Aug 29 2022
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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
Aug 30 2022
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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
Aug 31 2022
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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
Sep 01 2022
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
john paul jones <333 john bonham <333 robert plant <333 the other other i guess <3
5
Sep 02 2022
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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
Sep 03 2022
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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
Sep 04 2022
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Melodrama
Lorde
Very well produced marriage of pop music and genuine, from-the-heart songwriting. Really cool!
4
Sep 05 2022
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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
Sep 06 2022
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
Even better than I remember, another Doors album with surprisingly killer bass work.
4
Sep 08 2022
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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
Sep 09 2022
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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
Sep 10 2022
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Lol (Morrissey is annoying)
3
Sep 12 2022
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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
Sep 13 2022
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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
Sep 14 2022
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Ramones
Ramones
Ridiculous, 14 songs in 29 minutes and they all sound exactly the same. So much fun
5
Sep 15 2022
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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
Sep 16 2022
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The Stooges
The Stooges
Great listen, even if it is obvious they didn’t have enough material to fill an album
4
Sep 17 2022
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Synchronicity
The Police
Good, quite Talking Heads-ish. Some enjoyable tracks but not really my scene
3
Sep 18 2022
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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
Sep 19 2022
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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
Sep 20 2022
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Pornography
The Cure
Cool music, very evil sounding :)
4
Sep 21 2022
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Really good, poppy but punky but groovy. I REALLY need to get better headphones
4
Sep 22 2022
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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
2
Sep 23 2022
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Really fun, really camp, a cool place for glam rock to go in 1977
4
Sep 24 2022
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
Nice to listen to in the background, good beats and good rhythm
4
Sep 25 2022
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Cool mix of Latin American music and 60s psychedelic garage rock, quite Hendrixy as well
4
Sep 26 2022
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Destroyer
KISS
4
Sep 27 2022
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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
Sep 28 2022
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Hip hop? Jazz? Ambient? All three??? Will be very good on a night shift
4
Sep 29 2022
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Cool, folk but with a tiny bit of funk (nice bass work)
4
Sep 30 2022
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
Will need to listen again I think, sounded miles better once I put it through a different speaker
3
Oct 01 2022
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Goes like a train. Shame he’s a massive weirdo because WHAT a worker
4
Oct 02 2022
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Live album! In a prison! There is no better genre
5
Oct 03 2022
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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
Oct 04 2022
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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
Oct 05 2022
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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
Oct 06 2022
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On The Beach
Neil Young
Lovely, really good, I’m Neil Youngpilled baby
5
Oct 10 2022
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Bleep bloop, bleep bleep blorp, I’m just not sure there’s any need
3
Oct 11 2022
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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
Oct 12 2022
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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