Oct 06 2023
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Van Halen
Van Halen
Hard to believe this is their debut album. Not a song worth skipping on the whole album.
5
Oct 07 2023
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
4
Oct 08 2023
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
Ehh, it's not bad, it's just not something I can get into.
2
Oct 09 2023
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GREY Area
Little Simz
Unique and well produced.
3
Oct 10 2023
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Love James Brown but just don't love the lice album aspect of it.
3
Oct 11 2023
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Other than American Girl and Breakdown, this album is somewhat generic and boring.
2
Oct 12 2023
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
5
Oct 13 2023
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Love the authenticity of the album. The little quips, mess ups and off hand remarks make it. June Carter is a beast. Parts of this are a bit boring and like listening to old church songs.
3
Oct 14 2023
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Guero
Beck
Album is super unique. Good listen the whole way through.
4
Oct 15 2023
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
60's Brit pop is one of the few genres I absolutely hate. Album had some nice moments but overall, still 60's Brit pop.
2
Oct 16 2023
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
Take the worst parts of multiple musical influences and blend them together. Might be the worst album I've encountered on the list.
1
Oct 17 2023
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Solid album, just couldn't get into more than a handful of songs. 2.5/5
2
Oct 18 2023
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Be
Common
J Dilla and Kanye influence make this album for me. Lyrically he fluctuated between genius and cornball.
2
Oct 19 2023
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
"A movie for your ears."
5
Oct 20 2023
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
I just can't get into Brit pop or whatever we want to call it. Not a bad album, but not memorable or leaving me want to listen again. 2.5/5. I'll give it a 3 because Jeff Beck is fantastic.
3
Oct 21 2023
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
I can appreciate the influence of this album at the time it was released but I just cant get into it.
2
Oct 22 2023
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
Sandy Denny is amazing and the musicianship is great, but just not something I would sit around and listen to.
2
Oct 23 2023
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
How do you put what I'd essentially a greatest hits record on here? I'd give this a 2.5 but giving it a 2 because their compilation album is still mediocre.
2
Oct 24 2023
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
First exposure to Fela Kuti. Read his bio and liked him even more. Great for background music while cooking or just chilling.
4
Oct 25 2023
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
Iconic album in the world of rock n roll. The good songs are really good and the others are mediocre.
2
Oct 26 2023
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Other than "under a killing moon," there wasn't a song I would go back and listen to again.
2
Oct 27 2023
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The Doors
The Doors
I've never been a fan of The Doors from the radio hits and other exposure. Listening to this album in its entirety cemented that. Lyrically unimpressive, but my favorite line is "I eat more chicken any man ever seen." The organ is fucking insufferable. Like the phantom of the opera serenading me in hell. Why is it soooo loud? Lead guitar? Fuck no. Lead organ. Morrison has a great voice though. Would have loved to hear him front a post hardcore band.
2
Oct 28 2023
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Live!
Fela Kuti
Production is great for a live album. Tons of energy.
3
Oct 29 2023
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Ok album, don't really understand how this made this list though. Most of the songs sound like the same song.
2
Oct 30 2023
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
I couldn't even make it through this whole album.
1
Oct 31 2023
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Moon Safari
Air
Ranks somewhere between zzzz's and meh. Has some interesting elements but overall just kind of drags on.
2
Nov 01 2023
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Blur
Blur
I just can't get into this album. I feel like this is what 60's Brit Pop's natural evolution would be and I hate Brit pop. Song 2 is a bizarre outlier on this album.
2
Nov 02 2023
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
Dead Kennedys x Devo crossover in a good way.
3
Nov 03 2023
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
Interesting artistically but overall a nightmare to listen to with a few exceptions. Sounds like the score to a movie I don't want to watch.
2
Nov 04 2023
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Good album but prefer some of older less polished stuff.
3
Nov 05 2023
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
What Beyonce strives to be.
5
Nov 06 2023
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Shleep
Robert Wyatt
I imagine this is what a Monty Python take on an avante garde album would sound like.
2
Nov 07 2023
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British Steel
Judas Priest
Absolute classic. Would have given it a 5 of it weren't for the two mediocre songs on the album.
4
Nov 08 2023
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
I generally have some idea who most of the artists are on the 1001 list but know nothing about this band. Playful album that is super easy to listen to. Very much enjoyed it.
3
Nov 09 2023
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...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
I would rather listen to my kids yell and fight in the car than listen to this. I don't understand how this makes it. It was a cultural sensation at the time but a team of writers and producers churn out this garbage and Briitney steps in to recite the prewritten lyrics.
1
Nov 10 2023
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The Coral
The Coral
Ehh this album teetered on being good multiple times but just kept blowing it. One listen was enough.
2
Nov 11 2023
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Generally not a fan of live albums but this is incredible. The soul is out of the speakers.
5
Nov 12 2023
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Brothers
The Black Keys
After reading through some other reviews, I just can't understand the hate for this album. If nothing else, it's easy to listen to, catchy, and well produced. Seems like people are penalizing them for making a blues inspired album that wasn't written in 1950 in the south.
4
Nov 13 2023
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Fire Of Love
The Gun Club
Surprised I never came across this album. Really great genre spanning album. Little bits of Ramones, Pixies, Cramps, touch of country.
3
Nov 14 2023
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
I don't think there is a classic rick album that can top this.
5
Nov 15 2023
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Sometimes hard to distance the more recent stereotype of this band from the first few albums, but this one is incredible. A ton of emotion and great hooks. It's nostalgia points as this album was on repeat during a pivotal place in my life and "Green eyes" was played at my wedding.
5
Nov 16 2023
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
I think many who hear this in 2024, take this for granted because technology has come so far that you can produce this on your home computer. The painstaking detail and time used to layer and create on this is incredible. Smoke a joint, put your headphones on and sit back and enjoy this.
4
Nov 17 2023
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Dirty
Sonic Youth
I feel like I should really like this album, I just don't.
2
Nov 18 2023
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
Possibly the best album from the grunge era.
5
Nov 19 2023
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The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
Kind of a Dead Kennedys meets the Pixies with a sound machine vibe.
3
Nov 20 2023
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
There are some absolutely great hip hop songs on here with great mixing and beats. There's also just as many songs that are just plain dumb with juvenile lyrics. I'm going to be generous by giving this a 3 just because it's unique although I have no interest in putting this album on ever again.
3
Nov 21 2023
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Paint it black and under my thumb get a 5, the rest is a mix of shit Brit pop and something approaching blues. How are these songs on the same album?
2
Nov 22 2023
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I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
This is almost more of an album of poetry with music to fill the background. Nothing really stood out.
3
Nov 23 2023
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Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
Went in only knowing the few radio hits and ended up really enjoying this. It has rock opera feel.
4
Nov 24 2023
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The Specials
The Specials
Solid overall but only a few really standout songs.
3
Nov 25 2023
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
It's Ace of Spades, it gets a 5.
5
Nov 26 2023
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Purple Rain
Prince
Close to perfection. Automatic party time when this album comes on.
5
Nov 27 2023
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Immediately transported back to 1996 and my mom has me at the hair salon she goes to. I am looking through random hair style magazines. Smart phones don't exist and I feel like I will sit here for all of eternity while my mom gets her hair done.
Similar vibe to this album. Sitting here bored for what seems like an eternity.
2
Nov 28 2023
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
I love this album but there are a few mediocre songs mixed in here that bump my overall rating down.
3
Dec 06 2023
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John Prine
John Prine
An accessible and likeable midwestern Bob Dylan.
5
Dec 07 2023
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
Good introduction to this band although I found the back story of the singer more interesting than the album.
3
Dec 08 2023
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
Buckley obviously has a great voice but the songs all kind of blend together for me other than "Hallelujah." I've been aware of this album and the tragic story of Buckley but never took the time to listen to it until now. Maybe the bar was set too high by the legend of this album, but it was mediocre at best for me.
2
Dec 09 2023
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
The non singles on this are as good as the the singles everyone knows.
4
Dec 10 2023
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Kimono My House
Sparks
This album was bizarre and fun but not something I want to listen to in its entirety.
2
Dec 11 2023
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Not bad just not great. A few really good songs but mostly kind of boring melodies with generic lyrics.
2
Dec 12 2023
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OK Computer
Radiohead
I was 13 when this album came out and never gave it the attention I should have. Innovative and daring album in the hay day of grunge.
4
Dec 13 2023
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
Elevator music.
1
Dec 14 2023
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
There was a store in the mall when I was a kid called "Everything Natural" that might have played this on repeat for it's entire existence. Not bad, just not something I might ever be in the mood to listen to.
3
Dec 15 2023
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
Album was an easy listen. Good story telling, good voice, nice mix of ballads,twang and rock n roll.
3
Dec 16 2023
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Strong start and mediocre at about the halfway point of this album. Not a bad album by any means, just not something I am going to put on again other than "Don't stop" or "Rock with you.
3
Dec 17 2023
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Moving Pictures
Rush
4 songs get 5 stars, 3 songs are solid 4 stars so it gets a 5. This is about as good as a prog rock album gets.
5
Dec 18 2023
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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
I was introduced to TOTR my sophomore year of college by the indie girl I was dating. I was playing in grindcore bands at the time so this was a huge departure for me, but instantly fell in love with this album. Droning, dreamy, danceable, nostalgic.
4
Dec 19 2023
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The Predator
Ice Cube
Amazing artistic time capsule of what was happening in the early 90's. Easy to forget how raw Ice Cube was after getting used to seeing him in Disney movies for the last decade.
4
Dec 21 2023
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Savane
Ali Farka Touré
Really great mixture of musical styles. Only complaint is that the repetition is well, really repetitive. You need about a minute of each song and it's time to move on.
2
Dec 22 2023
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Back In Black
AC/DC
This would be a greatest hits compilation for most classic rock bands.
4
Dec 23 2023
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Listened to this after Apple Music named this it's #1 album ever and the controversy that ensued. This may have set the bar too high for this listening experience. Album has some absolute bangers and a lot of songs that don't compare.
3
Dec 25 2023
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
At it's core this is country cosplay. Talented musicians that previously made 60s rock add a new member and go all in. Musicianship is there but felt it lacked any kind of soul.
3
Dec 26 2023
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
This one gets heavy rotation at my house around Christmas.
4
Dec 27 2023
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Aside from the obvious standout songs, the last three tracks might have been my favorite. The Noel Redding song threw me off and I had to see if the album was over and Spotify randomly out some similar artist on.
3
Dec 28 2023
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Murmur
R.E.M.
Godfathers of alt/indie music. You can hear hints of what the genre would become throughout this album. All that said, there were only a few songs that really stood out to me.
3
Dec 29 2023
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
I have a soft spot for this era of music from my grandparents so this was a super fun listen. Love the contrast between the big band sound and the latter portion of the album.
3
Dec 30 2023
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Other than "Little piece of my heart," I've had not exposure to this band and honestly assumed that song was just Janis Joplin. Album is an awesome blues/psych explosion. Her voice is insane and I love it.
4
Dec 31 2023
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The Grand Tour
George Jones
Epitome of 70's country. George's voice sets him apart from other singers of the era. That being said, album gets a little repetitive.
3
Jan 01 2024
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Musical representation of ADHD.
3
Jan 02 2024
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Probably giving some nostalgia points on this one as it was on repeat right after college when it seemed like I had no direction in life. Great mix of musical influences, instrumentation, and moods. Love the concept of this album and the lyrics.
5
Jan 03 2024
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NEU! 75
Neu!
I feel like this album is missing cohesion. You start with some quasi electronic rock n roll and merge into a rain scape, the a proto punk song and end with 10 minute s on the same drum beat with a really slow build over it and into a wind storm. It's unique and creative but just not something I'm into.
2
Jan 04 2024
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Central Reservation
Beth Orton
Amazing voice, forgettable album.
2
Jan 05 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
Such a versatile album with two guys that compliment eachitherbso well.
4
Jan 06 2024
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
First real exposure to Nick Drake other than "Pink Moon." Easy to listen to but didn't really catch my attention too often.
3
Jan 07 2024
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Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
I've really come to enjoy this album. Not accessible by any means but they absolutely did their own thing and did it well. Elements of Devo, the talking heads, Fugazi, combined with some weird 80's art school aesthetics.
3
Jan 08 2024
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Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
This album is a solid 4 musically. Great rock n roll album with solid guitar work. The lyrics are flat out dumb. Theres a way to do sexual/humor/party lyrics in a clever way and then there is this.
3
Jan 09 2024
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
The Fela influence is unmistakable and amazing.
4
Jan 10 2024
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Solid from start to finish. ZZ Top is the embodiment on American Rock n Roll.
5
Jan 12 2024
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Out of the 19 songs on this album (2 cover songs tacked on the end), 6 are fantastic and the rest are forgettable. Great musicianship but the lyrics are absolute trash.
3
Jan 13 2024
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Boston
Boston
Banger after banger. Absolutely no fluff on this record. Classic rock classic.
5
Jan 14 2024
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Cross
Justice
First few songs were nice background music as I cleaned up the kitchen on a Saturday morning. Halfway through the album, it was getting more annoying than entertaining. Overall, like listening to Daft Punk.
2
Jan 15 2024
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
My college girlfriend loved this album and I just couldn't get into it back then so I had to try and get past my preconceptions. First listen I wasn't a fan but after a few more spins, it really grew on me. It varies in sound from baroque pop to a trippy fever dream. The album definitely feels dated and stuck in time but that's not a bad thing. It's a 3 for me but I'll bump it to a 4 because of the significance of the album.
4
Jan 16 2024
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Appropriate album title for a solid 3 ratings. Some great songs, some mediocre songs, some cover songs.
3
Jan 17 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
About as iconic as a reggae album gets.
4
Jan 19 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
This album is a warm hug of Americana.
4
Jan 20 2024
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25
Adele
Tremendous voice, boring and generic music.
2
Jan 21 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
An album that sits atop the Heavy Metal Mountain.
5
Jan 22 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Between Clapton and Duane Allman, the album is a guitar masterclass. "Layla" obviously stands out but "Bell bottom blues " has always been the song that has blown me away.
Reading other reviews, I just dont get how people can hate this album other than because they dislike Clapton as a person, which we aren't rating his humanity, but the album.
4
Jan 23 2024
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The Cars
The Cars
Every song stands out on the album with the exception of "I'm in your world," which wasn't bad, just not up to the standard of the other songs. A lot of cool production elements, great guitar tone, and overall just a fun album. I'm also a fan of shorter albums (35 minutes).
5
Jan 24 2024
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
This is genuinely awful. It's one thing if it's a decent album but just not my cup of tea, this is just bad music. Incredibly cheesey, generic lyrics, overly synthed. I hope listening to this didnt affect my Spotify algorithm.
1
Jan 26 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
This album was confusing as hell. Found myself absolutely hating parts of it and other times really enjoying it. The common theme for me was that I HATE the vocals. He doesn't have a bad voice, it's just cartoonishly 60's lounge singer. All I could think of was Will Ferrell from Anchorman singing all the songs.
2
Jan 27 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
Album really shows of Jack's musical prowess beyond the simple catchy White Stripes era.
4
Jan 28 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
Program rock eargasm. Giving it a 4 as it's my second favorite YES album.
4
Jan 29 2024
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
There is a ton to like about this. Sounds like the grandfather of modern day garage rock bands. I hate when albums end up on here with cover songs and this album is packed with them (although well done). I think there are only 4 originals which is ridiculous.
3
Jan 30 2024
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Took me back to being 13 and taking my cash to the music store in the mall to purchase this from hearing 1 single on MTV. This album was a gateway to a lot of music I would have never considered giving a chance. Energetic, noisy, aggressive.
4
Jan 31 2024
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
Overall an easy listen but not a lot jumped out. Similar sound to The Smith's.
3
Feb 01 2024
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Beats, samples, and production are epic. Lyrical content sounds like it was written by a 13 year old trying to act hard. Even as a person that swears way too much, this was hard to listen to.
2
Feb 02 2024
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
You just sat down at a local brewery and have 45 minutes and want to try everything so you start ordering flights. Some are great, some are good, some are average, some suck. That's this album in a nutshell. Goes by fast and in the end you enjoyed it but can't recall which songs you really like because you just drank 28 4 oz beers.
3
Feb 03 2024
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
This feels like the 1990 version of 2000's indie records I would really love in college but minus the nostalgia factor. Overall good album just didnt quit connect to it.
3
Feb 05 2024
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Moondance
Van Morrison
First 5 songs are absolute classics. Next 5 songs were somewhat forgettable, especially compared to the first 5 songs. Still a classic album.
4
Feb 06 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
A handful of incredible tracks and a few that didn't stand up to the absolute bangers. Love the concept of the album.
4
Feb 07 2024
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Bad vocals, droning synth, pervy lyrics...really nothing I enjoyed about this. These dudes seem like a couple of creeps.
1
Feb 08 2024
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
Album had some good moments but overall kind of bland. No songs really stuck out in particular.
2
Feb 09 2024
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
Nothing if not unique. Gloomy and emotional. His voice was too much at times with the vibrato. Not something I'm probably ever going to listen to by choice unless I'm contemplating suicide.
3
Feb 10 2024
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Disintegration
The Cure
Great mood an atmosphere. Only complaint is that the album is too long and drawn out. "The same deep water" is 9:22 of repetition. I had to make sure Spotify wasn't stuck on repeat.
3
Feb 11 2024
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Hard to believe this is their debut album. Everyone is aware of the genius and talent of Jimi but what really stood out was the talent of the band as well. Groundbreaking album.
5
Feb 12 2024
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Vivid
Living Colour
No experience with this album other "Cult of personality." Great musicianship throughout. Mix of rock, hip hop, funk. It's got some Red Hot Chili Peppers meets Faith No More vibes.
3
Feb 13 2024
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
I understand this was a hugely important album in modern music and had vast cultural significance, so I'm not going to be too harsh. Overall, there's a few catchy songs and a bunch of forgettable tracks. The biggest reason I can't score this higher is that Elvis didn't write a single song on this album. To me, Elvis is more of a performer, not an artist.
3
Feb 14 2024
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Stewart's voice is what really sets this apart as a great album. Few songs really stood out but overall, his voice is what makes it. Someone take the bass away from Ronnie Wood.
3
Feb 15 2024
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Great guitar riffs and Freddie's fantastic vocals makes a solid, but not spectacular album. Queen has an unmistakable sound that no one else has replicated, I just don't love the rock opera vibe.
3
Feb 16 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Best enjoyed sparking a joint on a dock in the bayou or a tunnel in Vietnam.
4
Feb 17 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
The amount of songs and run time is alone impressive. Pair that with the fact that there is (to me) only one subpar song on the entire album and it's an easy 5. A ton of diversity.
5
Feb 18 2024
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OK
Talvin Singh
One of those albums you put on and know within 30 seconds you don't like it and dread the experience. I did my best to make it through this album. I listened to the first two songs and then parts of the rest. Overall, seems like his take on world music is blending some of the most random stuff over techno beats.
1
Feb 19 2024
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Third
Soft Machine
The first song is 18 minutes long and sounds like Geese fighting but after the fight they decide to have a jam session. Song two is a relatively straight forward jazzy prog rock song, song three is prog rock. Song 4 we are listening to trippy sounds on the moon. The rest of the album was unavailable on spotify. Every song is 18+ minutes which should be a crime. I generally like prog rock but these guys might have taken a little too much acid.
3
Feb 20 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Might be blasphemous, but her voice just doesn't do it for me. Album is a bunch of random songs from different recording sessions so it lacks cohesion. Nina only wrote one song on the album which knocks it down a star.
2
Feb 21 2024
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With The Beatles
Beatles
The era of The Beatles I don't care for but still a quality record none the less.
3
Feb 22 2024
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Absolutely love her voice but this album has one song written by her and the rest are covers. Solid 4 if she wrote the songs, but the karaoke factor brings it down to a 3.
3
Feb 23 2024
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
Not bad as background music but nothing memorable. Interesting mix of country/rock/jazz/psychedelic.
3
Feb 24 2024
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
This is a perfect rock n roll album. Axl's voice is at it's prime, Slash is a virtuoso but the riffs are so catchy, Duff adds so much on the bass, and Adler is the perfect drummer for this album. They show a ton of musical range on this album. Amazing that this is their debut album.
5
Feb 25 2024
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Starts out as interesting background music. Somewhere in the 5th song I couldn't handle it anymore. Felt like being stuck in some kind of silent movie about an insane person at the circus.
2
Feb 26 2024
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Overall a good listen full of songs you know. The problem to me, is that this is essentially a covers album. Otis wrote or cowrote 3 of the songs.
3
Feb 27 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
Album starts out weak and ends weak with about 4 great songs sandwiched in the middle.
3
Feb 28 2024
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Boring, droning, pretentious, British.
2
Feb 29 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Really stands out among their catalog as the most complete album. Ramble Tamble was such a damn good start to the album.
4
Mar 01 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
This album just doesn't do it for me. Can't stand the vocals, most of the songs aren't particularly memorable, guitar playing is highly skilled but comes across as somewhat aimless noodling.
2
Mar 02 2024
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
This album is a bit of a paradox for me. Well produced, entertaining, lyrical talent, wild flow, tons of emotions. There's a ton of nostalgia with this one. This was everywhere during high school. All that beig said, if Eminem comes on, I'm skipping the song. I grew up in a medium size town with a big drug problem and plenty of kids that thought they were Eminem which definitely taints this album.
3
Mar 03 2024
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
Such an influential album on much of the music I grew up listening to and my own song writing at one point. Love how they can write such awesome hooks and surround it with noise and chaos. I've never loved the vocals from Sonic Youth, but musically this is 5.
4
Mar 04 2024
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
Obvious musical talent throughout the entire album, but I just can't appreciate the medieval festival vibe.
2
Mar 05 2024
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
Some of the most iconic songs of metal are on this record. The influence of every young guitar player and metal head since 88 is undeniable.
5
Mar 06 2024
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
You can't start the album with the best song. The hits on this album were good, the filler was filler. Sound is unmistakable 80's.
3
Mar 07 2024
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
I wasn't a fan of this when it came out in 2000 and not a fan in 2024. I hate the rap element of this album, never enjoyed Benningtons screechy vocals, overproduction and oversaturation. Comes off as the edgy rock version of the boy band era. I get why this appeals to people, but just doesn't do it for me.
3
Mar 08 2024
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Really interesting album. It runs the gambit of musical styles and influences. That being said, I didn't think she did anything that was particularly memorable. I kept fluctuating between thinking she had a really good and sub par voice. Overall, not a bad listen, wasn't a drag to get through, but likely won't be returning to this one.
3
Mar 09 2024
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Nothing bad about this album but nothing particularly good. Great voice, just a little boring. I had this on over coffee on a Saturday morning and my wife remarked, "What the hell is this?"
2
Mar 10 2024
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
This would have been way more accessible if all the songs were half their length. You get a minute of "this is pretty interesting" followed by three to seven minutes of "enough already."
2
Mar 11 2024
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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
An album addressing racial issues, violence, and politics all while shitting all over women and promoting violence. Lyrical content aside, it was raw and energetic. Great flow.
3
Mar 12 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
My aunt let me buy this cassette tape at a yard sale when I was about 8 years old (1994). I vividly remember listening to it the first time and just thinking "what the heck is this?" in a good way. Such a unique record. Awesome word play, great use of samples and amazing chemistry.
3
Mar 13 2024
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
Stumbled upon this record purely by accident. Bought it as a cheap used record and my kids loved to dance to it so I listened to it way more than I may have otherwise. Fun, energetic, experimental.
4
Mar 14 2024
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
I can understand why people could really like this but I just don't. I hate the dual vocals. The more monotone folk songs all blend together. How is Cecilia on this album? It's like they decided to snort a line of coke in the middle of recording and get some energy. "Why don't you write me," is the only other real stand out for me.
3
Mar 15 2024
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Interesting concept, but one of the best 1001 is quite a stretch. Do yourself a favor and smoke a joint before you sit down and turn this on. Has some legit good music tucked in all the noises. "The swinging detective" has some 007 Golden Eye video game vibes.
2
Mar 16 2024
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Nevermind
Nirvana
Iconic album for myself. Vividly remember sitting in my buddy's basement and he pulls this cassette out with a naked baby on the cover. Album spans genres and influenced a generation.
5
Mar 17 2024
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
Off the Wall Michael Jackson + WHAM! now make it fucking suck.
1
Mar 18 2024
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Sulk
The Associates
Phantom of the Opera, David Bowie, a carnival on acid, Day Man from it's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, pure 80's vibe. The vocals really kill the album. Party Fears Two almost seems like a joke with how over the top the vocals are.
2
Mar 19 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
As much old school metal as I listen to, Iron Maiden has just never done it for me. Dickinson has a great voice. It's just a little too theatrical for my liking. It feels less like evil metal and more like Broadway. Album is full of bangers and overall a great listen.
3
Mar 20 2024
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
First thing to stand out is how dated this sounds. Weird balance of corny and overly sexual. I wanted to turn this off and listen to Parliament instead.
2
Mar 21 2024
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Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
Slightly more interesting hold music.
2
Mar 22 2024
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
I find it very difficult to appreciate what this potentially is just because I have no idea what he is saying. You can hear the passion and skill, but it starts sounding like gibberish after a while.
2
Mar 23 2024
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The Score
Fugees
Great samples, flow and lyrics. Lauren Hill makes this album. The skits are out of place but an essential part of late 90's/early 2000's rap.
4
Mar 24 2024
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Can't believe I never came across this album. Absolutely awesome. Awesome guitar work. I really like how the lyrics can easily seem really offensive but if you look at the context it's all a joke.
4
Mar 25 2024
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Eagles
Eagles
I saw this pop up and thought this will be a 5. It's not. Couple great songs, a lot of mediocre songs. Not bad by any means, but not what I expected. The dude was right.
3
Mar 26 2024
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Document
R.E.M.
Other than the radio hits, kind of unremarkable overall. Stipe's voice has never done it for me but he is a good lyricist. Hard to believe this was recorded in 1987.
3
Mar 27 2024
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Snivilisation
Orbital
Listened to this while making breakfast for my kids. When it was in the background it was fine. When my attention shifted to the music and I actually listened, it was 90's techno hold music. Not horrible, but will not seek it out.
2
Mar 28 2024
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Django Django
Django Django
I listened to this multiple times to try and get a feel for it but I just kept getting tired of it. It seems like something I should be into but just never got there. Good background music but not so great in the foreground.
3
Mar 29 2024
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Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
I used to think I liked Elvis but it turns out his hits were OK and his full albums are uninspiring. As always, he didn't write anybody the songs on the album, only sings them. So even if this album was good, all the credit shouldn't go to Elvis.
2
Mar 30 2024
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
I was pleasantly surprised by this. I'm not sure why I was so unexcited when I saw his name but I was proven wrong. Tones of Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello. Multiple songs on here I didn't realize he performed.
3
Mar 31 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
Had some good moments but ended up being a lesser version of a mediocre Bowie album.
2
Apr 01 2024
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Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Mix of soft dinner music and orchestral arrangements about a pedophile. I would give this a zero if it were possible.
1
Apr 02 2024
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
Listening to this on a dreary Monday morning felt pretty appropriate. Dark, brooding, droning.
3
Apr 03 2024
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Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
Instrumentals started in the first song and really thought I was going to be into this and then the vocals came in...... Antony and the Johnsons on vocals but then another guy takes over vocal duties on a handful of songs that are much more palatable. Overall, I really enjoyed this album other than some moments of what the fuck with the vocals.
3
Apr 04 2024
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
First time listening to this in its entirety and my take away is that there was more cultural significance to this album than actual greatness of the music. The album does not stand up to the first two tracks, other than express yourself. I found myself ready to skip most of the songs after the first minute or so. The misogyny gets impossible to overlook the further you get into this.
2
Apr 05 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
I think you either love or hate Bob Dylan and I find myself in the camp of love. His first non acoustic album and it was a revolution, creating an electric folk blues fused rock n roll. I love the production of the album where it feels like you are sitting in the room with the musicians in a shitty bar.
4
Apr 06 2024
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Doolittle
Pixies
Hey! Been trying to meet you.
5
Apr 07 2024
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
This embodies the music from the 60's that blows.
2
Apr 08 2024
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Radio hits from this are great, the rest kinda feels like forgettable filler.
3
Apr 09 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Really enjoyed this one but the length of 3/4 songs is just too long. Two songs just become 10 minute jam sessions, which is fine, but Hayes as a solo artist, isn't writing his own much other than contributing to Hyperbolic. The fourth song is 8 minutes of spoken word poetry. Overall, I wanted to love this album but the length of the 4 songs just was too much.
3
Apr 10 2024
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Faith
George Michael
This man wants your sex. If you thought "I want your sex" was getting the point across, he is going to hit you part two and then for good measure, end the album with "A last request (I want your sex)." Sprinkle in "Father figure" and it gets really fucking weird.
2
Apr 12 2024
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Overall a fun listen. You can hear the Talking Heads taking shape of what they would become. Fear of Music and the next few albums after that are where I think they really hit their stride. This one is less memorable and a little monotonous.
3
Apr 13 2024
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Never took the time to listen to this cover to cover, but glad I finally did. Great production and the backing of the Dap Tones gives this an authentic feel. Her voice is fantastic.
4
Apr 14 2024
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Faust IV
Faust
I was not expecting "Krautrock" to sound like this but it makes sense. Kind of a prog rock meets, electronic music, meets avante garde/art school mixed. I would have pegged this as a genre of the 80's so to see it's from 73 is wild.
3
Apr 15 2024
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
I was really into indie music from about 2005 - 2015. I remember this album only because of the album cover and interesting band name. After listening, I realize why I don't recall anything about it. It's pretty unremarkable. No songs that stand out, grab you, move you. Generic indie music mixed with shoe gaze and a sleeping pill.
2
Apr 16 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Review can't do the album justice. Just go listen to it.
5
Apr 17 2024
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Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
Her man is a real piece of shit and she needs to wise up and realize she's better than crying her eyes out thinking about him out fooling around.
3
Apr 18 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Wild that was recorded in 1982. Always thought this was from the early 90s. Such a unique sound between the vocals, the active bass, and random instrumentation.
4
Apr 19 2024
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Was sitting around with a bunch of guys who aren't into hip hop and I put this on in the background and even they enjoyed it.
4
Apr 20 2024
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Liquid Swords
GZA
Album has such a mood to it. Lo-fi and atmospheric with a lyrical journey.
4
Apr 21 2024
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Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
Fluctuated between hating this and loving it. I'm not much of a pop music person but this was entertaining and fresh.
3
Apr 22 2024
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Every time I get a S&G album on here, I think "this is the one that will get me into this band." I've come to the conclusion that I just don't like them. The first and second side of the album don't mesh at all. Other than "Mrs, Robinson," this album was a big miss.
2
Apr 23 2024
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Started strong and got a little monotonous after a while. Still a good funky listen.
3
Apr 24 2024
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Perfect album to sit around and drink coffee in the morning. Nothing groundbreaking but just a nice album.
3
Apr 25 2024
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Virgin Suicides
Air
Having never seen the movie, I assume that plays into my lack of interest in this album. I knew the first song but after that, it was atmospheric background music. Not bad, just not memorable other than the last track which made me appreciate the entire album a little bit more.
3
Apr 26 2024
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Only knowing "Come on Eileen" I was dreading this one. Well shit, it came through. Vocals have like a Robert Smith meets Freddie Mercury vibe. I love the English countryside folk music feel that is blended with almost an E Street Band vibe.
4
Apr 27 2024
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
Excellently produced and engineered album that runs the gambit of musical style. Theatrical and flamboyant but also punches hard on the rock tracks and solos.
4
Apr 28 2024
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Another Green World
Brian Eno
Just couldn't get into this one. Most of the songs never really connected to me in any way.
2
Apr 29 2024
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Good background music but found it less engaging than other records like "Bitches Brew, In a Slient Way, or Kind of Blue."
3
Apr 30 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
How many men are gonna break poor Dolly's heart?
3
May 01 2024
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
Not something I'll probably put on again, but this is the kind of album that makes this project dun.
3
May 02 2024
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Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
Repetitive, uninspired version of Krautrock mixed with 90's pop rock.
2
May 03 2024
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
Had some random exposure to this band over the years but this is the first time listening to a full album. Really thought I was going to like it after the first few songs but the second half of the album fell flat and repetitive.
3
May 04 2024
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xx
The xx
Nostalgia is going to cloud my ability to judge this without bias. This album came out when I was going through a shit breakup and ended up living in a strange city by myself. This was on repeat for many months. Minimalist, lo fi, haunting.
4
May 05 2024
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
Listened to this on a rainy overcast drive through the Pennsylvania mountains and it was perfect. I kept getting hints of Peter Gabriel in his voice. Overall had a little bit of an older Coldplay vibe.
3
May 06 2024
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Album starts off strong but starts to fall off and can't keep up with the first few tracks. Lyrics fluctuate between interesting and corny/childish. Undeniable 80's sound and production. I can appreciate what this did for hip hop which gets it an extra star.
3
May 07 2024
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
I would argue this band could use the influence of drugs instead of waging war on them. This was an hour of boring, repetitive fluff. Shitty version of Ryan Adams with a Bob Dylan impersonator singing mixed with some soundscape noises.
2
May 08 2024
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Absolutely perfect in the background hanging with friends. Great production, musicianship and energy.
4
May 09 2024
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Public Image: First Issue
Public Image Ltd.
I can respect this for being what is considered the start of post punk but it just doesn't seem like a cohesive concept yet. A 9 minute opener, a spoken word track, then put it to music for the third track. Just learned the singer was in the Sex Pistols, which makes sense, as I don't care for them either.
2
May 10 2024
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Slipknot
Slipknot
I was 13 when this came out and it absolutely changed my musical trajectory. I had no idea music could sound like this and it opened my mind to a universe of non mainstream music that existed. This album still gets frequent play from me.
5
May 11 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
Glad I got this album after old Neil pulled his head out of his ass and put his music back on Spotify.
The hits are 5/5, the rest is solid other than "There's a World" which sounded like a mash up of 1940's theatre production with Neil on vocals. The lyrical pairing to
the theatrical sound of "A man needs a maid" is bizarre. Leaving the Orchestra out of this album would have made for a much more cohesive experience.
4
May 12 2024
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
I base everything I know about Blur off of "Song 2" but now realize that song was an anomaly for the band. I can't put my finger on what specifically I can't stand about this band, but there is something.
2
May 13 2024
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Trio
Dolly Parton
Who the fuck is making these beautiful cowgirls so sad!?
3
May 14 2024
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
A ton of huge hits on one album. You can taste the 80's pop.
4
May 15 2024
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Really interesting mix of a traditional blues sound on guitar, chanting, and almost a dancy percussion section. Little redundant at times but still solid.
3
May 16 2024
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
You're walking down the street and hear music down an alley. You take a look and it's a circle of hobos, junkies, drunks, playing random instruments. Some of them are surpsingly good, some are just drunk dude beating on a trash can. Then a man with a mouthful of gravel starts singing. You're at once terrified and intrigued. Honestly not sure if I love this or hate it but it's different and interesting.
3
May 17 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
I remember being a young kid and my dad listening to this album. Now I'm a dad with young kids and it has come full circle.
5
May 18 2024
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
Very different from their previous release and has a lot of variety. There's an odd phenomenon with the White Stripes where I enjoy their albums during the 1001 but never want to randomly put one on.
3
May 19 2024
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Parachutes
Coldplay
4
May 20 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
I remember was a was a kid and my dad told me about this dude that played flute and stood on one leg like a flamingo. Well, this is that dude and he is amazing.
4
May 21 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Bowie + Iggy 4 eva
4
May 22 2024
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
I knew in the first 10 seconds I was in for 52 minutes of doing everything I could to not keep hitting skip. It's not bad, it's just an hour of boring songs that blend together. The album title is very appropriate.
2
May 23 2024
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
I could listen to this on repeat all day. Beautiful lyrics, iconic singing, and of course the Wailers holding it down.
5
May 24 2024
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Went into this knowing a few songs but really enjoyed the experience of the entire album. Right out of the gate, School is a ripper after a long intro.
4
May 25 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
Great balance of showcasing the guitar without making it all about the guitar. Super easy listen that I will definitely revisit all summer.
4
May 26 2024
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Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
Musically I'd give this a 3. Some beats and riffs I enjoyed but a ton of repetition. Lyrically, it's an hour of BLM indoctrination which ruined the entire listening experience.
1
May 28 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Listening to Emimen reminds me of the Eminem kids from my home town and ruins any potential this album has. He's a great rapper but the lyrical content is just dumb at times. It feels like he is trying too hard to come off edgy without it organically happening.
2
May 29 2024
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The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
I felt like this album never went anywhere. Nothing really stood out and if you didn't pay attention sounded like one long sad gloomy song.
2
May 30 2024
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The Slider
T. Rex
3
May 31 2024
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The Clash
The Clash
4
Jun 01 2024
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Low
David Bowie
I admire Bowie for stepping away from what people want to hear and doing what he wants. This isn't a commercially good album but it's an interesting listen. Half familiar Bowie and half Krautrock/dune soundtrack.
3
Jun 02 2024
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Solid Air
John Martyn
I went back and forth on this one. Hate the opening track and loved the second track. This pattern repeated throughout. The folky guitar tracks are reminiscent of the band Iron and Wine. The more jazzy tracks inspire images of Ron Burgandy.
3
Jun 03 2024
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My Generation
The Who
I generally loath the earlyvto mid 60's British pop sound so I was not looking forward to this one. I was pleasantly surprised at the different elements they fused into this. Still a lot of the 60's sound I hate but somewhat balanced out by the thunderous drums and guitar tone. "The Ox" was a great way to end the album.
3
Jun 04 2024
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Overall an easy listen but nothing stuck out that much to me. Great in the background, but probably not something I'm going to think to put on again.
3
Jun 05 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
Love the contrast of this to "Nevermind." This album comes across darker, more abrasive and raw. Easy to forget this is from 1993.
4
Jun 06 2024
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Band name and album title might be the most accurate ever. Never have excel spreadsheets been done with so much gusto once I put this on.
4
Jun 09 2024
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
I wavered between starting to like this album and hating it. There are some nice elements but gets repetitive and nothing really stands out. One of those albums where you can't remember a single song after listening to the entire album.
3
Jun 10 2024
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Bad
Michael Jackson
Six of the 11 songs are absolute 5's. The rest teeter on 3's.
4
Jun 11 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
This was all the rage among the alt girls that hung in the punk/hardcore scene back in college. Raw, loud, noisy, fun. Maps is everyone's go to but Y Control has always been my favorite on this album.
4
Jun 12 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
As much as I love some of the Talking Heads other albums, this one just doesn't land. You can hear the potential but other than Psycho Killer, much of this blends together.
3
Jun 13 2024
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Common is an artist I haven't listened to a lot but am lead to believe he is very intellectual and deep with his lyrics. This is the second Common album I've had to review and it came off corny and contrived lyrically like the first. I enjoyed the beats but the album was a little long overall.
2
Jun 14 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Musically this is right up my alley with the mix lo fi country and indie but the vocals are distracting from the music. I kept hearing Steven Wright singing.
3
Jun 15 2024
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits meets Bob Dylan at the local coffee shop open mic night.
2
Jun 17 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
I never gave this album a fair chance even though it was incredibly popular when I was a teen. Corgan's voice always annoyed me back then. Listening to this front to back, it's amazing. Absolutely love the guitar tone and layering. Still don't love his voice but it does fit the music well.
4
Jun 18 2024
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
First listen through nothing really jumped out other than Jean Jeanie and the cover of Let's Spend the night together. I let this play in the background about 3 more times and more and more things started to stand out. Overall, this was a solid album that just lacked the typical amount of Bowie radio singles I knew.
4
Jun 19 2024
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
This one was out there. I had to do some digging to find out this genre is "Grime" which is an appropriate name. Realizing he was 16ish when he produced this album is super impressive. Overall, not something I'm going to likely want to listen to again, but super original blend of rap/EDM/dance music.
3
Jun 21 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
19 songs and not a bad one on the album.
5
Jun 22 2024
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Absolute vibe. Listened to it three times through on a roadtrip.
4
Jun 23 2024
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Pink Flag
Wire
Somewhat unremarkable punk/rock album.
3
Jun 24 2024
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Music For The Jilted Generation
The Prodigy
Love the aggro industrial and metal.vibe to this along with the back beats. Not really my thing as far as genres go and it started to get a little tiresome about halfway through. That being said, we'll produced and exciting album.
3
Jun 25 2024
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Odelay
Beck
Beck is one of those artists that I've never really liked his radio hits but when you listen to the full album, have a way better appreciation for the musician he is.
3
Jun 27 2024
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
There are fleeting moments in this album that are musically good. The rest sounds like some people got drunk and recorded an album in their garage on a tape recorder with one microphone. There is absolutely no reason for a 17 minute song on here about someone sucking on your "ding dong."
Be aware, the actual album has 6 songs and a run time of 40 minutes. 1001 links you to a two disk 2 hour version.
2
Jun 28 2024
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
I enjoyed nothing about this album. All the quintessential 80's sounds but bad.
2
Jun 29 2024
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
I just never connected with this album. Seemed like the only songs that stood out were because of the sample used.
2
Jun 30 2024
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
4
Jul 01 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
Overall, very meh. Nothing stood out and couldn't wait for the album to end.
2
Jul 02 2024
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1989
Taylor Swift
From the constant fawning over her and her music from the media and Swifties, you would think you are in for a musical revolution upon listening. What you get is 48 minutes of generic pop music with lyrics that sound like they came from a middle school diary.
Shake if off was pretty good.
2
Jul 03 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
Wilco makes a western movie soundtrack.
3
Jul 04 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
This album fell off a cliff after an insanely strong start. Hard to find a better first three songs on any record, but then suddenly turns into super boring soft rock. Absolute shame.
3
Jul 05 2024
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
Poetry reading meets amateur standup comedy performed with a mouth full of gravel.
My second Tom Waits album I've had to endure and I know more are coming.
2
Jul 06 2024
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
I ended up listening to this on repeat most of the day. Amazingly American sounding album by a British band.
4
Jul 07 2024
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
4
Jul 08 2024
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Growing up, my dad listened to 80's Genesis so I was familiar with that, but 70's Genesis is a whole new animal. As a prog rock fan, this is outstanding.
4
Jul 09 2024
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
Really eclectic mix of Beatle adjacent songs. 1985 is a jam.
4
Jul 10 2024
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Born To Be With You
Dion
2
Jul 11 2024
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Pretty average 70s Brit punk. The vocals became annoying pretty quick.
2
Jul 12 2024
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
Just as bad as the last Pet Shop Boys album I had to endure. I also hate the album art because it makes me feel like I need to yawn.
1
Jul 13 2024
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Moody, brooding, and boring.
2
Jul 14 2024
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White Ladder
David Gray
I know "Babylon and Please Forgive me" from early 2000s radio. Always wondered why that was the extent of my exposure to David Gray considering how huge those two songs were. Well after listening to the entire album, I understand why. It's like he wrote those two songs for a different album. The rest of the album mediocre singer/songwriter coffee house music.
3
Jul 15 2024
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Odd and interesting mash of sounds and instrumentation. I got notes of Captain Beefheart, Peri Ubu, Talking Heads. First half of the record is pretty strong but falls off on the second.
3
Jul 16 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
Bought this used at a flea market when I was 13 years old around 1997. Probably no better anthem for a 13 year old in the 90s than this.
4
Jul 18 2024
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
Wild that this was released in 1962 when Booker T was 17 years old. Such a pioneering album and sound. That being said, there are moments where there is Hammond Organ overload. The album is all covers other than two songs. Great background music. Check out Booker T's Christmas album. It's a staple in our house.
3
Jul 19 2024
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Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
Appreciate this album more for what it was in 1993 rather than as something I enjoy in 2024. Fuck and Run is so catchy but the rest of the album isn't particularly memorable.
3
Jul 20 2024
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
I knew more about the lore of his death than his music going into this. First listen, I was distracted by the production. Whisper vocals, insanely loud snare and overpowering guitar tone. Luckily I was stuck on a flight without wifi and had this downloaded so I listened to it 3 times. Each listen, I appreciated it a little bit more.
3
Jul 24 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
I feel like when you see a Bruce Springsteen album pop up, you assume it's going to be a 5 due to the legacy and lore of his music. Maybe I put too many expectations on this album but it was mediocre at best. The singles are great but everything else is hardly memorable.
3
Jul 25 2024
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
If I was going to pick a Minor Threat album for the list, it wouldn't be this one but still an important album in the evolution of music.
3
Jul 26 2024
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
Definitely some interesting elements to this but I kept getting annoyed with the songs after a short time. All the New Orleans elements seems almost forced at points.
2
Jul 27 2024
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
I really dislike this. It's corny with teenage diary lyrics and average musicianship. I generally dislike any early 60's British invasion music so this was no surprise.
I understand the significance of this album and The Beatles place in music history so I'm not going to give it a two star review like I want to. This album reminds me of being a kid hanging out with my aunt who loves the Beatles so there was at least that.
3
Jul 28 2024
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
Listen to the first song on the album and then turn this off and save yourself an hour of a lackluster Coldplay meets Oasis.
2
Jul 29 2024
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Sea Change
Beck
Sad Beck makes a sad album.
Overall, not bad, just hard to listen to if you aren't in a sad mood. Very different from what you generally expect from a Beck album. Good on him for branching out, just not something I will likely seek out.
3
Jul 30 2024
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Kids: "Mom, can have Bob Dylan?"
Mom: "We have Bob Dylan at home."
2
Jul 31 2024
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Tapestry
Carole King
This is a soft rock masterpiece. Love that she wrote or cowrote all the songs.
4
Aug 01 2024
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Kenya
Machito
Absolutely love the vibe of this album. Made a cocktail and cooked dinner while listening to this and thoroughly enjoyed it.
4
Aug 02 2024
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Headquarters
The Monkees
I hate the early 60's British pop sound so some American guys mimicking it while generally not even writing the music was better than I expected.
3
Aug 03 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
BJ doesn't miss on this one. Makes me yearn for a bottle of red on the patio of a bustling NY restaurant or a line of coke in the bathroom.
4
Aug 04 2024
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Did you ever eat a bag of party mix? This album is the musical equivalent. Random pieces that don't seem to go together but as a whole are amazing.
4
Aug 06 2024
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Tommy
The Who
Cool concept and good on them for going for it but this has one memorable.song on the entire album.
3
Aug 07 2024
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
Has kind of a Stranger Things vibe to it which made it more interesting than it otherwise would have been. This would probably be a five if you smoked a joint, threw on some headphones and sat in the dark, but unfortunately, I am experiencing this at 8:30 in the morning with caffeine being the only drug in my system.
3
Aug 08 2024
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Revolver
Beatles
The beautiful thing about 30 minute albums is it gives you a chance to listen multiple times. First play through I did not care for muchbof the album. It seemed disjointed and had no flow. A few listens and a little research on the album brought me around.
4
Aug 09 2024
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
There's a few standout songs but overall, it's a boring attempt at a Beatles album. If they could have had a few change of pace songs, it would have been easier to listen to. Album art is rad.
2
Aug 10 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Beautiful vocals and lyrics but overall a little forgettable other than Wild World and Father and Son.
3
Aug 11 2024
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Flow, samples, beats are a 5. Lyrical content gets old pretty fast and the skits really ruin any kind of uniformity. Like did I really need to hear a girl asmr his dick in a song?
3
Aug 13 2024
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Ramones
Ramones
Fast, energetic, and catchy as he'll.
4
Aug 14 2024
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Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
Musically somewhat interesting in spurts. Lyrically, sounds like a bunch of 13 year old boys wrote it. Overall, couldn't wait for this album to end.
2
Aug 15 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
This is a desert island album for me. I listen to this probably once a month.
5
Aug 17 2024
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Different Class
Pulp
Seemed like it could be the soundtrack to a pretentious indie movie I don't want to watch. Not entirely bad, just forgettable.
3
Aug 19 2024
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2112
Rush
Starting out with a 20 minute song is a bold move but it moved in and out of different sections well and functioned more as cohesive intertwined songs. Overall. Not Rush's best work but still a solid album.
3
Aug 20 2024
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
So you're telling me this isn't a Beatles album?
British invasion/British pop is one of my least favorite genres but this was at least listenable.
3
Aug 21 2024
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
I absolutely hated this while at fleeting moments, loved it. If nothing else, he stepped out of the usual and did something original. That being said, no interest in ever putting this on again.
2
Aug 23 2024
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Love the addition of Donald Fagan but the album seems to less memorable songs than can't buy a thrill.
3
Aug 24 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
You can hear him becoming Ziggy Stardyst on this album. So many great songs.
4
Aug 25 2024
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Fondly remember staring at this album cover in my dad's record collection as a kid. So many classic songs and a few lesser songs.
4
Aug 26 2024
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
So incredibly boring. If you aren't paying attention, it sounds like one long song until you hit dance til we die. Overproduced, whispery mumbles.
2
Aug 27 2024
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The Band
The Band
I lived in Richmond, VA for a decade. When we had twins we moved back to PA. I vividly remember listening to "The night they drove old Dixie down" as we left our house in Richmond in a van packed full of kids and random stuff. King Harvest really stole the show for me.
4
Aug 29 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
Really surprised by how consistent this album was outside of the singles. I listened to this one on repeat.
4
Aug 30 2024
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
Well, that was something.
1
Aug 31 2024
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
The album that arguably may have spawned prog rock. 21 century and ourt of king crimson are absolute classics. I talk to the wind feels out of place and moon child is 12 minutes of noises. If it weren't for those two tracks it would be a 5.
4
Sep 01 2024
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The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
A good but somewhat boring listen. No particular track really stood out.
3
Sep 02 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
Really fun pop/rock/prog fusion. A lot of similarities to older Radiohead.
3
Sep 03 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
There is no way I am going to listen to 3 hours of this. It's fine in small doses but it should be illegal to put a 3 hour, 5 disc compilation on here. I only made it through disc so my rating is more of a "why the fuck is this on here?" than rating the content.
2
Sep 04 2024
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Yeezus
Kanye West
Such a bummer that people can't separate art from the person. Kanye is wacky as fuck but he's a musical genius. Absolute master of sampling and integrating them. Bound 2 is on repeat.
4
Sep 05 2024
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Arrival
ABBA
You ever eat something really sweet and decadent and you know it's going to make you want to puke but you just keep hammering down fork fulls into your fat face? This is the audio version.
3
Sep 06 2024
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Who's Next
The Who
First two and last two songs are absolute fives. The middle sounds like filler in comparison but still all solid songs. Keith Moons drumming is so fucking awesome.
4
Sep 07 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
40 minutes of pure energy. Do not try to steal this man's meatballs.
4
Sep 08 2024
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Album is absolutely gorgeous, haunting, and emotional. Perfect listen on a gloomy fall day.
4
Sep 10 2024
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Really surprised how much I enjoyed this album. I had no explored to Oasis other than a few radio hits and hearing they are insufferable assholes. The hits are amazing and the rest of the album is a mix of indie rock and pop.
4
Sep 11 2024
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
This was pretty interesting for a few songs and got stale pretty fast.
3
Sep 12 2024
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Play
Moby
There are some great songs on here. The problem is my brain associates them all with tv commercials in the early 2000s.
3
Sep 13 2024
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Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
2
Sep 14 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
This was a unique experience. The album is spacial and immersive. I think it would be hard to just listen to a single track from this as it needs to be consumed as a whole album.
3
Sep 15 2024
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
36 minutes of solid 70's guitar driven rock n roll with Rod Stewart at the helm.
4
Sep 18 2024
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Pornography
The Cure
I dig the gloomy Soundwave of this but after a while it all sound the same.
3
Sep 20 2024
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
I'm pretty sure I've heard this guy busking on a corner in Asheville, NC. Pretty standard 60's folk album.
3
Sep 21 2024
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
I don't care for the bubblegum Brit pop portion of the album but the acoustic songs give it some depth. Norwegian Wood is fantastic.
3
Sep 22 2024
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Leftism
Leftfield
Needs to be ecstasy passed out when you get this album. I enjoyed nothing about it.
2
Sep 23 2024
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Pretty average pop rock album. Nothing really stood out and nothing completely sucked.
3
Sep 24 2024
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
Love the way this album weaves between minimalism and swelling rock songs. Videotape is the perfect closing song.
5
Sep 25 2024
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Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
Kind of a Joe Strummer mixed with Against Me! vibe but nothing really stood out. Disc two was added during the 2006 re-issue so I only listened to disc one.
2
Sep 26 2024
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Only exposure to J5 was through the song Golden. The rest of the album lived up to that song. Great flow and beats. I love the positivity of the lyrical content.
4
Sep 27 2024
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
Feels like a precursor to what 90s grunge and indie would become.
3
Sep 28 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Some absolute peak 80s bangers on here but her voice is a little much at points.
3
Sep 30 2024
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Interesting sound to this, kind of a an electronic tinged Bond soundtrack. Got a little monotonous towards the middle.
3
Oct 01 2024
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
I just can't understand the hype around this band. I've been led to believe they were some sort of trailblazing act but this is a relatively boring and standard 60s album.
2
Oct 02 2024
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
This is what you hear blasting out of the spin class at your local globo gym as you walk to the water fountain.
2
Oct 03 2024
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
When I was a kid, my grandma used to leave the FM radio on for her dogs when she left. It was always tuned to country music and I'd bet her dogs liked Dwight Yoakam.
There's some fun guitar work on here but the 80's sound that came out in some of the songs knocked it down a notch.
3
Oct 04 2024
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Heroes
David Bowie
Side one was a good time. Really enjoyed the addition of Fripp. Lyrics are lacking and no true stand outbtrack other than Heroes. Side 2 is a head scratcher. Two decent songs and 3 weird synth noise songs. Every time I get a Bowie album, I get the sense he should have released fewer albums and condensed the great songs onto fewer albums.
3
Oct 05 2024
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Most of these albums have either been artists I know but never gave an entire album a chance or artists I don't know at all and don't really like. This album was one of the rare, "wow" moments where I just found a new artists to add to the rotation.
3
Oct 06 2024
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
This is absolutely awful. Will Farrell doing his Robert Goulet impersonation in real life.
2
Oct 07 2024
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
Never fancied myself much of a riot grrrl so I'm not the target audience. I like the punky indie garage rock sound but the vocals were just too much after a few songs.
3
Oct 08 2024
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
If they would have edited this down to a single disc, it's a 5. I appreciate them going for it on a double disc, 2 hour endeavor is too much. I found a lot of great songs outside of the radio hits I knew.
4
Oct 09 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
I love the bluesy/country phase of the Stones.
4
Oct 10 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Writing three fantastic records in the span of a year is insane. I especially love this one. During Covid lock downs, I would play Bad Moon Rising on the guitar for my kids over and over again while they danced.
4
Oct 11 2024
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The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Album started super strong. I thought this was going to be a good time. Enter it's a shame and dreamin and we lose all the energy. The message is iconic but it's 4 minutes too long. Message II couldn't get us back to having a good time and then NY NY finished us off with another song that was 4 minutes too long.
3
Oct 13 2024
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Musically, a technical masterpiece. Vocally, it's Dave Mustaine which knocks it down a star.
4
Oct 14 2024
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Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
So this album flopped so bad that the band broke up and yet it's on this list?
2
Oct 15 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Couldn't have been better timing getting this one on a crisp fall morning on my way to hike. I've heard the song Pink Moon but nothing else from this before now. Oddly melancholy and joyful at the same time. Beautiful guitar work and voice.
5
Oct 17 2024
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
As much as I love The Pixies, I've never listened to any of Frank Black's solo stuff. Really fun Pixies adjacent record. My only complaint is that it's 22 songs. They start to blend together after a while but there are super interesting parts all through this.
3
Oct 18 2024
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Please, no more Elvis Costello.
2
Oct 19 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
Ok album overall. Paul Simon just doesn't do anything for me. You can Call me Al is awesome just because Chevy Chase was in the music video. Go listen to Justin Townes cover of Graceland.
3
Oct 20 2024
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
Strong start to the album and then it really falls off the last half. It really struck me how bizarre his voice is at certain moments in the album.
3
Oct 21 2024
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Was this album recorded as a joke? Who the hell makes the choice to listen to this?
2
Oct 22 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
Mix of radio hits, generic blues songs, and songs that sound like they were on a bender just jamming. The less prominent role of the Hammond Organ makes this my favorite Doors album. Solid 3.5 out of 5 so we'll round up.
4
Oct 23 2024
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Not a bad listen but nothing I'll return to. Like the clash and the specials made an unremarkable album together.
3
Oct 24 2024
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Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
I'm not really sure what to do with this one. Interesting beats and samples but hip hop is often times make or break on the lyrical content. I don't speak a lick of French so this might as well be gibberish.
2
Oct 25 2024
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
The attempt to blend multiple genres of music into the most boring hour of music ever was successful.
1
Oct 26 2024
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Theatrical and over the top in the best way.
4
Oct 27 2024
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Abbey Road
Beatles
Listened to this on repeat throughout the day.
5
Oct 28 2024
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Really enjoyed this one. Little bits of multiple genres perfectly smashed into one album.
4
Oct 29 2024
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
The Stones at their best in my opinion. Great range of songs from ballads, to blues tracks, to straight fucking rockers.
5
Oct 30 2024
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The La's
The La's
There she goes is really an outlier on this album. The rest is kind of jangly emo brit pop.
3
Oct 31 2024
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
Generic 80's garbage.
1
Nov 01 2024
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
There is something about 60's psychedelic that drives me nuts. Sure there are some interesting parts but overall it's like nails on a chalk board for me. I dislike the vocals on this album and the "trippy" lyrics. Its gang vocals in an empty room. The little bits of country western music thrown in were the only silver lining. Most interesting parts of the album was the last track where you hear them arguing during the recording process.
2
Nov 02 2024
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Desert island album. Grew up on this album spinning on vinyl at my parents house so the nostalgia factor only solidifies that.
5
Nov 05 2024
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Great mix of the folk music he's know for and a more hard edged guitar forward sound.
4
Nov 06 2024
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
I knew the singles on this one but enjoyed the second half of the album.
3
Nov 07 2024
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
Weird and wild ride of an album. Not something to put on everyday but a nice little treat.
3
Nov 08 2024
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
This turned out to be a really fun and interesting listen. 36 minute run time is perfect.
3
Nov 09 2024
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
Really love some of Parliament's albums but this one isn't in that collection. After a while, the word funk starts to grate on you.
2
Nov 10 2024
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Typical late 60's Brit pop with an extra awful vocalist.
2
Nov 11 2024
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Paris 1919
John Cale
Had this on in the background while cleaning the house so it played like 3 times through. A few more songs grabbed my attention each time. Macbeth and Paris 1919 were the highlights for me.
3
Nov 12 2024
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Amnesiac
Radiohead
4
Nov 13 2024
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
The word "bitte" is a German word for "please", and "orca" is another name for a killer whale. Frontman David Longstreth states that he liked the way the words sound together.
This sums up the pretentious nonsensicle garble this album is. Weird just to be weird.
2
Nov 14 2024
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
A lot of this just went nowhere. No hooks, melody, nothing memorable. Jangly noise with someone talking. I can see the influence but the honed version other bands and even other pavement albums put out were better.
3
Nov 15 2024
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Went back and forth between she had the most incredible voice ever and wanting to plug my ears. Some of those high notes were HIGH. Incredible guitar player and musician but this got boring after the first few songs.
3
Nov 16 2024
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
This is as close to perfect as an album gets. Fucking masterpiece.
5
Nov 19 2024
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
Really enjoyed this one. Kind of a Russian Circles meets Explosions in the Sky but with a mid 90s indie flair.
4
Nov 20 2024
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
There is a sweet spot in the middle of this album that is good. It is bookended on the front and back by a bunch of boringly annoying songs.
2
Nov 22 2024
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo
Rather destroy this than rock n roll.
2
Nov 23 2024
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Motorhead is the embodiment of rock n roll. Not usually a big fan of live albums but this is an exception. Band is tight and production is clean but still raw.
4
Nov 25 2024
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
I liked this way more than I expected after reading the description. Perfect background music with just enough to draw your interest back in.
4
Nov 26 2024
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Really fun listen but got a little repetitive towards the end. Big iron is a jam.
3
Nov 27 2024
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
I absolutely hated some of this album and really enjoyed other parts. Some of the songs remind me of Fear (Blackmail man, Plaistow Patricia) then some sound musically like a Bowie album with a Chimney sweep singing. Really quite an enigma of an album.
3
Nov 28 2024
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Tago Mago
Can
Frustrating listen as it starts super strong with great grooves and seemed like something I'd really like. Next thing you know, you got several 17 minute songs of literal noises and gibberish.
3
Nov 30 2024
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
Hints of Lightning bolt and Genghis Tron with a bit of a more minimalistic appproach. Fun listen.
3
Dec 02 2024
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Quiet Life
Japan
If you put this on without telling me who it is, I'd say it's a Duran Duran album. Enjoyed this way more than I expected by the name and album cover.
3
Dec 03 2024
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
I can see why this was interesting in 1964, but in 2024 it's just a cover album.
2
Dec 04 2024
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Steve McQueen
Prefab Sprout
You know the yuppy neighbors Todd and Margo in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? They definitely own this album.
3
Dec 05 2024
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Raw Power
The Stooges
I went with the Stooges mix instead of the Bowie mix. I listened to this probably 10 times. I was focusing on Iggy and his vocals and lyrics at first but the more I listened, guitarist Williamson is the real focal point. I went down a rabbit hole of his career and it's amazing the did two stooges albums and then became a producer and software engineer. The guitar tone and riffs absolutely make this album.
4
Dec 06 2024
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Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
Talking Heads with female vocals and a more dub influence.
3
Dec 07 2024
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Easy 5. Absolute classic.
5
Dec 09 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
I had heard of the band but never exposed to them. In the same vein as the Jesus lizard or mud honey. Really enjoyed this.
4
Dec 10 2024
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright
Thom York sings Broadway songs. Nothing stands out as bad, but nothing stands out in a good way either.
2
Dec 11 2024
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Let It Be
The Replacements
They hit so many genres so damn well on this album. I've listened to "Tim" a million times but never gave this one it's due.
4
Dec 12 2024
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
I was never super keen on this when it came out but it's short and straightforward early 2000s indie hipster music. I forgot how mumbly the singer was on this record. It gives it charm in some songs and just kind of ridiculous on other songs.
3
Dec 13 2024
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
I wanted to like this but it's just rather unremarkable. Listened twice and no songs jumped out or got stuck in my head.
3