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Thu Sep 21 2023
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
I've listened to this album before, but its been a while. I always chalk Bruce up to his hits - which are deep on their own, but often fall into the poppier rock pantheon. Thats unfair. This is a fantastic album that is a rock/blues masterpiece that sounds just like Bruce. Has to be his finest work and one of the greatest albums of all time.
5
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Fri Sep 22 2023
Marquee Moon
Television
Man, the influence on contemporary music, 80s music, etc,f are alllll over this album. Talking heads, bowie, more contemporary bands like Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah. It's creative. It's got tons of character. Fun to listen to.
4
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Mon Sep 25 2023
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
4
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Wed Sep 27 2023
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Fantastic album. It does feel oddly polished for Elliott Smith, which takes away some of his appeal for me. Songs are fantastic, but not his best album. Somehow the lyrics are some of the most depressing, as he discusses suicide, but it feels like polished pop? Hmm,...
4
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Thu Sep 28 2023
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
4
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Fri Sep 29 2023
Illmatic
Nas
Perhaps the greatest hip hop album of all time.
5
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Mon Oct 02 2023
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
5
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Wed Oct 04 2023
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
3
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Fri Oct 06 2023
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
3
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Tue Oct 10 2023
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
One of the greatest live albums of all time. Shows a distinctly intimate and personal style to Nirvana. This is them right at the precipice...
5
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Fri Oct 13 2023
American Gothic
David Ackles
So glad to have found this album. The songwriting, the stories, the atmospheres. Vaudeville, Americana, Tom Waits, and the weight of the world. Ended up spending a lot more time with it than I thought I would. Thank you!
5
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Tue Oct 17 2023
Blackstar
David Bowie
The truth is... I like this album OK. I don't find the songs particularly interesting. The instrumentation and production is excellent. When it first released I remember listening to it and just feeling fine about it. But... I'm giving this 4 because it still has a massive impact on me. It feels like Bowie is talking from the grave. It feels like a premonition. It's like the ultimate piece of performance art. Gotta give props for that.
4
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Thu Oct 19 2023
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
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Mon Oct 23 2023
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
5
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Tue Oct 24 2023
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Fuck the Police
4
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Thu Oct 26 2023
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
Living on a Prayer is a classic... but this style is just not for me. Poppy arena rock. Lots of flash. Minimal substance. Just not what fills me.
3
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Fri Oct 27 2023
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
I feel like this is an album where it would grow on me with many repeat listens. Since I'm doing this 1001 thing I'm not really able to do that in the same way (although I will come back to it) I'm giving it 4 stars. I could see a future me giving it 5.
4
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Mon Oct 30 2023
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
I do really like this. The soft pop style doesn't totally work for me, but the elements of folk rock, that it seems they helped to coin with this album, are excellent. So many Dylan songs which feels really weird to me, and I like them... but don't beat the emotional availability that Dylan uses to highlight his work. Enjoyable listen.
3
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Smash
The Offspring
4
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Tue Nov 21 2023
A Night At The Opera
Queen
4