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Mon Jan 16 2023
A Night At The Opera
Queen
Enjoyed it.
4
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Tue Jan 17 2023
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
A great live album. A wonderful performance and you can feel the atmosphere. Terrific.
4
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Is This It
The Strokes
Didn't enjoy it quite as much as I thought. Also, it's quite a short album.
3
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Thu Jan 19 2023
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Fantastically random and varied. I did notice a massive difference in listening on a proper hi-fi setup though, compared with more 'standard' listening via PC.
4
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Wonderful, but quite a long album!
5
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Mon Jan 23 2023
Abbey Road
Beatles
A very enjoyable listen!
4
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Tue Jan 24 2023
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
I must be missing something, but couldn't work out why this album was on the list!
Middling pop with not much to commend it. 'Lovefool' is OK, but given it was played to death in-period, that feeling still carries over to now.
2
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Wed Jan 25 2023
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Random in places, but enjoyable nonetheless. It's a 3.5 for me, if half marks were allowed!
3
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Thu Jan 26 2023
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Not a fan.
2
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
It was OK. Thankfully Bjork's vocals didn't dominate too much.
3
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Mon Jan 30 2023
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Enjoyed that.
4
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
Classic Dylan. Enjoyed running through a whole album of his - it's been a while!
4
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Some classic tracks in there, but quite a bit of random stuff too. Still a fun listen though. Would be 3.5 from me, if we were allowed half marks ;-)
3
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Thu Feb 02 2023
Bossanova
Pixies
Quite a robust album! Certainly demands your attention.
3
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Fri Feb 03 2023
John Prine
John Prine
Quite enjoyed that. Has clearly influenced more recent artists and sounded quite modern in places.
4
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Phrenology
The Roots
A more enjoyable listen that I was expecting. 3.5 stars...
3
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Tue Feb 07 2023
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Really very good. Perfect album for a Monday morning really!
4
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Wed Feb 08 2023
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
A lovely listen.
5
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Thu Feb 09 2023
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Started well, with the first track I was thinking this is going to be a good album. Then it went downhill for me. 'Danny Boy' being a particular low point.
There are better Cash albums out there, so don't judge him just on this one miss!
2
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Fri Feb 10 2023
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Felt very 80s! Some good electronica and synth work going on.
3
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Mon Feb 13 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Unlistenable and intolerable to my ear.
1
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
An enjoyable listen.
4
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Wed Feb 15 2023
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
Really enjoyed that - opened my ears up to Pulp. Quite melodic in place and shows there's more to them than 'Common People' which still seems to get overplayed all these years on....
5
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Great vocals and lyrics. What's not to like?
4
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Fri Feb 17 2023
All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Well I gave it a go. Not really listened to much Slipknot previously, and that's not about to change after 57 mins and 57 seconds of this album.
If you removed the lyrics and 'singing' style and just listened to the instrumentation and arrangement, I'd be a lot happier! There's a lot of skill going on there.
2
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Mon Feb 20 2023
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Quite enjoyable, certainly uplifting and a different musical style.
3
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
A wonderful listen!
4
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Kenya
Machito
Enjoyed the vibes of this one! Also enjoyed reading about the artist as I'd never heard of them before.
4
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Really enjoyed that, having listened to some of his contemporaries but never Monk himself. Great background working music in my book as well.
4
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Fri Feb 24 2023
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Not my thing. Just don't get the vocal style at all.
2
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
From a Fleetwood Mac fan, Tusk doesn't quite hit the mark for me. I understand the vision of it not being a 'Rumours 2' and think the variedness is there.
There a number of cracking tracks within the album. However, reviewing the album as a whole it appears non-cohesive. As such, It's a 3.5 for me.
3
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Have never really got on with the voice. This album hasn't changed that. Sorry Kate!
2
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
An interesting listen and I certainly learnt something, as I didn't realise he was the original "Everybody's Talkin'" guy!
3
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Thu Mar 02 2023
L.A. Woman
The Doors
A great album, top stuff!
4
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Fri Mar 03 2023
The Who Sell Out
The Who
Some good bits here and there, but pretty random! Not sure I'd place this in the best of their work, from the other Who albums I've listened to.
2
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Mon Mar 06 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
Enjoyed discovering a bit more of Supergrass. Some of it was a bit middling, a 3.5 from me.
3
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Tue Mar 07 2023
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
Enjoyable to return to this one. Peak Muse.
4
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Wed Mar 08 2023
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
I can see why people like Numan, and I can see why it's on the list. Just not really for me.
3
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Thu Mar 09 2023
American Idiot
Green Day
Very enjoyable.
4
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Very jolly! Liked it, having never heard of him before.
4
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Mon Mar 13 2023
The Blueprint
JAY Z
Not too shabby. 3.5 stars from me.
3
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Mothership Connection
Parliament
Funky. Very very funky!
3
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Mad for it!
3
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Country Life
Roxy Music
Some decent tracks in there.
3
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Excellent
5
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Mon Mar 20 2023
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
A wonderful listen. Although there aren't any of Wonder's better known 'hits' on this album, it just shows the depth of ability.
5
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Hejira
Joni Mitchell
Didn't particularly grab me this one.
3
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Wed Mar 22 2023
A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
A random, rambling procession of noises. No thanks.
1
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Pink Flag
Wire
3
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Fri Mar 24 2023
In Utero
Nirvana
Some classics here, intermingled with less successful shouty numbers which spoil the overall album a bit for me. 3.5 stars.
3
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Mon Mar 27 2023
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Short but sweet.
3
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
Not a Public Enemy album for me this.
2
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Wed Mar 29 2023
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Enjoyed that. Some undiscovered Sinead right there!
4
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Thu Mar 30 2023
Another Green World
Brian Eno
A bit wishy-washy. Another album where I'm not quite sure what it's doing on the '1000 best' list....
1
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Drunk
Thundercat
Quite good in places, but banal in others. Overall, a miss for me.
2
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Funky funkiness.
3
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Tue Apr 04 2023
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Quite enjoyed that. 3.5 stars.
3
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Wed Apr 05 2023
Ramones
Ramones
Enjoyed that. Punchy and upbeat.
4
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Thu Apr 06 2023
The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
A wandering tirade of musical randomness. Very disappointing.
1
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Fri Apr 07 2023
Repeater
Fugazi
Not that great.
2
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Mon Apr 10 2023
Suede
Suede
An enjoyable listen. Sounded quite Smiths-esque, which I'd not picked up from Suede previously.
4
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Tue Apr 11 2023
The Real Thing
Faith No More
Some better tracks at the back of the album, but overall - not for me.
2
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Wed Apr 12 2023
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
OK-ish. Sounded like they were trying too hard trying to make a point, failed in the process and the album suffered as a result. 2.5 stars.
2
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Thu Apr 13 2023
We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
Utter rubbish. If this was experimental, then I'm glad. So we can mark this down as a failure and move on.
1
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Fri Apr 14 2023
Real Life
Magazine
OK. Middle of the road.
3
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Vivid
Living Colour
Enjoyed that.
4
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Tue Apr 18 2023
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
A bit better than I thought it would be!
2
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
So-so. Probably the wrong genre for me, but I can't really see this album's place in the 'best 1000' list....
2
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Thu Apr 20 2023
Blue
Joni Mitchell
The trouble I have with Joni is that all songs tend to sound too similar. So a 4 gets knocked back to a 3.
3
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Fri Apr 21 2023
Different Class
Pulp
Enjoyable, although not quite as enjoyable as 'This Is Hardcore' for me.
4
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Mon Apr 24 2023
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Enjoyable in parts, but there are better Smiths albums for me.
3
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Tue Apr 25 2023
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Classic Muddy Waters. Love it.
5
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Wed Apr 26 2023
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
Surprisingly good!
3
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Thu Apr 27 2023
The Libertines
The Libertines
OK. Some tracks that have stood the test of time, but sounded a bit cliched in places.
3
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Fri Apr 28 2023
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
Liked this, having never heard of the band before. Including 'Reward' which I recognise and clearly didn't know who it was by!
3
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Mon May 01 2023
Stardust
Willie Nelson
3
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Tue May 02 2023
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Good in places, mediocre in others.
3
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Wed May 03 2023
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
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Thu May 04 2023
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Top Springsteen.
4
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Fri May 05 2023
Connected
Stereo MC's
Enjoyable
4
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Mon May 08 2023
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
Enjoyed that more than I expected, as I'm not really a fan.
4
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Tue May 09 2023
Murmur
R.E.M.
Did not enjoy.
2
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Wed May 10 2023
Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
No standout tracks for me there. 2*
2
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Thu May 11 2023
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Bloody terrible! Best summed up by another review I saw, "sounds like the soundtrack to a musical I don't want to see."
1
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Fri May 12 2023
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
Pretty good, 3*
3
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Mon May 15 2023
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
4
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Tue May 16 2023
The Slider
T. Rex
4
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Wed May 17 2023
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
No thanks. Is zero stars not an option?
1
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Thu May 18 2023
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
3.5*
3
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Fri May 19 2023
Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Bit weird.
2
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Mon May 22 2023
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Just classic rock & roll. Brilliant.
5
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Tue May 23 2023
British Steel
Judas Priest
Rocky rockness.
4
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Wed May 24 2023
McCartney
Paul McCartney
Better than I thought it was going to be!
3
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Thu May 25 2023
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
An excellent listen. It might not trump Ziggy Stardust for me, but tremendous nonetheless. 4.5*
4
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Fri May 26 2023
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Epic Bowieness.
5
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Mon May 29 2023
Station To Station
David Bowie
Not as good as the previous two Bowie albums, but decent nonetheless.
4
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Tue May 30 2023
In Rainbows
Radiohead
OK. Radiohead aren't really my thing and this album didn't substantially change that view.
3
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Wed May 31 2023
Graceland
Paul Simon
Some wonderful tracks, mixed with some that were OK. But a 4* overall.
4
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Thu Jun 01 2023
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Top rockin'
5
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Fri Jun 02 2023
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
Some good tracks and I appreciated the musical arrangements. Just that the Elbow style starts to grate a little for me, over the course of an album.
3
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Mon Jun 05 2023
...And Justice For All
Metallica
For me, there are better Metallica albums.
3
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Tue Jun 06 2023
Transformer
Lou Reed
So belters in here, combined by some odd tracks.
3
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Wed Jun 07 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2
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Thu Jun 08 2023
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
2
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Fri Jun 09 2023
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
Pretty terrible.
2
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Mon Jun 12 2023
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
One of those albums where I recognised several tracks and liked them, whilst having no idea who they were by!
4
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Tue Jun 13 2023
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Top rockin'
4
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Wed Jun 14 2023
Bad
Michael Jackson
5
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Thu Jun 15 2023
S&M
Metallica
Good in places, with good musical arrangements and the pairing worked well. Other areas of the album, less so.
3
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Fri Jun 16 2023
25
Adele
I didn't enjoy it as an entire album as much as I thought, even though there are some excellent tracks here.
3
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Mon Jun 19 2023
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
So-so.
2
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Tue Jun 20 2023
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
A nice afternoon listen in the sunshine.
4
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Wed Jun 21 2023
The College Dropout
Kanye West
Passable, if I ignore the talking sections. 2.5*
2
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Thu Jun 22 2023
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
I remembered this as being better than it now is! Maybe it's not aged that well.
3
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Fri Jun 23 2023
Pyromania
Def Leppard
Rocktastic.
4
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Mon Jun 26 2023
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
4
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Tue Jun 27 2023
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Say No Go.
Enough said.
4
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Wed Jun 28 2023
Calenture
The Triffids
Quite enjoyed that. Sounded reminiscent of James to me.
3
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Thu Jun 29 2023
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Enjoyed that. Haven't heard much from the Pumpkins before, not a full album's worth anyway.
4
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Fri Jun 30 2023
Dirt
Alice In Chains
3
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Mon Jul 03 2023
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
2
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Tue Jul 04 2023
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Excellent.
4
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Wed Jul 05 2023
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Enjoyed that more than I thought I would!
4
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Thu Jul 06 2023
Blunderbuss
Jack White
2
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Fri Jul 07 2023
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Another great Skynyrd album
5
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Mon Jul 10 2023
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
Nice background music vibes.
3
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Tue Jul 11 2023
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3.5* - enjoyable, didn't quite have the impact of other Marley albums for me.
3
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Wed Jul 12 2023
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
The main issue I have.... is that I don't like her voice! Find it really quite grating and annoying.
2
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Thu Jul 13 2023
Kala
M.I.A.
Nothing to write home about.
2
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Fri Jul 14 2023
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
Really quite odd. Of its time for the late 60s I guess!!
2
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Mon Jul 17 2023
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
3
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Tue Jul 18 2023
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
4
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Wed Jul 19 2023
Timeless
Goldie
Enjoyed getting back into this one. Has aged well I reckon!
4
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Thu Jul 20 2023
The Stooges
The Stooges
Some good tracks
3
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Fri Jul 21 2023
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
OK....ish. 2.5*
2
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Mon Jul 24 2023
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
What.
A.
Voice.
Incredible that this was her TENTH album and it took that many to get to this point. 5 stars, 10/10, A*
5
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Tue Jul 25 2023
Low-Life
New Order
3
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Wed Jul 26 2023
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
3
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Thu Jul 27 2023
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Joyous.
You need to be in the right frame of mind I think though, otherwise it could come across as a bit protracted and laboured maybe?
What an instrumental album though (pun intended) and has so clearly influenced other artists across the board.
5
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Fri Jul 28 2023
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
2
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Mon Jul 31 2023
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
3
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Tue Aug 01 2023
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Nice musical arrangement and excellent clean bass. Sounds well on proper HiFi. 4*
4
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Wed Aug 02 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
That was better than I thought it was going to be.
3
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Thu Aug 03 2023
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
4
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Fri Aug 04 2023
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
Stylish. Different to what I expected in places, but with some old familiar tunes in there as well.
3
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Mon Aug 07 2023
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
A great Dylan album. Probably my favourite.
4
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Tue Aug 08 2023
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Brilliant.
5
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Wed Aug 09 2023
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Enjoyable in places, but thought it would be a bit better overall.
3
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Thu Aug 10 2023
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3
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Fri Aug 11 2023
OK
Talvin Singh
Reasonable in places, a bit random in others.
2
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Mon Aug 14 2023
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Peak Monkeys? Discuss.
4
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Tue Aug 15 2023
Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
4
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Wed Aug 16 2023
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
3
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Thu Aug 17 2023
White Light
Gene Clark
A bit slow and 'samey'
2
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Fri Aug 18 2023
Synchronicity
The Police
Not quite as good as I remembered.
3
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Mon Aug 21 2023
Guero
Beck
3
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Tue Aug 22 2023
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Tres bien. Still sounds good nearly 40 years on.
5
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Wed Aug 23 2023
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Not as good as I remembered.
2
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Thu Aug 24 2023
Rapture
Anita Baker
3
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Fri Aug 25 2023
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
A particularly 'jaunty' record! I liked it!
3
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Mon Aug 28 2023
The Cars
The Cars
Punchy. A good listen.
4
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Tue Aug 29 2023
The Score
Fugees
4
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Wed Aug 30 2023
London Calling
The Clash
3
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Thu Aug 31 2023
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
A bit too shouty. Sounds like a worse version of Nirvana to me.
2
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Fri Sep 01 2023
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Decent in places, a bit labouring and annoying in others.
3
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Mon Sep 04 2023
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
A warm hug of an album and one that I remember fondly.
Such an impressive voice and a modern-day Billie Holiday to my ear. I'll now go off and search out some more of Jones' albums as I don't think I've heard some of the more recent ones.
4
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Tue Sep 05 2023
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
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Wed Sep 06 2023
Chelsea Girl
Nico
Didn't hit the mark for me. And from reading about it, Nico wasn't happy with it either!!
2
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Thu Sep 07 2023
One World
John Martyn
2
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Fri Sep 08 2023
Abraxas
Santana
Some classics and a few others thrown in for good measure!
4
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Mon Sep 11 2023
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
3
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Tue Sep 12 2023
Arrival
ABBA
Possibly an unpopular opinion, but I find Abba's stuff hugely overrated.
2
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Wed Sep 13 2023
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Started off promisingly, but alas failed to last the distance.
2
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Thu Sep 14 2023
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3.5*
3
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Fri Sep 15 2023
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Quite random. Good in places though.
3
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Mon Sep 18 2023
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Gone too soon :-(
4
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Tue Sep 19 2023
Play
Moby
I'm left conflicted by this album, after the passage of time (over 20yrs - yikes!)
I listened to it A LOT in period. But I think the overplaying and over commercialisation of nearly every album track to either a film or advert (or both) has harmed it. Too many associations are brought up when you hear certain tracks, which disconnects you from the music itself.
In many ways it was ahead of its time and I appreciate the arrangement and production. But not enough that I finished the album feeling it had been left tarnished by the passage of time.
3, rather than 4*
3
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Wed Sep 20 2023
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
3
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Thu Sep 21 2023
Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
Random Welsh wandering!
2
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Parklife
Blur
It feels like a seminal album. A moment in time. I'm not a huge Blur fan overall, but I appreciate it nonetheless.
4
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Mon Sep 25 2023
Low
David Bowie
Excellent in places... and just OK in others. Didn't really string together as a full album for me.
3
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Tue Sep 26 2023
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Absolute banger.
5
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Wed Sep 27 2023
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
2
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Thu Sep 28 2023
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
Sounds a bit like a less good Sheryl Crow.
2
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Fri Sep 29 2023
Disraeli Gears
Cream
Some classics on there, but not sure the album as a whole is up there as on of the 'greatest of all time'.
3
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Mon Oct 02 2023
Parachutes
Coldplay
4
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Tue Oct 03 2023
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
4
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Wed Oct 04 2023
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3
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Thu Oct 05 2023
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
Odd. Anyone know why this is in the list?!
1
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Fri Oct 06 2023
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Pretty banal - not much to commend it.
2
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Mon Oct 09 2023
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
4
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Tue Oct 10 2023
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
4
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Wed Oct 11 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
4
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Thu Oct 12 2023
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Some crackers on there!
4
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Fri Oct 13 2023
The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
Not a particular fan of the Manics and this album certainly didn't change that view.
2
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Mon Oct 16 2023
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
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Tue Oct 17 2023
Live!
Fela Kuti
3
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Wed Oct 18 2023
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
2
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Thu Oct 19 2023
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
Well I lasted a couple of songs.
However, I don't feel my life is particularly enriched by listening to "one of the most shocking visions ever committed to vinyl" thanks!
Is it not possible to score an album less than one star? Perhaps zero? Oh well, never mind. 0*.
1
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Fri Oct 20 2023
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Some good stuff on there, plus some so-so.
3
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Mon Oct 23 2023
Raw Power
The Stooges
Pretty punchy and some great guitar work.
3
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Tue Oct 24 2023
War
U2
3
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Wed Oct 25 2023
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3
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Thu Oct 26 2023
Virgin Suicides
Air
3
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Fri Oct 27 2023
OK Computer
Radiohead
Just not a Radiohead fan.
There's the odd track that I like, but re-listening to 'OK Computer' 25-odd years on hasn't changed that view.
2
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Mon Oct 30 2023
So
Peter Gabriel
Any album with 'Sledgehammer' on it is fine by me!
Some other good tracks on there that I don't think I've heard before.
4
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Tue Oct 31 2023
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
3
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Enjoyable.
4
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Not my thing particularly.
2
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Fri Nov 03 2023
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
2
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Likely one of my favourite albums of all time. A masterpiece.
5
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Tue Nov 07 2023
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Solid. Well done Mr Loaf.
4
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Wed Nov 08 2023
Ingenue
k.d. lang
Relatively pleasing
3
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Thu Nov 09 2023
Dust
Screaming Trees
Perfectly fine - but somewhat banal at the same time. Nothing particularly stood out during the album.
3* because 2* feels a bit harsh!
3
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Fri Nov 10 2023
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Still sounding good!
4
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Mon Nov 13 2023
GREY Area
Little Simz
2
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Tue Nov 14 2023
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Not my favourite Smiths album, but some good tracks in there.
3
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Wed Nov 15 2023
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Perfectly fine, but a bit plain and not that memorable.
2
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Thu Nov 16 2023
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
4
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Fri Nov 17 2023
Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
Pretty decent, 3.75*
3
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Mon Nov 20 2023
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
4
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Tue Nov 21 2023
Metallica
Metallica
4
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Doolittle
Pixies
A bit too shouty.
2
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Thu Nov 23 2023
A Northern Soul
The Verve
It was OK. Not my favourite Verve album, but a few obviously good tracks there.
3
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Fri Nov 24 2023
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
OK as background music.
2
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Mon Nov 27 2023
The Bends
Radiohead
A better album than OK Computer. Controversial? Quite possibly! Nearly got to 4*, but then got a bit moany and 'Radioheady'
3
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Tue Nov 28 2023
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Not a huge REM fan, but there are some good, and classic, tracks on here.
4
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Wed Nov 29 2023
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
3
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Thu Nov 30 2023
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Sounded to me like a sound track to a 80s or 90s American TV show. And not in a good way.
2
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Fri Dec 01 2023
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
3
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Mon Dec 04 2023
The White Album
Beatles
Bit weird in places.
3
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Tue Dec 05 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Good in places, but not my favourite Sabbath album. 3.5*
3
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Wed Dec 06 2023
Moon Safari
Air
An album, and artist, where you know far more of the tracks than you realise!
Must have been all those 'chill out mood' compilations from the 2000s! ;-)
4
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Thu Dec 07 2023
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
Pretty dire in places, but with recognisable bigger hits mixed in. So a real mixed bag, but stays at 2* due to the other parts of the album.
2
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Fri Dec 08 2023
Ctrl
SZA
3
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Mon Dec 11 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Legendary.
5
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Tue Dec 12 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Good to hear again. 'Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground' is probably my favourite White Stripes track.
4
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Wed Dec 13 2023
#1 Record
Big Star
3
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
I can see the appeal, but not really for me.
2
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Fri Dec 15 2023
Close To You
Carpenters
I remember this one as a tape we used to have in the car!
3
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Mon Dec 18 2023
All Directions
The Temptations
It has the full version of 'Papa Was a Rollin' Stone' = 5* !!
5
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Tue Dec 19 2023
The Band
The Band
Didn't seem that well resolved to me. A bit all over the place.
2
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Wed Dec 20 2023
Cross
Justice
Pretty annoying overall.
2
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Thu Dec 21 2023
Dummy
Portishead
Decent. Enjoyed that.
4
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Fri Dec 22 2023
The Man Who
Travis
4
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
5
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Christmassy!
3
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Wed Dec 27 2023
The Specials
The Specials
3
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Pretty funky in places, but slightly wearing over the course of a full album. Good musical arrangement and a test for the speakers in places!
Feel a bit bad about 2* but that's where I'm stuck with a 5* based rating system ;-)
2
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Fri Dec 29 2023
Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
Disappointing.
2
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Mon Jan 01 2024
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
2
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Tue Jan 02 2024
The Joshua Tree
U2
3
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Thu Jan 04 2024
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
Pretty dismal.
1
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
2
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Mon Jan 08 2024
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Nice background music.
3
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
I always struggle a bit with a full Dylan album. There's always some good stuff in there, but there were a few tacks on here that grated a bit....
3
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
Pretty terrible. Has not aged well!
2
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Thu Jan 11 2024
The Predator
Ice Cube
3
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Strange.
2
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Enjoyable. I didn't really know this artist, but the music seemed familiar. Then realised some of it featured on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack - that's it!
4
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Dookie
Green Day
It's a good 'un.
4
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
3
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
Didn't really work for me.
2
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Melodrama
Lorde
4
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Mon Jan 22 2024
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
3
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Ten
Pearl Jam
Liked that. I can see why it's their best selling album.
4
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Wed Jan 24 2024
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
Started as 'variable' and a 2* review. But by the end, it's 1* as some of the tracks were just complete dross.
1
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Good, in places.
3
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
21 min opening track! Woah! A curious album overall and I'm left not knowing quite what to make of it.
3
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Live At Leeds
The Who
Enjoyed that.
4
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Tue Jan 30 2024
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Another enjoyable live album.
4
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Such a good voice.
4
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Thu Feb 01 2024
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
An institution, and influenced *so many* others.
4
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Glorious.
5
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Elephant
The White Stripes
4
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
3.5*
3
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Live Through This
Hole
A bit too shouty overall. 2.5*
2
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
A bit too experimental for me. 2.5*
2
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Rio
Duran Duran
Really good. Obviously there are some really well singles on here, but it comes together well as an album too. 4.5*
4
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
A classic.
4
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
OK.
3
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Not for me.
1
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Thu Feb 15 2024
Night Life
Ray Price
Tracks from a bygone era. Quite enjoyed that.
3
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
A good dose of Scottish alt rock! Lovely stuff.
4
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
3
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Teen Dream
Beach House
Somewhat forgettable. Album has just finished playing and I can't really recall any standout features!
2
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Follow The Leader
Korn
Entirely as I expected. NEXT!
1
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Cut
The Slits
Bit odd.
2
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Kid A
Radiohead
Moany Radiohead. As expected!
2
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Mon Feb 26 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC
Very Chic. 3.5*
3
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Tue Feb 27 2024
2112
Rush
Not brilliant.
2
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Thu Feb 29 2024
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
A bit one dimensional and moany for me.
2
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Decent in places.
3
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Mon Mar 04 2024
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
A masterpiece. Not everyone's cup of tea of course, but I'd encourage anyone to properly sit down and listen from beginning to end, using either proper HiFi or a decent set of headphones.
5
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
Enjoyed that, having never heard of her before.
4
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Thu Mar 07 2024
evermore
Taylor Swift
A bit slow.
3
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
Legendary.
5