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Mon Feb 27 2023
The Stranger
Billy Joel
There’s such a humanness in this album. That’s weird to say but whatever. The songs about his wife are really sweet too. There are some sort of reggae elements to a couple of the songs that caught me by surprise. I absolutely love the first song it’s sassy and an anti capitalist anthem bitch!!!! The title track reminds me of an old noir detective movie. The whistling is iconic paired with the piano. The whole track has an air of mystery to it for sure. The piano playing through the album is quite simple but suitable. The thing that really shines on this album is the groove of the guitar (even though there’s a different guitarist on every track) and the sax playing is wonderful as well with the engaging vocals of Joel. The organ is used sparingly and I didn’t enjoy its use as much but it’s not bad by any means. Least favorite track is probably just the way you are but I can appreciate the sentimentality of it and i love the sax playing on it. Scenes from an Italian restaurant transports you to Italy and is a jazzy delight for sure for sure the piano is so fun on this and all in all it’s enthralling. Vienna to me is like a companion piece to movin out. Idk what that fuckin instrument is that I also heard in scenes from an Italian restaurant it sounds like an accordion but I like it. Love Joel’s vocal performance on this track his voice crescendos in pair with the instrumentals as they build to the chorus. The attitude on only the good die young is so fun and I think I hear a trombone on this track. It ironically sounds like something you’d hear in church like a gospel. The sax solo on it tooooo. Slay. She’s always a woman makes my heart hurt. One of my favorites off this album. The flute playing loans a gentleness to this track that perfectly matches Joel’s vocals. Get it right the first time is jarring after the previous track but goddamn if it don’t seeeerve. This is the reggae sound I was talking about. The flute is used creatively in this id never think it would work. Joel’s performance is so energetic and he’s got a growl in his voice that adds a conviction to the song. Bro was singing for his LIFE fr. Everybody has a dream seems inspired like the church sound that we occasionally hear in the album with the organ and this time a choir. I don’t love the use of a choir as I don’t think the buildup is suiting enough to warrant for a choir and it seems out of place in an otherwise sober and solemn track. However in the final chorus I like it. The return to the melody of the stranger is kinnnnd of jarring because the last song doesn’t fade into it quite right. But I like the callback to it. It helps me frame the album in my mind more entirely. Overall I rate this album an 8.5/10 I really enjoyed it and will continue to revisit it.
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Tue Feb 28 2023
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
I’m a new person now. This album changed me. Possibly the most sensual album I’ve ever listened to. There’s a raw sexuality to it but when the strings or the sax comes in it adds some sort of romance to it. Such a simple thing to base an album off of but it does it so completely. The jazzy and funk inspired tracks blend seamlessly with the ballads. Essential listening!!!
5
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Wed Mar 01 2023
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Makes me emo asfffff
4
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Thu Mar 02 2023
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
4
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Rubber Soul
Beatles
4
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Sat Mar 04 2023
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
5
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Sun Mar 05 2023
Synchronicity
The Police
4
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
I’ve looooved this album since I was like 16 a masterpiece. So personal
5
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Tue Mar 07 2023
Me Against The World
2Pac
He just like me fr
5
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
He just like me fr
4
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
4
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
3
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Sat Mar 11 2023
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
3
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Sun Mar 12 2023
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
4
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
3
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
5
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Abraxas
Santana
4
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Thu Mar 16 2023
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
5
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Hot Fuss
The Killers
3
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Sat Mar 18 2023
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
4
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Sun Mar 19 2023
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
5
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Mon Mar 20 2023
Calenture
The Triffids
3
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Tue Mar 21 2023
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
3
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
3
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
4
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
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Sat Mar 25 2023
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
4
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Sun Mar 26 2023
New Wave
The Auteurs
5
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Mon Mar 27 2023
OK
Talvin Singh
4
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
5
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
5
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Thu Mar 30 2023
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
5
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Moon Safari
Air
5
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Sat Apr 01 2023
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
5
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Sun Apr 02 2023
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
4
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
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Tue Apr 04 2023
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
4
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Wed Apr 05 2023
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
5
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Thu Apr 06 2023
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
4
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Fri Apr 07 2023
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
5
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Sat Apr 08 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
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Sun Apr 09 2023
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5
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Mon Apr 10 2023
Orbital 2
Orbital
5
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
5
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Wed Apr 12 2023
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
4
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Thu Apr 13 2023
Is This It
The Strokes
5
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Fri Apr 14 2023
White Light
Gene Clark
4
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Sat Apr 15 2023
Pretenders
Pretenders
3
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Sun Apr 16 2023
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
4
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
4
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Tue Apr 18 2023
Van Halen
Van Halen
4
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
4
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Thu Apr 20 2023
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
5
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Fri Apr 21 2023
Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
4
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Sat Apr 22 2023
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
5
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Sun Apr 23 2023
The Libertines
The Libertines
4
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Mon Apr 24 2023
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
5
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Tue Apr 25 2023
Imagine
John Lennon
4
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Wed Apr 26 2023
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
5
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Thu Apr 27 2023
The Grand Tour
George Jones
4