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Fri Oct 06 2023
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Great voice, lush instrumentation, some interesting drug references. Still... Gets a bit schmaltzy after a bit.
3
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Sat Oct 07 2023
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
Tricky. Very mixed bag. I can see how it was seminal at some point, but I'm not really enjoying it (not hating it) today.
2
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Sun Oct 08 2023
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
First time I actually listened to any of their stuff, although I'd heard of Traffic before. I can see where they got their status from.
4
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Mon Oct 09 2023
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Some decent tunes, but some fillers as well, and Jack's voice gets a bit old on this surprisingly long record
3
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Tue Oct 10 2023
Eliminator
ZZ Top
Quite decent and not as... Mindless? As I expected
3
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Wed Oct 11 2023
Guero
Beck
I appreciate Beck has an artistic vision. It's just not one that does anything for me. Also, he should not rap. Ever.
2
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Thu Oct 12 2023
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Not as good as Love & Hate. Still very good.
4
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Fri Oct 13 2023
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Confirms The Doors are not my cuppa.
2
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Sat Oct 14 2023
Be
Common
Not my cuppa
1
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Sun Oct 15 2023
evermore
Taylor Swift
Forgettable
2
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Mon Oct 16 2023
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Very pleasant.
3
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
2
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Solid Air
John Martyn
5
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Fri Nov 03 2023
Low-Life
New Order
I like some of NO's songs, but this album is u listenable for me, especially thanks to the production but also Bernard Sumner's surprisingly insecure vocals.
1
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Sat Nov 04 2023
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
5
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Sun Nov 05 2023
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
2
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
2
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Tue Nov 07 2023
Purple Rain
Prince
This sounds *incredibly* dated, with the sole exception of the title track, which isn't dripping in 80s production values quite as much as the rest of the album. When Doves Cry is the one track where those production values... Sort of work.
Surprisingly tough to listen to.
2
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Wed Nov 08 2023
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
I appreciate her artistic vision and she definitely has her very own sound, aesthetic and everything. Love her voice, too. But overall, this is just too dark for me and it's a matter of being equally unaccessible (to a point) and me not wanting to actually enter any further.
2
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Mon Nov 20 2023
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2
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Tue Nov 21 2023
Van Halen
Van Halen
80s hair metal and poser guitars at the end of the 70s. Not exactly what I need.
2
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
3
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Thu Nov 23 2023
Scum
Napalm Death
Unlistenable is a mild way of putting it.
1
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Tue Nov 28 2023
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4
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Wed Nov 29 2023
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
Still a bit rough, but an indication of things to come
2
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Thu Nov 30 2023
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
Still quite revolutionary-sounding, but the repetitiveness isn't balanced that well (yet).
3
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Fri Dec 01 2023
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Pleasant
3
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Sat Dec 02 2023
21
Adele
3
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Sun Dec 03 2023
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
Not what I expected at all. Quite serene, but even while smoothly gliding through snowy landscapes on a high speed train... Ultimately a bit boring.
2
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Mon Dec 04 2023
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
3
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Tue Dec 05 2023
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
3
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Wed Dec 06 2023
Soul Mining
The The
2
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Thu Dec 07 2023
1984
Van Halen
Terrible cover, terrible music.
1
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Fri Dec 08 2023
Mask
Bauhaus
2
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Sat Dec 09 2023
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
3
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Sun Dec 10 2023
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
3
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Mon Dec 11 2023
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
2
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Tue Dec 12 2023
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
1
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Wed Dec 13 2023
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
2
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
3
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Fri Dec 15 2023
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
2
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Sat Dec 16 2023
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
3
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Sun Dec 17 2023
Tidal
Fiona Apple
3
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Mon Dec 18 2023
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
5
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Tue Dec 19 2023
Tapestry
Carole King
3
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Tue Dec 26 2023
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
I really do wonder why this is on the list. It's not bad as such, but there's nothing here that I would classify as particularly original or standing out.
2
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
3
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3
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Fri Jan 19 2024
You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
2
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Sat Jan 20 2024
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
3
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
This is way too Bruce Springsteen adult contemporary for me in songwriting, singing and instrumentation, except it was recorded more recently.
2
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
Much less challenging and enjoyable than expected, besides "Feedback".
4
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Not having listened to this in ages, it made me realise how it is a bit of a let-down after OK/Kid A/Amnesiac.
3
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Wed Jan 24 2024
American Idiot
Green Day
You believe their conviction and drive, but musically it's just not interesting enough for me.
2
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
2
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Orbital 2
Orbital
2
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Hotel California
Eagles
One star for the title track, the reast really isn't my cuppa. Smells of football dads living it up while also reassuring themselves that they have feelings, too.
2
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Sun Jan 28 2024
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Some interesting instruments take care of providing an air of decorum. That said, not an album I will be coming back to an awful lot.
2
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
1
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Tue Jan 30 2024
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
3
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Wed Jan 31 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC
3
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
2
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Brothers
The Black Keys
4
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Sat Feb 03 2024
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
2
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Sun Feb 04 2024
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
3
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
1
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Metallica
Metallica
2
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Liquid Swords
GZA
1
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
2
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
2
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Sat Feb 10 2024
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
1
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
1
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
I'm usually very sympathetic to the little sibling of the really popular guy/girl (I'm talking Tusk vs Rumours of course). But Tusk really falls short for me I'm afraid.
2
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
4
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Thu Feb 15 2024
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
3
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
4
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Sat Feb 17 2024
Garbage
Garbage
4
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Sun Feb 18 2024
Lady In Satin
Billie Holiday
2
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Whatever
Aimee Mann
2
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
1
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
3
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
2
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
2
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Sat Feb 24 2024
Pretenders
Pretenders
3
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Sun Feb 25 2024
New Forms
Roni Size
4
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
3
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Tue Feb 27 2024
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
2
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Wed Feb 28 2024
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
2
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Thu Feb 29 2024
The Next Day
David Bowie
Great album and (unfortunately short-lived) return to the scene, but not without a couple of duds towards the end (Boss of me, Dancing out in space),
3
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
Phew. Especially the production really didn't do anything for me. It just sounds so sterile and lacklustre.
1
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Sat Mar 02 2024
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
4
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Sun Mar 03 2024
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
3
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Mon Mar 04 2024
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
2
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
3
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
4
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Nowhere
Ride
2
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3
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Sat Mar 09 2024
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
3
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Sun Mar 10 2024
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
It's an amazing achievement in sampling stuff and assembling things into something else completely. Its very loop-based nature does get on my nerves quite a bit quite quickly, though.
Frontier Psychiatrist will forever stand as an everlasting piece of genius.
2
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Some decent tunes, but my God, is the mix awful, with her vocals so undefined and remote.
2
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Tue Mar 12 2024
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
First listen in 15 years. Confirms that it's not a bad album, but my least favourite by Arcade Fire.
3
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Wed Mar 13 2024
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
2
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Not my genre, but an excellent album
3
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Fri Mar 15 2024
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Sorry, but this is just too boring for me, never mind I realise this is all technically excellent playing.
1
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Sat Mar 16 2024
In Utero
Nirvana
Yadayadayada. Not bad, not my cuppa. Never really was.
2
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Sun Mar 17 2024
John Prine
John Prine
It's country. It's got topless women and religion. It's not my cuppa.
1
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
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Tue Mar 19 2024
The Wall
Pink Floyd
The Floyd album I've listened to the most as a teenager, and the album I've tired of the most.
3
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
2
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Thu Mar 21 2024
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
3
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
I appreciate the lyrics, I do. Shane was a great storyteller. But musically, almost as tough to get through for me as a country album.
2
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Sat Mar 23 2024
Homework
Daft Punk
It's alright. I can see how it was quite groundbreaking, and you see and hear the references all over the place. It's just not my kind of music.
2
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Sun Mar 24 2024
Bossanova
Pixies
2
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
A pretty fun album, although their Comfortably Numb is still a hard skip. Not entirely sure why it's on this list. But then again... Maybe because there has to be some stuff on the list that's just feel-good enjoyable with hints of Bee Gees, Elton John and songtitles about boobs.
3
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Back In Black
AC/DC
If there's any AC/DC album that can be enjoyed as a whole, it's this one. But my God, are the drums monotonous.
3
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Phrenology
The Roots
A very mixed bag for me. I'll revisit some individual tracks but not the whole album.
2
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Thu Mar 28 2024
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
1
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Fri Mar 29 2024
xx
The xx
4
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Sat Mar 30 2024
Boston
Boston
Listening to this turns me into a middle-aged American dad pumping his fists into the air to this and screaming "hell yeah, man" to every single guitar solo on this.
2
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Sun Mar 31 2024
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
4
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
3
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
2
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
2
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
2
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
Ambient music had its time. This reminded me why we're using the past tense here.
Also, it's way too long.
2
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Sat Apr 06 2024
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
3
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Sun Apr 07 2024
GREY Area
Little Simz
3
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Pornography
The Cure
The Cure. An acquired taste I just cannot get myself to acquire, try as I might.
1
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Tue Apr 09 2024
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
4
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Scott 2
Scott Walker
Just way too much pleasantness and pomp and circumstance and pathos.
2
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Thu Apr 11 2024
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
3
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
As usual with Elton John for me... Some absolute killer tunes, but a whole album's worth is just too much. Particularly this one, which is heavy on the really grand piano, strings, big emotions. It's just too much for me. As a side note, the production on the drums really is godawful. Worse than St Anger. There, Elton John and Metallica in one short review.
2
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Sat Apr 13 2024
The Specials
The Specials
It's alright.
3
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Sun Apr 14 2024
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
I really wasn't looking forward to this one. Not after the Royal Albert Hall live album. But. This one is actually alright. Lots of bended/stretched vowels, which combined with his limited vocal range gets a bit tiresome after a while. Still. Quite alright even if you don't listen to the lyrics that closely all the time.
3
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Got this after some pathos-heavy early 1970s Elton John. Couldn't have been more delighted.
3
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Document
R.E.M.
R.E.M. One of those bands like The Cure that have a huge indie fanbase and that, beyond a few individual songs, I really can't get myself to get into. They seem like really decent guys and I respect the way they called it quits without falling out, but at album length, they're really not for me. Well. Actually. I remember liking Monster (is that on this list) a bit more than all other R.E.M. albums. But that's really not saying much.
1
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Django Django
Django Django
The repetitive loop bits tend to go from charming to really annoying really quickly.
3
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
It's sort of pink and hardcore and sick but in a way that wouldnt immediately make my mom turn it off.
3
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
2
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Sat Apr 20 2024
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Hadn't listened to this in ages. Used to like it more than I do now, but I appreciate it's a ground-breaking album in terms of bringing this music and the artists to the wider audience they deserve.
4
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Sun Apr 21 2024
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
A lot better than I remembered it, to be honest. Unfortunately, the incredibly great Karin Dreijer feature is not on this album, though.
3
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Have absolutely no idea why this is on the list. Run-of-the-mill indie stuff. Badly produced, too.
1
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Much better to listen to than Madman Across The Water. Very dated-sounding intro, though, and you do wonder what on earth he was thinking with Jamaica Jerk-Off.
3
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
4
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
It's alright, I guess.
3
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Grand, like, but not something I can get hugely excited about.
2
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Sat Apr 27 2024
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
I found myself not really liking jazzy albums that much any more, whereas this was grand. Could have done without that last medley, though.
2