Mar 30 2022
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The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
I enjoyed it! Definitely a fun one to kick this off with. My favorite song was probably "One of These Days." Her voice really comes through in the whole album and I loved the fiddle.
I looked Nanci Griffith up and apparently she passed in the last year which is tragic; she was best known for the most played song on the album ("Love at the Five and Dime" which I thought had a really nice vocal line in the eponymous line) but with someone else covering it that blew up in the country world. I hadn't ever heard of her but it seems like she was pretty important and influential.
4
Mar 31 2022
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Obviously a classic. The songs that I had not heard (I thought I had heard the album but then realized I had heard a "Best of Zeppelin" thing that included like four songs off this album) were not particularly impressive but Stairway really is an amazing musical achievement. I also liked the LoTR song.
4
Apr 01 2022
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Kenya
Machito
3
Apr 03 2022
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Faith
George Michael
Quite fun and enjoyable, but as we listen to more of these I think that 4 stars is gonna be reserved for songs that get a song on to my playlist. But I certainly wouldn't be sad to hear some of these songs again.
3
Apr 04 2022
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Ah, I don't think I saved my original thoughts so they didn't autopopulate. Basically, while I don't think this is Nirvana's best album there were parts I really liked and Grunge as a whole does suit my tastes quite well (sometimes).
4
Apr 05 2022
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
I loved it. It's just fun with some nice messaging sprinkled in.
5
Apr 06 2022
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
I was not a fan honestly. About a few songs into the album I found myself oscillating between "I wish I was listening to Jagged Little Pill" and "this sounds like my least favorite song from a musical." I don't think it was made poorly, just not my thing. I did like Precious Things which will save this from being my first 1 star.
2
Apr 07 2022
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Close To The Edge
Yes
I enjoyed the listening experience a lot but don't think I'd go back and nothing in particular made a strong impression.
3
Apr 08 2022
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Abbey Road
Beatles
Some absolute classics on this one, shame they're British.
4
Apr 09 2022
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
Honestly I wasn't super present while listening to this. From what I did hear it was pretty good but also a little forgettable for me.
3
Apr 10 2022
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Cut
The Slits
The mixing early on was a bit off but I really enjoyed it!
4
Apr 11 2022
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
4
Apr 12 2022
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Van Halen
Van Halen
4
Apr 13 2022
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
I enjoyed listening to it but a little forgettable.
3
Apr 14 2022
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
John Zorn
1
Apr 15 2022
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
3
Apr 16 2022
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
I really loved the run of songs from "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" to "Check the Technique." I ended up loving this album. A nice refresher from the past few we've listened to as I was excited when each new song started. The lyrics were snappy, smart, and could be anything from funny to poignant.
4
Apr 19 2022
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Achtung Baby
U2
It was fine. Didn't have my favorite U2 songs on it but definitely didn't mind it.
3
Apr 20 2022
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
Nice to get a different genre in there and it sounded proficient, but not really my thing.
3
Apr 21 2022
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Vibes and a couple iconic tunes.
4
Apr 22 2022
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
I found the instrumentation uninteresting. I fear the later we get into this project the more "exceptional" an album has to be for me to notice it.
2
Apr 23 2022
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
3
Apr 24 2022
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Dummy
Portishead
I enjoyed this much more than expected.
4
Apr 25 2022
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
4
Apr 26 2022
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The Cars
The Cars
Lots of unexpected nostalgia from an album where I couldn't have even named the band. Loved it.
5
Apr 27 2022
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Couple misses but overall very enjoyable.
4
Apr 28 2022
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White Ladder
David Gray
Babylon saves this from being a one. Very sleepy.
2
Apr 29 2022
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
I think I'm just not a post-rock guy.
2
Apr 30 2022
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
I mean, Want You to Want Me and Surrender are in fact, both bangers.
4
May 06 2022
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
I have friends into Roxy Music and honestly was a little disappointed. Maybe it's a first album thing or I missed something.
3
May 07 2022
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Was fine but not amazing imo. I really liked the sampling of news recordings etc.
3
May 11 2022
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
May 12 2022
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Mid
3