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Fri Jul 08 2022
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
I really enjoyed listening to this one. I had never listened to much Aretha before. Her vocals are incredible and I was surprised at how strong the album was all the way through.
4
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Mon Jul 11 2022
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Really cool funky album with some fusion elements.
4
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Tue Jul 12 2022
xx
The xx
I liked the use of ambience and space but it was very lacking in dynamics and excitement.
2
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Wed Jul 13 2022
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Great album by a great band. Unique mix of punk, dance, funk, as well as rhythmic sounds from all over the world. Layers of subtle instruments. Polyrhythms on top of polyrhythms.
4
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Thu Jul 14 2022
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
I love this album and was pleasantly surprised to see it was included in this list. The Beach Boys took a darker and more psychedelic turn with a lot of the songs on this album while still doing what they do best - massive vocal harmonies. Carl Wilson (R.I.P.) in particular had some of his best work on this album (Long Promised Road and Feel Flows).
I'm giving it 4 only because the consistency could be better and it's only 33 minutes long. Student Demonstration Time is pretty cringe, and there are maybe two other songs that aren't very strong. The rest of the album is excellent and some of the best work The Beach Boys ever did.
Favorite song: tie between Feel Flows and Surf's Up
4
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Fri Jul 15 2022
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
I enjoyed this for the most part and liked how aggressive it was. I'm not a fan of Flavor Flav, but Chuck D is great. I thought the use of sampling was cool and how they built rhythms off of random sounds. The song structures were cool with how the songs flowed together. I thought it got repetitive after a bit.
3
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Mon Jul 18 2022
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
Enjoyed this much more on the second listen. There were a few tunes that I really liked but I wasn't blown away by most of the album and I know the Stones have much better material. Favorite tunes were Sympathy, Street Fighting Man, and Salt of the Earth.
3
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Tue Jul 19 2022
Let It Be
The Replacements
Not bad but I wasn’t super into it. The KISS cover of Black Diamond was good and a cool surprise. Favorite song was Unsatisfied.
3
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Wed Jul 20 2022
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Pretty cool creative psychedelic indie rock. Definitely some good songs but not super consistent. I thought the album started slow and got better as it went along. Favorite songs were Memory Boy, Desire Lines, and Helicopter.
3
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Thu Jul 21 2022
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
I wasn't super into this other than the hits but I do appreciate the rawness of it. Jack White is a respectable guitar player - he's loud, simplistic, janky, and really gets the point across using tone, feel, and attitude without over-playing. Favorite song: Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
3
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Fri Jul 22 2022
1984
Van Halen
Not quite their best work, but still a great album. Eddie was such a reckless wizard on guitar. R.I.P. Favorite song: PANAMA
4
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Mon Jul 25 2022
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Interesting listen. Janis’ vocals are great, though a bit rough at times. I wasn’t crazy about the songwriting or the instrumentation but really enjoyed the rawness of it. Favorite track: Piece off my Heart
3
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Tue Jul 26 2022
evermore
Taylor Swift
Pretty good overall. The album establishes a nice mood overall. The songs are simple and the instrumentation is very reserved, allowing for Taylor's voice to carry every song.
3
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Wed Jul 27 2022
New Forms
Roni Size
Didn’t like this one very much. Was able to get through it but I just didn’t care for it. I thought it was kinda creative at times and it made me feel nostalgic for the 90s, but that’s about it.
2
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Thu Jul 28 2022
White Light
Gene Clark
Pretty enjoyable. Solid folk album all the way through.
3
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Fri Jul 29 2022
Debut
Björk
Unique, creative, and weird. I loved the mix of styles and the strange beautiful singing. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to Bjork before, so this was a nice surprise.
4
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Mon Aug 01 2022
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Pretty enjoyable. I liked the smooth somberness of the songwriting and the slick production. Vocals are very emotional and so is the subject matter. Cool mix of styles, from R&B to reggae.
3
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Tue Aug 02 2022
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Solid live rock album. I thought the dual guitars sounded great without sounding too crowded. Thought the album was a bit too long.
3
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Wed Aug 03 2022
Dirt
Alice In Chains
Dark, heavy, badass, angry. I loved AIC and this album as a teenager. Bone crushing guitar work, awesome vocals, really cool use of vocal harmonies to darken the sound even more. Favorite song: Would?
5
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Thu Aug 04 2022
Phrenology
The Roots
Really cool hip hop album. I love the use of real instruments and the creative approach of blending genres. Definitely need to listen to these guys more. Favorite song: Something In The Way of Things
4
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Fri Aug 05 2022
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I couldn’t get through this but respect the musicianship.
2
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Mon Aug 08 2022
Bad Company
Bad Company
Very solid rock album with elements of soul and blues.
3
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Tue Aug 09 2022
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Pretty cool. I liked the mix of rock, folk, and psychedelic.
3
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Wed Aug 10 2022
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Solid pop album
3
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Thu Aug 11 2022
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Pretty solid
3
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Fri Aug 12 2022
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Pretty cool album. Haven't listened to much Bowie before but I enjoyed this.
4
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Mon Aug 15 2022
All Mod Cons
The Jam
Really cool album. I thought the guitar work in particular was really cool.
4
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Tue Aug 16 2022
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
I wasn’t super into this one but I thought it was good sad 80s alt rock.
3
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Wed Aug 17 2022
Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
Listening to this album made me realize how much I have completely misunderstood Kid Rock. My foolishness and ignorance had long gotten in the way of my willingness to recognize the true artistry of the Redneck Pimp. For so many years, my understanding of the lyrics to Bawitdaba was that the lyrics went like "Bawitdaba-da bang-da-bang-diggy-diggy-diggy
Said the boogie-said up chuck the boogie" but the lyrics actually go "Bawitdaba-da bang-da-bang-diggy-diggy-diggy
Said the boogie-said up jump the boogie". It still sucks though.
1
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Cut
The Slits
Creative, but I wasn’t into it.
2
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Fri Aug 19 2022
Odessa
Bee Gees
Surprisingly great. I hadn't ever listened to a Bee Gees album before and had no idea they had music that sounded like this. Love the mix of orchestral, baroque pop, country, folk, and other styles. Very rich sound and well-produced.
4
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Mon Aug 22 2022
John Prine
John Prine
Haven’t listened to much folk but this was some of the best folk music I’ve ever heard. Loved the general vibe and the lyrics.
5
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Tue Aug 23 2022
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Not really into it but thought it was kinda interesting. I liked the blending of African and western styles.
2
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
Wasn't expecting to hear any mathcore on this list, but here we are. I thought the guitars were really interesting in this. I appreciated how they used intricate angular guitar riffs to supplement the raw angry sound. To me, it never comes off as brutality for it's own sake, but something more intentional and musical if you listen more closely.
4
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Thu Aug 25 2022
Kala
M.I.A.
I wasn't super into it but I appreciated the pop/hip-hop sound combined with Indian influences.
2
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Very cool album. Strong dynamics, lots of emotion, good sense of taste, even some interesting instrument choices.
4
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Mon Aug 29 2022
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
One of the albums that shaped the history of jazz. Not one of my absolute favorite jazz albums to listen to, but definitely a great one and incredibly important.
4
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Neat album, definitely some creative stuff. Clint Eastwood is a great song and a classic from this era. Nothing on the album stood out to me as much as that one but it's got some cool stuff.
3
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
I wasn't super into this but appreciated the creativity. This was an influential album in the shoegaze scene, which admittedly I know almost nothing about. Cool mix of noisy guitar textures with softer and more melodic vocals.
3
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Thu Sep 01 2022
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
Some really good stuff but just not consistent. The guitars sound so clean and crisp and perfect. Favorite was probably Mainline Florida.
3
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Fri Sep 02 2022
Doolittle
Pixies
Pretty good album. I loved the contrast between the more melodic stuff and the harsh loud stuff and they blended it really well. Never listened to these guys before but I can totally see their influence on 90s bands.
4
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Mon Sep 05 2022
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash is a treasure and this album sums up the guy pretty well. If modern country music sounded like this, maybe I would listen to it.
5
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Tue Sep 06 2022
The Band
The Band
Lots of good stuff on here. Emotional songwriting, great textures with the instruments, great vocals and vocal harmonies. The album really gives off a mood.
4
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Wed Sep 07 2022
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
Wack
4
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Really enjoyed this. Loved the weird guitar riffs and the nasty yet warm guitar tone. Cool blending of styles from punk to indie rock to rock n roll.
4
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Fri Sep 09 2022
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Pretty sold jazz album. Thought it had some unique flavors thrown in.
3
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Mon Sep 12 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Really good album. Solid songwriting, very mood-driven. I love the contrast between the jangly guitars and the more melancholy vocals.
4
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
This album really challenged my perception of music when I first listened to it. Bitches Brew, while rough around the edges, is a wild experiment in musical abstraction and improvisation filled with virtuosic musicianship, focus, and vision.
5
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Wed Sep 14 2022
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Definitely nostalgic for me. Had a few of these tracks on Napster back in the day. Think I still prefer Toxicity tho.
3
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Thu Sep 15 2022
21
Adele
I’d heard a bunch of these songs before and never listened to the full album, but I really enjoyed this. Really good bluesy, soulful pop album.
4
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Future Days
Can
Neat, chill, interesting. Def want to check out more by these guys.
3
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Maxinquaye
Tricky
Pretty interesting album but wasn’t super consistent. Makes me want to check out more trip hop/creative hip hop.
3
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Tue Sep 20 2022
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Pretty solid pop/rock album, good songwriting.
4
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Wed Sep 21 2022
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Really enjoyed this. Great songwriting, really strong lead and backing vocals, guitars sound really crisp. Really strong pop/rock album with some 90s edge.
4
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Thu Sep 22 2022
The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
Not bad, but stylistically just not my thing.
2
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Ray Of Light
Madonna
Some interesting sounds on here like the atmospheric dance stuff, but I just wasn’t into it for the most part.
2
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Mon Sep 26 2022
Blackstar
David Bowie
Really weird, creative, dark, and creepy. This was a great final effort for a legend. RIP David Bowie.
4
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Tue Sep 27 2022
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Really good hip hop album. Lyrics are extreme but I understand the context and the point he's trying to make. Big time nostalgia for me on some of the tracks.
4
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Smash
The Offspring
Always liked these guys though I never had any of their CDs as a teenager. Really enjoyed this one. Just a great example of raw early 90s pop punk.
4
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Interesting listen, much different from anything I would normally listen to. Not really my thing but I thought some of it was enjoyable. Really impressive that he made the whole album on a laptop in the 90s while traveling the world.
2
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Fri Sep 30 2022
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Great sense of rawness and emotion, very moving songwriting. I feel like I need to listen to the lyrics more closely to truly get it, but it's really effective at what it is. There aren't many songwriters that can just ditch the band for a bit and pull off this kind of album.
4
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Mon Oct 03 2022
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
4
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
I had never heard of these guys before and I am now a huge fan. Can't believe I've never come across these guys before. Excellent brit-power-pop that combines great songwriting and interesting song structures with a little 90s punk edge.
5
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Wed Oct 05 2022
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Classic blues jams
5
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Thu Oct 06 2022
The Man Who
Travis
Never listened to these guys before. Cool album.
4
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Fri Oct 07 2022
The Grand Tour
George Jones
Pretty respectable country album to me. Vocals and vocal harmonies are really good. It's not very creative, and sounds pretty typical for an old sappy country album, but it’s really well made.
3
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Mon Oct 10 2022
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Pretty solid for the most part. I love the gloomy sound on their early albums. Amsterdam is an incredible song.
4
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Tue Oct 11 2022
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
4
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Wed Oct 12 2022
Connected
Stereo MC's
4
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Thu Oct 13 2022
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
1
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Fri Oct 14 2022
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2
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Mon Oct 17 2022
Low-Life
New Order
3
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Tue Oct 18 2022
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3
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Wed Oct 19 2022
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
3
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Thu Oct 20 2022
Document
R.E.M.
Never listened to this before but I loved it. Dark and gloomy with very jangly guitars. Hits and deep tracks were great. And 1987 is the best year.
5
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Fri Oct 21 2022
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Legendary stuff. Massively influential to a lot of great artists. Still sounds great too.
5
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Mon Oct 24 2022
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
2
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Tue Oct 25 2022
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Classic Johnny Cash. I thought this was unnecessary though, as we already got the Folsom Prison one, which I think is better.
3
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Wed Oct 26 2022
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
Wild, creative, and really experimental for it’s time. I don’t understand any of the lyrics and it’s kind of a mess but still interesting as heck.
4
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Thu Oct 27 2022
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
I was surprisingly blown away by this. I love how it incorporates traditional Italian/Argentinian tango music with the really dramatic classical influence and even some jazz fusion. The dynamics are really engaging and the musicianship/composition is excellent. Totally unlike anything I would have ever come across on my own.
5
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Fri Oct 28 2022
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
I thought the last track with the sitar was cool but wasn't into this otherwise.
2
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Mon Oct 31 2022
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
4
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Tue Nov 01 2022
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
4
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Wed Nov 02 2022
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
Don’t tell me what to do Loretta
1
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Thu Nov 03 2022
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Queen fucking rules. Elaborate, fun, technical, almost absurdly dramatic. Awesome guitar work from Brian May as always. And Freddie just goes without saying.
5
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Fri Nov 04 2022
Snivilisation
Orbital
Neat sounding background music.
3
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Mon Nov 07 2022
The Wall
Pink Floyd
One Pink Floyd's best works and one of the greatest concept albums ever. Many of these songs had a major impact on me as a young musician. Every note of the Comfortably Numb guitar solos are imprinted in my brain.
5
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Excellent piano jazz.
5
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Wed Nov 09 2022
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
Surprisingly great
5
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Weird but interesting mix of rockabilly, surf, punk. Guitars are out of tune. Kinda cool, not great, but I respect the creativity.
3
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Fri Nov 11 2022
A Northern Soul
The Verve
Pretty solid britpop album but not super consistent.
3
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Mon Nov 14 2022
Queen II
Queen
4
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Tue Nov 15 2022
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
Thought this was really good. Kinda reminded me of a whimsical British Elliot Smith.
4
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Wed Nov 16 2022
S&M
Metallica
4
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Thu Nov 17 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
Great sounding record, it just sounds a little too stiff and processed at times. Appreciate how they bridged the gap between glam rock and 80s pop. Harmonies are great.
3
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Fri Nov 18 2022
Pelican West
Haircut 100
Really enjoying all these creative British bands that I had never heard of. This one was really cool, at times reminded me of Talking Heads, sometimes XTC. The horns and funky bass made it all sound so original.
4
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Mon Nov 21 2022
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
4
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Tue Nov 22 2022
The Clash
The Clash
Interesting glimpse into their early sound but not as good as their later stuff.
3
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Wed Nov 23 2022
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Aggressive, jazzy, chaotic, kinda funny all at the same time. Pretty interesting contrast.
4
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Thu Nov 24 2022
Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
4
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Fri Nov 25 2022
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Really long but great. I definitely liked The Love Below more. Lots of variation and genre blending. The jazz stuff was really cool and unexpected.
5
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Mon Nov 28 2022
In It For The Money
Supergrass
I loved this. Great songwriting, really cool use of vocal harmonies and guitar. Kinda all over the place. Creative and charismatic.
5
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Tue Nov 29 2022
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Never listened to this one all the way through before. Lots of cool stuff that I wouldn't really expect from Zeppelin.
5
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
I wasn't super into it but it's not bad. The singing is really nice.
3
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Thu Dec 01 2022
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Can't believe I've never listened to these guys before. I loved the vocals and vocal arrangements. Lots of cool chord voicings and things like that. I just love psychedelic chamber pop stuff like this.
5
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Fri Dec 02 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
Neat at times and creative but I wasn't super into it.
2
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Mon Dec 05 2022
Disintegration
The Cure
Sounds really good production-wise. Love the minimalistic ambient sound.
4
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Tue Dec 06 2022
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
I loved the mix of folk with orchestral stuff. Great variety of instruments without sounding cluttered. Beautiful sound overall.
5
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Wed Dec 07 2022
American Idiot
Green Day
Interesting at times, especially with the longer song lengths. Includes some classic songs from the era. Didn't find it to be consistently great.
3
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Thu Dec 08 2022
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Enjoyable but kinda boring. Production could be better, sounds a bit thin to me.
3
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Fri Dec 09 2022
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Pretty badass. I've listened to Machine Head before but not this one. Wasn't familiar with any of these songs. Love the sound of the guitar and organ playing together, often playing the same riff.
4
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Mon Dec 12 2022
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Perhaps my favorite album ever. Every songs sends you into another world. Sgt. Pepper is perfect in every way, whether it's writing, singing, performance, production, arrangement, musical vision, or imagination. Exceptionally ambitious for its time and still sounds incredible.
5
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Tue Dec 13 2022
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Didn't enjoy it but thought it was good for what it is.
2
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Wed Dec 14 2022
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
3
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Thu Dec 15 2022
Spiderland
Slint
Interesting listen. I didn't particularly like it but I appreciate that this was an early influence on indie & post rock stuff.
3
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Fri Dec 16 2022
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
3
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Mon Dec 19 2022
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Always enjoyed this one. Not super consistent but definitely some great stuff.
4
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Tue Dec 20 2022
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Not bad overall, a few great tunes on this one.
3
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Wed Dec 21 2022
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Sounds really dated, but interesting to listen to something so popular from such a different time. Mad respect for Buddy Holly and his impact on rock & roll music.
3
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Thu Dec 22 2022
The White Album
Beatles
The most chaotic Beatles album. The White Album is masterful, it's ridiculous, it's sentimental, it's goofy, it's obnoxious, then it's 8 minutes of random sound effects, then it's time to say good night. The album that introduced the world to heavy metal also includes multiple classic children's songs. Every song is practically a different genre. Even the low effort songs are awesome. I named my cat Martha because of this album.
5
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Fri Dec 23 2022
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
3
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Mon Dec 26 2022
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Timeless and classic.
5
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Tue Dec 27 2022
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Not their best album, and definitely sounds a little dated. But this album is really well made and sounds so good. Vocals and arrangements are spectacular.
4
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Wed Dec 28 2022
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
4
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Thu Dec 29 2022
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Killer riffs, tight grooves, just incredibly brutal sounding. Dimebag was a fucking wicked guitarist. Always liked how these guys had both groove and technical skill. Usually this style of vocal is tough for me to listen to for close to an hour, but the musicality keeps it interesting.
4
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Fri Dec 30 2022
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Really solid folky pop album with some cool funk stuff thrown in. Smooth production too. Never heard of this artist before.
4
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Mon Jan 02 2023
Goo
Sonic Youth
Kinda cool but not very exciting to me.
3
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Tue Jan 03 2023
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Pretty enjoyable, definitely remember liking these guys in the early 2010s.
3
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Wed Jan 04 2023
The Undertones
The Undertones
3
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Thu Jan 05 2023
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Pretty creative and cool sounding. It was neat to hear early Bjork.
3
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Fri Jan 06 2023
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
3
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Mon Jan 09 2023
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Great songwriting, great vibes all around, many classic tunes.
5
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Tue Jan 10 2023
1989
Taylor Swift
Sounds great production and vocal wise. I think it's very well made pop music but I don't find it very interesting.
3
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Wed Jan 11 2023
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Excellent album all the way through. Amazing vocals, amazing groove, great songwriting, tons of soul, everything just sounds perfect.
5
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Lots of weird shit coming together here. The Elvis voice is hilarious and kinda cool. Obnoxious and dumb at times, and too long, but I respect the insanity of it.
3
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Fri Jan 13 2023
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
Really enjoyed the musical style on this. Lots of cool melodies flying around on different instruments. It's a little out there, and the vocals got a little rough at spots, but I appreciated the creativity and mood changes.
3
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Mon Jan 16 2023
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
3
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Tue Jan 17 2023
With The Beatles
Beatles
For me, this one always gets overshadowed by Rubber Soul and everything that came after. Obviously not the best of their discography, but certainly a very solid early 60s pop album and a glimpse into their early sound.
4
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Wed Jan 18 2023
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Pretty cool to early early lo-fi grungey stuff.
3
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Thu Jan 19 2023
The Visitors
ABBA
Kinda interesting musically, more so than I was expecting. It gets a bit boring as it moves along. Thought the baroque pop and opera influences were cool and different.
2
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Pretty nice sounding. Not super exciting or anything but just solidly pleasant to listen to.
3
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
B.B. is a legend. Blues is all about the feel, and there are few that have ever been on his level.
4
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Tue Jan 24 2023
The Rise & Fall
Madness
Really cool album. Never heard of these guys and had no idea who the artist of Our House even was. Can't get enough of these artsy British pop bands.
4
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
Some of it sounds nice but it's too sappy for me.
2
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Thu Jan 26 2023
Crazysexycool
TLC
3
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
Pretty solid rock album. Sounds really crisp production-wise.
3
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Garbage
Garbage
Pretty cool sounding rock album. More varied than I was expecting.
3
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Live At Leeds
The Who
I think I prefer their more structured studio stuff, but this helped me appreciate their more loose live sound.
3
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Wed Feb 01 2023
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
4
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Such a great band. Super creative and weird. The rhythmic layering is awesome. So many influences and weird qualities all coming together.
5
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
3
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Mon Feb 06 2023
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
4
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Tue Feb 07 2023
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Innovative, fearless, beautiful, reckless, soulful, and technical all at the same time. Jimi was an incredible musician who pushed so many boundaries in so many directions. GOAT
5
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Wed Feb 08 2023
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
Some cool moments and I guess it’s unique, but the vocals are kinda unlistenable.
2
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Thu Feb 09 2023
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
I appreciate the creativity for its time, but this is tough to listen to.
2
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Tommy
The Who
4
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Mon Feb 13 2023
Teen Dream
Beach House
3
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Ramones
Ramones
3
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Sounds great production-wise. The guitar playing is excellent. I loved how subtle they were with embracing quietness at certain parts and not over-playing.
5
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Really cool Stones album. Some of the best music I've heard from them. I was a little surprised at some of the musical directions they went in.
4
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Cool relic from my year of birth.
4
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Abbey Road
Beatles
It is hard to put this one into words that haven't been said before. Abbey Road is one of my all-time favorite albums. I've probably listened to it hundreds of times. Every song is its own little perfectly crafted masterpiece. The mood of the album is so diverse. You'll find some of the darkest Beatles material (Because, I Want You) as well as some of the most uplifting ones (Here Comes the Sun, Octopus's Garden). The production is completely masterful. Hard to believe they were on the verge of breakup during the whole process. It's my cat Maxwell's favorite as well :)
5
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4
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Wed Feb 22 2023
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
Thought this one was interesting, and a nice surprise as I had never heard of this band before. Kinda rough to listen to at times because of the hard panning.
4
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
This is really good. I love the subtle yet effective instrumentation and how well produced it is. They did a great job at adding flavorful effects without going overboard. The guitar parts perfectly compliment the vocals.
4
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Really cool sounding. It's interesting to hear the pioneers of ambient & electronic music. Definitely want to check out more of their stuff.
4
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Melodrama
Lorde
Overall it's not something I would normally be into, but it's really well-made and the songwriting is not bad.
3
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Moving Pictures
Rush
Terrific album that I have listened to many times. Excellent musicianship between all three guys without overplaying, precise songwriting, great lyrics, legendary riffs. Such a unique band and overall sound. God damn legends. R.I.P. NEIL PEART
5
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Slipknot
Slipknot
Have they tried Jesus?
3
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
Really good album. I'm jealous of how great these guys are at making simple songs sound compelling. PHILLY REPRESENT
4
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Really cool and unique artist. Solid songwriting with cool guitar parts. Elliot Smith was really clever with guitar chord voicings and throwing little surprises in. And he played all the instruments himself.
4
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Really interesting concept and sounds great.
4
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Tue Mar 07 2023
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Absolutely beautiful sounding. Amazing singing and every instrument is so subtle and perfect.
5
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Pitchfork: 10/10
Rolling Stone: 4/5
Vecna: 0/10
5
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
'The Space Between Mr. Frear's Ears' but it takes place in a Nazi occupied war zone in the 1940s. So brutal sounding that it's actually interesting. Erratic mechanical noises, zero concept of melody, maniacal German screaming, songs ending out of nowhere. A compelling experiment in pure musical torture.
1
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Excellent album and massively influential for a lot of my favorite bands. Top-notch level of musicianship and ambition. I fucking love Genesis.
5
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
Really solid soul/funk album and super smooth.
4
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Tue Mar 14 2023
All Directions
The Temptations
3
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Wed Mar 15 2023
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
3
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
3
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Excellent stuff. Beautiful, intricate, smooth. Doesn't sound like it came out in the 60s. To me it sounds like it could be more modern. I will be listening to Nick Drake a lot more.
5
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Mon Mar 20 2023
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
4
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Rocks
Aerosmith
3
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Wed Mar 22 2023
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
3
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Pornography
The Cure
4
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
3
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Mon Mar 27 2023
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
4
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
4
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
4
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Thu Mar 30 2023
Murmur
R.E.M.
4
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
3
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Tue Apr 04 2023
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
One of the albums that shaped prog rock as we know it. Not my personal favorite of theirs but it’s one of the GOAT prog rock albums ever and experimental as fuck for it’s time.
5
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Wed Apr 05 2023
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3
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Thu Apr 06 2023
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
2
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Fri Apr 07 2023
A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
4
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Mon Apr 10 2023
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
3
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
These guys are TIGHT. 3 guys who compliment each other really well. Every part is so perfectly precise. I don't normally care much for reggae but I love how they mix it in with rock and pop stuff. Cool subtle use of guitar effects like delay & chorus. Drumming is so good.
4
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Wed Apr 12 2023
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
3
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Thu Apr 13 2023
Bummed
Happy Mondays
3
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Fri Apr 14 2023
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
3
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Tue Apr 18 2023
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
3
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Tapestry
Carole King
Terrific album that just sounds so relaxing and inviting. I love the use of subtle jazzy piano chords to color the sound.
5
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Thu Apr 20 2023
American Gothic
David Ackles
A little corny sounding but I appreciated the orchestral stuff and how dramatic it was. The overall sound is super clean, like it could have come out decades later.
3
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Fri Apr 21 2023
Urban Hymns
The Verve
4
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Mon Apr 24 2023
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
I love how they used the fuck out of that percussion instrument that sounds like a small dog barking.
3
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Tue Apr 25 2023
Young Americans
David Bowie
4
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Wed Apr 26 2023
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
3
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Thu Apr 27 2023
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
5
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Fri Apr 28 2023
Shadowland
k.d. lang
2
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Mon May 01 2023
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
4
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Tue May 02 2023
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
5
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Wed May 03 2023
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
3
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Thu May 04 2023
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
5
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Fri May 05 2023
Kenya
Machito
4
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Mon May 08 2023
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
3
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Tue May 09 2023
Live Through This
Hole
4
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Wed May 10 2023
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
5
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Thu May 11 2023
Virgin Suicides
Air
4
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Fri May 12 2023
Closer
Joy Division
3
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Mon May 15 2023
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
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Tue May 16 2023
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
4
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Wed May 17 2023
Microshift
Hookworms
4
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Thu May 18 2023
The Score
Fugees
3
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Fri May 19 2023
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
3
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Mon May 22 2023
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
3
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Tue May 23 2023
The Bends
Radiohead
5
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Wed May 24 2023
Elephant
The White Stripes
3
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Thu May 25 2023
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
2
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Fri May 26 2023
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
4
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Mon May 29 2023
Odelay
Beck
4
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Tue May 30 2023
...And Justice For All
Metallica
3
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Wed May 31 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
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Thu Jun 01 2023
Rubber Soul
Beatles
5
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Fri Jun 02 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4
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Mon Jun 05 2023
Synchronicity
The Police
4
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Tue Jun 06 2023
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
3
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Wed Jun 07 2023
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
3
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Thu Jun 08 2023
Whatever
Aimee Mann
4
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Fri Jun 09 2023
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
5
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Mon Jun 12 2023
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
5
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Tue Jun 13 2023
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
5
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Wed Jun 14 2023
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
5
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Thu Jun 15 2023
In Rainbows
Radiohead
5
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Fri Jun 16 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
3
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Mon Jun 19 2023
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
5
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Tue Jun 20 2023
L.A. Woman
The Doors
3
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Wed Jun 21 2023
The Poet
Bobby Womack
3
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Thu Jun 22 2023
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
3
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Fri Jun 23 2023
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
3
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Mon Jun 26 2023
The Stooges
The Stooges
3
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Tue Jun 27 2023
So
Peter Gabriel
5
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Wed Jun 28 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3
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Thu Jun 29 2023
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
4
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Fri Jun 30 2023
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
4
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Mon Jul 03 2023
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
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Tue Jul 04 2023
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
2
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Wed Jul 05 2023
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
4
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Thu Jul 06 2023
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
3
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Fri Jul 07 2023
Medúlla
Björk
3
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Mon Jul 10 2023
Aja
Steely Dan
5
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Tue Jul 11 2023
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
3
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Wed Jul 12 2023
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
3
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Thu Jul 13 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4
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Fri Jul 14 2023
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
2
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Mon Jul 17 2023
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
3
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Tue Jul 18 2023
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
3
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Wed Jul 19 2023
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2
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Thu Jul 20 2023
Highly Evolved
The Vines
3
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Fri Jul 21 2023
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
2
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Mon Jul 24 2023
Moondance
Van Morrison
3
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Tue Jul 25 2023
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
3
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Wed Jul 26 2023
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3
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Thu Jul 27 2023
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
3
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Fri Jul 28 2023
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
4
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Mon Jul 31 2023
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
4
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Tue Aug 01 2023
Sea Change
Beck
4
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Wed Aug 02 2023
Basket of Light
Pentangle
3
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Thu Aug 03 2023
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
3
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Fri Aug 04 2023
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
4
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Mon Aug 07 2023
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
4
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Tue Aug 08 2023
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
4
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Wed Aug 09 2023
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
3
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Thu Aug 10 2023
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
4
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Fri Aug 11 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
4
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Mon Aug 14 2023
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
2
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Tue Aug 15 2023
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
4
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Wed Aug 16 2023
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
5
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Thu Aug 17 2023
Sister
Sonic Youth
2
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Fri Aug 18 2023
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
3
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Mon Aug 21 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
4
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Tue Aug 22 2023
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
4
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Wed Aug 23 2023
Achtung Baby
U2
3
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Thu Aug 24 2023
Disraeli Gears
Cream
3
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Fri Aug 25 2023
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
4
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Mon Aug 28 2023
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
3
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Tue Aug 29 2023
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
4
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Wed Aug 30 2023
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
4
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Thu Aug 31 2023
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
4
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Fri Sep 01 2023
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
4
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Mon Sep 04 2023
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
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Tue Sep 05 2023
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
3
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Wed Sep 06 2023
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
2
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Thu Sep 07 2023
Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
3
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Fri Sep 08 2023
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
4
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Mon Sep 11 2023
Stankonia
OutKast
3
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Tue Sep 12 2023
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
5
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Wed Sep 13 2023
Nowhere
Ride
4
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Thu Sep 14 2023
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
4
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Fri Sep 15 2023
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3
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Mon Sep 18 2023
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
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Tue Sep 19 2023
Heroes
David Bowie
4
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Wed Sep 20 2023
Scum
Napalm Death
2
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Thu Sep 21 2023
Quiet Life
Japan
3
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Trio
Dolly Parton
3
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Mon Sep 25 2023
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
5
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Tue Sep 26 2023
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
3
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Wed Sep 27 2023
Ten
Pearl Jam
5
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Thu Sep 28 2023
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
4
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Fri Sep 29 2023
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
3