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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.
3
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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
3
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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.
3
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Tue May 23 2023
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
3.5/5
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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
2