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Thu Nov 11 2021
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Great storytelling album, very influential for the folk/rock genre. Felt very americana. Most tracks are somewhat basic musically, but you're here for the lyrical content for the most part.
Favourite Tracks: Like a Rolling Stone, Ballad of a Thin Man, Desolation Row
4
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Fri Nov 12 2021
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
Experimental art rock that was way ahead of its time for 1991. Can clearly hear the influences on other rock acts of the 90s and all types of acts today. Abrasive and dissonant at times and those vocals are so soft, but very musically interesting and kept my attention the entire time. Would rate 4.5/5 if possible.
Favourite Tracks: Only Shallow, Loomer, Come In Alone, Soon
4
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Mon Nov 15 2021
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Enjoyed this album quite a bit, just felt it wasn't very cohesive. I especially didn't really see how the instrumental track in the first half really fit with the rest of the album. Some great tracks though.
Favourite Tracks: Changes, Supernaut, Cornucopia
3
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Tue Nov 16 2021
Aja
Steely Dan
Great Jazz-Pop-Rock fusion album. Very well produced with no filler. So many dynamics and rhythm changes and syncopation throughout, really fun listen.
Favourite Tracks: Peg, Deacon Blues, Home at Last
5
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Wed Nov 17 2021
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Very funky and fun. Prince is a legend and so easily crafts these catchy jazz-pop-funk tracks. Heard Parliament Funkadelic vibes on Housequake, and the songs like Ballad of Dorothy Parker like influenced modern R&b/funk artists like Anderson .Paak.
Favourite Tracks: Sign I'm the Times, Ballad of Dorothy Parker, The Cross
4
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Thu Nov 18 2021
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
This album had some bangers, definitely ahead of its time with its sound. The vocals weren't my cup of tea, but the instrumentation and progressions were really cool. Enjoyable listen (besides Don't).
Favourite Tracks: No Bones, They Always Come, Yeah We Know
4
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Fri Nov 19 2021
Brothers
The Black Keys
Very consistent, enjoyable album. Many more highs than lows.
Favourite Tracks: Everlasting Light, Ten Cent Pistol, These Days
5
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Mon Nov 22 2021
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Fun album with fun sounds for daaaaaancing. Might not listen again casually but still found it enjoyable!
Favourite Tracks: El Cayuco, Saca Tu Mujer
3
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Tue Nov 23 2021
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
Not my style but I enjoyed it still. It's definitely a landmark album for the genre and and the future of electronic/pop music
Favourite Tracks: Sweet Dreams, Wrap it Up, This is the House
3
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Wed Nov 24 2021
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Weird and wonderful and fun. Just a whole lotta noodling and soloing and creativity that was really enjoyable to listen to.
Favourite Tracks: Peaches En Regalia, Little Umbrellas, It Must Be a Camel
4
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Thu Nov 25 2021
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Funky, groovy, great album. Couldn't stop myself from tapping my feet to just about every song.
Favourite Tracks: Cloud Nine, Love is a Hurtin Thing, Dont Let Him Take Your Love From Me
5
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Fri Nov 26 2021
Shadowland
k.d. lang
It was fine. Country isn't my style but this wasn't off putting, it was whelming. I liked the bluesier parts best.
Favourite Track: Busy Being Blue
3
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Mon Nov 29 2021
Kid A
Radiohead
Greater than the sum of its parts. It can be skeletal at times, but also larger than life. It's cold and dark, but conveys so much emotion through the movements of the music. Every little piece of the puzzle matters and was well thought out, from the swells of strings on How to Disappear Completely, to the transition between Optimistic to In Limbo. A 10/10 album experience.
Favourite Tracks: all of them
5
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Tue Nov 30 2021
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
A landmark album in hip-hop, and one of the father's of jazz rap. The beats are great, the lyrics are clever and impactful, and it's just generally fun all around. And then they came out with Midnight Marauders too...
Favourite Tracks: Buggin Out, Vibes and Stuff, Scenario
5
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Wed Dec 01 2021
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
It was fine. It didn't really catch my attention too much, but there were some good tracks on it. It was a pretty reasonable 3.
Favourite Tracks: April 5th, Give It Up
3
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Thu Dec 02 2021
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
One of the GOAT rock albums and a truely influential album. Zeppelin is like an all-star cast of musicians for this genre. When The Levee Breaks still has one of the most amazing intros of all time. A masterclass.
Favourite Tracks: All of them, but special shout out to Misty Mountain Hop, Battle of Evermore, and When The Levee Breaks
5
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Fri Dec 03 2021
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
The beats are funky and fun and you can hear the influence it had on southern and alternative hip hop. Must have been a breath of fresh air during the gangsta rap era of the early 90s. Some of the subject matter in the lyrics came off a bit squeaky clean and naive though, but overall a fun listen.
Favourite Tracks: Tennessee, U
4
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Mon Dec 06 2021
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Cool album and fun listen! Wasn't a huge fan of the hard panning of vocals to one side and the whole instrumental to the other, but still good none the less. 3.5/5
Favourite Tracks: Situation Vacant, Waterloo Sunset
3
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Tue Dec 07 2021
1984
Van Halen
Pretty much packed with bangers. A lot of classics on this one. The intro to Hot For Teacher is always incredible, and I love the syncopation in the prechorus too. Just all around fun album.
Favourite Tracks: Hot For Teacher, Jump, Girl Gone Bad
4
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Wed Dec 08 2021
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
It was fine. A lot of songs started to blend together. Could be a symptom of production at the time, but it was fine.
Favourite Tracks: it was fine.
2
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Thu Dec 09 2021
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
It was hard and heavy and dark, and it was great. This one felt a bit more cohesive than the last one, and seemed like it had more of a consistent theme to it.
Favourite Tracks: The Wizard, A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning
4
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Fri Dec 10 2021
L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
It was certainly interesting and it was certainly an experience. I can appreciate the experimentation and the influence this this must have had, but I'm not likely coming back to it anytime soon.
2
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Mon Dec 13 2021
A Night At The Opera
Queen
It's so good. So much variety and incredible performances vocally and musically. I was also surprised how many of these songs I didn't even know I knew. There was only one or two I hadn't heard before. What a great album!
Favourite Tracks: (Besides the classics) Death On Two Legs, I'm In Love With My Car, Lazing On a Sunday Afternoon, Seaside Rendezvous
5
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Tue Dec 14 2021
Sea Change
Beck
So different from what I expected with my knowledge of other Beck albums. A much more calm, melancholy vibe and feeling with slower tracks and more ambience. The riff-driven songs I know from Beck are replaced with swelling strings, soft acoustic guitars, and more feeling and emotional impact. What a cool album and a pleasant and welcome surprise.
5
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Wed Dec 15 2021
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
What more is there to say about this one that hasn't been said? I continue to find new moments in this album that I love, like the harmonies at the end Never Going Back Again, or the kind of off-kilter strumming pattern in the intro of I Don't Want To Know. It's a wonder album with ups and downs and beautiful flow throughout.
5
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Fri Dec 17 2021
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
A pleasant album with a lot of cool sounds. It does feel a bit ahead of the curve for 1984 while still having some of that quintessential 80s new wave sound. I really enjoyed the breakdown near the end of Thorn of Crowns, and the chord progression in the chorus of The Killing Moon.
Favourite Tracks: The Killing Moon, Thorn of Crowns
3
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Mon Dec 20 2021
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Such an influential album and group. The skeletal production works well with Run and DMC's expressive style and signalled a change in hip hop at the time. Loved the dialogue between the two MCs too on tracks like It's Like That.
4
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Tue Dec 21 2021
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Bombtrack after bombtrack. It's just banger after banger. This album just brings the energy way up with the first track and it stays there until the end.
5
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Thu Dec 23 2021
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Not usually a country fan but this was an enjoyable listen. Loved the production on this album and all of the cool chord progressions. The tone of the album felt pretty consistent throughout as well. A pleasant surprise!
Favourite Tracks: Slow Burn, Lonely Weekend, Space Cowboy
4
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Fri Dec 24 2021
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Pleasant listen, it didn't really standout much or grab my attention, but it was easy to listen to. Really enjoyed the chord changes and progressions of some of the songs like Ba-Di-Da.
Favourite Tracks: Ba-Di-Da, Everything Happens
3
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Mon Dec 27 2021
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
It's Christmas. It's a Christmas album. It's one of the best Christmas albums. The wall of sound is in full effect here and it works so well. An excellent album and the perfect day for it. Almost like that was planned...
5
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Tue Dec 28 2021
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Really enjoyed this album. I was going into it expecting indie pop like Two Weeks, but I was surprised by how complex it ended up being. It doesn't follow the typical indie trends, especially at the time of its release, and experiments with time signatures, dissonance, complex meters, harmonies, guitar phrasing and traditional song structure. Fine For Now had me nerding-out trying to follow all of the changes. It's still an indie rock album at it's core and not the most experimental thing I've ever heard, but I loved hearing the risks it took in this genre.
Favourite Tracks: Two Weeks, Fine For Now, While You Wait for the Others
5
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Wed Dec 29 2021
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
It had a lot of bangers and ace of spades is of course a monster of a song, but the album was a little one note to me. Still enjoyable with all its energy.
3
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Mon Jan 03 2022
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
An iconic album for hip hop. It's fresh, grimy, hard hitting, and fun. The production is amazing, I love the jazz and so samples. All the members come through with great verses and the variety of voices this provides keeps every song exciting. A bonafide classic.
5
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Tue Jan 04 2022
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
What a great debut! Really cool sound on this album that's different compared to what you usually hear in the big hits. More of an edge to some of them, more raw. Quite the start to a legendary career.
4
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Wed Jan 05 2022
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
What a pleasant listen. Stevens weaves great stories into enjoyable folk melodies so well, it just puts you in a good mood. Really well crafted from start to finish.
4
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Thu Jan 06 2022
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Cool mix of folk, rock, and South Asian sounds even. The title track is a banger but the rest was good too!
4
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Fri Jan 07 2022
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
An awesome album, very consistent throughout and the changes in tone are well navigated. Loved the big hits, and loved discovering the other gems throughout. The harmonies and story telling are just excellent. Special shoutout to Only Living Boy in New York for being incredible.
5
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Mon Jan 10 2022
Document
R.E.M.
Really enjoyed this album! Early garage rock but it's still bangs. Obviously knew the big ones and enjoyed hearing the hidden gems.
4
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Tue Jan 11 2022
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
More variety of sounds on this album that I expected. I came in thinking it would all be like Sweet Emotion and Walk this Way, but it varied quote a bit. Adam's Apple, No More No More and Round and Round were my favorite new discoveries.
4
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Wed Jan 12 2022
Kenza
Khaled
So many interesting and different sounds here. Appreciated the variety and the blend of genres and cultures throughout. It was cool hearing the different instruments and vocal style mixed with more western backing music. Not sure I'm racing back to it, but it was an interesting listen.
3
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Thu Jan 13 2022
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
The influence this album has had on music in the decades that followed is clear when you listen. You can hear the the early sounds of 90s grunge, noise rock, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, and multiple others. It's also full of unique chord progressions and sound combinations like dissonance and percussive playing. Very cool album!
4
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Fri Jan 14 2022
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
It was decent, liked most of the tracks but besides the big ones they were too memorable. Solid 3
3
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Mon Jan 17 2022
Live Through This
Hole
A lot of bangers, a lot of angst, a lot of mentions of milk. It's smack dab in the middle of the grunge era and is clearly a classic of the genre. It's very raw, and you can hear it in not only the lyrical content, but also in the unprocessed vocals and instrumentation at times that are imperfect and feel human. Not to say that it doesn't still sound really good, because it definitely does.
4
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Tue Jan 18 2022
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
It's just full of hits and bangers, and a landmark album for Britpop and the 90s. Wore out this CD in my parents' 2002 Toyota Sienna. Special shoutout to She's Electric which is so damn good.
5
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Wed Jan 19 2022
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Veeeeerrry socially conscious. The messages were raw and well put together, so much focus was put in the lyrics and the tone was consistent throughout the album. The beats were great too, but sometimes the more spoken word delivery style didn't mesh as well with the musical elements and felt a bit disjointed. The message was clear but the flow wasn't as on point as what would have put this over the edge.
3
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Thu Jan 20 2022
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Awesome album. Lyricism is top notch, and the beats are immaculate. Questlove and J Dilla on production is such a dream team and they really show out. The feature list is great too with Slum Village, Mos Def, MC Lyte, Bilal, etc. It's one of those albums that you have to keep coming back to in order to really dive into all of its nook and crannies of both lyrical meaning and musicality.
Also my neck is sore from nodding my head for over an hour straight.
5
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Fri Jan 21 2022
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
This was a bit of surprise, as I was expecting a regular 80s pop album that I've heard in a hundred different other artists, but it was actually pretty enjoyable! The first track was my favourite with its kind of dreary and dark feel. Throughout the whole album there was a lot of depth and feeling that I really appreciated. There were moments that felt a little repetitive or unexciting, but overall I enjoyed it. I'd probably give this a 3.5 if I could, and a 4 if it was a bit more consistent.
3
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Mon Jan 24 2022
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
The rhythms on this thing are awesome. So different and unique, really enjoyed hearing how not only the drums but also a lot of the melodies would shift and feel off kilter before you really find them as they develop. A bit repetitive within the songs for me but still very cool listen.
3
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Tue Jan 25 2022
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Really enjoyed this one. Loved the combination of singer-songwriter folk and jazz, and the consistent tone throughout. The musicality was really cool throughout as well, with interesting timings on songs like Day is Done, and awesome chord progressions like in River Man. Definitely made me want to listen more.
4
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Thu Jan 27 2022
Dookie
Green Day
Lots of bangers, including 90s classics. These songs just have such a fun every to them most of the time. Impossible not the tap for foot or nod your head.
4
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Fri Jan 28 2022
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
I liked the album and it had its fair share of funky tunes, I felt it could have been more consistent though. I do hear the influence on like modern chamber pop even on this one which was really cool
3
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Mon Jan 31 2022
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
A very relaxed listen. I liked the bluesy acoustic ballads and the story telling throughout. Bandera was a great way to close out the album. Probably closer to a 3.5 than a 3, I definitely enjoyed it.
3
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Tue Feb 01 2022
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
A great voice and cool jazz songs are always good in my books. The live recording, with the announcement to the crowd and the mistakes all left in, adds this level of authenticity that made me enjoy it even more.
4
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Wed Feb 02 2022
Groovin'
The Young Rascals
Groovin' (the song) is sooo smooth. The album is also pretty damn smooth as a whole as well. I would probably give it a 3.5 if I could.
3
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Thu Feb 03 2022
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Some of that classic grimy east coast hip hop. Raekwon floats over RZAs production and the Wu Tang features just add to the feel. So much influence from this album on late 90s/early 00s hip hop with the mafioso wave.
4
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Rocks
Aerosmith
It's got that classic Aerosmith sound, but I preferred Toys in the Attic better. This one ran together a little bit on first listen unfortunately.
3
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Mon Feb 07 2022
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
It had my at 9/8 timing. Such an interesting album with other cool time signatures too. The arrangements and are great and I can see it being one of those ones I keep coming back to and discovering new little intricacies.
5
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Tue Feb 08 2022
Rubber Soul
Beatles
It's just a great album that I've listened to countless times. Classic/5
5
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Wed Feb 09 2022
Parallel Lines
Blondie
Probably a 3.5. There were a lot of tracks I liked but probably an equal amount that I was pretty meh on. The time changes on Heart of Glass are always welcome though.
3
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Thu Feb 10 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Started strong with Freedom which is a banger, but died down later in the album and I found myself waiting for the end a bit. He has an incredible voice but some songs felt a bit dated.
3
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Fri Feb 11 2022
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
I appreciated the uniquene songwriting, specifically the song structures and lyrics which often told interesting stories that caught your attention. But something just didn't click like I wanted it to.
3
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Wed Feb 16 2022
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Really enjoyed it, there's some classics on here that are excellent. I think Aja was a bit more consistent though.
4
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Fri Feb 18 2022
The Wall
Pink Floyd
It's epic, huge, and awesome.
5
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Mon Feb 21 2022
Dust
Screaming Trees
Some classic alternative rock from the 90s. I was leaning towards a 4 because I liked the first half a lot, but it kind of lost my interest on the back half of the album.
3
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Wed Feb 23 2022
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
Loved the use of 5/4 time but wasn't really that hooked by the whole thing.
3
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Thu Feb 24 2022
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Such a classic. Melding neo-soul and hip-hop together in a concept album and it's done so well.
5
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Fri Feb 25 2022
Blackstar
David Bowie
The experimentation on this album is awesome and I really admire Bowie's ability to constantly evolve throughout his career and continue to take risks. The allusions to his death on the album also make it a memorable listen.
4
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Mon Feb 28 2022
Tapestry
Carole King
A clinic in songwriting.
5
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Tue Mar 01 2022
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Good ol' southern rock. The classics hit hard and the deeper cuts are still good.
4
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Wed Mar 02 2022
A Northern Soul
The Verve
Really enjoyed when they went into the heavier parts of the album, it almost felt like a mix of U2 and Oasis but more aggressive. If it were a bit more consistent it would be an easy 4.
3
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Thu Mar 03 2022
Horses
Patti Smith
I can understand the influence this had and the songwriting is unique, but it was not pulling me in on first listen. Could definitely be a grower though.
3
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Fri Mar 04 2022
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
I can totally hear the indie rock and alternative influence this has had on music. Could get better with more listens.
3
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Mon Mar 07 2022
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Don't Think Twice It's Alright may be the best Dylan song. The others were very good too.
4
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Tue Mar 08 2022
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
A classic live album.
4
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Thu Mar 10 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Awesome, had that 'wall of sound' feeling, and the harmonies and progressions are all there.
4
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Mon Mar 14 2022
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
4
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Tue Mar 15 2022
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
4
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Wed Mar 16 2022
Nowhere
Ride
3
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Fri Mar 18 2022
The Who Sell Out
The Who
3
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Mon Mar 21 2022
British Steel
Judas Priest
3
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Tue Mar 22 2022
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
5
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
5
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Thu Mar 24 2022
Another Green World
Brian Eno
3
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Fri Mar 25 2022
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
4
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Mon Mar 28 2022
Harvest
Neil Young
4
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Tue Mar 29 2022
Funeral
Arcade Fire
5
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Wed Mar 30 2022
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
4
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Thu Mar 31 2022
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
4
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
4
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Mon Apr 11 2022
Me Against The World
2Pac
4
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Tue Apr 12 2022
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
4
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Thu Apr 14 2022
NEU! 75
Neu!
3
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Mon Apr 25 2022
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
5
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Tue Apr 26 2022
Revolver
Beatles
5