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Sat Jan 15 2022
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Never heard of this artist before. I knew the song Chicago but not who sung it.
This is an excellent album and one I will return to and recommend to others.
5
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Sun Jan 16 2022
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
When it is good, it is excellent but too many weaker tracks take away from the album. If this had been on vinyl they would have to have edited down to 10 or 11 tracks. This would improve it a lot.
2
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Mon Jan 17 2022
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
Nothing poor but nothing stand out. It felt like background music after a while. Dont feel I will be rushing back.
2
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Tue Jan 18 2022
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
When I saw this popping up today my 1st reaction was really? Growing up in the 80s, Come On Eileen was a ubiquitous anthem of every disco. However I enjoyed this a lot. Just not sure of its classic status.
3
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Wed Jan 19 2022
Phrenology
The Roots
Experimental and incoherent. Tried this a few times but very little memorable or remarkable.
1
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Thu Jan 20 2022
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Classic album that arguably changed the music world forever. It is an album that you can revisit again and again. .
It is brilliant but not their greatest for me. Musically i think many songs lack the sophistication of other albums: Rubber Soul, White Album, abbey Rd, Revolver.
Still head and shoulders above the majority of this list and features one of my all time favourites: A Day in The Life
5
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Fri Jan 21 2022
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
3.4/5 so I will give it the 3
Easy listening no one offended. 70s soft rock or AOR. "reeling in the years" and "do it again" the highlights
Glad I heard it but just don't feel after this solid days listening that I will return to it or seek out more Steely Dan. Can't empathise with anything in the lyrics.
The cover is an abomination. 1/5
3
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Sat Jan 22 2022
The Stooges
The Stooges
Interesting one. It sounds like a few guys who have just heard velvet underground, and are bluffing their way to record an album. It doesn't match VU or Doors by a long way.
We will fall: What were they thinking. pretentious gobbledeygook. John Cale influence and as one reviewer called it - padding.
Lyrically these fellows didnt stretch themselves!!! Listening to some of their other stuff I'm not sure they had the ability.
However all said, it is ahead of it's time and inspired alot of music I love. Great idea but very weak in parts.
Cover art: generic atyle photo but it expresses some tension. Like the band logo. 2/5
1
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Sun Jan 23 2022
All Directions
The Temptations
Pants. Flared pants. Who chooses these. Not impressed with the definition of classic.
1
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Mon Jan 24 2022
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Was looking forward to Bob Marley but I was expecting an album with more of his hits.
On repeated listens it has kept growing on me. Good reggae vibe.
Cover art 3.2/5
3
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Tue Jan 25 2022
Hotel California
Eagles
Classic. Really enjoyed the exploration of the theme of the destruction of paradise, loss of innocence etc. Much more urban than their earlier cowboy themes. Gets better with every listen.
Cover art: 4.5/5 iconic cover picking up on musical themes.
4
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Wed Jan 26 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
It has dated quite a bit. It is too long at over 60 mins and they were stretching it to release 7 singles.
I smiled when I didnt see the lyrics on spotify; they must not have thought them worthy of posting them. 😂 they are pretty corny and the snippets of Reagan and Thatcher date this album.
However it bears some re-listening.
Cover art 2/5
3
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Thu Jan 27 2022
Metallica
Metallica
Curious about this one. But ultimately it disappoints. it aspires to be epic but apart from a few singles it is quite forgettable.
I listened a few times but inevitably it became background to whatever I was doing.
Cover art 1/5
2
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Fri Jan 28 2022
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
Torture. Painful listening
Cover art: my favourite in a week 4/5
1
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Sat Jan 29 2022
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Class. Everything a classic album should be.
Cover art: 5/5
5
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Sun Jan 30 2022
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
Love Dylan. But a live album is a bit if a fraud. Like having a greatest hits on the list.
Cover art 1/5
5
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Mon Jan 31 2022
In Rainbows
Radiohead
What an album. Radiohead produce music that is like no one else. It is contemporary and challenging. They push every boundary. But ultimately rewards repeated listening.
Cover art 5/5
5
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Tue Feb 01 2022
The Undertones
The Undertones
Unexpected but enjoyable. Raw, fresh, naive, 50s pop combined with new wave. Sound like a bunch of lads who have just got their instruments and having a blast. Simple direct songs. No over production going on here.
Cover art 1/5
4
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Wed Feb 02 2022
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Not sure how this achieved Classic status. It is entirely forgettable. I was hoping for the south African jazz equivalent of Graceland. But there is not a whisper of Africa to my ears.
Cover art 2/5 nice colours
1
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Thu Feb 03 2022
Teen Dream
Beach House
I had never heard of them and I always welcome a new discovery with the promise of a back catalogue to explore.
However so far they make all of the right sounds but I'm yet to be engaged. The reviewers who reference a shoegazing musical style must come from California. This is much more cheerful version of life.
Cover art 1/5
2
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Fri Feb 04 2022
Da Capo
Love
0/5
Pants. Flared pants.
I think I possess 1001 better albums which are not on this list. It should have been consigned to the archives a long time ago.
Cover art 1/5
1
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Sat Feb 05 2022
Smash
The Offspring
Sounds and riffs are good at times. But it doesn't engage me. I am probably not the demographic they were thinking of. To my ears it feels vacuous and staged emotion. it has no relation to punk for me.
Cover art 2/5 corny
1
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Sun Feb 06 2022
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
2
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Mon Feb 07 2022
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Classic album. excellent guitar led rock. Pounding on of my top 10 songs.
Cover art 3/5
5
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Tue Feb 08 2022
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
A (largely) covers album makes it feel closer to a greatest hits, is this cheating when compared to most of this list.
That said Otis makes many of these tunes his own. The power of his voice and interpretation is excellent. I think the inclusion of Satisfaction was a mistake.
Cover art 1/5
3
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Wed Feb 09 2022
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Bought this back in the day. I had to, I needed the cash and had to break a record voucher so i found this in a bargain bucket. I resented it ever since and gave the tape away.
1 song album for me. It is non contentious easy-going music that doesn't grab me musically or emotionally in any way. Not a patch on a contemporaneous album and genre such as Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout.
Cover art: 2/5
2
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Thu Feb 10 2022
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
The Kinks are a great band with unique hits full of character and lyrical talent. I expected to discover more here. The recording sounds dated. It has a few stand out tracks but that is it.
Cover art: 2.5/5 odd one this. Psychedelic Victorian. At least they made some effort.
2
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Fri Feb 11 2022
Gris Gris
Dr. John
I had to google the author of 1001 to establish his age. There is a disproportionate amount of content from '67 '68 '69. I was wondering if he was 18 around then. Some of it was a golden age but this type of album does not compare with other eras. Maybe it was the drugs.
Cover art 2/5
1
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Sat Feb 12 2022
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
It's fine. The lady can sing but are there not 101 of these albums? What makes this special enough to be on the list?
Cover art 3/5
1
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Sun Feb 13 2022
Aja
Steely Dan
This one is making 1001 feel really long. Not sure I get the entitlement of bands like this to have multiple entries on the list.
Released in 1977 I'd suggest this helped inspire punk.
1
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Mon Feb 14 2022
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Didn't know what to expect. Coherent album well produced with excellent vocals.
Cover art 1/5. Took them about 30 mins to do
3
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Tue Feb 15 2022
Zombie
Fela Kuti
Not his best record and a little bit long for me. African rhythms plus jazz are a good combination.
Cover art: 4/5
2
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Wed Feb 16 2022
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
Introspective and sometimes melancholy Paul Simon. It's fine but not his best by a long way. For me the better versions of some of the tracks are on the bonus edition and not on the original release. Simon articulates his lyrics beautifully, other artists could learn from his clarity.
Cover art 3/5
3
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Thu Feb 17 2022
High Violet
The National
Solid 4. Can't be a 5 because I can't figure out what he is singing about on any track. Bloodbuzz is a classic and the highlight of the album.
Cover art (original cover) 5/5 you can always rely on 4ad
4
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Fri Feb 18 2022
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
0/5 Ahh now. Up there with the worst.
Whoever put this on the list needs to get out more. This kind of rubbish undermines the entire list. It doesn't even deserve a 1.
Folk is far from my favourite genre, but this would not rank in any list of important folk albums.
"I cant dream well because of my horns."
Cover art 1/5 hippy commune family photo
1
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Sat Feb 19 2022
Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Niche blues album playing blues standards. Not one in my "before I die category. "
Cover art 1/5 5mins effort. Redeemed slightly by the choice of the beano by Clapton
1
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Sun Feb 20 2022
LP1
FKA twigs
Pretentious nonsense squeaking
Cover art: 3/5
1
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Mon Feb 21 2022
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
Saw DIV live back in the day. A musician friend had to leave, he was worried about permanently damaging his hearing. it was a great gig. Couldn't believe how many people were on stage.
The idea of a guest vocalist was pretty original when it was released. Nowadays every other tune seems to be doing some type of collaboration. These were not driven by marketing and sales but by finding the voice/character/mood to match the song.
Iggy pop absolutely nails Aisha. On the next album Paul Weller and Liam Gallagher create works they never would have on their own and equal to their best.
Cover art 3.5/5
4
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Tue Feb 22 2022
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Absolutely refreshing take on all music that had preceded it. Poppy, punk, indie, catchy and danceable all at once. Some of the most arresting songs of the decade. All on a debut album.
Cover art 3/5. Striking in its own way and explains the attitude on the album
5
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Wed Feb 23 2022
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
Certain parts remind me of Sufjan Stevens, mmmm , I wonder how that works. Maybe it is the other way around, separated by 40 years. Ahead of it's time is clearly an understatement.
The lyric 'vocals' on side 2 undermine it a little for me.
Cover art: 5/5 iconic
4
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Thu Feb 24 2022
Suicide
Suicide
Reckon it is on here because it pursues an idea ahead of it's time. But it is doesn't compare to other electronics or what is about to emerge with Joy Division.
It is the shortest album I have reviewed at 32 mins and this is already 7 mins too long with the shocking track that is Frankie.
Lyrics exceptionally weak all round.
Cover art 4/5
1
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Fri Feb 25 2022
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
2
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Sat Feb 26 2022
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Mediocre album made possible by Bowie who is responsible for most of the good bits.
2
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Sun Feb 27 2022
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
One listen sufficient. There is a reason this didn't get released widely in 1985. Not shocking, but not good.
2
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Mon Feb 28 2022
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
Maybe I'm mixing up this list with a classic albums list. This might be 1 to listen to once.
Cover art 1/5
2
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Tue Mar 01 2022
The Cars
The Cars
Whopping debut album. Knew most of the tracks but never realised it was from 1978!!! I would have guessed '82 or '83.
Cover art 5/5
4
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Wed Mar 02 2022
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
A few excellent tracks but a bit long. It would be a 4 if I thought I would go back to it more.
Cover art: 3/5
3
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Thu Mar 03 2022
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Excellent. I'd never heard this album. I had figured it was gonna be from the 80s but really impressed that it was 76-78. It absolutely captures the migration from acoustic to guitar based rock.
Cover art: 3/5
4
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Fri Mar 04 2022
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
👍
3
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Sat Mar 05 2022
Low-Life
New Order
👍
3
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Sun Mar 06 2022
The Rise & Fall
Madness
Its grand as they say. Not a classic.
Cover art: 2/5
3
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Mon Mar 07 2022
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Really not very strong. Virginia Plain was not on the original UK release.
Cover art 4/5
2
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Tue Mar 08 2022
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
It becomes background music after a while. He has a better album.
Cover art 4/5
3
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Wed Mar 09 2022
White Ladder
David Gray
Classic. As an Irish person it is impossible to vote this down. Slows a bit in the middle. According to the stats go...1 in 4 houses had a copy of the album. Although I think I had 2 😂
5
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Thu Mar 10 2022
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Excellent introduction to phil lynott and thin lizzy.
4
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Fri Mar 11 2022
Future Days
Can
👍
2
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Sat Mar 12 2022
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Very eclectic and respect to a concept album. it is too long. Yet another from the digital era which would have benefited from a vinyl mindset. When it's good its excellent.
4
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Sun Mar 13 2022
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
5 star +++
Absolute whopper debut album.
Cover art 5/5 iconic
5
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Mon Mar 14 2022
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Is it the best Oasis album?
Cover art 3/5
5
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Tue Mar 15 2022
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Classic. Redefining.
Cover art 5/5
5
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Wed Mar 16 2022
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Not really getting it
3
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Thu Mar 17 2022
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
Doesn't offend and like some of the lo fi videos. Ultimately it fades into the background. For me it is not a classic to return to.
The playlist continued into Supernature which I enjoyed more.
Cover art: 2/5
3
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Fri Mar 18 2022
Paris 1919
John Cale
Surprisingly not too bad. Was expecting worse.
Cover art worst ever
3
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Sat Mar 19 2022
Kenya
Machito
Enjoyable and glad I heard it.
Cover art 3/5
3
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Sun Mar 20 2022
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
Not memorable
Cover art 4/5
2
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Mon Mar 21 2022
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
This highlight is the cover
Cover art 5/5
1
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Tue Mar 22 2022
Live Through This
Hole
I should get it, but I don't. It just doesn't do it for me. Maybe it's me.
Cover art 3/5
3
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Timeless
Goldie
Too long. I finished my commute before the 1st track finished.
Cover art 2/5
2
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Thu Mar 24 2022
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Timeless timeless classic. The best album of the 70 I live done on this list. as part of this I tried to listen to it afresh. I was surprised how much was piano based compared to most of his oeuvre.
Cover art 5/5
5
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Fri Mar 25 2022
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
??? Roll on tomorrow....
Cover art 0/5
2
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Sat Mar 26 2022
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Dont know why I never listened to these guys before. Very good.
Cover art 2/5
4
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Sun Mar 27 2022
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
Cover art 1/5
2
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Mon Mar 28 2022
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Fells like they invented a nee genre with this album. If it has a weakness it is that is lacks an emotional theme that resonates with me. Red squirrels etc.
Cover art 5/5 Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Who'd have thought a painting from 1559 could make a great cover..
5
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Tue Mar 29 2022
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Funky and upbeat. a bit samey after a while.
Cover art 2/5
2
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Wed Mar 30 2022
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Whopper album.
Cover art 5/5 enigmatic
5
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Thu Mar 31 2022
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
👍
3
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Atomizer
Big Black
1
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Sat Apr 02 2022
...And Justice For All
Metallica
2
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Sun Apr 03 2022
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Absolute whopper. I thought this must have been his greatest hits when in fact it was his debut album.
Cover art 4/5
5
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Mon Apr 04 2022
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
Nothing memorable here. Hair metal, Says it all
Cover art 2/5
2
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Tue Apr 05 2022
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Top album showing the breadth of the band
Cover art 5/5
5
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Wed Apr 06 2022
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
I can hear how this never made it. Cover redeems it.
Cover art 5/5
1
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Thu Apr 07 2022
Tapestry
Carole King
Impossible to argue against this one. So many classics
Cover art 3/5
5
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Fri Apr 08 2022
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Much more eclectic than I was expecting. definitely one to revisit.
Cover art 5/5
5
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Sat Apr 09 2022
The Who Sell Out
The Who
Odd album. Not their finest by a long way. I was surprised it had such good reviews back in the day. Music does not match the hype.
Cover art 5/5
3
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Sun Apr 10 2022
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Don’t see the point of this one
Cover art 1/5
1
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Mon Apr 11 2022
Eliminator
ZZ Top
The hits are the hits. The rest is fine but not memorable.
Cover art 5/5 instantly recognisable
3
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Tue Apr 12 2022
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Better than I expected. More musical than similar of the genre.
Cover art 1/5 zero thought went into this.
3
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Wed Apr 13 2022
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
Stomping start but ends with a whimper. Definitely a side 1 side 2 album. Side 2 improves on listening
Cover art 4/5
4
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Thu Apr 14 2022
Beautiful Freak
Eels
Not bad. Is it his best?
Cover art: 4/5
3
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Fri Apr 15 2022
Yeezus
Kanye West
Misogynistic
Cover art: 5/5
1
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Sat Apr 16 2022
Is This It
The Strokes
Still as fresh as ever. One of my all time favourites. I never tire of it.
Cover art: 5/5
5
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Sun Apr 17 2022
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
Not very memorable. 1 or 2 stand out tracks, the rest faded into the background.
3
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Mon Apr 18 2022
Play
Moby
Cracking album. Brought techno and sampling to the masses.
Cover art 5/5
5
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Tue Apr 19 2022
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
She must have been a superstar in her day recording the definitive versions of many classics
Cover art 3/5
3
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Wed Apr 20 2022
Dare!
The Human League
Some bumper 80e
Cover art 3/5
3
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Thu Apr 21 2022
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
Doesn’t do it for me
2
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Fri Apr 22 2022
Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
Poorly done pastiche
Cover art 3/5
1
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Sat Apr 23 2022
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
Looked forward to listening to this when it came up. I like all of their hits etc. However I never engaged with it. Maybe it needed more time or maybe it’s not that good.
Cover art. 3/5
2
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Sun Apr 24 2022
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Best three piece in the world possibly. BUT not the greatest songwriter by a country mile. Jimi should have just covered songs for his short life. These just don’t stand the test of time lyrically. As instrumentals they are brilliant.
Cover art : Jimi asked for the original cover to be changed to this for US release. Don’t love it but it captures the era and movement and probably the state of his mind at times.
3
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Mon Apr 25 2022
Microshift
Hookworms
Never heard of this bunch. Quite like it. It’s never a 5 but glad to have discovered them.
Cover art 5/5. You can beat a bit of surrealism
4
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Tue Apr 26 2022
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Not bad at all.
Cover art 3/5
3
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Wed Apr 27 2022
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Cover art 3/5. Feel pretentious
1
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Thu Apr 28 2022
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
2
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Fri Apr 29 2022
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Like it
4
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Sat Apr 30 2022
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Album needs more time
Cover art 5/5
3
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Sun May 01 2022
Bossanova
Pixies
5* every day
Album 3 by Pixies and they are still crunching out fresh whopper tunes as tho it’s their 1st album. There are many references to a best debut category. If there was a best first 3 albums band it could only be Pixies.
Cover art 5/5. I love every cover on the 4AD label
5
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Mon May 02 2022
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
Lots of fusion.
3
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Tue May 03 2022
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Surprised this has not been bumped off the list by better recent albums
2
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Wed May 04 2022
Calenture
The Triffids
Loved the review which stated this wasn’t in the top 1001 of 1987. This is no REM U2 Waterboys or INXS or Elvis Costello or …. or ….
Cover art 2/5
2
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Thu May 05 2022
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Not bad.
Cover art 4/5
3
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Fri May 06 2022
Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
Cover art 3/5. He looks respectable
1
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Sat May 07 2022
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Sub fugues effort. Too long. Too samey
Cover art 3/5
2
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Sun May 08 2022
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Amazing album 10*
Cover art 5/5
5
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Mon May 09 2022
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Never heard of this before.
3
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Tue May 10 2022
Forever Changes
Love
Better than the other one on this list!!
Cover art 3/5
3
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Wed May 11 2022
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Indies 80s fan. But never pursued Echo etc , this album has the 2 best tracks they recorded.
Cover art 3/5
3
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Thu May 12 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Production and sound quality is not great on this album. Does the closing track make it a concept record, if so they should go back to singing about cars and surfing.
Cover art 2/5 lame
2
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Fri May 13 2022
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
Sweet Jesus a shocker
1
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Sat May 14 2022
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Cover art. Look sick in retrospect
4
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Sun May 15 2022
Disintegration
The Cure
Love the cure. Not their best
Cover art 3/5
4
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Mon May 16 2022
The Predator
Ice Cube
Not for me
2
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Tue May 17 2022
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
??? This doesn’t belong on the list. It is like music someone brought home from a summer holiday with fond memories, but it makes no sense to anyone else.
1
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Wed May 18 2022
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Great title. Great intro to Nick
Will return to this again
4
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Thu May 19 2022
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Album does not stand the test of time
1
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Fri May 20 2022
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Love the cover. Easy listening. Not bad
3
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Sat May 21 2022
Grace
Jeff Buckley
Never really got this. I should donut I don’t
Cover art: iconic cover
3
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Sun May 22 2022
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Top album A couple of songs too long
Cover art: 4/5
4
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Mon May 23 2022
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
👍
3
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Tue May 24 2022
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Always had assumed MW was a 50s dude
3
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Wed May 25 2022
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Reached 45 on the billboard. Should have been consigned to history at that point. It sounds like a slightly more sophisticated Fresh Prince, Wiki says they are a descendant of Earth Wind and Fire. Mic drop. I’m out
Cover art: 1/5 cheesy central
2
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Thu May 26 2022
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
Trying to understand what is novel in this album.
2
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Fri May 27 2022
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
Blast from my past. I was 11 when this came out. I think I tried to record from TOTP with a tape deck. How sad.
Happy memories. Apart from the singles is doesn’t stand the test of time.
1
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Sat May 28 2022
xx
The xx
This should be brilliant. But it’s not.
Cover art. 5/5 love it
2
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Sun May 29 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Not as good as Parklife
Cover art 3/5
3
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Mon May 30 2022
Eternally Yours
The Saints
Like the psychedelic Pop of the 60s this New York rock Proto punk genre is one of the authors favourites unfortunately this is just same as lots of others.
Cover art. As bad as they come 1/5
1
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Tue May 31 2022
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
Some Echoes of Talking Heads (I used to) and David Bowie (change yr mind) against a dance track. Lyrics sub par.
All too long.
Cover art: 2/5 simple clear and direct. 5 mins on ppt could make this.
1
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Wed Jun 01 2022
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
I get where they are coming from and even where they are going. But this is not a patch on the great examples of the genre. Later stuff begins to sound like Depeche Mode and ABC.
Cover art. What on earth is going on. Probably matches the music well.
2
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Thu Jun 02 2022
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Back to psychedelic rock. When it’s not us new wave from 1979 NY, it’s the summer of love. Someone on Spotify is wondering when they will ever get to archive this stuff, if 1001 keep make people listen to it.
Would drugs even help?
Cover art: love the cover tho 😂
1
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Fri Jun 03 2022
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
1 stand out track.
2
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Sat Jun 04 2022
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Two hits here. That’s all there is. There is nothing else to discover the rest is pretty poor.
Cover art. Love it. 5/5
2
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Sun Jun 05 2022
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
Attention seeking cartoon like rock
1
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Mon Jun 06 2022
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Simply one of the best albums to appear on the list. 10 star. This is what an album should be.
Cover art Iconic
5
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Tue Jun 07 2022
Maxinquaye
Tricky
Hard to classify
Cover art. Dart
3
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Wed Jun 08 2022
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Not my cup of tea. Not offensive just not for me.
Cover art 0/5.
2
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Thu Jun 09 2022
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
One of my favourite bands
But not their best albums
Cover art 2/5 truly weird
3
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Fri Jun 10 2022
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
Ok all round. Hard to get engaged
Cover art 1/1
3
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Sat Jun 11 2022
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
This one is definitely not for me. Cover art 4 out of five
2
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Sun Jun 12 2022
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
“Largely ignored “ said the review. Where it should have been left. Ignored forever.
Cover art 3/5
1
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Mon Jun 13 2022
The La's
The La's
Like to add the time but in the all-time racing it’s no higher than a two
2
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Tue Jun 14 2022
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Now I know what inspired Kings of Leon
Cover art 1/5
3
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Wed Jun 15 2022
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Not sure
3
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Thu Jun 16 2022
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
Don’t bother
1
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Fri Jun 17 2022
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Mmmm. It might be acclaimed as the 1st heavy metal album but somehow it fades into the background.
I’ve kept listening and it is growing on me.
Cover art 3/5
3
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Sat Jun 18 2022
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
Nope 👎
3
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Sun Jun 19 2022
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
👎
2
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Mon Jun 20 2022
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
One hit wonder. I always felt his voice was taking the Micky. I’m convinced after listening to this record
1
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Tue Jun 21 2022
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Quirky but stands the test of time and much is ahead of it’s time.
Cover art. It is art unlike many. Love the story of the addition of a lawn mower to the original painting.
3
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Wed Jun 22 2022
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
A new low.
Take a deep breath 🧘
1
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Thu Jun 23 2022
The Slider
T. Rex
Expected more hits on this one
2
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Fri Jun 24 2022
Skylarking
XTC
Better than expected
2
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Sat Jun 25 2022
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Was this the Tom Petty album they want us to hear?
3
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Sun Jun 26 2022
Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
2
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Mon Jun 27 2022
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
1
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Tue Jun 28 2022
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Cracker
3
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Wed Jun 29 2022
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Still as fresh today. Too long with some edits it get a better rating
3
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Thu Jun 30 2022
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Long forgotten. Should have remained so.
1
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Fri Jul 01 2022
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Pretty telling that the Wikipedia ‘legacy’ is one item: this list
1
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Sat Jul 02 2022
Virgin Suicides
Air
Another miss fire from the list. This list could nearly be called the almost 1001 albums. Air Moon Safari is the album to choose
2
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Sun Jul 03 2022
Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
Barely noticed at the time. Long forgotten
2
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Mon Jul 04 2022
Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
Didn’t get it
2
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Tue Jul 05 2022
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
Superb a classic
Cover art 5/5
5
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Wed Jul 06 2022
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Classic. Just shows what interpretation can deliver
4
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Thu Jul 07 2022
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Has some unexpected tunes. Feeling like a soundtrack
3
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Fri Jul 08 2022
Your Arsenal
Morrissey
You don’t have to like him to know this is a really good album.
4
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Sat Jul 09 2022
British Steel
Judas Priest
I assumed the worst. 80s heavy metal.
However I am surprised. I could escalate some of these tracks to a favourite playlist. Not sure what he’s singing about but the sounds are cool
Cover art 4/5
4
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Sun Jul 10 2022
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Cover art 4/5
I remembered it being better. Was tired of it after a while
3
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Mon Jul 11 2022
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Don’t get it. One listens was enough for me
Cover art. Confused
1
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Tue Jul 12 2022
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
To paraphrase another reviewer, You can’t rank Beatles album’s against eachother. It’s a solid 5 start to finish. Cover art 5/5
5
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Wed Jul 13 2022
Street Life
The Crusaders
Elevator muzak
Cover art 2/5
1
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Thu Jul 14 2022
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Don’t get it at all
1
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
It starts and ends excellently. Admittedly had been worried. 2 Brian Eno produced records in a row doesn’t seem like the 1000 best albums. however by song two it descended into farce. It’s an ep at best. Did no one have an editor back then.
Parts of ‘Here come the warm jets’ is so far ahead of its time. It could be to La Tengo.
3
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Sat Jul 16 2022
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
4
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Sun Jul 17 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
3
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Mon Jul 18 2022
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
2
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Tue Jul 19 2022
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Classic
4
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Wed Jul 20 2022
I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
Not for me
2
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Thu Jul 21 2022
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
Leave the psychedelic rock to the archives
1
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Fri Jul 22 2022
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Pink Moon far superior
Cover art 1/5
3
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Sat Jul 23 2022
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Cool as it gets.
Cover art: 3/5
4
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Sun Jul 24 2022
Blackstar
David Bowie
Surprised to find this on here. Does this indicate that every Bowie album will feature here. Don’t get the rapturous reviews posted here. I’m as big a Bowie fan as anyone one. But this is not his finest moment.
Cover art 4/5
3
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Mon Jul 25 2022
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Excellent
4
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Tue Jul 26 2022
Transformer
Lou Reed
Big fan. However the album includes the sublime and the ridiculous. Classics inter dispersed with cabaret tunes.
Cover art 5/5 iconic in its own way
4
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Wed Jul 27 2022
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Sub par album of the 90s. Not a patch on stone roses oasis or blue.
2
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Thu Jul 28 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
3
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Fri Jul 29 2022
Illmatic
Nas
Not a rap fan
1
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Sat Jul 30 2022
Dry
PJ Harvey
👏
3
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Sun Jul 31 2022
Destroyer
KISS
Was looking forward to this but not impressed
2
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Mon Aug 01 2022
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
8/10
3
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Tue Aug 02 2022
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
A collection of songs. Not an album in the sense we know it now.
Cover art 4/5
2
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Wed Aug 03 2022
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Album cover. Is this the worst so far. 0/5
Not as good as their 1st album. Don’t think it is worthy of the list.
2
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Thu Aug 04 2022
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
Like Neil. This is not very good. Neither his grunge or his folk.
1
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Fri Aug 05 2022
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
What’s on earth is this album about. I have no idea what are you thinking about any one of those songs and even if I got I did I couldn’t empathise with any of us totally boring
1
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Sat Aug 06 2022
Superunknown
Soundgarden
Cover art 1/5
3
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Sun Aug 07 2022
Picture Book
Simply Red
Cover art 1/5
Album a two
2
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Mon Aug 08 2022
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
More psychedelic nonsense I bet
1
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Tue Aug 09 2022
Tommy
The Who
Nothing wrong with it. But I don’t feel like I will be going back to it.
Cover art 3/5
3
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Wed Aug 10 2022
S&M
Metallica
Over the top. Too long
Cover art 0/5
2
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Thu Aug 11 2022
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
5* stonking album
Always assumed it predated Funeral.
Cover art 3/5
5
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Fri Aug 12 2022
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
2 tracks of worth. The rest is achronistic (syc)
2
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Sat Aug 13 2022
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
5*****
One of the greatest albums of all time Certainly in the top 20 of this list
5
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Sun Aug 14 2022
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
What rubbish
1
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Mon Aug 15 2022
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
3
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Tue Aug 16 2022
Murmur
R.E.M.
Stonking debut album. One of the best.
*****
5
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Wed Aug 17 2022
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Noodling
1
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Wild Gift
X
Cover art 3/5
2
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Fri Aug 19 2022
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
To my ears this sounds like every other generic bit of reggae that I have heard. The album on the list from Bob Marley was pretty good but this is reggae painting by numbers.
2
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Sat Aug 20 2022
Pornography
The Cure
5*. Just what this lost needed
5
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Sun Aug 21 2022
Tical
Method Man
Rubbish
Cover art 1/5
1
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Mon Aug 22 2022
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Pastiche to my ears
1
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Tue Aug 23 2022
John Prine
John Prine
Only heard of him recently after his passing. RIP
Excellent album
5
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Stardust
Willie Nelson
Approached this with an open mind. But tbh it was pretty poor. Covers without real reinvention is not what this list is about.
1
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Thu Aug 25 2022
Protection
Massive Attack
Doesn’t match their best. Album is patchy.
Cover art 4/5
2
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
I have never heard such nostalgic rubbish. This is why rock ‘n’ roll was invented.
Like the cover tho
1
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Sat Aug 27 2022
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
It has three stonking tunes for a lot of the rest feels fairly like a filler.
Cover art 5/5
3
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Sun Aug 28 2022
Kenza
Khaled
Takes it off the list. Sorry Khaled
Cover art: minus one out of 5
1
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Mon Aug 29 2022
Real Life
Magazine
I can see why no one remembers them Cover art 3/5
2
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Live!
Fela Kuti
As another reviewer suggested. Just the kind of thing you would hope to discover on a list like this.
Cover art 1/5
4
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Synchronicity
The Police
Excellent
Some weaknesses but some classics.
4
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Thu Sep 01 2022
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Heralded the arrival of CDs.
Cover art 4/5 instantly recognisable
4
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Fri Sep 02 2022
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
Cover art 2/5
2
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Sat Sep 03 2022
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
I’m losing the will. This is hard work.
Yes it is famous and highly rated by aficionados.
To my ears, at times, it is pretty much random notes
Cover art 3/5. Drugs were involved
2
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Sun Sep 04 2022
Trio
Dolly Parton
Not a 1001
Cover art: Is there a worse cover. 0/5
1
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Mon Sep 05 2022
Street Signs
Ozomatli
Cover art 2/5
1
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Tue Sep 06 2022
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Can wait til the version with subtitles comes out.
The more I play it the more I like it.
Cover art 3/5
4
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
Cover art: I like the cover. 4/5. Not iconic tho.
1
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Stunning album
Cover art 5/5
5
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Fri Sep 09 2022
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Consign to history
Cover art: 3/5
1
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Sat Sep 10 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Classic
5
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Sun Sep 11 2022
The Sensual World
Kate Bush
It’s not cloud busting
Cover art 3/5
2
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Mon Sep 12 2022
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Very poor.
Cover art 1/5
1
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
Spawned a genre. Not for me
Some is very samey.
Frontier Psy is very clever
2
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Wed Sep 14 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Cover art 3/5
2
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Thu Sep 15 2022
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
This is a solid 1 not. I’m just happy I won’t have to listen to it again.
cover art: 3 /5
1
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Kimono My House
Sparks
Sounds ahead of its time. It could have been a decade later with New Romantics.
Love the song titles and humour
Cover art 3/5
3
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Sat Sep 17 2022
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
Never Heard of him before. Not bad. Gets steadily whackier as it hoes on.
Cover art: 2/5
4
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Sun Sep 18 2022
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
It’s good, but a little bit longer. Often feel a bit to earn and.
Cover art 2/5. What on earth is going on here. Trying too hard. Too pretentious
4
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Imagine
John Lennon
Great great album
This is what the list should be full of
Cover art 4/5
5
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Tue Sep 20 2022
The Blueprint
JAY Z
Not for me
1
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Wed Sep 21 2022
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
Norwegian glam. I’ve heard it all.
As empty as a North Sea facing fjord?
1
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Thu Sep 22 2022
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
Like it. Yes it is similar to a lot of the genre. But it’s my genre
4
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Who's Next
The Who
The hits are good
3
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Sat Sep 24 2022
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
The question is not whether this is worthy of a 5. It is. The only debate is whether it is their greatest album.
It is pretty much flawless it is the rare combination of concept album and great music.
Saw them recently as they kicked off a world tour. This record still underpins their set list
5
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Sun Sep 25 2022
Dummy
Portishead
Brilliantl
4
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Mon Sep 26 2022
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
Not for me
1
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Tue Sep 27 2022
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Cover art = 10*
Album so influential
5
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Music From Big Pink
The Band
I can never get this band. Somehow nothing they sing about resonates with me.
Cover art 1/5 I rarely like naive art
2
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
Love it. Not sure why I ignored for almost 50years
5
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Fri Sep 30 2022
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
Much better than gansta rap.
3
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Sat Oct 01 2022
Mothership Connection
Parliament
Not offensive but not for me
2
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Sun Oct 02 2022
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Not one of the greats but totally listenable. I’m thinking 3.5. Can’t decide if that should go up to a four or down to a three
3
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Mon Oct 03 2022
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Ok in parts
3
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Cover art: like the painting.
However the album is only ok. Start is a bit wishy washy jazz. Couple of good tunes.
2
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Wed Oct 05 2022
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Needs more time
Cover art 4/5
3
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Thu Oct 06 2022
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
Been a fan since it came out. It is a bit too long and not as good as his soundtrack About a Boy
4
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Fri Oct 07 2022
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
There has been some bad shit on this list, but there’s ranks with the worst of them. Unintelligible noise, i cannot describe it as music.
Cover art 4/5
1
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Sat Oct 08 2022
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Sorry it’s not that good. Probably the most overrated album on this list. It is not a patch on sgt peppers or a dozen albums from late sixties
Cover art : 1/5
3
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Sun Oct 09 2022
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Should like this more.
3
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Mon Oct 10 2022
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Not available on Spotify. From other reviews it sounds like I dodged a poor album.
Cover art 4/5
1
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Tue Oct 11 2022
The Band
The Band
I think one reviewer said MEH. Pretty much sums it up. The Band doesn’t offend anyone but it didn’t advance much in the music canon.
Cover art 2/5. Did anyone think it was good.
3
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Wed Oct 12 2022
School's Out
Alice Cooper
Nice and short. Won’t be revisiting doesn’t offend
Cover art 4:5
3
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Thu Oct 13 2022
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
This is all wrong on this list.
2
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Fri Oct 14 2022
Dirty
Sonic Youth
Is it missing some hits? Playing this a couple of times. Keep thinking I’ve missed it , but nothing memorable.
Cover art: please say no one was trying too hard for this
3
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Sat Oct 15 2022
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
No one was offended. Glad to know it exists. If I have a posh sophisticated dinner party it can be part of the background music.
Cover art. Odd choice. Still living with the direct aftermath of WW2 in 1958.
1
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Sun Oct 16 2022
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
He can sing. Not my style
3
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Mon Oct 17 2022
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
This simply doesn’t belong on this list
Cover art: 1/5
1
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Tue Oct 18 2022
The Joshua Tree
U2
Top class era defining album
Cover art 5***** iconic photos throughout
5
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Wed Oct 19 2022
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
Where’s the zero
Probably one of the most painful listening experiences
Cover art: it has some merit. Although I suspect the grey is taking over. Not vice versa
1
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Thu Oct 20 2022
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
A reviewer mentioned a 2nd album by this fellow. Unbelievable
2
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Fri Oct 21 2022
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Not a rap fan
2
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Sat Oct 22 2022
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Really wanted the movin on up album. This wasn’t it.
2
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Sun Oct 23 2022
Elastica
Elastica
Middle of the road 2-3. Don’t feel I will be revisiting
Cover art 2/5
2
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Mon Oct 24 2022
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
Wrong list for this one
2
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Tue Oct 25 2022
Hot Fuss
The Killers
First thoughts: Boom 5* Out and out thumper of a record. This is what I expected to find every 3 days.
First 5 tracks as good as any album
On relistening it’s probably more of a four. The lyrics in many parts seem pretty vacuous. After those 5 tracks the 2nd halve fades off rapidly.
4
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Wed Oct 26 2022
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
Love LC but this should not be on the list.
3
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Thu Oct 27 2022
With The Beatles
Beatles
Good not their best. Always listenable
4
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Fri Oct 28 2022
Let It Be
The Replacements
3
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Sat Oct 29 2022
Eagles
Eagles
It’s not hotel California. Not deserving of this list. Probably a 3 but downgrading it.
2
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Sun Oct 30 2022
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
One hit wonder. Not deserving of this list
2
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Mon Oct 31 2022
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Shouldn’t be on this list
2
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Tue Nov 01 2022
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
Don’t get it
1
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Wed Nov 02 2022
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
More coherent an album than I expected.
4
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Thu Nov 03 2022
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick is his own genre. Classic record and one of his best. Suffers like many artists by the lure of the long play cd. This would be a better 42 min album
Cover art 4/5 great photo
4
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Fri Nov 04 2022
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
Effin rubbish
1
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Sat Nov 05 2022
Disraeli Gears
Cream
Boring after Sunshine…
Cover art 1/5
2
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Sun Nov 06 2022
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Not my favourite but giving it a 4. It is exactly what this list is about for me. Confirming great albums and stretching your mindset and appreciation for albums you might not have purchased but should try.
4
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Mon Nov 07 2022
Blue
Joni Mitchell
Not on Spotify so YouTube had to suffice. Ads and all.
Didn’t enjoy it. Found her singing style quiet irritating. Others may love it.
2
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Cross
Justice
It’s not air or daft punk
1
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Wed Nov 09 2022
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
Not a 1000 list
1
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Loved these back in the day. Probably not my favourite of theirs but ahead of its time.
3
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Fri Nov 11 2022
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
Not that good at all. It’s why we can’t remember it.
2
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Sat Nov 12 2022
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
👎
1
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Sun Nov 13 2022
Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
Like the cover. It ends there.
1
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Mon Nov 14 2022
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Love Bob but never warmed to this album. Don’t know why
2
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Tue Nov 15 2022
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Not autobahn
2
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Wed Nov 16 2022
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
It’s no Simon and Garfunkel
2
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Thu Nov 17 2022
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Another list low. Well forgotten album.
1
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Fri Nov 18 2022
Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
👎
2
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Sat Nov 19 2022
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Brilliant band at greatest hits level.
3
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Sun Nov 20 2022
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Iconic cover art
4
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Mon Nov 21 2022
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Not my thing
3
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Tue Nov 22 2022
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
Rarely like collaborations
2
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Wed Nov 23 2022
Damaged
Black Flag
Awful
1
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Thu Nov 24 2022
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
1
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Fri Nov 25 2022
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
2
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Sat Nov 26 2022
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Finally something more recognisable
Stonking album.
5
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Sun Nov 27 2022
Pink Flag
Wire
Great album. Can’t understand how I hadn’t came upon it before.
Cover art 4/5
5
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Mon Nov 28 2022
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
Dreadful cover
2
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Tue Nov 29 2022
Bad Company
Bad Company
Must have inspired Bon jovi
2
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
1
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Thu Dec 01 2022
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
I echo all the reviews that pitch this between a 2 and a 3. So rounding up or down is the dilemma.
On balance I’m not revisiting this album unless you were in a discussion about Nile Rodgers. I will give a 2 ignoring his other contributions to music. Eg Bowie
2
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Fri Dec 02 2022
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
I echo all the reviews that pitch this between a 2 and a 3. So rounding up or down is the dilemma.
On balance I’m not revisiting this album unless you were in a discussion about Nile Rodgers. I will give a 2 ignoring his other contributions to music. Eg Bowie
3
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Sat Dec 03 2022
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Bought this in the day
3
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Sun Dec 04 2022
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Great memories
4
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Mon Dec 05 2022
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Concept
4
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Tue Dec 06 2022
Urban Hymns
The Verve
Bought it back in the day
4
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Wed Dec 07 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Found the theme tune for Newstalk FM
2
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Thu Dec 08 2022
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Bangin
4
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Fri Dec 09 2022
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Not accessible via Spotify
1
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Sat Dec 10 2022
Drunk
Thundercat
1
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Sun Dec 11 2022
Nevermind
Nirvana
One of the best of the 1001
5
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Mon Dec 12 2022
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
3
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Tue Dec 13 2022
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
2
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Wed Dec 14 2022
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
If this was your first day / album you might just cancel your sign up and walk.
Pants
1
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Thu Dec 15 2022
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Not the classic it should be.
2
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Fri Dec 16 2022
Nowhere
Ride
Not my bloody valentine
3
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Sat Dec 17 2022
Arrival
ABBA
Is Happy Hawaii a repeat of Why does it have to be me? Feels like the album is a bit stretched.
Aside from that it’s a 5. Anyone who grew up in the 70s cannot deny ABBA was a dominant force and influences all pop to this day. It holds its head above much of the genre produced since. Forgotten this was 1976.
Cover art : 4:5 How cool is a glass helicopter
5
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Sun Dec 18 2022
The Clash
The Clash
4
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Mon Dec 19 2022
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
Just played’This is the Waterboys’ from Spotify yesterday.
4
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Tue Dec 20 2022
25
Adele
Not her best and becomes tedious
3
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Wed Dec 21 2022
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
One of my favourite Springsteen records
5
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Thu Dec 22 2022
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Weakest of the 4 triology! Still a classic
5
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Fri Dec 23 2022
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Not a fan of rap. But this is an album I bought. You can’t ignore them
4
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Sat Dec 24 2022
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
The more I played it the better it gets.
4
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Sun Dec 25 2022
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Adult Oriented Rock. Mmm
2
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Mon Dec 26 2022
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
The original of the genre
4
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Tue Dec 27 2022
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Nothing wrong with Elvis. But this is forgettable
2
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Wed Dec 28 2022
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
5* if it was a tad shorter
4
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Thu Dec 29 2022
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
👍
4
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Fri Dec 30 2022
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Still don’t get her
2
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Sat Dec 31 2022
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Not as good as Hearts and Bones
3
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Sun Jan 01 2023
Sea Change
Beck
Wanted to like this. Some parts are Nick Drake Pink Moon, which I love. But there was nothing stand out.
3
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Mon Jan 02 2023
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Hard to refuse a 5 for this one
5
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Tue Jan 03 2023
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Not my thing. Never was.
Just don’t get the vibe or hype of JB
2
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Wed Jan 04 2023
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
Understand why punk was invented a year later
2
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Thu Jan 05 2023
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Cover art. The cover is nearly disturbing. I presume the band are sitting in the garden visible through the trellis in the wall. This photo took planning but what was the purpose? Did the album name follow the photo.
1
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Fri Jan 06 2023
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Bored after a bit
1
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Sat Jan 07 2023
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
One of my favourite albums
Cover art. 5/5. Chicago brutalist architecture
5
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Sun Jan 08 2023
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Not a 1001 classic
2
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Mon Jan 09 2023
More Specials
The Specials
Timely
2
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Tue Jan 10 2023
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
No place for the flute
1
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Wed Jan 11 2023
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Schizophrenia
3
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Not one for this list.
2
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Fri Jan 13 2023
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
Holiday hotel smaltz
1
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Sat Jan 14 2023
1984
Van Halen
Just not good or important enough
2
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Sun Jan 15 2023
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
The days of this album, 1973, change my perspective on it no end. They sound a lot more like Kings of Leon of the day than the puppy ZZ Top of.
3
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Mon Jan 16 2023
The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
2
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Tue Jan 17 2023
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
5
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Young Americans
David Bowie
The reviews mentioning BeeGees etc don’t have a clue. This Bowie doing soul not disco.
5
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Thu Jan 19 2023
Viva Hate
Morrissey
Unlike most of you I like Morrissey. However there is no more than a 3 here
2 banger tracks tho
3
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
Wrong list
1
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Sat Jan 21 2023
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
Passable
4
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Sun Jan 22 2023
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
3
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
2
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Tue Jan 24 2023
The Score
Fugees
3
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
It starts off as the link between Kings of Leon and the Rolling Stones beggars banquet. However, it’s not long before to descends to some Johnny Cash and then a bad blues Brothers before returning into some psychedelica
2
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Thu Jan 26 2023
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
Not offensive but it’s not for me.
2
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
3
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Sat Jan 28 2023
Raw Power
The Stooges
Potentially the first punk album of all time
4
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Sun Jan 29 2023
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Patchy
3
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Hms Fable
Shack
Know the period well. Never heard of this.
2
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Worthy but Not for me or the list.
2
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Unique
4
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Who knew he wrote Gangsta paradise
I thought the hits were from the 80s
4
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Fri Feb 03 2023
90
808 State
Not for this list
1
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Sat Feb 04 2023
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Not their finest but v g
4
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Sun Feb 05 2023
Heroes
David Bowie
Probably one of his weakest.
4
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
5
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Tue Feb 07 2023
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Sound like out takes that didn’t make 1977. Still good but not the 5* of its predecessor or their later albums.
Cover art 5/5. Imagine this tiled on your wall
3
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Wed Feb 08 2023
Rubber Soul
Beatles
One of the great albums.
5
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Thu Feb 09 2023
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
Wrong list. Forgettable
1
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Surprisingly, good and energetic. Never heard of these guys before.
3
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Sat Feb 11 2023
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
Hearing quite a Talking Heads vibe in parts of them
Album too long. At least 3 tracks should have been cut
3
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Sun Feb 12 2023
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Good in parts
3
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Mon Feb 13 2023
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Good in parts
2
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Machine Head
Deep Purple
Seminal
4
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Me Against The World
2Pac
Can’t believe that I’m saying this in the review but it’s pretty boring
2
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
Interesting
3
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Black Monk Time
The Monks
Really interesting album and back story
3
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Sat Feb 18 2023
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Such fake emotions. Sanatorium!
2
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Sun Feb 19 2023
The Bends
Radiohead
One of the greatest rock albums. And Radioheads most accessible
5
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
Background music for me
3
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Little weak towards the end. Still 4.5.
Featuring one of the greatest songs of all time.
5
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Fun House
The Stooges
He’s overrated
2
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Live At Leeds
The Who
Boring after a while
2
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Frank is a legend.
The man responsible for the pixies can do little wrong. Much of their energy is reflected here.
4
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Sat Feb 25 2023
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
She can sing. But it’s not a great album
2
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Sun Feb 26 2023
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Really really good
5
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Interesting.
3
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Parallel Lines
Blondie
Good
4
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
Not a classic
2
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
One of the worst
1
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Too long
2
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Sat Mar 04 2023
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
2
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Sun Mar 05 2023
Harvest
Neil Young
Pity he left Spotify
5
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Country pavement
1
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Tue Mar 07 2023
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
I am waiting for the great Kinks albums. Are there any. 3 done and no sign yet.
2
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Best rap album so far
3
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Some of this should be good. But it wasn’t.
1
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Never heard of her. Not bad at all.
3
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Sat Mar 11 2023
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Fine but not my thing
3
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Sun Mar 12 2023
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
Why on earth is this on the list.
2
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Pump
Aerosmith
Some odd tracks out of keeping
3
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
It should be a 4 but I don’t see myself going back to this regularly. That makes 3.5 = 3
3
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
Bad but not the worst
2
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Not a classic
2
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Fri Mar 17 2023
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Accomplished but not for me
3
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Sat Mar 18 2023
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
3
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Sun Mar 19 2023
Low
David Bowie
Classic. 2nd side a tougher listen. Maybe a 4.5. However when I recall all the 60s crap, this has to be a 5
5
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Mon Mar 20 2023
New Forms
Roni Size
Mmmm brown paper bag
1
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Stonking classic. Pixies announce themselves to the world
5
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Wed Mar 22 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Coming after Pixies Surfer Rosa (5*) this one doesn’t compare at all favourably. It lacks all the complexity that make Pixies compelling and great. 1 dimensional in comparison.
2
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
1
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Guitar Town
Steve Earle
A couple of tracks sound a bit like Ryan Adams, but the rest is Country and Western
2
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Sat Mar 25 2023
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Doesn’t offend
2
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Sun Mar 26 2023
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
1
1
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Mon Mar 27 2023
Rocks
Aerosmith
Can’t hear anything some of the reviewers do. Meahh
1
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Tue Mar 28 2023
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
2
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Pelican West
Haircut 100
A couple of hits. Rest forgettable
1
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Thu Mar 30 2023
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
A couple of hits. Rest forgettable five stars every day, one of my favourite band, they rarely put a foot wrong.
5
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Nope
1
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Sat Apr 01 2023
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Live album is cheating
2
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Sun Apr 02 2023
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
Sweet lord
1
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
I will never get some of these days back
1
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Tue Apr 04 2023
Vivid
Living Colour
Nope
1
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Wed Apr 05 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Nah
2
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Thu Apr 06 2023
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
Misogynistic
1
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Fri Apr 07 2023
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Was expecting a classic. It’s not. But it’s short. Can’t beat short
2
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Sat Apr 08 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
No for me
2
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Sun Apr 09 2023
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Layla a classic. 2 others of note. The rest didn’t move me
2
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Mon Apr 10 2023
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
5 5 5 5
5
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Boston
Boston
2 decent tracks
2
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Wed Apr 12 2023
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
Omg. This has been the lowest moment on the list. Minus stars
“captured conversations to thoroughly composed creations“
Who writes this waffle. Tone deaf
1
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Thu Apr 13 2023
D
White Denim
Couldn’t see a ranking for this, which makes me wonder if it’s new to the list. If so why? Doesn’t strike me as a seminal addition to the 1001. Echoes at times of fleet foxes, pink Floyd and most of all psychedelica. And we know the author loves this genre!
3
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Fri Apr 14 2023
Pretenders
Pretenders
Never realised they have coasted their whole career on this one album. Omg.
4
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Sat Apr 15 2023
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
Not their best
2
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Sun Apr 16 2023
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
My wife likes it, we don’t agree on music
2
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Not far me
2
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Tue Apr 18 2023
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchel is probably one of the most popular artist I just do not get. Everything about her musical style and lyrics just seems to be rambling and nonmelodic.
1
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
1 hit wonder
1
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Thu Apr 20 2023
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Last 5 days Norah Jones, Suzanne Bega, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, the Pretenders.
2
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Fri Apr 21 2023
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Solid
4
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Sat Apr 22 2023
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Not bad
3
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Sun Apr 23 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Pity he’s left Spotify
4
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Mon Apr 24 2023
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
The more I know about him. The better he is.
5
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Tue Apr 25 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Rubbish
1
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Wed Apr 26 2023
Very
Pet Shop Boys
Bad pop apart from the classic Go West
1
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Thu Apr 27 2023
21
Adele
3
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Fri Apr 28 2023
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
1
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Sat Apr 29 2023
The Specials
The Specials
Not the donkey
4
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Sun Apr 30 2023
Face to Face
The Kinks
Is there a good kinks album? I think I’ve listened to 3 or 4 and this one finally features one of their singles.
2
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Mon May 01 2023
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Never a big fan but respect what she/they did
3
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Tue May 02 2023
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
V poor
1
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Wed May 03 2023
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Genius
5
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Thu May 04 2023
Smile
Brian Wilson
Another opportunity for the authors to sneak in psychedelica. Decades too late
1
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Fri May 05 2023
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
One of the greatest of all time.
5
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Sat May 06 2023
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
I thought it was going to break into Jesus Christ Superstar at every moment.
Musical
1
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Sun May 07 2023
A Night At The Opera
Queen
Too eclectic
3
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Mon May 08 2023
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Iconic seminal album, on one side.
Side one alone makes it 4****
4
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Tue May 09 2023
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
Bad covers
2
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Wed May 10 2023
Guero
Beck
It’s been a while since this list has served up a real gem I’d never heard of. Becks Guerin is one.
5
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Thu May 11 2023
Connected
Stereo MC's
Wrong list
1
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Fri May 12 2023
Debut
Björk
Exactly what this list was made for. Great album.
5
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Sat May 13 2023
Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
Not great at all
2
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Sun May 14 2023
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
He looks young in the picture
2
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Mon May 15 2023
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
Absolutely pants - Drivel dirges
1
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Tue May 16 2023
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
I love Salisbury hill. Couldn’t warm to rest
2
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Wed May 17 2023
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
4
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Thu May 18 2023
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
Nope
1
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Fri May 19 2023
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
1
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Sat May 20 2023
Country Life
Roxy Music
Expecting something iconic. Not at all
2
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Sun May 21 2023
Follow The Leader
Korn
Junk
1
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Mon May 22 2023
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
Nope
1
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Tue May 23 2023
Dust
Screaming Trees
Not bad
3
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Wed May 24 2023
OK
Talvin Singh
1
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Thu May 25 2023
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
1
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Fri May 26 2023
A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
1
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Sat May 27 2023
Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
Am I in the wrong place
1
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Sun May 28 2023
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
One of the finest albums ever recorded
5
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Mon May 29 2023
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Not as bad as some reviewers would have you expect.
2
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Tue May 30 2023
Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
Felt way too long. Nearly Whitney Houston at one point
2
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Wed May 31 2023
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Sounds like a soundtrack to a 1960s cartoon
1
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Thu Jun 01 2023
Arise
Sepultura
Really?
1
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Fri Jun 02 2023
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Ok ish
1
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Sat Jun 03 2023
Sister
Sonic Youth
I most like 99% of indie rock. I have found the 1% today.
1
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Sun Jun 04 2023
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Not as good as I was expecting or hoping for
2
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Mon Jun 05 2023
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
Do this author do everything on his power to add psychedelic music to the list.
Nonsense album
1
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Tue Jun 06 2023
Faith
George Michael
Not a classic
2
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Wed Jun 07 2023
Infected
The The
Stonking album. Every tune counts
4
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Thu Jun 08 2023
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Not for me. I tried
1
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Fri Jun 09 2023
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Nothing offends except the stereo sound and the ubiquitous tunes 😂
2
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Sat Jun 10 2023
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
3
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Sun Jun 11 2023
Bummed
Happy Mondays
Weaker than Pills Thrills
2
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Mon Jun 12 2023
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Hard to do a full album
2
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Tue Jun 13 2023
Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Way too long
2
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Wed Jun 14 2023
Signing Off
UB40
2
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Thu Jun 15 2023
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
1
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Fri Jun 16 2023
Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Not again. Is this the 3rd time??
2
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Sat Jun 17 2023
McCartney
Paul McCartney
More like a sketchbook than an album
1
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Sun Jun 18 2023
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Reviewers referencing Pink Floyd haven’t a clue. This is 1977. It is the link from AOR to 80s pop
2
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Mon Jun 19 2023
Garbage
Garbage
Class
4
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Tue Jun 20 2023
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
The Decemberists owe them a little
3
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Wed Jun 21 2023
Different Class
Pulp
Great album but could have been edited shorter
4
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Thu Jun 22 2023
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
So sixties. Sub Hendrix or cream. Pretty dated now
2
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Fri Jun 23 2023
Take Me Apart
Kelela
????
Pants
1
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Sat Jun 24 2023
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
Poor. Not deserving of selection
1
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Sun Jun 25 2023
Moon Safari
Air
Excellent album
4
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Mon Jun 26 2023
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2
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Tue Jun 27 2023
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Classic
Grew up listening to this on cassette along with a few others.
I assumed this was the norm for an album. It turns out that it was a gold standard.
And the reviewer who questioned Frank Lloyd Wright….. mmm I’m an Architect and think it’s excellent
5
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Wed Jun 28 2023
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
Live albums are cheating. This is way too long.
3
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Thu Jun 29 2023
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
What is this and why is it on the list?
1
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Fri Jun 30 2023
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Nope
1
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Sat Jul 01 2023
Konnichiwa
Skepta
1
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Sun Jul 02 2023
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Ok
2
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Mon Jul 03 2023
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
Good.
3
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Tue Jul 04 2023
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
The boring-est album of all time
1
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Wed Jul 05 2023
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Disintegrates into noodling in the background
1
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Thu Jul 06 2023
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Maybe I’m in the wrong list
1
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Fri Jul 07 2023
Basket of Light
Pentangle
Back to psychedelic folk
1
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Sat Jul 08 2023
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
I’m on a bad run. I think might be the final nail.
Roll on tomorrow
1
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Sun Jul 09 2023
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
I can see what they’re trying
He got a lot out of cars
2
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Mon Jul 10 2023
The White Album
Beatles
Gonna give 5 for the 5 star content. But there’s a lot of guff in here which could have made it lower. Some of the dross is a 2
5
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Tue Jul 11 2023
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
Freaking out myself, having to listen to this psychedelic nonsense
1
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Wed Jul 12 2023
Quiet Life
Japan
1001 hardly
1
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Thu Jul 13 2023
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Nope
1
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Fri Jul 14 2023
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
Omg
1
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Sat Jul 15 2023
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Too long
1
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Sun Jul 16 2023
Sail Away
Randy Newman
Okay
2
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Mon Jul 17 2023
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
Not sure
2
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Tue Jul 18 2023
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Mmm
2
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Wed Jul 19 2023
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
Not looking forward to this…
1
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Thu Jul 20 2023
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Cracking album. Still sounds as good today
5
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Fri Jul 21 2023
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Excellent
4
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Sat Jul 22 2023
On The Beach
Neil Young
Just cos it’s Neil Young doesn’t mean it has to be on this list.
2
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Sun Jul 23 2023
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
One of the best and one of their best.
5
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Mon Jul 24 2023
The Real Thing
Faith No More
2
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Tue Jul 25 2023
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Omg
1
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Wed Jul 26 2023
Make Yourself
Incubus
Not notable
1
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Thu Jul 27 2023
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
Like the cover
3
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Fri Jul 28 2023
Scum
Napalm Death
FFS
1
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Sat Jul 29 2023
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Weakest Cohen album
1
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Sun Jul 30 2023
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3
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Mon Jul 31 2023
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
Dump this from the list
1
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Tue Aug 01 2023
Sincere
Mj Cole
Wrong list.
1
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Wed Aug 02 2023
Reign In Blood
Slayer
The author has lost it
1
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Thu Aug 03 2023
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Nope
1
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Fri Aug 04 2023
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Love it. What other album on this list playa song twice in a row
4
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Sat Aug 05 2023
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
Completely non descrip
1
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Sun Aug 06 2023
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
This list is selling out
1
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Mon Aug 07 2023
War
U2
Loved it then. Love it now
5
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Tue Aug 08 2023
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
1 song. It’s rock not rap.
1
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Wed Aug 09 2023
Rapture
Anita Baker
1
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Thu Aug 10 2023
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
Great live. Bit hit and miss here. He has better.
3
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Fri Aug 11 2023
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
As odd as it gets
2
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Sat Aug 12 2023
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Not having a good run on these!!!
1
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Sun Aug 13 2023
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
One of the greatest albums of its and any era. Most albums start sting and Peter out. Loveless just keeps building and gets stronger.
I never understood a word of it for 30 years until Spotify published the lyrics. I’m still not much wiser 😂
5
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Mon Aug 14 2023
2112
Rush
Expected better
2
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Tue Aug 15 2023
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Live albums are cheating
3
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Wed Aug 16 2023
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Doesn’t offend
2
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Thu Aug 17 2023
London Calling
The Clash
Stone cold classic
Cover art 5/5
5
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Fri Aug 18 2023
Sulk
The Associates
2
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Sat Aug 19 2023
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Expecting a classic. Not at all
1
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Sun Aug 20 2023
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
A bit weak towards the end
5
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Mon Aug 21 2023
This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
2
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Tue Aug 22 2023
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
The kinda stuff you hoped to discover
3
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Wed Aug 23 2023
Woodface
Crowded House
Hate the cover
Great album. Only contains 1 dud imo
5
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Thu Aug 24 2023
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Seen him multiple times but never listened to this album. Good but not as great as I’d hoped
4
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Fri Aug 25 2023
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
Surprise entry. Doesn’t offend but definitely doesn’t inspire
2
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Sat Aug 26 2023
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
This is not the selection I expected. What rubbish. Am I missing something
1
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Sun Aug 27 2023
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
The least classic album
1
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Mon Aug 28 2023
Repeater
Fugazi
Mmmmm🤔
2
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Tue Aug 29 2023
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Not very remarkable
I like the cover
1
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Wed Aug 30 2023
Violator
Depeche Mode
Finally something good. The list has been in the doldrums for a while, languishing between 1 and 2 stars
5
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Thu Aug 31 2023
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
Noise
1
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Fri Sep 01 2023
Like A Prayer
Madonna
Excellent of its type
4
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Sat Sep 02 2023
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
Unexpected
2
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Sun Sep 03 2023
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Is this 1 song?
Live albums are cheating
2
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Mon Sep 04 2023
Odelay
Beck
Not a patch on guero
3
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Tue Sep 05 2023
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Maybe there are not 1001 decent albums
1
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Wed Sep 06 2023
In Our Heads
Hot Chip
So what kinda album. Doesn’t offend
2
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Thu Sep 07 2023
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
Don’t get them or how this makes any list
1
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Fri Sep 08 2023
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
The Dandy Warhols
2
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Sat Sep 09 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
Too long.
3
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Sun Sep 10 2023
Copper Blue
Sugar
Had an abbreviated listen but a couple of tracks sounded good.
4
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Mon Sep 11 2023
Headquarters
The Monkees
Better than expected
3
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Tue Sep 12 2023
Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
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Wed Sep 13 2023
Lost Souls
Doves
5+ stars.
Always loved this album
5
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Thu Sep 14 2023
The Grand Tour
George Jones
Surprised punk didn’t happen immediately after the release of this record.
1
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Sat Sep 16 2023
Mask
Bauhaus
It’s not the cure or joy division
2
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Sun Sep 17 2023
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
1
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Mon Sep 18 2023
Blur
Blur
Song 2 is a classic
3
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Tue Sep 19 2023
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Interesting
2
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Wed Sep 20 2023
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Not as famous as people thought back in the day.
2
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Thu Sep 21 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Classic
5
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
Disproportionate representation of this genre
2
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Sat Sep 23 2023
Roots
Sepultura
Nope
1
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Sun Sep 24 2023
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Nope
1
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Mon Sep 25 2023
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ok
3
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Tue Sep 26 2023
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Never realised it was a compilation
3
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Wed Sep 27 2023
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Just doesn’t grab you.
1
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Thu Sep 28 2023
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
Not as bad as expected
3
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Fri Sep 29 2023
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
No way
1
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Sat Sep 30 2023
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
🤙
3
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Sun Oct 01 2023
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Doesn’t offend
2
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Mon Oct 02 2023
Van Halen
Van Halen
3
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Tue Oct 03 2023
Another Green World
Brian Eno
3
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Wed Oct 04 2023
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
Eclectic rubbish
1
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Thu Oct 05 2023
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Poor jazz psychedelic rock
1
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Fri Oct 06 2023
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Excellent
4
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Sat Oct 07 2023
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Boring
1
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Sun Oct 08 2023
Bad
Michael Jackson
Bad it’s terrible
1
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Mon Oct 09 2023
Closer
Joy Division
Seminal. Not sing along.
4
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Tue Oct 10 2023
The Poet
Bobby Womack
Non entity boring is worse than bad
1
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Wed Oct 11 2023
The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
Like the M S Preachers but I only knew 1 song. Great album. Dense lyrics, impossible to decipher with Spotify lyrics
4
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Thu Oct 12 2023
Crazysexycool
TLC
Ahhh now
1
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Fri Oct 13 2023
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Only 1 track made the 1st greatest hits.
3
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Sat Oct 14 2023
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Covered by REM. That’s good enough for me
3
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Sun Oct 15 2023
Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
Rubbish
1
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Mon Oct 16 2023
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Doesn’t offend
2
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Tue Oct 17 2023
The College Dropout
Kanye West
It might be the best of its genre. Doesn’t matter to me.
2
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Wed Oct 18 2023
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Some of it excellent and some is dodgy
3
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Thu Oct 19 2023
Gold
Ryan Adams
Can you separate the artist from the art?
4
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Fri Oct 20 2023
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
Psychedelic rock. Authors favourite genre. Some forgotten albums should just stay forgotten
2
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Sat Oct 21 2023
En-Tact
The Shamen
1 hit wonder. Wrong list
1
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Sun Oct 22 2023
Traffic
Traffic
Pub band
1
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Mon Oct 23 2023
Third
Soft Machine
If this is #20 on the top 40 ‘cosmic rock’ albums, does this mean:
A. I have another 19 to listen to
Or
B. I am only half way cos if feels like I’ve done 20 already
Speaking of 19 or 20. Are the tracks really that length!
1
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Tue Oct 24 2023
Purple Rain
Prince
Reviews are interesting. I think I most agree with the view that it is not a totally memorable album in the sense of a classic you keep returning to. More of a 4 star. However in the context of this list it may deserve 5.
5
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Wed Oct 25 2023
Document
R.E.M.
Feel guilty having given prince a 5 star for an album with 4 hits but a few fillers. Admittedly open and closing track on purple rain are stonking.
However with Document we have a gold standard 5 star classic. Start to finish every track matters on this album. This is the kind of classic that you can hold any other against.
5
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Thu Oct 26 2023
Opus Dei
Laibach
Ahh now.
1
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Fri Oct 27 2023
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Looking forward to this one
I struggle with pj. Everyone I know loves her. But I don’t get it.
3
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Sat Oct 28 2023
Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
Classic then classic now
5
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Sun Oct 29 2023
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
Ditch it from the list
1
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Mon Oct 30 2023
The Next Day
David Bowie
I am a huge Bowie fan. And he deserves a rake of albums in the 1001 list. However, he does not deserve automatic entry just because he released an album in 2014. I think entries like this do a disservice to the list and new artists, there are artists who remain relevant in old age, but he wasn’t one of them and that wasn’t a problem because he was a genius at his height
PS this is his worst album cover
2
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Tue Oct 31 2023
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Nothing wrong with it. But not feeling it
2
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré
In all honesty, how is this on the list?
1
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Pearl
Janis Joplin
Can’t knock it. Just not my cup of tea
2
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Fri Nov 03 2023
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Good. Not a stone cold classic but unique in its own way.
4
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Sat Nov 04 2023
American Idiot
Green Day
5555 ****
5
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Sun Nov 05 2023
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Saw them in red Square, Moscow.
I probably need to give this four stars. Not because it is a bona fide, four star album, but of its kind it was unique out there.
4
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Suede
Suede
3 singles are excellent. The rest is so so
3
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Tue Nov 07 2023
Survivor
Destiny's Child
Pop is not classic
1
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Wed Nov 08 2023
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Interesting
3
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Thu Nov 09 2023
Brothers
The Black Keys
It starts stronger than it ends middle of the road, three star
3
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Fri Nov 10 2023
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
One of my favourite albums of the last 20 years, Greg really good start to finish. It’s a pity there aren’t more album of this quality and debth.
5
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Sat Nov 11 2023
A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
Not as bad as expected
3
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Sun Nov 12 2023
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Don’t get the rave reviews. Very dated today
2
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Mon Nov 13 2023
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Passable
2
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Tue Nov 14 2023
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
One of my favourites.
Been wondering where they have been.
5
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Wed Nov 15 2023
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
No no no
1
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Thu Nov 16 2023
Highly Evolved
The Vines
How did they make this list.
2
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Fri Nov 17 2023
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
I understand all the misgivings about the content and the lyrics. However, unlike some of the rap that has been shortlisted, at least this album deserves to be on the list. It’s bond a generation I am going to give it a higher star rating because at least it is a seminal album.
4
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Sat Nov 18 2023
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
I understand all the misgivings about the content and the lyrics. However, unlike some of the rap that has been shortlisted, at least this album deserves to be on the list. It’s bond a generation I am going to give it a higher star rating because at least it is a seminal album.
1
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Sun Nov 19 2023
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
One good song, and that’s it
2
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Mon Nov 20 2023
Moondance
Van Morrison
I naïvely started this late, believing I was gonna hear 1000 albums, not like this, but of this quality about half of which I would know and half of which I knew were out there and yet to discover. That has not been the case.
5
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Tue Nov 21 2023
World Clique
Deee-Lite
Sweet Jesus, this could not make the top 10,000 albums.
Moondance to this. Sublime to the ridiculous
1
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Fine
3
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Thu Nov 23 2023
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Can’t knock grunge or indie
4
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Fri Nov 24 2023
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
Is half the list psychedelia?
1
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Sat Nov 25 2023
Odessa
Bee Gees
No disco
1
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Sun Nov 26 2023
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Better than the last one of hers, still not brilliant
3
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Mon Nov 27 2023
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Classic. Naïvely thought that this is what the list was gonna be all about.
5
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Tue Nov 28 2023
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Excellent, groundbreaking sound. Not as good as their other album on the list.
4
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Wed Nov 29 2023
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Only so so. Was hoping for better.
2
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Thu Nov 30 2023
Solid Air
John Martyn
From the first song I think I’ve heard every John Martyn song. I think I have an irrational dislike of him and Joni Mitchell. Don’t understand it. I suspect it’s because he must take himself wayyyy too seriously. Far too earnest.
1
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Fri Dec 01 2023
Whatever
Aimee Mann
Not a classic. Sorry
1