Nov 10 2021
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Frankly Mr. Shankly - favorite
I know it's over reminds me of a depressing prom song.
5
Nov 10 2021
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
One of the few perfect albums. All the emotions behind each of these songs still resonate today.
5
Nov 11 2021
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Makin' whoopee is the best title I've heard in a while.
4
Nov 11 2021
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
This does absolutely nothing for me. My breakfast gave me more emotional resonance.
2
Nov 12 2021
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
I can see how they are so influential.
5
Nov 12 2021
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Garbage
Garbage
I came in only knowing that one song everyone knows so my expectation were pretty lukewarm. Most of the songs completely leap over I'm Only Happy When It Rains.
4
Nov 15 2021
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Nov 15 2021
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
Did not like the start. Liked the middle. Hated the end. It was a rollercoaster of tepid water.
3
Nov 16 2021
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
3
Nov 16 2021
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Exactly what I expected for the good and the bad.
3
Nov 17 2021
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2
Nov 17 2021
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
I may be blinded by nostalgia a bit but I overall enjoyed the album. Though there really is a reason I have never tried to listen to the entire thing before.
3
Nov 18 2021
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
3
Nov 18 2021
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
5
Nov 18 2021
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Albums like this are exactly why I'm going through this project. Some albums you slog through. This one flew by.
5
Nov 19 2021
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
5
Nov 19 2021
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
I'm a sucker for smokey singing voices.
5
Nov 22 2021
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
4
Nov 22 2021
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Atmospheric while also never just melding into the background.
5
Nov 23 2021
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
3
Nov 23 2021
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The Doors
The Doors
I have no nostalgia for this album but I can still appreciate how impactful this one is.
4
Nov 23 2021
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The Doors
The Doors
Great album that I just can't ever get into.
4
Nov 24 2021
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Parachutes
Coldplay
Don't panic was the only song that was interesting at least.
1
Nov 24 2021
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Never thought much of the Bee Gees. Had some good songs scattered around but most of it is easy to forget at best.
2
Nov 24 2021
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
This didn't feel like a typical Bee Gees album. If that is a good or bad thing I really can't say. Either way it didn't leave me with much of an impression.
2
Nov 25 2021
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Truth
Jeff Beck
4
Nov 25 2021
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
3
Nov 26 2021
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Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
4
Nov 26 2021
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
Calming melodies with some strong lyrics. Not my cup of tea but still really good.
4
Nov 29 2021
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
2
Nov 29 2021
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
It's one of those bands I feel like I should like more than I actually do. About a third of the songs did anything for me. The rest of it at least was not a chore to get through.
Take Me to the River was probably my favorite
3
Nov 30 2021
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
4
Nov 30 2021
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
One of those few and far between perfect albums.
5
Dec 01 2021
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Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
3
Dec 01 2021
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Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
I felt like I was going to hate it. The first couple of songs melded a bit where I could not distinguish them apart. Felt a bit dated but midway through the album I started enjoy it a bit.
3
Dec 02 2021
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
Dec 02 2021
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
How was this good? Why did this work? I really have no clue but I liked it. Best album by a scientologist who was killed in south park.
4
Dec 03 2021
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
2
Dec 03 2021
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
Classic album that is easy to appreciate. I am just exhausted imagining how difficult it would be to play some of these songs.
4
Dec 06 2021
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
3
Dec 07 2021
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Goo
Sonic Youth
5
Dec 07 2021
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C'est Chic
CHIC
Was disco a mistake? Probably, but at least it has its fun moments. Some songs just did nothing for me but Le Freak is a classic for a reason.
3
Dec 08 2021
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
Dec 08 2021
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
I did not expect to like this album as much as I did. I'm surprised I haven't heard of them before. I'm a sucker for happy punk.
5
Dec 09 2021
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Take Me Apart
Kelela
2
Dec 09 2021
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Why are messing with my albums Spotify. Overall pretty fun and weird. Weird in the best way but still odd.
4
Dec 10 2021
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
4
Dec 10 2021
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
Some decent songs from a less than decent person.
2
Dec 13 2021
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The Slider
T. Rex
3
Dec 14 2021
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
5
Dec 15 2021
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
5
Dec 16 2021
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Purple Rain
Prince
5
Dec 17 2021
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
2
Dec 20 2021
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5
Dec 21 2021
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Pump
Aerosmith
2
Dec 22 2021
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Timeless
Goldie
I just couldn't get into it
3
Dec 23 2021
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Smile
Brian Wilson
Just another album that really did nothing for me.
2
Dec 24 2021
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
4
Dec 27 2021
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
I wasn't expecting to like this but all of the songs were great
5
Dec 28 2021
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Keep this album in mind next time I just want something good and mellow.
4
Jan 05 2022
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
3
Jan 06 2022
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
Jan 07 2022
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
5
Jan 10 2022
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
4
Jan 11 2022
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
4
Jan 12 2022
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Sound Affects
The Jam
I want to like it more than I do. I'll give it another shot someday but it's nothing I'm dying over.
3
Jan 17 2022
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
4
Jan 18 2022
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
5
Jan 19 2022
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
5
Jan 20 2022
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
What I figure the 70's was exclusively playing.
4
Jan 21 2022
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Not the best written but I'm a sucker for a smokey voice.
4
Jan 28 2022
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
A little hard to find at first but the songs were amazing.
5
Jan 31 2022
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
I'll give this another go someday but right now this album just didn't do much for me.
3
Feb 01 2022
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
I liked it when I first heard it but it did not leave much of an impression on me afterwards
3
Feb 02 2022
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
The music that plays when you get kicked out of a cantina.
4
Feb 03 2022
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
4
Feb 04 2022
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
I've never heard her sing before. Damn I was missing out. I can see why there was so much love for Birthday.
5
Feb 07 2022
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Felt like a solidly good album. Not my favorite by a mile but it's smooth and calming. That's all you need for a Tuesday
3
Feb 08 2022
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
This is an album where going into it I already knew most of the songs. I can't say it did much for me. Maybe the appeal is in the nostalgia. I can't say
2
Feb 09 2022
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Cupid is going to be stuck in my head for the next couple of months. I am completely okay with that.
4
Feb 10 2022
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
I didn't fall asleep so that's something.
1
Feb 11 2022
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The Yes Album
Yes
Maybe I just don't like prog rock much?
2
Feb 14 2022
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Perfect album
5
Feb 15 2022
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The Specials
The Specials
Haven't heard this album in forever. I forgot how much I liked it.
4
Feb 16 2022
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
Wham bam thank you glam
4
Feb 17 2022
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
Solid album. I don't have any nostalgia towards this album but I still very much enjoyed most of the songs.
4
Feb 18 2022
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Aladdin Sane can stay stuck in my head forever.
5
Feb 21 2022
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
"I was blinded by the balls on that kid." It's odd to have this album associated to Kevin Spacey but in spite of that I loved this album.
5
Feb 22 2022
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
I've never been a jazz expert but I can still enjoy how great this album is. Explaining how great this is may be another question.
5
Feb 23 2022
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
This was a long album. A lot of filler but also a lot of memorably enjoyable songs. Some of it is a little experimental and that might not be everyone's cup of tea. I liked it but I'll probably not be listening to all of it in one go again.
4
Feb 24 2022
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
I wanted to like this more than I actually did. Ill give it another go some day but today I was just not feeling it. It might be some leftover fatigue from the album I had before.
3
Feb 25 2022
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
This felt like one of the few original sounding albums I have heard in a while. There are so many layers of influence but combined it feels like something that is not made often or maybe ever.
5
Feb 28 2022
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Probably my least leaked Billie Holiday album. It quickly fades into background music for me.
2
Mar 01 2022
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Young Americans
David Bowie
Classic Bowie
4
Mar 02 2022
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
There hasn't been an album I wanted to like a lot more than I actually did. I'll give it another shot one day but this was a days long trudge for me.
2
Mar 03 2022
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
Didn't hate it. Didn't love it. Don't remember a single song. Was I asleep?
2
Mar 04 2022
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Perfectly average album. I enjoyed pretty much all the songs but I can't say it left an impression on me
3
Mar 07 2022
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
An album that from the start had me hooked. A couple of songs towards the middle I did not find as amazing but overall still a really great album
4
Mar 08 2022
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
I loved the start and got lukewarm towards the end. Still overall enjoyable with many added to my liked list
4
Mar 09 2022
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Great intro that feels like is the peak of the album. Nothing else felt like it reached that level for me.
3
Mar 16 2022
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Just a good album. I think this might be the first full Ray Charles album I've heard and I am slightly ashamed by that fact.
5
Mar 16 2022
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Dummy
Portishead
Weird in the best way. I was expecting nothing less.
4
Mar 17 2022
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Weird album. Weird in the best way though. I might not revisit this album in a long time but it definitely left an impression on me. That is a big contrast from other albums on this list that I forget about after I click on the 3 stars.
5
Mar 18 2022
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Overall an amazing album.
5
Mar 21 2022
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Live albums have never been my thing but this will always be the exception.
5
Mar 22 2022
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
4
Apr 19 2022
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Such a great album especially for someone who does not gravitate towards that music at all. It was enjoyable the entire way through
5
Apr 20 2022
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Did not expect this to be as good as it was. That's on me.
5
Apr 21 2022
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Slightly buttered bread.
2
Apr 22 2022
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
I'm a sucker for folk music on Fridays. Probably liked it more than I regularly would but here we are.
4
Apr 25 2022
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Seeing this live is on my time machine bucket list.
4
Apr 26 2022
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Such a strong opening for an album.
4
May 16 2022
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Good album that was able to compete with it's big hit.
4
May 17 2022
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
A nice mix of psychedelic and silly.
5
May 18 2022
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Tapestry
Carole King
Never been much my genre but it's still a really solid album.
4
May 19 2022
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
Didn't feel like anything special. I didn't hate it or love it. It just is.
3
May 20 2022
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Diamond Life
Sade
Solid album but it did not leave the biggest impression on me.
3
Jul 28 2022
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Heroes
David Bowie
I give this a five star rating. Mainly out of fear that if I give it any less a time traveling version of myself will punch me in the gut.
5
Jul 29 2022
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Cross
Justice
I remember thinking this was one of the cheasiest albums I have ever heard. I think I can finally appreciate how just genuinely good it is.
5
Aug 03 2022
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Country Life
Roxy Music
The 70's were a weird time.
4
Aug 10 2022
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Great album, no skips and just an all out good time. Favorite song was Revolution
5