Mar 01 2023
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
3
Mar 02 2023
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
3
Mar 03 2023
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
3
Mar 04 2023
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
2
Mar 05 2023
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2
Mar 06 2023
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Goo
Sonic Youth
2
Mar 07 2023
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Protection
Massive Attack
4
Mar 08 2023
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
3
Mar 09 2023
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
3
Mar 10 2023
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
2
Mar 11 2023
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3
Mar 12 2023
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
2
Mar 13 2023
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
1
Mar 14 2023
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
2
Mar 15 2023
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Doolittle
Pixies
4
Mar 16 2023
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
3
Mar 17 2023
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
2
Mar 18 2023
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
2
Mar 19 2023
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Mar 20 2023
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
2
Mar 21 2023
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
2
Mar 22 2023
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
1
Mar 23 2023
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
3
Mar 24 2023
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
4
Mar 25 2023
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Mar 26 2023
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
3
Mar 28 2023
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Close To You
Carpenters
2
Mar 29 2023
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
Mar 30 2023
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Different Class
Pulp
2
Apr 01 2023
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Two good songs and then bluuuurgh
2
Apr 02 2023
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
2
Apr 03 2023
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2
Apr 04 2023
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Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
3
Apr 05 2023
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
3
Apr 06 2023
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The Clash
The Clash
2
Apr 07 2023
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
4
Apr 08 2023
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
3
Apr 09 2023
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Kid A
Radiohead
5
Apr 10 2023
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
2
Apr 11 2023
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
4
Apr 12 2023
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
3
Apr 13 2023
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Take Me Apart
Kelela
1
Apr 14 2023
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Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
3
Apr 15 2023
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
2
Apr 16 2023
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Low
David Bowie
3
Apr 17 2023
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Slayed?
Slade
1
Apr 18 2023
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
2
Apr 19 2023
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
1
Apr 20 2023
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
2
Apr 21 2023
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
4
Apr 22 2023
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
4
Apr 23 2023
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
3
Apr 24 2023
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
4
Apr 25 2023
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Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
2
Apr 26 2023
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
5
Apr 27 2023
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
4
Apr 28 2023
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Pink Flag
Wire
2
Apr 29 2023
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2
Apr 30 2023
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
5
May 01 2023
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Abraxas
Santana
3
May 02 2023
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
2
May 03 2023
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
2
May 04 2023
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4
May 05 2023
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
Jeff still fresh
5
May 06 2023
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
3
May 07 2023
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
3
May 08 2023
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S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
3
May 09 2023
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Some surprisingly interesting moments early on but the rest of it kinda washed over me
3
May 10 2023
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
Aside from a moment of questionable banter, this is a good time! Would listen again
4
May 11 2023
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
4
May 12 2023
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
2
May 13 2023
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Abbey Road
Beatles
So close to a 5 but the last few songs kinda lost me
4
May 14 2023
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Wild Gift
X
2
May 15 2023
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
4
May 16 2023
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
4
May 17 2023
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
2
May 18 2023
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
2
May 19 2023
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
5
May 20 2023
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Moon Safari
Air
4
May 21 2023
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Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
2
May 22 2023
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
3
May 23 2023
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
4
May 24 2023
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
2
May 25 2023
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
Interesting in places but not really vibing with the vocal sampling thing here, especially in the first few tracks
3
May 26 2023
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Like it was written by 12 year olds, and with nothing musically interesting enough to make up for that
1
May 27 2023
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
4
May 28 2023
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Solidly mediocre
3
May 29 2023
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
2
May 30 2023
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Harvest
Neil Young
4
May 31 2023
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
2
Jun 01 2023
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
1
Jun 02 2023
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
3
Jun 03 2023
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Always love Benny and the Jets and, hell, even the title track, but for me this pretty much fizzles out after that
3
Jun 04 2023
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Some of the lyrics in here made me want to give this less but I gotta admit it's a solid listen
4
Jun 05 2023
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Real Life
Magazine
Awful
1
Jun 06 2023
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Dummy
Portishead
5
Jun 07 2023
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The Slider
T. Rex
3
Jun 08 2023
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Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
2
Jun 10 2023
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
1
Jun 11 2023
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
2
Jun 12 2023
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Kenza
Khaled
1
Jun 13 2023
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The Next Day
David Bowie
3
Jun 14 2023
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
5
Jun 15 2023
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
2
Jun 16 2023
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Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
4
Jun 17 2023
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4
Jun 18 2023
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Who's Next
The Who
More dull than I remember The Who being... one of these stars is probably only because of Baba O'Riley
3
Jun 19 2023
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
4
Jun 20 2023
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
3
Jun 21 2023
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
4
Jun 22 2023
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Listened to about a minute from another room and that was plenty. Absolutely not my jam
1
Jun 23 2023
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
2
Jun 24 2023
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Purple Rain
Prince
But I think Albie gives it a 4 🕺
3
Jun 25 2023
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Synchronicity
The Police
3
Jun 26 2023
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
2
Jun 27 2023
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Liquid Swords
GZA
4
Jun 28 2023
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
2
Jun 29 2023
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
3
Jun 30 2023
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
3
Jul 01 2023
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D
White Denim
3
Jul 03 2023
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
3
Jul 04 2023
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
3
Jul 05 2023
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
4
Jul 06 2023
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
You know what, I'm into it
4
Jul 07 2023
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Tommy
The Who
Probably only gets a 3 because of my very specific Almost Famous nostalgia
3
Jul 08 2023
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
YES
4
Jul 09 2023
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
For a hot second this was a 3 because I really like Child in Time but unfortunately everything else is a massive bore
2
Jul 10 2023
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Marquee Moon
Television
Title track very good, everything else less interesting
3
Jul 11 2023
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C'est Chic
CHIC
Feels harsh but I'm never going to touch this again
1
Jul 12 2023
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
2
Jul 13 2023
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Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
2
Jul 14 2023
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
A classic and a Good Time
4
Jul 15 2023
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
4
Jul 16 2023
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Pleasant but dull
3
Jul 17 2023
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Let's just pretend I wasn't enthusiastically dancing to "welfare mothers make better lovers" with my son. That aside, this was a good listen! Albie seal of approval
4
Jul 18 2023
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Probably more of a 4.5, but I enjoyed every song (and so did Albie)
5
Jul 19 2023
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Kenya
Machito
I don't think this is my kind of jazz... feels like the soundtrack to an 80s Disney caper
2
Jul 20 2023
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
I put this on in the car and Albie instantly fell asleep and I think I agree with that assessment
2
Jul 21 2023
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Soul Mining
The The
Quite torn between a 2 and a 3 here. Couple of good songs but the rest very meh
2
Jul 22 2023
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
Bit yawny
2
Jul 23 2023
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25
Adele
Was actually quite enjoying the first few tracks but then it just all got quite boring beyond that
2
Jul 24 2023
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
Listened from the other room and that was already too much. Blergh
1
Jul 25 2023
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Oh no I hate this too (sorry Chris)
1
Jul 26 2023
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
Kinda lost me at "king of the bongo" but I thought this was overall quite enjoyable
3
Jul 27 2023
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Dull
2
Jul 28 2023
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
2
Jul 29 2023
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Smash
The Offspring
More of a 2.5 but rounding up because nostalgia
3
Jul 30 2023
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
Started off a 4 but ended up more of a 3.5
3
Jul 31 2023
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My Generation
The Who
S'fine
3
Aug 01 2023
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Admittedly didn't get very far into this. The Slim Shady violence shtick wasn't funny then and it's unlistenable now
1
Aug 02 2023
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Bit dull innit
2
Aug 03 2023
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
I quite liked a few of these tracks but the overall effect was a bit... dreary?
3
Aug 04 2023
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Imagine
John Lennon
Imagine just make me think of Gal Gadot now but this is a really solid album
4
Aug 05 2023
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
A couple of standouts here but the rest is a bit dull. Foo Fighters dull is quite listenable though
3
Aug 06 2023
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Spiderland
Slint
Definitely not for me either
1
Aug 07 2023
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Probably a 3.5 but I thought it just never quite reached the heights of the first track
3
Aug 08 2023
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Guero
Beck
4
Aug 09 2023
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Faust IV
Faust
I didn't hate it but it seemed kinda all over the place and some of it was really grating
2
Aug 10 2023
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
I don't hate all of it
2
Aug 11 2023
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
I actually kinda liked this! Hectic, sometimes a bit grating, but sometimes great
3
Aug 12 2023
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Stop it with the Bruce now
1
Aug 13 2023
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Microshift
Hookworms
This was fine I guess, but with a rubbish closing song. I found it hard to pay any attention to this while it was on
2
Aug 14 2023
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
3
Aug 15 2023
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
Aug 16 2023
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
3
Aug 17 2023
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Treasure
Cocteau Twins
2
Aug 18 2023
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Hotel California
Eagles
1
Aug 19 2023
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Much more interesting than I expected
3
Aug 20 2023
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Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
Probably more of a 3.5, but I really enjoyed this
4
Aug 22 2023
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Violator
Depeche Mode
I don't think I hated this as much as everyone else but it's definitely a one and done
2
Aug 23 2023
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The White Album
Beatles
5
Aug 24 2023
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
3
Aug 25 2023
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
2
Aug 26 2023
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
3
Aug 27 2023
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
Probably a 2.5 - real conflicted on this one. Wasn't vibing on first listen but picked up a lot more on second. A couple of these songs I really liked. And of course there's **that** song. RIP
3
Aug 28 2023
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Suede
Suede
Probably a 2.5 but I doubt I'll listen again
2
Aug 29 2023
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Live!
Fela Kuti
3
Aug 30 2023
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When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
1.5 but rounding down for "I think the funky days are here again"
1
Aug 31 2023
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
Oh, THOSE tubular bells
2
Sep 01 2023
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London Calling
The Clash
3
Sep 02 2023
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
3
Sep 03 2023
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Palo Congo
Sabu
2
Sep 04 2023
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
3
Sep 05 2023
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
3
Sep 06 2023
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The Joshua Tree
U2
4
Sep 07 2023
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
3
Sep 08 2023
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
This kind of thing wasn't really my jam back in the day but I enjoyed this one more than I expected to
3
Sep 09 2023
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
This takes me back to pretending to discover Pink Floyd for the first time as a teenager after actually first hearing them through my parents
4
Sep 10 2023
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
3
Sep 11 2023
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
3
Sep 12 2023
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
All Sinatra is Christmas vibes
3
Sep 13 2023
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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
2
Sep 14 2023
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
2
Sep 15 2023
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
1
Sep 16 2023
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
3
Sep 17 2023
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Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
Prob a 3.5. Background music, but the very good kind
3
Sep 18 2023
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Fun, and the live aspect is actually beneficial for once. Also toddler approved
4
Sep 19 2023
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
A classic, but not 100% bangers
4
Sep 20 2023
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Homework
Daft Punk
3
Sep 21 2023
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
3
Sep 22 2023
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Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
3.5 I reckon
3
Sep 23 2023
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
3
Sep 24 2023
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
Ewww
1
Sep 25 2023
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
2
Sep 26 2023
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
3
Sep 27 2023
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
3
Sep 28 2023
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
Would've been a 5 easy back in the day, but it's still very good even if some of that is nostalgia. This is the glory days of KOL back when you couldn't understand anything they said
4
Sep 29 2023
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
2
Sep 30 2023
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
3
Oct 01 2023
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Private Dancer
Tina Turner
Prob a 2.5. I found myself vibing with this more than expected (especially I Can't Stand the Rain) but I'm not about to throw on some Tina anytime soon
3
Oct 02 2023
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
2
Oct 03 2023
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OK Computer
Radiohead
Easy
5
Oct 04 2023
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
5
Oct 05 2023
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
Used to love that first song back when I was a yoof, but I found the rest of the album a bit too murky and unmemorable
2
Oct 06 2023
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
2
Oct 07 2023
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
3
Oct 08 2023
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Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2
Oct 09 2023
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
3
Oct 10 2023
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
3
Oct 11 2023
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
3
Oct 12 2023
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Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
2
Oct 13 2023
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
2
Oct 14 2023
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
4
Oct 15 2023
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
Prob this is somewhere between 2 and 3 but overall it's interesting enough to make me generous
3
Oct 16 2023
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
4
Oct 17 2023
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Couple of boring songs in the middle there but the rest elevates it. Ditto on the funeral sads front though
4
Oct 18 2023
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La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
3
Oct 19 2023
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Arise
Sepultura
1
Oct 20 2023
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
1
Oct 22 2023
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2
Oct 23 2023
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In Utero
Nirvana
Really more of a 3.5 but rounded up cause the hits are still really good
4
Oct 24 2023
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Brothers
The Black Keys
So good, every song is a winner
5
Oct 25 2023
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
2
Oct 26 2023
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Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
2
Oct 27 2023
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Rocks
Aerosmith
2
Oct 28 2023
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
It was a 2 and then a 3 and then very much back to a 2 again
2
Oct 29 2023
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Sheet Music
10cc
A bit all over the place, but way more interesting than Steely Dan
3
Oct 30 2023
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Prob a 2.5, but I was bored more often than I was not
2
Oct 31 2023
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Moving Pictures
Rush
It's OK, but the singer sounds like a little goblin man and I can't get past it
2
Nov 01 2023
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
It's OK? But I'm not super into the vocalist
2
Nov 02 2023
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
Just so not my jam it's unlistenable
2
Nov 03 2023
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
See also: the Metallica one
1
Nov 04 2023
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
5
Nov 05 2023
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Achtung Baby
U2
3
Nov 06 2023
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
3
Nov 07 2023
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The Score
Fugees
This is so good! Lauryn Hill is amazing
4
Nov 08 2023
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Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
3
Nov 09 2023
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
4
Nov 10 2023
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
Also not my jam
2
Nov 11 2023
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
4
Nov 12 2023
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
Probably a 1.5 but I'm feeling unchained l uncharitable. I don't understand Costello's fame
1
Nov 13 2023
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
2
Nov 14 2023
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
3.5, actually
3
Nov 15 2023
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Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
Some of this is kinda interesting but overall impression is boring. 2.5
2
Nov 16 2023
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
2
Nov 17 2023
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Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Feels like an inferior version of other similar things
2
Nov 18 2023
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
I don't hate this as much as the other one
2
Nov 19 2023
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Not my thing but still kinda fun
3
Nov 20 2023
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
3
Nov 21 2023
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Heck yeah
4
Nov 23 2023
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Some fun moments, but overall like a less interesting Devendra Banhart. 3/3.5
3
Nov 24 2023
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
2
Nov 25 2023
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Very listenable but just a wee bit dull
3
Nov 26 2023
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Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
3.5 I think - started off strong but by the end I was a bit bored
3
Nov 27 2023
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
2
Nov 28 2023
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Maybe it's more of a 4.5 but it hit just right
5
Nov 29 2023
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
4
Nov 30 2023
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
2
Dec 01 2023
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
2
Dec 02 2023
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
3
Dec 03 2023
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Diamond Life
Sade
2
Dec 04 2023
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Black Monk Time
The Monks
3
Dec 05 2023
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
3
Dec 06 2023
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
4
Dec 07 2023
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
I heard some from the other room and have no desire to seek out the rest
1
Dec 08 2023
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Elephant
The White Stripes
Rating this on the strength of the track listing alone
5
Dec 09 2023
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
3
Dec 10 2023
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
3
Dec 11 2023
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
3
Dec 12 2023
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
I reckon David Palmer should do all the vocals
3
Dec 13 2023
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Virgin Suicides
Air
4
Dec 14 2023
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Murmur
R.E.M.
2.5 - not bad, just really bloody boring
2
Dec 15 2023
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
3.5
3
Dec 16 2023
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
4
Dec 17 2023
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3.5 but I probably won't revisit
3
Dec 18 2023
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Dog Man Star
Suede
2
Dec 19 2023
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
3
Dec 20 2023
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4
Dec 24 2023
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Berlin
Lou Reed
3
Dec 25 2023
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
4
Dec 27 2023
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
3
Dec 28 2023
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
3
Dec 29 2023
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White Light
Gene Clark
3
Dec 30 2023
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
4
Dec 31 2023
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
3
Jan 01 2024
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Calenture
The Triffids
1
Jan 02 2024
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Metallica
Metallica
2
Jan 03 2024
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
3
Jan 04 2024
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
4
Jan 05 2024
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
3
Jan 06 2024
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
3
Jan 07 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Generally speaking, this is not my thing, but for Dolly I guess I make an exception
4
Jan 11 2024
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
Jan 12 2024
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The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
Enjoyed this more than I expected to, maybe somewhere between a 3 and 3.5?
3
Jan 14 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
3
Jan 15 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
4
Jan 16 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
2
Jan 17 2024
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Arular
M.I.A.
3
Jan 18 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
2
Jan 19 2024
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Garbage
Garbage
3
Jan 20 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
2
Jan 21 2024
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
2
Jan 22 2024
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Born To Be With You
Dion
2
Jan 23 2024
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
4
Jan 24 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
4
Jan 26 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
4
Jan 27 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Some of my absolute faves in here, but sprinkled with some just alright ones
4
Jan 28 2024
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
3
Jan 29 2024
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Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
3
Jan 30 2024
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
4
Jan 31 2024
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
3
Feb 01 2024
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Picture Book
Simply Red
And you're lucky you got that
2
Feb 02 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Love this album, fave Bowie
5
Feb 03 2024
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
4
Feb 04 2024
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
4
Feb 05 2024
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Live At Leeds
The Who
3
Feb 06 2024
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
Better than the last one, but only by a little
3
Feb 07 2024
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
4
Feb 08 2024
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3
Feb 10 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Absolutely smashed this as a young'un, and it's still solid
4
Feb 11 2024
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Yawn
2
Feb 12 2024
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
Rounding up for nostalgia, I still love this
5
Feb 13 2024
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
No
2
Feb 14 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Tuneless vocalists often work for me, but not in this case! Dreary
2
Feb 15 2024
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
Not unenjoyable, but honestly they just feel like a bunch of hacks making pale imitations of far better artists. Toddler's review: "Turn it off. Music all gone now"
2
Feb 16 2024
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Deranged, unlistenable, but I respect the weird
3
Feb 17 2024
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
3
Feb 18 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
1
Feb 19 2024
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
2
Feb 20 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
5
Feb 21 2024
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
4
Feb 22 2024
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
I thought it was neat while listening but I will never think of it again
3
Feb 23 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
3
Feb 24 2024
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The Doors
The Doors
5
Feb 25 2024
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
3
Feb 26 2024
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Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
Didn't mind the music, hated the vocal styling. Felt like a weak facsimile of other better singers
2
Feb 27 2024
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S&M
Metallica
If not for the orchestra I would've turned this off immediately, so +1 for that! Stop trying to make me like Metallica please
2
Feb 28 2024
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Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
3
Feb 29 2024
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
3
Mar 01 2024
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4.5 I reckon
4
Mar 02 2024
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Cross
Justice
4
Mar 03 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
3
Mar 05 2024
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
3
Mar 06 2024
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
3
Mar 07 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
4
Mar 10 2024
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
4
Mar 13 2024
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
Prob a 3.5 - not their best but still a decent listen
3
Mar 14 2024
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
2
Mar 16 2024
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
Some of these songs I really liked but whyyy so many dumb interludes?!
3
Mar 17 2024
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Tapestry
Carole King
2
Mar 18 2024
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
4
Mar 20 2024
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Document
R.E.M.
Outside of the two everyone knows, this is dead boring
2
Mar 21 2024
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Confession: I think Nick Drake is pretty but dull
3
Mar 22 2024
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Didn't expect this to be so crooner-y? Not for me
2
Mar 23 2024
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The Bends
Radiohead
I mean, yeah
5
Mar 24 2024
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
4
Mar 25 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
4
Mar 26 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
Wanted to like this more than I did
3
Mar 27 2024
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3
Mar 28 2024
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
3
Mar 29 2024
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
3
Mar 30 2024
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Nope
1
Mar 31 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
3
Apr 01 2024
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Nowhere
Ride
3
Apr 02 2024
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Blur
Blur
3
Apr 03 2024
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
2
Apr 05 2024
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
4
Apr 08 2024
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The Undertones
The Undertones
3
Apr 09 2024
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
1
Apr 16 2024
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
3
Apr 17 2024
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
2
Apr 19 2024
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Odelay
Beck
4
Apr 20 2024
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2112
Rush
2
Apr 21 2024
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
3
Apr 22 2024
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
Apr 23 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
Just couldn't really stick this one out
2
Apr 24 2024
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Future Days
Can
Cool layered vibey vibes with a few sublime moments. Very surprised this is from the 70s - could easily be now
4
Apr 25 2024
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Damaged
Black Flag
This feels harsh but I just couldn't. I don't think I would've been into this even during my "punk phase"
1
Apr 26 2024
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
3
Apr 27 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
4
Apr 28 2024
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D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
TOO STRESSED
1
Apr 29 2024
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Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
Wow these guys really suffered from the "too many bands with similar names" problem
4
May 01 2024
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Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
In hindsight, this was not appropriate Sunday night mending a sweater on the couch music
2
May 05 2024
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Third
Portishead
4
May 06 2024
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Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
3
May 09 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Possibly even a 3.5? Enjoyed this more than I expected to
3
May 10 2024
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Central Reservation
Beth Orton
3
May 11 2024
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Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
2
May 12 2024
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Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
3
May 13 2024
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
5
May 19 2024
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
This is bad even for the supermarket playlist
1
Jun 06 2024
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Leftism
Leftfield
3
Jun 07 2024
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
I can't give that voice not a 4
4
Jun 10 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
4
Jun 19 2024
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
2
Jun 20 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
1
Jun 21 2024
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Yep, I still love this
5
Jul 02 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Loved some of this, enjoyed just about all of it - an unexpectedly good time
4
Jul 04 2024
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
3.5 - very into the first track but I found everything after that surprisingly dull/forgettable
3
Jul 23 2024
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Is This It
The Strokes
I was never a huge Strokes fan but this album is solid and I can't separate the nostalgia feelings of that sound
4
Jul 28 2024
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Jul 29 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
2
Jul 30 2024
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
I had fun
4
Jul 31 2024
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The Visitors
ABBA
2
Aug 13 2024
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Teen Dream
Beach House
4
Aug 14 2024
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
3
Aug 15 2024
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Copper Blue
Sugar
Awful
1
Aug 16 2024
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
Started strong, became very meh
2
Aug 17 2024
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
3
Aug 22 2024
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Low-Life
New Order
3.5
3
Aug 25 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
4
Aug 27 2024
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Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
2
Aug 28 2024
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1977
Ash
2
Aug 29 2024
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
4
Sep 10 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
3.5 - 3.75 for the obvious highlights
3
Sep 11 2024
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
3
Sep 16 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
2
Sep 17 2024
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Probably more of a 3.5, but this makes me want to get drunk and run around
4
Sep 18 2024
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All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
3
Sep 19 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
4
Oct 03 2024
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
4
Oct 04 2024
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Enough with the Byrds already
3
Oct 06 2024
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
3
Oct 07 2024
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
4
Oct 09 2024
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
2
Oct 10 2024
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
4
Oct 16 2024
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Dirty
Sonic Youth
3.5. Points for rhyming Encino with "why are you so mean-o"
3
Oct 19 2024
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Kimono My House
Sparks
1
Oct 24 2024
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
3.5? Lovely, but so hypnotic I'd only recommend for the commute home (no driving)
3
Oct 30 2024
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In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
3
Oct 31 2024
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
2
Nov 01 2024
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NEU! 75
Neu!
I was into the first few songs and then... not so much
2
Nov 03 2024
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
5
Nov 04 2024
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So Much For The City
The Thrills
Not bad, but for me the vocals are really on the border between listenable and insufferably whiny
3
Nov 06 2024
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Dust
Screaming Trees
Totally unmemorable
2
Nov 10 2024
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
4
Dec 09 2024
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
Ew
1
Jan 24 2025
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
3
Jan 25 2025
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
This is...not what I was expecting
2
Jan 26 2025
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
I don't really understand why most background stuff like this makes it on here, and I don't know how to rate it. Felt like I was in an 80s fantasy video game
2
Jan 27 2025
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
Entirely too much croon for me
2
Feb 05 2025
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Make Yourself
Incubus
3.5, upgrading cause I still have a soft spot for The Warmth. Early 2000s me would be horrified by this rating - I was obsessed with this album back in the day, but the shine has really worn off now. The bigger radio hits are unlistenable
3
Feb 12 2025
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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
5
Feb 14 2025
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
Not a fan
2
Feb 17 2025
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New Forms
Roni Size
S'fine
3
Feb 18 2025
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Ctrl
SZA
3.5 - not at all my usual jam, but I enjoyed this
3
Feb 19 2025
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Blergh
1
Feb 21 2025
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
Really liked the first song but the rest was not for me
3
Feb 22 2025
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All Directions
The Temptations
3
Feb 24 2025
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
3
Feb 25 2025
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
Gorgeous
5
Feb 27 2025
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Debut
Björk
3.5 - not my fave Bjork but she's never not interesting
3
Mar 02 2025
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
Love me some Devendra
4
Mar 09 2025
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
Yawns all round
2
Mar 10 2025
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
4.5 - very close to a 5, this one's a goodie that gets stronger as it goes along
4
Mar 11 2025
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Not my jam
2
Mar 27 2025
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
3
Apr 02 2025
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Risque
CHIC
2
Apr 07 2025
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Sea Change
Beck
I really liked this actually - took a while to get into this not-usual-Beck vibe, but it grew on me
4
Apr 08 2025
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Cut
The Slits
2.5 - a bit too discordant in a way that doesn't quite work for me
2
Apr 09 2025
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More Specials
The Specials
2
Apr 10 2025
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Parachutes
Coldplay
I too am annoyed I have to admit to maybe liking Coldplay
4
Apr 19 2025
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xx
The xx
4
Apr 24 2025
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GREY Area
Little Simz
4
May 04 2025
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Even more boring than I expected
3
May 06 2025
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Ten
Pearl Jam
Can't argue with that
5
