Dec 15 2022
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Very atmospheric - wonderful sonic quality - quite meditative.
5
Dec 16 2022
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Homework
Daft Punk
Interesting production values but the music does not really grab me - just my personal tastes I suppose....
3
Dec 19 2022
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Bad
Michael Jackson
4
Dec 20 2022
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Tapestry
Carole King
Fantastic songwriter, lovely voice and piano. Wonderful tunes that survive the test of time.
4
Dec 21 2022
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Nevermind
Nirvana
Infectious energy and grit with solid melodic songwriting - maybe gets a tad repetitive
4
Dec 22 2022
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Beautiful voice - but music sounds rather dated
3
Dec 23 2022
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Great soundtrack music with a heavy dark feel - love it but not sure what situation would prompt me to play this music as a backdrop....
4
May 11 2024
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Very dated - incredibly cheesy - not my cup of tea but YMMV
2
May 12 2024
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Such incredible energy - would love to have a time machine and catch his act at it's inception...
5
May 13 2024
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Get a bit of a Talking Heads vibe with a bit more edge to the sound - Loved Nature Boy but the rest of the album is just okay.
3
May 14 2024
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Great energy and some great hooks - but a little bit repetitive after a while. If Sam Kinison was a lead singer then this might be the way his band would sound...
3
May 15 2024
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Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Not unpleasant to listen to - some sort of vibes between Tom Petty and The Cars - but just okay
3
May 16 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin at their very best - one of my favorite albums
5
Jun 09 2024
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Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Wonderful vocal ensemble with beautiful harmonies - mesmerizing and hypnotic...
3
Jun 10 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
This album contains a couple of my favorite tracks from The Band - "The Weight" and "Chest Fever" - but overall the album is just okay
3
Jun 16 2024
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Guero
Beck
Very uplifting pop-rock with some hints of grunge. Lots of great hooks and great production. The first time I have listened to an album by Beck and I dug it!
4
Jun 17 2024
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
A very solid effort with homage paid to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Based on the first three songs I would have rated this album higher, but subsequent tracks were not quite as solid.
4
Jun 18 2024
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
A solid effort from the Stones - but fails to match the genius of "Sticky Fingers". A strong 3...
3
Jun 19 2024
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
First disc was pretty enjoyable - good hooks and good energy - second disc is fairly awful...
3
Jun 20 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
I know it's Nirvana...but it's a bit of a snooze fest...
2
Jun 21 2024
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Revolver
Beatles
A collection of great songs with a few sub-par.
4
Jun 22 2024
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
I love the funk but the other stuff is just ok...
3
Jun 23 2024
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Sincere
Mj Cole
Interesting experiments with rhythm and sound design - some infectious grooves here - but fails to rise above background music from some trendy restaurant
2
Jun 24 2024
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
A somewhat uneven effort - but the album works best when it unleashes the soaring atmospheric melodic rock sound - a few of the numbers really carried me away. A strong 3...
3
Jun 25 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
Some great classic ZZ Top tunes on this disc, but far below the standard they set with Tres Hombres...
3
Jun 26 2024
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
I really had high hopes for this album after the first two cuts with their high-energy melodic pop rock sound - after the fantastic opening the rest of the disc was rather disappointing and the vocals quite awful...
2
Jul 14 2024
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Brain numbing boring...
1
Jul 15 2024
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Sounds like a garage band's version of the Doors recorded in their garage - although there is definitely no Jim Morrison here... A couple of entertaining tracks on the disc - my favorite was "Pablo Picasso" - something about that track pulled me in to their vibe.
2
Jul 16 2024
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Ten
Pearl Jam
Awesome album!
5
Jul 17 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
An amazing collection of some of the very best from CCR - I would give it a 5 except I always got a bit bored with the extended version of "I Head It Through the Grapevine." That was my memory of the album and it was confirmed by a relisten. Still overall a good times good feelings collection of music. A very strong 4...
4
Jul 18 2024
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
A mixture of some great classic Wings tunes plus some overly sugary tunes. Overall a great disc
4
Jul 19 2024
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Diamond Life
Sade
I love "Smooth Operator". The rest of the album is okay - not overly inspiring but would be great background music for a candlelit dinner....
3
Jul 20 2024
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The Clash
The Clash
Didn’t get it then, don’t get it now. Amateur singing, amateur musicianship…. Okay whatever…
1
Jul 21 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Giving it a higher mark because the album contains a few old classic tunes BUT too much low energy unfocused tracks. Barely listenable because of that…
2
Jul 22 2024
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Imagine
John Lennon
I'll say it up front - Post Beatles John Lennon was the least favorite my solo Beatles artists. This album just confirms the way I felt - I don't get it.
1
Jul 23 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
Some really great classic tracks from Cream here - but also some horrible tracks that should never made it on to this album. I have always been a bit bored with Cream and this album did nothing to dispel that opinion...
2
Jul 24 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Some nice jingly jangly guitar and some tracks with some rhythm and drive - but sounds so painfully 1980s. I could have gotten by with the music but the vocals ruin it for me - too affected, out of tune and overly reverted. Not my jam...
1
Jul 25 2024
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
I read other's negative reviews about this album, but dang it, I find myself really enjoying this one. Creative, cool grooves. and I didn't even mind the oddball vocal style.
4
Jul 26 2024
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
Not bad but not my jam...
2
Jul 27 2024
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Wow - I was never much of a Talking Heads fan...but this album fell way short of my already low expectations. A fair number of the cuts are simply unlistenable. Pass...
1
Jul 28 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Infectious energy, rollicking good fun, interesting arrangements, and killer vocals.
4
Jul 29 2024
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Pretenders
Pretenders
One of those groups I had not really listened to a lot in my youth and, wow, what an amazing album! So happy to discover this gem…
5
Jul 30 2024
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Wonderwall is a great song and saves the rest of the album. I get a vibe of INXS power pop here, but without the great hooks that were sprinkled throughout INXS's songs. Not a whole lot of memorable music here and even the production seems a bit washed out.
3
Jul 31 2024
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
Ugh - if there were was an option for zero stars I would have used that....
1
Aug 01 2024
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
I love California Dreamin and Monday Monday. A couple of other tracks on the album are fairly good as well but others, well, not so good. The vocal harmonies are amazing throughout however. The overall sound is quite dated. A mixed bag for me and my score reflects that.
3
Aug 02 2024
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
What a frustrating album - it could have been a great album as a single record but they decided to over-indulge and do away with the self-editing. Most of the not-ready-for-primetime tracks come from Lindsey Buckingham. I am a huge Lindsey fan but most of these tracks should have been farmed out to a solo album. I want to give it a higher score - but it's just too darn uneven and somewhat unlistenable.
3
Aug 03 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
The band is pretty tight but the vocals drove me up a wall after the first few songs. I kept thinking about Spinal Tap as I listened to it - music for pre-pubescent young lads...
2
Aug 04 2024
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The Specials
The Specials
This album is just so much FUN! Infectious energy with a massive feel-good vibe. This would be the perfect record to spin for my end-of-summer pool party!
4
Aug 05 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
This album is as comforting as a campfire or a visit to an old friend. I love it - Neil is an ace songwriter and he delivers on this one (he was on a streak of 3 incredible albums in a row with this one).
5
Aug 06 2024
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
This is Deep Purple at their very best - I have loved this album since I first heard it back in the early 70s. It still sounds great today!
5
Aug 07 2024
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1989
Taylor Swift
Great production, great vocals, solid band. Not unpleasant to listen to m, but a bit too much pop for my tastes. However, I listened to a Taylor Swifft album all the way through and it wasn’t bad…
3
Aug 08 2024
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
I felt the urge to upchuck -I cannot resist the temptation to go out and buy this album and defeate on it…
1
Aug 09 2024
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
The voice of an angel…
4
Aug 10 2024
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
Angelic voice and captivating songwriting - my kids love this one and I see why after a listen.
4
Aug 11 2024
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
I grew up not really being that much into Steely Dan. What the hell was wrong with me?!? This album is solid from start to finish and the music is just so cool. I am out to the store to add this CD to my collection!
5
Aug 12 2024
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Close To You
Carpenters
I have always loved Karen Carpenter's voice - she has one of the sexiest alto voices of all time. And her brother Richard is a master arranger of music and this collection of songs shows his master's touch. Probably not going out to buy this...but did I say how much I absolutely love Karen's voice!
4
Aug 13 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
If it’s poetry put it in a book so I can read and follow it. It’s not really music beyond a rhythmic beat and, sorry, it’s definitely not my jam…
1
Aug 20 2024
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
My first time listening to Rufus Wainwright and I think he has an amazing voice coupled with some beautiful and, at times, quite quirky music. I generally liked his vibe but not totally sure it is my cup of tea.
3
Aug 21 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
I used to own this on vinyl and forgot what an absolute gem this album is. Great songwriting and great vocals. Gave me the feeling you get when you reconnect with an old friend...
5
Aug 22 2024
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Brain-numbing boredom gave way to irritation as I realized this was a 2-disc set and that 2 hours 18 minutes of my life I'd never get back...
1
Aug 23 2024
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
This is a rather subjective review since I was never in 80s pop and this album just confirms my bias. There is some good production work here and some catchy hooks and beats. Still, I have no desire to ever give this a re-listen.
2
Aug 24 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
This album exemplifies most of what I dislike about 80s pop rock. Affected vocal styles, cheesy synths and electronic drums, lifeless and uninspired performances. Dark, brooding, and brain-numbingly boring...
1
Aug 25 2024
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Pump
Aerosmith
Rated this a weak 4 mostly on the basis of "Love in an Elevator" which in IMHO is one of the greatest Aerosmith songs ever. The rest of the album rocks pretty hard in sections but overall they are not breaking any new musical ground here...
4
Aug 26 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
Three iconic songs, some other cool grooves, but a couple of cringe-worthy bring down the score. A weak 4 for me...
4
Aug 30 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
For an album that inspired so many English guitarists, it is surprising that there is little guitar or it is mixed way down in the recording. I have never been a big fan of the simple I-IV-V blues and this album does not venture far from that blues format. Just a meh for me...
2
Aug 31 2024
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Ramones
Ramones
Catchy and fun at first - but then the repetition takes over...
3
Sep 01 2024
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Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
Some sultry and smokey cool jazz grooves that would make perfect background music for an intimate dinner party of two...
3
Sep 02 2024
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Dummy
Portishead
Very cool trippy vibe. Not what I usually listen to but it really hooked me and drew me in.
4
Sep 03 2024
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Very tight band who can lay down some funky grooves...but on a deeper level this music does not speak to me at all. It quickly became very tedious. Sorry, not my jam...
2
Sep 04 2024
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Love the 12-string guitar and the vocal harmonies. Solid songwriting and a few iconic songs of the era. Never had listened to this album before but it still sounds fresh some 55+ years later. Great stuff!
4
Sep 05 2024
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Pelican West
Haircut 100
Every single musical element that makes me hate (most) every album from the 1980s. What the hell happened??
1
Sep 12 2024
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Probably would have enjoyed this more if I was sitting in a nightclub where this was being performed live - but I know it is Miles Davis the jazz genius but it all just starts to blur together and I can't recall what I just listened to...
2
Sep 13 2024
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Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
I wore grooves into my vinyl pressing of this album. Simply awesome ensemble playing. Sorry for the folks who simply diss prog bands - but goodness gracious, these guys were amazing technically proficient musicians. This music continues to amaze me after all these years.
5
Sep 14 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
I loved every track on this album. Big powerful sound very reminiscent of Queen in their heyday. Great stuff - must go out and buy this CD for my collection.
5
Sep 15 2024
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OK
Talvin Singh
Probably would have been better if I had died before listening to this drivel....
1
Sep 16 2024
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
The music is pretty cool (although I am not really a fan of hip hop)...BUT...I am giving this a 1 rating based on finding out he had taken music from South African musicians and failing to credit them for their work. NOT COOL, NOT COOL AT ALL!
1
Sep 17 2024
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With The Beatles
Beatles
Not my favorite period of the Beatles, BUT their sound totally changed the landscape of rock music and this album is a testimonial to that.
4
Sep 18 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel captures magic in a bottle here - pure sonic bliss!
5
Sep 19 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
This album should have been listed under "1001 Albums you would have wished you had died before listening to this dreck"... 40 minutes and 35 seconds I'll never get back...
1
Oct 23 2024
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All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
I am not a fan of this genre and all this album did was to reinforce that dislike. Give me props, I listened to to the whole recording, excruciating as that was. Ugh!
1
Oct 24 2024
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Faith
George Michael
Surprised that I enjoyed this as much as I did - excellent singing and great production for the timeframe. A strong 3 for me...
3
Oct 25 2024
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Melodrama
Lorde
Not really what I usually listen to, but she does have a very compelling voice and vocal style. Kept me interested through most of the disk. A strong 3...
3
Oct 26 2024
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
Tedious and seriously overrated
2
Oct 27 2024
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Queen II
Queen
This album got a lot of airplay at my apartment years ago. Sounds great - captures a lot of their energy from their live shows. And they kept getting better!
4
Oct 28 2024
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Live Through This
Hole
Liked this a lot more than I expected - great production and lots of energy - but the repetitivity starts to lose interest. Still, not bad
3
Oct 29 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Fantastic voice and just a very cool vibe
3
Oct 30 2024
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
A bit rambling - can imagine a midnight jam session with a lot of joints being passed about - but some great vocals and cool vibes. A strong 3...
3