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The Who Sell Out
The Who
So far, it seems like the album cover is the best part.
3
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
At first it just made me want to listen to Fela. But after a bit I really got into it.
4
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Graceland
Paul Simon
One of my favorites. I hadn't listened to it in a while, so it was good to get back into it.
5
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
I little too elevator music for me.
3
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I thought I didn't really like Eminem. Now I know I don't really like Eminem.
2
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
It's really interesting for 1982?! I would have guessed it was contemporary! But not real easy listening.
3
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Back In Black
AC/DC
It's one of those albums where I've heard every song so much I just don't care to listen again. And Johnson's voice can be really grating after a while.
3
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Really good with some surprisingly pretty songs.
4
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New Forms
Roni Size
The drum and bass feels pretty dated. But they do some interesting stuff with it.
3
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
This isn't my cup of tea. But I can appreciate the talent.
3
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
It's alright. Sounds a little dated. But some fun tracks.
3
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
It's tough to separate the art from the artist. But he was only 20 when he made this, which is kind of incredible.
3
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
This is real good stuff. Summer Breeze is a fantastic cover.
4
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Seems a bit melodramatic. Not really my thing.
2
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Queen II
Queen
This is good. Surprisingly none of the big hits. But solid.
3
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Snivilisation
Orbital
I probably would have liked it back in the day. But it sounds dated, now. I like some tracks. Some are actually annoying. Like "Quality Seconds". I like "Kein Trink Wasser".
3
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Fun House
The Stooges
Really good stuff. It gets a little crazy and almost unlistenable with the last track, but otherwise good.
4
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
4
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
No. Well, I listened to a couple of these songs. It's a lot different than Pet Sounds that everyone talks about and seems to love but which I hate. Buy I still don't like the Beach Boys.
2
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Not as great as I thought. But good.
4
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Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Meh. Not really my thing. There's a lot of 90s stuff in this list: the era where I was the most judgmental of music. But this isn't my thing.
2
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
Hey, this guy's pretty good! Who knew?!
3
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
This was better than I thought it would be.
3
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Bossanova
Pixies
Not my favorite Pixies album, but it's the fucking Pixies! It rules!
5
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
That's some pretty good mandolin playing. (I think). Not a big fan of her super vibrato voice. I think I'd rather hear some more traditional versions of e.g. East Virginia. It sounds like something that might be on the Anthology of American Folk music. Yeah, no.
2
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
This was better than I thought it would be.
3
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
It's good. But the whole album doesn't hold up to the hits, which are great.
3
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Really good. Forgot how much I liked this album.
4
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Synchronicity
The Police
Great. A few weird tracks, but fantastic.
5
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Meh.
2
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The Stooges
The Stooges
We Will Fall is kind of droney meh. Most other tracks are great. Some of my favorites.
4
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
I don't like Dylan. I'll give it a try, I guess. I'm thinking it'll just make me want to listen to trad folk. I mean, he's not a good singer. He's a bad harmonica player. He's a mediocre guitarist. He just kinda sucks. He's a good song writer, I guess, but that's about it. I gave up with the bad harmonica in Desolation Row.
1
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Sea Change
Beck
It's good. More slow Beck than my preferable upbeat Beck. But good..
3
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Document
R.E.M.
Oof. This album is a very specific time and place feels. High School junior year. I think it was the start of my "I prefer their earlier stuff" conception.
4
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
It's alright.
2
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Eh...
2
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Pretty good. Not great.
4
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Weird. Different.
3
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Yuss!
5
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
Pretty good.
3
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
3
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Soul Mining
The The
Couldn't really get into it.
2
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Good
3
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
I don't like his voice.
2