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Tue Aug 29 2023
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
10 out of 10, delightful record.
5
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Wed Aug 30 2023
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
It is interesting to hear some of the origins of what would become 90s britpop.
4
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Thu Aug 31 2023
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
By the end I felt very present in my boredom. It's all very evocative and moving. The first several tracks felt like being on vacation in paradise, but by the end it like you realize that they have just as much traffic in paradise and you're ready to be home again.
2
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Fri Sep 01 2023
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Absolutely beautiful and human performance that I love listening to.
5
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Mon Sep 04 2023
Arrival
ABBA
If someone were to lay a claim again me stating that my vitriolic opinion of disco was originated because of a Disco Sucks t-shirt I saw on TV once, I would not be able to refute them. Have I heard many disco records? No. Am I excited to list to more disco after hearing this record? Also no.
The thing about this album that drove me insane was that musically it was terrific. If you hear the notes of the singing it meshes so well with the instrumentation to craft a hyper-danceable sound that could make it impossible to not bop along in your chair. However, when I listen to the words this album is about as entertaining as running a marathon wearing underpants made of razor wire and salt.
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't care
It's not fair
And you're only smiling
When you play your violin
[Chorus]
Dum dum diddle, to be your fiddle
To be so near you and not just hear you
Dum dum diddle, to be your fiddle
I think then maybe you'd see me, baby
If this were an album of Swedish folk music played on fiddles, accordions, or nyckelharpas, then it is a banger. As dance music, however, it just doesn't work for me.
None if this would matter if as a listen would be justified in immediately turning off the record when they realize that track one is a song about a female student sexually abusing their teacher. It is difficult to imagine a time when a producer or record label would be cool with this.
Either way you shake it, this is a mesmerizingly good album that I don't expect I will ever choose to listen to again.
2
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Tue Sep 05 2023
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
I looked in the index of this book and saw that there are no Warren Zevon albums. This three songs with filler is, but no Zevon. Oh well.
1
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Wed Sep 06 2023
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Key things to note. This record sounds better over loud speakers. The mix is very peculiar, the vocals are fairly centered, but most of the instruments are about 90/10 either left or right. I imagined it was how it might sound to be around a campfire.
My favorite tracks were My Back Pages and C.T.A. - 102
Over all enjoyable but I don't know when I would be itching to spin it back up.
3
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Thu Sep 07 2023
E.V.O.L.
Sonic Youth
For whatever reason Sonic Youth just doesn't connect with me.
1
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Fri Sep 08 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Listening to this was a religious experience. I wish I had been listening to this for my who life. But I have it now.
5
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Mon Sep 11 2023
The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Very enjoyable. I was unable to stop from dancing in my seat.
3
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Tue Sep 12 2023
Revolver
Beatles
Last year they released a super deluxe edition of this record. There are 5 discs in total, 2 of which were alternate tracks, including 2 of Eleanor Rigby of just the orchestral parts, they were gorgeous. It is a beautiful album.
5
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Wed Sep 13 2023
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
I have listened to a lot of albums in my life which makes me uniquely qualified to say that this is one of the sluttiest records ever produced. It is also a good reason why multiple listens is helpful. After my first play through it was a total miss. Buckley's voice hovers right around that grating and irritating zone, but he is saved by the brilliant musicians he surrounded himself with.
Zoning out and imagining his voice like a jazz sax made it more barrable. It also gives you the ability to ignore the words, which were icky at times.
If it weren't for the first 2 songs this would be a 5 star record. Side 2 was excellent, but I could go the rest of my life without hearing the first two tracks again, which will, sadly, keep this one shelved for me. I will give it three stars on behalf of the backing band.
3
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Thu Sep 14 2023
D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
I cannot imagine ever returning to this, however it was nice to experience an early entry in the industrial/noise genre, and it was well produced.
1
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Fri Sep 15 2023
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
I have been all in for Tom Waits for over 20 years, which makes me feel very old, but it is good to have an old faithful to return to so I can remember the other times.
5
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Mon Sep 18 2023
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
I am a fan of this record. It is interesting to see some of the early aural building block for what would become favorites of mine.
4
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Tue Sep 19 2023
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Can I kick it? Yes I can!
5
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Wed Sep 20 2023
Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
While the opening moments feel like barely getting to the bathroom in time and having a mystic experience and feel like you are peeing for the very first time, the rest of the album seeming like a fine addition to a crowded glam rock aisle. High energy and fun are two things that are available in spades.
It is a fine album to visit but I am sure I will quickly forget it.
3
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Thu Sep 21 2023
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
It is beautiful and very enjoyable, as long as I have a need to a total focus moment. I can see myself returning as needed.
4
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Disintegration
The Cure
This record has been a constant in my life and I will not imagine it otherwise.
5
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Mon Sep 25 2023
Bad
Michael Jackson
BAD by Michael Jackson is one of the best produced records to which I have ever listened. Or best engineered, at the very least. The pureness of the vocal recording is a testament to Jackson's skill as a singer. This sterile, candy shop, pop isn't a genre to which I typically find myself returning and I don't see that being different this time.
2
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Tue Sep 26 2023
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
While this is not my favorite genre of hip-hot I really appreciate giving it a listen. I wish I remember who said it, probably RZA or Method Man, that the experiences in this style of album, while many are first hand they can also be an accumulation of the stories of several people and are not immediately autobiographical. It is a share that there are so few BIG records.
The ASMR aural oral was a bit much for me, so heads (heh) for that.
3
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Wed Sep 27 2023
Pink Flag
Wire
During one of my listens I seriously through the record was finished and auto-play started a Breeders song. I really enjoyed hearing the roots of so much of the punk and early 90s alt rock tracks. It pays to remember the progenitors.
4
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Thu Sep 28 2023
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
This album is pure joy. I am sad I didn't know about it sooner, but that doesn't matter now because I have welcomed Michael Kiwanuka it has earned a place in the BREAK IN CASE OF DEPRESSION collection.
5
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Fri Sep 29 2023
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Another very well recorded album. Fever was my favorite track and I felt like I was in the room with them. I never really questioned the popularity of Elvis, but this really helped me to understand it better.
4
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Mon Oct 02 2023
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Dirty old man, making dirty old man music. Jethro Tull seems like the band that only ate at madrigal dinners while they were following alongside a Rush tour. There is undoubtedly a time and a place for this record, and those are infrequent for me.
2
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Tue Oct 03 2023
In Rainbows
Radiohead
While there are moments of sheer atmospheric beauty I felt unfulfilled by the end. This is a strike against it. A while back I learned that I need to consider Yorke's vocals as an additional instrument rather than a vocalist and that helps my ability to enjoy the band. That said I bet I would like instrumental tracks a tad more.
3
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Wed Oct 04 2023
Disraeli Gears
Cream
The mixing of psychedelic rock and blues felt unnatural during my first listen. But that is my problem. I was trying to impose my will on something that was finite. My favorite tracks were Tales of Brave Ulysses and Sunshine of Your Love. Luckily those two tracks are on a greatest hits collection.
3
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Thu Oct 05 2023
Arise
Sepultura
I have always appreciated Sepultura's ability to build on their sound through their career rather than constantly attempt to catch the same bolt of lightning in a bottle. I would also consider Igor Cavalera one of the most interesting metal drummers, while ARISE has tracks with bland speed/death drum blasts, Igor still sprinkles some Latin flairs that will turn your head.
4
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Fri Oct 06 2023
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
6* - that is my rating, and how many times I listened to this record today. Holy Cats!!!! The mixture of pop, trip-hop, and Indian music was exactly what I needed.
5
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Mon Oct 09 2023
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
25 seconds into I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG when Redding slides between the two notes in the word time feels like when love is driving you back to her and it needs to gun the engine to get through a light because it cannot be apart any longer. Mmmm.
My issue with the album is how disjointed it all is when considering it is 'an album'. It feels like an other-artists greatest hits record, which is fine, but considering the source of this site feels like a disqualification. But they didn't ask me.
Redding in unquestionably a revelatory performer, so I am conflicted.
3
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Tue Oct 10 2023
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Listen pal, I am the aggressively depressed person here, that's my schtick. Sure, he electrified blues, accidentally created rock and roll and can be pinpointed as a genesis shift that makes me who I am. But tone it down bud.
I was washing some dishes during a play through and some of the weird dance movements I made gave me an understanding of why parents might have thought that the blues and rock and roll was a literal demonic possession. I was bopping like a zombie with a live powerline zipped into my pants.
Oh, and ixnay on the ittlele irlgay, it is super creepy.
5 stars for the cultural importance, -1 star because of how fucking creepy it got. -1 star because it was so damn aggressive that I felt like I needed a time out after listening.
3
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Wed Oct 11 2023
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
I could have been listening to this album for 33 years and yesterday was my first time. I will never be able to change this, but I will have to move forward. I blame my parents, really, who takes responsibility for their own actions any more anyway.
The first side is terrific. The second side made me cry. That is magic.
5
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Thu Oct 12 2023
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Imagine you are David Crosby and you convince your band to record this song HEY JOE and you are like, "trust me, ours will be definitive. Trust me, there is NO CHANCE a once in a generation guitar player will release a superior version in a few months. This will ABSOLUTELY be BANK!!!" Then you're like, lets fire the main songwriter, pfft, afraid of flying? The BYRDS ain't got no time for that.
Anywho, this was okay, a bit fractured and a passible opening act for the seismic shift that would be Jimi Hendrix.
2
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Fri Oct 13 2023
School's Out
Alice Cooper
I think I would be better served going back in time, to high school, to listen to this record. I still don't think I would like it, but thematically it would make more sense.
I think I would prefer instrumental tracks. It was the lyrics that kept pulling me out of the moment.
1
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Mon Oct 16 2023
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
As a very petty person it is incredibly irritating that the bad was so young when they recorded this masterpiece.
5
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Tue Oct 17 2023
Abbey Road
Beatles
I just realized that MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER was a straight up murder song. There are just too many bangers (pun very well intended) to be any less than five stars for me.
5
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Wed Oct 18 2023
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Early Morning Breeze is a beautiful song. It was nice to hear a Dolly album, but I am not inspired to look further and I don't see myself returning.
2
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Thu Oct 19 2023
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
It is interested and beautiful, but I don't think my life is any better having known it. +1 point for a cover of Nick Cave's STRANGER THAN KINDNESS.
2
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Fri Oct 20 2023
Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
While I really enjoyed listening to it I doubt I will return. The moment I realized how much it reminded me of Lou Reed my interest waned a bit.
2
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Mon Oct 23 2023
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
This is a difficult record to rate. For all intents and purposes it is a five. Production and performance is perfect. Winehouse's career cracked the protective shell of music history letting the spirits of 50s, 60s and 70s soul and R&B to re-infect music for years to come.
Yes, I am aware that this music was always alive and well in a genre sense, and there have always been artist build on it and perfecting it, buy Winehouse jammed it into the mainstream shoving pop music contemporaries out of her way.
Can I call it a five if I am not tickled enough to want to come back to it with any frequency? I might listen again, at some point, but when?
4
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Tue Oct 24 2023
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
While I will not argue the power of WONDERWALL, and CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA listening to the full album for the first time in a long while felt like a chore. I never expected to feel that way about this record, but it was releases while I was in high school, so I viewed it through the formative years glasses.
3
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Wed Oct 25 2023
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Timelessly beautiful. It as nice to visit with an old favorite and I hope we aren't strangers in the future. However, it is not a go to genre for me.
4
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Thu Oct 26 2023
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
I am enjoying this record more that I think I should be. The first track is more of a test than I would have used, but a) I wasn't consulted, and b) it is a pretty good primer for what is about to come.
Something that interests me in noise rock is that I typically use music to separate myself from the chaotic racket of life. Rarely does that noise create anything resembling music, but occasionally the thunk of an air conditioner does match up with the splat of a dripping sink. So I appreciate it when a band chooses to focus on wrangling the chaos into art.
I still don't think I will spend much time thinking about this in the future.
3
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Fri Oct 27 2023
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
My socks are still firmly in place. I never saw the draw of Queens of the Stone Age. It is serviceable rock.
2
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Mon Oct 30 2023
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
If there was a bingo game of life and one of the squares was "Become a fan of Dire Straits" I would have counted that row out as a possibility the moment I saw the sheet. Did I have a reason to feel that way? No, I filed the band off as a bland claptrap of 80s and moved on with my life of heavy metal. So pure ignorant snobbery.
This record has a permanent place in my collection.
5
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Tue Oct 31 2023
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
I really enjoy this record and understand how important it is to hip-hop. However, it has never been a go to rap record.
4
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Sulk
The Associates
I used to work at a video store and we had a section of non-Disney animated features like Simba the King Lion: The Final Battle, stuff to make grandparents stock up on garbage so their grandkids can have lousy sleepovers.
Anyway, crank this up and enjoy some Zaggy Moondust and the Arachnids from the Milky Way.
1
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Thu Nov 02 2023
British Steel
Judas Priest
What really impresses me about this record is that it is two albums in one. If you don't know anything about Rob Halford post 1998 this is a great boys being boys, youth in revolt, record. I can see high school football teams using this record to be ready to win the game.
If you know anything about post 98 Halford then this is one of the gayest metal albums ever. It is ::wink wink:: boys being boys. BREAKING THE LAW, for the first 15 years of Halfords life homosexuality was illegal. UNITED and GRINDER, pretty self explanatory. I am here for it, we need more LGBTQIA+ metal records. Perfect.
5
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Fri Nov 03 2023
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
I pride myself on being socially aware. I strive to be the cognizant of the struggles and the pains of those with different socio-economic backgrounds than me. Now I understand what is it like being trapped in a car with me after I find an opportunity to "educate" those around me. Major, major buzzkill.
This is a very important, time capsule, record that is a testament to its moment and a sad reminder of how little progress has been made. Because of that I couldn't give it one star.
2
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Homework
Daft Punk
If several songs were about 70% shorter I am sure I would have enjoyed this more.
2
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Tue Nov 07 2023
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
A damn near perfect record. Instrumentally it was perfect. Lyrically it was perfect. Vocally it was trying to play basketball but each bounce changed the psi by a random level so you can never really get good at dribbling. I would love to see actual notation of his vocals then have an opera singer, who never heard Dylan sing, perform one of his songs.
I really want to give this record 4 stars to punish it for having the vocals of an out of service oscilloscope, but fuck, it is too damn good. It would be like marking down a James Joyce novel because of his punctuation style.
5
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Wed Nov 08 2023
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
I can't put my finger on why this is connecting so well with me. It is far more aggressive that what I needed yesterday when I heard it for the first time. But I likely realized the value it may have on a day when I do need that power level to push me those extra few feet.
I really appreciated the albums representation of the evolution of punk, to hardcore, to this mixture of the two, with a few shakes of noise rock, and complex time signatures. Like a proto-progressive metal album. I could see Drive Like Jehu opening for Tool. I have almost talked myself into that fifth star.
4
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Thu Nov 09 2023
Third
Soft Machine
I love prog and I love jazz, but this was insufferable.
1
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Fri Nov 10 2023
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
While I enjoyed the album, within an hour of listening to it I had forgotten everything about it.
2
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Mon Nov 13 2023
Urban Hymns
The Verve
This record benefited from multiple listens. With a single spin it would forgivable to presume that the band is an discount store Oasis knockoff, especially if you tried to pick between Liam Gallagher and Richard Ashcroft in a police lineup.
This is where multiple listens helps. First, ignore Bittersweet Symphony because, if you are my age, you have already heard it a billion times. Giving the songs room to ruminate eventually reveals enough uniqueness to see their value in the oeuvre of modern music.
4
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Tue Nov 14 2023
Young Americans
David Bowie
Bowie, in any form, brings me joy. With that said, YOUNG AMERICANS would not be my first pick if I was able to be choosy. The difference is negligible, like choosing a non-Allstar NBA player over a high school b-ball star for your pick up basketball game. It is still a W.
4
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Wed Nov 15 2023
Suede
Suede
This record is a beautiful connector between my beloved post-punk and early Brit-pop and I am here for it. Exactly one time, 55 records into this project, has found me immediately purchasing an album. Several were close, but this was paid for within 20 minutes of pressing play.
5
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Thu Nov 16 2023
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
My experience with The Flaming Lips is limited to YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS and trying to get borrow four CD players to try and listen to the complete ZAIREEKA, prior to MP3 technology. (I never got it quite right)
I think the only reason why I didn't experiment more with the band is because at the time it was financial and availability restraints. I wish I listened to this back then, it is magnificent in every way.
5
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Fri Nov 17 2023
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
While this record is undeniably essential it doesn't scratch my hip-hop itch the way faster rappers do.
3
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Mon Nov 20 2023
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
This was a transformational album for me when it came out. From it I learned that music could be so much more than I had ever expected. The sounds that I head that day convinced me that anything was possible.
5
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Tue Nov 21 2023
War
U2
On many occasions I have tried to like U2. Sure, they have a few bangers, but when all is said and done it just never really worked for me.
2
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
Dan the Automator and is a genius and DJ Qbert is one of the best DJs. This record is evidence of that. Kool Keith is also incredibly talented. That said, the sexually explicit lyrics made me a little uncomfortable. I would love an instrumental version.
4
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Thu Nov 23 2023
Blur
Blur
I have always been a fan of this record, but it has been a long time and it was nice to spend some time with an old friend.
4
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Fri Nov 24 2023
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
While this record is enjoyable I can't see myself returning to it often. I don't find myself listening to ambient as frequently as I used to and when I do I find some random artist on bandcamp. It is beautiful though.
3
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Mon Nov 27 2023
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
It is rare for me to prefer live recordings, however there are some musicians where their magic truly only thrives when they aren't confined by the studio. Sometimes, though, you have to appreciate that you have anything by the artist to gnaw on.
3
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Tue Nov 28 2023
Cross
Justice
I wish I listened to house music in the 90s when it was becoming popular so I could have had more time enjoying it. I supposed young, ignorant, musical tastes are designed to be refined. I really enjoyed this record, however, there are other house subgenres that I prefer and am more likely to return to.
4
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Wed Nov 29 2023
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
While this is a very well made, and terrifically performed record, the frequency in which I listen to bossa nova records is so miniscule that I will certainly forget this album well before the next time I get the itch.
2
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Thu Nov 30 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
This record means a lot to a lot of people. This may sound like a boast, but this was the first time I have listened to this full album and it left me feeling rather ambivalent with a twist of sadness. So, basically a day at the office.
3
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Fri Dec 01 2023
The Real Thing
Faith No More
Well, hello young Admiral, this record is a flashback. I don't want to admit it, but hearing EPIC was definitely one of the earliest times where I heard rapping. I remember getting the album from the library. It was a tectonic shift in what music could be.
5
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Mon Dec 04 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
It's good, but just a bit outside of what I would choose to listen to on a daily basis. I really appreciate the recording quality and engineering though.
3
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Tue Dec 05 2023
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
This was a beautiful album that was recorded so intimately that I felt like I was in the room with Drake. This was my first of his recordings and it clicked immediately. Then I learned his story and I gotta stop falling for musicians who kill themselves. I considered listening to the other two records immediately, but I think I will spread them out.
5
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Wed Dec 06 2023
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
My life is fuller knowing that this record exists. Unfortunately my inherent desire to sing along will prevent me from listening to this with any frequency.
3
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Thu Dec 07 2023
Manassas
Stephen Stills
Generically fine. One of my tests is whether or not I remember the days album but the end of the day. I did not.
2
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Fri Dec 08 2023
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
I don't know what instrument is playing at the beginning of DREAMER, but it is amazing. Between that instrument and the song THOUGHTS OF YOU this record is earning a permanent place on my shelf.
It is albums like this that make spending 4 years listening through a book well worth it.
5
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Mon Dec 11 2023
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
I really wish I knew why country music doesn't click for me. I have attempted to listen to this before. It was fine, but I am unlikely to return.
2
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Wed Dec 13 2023
In It For The Money
Supergrass
It was fine, but I am afraid I was not enthralled enough to want to plan a second date.
2
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
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Fri Dec 15 2023
Live Through This
Hole
It is good, but I have heard these songs before and completely forgot they exist. I imagine I will forget again.
2
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Mon Dec 18 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The only issue I have with this record is Kiedis. The lyrics are weak and all I wanted while listening to the album was for him to hush so I could focus on the terrific instrumentals.
2
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Tue Dec 19 2023
Teen Dream
Beach House
The aspects I liked I can find elsewhere and the aspects I need are nowhere to be found. It was infuriating that every time I expected a crescendo to explode it just fizzled, the beats I expected to drop were caught before the hit the ground.
2
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Wed Dec 20 2023
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Purely spectacular.
5
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Thu Dec 21 2023
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
I am not overly familiar with Bruce Springsteen, but what I have heard enjoyed more that I did this.
3
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Fri Dec 22 2023
1989
Taylor Swift
When I hear ultra-pop music like this I feel compelled to question the artistic humanity of the end product. This has nothing to do with the artist and all to do with the conspiratorial nature of this listener. There are some really good tunes on side two of this album.
The pop of the first half is enduring, but the super-produced pop doesn't work as well as the emotionality of some of the more sparse instrumentation of the slower more personal tracks.
-1 point for saying this sick beat, without providing said beat. :)
4
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Live!
Fela Kuti
4
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
It was well recorded and a nice break, but my tolerance for Christmas music is about 15 hours per annum.
2
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Wed Dec 27 2023
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
This album didn't really do much for me. It felt like if Jeff Buckley was the lead singer of Coldplay, but not nearly as engaging as I'd want it to be.
2
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
Not my favorite, but still a very moving record.
4
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Fri Dec 29 2023
Risque
CHIC
While I was mildly entertained, I found the repetition monotonous. Two stars because I recognize the skills
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Mon Jan 01 2024
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
10 out of 10. The idea that an old metalhead like me would be so enthralled by Young's slow and easy guitar solos astonishes me. On one hand you have some Herman Li solo with 10 billion notes, on the other Young hangs out on 4 or 5 notes, but the emotion is bleeds nourishes my soul.
5
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Tue Jan 02 2024
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
I am familiar with this album by name only. This will be a first time listen. I have heard the song Take Five plenty of times, just not the rest. The drum section in Take Five is a masterpiece of frustration and beauty.
4
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Wed Jan 03 2024
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
There is nothing new to be said.
5
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Rocks
Aerosmith
Aerosmith could have used a ghost song writer. The band is on fire and Steven Tyler is one of the greatest rock singers, but you expect the lyrics to be a professional firework show, but they are cap gun, at best.
Also, whose idea was it to record Joe Perry's solos through two tin cans and a string? This would be best listed to while using a belt grinder, or mowing the lawn. Maybe over $5 computer speakers. Better equipment left me wanting.
1
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
This album is neat and I'm glad it exists, but I doubt I'd revisit it.
2
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Mon Jan 08 2024
Rubber Soul
Beatles
This was my first Beatles record I bought. Maybe the five stars has a tinge of nostalgia, who is to say. I stand by it though.
5
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
As a part time drummer, HOLY GUACAMOLE!!! That, alone, is worth 4 of the 5 stars. Unfortunately, I don't know how often I would listen to the other 69 minutes to justify the 5th star.
Very fine album, and expertly recorded.
4
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Orbital 2
Orbital
Some electric music hit, and some misses. This one, today, missed. It felt too crisp and perfect.
1
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Thu Jan 11 2024
Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
This inspired me to revisit an electronic subgenre rather than listen to this record.
1
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Absolute banger. Cowboy Song made me think that Thin Lizzy walked so Bon Jovi could run.
5
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Mon Jan 15 2024
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
I am not sure what it is about funk that doesn't connect with me. Instrumentally is was tight, but I was ready to be done about half way through.
2
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Just south of perfect. I would have cut a few tracks. Nothing in particular, it just felt a little too long.
4
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Kenza
Khaled
I am glad to have heard this, but I doubt I'd revisit it.
2
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
I have been a fan of The Beta Band since the early 2000s and I love any chance I get to revisit them.
5
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Fri Jan 19 2024
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
This record turned me off of hip hop for the until my 20s. The issues I had then still exists. I am just lucky I was able find more palatable rap.
2 stars because I recognize it's value.
2
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Mon Jan 22 2024
The Yes Album
Yes
Yes is a band that I had never made time for. This was a mistake. After listening to this record twice, I listened to 4 other albums by them on the same day. I must not have been in the right frame of mind all those times in the past when I had false starts.
4
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Very good, I need more than 24 hours to really develop a fuller opinion.
4
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Wed Jan 24 2024
São Paulo Confessions
Suba
There is something about this album that sucked me in from the first 30 seconds. I ordered a physical copy so fast I could have been dreaming.
5
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
I am a lifelong fan of PJ Harvey.
5
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Sex Packets
Digital Underground
It was nice to hear The Humpty Dance again after so many years, but I was quite bored by the halfway mark.
2
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
I enjoyed this album much more than I expected. We've Got the Beat was so far out of my wheelhouse that I never bothered trying anything else. I can't say I will ever listen to this again, but I am glad that I can.
3
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Tue Jan 30 2024
On The Beach
Neil Young
Enjoyed but it felt like more of the same with a few recycled tunes.
3
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Faith
George Michael
It was well made, but not the style that I would typically go back to.
2
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
This album was just short of 5 stars. It is definitely one of the best mixed records I heard, especially the drumming. I just got bored by the repetition near the end.
4
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Fri Feb 02 2024
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
This album is a solution in need of a problem, only the "problem" was "What would an Ennio Morricone indie band record sound like." Only, that isn't a problem as much as it is an opportunity. And these folks, took it, ran with it, and finished the race with the aplomb needed for something so garish and extravagant that the world is better off.
5
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
I enjoy this era of soul, when it has a cinematic feel.
3
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Hotel California
Eagles
Another album that I would enjoy more if it was instrumental, or maybe a singer other than Don Henley, perhaps.
3
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Changes, Queen Bitch, and Life on Mars are all-timers for me. Not to mention Life on Mars and Queen Bitch being a direct through point to Ziggy. Even with a few of my lesser liked Bowie songs this is a five for me.
5
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Odelay
Beck
I can appreciate how challenging this record might be for a first time listener, 25~ years after its release. It was difficult back then, too. However, letting its oddity wash over the ears can make for a transformative experience.
5
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Absolute magic. Immediately ordered a physical copy.
5
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Document
R.E.M.
3
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
It gets 4 stars because of the inclusion of one of my all time favorite songs, Summertime. Musically it was great to hear, but technically is was irritating. The mix on the opening of track one almost left me skipping this one.
4
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Wed Feb 14 2024
The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
I am not sure why British mumblers irritate me, but I also don't care. I struggled to get through this, and while I can hear the likely influences on The Libertines, I just didn't get the same pizzazz.
2
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Thu Feb 15 2024
Tago Mago
Can
Interesting, but I am unlikely to return.
2
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
I feel like this is the sort of band with fans that presume you aren't smart enough to "get" their music if you don't worship the music.
2
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Dummy
Portishead
A rare 4 star All-timer? While I say that I love this album, it seems that I love the first several tracks. All of the tracks are good, but I rarely make it to the last few songs because I am ready to move on before I get there.
Still, aces though.
4
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Superunknown
Soundgarden
Just shy of perfect.
4
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Bossanova
Pixies
The only, single, issue with this record is that I know how good Doolittle and Surfer Rosa are. That said, as leadoff batters go Bossanova is a treat.
4
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Thu Feb 22 2024
The Stooges
The Stooges
So delightfully raw and wonderful.
4
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Fri Feb 23 2024
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Interesting, but forgettable.
2
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
I am glad to have heard this, and promptly forgot what I listened to.
3
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Tue Feb 27 2024
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
A delightful record that I would only listen to again if I start this project over again.
1
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Wed Feb 28 2024
A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
Another that I am glad to have heard, but I doubt I'd revisit it.
3
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
I don't typically go for county. There are some neat moments.
2
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Is this my favorite Talking Head record? Maaaaaaaybe
5
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Mon Mar 04 2024
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
2
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
While I think Gimme Shelter is an all timer, the rest of the album was just okay for me.
3
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
1
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
Interesting, but I just don't see myself returning.
1
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Fri Mar 08 2024
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
3
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
This is an all around no for me.
1
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Tue Mar 12 2024
Blunderbuss
Jack White
For my money, Jack White is one of the finest songwriters to ever live. Maybe song creator might be a better title than just writer. Acting as the producer and mixer of this album, as well as multi-instrumentalist, his finger prints are all over this album.
Pure joyful genius.
5
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
It was enjoyable, I just can't think of many times that I would turn to this record when I need some prog.
3
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Bonus points for an awesome cover. I enjoyed the music, but there is something weirdly unnerving about British blues music.
4
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Fri Mar 15 2024
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
As much as I appreciate this record and what it has done for music it was never really my bag.
3
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Mon Mar 18 2024
1999
Prince
I wish I enjoyed this record as much as I know other do. Prince is a terrific musician, but the hyper synth sound doesn't click with me.
2
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Murmur
R.E.M.
A curious choice. Fairly average to my ears.
3
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Kid A
Radiohead
I think this one needs more time to really stretch its legs, but there are plenty of options that don't.
2
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Thu Mar 21 2024
Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
Overall I was not very impressed. That said while I was listening it got to a really great track and I thought it was picking up. Then I realized that Tidal started a post-album random playlist, that great track was by The Lemonheads. I laughed.
1
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
3
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
The older I have gotten, with my broadening musical influences, the less I have enjoyed Elton John's music.
2
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
More stars than are in the night sky. Magnificent. Everything I want in a record. Ordered a copy, immediately.
5
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Ace of Spades is an essential, gateway, heavy rock record to lead listeners to the glory that is metal.
4
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
I am not entirely sure what to think about this one yet. However, I cannot be sure how frequently I would be in the right space to revisit. That said, it is gorgeous.
4
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Fri Mar 29 2024
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
I don't often listen to punk so when I do I have a few standard records to which I turn. That said, this is a really good record, but I like their debut a little more.
3
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Mon Apr 01 2024
All Directions
The Temptations
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3
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Rio
Duran Duran
Not even perfect cover art can make me eager listen to this record on any rotation. The US mix on a few of the tracks made me pretty uncomfortable.
2
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
I rather enjoyed this one. I didn't get into this indie genre until recently and it is nice to have a large catalogue of options available.
4
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Moondance
Van Morrison
It was just a phase.
3
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Fri Apr 05 2024
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Longtime Cohen fan here.
5
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Mon Apr 08 2024
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Masterpiece from start to finish.
5
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Tue Apr 09 2024
Illmatic
Nas
Masterpiece from start to finish.
5
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
Tracks one and two held so much promise. By the midpoint I thought the sound was very familiar. By the end I switched over to Elvis Costello to confirm my suspicion.
Whether Prefab Sprout was trying to mimic (the true) Elvis's style or not, I don't know. What I do know is that, while I appreciate the attempt, I am good with the original.
The opening two tracks reminded me of The Libertines, which is why it was so promising.
2
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Thu Apr 11 2024
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
I enjoyed listening to this album, but I doubt that I will ever think to listen to it again.
2
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Elastica
Elastica
A strong choice when you need an energy boost. But far from a daily driver.
3
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Mon Apr 15 2024
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
3
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Tue Apr 16 2024
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Very good album. Minus 1 star sexually explicit material that made me uncomfortable.
3
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Your Arsenal
Morrissey
I have heard plenty of versions of this that it didn't interest me.
1
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
I enjoyed listening to this and it reminds me that I need to do a deeper dive into Stevie Wonder.
4
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Fri Apr 19 2024
The La's
The La's
There She Goes is an all timer, but is it enough to lift the rest of the album to make it essential?
3
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Mon Apr 22 2024
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
While Eminem is one of the most skilled lyricists I have never been able to connect to this record. The violence and cruelty are not something that I want to listen to at any frequency.
2
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Smash
The Offspring
Very strong on the nostalgia factor and a strong punk entry.
4
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Enjoyable, not my favorite Gabriel, but still a delight.
4
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
I enjoyed this record a lot more than I expected. A mention of Green Lantern is almost enough to bump this to 5.
4
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
3
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Raw Power
The Stooges
Early punk is too chaotic for me. I appreciate it, as well as its fans, but I am glad it has been refined.
2