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Sat May 21 2022
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Wierd since I've been listening to a lot of Nico lately.
5
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Sun May 22 2022
Drunk
Thundercat
4
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Mon May 23 2022
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Absolutely loved this. Curtis Mayfield was a big listen at Uni, but this was all new to me.
5
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Tue May 24 2022
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
This album generator is a real roller coaster...yesterday I was treated to a sublime mix of funk, soul and gospel in Curtis Mayfield's 'There's No Place Like America Today.'
Today, I've been sucked back to earth by Rod Stewart. I'd pesueded myself he'd started off promising and gradually lost his way in a puff of 80s white powder and spandex. 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story, shows a more consistent awfulness, where despite a pretty good backing band, Rod manages to ruin nearly every song with his lechery, casual racism, terrible lyrics and braggadoccio. A particular low point was Seems Like Long Time, where he seems like he's in a competition to see how many times he can rhyme time with time...Maggie May is a high point, but even tales of his teenage sexual exploitation fail to redeem this preening pile of cack...
2
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Wed May 25 2022
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Lots of love for this album, listened while walking to work in the rain. Pretty much the perfect way to hear its dreamy melancholy. Wonderful.
5
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Thu May 26 2022
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
This is dramatic, fire jazz. Playing on disruption, it throws me about, shifting tempo and style. Sometimes gentle, but never languid, and then a full acoustic assault, broke with moments of flamenco. Not what I expected, sometimes uncomfortable, always genius.
4
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Fri May 27 2022
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Meh...used to like Arcade Fire, but struggled to connect to this.
3
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Sat May 28 2022
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Great bit of classic hip hop for a sunny Friday. Stripped down beats, sometimes problematic lyrics with a few scuzzy guitar interludes. Great stuff
5
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Sun May 29 2022
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Enjoyed this, fun and funky, not a close listen today, bit will be returning to it.
4
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Mon May 30 2022
In Rainbows
Radiohead
A known classic, probably Radiohead's strongest album and one I love to immerse myself in.
5
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Tue May 31 2022
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Not sure Fat of the Land was designed to be listened to with a hangover after a night out at a gig, but then prodigy kind of set me off gig going in 1997 when I saw them touring this album at the Astoria (or possibly Brixton Academy) so fair is fair. Think it's generally aged pretty well. It distracted me from my morning funk pretty well.
4
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Wed Jun 01 2022
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
Today a case of not what I wanted, but perhaps what I needed...day two of a Sunday hangover, lack of sleep and waking to hayfever irritation and strong grumpiness, I was hoping for something fresh, uplifting, something else...I got Weller's Wild Wood...by no means a terrible album, but the thought of the miserable old git deepened my funk. Stepping out to walk the dog, the album covered me with a blanket, told me to stop sulking and let go. His snarky moan warmed by soulful glow and a filthy band
4
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Thu Jun 02 2022
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Not sure where I stand with this album. On one hand, I admire the documentary of a certain type of familiar lifestyle. Skinner manages to explore romantically, but critically the position of a man in his 20s, stuck in a teenage drug phase, comfortable in his uselessness, but clearly with an itch to scratch, knowing there is probably more, but not quite getting it. His petty dramas, are never more than that. That all said, at points the album feels badly constructed, both musically and lyrically. While the narrative is always entertaining, he often sounds like he's reading his words over beats that don't quite match.beats that are simple in an obvious way. On occasions this works, the warmth of the story and his delivery keeping us engaged, on others it sounds flat and awkward. I found it frustrating, wanting to like it more than I did. I found myself less critical the further I got, but not sure if that was because the content got better, or because the story had pulled me in.
2
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Fri Jun 03 2022
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
This one is always good company, listened on the way down to the coast. Nothing much to say, just good memories and dancing.
4
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Sat Jun 04 2022
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
Jangly, summer vibes, few too many covers for my liking, but done well, and that was the way at the time.
4
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Sun Jun 05 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Endless amount said about this album. It does it job well
5
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Mon Jun 06 2022
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Wonderful Sunday morning album, listened on a PA system in a tent, while I waited for a poetry festival that I was running the sound for to start. I will need to listen again for more detailed commentary, but as a good friend says 'Eddy Gomez on bass there. He shreds. He sheds so much those turtle boys don't cut him no slack.'
5
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Tue Jun 07 2022
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
Hmmm. Some interesting beats and production with a couple of great tracks, but in general can't help feeling that by the time this was released it had all been done before and better. 50s tales of the streets seem slightly dull and lifeless, competently delivered, but lack either visceral, connection or humour. It just left me a bit bored.
2
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Wed Jun 08 2022
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
I can tell this is well written and put together, I wanted to like it, but found it mostly dull...it seemed to get better towards the end, which may be a sign Costello was growing on my, but I'm not sure.
3
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Thu Jun 09 2022
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
This was a poppy, chilled out refresher after two albums I didn't get on with. Not my normal cup of tea, but Tracey Thorne's voice is unique and even over the sometimes sketchy drum machines it somehow works magic. There is a wonderful sense of space in the production that lets the songs breath.
4
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Fri Jun 10 2022
Street Signs
Ozomatli
This was fun, nothing special, but fun.
3
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Sat Jun 11 2022
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Loved this, great bit of jazz/soul influenced hip-hop...
4
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Sun Jun 12 2022
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
I don't mind the waterboys and there is a lot to like here, bit have to admit to getting a little bored and checking out before the end of what is a very long album
3
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Mon Jun 13 2022
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
Wonderful Sunday morning record
5
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Tue Jun 14 2022
Murmur
R.E.M.
Pretty great album, that has aged well. Like many people, this wasn't my entry point for REM, which was prob Automatic for the People or Monster, by which point the songs we catchier, but there's something here that cuts a bit deeper and makes me want to spend more time with Murmur.
4
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Wed Jun 15 2022
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
Revelations of red mud, blood, blues and Elvis. Strong stuff.
4
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Thu Jun 16 2022
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Don't think I'll ever be much of a Rod fan, but this blows the shit out of his 71 solo effort Every Picture Tells a Story, that seems a lifeless pile of junk in comparison. Shows just how talented The Faces were to make Stewart sound as good as this.
4
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Fri Jun 17 2022
Parachutes
Coldplay
So, I have to admit to a large amount of anti-coldplay bias. Along with Stereophonics they represent the death knell of the 90s, of my teenage years / childhood and not in a nostalgic way. A decade of music that excited me at the time but ended with a monotonous slump, both of these bands (along with Muse and a few other suspects) were its soundtrack. They felt like copycats, riding on earlier glory, but without the edge or tension that made the originals. Coldplay felt like Radiohead with the teeth removed. Stereophonics a Faces/Oasis covers band that got lucky. I'm probably being a bit harsh, but I was 21 and pissed off. They were everywhere, presumably because there was nothing else new and remotely exciting happening.
I'd spent 3 years at uni unplugged from charts, TV or current trends, listening instead to the back cats of the likes of the beach boys, the kinks, the beatles, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, wierd amazing jazz and loads of other stuff. Back in my home town, I stuck my head above the parapet and everything had gone to shit.
Things got better, eventually there were some new bands, a bit of the old chaos returned with the likes of the strokes and the libertines...but mainly I went back to back cat diving and moved further from the music that originally inspired me. Now I better see the flux and wain of exciting music, waves of excellence quickly pass, but when you hit them at the right time they are truly beautiful...when they go, you are left with Coldplay and the Stereophonics and that empty feeling that somehow things could be better, but just aren't. It ok though, cause someday another wave will come...or maybe it won't, but you can find it if you look in the right places.
I listened to Parachutes on my early morning dog walk. It's a well made record, whiny and lacking any real tension, but sounds alright. A bit dull but pretty inoffensive. I noticed it starts with a track called Don't Panic. From where i now sit, its mostly harmless...
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Sat Jun 18 2022
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Enjoyed this and it set me off for a day of listening to Brazillian pop. I kept catching glimpses of beatles and late sixties influence through a Latin lens. Definitely coming back to this.
4
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Sun Jun 19 2022
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
Sleaze, vaudavilluan romp, ferry's voice vibrato can take some getting used to, but not so much I couldn't enjoy the stories. Sounds fantastic.
4
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Mon Jun 20 2022
One World
John Martyn
This was an inspiration. There are problems with production that at points feels dated, but once I let this go and got past some of the more late 70s/ early 80s sounds, I felt uplifted and held by this album in a way I haven't by many albums. Small Hours blew me away, it's wonderful ambient guitar over a simple pulse beat, eventually leading up to a short song, before returning to guitar and sound was perfect. It's made me want to hear more.
5
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Tue Jun 21 2022
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
I missed this in the early 2000s, so mainly new stuff. Apart from a couple of unavoidable singles, which were probably the least interesting things on the album, this was a varied listen. Gentle tunes, which sometimes meant the songs seemed to float over me. Not unpleasant, but maybe a little forgetable. That said, I enjoyed my time with the Boy, his use of soundeffects and occasion washed out samples worked well for me. There are obvious comparisons to Elliot Smith and Nick Drake, both of whom can be felt in this, if as shadows of tribute, but a pretty decent tribute.
4
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Wed Jun 22 2022
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Superb piece of filthy raw, gritty soul. Loved this, you can feel the relationship with the audience.
5
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Thu Jun 23 2022
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Hmmmm....couldn't get on with this. Trying to work out what I think of the fusion of world music. Either shedding light on lesser heard styles or a cultural appropriation pick & mix with a dub bass line and bad mystical poetry spoken over the top? Im tending towards the latter. To me the fusion rips the soul, and authenticity from the borrowed styles and sounds, rendering them plastic. And the poor poetic ramblings grinded on me....platitude, attitude, gratitude...FFS...its full of 90s new age sentiment that leaves me a bit empty. Sort of become one with the planet by err thinking of trees or something...the whole thing seemed a bit shallow to me
2
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Fri Jun 24 2022
Low
David Bowie
Probably my favourite era and album of Bowie.
5
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Sat Jun 25 2022
The Band
The Band
Beautiful, already loved it and great tobget it on a friday morning. A stomp trlhrough the pines.
5
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Sun Jun 26 2022
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
This was pure joy, gave me a great start to the day. From the sleaze of the Satisfaction cover (it's filthy) to brilliant whole song drum solos. Felt a bit like the music to a terrible British port comedy from the 70s at points, but I'll allow that.
5
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Mon Jun 27 2022
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Lot of love for this album, the recipe of Billy Bragg, Wilco and Woodie Guthrie makes for good listening. Some bits work better than others, but there are some strong tracks here like California Stars, Way over Yonder and Sha Came Along to me. Good stuff.
4
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Tue Jun 28 2022
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Likeable Bruce album, sounds like it's time, but some storming tracks.
4
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Wed Jun 29 2022
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
If Robert Smith from the Cure fronted the Waterboys....with more horns. Quite enjoyed it.
4
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Thu Jun 30 2022
If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
Great album to get lost in on a sunny morning, floated in it.
5
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Fri Jul 01 2022
Connected
Stereo MC's
Being both catchy and monotonous is quite a trick. When this first came out I was about 13. I remember putting this in the bracket of what people in their late 20s probably listened to, along with M-People, Simply Red and Jamiroqui. I later realised some younger people liked this stuff. I did not. It has not aged well and I don't think I was missing much.
2
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Sat Jul 02 2022
Dry
PJ Harvey
Nice, spikey stuff, with some lovely sounding bass. Has aged well and sounds pretty timeless.
4
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Sun Jul 03 2022
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Enjoyed it more musically, but some very dodgy lyrics distracted me a bit. Can see how it leads onto other things, but unsure I will be back for more.
3
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Mon Jul 04 2022
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Was up and down with this one. On one hand, I quite like the beach boysesque harmonies an d sound, but because of that sometimes found the cleanliness of the modern production distracting. Didn't hate it, and had some high points that sounded great, but uneven and failed to click as a whole.
3
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Tue Jul 05 2022
Van Halen
Van Halen
Meh....dull, dated technical playing, with too much treble. A few cool riffs, that work better sampled in other songs, apollo 440 'ain't talkin' 'bout dub' ...but nothing much for me here
2
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Wed Jul 06 2022
Solid Air
John Martyn
Superrbly beautiful album from start to finish. Second John Martyn album I've had on here and a very happy discovery.
5
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Thu Jul 07 2022
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
This is a thought on. I am neither sure if I loved or hated this and think I need to listen a few more times, but also know it is an hour and a half a time. It was at points beautiful, at points grating, lyrics often daft and sung with seriousness, sometimes at the same time. It sounds like a wierd cross between the Who, Zappa and Preservation era Kinks.
My favourite moments tended to be the instrumentals, the waiting room and silent sorrow in empty boats, finding Gabriel's voice and lyrics a bit hard to take. I can't help wonder what the whole thing as pure instrumental would sound like. Yet despite all this, I can't help admire the ambition of it and found myself thinking more about this album than many I have lived. Perhaps that is a sign of its depth or maybe its just too silly for me to properly focus. Who knows, maybe that's what makes this challenge worthwhile.
5
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Fri Jul 08 2022
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
Groundbreaking, raw, but slightly dull
3
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Sat Jul 09 2022
C'est Chic
CHIC
The is everything I want in a pop album. Fresh, funky and catchy as f#@k. Nice knew what he was doing.
5
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Sun Jul 10 2022
My Generation
The Who
Don't have strong feelings about the who tbh. I saw them headline glastonbury a few years back, and they bored the pants off me for the most part. This album is on the right side of their career, sounding fresh and soulful, I was more intrigued by some of the slower R&B songs on here than the hits, which felt a little out of place, but still sounded good.
4
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Mon Jul 11 2022
Vivid
Living Colour
This was kind of cool, but nothing stuck with me that much. May need another listen.
3
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Tue Jul 12 2022
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
This feels like peak Simon and Garfunkel, ui grew up to some of these songs (always on compilations) and they make me feel calm and safe. I listened as my plane took off on the way to holiday. Soothed.
5
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Wed Jul 13 2022
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
Has a feel of 60s Bond soundtracks and songs of sorrow and longing. Not unpleasant, but not entirely keeping my attention. Dreamy sweeps, subtle dramas.
3
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Thu Jul 14 2022
The Predator
Ice Cube
Strong album, but cant help feel Cube spends a bit too much time obsessing over accusations of anti-semitism
4
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
4
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Sat Jul 16 2022
Graceland
Paul Simon
Love Graceland, beautiful album from Mr Simon
5
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Sun Jul 17 2022
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Great album, chilled morning misoc
4
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Mon Jul 18 2022
OK Computer
Radiohead
5
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Tue Jul 19 2022
Back In Black
AC/DC
A beast of an album, rollicking through without stopping for air
4
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Wed Jul 20 2022
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
As someone already said, great cooking music and perfect for the hot weather.
4
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Thu Jul 21 2022
Wild Gift
X
Need to give this a better listen, but liked what I heard.
4
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Fri Jul 22 2022
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Love this album, great one to wake up to in a van near Manchester on the way to a festival where Tim Burgess is playing
5
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Sat Jul 23 2022
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
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Sun Jul 24 2022
Melodrama
Lorde
Enjoyed more than I expected, moody and stuff, but nicely put together
3
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Mon Jul 25 2022
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Listening to this while walking around London makes everything feel a bit epic. Another rone from my teens that just lights me up.
5
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Tue Jul 26 2022
Soul Mining
The The
Liked this a lot, something interesting going on with the drums, particularly on the last track. Nice past discovery.
4
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Wed Jul 27 2022
Street Life
The Crusaders
I get the allegations of elevator music, but loved this all the same...funky sunshine music, very chill
4
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Thu Jul 28 2022
Clandestino
Manu Chao
This was pretty awesome,
5
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Fri Jul 29 2022
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Beautifully voiced classic
4
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Sat Jul 30 2022
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
This is the good stuff
5
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Sun Jul 31 2022
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
Fell in love with this lovely bit of wierdness pretty quickly...messy, incoherent, mumbling foolishness at its best...
5
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Mon Aug 01 2022
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
At points annoying and others some good tunes, I respect the effort and vision, but at some points felt like someone was being tortured to write another loves song.
3
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Tue Aug 02 2022
In Utero
Nirvana
I can't objectively rate this album. It (and nirvana's other albums) are so routed in my teenage experience that this is soul music to me. The grinding guitars and wailing lyrics still send me into a state of peace, excitement that makes me feel how I figure I'm supposed to feel. This may sound ridiculous, but nirvana are my comfort blanket. Despite the bleakness, the mess, the misery. It helps me feel.
5
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Wed Aug 03 2022
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Tough one, the Smiths sound great hear, but hard to erase the last twenty or so years of Morrisey being a bell end. Still great album, with some nice xperimental touches.
4
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Thu Aug 04 2022
Dirty
Sonic Youth
Loved this, missed til now, sonic excellence.
5
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Fri Aug 05 2022
Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Fun cowboy stuff with plenty of heart.
4
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Sat Aug 06 2022
Elephant
The White Stripes
I'd forgotten just how much I listened to this when it came out. It's a stomper, if a little too silly for its own good at times. Was fun to revisit.
4
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Sun Aug 07 2022
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
I want to like this more than I do. More listening perhaps...it reminds me of more than itself and tells a tale, need to swim with this a bit more than one listen.
3
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Mon Aug 08 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Much better than I remember and I didn't remember much. Found myself warming to stuff I didn't recognise and still enjoying the couple of singles.
4
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Tue Aug 09 2022
High Violet
The National
Competently dull...sorry
2
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Wed Aug 10 2022
Da Capo
Love
Great stuff, beautiful, chaotic and full of charm
5
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Thu Aug 11 2022
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
I don't know....kind of pretty at points, some interesting noise stuff, but not grabbing my attention all that much
3
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Fri Aug 12 2022
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
I quite like the 80s synth indie feel to it, but it never really takes off quite the way I hoped it would
3
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Sat Aug 13 2022
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Hard to know what to say about this. After a weeks drought of dour indie albums (mainly from the 2000s-2010s) Dylan was a breath of fresh air. I've always liked thus album, lyrically brilliant, funny, wierd and always engaging...musically it may not be rocket science, but is a comfortable armchair to slouch into. I enjoyed the ride.
5
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Sun Aug 14 2022
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
I like some of this, but it all gets a bit samey and sounds much more dated than a lot of older stuff.
3
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Mon Aug 15 2022
Groovin'
The Young Rascals
Light, infectiously cheery 60s pop.
4
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Tue Aug 16 2022
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
I had and disliked Brutal Youth early on. This is something different, and stands up well despite some questionable language from my costello at times...Pretty great album
4
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Wed Aug 17 2022
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Wonderfully bonkers
4
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Beautiful, dreamy album I've over for a while
5
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Fri Aug 19 2022
White Ladder
David Gray
Couldn't get through all of this...maudling overplayed meh. Agree with comments about bad drum machines.
2
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Sat Aug 20 2022
The Specials
The Specials
Great album, full energy and holding up well. One of those albums that makes me grin.
5
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Sun Aug 21 2022
The Stranger
Billy Joel
I had a wierd Billy Joel phase when I was about 10, this brings back good memories. He's a great storyteller / song writer
5
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Mon Aug 22 2022
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
Hmmm...really not my usual cup of tea, but tried to give it a fair listen...I struggled with what seemed like what often felt like very robotic drums and a bit of country by numbers. Older country sometimes escapes this by being less polished, more lofi with looser playing. That said, I started ro warm a bit by the end...just a bit though...my Spotify went on random country after and think I enjoyed everything after, particularly Junior Brown's Broke Down South of Dallas. Not sure I'm likely to warm to much country newer than 1970 tbh.
2
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Tue Aug 23 2022
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Great chilled slacker album...love it
4
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
I struggled with this. Nothing offensive, but mainly a bit bland.
2
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Thu Aug 25 2022
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
Great background music, with strong 90s nostalgia
3
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
Gets a lot of hate, but enjoyed the ride
4
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Sat Aug 27 2022
1999
Prince
Beautiful, godlike genius
5
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Sun Aug 28 2022
Suede
Suede
Always loved this album, a bit up itself at points, but with style
4
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Mon Aug 29 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
Liked thisva lot. Intricate and varied backing tracks took me on a journey...accompanied by passionate, agile lyrics. Will be listening more
5
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Great album, piss a bit long
4
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Headquarters
The Monkees
Needed this one today, great fun bit of silly 60s pop that's better than it pretends to be. Sure the beatles thing is writ large, but there is something special here.
5
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Thu Sep 01 2022
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
I made the mistake of trying to listen to this on earbuds this morning. It sounded weak and artificial. It lacked heaviness, despite itself. This evening I played again with my bigger headphones. Proper cans. Automatically transformed it into its true, ridiculous, heavy self. Lesson learned. Metal is for the evening and big headphones.
4
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Fri Sep 02 2022
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
This was dumb and fun...not to be taken too seriously, but perfect in its way
4
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Sat Sep 03 2022
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Love this
5
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Sun Sep 04 2022
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Some good tunes on here, good bit of classic nostalgia, but also some dodgy attempts to copy other bands that don't really come across
3
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Mon Sep 05 2022
With The Beatles
Beatles
Never listened to much of the early beatles content on original albums...bit of near perfect pop that only slightly hints at where they would end up...enjoyed though
4
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Tue Sep 06 2022
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Yep, the general misogyny, homophobia and nasty fantasies read very differently in 2022 to 1999...back then the offensiveness seemed more intent on using offensive language and slurs as part of an attempt to shock and punch up against a stuffy establishment, with little attention to the offence it might cause to those that it literally punched down on as apparent targets. That doesn't excuse its lack of awareness of harm, and its a good thing most people have moved on from what was pretty immature and hurtful stuff. I have little time for the rhetoric of calling things cancel culture, and free speech warriors demanding their right to offend...but wonder if the transition of ownership of that offence from the establishment to marginalised groups of people may have done more to protect the establishment than it has to protect those who are truly vulnerable. Politicians have become more shocking than rock and rap stars, who have been left looking a bit vanilla in comparison and that's pretty scary. I don't have any answers, just more concerns.
Despite all this, this album still sounds great. Slim may say some terrible stuff, but he says it well.
4
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Is This It
The Strokes
This was a bright spark amongst a lot of dross on release. Still got a decent energy to it, but perhaps seemed better than it was due to lack of anything much else worth listening to at the time. Still enjoyed its chugging along today.
4
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
I liked this ramshackle love story for skynnard a lot.
4
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Fri Sep 09 2022
Illmatic
Nas
Only did a light listen to this due to distractions. Picked up great rhyming ability and some unusually interesting backing tracks along with the usual mix of problematic language. This is prob better than I realise.
3
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Sat Sep 10 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Morrisey is a fool, but this is still a damn good album
5
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Sun Sep 11 2022
Medúlla
Björk
Truly beautiful
5
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Mon Sep 12 2022
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
Well it's Johnny Lee Hooker, so some quality here, but also nothing much grabbed me. It's alright.
3
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Awesome chill, Sunday jazz
5
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Wed Sep 14 2022
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Not the best of miles, but still miles
4
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Thu Sep 15 2022
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
Pretty awesome 90s French hip hop
4
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Love Neil Young and remember liking this album more than I did on this listen. Ita a bit all over the place content wise...Still don't hate it, but not one of his best
3
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Sat Sep 17 2022
Moondance
Van Morrison
This was the right music for a funeral on a rainy day. Beautiful, soulful stuff.
5
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Sun Sep 18 2022
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Liked a lot more than I thought I would
4
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
Legendary and always a good ride
5
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Tue Sep 20 2022
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Pretty great
4
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Wed Sep 21 2022
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
Ridiculous album...hated it, then kind of liked it...its very silly
4
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Thu Sep 22 2022
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Stunning
5
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Perfect running album.
4
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Sat Sep 24 2022
Technique
New Order
Made me remember why I liked new order after a very disappointing live gig.
4
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Sun Sep 25 2022
Faith
George Michael
Good poppy fun
4
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Mon Sep 26 2022
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Not much to say that has not already been said a 1000 times.
5
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Tue Sep 27 2022
The Cars
The Cars
No strong feelings on this one
2
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Bad Company
Bad Company
Feels like a centre point of classic rock...and in being so is quite a dull ride.
2
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Hmmm...some good some bad...heavily dated, but still something there, despite pretty naffy lyricism
2
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Fri Sep 30 2022
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
Kind of loved this, the right mood for now, but think can be something that could get too much in excess
4
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Sat Oct 01 2022
Blackstar
David Bowie
Beautiful last ride
5
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Sun Oct 02 2022
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Nice
3
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Mon Oct 03 2022
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
I love Jimmy, but can't help feel this is a bit of an inconsistent mess of an album. Some awesomeness, but some crap too.
3
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Lyrical skill shines through some dodgy content, typical of the time making this one of the more digestable rap albums I've come across on this thing...I grew up loving rap, bit time has not been kind to some of its obsessions and attitudes. What once sounded like rebellion and romanticised streetwise, sometimes blurs into being a bit of an arsehole with few redeemable qualities. Biggie at least owns his shittiness, with one track making it clear he knew he was headed to hell. Despite all his misogyny, a liveability shines through that suggests a bit more is going on, his seemingly prescient awareness of his own mortality reveal insecurity behind the bravado. Behind all this the backing tracks are a rich treat to be explored.
4
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Wed Oct 05 2022
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Pretty great
5
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Thu Oct 06 2022
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Loved this, campy fun horror rock
4
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Fri Oct 07 2022
Harvest
Neil Young
Great album that I know well, but found a bit dull this time round. Amazing how ears can tire of some sounds.
3
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Sat Oct 08 2022
Fragile
Yes
Full on prog rock explosion, liked it more than I thought I would, as provided surprisingly good running music.
4
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Sun Oct 09 2022
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
Good grungy stuff, fairly anonymous, but that works for me sometimes...liked the lack of commitment to being in key
3
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Mon Oct 10 2022
London Calling
The Clash
Prob one of my favourite albums of all time, alway puts me in the right mood.
5
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Tue Oct 11 2022
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
I listened to this in a traffic this rainy morning, on my first monday back after a holiday. Wish you were here washed over me, bringing a needed calm to my addled head. This was probably the first Floyd album I owned and its been while since I listened. It's close to perfect.
5
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Wed Oct 12 2022
Dummy
Portishead
They hit something pretty special with this one.
5
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Thu Oct 13 2022
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
Yeah, kind a love this
5
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Fri Oct 14 2022
New Wave
The Auteurs
Not loads to say, but liked this all the same, made me think of Suede.
3
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Sat Oct 15 2022
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Despite being overlong I liked this more than axis. It felt a more complete whole. Jimmy was great, but not sure he was always an album artist, that may have eventually come about, but will never know. I was soothed by the irony of listening to cross town traffic in a traffic jam.
4
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Sun Oct 16 2022
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
This is always a go to for me, superb ambient joy
5
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Mon Oct 17 2022
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
I go up and down on the Manics...lyrically interesting, some dodgy production choices hear and there, but at other points perfection. Seen them lice twice, once amazing, once shite so hard to judge. At their worst they sound like estate agent rock at their best their leading the revolution .
4
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Tue Oct 18 2022
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Winsome 90s indie done beutifully
5
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Wed Oct 19 2022
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
I like some Frank Black, but gave to admit things picked up when the album finished and spotify autoplayed wave of mutilation
3
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Thu Oct 20 2022
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Really hits the middle of that road...
2
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Fri Oct 21 2022
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
Bon
4
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Sat Oct 22 2022
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Not feeling this exactly. Sometimes sounds like a musical, but not a good one. Moments of fun, but a hard listen.
2
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Sun Oct 23 2022
Station To Station
David Bowie
Live station to station, think its really bowie in his stride. Cool, experimental but still with a great pop sensibility.
5
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Mon Oct 24 2022
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Liked this a lot, good energy
4
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Tue Oct 25 2022
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
One of the best albums ever. Soul juice, it soothes.
5
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Wed Oct 26 2022
Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Kind of loved this. Grizzled and authentic.
4
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Thu Oct 27 2022
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
It's ok
3
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Fri Oct 28 2022
Transformer
Lou Reed
Always loved this, so more than a little biased. Great for walking on dreery days.
5
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Sat Oct 29 2022
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Storytelling and music hall mixed in this is pinnacle 60s brit pop
5
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Sun Oct 30 2022
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
I'm starting to really dislike Elvis Costello...there's the odd great song and then a distinct feeling he's a bit of an arse.
3
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Mon Oct 31 2022
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Bursts out of the gate and even if it tapers off a bit at the end, its still a cracking album.
4
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Tue Nov 01 2022
evermore
Taylor Swift
Difficult...on one hand, some great lyrics, really great storytelling lyrics...but the delivery is mostly quite dull...a lot of the songs just lack life, with overly multi-tracked vocals that stick in one register...the music is a lot of minor key and meh. Very dull piano playing on a lot of tracks.
'no body, no crime' is a massive exception. It cuts through everything and hits perfect. This is a collaboration with HAIM and think the collaborations are generally stand out.
3
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Wed Nov 02 2022
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Holds up pretty well, at times a bit ridiculous, but I went with it.
4
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Thu Nov 03 2022
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Yeah, loved it...
4
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Fri Nov 04 2022
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Wasn't sure about this at first...but it grew on me later, then I realised the album finished and I was listening to random tracks vaguely linked to the album, so what I liked was not the album itself...
2
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Sat Nov 05 2022
Phrenology
The Roots
This was a pretty good time.
4
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Sun Nov 06 2022
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Powerfully funky stuff
4
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Mon Nov 07 2022
Trio
Dolly Parton
Some fun hear, but wish they'd made it in the 70s rather than 80s
3
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Beautiful
5
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Wed Nov 09 2022
The College Dropout
Kanye West
I'd always wondered about the hype around Kanye, but had never listened to his early stuff. Wow, this is poss one of the best hip hop debuts I've heard. Great album. Shame about how things turned out.
5
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Great stuff
4
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Fri Nov 11 2022
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Some alright stuff, but some so so
3
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Sat Nov 12 2022
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Quite liked my trip with Buddy, stands up pretty well to my ears.
4
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Sun Nov 13 2022
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
Great song writing / storytelling with wit and intelligence.
4
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Mon Nov 14 2022
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Wondeful
5
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Tue Nov 15 2022
Cross
Justice
Hmmmm....felt contrived and lacked something important...
2
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Wed Nov 16 2022
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
More loved than lovable, but still pretty great.
4
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Thu Nov 17 2022
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Wonderfully chilled, no where near as wierd or abstract as some of the reviews on here suggest. Really liked this.
5
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Fri Nov 18 2022
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
It's a long one, but has a lot of heart. Raw and meandering, it's a bit of a journey, but one I'm glad I've taken.
4
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Sat Nov 19 2022
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Enjoyed far more than I expected. Started with feelings of...oh, its one of these albums...not going to be fun...but it grew on my. Loved the jammy feel, especially on the last track.
4
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Sun Nov 20 2022
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
Went down ok
3
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Mon Nov 21 2022
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
Beautiful people stands up pretty well, but the rest of it feels like someone trying far too hard to sound shocking and evil , but lacking any real lyrical ability. Goth / metal word salad. Got a bit bored of it tbh.
2
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Tue Nov 22 2022
Closer
Joy Division
Downbeat beautiful
4
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Wed Nov 23 2022
Ingenue
k.d. lang
Like her vocals, but the backing tracks are awful, was a tough listen at points
2
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Thu Nov 24 2022
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
Bit of a struggle to be honest
2
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Fri Nov 25 2022
21
Adele
A good album, well put together, but not my cup of tea. Also Adele has an awesomely original way of pronouncing risk.
4
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Sat Nov 26 2022
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Rootzy
4
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Sun Nov 27 2022
Sound Affects
The Jam
Pretty great
4
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Mon Nov 28 2022
A Seat at the Table
Solange
Feels like a classic, politically charged with deep soulful feeling. Liked it.
4
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Tue Nov 29 2022
Who's Next
The Who
Some great songs on here, but overall I find something unlikeable about the who that I can't get over. Can't put my finger on it...what can seem like rebellion, may just be meaness...
3
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
Loved this. Some of the instrumentals made me think of the weirder end of the beach boys.
5
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Thu Dec 01 2022
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Like bits of this, but similar to a lot of nu-metal it can feel a bit plastic to me. Not sure what itis, maybe over production, too much compression...not sure, but everything feels like it has a sheen, like it's somehow restrained and lacking depth. Lyrically, the overuse of first person moaning about relationships can get tiring, there is a lot of 'tell' and not much 'show' going one, with lyrics telling us how the singer feels, but not giving much story / context.
2
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Fri Dec 02 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Freedom 90 is a great track and the album us well put together, just not my cup of tea
4
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Sat Dec 03 2022
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Love this, but bloody he'll its a long one.
4
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Sun Dec 04 2022
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Wonderful song writing, beautiful voice.
4
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Mon Dec 05 2022
Abraxas
Santana
Santana sounding superb
5
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Tue Dec 06 2022
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Perfectly fine, but a little too saccharine for me. Not back background music for a miserable morning.
4
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Wed Dec 07 2022
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Enjoyed, if at points anonymous. As with a lot of stuff like this, I bet it was amazing live.
4
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Thu Dec 08 2022
Paris 1919
John Cale
Liked this, but feel I need to listen to it several times get deeper into it. John Cale's voice moves from understated to absurd, but always fascinating.
5
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Fri Dec 09 2022
Close To You
Carpenters
So, wasn't expecting to mike this as much as I did. Saccharine, maybe, but sort of perfect pop
5
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Sat Dec 10 2022
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Very excellent, with some surprisingly Christmas's tracks
5
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Sun Dec 11 2022
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
This is the good stuff.
5
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Mon Dec 12 2022
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Couldn't get on with this, mainly due to the difficulty finding a copy to listen to and it being g a live album, but also classic rock. Shame as have liked thin lizzy sometimes.
3
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Tue Dec 13 2022
Revolver
Beatles
No loads to say beyond its a classic.
5
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Wed Dec 14 2022
Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
OK background music, but nothing special
3
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Thu Dec 15 2022
Bad
Michael Jackson
Perfect running music
4
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Fri Dec 16 2022
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Funky misogyny...funkogyny?
3
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Sat Dec 17 2022
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
Not bad
3
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Sun Dec 18 2022
Bummed
Happy Mondays
Love a bit of mondys
4
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Mon Dec 19 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Like this more than Song in the key of life...Great album
5
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Tue Dec 20 2022
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Liked this a lot. Understated, cool indie-pop
4
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Wed Dec 21 2022
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
You know what, not half bad...not a big Rod fan, but he has a hell of a band behind him at thus point
4
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Thu Dec 22 2022
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Love this
4
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Fri Dec 23 2022
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Beautiful, miserable and light
4
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Sat Dec 24 2022
Abbey Road
Beatles
Not much to say other than it's a fine classic
5
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Sun Dec 25 2022
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Love this 🐈
5
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Mon Dec 26 2022
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Have to admit I didn't listen to this one this year, but know how good it us.
5
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Tue Dec 27 2022
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Despite some uncomfortable lyrics, this album rocks good, the stones almost at their finest
4
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Wed Dec 28 2022
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
Never heard this and liked it a lot. Will be returning for more.
4
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Thu Dec 29 2022
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
This pretty awesome album was made all the more interesting by the hippy squabbling at the end of the secret track.
4
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Fri Dec 30 2022
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
This is pretty wonderful. I searched for a copy on vinyl when I got this, but couldn't find one. The hunt will continue.
5
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Sat Dec 31 2022
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Nice and spiky
4
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Sun Jan 01 2023
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
4
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Mon Jan 02 2023
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
Beautiful, heartfelt and soulful
5
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Tue Jan 03 2023
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Interesting early cure, needs further listening, but liked what I heard.
4
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Wed Jan 04 2023
Follow The Leader
Korn
Was a slow burner for me, I really wasn't feeling it in the morning...vocals felt too artificial and self obsessed, overly compressed guitars making metal sound too neat and tidy as with a lot of nu-metal and similar...but I warmed to it as the day went on and was listening to it as background...my office sound system makes everything a bit muddy at low volume and it may have accidentally benefitted from losing a lot of vocal definition.
3
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Thu Jan 05 2023
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Not much to say, but a good album...interesting to hear freebird in context. Felt like it built up to it in a way that doesn't happen when heard on its own.
4
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Fri Jan 06 2023
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
Liked, but needs a second listen.
3
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Sat Jan 07 2023
Rubber Soul
Beatles
This was the first beatles album I brought myself and still probably my favourite. In some ways it feels like their most cohesive album, maybe not the best songs, bit works as a whole better than anything else they did.
5
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Sun Jan 08 2023
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Liked
3
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Mon Jan 09 2023
Ramones
Ramones
Yeah, this is pretty great
4
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Tue Jan 10 2023
Pornography
The Cure
Moody, with great drums. Something about the drums just got me on this one. The rest of it is great too, but the drums.
5
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Wed Jan 11 2023
Quiet Life
Japan
Not quite talking to me is this. All tomorrow's party's is still great though.
2
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Had a bit of trouble with this one at first, a bit too showy. For some reason the cover had convinced me this was something more contemporary and probably a bit darker, it's 60s sheen and her voice were a little distracting, but after a while I found some things to like withing. It has a beautiful oddness.
4
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Fri Jan 13 2023
L.A. Woman
The Doors
This has always been a go to for me. I'm not a massive doors fan, but love this album. It's ferocious and primal. Filthy, dangerous beauty.
5
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Sat Jan 14 2023
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Never listened to Public Enemy much, was probably a year or two too young for it to hit, but this is awesome. Pure sampling genius with lyrics on fire.
5
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Sun Jan 15 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Oh dear. Rhcp have some great singles, but this is pretty awful as albums go. Emit Remmus (summer time backwards) an atrocious piece of shite written after Tony Kletus had an affair with Mel C from the Soice girls, made me want to rip my ears off. The lyrics are some of the worst I've ever heard.
'Though I know that every river bends
Time to say hello to snow on the Thames
What could be wetter than
An English girl American man'
Damn that's bad. Sure Californication and Scar Tissue are pretty great, but there are a lot of crimes to get past for the few good deeds.
2
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Mon Jan 16 2023
Kenya
Machito
Yeah, always happy to get this sort of thing.
4
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Tue Jan 17 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This is an old friend. The first Nick Cave album I brought, not my entry, but when I properly started to get his work it took me a while, but fell in love with this. It's a warm and comfy place of dark discomforts.
5
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Wierd one. It's not my normal thing and the ingredients are not to my taste, but as a whole enjoyed listening and made me smile.
4
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Thu Jan 19 2023
Timeless
Goldie
Greatness
4
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
I loved this, listened as I walked round Brighton this morning and put a big smile on my face. However, it is the sampling and instrumental that stands out. I've got a soft spot for the Beastie Boys, but on this album I just can't quire connect with their lyrics and vocal style. I found myself wishing for a purely instrumental version so I could really pay attention to the cool stuff going on in the background.
4
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Sat Jan 21 2023
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Big love for the beach boys...not their best hear, but some good time tracks. Also some dodgy lyrics brian ... looking at you She Knows Me Too Well...the bonus track of them messing about and talking about food is wonderful...
4
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Sun Jan 22 2023
Diamond Life
Sade
Don't care what anyone says...this is great. Happy, chilled and smiling.
4
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Scum
Napalm Death
As a lover of brevity and a self editor, this is perfection. Visceral and immediate.
4
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Tue Jan 24 2023
The Joshua Tree
U2
Bo No
2
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Hotel California
Eagles
Nope, this album made me miserable today. Its just so bloody dull and does nothing for me.
1
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Thu Jan 26 2023
Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Enjoyed more than expected, though took a while to get through. Almost Blue is cracking.
5
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Impressed at how well this stands up. It was a staple album as a teenager, way more important to me than Fat of the Land...it hit as I started drinking and hanging out and was a bit of a soundtrack to both getting ready and hangovers. Listening today It still sounded fresh, intense and vital.
5
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Sat Jan 28 2023
Mothership Connection
Parliament
Superfunkagroovalistic - have loved this for ages ages and it never gets old
5
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Sun Jan 29 2023
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Not their best, but still a lot of fun
3
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Pretty good
4
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Yeah, love a bit of Curtis and this is pretty much the shit
5
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
This was good company today, perfect for walking about and well deserving of decent headphones. The record quality and tone of the instruments is superb. Beautiful.
5
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Better than expected, bit surprised to see it hear tbh, but was a fun if slightly silly ride.
4
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Nice and heavy, not sure about those lyrics, some dodgy thinking going on there.
3
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Sat Feb 04 2023
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
This smiths album feels airy and light compared to some of their others...not sure why. Some good tunes, but Morissey is still a tool.
3
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Sun Feb 05 2023
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
This is pretty fantastic, sordid stories full of character and fun with a superb band. Wonderful
5
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
The best stones album by a long road
5
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Tue Feb 07 2023
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Completely recognise why this is a classic. I remember listening to early Fugees in 93ish and the lyrics grabbing me then. I pretty much missed Lauren Hill's solo career when it came round, but this was clearly a mistake.
5
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Wed Feb 08 2023
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Not really feeling ti's to be honest
2
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Thu Feb 09 2023
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Beautiful hip hop
5
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Risque
CHIC
In a wierd piece of synchronicity, I got this album to listen to on the day a local venue announced Chic are playing an outdoor gig in my town thus July. Snapped up tickets straight away.
5
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Sat Feb 11 2023
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
Frank's voice is unmistakable, I've never heard an album from him though, just collection's. This is pretty special.
5
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Sun Feb 12 2023
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Was the only Grateful Dead album I owned and took me a while to get into it back then. Friend of the devil is a stand out, but it's pretty forgettable beyond that. Didn't hate, but nothing special.
3
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Mon Feb 13 2023
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Really enjoyed this, can tell they were navigating from pop to more experimental territory and it show. Feels like it points in the direction electronic music was set to travel.
4
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
Just a beautiful album. Loved since I first heard it many years ago.
5
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
Was expecting to like this, but found it quite irritating...could just be my mood. Though some music has the ability to pull me out of a funk, this drove me deeper.
2
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Thu Feb 16 2023
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
This was rather lovely. I need to have a deeper listen though.
4
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Great tunes, still sounds great
5
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Sat Feb 18 2023
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Beautiful simplicity
5
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Beautiful desert blues
5
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Sublime discovery for me. Had heard of, but not heard of Cocteau Twins and need to hear more.
5
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Yep, loved this sordid little gem
5
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
I'd never come across this before and was listening to a lot of hip hop and rap at the time. Great album, full of clever samples and grade A lyricism.
5
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Fri Feb 24 2023
All Directions
The Temptations
Great and unexpected album, really goes to a lot of different places politically and pop wise. All the while deeply funky.
4
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Sat Feb 25 2023
Thriller
Michael Jackson
It's a weird position. I can see everything thats great about this album, even if it's difficult to see past Jackson himself. But it still sounds dated in places. Dated, but so well done.
4
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Sun Feb 26 2023
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
Genuinely expected this to feel like nails down a blackboard, but it wasn't. My dislike for Mariah's music has apparently stayed in the 90s. It wasn't replaced by admiration, just indifference. It's pleasant enough in the background, but does nothing for ne. The only one that stands out I'd a Prince cover
2
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Quite liked this, but nothing that exciting
3
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Music From Big Pink
The Band
Yeah, love the band. Some awesome organ work here.
4
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
I know there great and all, but was left a little bored on this listen.
3
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Fri Mar 03 2023
1977
Ash
Very 90s, loved it went first out. A few good tracks, but...I don't know, just not feeling it today
3
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Sat Mar 04 2023
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Quite liked, but didn't stick much. Needs more listens maybe.
3
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Sun Mar 05 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Nah, not today thanks. Sure the tunes are big, but it grated on me.
2
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
Such a rich mix of politics and electro-pop, total joy to listen too.
5
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Tue Mar 07 2023
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Solid pop, listens like a best of.
5
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
So much fun, dated, but great
4
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Basket of Light
Pentangle
My partner hated this. I went from like to luke warm few times. It took me a while to get through it. It feels like one I would have to be in the mood for, perhaps walking in a forest
3
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Truly awesome glam pop. So many of these are ear worms for me.
5
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Sat Mar 11 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Stands up well, better than I thought it would
4
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Sun Mar 12 2023
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
Loved this super slick and super chill
5
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Yep, overblown, ridiculous...incredibly british/pythonesque...quite fun
4
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Beautiful and timeless
5
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Good high energy fun
3
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Need to explore more. Plenty to like here, feels like a strand of music that stopped
3
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
Love the wildness o this...nick at his most unhinged and chaotic.
4
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Sat Mar 18 2023
NEU! 75
Neu!
Not much to say, but love where this goes, great album for ambient sound and texture
4
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Sun Mar 19 2023
Sheet Music
10cc
Surprisingly enjoyable
3
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Mon Mar 20 2023
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
What a lovely hot mess this is. Rambling story telling, protopunk thrashing, darkness and dirt. It plays less like an album and more like a slice of life.
5
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Tue Mar 21 2023
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
Nope
1
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Great songwriting and singing
4
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Beautiful, but requiring further study.
4
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
I know this is fairly good 90s pop, but really can't be fucked to listen to it. Sorry
3
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Sat Mar 25 2023
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Yep, enjoyed this as expected . Reviewing a bit later than listen so not loads to say, but a good one.
4
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Sun Mar 26 2023
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
Pretty great, sweaty, pounding music. Polished and a bit sleazy, which is an odd combination.
4
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Mon Mar 27 2023
Ray Of Light
Madonna
Didn't love this. Feels contrived and forced to me. There are some high points, but generally left me cold.
2
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Sat Apr 08 2023
S&M
Metallica
Love this. It's overblown and a bit silly, but also pretty wonderful and lots of fun. Listened while driving to Tunbridge Wells and back to watch Garth Merenghi, and was tge perfect soundtrack. So much music is conditional, I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it as much in other situations...but great driving music...and probably good for housework too.
5
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Sun Apr 09 2023
Atomizer
Big Black
Some good raw stuff here.
3
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Mon Apr 10 2023
xx
The xx
Liked this more on release, seemed to pass by a bit anonymous, but still strong
3
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Loved all two hours of this. Great live jazz album with awesome bits of chat in between.
5
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Wed Apr 12 2023
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Pretty iconic well trodden path. Not loads to say other than Desolation Row is a masterpiece in itself.
5
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Thu Apr 13 2023
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Loads of memories of listening to this as a teenage boy in the early 90s. It is part responsible for my love of Parliament / Funkadelic, but doesn't really stand up. The homophobia, misogyny and shock for shock sake reveal much more turgid lyrics than I remember...snoop brings it up and you left questioning Dre's lyrical ability. The tracks though and use of funk samples remains pretty great.
2
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Pump
Aerosmith
Nope...Still hate Aerosmith
1
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Tue Apr 18 2023
The White Album
Beatles
My favourite Beatles Album by a country mile. So much to unpack here. It goes to a lot of places, proto metal, country, early sampling...a peak of creativity over perfection.
5
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
I love the bonus track on the end of the version on Spotify, with Ian Anderson opining his disbief that people like this album it pretty great to be honest, but a wierd listen
3
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Thu Apr 20 2023
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
70s country holds its head up pretty well compared to what followed in the 80s
4
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Fri Apr 21 2023
GI
Germs
Pretty great and dirty
4
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Sat Apr 22 2023
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Had not heard in the context of an album before, fascinating to hear the early development of hip hop, with both bits of social conscience and bits of discrimination dropped in...
4
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Sun Apr 23 2023
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
Great album
4
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Mon Apr 24 2023
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
This is sampling heaven.
5
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Tue Apr 25 2023
Fun House
The Stooges
It's iggy at his ridiculous, cool psychedelic best. Wonderful
5
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Wed Apr 26 2023
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
Yeah, thought I was going to like this, but got bored quiclly
2
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Thu Apr 27 2023
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
This was pretty wonderful
4
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Fri Apr 28 2023
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Love a bit of thrash, but didn't keep my interests much
3
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Sat Apr 29 2023
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
4
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Wed May 03 2023
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Yep, this is pretty great
4
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Thu May 04 2023
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Yeah, this is the zeppelin I like...an improvement on the earlier stuff
4
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Fri May 05 2023
A Northern Soul
The Verve
Liked much more than I expected...much less obnoxious than Urban Hymmns, which I liked at the time, but find harder to enjoy as an adult
4
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Sat May 06 2023
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Hmmmm
3
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Sun May 07 2023
Slipknot
Slipknot
Better than expected...
4
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Thu May 18 2023
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Great energy and some awesome beats, dizzy did something special with this.
4
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Fri May 19 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Meh
2