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Thu Mar 02 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen is a real songwriter’s songwriter, and I feel like a lot of his music requires a much more active listening than I’m often willing to give. Still, very pretty chamber folk with good melodies and the lyricism I did pick up on seems spot on. Like this one more than Songs of Love and Hate, I think.
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
I'm not the biggest Deep Purple fan in the world, and I don't really care for a live album either, so...this wasn't really going to be for me. Granted, 3 of my favorite Deep songs are here--Child in Time, Lazy, and of course Smoke on the Water--but they're all so bloated with pointless, boring solos it just makes me think. Why am I listening to this when I could just listen to the original song. I don't think there's a single instance on this album where I think "wow this live performance is so much better than the original". It's just everything in excess, and none of it is particularly good.
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Sat Mar 04 2023
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Good songwriting throughout, tracklist is a bit spotty. Some really great songs, some more boring, overall a cool album. 3.5/5
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Sun Mar 05 2023
Blackstar
David Bowie
Definitely not my first time hearing this album, but it’s been a few years so I relistened. Extremely impressive, but made even more poignant by the time of its release. Lazarus is one of my favorite songs of all time. 4.5/5
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Mon Mar 06 2023
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Uhh it's fine. Definitely sounds like early 60s traditional pop/country. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing I want to revisit really. 2.5/5
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Tue Mar 07 2023
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
You won't catch me listening to classic blues music often, it's definitely not my thing. So I can't say I was excited to listen to this album, but like...it's good. I liked this a lot actually, every song is so catchy, so electrifying, so much energy. It's a really fun listen, even if I was a bit tired of it towards the end. Most I've ever enjoyed the blues. 3.5/5
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Wed Mar 08 2023
Me Against The World
2Pac
I don't think I've like every listened to Tupac before today somehow (except for like California Love). I liked this album, good classic 90s rap & g-funk with cool instrumentals, but there's just something about it that doesn't fully click for me for whatever reason. 3.5/5
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
I knew Dizzee Rascal by name only before the day, so I guess it was kinda cool discovery to learn that this record basically put grime on the map. And it’s a really cool record! The beats are insane throughout, and even though I did suffer some album fatigue towards the end, Dizzee’s performances are wild enough to keep it interesting. Very cool album.
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Fri Mar 10 2023
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Have actually had this one on my planning list for awhile, so glad it showed up here and I finally got to here it. It's...fine, pleasant. To be such a foundational baggy record, it sounds very different from what I know as baggy, has more of a throwback 60s psychedelic pop vibe. The singles are great, but a lot of the album tracks don't stick. Don't love it, but wouldn't mind hearing it again. 3.5/5
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Sat Mar 11 2023
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
Two Weeks is an absolute classic, and I know that Grizzly Bear are really well-regarded artists in the modern psychedelic folk field, so I was excited to listen to this one...I didn't love it though. It's very pleasant, has a nice and consistent sound to it and I'm sure very technically well-structured and all, but I just found a lot of these songs kinda...boring. Pretty, but I don't know if I'd come back to it.
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Sun Mar 12 2023
Goo
Sonic Youth
I’m no expert in Sonic Youth (basically just know whatever songs they had in Guitar Hero/Rock Band), so I’m not sure if Goo is the best introduction to their music (since it seems to be like…their 5th best), but I do like it, it’s cool. I like the noisy grunge-punk energy. 3.5/5
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Mon Mar 13 2023
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Like with the Deep Purple album, these jam-my live show albums just aren't my thing. I will say that I liked this one more than Made in Japan though, Whipping Post does go pretty hard (even at its 23 minute run-time), and there are a couple shorter offerings here I don't mind. 2.5/5
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Tue Mar 14 2023
Illmatic
Nas
Illmatic is like THE 90s hip hop record. I'm glad I listened to it, it's good. I mean, it's not the best rap record I've heard or anything, and I imagine it would have hit harder if I was like there at the time. But it is good.
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Shadowland
k.d. lang
Not the most exciting or innovative music, but a damn good album all the same. Great vocals and performances, and I like the slight 80s edge infused into the more traditional pop and country sound. Would easily come back to this one. 3.5/5
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Clandestino
Manu Chao
Album has a nice, kinda lo-fi vibe to it that I like, but the tunes just aren’t that strong. Kinda dull. 2.5/5
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
Production is pretty interesting throughout, but I am not living for these vocals and a lot of the tunes are kinda aimless.
3
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Sat Mar 18 2023
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Pretty nice 60s folk rock record with a surprising amount of diversity. Just good for what it is. 3.5/5
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Sun Mar 19 2023
Paris 1919
John Cale
It’s fine, kinda nice. Not much to say about it. 3.5/5
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Mon Mar 20 2023
Bad Company
Bad Company
Listening to this album made me 25 years older, 30 pounds heavier, and 100x more straight (but just so I can talk about how much I hate my ex-wife). 1.5/5
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Tue Mar 21 2023
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
4
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Wed Mar 22 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
3.5/5
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Thu Mar 23 2023
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Visions of You is a kinda cool song and the bass licks are cool throughout, but this is very dated and 90s in the worst way. Sounds like it would have been described as "world music".
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
I've already listened to every Steel Dan album for some reason. Did relisten to this one and don't feel too different about it than I did a couple years ago, it's fine.
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Sat Mar 25 2023
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
I've never been a huge fan of the title track, but I did end up lightly enjoying the full album. Pretty decent new wave project. 3.5/5
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Sun Mar 26 2023
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
I’ve already listened to this one and didn’t relisten. I wish I liked it more than I do, I think the music itself is a bit boring, but it is an interesting Springsteen release
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Mon Mar 27 2023
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
I get no joy out of being proverbially “that guy”, but. I just don’t like the Beatles much, especially their early stuff. 2.5/5
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Being There
Wilco
Third time I’ve gotten a 6/10 I’ve already heard in the space of a week. Knowing what Wilco would be doing creatively later in their career does make this unreasonably long alt-country record feel a bit rudimentary, but it’s not bad.
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Wed Mar 29 2023
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
It's good. Somehow every song on this album has the best bass performance ever.
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Thu Mar 30 2023
My Generation
The Who
I'm not a huge Who fan to begin with, so I wasn't too eager to listen to their debut album. But it was actually pretty decent, the pop rock cuts are pretty fiery, but when they dabble in like...r&b and soul sounds it's kinda cringe honestly. Still, not a bad record all around.
3
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
A few years ago I would have said that AC/DC is like my least favorite band, and while I still can't say I'm a huge fan, I at least respect the craft, and their Bon Scott era stuff is pretty solid. This album is pretty decent front to back, not my cup of tea, but the influence on douchey glam metal throughout the 80s is clear (and served a lot better here)
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Sat Apr 01 2023
american dream
LCD Soundsystem
Considering LCD have at least 3 classic albums that seem universally loved and that I haven't heard, it feels a little lame for this to be their first LP I listen to in full. It's like, fine though.
3
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Sun Apr 02 2023
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
My only other experience with Jorge Ben is Mas Que Nada and Forca Bruta...I can't say as a whole that I like this project as much as either of those, but it's still a pretty fun, eclectic album.
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Mon Apr 03 2023
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Cool stuff. I've heard the name Goldfrapp before, but only knew Utopia. I assumed she was kinda just an early 2000s synthpop act, so I was surprised how chamber music influenced this was. Lots of this sounds like bond music and with some cool influences of 60s space pop. Really liked this.
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Tue Apr 04 2023
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Can’t go wrong with Nick Drake
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Wed Apr 05 2023
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
It's just so damn long. It's a pretty good listen from front to back though, Outkast are good. The Love Below half lost me a bit but finished strong. I'm more interested in their classic 90s records than this one, but not a bad listen, it's just kinda...bloated.
3
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Thu Apr 06 2023
Liquid Swords
GZA
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Fri Apr 07 2023
Graceland
Paul Simon
Singles are the highlights, album tracks are just okay, but the album as a whole does have a very distinct, cool sound. Cool bass tone throughout
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Sat Apr 08 2023
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Love Riders on the Storm, Love Her Madly is good, don't really like anything else here. 2.5/5
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Sun Apr 09 2023
Kid A
Radiohead
Have already heard, maybe need a relisten but didn’t have time. It’s good and respectable, not my favorite Radiohead album. 3.5/5
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Mon Apr 10 2023
Beautiful Freak
Eels
Pretty good! Liked this more than I expected, solid mid-90s alt rock. 3.5/5
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
4
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Wed Apr 12 2023
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
3.5/5
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Thu Apr 13 2023
Doolittle
Pixies
Listened to this one a few weeks ago. So fun, diverse, and heavily 90s. Near 10/10 for me. 4.5/5
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Fri Apr 14 2023
Celebrity Skin
Hole
It’s fine
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Sat Apr 15 2023
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Really fun jazz rap record with wild vocal deliveries. I really liked this one.
4
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Sun Apr 16 2023
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
4
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Mon Apr 17 2023
The Last Broadcast
Doves
There's a couple pretty good songs here and there, but for the most part this is just like. The dictionary definition of indie rock without much personality.
3
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Tue Apr 18 2023
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
Idk, I feel I should like this more than I do. There are some cool punchier tracks here, but there’s just too much aimless noise that makes the album feel bloated, and this brand of post-punk just really isn’t my thing. 2.5/5
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Wed Apr 19 2023
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
Have listened to previously, did not relisten. 3.5/5
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Thu Apr 20 2023
This Is Hardcore
Pulp
3.5/5
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Fri Apr 21 2023
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
4
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Sat Apr 22 2023
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
3
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Sun Apr 23 2023
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
3.5/5
3
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Mon Apr 24 2023
Marquee Moon
Television
4
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Tue Apr 25 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
3.5/5
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Wed Apr 26 2023
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Listened to the original 5 track release, not the 1999 complete 2 hour performance. Pretty nice. 3.5/5
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Thu Apr 27 2023
Gold
Ryan Adams
A couple decent songs here and there, mostly boring and dull. Being a Ryan Adams project bumps it down an extra point too. 2.5/5
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Fri Apr 28 2023
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Pretty good, brief Rolling Stones record. Bookended by two of their best songs does make a lot of the tracklist pale in comparison a bit, but still nice country rock all the way through (Monkey Man is a cool song too). 3.5/5
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Sat Apr 29 2023
S&M
Metallica
Even with my distaste for long albums AND live albums, this was no pretty good? You really get all the big Metallica hits here, and the symphonic arrangements are generally pretty cool and add to the songs. It does end up running a bit long for my liking anyway, but like. It's all good so I won't complain too much. Performances are good, and I'm sure this would have been an awesome show to be at. 3.5/5
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Sun Apr 30 2023
American Idiot
Green Day
I'm not a Green Day fan, and there's not a single from this album that I have liked, but I listened to it anyway...it's not good. Overindulgent but completely uninteresting punkish rock opera with annoying vocals and songs that go on way too long. At it's best, it's okay (I don't mind Whatsername or Holiday), at it's work it's insufferable. 1.5/5
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Mon May 01 2023
Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
4
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Tue May 02 2023
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
4
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Wed May 03 2023
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
I feel like I should like this one more than I do, but it just really doesn't work for me. Something about the production. Despite the chamber pop aesthetics the instrumentals always sound kind of synthy and distant, and Wayne's voice sounds like it's coming from the next room over. Not to mention pretty much every song here is kind of meandering and boring.
This may be a bad take coming from just one listen, but that's listening to one album a day. 2.5/5
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Thu May 04 2023
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
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Fri May 05 2023
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
I do enjoy Astor Piazzolla for the most part, and this was a pretty cool project from him. I liked the jazzier elements that Gary Burton brings too. Felt a bit long though. 3.5/5
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Sat May 06 2023
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Cool debut album from Foo Fighters. I like the lo-fi, raw vibe to it, and the fact that this is basically a Dave Grohl solo project makes it more impressive. Really cool stuff. 3.5/5
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Sun May 07 2023
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
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Mon May 08 2023
No Other
Gene Clark
3.5/5
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Tue May 09 2023
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Weirder & a bit more fun than I expected, pretty cool 60s rock record. 3.5/5
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Wed May 10 2023
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
3.5/5
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Thu May 11 2023
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
Occasionally a cool or tense or tuneful moment, but mostly pretty boring. Couldn't really get into it. 2.5/5
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Fri May 12 2023
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
3
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Sat May 13 2023
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
4
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Sun May 14 2023
John Prine
John Prine
Fun, quirky classic country project. 3.5/5
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Mon May 15 2023
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Pretty interesting project, a little excessive at times though. 3.5/5
3
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Tue May 16 2023
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
Kinda pretty, mostly boring.
3
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Wed May 17 2023
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
3.5/5
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Thu May 18 2023
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
3.5/5
3
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Fri May 19 2023
Homework
Daft Punk
Discovery is better, there are some cool tracks here, but a lot of the songs run too long and get a bit annoying.
3
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Sat May 20 2023
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
3
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Sun May 21 2023
Nevermind
Nirvana
4
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Mon May 22 2023
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
This album's pretty okay, the production and instrumentals are excellent throughout, really propelled by the rhythm section. Surprisingly diverse too, but a lot of the songs go on too long and are overly repetitive, and basically every vocal performance is identical across all tracks. Not a bad record, I think I could grow to like it more even with its flaws.
3
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Tue May 23 2023
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
3.5/5
3
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Wed May 24 2023
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
3
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Thu May 25 2023
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
3
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Fri May 26 2023
Highly Evolved
The Vines
The only Vines songs I knew before listening to this were Get Free and Outtathaway, so I was expecting an album full of slightly more "alternative" Buckcherry-ish douchiness. But, it's better than that for sure. I didn't expect such a psychedelic pop influence, sure the influences from Beatles and Floyd are really clear, but well enough done. And the singer's clean vocals aren't so bad when he's not doing...that thing he does with his voice. Honestly, not a bad record, I was expecting worse.
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Sat May 27 2023
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Like, it's fine. I'm not sure if 50% of the songs here I've heard a million times in my life and never want to hear again makes the album as a whole feel more classic or more annoying, but overall it's just. A fine pop rock record. Morning Glory goes hard.
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Sun May 28 2023
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3
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Mon May 29 2023
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
3
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Tue May 30 2023
Live At Leeds
The Who
Pretty solid live album. 3.5/5
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Wed May 31 2023
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
Listened to this one a couple weeks ago--near perfect classic punk album. 4.5/5
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Thu Jun 01 2023
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
3
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Fri Jun 02 2023
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
4
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Sat Jun 03 2023
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis more like Smell-vis
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Sun Jun 04 2023
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
Genius of Love & Lorelei slay, everything else is more hit or mess, but album stays fun throughout. 3.5/5
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Mon Jun 05 2023
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg may have the most thoroughly Bri'ish voice I've heard, but I've always liked his stuff. Pretty good album, I think my favorite songs of his aren't on this one though. 3.5/5
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Tue Jun 06 2023
Music From Big Pink
The Band
it's fine
3
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Wed Jun 07 2023
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
3
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Thu Jun 08 2023
Skylarking
XTC
Idk I generally like XTC and was actually thinking about listening to this one a few days ago, but it just doesn't click with me. There are some pretty instrumental passages here and there, but largely I just found a lot of the music itself more boring than anything. 2.5/5
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Fri Jun 09 2023
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
3.5/5
3
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Sat Jun 10 2023
Amnesiac
Radiohead
3.5/5
4
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Sun Jun 11 2023
The Who Sell Out
The Who
Kind of a weird, fun Who record. I liked this one quite a bit, though the later half was a bit weaker than the first. 3.5/5
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Mon Jun 12 2023
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Sounds like The Charlatans trying their best to be Oasis. I prefer their baggier earlier sounds to this, surprised that this album is considered "essential listening". But not bad, I don't guess.
3
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Tue Jun 13 2023
GREY Area
Little Simz
4
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Wed Jun 14 2023
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
This album is really fun & wild, I really liked it.
4
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Thu Jun 15 2023
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Pretty great little psychedelic/baroque pop album. I only knew the title track from this guy (and it's probably still the best one on the album), but a pretty solid listen all the way through. 3.5/5
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Fri Jun 16 2023
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
I literally don't think I've heard of The Beau Brummels ever before, but this was actually a pretty good little record. I like the mix of baroque and psychedelic aesthetics with classic country music, the songs are diverse and full of energy, and it's overall a pretty nice 60s record I'd come back to. 3.5/5
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Sat Jun 17 2023
Rio
Duran Duran
3.5/5
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Sun Jun 18 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Eh, idk, I know this album still has fans today and I guess I can see why but just doesn't really do it for me. Maybe wrong place wrong time, I see where this would have been cool in 1999, but kinda cringe for me to listen to the first time today. There are some decent tracks here and there, but I just don't love Eminem's approach on this album, more annoying than anything. 2.5/5
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Mon Jun 19 2023
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Obviously The Killing Moon is an all-time great song, the other singles are okay too (but there are still better Echo songs), album tracks didn't leave an impact. Not bad overall, but I was expecting a bit more. 3.5/5
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Tue Jun 20 2023
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Surprisingly nice. I don't often find myself in the market for classic 50s rock & roll pop, but this is hard to dislike. Just very nice pop songs from front to back. Nothing special and the production and instrumentation are almost archaic, but the songs speak for themselves. I like it. 3.5/5
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Wed Jun 21 2023
Quiet Life
Japan
4
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Thu Jun 22 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Armadillo is 5/5, album is 2.5/5
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Fri Jun 23 2023
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
I feel like I preface live albums with "I don't like live albums but..." so much at this point that I don't even know if I can even rightfully say I don't like live albums anymore. This is a great rock record, I didn't really know Thin Lizzy besides their big radio hits, I didn't realize how heavy they were for the 70s. Performances are great and show virtuosity without being too winding and annoying, songs are catchy and well structured, really good album all the way through.
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Sat Jun 24 2023
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
I wasn't expecting to like this one as much as I did, but damn this is good! Janelle shows so much versatility and creativity here, no 2 songs sound quite the same and there's not one dud in the track listing. Really good album. 4.5/5
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Sun Jun 25 2023
Copper Blue
Sugar
Fine early 90s power pop with good melodies. Think I'd rather listen to any Husker Du album though. 3.5/5
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Mon Jun 26 2023
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
It's...fine. My favorite bits of this album are actually the spoken word bits, they're very insightful and Missy is a very captivating speaker. There's some cool tracks here and there like Pussycat and Slide, but a lot of this album I didn't really love.
3
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Tue Jun 27 2023
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
3.5/5
3
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Wed Jun 28 2023
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
As beloved as Loveless is, it's just never really clicked with me for whatever reason. It's fine.
3
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Thu Jun 29 2023
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
4
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Fri Jun 30 2023
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Pretty good for late era Springsteen. 3.5/5
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Sat Jul 01 2023
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Pretty cool sound on this album & great instrumentation throughout, really paved the way forward for Celtic punk, sounds much more modern than 1987 to me. Classic tracks like Fairytale of New York and Ships Are Sailing are standouts, but I did tire a bit of the album by the end. There's just not much variation in the sound, it's one very cool sound and a decent album, but it's a bit too long for as little as it ventures out of that one sound.
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Sun Jul 02 2023
1989
Taylor Swift
I recognize the significance of this album both in the realm of modern pop music and as a landmark of Taylor's career, and there are a few songs here I do like quite a bit (namely Style and Clean, Blank Space is good too when the mood is right), but those tracks aside this album is mostly boring or annoying. I can't STAND Shake It Off, the other singles are kinda weak, and the album tracks I've never heard of are...album tracks I've never heard of for a reason. I don't think I'll need to revisit this one. 2.5/5
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Mon Jul 03 2023
Snivilisation
Orbital
I'm kinda partial to ambient techno, but this didn't really do it for me. Samples were annoying and compositions just weren't that interesting, the longer songs towards the back end really dragged. Not my favorite. 2.5/5
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Tue Jul 04 2023
Hot Fuss
The Killers
There are some pretty weak album tracks here (Midnight Show and On Top not among them), but they're more than made up for by the absolute classic singles. It's easy to see why Hot Fuss put the Killers on the map, and it still holds up to this day. 3.5/5
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Wed Jul 05 2023
Bad
Michael Jackson
Kinda like Hot Fuss yesterday, this one is really carried by the singles. There are some pretty un-good album tracks here, but an album with Smooth Criminal, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Dirty Diana, and Another Part of Me can't be...bad (except the album IS Bad, right?) 3.5/5
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Thu Jul 06 2023
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
3
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Fri Jul 07 2023
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Idk, I kinda feel bad giving this one such a low score, it's a posthumous release from an icon in west African music and I respect that...but I just do not vibe with the music at all. Album has exactly one sound that it never deviates from, the song structures and instrumentation aren't interesting, and at an hour long it was really a slog to get through. Maybe some of his other albums would do me better, but I did not like this.
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Sat Jul 08 2023
Moving Pictures
Rush
4
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Sun Jul 09 2023
The Doors
The Doors
This is pretty squarely a 3.5/5 for me. I have to round up or down here, but I think I could get away with a 3 or a 4 here, it's weird. I think I liked it more than thought it was okay though.
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Mon Jul 10 2023
Follow The Leader
Korn
I have a lot of respect for Korn being a groundbreaking act that put nu metal on the map, along with having a super signature style and really talented performances across the board. But I just...cannot stand listening to Korn. They're not for me, there's like maybe 2 Korn songs I like enough to revisit. Granted, one of them, Got the Life, is on this album, but damn these album tracks just blow. Songs like All in the Family and Earache in My Eye are unlistenable, and even on the better songs I really can't stand Jonathan's vocals on this album. I have some respect to this project, but even that is limited when I just HATE some of the songs here.
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Tue Jul 11 2023
Zombie
Fela Kuti
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Wed Jul 12 2023
Born To Be With You
Dion
This is up there with The Charlatans' Tellin' Stories as the #1 album that's made me say...idk, DID I need to hear this before I die? Collection of some of the dullest, drabbest soft rock the 70s could offer. I guess the most interesting thing about this album is that it's Dion by way of Phil Spector, but like. I can't say listening to Phil Spector is something I WANT to do.
2
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Thu Jul 13 2023
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
I listened to this one a couple months ago...I liked it, but I like TPAB more. It took like 3 or 4 listens for TPAB to click all the way for me though, so could be same story here.
4
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Fri Jul 14 2023
Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
I've enjoyed some Bonnie Raitt stuff here and there and think she's a good artist, but the stuff from her commercial peak in the late 80s/early 90s is easily her most offputting. This album just reeks of the lamest sounds of the time period, and the songs aren't all that catchy or memorable. Didn't do much for me.
2
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Sat Jul 15 2023
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
ZZ Top are pretty consistently an act I enjoy more than I'd expect myself to. I wasn't particularly excited for this album, but it does actually sound pretty good, has a cool swagger to it and great guitar riffs. A few of the songs here are kinda duds which bring it down from a 3.5 for me, but overall, still pretty solid.
3
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Sun Jul 16 2023
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
No notes
5
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Mon Jul 17 2023
Thriller
Michael Jackson
4
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Tue Jul 18 2023
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
4.5/5
4
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Wed Jul 19 2023
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Kinda grunge-y, kinda punky, kinda cool. Mudhoney were kind of ahead of the curve in a lot of ways, but their stuff has just never really clicked with me. A lot of the time this album just left me thinking "oh this sounds like Pixies/Nirvana but I'd rather be listening to Pixies/Nirvana". Some very cool drumming and surprising psychedelic passages, tunes just didn't stick.
3
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Thu Jul 20 2023
The White Album
Beatles
Even as someone who's not a fan of hour and a half long albums or the Beatles, this was actually like really good, easily the best Beatles record I've heard to date.
4
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Fri Jul 21 2023
Suede
Suede
3.5/5
4
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Sat Jul 22 2023
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Simon's cool. 3.5/5
4
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Sun Jul 23 2023
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
3.5/5
3
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Mon Jul 24 2023
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
3.5/5
4
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Tue Jul 25 2023
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
4
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Wed Jul 26 2023
The Specials
The Specials
3
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Thu Jul 27 2023
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3
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Fri Jul 28 2023
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
I feel like this album would be a lot lamer if Sweet Baby James didn't have such a nice voice. We have applied the Sweet Baby James.
3
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Sat Jul 29 2023
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
3
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Sun Jul 30 2023
69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
That sure was 69 songs. 3.5/5
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Mon Jul 31 2023
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
I'm usually a fan of space-y trip hop but girl these compositions are boring af. 2.5/5
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Tue Aug 01 2023
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Some cool instrumentals, interesting to hear such a funk/alt metal influence overall. But man Axl Rose is annoying. 2.5/5
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Wed Aug 02 2023
The College Dropout
Kanye West
I've never given Kanye much of a shot in the past, and unfortunately it's harder than ever too now. That said, this is a damn good album. 3.5/5
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Thu Aug 03 2023
The Bends
Radiohead
The Bends gets knocked for being on the simple side for Radiohead, but idc I've always liked this one a lot.
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Fri Aug 04 2023
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
Only tracks I knew going in were the title track and Come Together, neither of which I'm HUGE on, but this was a pleasant surprise overall. Really started coming together for me in the back half when they really ramp up the intensity. 3.5/5
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Sat Aug 05 2023
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Um it's fine. Like, The Chain, Dreams, Gold Dust Woman, all amazing 9/10 songs. You Make Loving Fun is decent, Don't Stop and Go Your Own Way are annoying to me, album tracks are mid to fine. Would be a 6/10 if the best songs here weren't so strong. 3.5/5
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Sun Aug 06 2023
Shaka Zulu
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
No disrespect to traditional folk music of any kind, I think this stuff is really cool. That said...I didn't really like this album all that much. It's basically just an a capella record, and the vocal harmonies are good, but there just isn't much of substance that I really gravitated to. 2.5/5
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Mon Aug 07 2023
Imagine
John Lennon
3
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Tue Aug 08 2023
Sound Affects
The Jam
3.5/5
4
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Wed Aug 09 2023
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
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Thu Aug 10 2023
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
2.5/5
3
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Fri Aug 11 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Given the quality of Michael Franti's current output, I will admit that this was better than expected. I think there are some cool beats here, but the way too on-the-nose lyricism and way too long songs do start to drag after awhile. 2.5/5
3
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Sat Aug 12 2023
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
It's pretty solid. Not full of Talking Heads classics (the only song from this album I was actually familiar with was Take Me to the River), but it's undeniable how cutting edge this stuff was for 1978. 3.5/5
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Sun Aug 13 2023
Calenture
The Triffids
This grew on me a lot in the second half. Kinda just sounded like discount U2 in the front half, but the elements of folk and chamber music did add some flavor to the later half. 3.5/5
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Mon Aug 14 2023
G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
I really hated this at first...it did grow on me a little bit once I adjusted to the vibe, but this blend of blues rock and early 90s white boy rap is just not good. Maybe still among the best stuff in G. Love's larger body of work though.
2
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Tue Aug 15 2023
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
3.5/5
4
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Wed Aug 16 2023
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Really going hard on 90s breakbeat/alt-dance lately with the Fatboy Slim, Death in Vegas, and Chemical Brothers records in the last month. This is probably my favorite of the three though. 3.5/5
3
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Thu Aug 17 2023
The Band
The Band
I like this one more than Music from Big Pink. Good selection of classic country rock jams. 3.5/5
3
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Fri Aug 18 2023
1977
Ash
Ash don't offer a super distinct musical identity on this album, but even so this is a good & cohesive collection of 90s alt rock tracks that aren't afraid to do something a little different. Would revisit. 3.5/5
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Sat Aug 19 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
3
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Sun Aug 20 2023
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
3.5/5
3
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Mon Aug 21 2023
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
4
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Tue Aug 22 2023
Violator
Depeche Mode
4
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Wed Aug 23 2023
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
liked this more than i expected?
3
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Thu Aug 24 2023
Synchronicity
The Police
3.5/5. mother is a weird fucking song for the police
4
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Fri Aug 25 2023
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
something tells me this album might be from the 60s idk
3
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Sat Aug 26 2023
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Like, it's fine. Elliott Smith music is good enough, but it doesn't really excite me, his stuff has never really clicked with me as much as it has with so many.
3
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Sun Aug 27 2023
Permission to Land
The Darkness
The Darkness's whole gimmick has always been so tacky to me and I don't really care for their big hit, but this album was actually more likable than I expected. I think viewing it more as an product of its time than as an 80s throwback piece actually makes it more interesting and likable. The band has a good ear for hooks and the performances are good, even if the campy high pitch vocals do come across more annoying than anything at times. Still, like, it's not bad.
3
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Mon Aug 28 2023
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
4
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Tue Aug 29 2023
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
5
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Wed Aug 30 2023
Tago Mago
Can
I've definitely heard some Can songs over the years that I really liked, so I was kinda excited for this one. And they first half of the album or so is decent, but the half hour of random noise in the middle REALLY brings down my enjoyment of the project. I may revisit some of the better tracks, but I don't think I'll ever need to hear the full LP again. 2.5/5
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Thu Aug 31 2023
Roots
Sepultura
90s groove metal is far from my favorite thing to listen to, so I was not excited to listen to this album and my expectations were not high. And I really disliked it for the first few tracks, but then there was a moment around Lookaway where it kinda clicked for me, and I really enjoyed the last half. There's a kind of epicness and importance to this album that I think is really cool, it's one of those metal projects that feels like a journey. The song compositions are consistently pretty cool and diverse, and the influence of traditional Brazilian folk music is really cool and well implemented. There are some moments on this album that are actually terrifying (namely on Lookaway and Endangered Species), and the whole thing feels so massive and hard-hitting. That's a lot of praise for an album I'm gonna end up giving a 3/5 here, but maybe if I relistened to it knowing what to expect, it would grow on me
3
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Fri Sep 01 2023
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4
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Sat Sep 02 2023
Tidal
Fiona Apple
4
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Sun Sep 03 2023
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
3
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Mon Sep 04 2023
Ray Of Light
Madonna
I guess I never realized that this was Madonna's like late 90s trip hop & downtempo project. I like it enough, but it does kinda feel a bit same-y throughout, I'd kinda expect it to connect with me more than it does. 3.5/5
3
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Tue Sep 05 2023
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
3.5/5
4
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Wed Sep 06 2023
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
2.5/5
3
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Thu Sep 07 2023
Teen Dream
Beach House
i'm sorry, beach house are boring af. the musical palettes aren't interesting, the compositions aren't interesting, the song structures are bland and tedious. i don't get it.
2
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Fri Sep 08 2023
Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
This is music, and I listened to it.
3
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Sat Sep 09 2023
Purple Rain
Prince
4
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Sun Sep 10 2023
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
4
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Mon Sep 11 2023
The Stranger
Billy Joel
Idk why I've always considered Billy Joel on the lame side, because I honestly cannot think of a song of his that I dislike. Was not super excited for this one going in, but I'm glad I listened to it, solid pop rock album all the way through. 3.5/5
4
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Tue Sep 12 2023
The Cars
The Cars
3.5/5
4
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Wed Sep 13 2023
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
3
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Thu Sep 14 2023
Pump
Aerosmith
2
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Fri Sep 15 2023
Sail Away
Randy Newman
3
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Sat Sep 16 2023
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
3.5/5
4
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Sun Sep 17 2023
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Had never heard of this project before, but this album is absolutely magical. Beautiful, colorful, and whimsical chamber music that feels way ahead of its time. The kind of album I could listen to forever. 4.5/5
5
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Mon Sep 18 2023
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Listened to this one for the first time like 2 days ago lol.
4
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Tue Sep 19 2023
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
This is the only "good" Radiohead album I hadn't listened to (still haven't listened to King of Limbs or Pablo Honey). It's fine because Radiohead are like always of quality, but I think it's my least favorite album of theirs I've heard to date. 3.5/5
3
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Wed Sep 20 2023
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
3
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Thu Sep 21 2023
Disintegration
The Cure
4.5/5
5
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Document
R.E.M.
3
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Sat Sep 23 2023
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
3.5/5
4
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Sun Sep 24 2023
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3.5/5
4
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Mon Sep 25 2023
New Wave
The Auteurs
3.5/5
3
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Tue Sep 26 2023
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
3.5/5
3
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Wed Sep 27 2023
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
3.5/5
3
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Thu Sep 28 2023
Traffic
Traffic
3
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Fri Sep 29 2023
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
3.5/5
3
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Sat Sep 30 2023
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3.5/5
4
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Sun Oct 01 2023
Stankonia
OutKast
3.5/5
4
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Mon Oct 02 2023
Pyromania
Def Leppard
3.5/5
3
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Tue Oct 03 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
idk, i like neil young, i feel i should like this one more than i actually do. very distinct sounding for 1969, but the vocals are shaky and production ramshackle even for neil young.
3
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Wed Oct 04 2023
Mothership Connection
Parliament
3.5/5
4
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Thu Oct 05 2023
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
I'm not a big Aerosmith fan, but this is a pretty great album actually. Only a couple duds, most of the singles are some of my favorites by the band, and there's some great album tracks in there too. Honestly, would relisten. 3.5/5
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Fri Oct 06 2023
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
3.5/5
3
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Sat Oct 07 2023
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
4
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Sun Oct 08 2023
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
4.5/5
4
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Mon Oct 09 2023
Arrival
ABBA
There's a pretty even balance of Abba classics and clunkers that aren't remembered for a reason, but even with its flaws it's a pretty fun album. 3.5/5
3
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Tue Oct 10 2023
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
3.5/5
4
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Wed Oct 11 2023
NEU! 75
Neu!
3.5/5
3
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Thu Oct 12 2023
Abbey Road
Beatles
3
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Fri Oct 13 2023
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
3
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Sat Oct 14 2023
London Calling
The Clash
4
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Sun Oct 15 2023
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
I like to listen to this guy talk about the musicality of classical Hindustani music. I think that was the most interesting part of the album, but the instrumentals are pretty cool too. 3.5/5
3
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Mon Oct 16 2023
Palo Congo
Sabu
This is fun. 3.5/5
3
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Tue Oct 17 2023
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
4
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Wed Oct 18 2023
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
Title track is an all-time classic, the rest is fine but didn't really impress.
3
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Thu Oct 19 2023
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
4
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Fri Oct 20 2023
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
4
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Sat Oct 21 2023
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
4
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Sun Oct 22 2023
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
I'm not a Britney hater, I quite like Britney. And the title track here is great, but the album itself is just nooooot. Some of the most boring teen pop ballads the 90s had to offer & lyrics that were very apparently written by dudes in their 40s for a 16 year old to sing. Just very offputting throughout.
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Mon Oct 23 2023
The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
4
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Tue Oct 24 2023
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
4
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Wed Oct 25 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
3.5/5
4
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Thu Oct 26 2023
Vespertine
Björk
4.5/5
4
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Fri Oct 27 2023
Fragile
Yes
4
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Sat Oct 28 2023
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
I actually liked this more than Cosmo's Factory. 3.5/5
4
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Sun Oct 29 2023
Feast of Wire
Calexico
3.5/5
3
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Mon Oct 30 2023
I Should Coco
Supergrass
3
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Tue Oct 31 2023
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
3.5/5
3
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
idk man i think the "must hear before you die" quality of these albums is very questionable from the 90s on. i knew sunday shining before listening to this album, but that's it. there's a couple decent songs here, but finley is just not a good singer. 2.5/5
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Screamadelica
Primal Scream
4
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Fri Nov 03 2023
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
3.5/5
3
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Sat Nov 04 2023
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
3.5/5
4
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Sun Nov 05 2023
Wild Gift
X
3.5/5
3
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Mon Nov 06 2023
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
4
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Tue Nov 07 2023
Guero
Beck
Good singles in E-Pro, Girl, and Hell Yes, but the deeper cuts don't do much for me. I appreciate the consistent sound throughout and most of the songs start out pretty cool, but so much of this album is repetitive to a fault, I get tired of nearly every song here by the time it's half over.
3
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Wed Nov 08 2023
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
4
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Thu Nov 09 2023
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
I wouldn't call myself a huge Motorhead fan, I like Ace of Spades, but like every other song of theirs kinda just sounds the same but less good (a bit reductive, I know). But I have to say, I actually quite liked this live album. Explosive, energetic performances really elevate a lot of these songs. 3.5/5
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Fri Nov 10 2023
A Night At The Opera
Queen
3.5/5
3
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Sat Nov 11 2023
Live!
Fela Kuti
3.5/5
4
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Sun Nov 12 2023
The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
The Mother We Share may be my favorite Chvrches song, and the band is always of quality, but a lot of the album tracks here are a bit more throwaway (not Science/Visions though). It's good, but I prefer Every Open Eye. 7/10
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Mon Nov 13 2023
Want One
Rufus Wainwright
Idk, I feel like I should like this more than I do. I like the dramatic, orchestral instrumentals and production, but it's kinda just too one note, pretty as it is. Every song sounds the same, and I'm sick of it halfway through.
3
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Tue Nov 14 2023
Aja
Steely Dan
Far and away the best Steely Dan album, it's not even close. 4.5/5
5
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Wed Nov 15 2023
Berlin
Lou Reed
Lou Reed rock opera sounds cool in concept, but this just doesn't come together for me for whatever reason. 2.5/5
3
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Thu Nov 16 2023
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
3
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Fri Nov 17 2023
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
3.5/5
4
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Sat Nov 18 2023
Moon Safari
Air
Feels like I should like this more than I do.
3
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Sun Nov 19 2023
Elastica
Elastica
3
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Mon Nov 20 2023
Cut
The Slits
3.5/5
4
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Tue Nov 21 2023
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Take Me Out is like one of the best songs of the 2000s and I love This Fire too...but none of the album tracks here even come close to the singles.
3
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
3
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Thu Nov 23 2023
Tical
Method Man
3
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Fri Nov 24 2023
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
4
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Sat Nov 25 2023
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
classic country tracks, but it's really the energy of the live performance, johnny's charisma, and the context of the concert that really make it feel so much more than just a country album. 9/10
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Sun Nov 26 2023
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
better than i expected, but the album does get repetitive after awhile. there are some cool tracks here, but listening to 50's one flow for over an hour makes this an album i wouldn't want to go back to. 2.5/5
3
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Mon Nov 27 2023
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
last 2 tracks were kinda cool, i'm just not a big mbv fan.
3
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Tue Nov 28 2023
Who's Next
The Who
3
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Wed Nov 29 2023
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
even as someone with i guess something of a pretentious taste in music (if you wanna call it that), this album makes me see why meatheads hated "hipsters" in the late 2000s/early 2010s. there's just something about this era of indie music. there are some cool ideas here i guess, but the more experimental moments border on parody. stillness is the move fucks though. 2.5/5
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Thu Nov 30 2023
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
have historically not been too hot on j+mc, but they've grown on me over the years. somehow i've now heard darklands and automatic but not psychocandy lol. anyway, this is nice and jangly and i kinda liked it. 3.5/5
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Fri Dec 01 2023
...And Justice For All
Metallica
i mean, blackened and one are some of the greatest metal songs of all time, and the performances and riffs throughout the album are great too. but most of the songs just go on a bit too long. 3.5/5
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Sat Dec 02 2023
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
I'm not crazy about Bridge Over Troubled Water, so wasn't sure what to expect from this one--but I actually really like this one! Really good listen, and I like that it's less than half an hour long.
4
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Sun Dec 03 2023
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
3.5/5
4
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Mon Dec 04 2023
Sea Change
Beck
3.5/5
4
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Tue Dec 05 2023
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
3
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Wed Dec 06 2023
The Poet
Bobby Womack
i had never heard of this one before (only know bobby womack from stylo), so wasn't sure what to expect. but this is an EXCELLENT soul album. really loved this front to back
4
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Thu Dec 07 2023
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
i'm not a fan of van, live albums, or albums with hour plus runtimes...so all things considered, i guess this was better than expected. 2.5/5
3
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Fri Dec 08 2023
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
3.5/5
4
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Sat Dec 09 2023
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
3.5/5
4
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Sun Dec 10 2023
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3.5/5
4
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Mon Dec 11 2023
Woodface
Crowded House
3
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Tue Dec 12 2023
Stardust
Willie Nelson
albums like these make me wish there were decimal ranks here, it's pretty squarely a 3.5 because sometimes it's really good and sometimes it's just ok. i'll give a 3 because it peaked early on (love the title track though). 3.5/5
3
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Wed Dec 13 2023
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
lowkey talk talk's best. 4.5/5
5
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Kenza
Khaled
This had a bit of a rocky start, but I ended up kind of liking it. Nothing amazing, but pretty catchy and listenable and easy to have on in the background.
3
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Fri Dec 15 2023
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
pretty good album, better than i expected. 3.5/5
4
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Sat Dec 16 2023
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
pleasant (except for coconut which is a headache), kinda boring
3
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Sun Dec 17 2023
The Visitors
ABBA
3.5/5
3
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Mon Dec 18 2023
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
3
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Tue Dec 19 2023
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
4
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Wed Dec 20 2023
Take Me Apart
Kelela
one of my all-time favorites
5
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Thu Dec 21 2023
Dirty
Sonic Youth
4
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Fri Dec 22 2023
Revolver
Beatles
4
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Sat Dec 23 2023
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
4
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Sun Dec 24 2023
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
3
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Scott 4
Scott Walker
3.5/5
4
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
3.5/5
3
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Wed Dec 27 2023
Whatever
Aimee Mann
3.5/5
3
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
3.5/5
3
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Fri Dec 29 2023
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
3
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Sat Dec 30 2023
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
4
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Sun Dec 31 2023
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
2.5/5
3
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Mon Jan 01 2024
The Clash
The Clash
3
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Tue Jan 02 2024
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
3.5/5
4
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Wed Jan 03 2024
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
4
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
I am a fan of EBTG, but they were doing much more interesting stuff in the 90s. This is *fine*, but never really grabbed me
3
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3.5/5
3
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Sat Jan 06 2024
OK Computer
Radiohead
4.5/5
5
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Sun Jan 07 2024
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
3.5/5
4
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Mon Jan 08 2024
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
4
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
3.5/5
3
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
i'm not a huge fan of the white stripes even in the best of times, and this is far from the best of times for the white stripes
2
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Thu Jan 11 2024
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
better than slim shady lp cause it has stan on it which is an INCREDIBLE song. but yeah everything else is....
2.5/5
2
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Fri Jan 12 2024
In Rainbows
Radiohead
4
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Sat Jan 13 2024
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
3.5/5
4
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Sun Jan 14 2024
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3
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Mon Jan 15 2024
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
4
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Tue Jan 16 2024
The Blueprint
JAY Z
2.5/5
2
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Parachutes
Coldplay
3.5/5
3
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Boston
Boston
3.5/5
4
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
4
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Sat Jan 20 2024
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
3
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Sun Jan 21 2024
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
2.5/5
3
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Dry
PJ Harvey
4
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
3
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Wed Jan 24 2024
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
4
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
I've heard Lorca and Starsailor and liked them enough, but this one actually really wowed me, so many standout moments & all the songs are great. 4.5/5
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Fri Jan 26 2024
The Libertines
The Libertines
I've never been too hot on The Libertines. I think there's a lot of very reductive things you could say about the band (most of which I find generally true anyway), but like, the amount of critical hype they received in the early 2000s just never really lined up with their legacy or uh the quality of their music. It's The Strokes but drunker and more British. Doesn't suck entirely though. 5/10
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
4
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Green
R.E.M.
eh, about as good as document. fine, but a major step down from the murmur-life's rich pageant run.
3
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
I already had to listen to The Libertines a few days ago, please no more overhyped indie bands from 2004 that were just never that good to begin with. 5/10
2
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Tue Jan 30 2024
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
4
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
I actually preferred this to Ocean Rain, surprisingly. Also this album cover rules
4
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
4
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
Why's this book so obsessed with Elvis C
3
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Sat Feb 03 2024
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
It's not uncommon for their to be an act with singles that I like a lot, but the albums don't hold up. RHCP are kinda the opposite of that I think? Both BSSM & this one were way better than I expected, given that I'm not a huge fan of the singles from either project. 3.5/5
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Sun Feb 04 2024
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
4
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Soul Mining
The The
3.5/5
4
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
i always knew that maps was the outlier from this album stylistically, but i didn't realize just how heavy and weird the yeah yeah yeahs got on this album. it's actually a pretty cool project, liked it more than i expected. 3.5/5
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
3.5/5
4
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Didn't expect the Longpigs guitarist to have a celebrated solo career, but this was pretty nice. Reminds me of the Blue Nile and Chris Isaak (but maybe not quite as good as either). 3.5/5
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
3.5/5
4
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Sat Feb 10 2024
Melodrama
Lorde
3.5/5
3
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
The first 4 tracks are a great stretch of classic DM songs--Never Let Me Down, The Things You Said, Strangelove, Sacred is a near perfect run. But after that, this lost me a bit. With the exception of Behind the Wheel, the rest of the album is a SLOG to get through, I was sick of it by the end. I guess it kinda balances out to a 7/10, but a light 7.
3
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
4
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
4
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Slipknot
Slipknot
2.5/5
2
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Thu Feb 15 2024
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
2 days in a row where I've heard the album before, but a long time ago before i was regularly listening to albums. But I wasn't a big enough fan of the album to relisten now (this one's closer to a strong 5 light 6 whereas Slipknot is more of a strong 4 light 5). Used to hate Alanis's music (and I still can't stand Ironic or You Learn), but I've come to appreciate this album a bit. I like You Oughta Know. 2.5/5
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Fri Feb 16 2024
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
4.5/5
5
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Sat Feb 17 2024
21
Adele
3.5/5
3
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Sun Feb 18 2024
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
3
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
I liked this a bit more than Want One, had a couple standout tracks at least. Still not an album I would see myself going back to listen to in full though.
3
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Back In Black
AC/DC
3
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
3
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
4
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
This is kind of a weird inclusion for this book lol. I've literally never heard of Mike Ladd or Welcome to the Afterfuture before, I wonder how much cultural impact this album actually has had. I kinda liked it though.
3
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Sat Feb 24 2024
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
3.5/5
4
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Sun Feb 25 2024
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
3.5/5
4
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
3.5/5
4
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Tue Feb 27 2024
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
3.5/5
4
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Tapestry
Carole King
3.5/5
3
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Seems like it'd be up my alley, I kinda like when random 90s alt rock acts I've never heard of show up here. But idk it was kinda just annoying. 2.5/5
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Fri Mar 01 2024
OK
Talvin Singh
Idk wtf this is or why it's here, but it's pretty dope actually. 3.5/5
4
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Sat Mar 02 2024
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
3
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Sun Mar 03 2024
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
4
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Mon Mar 04 2024
With The Beatles
Beatles
3
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
3
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
3
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
4
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Blue
Joni Mitchell
4
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Sat Mar 09 2024
2112
Rush
3.5/5
4
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Sun Mar 10 2024
Suicide
Suicide
4.5/5
4
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
3.5/5
4
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Tue Mar 12 2024
In Utero
Nirvana
4
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Solid Air
John Martyn
3.5/5
4
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Thu Mar 14 2024
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
didn't like this as much as i expected to
3
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Fri Mar 15 2024
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
no shade to jlh, but this is just not gooood. muddy waters was making much more interesting classic blues at the same time this came out. this is just dull & boring
2
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Sat Mar 16 2024
Heroes
David Bowie
4
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Sun Mar 17 2024
Destroyer
KISS
i think kiss are pretty cool in how foundational they were to the "rock and roll image", and i think a lot of the songs on this album sound more modern than mid-70s. but like...i don't necessarily mean that in a good way. proto-butt rock. i like detroit rock city a lot, but everything else is just like "fine" hard rock, doesn't excite me. 2.5/5
2
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
3
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
3
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
having a hard time with this one cause i was really into zep in college, and ii has so many classics on it. and it's easy to see how they were so influential with this coming out in 1969...but idk, as a finished front to back project it makes me feel gross. i hate the lyricism, and while a song like a heartbreaker or whole lotta love is fine on its own, these songs form a nasty package all together. deep cuts aren't too good either. 2.5/5
3
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Thu Mar 21 2024
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
4.5/5
5
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Fri Mar 22 2024
The Grand Tour
George Jones
2.5/5
2
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Sat Mar 23 2024
Debut
Björk
4
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Sun Mar 24 2024
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
interesting choice...i figured if a julian cope record were represented here it would be the one with world shut your mouth or charlotte anne on it. i've never been a big fan of his, but at least those singles are better than...east easy rider and beautiful love here. i can appreciate the ambition here, but outside of safesurfer i barely even liked most of the songs here. 2.5/5
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Mon Mar 25 2024
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
it's kind of an album, doesn't really come together for me. reminds me of the talvin singh album from a month or so ago, except not as fully fleshed out a concept.
2
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Harvest
Neil Young
4
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Wed Mar 27 2024
90
808 State
3.5/5
3
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
i liked this a lot more than 2. led zeppelin are better singing about hobbits and the shire than robert plant getting his lemon squeezed. also, can't go wrong with stairway. 3.5/5
4
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Fri Mar 29 2024
British Steel
Judas Priest
3
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Sat Mar 30 2024
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
3
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Sun Mar 31 2024
The Rise & Fall
Madness
3.5/5
4
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
4.5/5
5
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Disraeli Gears
Cream
3.5/5
3
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Wed Apr 03 2024
War
U2
4
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Thu Apr 04 2024
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
3.5/5
4
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Future Days
Can
I'm at a level of music pretentiousness these days where I should LOVE can, but I'm sorry, I do not get it (except for Vitamin C). Like this more than Tago Mago cause it doesn't have 20 minutes of psychedelic noise in the middle of the album, but I just don't get it.
3
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Sat Apr 06 2024
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
3
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Sun Apr 07 2024
Blur
Blur
3
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Live Through This
Hole
3.5/5
4
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Tue Apr 09 2024
We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
zappa is such a weirdo. i really liked this, was almost feeling a 9/10 at first, but the bit got a bit old towards the end (the last track is...trying). still very cool
4
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Wed Apr 10 2024
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3
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Thu Apr 11 2024
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
3.5/5
3
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Fri Apr 12 2024
More Specials
The Specials
3
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Sat Apr 13 2024
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
I don't like long albums, I don't like live albums, and (all due respect) I'm not a particularly big fan of listening to Bob Dylan. I kept putting this one off, but I was hoping to like it honestly. But I was over it by the end of like track 3. 2.5/5
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Sun Apr 14 2024
White Light
Gene Clark
3
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
3.5/5
3
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Slayed?
Slade
2.5/5
2
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
4
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Third
Portishead
4
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC
3.5/5
4
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Sat Apr 20 2024
GI
Germs
3
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Sun Apr 21 2024
Murmur
R.E.M.
4
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Mon Apr 22 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC
3.5/5
4
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Kinda cool ig, but I don't really get it
3
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
Feels like I should think this is more tacky and annoying than I actually do. It IS very tacky and annoying, but in a way that mostly works. Kinda had fun with this one.
3
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Thu Apr 25 2024
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
3.5/5
4
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
3
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Sat Apr 27 2024
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
4
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Sun Apr 28 2024
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
4
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
cool that a duo of just drums and bass can be so loud and noisy but like. this really isn't music i particularly want to listen to
3
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
fun listen, but one of those albums that's like "ok i get it" like halfway through. 3.5/5
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Wed May 01 2024
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
4
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Thu May 02 2024
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Cee-Lo hasn't exactly um maintained the best legacy in recent years, so I've been putting off listening to this hour plus album from him for awhile. It's...fine. There are a couple pretty fire tracks in there, but for the most part it's pretty run of the mill mid-2000s contemporary R&B and not very exciting.
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Fri May 03 2024
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
interesting choice for an album i should hear before i die, especially when the selection from the 2010s is so limited. but that said, i did like this quite a bit
4
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Sat May 04 2024
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
4
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Sun May 05 2024
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
3.5/5
4
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Mon May 06 2024
Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
3.5/5
4
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Tue May 07 2024
Ten
Pearl Jam
3.5/5
4
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Wed May 08 2024
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
3
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Thu May 09 2024
Ramones
Ramones
4
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Fri May 10 2024
The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
3
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Sat May 11 2024
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
i think i like a wizard a true star a bit more, but this was still fun. pretty squarely a 3.5, could be a 3 or a 4 here. ran a bit long, so i'll give it the lower score. but it's a loving 3 star. 3.5/5
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Sun May 12 2024
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
Fishbone are kind of a fun band. They were doing cool stuff in the 80s, and sometimes they sound like Mario Kart music, and I like that. This album was fine.
3
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Mon May 13 2024
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
I love late 90s trip hop/breakbeat/techno, but this is honestly some of the most boring and uninspired stuff I've heard come out of the genre. Nothing exciting or notable this whole album honestly. 2.5/5
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Tue May 14 2024
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
This is a real deep cut from the 1001 Albums book, but I guess this random ass band still has people listening to their album more than the myriad of other garage punk bands from 2004. This was pretty cool though, I'm glad I heard it. Yeah it sounds like The Vines or White Stripes at times, but there's also a darker edge to it that's pretty cool (that one track Meatmaker literally sounds like a Suicide song). I'd come back to this. 3.5/5
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Wed May 15 2024
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
3
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Thu May 16 2024
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
4
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Fri May 17 2024
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
4
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Sat May 18 2024
Vulnicura
Björk
I like Bjork, I love Stonemilker. Overall sound and vibe on this album is stunning. But as a front to back listen it's kind of exhausting and leaves something to be desired. Songs go on for so long and there's so little change in the style and sound that it really becomes a slog less than a third of the way through. Individual elements are pretty nice and it's a respectable project, but I don't think I need to hear it all the way through again. 7/10
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Sun May 19 2024
Odessa
Bee Gees
I guess it's a little fun that this book likes the Bee Gees pre-disco stuff so much that they have 2 full albums here. Unfortunately, I just don't think Bee Gees' approach to baroque pop is all that exciting. I liked this one more than Trafalgar though I guess.
3
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Mon May 20 2024
Bummed
Happy Mondays
I kinda like Kinky Afro from this band, but that's not on this album. Not really feeling this project. 2.5/5
2
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Tue May 21 2024
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
3.5/5
4
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Wed May 22 2024
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
4
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Thu May 23 2024
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
3.5/5
4
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Fri May 24 2024
Electric
The Cult
2.5/5
2
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Sat May 25 2024
D
White Denim
Liked this more than I expected, cool guitar grooves. 3.5/5
3
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Sun May 26 2024
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
Lowest rated album on this website. And I kinda get it, but I had fun with it. Pretty cool most of the time, and the less good moments were kinda funny in a youtube poop way. So I was entertained. 3.5/5
4
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Mon May 27 2024
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
3
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Tue May 28 2024
L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
I'm all for hearing random Swiss industrial metal albums from the late 80s before I die, but this fucking blows I'm sorry lol
2
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Wed May 29 2024
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
3.5/5
3
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Thu May 30 2024
Smile
Brian Wilson
4
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Fri May 31 2024
Abraxas
Santana
3
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Sat Jun 01 2024
Trio
Dolly Parton
3
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Sun Jun 02 2024
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
uhhh i don't get it. i think it's funny when he says "a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous got me" though. 2.5/5
2
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Mon Jun 03 2024
Dog Man Star
Suede
3.5/5
4
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Tue Jun 04 2024
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
like, it's experimental, but i don't think in a very interesting, engaging, or listenable way. 2.5/5
2
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Wed Jun 05 2024
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
3.5/5
4
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Thu Jun 06 2024
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Got good in the second half. Wasn't really feeling it at first (I'm not crazy for The Knife or Fever Ray's vocals generally), but cool vibe & instrumentals ultimately made me like this one enough. 3.5/5
3
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Fri Jun 07 2024
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
3.5/5
4
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Sat Jun 08 2024
Faith
George Michael
Pretty much nothing but massive pop hits on this album, but I actually really like the few deep cuts too. I'm not crazy for some of the actual pop classics here (namely Monkey and I Want Your Sex), but still a very cool, well-rounded record with a lot of heat to it. 3.5/5
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Sun Jun 09 2024
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
Dots and Loops >. But still a nice vibe. 3.5/5
4
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Mon Jun 10 2024
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
very cool, a bit long. 3.5/5
4
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Tue Jun 11 2024
Dust
Screaming Trees
3
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Wed Jun 12 2024
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
5
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Thu Jun 13 2024
#1 Record
Big Star
3
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Fri Jun 14 2024
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
pretty cool. 3.5/5
4
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Sat Jun 15 2024
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
i like this so so so much more than either/or
4
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Sun Jun 16 2024
I See You
The xx
I wasn't particularly crazy about singles like I Dare You or On Hold when they were new (and I'm still not a huge fan honestly), but the album tracks actually go a lot harder. Decent little indie pop album, I like it. But I never quite felt the hype around The xx. 3.5/5
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Mon Jun 17 2024
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
The Temptations are cool & I'm always down for 60s soul music...unfortunately this album was kinda boring as hell. Nice enough for me to say I don't have a negative opinion, but didn't do anything to excite me.
3
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Tue Jun 18 2024
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
I love Fiona Apple and I'm glad that she was able to score such a well-beloved album so late into her career, but I've just never cared for this album era of hers. I never liked the singles from it when they were new, so I never listened to the album, and I can't say that the overall vibe of the album has warmed up to me too much over the last few years. I like Heavy Balloon though.
3
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Wed Jun 19 2024
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
3
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Thu Jun 20 2024
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
3
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Fri Jun 21 2024
A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
idk what about casanova didnt click with me, but i liked this one a lot more. 3.5/5
3
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Sat Jun 22 2024
Funeral
Arcade Fire
3.5/5
4
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Sun Jun 23 2024
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Kinda fucks
4
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Mon Jun 24 2024
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
3
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Tue Jun 25 2024
Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
3
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Wed Jun 26 2024
Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
3.5/5
4
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Thu Jun 27 2024
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
3
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Fri Jun 28 2024
Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
3
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Sat Jun 29 2024
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3.5/5
3
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Sun Jun 30 2024
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
4
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Mon Jul 01 2024
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
4
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Tue Jul 02 2024
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
3.5/5
3
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Wed Jul 03 2024
Crazysexycool
TLC
3.5/5
3
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Thu Jul 04 2024
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
4.5/5
5
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Fri Jul 05 2024
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
It's pretty nice. I'll never go too crazy for Frankie Sinatra big band music of this sort, but this was a cute listen.
3
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Sat Jul 06 2024
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
2.5/5
3
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Sun Jul 07 2024
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
3.5/5
4
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Mon Jul 08 2024
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
It's like 70% of the time there's an artist I've never heard of in this book, the album is pretty forgettable. 20% of the time, it's just bad. And 10% of the time it's a cool discovery like the TPAB of electrotango. This was cool. 3.5/5
4
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Tue Jul 09 2024
Reign In Blood
Slayer
3.5/5
3
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Wed Jul 10 2024
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
This shit must've been crazy in 1969. But for every Dazed and Confused or Babe I'm Gonna Leave You or Communication Breakdown, there's a lame, meandering blues rock track that doesn't do much for me at all.
3
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Thu Jul 11 2024
American Gothic
David Ackles
I liked this one
4
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Fri Jul 12 2024
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
3
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Sat Jul 13 2024
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
It's pretty nice. I like the arrangements and instrumentation a lot, but I think a better vocalist than van would make the album a bit more likable as a whole.
3
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Sun Jul 14 2024
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
3
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Mon Jul 15 2024
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
3
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Tue Jul 16 2024
Basket of Light
Pentangle
this was cool, but not quite as cool as i had hoped. 3.5/5
3
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Wed Jul 17 2024
Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
I wasn't crazy for the singles from this album cycle when they were new, but now that I've listened to the full album...I REALLY don't get it. This is like the blandest, dullest, most boring album, I swear. I get pleasant "vibe music", I listen to that a lot. So Kacey going "dream pop" should work, but it doesn't help that it has the flattest production I've ever heard in my life, uninspired arrangements, and surprisingly weak vocals across the board. I do like Kacey, the singles from Same Trailer Different Park are so good, and I'm even partial to some of the songs from Deeper Well (and Justified from Star Crossed was good too). But I cannot wrap my head around what people see in this one, it's easily the most uninteresting thing she's ever released.
2
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Thu Jul 18 2024
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
3.5/5
4
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Fri Jul 19 2024
Closer
Joy Division
4
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Sat Jul 20 2024
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
3.5/5
4
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Sun Jul 21 2024
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
3
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Mon Jul 22 2024
Nowhere
Ride
4
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Tue Jul 23 2024
Hysteria
Def Leppard
2.5/5
2
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Wed Jul 24 2024
1984
Van Halen
2.5/5
3
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Thu Jul 25 2024
Groovin'
The Young Rascals
3
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Fri Jul 26 2024
Urban Hymns
The Verve
Not that I thought it would be bad, but I did enjoy this a lot more than I expected to. Very consistent. 3.5/5
4