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Thu Jan 05 2023
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Favs are Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Broken, and Listen
3
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Fri Jan 06 2023
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Last thing I expected was an 8 minute stoner guitar solo to open this up.
Super Stupid kills it. Def an inspiration for Lenny Kravitz meets Led Zeppelin heavy riffs.
Wars of Armageddon is trippy asf. Weird train bells, alarms, crazy sound effects. Could be something off the Beatles more experimental takes.
4
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Mon Jan 09 2023
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Sorry Beasties, just can’t deal with that nasally, annoying flow. I’m sure this was cool in ‘89 but I couldn’t even make it through the whole thing.
2
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Tue Jan 10 2023
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
Pretty fun vibes on this one albeit a little sleepy. Would be a cool soundtrack to some kind of old school film.
3
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Wed Jan 11 2023
The Slider
T. Rex
Absolutely killer. Never had listened to T. Rex before but this is now going into regular rotation. Heavy riffs, great melodies and sing-along choruses. Def seeing the T. Rex inspiration in a lot of modern day artists like Ty Segall and Smith Westerns.
5
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Thu Jan 12 2023
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Easy breezy summer soundtrack. Don’t typically listen to this kinda stuff but I enjoyed it.
3
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Fri Jan 13 2023
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
This one is a masterpiece. Completely blown away with the fact that this was all improvised. Keith Jarrett is a musical genius, and thanks to this album, I’m going to be digging into more of his recordings for a bit of jazz inspiration.
5
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Mon Jan 16 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Solid album but nothing I feel the need to ever come back to. Feels like they were trying a little too hard with the devil worship stuff.
3
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Tue Jan 17 2023
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
Went in ready to hate on this one for no good reason, but found the tracks all pretty enjoyable. Good, dramatic guitar fuzz all around.
3
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Destroyer
KISS
I don’t get KISS. Despite a few catchy choruses, this album has nothing memorable. Some of the most horrrendous lyrics I’ve ever heard.
1
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Thu Jan 19 2023
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Very cool album. Loved that this was less experimental than some of the other VU albums, making it feel a bit more accessible. What Goes On is a jam. Murder Mystery is absolutely crazy.
4
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Metallica
Metallica
The definition of all killer no filler. Super crisp production, insane riffs. And surprisingly melodic choruses. Was never big into Metallica before but this is gonna change that.
5
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Meh. Had heard a few of these before but never listened to the whole album. Steely Dan brings the funk on a couple but the rest were a little uninspired.
3
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Tue Jan 24 2023
Phrenology
The Roots
Solid album with some cool creative choices and strong instrumentation. Bass playing really stands out as excellent.
3
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Legendary album by a legendary artist.
5
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Thu Jan 26 2023
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest/Grizzly Bear defined the Brooklyn sound of the 2000-teens. Just an all star combo of musicians. Incredibly creative drumming by Chris Bear and insane guitar work from Daniel Rosen. This album has everything from the pop classics like Two Weeks to cinematic epics like Fine For Now.
5
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Funky and enjoyable. Some real grooves
3
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Mon Jan 30 2023
Tapestry
Carole King
All time songwriting/storytelling from Carole King. Probably has like 5 or 6 surefire classic hits that I had heard before but never realized they were from Tapestry. Only reason this doesn't hit five stars for me is because it's a certain mood that you've got to be ready for. Not my typical go-to, but I can really respect and appreciate the artistry here.
4
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Blister in the Sun is an insanely catchy song made with the simplest riff ever. I can’t explain why, but I just really don’t like these guys. The sound is pretty annoying.
2
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
3
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Loved this album. Nothing but huge fuzzy riff after huge fuzzy riff. I also knew Dino Jr were “good” but totally slept on them. Bug kills it!
4
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Ehhh not bad but not great. Definitely had some epically dramatic songs, but nothing that really caught my ear. Def hear them as a U2 contemporary in the 80s.
3
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
The ultimate vibes album. No one creates a cohesive album as a singular work of art quite like Pink Floyd.
5
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Tue Feb 07 2023
Who's Next
The Who
Some of the most epic songs ever written. Won’t Get Fooled Again goes down as an all-time greatest album opener. Even though a few of the middle ballads start off a bit dull, every one ends with at least some crazy crescendo ending.
4
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Wed Feb 08 2023
Headquarters
The Monkees
Perfectly pleasant pop pieces.
3
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Thu Feb 09 2023
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
Really cool album with a super interesting concept. Music was great; loved the psychedelic Beatles vibes.
4
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
Would rate this about a 3.5. I typically hate 80s music, but this was sooo dripping in 80s I actually kinda like it. I Wrote a Letter is a jam. Unfortunately, the title track, Private Dancer was way too slow and one of the weakest on the album
3
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Mon Feb 13 2023
The Stooges
The Stooges
Solid album, nothing crazy.
3
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Enjoyed this one much more than Paul’s Boutique. Some really great, funky production mixed with some solid flow. Sabotage will always hit right.
3
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Pleasantly surprised by this one. While I had heard a few Byrds songs I never really knew what they were all about. Easy breezy songwriting, great harmonies, with a psychedelic experimental twist.
4
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Pearl
Janis Joplin
Pure 70s blues funk rock. The whole band was hitting it out of the park on this one. I can def picture Janis and Co. wailing on these songs at a festival back in the day. Loved the funky riffs on Half Moon.
5
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Manassas
Stephen Stills
Meh. This was like an even more country Eagles album. Pleasant easy listening but nothing memorable.
2
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Not really my thing, but I can respect how weird and experimental this is. Parts of it sounded like Dave Matthews going on some extended jam sesh
2
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Some great tunes, but also some unremarkable ones.
3
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
This album is pure groove. Seems like each song was built off a singular, crunchy riff. It works. Love the guitar tones throughout. Overall songwriting is a bit lacking, but it makes for a good gym soundtrack.
3
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Moon Safari
Air
Ehh had some cool tracks but found it overall a bit slow. Appreciated the eerily electronic vibes.
3
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Technique
New Order
Super cool album. Would not be out of place in the 2010s Brooklyn electro pop scene. Cool 80s vibe rather than cheesy.
4
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Super stoner rock. Lot of these are jams that go hard! Love all the classic rock organ
4
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Fri Mar 03 2023
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Really great flow on everything
4
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Gold
Ryan Adams
An enjoyable ode to NYC. Takes me back to being a 20-something, just living it up in the city
4
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Thu Mar 16 2023
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
5
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Always been a fan of the Zombies but never listened to this album the whole way through. Love the spooky, psychedelic vibes and great storytelling.
4
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Kenya
Machito
A whole vibe. If I had any talent in making music this would be the kind of band I’d want to be in.
4
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Bad
Michael Jackson
3