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Fri Jul 08 2022
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
looooooooooooooove this album
faveourite track: it's all right / for sentimental reasons, the anti-domestic violence tune
5
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Fri Jul 08 2022
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
is this an ironic performance? is this a concept album? pov: you are a boy-man who just wants to fuck. you have no idea what love is, but you do know how to play guitar and sing
k standout track for me: not fade away. the arrangement on this track works for me. sparser, but still high energy (prolly helps that there're less lyrics on this one, so less chance to groan)
this is fine mindless music in the background!
2
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Sun Jul 10 2022
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
popular? interesting? radical? sure. there aren't many rock groups singing against racism and other abuses of power. but it's so lightweight. does it rally more than it catalyzes? de la rocha's life adjacent to his music gives weight
3
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Mon Jul 11 2022
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
i was pretty confused about this album's sound. so much going on, so many instruments, so many different musical ideas attempting to be expressed all at once. then i saw on wikipedia that this was his comeback album after doing a bunch of movie soundtracks
suddenly, it all made sense.
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Tue Jul 12 2022
Disintegration
The Cure
proposal: goth as a musical genre is primarily about clothes. the group of pasty faced people rockin bed head wearin all black, maybe some chains? whatever they're listening to? that's goth
how else do you get a connection between the cure and marilyn manson??
4
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Wed Jul 13 2022
Parallel Lines
Blondie
it's fun! it's cheesy! it wants you to sing along! it's not going into my collection, but you can have a good time working with this in the background, especially around folks who love the album
3
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Thu Jul 14 2022
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
buddy holly but make it metal?
3
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Ray Of Light
Madonna
i was dreading this album, and it's over an hour long. not familiar at all with madonna's actual work, but by reputation i expected a bland pop album
instead, i'm hearing.. a poppier portishead or massive attack? cleaned up a bit, scrubbed of most of the grunge, but still recognizable. wonder if madonna got really into trip hop and this album popped out?
3
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Sat Jul 16 2022
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
i like the title track, but this album isn’t my jam. but, new appreciation for influence on acts like la roux in 2009? and i have to think the fifth element was borrowing her look.
2
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Sun Jul 17 2022
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
In 1956, Jerry moved in with his cousin Jay's family and started raping Jay's twelve year old daughter. Jerry and Jay thus began a successful career on stages around the country where no-one had the sense or decency to boo them out of town.
1
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Mon Jul 18 2022
Odessa
Bee Gees
hang on i'm confused. i thought this was the cardio-pulmonary resuscitation band? these songs are mellower than a cucumber
there's a strong opening track, and i'm not mad at the album, just.. confused
3
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Tue Jul 19 2022
Raw Power
The Stooges
ok wow i'm still shifting my mental model but i'm feeling there are multiple punk, uh, lineages(?)
the clash, sex pistols, the smiths.. those are punk sure but they don't feel punk to me. throw the ramones in there too?
stooges led by iggy pop? this feels in the lineage of punk that leads to the pixies, nirvana, mxpx, five iron frenzy, less than jake, good riddance, nofx
but iggy pop will always be a problematic listen because with stardom came statutory rape of young teens
3
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Wed Jul 20 2022
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
i had a good time with this album. it's the raw material for endless remixes, samples, arrangments, etc
3
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Thu Jul 21 2022
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
utterly forgettable, not sure why this is interesting
1
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Fri Jul 22 2022
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
meh. ya know, in a list of a thousand anythings you need, there's gonna be at least a few ya actually didn't need
2
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Sat Jul 23 2022
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
some good songs, others ok. stand out: father's and sons
3
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Sun Jul 24 2022
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
a hundred times better than the later memphis record we got a couple weeks ago, but minus two stars for "fever", and two stars for priscilla.
the performance of "fever" was actually a pretty good cover of peggy lee's arrangement. here's an additional verse i added, mimicking the style, historicity, and politics of peggy lee's additions to the original song by eddie cooley, otis blackwell, and willie john:
emmett till and carolyn bryant
had a very mad affair
when his cousin tried to kill her
he said, "curtis, oh don't you dare"
she gives me fever
with her kisses
fever when she holds me tight
fever
i'm her mister
and cousin, won't you treat him right
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Mon Jul 25 2022
Rio
Duran Duran
the hits on this album are hits for a reason, and the rest is solid
3
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Tue Jul 26 2022
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
not sure how maps coheres with the rest of the album, but i'm glad it was published! y control could have been the final track, but that leaves ten fun tracks in a row!
4
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Wed Jul 27 2022
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
in theory, this is a lot of what i like. i.. just don't like it. any of it. gonna have to disagree with sh; this is not a "perfect record"
1
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Thu Jul 28 2022
Take Me Apart
Kelela
i love the percussion and bass lines, and while i love her voice, the melodies put on top of everything don't usually work for me. bumping a star cause i re-listened to specific tracks on their own, outside of an album play, and they worked better for me? i wonder if i enjoy kelela's pieces more as singles, than as an entire album i'd queue start to finish
3
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Fri Jul 29 2022
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
3
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Sat Jul 30 2022
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
without this album, the world would not have heard charles bradley's sublime recording of "changes"
3
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Sun Jul 31 2022
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
3
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Mon Aug 01 2022
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
I have to imagine this was originally a script submitted to Troma Studios. Cool sound, love to see prior work for Gorillaz and Deltron 3000.
3
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Tue Aug 02 2022
All Mod Cons
The Jam
3
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Wed Aug 03 2022
Your Arsenal
Morrissey
i can't tell if this is supposed to be kinda cheesy or not, but i can't help but smile when the guitars veer into batman theme territory. had a good time with this album
3
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Thu Aug 04 2022
This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
3
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Fri Aug 05 2022
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
i'm digging a lot of this album. same scene as the slightly later (i think) at the drive in (and much later, mars volta)
echoes of the entire future screemo genre can be heard here. put some operatic polish on it and tighten the production quality and you have something resembling system of a down
buuuuut you're gonna want to skip at least the first 30-40 seconds track five super unison. i'm feeling generous so i'll call it an homage to the endless and ear splitting space odyssey 2001 scene
4
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Sat Aug 06 2022
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
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Sun Aug 07 2022
evermore
Taylor Swift
more enjoyable than i expected? mostly not for me, but i did like "no body no crime". a sordid tale of lust, cunning, and revenge; with nods to hardboiled romance thrillers like double indemnity and gone girl
3
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Mon Aug 08 2022
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
i recognized drake's name cause garden state soundtrack, but whoa i recognize his voice as coming right before lebanese blonde and the only living boy in new york
great album
4
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Tue Aug 09 2022
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
not for me, but now I've finally heard the class "fuck the police" song! there's some cool tracks. prolly need to listen again when i can listen to the lyrics
3
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Fri Aug 12 2022
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
Every track is mind numbingly boring. No-one needed to hear this before they died. There are easily 1001 other albums that should've taken its place.
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Sat Aug 13 2022
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
sir duke!
4
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Sun Aug 14 2022
Out of Step
Minor Threat
there are multiple lineages of punk (blurred, naturally). the stuff i listen to is clearly in the lineage that includes minor threat. had no idea the sound goes this far back!
3
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Mon Aug 15 2022
Dirty
Sonic Youth
wtf
1
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Tue Aug 16 2022
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
4
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Wed Aug 17 2022
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
rhp is hit and miss for me, and this album is more miss than hit. this album could have been half the tracks and under 30m. after easily, you can smash skip until "right on time". i'm not mad at californication being a hit, but it's sooooo long, and for what?
my ★★★★☆ cut of this album:
Around the World
Parallel Universe
Scar Tissue
Otherside
Get on Top
Easily
Right on Time
Road Trippin'
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
y'know if i were at a show at a smaller venue and these guys were playing a show with a band i wanted to see, i'd prolly be having a good time. but i wouldn't be going out of my way to listen to them
1
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Fri Aug 19 2022
Drunk
Thundercat
4
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Sat Aug 20 2022
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
what a weird album 😄 not likely to revisit, but fun
3
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Mon Aug 22 2022
Vivid
Living Colour
i wasn't expecting to have such a good time with this album. definitely will be coming back to this
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Tue Aug 23 2022
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
i've loved this album since i first downloaded it one track at a time on a shoddy bluelight banner ad serving internet connection
4
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
4
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
3
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
3
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Thu Sep 01 2022
Sincere
Mj Cole
3
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Fri Sep 02 2022
Graceland
Paul Simon
4
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Sat Sep 03 2022
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4
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Sun Sep 04 2022
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
This bit of the Pitchfork review is all ya need to know:
"Pollard’s method was to write five duds in order to get one perfect tune, and then release all six songs. In the end, making art was like breathing for Pollard—you can’t inhale oxygen without exhaling carbon dioxide."
3.5/5 to a best of tho?
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Mon Sep 05 2022
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
3
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Tue Sep 06 2022
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
5
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
3
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Ten
Pearl Jam
3
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Sat Sep 10 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
3
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Mon Sep 12 2022
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
3
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Back In Black
AC/DC
2
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Wed Sep 14 2022
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
3
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Thu Sep 15 2022
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
3
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Arrival
ABBA
3
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Sat Sep 17 2022
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
2
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Suicide
Suicide
this album is forgettably bad and i don't get why it's in this collection
1
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Tue Sep 20 2022
Moving Pictures
Rush
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Wed Sep 21 2022
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
3
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Sat Sep 24 2022
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2
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Sun Sep 25 2022
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
3
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Mon Sep 26 2022
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
3
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Tue Sep 27 2022
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
3
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
2
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Fri Sep 30 2022
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
5
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Sat Oct 01 2022
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
trump
1
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Sun Oct 02 2022
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
5
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Mon Oct 03 2022
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
2
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
3
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Thu Oct 06 2022
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
4
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Mon Oct 10 2022
Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
3