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Mon Feb 27 2023
Abraxas
Santana
A solid album, I can only really compare it to other music I've listened to from the time period. Nothing in this album seems ground breaking to me but there's no skips on this album, each song is good even if some of them blend together a little too much. While I said nothing seemed ground breaking to me, Santana's style is unique. He was able to find a sound and stick to it without ever pushing those boundaries very much in every album since this one. Overall, it's an amazing album, considering it's the first one I've listened to from this list I have nothing to really compare it to. The fact there's no skips on the album makes it at least a 3, but there's also no songs I saved or really wanted to listen to again after I listened to the whole album. It's something I could see myself putting on in the background while I draw or paint but it's not something I will closely listen to again for a while. I'd probably give it a 3.5/5
3
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
I love concept albums and while I'm not an expert on Illinois history, I know enough to appreciate and recognize many of the references and homages. The range of music fits together seamlessly using certain interludes and intermissions between certain tracks that get the listener ready for a shift in tone and style. Listening to the first track, I was worried it was going to be a basic pop/folk album. I was anticipating a 2. Not that that style would be bad for an album, I just usually expect those albums don't push the boundaries very much. By the time I got into the second track I knew I was completely wrong and was then just along for the ride, not knowing what to expect. Things never really get out of hand in this album and while there is a difference in style among several tracks, there's a consistent sound. Overall, the biggest downfall to this record is that it's too long. That's significant considering it's not actually an overwhelmingly long album when looking at the runtime. It sits on the longer side of the spectrum at 1hr and 14 mins but there are longer albums. This is an album you have to dedicate that full hour and 14 minutes for. Listening in episodes would be like stopping a movie every 15 minutes or so and then coming back to it later. It's definitely somewhere between a 4.0 and a 4.5. It's lack of replay value hurts the score just a little bit but it's definitely an ambitious and important homage to a state and country's history.
4
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
A solid album for a genre that I usually can't get into. A lot of the songs reminded me of the Ultimate Spider-Man video game on PS2 that I played growing up. Most electronic music like this tends to blend together to me, and this album doesn't suffer from that too much but it's still enough. Chico's Groove might be my favorite track on the album. Considering how early I am in this project I'm still trying to figure out how I really want to rank these albums. Personally, I don't listen to this kind of music in my free time so I would probably give it a 2 based on replay value. As someone who can appreciate music objectively even if it's outside my wheelhouse I would give it a 4. Also considering my inexperience with the genre, especially in this time period, I don't really know what else to compare it to. I don't know if this record changed anything. I think I'll probably give it something around a weak 3, considering I want my personal taste to be a part of my rankings
3
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
3
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Faith
George Michael
2
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
4
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Tue Mar 07 2023
Horses
Patti Smith
3
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
3
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
3
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Mon Mar 13 2023
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
3
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Tue Mar 14 2023
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
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Fri Oct 27 2023
Live!
Fela Kuti
Best album recommended in a while. Just a good groove.
4
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Mon Oct 30 2023
Synchronicity
The Police
4
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Tue Oct 31 2023
Cross
Justice
Don’t know much about electronic music history but this album is great. I can only compare it to Daft Punk as another electronic duo but there’s some real hits in here. Dance is a good homage to Michael Jackson and overall all of these songs are easy to groove or dance to.
4
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
I love your lovin ways was a first impression that made me a little worried for the album. For 1966 I felt that kind of blues was a little outdated. The flip switched on the very next song, four women is a powerful ballad that sucked me right into the album. Nina Simone is not an artist I’m not very familiar with but I can see why she’s as popular as she is. For the rest of the album there really wasn’t any misses. While I still feel this album feels like something that sounds like it’s from a decade or two sooner, the messages behind the songs, the production, and the vocals, make it something timeless. One of my favorite albums so far
5
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
I feel modern electronic has a couple motivations behind it outside of usually being dance music. One is that it wants to feel like the sound of the future, the other is that it wants to sound like the past usually trying to feed off the sound of old synthesizer music or 90s video game sounds. I don't know much about the history of electronic music but this is the oldest electronic album I have listened to. I feel that this record that came out in 1976 manages to create a sound of something in the 90s. A lot of the songs felt like something I'd hear in a playstation one video game or something like that, it feels so ahead of its time yet it feels so vintage for me since I'm listening to it in 2023.
4
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Fri Nov 03 2023
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Good album, not really something I’d listen to often but it’s definitely on my list to listen to while I paint or read
4
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Tue Nov 07 2023
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
This is a great album. It fits along with the punk/glam? rock movement that started in the late 70s through the 80s along with groups like the cure, the clash, the cure, the talking heads, the velvet underground, and the pixies.
4
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Wed Nov 08 2023
Cut
The Slits
4
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Thu Nov 09 2023
Blur
Blur
5
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Fri Nov 10 2023
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
3
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Mon Nov 13 2023
Raw Power
The Stooges
3
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Tue Nov 14 2023
Murmur
R.E.M.
4
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Purple Rain
Prince
4
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Violator
Depeche Mode
There’s some real great highs in this album but some parts just drag the album down a bit.
3
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Thu Apr 18 2024
I See You
The xx
2
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
4
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Feast of Wire
Calexico
3
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
5
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
4
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Lots of classic rock n roll, some early punk vibes, and rock that fit the times. A pretty great album
4
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
3
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Green
R.E.M.
4
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Wed May 01 2024
Opus Dei
Laibach
3
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Thu May 02 2024
American Gothic
David Ackles
I’ll listen to this album again soon. Hoping it will grow on me
2
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Fri May 03 2024
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
5
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Mon May 06 2024
Pearl
Janis Joplin
3
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Tue May 07 2024
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
4
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Wed May 08 2024
Ray Of Light
Madonna
3
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Thu May 09 2024
Bad
Michael Jackson
5