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Tue Aug 30 2022
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
When someone said "let your freak flag fly", Captain Beefheart understood the assignment. This is what The Kinks would have sounded like if they made a conscious decision to avoid commercial success. It's also kind of what your "creepy but not in a good way" uncle sounds like in your nightmares. That said, the guitars are fuzzy in just the right places and jangley in just the right way. 4/10.
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Wed Aug 31 2022
In Utero
Nirvana
Like a delicious three-ingredient stew, Nirvana are masters of doing a lot with very little. Every song has an iconic hook and takes me on a journey from calm to LET'S GO over and over again. I've been quoting lines from Serve the Servants and Heart Shaped Box for nearly thirty years. In Utero holds up.
5
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Thu Sep 01 2022
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
I have very mixed feelings. Parts of this album (e.g., Mothers Talk) are too "Rick Astley" for me to enjoy unironically. Other parts are too sappy for me to take seriously (e.g., I Believe). On the other hand, Everybody Wants To Rule The World is deservedly eternal and the opening to Head Over Heels (also, closing notes to Broken) make me feel like I'm heading out on an amazing adventure. Shout is also a banger. The 80's synth-pop vibe is something I had to grow to appreciate; I have to get past ingrained bias against traditional wood and metal instruments. That said, I've listened to it four times today and have zero regrets. 4/5.
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Fri Sep 02 2022
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
I just want to know how much of Richard Hawley's own funds went to recording and publishing this album? I've listened to it three times today and the repetition has not helped it any. Though it may have been innovative 40 years earlier in 2005 this music has nothing to offer. Even worse -- though #metoo came many years later -- by the time this album was recorded lines like "you belong to me, you belong to me" should have been a distant and unfortunate memory. Born Under a Bad Sign makes me wonder if Hawley is just trolling the blues-influenced British rockers who came before (waaaay before) him. The album's silver lining is some nice slide guitar on tracks like Darlin' Wait for Me. Unfortunately, the lining gilds a piece of dry toast.
1
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Mon Sep 05 2022
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
TIL that Muddy Waters' given name is McKinley Morganfield. Huh!
Difficult to put aside my deeply ingrained feelings for this music enough to give it an objective listen. I was shocked to discover that it was recorded in 1977 and not 1950.
I don't know how to critique this. Every track puts my entire nervous system in sympathetic resonance (this is a good thing). I'm going to put it on again.
5
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Tue Sep 06 2022
Tidal
Fiona Apple
Female singer-songwriter? Yep. William likes it. Not a lot of variation in her sound but it's a sound I can grove to all day.
4
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Wed Sep 07 2022
Is This It
The Strokes
This album strikes a perfect rock/punk/pop balance for me. Melodic but also grungy, like Nirvana filtered through some happymaking drugs. Aptly titled Soma is a standout, makes me want to jump back and forth with a grin on my face. And Last Nite is one of those songs that puts my awe up to 11 with how much they do with so little.
5
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Thu Sep 08 2022
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
My aural palette isn't sophisticated enough to distinguish any particular Bossa Nova song from The Girl from Ipanema. That said, I always love the grove. This album could play on repeat in every elevator and supermarket for the rest of time and I'd be happy.
4
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Fri Sep 09 2022
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
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Mon Sep 12 2022
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
I dig the tunes but can't handle Morrissey. An instrumental version of this album would be the shit. Or maybe just someone else to do the singing.
3
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Tue Sep 13 2022
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
I recognize the immense talent and production value but . . . the Beach Boys I like are the hit singles. When they aren't singing about surfing they're singing about who-fucking-cares.
4
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Wed Sep 14 2022
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
I am here for everything Michael Kiwanuka does. The way he uses percussion to build energy, his haunting voice, it's all gold.
5
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Thu Sep 15 2022
Scott 2
Scott Walker
Barf. These are the worst Bond theme songs by far. The movie soundtrack background music is great but that Scott guy needs to shut the fuck up.
2
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Fri Sep 16 2022
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
I can't truly forgive the way they pronounce "migraine" but that only slightly diminishes my enjoyment of this album. Gang of Four rocks hard without trying to do too much. I love how the instruments make space for each other, bouncing back and forth in a head bobbing polyrhythm.
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Mon Sep 19 2022
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Impossible to separate this music from where it sits so deeply in my marrow. CSN harmonies are those against which I judge all others. Almost Cut My Hair, Teach Your Children, Helpless, Woodstock, and Our House are songs I've been humming while I do the dishes for the last few decades.
5
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Tue Sep 20 2022
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Oh my! Funky when he wants to be, soulful when he wants to be, highest highs and most excellent grooves. Shuggie Otis doesn't blow my socks off but there's nothin' in here I don't love.
4
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Wed Sep 21 2022
The Wall
Pink Floyd
The perfect album for living in student housing.
5
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Thu Sep 22 2022
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Peak '60s. This is the music my parents got high to while my grandparents downstairs worried about the fate of the next generation. I love it even if the \"electric jug\" is waaaaay overused.
4
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Fri Sep 23 2022
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
4
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Mon Sep 26 2022
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Big love for Fleet harmonies. This album has been in heavy evening rotation for years.
5
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Tue Sep 27 2022
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
Heck yes. Weird hippy Americana jazz stuff is my jam.
5
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Wed Sep 28 2022
Infected
The The
What a delightful surprise! 80s is generally not my genre but The The is distinct.
5
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Thu Sep 29 2022
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
No thanks.
2
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Fri Sep 30 2022
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Perfect time capsule.
5
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Mon Oct 03 2022
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Super fun.
5
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Tue Oct 04 2022
Moon Safari
Air
OMG I fucking love this album.
5
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Wed Oct 05 2022
GI
Germs
Punk is not my genre but I didn't hate this.
4
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Thu Oct 06 2022
Solid Air
John Martyn
It's okay. I like the folk stuff much better than the light jazz.
3
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Fri Oct 07 2022
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
She has a beautiful voice. If I were into disco I'd give this another listen.
3
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Mon Oct 10 2022
Beautiful Freak
Eels
B-list 90s rock. The first track is fire but on the whole Beck does it better.
4
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Tue Oct 11 2022
Cross
Justice
I was turned off by the cover art but this album is fire! Stress is too stressful but the rest are perfect for work or play.
5
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Wed Oct 12 2022
Space Ritual
Hawkwind
Well that was weird! Psychedelic rock is my jam but most of this album is too far out even for me.
3
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Thu Oct 13 2022
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
I like the joy and the funky groove. Generally not my style though.
4
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Fri Oct 14 2022
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
White boy blues, sure. But The Spy? Indian Summer? I'd never have lost my virginity without this album.
5
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Mon Oct 17 2022
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
I'm glad that's over. I don't do nearly enough coke to enjoy Butt Rock. I'll take AC/DC or Black Sabbath any day before G&R.
2
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Tue Oct 18 2022
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
There's nothing wrong with music for WASPs. Very smooth.
4
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Wed Oct 19 2022
The Blueprint
JAY Z
Solid but I'd prefer his Black Album any day. I don't know what nearly every track needs a big name guest. Tracks with Big Boi and Beyonce stand out but the whole project is tainted by collabs with Eminem and Lenny Kravitz.
3
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Thu Oct 20 2022
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Surprisingly delightful!
5
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Fri Oct 21 2022
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
So good. As fun as it is insightful. Their call and response style is timeless.
5
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Mon Oct 24 2022
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
He does one thing but he does it spectacularly well and I'm here for every minute.
5
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Tue Oct 25 2022
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
60s psychedelic pop is my jam
5
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Wed Oct 26 2022
Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
I like prog rock but this album is a bit to frantic for my taste.
3
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Thu Oct 27 2022
Ray Of Light
Madonna
That Shanti song can fuck right off to cultural appropriation hell but the rest of the album is solid. Not music I love but it all has a perfectly nice groove, perfect for focusing on work. Don't pay too much attention to some of the silly pop lyrics though.
4
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Fri Oct 28 2022
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Solid rock but this pedophilia lyrics are a major turn off.
4
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Mon Oct 31 2022
The College Dropout
Kanye West
Hard pass. No streaming revenue for bigots.
1
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Tue Nov 01 2022
Raw Power
The Stooges
Aptly named!
5
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Wed Nov 02 2022
Amnesiac
Radiohead
Two thumbs up
5
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Thu Nov 03 2022
Imagine
John Lennon
His best work post Beatles. A little too self important but how could that much fame not go to one's head?
5
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Fri Nov 04 2022
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
A delightful surprise!
5
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Mon Nov 07 2022
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
I know this album well but haven't given it a thorough listen in a while. This time I noticed the variety. S&G harmonies are the through line but no two tracks are similar.
5
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Tue Nov 08 2022
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
From when heavy metal was cool.
4
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Wed Nov 09 2022
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
A masterpiece like this doesn't come along very often.
5
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Thu Nov 10 2022
Whatever
Aimee Mann
I need to listen to more Aimee Mann.
4
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Fri Nov 11 2022
High Violet
The National
Just right for a certain mood.
4
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Mon Nov 14 2022
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Very synth.
4
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Tue Nov 15 2022
21
Adele
A master at the height of her game.
5
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Wed Nov 16 2022
All Directions
The Temptations
5
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Fri Nov 18 2022
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Super classic. I put this on when my father in law visits.
5
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Mon Nov 21 2022
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Fucking terrible!
1
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Tue Nov 22 2022
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
5
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Wed Nov 23 2022
Rapture
Anita Baker
Too smooth.
2
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Thu Nov 24 2022
Another Green World
Brian Eno
Weird is good
4
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Fri Nov 25 2022
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
I hadn't listened to this in far too long.
5
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Mon Nov 28 2022
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Meh. Sabbath did it better.
2
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Tue Nov 29 2022
xx
The xx
Delightful surprise.
5
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Wed Nov 30 2022
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
This album is in my blood.
5
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Thu Dec 01 2022
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Classic. No notes.
5
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Fri Dec 02 2022
Stankonia
OutKast
Yes
5
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Mon Dec 05 2022
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Sorry I missed this. Fucking legendary album. Even the goats love it.
5
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Tue Dec 06 2022
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Music for baby making!
5
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Wed Dec 07 2022
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Redemption album
5
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Thu Dec 08 2022
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Tear down the walls!
5
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Fri Dec 09 2022
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Pretty funky
5
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Mon Dec 12 2022
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
I, for one, welcome any and all Black planets.
5
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Tue Dec 13 2022
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
How did I not know this album!?! Classic hip-hop yes, please!
5
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Wed Dec 14 2022
Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
Didn't know I needed this.
5
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Thu Dec 15 2022
This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
It grows on you
5
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Fri Dec 16 2022
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Good
4
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Mon Dec 19 2022
Tommy
The Who
Are you kidding me?!?
5
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Tue Dec 20 2022
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Hard to imagine listening to this when I could listen to Leonard Cohen. Good though.
4
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Wed Dec 21 2022
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
Time capsule. Cool but not really my thing.
3
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Thu Dec 22 2022
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
Fancy!
4
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Fri Dec 23 2022
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Chef's kiss.
5
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Mon Dec 26 2022
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Yeah . . . naw.
2
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Tue Dec 27 2022
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Yeah, I sang along with a group of stoned tourists in an Amsterdam hostel lounge. I'm not proud.
5
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Wed Dec 28 2022
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
An oldie but a goodie.
4
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Thu Dec 29 2022
The Specials
The Specials
This is an album I wish I'd been more familiar with. Better late than never!
5
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Fri Dec 30 2022
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
First track almost made me throw up but the rest of it is solid
4
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Mon Jan 02 2023
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Yeah, solid 90s rock. That last track tho
4
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Tue Jan 03 2023
John Prine
John Prine
Best of the best.
5
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Wed Jan 04 2023
Stardust
Willie Nelson
Love it
5
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Thu Jan 05 2023
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Fucking rocks
5
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Fri Jan 06 2023
Sound Affects
The Jam
Fun
4
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Mon Jan 09 2023
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Pure fire.
5
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Tue Jan 10 2023
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
All the funk
4
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Wed Jan 11 2023
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Not what I usually listen to, but certainly not bad. Peaceful.
4
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Rest in Power, Amy.
5
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Fri Jan 13 2023
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Love it. But can't figure out which Mates of State song they sampled.
5
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Mon Jan 16 2023
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Best, cover, ever.
5
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Tue Jan 17 2023
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
That first track took me on a journey
5
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Wed Jan 18 2023
The Poet
Bobby Womack
Funky but overproduced for my taste.
3
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Thu Jan 19 2023
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
This really brings me back. Super serotonin boost.
5
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Fri Jan 20 2023
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Low key good.
4
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
Not a lot of variety track to track but groove density is off the charts.
5
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Tue Jan 24 2023
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Can't top Janelle.
5
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Wed Jan 25 2023
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Oh yeah
5
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Thu Jan 26 2023
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
All Nico all day please.
5
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
In the world of jazz this is the album with which I'm most familiar, because when CD players were new it was one of the first CD my dad got.
5
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Mon Jan 30 2023
No Other
Gene Clark
I like Graham Parsons, I like this.
4
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Berlin
Lou Reed
I love Lou but this isn't his best work.
3
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
I forgot how much I like Pavement.
5
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Some cringeworthy, outdated themes but I do love me some old school hip hop.
4
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Parklife
Blur
Good not great
3
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I heard it enough as a teenager. Didn't need to relive.
3
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Tue Feb 07 2023
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
So silly. Classic.
5
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Wed Feb 08 2023
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Not an album I was familiar with. So Boss!
5
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Thu Feb 09 2023
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Roger!
5
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Woodface
Crowded House
Glad I don't have to listen to*that* again. Yuck.
1
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Mon Feb 13 2023
2112
Rush
Good, and it prompted me to hit the archives for Rush's first album. Good choice.
5
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Shut your mouth!
5
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Wed Feb 15 2023
São Paulo Confessions
Suba
Good groove for working.
5
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
Not my style
2
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
More Kuti is just what I needed.
5
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Good? I dunno. Sonically interesting but hard to groove to.
3
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Tue Feb 21 2023
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
I feel like I should enjoy Kendrick but maybe I'm just too stupid.
2
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Best listened to in a dark room.
5
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
Oh boy. They're so much fun.
5
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
I wanted to like this more than I ended up liking it.
2
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
I own this on VINYL! Thanks, Dad!
5
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Eliminator
ZZ Top
It slaps.
4
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Repeater
Fugazi
Hilariously, I had to listen to this on repeat before I came to appreciate it.
4
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
I'm a sucker for proto punk.
5
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Back In Black
AC/DC
Classic
5
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Mon Mar 06 2023
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Oh yeah super special 80's
4
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Tue Mar 07 2023
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
fuck out of here this shit is without merit
1
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Wed Mar 08 2023
The White Album
Beatles
Are you kidding me? Fundamental.
5
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Glad that's over. Not for Williams.
1
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Calm and sincere. Right up my alley.
5
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
I want to go to bed with that voice.
5
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
Moody AF.
5
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
It rocks but nothing earth shattering.
4
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
Nice groove but I don't think it really holds up.
3
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Punky
4
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Mon Mar 20 2023
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Oh yeah! Not at all what I was expecting. I could grove to these organ licks all day.
5
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
Would have really enjoyed this more if it were just instrumental.
3
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Queen II
Queen
I'm more familiar with their later work. This has all the talent but less silly.
5
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Thu Mar 23 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
Too much super. Not enough grass.
2
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Fri Mar 24 2023
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Solid. I like their silly computer stuff better but they're titans of the genre regardless.
5
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Mon Mar 27 2023
Harvest
Neil Young
I mostly love Neil.
4
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Tue Mar 28 2023
1999
Prince
Not my era of pop but Prince is truly a king.
4
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Psychedelic folk by some of the greatest. Love it.
5