotistical; the majority of lyrics are like "yeah wassup, im da coolest guy my n*ggas, i fuck bitches and make da big bucks". So lame. And the lyrics are the only thing going for it since the music is basic too. I’ve already gone over it in my other album reviews so no need to re-hash it ig
I didn’t hate every second of it, but still, blegh
2
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Sun Feb 27 2022
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
It was alright, don’t need to hear it again though
I bet my parents would like some of this
3
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Mon Feb 28 2022
Dry
PJ Harvey
Not bad, enjoyed it. Cool.
I like PJ more than most alternative rock I know of.
Some songs/chord progressions felt very Nirvana-esque (a term that doesn't mean much during the age of grunge, because everything sounded like that).
Plants and rags was nice, a more unique track on the album
I think I liked this more than the other PJ Harvey album I had a few months ago.
3
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Tue Mar 01 2022
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
Probably the greatest metal album of all time. Not MY favorite personally, but objectively the greatest. This album makes Metallica's best work look like child's play.
5
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Wed Mar 02 2022
1999
Prince
This sounds like Zumba music for sexually repressed homosexuals of color. It would be perfect background music for a 1980s porno.
1
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Thu Mar 03 2022
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Delightfully idiosyncratic
5
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Fri Mar 04 2022
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
When I think of quality, classic 70s music, ELO is one of the very first groups to come to mind. They take the fun vibe of 70s soft rock and elevate it with wonderful orchestration and tasteful synths and keyboards. So many of these songs are just so fun and catchy and make you wanna dance. Fun listen
I hadn’t paid attention to Sweet is the Night before, but I think it’s one of my very favorites of the album
5
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Sat Mar 05 2022
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
LOVE Johnny's dreamy guitar sound. "Barbarism" is such a cool song. The guitars on the title track are downright spooky. Solid rhythm section too. Morrissey's voice is quite nice (although there were a couple moments it irked me a tiny bit on this album)
The Smiths >>> The Cure
I like the album, but it doesn't feel QUITE on the same level as the "Queen is Dead" for me. A few of the songs feel a bit too long for what they're worth, but they're all pleasant.
The more that internet warriors call Morrissey a terrible person, the more I like him. I'm so fatigued by ppl calling artists pRoBLeMaTic that I think the controversial ones are the coolest ones after all. I'm bored of all the tame basic celebs who tailor every single thing they say to fit the current zeitgeist of socially acceptable opinion. The internet is full of self-flagellating losers who spend their time searching for outrage instead of contributing to society
if you look up "i love morrissey" all the top search results are explaining why so many Latin Americans love Morrissey?? What lmfaooo
4
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Sun Mar 06 2022
Close To The Edge
Yes
What do you get when you combine the most creative and deft drummer in rock, the most phenomenal bass player in rock, the most nimble and unique guitarist in rock, the most masterful keyboardist in rock, and the most pure and beautiful tenor to ever front a band?
You get Close to the Edge! What a soaring triumph of an album! :)
Seriously though, these guys are all complete MASTERS of their craft individually. It's ASTONISHING! The fact that they all managed to be in the SAME BAND is practically a miracle. Yes' bassist was more integral to the band's sound than any other bassist of the 70s; the sound he got out of his bass is unreal; so visceral and punchy. Steve Howe's guitar work is insanely original; he plays so swiftly in a way I have never heard any other guitarist play, and I listen to a lot of guitar! Bill Bruford could play ANYTHING on the drums. Sure, he wasn't as loud as other famous 70s drummers, but he could play more intricate, complex rhythms than all of them by FAR. The keyboardist has literally written symphonies, so that should tell you something lol. And who in rock could belt out high tenor notes so beautifully and sweetly as Jon Anderson??
No other band of the 70s of the world could've written this album. None! The sheer creativity and technical skill it must've taken to write this album boggles my mind. As someone who plays several instruments and knows a good amount of music theory, this album dazzles me. This album is rich in complexity, and each new listen unearths new secrets. Even if you don't like it personally, if you are not exceedingly impressed by this composition then you aren't paying attention...
While Yes, for some, symbolizes the excesses of progressive rock, I truly think the highs of Yes' music are among the very highest in ALL OF MUSIC. Period. I never knew how magical music could be until I found this group.
5
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Mon Mar 07 2022
The Yes Album
Yes
I LOVE YES!!!!!!!
5
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Tue Mar 08 2022
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
I knew virtually nothing about this band, but this was an impressive introduction. The quality here is better than many rock studio albums.
None of the songs blew my mind at all, but it was solid and fun
4
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Wed Mar 09 2022
Third
Portishead
I didn't hate it at all, but since I gotta compare it to all the other albums on this list, it falls into the 2 category for me
Had some cool vibes at times, I liked the darkness of it
Parts to remember: the 2nd half of The Rip, the guitar hook in We Carry On
Machine Gun was very reminiscent of NIN
2
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Thu Mar 10 2022
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
Extremely pleasant throughout. In the grand scheme of things though it feels like a 3
3
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Fri Mar 11 2022
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Fantastic. Magical.
Huge shame they broke up so soon
5
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Sat Mar 12 2022
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
i can see how someone would like it but it's not quite my thing
2
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Sun Mar 13 2022
Dust
Screaming Trees
I didn’t really care for it, torn between 2 and 3
Fav was Sworn and Broken
It got a bit better towards the end
2
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Mon Mar 14 2022
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Nice, not bad
On the Peter Gabriel to Phil Collins vocal spectrum, his voice is dead center between the two.
There's some very tasteful keyboard work here. But sometimes the keys made it sound like Mario Kart online lobby waiting music
3
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Tue Mar 15 2022
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
I don't think 90s music is my thing. So many people say the 90s were the best decade for music, but I'm really not seeing it. Maybe the 4th best decade.
A lot of it sounds like music you're supposed to listen to with your head out the window of a car, feeling your youthful angst being washed away.
2
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Wed Mar 16 2022
Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Sounds like Pete from Mickey Mouse wandered into the studio after going a whole week without a glass of water.
It's a shame because the songwriting is there. But based on my enjoyment it's a 2. Each song feels like it would be the obligatory slow, plodding villain song in a kids' movie. He'd probably give a mean rendition of the "Oogie Boogie Man" song
Some of the songs felt sweet and tender, which I did appreciate. I liked the last song at least
2
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Thu Mar 17 2022
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
Thoroughly boring and forgettable. Sounds like royalty free music composed for the SUV commercials that run after an episode of Pioneer Woman.
The fact that this is Rolling Stone Magazine's 98th best album of all time shows what a complete disgrace that magazine is. Some albums get onto these sorts of lists not because the MUSIC is good or impressive, but because of their cultural context. Like wow a country woman lazily singing about “Broken down shacks, engine parts”, this album must be so heckin culturally significant!!! As if that's what makes a good album
I like old folksy country music quite a bit, from the 1970s and earlier. But modern country utterly disgusts me. The way she pronounces "Pierce the skin and the blood runs through" in the first song makes me vomit.
1
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Fri Mar 18 2022
Purple Rain
Prince
Some parts were kinda cool; some parts I hated.
Prince is phenomenal at guitar but WOW does he underutilize his guitar playing. His songs are totally not for me, I wish he spent more time shredding and less time rabidly obsessing about sex
The ratio of "how much I enjoyed this album" to " how acclaimed it is" is extremely low
2
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Sat Mar 19 2022
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Nice, definitely worth a listen. I like the mood of a lot of the songs. Stylish. I liked it a bit more than I thought I might.
Perhaps the most easily recognizable voice of the 21st century so far? She was a talent
3
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Sun Mar 20 2022
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Ok wow this might be the best indie music ive heard. i didnt fully digest it on first listen so i definitely need to return to this one, it has serious potential to grow on me
4
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Mon Mar 21 2022
Country Life
Roxy Music
Weird, in a cool way
5
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Tue Mar 22 2022
The White Album
Beatles
I think this is my favorite Beatles album. There's just so much good content on it.
John's voice sometimes gets on my nerves. I love Dear Prudence but John's voice really irritates me on that one; the Beatles discography would be improved if John was only allowed to sing one or two songs on each album.
I don't see how people can hate the Beatles. The Beatles aren't even in my top 30 favorite bands but they're so quality. They've got a good balance of accessible and weird.
5
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Berlin
Lou Reed
Nice, would listen again
I liked it a lot; extremely torn between a 3 and a 4
Didn't enjoy the vocals though; they felt much too lazy and dispassionate for the really good music. I have a hard time remembering any specific songs after listening, but I remember it being pleasant. I'll come back one day
3
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Thu Mar 24 2022
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Pretty droning and repetitive for a band that claimed to be bigger than the Beatles lmao
I was just underwhelmed. How do all the tracks sound like the exact same song? All the instruments sound uninspired. The guitar work is lazy and lame; the lyrics don't help either. The vocalist can't seem to stop doing his teenage John Lennon impression for a single second. The way it's mixed doesn't appeal to me either; all the sounds muddle together in a bad way.
Listening to the whole thing just felt like a chore. I can at least stand their best songs, but none of them were on this album anyway. One of the most monotonous albums I've had in a while.
Again and again 90s music underwhelms me lmao. SO many people say it's such a great decade for music, and I've yet to see why
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Fri Mar 25 2022
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Instrumentals are great throughout, the guitar is present in a good way. The vocals weird me out a bit at times but not too badly.
I think it's among the better 90s music I've heard so far
3
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Sat Mar 26 2022
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
It's charming
I don't dislike it but it doesn't compel me much either
It’s not bad but compared to other albums I’m going to give a high 2 for now
2
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Sun Mar 27 2022
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Fun and cool. I did like the other T-rex album better I think, but there are some tracks on here I will return to
4
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Mon Mar 28 2022
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Mesmerizing. This album sounds like I'm trapped inside a kaleidoscope. I listened when I was really tired and was hypnotized the whole time.
Cool listen. It feels more innovative and interesting than other indie artists have dared to attempt.
3
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Tue Mar 29 2022
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
shoe gays
Didn't mind, didn't care for
2
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Wed Mar 30 2022
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
A nice listen
Johnny Cash is unfathomably cool and based
Is there a single celebrity from this century that is as cool as Johnny Cash was? The answer is emphatically no
3
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Thu Mar 31 2022
Basket of Light
Pentangle
It reminds me of the band Renaissance, except not quite as good. Nevertheless it is very pleasant and enjoyable throughout.
This music ignites my deep desire to live in an isolated pagan Nordic mountain village hundreds of years in the past. I wish the industrial revolution never happened. Globalism has destroyed everything that made the world beautiful and awe-inspiring
Will definitely return
4
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Fri Apr 01 2022
evermore
Taylor Swift
Well it definitely sounds like it was made in 2020.
I'm not just trying to be contrary to everything popular, but it is really obvious to me that pop music in our era is not very original or inventive. They're not daring with their song structures or chord progressions. I've heard way too many songs that sound just like this album, and the most the songs on this album are indistinguishable. Props to "closure" for being in 5/4 though.
Yeah sure it's produced well (usually TOO well). But it's bland. The actual music behind her voice is usually so simple; it sounds like a default backing track on Garage Band or something. Once in a while there's a guitar part in the background that's more than just strumming, but it's mixed so quietly. Actual musical talent is NOT what gets you popular in today's world, but that's what I admire.
The themes are just as basic too; how many "love going wrong/being hard" songs or "girl coming-of-age type" songs can one person write before it's too much of the same? All the songs sound like they're made for crying or listening to while looking out a rainy window. But they just do not resonate with me at all.
I never hated it at any point but it's just soooo meh. It's a reminder of why I don't like today's pop music. And there weren't any bangers here like on her early albums; it's all just "sadgirl hours" songs. Even though her early hits weren't interesting, at least they were fun.
P.S. I'm curious who the first sadgirl was to make all her song titles lowercase. Why does everybody do it now?
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Sat Apr 02 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Roger Taylor sounds JUST like this guy; see "Fight From The Inside" by Queen
The album was fine; nothing wrong with it. But I didn't find it very interesting or memorable to be honest. By my personal rating system this one is a 2: where I put the ones I didn't enjoy much but didn't dislike much either.
Favorite song was "Mandolin Wind". The last 2 songs weren't too shabby either
2
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Sun Apr 03 2022
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
very quality!!
Jazz is very impressive, both in the skill needed to play it, and in the imagination required to compose it
4
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
I actually liked the majority of it. Not every song, but a lot of them
I can see why it was a hit, it's quality. Phenomenal vocal control she's got
It makes me nostalgic, they don't make music like this anymore.
3
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Tue Apr 05 2022
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Super quality! The strings and backing choir add so much magic to it
4
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Wed Apr 06 2022
Ramones
Ramones
Way too much of the same. I think the guitarist didn't bother to learn ANYTHING besides the one basic power chord shape. Plus that voice really grates after a couple songs.
Punk is soooo lame compared to the hard rock that came before it and the heavy metal that came after it. The music is boring and you can tell the guys are all about the "cool" image instead. This album has the lowest amount of talent and songwriting ability I've heard in a while.
I don't mind the hits, really, but as it album it sucks
1
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Thu Apr 07 2022
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
I was really into this today
5
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Fri Apr 08 2022
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Sounds a bit corny for an album made by inner city black dudes. I can get behind this oldie hip hop better than a lot of stuff I hear now, I guess
2
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Sat Apr 09 2022
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
A few really great songs, and a few too many languid bluesy type songs imo. Even though the album has a lethargic chill feel, it's extremely solid, and produced perfectly. I enjoyed it throughout. Not a bad moment.
Favorite song was easily "Let it Grow". Also liked the last song, the first song and I Shot The Sheriff. And the vocals in "Please Be With Me" had that perfect 70s harmony feel
Clapton's guitar mastery is indisputable, but I feel like there's only so much original songwriting you can do within the framework of slow blues rock.
I'll be sure to return to this album my next lazy beach day.
3
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Sun Apr 10 2022
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
This album cover is sooo empowering <3 trans visibility is soooo important <3 <3
These guys did punk before it was cool, and it seems they were better than the punk rock bands that followed, too. This album is better than anything the Ramones put out. I don't like punk as a genre but this could be the best punk record I've heard.
A funny and energetic listen. There are some good guitar solo bits in here too
3
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Mon Apr 11 2022
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
Unique blend of thrash metal and industrial music. I think anyone who liked NIN would love this album. I liked the heaviness a lot actually, but most the songs felt little bit too repetitive for me. An enjoyable listen, but I probably won't return; I've got plenty of heavy music that is a little more interesting to me. But the musical chops were there; the rhythm section is awesome.
I thought the second half was better.
I think my favorite song was Scarecrow, that song felt apocalyptic.
Also Psalm 69 was worth remembering, those "Oh Fortuna" style vocals at the beginning with the metal guitar was fantastic; didn't like the sexual lyrics at all though, just the music. I can get behind devilish lyrics but I've never liked sexual lyrics. This song would horrify my parents.
3
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Tue Apr 12 2022
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Wacky but fun story-driven album
Very unique
3
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Wed Apr 13 2022
90
808 State
Good for what it is: ambient/background dance music. I definitely wouldn't mind having it on while I studied or worked or something. Relative to the albums on this list it's a 2/5.
It reminds me of the music that played when I worked a laser tag arena at a in 2018
I've learned to appreciate that the 1001 list isn't necessarily the same as the 1001 best albums of all time. (Most "best albums of all time" lists are lousy anyway). This 1001 list is meant to be a survey of important/influential music, as well as include some greatest albums of all time. That's why I like it. I can appreciate that this is probably an album that inspired a lot of modern electronica music.
2
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Thu Apr 14 2022
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
I gotta be honest, I’m pretty tired of the incessant racial propaganda in America in 2022. Our culture worships black people. It doesn't take a genius to notice that blackness is ONLY praised, and whiteness, we're told, either doesn't exist, or is inherently evil. Every media outlet portrays blacks as empowered and every movie/show portrays whites as dumb, weak or evil. Every corporation glorifies blackness. BLM protestors unironically think they’re fighting the system when every news source and company and TV show and advertisement and CEO “coincidentally” say the exact same things they do. This racial tension only benefits the ruling class, and distracts from real issues of economic inequality or climate change. All over the internet it’s normal to hate white people for their color. Hell, even the week I’m writing this, a black man who had talked about killing white people online went and shot up the NYC subway.
15 years ago few people even THOUGHT about race, and we were on track to a world where race didn’t affect how you were seen. But today, everyone is rabidly fixated on race, and people’s entire personalities are centered on the color of their skin or their sexuality. People aren't proud of their accomplishments, no, somehow they are proud of their skin color. Years ago MLK promoted peace and harmony, but today, blacks are told to be perpetually angry and bitter. It reminds me of the constant war machine in Orwell’s 1984; if the people are consistently angry, their anger can be harnessed. Today there is a “forever war”, a constant stream of manufactured outrage. SJWs scour the internet to find ANY tiny example of oppression, usually in the form of 10 year-old tweets, so that their sad worldview remains intact. But the demand for racism is higher than the supply, so isolated events are blown out of proportion and used to justify dismantling everything about society. There is no aspect of life that isn’t viewed through the distorted lens of oppression.
Our culture’s fatal obsession with identity has caused rifts that will take a century to heal. Identity politics only divides us all; it’s thinly veiled tribalism. Identity politics has destroyed honest political discourse among groups: every person is viewed mainly as a member of a group and not an individual, and it’s not the truth of what you say that matters, but whether you belong to the right group.
Anyway, I didn't vibe with this album. “Black lives matter” is completely true as a STATEMENT, obviously, but as a MOVEMENT, it is destructive and counterproductive. Identity politics is a complete disaster. A post-racial world was within our grasp, but instead we are more divided today than we have been in decades, and it makes me sad.
The music was 3/5. -1 point for the fact that a third of the tracks are just cringey racial affirmation ASMR. 2/5
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Fri Apr 15 2022
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Didn't mind it, a few songs had me bobbin my head.
I liked Lovesick and Execution of a Chump
Although, as is the case with most hip hop, the song structures are extremely repetitive, so it bored me sometimes. I felt the album was too long for what it was worth, with a lot of fluff.
2
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Sat Apr 16 2022
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
The songwriting is more basic than on Hunky Dory, but it is still great
5
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Sun Apr 17 2022
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
The music behind the vocals was pretty interesting at times
I still don't love hip hop though, but this is my favorite i've heard
3
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Mon Apr 18 2022
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
As good as the The Cure!
4
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Tue Apr 19 2022
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Okay I usually think punk is really boring and lame, but this one was great
4
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Wed Apr 20 2022
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Yeah I can get behind this. I liked that there were a few spooky moments. Some sparkly magical moments too. Favorite song was probably the first or the last one
My parents LOVE this group; my mom has said it's her favorite group of all time. So it has some nostalgia bias for me
4
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Thu Apr 21 2022
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Simply brilliant! Magical and mesmerizing
5
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Fri Apr 22 2022
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
quite dreamlike and peaceful. good music to dissociate to. perfectly produced but by halfway through it had reeeally started to drag on.
This album might be better if you classify it as "poetry" rather than "music"
I was feeling 3 about halfway through, by the end it was a 2.
2
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Sat Apr 23 2022
...And Justice For All
Metallica
I like the songwriting on this album.
...but the mix is unforgivably terrible. Lars disgracefully turned the bass down to zero to get a specific drum sound. But it was a lose-lose, because the drums sound extremely terrible too; they sound so flat and lack oomph. It's such a shame. It perhaps could've been their best album otherwise.
There's just so much good metal out there besides Metallica that I don't bother with this album much.
Also it's hilarious how much fans seethe that Jethro Tull beat this album for a Grammy in '89
3
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Sun Apr 24 2022
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Part psychedelic, part baroque pop, part classic 60s soft rock: really nice!
Would definitely listen again
4
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Mon Apr 25 2022
Dirt
Alice In Chains
Quality heavy grunge album
3
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Tue Apr 26 2022
Metallica
Metallica
It's very solid, but I don't like it as much as their first few albums. I enjoyed it but was a bit fatigued by the end.
I was surprised how similar it sounded like the heavy grunge of the decade, like Alice in Chains.
3
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Wed Apr 27 2022
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Some really, really great vibes on this one
3
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Thu Apr 28 2022
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
It's good and I can totally see why someone would like it. She's got cool raw energy
but it's not really for me
2
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Fri Apr 29 2022
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
It’s quality for a modern indie rock album. Had good vibes. I definitely would recommend it to someone who likes low energy indie rock. Last song was great.
But I was pretty bored for a lot of it. The first song really made me cringe when he started singing.
3
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Sat Apr 30 2022
Technique
New Order
Cool 80s party , a worthwhile listen
3
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Sun May 01 2022
On The Beach
Neil Young
Great vibes
Very enjoyable if you're in a chill mood
3
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Mon May 02 2022
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Can't complain at all! Extremely pleasant and lots of creative melodies and progressions
3
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Tue May 03 2022
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
How can any other band compete?
5
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Wed May 04 2022
Marquee Moon
Television
Enjoyable listen. Reminds me of the Talking Heads
It's crazy how much post-70s rock music rips off sounds that were already explored in the 70s. So much 2000s rock that sounds like this
4
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Thu May 05 2022
Fromohio
fIREHOSE
GREAT drums
And some great riffs sprinkled throughout
Worthwhile listen
Spotify inexplicably flagged every song here as explicit..? Even the drum solo?
3
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Fri May 06 2022
Thriller
Michael Jackson
It's great, everyone knows that.
Although I didn't enjoy the last few songs as much.
I really dislike when people judge music based on the artist's character. Some just love to spend their time being outraged. Can't relate.
Not that I specifically care about MJ though
4
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Sat May 07 2022
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
Look it's pretty good for a hiphop album, but man, i just do not enjoy hiphop
2
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Sun May 08 2022
Ray Of Light
Madonna
This is not a bad record, some fine moments! But compared to the rest of this list I feel I have to give a 2.
2
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Mon May 09 2022
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
My favorite jazz album thus far. Very cool
4
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Tue May 10 2022
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Definitely not as concise as their subsequent albums, but I love it anyway. Not a 5/5 compared to their own discography, but I say it's a 5/5 on this 1001 list
Full of killer, catchy riffs
5
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Wed May 11 2022
B-52's
The B-52's
I don't really enjoy the talk-singing throughout this album
2
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Thu May 12 2022
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Plodding, dull and dreary
1
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Fri May 13 2022
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Metallica WISHES they could've made this album. Better guitar work, better bass work (and the bass is actually audible), and WAY better drums (Lars is so overrated)
I really like everything about this album except the vocals, but I'm getting used to them
The 2nd half of the album is a lot better imo
4
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Sat May 14 2022
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
There's just too much to love on this album to give it a lower rating
5
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Sun May 15 2022
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Amy is such a smooth soul sistah that she deserves an honorary N-word pass
She's one of those musicians I respect plenty, but somehow don't find myself enjoying all that much.
2
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Mon May 16 2022
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
Cool
3
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Tue May 17 2022
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Wow this was boring
Every song consisted of a simplistic 6 second rhythm that looped the entire track without changing at all, while he sang over it.
You hear one of his songs, you've heard em all
1
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Wed May 18 2022
White Light
Gene Clark
bleghhhhhh
1
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Thu May 19 2022
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
I liked Pitche Mi a LOT
The rest I didn't mind
3
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Fri May 20 2022
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
Music for wandering
3
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Sat May 21 2022
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
I liked the first song a lot, and a few others. I also disliked several songs and thought a bunch of the lyrics were dumb. But overall it was good enough for a 3
Gotta give props to a white dude who’s brave enough to say the n-word in this century lmfao
3
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Sun May 22 2022
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Cool dark vibes
Favorite was Pimpf
3
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Mon May 23 2022
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
I enjoyed a few songs, but a lot of songs I didn't care for, especially the "shoe" song. Sounds like a knockoff of classy 50s/60s music with an old timey country touch at times. He doesn't have as remarkable of a voice as the great crooners he's LARPing as.
Maybe I'm too harsh. I can see why others could like it. Favorite song was Born Under a Bad Sign. Last track was very pleasant too
2
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Tue May 24 2022
Music From Big Pink
The Band
I sAid wAiT a MiNUtE ChEsTer
4
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Wed May 25 2022
xx
The xx
Endless quantities of horrible lo-fi indie bedroom music have come out since the mid 2010s that sound just like this. Yuck.
It comes across as so devoid of soul and talent. The entire album could've been written by selecting default backing tracks in GarageBand.
The girl's voice is basic and bland, but it's nothing compared to the cringe-inducing terror that is the guy's voice.
Plus the guitar is so simplistic it hurts, literally the most basic guitar playing I've heard on this entire 1001 list.
1
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Thu May 26 2022
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
SO pleasant to listen to, it soothes me. I don't usually listen to music like this, but I felt like this album cast a spell on me that makes me want to return.
Good American folk music makes me yearn for earlier American days. America used to have this whole mythos and majesty surrounding it. There was a unifying American spirit. Now, everything that once was sacred and beautiful has been destroyed in the name of progress. I'm not patriotic at all but the loss of such a sense of awe and majesty makes me mourn, in the same way Nietzsche mourned the "death of God". There's nothing inspiring to believe in anymore. All that's left to find meaning in is phony social justice and vapid consumer culture
4
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Fri May 27 2022
Faust IV
Faust
First track wasn't interesting enough but I liked the rest. I like psychedelic music
4
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Sat May 28 2022
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Overall quite nice, a couple songs I didn’t care fo
4
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Sun May 29 2022
Paris 1919
John Cale
Very pleasant, worth a listen
3
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Mon May 30 2022
Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
The first minute of the album really fakes you out, you think it's gonna be a funky disco thing
It's still nice though, although it's hard to tell the songs apart, they all sound the same, so the album felt a little repetitive
I enjoyed it because of its relative novelty. The motifs and themes of this album aren't present in many other genres. Classy musicianship throughout, too.
3
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Tue May 31 2022
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
It was nice. Interesting.
It was slow and sometimes repetitive, but for some reason I didn’t mind.
I don’t get why these guys are so acclaimed but I did like it
4
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Wed Jun 01 2022
Black Monk Time
The Monks
Sometimes influential music doesn't equal good music
But hey I enjoyed the frenzy that was this album enough to give a 3. Don't plan to ever come back to this one though
3
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Thu Jun 02 2022
Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
Some really nice heaviness at times
There were quite a few moments that made me heavily cringe, especially towards the beginning, but overall it was decent. So I guess a low 3/5
3
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Fri Jun 03 2022
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Great!
There were enough songs I wanted to return to to make this album a 4/5 for me
4
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Sat Jun 04 2022
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
This album has the power to change boys into men
5
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Sun Jun 05 2022
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
A few 3/5 moments, a couple 1/5 moments. Overall I didn’t care for it. It is very reminiscent of Nick Cave
2
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Mon Jun 06 2022
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Nice, enjoyable. Great vocal chops.
3
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Tue Jun 07 2022
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
It’s very pleasant and definitely worth a listen. Good for relaxing to. Great lyrics as always. I could never complain if someone out this album on in the background.
Although, it does feel somewhat bare compared to his later albums, as it’s just acoustic guitar and harmonica on this one. There’s a lot of Bob Dylan I like, especially Bringing it all Home and Highway 61. This album doesn’t compare all well to those ones imo. Definitely a few gems worth returning to though
3
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Wed Jun 08 2022
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Idk why but I wasn't feeling this one much. Also it's almost all covers, which aren't quite as good as their originals.
I can see why people would like it though
2
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Thu Jun 09 2022
Hypnotised
The Undertones
If this is punk, it's definitely one of the best I've heard. I had fun listening to it
4
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Fri Jun 10 2022
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
I found it repetitive and uninteresting, sorry not sorry. It's not the worst thing I've ever heard by ANY means, but compared to the other albums on the 1001 list it's pretty low
I don't think anybody would care about hip hop if it didn't come primarily from black people.
1
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Sat Jun 11 2022
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Reminds me of Eric clapton’s ocean boulevard album a bit.
This album obviously has great guitar, and a couple definite 5/5 moments. I listen to Sultans regularly. But I wasn’t really entranced by a lot of the songs.
3
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Sun Jun 12 2022
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
Ya know I thought it was pretty interesting, for a hip hop album anyway.
Of course the lyrics are lame most the time, but it was cool enough. If I ever see gonna relisten to a hip hop album it might as well be this one
3
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Mon Jun 13 2022
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Nice, would listen again
4
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Tue Jun 14 2022
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
It’s so nice. The sound is fantastic, love the quality of the background vocals. Hearing the production on this album makes me wish my favorite albums from the 60s and 70s could’ve been recorded with today’s better sound equipment. Feels so fresh
5
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Wed Jun 15 2022
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
ELP were crazy and fantastically original. They got famous as a folk rock band; slow acoustic songs like Lucky Man and From the Beginning are their most well known tunes. But anyone who ACTUALLY knows ELP knows they epitomized keyboard-driven prog rock.
Keith Emerson was the most skilled keyboardist of the 20th century. Easily. It's easy to arrive at this opinion after listening to ELP's first 4 studio albums, which showcase much better keyboard/piano work than this even this album does. I don't even listen to Pictures at an Exhibition all that much. What an insane mind he must have had to compose ELP's discography.
And Carl Palmer was a MONSTER of a drummer. Crazy dexterity. I find that prog drummers (Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Neil Peart) tend to be way more impressive than the traditionally chosen greatest rock drummers of all time.
Plus ELP almost singlehandedly inspired the majority of 90s videogame music. Listen to Tarkus or the Karn Evil 9 suite if you don't believe me. If I had a nickel for every turn-based RPG battle theme that sounded like ELP...
I can definitely understand why not everyone would enjoy this album. It's weird. But I dig it.
Not nearly as good as Brain Salad Surgery though. I REALLY wish Pictures at an Exhibition WASN'T on this list, and that Brain Salad Surgery was instead. I don't love this one as much, so I was unsure whether to put 4 or 5. And because I was unsure I decided to put it as a 4/5 for now.
4
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Thu Jun 16 2022
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Everly Brothers but country. Don't need to hear it again but it's a nice listen.
It makes me a little sad that the culture that produced this music has long since been destroyed. The world in which you were raised no longer exists.
3
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Fri Jun 17 2022
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
Wow my ears were already super fatigued of listening to that voice after 2 songs. And then I had to listen to the rest of the album. Actual pain, not just dislike. Had to listen at lowest possible volume. Even HER voice sounds fatigued the whole time.
It sounds like the b52s tried to make a punk album.
Best lyric was “I’ve dreamt that I was hitler, ruler of the sea, ruler of the universe.”
1
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Sat Jun 18 2022
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
This might be the most tedious album I've ever heard.
Most of these songs are indistinguishable because they're mainly comprised of two chords: a root chord and then its major 4th chord, which they switch between ad nauseam. Once in a while there's a major 5th chord. Those are the 3 most basic chords in all of history. And they're played so lazily too. This album just oozes mediocrity.
The singing is lackluster and the guitar playing is so dull; a below average 9 year old guitar student could've have written this music for all I know. I think I'd rather have no guitar at all than have to listen to this unimaginative, unimpressive trash.
These guys have MORE THAN ONE album on this list, which is unfathomable. There is better alternative music from the 80s than this.
1
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Sun Jun 19 2022
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
I didn't find it QUITE as memorable as the other Bowie albums I've heard. But perhaps it's not fair to compare to compare this to his other works. I've just heard too much Bowie that I like more than this, maybe if I had heard this album before his others it would've had a bigger impression on me.
I'll spend some more time with this one in the future
Whoever played piano on this album killed it, btw
I liked Time and really liked the last track
4
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Mon Jun 20 2022
Kenya
Machito
I enjoyed it
3
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Tue Jun 21 2022
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
I didn't like it as much as their other music I've heard
3
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Wed Jun 22 2022
Funeral
Arcade Fire
This is definitely one of those indie albums that makes alt kids feel soul-searchy or appreciate life more or something. I enjoyed it well enough, but it doesn’t really affect me in that way. The always-wavering vulnerable vocals that are omnipresent in indie music aren’t my favorite thing ever. But there were good moments. I think I liked the last two songs the most.
3
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Thu Jun 23 2022
Live!
Fela Kuti
Not bad, but I didn't care for it
Great drum work from Ginger
2
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Fri Jun 24 2022
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Better than the other Bob Marley album I’ve heard but still I found it a bit boring
2
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Sat Jun 25 2022
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Is it wrong to say that I find the usual big, loud "black attitude" just so tiresome? Today, arrogance and sassy loudness is celebrated, so long as it comes from a black person; people seem to think being "empowered" means being self-obsessed and obnoxious. Every song has this overblown, forced, pompous swagger that just gets irritating. Much hip hop suffers from this. It doesn't feel genuine, it really feels like the whole purpose of the music is to seem cool.
I really think hip hop has to be the most pretentious genre out there. The definition of pretentious is: "attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed." Hip hop is all about style and attitude, not about substance or talent. By that I mean that it is usually not musically complex/deep to compose, nor does it take any technical skill with a musical instrument to perform. Sure, the lyrics take effort to write, but that's the only thing it has going for it. Since when was good music about lyrics? You might as well stick to poetry.
After all, the music itself is often so simplistic; a 3 second beat is looped over and over for a whole 4 minute song. Wow, so impressive, guys. The music isn't even played by people, it's played by a machine. It doesn't take a musical genius to push buttons on a drum machine. Today a lot of hip hop is performed by computers; the only piece left for a person to do is rap. I'm sure someday soon computers will be able to convincingly rap, and all popular hip hop will be procedurally generated by AI.
I love to listen to music that is written by skilled composers and/or performed by talented instrumentalists. Hip hop is the antithesis of this; simple repetitive music, no impressive instrumental work. Usually, anyway. I’m sure it’s enjoyable to many but I just don’t like it at all
1
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Sun Jun 26 2022
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Couldn’t get tired of it
5
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Mon Jun 27 2022
Rocks
Aerosmith
Doesn't get much more American than this. Today America is a shattered land of sissy babies but back in the day Americans were strong and unafraid, and this music captures that cool 70s American energy well, I'd say.
4
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Tue Jun 28 2022
The Cars
The Cars
Nice, definitely worth the listen. Will return. This could grow on me.
I really liked the synths on this album when they appeared.
Really liked the last two tracks
There were a lot of artists in this era with that dramatic talk-singy vocal style (like the talking heads and the cure)
4
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Wed Jun 29 2022
Yeezus
Kanye West
Hip hop was a mistake, and is likely the cause of most of society's ills
1
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Thu Jun 30 2022
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Okay this isn't my usual style, but wow this album was fantastic! It's so rare for me to be so impressed by an album that isn't my style, that I knew nothing about. I was dazzled by the diversity of styles here. A+ for creativity. This could be the greatest pop album of the 21st century.
This album is better than anything I've heard from other female mega popstars. Better than Mariah Carey, better than Madonna, better than Whitney Houston, better than Taylor Swift, better than Olivia Rodrigo.
I didn't like the second track, so I was doubtful for a sec. But basically every other track was great, and some were just plain fantastic. I really thought it got better as it went on.
5
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Fri Jul 01 2022
Whatever
Aimee Mann
It was good for what it aims to be, but I just was not into much of it
A couple songs I liked I think
2
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Sat Jul 02 2022
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Not for me but I could see its appeal to some
2
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Sun Jul 03 2022
Revolver
Beatles
Superb
5
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Mon Jul 04 2022
Infected
The The
Kinda liked some bits, other bits made me cringe. Overall it was worth a listen but I won't return
3
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Tue Jul 05 2022
Stankonia
OutKast
It was good for a hip hop album but I just cannot get into hip hop. There were a few good choruses sprinkled throughout but there was so much annoying rap you had to get through.
2
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Wed Jul 06 2022
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Fun throughout
Best song was Whiskey Woman. The chorus sounded a lot like knocking on heavens door but I think this song is older than that one
4
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Thu Jul 07 2022
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
I liked it better than Bob Marley. Nearly half of the songs I thought were too boring/repetitive but there were some that I did in fact enjoy. So a 3/5 fits nicely I think
3
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Fri Jul 08 2022
The La's
The La's
Really great alt rock
4
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Sat Jul 09 2022
Vivid
Living Colour
A cool, unique brand of soulful funky glam metal. Props for creativity.
I did think it was too cheesy for my personal taste. It’s one of those albums I admire but don’t super enjoy
3
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Sun Jul 10 2022
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
There’s some Bob Dylan I like a lot, and some I think is fine. Highway 61 is by far my favorite album of his
3
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Mon Jul 11 2022
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Folk country > pop country. There were a lot of moments I liked, especially the instrumentals. There are some quite talented musicians here.
A loooot of the songs sounded almost the same. They tend to use very, very similar chord progressions and song structures. I was disappointed by how repetitive the album was. I did find it pretty charming but I never want to hear it again, except for a few tracks. Except it's hard to know WHICH tracks I'd want to hear again, since they're so similar. I think I'm just barely gonna give it a 3 because I enjoyed the vibes and fun banjo/fiddle parts. I liked the instrumental tracks
I did find it fascinating how old some of the collaborators on this album were. This album is like a historical artifact
3
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Tue Jul 12 2022
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I don’t like hip hop. The only reason I’m giving a 3 is because some of the lyrics were pretty hilarious.
3
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Wed Jul 13 2022
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
Man I get so bored of hip hop. I did sorta like the few more soulful R+B tracks. No disrespect but it ain’t for me
2
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Thu Jul 14 2022
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
There was some cool funk moments underneath, but overshadowing it a bit was that cheesy 80s synth pop that does sound quite dated. I think I’ve enjoyed some synth pop, but this one didn’t quite do it for me.
I can see the appeal though
2
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Bad
Michael Jackson
The King of Pop's most 80s-infused album yet.
Objectively, it's an impeccable, world-class pop album. Subjectively, I enjoyed the listen plenty but I have no desire to listen to the album again, which is how I classify my 3/5's.
I liked Dirty Diana and the last track
3
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Sat Jul 16 2022
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
I do admire the happy, free sound of Irish folk music. There is no modern music that feels as liberatingly joyful as good irish folk.
As far as the album goes, I think I enjoyed it but so many of the songs sounded quite similar.
3
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Sun Jul 17 2022
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Every single song is a 3-4 second loop that repeats for 3-4 minutes
1
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Mon Jul 18 2022
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Thought it was great!
Favorites were Deja Vu, Our House, Country Girl
5
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Tue Jul 19 2022
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
A really nice, flawlessly produced indie album. Uplifting but not TOO cheesy
4
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Wed Jul 20 2022
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Cool
3
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Thu Jul 21 2022
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Quirky
3
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Fri Jul 22 2022
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
A bit underwhelming/uninteresting, but still enjoyable. Never need to hear it again though
3
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Sat Jul 23 2022
My Generation
The Who
I liked it, it was great.
They sure sound like the year this album came out. Some parts reminiscent of The Beach Boys. Some old-school soul influence.
Amazing drums.
4
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Sun Jul 24 2022
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Not a great album, but perhaps a hint of greater things to come.
Favorites were Under my Thumb and Out of Time.
The first 15 seconds of Out of Time sound like Banjo Kazooie music
3
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Mon Jul 25 2022
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
I definitely enjoyed this one a lot more than the previous Neil Young albums I’ve heard (the one where he’s against the tree and the beach one)
First side was like perfect; reminded me of John denver at times for some reason
4
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Tue Jul 26 2022
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
250 albums in and I think this is the most entertaining hip hop album I've had so far. Hip hop isn't my style but Eminem may be my favorite
3
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Wed Jul 27 2022
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Fantastic voice. Pretty fun
Every song uses the same 3-chord progression, it seems. So musically and compositionally I didn't find it interesting at all.
3
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Thu Jul 28 2022
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Fine, for an old school hip hop album. I was pretty bored to most of it, but there were a few alright moments. I liked the occasional jazzy instrument.
2
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Fri Jul 29 2022
Black Metal
Venom
This album feels just as much like punk as it does like metal.
There is some metal I really love (e.g. Opeth)
This album I thought was just fine but I don't desire to hear it again. Not a particularly bad album.
I can understand why some would think the lyrics are dumb, but for me lyrics usually only play a small role in the quality of music.
Favorite track: Countess Bathory
3
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Sat Jul 30 2022
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Ya know, this probably is the perfect pop/alt rock album. It's not very intricate or impressive but it has fantastic energy and is very catchy. It’s not really my cup of tea, but it’s perfect for what it strives to be.
Several of the songs were pretty uninteresting to me; I think that once you’ve heard a few of their songs, you’ve heard em all. But their formula works.
Wonderwall is a better song than I remember.
3
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Sun Jul 31 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Pleasant. Sounds quaint now.
Some songs have very interesting chord progressions, like She Knows Me Too Well.
Favorites included kiss me baby, when I grow up, help me Rhonda, in the back of my mind
3
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Mon Aug 01 2022
Elephant
The White Stripes
Jack White is no guitar virtuoso, and Meg White may be the most unimpressive drummer to ever have been in a famous rock band. BUT, I really enjoy this album. The songwriting is great and it oozes style.
Favorite tracks: Ball and Biscuit, Hypnotise (which probably had the best drums of the album), I just don’t know what to do with myself
4
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Tue Aug 02 2022
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
Good indie pop album, but what the cringe kinda title is "Dear Science"?
A lot of great lyrics
A couple songs that made me cringe a bit, but many moments I appreciated
A bit too modern poppy for me, but it was pretty unique and creative
3
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Wed Aug 03 2022
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
At times high energy punky, at others funky groovy. Despite his extremely British voice, I found myself a bit charmed by the quirky grooviness of it.
3
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Thu Aug 04 2022
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
I think my main problem is that is just feels like background music. Feels like trance music, so by nature it’s repetitive. There were some cool moments sprinkled throughout, but I didn’t like the majority of the album.
Really don’t like any of the tracks with vocals
2
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Fri Aug 05 2022
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
I was just kinda bored and/or annoyed the whole time. I'm having a hard time thinking about the few moments I may have enjoyed because all I can remember are the parts I cringed at.
If I had to choose a track to re-listen to, I might choose Homemade
1
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Sat Aug 06 2022
Pornography
The Cure
Some pretty cool songs, some pretty boring ones.
The dark goth aesthetic is pretty cool, it’s probably their darkest album
Favorite songs were The Figurehead and Cold
3
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Sun Aug 07 2022
Slipknot
Slipknot
I don’t think it’s fair to completely write off this album as just stupid edginess, but I definitely don’t enjoy this angsty industrial late 90s brand of metal as much as darker, bleaker metal or NWOBHM or prog metal. It felt a bit repetitive and I personally would have liked some more dynamic changes. Obviously I respect the technical skill these guys have. I didn’t hate the album but I didn’t care for it.
But now that I’m thinking so much about metal I just wanna go listen to Judas Priest or Opeth.
2
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Mon Aug 08 2022
Boston
Boston
Maybe it’s cheesy boomer rock, but it’s just flawless.
I’m constantly amazed at how FANTASTIC male singers were in the 70s and early 80s. NOBODY sings like this in popular music these days. I love guys who can sing crazy high and still sound like guys.
5
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Tue Aug 09 2022
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Listen, I totally get that this album has poetic value, and that he was trying a new style. But WOW, this was one of the dullest albums I’ve had in months, musically speaking. The songs are SO simplistic, the majority of them use the three most basic chords (1,4,5) and are just plain indistinguishable. There is no talent displayed here, his voice is a bit annoying, and the harmonica pierces my ears. Compared to the rest of the 1001 list, this one is surely a 1/5
1
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Wed Aug 10 2022
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
This album is godly, probably my 2nd favorite Led Zep album. Music literally does not get more based than Led Zeppelin.
Immigrant Song: One of the coolest songs of all time. No question. There was this really cool ascending bass line during the “on we sweep” bit that I hadn’t noticed before.
Friends: SO cool. Love the weird main riff that has both the sharp fourth and the flat third. The strings add this fantastically foreboding, ominous energy.
Celebration Day: Weirdly funky, great underrated tune. There’s a cool nimble bassline during the chorus here too.
Since I’ve Been Loving You: Dear God this is the SEXIEST song of all time. It is dripping with tension and passion. I LOVE this song. I wish the electric organ was louder in the mix.
Out on the Tiles: AMAZING drum groove. I like the parts during the verses when he throws in these awesome polyrhythms. I love drummers who don’t just keep time, but change up what they’re doing constantly and add intricacy. Some dull people think that less is more, but they are so so wrong. Love Bonzo’s interesting grooves.
Gallows Pole: Amazing. I love, love the folksy sound on this one, and when the drums come in it is impossible not to get excited. Led Zeppelin wasn’t even a folk band, but they do folk better and more fun than virtually every folk band of their time.
Tangerine: I like the guitar tone on this one. This song feels nostalgic to me.
That’s The Way: Again, Led Zep’s acoustic songs are top tier. I adore when a heavy rock band can write a good acoustic song.
Bronyaur Stomp: So fun! The guitar-playing is very interesting on this one.
Hats off to Roy Harper: cool sliding bluesy guitar. Nice lyrics lol
5
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Thu Aug 11 2022
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
If there's a such thing as progressive indie, it's this.
I was pleasantly surprised! Every song interested me because they were constantly surprising me by changing in ways I didn't expect. It was very impressive and felt very creative and fresh.
This one could definitely grow on me more, I will return
4
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Fri Aug 12 2022
Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
90s alt rock, some hip hop influence perhaps?
psychedelic at times, but in a more modern, urban-sounding way than early psychedelic rock
Didn’t mind it but I didn’t care for it
I can imagine why someone might think this was cool
2
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Sat Aug 13 2022
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
This might be the most "ahead of its time" album on this list.
During at least half the albums, I couldn't help but think there were Strokes and White Stripes songs that sound JUST like these. Is 2000s alt rock just a ripoff of 70s post punk?
I was very pleasantly surprised with this album. Catchy and cool throughout.
5
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Sun Aug 14 2022
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
*deletes student demonstration time*
Ahhh a perfect album
5
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Mon Aug 15 2022
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
I feel pure joy when I listen to the kinks. They are really great at making catchy songs that are also deceptively intricate. Almost none of their songs are simple 4 chord songs like every pop song today. Their songs often change keys or have interesting chord progressions; it’s pop perfection but it’s substantial enough to keep me interested.
I love their vocal harmony sound
(Their following album is better than this one)
5
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Tue Aug 16 2022
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Really great. Encapsulates so much of what was so great about the 60s :) Will return
4
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Wed Aug 17 2022
The Rise & Fall
Madness
Awesome cover art.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. Quirky british new wave 80s music; reminds me of XTC.
3
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Stardust
Willie Nelson
Imagine naming your whole album after a song you're just covering.
The few songs I recognized, I think I prefer the original versions (especially Stardust and Unchained). In principle, I don't respect albums that are just covers AS much as original songs.
But the album was still very enjoyable to me, and I could see myself peacefully and pleasantly listening to this album again. It does have a magic to it. Adding an old-timey country touch to these classic adult standards works well.
4
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Fri Aug 19 2022
All Directions
The Temptations
Woah what an opener
One of the best Motown soul records I’ve heard, definitely worth returning to
Way better than their other album I’ve heard
4
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Sat Aug 20 2022
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
A pleasant indie album. Lots of tender, catchy songs that have that cozy energy that good indie albums have.
I wouldn't mind listening to a song or two here, but an entire album of this stuff was just a bit too much of the same for me. Nothing wrong with it, but just not mind blowing. If I need some nice sentimental indie songs I’ll be sure to return to this one.
3
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Sun Aug 21 2022
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
I don’t have anything witty to say about how horrible his voice is, like all the other reviewers try to do. I just didn’t derive any enjoyment from this album, except for the times I laughed at how goofy and clunky it was. Even if his voice were good I don't think I'd care about the music.
There were some good lyrics but I don't factor that in much when I think about whether I liked the music
1
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Mon Aug 22 2022
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Some nice, sorta goth, post punk alt rock with female vocals. There was cool dark energy on some of the songs.
I liked it more than I expected to. I thought it was just as good or even better than similar contemporary albums, like The Cure’s Pornography.
4
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Tue Aug 23 2022
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
I thought i was gonna like it but I didn’t really care for it. I found it fairly forgettable and not very unique. It’s not as energetic as punk but it’s not as interesting as glam rock.
The Wikipedia says “New York Dolls was an influential precursor to the 1970s punk rock movement as the group's crude musicianship and youthful attitude on the album challenged the prevailing trend of musical sophistication in popular music, particularly progressive rock.” I will never understand this. yeah I get that the point of punk rock was to make oversimple, unimaginative music just to stick it to the old rock gods. Just because that was the point doesn't somehow make the music worthwhile. Punk rockers wanted to be cool but they didn't have any musical ability or understanding, so they tried to convince everyone that having talent and songwriting ability was pompous and arrogant. Sophistication is super cool, if you can also write good music. I know this is somewhat tangential to my thoughts about this specific album, but why should I care
2
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Definitely worth a listen. This music inspired much of the music that followed for decades.
Listening to music from this era makes me feel a bit strange; the culture and values that produced this music has long since been destroyed and supplanted. It’s a artifact of a bygone time. That makes me a bit sad somehow.
RIP Buddy
3
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Thu Aug 25 2022
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
I really disliked when the guy sang/talked but wow I was really into bjork’s voice, never listened to her before. I can see how she was influenced by that early 80s new wave alt rock female vocal style, but she totally builds on and surpasses it.
I don’t usually like this genre but bjonk makes it cool
4
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Shadowland
k.d. lang
Unexpected but a welcome surprise. Classy old fashioned country with a unique twist
Great vocals
4
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Sat Aug 27 2022
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Uninspired, insipid, and derivative. I know it’s easy to be a critic, but I really think all these words apply. Nothing about this album feels new for its time; every aspect of it is a worse version of a previous band’s work.
Pretty boring. I might have given it a 2, but the lead vocals were the most lackluster I’ve ever heard, so I feel justified giving it a 1.
1
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Sun Aug 28 2022
All Mod Cons
The Jam
Pretty good post punk album, but ultimately a bit forgettable
3
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Mon Aug 29 2022
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
You guys ever experience hip hop fatigue?
Cool beats but I wasn’t interested or engaged. Hip hop be the most repetitive genre fr fr
Best song was La Musique
1
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Two words: rhythm section
4
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
I listened to the first half while studying, and it was just great. But I listened to the rest while driving and actively listening, and I gotta say I got pretty bored. It's hard to compare music I like as background to music I like for purposeful listening.
Here's the thing; I do actually respect this genre; I know its purpose is not the same as traditional music. But I just don't value it as much as music that I can listen to actively and enjoy it still.
2
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Thu Sep 01 2022
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
HAHA this is the most hilarious sounding opening track I've heard out of the last 200 albums. The beat sounds like its tripping over itself and his rapping is so strange and funny. The chorus is so bad. the "it was s'posed to be so easyyyyy" was another epic highlight. And that's just the first song.
Y'know, at least 85% of my favorite music is from the UK. But UK plus rap just doesn't seem like a great combo...
Definitely worth a listen if you want to laugh. He's about as good of a rapper as Ed Sheeran
There were a few tracks I didn't hate, but the overall effect of the album for me gives a 1/5
1
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Fri Sep 02 2022
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Nothing wrong with it; it was pleasant and had chill energy.
But the songwriting was just pretty simplistic and didn’t surprise or excite me. Didn’t like nor dislike
2
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Mon Sep 05 2022
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Reminds me of The Jam, and a bit of The Cars. Vocalist somehow sounded like Thin Lizzy’s occasionally
I liked the keyboard work
Some songs bored me but some songs I liked quite a bit. Oat first I thought I wasn’t gonna care for it but I liked it more as it went on. Stuck between 3 and 4.
3
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Tue Sep 06 2022
Grace
Jeff Buckley
Greatest voice of the 90s (if not the greatest album of the 90s)
5
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Low
David Bowie
Lots of interesting sounds here. Got more experimental and ambient as it went on.
Really great; stuck between 4 and 5. Will return
4
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Thu Sep 08 2022
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Very fun and funky. Worth a listen for sure
3
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Fri Sep 09 2022
Amnesiac
Radiohead
Radiohead is always a treat to listen to.
This album was quite experimental (as always) and trippy and cool.
I’m definitely glad I listened to it but I don’t think I care to return to this specific album
3
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Mon Sep 12 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
I've always liked this album. Songwriting is great and catchy, the guitar work is cool too. Their upbeat songs are fantastic and so are their melancholy songs which they do so well.
I like Morrissey. I could not relate LESS to people who hate him because he's a nationalist. American social media normalizes anti-white hatred and tries to censor all attempts to resist it. Victim mentality and bitterness are lauded as virtues. After growing up in perhaps the most left-wing US state, where so many white people I know have been guilt-brainwashed into hating their culture and ancestors, it's refreshing to know there are still a FEW people out there who like white people and the West.
5
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
I REALLY liked the guitar work/solos
The singer’s got a great unique voice.
This album does grunge better than a ton of grunge bands. And BEFORE all those grunge bands. The album does feel a bit juvenile at times but I still liked it
3
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Wed Sep 14 2022
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
A couple decent songs, some mediocre songs, and the worst cover of Just Like Heaven possible
2
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Thu Sep 15 2022
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
One of the greatest voices ever. This is objectively a good album, but by my own rating system i think it’s a 3
3
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Enjoyable throughout. I liked it more than I expected to. Lots of catchiness. Could listen to again.
My mom would like this album. It sounds like it influenced a lot of big 80s music.
Kinda sounds like New Order.
3
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Mothership Connection
Parliament
Very silly and fun. Great, great bass tone
But I think a lot of the songs were pretty repetitive compared to how long the songs were. Like there’s a really killer riff, but then that 6-second riff repeats for like 7 minutes.
I’m definitely glad to have listened though
Favorite was Handcuffs and the Thumpasorus one
3
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Tue Sep 20 2022
The Bends
Radiohead
Way more straightforward and poppy than other Radiohead stuff I've heard.
It's funny that there are several Radiohead albums that are definitely better than this one, but this album still does 90s pop alt rock way better than all their contemporaries anyway. Oasis WISH they could've made a record half as good as this one
4
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Wed Sep 21 2022
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
Listening to this one felt like a chore. It’s just very bland, very unexciting, very plain; it sounds like royalty-free music for low budget commercials.
1
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Thu Sep 22 2022
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
I suffer from terminal hip hop fatigue.
Every track is mind-numbingly repetitive and indistinguishable from all the others. Music for edgy delinquents who think being black is a personality trait.
1
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Woodface
Crowded House
I’m a bit torn, the first majority of the album I was definitely feeling a 3, but I liked the later parts more on average
It’s quality for what it is, but it’s not so much for me
Favorites: fall at your feet, fame is, all I ask
3
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Mon Sep 26 2022
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
It's a diverse, funky, soulful album. Prince's best album for sure. Deserving of being on this list. I can appreciate the genius behind it.
I just don't enjoy it much at all. Not for me
2
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Tue Sep 27 2022
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Hip hop was a mistake. I can’t believe it got MORE popular after this boring album came out
1
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Wed Sep 28 2022
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Better than I was expecting. A diverse album with funk and soul
4
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Thu Sep 29 2022
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Majestic genius. Opened the door for the most magical and fantastical genre of all time: prog rock. A fusion of high art with rock music, taking inspiration from classical, jazz, psychedilia, and rock n roll. I love so much about prog: its themes, its complexity, the unorthodox musical forms, the high degree of technical skill involved, the long tracks that each feel like self-contained journeys, and so on. Prog musicians in the early 70s reached incredible artistic heights; when was the last time a genre even AIMED that high, let alone reached it? Nobody strived for majesty like these guys did. Modern music feels empty and cheap in comparison to this.
First track is just insanity. Robert Fripp is a twisted mad genius; anyone who knows anything about King Crimson knows that much. The drums are just outstanding for 1969. Everyone is playing at a high level on this track.
Second track is serene and gorgeous, reminds me of halcyon days long since past. I feel like I'm in an enchanted forest meadow.
The third track is apocalyptic and tragic: "The fate of all mankind, I see, is in the hands of fools." The Mellotron adds so much richness to the sound
The first few minutes of the fourth track are hauntingly beautiful. Obviously there's too much noodling, but I at least like part of the ambient section, specifically the guitar-driven parts. In defense of the noodling, I would at least say that it perfectly primes you for the impact of that final track.
The final track mesmerizes me. Its sounds are lush and overwhelming. The lyrics confuse and entrance me. It is almost too majestic to describe with words. It is otherworldly. It sounds like heaven and hell colliding.
5
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Fri Sep 30 2022
Moondance
Van Morrison
Quality mellow feel-good oldies
3
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Mon Oct 03 2022
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
I ended up kinda liking it. Reminds me of prog metal at times, like Dream Theater. But more edgy, like Slipknot or Rage Against the Machine. Also had some strong pop punk elements? Like MCR?
I don’t like rap at all, but it’s at least cooler when paired with heavy metal guitar
3
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Utterly magnificent. Shine On You Crazy Diamond takes me into the astral plane.
For my funeral I just want everybody to listen to all 9 parts of this song.
5
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Wed Oct 05 2022
Street Signs
Ozomatli
If you your favorite song is “Livin La Vida Loca” you are gonna love this album
Favorite part was the transition between Dona Isabelle and the following song
3
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Thu Oct 06 2022
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
A big long psychedelic jam session. Felt like Wild West music at times. I liked the lead guitar tone a lot; and the bass guitar when it appears for a sec on “Which”
Favorite moment was probably midway through “Cavalry”
I enjoyed it enough; don’t need to hear it again though
3
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Fri Oct 07 2022
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Quirky cool soft rock
3
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Mon Oct 10 2022
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Classy and fun and wholesome.
Obviously this guy was hugely influential.
The songs kinda become indistinguishable by the end of listening, but it's still thoroughly enjoyable. Great listen.
3
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Tue Oct 11 2022
Pretenders
Pretenders
Pretty good.
Post punk but still punk at times
I liked Lovers of Today and Mystery Achievement; I don't remember which others I liked
3
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Wed Oct 12 2022
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
Oasis but much better. Has a touch of pop punk.
3
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Thu Oct 13 2022
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Okay I liked this one. But I thought the first 5 songs were better than what followed.
I especially liked it because of the quality of the background vocals, whenever those appeared; just magical. See "Holilili"
At times it reminded me of the Tiki Room show at Disneyland lol
Also "Mbube" was definitely on that Classical Baby show I used to watch as a kid
3
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Fri Oct 14 2022
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Queen's best album. It's got the band's best guitar work, and probably their best drum work too. There are still a few silly Queen songs, but there's so many hard rock moments throughout. I love diverse albums like this one.
Their vocals sound so tight, as always.
Brighton Rock is awesome, my favorite Queen guitar solo for sure. In the Lap of the Gods is just crazy and magnificent. Flick of the Wrist is a favorite of mine too.
Queen was basically my gateway into both hard rock and prog rock, so I'll always have a soft spot for this album and for Queen II.
I'm convinced the only people who hate Queen have just been severely overexposed to their music, or hate Queen's annoying fanbase.
5
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Mon Oct 17 2022
Zombie
Fela Kuti
Best story behind an album I’ve heard in ages.
Cool music. Reminded me of the band Magma a couple of times
4
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Tue Oct 18 2022
Diamond Life
Sade
Sounds like perfect music for a somber episode of Miami Vice, or maybe for a cheesy 80s porno.
Meant for the background, not really the kind of music I want to actively listen to.
I appreciate the nostalgic slick retro vibe this album gives off, but I'm not into the music
1
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Wed Oct 19 2022
The Specials
The Specials
I don’t like reggae but I enjoyed most of the post punky stuff. Reminded me of the B52s sometimes. Props for being a fairly diverse album
I don’t understand the difference between ska and reggae
3
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Thu Oct 20 2022
25
Adele
Fine in its own right, but I got kinda tired of a whole album of melancholy, sickly-(bitter)sweet piano ballads.
I don’t care for this genre. She should make a rock album, her voice has the power.
I think I recognized 4 songs. Maybe 5.
2
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Fri Oct 21 2022
Follow The Leader
Korn
I appreciate the heaviness. There is some metal I like a lot, but for some reason I don’t like Nu Metal that much. I liked this album more than slipknot, but a little less than the linkin park album.
2
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Mon Oct 24 2022
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Now this is real music
5
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Tue Oct 25 2022
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Not bad, but definitely not as good as Meat is Murder or The Queen is Dead.
“Last Night I Dreamt” is a totally awesome song though
3
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Wed Oct 26 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Quality. Diverse and interesting songwriting.
5
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Thu Oct 27 2022
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
I enjoyed it as peaceful background music
3
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Fri Oct 28 2022
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
I feel cozy now
4
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Mon Oct 31 2022
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Thoroughly enjoyable. First two songs were really cool
3
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Tue Nov 01 2022
Heroes
David Bowie
Sounds like Brian eno took over on the second half of this album
4
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Wed Nov 02 2022
Trio
Dolly Parton
A very pleasant listen, but the songwriting didn't really interest or impress me at all
2
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Thu Nov 03 2022
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
I appreciate the originality
2
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Fri Nov 04 2022
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Pretty good, for a hip hop album anyway
3
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Mon Nov 07 2022
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
I think the songwriting is good but those 80s effects make it hard for this album to feel timeless. I enjoyed it just fine anyways
3
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Now this is what I call feel good music.
Probably the most "rock opera" sounding album I've ever heard.
4
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Wed Nov 09 2022
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Really nice. Captures so much of what is good about 80s/90s alt/indie rock, without any of the bits that I don't like so much. Reminded me of The La's
5
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Off brand, basic blues rock
It's pleasant and fun but it’s not very original or interesting in any way; I don't think this deserves to be on the list
2
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Fri Nov 11 2022
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
This album is so great. Greatest blend of hard rock and folk ever realized (besides their even more folky albums like TAAB and Songs from the Wood). These old rockers have such a clever, witty take on rock music. They are very down to earth, self-aware, silly, and unpretentious compared to other prog rock bands, while still having the talent and complexity that prog is known for.
Anyone who thinks there is too much flute here should give this album another listen after they've pulled the flute out of their anal cavity
5
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Mon Nov 14 2022
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
Timeless
5
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Tue Nov 15 2022
A Night At The Opera
Queen
Just awesome. Even if you removed Bohemian Rhapsody and You're My Best Friend I still would love it.
Queen got me into prog and hard rock, so I'll always have a place in my heart for their 70s albums
Favorites are Death on Two Legs, '39, Seaside Rendezvous, The Prophet's Song, and Love of My Life. Their deep cuts are better than their hits.
5
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Wed Nov 16 2022
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
The quintessential indie album.
It has that uplifting, life-affirming feeling that good indie albums are known for
Favorite was probably The Tallest Man, which was in 11/8 incidentally.
I actually thought it was a great and interesting listen, but I don’t know if I desire to hear it again, so I’m not sure what to rate it.
3
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Thu Nov 17 2022
Among The Living
Anthrax
Pretty good, but it’s not the best metal can offer.
Sounds like a mix of the other Big 4 bands
3
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Fri Nov 18 2022
Goo
Sonic Youth
I can see how this would've been really influential
Crunchy guitars. Cool angsty sinister vibes
3
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Mon Nov 21 2022
Solid Air
John Martyn
It’s not bad by any means but it didn’t really compel me
At times sounds like the Doors, at times sounds like Jack Johnson. It does sound fairly ahead of its time.
3
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Tue Nov 22 2022
Illmatic
Nas
Really good, as far as hip hop goes, which isn't say much I suppose
It got better towards the end
3
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Wed Nov 23 2022
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
It's just too much
1
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Thu Nov 24 2022
Microshift
Hookworms
Great. It hit me in the right mood.
Good mix of modern indie electronics and psychedelia
5
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Fri Nov 25 2022
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
About as straightforward as hard rock can get. AC/DC is fun enough but they’ve just got the least interesting/diverse catalogue in all of rock music. I enjoyed it for a while but eventually every song sounded exactly like the previous one.
To be fair, AC/DC is leagues better than the punk rock that was also popular in the late 70s.
2
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Mon Nov 28 2022
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Nice Latin music
3
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Tue Nov 29 2022
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Funky and chill.
For the first half of the album, I thought that there were a lot of sections that felt passive and weren’t as engaging, like background music.
But as it went on I started liking it more. I thought the second half was great.
4
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
To be fair, you do need an incredibly high IQ to understand the nuance and depth to this album
3
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Thu Dec 01 2022
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Blegh I was just so done by the time this album ended
2
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Fri Dec 02 2022
Harvest
Neil Young
C'mon Neil, it's time to put your music back on Spotify.
Joe Rogan ended up being kinda justified in his skepticism anyways, so you just look like a huge pussy for throwing such a huge fit. Why is everyone so authoritarian these days?
5
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Mon Dec 05 2022
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
I’ve always liked this record. One of the most influential albums ever.
The Nico songs are definitely my favorite of the bunch.
I think the only thing I don’t like about it is how sloppy the guitar solos often are. But I know that’s part of its uniqueness, so I can get past it
4
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Tue Dec 06 2022
OK Computer
Radiohead
Greatest alt rock album ever
5
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Wed Dec 07 2022
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
Partway between glam rock and glam metal. Pretty fun
3
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Thu Dec 08 2022
Damaged
Black Flag
Each song is an explosion of angst and dissatisfaction. I can see how music like this led right to crazy screamy metal like Slayer.
Favorites were TV Party and Life of Pain
3
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Fri Dec 09 2022
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
He definitely sounds like a Portland, Oregon dude lol.
I ended up liking it more than I thought I would. His songwriting is very interesting, lots of cool chords progressions.
Although I sometimes found his voice a bit annoying
Torn between 3 and 4
4
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Mon Dec 12 2022
Live Through This
Hole
Mmmm milk…….
Actually very quality, it’s right up there with the other big heavy grungy albums of the 90s
3
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Tue Dec 13 2022
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Awesome
5
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Wed Dec 14 2022
Nixon
Lambchop
Indie rock with symphonic elements. It sounds like Nick Cave joined Arcade Fire.
I didn’t super enjoy it. The vocals are a bit of a let down, ESPECIALLY the awful falsetto songs, and they were sometimes too quiet or indecipherable.
2
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Thu Dec 15 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Actually pretty fantastic. Not only is he the greatest male pop singer of all time, but this album actually has some interesting and varied songwriting.
Favorites were They Won’t Go When I Go and Cowboys and Angels
4
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Fri Dec 16 2022
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
New wave / post punk rock. Sounds a lot like The Jam. Pretty good
3
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Mon Dec 19 2022
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Timeless and cool
4
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Tue Dec 20 2022
Transformer
Lou Reed
Lou Reed just epitomizes art rock. Definitely worth a listen. Could grow on me with further listens
Favorites: perfect day, satellite of love, I’m so free
3
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Wed Dec 21 2022
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is unlike anything else
5
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Thu Dec 22 2022
Either Or
Elliott Smith
It’s fine, but I didn’t think the songwriting was as interesting as the other album I’ve heard from him. Also his voice annoyed me on quite a few tracks.
I did like how some of the songs that started quiet picked up partway through and the drums came in
Favorites were Pictures of Me and Say Yes
2
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Fri Dec 23 2022
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
A few songs I kinda enjoyed. But I really think rod stewart is just the most average rock star out there
2
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Mon Dec 26 2022
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
Cozy album. Sparkling keyboard and piano work. The vocals were soulful (but occasionally were a bit imperfect)
Very enjoyable on the whole.
4
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Tue Dec 27 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Actually pretty cool. Hypnotic psychedelic hip hop. I definitely appreciated that there was hardly any rapping
3
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Wed Dec 28 2022
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
Music for vapid self-centered "bad bitches" who derive all their life's meaning from sex (see Amanda's Tale lmfao that one was funny). The music was usually irritating and the words were worse. The album is only here because it's empowering n sheeit
Sure, she's got a good voice. But often it's the people with the "best" voices that make the most cringey music of all
1
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Thu Dec 29 2022
Dummy
Portishead
Cool slick nighttime music
3
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Fri Dec 30 2022
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
I actually liked this one! Sounds like a mix of the Doors and the Moody Blues.
Late 60s heavy psychedelia with cool proggy keyboards
4
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Mon Jan 02 2023
Parklife
Blur
Diverse and interesting punky Brit pop album.
4
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Tue Jan 03 2023
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Guns N Roses came late to the party. They didn’t bring much that was NEW to the table; the ground they trod had already been explored by previous bands like AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Judas Priest, and maybe some of the hair metal bands.
But the album is very quality rock, and does basically everything right. It’s good fun
3
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Wed Jan 04 2023
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
Kooky diverse unusual post punk with some fiddle
3
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Thu Jan 05 2023
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
I liked a few of the more folky songs, but I didn't care for the songs that sounded like basic somber female singer-songwriter stuff.
Favorite was Blood Red River or Devil Song
2
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Fri Jan 06 2023
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Soothing 80s soft pop
2
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Mon Jan 09 2023
The Visitors
ABBA
Perfectly enjoyable but not very memorable on this first listen. I liked “Slipping Through”
3
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Tue Jan 10 2023
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Not bad, but definitely wasn't as interesting to me as their previous album; it was poppier and less heavy, iirc.
I can see why Kurt Cobain liked her
I liked Dying and Petals
2
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Wed Jan 11 2023
Manassas
Stephen Stills
Quality American blues/folk/country rock
4
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Never listened to these guys before but this was awesome
5
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Fri Jan 13 2023
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Nice
3
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Mon Jan 16 2023
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
So annoying. She’s got a powerful voice but I don’t enjoy this music in the slightest.
1
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Tue Jan 17 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
I've had 3 nick cave albums previously, and disliked them all. But I actually thought this album was pretty great. Powerful music. The sonic quality of the album was very good
4
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
The songwriting or the performance isn’t that interesting. kinda bland. It’s mainly 40 minutes of a Bri’ish chap trying to inspire an uprising with his anti-establishment poetry
2
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Thu Jan 19 2023
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Soothing and pleasurable to listen to
4
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Serene and happy.
It would be nice as background Sunday music, but this is just about the last album I would choose to actively listen to
2
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
One of the best 90s alt rock groups
3
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Tue Jan 24 2023
Synchronicity
The Police
Very interesting blend of influences on this album. Post punk, new wave, punk, reggae, world music.
Worthwhile listen
3
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
It’s not the worst thing I’ve ever heard, but I just think it doesn’t deserve to be on the list
1
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Thu Jan 26 2023
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Pleasant soft country rock, but it’s not all that special to me
Hippie boy was funny
2
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
A lot of 5/5 songs and it’s all quality. But by the end of the album i was kinda fatigued of all the piano ballads that were starting to sound the same.
If I listened in smaller chunks maybe that would’ve been better
3
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Pleasant and calm
2
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Crunchy Southern bluesy rock. Enjoyable listen. I definitely wouldn’t mind listening again.
Although I don’t know if I’ll return to this one because there are just so many rock bands I like better. This album wasn't THAT good. Listening to this made me want to go listen to the first Blue Oyster Cult album.
3
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Wed Feb 01 2023
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
It’s not unpleasant but man I was just so bored
1
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Pretty good alt/indie rock
Noisy at times and catchy at others
Got kinda annoying by the end
2
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Gris Gris
Dr. John
This album would be perfect to listen to if you ever found yourself lost in the swamps of Louisiana
4
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Mon Feb 06 2023
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Cool feel-good funky soul music
Favorite was Summer Breeze
Giving it a 3/5 because I probably don’t care to hear it again
3
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Tue Feb 07 2023
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Funky jazz fusion-y. Pretty cool
I think I liked vein melter the best
4
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Wed Feb 08 2023
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Actually very nice! Will definitely have to return; this one could become a 5/5 for me with a bit more time.
Great drum sound. Lush album.
4
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Thu Feb 09 2023
Blue
Joni Mitchell
I can't respect her anymore since she hopped on the Spotify censorship bandwagon with Neil Young. It baffles me, it truly does. Today liberals dominate all forms of media. Skepticism and dissenting opinions are not tolerated in mainstream discourse. In 2021, if you questioned the vaccine you were met with social outcry, bans from the internet, and you could even be doxxed or fired from your job. Today, it's obvious that the vaccine actually does hurt some people, and that it doesn't even prevent COVID in many cases. Joe Rogan is literally the most chill, moderate, open-minded celebrity out there; he has had people from all walks of life and with all sorts of political views on his show. The fact that the entire internet tried to have him silenced is really telling of how stupidly insane the modern world is. I still hold many liberal beliefs, but it's terrifying how authoritarian and vengeful leftists are in these times.
Anyways, I'm not rating this album based on her as a person. It's a very pleasant and soothing album. She has great vocal control. Although I didn't find the album extremely interesting a lot of the time; I wish there were more dynamics in her music, more variation.
3
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
It kinda sucks at times but I didn’t hate it enough to give a 1/5. Sounds like what Leonard Cohen would have written if he were born in Ohio in the late 70s.
Favorite was Transylvania blues, because it sounded cool and also because there was no singing
2
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Mon Feb 13 2023
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Lots of weird textures and flavors, interesting throughout
Frenetic and nervous
Makes me want to go listen to Discipline by King Crimson
5
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Tue Feb 14 2023
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Fun catchy poppy post-punky.
3
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
This kind of indie can get cheesy and nauseatingly sentimental, but I did like this album a good amount. I enjoyed it on first listen better than their more popular album. I used to like this kinda stuff my freshman year of college.
When it comes to indie rock my favorite is probably the Shins; their first album deserves to be on this list.
4
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
A lot of cool moments. Funky and brassy with plenty of Kuti's African influence. The rhythm section is fantastic, steals the show. Hard to choose a favorite track. This would be fun party music. One of my favorite "world" albums I've heard on this list, if this falls into that category
3
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Fri Feb 17 2023
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
This album is vapid and tedious. Every "song" is indistinguishable from the rest.
Hip hop is just so bad. Music for posers by posers
1
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
A lot like early talking heads, perhaps with some B-52s energy in there too.
This album was a bit polarizing for me; there were a few songs a liked a lot, and a few tracks I didn't like much at all. "A" for creativity
I think I liked Space Junk, Mongoloid, Gut Feeling, and I also kinda liked Shrivel Up
3
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Neil has become an authoritarian sissy bitch in recent years. The censorship culture we live in these days is absurd. I can't respect anyone who agrees with silencing honest skepticism and dissenting opinion. Freedom of thought is vital to a healthy society.
I liked "Harvest" a lot but this album was pretty flavorless and uninspired. It wasn't unpleasant though. The guitar playing was pretty lackluster; I kept wishing a talented guitarist was playing instead. I don't think Neil Young deserves as many spots on this list as he has
2
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Tony hawk game type music
Pretty cool at times. Awesome beats. Hypnotic at times
3
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
There's so much to love about this album. The nimble basslines, the monstrous drums, and man do I love young Robert Plant's voice. Plus, y'know, the crunchy awesome guitar work. This album is so heavily seeped in the blues that it's probably the most American sounding album to ever come out of England. I'm so glad that England appropriated American musical forms, because the majority of the best rock bands came out of England (Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Floyd, Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Judas Priest, Jethro Tull, Yes, Queen, etc). Musicians have been borrowing from each other since the dawn of time, so anyone whose enjoyment of the album is hindered by Zeppelin's alleged plagiarism is an uneducated stuck-up fool.
This album is better than virtually all the hard rock albums that came after it. And this isn’t even Zeppelin’s best album. For all the decades to come, no one could top what Zeppelin had done; no greater hard rock band has emerged since.
I love rock bands whose members are all ACTUALLY GOOD at their instruments. There are far too many boring poser rock bands that lack any talent or songwriting skill whatsoever (like basically all of the punk bands of the late 70s)
The only thing I don't care for are all the sexually charged lyrics. But it never gets in the way of the enjoyment -- lyrics are mostly irrelevant to the greatness of music (otherwise, why not just read poetry?).
Favorite track -- Bring it on Home
5
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Scientists: Behold! we found baby alien life on another planet!
Abortionists: Uhm ackshually it is just a alien fetus therefore it is not alive or significant and we should kill it for convenience. You are racist and phobic.
Scientists: NOOOO oh my science this is too woke! *dies of cancel culture*
Abortionists: *dies because they are really just grown up fetus*
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Moral of the story: Fetus life matters<3
5
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
Nice, catchy and engaging
Favorite song was the first one or the last one
4
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Tue Feb 28 2023
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Probably my favorite jazz album on the list, so I'm just gonna go ahead and give it a 5
5
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Wed Mar 01 2023
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
I have the same feelings towards this album as I did about Tom Waits and most of Nick Cave's work: I appreciate the artistry but I am not into the music very much. I can see why someone else might like it
I like Cohen's early work
2
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Sheet Music
10cc
Okay wow this was one of the greatest surprises I’ve had yet! This was awesome and wacky in all the right ways. It’s just genius progressive pop rock. So many clever and interesting hooks. I can’t believe I’d never heard it before. The production is so good I can’t believe it came out in 1974. Awesome album. I am surprised it is ranked as low as it is
5
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Moon Safari
Air
I thought a few of the tracks were pretty cool, but I also thought several of the tracks weren't my cuppa tea
2
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
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Tue Mar 07 2023
The Poet
Bobby Womack
Pretty alright
2.5
3
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Noisy and energetic. I only listened to the original 22 minutes version, but I enjoyed more than I thought I would. I liked it much better than their later album I've listened to. I usually find this kind of rock too simplistic but in small 22 minute doses I can dig it.
This dude can totally scream better than Kurt Cobain
3
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Thu Mar 09 2023
New Wave
The Auteurs
Nothing bad about it, but not particularly special-sounding to my ears. I bet my mom would like it though.
It's like Pet Shop Boys plus Oasis but sadder
2
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Django Django
Django Django
I appreciate the attempt they made but I just feel the album wasn't as cool as they wanted it to be
2
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Bad Company
Bad Company
Very straightforward classic rock. Enjoyable enough I suppose. I do prefer my rock to be less simple than this. When I say I love hard rock I do not mean this.
I bet my dad would like this; he likes a lot of the arena pop hard rock acts of the 80s, like Scorpions, Foreigner, or Bryan Adams. So in that respect, I'd say Bad Company were ahead of their time, just cause they remind me of that music in a lot of ways
2
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Parallel Lines
Blondie
Nice, better than I was expecting
Torn between 3 and 4
3
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Holy **** I just love this album to death. Definitely my most listened to album of the 60s (and I really like the 60s). It's just so perfect, each track makes me feel happy or pumped up (except the one or two sad ones). Each track is just perfect, criminally underrated on this website. Glad it’s rated way higher on RYM
5
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Thu Mar 16 2023
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
This album is, sonically, very interesting. You can definitely hear the combination of the Talking Heads' strange Afro rhythmic textures, and Eno's lush ambient soundscapes. Worth a listen
3
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Rapture
Anita Baker
If I had to rank the genres of music, this 80s smooth neo-soul would be pretty low of the list
Sure, she’s got a great voice. But I often find that people with the best voices write some of the most boring music
1
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Mon Mar 20 2023
London Calling
The Clash
I really like the first song a lot. I have listened to the first song several times and was excited to listen to this album, hoping there would be more of that dark punk sound. Instead the majority of the album is happy and almost silly at times
The rest of the album was still good, even though I didn’t like the ska (is that what it is?) type songs as much.
Still easily one of the best punk records, if not the best. Probably better than the Sex Pistols, and definitely way better than the Ramones
This album could grow on me still, so I should listen to it again sometime
3
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
I don’t listen to these guys much anymore, but this is a solid album. Their first four albums are all pretty great.
But when I compare these guys to other metal bands, I usually am left unsatisfied. When I DO want to listen to metal, I want to listen to more technical/complex or dark stuff. My favorites rn are Death and Opeth. I also like Megadeth and Judas Priest plenty.
My least favorite thing about Metallica is Lars’ drum sound (especially on 'And Justice For All': great songwriting but dear god what a horrible mix). The drum sound is really harsh and piercing in a bad way, but at the same time it sounds so flat. And it's much too loud in the mix in my opinion. I want to be able to hear the guitar and bass without my ears being destroyed by the annoying drum sound.
Favorite track: Orion
3
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
I’m cataloguing this under “great music tarnished by annoying vocals”
I will return to this one someday to give it another chance. I thought the music was great, good performance by the band, plenty of well written stuff, but the vocals bugged me often
3
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Melodrama
Lorde
Yeah I can definitely see the appeal. If I were an 18 year old girl leaving home for the first time, I bet this album would have such a life-affirming, eye-opening effect on me. Euphoric
The songwriting is within pop music boundaries, but the album sounds REALLY good, as far as production and quality goes
Favorite track: The Louvre, Liability, Perfect Places
3
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Garbage
Garbage
Pretty good for its genre
Favorite: Vow, Milk
3
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Mon Mar 27 2023
Permission to Land
The Darkness
Total mom-rock
A bit of spicy guitar work here and there coupled with some outrageous male vocals. You can tell the songwriting is from the 2000s but the style sounds like an old glam pop rock kinda band
2
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Movies
Holger Czukay
This album must have JUST been added because as I'm writing this there is only one other person who has left a review here. How lucky for me <3
I liked Future Days a ton, and most of Tago Mago. I can see some slight similarity between Can and this guy's solo work, but of course it's not on the same level, as is usual with solo albums from members of awesome bands.
I liked the two long tracks well enough. I didn't care for the two shorter ones much. Probably won't return to this one. I'm gonna go listen to some more classic krautrock now
3
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
Folk music is free and beautiful.
Listening to traditional folk music makes me a bit sad. The culture which created this sort of music doesn't exist anymore.
4
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Thu Mar 30 2023
The Undertones
The Undertones
Enjoyable throughout!
Great fun energy. Singer has a cool voice that wouldn't work well in just any genre but it really works here perfectly
3
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Sincere
Mj Cole
Every song has the exact same beat bro
Doesn't quite feel like a finished product, but a bunch of demos
1
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Melodic and noisy
Kinda like Sonic Youth, but more poppy upbeat and more pleasing vocals. Has a nice sentimental feel at times
I wonder if my mom would like some of these songs
3
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Tue Apr 04 2023
The Wall
Pink Floyd
This album is definitely more than the sum of its parts. Not as good musically as "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", but still one of the greatest concept albums.
I think in rough times of my life I have related to the themes of this album a lot, actually. Some people dismiss the concept, but I think the themes of isolation speak to a lot of men out there, especially in today's world.
The guitar solo at the end of side 3 is just sensational, I'm sure everyone can agree. Also I really enjoy "The Trial" lmao
4
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Wed Apr 05 2023
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
Nice
4
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Thu Apr 06 2023
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Feel-good music
3
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Fri Apr 07 2023
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Nice but not that great
3
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Mon Apr 10 2023
Rubber Soul
Beatles
4
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Street Life
The Crusaders
Started off sounding like 80s neo-soul but then it turned into some funky, relaxed, almost jazz fusion type of music. Sounded a bit like elevator music at times, but still enjoyable
3
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Wed Apr 12 2023
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Way more awesome than I was expecting
4
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Thu Apr 13 2023
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Enjoyable at moments, but overall I didn't care too much for
2
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Fri Apr 14 2023
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Nice. I can see the psychedelic roots on this album
4
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Tommy
The Who
Great, but somehow I feel it's lacking just a little something
4
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Tue Apr 18 2023
Arrival
ABBA
The lyrics to that first song had me cracking up
3
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Man this was just soooo boring to get through
2
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Thu Apr 20 2023
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
3
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Fri Apr 21 2023
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Really great
Peaceful and pensive, a bit avant-garde
5
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Mon Apr 24 2023
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
This album is a great reminder that jazz was a living, breathing genre of music. It was born in an age when live music was king, long before a musical album was a concept. It’s music for improvising, music for dancing, and music for living in the moment.
This is also one of those albums where the context greatly enhances the music: the fact that this revitalized his flagging career, and the amazing marathon saxophone solo
5
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Tue Apr 25 2023
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
Sounds like a poppy Radiohead with hints of prog metal.
It's fine enough but I never need to hear it again
3
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Wed Apr 26 2023
Who's Next
The Who
Really great. Powerful in a meaningful way (as opposed to cheesy or cringeworthy "empowering" music). Torn between 4 and 5
4
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Thu Apr 27 2023
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
“You don’t get it the music is supposed to sound like shit”
I’d much rather listen to a purposefully outrageous album like this than an album that tried to be cool but just sucks, like the ones from Ute Lemper or MJ Cole. An album that is challenging/difficult/weird on purpose is often better than one that was supposed to be good but is bad anyways.
3
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Fri Apr 28 2023
Tapestry
Carole King
4
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Mon May 01 2023
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
God rap music suuuuuucks
Why do hip hop beats always have to sound so terrible? Whether it’s mordant hip hop or old school they almost always sound so annoying
1
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Tue May 02 2023
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Yeah it's great, but I'm surprised that it's the second highest-rated album on this whole site. It’s not THAT good
4
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Wed May 03 2023
A Seat at the Table
Solange
Very quality. One of the best R&B albums I’ve heard
Although I don’t care for all the “ayo being black is sooo beautiful and amazing” shit
4
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Thu May 04 2023
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
Wow this was fantastic😍
5
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Fri May 05 2023
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
I liked it more than I expected. I remember rating her 2000 album quite low, but I don’t recall why
4
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Mon May 08 2023
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Some blues-pysch rock jam sessions with occasional symphonic elements, and a lot of spoken word vocals. Some tracks that sound a bit inspired by traditional or classical music, such as the short third track. I liked most of the music, but I often disliked the spoken word stuff.
It seems likely that the album sounds creepy and predatory on purpose, and isn't just an outright celebration of pedophilia.
Who knows though. Personally the themes and lyrics of an album matter very little to me compared to the music itself.
The only part I didn't like were her noises on "En Melody" lol that was weird
3
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Tue May 09 2023
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
One of the cooler-sounding hip hop albums I’ve heard on this list. I liked the alien sounding synths
The humor reminds me of Eminem
3
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Wed May 10 2023
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
The second album was a lot better.
I appreciated the variety, but wow this was too much for me. Some good moments, but I don’t really like hip hop so it was hard to get through
2
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Thu May 11 2023
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Kinda punky, kidna post-punky. Some hints of the Beatles, perhaps
I liked it
4
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Fri May 12 2023
Atomizer
Big Black
Noisy and hardcore
I probably would’ve liked this album less if I’d gotten it back when I started the 1001 list. I think the worst part of eating music for years is that my tastes have changed somewhat and will keep changing; albums I rated a certain way two years ago might not be comparable to an album I just listened to
The walls of harsh sound reminded me sometimes of Loveless
4
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Mon May 15 2023
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
Cool electronic indie
Chill and enjoyable. Aphex twin with vocals.
Kinda repetitive at times but the repetitive bits were still fairly interesting
3
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Tue May 16 2023
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Some good songs, and plenty of songs I didn’t care about
2
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Wed May 17 2023
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
really nice. I like this 60s English sound so much
4
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Thu May 18 2023
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
Why the shit is this rated so low???
I really enjoyed this listen a lot, a magical pastoral folksy trip back in time
The only criticism I could think of are the “rough” vocals, but they’re no worse than Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen, and they fit perfectly with the music
4
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Fri May 19 2023
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Mf really thought THIS album could destroy rock and roll? 😂
It’s probably one of the better examples of its genre. Enjoyable at parts. I don’t like the vocal samples common to this genre.
3
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Mon May 22 2023
Phrenology
The Roots
God this one was tiresome. Too boring and repetitive. “Rock You” was just the same 1-second beat repeated for 3 minutes.
A couple songs had good hooks, but they got old before the song was over.
Sometimes I can tolerate hip hop but man was this one a chore for me
1.5
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Tue May 23 2023
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Quality American-style blues rock
Not a bad moment
Altough sometimes I feel like there's only so much you can do within the framework of blues rock
4
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Wed May 24 2023
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
Quality alternative rock. A little like the Strokes or White Stripes, but definitely heavier, so it reminds me of 90s rock more than 00s rock. Good energy throughout
3
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Thu May 25 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Keith Emerson was the most genius keyboard player popular music ever saw.
He could play anything ever written, and at the same time could write stuff no one else could play. The title track is so rich and complex; if you don’t think it’s genius from a compositional standpoint, you’re not paying attention or are willfully ignoring it. If you look “Tarkus played by a symphony” or something like that you’ll hear how genius it is.
Carl Palmer is also an absolute madman on the drum kit.
The second side is obviously weaker than the first side, which is why the album is actually currently my least favorite of their big four studio albums.
It’s definitely quite inaccessible, as you can see from its average rating score. But you simply cannot deny the genius behind Tarkus. Literally no other group before or since ELP could ever have written anything remotely resembling this piece of music. They were unabashedly original. Some people think they’re too pretentious, and maybe they were, but damn do I love when talented musicians show off their talents. Virtuosos shouldn’t dumb down their music to appeal to common tastes
I love the section at 14:25
Also I’m pretty sure ELP inspired so much 90s video game music, it’s crazy
4
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Fri May 26 2023
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Some songs sounded like Coldplay, some songs sounded a bit more unique
Unexpected “Moondchild” cover
Solid indie alt 2000s rock
3.5
3
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Mon May 29 2023
Virgin Suicides
Air
A lot of awesome instrumental tracks
4
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Tue May 30 2023
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
I usually haven’t liked music like this before, but I thought this one was quality trance music. I bet my dad would like this one actually
3
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Wed May 31 2023
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
I liked how the bass was in the mix, and the drums were interesting a lot of the time.
Quality post-punk
A bit less variety then other post punk albums I’ve heard, perhaps
3
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Thu Jun 01 2023
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
Music for losers
1
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Fri Jun 02 2023
Fun House
The Stooges
Cool garage rock
Worth a listen but I’m not crazy about it, some songs were quite repetitive and overstayed their welcome a little
3
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Mon Jun 05 2023
Low-Life
New Order
The first three songs were good enough, but I really liked Sunrise and Elegia.
My mom loves this group
3.5
4
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Tue Jun 06 2023
Night Life
Ray Price
Nice old country music, with some of that melancholy energy that good old country albums so often have. Enjoyable listen.
3
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Wed Jun 07 2023
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Quality and very fun. Great production: this album SOUNDS great
3.5
4
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Thu Jun 08 2023
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
One of the best
5
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Fri Jun 09 2023
Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
Pretty average, but fun enough
2
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Mon Jun 12 2023
So
Peter Gabriel
My favorites were the first and last tracks. The album had a lot of slow moments, but even at slow times the music was intricate and lush. I have a bias towards Peter Gabriel because I just adore the early 70s Genesis albums.
I think I need to return to this one to think about it some more. I was listening to it in the car and the wind made it very hard to hear a lot of what was going on, so I'll have to listen without so much distracting noise.
4
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Tue Jun 13 2023
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Not as memorable as their other albums, but it still has much of their signature magic. Great listen.
4
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Wed Jun 14 2023
The Man Who
Travis
I liked the first song, and I liked “Why Does it Always Rain” in high school
But the rest of it was a little less exciting than I hoped it would be. Enjoyable enough though
3
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Thu Jun 15 2023
Back In Black
AC/DC
Out of all the hard rock giants, ACDC has the the least variety in their music, and I don't love them in the way I love more substantial rock bands like Led Zeppelin.
Even so this album was a fun listen.
3
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Fri Jun 16 2023
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
The music here is fantastic
My main problem with the album is that I adore the sound of Plant's voice on their first 4 albums, and it just sounds so much more worn and coarse. Some songs are better than others.
Everyone else in the band is in absolute top form, of course. There are some brilliant tracks on this one. In the past I'd have given a 5, but at this moment I'm feeling a 4. Could swing back though
4
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Mon Jun 19 2023
Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
Quirky and catchy
A bit of psychedelic mixed with 90s alt/pop rock
3
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Tue Jun 20 2023
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Yeah it's easy listening but it's still quite nice
4
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Wed Jun 21 2023
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Great punk energy. Very cool
3
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Thu Jun 22 2023
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
I think I wanted to enjoy this more than I did. I appreciate the artistic sentimental feeling that he is going for, and it has some hints of the Beach Boys' style throughout. I probably should relisten someday
3
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Fri Jun 23 2023
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
Wacky
2
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Mon Jun 26 2023
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Really fantastic. Great listen
4.5
5
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Tue Jun 27 2023
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Just sublime. Very nice.
I was annoyed that the Spotify version has the bonus tracks interspersed throughout the album instead of putting them all at the end like a sane person would do.
5
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Wed Jun 28 2023
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
It's so crazy and weird that I can't dislike it for being weird
3
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Thu Jun 29 2023
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Awesome
5
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Fri Jun 30 2023
Eternally Yours
The Saints
Catchy at times but not very memorable. A bit more melodic than other punk albums.
By the end of the album I ended up liking it more than when it started. Went from 2 to 3 for me
You hear a few punk albums and you’ve heard em all. It’s hard for me to enjoy punk this far into the 1001 generator
3
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Mon Jul 03 2023
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
Not nearly as good as the George Harrison album
I can appreciate the raw emotion on this album but it doesn't impact me very much
Pretty good songwriting
3
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Tue Jul 04 2023
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Even though this isn't my style, I appreciated the lushness and intricacy of the music. Sounds very well-produced.
Favorite song was probably the long one.
Some cool songs, and a few songs that were a bit too cheesy and annoying.
4
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Wed Jul 05 2023
Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
I mean there were a few parts that were kinda cool, but for some reason the album came off as just mediocre and boring most of the time.
A bit reminiscent of King Gizzard at times
Also that second track was so stupid the way it starts with those dumb old Yahama keyboard preset noises lmao
2
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Thu Jul 06 2023
Blur
Blur
I liked the majority of the tracks, a few less interesting ones.
Cool
4
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Fri Jul 07 2023
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
4
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Mon Jul 10 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
4
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Tue Jul 11 2023
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Uretha Frankin 👍
5
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Wed Jul 12 2023
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
Actually really solid and enjoyable throughout.
It's hard to compare music like this to other genres, it's like apples and oranges.
4
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Thu Jul 13 2023
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Dark, almost gothic, and very sensual synthpop
3
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Fri Jul 14 2023
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
5
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Mon Jul 17 2023
Copper Blue
Sugar
Fun enough and catchy alt rock
I didn't care all that much for it
2
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Tue Jul 18 2023
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
I can sometimes enjoy a little hip hop in moderation, but I just get tired after a whole album of it.
I know this one's a certified classic but it's not for me. The best part of hip hop is the lyrics, and the music often takes a backseat to the words
2
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Wed Jul 19 2023
Dare!
The Human League
4
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Thu Jul 20 2023
Bummed
Happy Mondays
Kinda post punk, kinda funky, kinda psychedelic
Pretty enjoyable for a lot of it
4
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Fri Jul 21 2023
Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
Very interesting
3
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Mon Jul 24 2023
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
A nice medium between grunge and alt rock.
Manages to be both heavy and upbeat
Solid but not groundbreaking
3
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Tue Jul 25 2023
Take Me Apart
Kelela
Very lush R&B
Pretty substantial considering how "girlboss-pop" it is
I liked the song Enough
Could warrant another listen, considering the bad listening environment I listened to this one in. This kind of well-produced album deserves the aural space to let it shine
3
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Wed Jul 26 2023
High Violet
The National
Nice sentimental life-affirming type of indie rock
Reminded me of Lord Huron at times
3
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Thu Jul 27 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Classic
3
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Fri Jul 28 2023
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Fun goofy (in a good way) hip hop
Great, great vibes
More hip hop should take after this record
3
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Mon Jul 31 2023
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Cool concepts but I didn't care for the music that much
2
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Tue Aug 01 2023
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
Quirky and fun and diverse
Good vocalist
(Is this what ska is?)
3
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Wed Aug 02 2023
Eliminator
ZZ Top
Solid fun slick rock n roll
I enjoyed the first few songs but by the end I realized they all mostly sounded the same
3
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Thu Aug 03 2023
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Very fun
4
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Fri Aug 04 2023
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Solid, revolutionary probably
His voice had a lot of range here
3
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Mon Aug 07 2023
Live At Leeds
The Who
Rockin and jammin
My favorite was probably the medley
4
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Tue Aug 08 2023
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Great 60s soul happy pop
4
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Wed Aug 09 2023
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Very solid playful pop album. Fun and worth a listen.
3
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Thu Aug 10 2023
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Just fantastic, I love this one
5
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Fri Aug 11 2023
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
Pleasant 90s soft rock. Kinda husky male vocals.
Solid
3
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Mon Aug 14 2023
Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
Healing
3
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Tue Aug 15 2023
Ys
Joanna Newsom
This album is quite astounding. Very ambitious but she achieves what she aims for. I may even go so far as to call this album "visionary," which is a rare thing indeed.
I am consistently disappointed by how the users on this 1001 generator website rate great, unorthodox albums; people here have an enormous bias against anything unconventional. I much prefer RYM users in this regard: even if they are more snobby, they are better able to appreciate the weird albums too.
5
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Wed Aug 16 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Solid crunchy garage alt rock with some good variety.
Although I do get tired of the drumming at times, they definitely have one of the worst drummers in a famous rock band. And sometimes the music isn't interesting enough
3
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Thu Aug 17 2023
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Catchy and lush and happy
Kinda poppy but I didn’t dislike it this time
3.5/4
4
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Fri Aug 18 2023
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
Nice 👍
4
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Mon Aug 21 2023
Sulk
The Associates
Actually really awesome, I am astonished at the low rating here
Dark and very dramatic post punk
Dynamic and interesting
4/4.5
4
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Tue Aug 22 2023
Electric
The Cult
Quality 80s rock that thankfully doesn’t sound too 80s. I don’t think I need to return to this one but it was fun
Great album cover. Great guitar work
3
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Wed Aug 23 2023
Be
Common
Definitely one of the best hip hop albums I've heard on this list yet
3
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Thu Aug 24 2023
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Okay I really don’t like his vocal stylings or the lyrics or the modern R&B/hip hop sound in general.
But this is an extremely solid album for its genre, one of the best of this style I’ve heard. I can tell a lot of care went into the music
3
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Fri Aug 25 2023
Opus Dei
Laibach
Man this album makes me wish I could smoke a blunt with Hitler and show him this album I bet he would love it lol
Interesting combination of industrial metal and Wagnerian-style synth music with very gravelly vocals
I actually liked the feeling of the music at times, especially on FIAT, Opus Dei, and the Great Seal, those tracks sounded triumphant and heroic. I kinda liked some of the industrial parts
I like albums that are interesting experiences so I enjoyed the listen
3
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Mon Aug 28 2023
1989
Taylor Swift
I don’t dislike this as much as I would have back when I started the challenge, but I still didn’t like it that much
A lot of the songs are objectively similar
2
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Tue Aug 29 2023
Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
Cool dark post punk
Hard to tell my absolute feelings, I'll need to return
3
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Wed Aug 30 2023
Vespertine
Björk
Holy mother of god this album is astounding. This could be the best-sounding album on this entire list. Amazing, lush, ethereal textures make this album fabulously enchanting and captivating.
This album was definitely outside of my comfort zone but I was quick to warm up to it. I haven’t heard anything else of Byork’s solo stuff, what a good introduction to an artist
I keep being disappointed by reviewers on this website, they tend to have awful biases against anything even slightly unorthodox. This album is monumental but has a fairly mediocre rating here. The only criticism people can think up is very lame and unjust: “I don’t like her voice” or “the song structures are unorthodox” or “she’s trying too hard to be weird”. It is so stupid to say an artist is trying too hard when they actually achieve something unique and amazing. Were the Beatles trying too hard to be weird when they recorded Sgt Pepper’s? Were the Beach Boys trying too hard to be artsy on Pet Sounds?
I think that the aesthetic this album achieves is basically unparalleled. What an experience this is. I just relish the experience of being IMPRESSED by an album, which is a rare experience
5
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Thu Aug 31 2023
Da Capo
Love
Upbeat 60s psych
A few songs I liked more than others. Some songs were more Baroque pop and some were more heavy 60s psych
I may need to return for another listen sometime
3
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Fri Sep 01 2023
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Among the better 90s rock I’ve heard on this list.
Occasionally reminds me of early Sabbath’s doom metal sound, but often it sounds like a toned-down grunge
3
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Mon Sep 04 2023
Music
Madonna
This album cover really sets you up for a whole different experience than what it gives you lol
1
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Tue Sep 05 2023
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
It sounds outrageously 80s, but it holds up well in my eyes because of all the lush and incricate rhythms and textures throughout
3
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Wed Sep 06 2023
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
4
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Thu Sep 07 2023
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
One of the most innovative and unique pop songwriters of all time 💪
4
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Fri Sep 08 2023
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
5
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Mon Sep 11 2023
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
3
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Tue Sep 12 2023
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Very fun quality new wave
Lots of brass instruments
3
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Wed Sep 13 2023
John Prine
John Prine
A few songs I liked more than the rest
It has a lot of that warm sweet feeling that classic country music is known for
A lot of the album ended up feeling a bit too simple and same-y and uninteresting for me. Perhaps it could grow on me though.
3
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Thu Sep 14 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
I think this album has some of the most intelligent and thoughtful lyrics of any hip hop album I’ve heard, so I appreciate that.
Musically, this album sounded pretty cool but I got fairly fatigued of it by the end.
3
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Fri Sep 15 2023
New Forms
Roni Size
I’m no stranger to weird and experimental music, and I’m definitely more open-minded to music that I would’ve written off as bad in the past. Nonetheless I found this album dull and soulless.
Obviously it’s very repetitive. That’s not always a bad thing inherently (for example there are a few ambient/drone albums I can dig), but here it just feels lifeless and sterile. I do love interesting percussive textures, but something about how sampled EDM/electronica beats sound usually turns me off: they don’t scratch the same itch as a talented drummer on a real drum set.
Overall I struggled to find much artistic value in it. And that’s saying a lot, since I found value even in the Einsturzende Neubauten album and the Residents album, both of which everyone here seems to hate. Those albums are considered bad because they’re so unorthodox. This album isn’t like that; it’s just bad because it’s bland and uninspired. It’s not notable in a good OR a bad way, it just lives in the gray in-between zone of mediocrity
1
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Mon Sep 18 2023
Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
I liked it but didn’t love it; I want to return to get a better opinion
4
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Tue Sep 19 2023
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Punky alt/grungy blues from the 90s
Raw, distorted, abrasive vocals and guitars; reminded me a little of the Stooges at times
It’s pretty solid and has great energy, but ultimately a bit forgettable
3
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Wed Sep 20 2023
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
I liked it more than I would’ve liked it back when I started this challenge.
Dark and abrasive post punk. It’s a very unusual, outrageous musical statement; it’s in a similar category in my mind to Trout Mask Replica. I was interested the whole album, it definitely wasn’t boring, it just kinda hurt my ears a little bit
3
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Thu Sep 21 2023
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
Might be the most American-sounding album to ever come out of England. Extremely soulful.
Yknow, even though the songwriting is quite simple, it’s basically a perfect album in its own right. Quality
5
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Amazing production sound. Torn between 4 and 5.
4