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Wed Nov 10 2021
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Great album all the way through, surprised I hadn't heard a few of the tracks before
4
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Thu Nov 11 2021
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Fantastic, obvious root and influence of many mcs to come
4
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Fri Nov 12 2021
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Wish I knew this when it came out and not a decade later
5
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Mon Nov 15 2021
Low-Life
New Order
Not my favorite, stylistically mostly, but there are some bangers on here, can hear the influence on a ton of bands to come
4
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Tue Nov 16 2021
Synchronicity
The Police
Amazing, one of my favorite
5
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Wed Nov 17 2021
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
How have I never heard of this band before now? A bit melodramatic overall butt obvious talent with some interesting song writing and arrangement
4
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Thu Nov 18 2021
Bad
Michael Jackson
Amazing not as great as thriller but a solid album all the way through. Somebody on the sound engineering team learned with gating was
5
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Fri Nov 19 2021
Infected
The The
Wow I forgot about the the, very '80s but clearly very talented! an interesting listen but only "liked" one song for later listening. The man clearly had a lot of talent and energy.
4
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Mon Nov 22 2021
The Visitors
ABBA
A little underwhelmed I was excited to hear something other than their heads and it's not very exciting
1
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Tue Nov 23 2021
C'est Chic
CHIC
So much better than expected, solid all the way through
4
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Wed Nov 24 2021
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
I hate country, I tried but couldn't make it through the first song
1
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Thu Nov 25 2021
Picture Book
Simply Red
These guys are a better band than I remember. There are some really good tunes on here, but all of it is just outside of my style preferences. It's very dated to the eighties.... instrument choice and production wise
3
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Fri Nov 26 2021
Dummy
Portishead
Love it, one of my favorite from college
5
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Tue Dec 07 2021
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
nice.... this is so easy to listen to, makes me understand Miles Davis as a thing, so many of his "top hits" are pretty esoteric to come into cold not having heard his foundational stuff. Really happy to be made aware of this one!!!
5
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Wed Dec 08 2021
Orbital 2
Orbital
amazing...halycon on and on is a classic. studio masters before digital studios
5
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Thu Dec 09 2021
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
More interesting than I expected at points, but droning and dull overall. I've never really "got" this vibe
3
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Fri Dec 10 2021
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
One of my all time favorite albums...each song a banger.
5
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Tue Dec 14 2021
Disintegration
The Cure
There a few good tunes on here, but they all start to sound the same to me after a while, no very innovative within their feel
4
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Wed Dec 15 2021
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
meh... the singers voice is too whiny (at least for my current mood).
2
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Fri Dec 17 2021
All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
Feels ahead of it's time, but also dated. That said it's got great vibes and I starred a few tunes.
3
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Mon Dec 20 2021
Metallica
Metallica
Interesting that this would be here instead of ...and justice for all. This album, though mature in some aspects, feels too tame and radio friendly. Like many bands that find fame and tour relentlessly, IMHO the songwriting sounds like it suffers from a thought process along the lines of "this will sound good in an arena" that can only come with experience of doing that, but I believe takes away from the raw energy and emotion of the previous albums which feel more bent towards headphone consumption.
3
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Tue Dec 21 2021
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
I was excited after reading their extremely pretentious description on Spotify but the result is underwhelming. I was really hoping for some genre bending/blending, instead it's just a dylan/orbison/petty not-quite coverband that delves into sound scapes ala Wilco meets Brian Eno.
Clearly skilled at recording and arrangement, but the drums are the same on every track (just different speed) and it kills the vibe for me. It ends up sounded very bland and kinda boring. It leans way too heavily on a Tom Petty/Orbison wilburys vibe for me. THere are moments where I'm excited for what might be coming only to be disappointed by the same bland pop beat, again.
2
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Mon Dec 27 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Merry Christmas!!
4
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Tue Dec 28 2021
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Apparently written before nothings shocking, this can be considered their first,and imho best album. Check's off all boxes: sounds like no one else, no skip-over tracks, has a consistent and overarching vibe without all the songs sounding the same. If this were a sci fi novel I'd be talking about their world building craftsmanship. Three Days alone is worth buying a copy of this album for yourself. 11 stars.
5
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Wed Dec 29 2021
Snivilisation
Orbital
It's really good, and a step up from the previous album, but this is the second orbital album on the list, it's not different enough for me to get too excited about.
3
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Thu Dec 30 2021
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Sounds like all the other Frank Black albums... it's good but it's just shy of really good. He clearly was a HUGE influence in the pixies, but his solo albums always serve as proof that any band is greater than the sum of its parts.
3