Nov 01 2021
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
I still like Talking Heads and David Byrne. This is their weakest album by far. It’s really hard to fully experience the “punk rebellion” of certain albums when you’re too separated from what they were upending (70s pop, in this case). I realize that our kids won’t really see some of our music as revolutionary for the same reason.
3
Nov 02 2021
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Is This It
The Strokes
4
Nov 03 2021
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
4
Nov 04 2021
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Fragile
Yes
3
Nov 05 2021
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Bad Company
Bad Company
4
Nov 08 2021
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
5
Nov 09 2021
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
4
Nov 10 2021
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
I liked The Jam (Paul Weller's original band)... I'm not sure about British R&B, personally, but I understand it as a (possibly) important album.
3
Nov 11 2021
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
4
Nov 12 2021
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A Northern Soul
The Verve
4
Nov 15 2021
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
5
Nov 16 2021
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
4
Nov 17 2021
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
5
Nov 18 2021
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
I can't believe I hadn't heard this one, but it was obviously good.
5
Nov 19 2021
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
4
Nov 22 2021
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
4
Nov 23 2021
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Smash
The Offspring
I loved this album as a teenager. I still love it.
5
Nov 24 2021
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Street Life
The Crusaders
4
Nov 25 2021
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
5
Nov 26 2021
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
4
Nov 29 2021
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2112
Rush
4
Nov 30 2021
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
5
Dec 01 2021
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
5
Dec 02 2021
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
4
Dec 03 2021
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Dookie
Green Day
5
Dec 06 2021
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
5
Dec 07 2021
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
5
Dec 08 2021
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
5
Dec 09 2021
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Goo
Sonic Youth
4
Dec 10 2021
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Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
4
Dec 13 2021
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
4
Dec 14 2021
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
4
Dec 15 2021
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
4
Dec 16 2021
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One World
John Martyn
3
Dec 17 2021
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
3
Dec 20 2021
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
4
Dec 21 2021
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
4
Dec 22 2021
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
4
Dec 23 2021
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
5
Dec 24 2021
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The Doors
The Doors
4
Dec 27 2021
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
4
Dec 28 2021
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4
Dec 29 2021
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
4
Dec 30 2021
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
4
Dec 31 2021
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
4
Jan 03 2022
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
4
Jan 04 2022
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The Joshua Tree
U2
5
Jan 05 2022
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
4
Jan 06 2022
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
3
Jan 07 2022
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
4
Jan 10 2022
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Bossanova
Pixies
4
Jan 11 2022
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
4
Jan 12 2022
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Jan 13 2022
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
4
Jan 14 2022
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
4
Jan 17 2022
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
4
Jan 18 2022
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Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
4
Jan 19 2022
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
5
Jan 20 2022
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
2
Jan 21 2022
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
3
Jan 24 2022
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Phrenology
The Roots
4
Jan 25 2022
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
3
Jan 26 2022
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
I was very surprised, but I ended up really loving the indie/country/whatever sound. Also, Apple Music started playing Pavement immediately following this, so that algorithm is pretty dead on.
4
Jan 27 2022
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Picture Book
Simply Red
This is why I didn't like pop.
1
Jan 28 2022
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Despite not knowing the name Serge Gainsbourg, I kind of knew what to expect. This was a perfectly chill way to start the day.
4
Jan 31 2022
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Not my favorite 80s hip-hop (and wouldn't have made my list), but still fun and thoughtful.
4
Feb 01 2022
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Evidently my love for this album faded at some point because I was just underwhelmed this time around.
2
Feb 02 2022
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
This is why I like this project. I am sometimes reminded about a great album that I haven’t listened to in years.
5
Feb 03 2022
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Real Life
Magazine
It wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't an album I needed to hear before I die.
2
Feb 04 2022
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Not what I was expecting, but surprisingly good.
3
Feb 07 2022
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Heroes
David Bowie
Still a classic for a reason.
4
Feb 08 2022
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
4
Feb 09 2022
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Hotel California
Eagles
Good, relaxing album. Every song is about a minute too long, but that’s The Eagle.
3
Feb 10 2022
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
It’s okay.
3
Feb 11 2022
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Roots
Sepultura
I haven’t heard Sepultura since high school, and I forgot how great they sounded.
5
Feb 14 2022
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Illmatic
Nas
I’m not surprised how much I still like this.
5
Feb 15 2022
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Meh.
3
Feb 16 2022
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
3
Feb 17 2022
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
More punk than I remember, and just good fun.
4
Feb 18 2022
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Repeater
Fugazi
Always one of my favorite albums, and I was pretty happy to see this on my list this morning.
5
Feb 21 2022
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
I still love the Violent Femmes. This was never my favorite album, but it's still fun to listen to.
4
Feb 22 2022
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
3
Feb 23 2022
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S&M
Metallica
I remembered liking this more.
4
Feb 24 2022
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
3
Feb 25 2022
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Better than I remember, but still not the breed of nihilism that I would listen to on a regular basis.
4
Feb 28 2022
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Live!
Fela Kuti
3
Mar 01 2022
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Soul Mining
The The
3
Mar 02 2022
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Arrival
ABBA
3
Mar 03 2022
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
3
Mar 04 2022
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
3
Mar 07 2022
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
This projects is making me hate the 70s even more.
2
Mar 08 2022
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
3
Mar 09 2022
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
3
Mar 10 2022
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
1
Mar 11 2022
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
3
Mar 14 2022
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
3
Mar 15 2022
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Woodface
Crowded House
This didn't really change my opinion of early 90s alt/college rock. It's not really bad, it's just a time capsule; it may or may not have aged well, depending on your relationship with 90s alt and, basically, the Reality Bites soundtrack.
2
Mar 16 2022
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Aja
Steely Dan
3
Mar 17 2022
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Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
3
Mar 18 2022
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Future Days
Can
1
Mar 21 2022
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Truth
Jeff Beck
A welcome respite after weeks of "art rock" and easy listening.
4
Mar 22 2022
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On The Beach
Neil Young
3
Mar 23 2022
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I'm probably rating this higher because I'm so tired of New Wave, 70s, and seemingly random choices on here. Still, it's a great album to play in the background on any lazy weekend.
4
Mar 24 2022
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Parts of this were much better than I remembered, and others were very "Kanye 1.0" (which I found a little grating at the time, and more now).
4
Mar 25 2022
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5
Mar 28 2022
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
5
Mar 29 2022
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Much better than I expected.
4
Mar 30 2022
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Tago Mago
Can
This was insane, and I loved it.
5
Mar 31 2022
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
5
Apr 01 2022
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
4
Apr 04 2022
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
4
Apr 05 2022
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
4
Apr 06 2022
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Kenza
Khaled
Not bad, but I agree with whoever said he loses a star for Imagine. Also, YouTube wands this worse, but I can’t fault Khaled for that.
3
Apr 07 2022
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I Against I
Bad Brains
5
Apr 08 2022
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
5
Apr 11 2022
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
Apr 12 2022
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
4
Apr 13 2022
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
3
Apr 14 2022
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Suede
Suede
2
Apr 15 2022
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
4
Apr 18 2022
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
4
Apr 19 2022
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
3
Apr 20 2022
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
4
Apr 21 2022
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
5
Apr 22 2022
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
5
Apr 25 2022
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
4
Apr 26 2022
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
4
Apr 27 2022
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
4
Apr 28 2022
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
Apr 29 2022
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Revolver
Beatles
5
May 02 2022
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3
May 03 2022
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4
May 04 2022
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
5
May 05 2022
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Kid A
Radiohead
5
May 06 2022
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Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
4
May 09 2022
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
4
May 10 2022
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
3
May 11 2022
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4
May 12 2022
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
4
May 13 2022
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
5
May 16 2022
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
5
May 17 2022
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21
Adele
5
May 18 2022
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
5
May 19 2022
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
4
May 20 2022
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
The only album so far where I've intentionally listened to the "extended" version.
5
May 23 2022
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
4
May 24 2022
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
5
May 25 2022
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25
Adele
4
May 26 2022
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American Pie
Don McLean
4
May 27 2022
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
May 30 2022
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Be
Common
4
May 31 2022
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
4
Jun 01 2022
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Quiet Life
Japan
3
Jun 02 2022
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
1
Jun 03 2022
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
4
Jun 06 2022
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
Jun 07 2022
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4
Jun 08 2022
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
4
Jun 09 2022
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No Other
Gene Clark
4
Jun 10 2022
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Tical
Method Man
4
Jun 13 2022
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
4
Jun 14 2022
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Bad
Michael Jackson
4
Jun 15 2022
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Like A Prayer
Madonna
3
Jun 16 2022
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Harvest
Neil Young
3
Jun 17 2022
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Wild Gift
X
5
Jun 20 2022
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Made for a fun, funky time getting ready and cleaning up the house. I forgot how much I missed this kind of funk until I heard it again.
5
Jun 21 2022
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Drunk
Thundercat
4
Jun 22 2022
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
4
Jun 23 2022
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
4
Jun 24 2022
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
2
Jun 27 2022
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Blackstar
David Bowie
4
Jun 28 2022
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Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
This was one-star for so much, but it redeemed a star over the runtime. Not sure how, but it did.
2
Jun 29 2022
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
3
Jun 30 2022
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
2
Jul 01 2022
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Reminded me why I love good jazz.
5
Jul 04 2022
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Station To Station
David Bowie
4
Jul 05 2022
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White Ladder
David Gray
4
Jul 06 2022
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Being There
Wilco
4
Jul 07 2022
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Still love this album after all these years.
5
Jul 08 2022
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
5
Jul 11 2022
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I like parts of this album, but too much of it is really hard to listen to (then and now).
3
Jul 12 2022
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
5
Jul 13 2022
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Snivilisation
Orbital
5
Jul 14 2022
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Nixon
Lambchop
5
Jul 15 2022
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
This reminded me of everything I hated about 80s pop. I delayed it all day until I was cleaning the house. I put it on all the speakers in the background, and it still managed to ruin housecleaning.
1
Jul 18 2022
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Faith
George Michael
I'll be honest, some amazing production and the Dolby Atmos remastering really elevated this to add a couple stars to an album I didn't think I would enjoy.
4
Jul 19 2022
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Murmur
R.E.M.
4
Jul 20 2022
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Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
4
Jul 21 2022
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
4
Jul 22 2022
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Scum
Napalm Death
4
Jul 25 2022
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
Jul 26 2022
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
5
Jul 27 2022
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Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
It's not just that the music is bad (and it is), and it's not just that he can't rap (but he can't), it's that the lyrics and everything just highlight what a horrible, disgusting persona he built. It's just so awful, and actually pretty disturbing.
1
Jul 28 2022
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Face to Face
The Kinks
5
Jul 29 2022
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
4
Aug 01 2022
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
4
Aug 02 2022
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British Steel
Judas Priest
5
Aug 03 2022
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Back In Black
AC/DC
5
Aug 04 2022
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
4
Aug 05 2022
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Destroyer
KISS
Fine. I'm giving this one all the stars just because it was fun, sounded amazing on Atmos, and it's Friday.
5
Aug 08 2022
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
4
Aug 09 2022
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
I didn’t realize how much I wanted to listen to reggae on my drive until this album started.
4
Aug 10 2022
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
4
Aug 11 2022
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Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
3
Aug 12 2022
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Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
4
Aug 15 2022
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Tommy
The Who
3
Aug 16 2022
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Dry
PJ Harvey
4
Aug 17 2022
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Let It Be
The Replacements
4
Aug 18 2022
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Orbital 2
Orbital
Again, I forgot how much I enjoyed Orbital. At over an hour, this album flew by perfectly.
5
Aug 19 2022
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
5
Aug 22 2022
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
4
Aug 23 2022
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
4
Aug 24 2022
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
4
Aug 25 2022
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Sheet Music
10cc
3
Aug 26 2022
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
5
Aug 29 2022
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
4
Aug 30 2022
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Blur
Blur
5
Aug 31 2022
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
4
Sep 01 2022
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
4
Sep 02 2022
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
4
Sep 05 2022
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
5
Sep 06 2022
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
4
Sep 07 2022
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The Undertones
The Undertones
5
Sep 08 2022
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Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
3
Sep 09 2022
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
4
Sep 12 2022
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Kind of weird to get this literally 12 hours after Queen Elizabeth died, but I liked this one more than I expected (presumably because Marr wrote most of, if not all, the music).
4
Sep 13 2022
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Young Americans
David Bowie
3
Sep 14 2022
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
4
Sep 15 2022
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
If it was over 36 minutes, I don’t think I could have made it.
2
Sep 16 2022
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xx
The xx
3
Sep 19 2022
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Boston
Boston
4
Sep 20 2022
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
4
Sep 21 2022
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Calenture
The Triffids
4
Sep 22 2022
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Transformer
Lou Reed
5
Sep 23 2022
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
5
Sep 26 2022
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5
Sep 27 2022
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
4
Sep 28 2022
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London Calling
The Clash
It feels almost like cheating to listen to this again, as I have it basically memorized. Still, I can’t believe this was an hour; it goes by so quickly.
5
Sep 29 2022
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
Having been a longtime hip-hop fan, this album is still so confusing to me from moment to moment.
2
Sep 30 2022
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
5
Oct 03 2022
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
4
Oct 04 2022
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
3
Oct 05 2022
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Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
4
Oct 06 2022
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Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
3
Oct 07 2022
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Da Capo
Love
3
Oct 10 2022
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
5
Oct 11 2022
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Eagles
Eagles
4
Oct 12 2022
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
4
Oct 13 2022
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3
Oct 14 2022
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
5
Oct 17 2022
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3
Oct 18 2022
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
4
Oct 19 2022
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
5
Oct 20 2022
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Document
R.E.M.
4
Oct 21 2022
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3
Oct 24 2022
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The Score
Fugees
I remembered the hits and Lauryn Hill’s voice, but I forgot how much Pras and Wyclef Jean demolished the mic. And the crate-digging samples and beats? Wow. Obviously, highlighted in Killing Me Softly, the depth and creativity of sampling on the whole album was some of the best of the time. Also, props for throwing out a line about Guantanamo Bay in 1996.
5
Oct 25 2022
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
5
Oct 26 2022
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
5
Oct 27 2022
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
4
Oct 28 2022
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
4
Oct 31 2022
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
5
Nov 01 2022
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
4
Nov 02 2022
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
4
Nov 03 2022
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
1
Nov 04 2022
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
2
Nov 07 2022
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Moondance
Van Morrison
4
Nov 08 2022
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
2
Nov 09 2022
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Different Class
Pulp
3
Nov 10 2022
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Solid Air
John Martyn
4
Nov 11 2022
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Live At Leeds
The Who
5
Nov 14 2022
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
4
Nov 15 2022
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
4
Nov 16 2022
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
4
Nov 17 2022
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Sound Affects
The Jam
Four stars for That’s Entertainment, but I just can’t do Brit pop.
3
Nov 18 2022
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Stankonia
OutKast
5
Nov 21 2022
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
4
Nov 22 2022
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
4
Nov 23 2022
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Metallica
Metallica
5
Nov 24 2022
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Horses
Patti Smith
4
Nov 25 2022
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
3
Nov 28 2022
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
Nov 29 2022
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
5
Nov 30 2022
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
2
Dec 01 2022
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4
Dec 02 2022
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
Despite my sordid past in the scene, I had fears of hearing “ska” again after all these years, but of course this was different. It was more punk than ska, and everything I loved about the scene back then.
5
Dec 05 2022
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The Slider
T. Rex
4
Dec 06 2022
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
5
Dec 07 2022
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
3
Dec 08 2022
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
4
Dec 09 2022
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
5
Dec 12 2022
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Vespertine
Björk
4
Dec 13 2022
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
This one was tough. I really was not a fan, but it grew on me over the course of the hour.
4
Dec 14 2022
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
Evidently, this was removed (for good reason), but I persevered anyway... for over an hour.
1
Dec 15 2022
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
4
Dec 16 2022
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
5
Dec 19 2022
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
4
Dec 20 2022
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
I had somehow forgotten that Curtis Mayfield did the soundtrack for Super Fly. The movie was okay, but this soundtrack is way more heartfelt and charged than it deserved.
5
Dec 21 2022
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
4
Dec 22 2022
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
I avoid prog-rock, in general, and I wasn’t looking forward to anything that gets listed as both “rock” and “new age.” Still, this was interesting, and it gets an extra star just for the dwarves growling vocals at one point.
3
Dec 23 2022
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
4
Dec 26 2022
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Odelay
Beck
I love this album from my younger days, but I will admit that listening to it made me follow up with Mutations (which I enjoy more for nostalgia or quality reasons).
5
Dec 27 2022
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
4
Dec 28 2022
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
3
Dec 29 2022
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
4
Dec 30 2022
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
4
Jan 02 2023
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
I turned this on to try drive my 5yo son out of the room, so I could take a shower in peace. Moments later, he was dancing with his ukulele as a guitar and singing along. I knew I had made a terrible mistake.
4
Jan 03 2023
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Late 60s were an… interesting… time for rock.
3
Jan 04 2023
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
I keep trying, but I just don’t get it. It feels like lesser The Roots, and the blend of spirituality and misogyny are too much.
1
Jan 05 2023
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
4
Jan 06 2023
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
3
Jan 09 2023
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
5
Jan 10 2023
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
4
Jan 11 2023
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
4
Jan 12 2023
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
3
Jan 13 2023
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
5
Jan 16 2023
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
2
Jan 17 2023
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461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
4
Jan 18 2023
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
Jan 19 2023
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
This is the background music of a gallery opening for a friend of a friend. You're attending to support your original friend, but you're desperately hanging out near the open bar and waiting for it to be over. Thankfully, you only have to be there for 45 minutes, and your alarm is set. Also, they have canapés.
2
Jan 20 2023
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Homework
Daft Punk
4
Jan 23 2023
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
5
Jan 24 2023
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
5
Jan 25 2023
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
5
Jan 26 2023
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Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
Jan 27 2023
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
5
Jan 30 2023
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John Prine
John Prine
3
Jan 31 2023
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
5
Feb 01 2023
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Brothers
The Black Keys
5
Feb 02 2023
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Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
3
Feb 03 2023
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Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
5
Feb 06 2023
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
3
Feb 07 2023
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
5
Feb 08 2023
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
3
Feb 09 2023
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
4
Feb 10 2023
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
This is such classic blues, and the only surprise to realize it came out as late as 1977. This is truly one of the best representations of the blues sound (okay, there are a lot of other great albums I can now think of, but you know what I mean).
5
Feb 13 2023
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
4
Feb 14 2023
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
3
Feb 15 2023
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
4
Feb 16 2023
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
It’s fine. It’s fine. It’s not country. There might be one or two standards, but no. I don’t know how the album as a whole could be considered country… I mean, slow guitars do not equal country. Still, it’s fine. I guess that’s my problem: this is a perfectly fine album that many people have heard, and many others haven’t, but how did it end up on this list? It seems like every major publication gave it a solid B (or 4/5 stars), and that’s what it seems like. It’s fine. It’s fine. I’m just confused.
3
Feb 17 2023
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Okay, this isn’t universal, but it’s a classic to me (even if you never heard it, you heard Nirvana and Pearl Jam after Mudhoney’s influence).
5
Feb 20 2023
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Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
4
Feb 21 2023
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
5
Feb 22 2023
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
5
Feb 23 2023
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Queen II
Queen
I was excited when I saw I had Queen. Then, I realized it was this album. The album of no hits. Better than a bad album, but that’s about it.
3
Feb 24 2023
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My Generation
The Who
Much more of the blues sound (that the Brit bands were allowed to appropriate) and stuff I love from The Who. It was a long album, but I was never bored.
5
Feb 27 2023
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
2
Feb 28 2023
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
This was my exercise in being open-minded, since I remembered really not liking Hole in in the 90s (too many thoughts tied up with Nirvana and my punk leanings). It was better than I remembered, and I enjoyed listening to the whole album no longer as a teenager.
4
Mar 01 2023
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
5
Mar 02 2023
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
5
Mar 03 2023
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
I'm still not sure I "get" King Crimson, but it went really well with the epic thunderstorms sweeping through the area.
4
Mar 06 2023
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
5
Mar 07 2023
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
3
Mar 08 2023
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
4
Mar 09 2023
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
1
Mar 10 2023
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
5
Mar 13 2023
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
3
Mar 14 2023
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
5
Mar 15 2023
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
4
Mar 16 2023
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
5
Mar 17 2023
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1989
Taylor Swift
This is the opposite of all my music, but I have to admit that Taylor Swift can write a song.
5
Mar 20 2023
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Fun House
The Stooges
I didn't expect so much bebop saxophone in a punk album, but I was not disappointed.
5
Mar 21 2023
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With The Beatles
Beatles
Evidently, the stereo version was secondary, and George Martin mixed the whole thing to stereo in under three hours. The albums about 30 minutes, so I'm not sure where he spent the other 2.5 hours after just splitting the vocals and lead instruments and going out for a smoke. The only good mix is for "Money (That's What I Want)," and that was evidently done the next day (after a good break).
The mix is so bad, but it's at least a mix of The Beatles, so it's technically still winning.
4
Mar 22 2023
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
3
Mar 23 2023
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Make Yourself
Incubus
5
Mar 24 2023
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Okay, this actually had better blues and rock moments than I remember, and is overall much preferable to the Aerosmith I remember from the 80s.
4
Mar 27 2023
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
“Take on Me” is five stars.
3
Mar 28 2023
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3
Mar 29 2023
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Okay, this was way more fun than I was expecting.
4
Mar 30 2023
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
4
Mar 31 2023
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
4
Apr 03 2023
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
I love Elliott Smith, but I was kind of dreading this one and had to get it out of the way before it could make me melancholy for the rest of the day. He had a true gift for changing the mood of everything else happening with a few simple lines.
5
Apr 04 2023
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
5
Apr 05 2023
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
3
Apr 06 2023
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
I remember seeing them live with my dad (I didn’t know who they were), and they didn’t disappoint. Even today, I listen to this and remember why there even was a “post-punk” sound, how powerful it could be, and I wish it had been less-defined by not being something else than it’s own honest grit.
5
Apr 07 2023
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
5
Apr 10 2023
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Sea Change
Beck
5
Apr 11 2023
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
5
Apr 12 2023
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
5
Apr 13 2023
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Raw Power
The Stooges
Really the best of Iggy, and it happened to be remastered for Atmos.
5
Apr 14 2023
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
Three words will make my blood run cold now: 80s British pop.
Getting that out of the way, I don’t really understand why I needed to hear this before I slip the mortal coil. I’m happy for Mr. Gartside’s success in the 80s, but this is just like Wham! without George Michael. It was fine at the time, but feels redundant in this small list of albums to hear before I hear no more.
1
Apr 17 2023
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
5
Apr 18 2023
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Elastica
Elastica
4
Apr 19 2023
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
Apr 20 2023
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Amnesiac
Radiohead
5
Apr 21 2023
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
Okay. I’m surprised I haven’t listened to more War on Drugs, and I plan to remedy that.
4
Apr 24 2023
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Pump
Aerosmith
I just… “kissing your sassafrass”… that’s a real lyric.
3
Apr 25 2023
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
5
Apr 26 2023
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
4
Apr 27 2023
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Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
4
Apr 28 2023
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
5
May 01 2023
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
May 02 2023
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
5
May 03 2023
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
4
May 04 2023
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Not my favorite Gorillaz album, but still easily five stars.
5
May 05 2023
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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
I'm struggling with this. I don't remember hating Joni Mitchell, but this entire album felt like the soundtrack to the most boring scenes in 70s cinemas (and I love 70s cinema, but I also remember the boring scenes). I'm rarely surprised by this project, but it's normally a delightful surprise with a great funk album I hadn't heard for some reason. This surprised me because I thought it would be good, and it just wasn't.
2
May 08 2023
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
4
May 09 2023
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
This was better Joni Mitchell than The Hissing of Summer Lawns. Still not my style, but much better.
3
May 10 2023
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Evidently, I just love Jazz because I just let Apple Music keep playing a smart playlist after this, and time disappeared.
5
May 11 2023
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
4
May 12 2023
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Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
5
May 15 2023
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
5
May 16 2023
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
I don't know. I really like VU, and I love Lou Reed. I also love the title track. As an album, though? It's a little tougher to swallow. I'm going to give this one star more than it probably deserves because of the things I just said I love.
4
May 17 2023
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
4
May 18 2023
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
My only regret was that I didn’t get this album on a Friday.
5
May 19 2023
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Pyromania
Def Leppard
This is a tough one. I do not like Def Leppard. The best Def Leppard album is still Def Leppard. However, I could see what they were doing, and it was successful. Adding a star for the last few songs. Removing a star because it’s still Def Leppard.
4
May 22 2023
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
Okay, based on the description as "psychedelic folk" I had very low expectations, but this was a great Friday album. It's actually the exact flavor of "folk" that I can get into; reminds me a little of Sondre Lerche or even Damian Rice. I was pleasantly surprised.
4
May 23 2023
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Connected
Stereo MC's
3
May 24 2023
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Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
5
May 25 2023
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LP1
FKA twigs
3
May 26 2023
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Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
3
May 29 2023
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The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5
May 30 2023
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Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Nothing I would just sit down and listen to regularly, but great to work or concentrate to.
4
May 31 2023
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
5
Jun 01 2023
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
It’s so crunchy and filthy. I feel like a need a shower after this album. It’s perfectly 90s. It’s five stars.
5
Jun 02 2023
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The White Album
Beatles
5
Jun 05 2023
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
It's live prog, and the encore is "Nut Rocker." That's the totality of what you need to know.
2
Jun 06 2023
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
I was worried about another electronic album, but this was surprisingly good. More trip-hop and other influences.
4
Jun 07 2023
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
5
Jun 08 2023
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
4
Jun 09 2023
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
5
Jun 12 2023
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Atomizer
Big Black
5
Jun 13 2023
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Billie freaking Holliday.
5
Jun 14 2023
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Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
4
Jun 15 2023
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Damaged
Black Flag
5
Jun 16 2023
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
4
Jun 19 2023
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
This is tough. I would easily say that Beastie Boys are five stars all around… but… even they would say later that this was probably a three star album among their discography. So, I’ll split the difference this time.
4
Jun 20 2023
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New Forms
Roni Size
It's just... 2 hours is a bit much.
3
Jun 21 2023
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
When I was a teenager and first heard this album all the way through (almost twenty years after it's release), I actually thought it was a "best of" compilation. Every song was perfect. I still love it.
5
Jun 22 2023
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
5
Jun 23 2023
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
5
Jun 26 2023
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
4
Jun 27 2023
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
4
Jun 28 2023
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
5
Jun 29 2023
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
5
Jun 30 2023
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
3
Jul 03 2023
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
4
Jul 04 2023
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
I’m sure I’m being contrarian by giving this 5, but I don’t care.
5
Jul 05 2023
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
3
Jul 06 2023
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
4
Jul 07 2023
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
4
Jul 10 2023
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
4
Jul 11 2023
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
I’m trying, but I dislike this as much now as I did in the 90s.
1
Jul 12 2023
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
The Duke all day, and this was a great recording.
5
Jul 13 2023
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
5
Jul 14 2023
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Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
2
Jul 17 2023
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New Wave
The Auteurs
3
Jul 18 2023
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Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
2
Jul 19 2023
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Ten
Pearl Jam
5
Jul 20 2023
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Nevermind
Nirvana
5
Jul 21 2023
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
3
Jul 24 2023
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
3
Jul 25 2023
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
3
Jul 26 2023
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
4
Jul 27 2023
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
4
Jul 28 2023
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Jul 31 2023
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Suicide
Suicide
4
Aug 01 2023
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Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
Still better than Fred Durst or Kid Rock.
2
Aug 02 2023
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
5
Aug 03 2023
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
5
Aug 04 2023
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La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
3
Aug 07 2023
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
5
Aug 08 2023
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Doolittle
Pixies
5
Aug 09 2023
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1977
Ash
3
Aug 10 2023
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I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
4
Aug 11 2023
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
4
Aug 14 2023
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
4
Aug 15 2023
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
5
Aug 16 2023
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Risque
CHIC
3
Aug 17 2023
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
4
Aug 18 2023
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
5
Aug 21 2023
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Pink Flag
Wire
5
Aug 22 2023
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
5
Aug 23 2023
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Damn. I'm pretty sure I still don't really like Cheap Trick (wrong generation), but I have to say that the live version of them is pretty good.
4
Aug 24 2023
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Pretenders
Pretenders
3
Aug 25 2023
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Slayed?
Slade
Better than I expected. I still wouldn't listen to this over AC/DC or something, around the same time, but not bad.
3
Aug 28 2023
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
5
Aug 29 2023
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
3
Aug 30 2023
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
3
Aug 31 2023
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
5
Sep 01 2023
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
4
Sep 04 2023
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Yeezus
Kanye West
1
Sep 05 2023
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
4
Sep 06 2023
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
3
Sep 07 2023
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
Sep 08 2023
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evermore
Taylor Swift
5
Sep 11 2023
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
4
Sep 12 2023
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
4
Sep 13 2023
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Born To Be With You
Dion
This was not what I expected. Some parts were better than expected, and others were actually exactly what I was afraid of.
3
Sep 14 2023
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Pornography
The Cure
3
Sep 15 2023
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
4
Sep 18 2023
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
3
Sep 19 2023
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
3
Sep 20 2023
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Not my normal fare, but really enjoyable for what it is.
4
Sep 21 2023
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The Grand Tour
George Jones
3
Sep 22 2023
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
5
Sep 25 2023
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
It's great for what it is, but I still can't handle over an hour of jamming.
3
Sep 26 2023
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2
Sep 27 2023
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
5
Sep 28 2023
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
4
Sep 29 2023
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Protection
Massive Attack
5
Oct 02 2023
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
4
Oct 03 2023
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
5
Oct 04 2023
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Cut
The Slits
3
Oct 05 2023
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Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
3
Oct 06 2023
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Kimono My House
Sparks
3
Oct 09 2023
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Paris 1919
John Cale
2
Oct 10 2023
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
4
Oct 11 2023
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4
Oct 12 2023
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
3
Oct 13 2023
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
4
Oct 16 2023
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
I was not expecting to like this as much as I did, but I loved it. A win for this project.
5
Oct 17 2023
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
5
Oct 18 2023
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Leftism
Leftfield
4
Oct 19 2023
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
5
Oct 20 2023
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
5
Oct 23 2023
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
3
Oct 24 2023
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Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
3
Oct 25 2023
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Electric
The Cult
4
Oct 26 2023
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Diamond Life
Sade
2
Oct 27 2023
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Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
4
Oct 30 2023
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
5
Oct 31 2023
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
1
Nov 01 2023
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GREY Area
Little Simz
3
Nov 02 2023
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Technique
New Order
3
Nov 03 2023
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Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4
Nov 06 2023
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American Gothic
David Ackles
3
Nov 07 2023
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
3
Nov 08 2023
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
3
Nov 09 2023
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Gold
Ryan Adams
4
Nov 10 2023
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The La's
The La's
Wasn’t bad at all, but “There She Goes” is the only memorable song (as much as I love it).
3
Nov 13 2023
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
2
Nov 14 2023
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
2
Nov 15 2023
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
I feel like the nine Brit pop albums before this might have artificially boosted the score, but I'm going with it.
5
Nov 16 2023
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Moon Safari
Air
3
Nov 17 2023
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
5
Nov 20 2023
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Nov 21 2023
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
3
Nov 22 2023
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
1
Nov 23 2023
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
4
Nov 24 2023
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
5
Nov 27 2023
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Treasure
Cocteau Twins
3
Nov 28 2023
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Close To You
Carpenters
4
Nov 29 2023
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
5
Nov 30 2023
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Purple Rain
Prince
I always forget how tight this album is. All bangers, as weird as that is to say.
5
Dec 01 2023
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Objectively, I’m not sure why this is on the list (as much as I love The Pixies). Subjectively, it was a fun album and exactly what I want to listen to. I’ll split the difference with my rating, I guess.
4
Dec 04 2023
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
4
Dec 05 2023
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Follow The Leader
Korn
3
Dec 06 2023
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
4
Dec 07 2023
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Konnichiwa
Skepta
3
Dec 08 2023
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3
Dec 11 2023
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
5
Dec 12 2023
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Rapture
Anita Baker
I know it’s supposed to be good, but I just can’t. Her voice was good, but it all sounded the same and so tied to a time when I think the state of R&B was at a low.
1
Dec 13 2023
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Lost Souls
Doves
4
Dec 14 2023
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Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
It was that one song that sounded like it was definitely in a Guardians of the Galaxy movie or deserved to be, then 84 more minutes… it wasn’t bad, but there was a lot.
3
Dec 15 2023
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C'est Chic
CHIC
4
Dec 18 2023
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Berlin
Lou Reed
4
Dec 19 2023
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Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
Just fun.
5
Dec 20 2023
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
3
Dec 21 2023
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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
The Dandy Warhols
3
Dec 22 2023
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
2
Dec 25 2023
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
5
Dec 26 2023
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Rocks
Aerosmith
3
Dec 27 2023
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
4
Dec 28 2023
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American Idiot
Green Day
4
Dec 29 2023
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Savane
Ali Farka Touré
4
Jan 01 2024
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
1
Jan 02 2024
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Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
2
Jan 03 2024
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Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
3
Jan 04 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Still an all-time favorite after all these years.
5
Jan 05 2024
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
4
Jan 08 2024
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
5
Jan 09 2024
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
3
Jan 10 2024
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
5
Jan 11 2024
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The Libertines
The Libertines
4
Jan 12 2024
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
4
Jan 15 2024
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Stripped
Christina Aguilera
3
Jan 16 2024
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
5
Jan 17 2024
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Teen Dream
Beach House
4
Jan 18 2024
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Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
2
Jan 19 2024
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
2
Jan 22 2024
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
4
Jan 23 2024
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
5
Jan 24 2024
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Better than I remembered, but also worse in some ways (the heady days of singing in the middle of metal).
3
Jan 25 2024
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Garbage
Garbage
4
Jan 26 2024
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
3
Jan 29 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
3
Jan 30 2024
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Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
2
Jan 31 2024
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
3
Feb 01 2024
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
4
Feb 02 2024
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
4
Feb 05 2024
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Hms Fable
Shack
3
Feb 06 2024
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
3
Feb 07 2024
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Low-Life
New Order
Okay, this has renewed my faith that all "pop" from the 80s wasn't trash. I still enjoyed this.
4
Feb 08 2024
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
3
Feb 09 2024
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
4
Feb 12 2024
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
3
Feb 13 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
5
Feb 14 2024
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Arise
Sepultura
4
Feb 15 2024
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
3
Feb 16 2024
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Music
Madonna
2
Feb 19 2024
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Black Monk Time
The Monks
American GIs forming a proto-punk band in Germany on their free time. Nice. It’s rough, but I liked it more than I expected.
4
Feb 20 2024
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
I wish the list had included an album that didn’t have to be cobbled together on YT, but that’s nobody’s fault. Overall, I didn’t hate it. I won’t listen to it again, I’m sure, but I will forever know what it sounds like if it’s referenced. I guess that’s a win.
3
Feb 21 2024
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
It's fine. The british bias of the book is starting to slowly kill me, as this was not especially required listening, but it was fine.
3
Feb 22 2024
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Imagine
John Lennon
I remember liking this when I was young. I was also idealistic and actually believed the random crap spouted when I was young. Now this entire album just rings of the worst impulses of John Lennon without the balance of the rest of his former bandmates.
1
Feb 23 2024
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Dirty
Sonic Youth
This was my Sonic Youth. This weaned me (but not completely) off hardcore punk with its crunchy guitar and throwaway lyrics. I might be rating this higher out of nostalgia, but at the very least I believe it to be one of the best Sonic Youth albums.
5
Feb 26 2024
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
I remember liking Elbow, but I didn’t remember this album. Evidently, I didn’t remember this one because I didn’t really like it. It was fine.
3
Feb 27 2024
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Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
This is a tough one. I actually thought it was great background music, but not an album I would care to give my full attention to. Trying to judge it fairly means thinking of it in the foreground, and I'm just not that into Norwegian electronic music, I guess.
3
Feb 28 2024
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The Stooges
The Stooges
When asked what he thought his legacy was, Iggy Pop said he wasn't sure, but he thinks he helped wipe out the 60s.
That along would give this five stars, but I also happen to love this album. It’s not even my favorite Iggy Pop, but it’s still worth all the stars.
5
Feb 29 2024
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
I enjoyed this much more than I expected.
4
Mar 01 2024
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White Light
Gene Clark
This wasn’t my usual, but it was good enough that I just let it keep going. Not bad.
4
Mar 04 2024
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Getting this right after a solo Gene Clark felt weird (literally the day after). This The Byrds without Gene Clark and without Bob Dylan's songs. It's... experimental. Okay.
3
Mar 05 2024
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
The album is named "Scott 2," which felt like a bad sign. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but this was so big and overblown that I just started laughing when they went ahead and doubled up his voice so he could echo himself (badly).
1
Mar 06 2024
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
I mean, it’s Frampton. It’s probably the best version of Frampton, for what that’s worth. It was fine, but I did want to argue with my speakers every time he referenced “rocking,” because I just can’t understand how this was ever considered rock.
3
Mar 07 2024
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
I don’t have much to say. The good songs are actually really good. The bad ones are awful. This is possibly the actual definition of a 3-star album.
3
Mar 08 2024
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Liquid Swords
GZA
I’ll be honest, I didn’t even remember this album, and I had already given it at least four stars just based on GZA alone. In addition, it has plenty of Inspectah Deck, my personal favorite flow artist in the Clan.
The flows are great. RZA produces with the standard sound. The lyrics are sharp even when they verge on making this a concept album based on the movie, Shogun Assassin. Yep, I just talked myself into five stars.
5
Mar 11 2024
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
These days, I do appreciate the number of people who just misinterpret Randy Newman so much (no concept of satire). I want to like more of his songs, but his older stuff (this album) makes him sound nasty to the point of misanthropy. Then, when he tries to sound sincere, it’s impossible to believe it.
3
Mar 12 2024
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
It’s Prince, so it’s great. I am deducting one star because 80 minutes is just too much.
4
Mar 13 2024
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
3
Mar 14 2024
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
I don't normally do this, but I just can't today. This is literally so three-star and mid in every way that it actually became a one-star.
1
Mar 15 2024
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
I’ve always loved this album. I do think some songs are definitely standouts, so it’s not a straight 5 stars, but I still love it.
4
Mar 18 2024
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
This is probably not my favorite Dylan album, as far as straight relistening goes, but even then it’s still a five star album.
5
Mar 19 2024
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Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
I am not the market for 00’s glam. I hated the original glam. For glam, this was fine. I didn’t hate it.
3
Mar 20 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Honestly, this was good. I've always liked (most) Zappa in a "he's doing something different, and I support that" way, but this had some good blues riffs apart from the novelty.
4
Mar 21 2024
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Outlaw Country is basically the only kind of country I will support, and this is the OG.
5
Mar 22 2024
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
I liked Tainted Love more than I remember, and the rest of the album was not as bad as I feared. Still, its synth pop.
3
Mar 25 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
It’s not bad, but I just don’t see it as exceptional.
2
Mar 26 2024
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
No. Not well-received by charts or critics? Fantastic. This is a great experiment if you wondered what Talking Heads would be like without any actual talent. Every once in a while, I’d think a certain riff was decent… and then they’d repeat it for five minutes until I hated them even more. Why?
1
Mar 27 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
I thought I loved Sam Cooke as much as I could before, but I had never heard him live. His voice is so perfectly raw, and this really feels like the definition of soul. He put his soul into this. I am amazed that I hadn’t heard this earlier, but I’m glad I finally did.
5
Mar 28 2024
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
This was much better than I expected.
4
Mar 29 2024
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
4
Apr 01 2024
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
Why is there a 90 minute Peter Gabriel rock opera on this list?!?
1
Apr 02 2024
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
This wasn't bad, but I do feel like this kind of album (and also The Byrds) are overrepresented on this (relatively) short list.
3
Apr 03 2024
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Vivid
Living Colour
I forgot how fun and offbeat this whole album was.
4
Apr 04 2024
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
3
Apr 05 2024
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Not much to say except I love the title.
5
Apr 08 2024
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More Specials
The Specials
3
Apr 09 2024
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
4
Apr 10 2024
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
3
Apr 11 2024
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California
American Music Club
I had no idea what to expect, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
4
Apr 12 2024
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
I love the Sex Pistols and punk. I liked Johnny Rotten. I just couldn’t with this.
2
Apr 15 2024
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
The full range from You're My Best Friend to Bohemian Rhapsody, and all in under 45 minutes. It's big and epic, and still tight.
5
Apr 16 2024
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
This was so much better than I remembered, and then my Apple Music just went off playing Nirvana, NIN, and my 90s favorites...
4
Apr 17 2024
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
This was pretty top-notch Brit punk. I'll save the extra star for Clash or Sex Pistols, but it was an enjoyable time.
4
Apr 18 2024
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
The album as a whole didn't blow me away, but there were some bangers mixed in there. Glad I heard it before death, at least.
4
Apr 19 2024
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
I’ll be in the minority and say I loved this. It was way better than Scott Walker, IMO. The lyrics weren’t dumb, they were purposefully ridiculous at times. I liked it.
5
Apr 22 2024
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Why her and why this album? This isn’t even her popular album.
1
Apr 23 2024
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
I mean, it does what it says on the can. I listened to it in the background while I worked. Effective.
3
Apr 24 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
It's real blues. It's live. I don't quite understand those who'd rather hear a studio blues album than a live one with the energy, but I'll let them have that opinion. For me, this was a perfect snapshot of live blues, taken basically at the end.
5
Apr 25 2024
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D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
It wasn't that bad. I could go a lifetime without ever hearing the band name again (just wanting to be hated out of the gate), but the actual "music" was definitely not the worst "noise album" I've heard.
3
Apr 26 2024
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Not sure what to say about this. It’s definitely Jerry Lee Lewis being his most Jerry Lee Lewis. It’s not my style, and I can’t complain.
3
Apr 29 2024
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The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
3
Apr 30 2024
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Debut
Björk
I feel like I grew out of my Björk phase (which overlapped with most of my Radiohead phase), but this album is still good. It’s not so artsy as to not be enjoyable. It’s artistic, but it’s also just a good listen.
4
May 01 2024
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In Our Heads
Hot Chip
3
May 02 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
This is just good, classic CCR.
5
May 03 2024
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
The songs that clicked were so perfect (obviously Son of a Preacher Man), but some of the songs gave away a disconnect between her vocals and the instrumentation (probably due to the dubbing). A mix of 5 and 3 star songs.
4
May 06 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
Over two hours, and I was not looking forward to that. However, I quickly realized that most of the songs were legit good, and the time flew by. Surprisingly good.
4
May 07 2024
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Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
I like the Beta Band enough. Not as good as The Three EPs, but enjoyable.
4
May 08 2024
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
Some of this was pretty good. However, it’s still two hours of jamming, and some of it was ridiculous. I understand the appeal of jam bands, but there’s also a real art to editing and cutting down to the best parts of a song. This reminded me why I like editing.
2
May 09 2024
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
Why is this on the list?
2
May 10 2024
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Marquee Moon
Television
Exactly middle.
3
May 13 2024
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
3
May 14 2024
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So Much For The City
The Thrills
3
May 15 2024
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
4
May 16 2024
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Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
Just a good album.
4
May 17 2024
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Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
3
May 20 2024
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Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
I almost fell asleep during the first track.
1
May 21 2024
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
Enough with the Scott albums.
2
May 22 2024
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Forever Changes
Love
Some really good songs. Some okay songs.
3
May 23 2024
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
This was honestly so much better than I expected.
4
May 24 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
4
May 27 2024
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
I was so happy to get this on a Friday
5
May 28 2024
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
It’s definitely not in the top albums for the genre, but it was fine.
3
May 29 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
3
May 30 2024
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Black Metal
Venom
It was, indeed, black metal (ish).
4
May 31 2024
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OK Computer
Radiohead
This has always, and will always be a 5 star for me. This and The Bends were peak Radiohead (along with the accompanying EPs).
5
Jun 03 2024
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Eminem is legitimately talented, but this was a tough listen. It’s just so dark (and gets even darker than you’d expect).
2
Jun 04 2024
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Timeless
Goldie
Overstayed its welcome before the end of the first 20 minute track
1
Jun 05 2024
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
4
Jun 06 2024
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Infected
The The
Meh. Even for British post-punk (which I may now hate), it was just middle-of-the-road.
2
Jun 07 2024
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
3
Jun 10 2024
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NEU! 75
Neu!
3
Jun 11 2024
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
Okay. This might be the Neil Young that I actually like. This is mostly leaning into the blues side of him, and I kinda liked it. I'm shocked, too.
4
Jun 12 2024
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
This had some real highs and lows. Kool Keith can flow with the best and the worst of them.
4
Jun 13 2024
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Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
I felt like this was the closest I could come to liking prog (and why some people do). It also proved that I don’t really like prog (but understand those who do).
3
Jun 14 2024
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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
It’s not bad, but it was also unremarkable.
3
Jun 17 2024
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90
808 State
Not my style, but well executed.
4
Jun 18 2024
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
His flows are so smooth. There’s some 5 star moments, but I can’t say it’s all there.
4
Jun 19 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
Always good.
4
Jun 20 2024
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
3
Jun 21 2024
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
Listen, I can’t give a British glam rock band from the 00s five stars, but this was really fun. They knew the assignment, and they committed to the bit. They even did it with good musicianship.
4
Jun 24 2024
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Survivor
Destiny's Child
Nah
2
Jun 25 2024
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
I guess, technically, it’s good to have heard Joan Baez once, if just for reference. I already had. I’m good.
2
Jun 26 2024
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
It's fine, but I didn't need to hear it.
2
Jun 27 2024
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Cross
Justice
Not my usual genre, but I enjoyed it.
4
Jun 28 2024
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
Not even my favorite Madonna, and I really don’t like Madonna.
2
Jul 01 2024
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
I don’t know if I could defend it, but I enjoyed the album plenty.
4
Jul 02 2024
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
I won’t give it one-star only because those one-stars need to stay special. This isn’t one star.
2
Jul 03 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
Finally. A great album all the way through.
5
Jul 04 2024
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Came for the bongos, but stayed for the deep hip-hop roots that I found.
4
Jul 05 2024
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1999
Prince
Oh yeah, there’s a reason this was a classic. I remember now.
4
Jul 08 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
It was better than I expected (which was two stars).
3
Jul 09 2024
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
I actually really liked this. I can’t justify five stars, but I did enjoy it.
4
Jul 10 2024
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Not my style, but I did love this album at the time. It reminds me when I had subs in the can of a Ford Ranger.
4
Jul 11 2024
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Still one of my favorite Coltranes and favorite jazz albums of all time.
5
Jul 12 2024
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
I’m probably contrarian here, but this is the DJ style I prefer (over most EDM). I’ve been into David Holmes since Pi, and his stuff works for me (as annoying as it may be for others).
5
Jul 15 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
This feels like an album that would have been gifted around my family in 1970 or maybe something I would have heard later on NPR. It wasn’t bad, but I have no idea why it’s on the list.
2
Jul 16 2024
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
It’s hard for me to be objective because I did not enjoy this, but I can imagine people have enjoyed it.
3
Jul 17 2024
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Spiderland
Slint
I don’t know. I liked the punk roots. It didn’t help that Apple Music immediately recommended Fugazi (who I prefer).
3
Jul 18 2024
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Yep. This was the mid-90s.
3
Jul 19 2024
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
Decent. Not great for me, but not bad at all.
3
Jul 22 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
This one trip into British New Wave was actually not bad. It kinda enjoyed a lot of it. May have just been in the mood, but I’ll give it to the album for now.
4
Jul 23 2024
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G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
I feel this has a specific time and place, so I’ll respect its placement on the list except… G. Love and Special Sauce is the actual name… not like a one-off mock project, but the actual name he chose…
3
Jul 24 2024
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
This is the Monk era that I prefer and will share as representative of good Thelonious Monk.
5
Jul 25 2024
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Already one of my favorite albums of all time, and I’m glad to hear it on the list. The depth and feeling that Cash gives to songs I’ve heard a million times before is amazing. It’s also just a great listen, and I could have it on repeat any day of the week.
5
Jul 26 2024
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Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
I will agree with most of the other (good) reviews and say that this was extremely influential and important, and also sounds very dated these days.
4
Jul 29 2024
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
3
Jul 30 2024
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
No. I don't want to be harsh, but it felt like a parody of vibrato after a while. I just couldn't. I had to distract myself with work to finish the album.
1
Jul 31 2024
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Mask
Bauhaus
2
Aug 01 2024
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
Better than I expected, but not memorable.
3
Aug 02 2024
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Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
Way too much DMR on here.
3
Aug 05 2024
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
5
Aug 06 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Man, these riffs hold up. I skipped Iron Maiden as a teenager because they were before my time and I was immediately into harder, less cheesy, metal. This was eye-opening, though.
4
Aug 07 2024
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The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Wow. That was forgettable.
2
Aug 08 2024
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The Coral
The Coral
Okay. Yeah. This was fine.
2
Aug 09 2024
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
I actually enjoyed this album for what it was, but it's pretty brutal given the state of Syd Barrett at the time.
4
Aug 12 2024
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Slipknot
Slipknot
Okay. Much better than I expected, but still not great metal. For this list, though, it’s good metal.
4
Aug 13 2024
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
I liked Jane's Addiction okay back in the day. They're still fine. It's also more pop than rock, in my head, and I don't understand any descriptions of "metal" I've heard. It's very, very of that time, though.
3
Aug 14 2024
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
No idea why this is on the list. Even for club music, it was repetitive.
2
Aug 15 2024
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Headquarters
The Monkees
Honestly, it was fun. It can in no way compete with Sgt Pepper (released the next year), but it doesn’t have to. They aren’t The Beatles, and that’s okay.
3
Aug 16 2024
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Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
Ghostface's flow is still great. I love the references to old school (pre-MCU) Iron Man and general nerdery.
4
Aug 19 2024
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Who's Next
The Who
Okay, I think this is my favorite The Who album. I’ll even give it all five stars. I did not need the extended version, but the original was perfect.
5
Aug 20 2024
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
I thought (assumed) I would be getting some French electronica — which would be barely tolerable — until it started and I checked the notes. More British dance music.
2
Aug 21 2024
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Not bad. DJ Shadow is my style of “electronic,” and this is nice. Missing a star because DJ Shadow was doing this slightly better at the same time.
4
Aug 22 2024
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Kinda The Smiths without hating Morissey. I'm not sure if I had to hear it, but I'm not upset about it at least.
3
Aug 23 2024
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Great funk. I hate that this is unavailable (due to label disputes) on any streaming but YT, but it's a classic.
5
Aug 26 2024
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
It's Iggy Pop. It's great. It's always great. It's even short and to the point.
5
Aug 27 2024
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
This felt like a throwback even in 1992. I had to keep checking that this _really_ came out four years after "Straight Outta Compton." It feels like an 80s hip-hop, and that's not a bad thing. It's definitely from the preachier school of Afrika Bambaataa, but it was a good listen. There’s a direct line from this to OutKast, btw, so that’s an extra star.
4
Aug 28 2024
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
This might be my highest rated Neil Young. It was totally listenable.
3
Aug 29 2024
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
It was what I expected. Not better or worse.
3
Aug 30 2024
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Movies
Holger Czukay
For German “electronic,” this was surprisingly up there with my taste. Great background music while I was coding.
4
Sep 02 2024
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Live Through This
Hole
It’s honestly pretty great. I’m not a huge Courtney Love fan, but this was a decent album.
4
Sep 03 2024
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
Sep 04 2024
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Night Life
Ray Price
This is closer to the country that I will kinda enjoy, and that’s mainly just because I recognize its significance in history. I didn’t actually know Price’s name, but I’ve heard his influence in country. It was nice to put a name to the sound.
4
Sep 05 2024
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
This isn't really my favorite, but they get an extra star for sounding like this in 1972. They definitely sound late-70s in a decent way.
4
Sep 06 2024
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
He's trying to sound like Oasis and The Verve and others who did this so much better. It literally sounded like a cover album except most cover albums still try to make it sound like their own songs. I'm chalking this one up to "big in the UK when the reviewers were active."
2
Sep 09 2024
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Vulnicura
Björk
I used to love Björk. I don’t anymore, but I can still respect some of her albums for what they were.
4
Sep 10 2024
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Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
Despite being name-dropped in High Fidelity (with praise and accompanying needle drop), I feel The Beta Band is still not as known as they should be. It warmed my heart to see this was on the list this morning, and it did not disappoint. Not as good as The Three E.P.’s, but a solid album.
4
Sep 11 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
Honestly, I didn’t even need to hear this again before rating, but I did because I love this album so much.
5
Sep 12 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star
I had lower expectations of a band I barely knew from this era, but it was a great Friday morning jam.
4
Sep 13 2024
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Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
So much cocaine went into this that it had to be one of the more expensive albums of all time. Is this prog metal? I can’t tell, but it’s a great listen.
4
Sep 16 2024
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
It’s like a full album demo tape to get a Bond theme deal… less interesting than most trip-hop to me, I was just bored.
2
Sep 17 2024
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Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
I had a very low bar going into this, so it probably sounded decent by comparison to my initial thoughts on latter Rod Stewart. It’s not completely backhanded to say it sounded like an enjoyable CCR cover band with a raspy vocalist that I would expect at the state fair.
3
Sep 18 2024
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Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
Better than expected.
2
Sep 19 2024
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You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
Holy... I thought I didn't like Morrissey before, but he just doubled down on every annoying aspect of his persona. It's like a parody of himself with absolutely no self-awareness. I just can't. I'm literally writing this review halfway through because I'm so annoyed.
1
Sep 20 2024
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
So, I guess I don’t like Nico without Lou Reed and Velvet Underground. This just felt pretentious and well longer than its 40 minutes.
2
Sep 23 2024
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Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC
I’m not sure what I just listened to, so it’s hard for me to rate. For prog, it was better than average. As an essential album, less than that. It’s just odd, but not in a great way.
2
Sep 24 2024
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A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
There were good moments. It was… interesting.
3
Sep 25 2024
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The Cars
The Cars
I didn't even think I liked The Cars (and I still might not), but this album was wall-to-wall bangers. It also may be the highest percentage of covered songs on one album. I grew up on the punk version of most of these songs, while rarely diving back into the originals. This might almost be five stars just based on that alone.
5
Sep 26 2024
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
I liked this. This indie style got done to death, but that was after this FF, so I’ll give them credit for making it popular.
4
Sep 27 2024
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
I had not heard about Moby Grape, but this was definitely better than average. Some solid 60s rock with obvious other (psychedelic) influences. Not a favorite album, but a decent testament to the purpose of me doing this project.
4
Sep 30 2024
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Such a great album. I didn’t even need to listen to it this time to know it would be five stars, but I did because I love this album so much.
5
Oct 01 2024
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
I forgot how crazy SoD was. They were so popular with the Slipknot listeners that I kind of wrote them off back when this came out, but this really was next level musicianship and artistry. I’m still not going to add them to my regular rotation (I prefer non-nu-metal), but I will definitely give them more respect.
4
Oct 02 2024
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Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
Not my favorite style, but a reason that I appreciate this project. I hadn’t heard of the album or artist, but it was thoroughly enjoyable.
4
Oct 03 2024
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
There were decent moments where she sounded like a decent jazz singer. Then, there was a whole bunch of show choir singing that ruined it. It was mostly the latter.
1
Oct 04 2024
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
This really was a classic. I'm not sure I'm in the mood to give it 5 stars, but I did thoroughly love some decent Brit-pop.
4
Oct 07 2024
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
A nice side project or experiment from some accomplished musicians. It was a good listen, and I'm here for more of these kinds of albums I haven't heard before in this project.
4
Oct 08 2024
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OK
Talvin Singh
I'll be honest, hearing a voice over in the first two seconds repeatedly saying "the world is sound" is not a great start and puts me a little on edge. It didn’t get better from there.
1
Oct 09 2024
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Close To The Edge
Yes
So very prog, but I do appreciate a runtime significantly under an hour. It was too prog for me, but still more enjoyable than I expected.
3
Oct 10 2024
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
Why? Why? WHY?!?
1
Oct 11 2024
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
I actually like Tom Waits quite a bit, but this is not my favorite. It’s all over the place, but has a few winners like Johnsburg, Illinois
4