Dec 10 2022
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
3
Dec 12 2022
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Fun.
Mix of funk with African rhythms.
3
Dec 13 2022
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High Violet
The National
2
Dec 14 2022
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Metallica
Metallica
3.5
Enjoyed it more than I expected (haven't listened to Metallica in a long time)
4
Dec 15 2022
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Kid A
Radiohead
3.5
3
Dec 16 2022
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The White Album
Beatles
A mixed bag, and much too long.
3
Dec 17 2022
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
4
Dec 18 2022
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
Some cool moments, plus a bunch of proggy nonsense
2
Dec 19 2022
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
4
Dec 20 2022
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Synthy dance-punk vibes
3
Dec 21 2022
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
Queen (in general) are too faux-opera/ music-hall for my tastes. This album being no exception.
2
Dec 22 2022
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
Ballady pop with classical moments. Sometimes has Radiohead type vibes.
Not to my taste.
2
Dec 23 2022
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No Other
Gene Clark
2.5
3
Dec 24 2022
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
4
Dec 25 2022
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
2
Dec 26 2022
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
No thanks
1
Dec 27 2022
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
2
Dec 28 2022
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
Kind of ballady country-rock/pop
1
Dec 29 2022
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
3.5
Apathetic indie vocals over either jangly guitars or "Jesus and Mary Chain" style fuzzed-out pop.
Not bad overall.
4
Dec 30 2022
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Should really have been two separate albums.
Speakerboxxx: 2
Fairly straightforward hip hop. Struggled to get through it, since it felt a bit samey after a while.
The Love Below: 3.5
Kept my attention better due to its eclecticness. Was a bit too long though, and rather hit-and-miss.
3
Dec 31 2022
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Sounds almost more classical than jazz to me
3
Jan 01 2023
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Fast and bulbous. Also, tapered.
4
Jan 02 2023
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Meh
3
Jan 03 2023
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
4
Jan 04 2023
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Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
2.5
Country rock. A bit boring overall.
3
Jan 05 2023
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
2
Jan 06 2023
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Third
Portishead
Different to their earlier stuff, but still rather enjoyable.
4
Jan 07 2023
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
2
Jan 08 2023
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Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
Kinda bossa-nova-ish stuff, with some funky moments
2
Jan 09 2023
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
Fairly boring country-esque pop-rock
2
Jan 10 2023
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
Jan 11 2023
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
A kind of overproduced, fairly poppy take on garage rock
2
Jan 12 2023
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Synth meets drum machine.
Some cool tracks, some annoying tracks.
3
Jan 13 2023
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Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
Better than I expected it to be.
3
Jan 14 2023
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
4
Jan 15 2023
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
4
Jan 16 2023
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
5
Jan 17 2023
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
3
Jan 18 2023
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
3.5
4
Jan 19 2023
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Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
4
Jan 20 2023
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
3.5
Dirty (sometimes quite fuzzed out) grunge.
The whiney sounding vocals prevent me liking the band as much as I might otherwise.
4
Jan 21 2023
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
2
Jan 22 2023
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The Visitors
ABBA
2
Jan 23 2023
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Vocal jazz isn't really my bag
2
Jan 24 2023
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Stankonia
OutKast
4
Jan 25 2023
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Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
3
Jan 26 2023
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Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Pretty cool. Bluesy rock/rocknroll/rockabilly/garage stuff.
4
Jan 27 2023
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
3
Jan 28 2023
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
5
Jan 29 2023
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Not really my thing, but more enjoyable than I expected.
Maybe I really did listen without prejudice...
3
Jan 30 2023
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Dark trudgy folk
4
Jan 31 2023
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The Score
Fugees
4
Feb 01 2023
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Me Against The World
2Pac
I enjoyed beats, and rap style.
But there's a bit too much R&B vibes for my liking.
3
Feb 02 2023
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
Some cool moments, but too all over the place to be consistently enjoyable.
2
Feb 03 2023
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Eagles
Eagles
2.5
Fairly boring country-rock/folk
3
Feb 04 2023
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
3.5
3
Feb 05 2023
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Spiderland
Slint
Mostly clean, yet often dissonant, "rock"-ish music.
Pretty cool.
4
Feb 06 2023
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GREY Area
Little Simz
English rap, with heavy minimalist beats.
4
Feb 07 2023
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Pretty generic southern rock
3
Feb 08 2023
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New Forms
Roni Size
3
Feb 09 2023
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Born To Be With You
Dion
2
Feb 10 2023
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Boring trad-pop covers
1
Feb 11 2023
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
3
Feb 12 2023
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Close To The Edge
Yes
Proggy prog.
Not bad!
3
Feb 13 2023
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
4.5
One of my favorite bands. Not my favorite album of theirs.
Also, it goes on too long.
4
Feb 14 2023
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3.5
I enjoyed it more than expected.
Perhaps one of the better so-called "post punk revival" bands.
3
Feb 15 2023
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
5
Feb 16 2023
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
Enjoyable.
3
Feb 17 2023
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Sincere
Mj Cole
Some enjoyable moments, especially the more syncopated beats. A lot of stuff that's not really my style though.
2
Feb 18 2023
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Revolver
Beatles
3
Feb 19 2023
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
I kind of liked one song, and thought there was some interesting basslines here and there, but otherwise found the album rather intolerable
2
Feb 20 2023
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
4
Feb 21 2023
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
4
Feb 22 2023
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
At this point he still has that jazzy/bluesy singer songwriter vibe. Maybe with a bit of a sense of the transition to come. Enjoyed overall. Maybe a bit too ballady in parts.
4
Feb 23 2023
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
Fairly funky dance music
3
Feb 24 2023
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Slow, dark, minimalist, electro-synth stuff. Pretty cool.
4
Feb 25 2023
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Meh
2
Feb 26 2023
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Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
2.5
Quite poppy, rock'n rolly, glam rock.
3
Feb 27 2023
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
3.5
Pretty cool (except for one or two tracks I didn't enjoy), chill trip hop with Indian influences (alongside other stuff like flamenco, classical, etc)
3
Feb 28 2023
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
"Jump into the fire" is pretty cool, but the rest is a bit meh
2
Mar 01 2023
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
4
Mar 02 2023
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
A few decent moments, but mostly just silly, badly-done genre mashing
1
Mar 03 2023
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
The track with Santana was a bit meh. The rest of the album was pretty cool.
3
Mar 04 2023
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Never got the hype about Kanye.
The best moments on this album are due to guest vocalists.
2
Mar 05 2023
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
1.5
2
Mar 06 2023
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
2
Mar 07 2023
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The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Sounds like a disco / new wave Bowie.
2
Mar 08 2023
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
3
Mar 09 2023
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
2
Mar 10 2023
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Horses
Patti Smith
4
Mar 11 2023
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Murmur
R.E.M.
Some cool moments. Nice basslines.
But too many jangle-pop vibes overall for my liking.
3
Mar 12 2023
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
A bit of a mixed bag. Enjoyable overall though.
3
Mar 13 2023
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
2.5
3
Mar 14 2023
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
2
Mar 15 2023
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
An interesting mix of electronic music with jazz/funk and Brazilian styles.
It would take more listens for me to figure out what I really think of it.
3
Mar 16 2023
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
2
Mar 17 2023
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
2
Mar 18 2023
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4
Mar 19 2023
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
2
Mar 20 2023
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
5
Mar 21 2023
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
2.5
2
Mar 22 2023
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
3
Mar 23 2023
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
4
Mar 24 2023
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Damaged
Black Flag
3
Mar 25 2023
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
2.5
Too much silliness for my liking
3
Mar 26 2023
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
First three songs were enjoyable.
The rest was pretty boring.
3
Mar 27 2023
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E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
4.5
5
Mar 28 2023
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
2.5
3
Mar 29 2023
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Virgin Suicides
Air
Electronic background music. Relatively enjoyable.
3
Mar 30 2023
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Fromohio
fIREHOSE
It has its moments, but fell a little flat overall
3
Mar 31 2023
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Berlin
Lou Reed
3
Apr 01 2023
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Drunk
Thundercat
1
Apr 02 2023
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
4
Apr 03 2023
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I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
2
Apr 04 2023
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Raw Power
The Stooges
4
Apr 05 2023
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
Bluesy tribal groovy weird southern rock
4
Apr 06 2023
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
3.5
3
Apr 07 2023
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
1
Apr 08 2023
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
3.5
Jangle pop meets fuzzed noise.
A bit too much on the pop side for my liking overall though.
3
Apr 09 2023
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Some cool moments - a couple of songs in particular.
3
Apr 10 2023
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Jazz with funky bass grooves
3
Apr 11 2023
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
2
Apr 12 2023
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
3
Apr 13 2023
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Interesting. Somewhat eclectic. A lot of it sounded like soul to me.
3
Apr 14 2023
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
A mixed bag of noisy silliness.
And I mean that in the best possible way.
4
Apr 15 2023
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Diamond Life
Sade
Much too smooth pop/jazz for my taste overall.
That said, the basslines are grooving!
2
Apr 16 2023
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21
Adele
3
Apr 17 2023
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Headquarters
The Monkees
2
Apr 18 2023
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Be
Common
Gives me Mos Def vibes.
Pretty good. Not sure why I'd never checked out Common before.
4
Apr 19 2023
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More Specials
The Specials
I've never been much of a fan of their second album, compared to their first.
2
Apr 20 2023
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
3.5
3
Apr 21 2023
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
3
Apr 22 2023
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
Not a fan of Bossa Nova
1
Apr 23 2023
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
3.5
4
Apr 24 2023
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Cross
Justice
2
Apr 25 2023
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Pretty cool African folk/blues/rock
4
Apr 26 2023
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
It has its moments, but too much of it sounds like background music (which, being a soundtrack, it is).
2
Apr 27 2023
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Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
I like the noisiness of much of the album. Not such a fan of the vocal style.
3
Apr 28 2023
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
2
Apr 29 2023
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
Boring
2
Apr 30 2023
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
4
May 01 2023
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3
May 02 2023
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
2
May 03 2023
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Take Me Apart
Kelela
1
May 04 2023
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Cool beats. The lyrics, not so much.
3
May 05 2023
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B-52's
The B-52's
3.5
4
May 06 2023
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
This particular album of his is too 80s.
2
May 07 2023
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
2.5
2
May 08 2023
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Interesting. Folksy stuff. With some harpsichordy baroque stuff, and some sitar stuff.
3
May 09 2023
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Not always "good", but always interesting...
4
May 10 2023
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Quiet Life
Japan
A bunch of pretty cool post-punk-esque vibes. But also a bunch of atmospheric/orchestral vibes that I wasn't so into.
I think they deserve a further listen.
3
May 11 2023
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Smile
Brian Wilson
Nope
1
May 12 2023
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
1
May 13 2023
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S&M
Metallica
Interesting concept, well executed (mostly)
3
May 14 2023
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Not a fan of Bossa Nova in general. I found the guitar and vocals quite boring. I did enjoy the sax playing though.
2
May 15 2023
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
A bunch of acoustic folk-rock type tracks. Some were quite country-sounding. A bit of a psychedelic vamp at the end.
3
May 16 2023
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
2.5
3
May 17 2023
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
I'd rather not
2
May 18 2023
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Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
1
May 19 2023
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Queen being Queen
2
May 20 2023
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
1
May 21 2023
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Solid Air
John Martyn
A mix of lightish folk rock, and bluesy/psychedelic stuff.
3
May 22 2023
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Nevermind
Nirvana
4
May 23 2023
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
3
May 24 2023
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Kenya
Machito
2
May 25 2023
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Stripped
Christina Aguilera
I enjoyed it more than expected, in the balance. Although it is too long, with too much filler.
3
May 26 2023
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
2.5
2
May 27 2023
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
2.5
Some cool basslines, but too ballady overall for my liking
2
May 28 2023
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The United States Of America
The United States Of America
What a wild ride!
A psychedelic stew of garage rock, folk, and electronic sounds.
4
May 29 2023
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
Meh
2
May 30 2023
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Teen Dream
Beach House
Indie pop I guess?
I don't mind it, but it doesn't do much for me
2
May 31 2023
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
2
Jun 01 2023
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
1
Jun 02 2023
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
3.5
Enjoyable overall. Has a bit too much 80s style here and there to really be a winner.
3
Jun 03 2023
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Jun 04 2023
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
3
Jun 05 2023
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Medúlla
Björk
1.5
Interesting, but not very enjoyable.
1
Jun 06 2023
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Wasn't feeling it at first. Too ballady.
But then it started to grow on me. Especially some of the darker numbers.
3
Jun 07 2023
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
5
Jun 08 2023
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Document
R.E.M.
I'm not much of an REM fan. That said, this album has its moments.
3
Jun 09 2023
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
2
Jun 10 2023
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
1
Jun 11 2023
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Odessa
Bee Gees
2
Jun 12 2023
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Odelay
Beck
Not bad!
Quite eclectic.
Some bits give me Eels vibes.
3
Jun 13 2023
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Elephant
The White Stripes
I'd happily never hear Seven Nation Army again.
That aside, the album isn't half bad. A few particularly enjoyable tracks.
3
Jun 14 2023
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
A bit of a mixed bag, but enjoyable overall.
3
Jun 15 2023
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
I didn't hate it.
It's not my kinda thing though.
2
Jun 16 2023
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Not bad, if you're in the mood for some Chic-style funky soul music.
3
Jun 17 2023
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
4
Jun 18 2023
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
1
Jun 19 2023
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The Next Day
David Bowie
4
Jun 20 2023
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
Not a bad listen overall.
A bit too theatrical for my liking.
And much too long.
3
Jun 21 2023
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
2.5
An interesting mix of stuff.
A bit too poppy overall for my liking.
2
Jun 22 2023
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
4
Jun 23 2023
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Purple Rain
Prince
Disappointing
1
Jun 24 2023
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Garbage
Garbage
2.5.
Not bad. But doesn't really do much for me.
2
Jun 25 2023
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
3
Jun 26 2023
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
2
Jun 27 2023
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
2.5
2
Jun 28 2023
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
Same as I said on the other Kanye album... Many of the more tolerable moments involved guest vocalists.
2
Jun 29 2023
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Trio
Dolly Parton
1
Jun 30 2023
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
Enjoyable overall.
Some quite bluesy moments. Some songs sound like the Beatles, some sound like the Doors.
And other weird interesting psychedelic things.
3
Jul 01 2023
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
Might've been nice to hear a bit of Jason's bass...
4
Jul 02 2023
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
3
Jul 03 2023
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
It has its moments, but the inseccent bluesy noodling over the same old chord progressions gets a bit old.
2
Jul 04 2023
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
2
Jul 05 2023
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Funky 90s hip hop
3
Jul 06 2023
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
3
Jul 07 2023
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
1
Jul 08 2023
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
4
Jul 09 2023
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
2
Jul 10 2023
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One World
John Martyn
Interesting stuff. Folksy, funky, poppy, experimental.
3
Jul 11 2023
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
2
Jul 12 2023
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
I spent most of the album feeling like it was generic apathetic indie.
That said, by the end it was starting to grow on me a little bit.
2
Jul 13 2023
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
4
Jul 14 2023
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Pretenders
Pretenders
3
Jul 15 2023
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
5
Jul 16 2023
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
5
Jul 17 2023
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Risque
CHIC
2.5
3
Jul 18 2023
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright
1
Jul 19 2023
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
A sort of punk-inflected folk.
It has its moments. A bit disappointing overall.
2
Jul 20 2023
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
1
Jul 21 2023
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
1
Jul 22 2023
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
4
Jul 23 2023
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Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
2
Jul 24 2023
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
4
Jul 25 2023
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Amnesiac
Radiohead
3
Jul 26 2023
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
2
Jul 27 2023
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Funky blues
3
Jul 28 2023
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
3
Jul 29 2023
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OK Computer
Radiohead
3
Jul 30 2023
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Brothers
The Black Keys
3
Jul 31 2023
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
I guess it's "psychedelic"... Genre -wise it's all over the place. I liked some of it, but it didn't do much for me overall.
2
Aug 01 2023
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
3.5
4
Aug 02 2023
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
3
Aug 03 2023
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
2
Aug 04 2023
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
Funky club / disco music, with some hip hop moments, and maybe some African vibes?
2
Aug 05 2023
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
1
Aug 06 2023
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
2
Aug 07 2023
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
2
Aug 08 2023
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
1
Aug 09 2023
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Face to Face
The Kinks
2
Aug 10 2023
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
1
Aug 11 2023
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
Aug 12 2023
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
2
Aug 13 2023
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
2.5
Sometimes a bit too R&B, but some cool beats too.
3
Aug 14 2023
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Microshift
Hookworms
Quite dance-oriented overall. And often quite pop/new-wave sounding.
A couple of interesting noisy/drone tracks, and some funky moments.
2
Aug 15 2023
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
2
Aug 16 2023
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Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
French hip hop with funky and jazzy vibes
3
Aug 17 2023
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Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Is there's one thing this album isn't, it's "cohesive".
I'm not sure what I just listened to, or what I think about it.
It might take another listen to begin figuring that out.
3
Aug 18 2023
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
90s style punk (ish) with rock&roll (and sometimes country) leanings
2
Aug 19 2023
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
3
Aug 20 2023
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
Soul with some funky moments.
Not really my kinda thing overall, but has some enjoyable parts.
2
Aug 21 2023
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
5
Aug 22 2023
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Marquee Moon
Television
4
Aug 23 2023
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
3
Aug 24 2023
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
4
Aug 25 2023
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
2
Aug 26 2023
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Green
R.E.M.
Some solid classics, but also a lot of twee junk
2
Aug 27 2023
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
4
Aug 28 2023
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
4
Aug 29 2023
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
3
Aug 30 2023
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Not bad. A bit too much DP on the list though!
3
Aug 31 2023
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Not a fan overall, but I felt it had potential.
80s synthy/dancy kinda sounds.
2
Sep 01 2023
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Konnichiwa
Skepta
3.5
Pretty heavy rap / grime.
3
Sep 02 2023
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
5
Sep 03 2023
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Copper Blue
Sugar
1.5
Some songs sounded like a continuation of Husker Du's melodic-hardcore kinda sound. Some sounded like unremarkable alt rock / jangle pop.
One track sounded like the Pixies.
1
Sep 04 2023
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Boston
Boston
No thanks
1
Sep 05 2023
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
I feel like I could like them if they toned down the poppiness.
Some cool baselines.
2
Sep 06 2023
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
3
Sep 07 2023
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
2
Sep 08 2023
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C'est Chic
CHIC
At their funkiest, they're great. When they lean more disco, not so much.
3
Sep 09 2023
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
4
Sep 10 2023
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Interesting mix. Garage rock, indie rock, jangle pop, and more.
Lo-fi recording.
3
Sep 11 2023
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
1
Sep 12 2023
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
4
Sep 13 2023
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Enjoyable. A bit more folky than some of their other stuff.
3
Sep 14 2023
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
1.5
Synth pop. Not for me.
1
Sep 15 2023
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
2
Sep 16 2023
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
2
Sep 17 2023
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
A bit too much directionless noodling at times. The better parts of the album were when they strayed away from the boring generic blues-rock.
3
Sep 18 2023
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American Gothic
David Ackles
Does what the title suggests... American folk with a gothic feel.
I want to like it more than I do, unfortunately. Might call for another listen at some point.
2
Sep 19 2023
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
A few songs I really don't like, but most of the album is pretty enjoyable overall.
3
Sep 20 2023
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Da Capo
Love
Stylistically all over the place... folk rock, psychedelia, garage rock, blues, plus some softer numbers.
Interesting. And makes me want to see what else the band has done.
3
Sep 21 2023
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Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
Sounds like "lo-fi hip hop" with breakbeat drumming and funky basslines. Chill without being boring.
4
Sep 22 2023
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Central Reservation
Beth Orton
Poppy singer songwriter stuff. Not terrible but a bit boring.
2
Sep 23 2023
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
2
Sep 24 2023
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Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré
African folk/blues.
Enjoyable.
3
Sep 25 2023
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Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
Album had it's enjoyable moments, but they were brief.
Sounds like a mashup of everything 80s.
2
Sep 26 2023
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
3
Sep 27 2023
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
I remember kinda liking Slayer back in the day. But this just didn't do anything for me.
2
Sep 28 2023
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Despite the hype, this album is a very mixed bag. A few great songs. A few terrible songs. And a few... more songs.
3
Sep 29 2023
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McCartney
Paul McCartney
2
Sep 30 2023
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Low
David Bowie
Interesting album. Quite eclectic. I enjoyed it overall.
3
Oct 01 2023
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
2
Oct 02 2023
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Black Metal
Venom
3
Oct 03 2023
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
First half is fairly decent singer songwriter fare.
Second half sounds kinda like the Pixies.
3
Oct 04 2023
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
4
Oct 05 2023
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
2.5
Not bad, but nothing stood out much either
2
Oct 06 2023
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
Nice.
Some of it reminded me of the instrumental tracks on Beastie Boys albums.
4
Oct 07 2023
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
4
Oct 08 2023
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Sounds like David Byrne doing a Morrissey impression, backed by Chic.
2
Oct 09 2023
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Kenza
Khaled
2
Oct 10 2023
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
4
Oct 11 2023
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Some good songs, but a lot of average junk, and it felt like it would never end.
2
Oct 12 2023
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
4
Oct 13 2023
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Slipknot
Slipknot
4
Oct 14 2023
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
A bit long, but enjoyable overall. Not many standout tracks though.
3
Oct 15 2023
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3
Oct 16 2023
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
2
Oct 17 2023
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Dookie
Green Day
2
Oct 18 2023
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
I didn't mind listening to it, but it's not really my style
2
Oct 19 2023
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
A bit hit and miss. Some Beatles moments, some Bluegrass moments perhaps. Some weird jazzy easy listening moments.
2
Oct 20 2023
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Nice.
Gives pretty strong Tom Waits vibes.
4
Oct 21 2023
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
3
Oct 22 2023
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I enjoyed the more Bluegrassy tracks more than the slower country/gospel ones.
At any rate, at over two hours long, it felt like a drag by the end.
3
Oct 23 2023
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
4
Oct 24 2023
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
They're like some of the worst pop rock combined with some of the worst of jazz
1
Oct 25 2023
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Some cool stuff, reminiscent of some of the more well-known triphop groups. And other stuff that was just kind of... boring electropop.
2
Oct 26 2023
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Another Green World
Brian Eno
A collection of prog-pop vignettes.
Not bad actually (possibly helped by the fact that any given piece is rather short).
3
Oct 27 2023
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Vulnicura
Björk
2.5
Not a bad listen. Not really for me though.
2
Oct 28 2023
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2
Oct 29 2023
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
I've not listened to much Common before. This was quite enjoyable. Reminded me of Mos Def. The album was a bit long though.
4
Oct 30 2023
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
2
Oct 31 2023
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
3
Nov 01 2023
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Real Life
Magazine
4
Nov 02 2023
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Liquid Swords
GZA
3
Nov 03 2023
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
80s hip hop
3
Nov 04 2023
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Sea Change
Beck
Fine to listen to. A bit boring. Some Nick Drake moments.
2
Nov 05 2023
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
2
Nov 06 2023
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Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
4
Nov 07 2023
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
4
Nov 08 2023
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Pelican West
Haircut 100
Not bad, just a bit meh
3
Nov 09 2023
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Quirky indie pop.
Has some interesting sounds.
3
Nov 10 2023
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Weird pseudo-soundtrack music. Might grow on me through multiple listens.
2
Nov 11 2023
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Station To Station
David Bowie
3
Nov 12 2023
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Live At Leeds
The Who
3
Nov 13 2023
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Violator
Depeche Mode
3
Nov 14 2023
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
3
Nov 15 2023
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Country pop
1
Nov 16 2023
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
3
Nov 17 2023
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Leftism
Leftfield
Lots of four-to-the-floor kinda stuff. The album did have its moments though.
2
Nov 18 2023
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Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
5
Nov 19 2023
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
4
Nov 20 2023
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5
Nov 21 2023
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Tapestry
Carole King
2
Nov 22 2023
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
3
Nov 23 2023
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
Some gangster shit with some funky basslines
3
Nov 24 2023
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Enjoyable, but far from my favourite of hers
3
Nov 25 2023
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Who's Next
The Who
2
Nov 26 2023
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Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
1
Nov 27 2023
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
A miscellany of sounds, that passed like a blur of background noise
2
Nov 28 2023
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
3
Nov 29 2023
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Disintegration
The Cure
4
Nov 30 2023
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
Brit pop kinda vibes
2
Dec 01 2023
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The Predator
Ice Cube
3
Dec 02 2023
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Doolittle
Pixies
5
Dec 03 2023
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
4
Dec 04 2023
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Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Slow, atmospheric, dark.
3
Dec 05 2023
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
3
Dec 06 2023
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
Eclectic indie pop. Had it's moments.
2
Dec 07 2023
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
3
Dec 08 2023
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
5
Dec 09 2023
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
3.5
Seems somehow sanitized compared to other stuff of his. Still enjoyable.
4
Dec 10 2023
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
1
Dec 11 2023
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4
Dec 12 2023
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
5
Dec 13 2023
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Cut
The Slits
3.5
I do enjoy the Slits, but I also kinda find them hard work.
4
Dec 14 2023
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Gold
Ryan Adams
2
Dec 15 2023
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
2
Dec 16 2023
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
4
Dec 17 2023
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Slow bluesy jazz. I don't mind it, but it isn't doing all that much for me.
3
Dec 18 2023
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American Idiot
Green Day
1
Dec 19 2023
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
3
Dec 20 2023
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
3.5
3
Dec 21 2023
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
1
Dec 22 2023
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...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
1.5
There was a song or two that wasn't quite as bad as the rest.
2
Dec 23 2023
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British Steel
Judas Priest
2
Dec 24 2023
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Illmatic
Nas
4
Dec 25 2023
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
2
Dec 26 2023
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
2
Dec 27 2023
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Sounds a bit like Television and a bit like Magazine. But with with more New Wave.
The album sounded a bit meh at first, but it grew on me.
3
Dec 28 2023
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
2
Dec 29 2023
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
Dissonant, noisy, rhythmic
4
Dec 30 2023
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Parklife
Blur
Quite eclectic. Much of which is fairly enjoyable.
3
Dec 31 2023
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
4
Jan 01 2024
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis is always a bit of a mixed bag to me
3
Jan 02 2024
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
2
Jan 03 2024
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
2
Jan 04 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Some pretty good stuff, but also way too long and padded with fluff.
3
Jan 05 2024
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2
Jan 06 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
At their best, ZZ Top are quite enjoyable.
This is not ZZ Top at their best.
The album is still fairly enjoyable though.
2
Jan 07 2024
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
A sort of storytellery country/bluegrass thing.
3
Jan 08 2024
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
1
Jan 09 2024
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
4
Jan 10 2024
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
3
Jan 11 2024
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
2
Jan 12 2024
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
A fun mix of industrial rock and cabaret
4
Jan 13 2024
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Melodrama
Lorde
A couple of interesting tracks, but mostly not my kinda thing.
2
Jan 14 2024
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
I enjoyed it more than expected. Some parts had Talking Heads vibes.
3
Jan 15 2024
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
Jazzy folk
2
Jan 16 2024
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
2
Jan 17 2024
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Boring and seemingly never-ending
1
Jan 18 2024
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Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
4
Jan 19 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
1
Jan 20 2024
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
2
Jan 21 2024
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Mask
Bauhaus
Not my favourite Bauhaus album but still pretty good
4
Jan 22 2024
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
1
Jan 23 2024
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
2
Jan 24 2024
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
A bit hit and miss. Sometimes gives Hendrix vibes. Sometimes gives boring vibes.
3
Jan 25 2024
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The Grand Tour
George Jones
1
Jan 26 2024
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Some pretty cool moments. Some fairly poppy moment I enjoyed a bit less.
3
Jan 27 2024
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Dry
PJ Harvey
5
Jan 28 2024
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
5
Jan 29 2024
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
3
Jan 30 2024
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Snivilisation
Orbital
Ambient breakbeats. Not bad if that's what you're looking for.
2
Jan 31 2024
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
2
Feb 01 2024
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The Stooges
The Stooges
5
Feb 02 2024
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Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
3
Feb 03 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Bowie vibes.
3
Feb 04 2024
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We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
2
Feb 05 2024
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
1
Feb 06 2024
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3
Feb 07 2024
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Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
Quite dark, acoustic/folk.
4
Feb 08 2024
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Slow pop with some dark cabaret vibes.
I didn't like it much at first, but it seemed to have grown on me by the end (either that or the second half was just better).
Might require a re-listen.
3
Feb 09 2024
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You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
2.5
Not a fan of Morrissey.
This album has its ok moments though.
2
Feb 10 2024
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Rocks
Aerosmith
1
Feb 11 2024
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Pump
Aerosmith
2
Feb 12 2024
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
2
Feb 13 2024
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
2
Feb 14 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
5
Feb 15 2024
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evermore
Taylor Swift
1
Feb 16 2024
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1
Feb 17 2024
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
1
Feb 18 2024
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War
U2
2
Feb 19 2024
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Ten
Pearl Jam
2
Feb 20 2024
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
3
Feb 21 2024
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
3
Feb 22 2024
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Slayed?
Slade
2
Feb 23 2024
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
4
Feb 24 2024
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
A bit of a mixed bag. Some cool funky stuff at times.
3
Feb 25 2024
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Fragile
Yes
1
Feb 26 2024
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OK
Talvin Singh
2
Feb 27 2024
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With The Beatles
Beatles
2
Feb 28 2024
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Moon Safari
Air
Enjoyable grooving background music
3
Feb 29 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
1
Mar 01 2024
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
5
Mar 02 2024
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
3
Mar 03 2024
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
2
Mar 04 2024
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
2
Mar 05 2024
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Synthy new wave.
I enjoyed it a little more than I expected.
2
Mar 06 2024
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White Ladder
David Gray
1
Mar 07 2024
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G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
2
Mar 08 2024
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
4
Mar 09 2024
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
1
Mar 10 2024
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
3
Mar 11 2024
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
2
Mar 12 2024
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En-Tact
The Shamen
Not bad as background music
2
Mar 13 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Standard apathetic indie fare
2
Mar 14 2024
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Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
A couple of cool tracks, but too 80s (with the drum machine and synths) for my liking
2
Mar 15 2024
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Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would (based on their pop hits)
3
Mar 16 2024
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
1
Mar 17 2024
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Sulk
The Associates
2
Mar 18 2024
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
2
Mar 19 2024
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Enjoyable trip-hop/electronica
3
Mar 20 2024
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
First half:
Sounds like the soundtrack to a proggy theatre musical. Has some nice bass lines though. 1.5/5
Second half:
Noisy, experimental rock (some Hendrix vibes). 3.5/5
Overall: let's just average it out and call it 2.5/5
2
Mar 21 2024
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Different Class
Pulp
2
Mar 22 2024
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
2
Mar 23 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
3
Mar 24 2024
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
1
Mar 25 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Mar 26 2024
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The Undertones
The Undertones
3
Mar 27 2024
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Dare!
The Human League
2
Mar 28 2024
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
Dance-punk vibes. Some enjoyable moments, but more moments I wasn't so keen on.
2
Mar 29 2024
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
4
Mar 30 2024
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Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
3
Mar 31 2024
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
4
Apr 01 2024
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
This album has it all... Country AND Western!
3
Apr 02 2024
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
2
Apr 03 2024
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Moving Pictures
Rush
1.5
2
Apr 04 2024
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Crazysexycool
TLC
2
Apr 05 2024
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
2
Apr 06 2024
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
Welcome to the 80s
1
Apr 07 2024
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
I enjoyed it, I think. Gonna need another listen to really decide.
3
Apr 08 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
2
Apr 09 2024
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
I found it somewhat enjoyable, but also a bit outside my familiarity. I might need to give Mambo a bit more of a listen in general.
2
Apr 10 2024
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
1
Apr 11 2024
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
This is some wacky sounding white-boy jazz
1
Apr 12 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Apr 13 2024
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Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
2
Apr 14 2024
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
2
Apr 15 2024
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
4
Apr 16 2024
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Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
At first I liked it more than expected, but quickly got sick of it. A lot of poor attempts at sounding like other artists (RATM, Beastie Boys, etc)
2
Apr 17 2024
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Make Yourself
Incubus
A few cool riffs, but overall I hated it. Especially that voice.
1
Apr 18 2024
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
The album mostly passed my by in a blur of nothingness
2
Apr 19 2024
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
5
Apr 20 2024
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Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
Forgettable indie pop with occasional moments of interesting noise
2
Apr 21 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Part of me wants to like Dylan more than I do, but I find him quite boring overall.
2
Apr 22 2024
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Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
Liked it more than expected
3
Apr 23 2024
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
5
Apr 24 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Mostly meh. A couple of ok tunes.
2
Apr 25 2024
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
2
Apr 26 2024
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
5
Apr 27 2024
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
Not bad as background music
2
Apr 28 2024
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Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Quite eclectic indie pop.
A lot of synthy stuff, with driving rhythm.
A few moments reminded me of velvet underground.
3
Apr 29 2024
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Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
Primus meets Mr Bungle meets Tom Waits meets who knows what.
Gonna need a few more listens to make up my mind about this one.
3
Apr 30 2024
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
2
May 01 2024
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
2.5
I enjoyed hearing the songs I knew again. But the rest all sounded like someone trying to be Madness.
Makes me think their full catalogue is probably a bit samey and a bit hit-and-miss.
2
May 02 2024
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
2
May 03 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Some cool riffs, but overall not really my style
2
May 04 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
Indie folk with Latin vibes
3
May 05 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
2
May 06 2024
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2
May 07 2024
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New Wave
The Auteurs
Fairly insipid indie. Not bad, but nothing special.
2
May 08 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
It is what it is
2
May 09 2024
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Dummy
Portishead
4
May 10 2024
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Queen II
Queen
I can't stand musical theatre
2
May 11 2024
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
Sounds... fine. But doesn't do anything for me.
2
May 12 2024
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
2
May 13 2024
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
2
May 14 2024
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
2
May 15 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
3
May 16 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star
2
May 17 2024
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Psychedelic jangle pop / punk
3
May 18 2024
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
2
May 19 2024
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
2
May 20 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Eminem and his silly stories
4
May 21 2024
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Traffic
Traffic
Pretty boring folksy rock, with the occasional half-decent hendrixy vibe.
2
May 22 2024
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
The worst of both rap and metal
1
May 23 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
2
May 24 2024
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The Cars
The Cars
A bit too New Wave for my liking. Still fairly enjoyable overall. I'm getting Taking Heads and Television vibes in places.
2
May 25 2024
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
Why is English folk always so boring?
2
May 26 2024
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Yeezus
Kanye West
2
May 27 2024
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Faith
George Michael
It has its moments, but mostly not my taste
2
May 28 2024
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Soul Mining
The The
Mixed feelings on this one. A bit too synth heavy in a lot of places, but I also quite enjoyed aspects of most of it.
Gonna need another listen I think.
3
May 29 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
4
May 30 2024
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Very twee
2
May 31 2024
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
2
Jun 01 2024
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Smash
The Offspring
1
Jun 02 2024
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
2
Jun 03 2024
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
2
Jun 04 2024
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Bad Company
Bad Company
The most generic rock
1
Jun 05 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Funky soul
3
Jun 06 2024
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
3
Jun 07 2024
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
2
Jun 08 2024
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Low-Life
New Order
As a Joy Division fan, I want to like New Order, but just can't. Too much New-Wave Electro-Pop nonsense.
There are a few songs I kinda liked though, which has Cure-esque vibes.
2
Jun 09 2024
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
2
Jun 10 2024
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
1
Jun 11 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2
Jun 12 2024
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
1
Jun 13 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
1
Jun 14 2024
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
2
Jun 15 2024
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
4
Jun 16 2024
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Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
4.5
Nice. Never heard of them before. Gives me Siouxsie vibes in many places.
5
Jun 17 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
4
Jun 18 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
2
Jun 19 2024
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Country Life
Roxy Music
Mostly, no. A few interesting moments though.
2
Jun 20 2024
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1999
Prince
2
Jun 21 2024
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
4.5
4
Jun 22 2024
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
3
Jun 23 2024
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
4
Jun 24 2024
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Guero
Beck
3
Jun 25 2024
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
4
Jun 26 2024
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All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
1
Jun 27 2024
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Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
4
Jun 28 2024
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La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
A bit long, but quite enjoyable jazzy electronica.
3
Jun 29 2024
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
Meh
2
Jun 30 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
3
Jul 01 2024
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
Spanish (etc) reggae. Quite enjoyable.
Reminds me of Cat Empire.
3
Jul 02 2024
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
2
Jul 03 2024
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
Lots of cool stuff going on in the production. The vocals are a bit mediocre though.
3
Jul 04 2024
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
2
Jul 05 2024
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
5
Jul 06 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Who ever thought that we needed to listen to a 6 part box set of Gershwin numbers?
No thanks.
1
Jul 07 2024
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
If Jonathan Richman fronted Le Tigre.
Not bad. A bit too poppy though.
2
Jul 08 2024
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Lost Souls
Doves
2
Jul 09 2024
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Viva Hate
Morrissey
2
Jul 10 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
3
Jul 11 2024
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
Synthy new wave.
Some nice basslines though.
2
Jul 12 2024
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
2
Jul 13 2024
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
To my ears, fusion (aka jazz rock) does a disservice to both jazz and rock.
This sounds like one of the shitty demos on the keyboard my parents bought in the 80s.
1
Jul 14 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
Not bad.
Kind of gives me Radiohead vibes at times (sort of eclectic electronica-meets-rock).
3
Jul 15 2024
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Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3.5, but happy to round up.
4
Jul 16 2024
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
4
Jul 17 2024
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Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
Not bad background music
2
Jul 18 2024
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
Not bad, 60s sounding rock.
2
Jul 19 2024
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
Too long.
First (acoustic) half was a bit disappointing.
The second (electric) half was more enjoyable. A good version of "Ballad of a Thin Man".
3
Jul 20 2024
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
2
Jul 21 2024
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Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Interesting, fairly enjoyable. Nothing really grabbed me though.
2
Jul 22 2024
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
1
Jul 23 2024
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
5
Jul 24 2024
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American Pie
Don McLean
1
Jul 25 2024
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Follow The Leader
Korn
2.5
I liked this more than I'm comfortable admitting
2
Jul 26 2024
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
5
Jul 27 2024
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The Bends
Radiohead
2.5
3
Jul 28 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
2
Jul 29 2024
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
Enjoyable trip-hop
3
Jul 30 2024
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Orbital 2
Orbital
2
Jul 31 2024
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I Against I
Bad Brains
Not bad, but they're definitely already past their peak here.
3
Aug 01 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
3
Aug 02 2024
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Infected
The The
Disco-inflected new-wave
2
Aug 03 2024
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Shleep
Robert Wyatt
Oh no, more prog rock.
I actually didn't mind listening to this, but wouldn't choose to.
2
Aug 04 2024
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The Slider
T. Rex
Sounds like a middle-of-the-road Bowie album
3
Aug 05 2024
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The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
5
Aug 06 2024
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A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
What did I just?
1
Aug 07 2024
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Was ok. Maybe need to give her more of a go at some point.
2
Aug 08 2024
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Fred Neil
Fred Neil
2
Aug 09 2024
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
3
Aug 10 2024
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Repeater
Fugazi
5
Aug 11 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
2
Aug 12 2024
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Chill acoustic vibes. I think I liked this. Maybe needs another listen.
3
Aug 13 2024
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Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
Sometimes a bit too generically 80s for my liking, but I enjoyed it overall
3
Aug 14 2024
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Future Days
Can
Enjoyable, if you're in the mood for spacey ambient stuff.
3
Aug 15 2024
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
A rather eclectic album.
Various bits reminded me of various other artists.
I rather enjoyed it overall.
3
Aug 16 2024
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Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Sometimes a bit too soul/r&b for my liking, but some pretty solid atl hip hop overall.
3
Aug 17 2024
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
I had to take a break half way through, and listened to Everything Falls Apart as a palate cleanser.
1
Aug 18 2024
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
2
Aug 19 2024
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
2
Aug 20 2024
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The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Paul Simonon's bass playing makes this album.
3
Aug 21 2024
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
3
Aug 22 2024
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
Various folksy sounds
2
Aug 23 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
Nice. Solid noise-rock / post-hardcore stuff.
Quite a few songs give me Steve Albini vibes.
4
Aug 24 2024
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
Aug 25 2024
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Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
Can't decide if I like this. It's kinda new-wave, but also kinda avant-funk.
3
Aug 26 2024
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
Nope
1
Aug 27 2024
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Arular
M.I.A.
Quite enjoyable dancehall-esque stuff
3
Aug 28 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
Started strong, with a bunch of funky numbers. Then transitioned to fairly forgettable soul for most of the rest of the album. The last track felt like a bit of a recovery.
3
Aug 29 2024
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Great voice of course. But pretty boring music.
2
Aug 30 2024
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
I just can't get into the whole bossanova thing
1
Aug 31 2024
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
Not much of a fan of the softer end of his range. Somewhat enjoyed the album overall though.
3
Sep 01 2024
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
Some alright moments, but mostly pretty bland
2
Sep 02 2024
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
1
Sep 04 2024
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A Northern Soul
The Verve
Same as my general opinion of britpop: "it's ok I guess..."
3
Sep 05 2024
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Among The Living
Anthrax
Gives me frat-rock vibes
2