Feb 09 2022
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Not normally a fan of Kanye, but can hear why this made it into the 1001 list, great album, just a pity about the personality.
4
Feb 10 2022
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Solid album, not my favourite from Prince though.
4
Feb 11 2022
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
5
Feb 14 2022
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
4
Feb 15 2022
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
Feb 16 2022
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
What needs to be said... Just an amazing record from start to finish.
5
Feb 17 2022
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
3
Feb 18 2022
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
One of the definitive punk albums. Best musicianship, no; best recording, no; but is it greater than the sum of all these parts, yes.
5
Feb 19 2022
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
Feb 20 2022
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Blackstar
David Bowie
4
Feb 21 2022
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Savane
Ali Farka Touré
3
Feb 22 2022
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Dummy
Portishead
5
Feb 23 2022
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
4
Feb 24 2022
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Woodface
Crowded House
4
Feb 25 2022
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OK
Talvin Singh
3
Feb 26 2022
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
3
Feb 27 2022
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GI
Germs
3
Feb 28 2022
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
4
Mar 01 2022
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
Negatives - it's "hair rock", it's cheesy AF
Postives - you know all the words, its catchy, sounds good loud, and just leaves you happy..... (all assuming you are of the appropriate age and demographic - which I am).
4
Mar 02 2022
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
4
Mar 03 2022
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American Idiot
Green Day
5
Mar 04 2022
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Didn't realise I knew so many of this guys songs, a great album
4
Mar 05 2022
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
3
Mar 06 2022
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
4
Mar 07 2022
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Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
2
Mar 08 2022
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
4
Mar 09 2022
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Who's Next
The Who
Amazing album by a classic band, from the first notes you are hooked in for the journey/
5
Mar 10 2022
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
3
Mar 11 2022
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
3
Mar 12 2022
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
3
Mar 13 2022
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Faith
George Michael
4
Mar 14 2022
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
2
Mar 15 2022
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
5
Mar 16 2022
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
3
Mar 17 2022
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
4
Mar 19 2022
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Street Life
The Crusaders
3
Mar 20 2022
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
3
Mar 21 2022
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Good album by a great
3
Mar 22 2022
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Just a great album from beginning to end.
5
Mar 23 2022
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Follow The Leader
Korn
3
Mar 24 2022
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
3
Mar 25 2022
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
3
Mar 26 2022
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Me Against The World
2Pac
2
Mar 27 2022
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
4
Mar 28 2022
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
4
Mar 29 2022
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
4
Mar 30 2022
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
3
Mar 31 2022
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3
Apr 01 2022
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Never heard of these guys, but quite enjoyed this
3
Apr 02 2022
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British Steel
Judas Priest
Classic album from one of the founding bands of NWOBHM
5
Apr 03 2022
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The Slider
T. Rex
3
Apr 04 2022
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High Violet
The National
3
Apr 05 2022
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Apr 06 2022
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In Utero
Nirvana
5
Apr 08 2022
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3
Apr 09 2022
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
Apr 10 2022
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
3
Apr 11 2022
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
3
Apr 12 2022
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
4
Apr 13 2022
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Document
R.E.M.
3
Apr 14 2022
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Kenza
Khaled
3
Apr 15 2022
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
3
Apr 16 2022
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Fun House
The Stooges
4
Apr 17 2022
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Never heard of her before, but very much enjoyed the album - will be definitely added to the list of ones I will be listening to again.
4
Apr 18 2022
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Among The Living
Anthrax
4
Apr 19 2022
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The Doors
The Doors
4
Apr 20 2022
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
3
Apr 21 2022
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
4
Apr 22 2022
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
3
Apr 23 2022
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
Apr 24 2022
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Is This It
The Strokes
4
Apr 25 2022
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
4
Apr 26 2022
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Young Americans
David Bowie
3
Apr 27 2022
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Picture Book
Simply Red
It's a good album, and there are a couple of good songs, but just overall not something I enjoy.
2
Apr 28 2022
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
Apr 29 2022
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
3
Apr 30 2022
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The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
So close to a 5, this is arguably a genre starting/defining album.
4
May 01 2022
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
4
May 02 2022
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
3
May 03 2022
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
4
May 04 2022
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
3
May 05 2022
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Purple Rain
Prince
5
May 06 2022
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
3
May 07 2022
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
3
May 08 2022
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
4
May 09 2022
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
5
May 10 2022
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
5
May 11 2022
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
2
May 12 2022
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3
May 13 2022
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
4
May 14 2022
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5
May 15 2022
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
2
May 16 2022
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No Other
Gene Clark
Good but not great
2
May 17 2022
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NEU! 75
Neu!
2
May 18 2022
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
3
May 19 2022
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Third
Portishead
4
May 20 2022
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
3
May 21 2022
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
4
May 22 2022
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
3
May 23 2022
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
3
May 24 2022
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Pump
Aerosmith
4
May 25 2022
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
3
May 26 2022
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
4
May 27 2022
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Harvest
Neil Young
4
May 28 2022
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
3
May 29 2022
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Took me a bit, to realise just who this was, but the more I listened the more I felt I was there.
5
May 30 2022
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
3
May 31 2022
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
3
Jun 01 2022
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
4
Jun 02 2022
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
2
Jun 03 2022
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Would give this 3.5 if it was an option, but cannot in my heart round that down to a 3, so it's up to a 4 (but only just).
4
Jun 04 2022
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
3
Jun 05 2022
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
One classic song, and a lot of synth pop not to my taste.
2
Jun 06 2022
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
4
Jun 07 2022
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
3
Jun 08 2022
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Definitely a great album, and fantastic recording. However nothing about this justifies a 4 from me, though it is close.
3
Jun 09 2022
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
4
Jun 10 2022
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Make Yourself
Incubus
3
Jun 11 2022
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
4
Jun 12 2022
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
3
Jun 13 2022
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
3
Jun 14 2022
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
3
Jun 15 2022
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
2
Jun 16 2022
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3
Jun 17 2022
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Be
Common
3
Jun 18 2022
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Jun 19 2022
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Different Class
Pulp
Would give it 4.5 if I could, but can't give it 4.
3
Jun 20 2022
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
Jun 21 2022
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
4
Jun 22 2022
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
2
Jun 23 2022
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Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
2
Jun 24 2022
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
3
Jun 25 2022
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
4
Jun 26 2022
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
2
Jun 27 2022
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
3
Jun 28 2022
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
3
Jun 29 2022
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
Can see why it would appeal to some, but for me this is a no....
1
Jun 30 2022
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Tago Mago
Can
This was a little bit out of left field.
Definitely can see this as very divisive, but personally I really enjoyed it (but then I like avant garde jazz and psychedelic rock).
I want to give it a 4.5, but that's not an option.
4
Jul 01 2022
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
5
Jul 02 2022
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Want to say 3.5, but that's not an option and in this case I have to round up as it quite enjoyable album.
4
Jul 03 2022
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My Generation
The Who
5
Jul 04 2022
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
4
Jul 05 2022
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Jul 06 2022
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
4
Jul 07 2022
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
Not really my taste, and would probably only give this a 2.5 if I could, but I can't in good faith give it a 2, despite the fact I'll never probably listen to it again.
3
Jul 08 2022
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
3
Jul 09 2022
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
4
Jul 10 2022
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
3
Jul 11 2022
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
To quote a younger generation "I just can't.....".
I tried to listen through this, and although I can't say I hate it, I just kept reaching for "skip" for so many songs, just nothing grabbed me.
1
Jul 12 2022
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
4
Jul 13 2022
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
5
Jul 14 2022
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
4
Jul 15 2022
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25
Adele
4
Jul 16 2022
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21
Adele
4
Jul 17 2022
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Night Life
Ray Price
Not really a country fan, but I did enjoy this enough to give it a 3, even if I may never choose to listen to it again.
3
Jul 18 2022
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Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
A 3, and only just.
3
Jul 19 2022
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
3
Jul 20 2022
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Aja
Steely Dan
I
3
Jul 21 2022
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
2
Jul 22 2022
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Absolutely of it's time, but still a great album that a solid 3.5 deserves to be rounded up.
4
Jul 23 2022
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Not ever listened to a lot of Depeche Mode (and in particular this album), but enjoyed this and will definitely listen to it again.
4
Jul 24 2022
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
I want to give it a 3, but it's just a bit "lacking something" for me - maybe will improve over time, but I can't see myself wanting to choose this
2
Jul 25 2022
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Odessa
Bee Gees
2
Jul 26 2022
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
4
Jul 27 2022
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
It's okay, probably a 2.5, but just not enough to my taste to roll it up to 3.
3
Jul 28 2022
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
Not something I realised I had listened to previously, but quite enjoyable.
4
Jul 29 2022
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Not my favourite Talking Heads, but it's still a classic.
5
Jul 30 2022
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Debut
Björk
4
Jul 31 2022
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Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
Great album, but unfortunately not entirely to my taste, but despite that this is absolutely deserving of at least a 3.
3
Aug 01 2022
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Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
3
Aug 02 2022
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Aug 03 2022
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Just not to my taste, nothing materially wrong with it however.
2
Aug 04 2022
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
4
Aug 05 2022
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
5
Aug 06 2022
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Solid 3.5, but for nostalgia reasons it definitely rounds up to a 4.
4
Aug 07 2022
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Destroyer
KISS
3
Aug 08 2022
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
3
Aug 09 2022
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Graceland
Paul Simon
The complications of this involving going to Sth Africa during Apartheid and appropriating music of an at that time very oppressed people just makes this stick in my throat. That said musically it's inspired, but I can't give this anymore than a 2.
2
Aug 10 2022
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The Band
The Band
Solid 3.5, but forced to choose I'm rounding down today.
3
Aug 11 2022
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3
Aug 12 2022
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
4
Aug 13 2022
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Enjoyable, reminds me of playing the game "Tropico", but overall quite enjoyable but still not a 4 for me.
3
Aug 14 2022
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
4
Aug 15 2022
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Very much wavering here between a 3 and 4, it's a milestone album for it's genre, but some of the subject matter and the attitudes expressed have not aged well (not that they were necessarily okay at the time either).
4
Aug 16 2022
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
Aug 17 2022
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Abbey Road
Beatles
5
Aug 18 2022
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
3
Aug 19 2022
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3
Aug 20 2022
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
3
Aug 22 2022
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
4
Aug 24 2022
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
5
Aug 27 2022
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Would give this a 2.5, but given our 5 star scale it deserves a 3, despite it not being an album I'd add to my rotation
3
Aug 28 2022
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Enjoyed this way more than I expected, solid 3.5, but can't justify giving it 4 stars over 3.
3
Aug 30 2022
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Was leaning to giving it 3 stars, then realised it had stopped playing about 10 minutes ago, and I hadn't even noticed... so it's a 2 for me.
2
Aug 31 2022
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
5
Sep 01 2022
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
4
Sep 03 2022
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The Clash
The Clash
It's no "London Calling"; it's a solid 3.5 but in this case it's down to 3 stars, as I just don't feel that overall it warrants a 4.
3
Sep 04 2022
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
3.5, but "Smoke on the water", "Highway Star" and "Space Trucking" just have to push this up to a 4.
4
Sep 06 2022
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
Hmmm it's a 3.5 really....
4
Sep 07 2022
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
4
Sep 08 2022
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
3.5.... but in this case Jesus might not have built MY hotrod, but it definitely pushed this up to a 4.
4
Sep 09 2022
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Was not expecting to enjoy this as mush as I did, some of these covers almost feel like the original was the cover.
4
Sep 10 2022
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
2
Sep 11 2022
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B-52's
The B-52's
This is a 4.5 and I was tempted to just give this a 4, but I found myself choosing to play this again more than once before getting round to rating it - so it's a 5.
5
Sep 12 2022
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Pink Flag
Wire
4
Sep 13 2022
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Will never forget hearing the title song as a young child watching the Young Ones; at which point it cemented itself as one of my favourite songs (despite the ludicrous lyrics) of all time.
5
Sep 14 2022
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Like A Prayer
Madonna
Was not exactly a fan as a teenager, given my predeliction for hard and heavy music, but listening to it in full for the first time I was suprised how many songs I did know, and just the quality of the "pop".
4
Sep 15 2022
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
3
Sep 16 2022
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
3
Sep 18 2022
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
It's not bad, but it's not 'good' either (at least for my tastes). It's a 2.5, but in this case I'm rounding down.
Maybe I'd change my mind on a few more listens, but I somehow down this will even get that chance.
2
Sep 20 2022
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
3
Sep 21 2022
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xx
The xx
This was already on my favourites, so not suprising this is getting a 4.
4
Sep 22 2022
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Not to my taste. In short doses maybe, but by 2/3s of the way through I was over it.
2
Sep 26 2022
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3
Sep 27 2022
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London Calling
The Clash
Definitely wavered between giving this a 4 or 5, 4.5 would be the most accurate. Ultimately though, this is a classic album and deseves the benefits of swedish rounding.
5
Sep 28 2022
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Fragile
Yes
3
Sep 29 2022
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Like Clash's London Calling that came up a day or two ago, I want to give this a 4.5, but I can't. Again, this is a classic album, and in this case it was definitely a soundtrack to a part of my life long gone - so for that it gets the benefit of Swedish rounding.
5
Sep 30 2022
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Parklife
Blur
Fine line here between a 3 and 4, but overall I'm leaning to a 3 (no doubt if I'd heard this earlier in the list, it woud have been a 4).
3
Oct 01 2022
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
3
Oct 02 2022
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The Yes Album
Yes
3
Oct 04 2022
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On The Beach
Neil Young
3
Oct 05 2022
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
2
Oct 07 2022
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White Ladder
David Gray
Nothing shockingly bad about this, but just not pulling me in.
2
Oct 08 2022
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
4
Oct 10 2022
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Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
2
Oct 11 2022
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
4
Oct 12 2022
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Damaged
Black Flag
Solid 4, possibly could have sneaked up into a 5.
5
Oct 13 2022
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Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
Nice, but very much passed by me in the background.
2
Oct 15 2022
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Stankonia
OutKast
4
Oct 18 2022
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Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
4
Oct 20 2022
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The Score
Fugees
4
Dec 13 2022
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
It's better than a 3, but can't give it a 4...
3
Dec 17 2022
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Having read about the history behind the songs, and listened to it from a young age (mother had bought the cassette) this will always hold a place in my heart.
Just a classic through and through
5