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Mon Jan 16 2023
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Nostalgia for me having grown up listening to Glenn Miller. What a trip to remember how influential Charles was!
4
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Tue Jan 17 2023
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Still songs to get high to. Or sit by a fire to. Or gaze wistfully from widow’s walk for our loved one to return to. Or to get murdered to on a dark street in a 1980s slasher.
4
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Wed Jan 18 2023
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
I don’t know what to think of this album. It’s not made for me, but some of the tracks are so good and take risks. Heavy Balloon was my favorite.
4
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Thu Jan 19 2023
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Maybe I’ve never been a 70s hard rock fan. Or a live album fan. I’m doing this project to try to explore more. But I was glad when this album was over. Every song just felt almost indistinguishable from the next and from any other hard rock band of the time.
2
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Fri Jan 20 2023
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
So many bangers for wistfully looking out a window on an autumn road trip.
5
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Sat Jan 21 2023
Urban Hymns
The Verve
Have always liked Bitter Sweet Symphony but never thought to get the rest of the album a shot. It was splendid!
5
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Sun Jan 22 2023
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Lord of bits that have been sampled in future songs and undoubtedly influential. But wow we’ve come a long way in lyrics…
2
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Mon Jan 23 2023
1989
Taylor Swift
Sad girl music for sad girls. Several earworms and certainly 5 stars for the people it’s intended for.
3
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Tue Jan 24 2023
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Probably the only time I've sat down to listen to a Reggae album. Liked some of the political tones.
3
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Wed Jan 25 2023
C'est Chic
CHIC
This album has so many bangers that it’s a shame everyone only puts Le Freak on repeat.
5
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Thu Jan 26 2023
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Nobody told me the Pogues were awesome
4
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Fri Jan 27 2023
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is one of the bands that makes me wish it was still 2004.
4
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Sat Jan 28 2023
Parklife
Blur
Fun, but mostly forgettable. Love Girls and Boys though. Also the song I guess too.
3
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Sun Jan 29 2023
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Their cover of Ferry Across the Mersey is the hidden gem.
5
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Mon Jan 30 2023
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
I enjoy Blues, but I’m not sure what I’m supposed to get from this album that’s substantially different.
3
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Tue Jan 31 2023
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
I see why folks adore this album. Lovely dark bits make for some bright points. So different from anything else at the time.
4
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Wed Feb 01 2023
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
It’s good fuckin’ music. It’s good fucking music. Gaye is iconic, but it’s not an album I’d return to.
3
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Thu Feb 02 2023
The White Album
Beatles
So longggggg. But definitely some bright points and influential in scope.
4
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Fri Feb 03 2023
Spiderland
Slint
Just...wow. I accidentally had found the last track ages ago and I loved. I can't believe this came out in '91.
5
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Sat Feb 04 2023
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Wonderful soul and I think the first time I spent listening to an entire album. It's bang up work and shows what is possible in music
4
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Sun Feb 05 2023
All Directions
The Temptations
This can’t be the same band that did My Girl!
4
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Mon Feb 06 2023
Technique
New Order
Neat and likable, but ultimately forgettable
3
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Tue Feb 07 2023
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
I left this album understanding better why people loved Cohen.
3
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Wed Feb 08 2023
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
There are 1001 albums on this list. All of them are noteworthy. Some of them I won’t be able to say anything about. They’re not bad. They’re just them. This is one of them.
3
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Thu Feb 09 2023
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
If classical and jazz had a baby and that baby went up to college and got a really good job and then always came home for the holidays and bought you a nice house and, when you retired, it put you in one of those nice communities with palm trees and where the water is clean and they came over on Sunday to watch Looney Tunes.
4
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Fri Feb 10 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Loved this album growing up. Lyrics in the genre have improved over 20 years, but it's without a doubt that Eminem has strongly influenced the genre. I'm still partial rather to the Marshall Mathers LP.
3
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Sat Feb 11 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
An album where my initial reaction is "Why weren't more people making better music in 1970?" But also an album that just...draaaags along.
3
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Sun Feb 12 2023
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
There's something special about 90s hip hop, but most of the time they seem a little static when it comes to their cadences.
3
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Mon Feb 13 2023
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
A treasure of psychobilly.
4
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Tue Feb 14 2023
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Fun, folksy, and Cat Stevens voice is incomparable.
4
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Wed Feb 15 2023
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Good music to watch trains to.
3
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Thu Feb 16 2023
Fragile
Yes
Fun and punchy. I like to groove to it.
4
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Fri Feb 17 2023
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
I wanted more. Even the boogie tracks are too gentle.
2
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Sat Feb 18 2023
Eagles
Eagles
Very likable, like a familiar neighbor who always helps out.
4
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Sun Feb 19 2023
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Good music. It’s unfortunate Morrissey is a shit person.
4
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Mon Feb 20 2023
American Pie
Don McLean
I won’t turn Don McLean off, but I am never thinking “oh, I need some Don McLean.”
3
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Tue Feb 21 2023
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
Most original rap from this time period, but obviously some of the most original work musically ever.
3
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Wed Feb 22 2023
Debut
Björk
I thought I hated Björk. Nope. I loved this and want to listen to more.
5
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Thu Feb 23 2023
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Tom is the carnival I always want in the background and this album is no different.
4
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Fri Feb 24 2023
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
I like their energy.
4
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Sat Feb 25 2023
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
The drawback is the number of covers. The upshot is knowing how garage rock compares to those covers.
3
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Sun Feb 26 2023
Be
Common
This is a bop.
4
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Mon Feb 27 2023
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce is a wonderful person, but this album is mostly background music.
3
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
What music can be.
4
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
Why are all The Beach Boys so good?
4
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
I feel like a bunch of these legends sound awfully the same.
3
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
This album gets better as it goes on.
4
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Sat Mar 04 2023
Blur
Blur
I am pretty critical of bands with multiple albums on the list. Not sure if I get anything out of this I don't get from Parklife. Probably could have died without listening to it.
2
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Sun Mar 05 2023
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Funky, groovy, and generally a pleasure even if I have no idea what we're singing about.
4
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Rocks
Aerosmith
Meh. It's Aerosmith. It's fun, but I have to agree with the album's contemporary critics--it's just Aerosmith reheated. Obviously inspiring to a number of guitarist who ended up picking up the instrument *because* it's fun, but the dearth of decadent music and a bunch of people's nostalgia is not enough for me to be impressed by this on its own.
2
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Tue Mar 07 2023
Graceland
Paul Simon
Poppy, catchy, lyrically lovely. Something where my chief criticism is that You Can Cal Me Al lives rent-free in my head.
5
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Wed Mar 08 2023
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
5
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Picture Book
Simply Red
3
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
4
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Sat Mar 11 2023
The Undertones
The Undertones
4
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Starts strong with wonderful anchors. But the real treasure is in the last three tracks, elevating this from popular ear candy to something ethereal and wonderful.
5
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Tue Mar 14 2023
The Clash
The Clash
3
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Wed Mar 15 2023
No Other
Gene Clark
Exactly the reason I wanted to do the 1001 Project.
5
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
4
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Nixon
Lambchop
This is so close to good, but sometimes I can’t let my ears wrap around some things, like vocal choices, that distract me from perhaps fully enjoying it.
3
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Sun Mar 19 2023
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
I am pretty critical of artists with multiple albums on the list. Not sure if I get anything out of this I don't get from Nebraska, and multiple albums means other noteworthy ones are lost. Probably could have died without listening to it, but the title track is strong enough to keep this rating up a little.
3
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Mon Mar 20 2023
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
3
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
2
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
5
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
3
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Black Monk Time
The Monks
3
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Sat Mar 25 2023
Metallica
Metallica
5
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Sun Mar 26 2023
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
2
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Mon Mar 27 2023
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
4
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
4
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Mask
Bauhaus
5
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Thu Mar 30 2023
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
3
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
2
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Tue Apr 04 2023
Disintegration
The Cure
5
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Wed Apr 05 2023
En-Tact
The Shamen
3
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Thu Apr 06 2023
Hunting High And Low
a-ha
3
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Fri Apr 07 2023
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
5
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Sat Apr 08 2023
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
2
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Sun Apr 09 2023
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
3
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Mon Apr 10 2023
Homework
Daft Punk
4
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
4
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Wed Apr 12 2023
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
4
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Thu Apr 13 2023
American Gothic
David Ackles
3
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Fri Apr 14 2023
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
3
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Sat Apr 15 2023
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
3
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Sun Apr 16 2023
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
I am unable to separate the art from the artist.
1
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Mon Apr 17 2023
25
Adele
3
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Tue Apr 18 2023
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
3
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Wed Apr 19 2023
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
3
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Fri May 05 2023
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
4
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Sat May 06 2023
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
5
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Sun May 07 2023
Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
4
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Mon May 08 2023
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
3
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Tue May 09 2023
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
3
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Mon May 15 2023
BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
4
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Tue May 16 2023
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
5
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Wed May 17 2023
Hms Fable
Shack
3
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Thu May 18 2023
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
2
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Fri May 19 2023
Hot Fuss
The Killers
5
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Sat May 20 2023
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
5
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Sat May 27 2023
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
3
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Sun May 28 2023
Movies
Holger Czukay
3
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Mon May 29 2023
Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
3
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Tue May 30 2023
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
5
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Wed May 31 2023
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
5
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Sun Jun 18 2023
Snivilisation
Orbital
4
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Mon Jun 19 2023
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
3
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Tue Jun 20 2023
The Predator
Ice Cube
3
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Wed Jun 21 2023
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
5
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Thu Jun 22 2023
Future Days
Can
3
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Fri Jun 23 2023
Soul Mining
The The
4
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Sat Jun 24 2023
Eliminator
ZZ Top
3
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Sun Jun 25 2023
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
1
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Mon Jun 26 2023
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
2
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Tue Jun 27 2023
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
2
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Wed Jun 28 2023
Dare!
The Human League
3
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Thu Jun 29 2023
Blackstar
David Bowie
3
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Fri Jun 30 2023
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
4
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Sat Jul 01 2023
Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
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Sun Jul 02 2023
Clandestino
Manu Chao
5
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Mon Jul 03 2023
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
5
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Tue Jul 04 2023
Either Or
Elliott Smith
3
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Wed Jul 05 2023
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
5
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Thu Jul 06 2023
OK Computer
Radiohead
4
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Wed Jul 12 2023
The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
3
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Thu Jul 13 2023
Another Green World
Brian Eno
3
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Fri Jul 14 2023
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
3
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Sat Jul 15 2023
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
3
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Sun Jul 16 2023
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
3
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Mon Jul 17 2023
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
3
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Tue Jul 18 2023
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
This is my third Miles Davis album. Even though this is as good as the others, I give a vote towards the spirit of “before you die.” In my opinion, we could find 1-2 different albums and someone on their death bed doesn’t need to waste their time after Kind of Blue or Bitches Brew.
2
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Wed Jul 19 2023
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
3
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Thu Jul 20 2023
High Violet
The National
4
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Fri Jul 21 2023
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
3
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Sat Jul 22 2023
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
4
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Sun Jul 23 2023
Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
3
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Mon Jul 24 2023
Make Yourself
Incubus
3
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Tue Jul 25 2023
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
3
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Wed Jul 26 2023
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
2
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Thu Jul 27 2023
Dust
Screaming Trees
3
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Fri Jul 28 2023
Smash
The Offspring
4
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Sat Jul 29 2023
With The Beatles
Beatles
3
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Sun Jul 30 2023
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
2
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Fri Aug 11 2023
Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
2
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Sat Aug 12 2023
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
3
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Sun Aug 13 2023
Cut
The Slits
3
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Mon Aug 14 2023
Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
4
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Tue Aug 15 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
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Wed Aug 16 2023
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3
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Thu Aug 17 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
4
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Fri Aug 18 2023
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
3
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Sat Aug 19 2023
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
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Fri Sep 08 2023
Berlin
Lou Reed
3
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Sat Sep 09 2023
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
4
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Sun Sep 10 2023
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
3
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Mon Sep 11 2023
G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
4
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Tue Sep 12 2023
Back In Black
AC/DC
4
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Wed Sep 13 2023
British Steel
Judas Priest
4