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Thu Mar 02 2023
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Started out as a traditional sounding Indie album but the last half was superb. The use of strings added to the great textures of sound.
4
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Fri Mar 03 2023
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Genuine songs, well played and beautifully performed. Dolly is on top of her game in each performance and the arrangements are top notch.
4
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Sat Mar 04 2023
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cosmo's Factory finds CCR at their swampy and bluesy best. This album, which now almost acts like a greatest hits compilation moves from John Fogerty's best Little Richard impression in "Traveling Band" to the grungy groove of "Run Through the Jungle" and everything in-between. The classic "Looking Out My Back Door" and "Who'll Stop the Rain" allow the band to follow more acoustically driven avenues while the soaring guitar riffs of "Up Around the Bend" shows that the instrumentalists in the band were also in top form.
4
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Sun Mar 05 2023
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
I appreciate the garage rock aesthetic and its importance to the burgeoning Grunge movement but the songs become a little long and repetitive. I find Young most effective with his quieter songs.
3
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Mon Mar 06 2023
The Bends
Radiohead
Interesting to think that the sounds of this album would be right at home 10 years later. Enough crunchy guitar to satisfy the 90’s grunge fan and the a vocal style that would become ubiquitous with 2000’s Indie music. A couple of tracks I enjoyed,”High and Dry” and “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”
4
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Tue Mar 07 2023
The Specials
The Specials
An album very much of its and time and featuring a strange live sound, I found the performances earnest but not ones I will readily return to.
3
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Wed Mar 08 2023
The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
A fascinating album with great playing, interesting melodies, and surprises in each track. It is so much more than just the radio hit (Cars).
4
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Thu Mar 09 2023
Parklife
Blur
A fun early 90's romp. Not sure I will listen to it again.
3
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Fri Mar 10 2023
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
A fun listen with an edgy sound, but not Bowie’s best of the decade.
3
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Sat Mar 11 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
It an album I have ever enjoyed
2
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Sun Mar 12 2023
Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
Did not enjoy her work when it was released and I still find it hard to penetrate the lyrics or the inane piano riffs
2
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Mon Mar 13 2023
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
A great album that fits well within its time and still sounds relevant today…
4
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Tue Mar 14 2023
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
2
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Wed Mar 15 2023
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
2
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Thu Mar 16 2023
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
2
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Fri Mar 17 2023
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
2
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Sat Mar 18 2023
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Punk rock and organ is something I enjoy. However the lyrics didn’t sit well with me.
2
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Sun Mar 19 2023
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
The combination of the Stax Studios rhythm section and the utterly convincing vocals of Redding make this perhaps the quintessential soul record out of Memphis in the mid-1960’s.
5
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Mon Mar 20 2023
...And Justice For All
Metallica
Not even my favorite Metallica album of the decade.
3
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Tue Mar 21 2023
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
3
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Wed Mar 22 2023
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
The album that started it all. Not as cohesive as later efforts, but it has some great moments that foreshadow the monumental albums of the Seventies.
4
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Fri Mar 24 2023
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
An interesting listen…not sure it will ever be on regular rotation
3
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Sat Mar 25 2023
Stardust
Willie Nelson
3
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Sun Mar 26 2023
Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
Not an album I enjoyed
2
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Mon Mar 27 2023
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
I had not heard of Bert Jansch prior to this project, but I found this album to be an enjoyable listen. His guitar playing is sublime and it makes each instrumental on the track list intriguing. While I wasn't blown away by t he lyrical content I found his voice to be a good compliment to the arrangements. This is an album I will explore again.
4
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Tue Mar 28 2023
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Quite simply one of the best albums of the entire 1980’s by any artist in any genre.
5
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Wed Mar 29 2023
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
1
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Thu Mar 30 2023
White Light
Gene Clark
A great listen and fine playing by the assembled musicians
4
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Fri Mar 31 2023
Debut
Björk
2
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Sat Apr 01 2023
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
A strong opener for this musical supergroup. It opens with a tour de force with Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. The other songs are mainly softer acoustic numbers with Marrakesh Express and Wooden Ships being standouts. Deja Vu is a stronger album but this one is worthy of 4 stars
4
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Sun Apr 02 2023
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
3
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Tue Apr 04 2023
Harvest
Neil Young
3
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Wed Apr 05 2023
Blur
Blur
3
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Thu Apr 06 2023
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
Inspiring, deep, meaningful,
4
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Sat Apr 08 2023
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Inspiring, deep, meaningful,
3
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Sun Apr 09 2023
Quiet Life
Japan
3
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Mon Apr 10 2023
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
2
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Tue Apr 11 2023
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
4
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Wed Apr 12 2023
Either Or
Elliott Smith
3
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Thu Apr 13 2023
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
2
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Fri Apr 14 2023
Nowhere
Ride
3
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Sat Apr 15 2023
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Adventurous arraignments, great Melodie’s, excellent singing performances…Pet Sounds has it all and is deservedly considered one of the greatest albums of all time. Whether you are listening to the opening notes of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” for the first or one hundredth time you are uplifted immediately. Each time you listen to pick up a new instrument or note being sung in the backing vocals. Each member of the band is on top form.
5
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Sun Apr 16 2023
Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
4
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Mon Apr 17 2023
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
A strong example of mid 90s indie
3
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Tue Apr 18 2023
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
I really enjoyed “O Trem Azul” and a couple of the other tracks were strong as well. Nascimento has a great voice and the album is very well produced.
3
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Wed Apr 19 2023
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
2
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Thu Apr 20 2023
xx
The xx
4
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Fri Apr 21 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
2
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Sat Apr 22 2023
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
3
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Sun Apr 23 2023
1989
Taylor Swift
Some strong anthemic moments on this album, but the overall sound tended to get a tad monotonous. Still, a pleasant listen.
3
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Mon Apr 24 2023
Repeater
Fugazi
2
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Tue Apr 25 2023
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
A strong album of its time and the band plays well. Not a huge fan of the individual tracks, however.
3
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Wed Apr 26 2023
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2
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Thu Apr 27 2023
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Some good songwriting but I found Happiness Stan to be tedious and not that enjoyable.
3
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Fri Apr 28 2023
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Only a 2 because of its historical significance
2
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Sat Apr 29 2023
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Message is a landmark and should be appreciated as such
3
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Sun Apr 30 2023
British Steel
Judas Priest
A landmark of 80’s metal and one that deserves all of the praise it gets.
3
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Mon May 01 2023
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
4
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Wed May 03 2023
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
3
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Thu May 04 2023
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
3
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Sat May 06 2023
Teen Dream
Beach House
3
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Sun May 07 2023
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
3
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Tue May 09 2023
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
3
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Wed May 10 2023
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
3
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Sun May 14 2023
Hysteria
Def Leppard
2
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Tue May 16 2023
Dookie
Green Day
4
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Wed May 17 2023
21
Adele
3
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Fri May 19 2023
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
4
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Sun May 21 2023
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
3
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Mon May 22 2023
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
3
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Tue May 23 2023
The Cars
The Cars
One of the best debut albums in Rock. The band was on fire with some great songwriting and absolutely solid playing. Both Ric Ocasik and Benjamin Orr are on top form with their vocals. The album could almost be a greatest hits
4
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Wed May 24 2023
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
4
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Fri May 26 2023
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
2
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Sat May 27 2023
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
3
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Sun May 28 2023
Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
2
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Mon May 29 2023
The Joshua Tree
U2
4
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Tue May 30 2023
So
Peter Gabriel
One of the best albums of the 80’s and one of the albums responsible for making me a lover of popular music. Gabriel’s songwriting is top-notch and the playing by collaborators like Tony Levin and David Rhodes are sublime. It is the one album I would recommend by Gabriel the artist and one of two or three must-haves of the decade
5
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Fri Jun 02 2023
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
A fine album that finds Winwood with a new confidence thanks to his writing partnerships. The result is a strong group of songs in which Winwood plays all the instruments. Highlights include the title track, the catchy While You See a Chance, and the soaring album closer, Dust.
5
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Sat Jun 03 2023
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
3
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Sun Jun 04 2023
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
4
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Mon Jun 05 2023
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
One of my favorite albums of all time. Great songwriting and arrangements. Robert Lamm particularly shines with his fine vocal performances on numerous tracks. Additionally, you will rarely here Terry Kath as featured in the songs or as adventurous as is playing is on this record.
5
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Fri Jun 09 2023
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
An unheralded classic of the Byrds discography. It is unlike anything before or after, thought is shows nods to both eras of the band. Roger McGuinn, Chris Holland, and Michael Clark were ready to move beyond David Crosby but not fully ready to embrace the country rock of Sweetheart of the Radio that would follow.
4
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Sun Jun 11 2023
Berlin
Lou Reed
2
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Tue Jun 13 2023
The College Dropout
Kanye West
1
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Wed Jun 14 2023
Dirt
Alice In Chains
2
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Thu Jun 15 2023
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
There are some bleak songs on this album, but I am captivated each time I listen. The storytelling is outstanding and the performances by Springsteen are honest. In my opinion, this is a true artistic statement by someone with great confidence and conviction.
4
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Fri Jun 16 2023
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
1
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Sat Jun 17 2023
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
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Mon Jun 19 2023
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
3
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Tue Jun 20 2023
The White Album
Beatles
5
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Thu Jun 22 2023
Blackstar
David Bowie
3
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Fri Jun 23 2023
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
3
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Sat Jun 24 2023
Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
3
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Sun Jun 25 2023
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
2
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Mon Jun 26 2023
Technique
New Order
2
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Thu Jun 29 2023
Doolittle
Pixies
2
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Fri Jun 30 2023
2112
Rush
4
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Sat Jul 01 2023
Amnesiac
Radiohead
2
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Mon Jul 03 2023
B-52's
The B-52's
3
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Tue Jul 04 2023
Queen II
Queen
3
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Fri Jul 07 2023
With The Beatles
Beatles
A lot of covers on this album, but originals like All My Loving make this a great collection that show the Beatles coming into their own as a band.
4
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Sat Jul 08 2023
Rubber Soul
Beatles
Rubber Soul is one of the pinnacles of the music we call rock and roll. It shows the Beatles taking a huge leap forward in new musical styles, songwriting, and instrumentation. From the more adventurous bass playing by Paul McCartney to the new more mature songs of John Lennon like Norwegian Wood, Girl, and In My Life showed that the Beatles were just warming up…and the best was still yet to come!
5
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Sun Jul 09 2023
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
3
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Tue Jul 11 2023
Imagine
John Lennon
4
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Wed Jul 12 2023
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
3
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Fri Jul 14 2023
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
3
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Sat Jul 15 2023
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
4
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Sun Jul 16 2023
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
3
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Tue Jul 18 2023
Nevermind
Nirvana
4
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Wed Jul 19 2023
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
A couple of highlights from their career and some rather pedestrian numbers as the band tried to find their sound and hone their craft.
3
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Mon Jul 24 2023
Close To You
Carpenters
3
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Wed Jul 26 2023
Picture Book
Simply Red
4
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Mon Jul 31 2023
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
2
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Thu Aug 03 2023
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
4
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Sat Aug 05 2023
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
2
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Mon Aug 07 2023
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
3
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Thu Aug 10 2023
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
2
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Fri Aug 11 2023
Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
2
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Sat Aug 12 2023
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
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Sun Aug 13 2023
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
2
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Tue Aug 15 2023
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
3
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Wed Aug 16 2023
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
3
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Thu Aug 17 2023
GI
Germs
2
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Sat Aug 19 2023
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
2
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Thu Aug 31 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3
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Fri Sep 01 2023
Green
R.E.M.
3
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Sat Sep 02 2023
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
4
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Thu Sep 07 2023
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
3
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Fri Sep 08 2023
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
2
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Sat Sep 09 2023
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
4
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Mon Sep 11 2023
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
3
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Tue Sep 12 2023
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
2
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Wed Sep 13 2023
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
One of the classic 70’s albums, this may be Rod Stewart’s finest moments. His performance on the title track is top notch and the backing band is excellent.
4
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Sun Sep 17 2023
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
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Thu Sep 21 2023
Vivid
Living Colour
2
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Sat Sep 23 2023
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
Quite simply one of the greatest albums ever recorded. There is quality and there is quantity. Though I could do without the Apple Jam third disc.
5
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Sun Sep 24 2023
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
3