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Mon Aug 29 2022
Amnesiac
Radiohead
Heard it several times already. I like it more than the average Radiohead fan, as I think it’s unfair to consider it as a load of Kid A cast-offs. It lacks the same through-line in the tracklisting, but many of the songs are excellent on their own terms, even if Thom Yorke pushes it a little too far with the artificial manipulation of his vocals.
Favourite track: Life In A Glasshouse
4
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Tue Aug 30 2022
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Drivel, hard to find any redeeming features. Soft, inoffensive folk that feels like it was written purely for BBC Radio 2. I can see why some people might like it, as it’s a very good attempt at what it’s trying to be, but I hate what it’s trying to be.
1
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Wed Aug 31 2022
Machine Head
Deep Purple
Loads of fun and it sounds great. Early metal mixed with a little bit of prog and a lot of groove. Warra rhythm section dat was den
5
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Thu Sep 01 2022
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
john paul jones <333 john bonham <333 robert plant <333 the other other i guess <3
5
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Fri Sep 02 2022
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Not exactly my usual listening, but quite enjoyable. Will probably listen again every now and then, and will check out his other stuff
3
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Sat Sep 03 2022
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Is it their best ever? Is it the best rock album ever? Is it the best album ever?
It’s really good.
5
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Sun Sep 04 2022
Melodrama
Lorde
Very well produced marriage of pop music and genuine, from-the-heart songwriting. Really cool!
4
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Mon Sep 05 2022
GREY Area
Little Simz
Good production and she’s very talented, maybe it’s more than three stars but I was ever so sleepy when I was listening to it. Will probably put it on again in the office soon.
3
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Tue Sep 06 2022
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
Even better than I remember, another Doors album with surprisingly killer bass work.
4
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Brothers
The Black Keys
Good stripped back rock sound that no doubt influenced subsequent records like AM. Suffers from being 15 minutes too long, and some of the songs getting used in adverts
3
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Fri Sep 09 2022
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Good individual songs, but not enough to sustain an album. You can see why they were (and still are) so popular though
3
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Sat Sep 10 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Lol (Morrissey is annoying)
3
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Mon Sep 12 2022
Nowhere
Ride
I THINK it’s really good, an interesting spin on the early shoegaze craft. Will need to listen with better headphones though
3
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Maybe it’s three stars, maybe it’s five. I couldn’t tell because my new headphones are a crock
4
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Wed Sep 14 2022
Ramones
Ramones
Ridiculous, 14 songs in 29 minutes and they all sound exactly the same. So much fun
5
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Thu Sep 15 2022
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
Really good, and some great variety in there. A couple songs are duds but that’s all part of the fun
4
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Fri Sep 16 2022
The Stooges
The Stooges
Great listen, even if it is obvious they didn’t have enough material to fill an album
4
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Sat Sep 17 2022
Synchronicity
The Police
Good, quite Talking Heads-ish. Some enjoyable tracks but not really my scene
3
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Sun Sep 18 2022
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Not bad, not great. Probably blew people’s heads off back in 1975, but just feels unavoidably mediocre now. Sound like they’d be fun live though!
3
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Dare!
The Human League
Excellent, and probably light years ahead of its time. Haven’t listened to Side B yet though as I am too sleepy
4
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Tue Sep 20 2022
Pornography
The Cure
Cool music, very evil sounding :)
4
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Wed Sep 21 2022
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Really good, poppy but punky but groovy. I REALLY need to get better headphones
4
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Thu Sep 22 2022
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Hmm. I don’t think I’ll ever listen to any of this ever again
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Really fun, really camp, a cool place for glam rock to go in 1977
4
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Sat Sep 24 2022
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Nice to listen to in the background, good beats and good rhythm
4
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Sun Sep 25 2022
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Cool mix of Latin American music and 60s psychedelic garage rock, quite Hendrixy as well
4
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Mon Sep 26 2022
Destroyer
KISS
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Tue Sep 27 2022
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
Liked it before, liked it now, seems like an odd criticism but maybe too loud?? Knights Of Cydonia goes stupid hard as always
4
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Hip hop? Jazz? Ambient? All three??? Will be very good on a night shift
4
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Cool, folk but with a tiny bit of funk (nice bass work)
4
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Fri Sep 30 2022
Hysteria
Def Leppard
Will need to listen again I think, sounded miles better once I put it through a different speaker
3
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Sat Oct 01 2022
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Goes like a train. Shame he’s a massive weirdo because WHAT a worker
4
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Sun Oct 02 2022
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Live album! In a prison! There is no better genre
5
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Mon Oct 03 2022
Protection
Massive Attack
Can’t lie I don’t really remember it. It was fine (I think), “trip-hop” just doesn’t grab me
3
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Pump
Aerosmith
Pretty cool, has that 80s Aerosmith sound but deviates into new and interesting areas to keep it fresh for the whole album. Nicely constructed!
4
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Wed Oct 05 2022
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Very very Springsteeny. He’s never been my scene but he’s on form here and that’s fun to listen to.
4
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Thu Oct 06 2022
On The Beach
Neil Young
Lovely, really good, I’m Neil Youngpilled baby
5
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Mon Oct 10 2022
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Bleep bloop, bleep bleep blorp, I’m just not sure there’s any need
3
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Tue Oct 11 2022
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Dunno really, bit all over the place and the 10 minutes of scatological humour really dragged it down
3
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Wed Oct 12 2022
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Really liked it, would listen to more Arcade Fire but I expect they’ll show up again on here at some point. Shame it’s too long. Why do they keep doing this.
4