Nov 11 2021
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Sure Shot was a really sweet song. I didn't realize how "punky" early Beastie Boys was. Very cool mashup of punk rock and old-school hip hop. Really liked this album.
5
Nov 12 2021
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
I'm not really familiar with the Smiths beyond some cultural references and the song "This Charming Man". Album was fine. Didn't really surprise me, pretty much what I expected.
3
Nov 13 2021
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Traveling Man is a bop, everything I like about real country music. A few songs are too Bible-y for me, but overall, really solid album.
4
Nov 14 2021
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
I had always heard of the Talking Heads as being the “type” of band I would like, but never really listened to them. This album is really cool, and definitely seems like it was ahead of its time. Would have fit right in in the 90s. Some really good tracks on here.
5
Nov 15 2021
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
This is exactly the kind of thing I signed up for this service for. Never heard of Keith Jarrett before. This album is lit. Amazing solo piano jazz.
5
Nov 16 2021
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
It was fine. Never listened to much Depeche Mode other than the singles, and this was pretty much what I expected.
3
Nov 17 2021
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Wild Gift
X
Some real good older Riot Girl punk music. Reminds me of Blondie.
Never heard of X before but I really like this.
4
Nov 18 2021
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
I've never heard of this dude at all, but this music is great. Right up my alley. Some cool funk/reggae vibes.
4
Nov 19 2021
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Excellent album. Really fun old jazz
5
Nov 20 2021
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OK Computer
Radiohead
Heard OF this album many times. Let’s check it out
3
Nov 21 2021
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Very cool!
4
Nov 22 2021
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
Very weird. Reminds me of cool old 70s horror films. Not the greatest music I ever heard, but I can definitely tell it would have been very influential for other weird music that came later.
3
Nov 23 2021
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The Cars
The Cars
I love the Cars. This album has several of my favorite Cars songs on it. Amazing album
5
Nov 24 2021
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Snivilisation
Orbital
Very cool electronica. Enjoyed it a lot
5
Nov 25 2021
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The Undertones
The Undertones
Very cool old-school punk album. Sounds a lot like the first Clash album.
5
Nov 26 2021
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Poor man’s Phil Collins. Sounds like theme music to an 80s sitcom or Beverly Hills Cop or something.
2
Nov 27 2021
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The White Album
Beatles
An absolute stone-cold classic. An album you can listen to on repeat forever and never get sick of.
5
Nov 28 2021
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Parklife
Blur
Really cool album. Lots of different styles of music mashed into one.
5
Nov 29 2021
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The Man Who
Travis
It was fine. Pretty generic “Oasis-type” 90s rock.
3
Nov 30 2021
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1999
Prince
Prince was a true original, one of the greatest musicians to ever walk the Earth. This album ROCKS
5
Dec 01 2021
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
Pretty cool atmospheric indie rock. Reminds me of Bright Eyes but less emo
4
Dec 02 2021
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
Very cool Irish folk music. I spent 10 days in Ireland years ago, and this album brought me right back to the pubs. Wont be everyone’s cup of tea but I enjoyed it
4
Dec 03 2021
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
5
Dec 04 2021
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Kenya
Machito
Really really cool jazz! I loved this album
5
Dec 05 2021
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Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
Kinda neat. I can see how it would have been influential, but it wasn't a very fun thing to listen to.
3
Dec 06 2021
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Pretenders
Pretenders
Good! Cool 80s punk rock
4
Dec 07 2021
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Great album, always a fun one to revisit.
5
Dec 08 2021
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OK
Talvin Singh
Not for me. Kind of an "Enya" style electronica. Might be nice stuff to play in the background when I'm working or something.
2
Dec 09 2021
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
I’ve listened to a lot of Foo Fighters, but never really went into this early stuff. I’m surprised by how much they sounded like Nirvana. Really solid rock songs throughout
5
Dec 10 2021
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Pretty OK. I can see how it was influential but a lot of the "Native American influences" don't age well.
3
Dec 11 2021
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Cool old school hip hop
4
Dec 12 2021
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Pornography
The Cure
I generally like the Cure but this album does not hold up.
2
Dec 13 2021
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Very cool! I enjoyed it a lot. A hidden gem.
4
Dec 14 2021
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The Bends
Radiohead
Actually way better than I expected! Really good 90s rock album
4
Dec 15 2021
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Doesn’t hold up
3
Dec 16 2021
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Love Creedence. This album lived up to expectations and then some.
5
Dec 17 2021
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
I get it, but it’s not for me.
3
Dec 18 2021
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Hot damn this one is a banger. I have liked everything from Sonic Youth I’ve heard in the past, but this whole album takes it to another level.
5
Dec 19 2021
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Meh. Old sad bastard music.
2
Dec 20 2021
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Really cool!
4
Dec 21 2021
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Pretty cool electronica music. Feels like I’m in a 90s action movie
4
Dec 22 2021
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
Only listened to the first couple of songs, didn’t seem like my kind of thing. I’m not into Jesus stuff.
2
Dec 23 2021
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
A really cool hidden gem! I had never heard of Dr. John, but this is some awesome New Orleans jazz meets psychedelic nightmare fuel
5
Dec 24 2021
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Solid Air
John Martyn
Very cool album I’d never heard before. You can definitely hear the roots of rock/jazz/singer-songwriters like John Mayer and Jack Johnson in here.
5
Dec 25 2021
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
I love hip hop but this album doesn't age very well. It's got a few solid tracks but a lot of filler that just doesn't feel right.
3
Dec 26 2021
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Fine Christmas music compilation
3
Dec 27 2021
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Very weird. Not my usual cup of tea but I'm glad I listened to it. It's definitely out there.
4
Dec 28 2021
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
I love Stevie Wonder, and this album is solid. It’s not as poppy or catchy as some of his other stuff, but it’s really interesting and introspective and a little political. Loved it.
4
Dec 29 2021
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High Violet
The National
Pretty cool modern rock. A little slow and droning. Similar to Interpol.
4
Dec 30 2021
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Microshift
Hookworms
Really awesome! I had never heard of these guys, but it is just great cool driving indie rock.
5
Dec 31 2021
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
Very cool. If Marty Robbins was a woman, he would have sounded a lot like this.
4
Jan 01 2022
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Pretty wild stuff. This album is known for the popular hit Cars, and all the other music kinda sounds similar. But it’s funky new wave
4
Jan 02 2022
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Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
Incredible! I have never heard of this artist, I have never heard of Brazilian jazz or whatever this is. But the music is just great. And the singer is incredible even though I do not understand the language she sings in, and the music just has a great jazz punk rock fusion going on. Like a cosmic gumbo.
5
Jan 07 2022
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
It is uncanny how much the White Stripes sound like these guys. Never heard of them before but this album is fire.
5
Jan 08 2022
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Cool rock album. Nothing super special but some solid rock tunes.
4
Jan 09 2022
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Odessa
Bee Gees
Meh
2
Jan 10 2022
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
Meh
3
Jan 11 2022
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
3
Jan 12 2022
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Protection
Massive Attack
Really cool slow moody electronica. Nice vibe.
4
Jan 13 2022
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Like A Prayer
Madonna
It's Madonna. Good for what it was at the time, but nothing particularly mindblowing. Has a bit of the "Seinfeld effect" where it was so original and genre-defining at the time, that now it feels 'hacky' and 'derivative' of all the things that came after it.
3
Jan 14 2022
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
Excellent punk album, with a little bit of a jazzy feel on a couple of songs. A lot of fun
5
Jan 15 2022
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
A classic. Every song on this album is an absolute banger.
5
Jan 16 2022
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Fun early horror punk
4
Jan 19 2022
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Signing Off
UB40
Reggae goodness
5
Jan 20 2022
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Fun weird 70s punk.
4
Jan 21 2022
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
Playing classic rock songs on the sitar? Sign me up. I can honestly say that I've never heard anything quite like this before.
4
Jan 22 2022
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Sweet smooth soul music.
5
Jan 23 2022
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
Not my thing.
2
Jan 26 2022
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Tommy
The Who
A rock opera about a boy who is blind, deaf, and mute but sells his soul to an old gypsy woman in order to become a world class pinball player by playing with his sense of smell.
I didn’t have enough LSD on hand to enjoy it the way it’s meant to be enjoyed, but it’s a true original and a great classic rock album.
5
Jan 27 2022
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Very interesting early soul music. If you like soul and R&B, this album is an interesting look at the early development of the genre.
4
Jan 28 2022
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Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
Interesting 90s alt rock. I’m not sure I “get” what was influential or unique about it, but if you like alt rock, it’s worth a listen.
3
Jan 29 2022
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The Specials
The Specials
I am a ska fanatic and this is an absolute classic. YMMV if you don’t appreciate the genre of kings.
5
Jan 30 2022
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
Very cool atmospheric Math Rock. Will definitely be adding this to my “background music while I work” collection.
5
Feb 03 2022
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Pretty good 80s rock.
3
Feb 04 2022
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Pretty much what I expected. It’s Simon and Garfunkel noodling on acoustic guitars and reciting poetry. Great music, classics, but pretty bland.
3
Feb 05 2022
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Moving Pictures
Rush
Awesome. Cool prog rock originals, great walking music or just music to put on when you want a good vibe.
5
Feb 06 2022
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Great tunes.
5
Feb 07 2022
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Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
Never heard of Julian Cope but this is a great album. Sort of post-punk grungy stuff. Will definitely be exploring some more of his music.
5
Feb 09 2022
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
Some good old-fashioned 60s psychedelic rock. Eric Clapton sounds amazing.
4
Feb 10 2022
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Excellent. Elton John is a true original and this is one of his best albums.
5
Feb 11 2022
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Interesting hip hop.
4
Feb 12 2022
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Homework
Daft Punk
Awesome. Just a fun electronic album. Daft Punk are one of a kind.
5
Feb 13 2022
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
Seemed better than his Smiths stuff but not much. Meh.
3
Feb 14 2022
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Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
Very interesting! I like it. I’ve never listened to samba music but it has a really nice vibe.
5
Feb 15 2022
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Horses
Patti Smith
Amazing early punk. Like a female Bob Dylan with an edge.
5
Feb 16 2022
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
Awesome post-rock. Killer beats, fun lyrics, just an all around banger.
5
Feb 17 2022
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Soulful folky indie rock. A little generic but good.
4
Feb 18 2022
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Bad Company
Bad Company
Just good old fashioned 70s rock. Every song on this album is a banger.
5
Feb 19 2022
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Revolver
Beatles
Not the Beatles greatest album, but one of the better ones. A nice “middle ground” between the poppy early stuff and the psychedelic LSD stuff.
4
Feb 20 2022
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
Surprisingly excellent. I’m a big punk fan but I’d never heard of The Fall and I’m so glad I did. Really cool kinda droning art-rock take on punk music. Reminds me of Velvet Underground or like a pre-LCD Soundsystem
5
Feb 21 2022
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
Another badass classic punk album. I hadn’t heard this one but it’s a lot of fun. I’m a big fan of punk in general, so YMMV but this is my jam.
5
Feb 22 2022
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Pretty cool. Interesting spin on alt/punk making it almost twee.
4
Feb 23 2022
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
When I think Beatles, I think of this album. This and the White Album are them at their peak.
5
Feb 25 2022
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Brothers
The Black Keys
Really good stuff. Modern blues-rock.
5
Feb 26 2022
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
This is fire!!! Really cool instrumental soul/rock. You’ll definitely recognize a few tracks on here.
5
Feb 27 2022
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The La's
The La's
Never heard this before but it’s quite good! Awesome early 90s alt rock. Bit of a “one hit wonder” with There She Goes, but honestly every song on this album could have been a massive hit.
5
Feb 28 2022
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
It's Zeppelin. It doesn't need a review. Greatest rock band of all time.
5
Mar 01 2022
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B-52's
The B-52's
Pretty fun funky oddball tunes.
4
Mar 03 2022
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Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Pretty cool.
4
Mar 04 2022
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
Really cool low key “background music”. Great for work or studying
4
Mar 05 2022
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Actually amazing. Really cool funk/jazz combo. No words, just grooves.
5
Mar 06 2022
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Kanye has just gotten crazier and crazier over time, but this album is pretty good.
4
Mar 07 2022
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Crazysexycool
TLC
Surprisingly good. I was too young to appreciate this when it came out.
4
Mar 10 2022
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Achtung Baby
U2
It's fine. I don't particularly care for U2 but it's cool to hear what they used to sound like.
3
Mar 11 2022
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
Very interesting funk/metal/ska hybrid. Never heard of these guys before but they kinda slap!
4
Mar 12 2022
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
One of those albums that sounds generic now because it was so groundbreaking that it got imitated for 20 years. Metallica are douchebags but this album is still a classic.
4
Mar 13 2022
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Scum
Napalm Death
Not my thing. It does sound surprisingly modern for being from the 80s though.
2
Mar 14 2022
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Not my normal style of music but it's interesting folk music from an era/culture I don't know a lot about.
4
Mar 19 2022
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
If you like 70s rock, you'll like this. It's very fun.
4
Mar 20 2022
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Fun 60s rock. A few real bangers on here, especially Shake It Up, Kicks, and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
4
Mar 21 2022
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
Big Beatles fan but never really dove into Paul’s solo stuff. It’s quite good. Some really good Beatles-ish music
4
Mar 22 2022
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
5
Mar 23 2022
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Violator
Depeche Mode
4
Mar 25 2022
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
4
Mar 26 2022
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Dry
PJ Harvey
Really good riot grrl garage rock meets singer songwriter stuff.
5
Mar 27 2022
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
Neat 90s electronica.
4
Mar 28 2022
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
Generic 80s rock.
3
Mar 29 2022
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Awesome soul/funk music. It’s weird to listen to Isaac Hayes because I always think of Chef from South Park, but the dude is legitimately talented. This album is a bop.
5
Mar 31 2022
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Meh
2
Apr 01 2022
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Dummy
Portishead
Great cool 90s techno/ambient tunes. One of my all-time favorite background music albums
5
Apr 02 2022
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American Idiot
Green Day
Great early 2000s pop punk. One of the defining albums of that sound.
5
Apr 03 2022
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Me Against The World
2Pac
A true original. This album feels like it has an aged a day
5
Apr 04 2022
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
The Talking Heads are way more talented than their one-hit wonder status would ever suggest. Every album sounds great and decades ahead of its time. This one is no exception.
5
Apr 08 2022
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
Pretty cool rock album. Nothing mind blowing but solid and interesting.
4
Apr 09 2022
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S&M
Metallica
Metallica ended up turning into pretty big douchebags, but this album was a real seminal moment for metal as a whole. 20+ years later, it still holds up as a great live album and a cool mashup of heavy metal with a symphony orchestra.
5
Apr 10 2022
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
Pretty cool 90s electronica. A lot of fun. Cool look at that moment where hiphop and electronica were just starting to part and go their separate ways.
5
Apr 11 2022
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Abbey Road
Beatles
Like what do you need to know about it? One of the most iconic rock albums of all time. Every song is great. Don’t sit here and read reviews of it, just go listen to it you lunatic!
5
Apr 12 2022
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Really cool Irish folk/punk music mashup. Some really memorable interesting music here. The lead singer can be very mumbly at times, but this is probably the progenitor of stuff like Bedouin Soundclash, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Gogol Bordello, etc.
5
Apr 13 2022
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
Greatest jazz album of all time. No matter how you feel about jazz normally, this one will pluck your heart strings and make you appreciate something new from it.
5
Apr 14 2022
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Interesting moody electrojazz. Sci fi film noir music.
4
Apr 15 2022
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
If you like grunge, you'll dig this. Jane's Addiction have always been one of the forgotten grunge bands, overshadowed by Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, etc. But they have a really fun vibe, a little less dark than the others.
4
Apr 16 2022
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
Very fun electronica. Lots of cool samples and fun vibes.
5
Apr 17 2022
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
Nothing special, but a pretty fun electronic album.
4
Apr 19 2022
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
It's fine. Cool 70s rock, but nothing that really jumps out and makes it feel unique.
4
Apr 20 2022
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
Very cool noise rock. Worth a listen.
5
Apr 21 2022
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
All time great. Every song is amazing.
5
Apr 22 2022
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Great soul music and a fun early live album
4
Apr 23 2022
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
5
Apr 24 2022
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
5
Apr 25 2022
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
This has to be one of the most covered albums ever. Every song was a very recognizable super hit… just not this version.
4
Apr 26 2022
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
4
Apr 27 2022
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
4
May 01 2022
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Very cool singer/songwriter style stuff. Love it. Will check out more.
5
May 02 2022
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
3
May 03 2022
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Kind of silly and over the top. I was expecting more from such an iconic album.
3
May 04 2022
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Nowhere
Ride
Excellent
5
May 05 2022
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Phrenology
The Roots
Amazing. Best hip hop album I’ve heard in years. Maybe ever.
5
May 14 2022
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White Ladder
David Gray
4
May 15 2022
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
3
May 16 2022
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
4
May 17 2022
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
5
May 18 2022
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
4
May 23 2022
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
It’s fine but not my cup of tea
3
May 24 2022
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
Really solid hip hop.
5
May 25 2022
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Low
David Bowie
4
May 26 2022
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
Really cool funky garage rock
5
May 27 2022
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Teen Dream
Beach House
Cool low key ambient music
4
Jun 09 2022
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Queen II
Queen
It’s fun, but not as cool as I expected from such an iconic rock band.
3
Jun 10 2022
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
3