Sep 11 2023
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Great atmospheric album, electronic components gave it space-y vibe.
Cool panning work in stereo
3
Sep 12 2023
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Tacky and corny, very much early glam rock.
Good use of piano, very dramatic
2
Sep 13 2023
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Smash
The Offspring
Very energetic and fun, the drums carry the intense pace.
Singing, harmonies and use of guitars makes them pop, although a bit raw.
3
Sep 14 2023
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Brothers
The Black Keys
Have known it before.
Good use of steady, carrying beats, with lo-fi singing style that adds another dimension as if it’s an instrument.
Sounds of the instruments feel isolated yet modified, creating complex sounds combination.
4
Sep 15 2023
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Transformer
Lou Reed
The music and his voice convey the same feeling of cynicism with happy melodies slowed way down to a almost creepy uneasy tempo, and his sometimes happy or whimsical lyrics sand with his dark, behind the beat style of singing.
3
Sep 16 2023
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Incredible music, incredible lyric writing, incredible playing and incorporating sounds.
Stevie Wonder should be considered by me more in the greatest artist of all time conversation.
5
Sep 17 2023
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Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Early punk, probably better with context of the music scene.
Basic premises but controversial topics with aggressive delivery, short songs.
2
Sep 18 2023
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Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
Such a diverse sounding album.
Some songs sound as I would expect an African music album, some sounded Brazilian or Latin of some sort, and some sounded like modern rock and pop beats.
Some songs were very meditative, and the recording quality is good enough to soak up all the diverse interesting sounds, only wish I knew what he was singing.
3
Sep 19 2023
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Every song on the album is amazing.
One of my all time favorites, Amy’s voice is chilling and I could listen to it all day, her writing is intense, sad and very personal. The production is big and dramatic with big resonating drums and a lot of horns.
5
Sep 20 2023
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Among The Living
Anthrax
Couldn’t get through the whole album, drums are excessive and that’s probably intentional and the point but for me it disrupts the rest.
Singing is actually quite clean and impressive, sounds a bit like an Ozzy Osbourne impression and probably inspired by Sabbath and tried to put their spin on it.
1
Sep 21 2023
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Big echoey sound, a bit similar to u2’s sound.
Very 80’s, good songwriting.
3
Sep 22 2023
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Aja
Steely Dan
Cool sound, at times very funky while incorporating many unique chord progressions with a slightly jazzy sound.
At times a bit boring, due to the drum beat sitting far behind the instruments in the mix and being a steady beat.
3
Sep 23 2023
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Funky like Michael is, but a bit more soulful and R&Bish than Thriller.
Amazing use of his amazing voice, great use of bass and drums that carry the songs energy.
4
Sep 24 2023
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
Interesting in its use of brass, kinda adds a slight ska element to what is mostly a very raw pop-punk.
2
Sep 25 2023
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Kid A
Radiohead
Crazy sound, the way they make random electronic sounds come together as music is unique. The addition of powerful bass give the whole thing more depth and Tom’s vocals are just artsy and beautiful.
Must listen to this album while tripping.
4
Sep 26 2023
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Just amazing.
The way Bob Marley can use Reggae for fun boppy music, powerful protest songs, and mellow love songs is just astounding.
All of the instruments and background vocals blend together in perfect harmony to convey the experience.
4
Sep 27 2023
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Deep versatile voice, a lot of the songs carried by it.
Surprisingly diverse beyond take on me, but very 80s.
2
Sep 28 2023
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Not as good as the classic Bob Dylan albums, more mature and raspy voice, the melodies are a bit heavy and don’t feel as free flowing as his earlier music.
2
Sep 29 2023
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The Specials
The Specials
Really interesting sound combining punk drive and messages with playful ska music and great use of the different voices and vibes in the band.
Really set a feeling of being in the English street in the late 70s.
4
Sep 30 2023
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Love the romantic, mellow, voice lead sound.
The soft use of strings and brass, the stripped down guitar, and the crooning style in which he sings.
Moving and soothing.
4
Oct 01 2023
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All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
The U2 sound is cool, the Edge’s playing style is unique and very big.
Not as good as their other albums, but cool use of effects and electronics with a rock base.
3
Oct 02 2023
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
Good drive forward on the songs, driven a lot by very tight rhythm section, the distorted guitar adds drama along with Mike Patton’s incredible delivery, that adds depth, drama and a sort of mystery.
Use of keys and pedals is also a depth adding element.
3
Oct 03 2023
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Amazing!
So funky and bluesy, the drive forward from the guitar leads the whole thing but the powerfully steady rhythm section really lets you gets sucked in, along with the live singing which makes you feel as if you’re there and seeing him.
4
Oct 04 2023
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
Cool futuristic sound, made with hollow spacy beats and synthesized sounds.
Can feel the Beatles and David Bowie influences in some of the more upbeat direct songs.
3
Oct 05 2023
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
Solid Alt Rock, they get a stoner feel from the loose repetitive drum beat and the minimal use of electronic sounds.
Cool young and raspy voice, cool way to have a isolated high pitched instrument - between ukulele, keys or guitar - give the songs a melodic touch beyond the singing.
3
Oct 06 2023
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Didn’t listen all the way through, but the Dead are the Dead - beautiful guitar harmonies and vocal harmonies, lyrics that are just in the right spot of cryptic and telling a story.
Better in live versions but this is a solid album.
4
Oct 07 2023
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Cross
Justice
Electro house isn’t my natural jam, but this album keeps itself interesting with constant variations in rhythm, sounds and vocals if they’re in the song.
Love getting that thought about what turns just random sounds into music and this album was thought provoking in that regard.
3
Oct 08 2023
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
2
Oct 09 2023
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
Hella cool, unique beats and unique flow.
Feels like a raw version of British rap like drill.
4
Oct 10 2023
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
Funkiest ever.
Best vibe ever, the funky rhythm section sits so perfectly with the bass singing-narrating, the singing is just an instrument used for a rhythmic melodic function.
What they do they do the best.
3
Aug 12 2024
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
Extremely energetic, very violent and strange lyrics.
Not my cup of tea.
1
Aug 13 2024
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My Generation
The Who
Like the middle between the Beatles and the Clash.
Great drumming and vocals leading the forward drive with energy, even with Daltrey’s voice still young and raw.
Fun harmonizing feels kind of out of place considering later albums, but fits their silly style perfectly and foreshadows the vibe of several later songs.
4
Aug 14 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Classic blues, folky and kind of repetitive.
His voice is amazing and powerful, raspy but clear.
3
Aug 15 2024
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Odd and high paced, but actually really fun.
At times creepy but sometimes funny, often being very weird.
3
Aug 16 2024
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Moving Pictures
Rush
Dramatic and grand. The virtuoso playing of the instruments with emphasis on the drums , together with the haunting high pitched beautiful singing voice.
4
Oct 08 2024
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
First song sounded familiar as White Stripes, but the rest of the songs were very interesting, a lot of piano and song more melodic use his voice than what I know.
Still has the distinct Jack White sound with his iconic voice and slide guitar.
4
Oct 09 2024
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Very very surprising!
The whole album is very melodic, very old school hard rock, the singing is great and the songwriting is satisfying.
4
Oct 11 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
This album has a warm place in my heart. I can sing every drum fill, the energy delivered is perfect.
What they did, the did at the highest level.
5
Oct 12 2024
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Very Elvis, he was eccentric from the beginning, the album is solid blues rock n roll, and the silliness he brings to some songs really is unique.
4
Oct 14 2024
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Cut
The Slits
So fun!
Kinda quirky and eccentric punky, but the vibes are so so uplifting and put me in a good mood.
4
Oct 15 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
Beautiful, Edge’s emotional expansive guitar and Bono’s amazing vocal performance really carry this to all time legend status.
5
Oct 16 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Great folk, the deep lyricism that touches social justice as well as personal emotion, and Tracy’s vocal delivery that is touching when it needs to be and powerful when it needs to be.
4
Oct 17 2024
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The Coral
The Coral
Loved it!
A great combination of energy similar to other modern rock bands with an old timy sense of creativity.
The singer sounds like a proper rock star, and the band always rocks, sometimes reminding me of the specials and then jumping to Arctic Monkeys and then Green Day and then the Doors.
5