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Thu Nov 11 2021
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Frank Black's yelp is unconventional, and possibly off-putting to some; but Surfer Rosa is noisy and exciting, bright and surprisingly melodic. It was probably a really fresh sound at the time. Hot take: "Where Is My Mind" isn't even the best song on this album... "Gigantic" is.
3
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Fri Nov 12 2021
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Bored. Very bland. The one inch I'll give this album is that it's not technically bad and it's a major part of the sound of the decade in which it was released. Hot take: if this isn't already considered dad rock, it will be soon.
2
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Sat Nov 13 2021
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Her voice soars on every song.
3
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Sun Nov 14 2021
Achtung Baby
U2
It's not to my taste. Though the sound is iconic, it doesn't excite me, and I find the lyrics overdramatic to the point of being boring. I'm not that familiar with U2 and didn't know this was their SEVENTH album. I guess their previous effort was widely panned. So I do appreciate their ability to be self-critical and challenge each other and come up with something they were proud of.
2
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Mon Nov 15 2021
Closer
Joy Division
3
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Tue Nov 16 2021
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
Sometimes groovy, sometimes like a dream sequence, sometimes a little chaotic (yet not in an unpleasant way). The songs are quite long and I had trouble knowing when they began or ended. Soundscapes that shine in headphones. I can appreciate it but I think I personally like a little more structure to things.
3
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Wed Nov 17 2021
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
It's fine. Far from an essential listen. Kinda reminds me of Billy Joel (not that I know his work very well, either). I'm surprised they were pretty much a one-hit wonder in the US. Come On Eileen is an earworm but it's probably not the best song on the album.
2
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Thu Nov 18 2021
Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
"as interesting as it is ignorable" -- is an intriguing description. Music that you can drift away from, but it's still rewarding when you return to it. This reminds me a bit of puzzle adventure games; some have great soundtracks that excel at leaving you to focus on the problem at hand.
3
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Fri Nov 19 2021
Sister
Sonic Youth
I like Sonic Youth's more tuneful stuff, so it's cool to hear this album where they start moving in that direction but still have one foot solidly in the world of noise and discordance.
3
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Sat Nov 20 2021
Eagles
Eagles
While I wouldn't go out of my way, I wouldn't be mad to listen to this on vinyl. The vocal harmonies really are what keeps the songs interesting.
2
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Sun Nov 21 2021
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
I had never heard of Bert Jansch. He has a wonderful voice on this album. I liked how there were some instrumentals - when one loves playing guitar, I assume sometimes one just wants to play, and do their best to express something with the instrument. Glad to have been introduced to this artist.
3
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Mon Nov 22 2021
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
The eclectic interludes and influences surprised me. Loved "get it together" with Q-tip.
3
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Tue Nov 23 2021
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I can understand using art to express states of mind like extreme frustration or anger. But, to make a huge understatement, I think fantasizing about disposing of your wife's dead body is not entertainment and is a misapplication of creativity and talent. He committed that not only to this record but to the record of his character for all time. And frankly I can't see past it. I acknowledge the importance of this record but I have no appetite for it at all.
2
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Wed Nov 24 2021
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
Just cool. It's ambient but rewards active listening. Electronic music with heart.
4
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Thu Nov 25 2021
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
4
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Fri Nov 26 2021
Cross
Justice
I wore out most of these songs back when the album first came out. But it's a solid album with a distinct sound - which I think is sometimes hard to pull off with electronic music.
3
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Sat Nov 27 2021
Doolittle
Pixies
So many great songs packed into less than 40 minutes!
5
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Sun Nov 28 2021
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3
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Mon Nov 29 2021
A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
What a snooze
1
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Tue Nov 30 2021
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
I can dig it!
3
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Wed Dec 01 2021
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
That'll put some hep in your step!
3
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Thu Dec 02 2021
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Undoubtedly a great piano player; just not very interesting to me.
2
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Fri Dec 03 2021
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
2
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Sat Dec 04 2021
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
3
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Sun Dec 05 2021
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
2
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Mon Dec 06 2021
Sheet Music
10cc
Sounds like a potential influence for Of Montreal.
2
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Tue Dec 07 2021
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
3
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Wed Dec 08 2021
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Uhhh that was awesome.
4
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Thu Dec 09 2021
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
3
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Fri Dec 10 2021
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Mostly fun!
3
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Sat Dec 11 2021
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
4
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Sun Dec 12 2021
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
3
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Mon Dec 13 2021
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
2
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Tue Dec 14 2021
The Real Thing
Faith No More
2
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Wed Dec 15 2021
Odelay
Beck
4
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Thu Dec 16 2021
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
2
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Fri Dec 17 2021
Phrenology
The Roots
3
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Sat Dec 18 2021
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
3
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Sun Dec 19 2021
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
3
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Mon Dec 20 2021
Chelsea Girl
Nico
2
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Tue Dec 21 2021
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
2
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Wed Dec 22 2021
A Night At The Opera
Queen
3
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Thu Dec 23 2021
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
3
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Fri Dec 24 2021
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Kind of obnoxious, and the hits don't hold up.
2
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Sat Dec 25 2021
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
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Mon Dec 27 2021
Van Halen
Van Halen
3
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Tue Dec 28 2021
The La's
The La's
3
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Wed Dec 29 2021
Dog Man Star
Suede
3
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Thu Dec 30 2021
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
3
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Fri Dec 31 2021
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
3
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Sat Jan 01 2022
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
4
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Mon Jan 03 2022
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
4
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Tue Jan 04 2022
Dookie
Green Day
4
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Wed Jan 05 2022
Bad Company
Bad Company
2
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Thu Jan 06 2022
NEU! 75
Neu!
2
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Fri Jan 07 2022
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
3
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Sat Jan 08 2022
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
3
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Sun Jan 09 2022
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
2
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Mon Jan 10 2022
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
3
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Tue Jan 11 2022
In It For The Money
Supergrass
3
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Wed Jan 12 2022
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
3
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Thu Jan 13 2022
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
"Time" is a jam
3
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Fri Jan 14 2022
Tidal
Fiona Apple
4
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Sat Jan 15 2022
Music From Big Pink
The Band
2
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Sun Jan 16 2022
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
3
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Mon Jan 17 2022
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
2
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Tue Jan 18 2022
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
2
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Wed Jan 19 2022
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
2
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Thu Jan 20 2022
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
3
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Fri Jan 21 2022
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
2
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Sat Jan 22 2022
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
3
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Sun Jan 23 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
4
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Mon Jan 24 2022
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
3
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Tue Jan 25 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
4
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Wed Jan 26 2022
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2
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Thu Jan 27 2022
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
I mean, I know it's good. And there's parts I even really like. I think this kind of jazz just isn't for me.
2
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Fri Jan 28 2022
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
3
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Sat Jan 29 2022
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
3
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Sun Jan 30 2022
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
3
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Mon Jan 31 2022
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
3
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Tue Feb 01 2022
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
3
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Wed Feb 02 2022
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
3
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Thu Feb 03 2022
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
3
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Nixon
Lambchop
Initially interesting, but quickly fell off for me. Two stars for good instrumentation.
2
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Sat Feb 05 2022
1999
Prince
3
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Sun Feb 06 2022
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
2
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Mon Feb 07 2022
Live!
Fela Kuti
Fun!
3
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Tue Feb 08 2022
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
I enjoyed it. At times it feels like a bridge between big band and cool jazz, like the former is melting and the latter is emerging.
3
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Wed Feb 09 2022
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
It was solid. The harp on some songs was unexpected and not unwelcome. Otherwise, there's nothing particularly attention-grabbing about it. I like when the band has a quirk or something weird I can latch on to and Manic Street Preachers doesn't have that, at least on this album.
3
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Thu Feb 10 2022
Blur
Blur
Song 2 is super tired at this point, it was a huge hit in the U.S. Doesn't quite have that edge that it used to have. But luckily the rest of the album is much weirder and more interesting than I remembered. Beetlebum seems like the strongest, though, and since it's the album opener, there's less to look forward to later.
3
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Fri Feb 11 2022
Horses
Patti Smith
Even though this isn't an album I'd pop on any day of the week, I think the raw power on display is worthy of 4 stars. Also didn't realize how influential this album is in rock history.
4
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Sat Feb 12 2022
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
2
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Sun Feb 13 2022
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Listened to this a fair bit in college for some reason. I mean, some of these songs are totally iconic. I just have no urge to come back to them now.
3
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Mon Feb 14 2022
Connected
Stereo MC's
Production quality is very high, but this didn't really stick to me.
2
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Tue Feb 15 2022
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
4
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Wed Feb 16 2022
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Undoubtedly creative, and undoubtedly not for me.
2
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Thu Feb 17 2022
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
I would describe this record as truly avoidable.
1
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Fri Feb 18 2022
The College Dropout
Kanye West
Not a fan of the guy, almost didn't listen, but I did like the album.
3
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Sat Feb 19 2022
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
I appreciated the lyrical content and themes, just not into Bruce's style.
2
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Sun Feb 20 2022
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
2
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Tue Feb 22 2022
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
3
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Wed Feb 23 2022
São Paulo Confessions
Suba
Fairly energetic, in terms of movement rather than tempo, yet it's still background music for me.
3
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Thu Feb 24 2022
The Clash
The Clash
4
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Fri Feb 25 2022
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
It's a rather pretty album, and I like the subtle electronic touches.
3
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Sat Feb 26 2022
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
It was fine.
2
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Sun Feb 27 2022
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
There isn't anything I don't particularly like, but it's not connecting with me for some reason. Not compelled to re-listen or seek out more.
2
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Mon Feb 28 2022
Parklife
Blur
Album is all over the place, with a handful of excellent songs.
2
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Tue Mar 01 2022
1989
Taylor Swift
Forgettable, except I gotta say I love "Shake It Off."
2
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Wed Mar 02 2022
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
2
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Thu Mar 03 2022
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
3
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Fri Mar 04 2022
Repeater
Fugazi
That sound, that energy. Love it
4
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Sat Mar 05 2022
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Was prepared to dislike it, ended up enjoying it. I liked the use of synths and thought I could hear a number of sounds that probably ended up influencing a lot of bands I like.
4
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Mon Mar 07 2022
The Cars
The Cars
3
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Tue Mar 08 2022
Be
Common
3
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Wed Mar 09 2022
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
4
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Sat Mar 12 2022
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
It's fine. Listenable.
2
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Sun Mar 13 2022
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Sounds surprisingly current. A little same-y for its length.
3
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Mon Mar 14 2022
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
Definitely a headphones album. I think I expected something higher energy. It's nice though.
3
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Wed Mar 16 2022
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Not my favorite by the Doors. Doesn't have the same feeling of excitement or any sense of pushing the boundaries. I guess my hot take is the more they lean into a blues style the less interested I am, and it's not because of the blues, it's because of the Doors doing the blues.
2
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Thu Mar 17 2022
Space Ritual
Hawkwind
2
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Fri Mar 18 2022
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
2
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Mon Mar 21 2022
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
3
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Tue Mar 22 2022
Risque
CHIC
At least it has a sense of fun, unlike a lot of the dreck on this list
2
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Thu Mar 24 2022
Play
Moby
I remember liking this when it came out. I think maybe this album introduced "electronic" music to a lot of people at the time. Just doesn't hold up.
2
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Fri Mar 25 2022
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
Not good; this is what you'd hear on a network tv show when they need some "edgy" rock music, like in CSI when they go to a seedy club to question someone, or when a main character spins out
1
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Sat Mar 26 2022
Being There
Wilco
It's good stuff!
3
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Sun Mar 27 2022
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
Got the idea after a couple of songs.
2
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Mon Mar 28 2022
Orbital 2
Orbital
Halycon + On + On + On +On
3
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Wed Mar 30 2022
Yeezus
Kanye West
Kinda dug the industrial electronic feel. Unfortunately the content wasn't for me. It mostly goes on and on about how great Kanye is.
1
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
2
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Sat Apr 02 2022
Pretenders
Pretenders
2
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Street Signs
Ozomatli
2
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Wed Apr 06 2022
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
3
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Thu Apr 07 2022
Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
3
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Fri Apr 08 2022
Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
I like Elvis Costello, though I tire easily of him... yet I found this album to be an easy listen.
3
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Sun Apr 10 2022
A Northern Soul
The Verve
A great album save for the fact that it drags in the second half.
3
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Tue Apr 12 2022
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
4
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Wed Apr 13 2022
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
Laid back!
4
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Sat Apr 16 2022
Teen Dream
Beach House
4
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Fri Apr 22 2022
Drunk
Thundercat
I like the relaxed vibe. I think the album should be half as long as it is, though.
3
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Sat Apr 23 2022
In Rainbows
Radiohead
5
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Mon Apr 25 2022
En-Tact
The Shamen
Production quality seems high, but it's boring. Low effort techno
2
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Mon May 02 2022
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
3
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Tue May 03 2022
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
It's good rock, and it's fun. I admit I'm having some nostalgia bias here. I love the unpolished sound. This is the kind of debut that makes you excited for what's to come. For me, Foo Fighters ended up in a direction I don't care for, but there's always this album to take me back.
4
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Wed May 04 2022
Blue
Joni Mitchell
Not for me.
2
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Thu May 05 2022
All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
Not bad at all, just not for me. I was surprised by all the horn samples (in a good way).
2
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Fri May 06 2022
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
It sounds pretty good, I dunno, ol' Elton just never struck a chord with me. My brain processes all the song as ballads which is a little unfair. But what can I say? I'm not excited by his work.
2
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Sat May 07 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
3
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Sun May 08 2022
Arrival
ABBA
No
1
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Mon May 09 2022
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3
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Mon May 16 2022
Faust IV
Faust
Weird, fun, not unpleasant, but probably not revisiting this.
3
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Tue May 17 2022
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
3
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Wed May 18 2022
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
"Had a Dad" was a big song for me back in high school. One of the rockingest songs that ever rocked. There are other great songs on this record, and I can appreciate it as a pivot point in rock history, but it doesn't hit me the same way now... it's been many years since I listened to it in full, and will probably be many years until I do it again.
3
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Tue May 24 2022
The Slider
T. Rex
It's fun, playful. Something about the songs just sound same-y to me.
2
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Mon Jun 13 2022
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Contains two of my favorite rock songs of all time, "If Only" and "You Can't Quit Me Baby." When the album came out, it was more accessible than Kyuss, far less cheesy/repetitive than Fu Manchu, and just odd enough - sonically and lyrically - to be cooler than mainstream hard rock.
5
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Wed Sep 14 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
3