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Fri Oct 06 2023
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
2
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Mon Oct 09 2023
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
3
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Tue Oct 10 2023
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3.4 I remember liking the album more when it came out. Pretty solid, could definitely use a remaster
3
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Wed Oct 11 2023
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
3.7 rounding up to 4
4
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Thu Oct 12 2023
Purple Rain
Prince
4.5 roundup to 5
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Fri Oct 13 2023
Eternally Yours
The Saints
2.7. Gotta admit. I've never heard of the saints. From 1.5 listens of the album without any context I thought it was pretty straightforward. Know your product was the one that stood out for me. I'm sure if I was australian and/or dig deeper in the discography I'd appreciate it more
3
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Mon Oct 16 2023
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
4.4. Disco doesn't suck when quincy jones is producing your album. Super tight band, bass player is ripping it up. Couple slower ones weren't for me but overall enjoyed the album. Get on the floor is a burner.
4
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Tue Oct 17 2023
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
4.1 The stones start to come into their own in my opinion.
4
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Wed Oct 18 2023
Vivid
Living Colour
1.7. If someone ever asked me what 80's music is like, I will point them to this album. It's got every genre going on at once. I hope for their sake no one asks me that question
2
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Thu Oct 19 2023
American Idiot
Green Day
3.8 lots of radio hits on the album. Not my favorite Green day album but for many it is.
4
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Fri Oct 20 2023
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
2.5 echo the Shawn's comments except for the Franz Ferdinand jab
3
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Mon Oct 23 2023
OK Computer
Radiohead
4.8
5
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Tue Oct 24 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
2.4 As Paul rudd once asked, "do you know how I know your gay? You like coldplay". Chris Martins oohs and ahhhs annoy me to no end. If they took those out I think I could be at least bi-curious about this album
2
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Wed Oct 25 2023
...And Justice For All
Metallica
4.2.
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Thu Oct 26 2023
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
2.4
2
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Fri Oct 27 2023
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
5
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Mon Oct 30 2023
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
3.9. 4th best maiden album for me. Run to the hills and NOTB are obviously all-timers.
4
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Tue Oct 31 2023
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
1.6. Total meh for me.
2
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Zombie
Fela Kuti
3.0
3
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
3.5 zappa is an outstanding musician (dare I say guitar virtuoso) and this album is brilliant satire of the music of the time. But singing about unshaven armpits doesn't hit the same in 2023 when we talkin bout WAP
4
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Fri Nov 03 2023
Paris 1919
John Cale
1.4 didn't care for this very much. Will check out his other stuff based on his resume
1
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
3
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Tue Nov 07 2023
The Stranger
Billy Joel
I wouldn't consider myself a billy joel fan but my toes didn't stop tapping. I thought the lyrics provided easliy accessible imagery. Wasn't singing about trees talking to other trees.
5
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Wed Nov 08 2023
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
2.8 a couple of jams on it but it kinda sounded like a Parody of a 90's rap album. I don't know if that is because it was so influential and other artist followed or this followed other artists work and layered a bunch of samples and social justice themes
3
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Thu Nov 09 2023
Is This It
The Strokes
4.4. I originally had this a 5 star but I ended up listening to the same song 3 times in a row and didn't really notice. So maybe is a bit repetitive. Band is super tight. I noticed that the bass lines and/or guitar riffs followed the vocals quite a bit which should be used in moderation but most of instrumentation is fairly original and interesting. Imagine being Julian Casablancas, lead singer in a great rock band, your dad owning a modeling agency, not too shitty.
4
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Fri Nov 10 2023
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
3.8
4
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Tue Nov 14 2023
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
2.4 there was some interesting sections but overall not my cup of tea
2
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Wed Nov 15 2023
Traffic
Traffic
2.4 meh
2
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Thu Nov 16 2023
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
2.0 I remember when this came out and it was a bit of a hit with the critics. I never did download it on Napster, so this is the first time I've listened to it. I thought alot of the album was pretty juvenile but it did get better on some of the later tracks.
2
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Fri Nov 17 2023
British Steel
Judas Priest
3.6 straight ahead british heavy metal. The louder you play it the better it get. Pretty solid, enjoyed grinder and obviously the radio hits. red white and blue, was a stinker
4
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Mon Nov 20 2023
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
3.0 nothing really to add. One takeaway is that the dj talent shines through on the tracks. My attention span might be a bit short for some songs though.
3
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Tue Nov 21 2023
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
0.2 Abosolutly terrible. They played the loud parts quiet and the quiet parts loud. It was so boring it made me nauseous. I wouldn't be surprised if this is worst out of the whole list. We will see in a couple of years I guess
1
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
1.5. Yeah, not great. I'm trying to figure out why this album would be included in the list. Start of horror rap? Early dan the automater project? Still better than elbow
2
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Thu Nov 23 2023
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
4.4
4
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Fri Nov 24 2023
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
2.4
2
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Mon Nov 27 2023
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
4.3
4
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Tue Nov 28 2023
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
4.8
5
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Wed Nov 29 2023
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
5.0
5
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Thu Nov 30 2023
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
4.7 -
5
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Fri Dec 01 2023
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
3.4 I enjoyed the album and I think I will give it another run-through and check out some of the remixes. I just never got into bands like them and the Stone Roses.
3
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Mon Dec 04 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
3.4 -
3
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Tue Dec 05 2023
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
5
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Wed Dec 06 2023
The World is a Ghetto
War
2.4 The Geto Boys do a version/sample of world is a ghetto and that song bangs. Didnt care for the original, felt a bit drab. The rest of the album, meh. The songs were long and didn't really go anywhere.
2
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Thu Dec 07 2023
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
2.2 Nothing really stood out for me in any of the tracks. Maybe the lyrics really hit home with listeners...
2
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Fri Dec 08 2023
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
3.0 Through 1 listen I couldn't recommend a single song, like, "hey check this out" but I could have this album on in the background and enjoy it. I thought for sure by the name of the title and band it was going to be a weed rap album akin to Cypress Hill
3
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Mon Dec 11 2023
The Cars
The Cars
4.5 The Cars greatest hits. Maybe 1 stinker on the album but the great ones more than make up for it. Half a point boost for Moving in Stereo/Fast times connection - makes it move in my pants
5
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Tue Dec 12 2023
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3.4 I assumed I would have liked it more, maybe I'm more of The Smiths' greatest hits kinda guy than I thought. A tad repetitive
3
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Wed Dec 13 2023
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
3.5 . Post-punk in the middle of the punk rock movement. Theres alot of elements that I recognize as being influential to others, and theres some stuff that doesnt quite work. Bonus points for lineage to Rocket from the Tombs and Dead boys. I will say the recording sounded pretty good considering its a low budget (i assume) avant garde album
3
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
4.4 Probably should be rated five star. Jerry Lee is a madman and absolutely rips it up. I got a kick out of the bass player being barely able to keep up. The version I listened to was only 20 minutes, it looks like there is a 40 minute album that I will have to get my hands on.
4
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Fri Dec 15 2023
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
1.8
2
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Mon Dec 18 2023
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
3.4. Yeeeaahhh Booooyyyy!.
3
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Wed Dec 20 2023
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
2.4 comme ci, comme ça. This is probably french folk music at its best, but I would never know. There looks to be some interesting translations that I will check out
2
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Thu Dec 21 2023
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4.9 I would like to hear a reason why this wouldn't be a 5 star album.
5
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Fri Dec 22 2023
Gris Gris
Dr. John
2.4 Not really what I expected as my knowledge of Dr John was limited to the Last Waltz but thought this album was moderately interesting. Mama Roux was a standout
2
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Homework
Daft Punk
2.9
3
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
3.4
3
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Wed Dec 27 2023
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
3.8 I've never heard this album before which surprises me as my dad is a huge Van Morrison fan and we probably listened to him more than any other growing up. The musicians in the band are pros and it was cool to listen to the interplay among them, albeit busy at times
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4.4 Pretty hard to write a review for this one. I think you need some context on when and why the songs came together for Nick (and band) to grasp the concept. I could see how one could say this is a total piece of shit but I appreciate it more with each listen.
4
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Fri Dec 29 2023
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
3.4 El Paso is a harder karaoke song than you would think
3
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Mon Jan 01 2024
Document
R.E.M.
2.0 The hits are the hits, and the rest stinks
2
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Tue Jan 02 2024
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
1.9 What is this, Icelandic gibberish? I didnt get through the whole thing. I could appreciate the sonic soundscapes but I am not going to reach out to listen this again to find out
2
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Wed Jan 03 2024
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
1.8 Didnt enjoy this one as much as The Modern Dance
2
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
3.0 The last couple album reviews were a bit of a slog, this was a good change of pace
3
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
4.5 Is this considered a debut album? Might be one of the better ones if so. I didnt realize how well I knew the songs on the album, I never had a copy, and I dont think I ever really sought it out. Foo Fighters have kinda turned into a parody of themselves now but the first few albums were great.
4
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
2.0 I thought it sounded like a female Elton John mixed with a male Joni Mitchell and I couldn't really get past that.
2
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
3.3 I kept waiting for "Waiting" to play but it never came on. That being said I enjoyed the ambient tone of the album, will check out their other work
3
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Thu Jan 11 2024
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
3.0 For me, this is a case of too much of a good thing. The songs and jams have way more depth than a standard 12 bar blues and there are some pretty jazzy bass drum and keyboard parts. But the extended guitar wanking was a bit much. My opinion might change after I get through whipping post in a day or two.
3
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Fri Jan 12 2024
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
4.2 I liked alot of the deeper cuts on this album more than other Bowie albums.
4
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4.3 Probably should be a 5.
4
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
2.0
2
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Wed Jan 17 2024
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
1.0 Not for me... I could not see myself ever turning up the volume on any song and liking it. Maybe Nothin Compares 2 U, but the Prince one is better (and he wrote the song). Starting to think ripping the pope picture was a publicity stunt.
1
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
4.7
5
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
2.8
3
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Debut
Björk
2.4 I was going into this one blind (or would it be deaf?) Not horrible, not great.
2
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Tue Jan 23 2024
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
4.3 Not the biggest jazz expert by any means but have a few Mingus albums and seem to drawn to his work more than anyone else.
4
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Wed Jan 24 2024
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
3.4. I think a 17 year old me would have really been into this if I would have listened to it.
3
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
3.4
3
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
1.5 I didnt get through the whole thing but enough to get the gist of it. I guess it could be an interesting concept if you think about it.
2
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
3.8 Like a frosted Canadian beer at Boston Pizza. Sure, there is more sophisticated stuff out there but you know what your getting and its always good.
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Tue Jan 30 2024
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
3.0 Nothing particularly stood out but I liked the album as a whole. Will try and give er another go at some point and check out the catalog.
3
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Blunderbuss
Jack White
3.5 For me this is a case of a sum is bigger than its parts. Collection of good songs, the quality doesn't really drop off, and were original compared to each other. If I listened to it a dozen more time, the rating would probably improve
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
2.6 First thing that I thought of was the Waynes World quote "Its not just a cleaver name", as this album had an obscene amount of tambourine going on. Album didnt blow my mind or anything but is an ok listen.
3
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Fri Feb 02 2024
The Band
The Band
3.9
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Abraxas
Santana
3.3
3
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
2.5
3
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
1.5
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
3.5 Tough rating this one. If we judge it against other Radiohead albums, probably closer to a 3 but 4 if we are comparing to the rest of the 1000 entries. P.s Check out Atoms for Peace if you like Radiohead and this album.
4
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Phrenology
The Roots
3
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Mon Feb 12 2024
On The Beach
Neil Young
4.6 One of Neil's best, and deserving of top marks
5
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
"This is the greatest album in the history of music" - Ron Burgundy. While I don't quite agree with Mr. Burgundy's sentiments, this entry is a lot more that a rock band with a flute. Super progressive and the guitar and bass players really stood out to me. 4.0
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Wed Feb 14 2024
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
3
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Thu Feb 15 2024
Here Come The Warm Jets
Brian Eno
4.3 My initial reaction, 15 seconds in, was that the music was grossly over-produced but as you start to get through a song or two it feels like each layer and overdub added seems to kinda make sense and fits it with everything else. I really enjoyed this entry, having no background with Eno before. Sometimes with this exercise in reviewing albums, I will get halfway through a song and figure, well, there probably wont be anything that changes or I will find more interesting, so I skip. That was definitely not the case here
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Pornography
The Cure
2.9
3
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Raw Power
The Stooges
3.8 Not the best of Iggy and/or the Stooges, but still pretty good. Bowie's mix is more interesting than Iggy's
4
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
3.4 Not the snoozefest I was expecting. Bonus points for the cover inspiring a generation of lesbian haircuts
3
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Microshift
Hookworms
3.5 I liked this entry. There wasnt a bad song on the album but it didnt have any absolute burners either.
3
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
1.6
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
2.2 Pretty much as commercial as music can get.
2
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Tue Feb 27 2024
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
4.5 Alison has the best use of the "stop" gimmick. I might have to work this into my Karaoke routine. I think the band is great, can chalk up the recording quality to rushed sessions. Could be a 5,
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Wed Feb 28 2024
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
4.7 The biggest takeaway is that the songs that are covered turned into the most prominent/popular versions. like, the Meat puppets covered the nirvana version of their own song.
5
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Movies
Holger Czukay
2.4 This isnt everyday listening for me but I can appreciate the instrumentals and layers
A Google search says this album was released in the late 70's not 2018 as the app/website states. That has to bump this up a bit as the time it would take to pull samples and layer everything on tape would be crazy, but i could be wrong. This guy was probably coo-coo for coco-puffs in the real world.
2
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
2.0 Nothing really stood out to me. Maybe I wasnt listening closely enough but didnt really get the psyche-rock vibe that was advertised.
2
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Mon Mar 04 2024
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
4.8 Classic thrash front to back. Kill 'em all is my favorite Metallica album but Master of Puppets is probably the best
5
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
4.0 Songs are great, skits are not.
4
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
3.0 I think for Steely Dan the question is if you personally like them or not. Can't really deny the songwriting and musicianship, they are both really good. I havent listened to enough to say this is better than their other work.
3
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Fishscale
Ghostface Killah
2.4
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Fri Mar 08 2024
The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
2.6 Im going to give it the benefit of the doubt and take another listen. Nothing really stood out to me as ground-breaking the first go-around
3
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Mon Mar 11 2024
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
3.4 New to me and an interesting entry. Wouldnt say its an all-time great or anything like that but I enjoyed it
3
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Tue Mar 12 2024
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
4.2 I had to take my time on this one and give it a few more listens. I though it was great initially and still do. This Town could have been an absolute burner but the chorus is a bit repetitive,
4
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
2.5 Yup, it Steely Dan
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
1.0 Getting to Elbow level of suckiness. It sounded like I had half the headphone jack plugged into my disc man. I understand how this could a ground breaking guitar album and I could appreciate that, but the de-tuning sounded out-of tune. Dont even get me started on the drums. If your trying to create some sort of hazy shoegaze dreamspace, maybe dont throw in the same simple and jarring drum fill every two bars.
1
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3.0 Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae was a Jam. Dude can sing. Kinda interesting reading up on Qawwali music
3
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
2.6 Maybe 2-3 songs that I ended up liking. Didnt have enough depth to fill out a double album
3
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
3.4
3
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
3.9
4
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Thu Mar 21 2024
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
4.0. There are 8 songs on the album, 4 are absolute burners, 2 are good, 2 are not particularly good. The synths kind of date the music but the production is very good. And Leonard Cohen is cool
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
1.5 Hanoi Rocks, more like Hanoi Sucks, am I right!?!?
I thought this might be a tongue-in-cheek glam rock album. Turns out they are just Finnish. Still 1.3 better than Elbow
1
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Hot Fuss
The Killers
3.6 A-Side tracks are as strong as it gets for 2000's rock music. The second half of the album are all B-sides and forgettable. All the things that I've done, should have been the album opener
3
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Tue Mar 26 2024
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
2.5 It was fine. Made me look into Mister Kellys a bit more. Maybe it is that association as to why it was included on the list
2
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Rocks
Aerosmith
2.5 Whenever I hear Back in the saddle I always think to myself I should listen to more Aerosmith. But when I do, it doesn't really interest me. I mean the Steve tyler is an all-time front man and the band is really great. Tom Hamilton is very underrated, his playing is great and has written some iconic bass lines. It just doesnt connect with me for some reason
2
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
2.4 Not everyday listening for me by any stretch of the imagination but I did find certain parts were pretty progressive and interesting
2
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Fri Mar 29 2024
Closer
Joy Division
4.3 Looking back I didnt write a description for Unknown Pleasures. Closer isnt has good as the debut
Just want to say Joy Division has to be a top 5 coolest band
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Thriller
Michael Jackson
This album should receive top marks based solely on the strength of Beat it, Billie Jean and Thriller but, man, some of those other songs really creeped me out. In honor of shawn-knutson, who doenst seem to be around here anymore, I will be deducting one full point for MJ being a scumbag (allegedly) 3.5
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Dummy
Portishead
2.9 Overall good vibes, It gets a bit repetitive at times for me.
3
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Hysteria
Def Leppard
1.9. I've never really liked Leppard and this go through did not change my mind. Fun fact Album producer mutt Lange was married to shania twain, and mutt cheated on her with her best friend. Mutt and the friend then married each other. Then shania got with the friend's ex and got married. Couple swap, kinda weird. Shania was extremely good looking in her prime
2
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3.3 I kinda dug it. Will check out other albums. I think it might have been inspiring to indie bands throughout the years. Definitely hear some broken social scene, pixies, death cab etc in there.
3
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
3.0 Crazy how tight the band is. Enjoyable listen but I wont get familiar enough with it to say one song is better than another.
3
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Kid A
Radiohead
4.5 Very Very Good. When I compare it against other radiohead, for me, it falls short of top marks, which is a pretty shitty reason not to give it a 5 but Im doing it anyway
4
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Tue Apr 09 2024
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4.4 I cant believe I didnt give this 5 stars. Every song is great. It just seems like the production is missing something. Like its not polished enough to be a studio album and I didnt think it captures the greatness of Young and crazyhorse when they are live
4
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Brothers
The Black Keys
4.3 You know that bands that you loved and then they got popular and then you stopped liking them. Thats the black keys for me, but I never knew of them before they got popular. I just never got into them because they blew up. This album bangs though.
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Thu Apr 11 2024
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
2.5 Credit where credit is due, the message changed music/hip hop for ever. But the rest of the album is scattered to say the least
3
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
3.0 Probably influenced a lot of people, introducing world music and urban. Worth the listen but not going on a regular rotation
3
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4.6 If I drink 10 beers and listen to this I would rate it 6000 out of 5. Nothing like having a few and cranking Nick Cave. This album is probably the genesis of the Grinderman spin-off (which I think is awesome). Fingers crossed we get a few more NC&BS albums.
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Young Americans
David Bowie
3.4 My uninitiated take with Bowie is that the great songs are so good it overshadows the B-Sides. You have such high expectations of what bowie should be and some of deeper cuts fall short. Thats how I feel about this album. Still pretty, pretty good
3
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Live Through This
Hole
2.5. Its ok, overall liked most of the songs. It just really seemed like the lead singer murdered the two people that wrote the album
2
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
4.8 2nd favorite stones album and its a burner
5
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
4.7 The rating of the album might be boosted by my familiarity with it but its one of my favorites. I have never really gotten into BB but with wilco it is the perfect mesh. Top marks!
5
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Abbey Road
Beatles
4.6
5
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
4.1
4
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3.5 I didnt care for Siouxsie but thought the banshees were really good. Apparently, this list has hard-on for the group. We will see what the other entries bring
3
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
1.5 Didnt write their own songs. Wore dumb costumes. Others did it better
1
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
1.5 Sounded like a goth parody band, and not in a good way
1
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
4.1 I like arcade fire and I like this, but they do have better albums. IMO Arcade Fire is one of the few popular modern bands, that still have a lot of artistic integrity.
4
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Mothership Connection
Parliament
3.6 Should be a 4. Bootsy is literally from outerspace
3
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Wed May 01 2024
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
3.5 With a gigantic caveat. I have always been aware of Waits but have never really got into the music for whatever reason. One listen probably isn't enough to "get it" or appreciate it on a next level. That being said I thought the percussion stood out more than anything, unique and set the tones for each song
3
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Thu May 02 2024
Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
2.5 When we had a Charles Mingus album, there were a lot of reviews left saying it was "Jazz" and then a three rating. If people can do it for Jazz, Im doing it for drum and bass. Cause I have no clue on how you differentiate good D&B from the bad.
3
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Fri May 03 2024
War
U2
2.6 A few good tunes. Looking at U2 as a whole I thought of Dave Chappelles bit “How can you care about anything when you know every goddamn thing?” Maybe if U2 did a few less protest/cause songs they wouldn't seem so preachy to me. The Edge gets his fair share of credit in the guitar world and deservingly so.
3
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Mon May 06 2024
2112
Rush
3.5 Well its a pretty influential album, and people that like rush, really like rush. Their musicianship is off the charts but they kinda lose me when they have songs on how trees talk to other trees... I liked something for nothing, i don't think I have heard that before.
3
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Wed May 08 2024
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
4.1 I thought for sure this was going to be 5 for me. I think DBT are one of the better bands in the 00's and 10's. But it is the same with most other double albums, some of the material sounds similar and gets repetitive. I like the concept and like the album a great deal, but not a 5. jason-schweizer gave it a 1, that's absurd, he should have to justify that rating
4
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Thu May 09 2024
Doolittle
Pixies
4.7 I guess the one knock you could have is that the Loudquietloud can get a bit played out but there are too many burners on this album to not rate it a 5. Great hooks in every song too
5
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Fri May 10 2024
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
2.5 It was ok. Nothing really stood out with one go-around. I thought it sounded more like a Clash rip-off than a precursor to industrial music.
2
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Mon May 13 2024
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
2.5 Felt like more of a novelty record more than anything else. Like those Red Hot Chilli Pipers who do bag pipe covers, haha. Green Onions (the song) is a great but I think Ive heard it ten million times in my life. And the band has great players, but the album is not something I will seek out to listen cover to cover.
2
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Tue May 14 2024
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
3.4 Probably needs more than 1 listen, lots going on in the production.
3
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Thu May 16 2024
Transformer
Lou Reed
4.3 Album sounds great, bass playing stood out as a highlight. We know that walk on the wild side has an iconic bass line but the rest of the album has really interesting lines and sounds awesome in the mix. Mick Ronsons lead guitar is great too. And Reeds lyrics are while we are all here. side note coney island baby is my favorite Lou Reed song, just thought it needed to be said
4
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Fri May 17 2024
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
3.0 There were some interesting things going on sonically and I liked a couple of tracks.
3
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Mon May 20 2024
Violator
Depeche Mode
1.8 Headline "Like a hungry fish, Depeche Mode will not let go of a hook".
2
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Tue May 21 2024
Illmatic
Nas
4.0 Im not the biggest Hip Hop head so I wont be the best one to judge this album. I know that it belongs in many a top 5 lists, and I could see that.
4
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Wed May 22 2024
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
3.6 Lots of classic burners, lots of double album filler. I had this album growing up and there are lots of songs I didn't know when going through this exercise. Thats got to speak to the skip-a-bility of some of the tracks.
4
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Fri May 24 2024
Slipknot
Slipknot
1.9 Ive never listened to a Slipknot album before. I always thought their whole schtick was pretty corny.
It was a bit more Nu-Metal leaning than I was expecting. The lack of song structure was a bit interesting I guess and the drumming stood out as a plus. But its not something I will ever listen to again
2
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Mon May 27 2024
1989
Taylor Swift
3.2 So does this mean I'm a Swiftie now?
3
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Tue May 28 2024
Low
David Bowie
2.5 Nothing really stood out to me with one listen (and it wasn't a particularly engaged listen on my part)
3
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Wed May 29 2024
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
3.8 Album really sounded great. Child in time was a standout, the vocals are hilariously over the top but I dug it.
4
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Thu May 30 2024
Tago Mago
Can
2.0 Started off strong, but it definitely lost me in the middle. I find it interesting when an artist or whoever, records an album like this, and is like "this is what I want to share with the world, I think people will really like it".
2
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Fri May 31 2024
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
3.4 If I ever get a fly honey back to my place, I will put this on
3
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Mon Jun 03 2024
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
4.7 If they make a movie about it, you get a 5 star.
5
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Tue Jun 04 2024
Liquid Swords
GZA
3.2 Enjoyed it with one go-through
3
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Wed Jun 05 2024
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
1.9
2
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Thu Jun 06 2024
The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
1.6 I ended up skipping part way through every song, that can't be good.
1
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Fri Jun 07 2024
Berlin
Lou Reed
4.1 Gave it a couple of listens. In addition to the obvious, Lou Reed sure gets some good bass players to contribute to the albums
4
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Mon Jun 10 2024
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
4.4 Early talking heads does it for me a bit more than later albums
4
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Tue Jun 11 2024
Different Class
Pulp
3.4
3
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Wed Jun 12 2024
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
2.5 I was expecting this to be a tough listen but it turned out to be OK. The other instruments/musicians were pretty good along with the bongo dude. Lots of bongos though. BONGO
2
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Thu Jun 13 2024
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
4.8 Not a bad song on the Album, still holds up today. Hard to belive it was recorded in 12 hours on a 4 track.
5
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Fri Jun 14 2024
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
3.8 The Stranglers is a pretty cool band name, and they are new to me. There were no standout songs but overall I liked it. You don't think of keyboards when you label something as punk but I think the playing was pretty interesting and added a lot.
4
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Mon Jun 17 2024
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
4.1
4
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Tue Jun 18 2024
1999
Prince
3.3 I dont think I was in a mood for Prince when I listed to this. Album was good, but I really don't like Little Red Corvette
3
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Wed Jun 19 2024
A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
2.5 Back half of the album was better than the start. Im starting to think Im missing out on not doing a bunch of drugs
3
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Thu Jun 20 2024
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
1.5 Meh, didnt really do much for me. Nothing stood out except for the cultural appropriation of the drum beats
2
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Mon Jun 24 2024
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
4..0
4
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Wed Jun 26 2024
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
4.0 Lots of classic songs that relatively still stand up. It stood out in 1969, the best draft class of music. P.s. I don't think shawns-music1 listened to the 2nd line of “Don’t call me nigger, Whitey”.
4
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Thu Jun 27 2024
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
2.3 I legit thought this was a Chuck D album, but I didn't hear the 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc counting, so I had to look and see that it was Michael Franti. Franti frequents the folk fests around my area and seems to draw well but Ive never really been a fan. As far as the album goes, I mean the issues spoken about in the lyrics arent wrong, but I think every problem in the history of the world was spoken about. Bumping it up a half point, the previous band, the Beatnigs, is a great name
2
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Fri Jun 28 2024
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4.6 Quintessential stones
5
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Mon Jul 01 2024
Synchronicity
The Police
3.4 Stings arrogance seems to seep through in the vocals, but I guess when you write hit songs you can come across any way you damn well please. Back half of the album was better than the front
3
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Tue Jul 02 2024
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4.2 Some important and meaningful songwriting that hits a lot harder when you look into the context of why/when it was written. The music production is ok, but I like to stick to live Marley recordings when I can
4
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Wed Jul 03 2024
Arrival
ABBA
1.9 I enjoyed the bass playing and Dancing Queen is pretty good but other than that, not really my cup of tea.
2
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Thu Jul 04 2024
Konnichiwa
Skepta
3.4 Pretty good. For a newish rap album it wasnt as formulaic as others. This guy really thinks he's pretty cool
3
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Mon Jul 08 2024
The Score
Fugees
4.5 This was my first time listening to this. I should have done one of those Youtube reaction videos like when a black dude reviews a metal album. The album is great front to back and stood out as being unique from other hip-hop
5
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Tue Jul 09 2024
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
3.2 Yup, more steely dan, another 3 rating.
3
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Wed Jul 10 2024
Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
2.2 The more I listen to Bjork, the more I do not like
2
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Thu Jul 11 2024
Live At Leeds
The Who
3.3 Not my favorite collection of Who songs, but Entwistle, Moon and Townsend sure are ripping
3
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Mon Jul 15 2024
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
3.4 Not super familiar with the kinks discography but this seemed like a grown up version of the band. Songwriting was interesting enough. Will be worth another listen at some point
3
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Tue Jul 16 2024
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
4.5
5
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Wed Jul 17 2024
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
1.9 Would have been better as an instrumental album.
2
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Thu Jul 18 2024
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
1.5 Disco Duran Duran Sucks
1
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Mon Jul 22 2024
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
3.4 Good groove throughout. No real standouts but not stinkers either. I think additional listens would yield a higher score. Album cover is pretty cool
3
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Wed Jul 24 2024
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
3.5 I think this was the first CD my dad ever got when he bought the CD player. I thought I was more familiar with the album than I was, I must have been skipping the slower songs back in the day. My tastes haven't changed much apparently.
3
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Thu Jul 25 2024
Fun House
The Stooges
4.5 Big fan of the album, the stooges, and iggy. Still sounds fresh 50+ years later, I could only imagine how different it would have been in 1970
5