Jul 09 2023
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
I just couldn't get into this one. I remember it being played a lot back when it was first released and, just like then, it never had any impact on me. I'd say that Ed Sheeran has been influenced by this. Not my cup of tea at all.
2
Jul 10 2023
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
I'd forgotten how good this album really is. Straight ahead rock n roll with some great drum work. Back of the Bus is the stand out track for me. Supergrass were one of the truly great bands of the britpop era, far better than Oasis or Blur, imo.
4
Jul 11 2023
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
3
Jul 12 2023
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The Clash
The Clash
I've actually been listening listening to this album a lot recently. I'm a big fan of punk music from this era and this is up there with the best of them.
5
Jul 13 2023
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
I do like the VU and this is a pretty good album. I can hear harmonies similar to the Grateful Dead and some of the organ work is reminiscent of The Doors but it is still a good album.
4
Jul 14 2023
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
What more can be said about this album? Or this man, for that matter? True genius.
5
Jul 15 2023
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
I tried, i really tried. The music he samples is pretty good but the lyrical assault was just too much for me. There are only so many bitches, niggaz and gun references that i can take. Chronic would have been a better title for it.
1
Jul 17 2023
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Hotel California
Eagles
Pure rubbish. I couldn't put myself through this bittersweet nonsense. I listened to a bit of each song and found each one nauseating.
1
Jul 18 2023
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Arguably the greatest live album of all time. I've owned a copy of this for a long time and never tire of listening to it. One of the best examples of having a lot of genres(Blues, Jazz, Soul, Rock)all rolled into one and played by a group of amazing musicians at the peak of their power.
5
Jul 19 2023
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Dookie
Green Day
This is my first time listening through this whole album. These guys done their homework cos the influences from all the great punk bands are apparent to hear, pistols, clash, DK's. I think this could have been a classic punk album if it had been released about 1981 but instead it was a springboard for bands like Blink 182 who were at the forefront of the American punk revival of the mid 90s along with Green Day. This is probably the best album i've heard from that time and genre. Well worth a listen.
3
Jul 20 2023
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
Not my cup of tea. This is what i say when i think something is shit. The English inner city indian rapper during the first song is enough for me to stop listening. If you want to hear something similar to this only better and done by a better musician then give Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan a listen to.
1
Jul 21 2023
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Document
R.E.M.
About what i expected, REM being REM. Welcome to the Occupation is a good song, reminiscent of The Smiths. Not a bad album.
3
Jul 22 2023
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
2
Jul 23 2023
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Elephant
The White Stripes
4
Jul 24 2023
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
2
Jul 25 2023
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
This is so bad. I'm sorry i listened to it.
1
Jul 26 2023
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
I own a couple of Sly Stone's earlier albums and they're pretty good. This is my first time listening to this particular album and i'm completely underwhelmed. It hasn't a patch on the other two. I'm pretty disappointed in this, was expecting more.
3
Jul 27 2023
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Good album. This is what i should have been listening to in the 80s. It's a shame it's taken me 40 years to realise that ffs. Anyway, this is good music.
4
Jul 28 2023
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Back In Black
AC/DC
3
Jul 29 2023
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D
White Denim
Never heard of this band before, not bad.
3
Jul 31 2023
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Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2
Aug 01 2023
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
5
Aug 02 2023
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
1
Aug 03 2023
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
5
Aug 04 2023
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
1
Aug 05 2023
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Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
5
Aug 06 2023
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Revolver
Beatles
The last album of phase one, I ONE IX ^ HE DIE, No. 49, Cranberry Sauce. Brilliant album, so easy to listen to. Top notch.
5
Aug 07 2023
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C'est Chic
CHIC
Exactly as i expected. Late 70s American disco music, there were a lot of bands in this genre, i prefer The Crusaders to this though. Found it a bit repetitive and the lyrics weren't very imaginative.
1
Aug 08 2023
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
4
Aug 10 2023
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Lovely stuff. Reminds me of numerous 80s indie bands, Echo, Siouxsie, Cure, Pixies and others. Definitely gonna buy this.
5
Aug 11 2023
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle MonĂ¡e
1
Aug 12 2023
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Dummy
Portishead
I always thought of Portishead as a band that college students would have liked just to sound cool. To me they're just a band who try to be too clever by using as many effects as they can. I got sick of the singers voice and almost identical style for each song. Pretty boring.
2
Aug 14 2023
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
2
Aug 17 2023
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21
Adele
Pure rubbish.
1
Sep 02 2023
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The Next Day
David Bowie
Not bad, some good songs.
4
Sep 05 2023
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
5
Sep 07 2023
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
This one took me by surprise. I was expecting some awful tribal world music but this is reminiscent of the best soul/funk of 70s America. Amazing album.
5
Sep 08 2023
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Purple Rain
Prince
Great 80's throwback. Probably the most underrated guitarist of all time.
3
Sep 09 2023
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Who's Next
The Who
In my all time Top Ten albums, my favourite group of all time, i don't need to say how great this is, it's enough just knowing it.
5
Sep 11 2023
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
I don't like the singers style of singing, he makes each song sound the same.
2
Oct 15 2023
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
Too dark.
2
Aug 23 2024
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen is one of these artists who i just cannot get into, he's like a mixture of Dylan and Tom Waits(both of whom i love, by the way)and it just doesn't work for me.
1
Aug 24 2024
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Bossanova
Pixies
Outstanding, one of the last truly great bands.
5
Sep 06 2024
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evermore
Taylor Swift
So bad. It really is beyond me how she is so popular, it's obviously not for the quality of her music. When you get this album in your list, you have my deepest sympathies.
1
Sep 07 2024
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
3
Sep 12 2024
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
No one has a voice like Gerry Roslie. Those screams are amazing and fit perfectly, especially at the end of Psycho. A brilliant album.
5
Sep 13 2024
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No Other
Gene Clark
Not bad, listenable. Not as good as his debut album, Echoes.
4
Sep 14 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Good album with plenty of Zeppelin classics, Gallows Pole being the standout track.
5
Sep 16 2024
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
Bloody awful.
1
Sep 17 2024
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
I just don't like the rolling stones. I gave each song a quick listen and found them dull.
1
Sep 18 2024
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Just not for me.
2
Sep 19 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
I've never been a fan of the Rolling Stones so i've never listened to this album before, so i was surprised by how good it was. Jim Morrison definitely listened to this as the last song, What To Do is what he sounded like live.
4
Sep 23 2024
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Pelican West
Haircut 100
I was totally surprised by this one. I remembered Fantastic Day and Love Plus One from when they were first released. Back then i was just a kid who was into the whole Mod revival and considered Haircut 100 as a novelty act, one hit wonder type of band but the musicianship on this album is amazing. I will definitely be getting this on vinyl, highly reccomended.
5
Sep 24 2024
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
I'm always underwhelmed by this album. The title track is a good song, also Bennie and the Jets but i couldn't really get into the rest of it. There is a tune that's very Steely Dan-esque but i cant recall the name.
2
Sep 25 2024
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Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
Terrible, every song sounds the same.
1
Sep 26 2024
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
More rubbish.
1
Sep 27 2024
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The Bends
Radiohead
Fantastic album from the only modern band of any note.
5
Sep 29 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Good album, some very catchy intros. The singer is comparable to Nick Drake, his voice being a little higher. Enjoyed this.
4
Oct 01 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Not for me. I might have enjoyed this when it first came oout but it does nothing for me now.
2
Oct 02 2024
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Fantastic. Not for kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5
Oct 03 2024
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Very good. Never heard of them before now.
5
Oct 04 2024
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
Fantastic album.
5
Oct 05 2024
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Aja
Steely Dan
In my Top 5 all time greatest albums. The musicianship is unequalled. All tone and texture. Superb.
5
Oct 06 2024
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Fragile
Yes
I have a copy of this but i haven't listened to it in years. Pretty good. Might get more of their albums based on this.
4
Oct 07 2024
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
What a load of piss. This is as bad as it gets.
1
Oct 08 2024
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Boston
Boston
Classic 70s American rock. Great driving music.
3