Sep 20 2023
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Raw Power
The Stooges
- Listening to Iggy Mix first.
- Liked the Bowie Mix better! It's less "muffled"
- Great album overall. Noisy and energetic.
4
Sep 21 2023
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Angry and energetic. All time classic!
4
Sep 22 2023
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
This is a completely different Queen from what I'm used to!
- The opening act, Brighton Rock, is amazing!
5
Sep 25 2023
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Dark, nostalgic, dense.
5
Sep 26 2023
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Teen Dream
Beach House
5
Sep 27 2023
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
5
Sep 28 2023
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Interesting and energetic.
- A bit too distracting when trying to do other things.
4
Sep 29 2023
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
All time classic.
- Sad, emotional, real.
- Great lyrics, awesome karaoke material.
5
Oct 02 2023
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
All time classic!
- First listened to it when I was a teenager.
- Introduced me to David Bowie via 'The Man Who Sold the World'
5
Oct 03 2023
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
5
Oct 04 2023
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Like A Prayer
Madonna
- *Like a Prayer* is great,
- Love Song kind of sucks
- Till death do us part has a catchy drum, but over repetitive chorus
- Disc is overall bland and uninspired. Might have been a hit at the time, but it didn't age that well for me.
2
Oct 05 2023
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
"Green Onions" opens with an instantly recognizable keyboard line
- Rest of the album is not that great but still pretty good.
4
Oct 06 2023
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
Immediately nostalgic.
- Still pretty unique and exciting
5
Oct 09 2023
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Young Americans
David Bowie
- "Somebody up There Likes Me" is amazing. Great solo!
- Never head his version of "Across the Universe" before.
4
Oct 10 2023
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
3
Oct 11 2023
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Closer
Joy Division
2
Oct 12 2023
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Dirty
Sonic Youth
2
Oct 13 2023
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
4
Oct 16 2023
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
- an album that has aged GRACIOUSLY
- still amazing
5
Oct 17 2023
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
4
Oct 18 2023
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Step In The Arena
Gang Starr
- "Just to get a rep" samples "EVA" by Jaqcues Perrey wonderfully.
4
Oct 19 2023
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae is not my jam
2
Oct 20 2023
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Cut
The Slits
- I do recognize how innovative and awesome must a post-punk all female band been in the 70s, but this album didn't age that well.
- Didn't enjoy it that much. Maybe it's a bit too rough.
2
Oct 23 2023
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Great album. Nice departure from always hearing only "The Autobriography Of"
5
Oct 24 2023
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
4
Oct 25 2023
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
Fun and energetic! Great guitars.
4
Oct 26 2023
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
- That is one COMPLETELY new album. Have never heard of this lady before.
- There's a lot from her sound that makes me think of the 90's and early 00's female singers. There's some Cranberries and Alanis Morrissette in there.
- Pretty damn cool!
5
Oct 27 2023
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright
3
Oct 30 2023
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London Calling
The Clash
- Super fun and energetic.
- London Calling and Lost in the Supermarket are absolute classics.
5
Oct 31 2023
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Bossanova
Pixies
- 'Cecilia Ann' is an epic opening
- Great contrast between 'Rock Music' and 'Velouria'
4
Nov 01 2023
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In Utero
Nirvana
Formative in my teenage years
5
Nov 02 2023
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
I'm sure this is great, but I got it on a bad day.
3
Nov 03 2023
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
- Absolute banger.
- Incredible all around.
5
Nov 06 2023
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
- The album only have 2, 20 minute songs.
- They feel like the structure and soul of a prog rock song.
- Intricate. Beautiful.
4
Nov 07 2023
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On The Beach
Neil Young
4
Nov 08 2023
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Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
- The vocals are very 80s, but the sound production carry a somewhat country/folk soundscape on the guitars specially.
- I had never head anything about this band before. Cool discovery.
5
Nov 09 2023
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
- Trippy and somewhat interesting but a bit repetitive.
- Great opening act.
3
Nov 10 2023
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
- I like this album very much, but at least some part of this comes from having listened to some if his later works, specially "You Want It Darker"
- Seeing how his music and tone changed is part of a broader experience and I'm not sure how it would feel to listen to this in 1967. Probably amazing, tho.
5
Nov 13 2023
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
3
Nov 14 2023
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
- Incredibly catchy.
- Fun, energetic.
- It was cool listening to the "He's the greatest dancer" and realizing that the opening is the sample used in "Getting Jiggy With It"
5
Nov 15 2023
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
Most 80s thing ever
5
Nov 16 2023
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McCartney
Paul McCartney
It's Paul, he's a Beatle. It's fine.
But a bit uninspired.
4
Nov 17 2023
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Enjoyable (but I'm not big on Reggae)
3
Nov 20 2023
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Stankonia
OutKast
- not my vibe.
3
Nov 21 2023
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Live!
Fela Kuti
Albums starts off GREAT. Very cool and energetic.
- At the ending there is a never ending drum solo that doesn't fit well with the rest.
- Cool listen!
3
Nov 22 2023
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
- All time classic and one of the first albums I listened back to back. Immensely important for me growing up. Amazing!
5
Nov 23 2023
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Cool is a great word for it. Love the sounds and the mood.
4
Nov 24 2023
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
- Vocals are annoying.
- It's quite repetitive.
- There's some nostalgia thinking back on the edgy videos and 2000s vibe that prevents me from giving this a lower grade.
2
Nov 27 2023
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
- Elvis sound just like Tom Jones.
- Some kind of signature "Las Vegas" sound
4
Nov 28 2023
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
- The opening, Highway Star, really sets the mood for the album. It's fantastic.
- Album keeps up with high energy throughout and then leaves you with "When A Blind Man Cries" at the end.
- 10/10
5
Nov 29 2023
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
4
Nov 30 2023
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
- I was super intrigued by the fact that I had never heard anything about those folks before, as well as by the interesting title of the album.
- Huge disappointment.
- This is supposed to sound creative and experimental, but for me it ended up being messy and annoying instead.
- One of the few albums that I didn't manage to finish so far.
1
Dec 01 2023
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
Cool album! Sounds a lot like the Toy Story soundtrack throughout.
4
Dec 04 2023
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Back In Black
AC/DC
5
Dec 05 2023
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Amazing
5
Dec 06 2023
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
5
Dec 07 2023
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Amazing opening.
- Full of interesting rhythms and cultural references.
- I might be mistaken but this version of "Taj Mahal" sounds very different
- Love the story telling
5
Dec 08 2023
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
# Playlist track
- Fast Cars
# Notes
- Never heard of them before.
- Top notch punk!
- Really surprised with the tracks on the album having 30-50k plays on Spotify.
5
Dec 11 2023
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
5
Dec 12 2023
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
- I've listened to this non-stop when younger. Still remember going to see Fatboy in rave when I was younger. Love this record.
- "Right Here Right Now" is a perfect opener to this, and the transition to "The Rockafeller Skank" is masterful.
5
Dec 13 2023
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
- It's one of those "you can either love it or hate it" albums. It's a heavy/power-metal classic, but not everyone is cut for listening to metal.
3
Dec 14 2023
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Cross
Justice
- It's well worth it to go see the music videos for DANCE and DVNO. Both are amazing.
- I like the album, but a lot of its songs are available in better versions in "Access all Arenas" and Woman Worldwide.
- I have no idea why, but this album reminds me of Kosuge Sugimoto's masterpiece [# 自主制作アニメーション『the TV show』](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9YtJC-Kd8)
4
Dec 15 2023
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
- Interesting sound. Didn't pay that much attention to the lyrics, as I was working.
- The album is a bit repetitive, could be shorter.
3
Dec 18 2023
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21
Adele
- She just sings too much.
- I suppose that there are some good tracks but they get really annoying, really fast.
- It's just too much. All the time.
2
Dec 19 2023
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Disintegration
The Cure
The album has a very full, heavy sound that fits The Cure perfectly. But it drags too long.
3
Dec 20 2023
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
- The album is fresh and fun throughout.
- A bit too long.
- It's my first De La Soul album. Cool find!
3
Dec 21 2023
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
4
Dec 22 2023
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
- Absolutely a classic, full of amazing tracks.
- Taking one star out because the interludes are too long, breaking the flow of the album, specially after "Moonchild"
4
Dec 25 2023
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Upbeat and immensely fun. A bit too pop, if that makes sense.
3
Dec 26 2023
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
- It's a bit too sugary. Might be great for american tastes, but I prefer less industrialized, pasteurized, over-sweetened albums.
3
Dec 27 2023
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
- This is a powerful album, no doubt about it. But it is incredibly annoying. It digs in your brain and it's really impossible to do anything else.
- I do understand that people say that you should power through it, and be strong and that it will be worth it. Maybe someday I will. But right now, that feels more like an inside joke than anything.
- Don't recommend.
2
Dec 28 2023
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
- This never ends. It's like the same song over and over.
- Probably met it in the wrong moment of my life.
1
Dec 29 2023
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One World
John Martyn
- Didn't like it too much on the first run, but I enjoyed it more on the second.
- The last track, "Small Hours", seems very familiar to me. But I can't tell from where.
- Update: I LOVE last.fm. Now I know that I have, in fact, listened to it before:
3
Dec 30 2023
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
- Such a surprising album. I've always knew Simon & Garfunkel from songs that are a lot more melancholic.
- The cacophony in "Save the life of my child" blew me away. I thought that there was something else playing on the background.
- "Mrs. Robinson" is still as fun to hum as ever.
4
Dec 31 2023
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
- The southern accent and over singing, while part of their appeal, is also annoying.
- Free Bird is as epic as ever.
3
Jan 01 2024
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Being There
Wilco
3
Jan 02 2024
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
- Interesting album. Surprisingly energetic and fun.
- Seeing that it came out in 1980, it makes me think how much did this set the tone for upcoming bands in the decade.
3
Jan 03 2024
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Slapping bass, cool 80s atmosphere, but a bit too much OooooOOOOOooohhhh for me.
3
Jan 04 2024
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
Too painful. Too many vibratos. Not really my thing.
2
Jan 05 2024
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams
- The album is fairly repetitive, but manages to still be a fun listen. I ended up adding "Shakedown on the 9th street" to my playlist, which is kind of the opposite of the album mood.
- 5/7
3
Jan 06 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
- Super nostalgic, and help up pretty well!
- Playlist track: All These Things That I've done
- Had a blast singing and listening to this with decent speakers for the first time!
5
Jan 07 2024
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
- I absolutely love "Book of Saturday" and "Easy Money" but the album is a bit hard at times.
- This is not a bad thing in itself. In "Exiles" for example, the tense build up makes the release on the 2-min mark more real and rewarding. Still, not a listen for everyday.
4
Jan 08 2024
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
- Interesting instrumentals, well executed, catchy. Great listen!
- Not a big Radiohead fun, but still giving it a 4.
- The opener, 15 Step, is a banger.
4
Jan 09 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
- The opening to "Luck of Lucien" is amazing.
- Album starts off really strong. It's a bit too long, and I could trim a few songs.
- "Can I Kick It?" is still amazing.
- Great listen
4
Jan 10 2024
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
# Playlist track
- Mr Good Bar
# Notes
- It's kind of angry, kind of cool.
- Drags itself too long.
- I like some of interesting verses and instrumentals, like the guitar in "Mr Good Bar". One extra star.
3
Jan 11 2024
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
- For many years, I only knew "Black Hole Sun" from them. And the parody "Asshole Son", of course. I downloaded an MP3 of it with the name of Weird Al on it. False, of course.
- Album starts great, but it won't really open up in the first listen. The bass-heavy sound gets a bit too thick as it goes on and on. Could be a bit shorter.
4
Jan 12 2024
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The Next Day
David Bowie
- I didn't even know this album existed, nor any of its songs. Cool.
- Why do I think that I know "How does the grawss grow?"
4
Jan 13 2024
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Illmatic
Nas
# Playlist track
- The World is Yours
# Notes
- A bit repetitive. In some songs, like "NY State of Mind" you are already annoyed by the same 3 notes by the middle of the song.
2
Jan 15 2024
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
# Playlist track
- Babe I'm gonna leave you
# Notes
- Still one of the greatest rock albums of all time.
5
Jan 16 2024
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
# Playlist track
- Shake Your Rump
# Notes
- I believe this album shaped the 90s is ways that I don't fully understand.
- Experimental, creative, fun.
- Misses here and there, but overall a great listen
4
Jan 17 2024
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Le Tigre
Le Tigre
# Playlist track
- Let's run
# Notes
- It's kind of angry, punk, and interesting, but also a bit repetitive and not fun.
- Not for me.
2
Jan 18 2024
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The Clash
The Clash
# Playlist track
- What's my name
# Notes
- It's an amazing punk album!
- Punk is not really my thing, but this is really cool.
4
Jan 19 2024
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1999
Prince
# Playlist track
- 1999
# Notes
- Album starts out pretty fun.
- "Something in the water" is atrocious and then it slides from there.
4
Jan 20 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
# Playlist track
- Worry, worry
# Notes
- Amazing record. I could do without the audience shouting sometimes, but that's part of the charm of it.
4
Jan 21 2024
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C'est Chic
CHIC
# Playlist track
- Le Freak
# Notes
- Loses one star because it feels that is a bit too much "filler" towards the end. Specially "At last I Am Free"
- Otherwise, fantastic listen. Super fun!
4
Jan 22 2024
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
# Playlist track
- Soul Auctioneer
# Notes
- First time listening to this.
- An album with great moments, like Dirge, Aisha and Aladdin's Story.
- Broken Little Sister and Lever Street cost one star ou of the rating. Each.
3
Jan 23 2024
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
# Playlist track
- Kids
# Notes
- Reminds me of my early 20s.
- It's pretty unique and it sounded incredibly new at the time. Some of that is retained after all this years, in Electric Feel and Kids.
4
Jan 24 2024
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25
Adele
# Playlist track
- Water Under The Bridge
# Notes
- I'm still bummed out about [[Adele, 21]] which I really didn't like.
- This more of the same. If you like 21, you like 25. I didn't like 21.
2
Jan 25 2024
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
# Playlist track
- I don't wanna grow up
# Notes
- It's one of these albums that people need to explain why they like it. It's hard to listen, it's exhausting. Not my cup of tea for today.
1
Jan 26 2024
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High Violet
The National
# Playlist track
- Terrible Love
# Notes
- Great opening. "Terrible love" really fills the room.
- From there it's a great listen, but the opening kind of muddles it all for me.
4
Jan 27 2024
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
# Playlist track
- Mr. Blue Sky
# Notes
- I really really enjoy the vibes of this. It's definitely something that I want to go back to and listen more times.
- Of course, Mr Blue Sky is amazing.
4
Jan 28 2024
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Soul Mining
The The
# Playlist track
- This is the day
# Notes
- When I loaded the album, I saw that "Uncertain Smile" had been liked by me on Spotify, despite having no recollection of it at all. According to last.fm, I heard it 5 times in 2019-2020. Cool.
- Good for me. It's a great song.
- Cool album! Definitely coming back to it in the future.
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4
Jan 29 2024
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
# Playlist track
- Peace Sells
# Notes
- Spotify doesn't hold the original album, just expanded and deluxe versions. I'm not taking any of the extra tracks into consideration.
- Good quality trash metal, but not too interesting.
3
Jan 30 2024
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
# Playlist track
- Bemsha Swing
# Notes
- Soothing jazz. Not too chaotic. Great soundtrack to work.
3
Jan 31 2024
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
# Playlist track
- Over, Under, Sideways, Down (Mono)
# Notes
- Listened to the Mono version in Spotify.
- It's a good listen and has a lot of interesting tracks, but this thing is 31 tracks long. The deluxe version has 40 tracks!
- It's just too much of a mess. Taking 2 stars out of the album.
3
Feb 01 2024
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
# Playlist track
- Grand Finale
# Notes
- I've first seen this album playing Guitar Hero! It is still amazing.
- The "Grand Finale" absolutely blew my mind. I don't know what the hell was that and what is it doing on an Alice Cooper album, but it is GREAT.
4
Feb 02 2024
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
# Playlist track
- Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
# Notes
- Pretty solid album!
- I already knew La Grange but pretty much everything else is new and super cool.
4
Feb 03 2024
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
# Playlist track
- When I'm 64
# Notes
- It's been some time and this album still hits GREAT.
- I hate that Spotify has 3 different stupid deluxe versions of the albums, but not the mono!
- Great companion all around. Impossible not to give it all the stars.
5
Feb 04 2024
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
# Playlist track
- Treason
# Notes
- Never heard of them.
- Right of the bat, this is incredibly 80s.
- It drags along too long. But it's fun and interesting.
- Worth revisiting in the future.
4
Feb 05 2024
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
# Playlist track
- In The Flowers
# Notes
- There is so much noise all the time.
- It was hard to get through it all.
- I'm sure that this is kind of cool after you listen to it after a bunch of times, but I honestly won't.
2
Feb 06 2024
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Smash
The Offspring
# Playlist track
- Come out and play
# Notes
- The opening act, saying "while this compact disc playing on your stereo" makes me feel very old.
- It's an OK album. Doesn't hit me like "[[The Offspring, Americana]]".
3
Feb 07 2024
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
# Playlist track
- Strength of Your Nature
# Notes
- This album is all over the place.
- I actually opened Spotify a couple of times to see if it hadn't changed to a different one for some reason.
- It's breadth is super interesting, but a lot of the tracks are kinda uninspired.
- Definitely worth a listen and revisiting.
4
Feb 08 2024
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
# Playlist track
- God Save The Queen
# Notes
- This must have blown people's mind out in the 70's!
- Liked the energy and the pace.
- Can't believe that I never heard this album entirely before.
4
Feb 09 2024
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
# Playlist track
- By the time I get to Arizona
# Notes
- Right from the cover, this is an amazing album.
- Even though this is not my favorite genre, by any means, there are interesting samples and instrumentals throughout.
- Definitely worth checking out.
5
Feb 10 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
# Playlist track
- Gone Daddy Gone
# Notes
- After "Blister in the Sun" (which I already knew) I had a WTF look in my face the entire album.
- Did those guys do an acoustic punk album?
- Whaaaat, Gone Daddy Gone is a cover?
- Super fun listen!
4
Feb 11 2024
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
# Playlist track
- Rue des tempêtes
# Notes
- Has some interesting instrumentals at times, but that's all.
- The album is a bit boring. The super industrial sound might have been interesting in the early 90s, but didn't age well.
- Very hard to choose a track to add to the playlist. I didn't ENJOY a single one.
2
Feb 12 2024
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The World is a Ghetto
War
# Playlist track
- The Cisco Kid
# Notes
- Just great right off from the first track.
- Kind of a jazzy, funky soul that is fun and catchy.
- Even with 2 10+ minute tracks, War pulls it off, and the album doesn't drag at all.
- Definitely listening again.
5
Feb 13 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
# Playlist track
- Commotion
# Notes
- Classic album, lots of character and energy.
- It was my first experience listening to the entire album, and not some "The Best of Creedence".
- Definitely will listen again.
4
Feb 14 2024
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
# Playlist track
- Alegria, Alegria
# Notes
- It's really cool to look back and hear Caetano's debut album.
- Having heard multiple versions of some songs, it's nice to experience their original form.
4
Feb 15 2024
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Live At Leeds
The Who
# Playlist track
- Happy Jack
# Notes
- I don't really understand the role of this album in the list.
- This isn't a really interesting compilation, nor a particularly good recording for me.
- Not recommended.
2
Feb 16 2024
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
# Playlist track
- Down, Down, Down
# Notes
- Tom Waits' shtick is somewhat repetitive. There are fun instrumentals, but I couldn't even get myself to pay attention to the lyrics.
- Giving it one extra star, because this is better than Bone Machine
3
Feb 17 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
# Playlist track
- Tales of Brave Ulysses
# Notes
- Freaking amazing. Hard to choose just one track.
- I listened to Cream a lot during my "mp3 download era". Still sounds just as great.
- Still have no idea what "Mother's Lament" is about. lol.
- Fun fact: In ancient times, I tried to create a blog, and the name would be "Strange Brew". As most things I wanted to do in life, procrastination got the best out of that one.
- I was going to nominate "Strange Brew" to album track, but the imagery of "Tales of Brave Ulysses" is just too good.
5
Feb 18 2024
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
# Playlist track
- Pictures Of Me
# Notes
- My first time listening to Elliot Smith and reading up on his story.
- Great album! It's sad, yes, but not in an annoying whiny way. More like "Sea Change" sad.
- Definitely listening again.
5
Feb 19 2024
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
# Playlist track
- Into My Arms
# Notes
- Great opening act with "I don't believe in an interventionist god"
- The album then proceeds with more or less the same tone throughout, and tracks kind of blend together.
- Good, but not great. 3 stars.
3
Feb 20 2024
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Tapestry
Carole King
# Playlist track
- I Feel the Earth Move
# Notes
- What an AMAZING listen.
- Listened back-to-back like 4 times and didn't get tired of it.
5
Feb 21 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
# Playlist track
- Just the Way You Are
# Notes
- Such a cool and comforting album.
5
Feb 22 2024
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
# Playlist track
- Backwater
# Notes
- Weird, in a nice way.
- Didn't like "Julie With"
3
Feb 23 2024
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
# Playlist track
- Criminology (feat. Ghostface Killah)
# Notes
- The album starts with 2 minutes of nonsensical phrases that end with "son". Awful.
- Read the wiki, thought it was a cool idea, but it doesn't hold itself together.
- There are nice beats and melodies here and there, but after the album is over, I don't want to hear nothing that rhymes with "son", "man", "dog", and "sayin'" for 3 months.
- Also, horrible singing in "Heaven & Hell"
2
Feb 24 2024
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
# Playlist track
- Man in a Shed
# Notes
- Never heard of him before, nor about his story.
- Cool album, ended up listening to it 2 or 3 times in a row.
- Definitely coming back to it in the future.
4
Feb 25 2024
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
# Playlist track
- Gentlemen
# Notes
- I had that cover SO much.
- Enjoyable album, but doesn't hold itself all the way. The final songs are not very interesting.
- I had high hopes for this, because I really like their album "[[The Afghan Whigs, Do The Beast|Do the beast]]" from 2014. That's on me, I guess.
3
Feb 27 2024
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
# Playlist track
- Rolling
# Notes
- What a FANTASTIC listen.
- Great album, interesting and fun from start to finish.
- One of the best I've heard so far. 7/7
5
Feb 28 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
# Playlist track
- Spinning Wheel.
# Notes
- Great album! It's all over the place, but it the coolest way possible.
- Made me jump out of my chair when I recognized "Spinning Wheel" from Jason Forrest's incredible animation "War Photographer."
- Do yourself a favor and go check it out if you haven't watched it yet.
- Taking one star off due to the annoying tracks at the end.
4
Feb 29 2024
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
# Playlist track
- My Uncle
# Notes
- Interesting listen and definitely worth re-visiting.
- Knowing nothing about them beforehand, it all seems a bit repetitive and over done.
- This might be just due to the fact that they are so influencial that I've heard hundreds of songs copying them but I didn't realize.
- 4 stars.
4
Mar 01 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
# Playlist track
- White Rabbit
# Notes
- I knew some of the songs from compilation albums, but didn't listen to it before.
- This is ALL over the place. They've tried their hand at pretty much every rhythm and style they could fit in this album.
- Lot's of great gems, but a few also fall short.
- Grace Slick really shines on the vocals, huh. Both White Rabbit and Somebody to Love are just amazing.
- Also cool to listen to this version of "Plastic Fantastic Lover"! I only knew the version from "In Concert" and I assumed it was the only one. It's still my favorite, tho. They are called "Jefferson Starship" at that moment?
4
Mar 02 2024
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
# Playlist track
- Any Major Dude
# Notes
- My first Steely Dan album, and it's a great one. I've been hearing this over and over the entire day.
- Super impressive breadth! Overall the album goes steadily on a ballad-like rhythm, but then it throws weird and cool tracks like "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" at you from outta nowhere.
- 5/5 will hear again!
5
Mar 03 2024
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
# Playlist track
- The Wind Cries Mary
# Notes
- When you hear the first chords of "Purple Haze" you can already tell that this is going to be a hell of a trip. One of the best song openings, ever.
- The album goes by without a hitch, it's simultaneously fluid and light and free, but then comes those small genius moments and you stop work to listen to whatever is going on.
- The bridge in "Highway Chile"
- The chorus in "Fire"
- The solo in "The Wind Cries Mary"
- The bridge just before the solo in "Love Or Confusion"
- Superb. All the stars!
5
Mar 04 2024
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Solid Air
John Martyn
# Playlist track
- Dreams by the sea
# Notes
- Very trippy, in a good way.
- The opening track is fantastically moody, followed by a happy one, than a gloomy one, then a groovy one, and so on.
- There are some boring misses, like "Go Down Easy" and "May You Never" (the most popular one?!) so I'm taking one star out.
4
Mar 05 2024
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
# Playlist track
- You Are My Sunshine
# Notes
- Ray Charles is super brave to go on and declare what the "modern sounds" are.
- I'm by no means a music historian, but it does look like he was right. I never heard this album before, but I kind of recognize it.
- Super interesting piece of history!
- Album is a bit repetitive after 24 tracks. Taking one star out.
4
Mar 06 2024
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Electric
The Cult
# Playlist track
- Wild Flower
# Notes
- Albums starts out OK, but gets worse with each track.
- -2 stars for an version of "Born To Be Wild" that is worse than what we usually get in drunken karaoke.
- -1 star for the annoying and repetitive screaming.
2
Mar 07 2024
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
# Playlist track
- Everything is Everything
# Notes
- Cool listen, but not really my thing.
- Half the album is just OK, but there are a few great songs. Not enough for a great album, tho.
3
Mar 08 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
# Playlist track
- Samba Pa Ti
# Notes
- I really wish I had met this album back when I was listening to [[G3, Live in Concert]] all day.
- Amazing album, some real bangers in there, and the guitar solos never get too long and tiring.
- Latin beats really tie it all up together.
4
Mar 09 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
# Playlist track
- I've got you under my skin
# Notes
- It's Frank Sinatra, so it cannot be terrible. But it's not great either.
- All tracks are a bit too much the same. It's a pleasant listen, constant, fun. Just not great.
4
Mar 10 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
# Playlist track
- Take the "A" train
# Notes
- I'm into jazz, and also into jazz performances, but I couldn't get to the end of this one, despite trying twice.
- There are so many introductions, and announcements, and clapping and talking.
- Albums stretches for over 2 hours, but you can never get in the zone, because you're going to be interrupted by people taking.
2
Mar 11 2024
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Destroyer
KISS
# Playlist track
- Shout it out loud
# Notes
- The 1:30 intro to "Detroit Rock City" (which is a great track!) is silly, and should be in a separate track. No way I'm willing to listen to that every time I want to enjoy the music. -1 star.
- It's not a bad album. Some good tracks in there, but not great either.
3
Mar 12 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
# Playlist track
- Heart of Gold
# Notes
- It's an interesting listen. Possibly with the exception of Every Man Needs a Maid.
- It's a shame it's not available on Spotify. Fuck Joe Rogan. +1 Star for Neil.
4
Mar 13 2024
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
# Playlist track
- soon
# Notes
- MBV, again? I just listened to [[My Bloody Valentine, m b v]] a few weeks ago.
- It feels as you're listening to the album through defective speakers.
- I get that the full, noisy sound is intentional and it's supposed to evoke some kind of feeling, but that doesn't work for me.
- The grand exception here is "soon". It just works so much better. Maybe it's for this weird pauses in the main ultra distorted guitar sound for the weird experimental violin-ish guitars. +1 star
3
Mar 16 2024
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Is This It
The Strokes
# Playlist track
- The Modern Age
# Notes
- Boy, this makes me feel old. This was *amazing* when it came out. And it's aging pretty well! +1
- The opening chord +1
- Cover art +1
- Hard to choose a favorite track for the playlist +1
- No bad tracks +1
5
Mar 18 2024
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
# Playlist track
- Regiment
# Notes
- Interesting but a bit too challenging for the casual listen.
- I can kind of relate to how much of an impact this must have brought back in the 80s, but in my experience this album is more of a curiosity than anything.
3
Mar 19 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
# Playlist track
- Never Let Me Down Again
# Notes
- Dark and brooding in an interesting way, at least at first.
- After tracks 4-5 it loses some of the shine and become repetitive. Might need to listen a few more times to get into it.
3
Mar 20 2024
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
# Playlist track
- Two Doves
# Notes
- The male vocals are overstretched in pretty much all the tracks.
- Never ending unnecessary harmonies feel pretentious.
- Boring as hell.
- One star for being kind of unique sounding but that's all.
2
Mar 21 2024
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
# Playlist track
- Penguin Cafe Single
# Notes
- Super freaky and experimental, but with some nice, more accessible tracks to ease it off.
- The opening track is kind of great.
- Great instrumentation.
- Only a couple of tracks are reeeeally hard to enjoy.
3
Mar 22 2024
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
# Playlist track
- Could You Be The One?
# Notes
- Album is too long and tracks blend into each other.
- There is an interesting, energetic vibe, but it's too repetitive.
- I was intrigued by the sound and the band and might try to listen a "best of" or another, shorter album.
3
Mar 23 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
# Playlist track
- All things must pass
# Notes
- Amazing listen. Great tracks like "Beware Of Darkness", "My Sweet Lord" and "What is Life".
- Some epic moments and also a few that drag too long, like the closing track "Out of the blue"
- It's worth the listen, but the 2 hour + playtime is a tall order and it's perfectly understandable to get tired of it halfway through.
4
Mar 24 2024
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
# Playlist track
- Organ Donor
# Notes
- Super solid album.
- It's super experimental, so it kind of loses me at times, and it's definitely not the easiest thing to listen. Still super cool!
- Incredible sampling.
4
Mar 25 2024
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
# Playlist track
- Long Promised Road
# Notes
- Great listen!
- -1 star for the sirens on "Student Demonstration Time"
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4
Mar 26 2024
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
# Playlist track
- Köln, January 24, 1975, Pt. II C - Live
# Notes
- Interesting concert with some really really great moments.
- I'm not a huge fan of improvisations and still managed to enjoy it.
3
Mar 27 2024
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
# Playlist track
- Planet Rock
# Notes
- Very cool to recognize the hook from "Planet Rock" from pretty much everywhere. When I went to find an example and figured out it's originally from Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe Express.
- That sample instantly throws my mind to the late 90s and early 2000s.
- I do understand the folks that find the album a bit repetitive and that it didn't age too well. You've heard it a thousand times, but in other places.
- Insane cover art!
4
Mar 28 2024
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Van Halen
Van Halen
# Playlist track
- Running with the Devil
# Notes
- Running with the Devil is a great opener, but follow that with Eruption instead of "You Really Got Me" is a bit of flow breaker. I enjoy Eddie's solos as much as the next person, but -1 star.
- Otherwise, pretty great album. Full of energy and fun.
4
Mar 29 2024
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
# Playlist track
- Bridge over troubled water
# Notes
- I've heard the title track 1000 times since I was a kid and downloaded it on Napster or something. Still hits just the same. +3 stars.
- Andean music?! Amazing. +1
- I'd love to say that I can't stand another "La la lie" from The Boxer, but I would be lying. +1
- I don't LOVE the final tracks. They're cool, but so far in the album the bar is too high. -1
4
Mar 30 2024
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Elephant
The White Stripes
# Playlist track
- The Hardest Button to Button
# Notes
- Seven Nation Army has been played to hell, but it still SLAPS. +1
- Interesting, fun and energetic throughout +2
- Not one bad track +1
- Cool visuals +1
5
Mar 31 2024
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Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt
# Playlist track
- "Thing Called Love"
# Notes
- Opening track suffers from a serious case of "80s keyboard sample" but it's cool. +1
- "Thing Called Love" is super campy and fun. +1
- The slower, love-balady tracks that follow are a bit boring, and unfortunately they set the done for the rest of the album.
- 80s Hair and outfit on the cover are also +1 star.
3
Apr 01 2024
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
# Playlist track
- Damn, dis-moi
# Notes
- Starts out with a mediocre dance ballad. -1
- I notice there's 1:30 hour of this and immediately despair.
- It's some kind of watered down La Roux. -2.
- Album is not bad, but it's bland. It sets itself on a lukewarm tone and never deviates from it.
3
Apr 03 2024
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All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
# Playlist track
- Elevation
# Notes
- Album starts pretty OK. The first 3 tracks were huge back then, but didn't age too well. Still cool, as long as it's in homeophatic dosage. +3 stars
- The chorus for "Beautiful Day" has some oomph to it, but its just way overplayed. Not their fault, tho.
- "Stuck in a moment You Can't Get Out Of" suffers from an ever worse case. It's not even the whole chorus, it's just the first phrase. Just OK track, bad vocals, spectacular 1-liner.
- "Elevation" still sounds cool. Corny cool. But cool. Bono is there to avoid it being great.
- From there on it's just downhill. It's kind of amazing, really. One after the other, each subsequent track is worse. -2 stars.
- A horrible album with a passable opening act.
1
Apr 04 2024
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
# Playlist track
- Fify Years After The Fair
# Notes
- It's on OK album. Whatever, as the title says.
- 90s balady, not groundbreaking, not too annoying. Whatever.
3
Apr 05 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
# Playlist track
- I'll kiss you
# Notes
- Listening to "Girls just wanna have fun" at home, with good speakers is really interesting. There are some interesting instrumentals that are lost when the song is blared in shitty speakers late at night in a disco club.
- Very interesting range here. I like the SKA guitars on "Witness" and the synths on "I'll Kiss You" very much.
- Super fun album 6/7 stars.
4
Apr 10 2024
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
# Playlist track
- Just My Imagination
# Notes
- Great production. Sounds are rich, interesting and there are cool hooks throughout +2
- No bad songs +1
- Super corny, but like "cool 80s corny" +1
- Album lacks a killer track or unforgettable moment. Still super good!
4
Apr 13 2024
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
# Playlist track
- Stardust
# Notes
- Willie tells how it is from the very first second. It's cool, and crafted and it takes it time. Sit around and enjoy. Look at the sky for a while.
- It's a pleasant, soothing ride all along.
- When "Unchained Melody" comes up, I dread for a second. It's a very cheesy, overplayed song. Will it break the album? Nope.
- 7/7 Stars
5
Apr 14 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
# Playlist track
- Baby Can I Hold You
# Notes
- Impressive vocal control, interesting range. Sometimes a bit TOO minimalistic.
- Great album.
4
Apr 17 2024
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
# Playlist track
- Movin' on Up
# Notes
- Album was brand new to me.
- Love/hate the cover.
- Weird moments like "Don't fight it, feel it" shake up the listening experience but don't annoy too much. Well done.
- Come Together could have been a great song, but the intro is waaay to long.
- Interesting listen, great flow, will definitely come back to it. 5/7.
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4
Apr 18 2024
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
# Playlist track
- Personality Crisis
# Notes
- The first impression is really... something. The punk vibes, the weird outfits, the piano blaring along. Cool.
- Top notch punk! 6/7
5
Apr 19 2024
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
# Playlist track
- Keep On Moving
# Notes
- Very repetitive. A bit bland and uninteresting.
- Not annoying or anything like that. But just OK.
- Enjoyable.
3
Apr 20 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
# Playlist track
- Let's Get It On
# Notes
- One of the most iconic album openings ever.
- Nothing else in the album quite beats that single moment. Not the track. The opening 3 seconds.
- Not to say that it's a bad album. It's pretty enjoyable all around.
3
Apr 23 2024
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Debut
Björk
# Playlist track
- Big Time Sensuality
# Notes
- There are some fun beats and interesting explorations, I'll give her that. Also hard to imagine how would have been to listen to this back in 1993.
- Having said that.
- Bjork has awful vocal range and the higher notes and screams are often incredibly annoying.
- "Anchor Song" is boring. "Aeroplane" is insufferable.
- Nice to listen once, for its uniqueness and variety, but no longer than that.
2
Apr 24 2024
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I See You
The xx
# Playlist track
- On Hold
# Notes
- If I had never listened to anything from the XX before, I would rate this album higher.
- It's a good album, no doubt about it. It's dreamy, electric, chill pop in a very good way. But it's not GREAT. You kind of float through it and there's not much happening until "On Hold" hits.
- Final Rating: Go listen to "xx" instead. 5/7 stars.
3
Apr 26 2024
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OK Computer
Radiohead
# Playlist track
- Electioneering
# Notes
- One of those albums that has influenced so many bands that it's hard to imagine how it was hearing it back then. +2 stars
- "Filter Happier" is a bit of a downer in the middle of the album. -1 star.
- Riffs for "Electioneering" are just plain fantastic + 2 stars.
- "No Surprises" is a masterpiece, and the music video that goes along with it too. +1 star
5
Apr 27 2024
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The Band
The Band
# Playlist track
- Across The Great Divide
# Notes
- Hated the silly joke with the name, but the opening track is solid!
- Great country album throughout!
4
Apr 28 2024
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Amnesiac
Radiohead
# Playlist track
- You and Whose Army?
# Notes
- I have the strong impression that this is one of those albums that are *hard* to listen. You need to give it time and attention. Play through a few times. You'll *earn* the right to delight on it.
- Not having the time or energy for that right now, it's just a disjointed, weird listening experience. With some excellent moments interwoven with a lot of senseless wailing and depression.
2
Apr 29 2024
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Sea Change
Beck
# Playlist track
- Paper Tiger
# Notes
- I had the "privilege" of listening to this after a nasty breakup. It was great.
- The instrumentals on "Paper Tiger" are just great and it finished off with an amazing "but there's no road back to you" line that fits perfectly.
- The album gets a bit too depressing sometimes, like in Around The Bend, but it changes things around enough that it doesn't ruin your day.
- Listening now, I'm tempted to take 1 star off as the album stales a bit towards the end, but that is pretty much in character for the theme, so this takes all the stars. 7/7.
5
Apr 30 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
# Playlist track
- Baby, Please Don't Go
# Notes
- Amazing blues. Hard to overstate his influence.
4
May 01 2024
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Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC
- Not available on Deezer and Shopify. Listened to some random youtube upload.
- The opening track is atrocious, but it gets better. -1 star.
- The rest of the album is... ok.
- Not bad, but not good enough to make me go back for another listen.
2
May 02 2024
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Metallica
Metallica
# Playlist track
- Enter Sandman
# Notes
- I've listened to Metallica when I was younger and it would immediately transport me to somewhere else. It was fast, angry, energetic, but also cool as fuck.
- The album cannot keep the pace from "Enter Sandman" throughout the entire play time. But that is just a bar too high. Still giving this all the stars.
5
May 03 2024
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
# Playlist track
- When I Grow Up
# Notes
- I love the dreamy, hazy atmosphere and Karin's vocals and accent are just superb.
- I get the comparison with Bjork, but I completely disagree!
- 5/7 stars. Pretty cool!
4
May 04 2024
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
# Playlist track
- A Case Of You
# Notes
- Interesting listen. I didn't know much from Joni Mitchell before.
- She has a tendency to "over sing" in some parts of the album. It doesn't feel like this is a lack of skill. Seems to be that those are ornaments and flourishes to add character and interest. However, for me, they tend to sound more distracting than interesting. -1 star.
- By the end of the album, you are already a bit tired, and then you have to listen to "The Last Time I Saw Richard" which is the worst offender. -1 star.
3
May 06 2024
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
# Playlist track
- Believe
# Notes
- For some reason only the first couple of tracks are available on Spotify, I've pierced the album from Youtube Playlists.
- Never heard of them before, album starts with a very cool mix of western vibes and my hopes are UP.
- Unfortunately, the album doesn't really take off at all.
- There are some interesting moments, cool riffs and vocals and you can kind of forget that you are listening to a boring album. After a few minutes, that cool little piece of music will be reused 10 times and you'll be back to thinking that this is a boring album.
- Filled with interesting ideas, but none of them really pan out. 2 stars.
2
May 09 2024
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
# Playlist track
- I Never Asked to Be Your Mointain
# Notes
- What, he was Jeff Buckley's father? And they met only once? And he died of heroine overdose and then his son wasn't invited to the funeral?
- Reading this guy's Wikipedia page was a wild ride.
- Album is OK. Hard to imagine hearing it back in the 60's. Must have sounded super interesting. Still cool, but not breathtaking.
3
May 11 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
# Playlist track
- Superstition
# Notes
- This is the album that has "Superstition" so I was really impressed that it was not the most popular track. I didn't know "Your Are The Sunshine Of My Life" but it IS pretty good too!
- Super enjoyable album.
- Some nice tricks are overdone, like the chorus on "Maybe Your Baby", so -1 star for that.
4
May 12 2024
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Brothers
The Black Keys
# Playlist track
- Tighten Up
# Notes
- Great mix of rock and blues. Catchy riffs.
- A bit too long at 1h 17min.
4
May 14 2024
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
# Playlist track
- Supersonic
# Notes
- Super nostalgic, but still rocks!
- The "maybeeee" opening from Live Forever makes me want to sing "Wonderwall" -1 star
4
May 15 2024
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Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
# Playlist track
- One Two Cha Cha Cha
# Notes
- This is super interesting. Kind of made me want to see the movie.
4
May 17 2024
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
# Playlist track
- Weary
# Notes
- When I first listened to the album I found it to be *mostly* uninspired. It's good-enough soul. A bit too light, too diluted. Not too bad, not great. 4/7.
- Reading about it, it seems that there is some good songwriting in there, but I didn't pay attention while listening, so take that into consideration.
3
May 18 2024
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Dummy
Portishead
# Playlist track
- Sour Times
# Notes
- All around amazing.
- I was lucky enough to get a hold of a pirate MP3 download of this one as a teenager. I always carried it on a pendrive whenever I went.
- All the stars!
5
May 21 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
# Playlist track
- Faeries Wear Boots
# Notes
- Weird-ass amazing cover art +1 star
- Paranoid and the memories of playing "Rock and Roll Racing" +1 star
- "I am Iron Man" +1 star
- The worst track (Rat Salad) is still good +1 star
- Shaped what it even means to play Metal music +1 star.
- But seriously, this is an amazing album.
5
May 22 2024
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
# Playlist track
- Bird Of Beauty
# Notes
- Super trippy and fun.
- +1 star for the phrases in Portuguese in "Bird of Beauty"
4
May 24 2024
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
# Playlist track
- Something for the Weekend
# Notes
- Album has some fun moments, but it's overall extremely overdone. To the point, I kept trying to figure out the the "Comedy" on the band's name was literal.
- "The Dogs & The Horses" alone is worth -3 stars.
2
May 27 2024
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Lost Souls
Doves
# Playlist track
- Firesuit
# Notes
- Solid opening track (Firesuit) and follow-up (Here It Comes).
- On Break me Gently, the "breaking" effect on the vocals is overdone and distracts from the song, which wouldn't be bad if it didn't sound like it was streamed over a bad connection. -1 star.
- The rest of the album sits between "nice" and "forgettable" most of the time.
- The band doesn't bring enough variety to fill the entire hour of the album. The damn "breaking" effect comes back in the beginning of "The Cedar Room" (the most listened to song in Spotify) and I can't help but skip it every time. -1 star
- Reprise and A House are completely unnecessary filler and add nothing to the experience. -1 star
2
May 29 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
# Playlist track
- Ten Years Gone
# Notes
- An incredible album, that I can't help but wish to be shorter.
- There are no horrible tracks in this, at all. But having just-OK material shipped along with amazing stuff just makes the album a bit more bland than it could be.
- It was really hard to choose a favorite, but being now a parent of an 11-year old, "Ten Years Gone" hit hard.
4
May 30 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
# Playlist track
- Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
# Notes
- That's the album with "Psycho Killer", so my hopes were high!
- David Byrne's vocals are super weird. It's hard to pin the whole thing on a specific genre on mood, but that keeps it fun and interesting.
- Ended up listening to the whole thing 4-5 times trying to make sense of it.
4
Jun 03 2024
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The Visitors
ABBA
# Playlist track
- The Visitors
# Notes
- Starts out energetic and fun, but doesn't keep up throughout.
- It's still good quality pop, but it's a bit of a letdown, especially compared with other ABBA hits, including the title track of the album.
3
Jun 12 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
# Playlist track
- Proud Mary
# Notes
- A super enjoyable album! Great vibes, instrumentals and rhythm.
- "Proud Mary" is an all time classic.
4
Jun 13 2024
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A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
# Playlist track
- Zen Archer
# Notes
- I'm always conflicted by this super experimental albums.
- I can kind of sense that there is something in there. It was the 70s. Everything about it is unexpected and weird. This takes some real skill to do.
- At the same time, you can't just listen to this thing once and go on about your day. It's just annoying. I might try to come back to it eventually and might revisit the score.
2
Jun 14 2024
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
# Playlist track
- Ripple
# Notes
- I've known this album for some time, but I don't thing I heard it entirely back-to-back.
- I really love "Ripple"s lyrics. Always had. Not sure why.
- The album has a couple of songs that are *really* downers, so -1 star for that.
4
Jun 15 2024
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Ramones
Ramones
# Playlist track
- Blitzkrieg Bop
# Notes
- This is maximum energy, maximum energy, maximum fun.
- Simple, cool, doesn't need to act or pretend.
- I don't think I'll ever be careless, or free or fun as this album, and that sucks.
5
Jun 18 2024
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
# Playlist track
- I've never found a girl
# Notes
- Excellent opening!
- All around great album. Nice metals, great vocals and a great listen overall.
5
Jun 19 2024
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Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
# Playlist track
- Morning will come
# Notes
- I kind of enjoy some parts of the album, and there is interesting experimentation here and there. But overall, it feels disjointed, and kind of a lackluster experience.
3
Jun 20 2024
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Future Days
Can
# Playlist track
- Moonshake
# Notes
- This is a *really* cool album. There are some very endearing moments and you get really get lost into the nonsensical vocals and the flowing instrumentals.
- The opening track, Future Days, reminds a lot of [[Air, Moon Safari]]
- Definitely recommend to listen to this at least a couple of times.
- Having the fact that it was released in '73 in perspective makes it even more interesting.
5
Jun 21 2024
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
# Playlist track
- Good Fortune
# Notes
- I've heard ABOUT PJ Harvey so many times while studying design. But never stopped to listen to her. Maybe I tried in some weird past. But I don't even remember it.
- It's an interesting listen, and I catch myself all the time thinking that I should have tried it more when I was, in fact, a teenager.
- I really like the Radiohead-ish tracks with Thom Yorke. But it feels like listening to Radiohead more than PJ Harvey.
4
Jun 22 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
# Playlist track
- Don't know why
# Notes
- It's never too bad, all things considered. Starts off great, but then it just fails to go anywhere.
- A bit too slow, too soft, too mellow.
- Not bad, but not interesting either.
3
Jun 24 2024
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Low
David Bowie
# Playlist track
- Sound and Vision
# Notes
- Never heard this album before, even though "sound and vision" is one of my favorite Bowie tracks, ever.
- Album starts out pretty great. Excellent opening. Fun, energetic, but it something does sideways halfway around. A set of weird experimental tracks takes over and they just feel out of place.
3
Jun 26 2024
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Homework
Daft Punk
# Playlist track
- Da Funk
# Notes
- I really love Daft Punk, but I got to admit that this one is kind of a weird choice.
- It makes sense in the context of some awesome electronic party going on, I guess.
- But if I forget that Daft Punk made this, and this is part of them building up to RAM, this album is *not that great*.
- Sure, there are a lof of cool experiments and enjoyable moments, but there's also an plenty of long stretches of lost beats and loops.
3
Jun 27 2024
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
# Playlist track
- Little Fury Things
# Notes
- Weird and noisy at times, but have some great riffs.
- Kind of remind me of being younger, for some reason. Maybe is the grunge-ness of it all.
- This is earlier than bands live Nirvana and Pearl Jam, so must have been super mind-blowing at the time.
3
Jun 30 2024
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Pyromania
Def Leppard
# Playlist track
- Rock of Ages
# Notes
- Solid hard rock, from start to finish.
- I don't really have a sin to take out any stars. It's a really good album. It's fun and energetic. It's just *not amazing*.
- Had a lot of fun recognizing the opening from Offspring's Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) on "Rock of Ages"
4
Jul 03 2024
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
# Playlist track
- A Funky Space Reincarnation
# Notes
- It's Marvin Gaye. The vocals are great, there is some soul to it. It's soft and cool. But if I hadn't listen to other tracks from Gaye, I doubt I would pay this one much attention.
- As usual, I listen while working and doing stuff, not paying much attention. After that, I read some of the reviews, and this album seem to be a very different experience when you factor in the whole divorce thing. Not taking that into factor for this review.
4
Jul 05 2024
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
# Playlist track
- After Hours
# Notes
- Not particularly interesting.
- Found "Murder Mystery" to be way too gimmicky and the rest of the album to meander between "oh, that's really nice" and "can't this track just end already?"
2
Jul 09 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
# Playlist track
- Wanna be Startin' Somethin'
# Notes
- This thing has Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean. In a row!
- It's fun, campy, catchy, infectious maybe. All around amazing listen.
5
Jul 10 2024
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
# Playlist track
- The Age Of the Understatement
# Notes
- Never heard of it before, even though I really like the Arctic Monkeys.
- Found it enjoyable over all. Interesting tracks, especially in the opening tracks. Loses some steam midway though and end up on a somewhat disappointing ending.
- Very cool movi-esque instrumentals everywhere.
4
Jul 17 2024
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american dream
LCD Soundsystem
# Playlist track
- oh, baby
# Notes
- It's a dense album, not a dance one. I kind of like the dancier LCD Soundsystem.
- Not bad, not great. Worth the listen.
4
Jul 19 2024
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Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson
# Playlist track
- Rhythm Nation
# Notes
- I expected *nothing* of this and found the album to be pretty solid! I like the beat!
- There is too much filler and empty space in the album. Useless interludes that don't really add to the experience and a couple of meh tracks.
- All in all, way better than I expected and definitely worth checking out!
4
Jul 20 2024
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
# Playlist track
- 19-2000
# Notes
- Still sounds amazing! Definitely influenced by how I felt *back then* when I listened to "Clint Eastwood" for the first time on MTV.
- The album is pretty great all around, with the exception of "M1 A1", which is kind of boring.
- Very iconic album and definitely worth your time to listen a couple of times, and watch the videos too!
5
Jul 21 2024
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
# Playlist track
- Fit But You Know It
# Notes
- One of the worst albums I've ever heard.
- Opening track would be enough to make me quit the entire album if I wasn't listening for this project. One of the worst chorus ever.
- Pretty much every track flows in a weird way, but not like in a cool broken-but-it-makes-sense like in some prog rocks and jazz. Just wonky.
- The only reason this album gets one star is because there are some very interesting beats scattered throughout. It's just a shame that we cannot enjoy them without the horrible vocals laid on top.
2
Jul 22 2024
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
# Playlist track
- Hymn Of The Big Wheel
# Notes
- An genre-defining album.
- Love the ebb and flow of the rhythm as the listening goes on. It never gets boring or repetitive and ends in an awesome note.
- Must-listen. And a great starting point to digging more into massive attack and trip-hop in general.
5
Aug 21 2024
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The Doors
The Doors
# Playlist track
- Light My Fire
# Notes
- Definitely not without its flaws.
- There are some boring moments, the lengthy solo, and the over the top moodiness in "The End". But it's a pretty great listen and left it's mark on the history of music.
4
Aug 22 2024
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Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
# Playlist track
- Cowboy
# Notes
- Let me start by saying that I have no goddamned idea of what the lyrics say. I listen to these albums while working or doing something else, so it doesn't really get to my head.
- I'm mentioning it because folks seem to thing it's REALLY shitty, and there's no way in hell that I'm listening to it all again just to make sure.
- The album sets with the right foot. It's energetic, and have a pretty cool beat.
- "Cowboy" instantly takes me to listening to MTV on my grandmother's house.
- Mid-album it has become repetitive already.
- When the ballady track and the bunch-of-talking one hit, I want to stop listening.
- It's kind of experience for folks my age to take a listen, but not a very good album to be honest.
2
Aug 27 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
# Playlist track
- Rio
# Notes
- When I saw the cover on the recommendation page, I knew this would be great!
- The opening track, Rio, started playing and it even blew my expectations!
- I love the punchy bass, the synths, the mood. Awesome album all around, no bad tracks!
- One of the best 80's albums.
5
Aug 28 2024
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
# Playlist track
- Crawling
# Notes
- There are some solid tracks in there. Both "Crawling" and "In the end" definitely left a dent in the early 2000s.
- Other than that, I wasn't a huge fan when I was a teenager, and listening to it now, it seems like a very teenager-ish album.
- The instrumentals are not great, the raping verses tend to be bland. The calm to angry transitions get a bit old before the album is over.
- But in the end, it doesn't even matter.
2
Aug 29 2024
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The Cars
The Cars
# Playlist track
- You're all I've got tonight
# Notes
- Never heard those guys before. Since I was too lazy to come up with this entry, I ended up listening to it for a couple of days, and I ended up enjoying it.
- It's not an amazing album, but I kind of like it!
- Won't change your life, but it's fun and well worth the listen.
4
Aug 31 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
# Playlist track
- Your Latest Trick
# Notes
- I used to LOVE playing the sax lines of "Your Latest Trick" on the Keyboard back in my teens.
- The first side is absolutely brilliant. Banger after banger, no comments.
- Side B is a bit weaker, but since A is so great, I'm taking out only a star for it.
4
Sep 03 2024
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Liquid Swords
GZA
# Playlist track
- B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
# Notes
- The album have its moments! Sometimes the flow, the samples and the mood hit just right.
- Waiting for those moments is a bit boring tho.
- Maybe more context on the time, the culture, or even Wu Tang would reveal me more about the tracks. There definitely seems to be a layer of it for people in the know.
- I doubt I'll come back to look for them. In my -admittedly limited- experience, it's just another rap album and shouldn't be in this list.
2
Sep 04 2024
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
# Playlist track
- Change
# Notes
- It's one of these albums that takes some time to digest and enjoy.
- First run, I pretty much hated it. The mixing is weird, with muffled vocals and muddy bass sometimes. Just didn't seem to make any sense.
- This is especially noticeable in "Wardance".
- As I listened to it a couple more times, it grew on me, though. There are cool riffs, a lot of raw energy.
- Not a great album for me, but one worth getting to know at least once.
3
Sep 05 2024
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
# Playlist track
- Something 4 the weekend
# Notes
- Albums starts right, with high energy and cool guitars. But it completely looses itself along the way.
- Band members seem disjointed. And not it a "wow, this is innovative" kind of way.
- Similarly, tracks are so disconnected from one another that it feels more like a buckshot fired from a mile.
- Overall, a very forgettable experience that I seriously doubt I'll want to repeat.
2
Sep 07 2024
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
# Playlist track
- Wish you were here
# Notes
- The weird thing about this album is that it's only 5 tracks long. Each track ebbs and flows in all kinds of interesting directions.
- There are long solos and weird explorations, yes.
- But they just work together. One moment melts into the next and you never feel stuck or waiting for something to happen.
- And, of course, there is the title track, which is just the perfect amount of trippy, sad, and emotional.
- Definitely worth listening at least once in your life! 5 stars!
5
Sep 10 2024
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
5
Sep 11 2024
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Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
# Playlist track
- Jeremy Bender
# Notes
- Too overwhelming. Too much, all the time.
- I know and enjoy some other tracks from ELP (C'est La Vie, Lucky Man) but "Tarkus" is just too relentless and neverending. Feels like a wierd mismatch and I couldn't really get it.
2
Sep 12 2024
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
# Playlist track
- Heartattack And Vine
# Notes
- The album kicks off on a moody, kind of interesting vibe, which is super nice. But it never leaves. By the 3rd track I'm kind of sick of the same shtick.
- It then tried to get moving again and becomes enjoyable for a while. Waits then falls again on the hole and it's back to the same old.
- The atmosphere is there, it's well executed. But it's a bit boring to stay at this bar for the entire album.
2
Sep 13 2024
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Let It Be
The Replacements
# Playlist track
- I Will Dare
# Notes
- I don't dislike much about the album, but there's not much to like either.
- Vocals are kind of weak. Some good riffs, good energy.
- Can't reprehend it too much for sounding extremely 80s, as I have no idea if they are a cause or consequence of this.
- I've got a feeling that I would like it more if I've gotten to this while I was younger.
3
Sep 26 2024
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
# Playlist track
- Darklands
# Notes
- A pretty cool surprise. I knew nothing about them.
- Got hooked pretty much straight away.
- What's with this album and rain?
- Definitely worth the listen, and I look forward to getting to know others too.
5
Sep 28 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
# Playlist track
- Super Rick Kids
# Notes
- This album is so weird. But it's also so interesting.
- I love the "Street Fighter" sounds at the opening track.
- I'm not really a hip hop guy, but there are so many things to hear on this album. It was hard to choose a favorite track.
- Might be just me, but it doesn't seem that Ocean is a great singer. lol. That doesn't get in the way, tho.
- Recommended for all. Five stars.
5
Oct 01 2024
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
# Playlist track
- Zero
# Notes
- The opening tracks are SO DIFFERENT from the rest that the whole things even seems like a scam of sorts.
- Zero and Heads Will Roll are amazing, but it goes downhill from there, really fast.
- The last few ones, especially the acoustic versions are downright awful.
- It's boring, repetitive and doesn't bare any resemblance to the energetic and fun opening. What a shame.
2
Oct 04 2024
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
# Playlist track
- Silver
# Notes
- I stumbled upon this album a few years ago, and it was an incredible experience. Listening to it again, I'm glad to say it still feels the same.
- The delivery is cool, the album got an interesting rhythm and under 37 minutes, it's gone before it starts to drag itself. Good call.
5
Oct 07 2024
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
# Playlist track
- Anyway The Wind Blows
# Notes
- This starts out super interesting. It's a dazzling journey crashing on so many different styles and references that I cannot help but admire it.
- There is such a thing as "too much kazoo" for an album. Lol.
- Taking 3 stars out for the last 3 tracks. They are incredibly annoying. Maybe that's the point? Couldn't stand it, so congrats if that's what you wanted.
2
Oct 08 2024
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Bad
Michael Jackson
# Playlist track
- Smooth Criminal
# Notes
- Not the greatest, but enjoyable throughout.
- "Bad" and "Smooth" criminal are enough to justify hearing to the whole thing, anyway.
- The other tracks (with the exception of Liberian Girl, maybe?) are good. Nothing special. But they are perfectly executed and polished.
- 4/5, recommend!
4
Oct 09 2024
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
# Playlist track
- There's no way in hell I'm adding any of those tracks to my playlist.
# Notes
- I admire the commitment. I really do. However, this is so bad that it almost made me a conservative so I could complain about "them kids and they shitty music."
- It's noisy and wild, sure. But not in a "oh wow, this noisy album is so cool!" kind of way.
1
Oct 10 2024
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
# Playlist track
- Sun Hits The Sky
# Notes
- Listened to this a couple of times to make sure. Not once I caught myself wanting to learn more, or add a track to my playlists.
- It's a fine album, sure. It's also not memorable.
- Interesting how many people praise this in terms of life in the UK. That might make sense. But honestly, it's not a great album for folks literally everywhere else.
3
Oct 12 2024
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Eagles
Eagles
# Playlist track
- Train Leaves Here This Morning
# Notes
- I like the atmosphere, the laid-back vibe.
- The best moments remind me of The Grateful Dead, actually.
- +1 star for great cover art.
- A mostly peaceful, very enjoyable album. Recommend.
4
Oct 13 2024
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
# Playlist track
- Love the One You're With
# Notes
- Pleasant country, if a little unremarkable.
- Some interesting instrumentals here and there, cool vibes and mostly OK tracks. Gets tired a bit too quickly.
- I could give the album another star if it wasn't for "We Are Not Helpless", which is pretty bad.
3
Oct 15 2024
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Moving Pictures
Rush
# Playlist track
- Red Barchetta
# Notes
- "Tom Sawyer" is a great opening to the album, and it is followed brilliantly by my favorite one here, Red Barchetta.
- YYZ picks out great but meanders a bit too deeply into over elaborate compositions, and the band won't get out of there until the last track, Vital Signs come up.
- A super enjoyable experience and a very rich one at that. Definitely recommend listening at least once!
4
Oct 16 2024
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
# Playlist track
- Get It While You Can
# Notes
- Janis vocals are so refreshingly fun and unique.
- The accompanying band is absolutely amazing. Instrumentals are top-notch throughout!
- Janis seems like a fascinating character, and the album cover just compliments that nicely.
- Definitely worth giving a listen, or two, or three. Super fun and rewarding.
5
Oct 18 2024
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Hms Fable
Shack
# Playlist track
- Natalie's Party
# Notes
- This is mediocre britpop, at best.
- Doesn't start out that bad (that's probably why I chose the first song to add to my playlist).
- There are interesting instrumentals and a very full, rich sound in many tracks.
- Those are one of the best features in the album, but they are overdone a number of times.
- Crescendos grow forever, and more and more instruments are added before the silly fade out ends your suffering.
- The vocals are appalling. The first minute in "Comedy" has some of the worst phrases ever sung in a mic.
- Not going to revisit this, and I like britpop a little less after that.
2
Oct 19 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
# Playlist track
- Can you get to that
# Notes
- The opening track is a bit too slow. It doesn't really fit well with the rest of the album, and leads you into a different place that just don't exist anywhere else in the album.
- The mix of funk and progressive/psychedelic rock that takes on is super cool! Not quite funk, not quite rock. Something interesting and new.
4
Oct 20 2024
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
# Playlist track
- Show me the way
# Notes
- Cool guitar riffs, great atmosphere all around.
- Couple of solid classics thrown in for good measure.
4
Oct 21 2024
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
# Playlist track
- Tears Dry On Their Own
# Notes
- Amy's vocals are absolutely brilliant. She sings with a very rare combination of talent, technique and emotion that is in full display on this album.
- The band follows dutifully. She is supported by amazing instrumentals and production.
- Just learned that Mark Ronson has his hand in the production of the album. That makes a lot of sense.
- I remember listening to it back when it was released, and you couldn't go to any parties without "Rehab" being played twice. Re-listening again, it's impossible not to get a little bit sad about her tragic life and all the sadness that fueled these amazing songs.
5
Oct 22 2024
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
# Playlist track
- Sultans of Swing
# Notes
- Just got "Brothers in Arms" recently. Nice to hear their debut and to connect them together.
- This one isn't as polished or interesting as the next, but it's a great debut. Their style is pretty unique and it's well worked in each track. Not long enough to be boring or repetitive.
- Not life changing, but definitely worth the listen!
4
Oct 23 2024
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
# Playlist track
- Astronomy Domine
# Notes
- It's kind of interesting to listen and to ponder what Pink Floyd could have been with Syd Barret.
- Having said that, this isn't a great album. It's interesting, and noisy, but it is not quite there yet.
- Worth a listen, but just move over to the other albums after.
3
Oct 25 2024
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
# Playlist track
- Stupidity Tries
# Notes
- Was hearing to this in a very very busy week and ended up re-playing the album a bunch of time instead of moving over to the next one.
- I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's sad, of course. Knowing it was Elliot's final album just makes it a bit sadder. Still, it feel heartfelt and sincere and it definitely is worth a listen.
5
Oct 26 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
# Playlist track
- Lilac Wine
# Notes
- An absolute delight!
- "Lilac Wine" and "Wild is the wind" are both songs that I love and never realized were covers. Super cool to listen to the original versions.
5
Oct 27 2024
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Marquee Moon
Television
# Playlist track
- See no Evil
# Notes
- Got that as a recommendation from Flea (Red Hot Chilli Peppers). The day one of the members died (Tom Verlaine, I think) I read a note on Twitter saying that "Marquee Moon" was somewhat of a defining album for him.
- Blown away from the first track! It's really really good.
- Ended up re-listening today and the album is super fun! Definitely recommend!
5
Oct 29 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
# Playlist track
- Walk on the wild side.
# Notes
- Loved listening to "Walk on the wild side" and thinking about A Tribe Called Quest's "Can I Kick It". Great song and bass line.
- Hated to read that due to copyright stuff, A Tribe Called quest never got once cent out of their song.
- Album was super cool, tho. Recommend!
5
Oct 30 2024
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
# Playlist track
- Happy Phantom
# Notes
- I feel this album is way way overdone. There is too much singing, if that makes sense. It's like Adele, if Adele was more interesting. It's better, but not a good album.
2
Nov 02 2024
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
# Playlist track
- Personal Jesus
# Notes
- Just realized that Fiona Apple sings along in Bridge Over Troubled Water. Holy shit.
- This album is beautiful. It's an emotional, sincere and somber farewell. The perfect way to cement his legacy.
- The finitude of life really hits hard on this one, eh?
5
Nov 04 2024
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Forever Changes
Love
# Playlist track
- Alone Again Or
# Notes
- Kind of a cool album, but pretty forgettable too.
- I like the arrangements and the instrumentals alone make this one worth a good listen.
- Sometimes the track blend in into another, as the album fails to keep interest through the listen. Not a capital sin, but taking one star off.
- Still, nice find. Looking forward to listen more.
4
Nov 06 2024
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
# Playlist track
- Stephanie Says
# Notes
- Nah. Just a couple of OK-ish songs amongst a sea of noise. Not the cool kind of noise tho.
- In all fairness, this is a bullshit Deluxe Edition with a bunch of different versions for each track, so I'm probably being unreasonable with my evaluation.
- That's the only one available for me in Spotify tho. Fuck you Spotify!
2
Nov 08 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
# Playlist track
- Statesboro Blues
# Notes
- It is not a *bad* album, but it loses itself way too many times and for way too long.
- At some point between the never ending solos you're just tired of listening to pretty much the same thing over and over.
- Go somewhere else if you want to listen to Allman Brothers.
2
Nov 10 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
# Playlist track
- Track A - Solo Dancer
# Notes
- This is hard to hear. It commands so much attention, and it keeps surprising you, bringing something new and changing course in the last minute. All the time!
- You can either take that as a positive or a negative, but this is one hell of a ride. It was a bit exhausting to me, personally, especially the last track, that clocks out at almost 20 minutes.
- An interesting experience, but one that I won't repeat soon.
3
Nov 12 2024
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
# Playlist track
- Desafinado
# Notes
- Incredibly smooth and compelling. Makes you want to drop everything and head for the beach for a nice beer.
- Masterful instrumentals and beautiful poetry on the lyrics.
- For the non-Portuguese speaking friends out there: I do recommend taking a few moments to read the lyrics out. They are great.
- One of my favorite albums so far, in the 300+ I've reviewed already.
5
Nov 13 2024
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
# Playlist track
# Notes
- There is a very good reason why that cover art is one of the most recognizable artworks of all time!
- As an album, this is a very different experience and it does require an open mind to enjoy it, maybe listening a couple of times. Even having considered that, the transition from "Brain Damage" to "Eclipse" is an absolute masterpiece of an apotheotic moment and one of the best endings to any album in history.
- That alone makes this album worth a listen, even if you don't enjoy Pink Floyd.
- Had a real real good time re-listeing to it. You should go do the same!
5
Nov 16 2024
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
# Playlist track
- Do You Realize?
# Notes
- A very interesting surprise! Some sort of experimental weird sci-fi not-quite-rock-opera.
- I didn't really enjoy it the first time around, to be honest. But as I got back to it a couple more times, I ended up finding it interesting. Charming, even.
- This won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's worth experiencing it anyway.
4
Nov 17 2024
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
# Playlist track
- Kicks
# Notes
- Never heard of those folks before.
- Very fun. Kind of blows my mind that this came out in 1966. They sound a fair bit more modern.
- The ballads are not as good, tho.
- Still, worth the listen!
4
Nov 18 2024
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
# Playlist track
- It Takes More - Bloodshy Main Mix
# Notes
- A couple of good tracks, but mostly an uninspired, boring album.
- I was kinda listening to the whole thing in the background but when "Watch Over Them" played, I needed to stop doing whatever I was doing to wrap up this review. One of the worst, flattest, poorest interludes I've ever heard.
- By this time this album was gunning for 3 stars, but this track alone should take one off.
- A 10 minute ending track? C'mon, just end already.
- 1/5 not recommend.
1
Nov 19 2024
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The White Album
Beatles
# Playlist track
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
# Notes
- 90 mins, 30 tracks. There are a bunch of awesome ones, yes. But the album as a whole feels kind of disjointed and not very well put together.
- If you're a fan of the Beatles, and want to get this deeper dive on their musical history, this is a must-listen! Otherwise, not really.
4
Nov 20 2024
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The Coral
The Coral
# Playlist track
- Goodbye
# Notes
- The opening track is really really bad. It sets this huge tension and suspense and breaks it with a super shitty chorus, I went into the album with a bad taste in my mouth.
- I mean, there are a few interesting instrumentals here and there, like the guitars on "Shadow Fall" and "Goodbye", but it's otherwise pretty forgettable.
- Giving it a point or two for the surprise, but it's hard for me to believe that this belongs on this list.
- Cool, but don't go out of your way to listen to it.
3
Nov 21 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
# Playlist track
- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
# Notes
- I'm not a huge Bono fan, so that definitely affects my experience.
- Album is not *bad*. But it's very very U2-ish, which can be something good or bad for you.
- I do like Brian Eno very much, tho, and he helped produced this. I wonder what where can his influence be heard.
- Interesting album, nice piece of musical history, but doesn't make it to my top 100.
3
Nov 22 2024
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Goo
Sonic Youth
# Playlist track
- Dirty Boots
# Notes
- I've been to a Sonic Youth concert before. SWU Festival. I has kind of hyped to see them, as I have learned of how cool and disruptive and interesting they were. Long story short, it was one of the worst I have ever seen.
- I was pleasantly surprised when the opening track, "Dirty Boots" didn't sound like the shitty, pretentious never ending guitar scratching I heard years before.
- My joy was to be short lived, tho. As the album goes on, pretty much every track delves into a formulaic noise that just doesn't cut it for me. It's cool when you see it once or twice, but the album never moves away from it and ends up a bit boring and predictable.
- I was glad when it ended.
2
Nov 23 2024
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
# Notes
- I've only came to know Fiona Apple when she released the (amazing) [[Fiona Apple, Fetch the Boltcutters]].
- I've heard a few tracks before, sure, but never a full album.
- Very cohesive, consistent album throughout. Great opener, nice mood swing from "Shadowboxer" to "Criminal".
- I don't *love* every track, and it gets a bit tiring here and there. She really puts her out singing and it weights on you.
- Even if it's not your favorite genre, definitely worth a listen! 4/5
4
Nov 24 2024
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Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart
# Playlist track
- It's all over now
# Notes
- Not a *bad* album, but I fail to see what's the reason to consider it one of the best in all time.
- Got this feeling that Rod Stewart is really good at one trick, but one trick only, and he uses it in every track.
- Nice, not great. No bad tracks (maybe Jo's Lament), but no awesome ones either.
3
Nov 25 2024
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
# Playlist track
- Wake Up And Make Love With Me
# Notes
- Never heard of this guy before.
- Opening track has banger bass+piano combo.
- This whole thing is a trip! It's not *good*, but it is really catchy at times, and super fun too.
- I don't think I'll be listening to this *all the time* but it was a wild ride, one definitely worth taking.
3
Nov 26 2024
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
# Playlist track
- Pitch The Baby
# Notes
- All around cool vibes! It's a fun, atmospheric, endearing listen.
- I would have love to see a bit more diversity and movement, especially on the last quarter of the album, but the opening act more than makes it up for it.
- Definitely makes me want to listen to more of their discography!
4
Nov 27 2024
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
# Playlist track
- Hold On
# Notes
- Is this "widely regarded as Lennon's best solo album"? Oh no.
- I'll level with you all. The only reason this album even got someone to listen to it is because Lennon's name.
- Don't get me wrong, it's cool to have this in context of his life, the "primal scream" therapy thing and all. IF you are a Lennon fan, that is.
- Musically, this is passable, at best. Lyrics are OK, instrumentals are weak. Songs tend to be repetitive. The screaming thing is just annoying.
- Hear it once, as a piece of Lennon's biography, but don't expect to be coming back for more.
2
Nov 28 2024
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Fragile
Yes
# Playlist track
- Long Distance Runraound
# Notes
- There are a handful of SOLID tracks in there.
- Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround and Heart of the Sunrise are probably my favorites. Also, Simon and Garfunkel's "America" become something else with them!
- Epic instrumentation and top-notch prog!
- Rick Wakeman mans the keyboards and synths on this one, and it really shows!
- That, this album kind of forces you in a trip that is sometimes bumpy. Got me in a good day, tho. I enjoyed it, but I can't fault those who don't.
4
Nov 29 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
# Playlist track
- Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
# Notes
- A behemoth of an album. This 59 song, 3 hour+ monstrosity have no right at all being in a list like this.
- I tackled this maybe 2-3 days in a row and I have no idea if I managed to listen to every track.
- Having said that, whatever I got to listen was pretty enjoyable! Silky smooth instrumentals with Ella's powerful voice go really well together, who could imagine.
- Great soundtrack for a dinner or party, but it really really should be taken in smaller doses.
4
Nov 30 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
# Playlist track
- The Headmaster Ritual
# Notes
- I hope you have the chance of listening to this without knowing anything about Morrissey.
- Having said that, the arrangements are top-notch! Marr (the guitarist) is really an underrated musician.
- Meat is murder is kind of a pretentious, self-righteous track, but that's in-character for them.
4
Dec 04 2024
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
# Playlist track
- Can't Buy Me Love
# Notes
- It's cool that they've crammed 13 tracks in 30 minutes. No beating around the bush here.
- Listening to something like this in the 2020s it's hard to imagine how different that sounded way back then. It has been so impactful that we're all kind of used to the sound, anyway.
- Early Beatles were FUN. That's what this album is.
- Definitely recommend!
4
Dec 12 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
# Playlist track
- Basket Case
# Notes
- Super fun!
- I happened to listen to this a lot as a pre-teen, so it feels really nostalgic. Still, after all this years it feels young, fresh and energetic.
- Not quite punk, not quite pop. But that's not really an issue.
- Album would do better without the last 3-4 songs, but they are not terrible. Cost 1 star from my review tho!
4