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Thu Jul 21 2022
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Love the singles
3
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Fri Jul 22 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
not good
2
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Sat Jul 23 2022
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
4
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Sun Jul 24 2022
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
maybe 5 stars but i’m loathe to give out 5 stars
4
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Mon Jul 25 2022
Live!
Fela Kuti
i dig it
4
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Tue Jul 26 2022
Moon Safari
Air
i think i get it. but it didn't really move me
3
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Wed Jul 27 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
probably better than I can tell, but it's not made for me
3
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Thu Jul 28 2022
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
some great tunes but something about it just rubs me the wrong way
3
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Fri Jul 29 2022
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
4
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Sat Jul 30 2022
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
awful, really bad, plus...a fucking flute!
1
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Sun Jul 31 2022
Dog Man Star
Suede
i like that they're taking chances, i just can't handle too much of that histrionic vocal style
3
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Mon Aug 01 2022
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
not the worst but i have no idea why this is considered a classic
2
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Tue Aug 02 2022
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
It's as if the Stones did a third disc of Exile On Main Street, like the Clash did with Sandinista. The one with all the songs you don't want to listen to on it.
2
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Wed Aug 03 2022
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Almost a 5, but there’s a bit of filler on Side 2. Still an astonishing debut
4
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Thu Aug 04 2022
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Hypnotic
4
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Fri Aug 05 2022
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
good
4
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Sat Aug 06 2022
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Solid and weird
3
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Sun Aug 07 2022
New Forms
Roni Size
probably fine but it didn't move me
3
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Mon Aug 08 2022
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
a couple of good tunes but not a good album
2
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Tue Aug 09 2022
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
so many swears
2
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Wed Aug 10 2022
Dare!
The Human League
a lot better than i expected
3
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Thu Aug 11 2022
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
dug it more than i expected but that smooth jazzy sound is really not for me
2
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Fri Aug 12 2022
Different Class
Pulp
a couple of good singles and a lot of filler, ambitious but I don't really respond to that ironic tone
3
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Sat Aug 13 2022
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
chef's kiss
4
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Mon Aug 15 2022
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
i can see why this is a classic and i almost hate to admit it but i just don't dig country that much
3
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Tue Aug 16 2022
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
i did not like this
2
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Wed Aug 17 2022
The Predator
Ice Cube
so many swears but i dug it plus it's nice to see he's a family man
4
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Thu Aug 18 2022
Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
not for me
2
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Fri Aug 19 2022
São Paulo Confessions
Suba
pretty good, i dig it
3
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Sat Aug 20 2022
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
didn't grab me but i wasn't really paying attention, also i'm generally opposed to rock flute
2
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Sun Aug 21 2022
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
could be contemporary new age music, this is not a good thing
2
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Mon Aug 22 2022
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
i think this record is probably better than i think it is but it just doesn't do it for me, too jokey and not enough heart
2
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Tue Aug 23 2022
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
so many swears but hard to resist
3
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Wed Aug 24 2022
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
lushly heartbreaking
4
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Thu Aug 25 2022
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
okay i guess
3
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Fri Aug 26 2022
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
i don't want to like it but it's not that bad
3
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Sat Aug 27 2022
Mothership Connection
Parliament
hard to argue with this
4
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Sun Aug 28 2022
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
all killer
5
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Mon Aug 29 2022
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
kind of a classic but the tunes just aren't that great
3
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Teen Dream
Beach House
some good tracks but i don't think i'll be digging this out too often
3
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Pretenders
Pretenders
probably 4.25 but fuck it, chrissie deserves the extra star for being so cool
5
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Thu Sep 01 2022
I Should Coco
Supergrass
pretty fuckin' catchy but it's really for kids
4
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Fri Sep 02 2022
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
the stooges > iggy solo
3
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Sat Sep 03 2022
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
hard to argue with this
4
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Sun Sep 04 2022
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
some catchy riffs but it's basically one vulgar joke over an over
2
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Mon Sep 05 2022
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
decent but lacking memorable tunes
3
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Tue Sep 06 2022
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
so gross and vulgar, aping the worst of their influences
1
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Wed Sep 07 2022
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
ugh that early 00s sound
2
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Real Life
Magazine
i want to love it because of the singularity and ambition but they fuck it up with a lack of great tunes and too much irony
3
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Fri Sep 09 2022
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
nice try
2
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Sat Sep 10 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
some 5 star tracks but some filler as well
4
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Sun Sep 11 2022
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
it seemed okay
3
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Mon Sep 12 2022
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
strong aversion
1
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Liquid Swords
GZA
i wanted to like this but it just didn't do it for me, it might be the skits, the failure might be mine
2
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Wed Sep 14 2022
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
some 5 star tracks but a few 3 star tracks
4
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Thu Sep 15 2022
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
i dig it!
4
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Fri Sep 16 2022
London Calling
The Clash
consistently astonishing
5
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Sat Sep 17 2022
Metallica
Metallica
never thought much of hetfield's vocals or lyrics, but some pretty good riffs
3
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Sun Sep 18 2022
Solid Air
John Martyn
it's nice but will i ever be crazy for it? i don't think so
3
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
cool psych but i can't hack that second side with the narration
3
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Tue Sep 20 2022
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
I want to give it a sentimental 4 but really there's so much filler
3
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Wed Sep 21 2022
Manassas
Stephen Stills
hippies smell like boogers but i have to admit i enjoyed this far more than i expected to
4
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Thu Sep 22 2022
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Super likable but I’m not 17
3
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
i'm very glad to learn about this
4
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Sat Sep 24 2022
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
i know this is great but most of it just doesn't move me, the lack is mine
3
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Sun Sep 25 2022
Tommy
The Who
some first-rate tracks but much is forgettable and the central idea is silly
3
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Mon Sep 26 2022
Rio
Duran Duran
catchy singles but much cringe
2
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Tue Sep 27 2022
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
will get better with age
4
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Sheet Music
10cc
a couple of okay tracks but i don't dig this kind of quirky prog
2
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
sounds legit but it's not really for me
2
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Fri Sep 30 2022
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
might deserve 5 stars just for the title track but there's a bit of filler here
4
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Sat Oct 01 2022
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
dug some of it but it sounds like the source material is queen and i'm just not into queen or queen-like stuff
3
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Sun Oct 02 2022
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
dig their dedication but it just ain’t my sound
3
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Mon Oct 03 2022
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
starbucks music
2
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Tue Oct 04 2022
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
curtis is a king
4
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Wed Oct 05 2022
GI
Germs
violent genius but oh, so sad
4
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Thu Oct 06 2022
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
seemed okay but i didn’t listen very closely
3
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Fri Oct 07 2022
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
who are we to judge john coltrane
5
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Sat Oct 08 2022
The Last Broadcast
Doves
it's good but Lost Souls is much stronger
3
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Sun Oct 09 2022
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
seems okay, i dig the strings and the dreaminess, the vocals get old for me
3
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Mon Oct 10 2022
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
a few great tracks - the late great johnny ace is a standout - but lots of filler and it's not helped by the early-80s production
2
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Tue Oct 11 2022
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
i can't ever play it around my kids but it's cool
4
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Wed Oct 12 2022
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
i would like to dislike CSN because they’re dirty hippies but i just can’t
4
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Thu Oct 13 2022
In Rainbows
Radiohead
it should be good but i just can’t countenance radiohead, except for the bends, the bends was cool
2
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Fri Oct 14 2022
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
catchy but samey and a little smug
3
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Sat Oct 15 2022
Play
Moby
didn’t age well, there’s no life inside it
3
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Sun Oct 16 2022
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
it’s cool but it doesn’t touch my heart
3
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Mon Oct 17 2022
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
it’s curtis mayfield, back the fuck up
4
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Tue Oct 18 2022
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
i dig it
3
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Wed Oct 19 2022
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
i never liked ac/dc and i still don’t
2
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Thu Oct 20 2022
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
i thought i wasn’t going to like this anymore but even though it’s completely satanic she’s a real talent
4
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Fri Oct 21 2022
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
even when it doesn’t quite work, and sometimes it doesn’t quite work, the ambition and depth of spirit are astonishing
5
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Sat Oct 22 2022
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
not bad for what it is but i’ll play sticky fingers 100 times before i’ll put this on
2
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Sun Oct 23 2022
Risque
CHIC
so slick and tight
4
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Mon Oct 24 2022
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
devoid of hooks or melody
2
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Tue Oct 25 2022
Blackstar
David Bowie
i would love to give this 4 but i just can’t give it more than 3 because i don’t like it that much
3
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Wed Oct 26 2022
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
4
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Thu Oct 27 2022
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
post syd pink floyd is trash, i’ve never understood what emotion they were trying to get across, maybe none?
1
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Fri Oct 28 2022
Suicide
Suicide
Ghost Rider is quite possible the greatest rock and roll song of all time, the rest of the album is close behind
5
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Sat Oct 29 2022
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
it’s cool and has some poetry but it’s too mannered to really move me
3
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Sun Oct 30 2022
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
irremediably tainted
2
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Mon Oct 31 2022
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
nah
2
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Tue Nov 01 2022
Being There
Wilco
there’s something repellent about tweedy but the dude writes a good tune
4
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Wed Nov 02 2022
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
3
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Thu Nov 03 2022
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
the title track is a stunner but despite his reputation for sincerity the boss seems forced and fakey on this one
3
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Fri Nov 04 2022
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
better than i expected, he has a deep talent for melody and texture, his downfall is that he is over clever
3
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Sat Nov 05 2022
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
i prefer mezzanine
3
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Sun Nov 06 2022
Dummy
Portishead
so concentrated but also a total bummer
4
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Mon Nov 07 2022
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
a perfect alloy of lyrical inventiveness and pop skills
5
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Soul Mining
The The
marred only by some filler and 80s production
4
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Wed Nov 09 2022
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
pleasantly inconsequential
3
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
haunting but not in a good way
2
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Fri Nov 11 2022
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
so fragile
4
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Sat Nov 12 2022
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
so dry but so suggestive
4
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Sun Nov 13 2022
Hotel California
Eagles
what can you say it’s hotel fucking california
4
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Mon Nov 14 2022
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
not heavy, not catchy, not interesting
2
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Tue Nov 15 2022
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
cars is great but the album gets monotonous quick
2
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Wed Nov 16 2022
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
a bit vegas and those chicago blues leads just aren’t my thing but it’s a good punchy band
3
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Thu Nov 17 2022
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
haunting and lyrical
5
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Fri Nov 18 2022
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
flawless even in its flaws
5
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Sat Nov 19 2022
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
some lovely melodies but some lamentable excursions as well
3
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Sun Nov 20 2022
Take Me Apart
Kelela
it sounds like something that’s good but just not for me
3
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Mon Nov 21 2022
The Man Who
Travis
it’s like radiohead but not the irritating bleep blurp radiohead but also not the good radiohead it’s like the maudlin radiohead that turned into coldplay
2
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Tue Nov 22 2022
The Next Day
David Bowie
bowie was one of the few to make consistently interesting rock music that pushed the edges musically and lyrically without being a massive bore
4
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Wed Nov 23 2022
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
prog is shit
2
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Thu Nov 24 2022
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
a few killer tracks but a lot of muzakey funk-jazz filler - then again it’s a film score
3
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Fri Nov 25 2022
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
i dug it
3
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Sat Nov 26 2022
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
it’s so lovely, there are so
many hooks and it’s played so well, such great production - sad that this generation and people like these were responsible for the degradation and collapse of our civilization
4
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Sun Nov 27 2022
The Bends
Radiohead
a masterpiece - they were so terrified by what they achieved they’ve spent the rest of their careers running away from it
5
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Mon Nov 28 2022
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
even if it doesn’t always work i respect the ambition
4
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Tue Nov 29 2022
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
I thought PE didn't do anything good after Nation of Millions...man was I wrong
4
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
that one jingle-jangle thing they do is so fucking good it almost makes up for the ho-hum stuff but not quite
4
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Thu Dec 01 2022
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
i really hate this kind of thing
1
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Fri Dec 02 2022
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
this feels fake and superficial which is sad because i think they’re trying to be deep and sincere
2
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Sat Dec 03 2022
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
i didn’t listen very hard but this seemed shallow and smug
2
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Sun Dec 04 2022
Eternally Yours
The Saints
classic muscular punk rock and roll
4
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Mon Dec 05 2022
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
would be 5 but the production just doesn’t do justice to the music i know it’s live but still
4
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Tue Dec 06 2022
Aja
Steely Dan
slickly nihilistic
2
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Wed Dec 07 2022
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
i’m not really in a position to
judge this
3
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Thu Dec 08 2022
Machine Head
Deep Purple
it's cool but it's not that cool and it's pretty stupid, too, and not always in a good way
3
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Fri Dec 09 2022
L.A. Woman
The Doors
it's so stupid but you can't fuck with it
4
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Sat Dec 10 2022
The Stranger
Billy Joel
didn't sit right with me
2
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Sun Dec 11 2022
Snivilisation
Orbital
probably groundbreaking or something. it it didn’t really move me
3
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Mon Dec 12 2022
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
transmissions from a lost world
4
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Tue Dec 13 2022
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
too smooth, i need more passion
3
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Wed Dec 14 2022
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
those singles are fucking outstanding
4
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Thu Dec 15 2022
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
i dug it but it's a bit of a pastiche just with more swears
3
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Fri Dec 16 2022
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
i don't know it's pretty iconic but in all honesty most of the tunes don't really grab me, it's probably the best example of what it is
3
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Sat Dec 17 2022
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
it's self-reflexive, derivative, and juvenile, but it's honest and it's got some hooks
3
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Sun Dec 18 2022
Close To You
Carpenters
the singles are bittersweet perfection, almost too much, but it’s not all the same quality
3
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Mon Dec 19 2022
Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
was this anything new, even at the time? nope
is it a fairly accomplished and catchy version of something i already like? yep
4
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Tue Dec 20 2022
Phrenology
The Roots
i dug it, so much going on here it’s almost schizo
4
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Wed Dec 21 2022
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
all killer and completely their own thing
5
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Fri Dec 23 2022
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
layla’s pretty great but the rest of it makes me think of “blues” night at the pub
2
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Sat Dec 24 2022
Brothers
The Black Keys
it’s actually pretty dense and textured but it’s hook-weak
3
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Sun Dec 25 2022
Smash
The Offspring
i love punk and i love california but i don’t love this
2
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Mon Dec 26 2022
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
i mean you're not going to put it on very often but sometimes it will be the only choice
4
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Tue Dec 27 2022
Truth
Jeff Beck
more “blues” night at the pub
2
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Thu Dec 29 2022
Young Americans
David Bowie
not the kind of bowie i really dig but bowie’s gold even when he’s not
4
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Fri Dec 30 2022
Pearl
Janis Joplin
i generally don’t dig this kind of shaggy blues pastiche
2
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Sat Dec 31 2022
Arrival
ABBA
probably the best of whatever it is
3
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Sun Jan 01 2023
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
brand new
4
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Mon Jan 02 2023
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
i want to like it more than i actually do
3
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Tue Jan 03 2023
1984
Van Halen
hated it when it came out now i love it that’s what happens
4
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Wed Jan 04 2023
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
she’s got a nice voice but that old time folky stuff just doesn’t move me that much
3
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Thu Jan 05 2023
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
nice but i’m probably not going to slap it on too often
3
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Fri Jan 06 2023
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
i wouldn’t presume to opine about this
5
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Sat Jan 07 2023
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
i like the idea more than the experience but it’s still pretty great
4
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Sun Jan 08 2023
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
i wish i’d heard this when it was released because it would’ve really rung my bell
4
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Mon Jan 09 2023
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
some good tracks but this is not anyone's favourite album
3
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Tue Jan 10 2023
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
this sounds like other things that i already like but i like those other things more than this
3
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Wed Jan 11 2023
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
this kind of "metal" sucks there's nothing heavy about it and the lyrics are stupid and not in a good way
1
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Thu Jan 12 2023
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
points for charm and authenticity but how often is this going to be the exact right thing to play?
2
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Fri Jan 13 2023
The Clash
The Clash
i actually dig the US version better but what are you gonna do, not give this 5 stars?
5
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Sat Jan 14 2023
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
egregiously overrated
2
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Sun Jan 15 2023
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
super cool & ahead of its time
4
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Mon Jan 16 2023
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
very good
4
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Tue Jan 17 2023
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
i used to love the rolling stones so much now i don’t know a lot of this seems pretty weak
3
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Wed Jan 18 2023
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
muddy’s never really done it for me but you can’t really fault him i don’t think
3
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Thu Jan 19 2023
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
it’s okay but radiohead are best when they make tight crafted pop songs not depressive electro jams
3
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
i’m not ever going to listen to this i don’t care if it’s the greatest album ever made
1
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Sat Jan 21 2023
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
not the best zeppelin but second tier zeppelin is far beyond the capacity of most mortals
4
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Sun Jan 22 2023
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
solid, gritty, and inventive
4
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Blur
Blur
the first two tracks are great but nothing thereafter is quite so engaging
3
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Tue Jan 24 2023
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
close but not perfect
4
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
i mean i still have a fondness for unbridled creativity but in retrospect so much of the "avant-garde" is just one ugly thing after another
3
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Thu Jan 26 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
sacred music
5