Feb 13 2023
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Illmatic
Nas
3
Feb 14 2023
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Am I a real Neil Young fan if I consider this, a later (mid) career with no hits, among his best? Do I give a fuck? No.
the guitars rule. The songs are fine. The guitar rules, did i say that? The horse is wild. This is excellent music.
5
Feb 16 2023
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
3
Feb 20 2023
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
this is one of my favorite albums ever. So much girl energy. I had to pretend that i wasn't head over heels (har har) in love with the Go Gos for so many years. Five stars. Every song is a winner. Great playing, great singing, even the 80s production is good. Yes yes yes
5
Feb 21 2023
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
This is great for what it is. A dumb, fun hip-hop and rock hybrid. The BBoys will top this, and almost all other recorded music, with their next album Paul's Boutique. Cant deny the classics, which is damn near every song on this album. so im giving it a 4
4
Feb 23 2023
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Slayed?
Slade
3
Feb 24 2023
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
3
Feb 27 2023
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
3
Feb 28 2023
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
5
Mar 06 2023
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
4
Mar 07 2023
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
UK Version on Spotify
what a drag it is getting old. "Mother's Little Helper" is a 10. Great song.
"Stupid Girl" is not. It's like, a 2.
"Sweet Lady Jane". Not their best. a 6, by Stones standards
"Under My Thumb"-despite being sexist as fuck, it's a 10. Brian Jones and the marimba hook. Yes
"Doncha Bother Me"-despite it's unoriginality, a winner. Great Elmore James inspired slide guitar hook. 7
"I'm Going Home"-i dont remember this song much, but it's fine. a 6.
"Flight 505"-dont remember this either. mick's vocal is mixed low, but that's cool. This isn't anything groundbreaking...or memorable
a chooglin track called "High and Dry". It rambles. I already forgot how it goes though. 6
"Out of Time". Now that's a song. One of their tastiest choruses. a 10
"It's Not Easy" does it's job. prpbably filler, but decent filler. 5
"I Am Waiting"-Rushmore soundtrack. That's how i came to this song. Maybe that is why I love it. fucking Wes Anderson. It is an 8
"Take It Or Leave It". sounds like they trying to write a Herman's Hermits pop song.
"Think"-not the song Aretha does. It's fine. a 6
This album is a 6, though it contains 4 of their best songs, and one of their stupidest. 3 stars.
3
Mar 08 2023
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Protection
Massive Attack
Yay! If only i wasn't at work and I could smoke some reefer while I listen to this.
I'm more of a Mezzanine girl. It's the one that came out in college.
This is great though.
I was just getting deeper into music in 1994. Hick from the sticks. This wasn't on my radar. No guitars. Twas my loss
3
Mar 09 2023
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Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
I am not familiar with this artist at all. Yay! Finally.
sounds British and croony and sad. Which is fine. Like American Music Club, minus the British. AMC...That's a cool fucking band. San Francisco. Great album. First minute that is what this reminds me of. So I might just like it....
i get a little Pulp, some Morrissey, Nick Cave and a Bad Seed or 2, Blur maybe? the schmaltzier (and good) Arctic Monkey songs....
quick google... mothafucka was in Pulp. Good call KD! and the LongPigs! Who da fuck The Long Pigs?
This is fine. I like it. I will be a Richard Hawley fan when I feel like it. I learned something today. What did you learn?
3
Mar 10 2023
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
5
Mar 13 2023
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
so far, this is awesome. That is all.
4
Mar 14 2023
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Pornography
The Cure
4
Mar 15 2023
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
5
Mar 16 2023
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4
Mar 20 2023
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London Calling
The Clash
5
Mar 21 2023
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
One of the biggest travesties in alt rock is that we only got one album with Melissa Auf Der Maur as Hole's bassist and harmony queen. Luckily, it's pretty damn good.
Is it as primally urgent and sad and triumphant and twisted as Live Through This? No way. But, i mean, come on.
I was really anticipating this one in 1998. I was a huge fan of it's predecessor, and Courtney in general. Fascinating crazy and beautiful human. I wa sliving in a one room shit apartment as a college kid, trying to walk the straight and narrow and failing. I was lonely. I bonded with a gal who lived down the street with this album. We started sleeping together, though no relationship really came out of it. She was nice i guess, but...shit happened. We even saw the Courtney Love starring New Year's Eve film 200 Cigarettes in the theatre. It was not very good, but whatever.
Title track. Classic.
"Awful" is a gorgeous slice of crunchy jangly power pop.
"Hit so Hard"-a breather from the awesomke, but still good
"Malibu" may be the best song ever. I said it, and I can't take it back.
Everything about it is fucking beautiful.
"Reasons To Be Beautiful"-never found this one to be particularly memorable
If memory serves, the album dips in quality a bit here. But it shall return.
"Dying"-ballad? not bad. better than i remember. "Use Once and Destroy" plods. I confuse it with "Reasons To Be Beautiful". Filler i guess. Sounds like one that Billy Corgan was involved with. Waste of a great song title.
the naked vulnerability of "Northern Star" is compelling, but doesnt make for a great song.
"Boys on the Radio" might be the best song on the album that isn't "Malibu". Such a pretty tune. Should have been a single. Record companies make poor choices
"Heaven Tonight" is a good one too.
3
Mar 22 2023
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
I don't know why, but i find this album boring. I loved the one before, Different Class. Maybe this is a grower?
2
Mar 23 2023
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Uh oh. I've never been a big fan. This should be interesting.
Steve Winwood and Dave Mason right?
so is "Glad" a 7 minute instrumental? I'll let you know, if I make it.
The wah-wah sounding horn is kind of cool. Excellent keyboardin'. Not a terrible jam. It was all instrumental.
Maybe that's a good thing, cuz Winwood and the flute aren't doing "Freedom Rider" any favors.
Decent guitar work in "Stranger To Himself".
This band bores me. It's ok for background music, and I'm sure it was cool if you were trippin at a festival in 1971, but...not my thing. The songwriting just isn't there. Over rated for sure. I'd rather hear fucking "Roll With It" or "Back In The High Life Again"
Those cheesy 80s songs are less torturous than the title track and it's bloody flutes
1
Mar 27 2023
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
great metal album. I'll be listening to it more often. That is all.
4
Mar 28 2023
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
1989 was the best year for hip-hop. Fight me
5
Mar 29 2023
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Have never listened to this. I have discovered some downright brilliant songs from it. This is for sure to be a profound listen. I discovered 10 years ago that Nick Cave is one of my favorites.
Holy yow, this is great!
5
Mar 30 2023
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
4
Mar 31 2023
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
I don't even need to hear it. But of course I'll take advantage of this moment. This is as good as it gets.
5
Apr 03 2023
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
5
Apr 04 2023
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Abbey Road
Beatles
Easy ten. A too 5 album for me. 1001 listens
5
Apr 05 2023
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
5
Apr 06 2023
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
3
Apr 11 2023
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
4
Apr 12 2023
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
great cars down feel good party record banger slap
3
Apr 17 2023
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Synchronicity
The Police
of course i've heard some of these songs a million times
Im not a big Sting fan
I do love Andy Summers guitar stuff. And Stewart is a fine percussionist.
"Walking In Your Footsteps" is new to me. I like it.
i was just young enough to miss the Police as an album listener.
I stole their greatest hits from someone's mailbox when i was a kid. I actually listened to it a lot. I was a self taught guitar and bass player, this was a big help.
"Mother" is a bit nutty, eh?
"Synchronicity II" is one of their best songs. Great melodies. Cool guitar line. The chorus rules. Just the right amount of weirdness.
Pretty massive hit streak has begun. Nest up "Every Breath You Take"
I cant help but love this song, despite it's ubiquity and Puff Daddy and Sting and Cat's Eye. It's one of the best pop songs ever.
"King of Pain" . I remember it from the radio in Hanna City. Little kid. 1983ish.
same with "Wrapped Around Your Finger". What a rad descending guitar line.
Well, that took me by surprise. I actually liked most of it.
4
Apr 18 2023
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
5
Apr 19 2023
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
3
Apr 20 2023
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
1
Apr 21 2023
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
Prelude-i don't really like this. Spirit doesn't seem to have anything that stands out as great. maybe I'm wrong. We shall see....
2
Apr 24 2023
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Let It Be
The Replacements
One of the best albums ever.
No doubt
5
Apr 26 2023
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Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
I've never listened top this, but dig his bass in P.I.L.
sofar...i love it
4
May 02 2023
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Ugh. I've avoided this for so long. I've never listened to old Genesis. Could not escape their 80s pop stuff.
It was actually a pleasant listen for the most part. It's like Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins and some weird amazing guitarist had a band in the 70s. I ended up with positive feelings on this one. Cool
3
May 03 2023
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
o yay! "The Killing Moon" is one of the greatest songs ever.
4
May 04 2023
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Green
R.E.M.
I believe this was the 1st REM tape I ever bought. I fully came around to their greatness after hearing Automatic For The People. This was 1993 I think. They would become one of my favorite bands ever.
"Pop Song 89"-Great song. Catchy and energetic and playful. 8
"Get Up"-not their best song, but decent filler, which REM is capable of, for better or worse. 4
"You Are Everything"-what a beautiful song. 7
"Stand"-Of course I've heard it a billion times. It's undeniable and annoying. Peter Buck rules this song. Great solo. It modulates. Stupid video. Get a Life. 9
"World Leader Pretend"-Forgot how good this one is. Mike Mills piano FTW 8
The Wrong Child-this one doesn't floor me at all. Filler 3
Orange Crush-Badass song. More Peter Buck brilliance. One of his most rockin performances. "The One I Love" retread. Sort of. Plus a little vietnam or something and soda? 10
Turn You Inside Out is filler. Its ok. 'Finest Worksong" with a dumb chorus of "I believe in watching you" or "what you do". Its not important. 4
Hairshirt is no Harbourcoat. This album is starting run out of steam. 4
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I dont remember I remember California. probably a reason for that. They had already released Out of Time and Automatic by the time i heard tyhis full record. No time for bad REM. That would come later.4
Untitled. more filler. 4
I fucking love REM
This is good. The highs are high enough and the filler is filler. they will make a better record next time. And an even better one after that.
Green is a 6 of an album. 3 stars for a 5 star band.
3
May 05 2023
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Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Ive never heard the whole album.
It contains one of the greatest opening tracks ever: "Freak Scene"
The rest is pretty good too.
4
May 08 2023
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
3
May 09 2023
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So
Peter Gabriel
4
May 10 2023
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
perfect
5
May 11 2023
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Ramones
Ramones
easy 5 stars.
This album (and their next 2 or 3) are a huge deal to me.
Formative as a bass player. taught me to unlearn what i had just learned. and it taught me to play fast and to not give too many fucks.
5
May 18 2023
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Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3
May 19 2023
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The Yes Album
Yes
3
May 22 2023
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
5
May 23 2023
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
5
May 24 2023
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
4
May 26 2023
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
4
May 31 2023
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
5
Jun 01 2023
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Goo
Sonic Youth
4
Jun 05 2023
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
5
Jun 06 2023
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Bad
Michael Jackson
4
Jun 22 2023
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
4
Jul 12 2023
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
3
Jul 17 2023
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
4
Jul 18 2023
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Violator
Depeche Mode
5
Jul 20 2023
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
4
Jul 27 2023
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Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
3
Jul 28 2023
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
5
Aug 03 2023
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Is This It
The Strokes
4
Aug 17 2023
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
5
Aug 30 2023
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
bought this in 1995 at a pawn shop because they were on Matador and Pavement were said to have ripped them off. I didn't quite find it to be that exactly. But it's great. That voice is insane. What a weird dude. It grew on me. I was instantly in love with "I'm Going To Spain". Cute little song. This is fucking rad.
4
Aug 31 2023
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
2
Sep 20 2023
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
Sep 21 2023
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
2
Sep 22 2023
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
5
Sep 29 2023
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Dust
Screaming Trees
3
Oct 06 2023
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
5
Oct 09 2023
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
5
Oct 12 2023
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
2
Oct 13 2023
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S&M
Metallica
2
Oct 17 2023
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
5
Oct 25 2023
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5
Feb 29 2024
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3
Mar 01 2024
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Among The Living
Anthrax
3
Mar 06 2024
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
3