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Justified by Justin Timberlake

I am not the target demographic for this record, I'm sure it would have been better if I were in a club looking for action. Best song for me was Cry me a River, which is a sentence I never thought I would write.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield

Sometimes pretty but ultimately forgettable.

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Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes
Oct 06 2023

Underwhelming, pleasant, rambling. I liked song 3 (one woman?) Best

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk
Oct 09 2023

Very good, bits of final fantasy x and vangelis' blade runner but with a beat. Listened again immediately to 2009 remaster which sounded better but maybe just poor quality first time.

Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Oct 10 2023

Beautiful, funky, occasionally gritty. Particularly liked "all in love is fair". Only high expectations prevented a top rating.

A Girl Called Dusty by Dusty Springfield
Oct 11 2023

Sometimes pretty but ultimately forgettable.

Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
Oct 12 2023

This was great, I found myself toe tapping along despite jazz not being my thing. Thoroughly enjoyable. Need to listen again in different settings\moods.

Oct 16 2023

Some catchy guitar riffs and lyrics. As a northerner I appreciate the accent and dialect but to me the vernacular turn of phrase used throughout made this seem like a Viz comic rather than musical record.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
Oct 17 2023

Very pleasant. This was nicely melodic, well produced and regularly sidestepped my expectations

What's That Noise? by Coldcut
Oct 18 2023

I thought I would love this after the opening bars of "people hold on" but ultimately got most satisfaction from hearing all the samples best known elsewhere.

Elephant Mountain by The Youngbloods
Oct 19 2023

I had never heard of the Youngbloods before I listened to this album and I really liked it. I probably won't remember many moments from the album but I did feel happiness whilst it played.

NEU! 75 by Neu!
Oct 20 2023

I loved this. Right up my street. Listened through again immediately, and will dive deeper into Neu back catalog.

Elephant by The White Stripes
Oct 24 2023

Not quite as enjoyable as I remember, still good.

Justified by Justin Timberlake
Oct 26 2023

I am not the target demographic for this record, I'm sure it would have been better if I were in a club looking for action. Best song for me was Cry me a River, which is a sentence I never thought I would write.

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
Oct 27 2023

Not a fan, something about the vocal tremolo just puts me right off

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Oct 30 2023

Sweet and catchy

Odelay by Beck
Oct 31 2023

Very eclectic in genres but somehow it all fits together.

Good Old Boys by Randy Newman
Nov 01 2023

I was surprised how refreshingly edgy the lyrics are by modern sensibilities.

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields
Nov 02 2023

Not quite "so bad that it's good" but maybe "so long that it's short" as I had to really force myself to carry on. Anyone who listens beyond "Love is like jazz" must be persuing some sort of vendetta against themselves.

White Light by Gene Clark
Nov 03 2023

Pleasant, folky

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
Nov 06 2023

A loud and thrilling ride. I personally enjoyed the quieter sections very much.

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Nov 07 2023

No doubt Bob had a great voice, and the songs are well performed but I feel very underwhelmed.

Phrenology by The Roots
Nov 08 2023

This was sonically pretty interesting at times, but something about the performative bravado in rap lyrics often leaves the impression of overcompensation.

The Undertones by The Undertones
Nov 09 2023

Not my favourite genre, but I did enjoy Feargul's vibrato vocals despite usually disliking such delivery. Teenage Kicks is a great song.

Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
Nov 10 2023

I can't get past the feeling that I'm in a large empty underground carpark with the (perfectly capable) band set up in a small alcove 200 feet away and some heavy industrial cutting tools working between us. I guess that at least makes this record evocative.

Different Class by Pulp
Nov 13 2023

Very enjoyable, Jarvis Cocker's vocals add a lot of warmth.

Frank by Amy Winehouse
Nov 17 2023

Maybe not as catchy as back to black, but thoroughly enjoyable and clearly very accomplished.

Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Nov 20 2023

No doubt this is musically very good but I cannot get past my dislike for Robert Plant's vocal delivery.

Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg
Nov 22 2023

This felt a bit like a smarmy French dignitary was chatting up my wife at a dinner party.

It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads
Nov 24 2023

I would have loved these songs had I listened to them at the right time in life, as it is this is a very pleasant album to me that I have no attachment to. Maybe future listens will add context.

Nov 27 2023

Instantly add gravitas to any song by getting Johnny Cash to cover it. I almost look forward to the AI generated pained versions of Whigfield's Saturday Night et al.

The Wall by Pink Floyd
Nov 28 2023

Sounds incredible. It didn't really move me in any meaningful way but subsequent listens may change this, or it might just not be my cup of tea. Has to be scored highly due to fantastic arrangement/production.

Crocodiles by Echo And The Bunnymen
Nov 30 2023

Not my bag but I quite enjoyed the instrumentation. I could really like this band given the right song

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
Dec 01 2023

I don't think anything comes close to Karma Chameleon but still a pleasant listen.

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Average rating: 2.64 (0.68 below global average).

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