Dec 07 2022
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
I wish I could hear Jimmy jamming on his organ a little better. I feel like the saxophone really takes over on these tracks and drowns him out. Still, it’s amazing stuff, just not personally a sax fan, so probably won’t go back to this album.
3
Dec 08 2022
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
Like the first track, “Sunflower.” Really like Weller from The Jam and Style Council but this is… (wait for it)… not my Jam.
3
Dec 09 2022
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
This sounds like hymnals written by people who love the smell of their own farts and never wear shoes, even in the snow. I don’t like hymnals, hate the smell of my farts, and have been known to wear shoes to bed. Therefore, it is not for me.
2
Dec 10 2022
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Vivid
Living Colour
There are several songs I had forgotten about and it was good to hear them again, especially “Glamour Boys” but overall this sounds very dated.
3
Dec 10 2022
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Spotify doesn’t have this iconic work. Hunted it down on Youtube which isn’t a great method for listening as the album was constantly interrupted by stupid ads. Still, I am familiar enough with a few of these songs to rate it a four. Still not my usual jam and this doesn’t convince me otherwise.
4
Dec 11 2022
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
I love EDM, and a couple tracks on this album are fantastic, namely “Breathe” and “Firestarter” but overall I find the album to be lackluster.
3
Dec 12 2022
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Sunday Brunch soundtrack, for sure. Wouldn’t kick it outta bed for eating crackers. Would make it share.
4
Dec 13 2022
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
I like the songs, but overall it sounds like it was recorded in a airplane hangar, which I do not like.
3
Dec 14 2022
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
I get why this was on the list, but it wasn’t my cuppa.
2
Dec 15 2022
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
There are a couple songs that I know here, but I feel like they aren’t his best. Not sure why this album was so lauded when it was released. Snooze fest.
2
Dec 16 2022
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The Next Day
David Bowie
You know, I like Bowie, but I feel like he was in need of a friend who could tell him he needed a rewrite on some of these songs.
3
Dec 17 2022
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Peter Hook is a genius. This album isn’t flawless, but it bridged the gap between punk and post-punk and launched the sale of millions of tshirts. “Disorder” and “She’s Lost Control” are classics not to be missed.
4
Dec 18 2022
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Classics and classics before they even were classics. I learned that no one knows who wrote “Respect”!!!
5
Dec 19 2022
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
I was surprised that I liked this as much as I did. Some silly lyrics, but the music is decent and fun. I added the first track to my Liked Songs list.
4
Dec 20 2022
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
Classic. She doesn’t just live in the pocket, she designed the pocket.
4
Dec 21 2022
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Most of the album is exactly what it says: a classic rock band live in concert. It sounds a bit muffled, like a bootleg tape. But for some reason, “I Want You to Want Me” is crisp and clean with just the right amount of fans screaming peppered in. I remember my brothers listening to this a lot in the late 70s.
4
Dec 22 2022
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Sincere
Mj Cole
2
Dec 23 2022
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
It’s fine for what it is, it’s mostly not my thing. I do have some fondness for “Have a Heart” which I swear was in the soundtrack for a rom-com, but I can’t find that information anywhere!
3
Dec 24 2022
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
5
Dec 25 2022
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
“You can’t take too long,
Making up songs”— Sailing by Deerhunter
They definitely didn’t.
1
Dec 26 2022
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
The best Christmas album of all time, but Phil Spector is one of the most loathsome creatures to ever slink across this earth. Conflicted feelings, but I still listen to this every year.
4
Dec 27 2022
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
If you don’t care for Jerry Lee Lewis, this live album is going to make you hate him even more, for sure. However, Spotify has the nonsense lyrics at the end of his cover of Little Richard’s Long Tall Sally transcribed as "a lost bubble leave by the lost bamboo” and I’m DYING.
2
Dec 28 2022
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
It seems like he was trying to settle on his style. Some tracks are odd, some show promise, others are brilliant. Solsbury Hill remains one of my top ten songs of all time.
4
Dec 29 2022
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Pornography
The Cure
Not their best, but I love The Hanging Garden and One Hundred Years. I was an 80s goth kid, YMMV.
4
Dec 30 2022
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
I dunno, I understand why it’s important to Music History, but I get bored of most of these tracks halfway through. I liked Tales of Brave Ulysses, though.
Fuck Eric Clapton.
3
Dec 31 2022
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
Inoffensive.
3
Jan 01 2023
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
“Won’t you pour me a Cuban breeze, Gretchen?”
Perfect mellow beach music. Some songs slap more than others, but it’s pretty solid.
4
Jan 04 2023
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Drunk
Thundercat
If you are still scarred from that one time your friend dragged you to an “experimental jazz” concert in college, this is not the album for you. Especially if you are me. I do like Them Changes, though.
2
Jan 05 2023
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25
Adele
Man, this Adele album is amazing, I adore her voice. That said… her stuff rarely moves from “that’s a great song” into “and I must hear it over and over” territory for me. Which I think just means I am not her target audience, because it’s inarguably brilliant. It’s not you, Adele, it’s me.
4
Jan 06 2023
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
Too much Bible and God shit for me. I did like her voice, and that one song with Dave Matthews.
2
Jan 07 2023
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Hmm. Liked it more than I thought I would, but overall it doesn’t seem like something I’d go back to a bunch. “Complexion” was my favorite track.
3
Jan 08 2023
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Skylarking
XTC
I think “Dear God” is an important song, and sure, hear it before dying. But if you’re going to hear one XTC album, I don’t know that this is the one.
3
Jan 09 2023
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
4
Jan 10 2023
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
The songs that are great, are so great. The rest feels like “songs done in the style of.”
4
Jan 11 2023
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
An all-time favorite album. I have to admit, I didn’t quite understand PSB until this album, and then I heard how tongue-in-cheek and smart their lyrics were. A 5-star classic.
5
Jan 12 2023
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Nothing against Busta, but why does he get the entire intro track? This is a Missy Elliot album! That said, there’s some good stuff here I wasn’t familiar with even though I dig Missy. Glad I listened.
4
Jan 13 2023
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Cry to Me is solid gold. This singer sounds best when he doesn’t try to sound like Elvis.l, IMO. Overall, a great album that I am happy I have heard before dying. ;)
4
Jan 14 2023
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Really stellar and beyond his time.
5
Jan 15 2023
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
3
Jan 16 2023
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
This is mind expanding stuff! I prefer the faster stuff, but that’s probably just personal preference.
4
Jan 17 2023
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Melodrama
Lorde
I’m not sure there’s a Lorde song I don’t instantly like. But for some reason I haven’t listened to this album before. “Liability” breaks my heart.
4
Jan 19 2023
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
The first, iconic, life changing to my little 11 year old heart. Not the pinnacle of their achievements, but still outstanding.
5
Jan 21 2023
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Pyromania
Def Leppard
I like Photograph, sure, but overall this is pretty meh.
2
Jan 29 2023
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
Eh, just not my thing musically. But more power to Redcar!
2
Jan 30 2023
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
This is the ideal Sunday brunch soundtrack. Soul soothing.
5
Jan 31 2023
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
A few songs that hit me sentimentally, but otherwise I feel this is overhyped.
3
Feb 01 2023
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Twee.
3
Feb 02 2023
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I object to this asshole.
1
Feb 03 2023
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Is This Music? Yes. Do I want to listen to it a bunch? Not really certain.
2
Feb 04 2023
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Fragile
Yes
I have never understood why some people are obsessed with Yes. After listening to this album, I still don’t. One decent song that is too long and a cover song that is an abomination. No, Yes, no.
1