Feb 05 2022
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
I can listen to this album on repeat. High-level vocals, great melodies, easy to listen.
5
Feb 06 2022
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Kid A
Radiohead
5
Feb 07 2022
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
5
Feb 09 2022
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
This album is dated in a good way. It's all greens and yellows, with cringy falsettos, silly performative singing, trompettes, church organs, and cough, cough, cough.
5
Feb 10 2022
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
You should never look this album's cover too close, it may poke your eye out.
5
Feb 11 2022
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Electronic whips that crackle with a melancholy fondness.
5
Feb 12 2022
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
They are in a real hurry to get somewhere where they already are, and the traffic sucks.
5
Feb 13 2022
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Soft jazz for cowboys.
5
Feb 14 2022
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The Bends
Radiohead
Mind-bending. I could spend some time writing more about this album, but I rather listen to it again instead. It's R.E.M., I mean, what else can I say?
5
Feb 15 2022
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Paraná lá, paraná lê, buê. Paraná-nara, lá-ra. Paraná-nara, lá-ra. An overall upbeat yet very emotional piano.
5
Feb 16 2022
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
It's rural rock 'n roll and I kind of like it. But maybe this is not my jam.
3
Feb 17 2022
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3
Feb 18 2022
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Fragile
Yes
From all the first 3 seconds on all albums, this must be one of the best.
5
Feb 19 2022
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
This healed my soul a little bit.
5
Feb 20 2022
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
My wife says she feel like I was cheating on her with Spotify while listening to this.
5
Feb 21 2022
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
I listed to it many times in a row.
5
Feb 22 2022
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Solid Air
John Martyn
5
Feb 23 2022
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
5
Feb 24 2022
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
This is some uplifting, upbeat, refreshing music. I listen to the album twice in a row.
4
Feb 25 2022
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
I love the opening of "Money Changes Everything." Does it sound a bit like David Bowie? Also, "When You Were Mine" sounds like it belongs in the Umbrella Academy soundtrack.
5
Feb 26 2022
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
5
Feb 27 2022
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
Not my style.
3
Feb 28 2022
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Very good. I am very into 1980s music and this is a great representative of that era. Spellbound is obviously a fan favorite but I really liked Arabian Knights.
4
Mar 01 2022
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
This has long been one of my favorites.
5
Mar 02 2022
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
Oh, so that is where that song comes from!
4
Mar 03 2022
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
It's weird in a good way. I would listen to it again for sure.
4
Mar 04 2022
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
It's Talking Heads. I am not qualified to judge, these people are legends.
5
Mar 05 2022
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
5
Mar 06 2022
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OK Computer
Radiohead
5
Mar 07 2022
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
5
Mar 08 2022
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Smile
Brian Wilson
This is is, an album to make you smile. This is really fun.
5
Mar 10 2022
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
I cannot believe I never listened to this album before.
5
Mar 11 2022
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
This guy supports some weird stuff that makes his music sound horrible.
1
Mar 12 2022
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
It took me 3 seconds on the first song to know this was worth 5 stars.
5
Mar 13 2022
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Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
5
Mar 14 2022
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
5
Mar 15 2022
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
5
Mar 16 2022
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
5
Mar 17 2022
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A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
3
Mar 18 2022
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Station To Station
David Bowie
Golden years indeed.
5
Mar 19 2022
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
I also do not know if this should be in the miscellaneous, jazz, or on which shelf. I know it should be on my shelf.
5
Mar 20 2022
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Truth
Jeff Beck
3
Mar 21 2022
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
5
Mar 22 2022
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In Utero
Nirvana
4
Mar 23 2022
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Pump
Aerosmith
5
Mar 25 2022
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Synchronicity
The Police
Tea in the Sahara and Murder by Numbers are so good and I have never heard them before. Mother is weird and disturbing, though...
5
Mar 26 2022
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
5
Mar 27 2022
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
4
Mar 28 2022
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
5
Mar 29 2022
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The Joshua Tree
U2
5
Mar 30 2022
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
5
Mar 31 2022
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Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
It's nothing something I would listen to over and over again, but that is just because of my own cultural and generation biases.
4
Apr 01 2022
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Da Capo
Love
"Seven and Seven is" and "She Comes in Colors" are very good tracks and made me into a fan.
3
Apr 02 2022
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
1
Apr 03 2022
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
5
Apr 04 2022
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
5
Apr 05 2022
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The Specials
The Specials
I loved it. This is a great ska album.
5
Apr 06 2022
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Odessa
Bee Gees
5
Apr 07 2022
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
5
Apr 08 2022
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
5
Apr 09 2022
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
4
Apr 10 2022
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
5
Apr 11 2022
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
5
Apr 12 2022
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
5
Apr 13 2022
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Tommy
The Who
5
Apr 14 2022
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4
Apr 15 2022
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
5
Apr 16 2022
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Play
Moby
This album is quite nice, very nice. Wow. This album is quite nice, very nice. Yeah. This album is a bit repetitive, perhaps. Wow. But just some lyrics, though. Just some. This album is quite nice, very nice. Wow. This album is quite nice, very nice. Yeah. This album is a bit repetitive, perhaps. Wow. But just some lyrics, though. Just a few, babe.
5
Apr 17 2022
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
3
Apr 18 2022
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Sincere
Mj Cole
This is not my style, so the number of stars has nothing to do with the quality but has everything to do with how much this album resonated with me.
2
Apr 19 2022
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21
Adele
5
Apr 21 2022
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Imagine
John Lennon
5
Apr 22 2022
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Who am I to give less than 5 stars to this?
5
Apr 23 2022
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Wow, so all those came from this album? It is a headbanger. This took me way back.
5
Apr 24 2022
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
4
Apr 25 2022
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This time I am giving it five stars because I really like it, and not just because I respect the artist's work too much to take any stars from it. But I also truly respect the work to put this album together. What a blast.
5
Apr 26 2022
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
1985, what a year! And Mark Knopfler is still rocking!
5
Apr 27 2022
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
This is dated on the best possible way and I see no future where I would not like to listen to The Way We Sing.
3
Apr 28 2022
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
This is just a great album title. This is the type of album that you don't even realize you are listening to in a loop.
5
Apr 29 2022
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
I can't believe I have never listened to this album before. This is a classic.
5
Apr 30 2022
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Rio
Duran Duran
I love this album and I listened to the band playing live many of the songs in here. Big fan.
5
May 01 2022
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Hms Fable
Shack
This is a good album but did not resonate with me that much. Daniella is my favorite track and it is very different from the remaining tracks.
3
May 02 2022
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All Directions
The Temptations
4
May 03 2022
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On The Beach
Neil Young
A champion even outside the main stage. 5 stars all over.
5
May 04 2022
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This album sounds like an old fashioned under a tree, feeling the breeze of a hot summer day.
5
May 05 2022
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Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
I am a big fan of this band throughout the many stages of their long career. This is something interesting for anyone who likes rock.
5
May 06 2022
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
2
May 07 2022
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Who do you think you are to give this album less than five stars? You better have, I don't know, some kind of award you won somewhere for curing cancer through music or something.
5
May 08 2022
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The Band
The Band
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up On Cripple Creek" are my favorite tracks. This is a timeless album.
4
May 09 2022
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
The album looks like your car broke, you are lost, and the only people that can help you live in this weird mansion close to you but away from anything else. These weird guys invite you in and some kind of private party is going on inside. Everyone looks at you, checking you out as you are taken to a hot cup of tea and a landline. Next thing you know you are all sweety, smelling like smoke and cuddling with a taxidermized animal that looks oddly familiar.
3
May 10 2022
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Five starts forever.
5
May 11 2022
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
3
May 12 2022
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Sounds like The Smiths met Legião Urbana.
4
May 13 2022
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
It sounds amazing and the bits are great but my English and knowledge of the artist's background are too limited to fully appreciate his album.
3
May 14 2022
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Be
Common
Incredible bass lines. The lyrics are brilliant and the music can definitively keep you going. Has she made it to California?
4
May 15 2022
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
3
May 16 2022
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
It's very, very good. Just not necessarily my favorite.
4
May 17 2022
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
3
May 18 2022
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Wild Gift
X
3
Jul 27 2022
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
Roger Daltrey is especially saucy in this album, and we can smell Peter Twonshend for miles and miles.
5
Jul 28 2022
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Delicious, chill jams. Upbeat vibes all over. Very easy to listen to.
4
Jul 29 2022
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
3
Jul 30 2022
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Hahaha, what a great name and album cover. I thought I was going to listen to punk music.
4
Jul 31 2022
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Nevermind
Nirvana
3
Aug 01 2022
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Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
Is this Jazz + Rock'n Roll on the piano?
4
Aug 02 2022
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Eagles
Eagles
United Stated vibes.
3
Aug 03 2022
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Close To The Edge
Yes
This is my jam. Timeless progressive rock.
5
Aug 04 2022
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Well, this answers the question: What do serial killers listen to in the car on their way to your home?
3
Aug 05 2022
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Central Reservation
Beth Orton
I listened to it twice, then I let it roll on the background for a while to keep me company.
5
Aug 06 2022
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Pink Flag
Wire
Great!
5
Aug 07 2022
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Aug 08 2022
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Paris 1919
John Cale
I read that this is Cale's most beautiful and accessible album. They say it grows in depth and resonance with each successive listen, which seems accurate. Quoting other people, "the songs are richly poetic, enigmatic period pieces strongly evocative of their time and place."—Paris 1919 Review by Jason Ankeny, available from https://www.allmusic.com/album/paris-1919-mw0000100610, accessed on Aug. 7, 2022.
3
Aug 09 2022
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
4
Aug 10 2022
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Technique
New Order
This is too Ibiza for my taste.
3
Aug 11 2022
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
This is a gem, and the album cover is ideal for it.
4
Aug 12 2022
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
4
Aug 13 2022
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
4
Aug 14 2022
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
4
Aug 15 2022
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
5
Aug 16 2022
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
5
Aug 17 2022
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
3
Sep 03 2022
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
3
Sep 04 2022
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Revolver
Beatles
5
Sep 05 2022
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
3
Sep 06 2022
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The Clash
The Clash
4
Sep 07 2022
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
4
Sep 23 2022
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
I am giving it three stars. I am not evaluating the history or the culture behind this album because I do not know it well, and that is likely why this album does not resonate with me that well.
3
Sep 24 2022
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
3
Sep 25 2022
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
5
Sep 26 2022
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
4
Sep 27 2022
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
5
Oct 06 2022
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Based on this album's technical and artistic achievements, it is hard to imagine that it is a debut album. But that can be explained by the experience and talent of the artists that put it together. The album is a mosaic, not a melting pot, of musical styles that come together to form a colorful, vibrant picture. A Tribe Called Quest elevated all hip-hop by dropping sounds with so much weight that it is not hard to understand why so much of the alternative hip-hop scene orbits around them.
5
Oct 07 2022
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Harvest
Neil Young
4
Oct 08 2022
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The Yes Album
Yes
4
Oct 09 2022
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
2
Oct 10 2022
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Nixon
Lambchop
4
Oct 11 2022
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Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
2
Oct 12 2022
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Atomizer
Big Black
1
Oct 13 2022
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
1
Oct 14 2022
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Sheet Music
10cc
The keywords here are creative, distinctive, fun, memorable, and timeless. I am very happy to have listened to this.
4
Oct 15 2022
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Closer
Joy Division
Conor Lochrie once reviewed the 40th-anniversary version of Closer. Conor had a quote to summarize it all: "A terrible beauty is born." – Easter 1916, by W. B. Yeats.
4
Oct 16 2022
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
I don't know where that fair is, but text me the details, and I'll be there. I read that many critics have considered it a breakthrough in recording for the duo and one of their best efforts. I agree.
4
Oct 17 2022
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
4
Oct 18 2022
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Transformer
Lou Reed
4
Oct 19 2022
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
1
Oct 20 2022
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
3
Oct 21 2022
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Marquee Moon
Television
3
Oct 22 2022
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
5
Oct 29 2022
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
4
Oct 30 2022
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
2
Oct 31 2022
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Spiderland
Slint
3
Nov 01 2022
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Parachutes
Coldplay
3
Nov 02 2022
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5
Nov 03 2022
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
4
Nov 04 2022
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
5
Nov 05 2022
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Soul Mining
The The
4
Nov 06 2022
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
1
Nov 07 2022
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Smash
The Offspring
3
Nov 08 2022
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
3
Nov 09 2022
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
5
Nov 10 2022
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Country Life
Roxy Music
3
Nov 11 2022
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OK
Talvin Singh
5
Nov 12 2022
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Disintegration
The Cure
5
Dec 04 2022
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Me Against The World
2Pac
3
Dec 05 2022
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Dummy
Portishead
5
Dec 06 2022
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Blackstar
David Bowie
5
Dec 07 2022
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
5
Dec 08 2022
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
3
Mar 14 2023
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
5
Mar 15 2023
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Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
5
Mar 16 2023
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
5
Mar 17 2023
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
This album is great but some songs are fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa, better than others.
3
Mar 18 2023
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Fun House
The Stooges
4
Apr 28 2023
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
4
Apr 29 2023
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Moon Safari
Air
4
Apr 30 2023
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Pretenders
Pretenders
5
May 01 2023
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
5
May 02 2023
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Who's Next
The Who
5
Feb 15 2024
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
5
Feb 16 2024
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Kenza
Khaled
3
Feb 17 2024
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
4
Feb 18 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Feb 19 2024
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Odelay
Beck
3
Feb 20 2024
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Cross
Justice
3
Feb 21 2024
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
4
Feb 22 2024
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
5
Feb 23 2024
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Purple Rain
Prince
4
Feb 24 2024
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
4
Feb 28 2024
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Tank Battles
Dagmar Krause
3
Feb 29 2024
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The Score
Fugees
3
Mar 01 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
5
Mar 02 2024
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Mar 03 2024
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Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
3
Mar 04 2024
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Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
5
Mar 05 2024
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
4
Mar 06 2024
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
3
Mar 07 2024
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
5
Mar 08 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
3
Mar 09 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
3
Mar 10 2024
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
4
Mar 11 2024
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
3
Mar 12 2024
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
3
Mar 13 2024
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Faith
George Michael
3
Mar 14 2024
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
3
Mar 15 2024
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
3
Mar 16 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
5
Mar 17 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
5
Mar 18 2024
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5
Mar 19 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
3
Mar 20 2024
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Arrival
ABBA
3
Mar 24 2024
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
This is not the Eels, but it is novocaine for the soul. Sunday Shining is a bright song that felt like a ray of sunshine on a particularly rainy day when I listened to it. Reggae, Soul, Jazz, and Funk are mixed to make... what? A Dance Pop album? I'm not sure, but this is probably sold close to where you find the Jamiroquai albums.
4
Mar 25 2024
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Suicide
Suicide
If interested, check out the article about this album in Pitchfork. Basically, the álbum is a tuned-down version of how the band sounded live. Live, it seems that their sound would melt the flesh from your bones. This album cannot do that but still shakes with tension.
3
Mar 26 2024
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Hors concours! Giving this one five stars feels wrong, The album is in a league of its own. This is Aretha's first classic album and it did nothing less than open up a brave new world of emotional possibility for pop music.
5
Mar 27 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
The Killers could not have asked for a better Las Vegas-inspired debut. Hot Fuss electrifies with dance-tinged rock anthems and brooding synth-driven tracks. However, I did just listen to The White Album, and everything else kind of pales in comparison to the Beatles (I'm biased towards the Beatles). Three stars.
3
Mar 28 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
This is a historical Jazz album. I listened to the (complete) 2-hour and 7-minute version on Spotify, and it definitely does not fill that long. I loved that Duke is introduced by the Jazz Priest, Father Norman O'Connor, on track 2. The Jazz Priest comes back later because there are some conversations and introductions recorded. It helps imagine (a little) how it would be to be there.
4
Apr 12 2024
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
This is an interesting listening. The term "new rave" was coined by the band to refer to their sound in this album. The Guardian described the genre as "an in-yer-face, DIY disco riposte to the sensitive indie rock touted by bands like Bloc Party." I second that.
4
Apr 13 2024
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Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
4
Apr 14 2024
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
3
Apr 15 2024
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
2
Apr 16 2024
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The White Album
Beatles
The White Album explodes with raw energy, a hodgepodge of styles from psychedelic rock to country ballads. Each Beatle shines with individual songwriting, showcasing their evolving talents.
5
Apr 17 2024
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Low
David Bowie
4
Apr 18 2024
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Deep.
4
Apr 19 2024
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Signing Off
UB40
3
Apr 20 2024
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
5
Apr 21 2024
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
Thiis is The United States Of America's only album. After all these years, it is still receiving praise. It is sad that disagreements between band members, particularly leader Joseph Byrd and others, about the band's future direction led to a break-up shortly after the album's release. It is also said it had limited commercial success at its time. But the album has stood the test of time for its uniqueness, to which I attribute its enduring relevance and elevation to a cult classic status.
5
Apr 22 2024
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Triangle
The Beau Brummels
4
Apr 23 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
4
Apr 24 2024
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
2
Apr 25 2024
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
4
Apr 26 2024
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
3
Apr 27 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
3
Apr 28 2024
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Protection
Massive Attack
4
Apr 29 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
5
May 23 2024
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Now this is a jazz album! This seminal jazz album by the legendary pianist Bill Evans has been praised for the symbiotic interplay between musicians. No wonder why it is often regarded as one of the finest live recordings in the genre.
5
May 24 2024
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Timeless militant reggae. I had never heard of Marcus Garvey and his work with UNIA. So it was a good listen and a history lesson.
3
May 25 2024
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
3
May 26 2024
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
Channeling acid electronica, Kabbalah, and motherhood, Madonna’s 1998 reinvention stripped away the controversy of her past and became one of her most unexpectedly successful albums ("a mystical look at the universe and how small we are"). " Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/madonna-ray-of-light/ (accessed on June 1, 2024).
3
May 27 2024
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
3
May 28 2024
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Murmur
R.E.M.
Murmur is the debut album of Athens, Georgia jangle pop quartet R.E.M. It was released on April 12, 1983 to major critical and popular acclaim – Rolling Stone magazine named it the top album of the year and it peaked at #36 on the Billboard album chart. Michael Stipe’s enigmatic singing and mysterious lyricism coupled with Peter Buck’s Byrds-esque guitar work turned into one of the most interestingly introverted albums of the 1980s alternative rock movement. The front cover depicts a field of kudzu – “the plant that ate the South” – a weed which grows so rapidly and aggressively that it overtakes any area it grows in and kills off all other plants around it. The back cover depicts a trestle in Athens which has since become famous for its association with this album – becoming known as the “Murmur Trestle”. It was saved from demolition in 2000 and again in 2012 due to its claim to fame. Source: https://genius.com/ (accessed on June 1, 2024).
5
Jun 09 2024
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
4
Jun 10 2024
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
2
Jun 11 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
4
Jun 12 2024
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Vespertine
Björk
3
Jun 13 2024
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Liquid Swords
GZA
3
Jul 06 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
This is a post-hartdcore sort of thing that represents the epitome of 90s lethargy. Cryptic lyrics, cool bass, f-ing great noise. I dig rockets are red the most.
5
Jul 07 2024
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
4
Jul 08 2024
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
4
Jul 09 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
3
Jul 10 2024
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5
Jul 11 2024
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Hotel California
Eagles
4
Jul 12 2024
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
Jul 13 2024
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
5
Jul 14 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
4
Jul 15 2024
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Skylarking
XTC
I really like the Beatles and creative music that escapes from the mainframe. Therefore, this album sounded like home.
4
Jul 16 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
4
Jul 17 2024
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
4
Jul 18 2024
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
5
Jul 19 2024
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Drunk
Thundercat
It has rhythm, it has poetry, it is fun, it is original, and it is unique.
4
Jul 20 2024
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
I loved this. I only knew one song, so it was nice to place it in the album. I listened to it in a loop while working and did not even notice it going around.
4
Jul 21 2024
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Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
4
Aug 15 2024
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
3
Aug 16 2024
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A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
4
Aug 17 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
5
Aug 18 2024
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Virgin Suicides
Air
4
Aug 19 2024
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
3
Aug 20 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
5
Aug 21 2024
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
3
Aug 22 2024
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Five starts. No sleep it's a must in any list of the top live albums of all time.
5
Aug 23 2024
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Low-Life
New Order
3
Aug 24 2024
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
3
Aug 25 2024
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
3
Aug 26 2024
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
3
Aug 27 2024
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
A joy to listen to and a classic for the new millennium.
4
Sep 08 2024
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
A variety of sounds. Everything sharp.
4
Sep 09 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
4
Sep 10 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Sep 11 2024
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
5
Sep 12 2024
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Metallica
Metallica
4
Sep 13 2024
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In Our Heads
Hot Chip
3
Sep 16 2024
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
You can never go wrong with this one.
4
Sep 17 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
4
Sep 18 2024
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Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
3
Sep 19 2024
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Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
2
Sep 20 2024
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
2
Sep 21 2024
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C'est Chic
CHIC
2
Oct 15 2024
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
4
Oct 16 2024
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Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
Reminds me of the Brazilian band Bidê ou Balde.
4
Oct 17 2024
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
5
Oct 19 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
Oct 20 2024
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
2