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Thu Jan 05 2023
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
01/04/23:
Only song I knew before listening to this album was "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" which I always thought of as a cheesy song but sounds really amazing within the context of this album. Really a cooler album than the band name and album cover art would indicate.
Personal song highlights:
-Shout
-Everybody Wants to Rule the World
-Head Over Heels/Broken
-Listen
Feels like a less dark Depeche Mode and the predecessor to the 1975
4
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Fri Jan 06 2023
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
1/05/23:
Just an incredible fucking trip. Every song is perfect from a creative and musicianship standpoint.
The drum fills and absolute instrumental carnage in Wars of Armageddon, the crying guitar in Maggot Brain, the sunny vibes on Can You Get to That. I haven't revisited this album in a while and happy that this generator gave me an opportunity to listen to this one again.
5
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Mon Jan 09 2023
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
1/06/22:
Listening to the Beastie Boys rap is like watching Bob Cousy play basketball in the 60s and thinking that I could do it better. Is it because they're white guys in black sports? Is it because both basketball and hip-hop have evolved drastically to something completely?
I understand how this was such a revolutionary hip-hop album in 1989. Beasties were able to sample from so many iconic/recognizable artists/songs, however, it just sounds dated today to me. Also, the shout rapping, flow, and cadence becomes pretty repetitive. I respect this album as a historical hip-hop piece but feel no need to revisit this album in the 2020s. I really liked the following songs:
-The Sounds of Science
-Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun
-Car Thief
-A Year and a Day
-Hello Brooklyn
3
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Tue Jan 10 2023
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
This was a fun listen. Each song is a fusion of genres between funk, r&b, gospel, surf rock, jazz, blues.
4
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Wed Jan 11 2023
The Slider
T. Rex
I'm not particularly big on Britpop. I did, however, enjoy this album. It's fun and melodic.
Highlights include:
-Metal Guru
-The Slider
-Telegram Sam
3
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
1/12/23:
I really enjoyed this album. I had heard of Buena Vista Social Club before but had no clue what to expect. The grooves, extended jams, the choral campfire-esque singing made this such an awesome listen. Was considering 5 stars.
4
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Fri Jan 13 2023
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
1/3/23:
I had never heard of this album. Absolutely inspirational. Can’t believe this was a completely improvised set.
5
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Mon Jan 16 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1/16/23:
I enjoyed it and appreciate the history of it being considered the first heavy metal album. Really cool that it had all the blues feel to it.
3
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Tue Jan 17 2023
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
1/17/23:
Not a huge fan of britpop but I thought this felt different. Heavy message with interesting production and instrumentation.
4
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Destroyer
KISS
1/18/23:
I like the idea of some of these tunes blasting at a Dive Bar but it didn't really hit for me through headphones at 8AM while trying to get ready for work. Some very cringe lyrics, really stunning that KISS is one of the top-selling bands of all time. Just doesn't seem THAT mainstream to me but I guess they're not that far removed from the grandiosity and theatrics of Queen.
2
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Thu Jan 19 2023
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
1/19/23:
Hadn’t heard this album before but I really enjoyed it. Also cool to see how Lou Reed/Velvet Revolver evolved from this debut. 4.5/5 for me
5
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Metallica
Metallica
1/20/23:
Not as good as some of Metallica’s earlier stuff IMO (i.e. And Justice For All, Master of Puppets, Kill Them All). Nothing Else Matters is a beautiful song though.
3
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Solid album, super clean production and great compositions.
3
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Tue Jan 24 2023
Phrenology
The Roots
I remember downloading this album in the early 2000s. I remember it being ok back then and it’s still ok today. Black Thought was and is a good rapper but as a whole this album was just too long and maybe too indulgent for me at times.
2
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
3
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Thu Jan 26 2023
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Closer to a 4.5/5 for me. This is a great album but it also gets extra points from me from a nostalgia perspective. Takes me back to my post-college NYC days.
4
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
This is really smooth, a lot of the compositions sound like Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”. I’m interested to watch the movie.
4
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Tapestry
Carole King
Great from beginning to end. Just a collection of really pop songs and ballads.
5
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
I liked it. Didn’t particularly love it. Could possibly benefit from some more listens. I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to a fully acoustic punk band so the sound was very interesting to me.
3
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
This was a good album not one I personally intend to revisit though.
3
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Yea this album rocks 🤙🏾!
4
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
3
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Not much needs to be said. Just a flawless, layered concept album.
5
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Tue Feb 07 2023
Who's Next
The Who
Baba OReilly is a banger. This album has some good songs but overall it never really affected me like it does most people. 🤷🏾♂️
3
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Wed Feb 08 2023
Headquarters
The Monkees
Nothing memorable. Derivative early 60s pop. I guess that was the point,
2
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Thu Feb 09 2023
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
I had never heard of this band or album before but this had a lot of really good stand alone songs within a concept album. I thought the production seemed a little fuzzy even as I was listening in a lossless format but it seemed to add to the psychedelic texture so I ended up getting used to it and even liking the aesthetic. I intend to revisit this one.
4
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
I really loved this album. The run from Private Dancer to Help! is one of the strongest string of songs I’ve ever heard. She put a poppy twist on a number of great covers and her strong bluesy voice was wrought with such emotion you couldn’t help but think of her complicated history. I would’ve given this a 4.5 out of 5.
4
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Mon Feb 13 2023
The Stooges
The Stooges
3
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
3
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
3
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Pearl
Janis Joplin
Great listen from front to back. Janis was just a bad ass woman with a powerful blues voice. She really stands front and center on the album. Will definitely listen to this one again and again. 4.5/5 for me.
4
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Manassas
Stephen Stills
3
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
3
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Melodrama
Lorde
A very tight conceptual pop album with some really memorable songs capturing the essence of teenage drama/turmoil. Really dug this album.
4
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Really impressive compositions and instrumentations but it doesn't do too much for me. Probably won't revisit this album except for a few songs. A Remark You Made is a stand out to me.
3
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
2
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Moon Safari
Air
3
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Tue Feb 28 2023
No Other
Gene Clark
3
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Technique
New Order
Moody dance music. Feels in the same vein as the Cure and Depeche Mode. Rock-influenced, electronic, synth dance music. Typically not a huge fan of the 80s but I can revisit this numerous times. Standpoints from my opinion.
-All the Way
-Round & Round
-Mr. Disco
-Vanishing Point
-Dream Attack
4
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
3
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Fri Mar 03 2023
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
I'm usually not very into old rap albums but this one just doesn't sound dated. This is a pretty fun album with a lot of interesting sounds and song concepts. Standouts include:
-Buggin' Out
-Verses from the Abstract
-Check the Rhime
-Jazz
-Scenario
4
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Parallel Lines
Blondie
Bangers from start to end. Really enjoyed this album. Melding punk, pop, doo wop, hip-hop, disco. Favorite tracks include:
-Hanging on the Telephone
-Pretty Baby
-I know but I don't know
-11:59
-Heart of Glass
Will revisit this one.
4
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Tue Mar 07 2023
2112
Rush
3
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
3
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Thu Mar 09 2023
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
So In Love is just straight up panty soup. One of the loveliest songs I had ever heard. Billy Jack and Jesus were also good songs IMO. I actually enjoyed this album more than Superfly. This album was closer to a 3.5 out of 5 for me but I rounded up just because of So In Love.
4
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
5
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Mon Mar 13 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
2
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Stardust
Willie Nelson
3
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Gold
Ryan Adams
4
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Thu Mar 16 2023
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
4
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Mon Mar 20 2023
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
4
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
5
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
3
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Kenya
Machito
4
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Bad
Michael Jackson
This album was such a cool shift from Thriller album while maintaining some of the formulas that made Thriller such a cultural force. Closer to a 4.5/5 for me but not quite perfect like Thriller or Off the Wall IMO
4
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Mon Mar 27 2023
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
5
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Dry
PJ Harvey
3
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Dookie
Green Day
4
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Thu Mar 30 2023
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
2
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
4
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
4
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Tue Apr 04 2023
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
4
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Thu Apr 06 2023
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
5
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Fri Apr 07 2023
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
4
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Mon Apr 10 2023
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
4
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
3
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Wed Apr 12 2023
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
2
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Thu Apr 13 2023
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
2
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Fri Apr 14 2023
NEU! 75
Neu!
3
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Hotel California
Eagles
3
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Tue Apr 18 2023
xx
The xx
4
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Atomizer
Big Black
3
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Thu Apr 20 2023
Odessa
Bee Gees
3
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Mon Apr 24 2023
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
5
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Tue Apr 25 2023
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
4
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Wed Apr 26 2023
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
5
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Thu Apr 27 2023
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
4
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Mon May 01 2023
Faith
George Michael
3
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Tue May 02 2023
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
1
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Wed May 03 2023
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
4
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Thu May 04 2023
Traffic
Traffic
2
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Fri May 05 2023
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
3
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Tue May 09 2023
Abbey Road
Beatles
5
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Wed May 10 2023
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
3
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Thu May 11 2023
Viva Hate
Morrissey
4
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Fri May 12 2023
25
Adele
3
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Mon May 15 2023
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
2
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Tue May 16 2023
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
4
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Thu May 18 2023
American Pie
Don McLean
3
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Fri May 19 2023
Tidal
Fiona Apple
4
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Mon May 22 2023
The Band
The Band
4
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Tue May 23 2023
Brothers
The Black Keys
2
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Wed May 24 2023
Rocks
Aerosmith
2
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Thu May 25 2023
Skylarking
XTC
4
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Fri May 26 2023
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
3
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Mon May 29 2023
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
4
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Tue May 30 2023
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
5
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Wed May 31 2023
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
5
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Thu Jun 01 2023
Country Life
Roxy Music
3
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Fri Jun 02 2023
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2