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Mon Sep 18 2023
Nevermind
Nirvana
an essential album that shaped grunge and music in general like no other. Every song from the legendary opening track to the great closer "Something in the Way" is either near perfect or prefect.
fav: Smells like Teen Spirit, In Bloom, Come As You Are, Lithium, Something in the Way
least fav: Lounge Act or On a Plain (if I had to pick)
no joke this is a 10/10
5
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Wed Sep 20 2023
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
4
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Thu Sep 21 2023
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
I was (and I still am) a big fan of Bowie and this album in peticular had a long way into my heart. At first I thought this was a very average Bowie album with a couple of great songs but also some stinkers... A couple months later it was my favourtite Bowie album and now?
Well I still love it! Aladdin Sane, Drive-In Saturday, Cracked Actor, Time, Jean Genie, Lady Grinning Soul are all soooo good and the rest is still unbelievably good! The jazz-piano improv in the title track, the harmonica on the Jean Genie and again the piano on Lady Grinning Soul are some of my favourite moments on here. And we don't have to talk about that cover: It's iconic!
favourites: ALL!!!!
least fav.: None (but if I HAD to pick: Let's Spend the Night Together)
rating: light 9
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
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Sat Sep 23 2023
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
a beautiful jazz album by Bill Evans. Of course the piano on here is wonderful but the work from all the three musicians is really great. This is really giving me autumn vibes like I am sitting outside in the park and watching the leaves fall down.
Is it the best live jazz album??? It could very much be!
favourites: Gloria's Step, My Man's Now Gone, Solar, All Of You
least fav.: Jade Visions
Rating: strong 9
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Sun Sep 24 2023
S&M
Metallica
classical music is just heavy metal without electricity so there was no reason this shouldn't work although it is a weird idea at first. Mostly this album screams "not that great": it's live; over two hours and features a lot of songs wich studio versions are also featured on this site.
Still this slaps and is just great from front to back. It might not be as great as albums like Master of Puppets but still really really good!
favourites: a lot... there are too many
least favs.: Bleeding Me, Until it Sleeps, Outlaw Torn
Rating: strong 8 to light 9
5
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Mon Sep 25 2023
Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3
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Wed Sep 27 2023
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV is the best Led Zeppelin? NO IT'S THIS ONE RIGHT HERE!
The first run from Custard Pie to Kashmir is PERFECT!!!
And although the second half isn't as perfect it is still some of Led Zeppelins best work. I loved it since my first listen!
favourites: Custard Pie, The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song
least fav.: probably Night Flight?
Rating: decent 9
5
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Fri Sep 29 2023
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
4
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Sat Sep 30 2023
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5
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Sun Oct 01 2023
Headquarters
The Monkees
2
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Thu Oct 05 2023
Ramones
Ramones
4
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Fri Oct 06 2023
Stankonia
OutKast
5
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Sun Oct 08 2023
Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
I love Nick Cave. His lyrics are some of the best and most inspiring I have ever heard and belong on one level with Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and David Bowie.
Although this isn't his strongest album by any means (mostly because of a couple of songs on the second half) the songs that DO stand out are some of his best. The mix of Punk Blues and Folk Rock work very well.
favourites: Papa Won't Leave You Henry, I Had a Dream Joe, Straight To You, Brother My Cup is Empty, John Finn's Wife, Jack the Ripper
least fav.: When I First Came to Town (if I HAD to pick)
Rating: light 9
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Mon Oct 09 2023
I Against I
Bad Brains
I think this is a good album and you can definatly see the influence this album had on a more hardcore scene but also punk in general and apparantly even Jeff Buckley and Denzel Curry. But that does not mean that it is a perfect one: Especially the second half is much more 'boring' and 'plain' than the start. While songs like House of Suffering or the title track just express pure punk-energy with a sprinkle of reggae, are songs like Hired Gun just wannabe and urgh... For example Let Me Help has really potential but it's just not used at all and so it just fades into a forgotten state right after listening.
Still it is pretty short so there is no big problem and I think it's still worthy to be on this list.
favourites: I Against I, House of Suffering, Re-Ignition, Secret 77, Return to Heaven
least favs: Let Me Help, Hired Gun, Sacred Love
rating: strong 6
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Tue Oct 10 2023
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
3
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Thu Oct 12 2023
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
3
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Sat Oct 14 2023
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
if you go into any second hand vinyl shop and ask the owner of what album they have the most copies layin around, they are nearly guaranteed to say "Brothers in Arms, mate! Every second guy brings one o' those in here." What does that mean? Well that it sold great (the main reason it's on here) but now people don't listen to it as much as they used to. The reason is fairly simple: Every song is either a slow jazz-inspired rock song or a very 80s pop-rock tune. And as we all now 80s production can get very cheesy and if you don't like the slower songs you won't like it.
But is it bad? No it's really good, good production, great instrumentation and so on.
It's just that apart from the singles there is not much to really get into because the rest is kind of boring. I mean I like long songs like In a Silent Way (Miles Davis) or Echoes (Pink Floyd) but the 8 minutes of Why Worry? are just not interesting just good enough if I want a retro-vibe for a study session wich is too bad because I don't study...
I'm very sure that the edited vinyl versions are better still the album is great to perfect at points but others just drag it down.
my favourites: So Far Away, Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, Your Latest Trick, Brothers in Arms
least favourites: Why Worry?, One World
rating: decent 7
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Sat Oct 21 2023
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
5
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Sun Oct 22 2023
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Let's make it short: beautiful voice, nice instrumentation, good sometimes even great lyrics, wonderful delivery at all aspects.
This is a beautiful album with a nice blend of pop, soul, folk and singer-songwriter and I think one of the most underrated albums of all time. I mean it isn't even a "recommended" on RYM. What? This album is a banger!
favourites: Down to Zero, Water with the Wine, Love and Affection, Join the Boys, Like Fire
least favs: Help Yourself, People
Rating: strong 7
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Tue Oct 24 2023
Station To Station
David Bowie
Station to Station is my favourite song of all time and this album is in my top 10 albums of all time. I LOVE IT!!!
The phenomenal opener that is 10 minutes of pure art rock. Golden Years is such a beautiful funk-rock song. Word on a Wing and the album closer Wild is the Wind have a beautiful vocal performance and a very emotional songwriting. Stay is just pure rock and soooo fcking good. The only song I would say is not 100% perfect is TVC15 but still sooooo great...
favourites: Station to Station, the Rest of the album
least favs.: I REFUSE TO CHOOSE
rating: strong 9 to light 10
5
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Sat Oct 28 2023
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
This is crazy! Might be the best Jazz-Fusion album of all time and definitely Zappa's best work. The guitar with it's jazzy chords and the beautiful arrangements make this a truely one of a kind experience. Like Peaches en Regalia is sooo good and Willie the Pimp is the only song with vocals and Zappa isn't even the one singing it's fucking Capitain Beefheart!!!
I really don't get why a lot of people don't like this album on this site: It's perfect through & through!
favourites: Peaches en Regalia, Willie the Pimp, Gumbo Variations & the rest too
least faves: none... really none
rating: light to decent 10
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Mon Oct 30 2023
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
this album got me into Dylan and it is my favourite of his. Every song here is perfect. For me this might be the best folk album EVER. Perfect. Nothing more to say.
favourites: Rainy Day Women, Visions of Johanna, One of Us Must Know, I Want You, Stuck Inside a Mobile, Just Like a Woman, Sad-Eyed Lady of the Frownlands
least favs: NONE
Rating: decent 10
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
3
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Thu Nov 02 2023
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
This is maybe the most important hip hop record of all time. The power and rawness this album brings to the table combined with Chuck Ds groundbreaking lyricism and the countless samples used makes this a one of a kind experience. I mean they sampled Fame by David Bowie on Night of the Living Baseheads.
And Bring the Noise, Don't Believe the Hype, Black Steel and Rebel without a Pause are some of the most important rap songs EVER! This is near Perfect!
favourites: Bring the Noise, Don't Believe the Hype, Black Steel, Rebel without a Pause, Cold Lampin' with Flavour, Louder than a bomb, She Watch Channel zero?, Night of the Living Baseheads
least favs: Show 'em watcha got
Rating: strong 9
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Wed Nov 08 2023
The Blueprint
JAY Z
5
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Sat Nov 11 2023
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4
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Sat Nov 18 2023
The Band
The Band
4
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Sun Nov 19 2023
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan is known for having a beautiful voice and being therefore one of the icons of 50's Vocal Jazz. This live album features some of her distinct songs but and that is I think the best part about this album, it is fun. There are some accidents happening: a bass falls over, the band plays too long, Sarah forgets the text... but that makes this feel human.
It is incredibly fun and easy to listen to.
fav: willow weep for me, September in the rain, how high the moon
least fav: thou swell
Rating: decent to strong 6
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Thu Nov 23 2023
Sheet Music
10cc
This is a fun one. It starts off with the arguable high point of the album "Wall Street Shuffle" and it follows with The Worst Band in the World wich was btw sampled by the legendary proucer J Dilla on Donuts. Both of these songs and Silly Love are the best songs on here the rest kinda falls out. Less interesting, less funny, less 'note-worthy'. All in all a likeable album with some nice songs but overall has some flaws
fav: Wall Street Shuffle, Worst Band in the World
least fav: prolly Somewhere in Hollywood
Rating: strong 6
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Sun Nov 26 2023
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
This is the No.1 album on RYM and I see why. This album got me into hip hop and without it and especially Mortal Man I wouldn't enjoy Hip Hop as much as I do. And yeah it is pretty much perfect. Not my favourite hip hop albums but it is top 5.
favourites: Wesleys Theory, King Kunta, Alright, Institutionalized, The Blacker the Berry, Mortal Man
least favs: For Sale?, You Ain't Gotta Lie
Rating: light 10
5
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Mon Nov 27 2023
Picture Book
Simply Red
3
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Fri Dec 01 2023
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
2
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Sat Dec 02 2023
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
5
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Mon Dec 04 2023
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
4
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Tue Dec 05 2023
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
5
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Fri Dec 08 2023
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
4
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Sun Dec 10 2023
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
King Crimson is probably the greatest Prog Band ever and this album only helped to strengthen that status. Not only is this some of the most interesting Avant-Prog ever (Henry Cow pls take notes) but it still has a soul and doesn't feel like they try to be Avant-Garde for the sake of beeing it. Yes some passages do feel a bit stretched but honestly it doesn't make it worse.
fav: Easy Money, Book of Saturday, Lark's Tongus in Aspic Pt. 1&2
least fav: Talking Drum
Rating: strong 9
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Mon Dec 11 2023
Scott 4
Scott Walker
4
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Tue Dec 12 2023
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
4
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Wed Dec 13 2023
Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
3
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
3
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Tue Dec 19 2023
Disraeli Gears
Cream
3
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Wed Dec 20 2023
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
MBDTF is seen as Kanyes magnum opus, a perfect 10/10 through and through. I have to disagree heavily: First of all: The Collage Dropout is Kanye's best album, secondly is this album not close to a 10.
Dark Fantasy is a great opener but at least for me gets annoying after the fifth "Can we get much higher"; Gorgeous is just not that interesting in general; POWER is great and the best song on the album it's a perfect song; All of the Light's has a terrible delivery from Kanye... it's only good for the Rhianna chorus; Monster is quite good; So Appalled is just annoying af because of the repetitive Swizz Beatz part; Devil in a New Dress is good but overrated; Runaway isn't even halfway interesting (and that comes from someone who's favourtite songs are all 10min+) and after that it's just bad...
The production is really great although it has some flaws... all in all: starts good gets mid fast ends bad
Songs I liked: POWER, Monster, Dark Fantasy
Songs I didn't like: So Appalled, Hell of a Life, Blame Game, Lost in the World
Rating: very light 6 (maybe even a 5)
I know I look like a Fantano stan but this is one I actually agree with him
3
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Thu Dec 21 2023
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
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Fri Dec 22 2023
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
3
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
3
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Wed Dec 27 2023
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
This is an album for a café. It has some faux-jazz sounds that no-one cares about and some weird pop tunes that don't matter neither lyrically nor musically. The highlights are mainly the songs that feature lyrics in a wider span than repeating the chorus 25x times or just boring-ahh rap from the early 80s made by a white man which in return makes it such a cringe listen. The album can be described as a punk guy trying to do "experimental" music that takes inspiration from jazz, soul and hip-hop, all in not a good way.
Highlights for me aren't many as the highs aren't that high but the first half isn't a terrible listen. On the other hand the second half sucks especially "A Gospel" wich has to be one of the worst songs I have ever heard.
Rating: I am feeling a strong 4 to a light 5
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Fri Dec 29 2023
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
5
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Sat Dec 30 2023
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
4
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Mon Jan 01 2024
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
5
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Wed Jan 03 2024
Smile
Brian Wilson
3
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Sat Jan 06 2024
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Joy Division's first and greatest album marks a turn in the history of not only punk and post-punk, but music in general. This album in a way invented goth-rock and turned post-punk in the way that it first explored depth, timber and atmosphere combined with the rawness of punk-rock, maybe a bit cleaner. This is incredible through and through. Highlights are pretty much every song.
Rating: I am feeling a light 10!
5
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Sun Jan 07 2024
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
3
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
3
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Sun Jan 14 2024
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
4
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
3
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Sat Jan 20 2024
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
3
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
3
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
3
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Heroes
David Bowie
Heroes is one of Bowie's best known albums mainly for it's title track "Heroes" wich is undoubtly one of his greatest songs. In eyes of some considerd the first shoegaze song the song brings on a drone sound and a wonderful dreamy guitar sound by Robert Fripp (my favourite guitarist). The rest of the album is great too. The easy accessible first two songs the more atmospheric Sons of the Silent Age and Blackout. The unbelievable great V2-Schneider and the three-part instrumental ambient Sense of Doubt/Moss Garden/Neuköln and closing of with one of Bowie's best closing tracks ever this IS one of his best albums ever.
Songs I liked: Heroes, V2-Schneider, Blackout
Songs I didn't like: NONE
Rating: very strong 9
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
3
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Tue Jan 30 2024
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
5
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
5
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Tue Apr 23 2024
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
3
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
3
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Gris Gris
Dr. John
3
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
5
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Sat Apr 27 2024
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
4
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
4
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Thu May 02 2024
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
3
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Wed May 15 2024
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
3
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Wed May 22 2024
The College Dropout
Kanye West
5
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Sun May 26 2024
Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
4
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Tue May 28 2024
Funeral
Arcade Fire
4
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Wed May 29 2024
White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
5
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Sun Jun 02 2024
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
4
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Tue Jun 04 2024
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
5
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Tue Jun 11 2024
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
4
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Thu Jun 13 2024
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
3
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Fri Jun 14 2024
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
2
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Sun Jun 16 2024
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
5
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Sat Jun 22 2024
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
4
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Sun Jun 23 2024
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
4
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Tue Jul 02 2024
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
5
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Sat Jul 06 2024
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
5
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Tue Jul 23 2024
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
4
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Wed Jul 24 2024
Truth
Jeff Beck
3
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Thu Jul 25 2024
Spiderland
Slint
5