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Sat Mar 19 2022
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
This is a glorious album and is well deserving of a Five Star rating. Aretha near the peak of her powers. Her voice throughout is strong and powerful, yet she can ease back when required, as in a controlled rendering of Curtis Mayfield's 'People Get Ready'. There is a surprise hint of tape hiss, and as a result it brings a bit more warmth and heart to the performances.
5
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Sun Mar 20 2022
Ramones
Ramones
Ramones really are a four chord band, but what they lack in pure musicianship, they more than make up for in passion and exuberance. The music is stripped down to the bare bones rock and roll and while most of their songs sound like basically the same song, it's a good song.
4
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Mon Mar 21 2022
British Steel
Judas Priest
I hadn't listened to this album before now. I was nineteen when British Steel hit the airwaves, made me familiar with Living After Midnight and Breaking the Law as metal anthems, but I couldn't relate to the whole black leather and chains identity. Not a bad song on this album though. I'm not sure British Steel is the defining metal album of all time but it's certainly a great point of entry.
Best liked: Metal Gods, Rapid Fire, Grinder and You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise.
4
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Tue Mar 22 2022
With The Beatles
Beatles
This was my first time playing this album. It's been years since I'd heard some of these songs and yet I still knew the words.
4
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Wed Mar 23 2022
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
3
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Thu Mar 24 2022
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
3
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Fri Mar 25 2022
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
4
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Wed Mar 30 2022
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
Great for a mood, or a soundtrack to throwing a molotov.
4
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Fri Apr 01 2022
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
I hear this one more as a historical document of a different time and place. Interesting, but as a non-French speaker, I can't really get everything out of the work as there is to get.
2
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Sat Apr 02 2022
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
It's THE classic metal album, definitive. Always in rotation in my house.
5
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Sun Apr 03 2022
Wild Gift
X
Not really my cuppa, but it's pretty catchy. Not bad.
3
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Mon Apr 04 2022
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
He has a unique voice and the overdubbing is interesting. I would call it Americana style. Interesting but I wouldn't have it on heavy rotation.
3
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Tue Apr 05 2022
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Interesting if nothing else by its influence on funk, definately a product of its time. I liked some of the rhythmic tribal beats but otherwise not really my cup of tea..
3
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Wed Apr 06 2022
Vespertine
Björk
I guess this music is popular enough to be a thing, but to me, it was virtually unlistenable. The first album I have ever quit before finishing.
2
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Thu Apr 07 2022
Tical
Method Man
I'm sure Tical is good hip-hop. Just not a fan of the genre.
3
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Fri Apr 08 2022
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
3
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Sat Apr 09 2022
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Having never heard a performance by Winehouse, I was kind of pleasantly surprised.
4
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Sun Apr 10 2022
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Repetitive, Take On Me was the standout, but four stars for the great 80's vibe.
4
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Mon Apr 11 2022
Transformer
Lou Reed
The best of the album is on the first track.
3
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Tue Apr 12 2022
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
4
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Wed Apr 13 2022
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Ethereal voicing. A nice album to have playing in the background.
3
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Thu Apr 14 2022
All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
3
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Fri Apr 15 2022
Odessa
Bee Gees
I was surprised by this album. I have always associated the Bee Gees with disco, and this wasn't that. Quite a range and depth here.
4
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Sat Apr 16 2022
Low
David Bowie
A side of David Bowie I hadn't heard before. Not bad.
3
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Sun Apr 17 2022
Black Metal
Venom
3
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Mon Apr 18 2022
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
Musically I liked the studio albums better, but def respect Dylan's abilities.
3
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Tue Apr 19 2022
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
3
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Wed Apr 20 2022
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
3
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Thu Apr 21 2022
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
2
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Sat Apr 23 2022
Vivid
Living Colour
3
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Sun Apr 24 2022
Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
3
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Mon Apr 25 2022
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Seems overhyped to me.
3
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Tue Apr 26 2022
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
4
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Wed Apr 27 2022
Scott 2
Scott Walker
It wasn't bad. Andy Williams with far more range.
3
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Thu Apr 28 2022
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
3
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Fri Apr 29 2022
The Rise & Fall
Madness
Good musicianship.
3
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Sat Apr 30 2022
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
3
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Mon May 02 2022
Violator
Depeche Mode
Not bad, kind of representative of the genre at the time.
3
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Tue May 03 2022
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
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Wed May 04 2022
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
3
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Fri May 06 2022
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
I wasn't a Led Zep fan during their heyday, Robert Plant's voice, but damn this is a good album.
Faves: The Rover, In The Light, Bron-Yr-Aur
5
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Sat May 07 2022
The Wall
Pink Floyd
There is nothing else like this sound. Been listening since it released
5
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Mon May 09 2022
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
I don't know why this was on the list.
2
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Wed May 11 2022
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Listenable, not bad.
3
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Thu May 12 2022
90
808 State
3
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Fri May 13 2022
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
3
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Sat May 14 2022
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Catchy, enthusiastic, iconic for that time. Listening makes me feel like I'm experiencing a day in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
4
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Sun May 15 2022
Connected
Stereo MC's
Not bad, just kind of forgettable.
3
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Tue May 17 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
4
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Wed May 18 2022
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
3
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Thu May 19 2022
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
3
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Fri May 20 2022
Horses
Patti Smith
3
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Mon May 23 2022
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Undeniably a unique talent. I'm glad I took a listen.
4
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Tue May 24 2022
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
It was musical. Just not to my taste.
3
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Wed May 25 2022
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
I guess the Sex Pistols were something back in their time and were influential to some degree, but to my ear they are way overrated.
2
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Thu May 26 2022
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
2
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Fri May 27 2022
Moondance
Van Morrison
Very nice. Great sound.
4
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Sat May 28 2022
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
3
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Sun May 29 2022
Hotel California
Eagles
Iconic album.
4
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Mon May 30 2022
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4
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Tue May 31 2022
The La's
The La's
I rather liked this album. Its catchy.
4
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Thu Jun 02 2022
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
An odd kind fusion of glam rock and punk. I mean, it wasn't bad by any means but probably won't be in my rotation.
2
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Fri Jun 03 2022
One World
John Martyn
2
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Sat Jun 11 2022
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
I would call it a classic of the genre.
4
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Sun Jun 12 2022
L.A. Woman
The Doors
I really like this album. It was tight.
5
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Mon Jun 13 2022
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
3
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Tue Jun 14 2022
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
5
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Thu Jun 16 2022
Moving Pictures
Rush
Love this album.
5
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Fri Jun 17 2022
Treasure
Cocteau Twins
I really liked this album! Ethereal, otherworldly, perfect for a certain kind of mood.
4
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Sun Jun 19 2022
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
One of the greats.
4
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Mon Jun 20 2022
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
4
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Tue Jun 21 2022
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
3