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Mon Oct 09 2023
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
This was a relisten. Still great lyrically and production-wise, but man the skits are a lot.
4
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Tue Oct 10 2023
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Great album. Still like Love Below more, butSpeakerboxxx is so solid
5
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Wed Oct 11 2023
Grace
Jeff Buckley
More than Hallelujah plus more songs. Echoes of anthemic U2 and early Pearl Jam. Definite 90s production sensibilities though
3
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Thu Oct 12 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
think this where the Chili Peppers started the slide into dad rock/adult contemporary. The funky song to ballad ratio is off compared to other albums, like they fell into the Under the Bridge aesthetic. The singles are damn catchy though. And I recognize that we all mellow as we age; God knows I have. But this is not the dangerous Peppers of earlier days
3
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Fri Oct 13 2023
The Cars
The Cars
Great all the way through. Still rocks. Could easily be a greatest hits album.
5
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Mon Oct 16 2023
Disintegration
The Cure
Great pop music. Very atmospheric. Better than expected.
4
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Tue Oct 17 2023
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
5
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Wed Oct 18 2023
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
How can the singles be so good and the rest of the album so terrible?
2
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Thu Oct 19 2023
Pump
Aerosmith
I still think this was the last great Aerosmith album. Wore out the tape in 1989. Still rocks.
That said, some of these songs, despite being deeply embedded in my memories, are skippable. I think that Aerosmith at their best is sleazy and cheesy. And very self-aware.
3
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Fri Oct 20 2023
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
So heavy and bluesy and dark. Also so much space in the mix. I love Sabbath.
5
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Mon Oct 23 2023
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder owned the 70s. This is exhibit A
5
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Tue Oct 24 2023
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
I feel like Stan Gets drove the popularity of samba almost singlehandedly. This was pleasant, non threatening. Not experimental jazz, something that has a time and place in the early 60s. I think Gilberto/Getz is better though
3
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Wed Oct 25 2023
Sister
Sonic Youth
Four stars only because I know Daydream Nation is the next album they made
4
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Thu Oct 26 2023
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Surprisingly better than I remembered. And I heard this album a LOT when it came out. I have a lot of sympathy for Courtney. She got a bad rap for so many reasons, this albums sheen and popiness included. I appreciate what they were found a lot more now looking back.
3
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Mon Oct 30 2023
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Compton's in the house! I think many of today's listeners maybe forget that it's supposed to be offensive. This is music to make your parents furious.
5
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Tue Oct 31 2023
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Classic and vital in every way. This album made the 90s possible.
5
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Wed Nov 01 2023
Brothers
The Black Keys
I like it, but it's not unforgettable
3
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Thu Nov 02 2023
The Rise & Fall
Madness
Too British? Not sure why this didn't click for me
2
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Fri Nov 03 2023
The Real Thing
Faith No More
Another selection of pre-grunge alternative weirdness. I love this album and have since it came out.
5
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ultimate driving music for chooglin' down the highway
5
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Tue Nov 07 2023
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Weird and wonderful as usual for the Talking Heads
4
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Wed Nov 08 2023
Orbital 2
Orbital
Repetitive, but I think that's kind of the point. I see the cues from classical a bit as far as setting a theme forth and developing it. Lush 3-1 still a banger.
2
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Thu Nov 09 2023
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Good Tribe album. A little silly in spots, and not as good as Low End Theory or Midnight Marauders, but a good listen.
4
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Fri Nov 10 2023
We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
This is not for me. Maybe you had to be there?
1
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Mon Nov 13 2023
Beautiful Freak
Eels
Very 90s, but there are other bands I would rather listen to
2
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Tue Nov 14 2023
Kid A
Radiohead
I didn't get this album when it came out. I knew it was genius, but didn't understand why. Looking back decades later, it's influence on music after it is obvious and huge. I still don't get it though. I always liked Amnesiac and OK Computer more.
3
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Wed Nov 15 2023
Who's Next
The Who
Is the Who cheesy? I don't think they aged as well as some. For such a loud band, they have a lot of acoustic
3
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Thu Nov 16 2023
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
I liked it, this is the first album I had no context for. Different but had a great sound
4
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Fri Nov 17 2023
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Fun and rocking time. Jeff Beck makes this a great album and it makes me want to lisren to more from him. Of the 3 Yardbird guitarists, I am least familiar with his work.
4
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Mon Nov 20 2023
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
The longer this album went on, the less I liked it. Rock moved so fast that he was really left behind I guess. Like he skipped the dad rock phase of his career. Poor Elvis. I did like the band though as well as Suspicious Minds of course.
2
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Tue Nov 21 2023
Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Love reggae, love Bob Marley. This is classic
4
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
Not crazy about this. Starting to think I just don't like techno
2
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Thu Nov 23 2023
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
This one rocked. Girl pink from the early days, loved the instrumentation and the kick ass attitude. Glad to have discovered it!
4
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Fri Nov 24 2023
Highly Evolved
The Vines
Not as good in retrospect as some of the other return to rock of the early 2000s. Not the Strokes or White Stripes, but akin to maybe Jet?
3
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Mon Nov 27 2023
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Jazzier than expected
4
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Tue Nov 28 2023
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Inoffensive.
2
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Wed Nov 29 2023
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
When's they're good, it's SO good. When they are overly sappy, they are still ok.
3
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Thu Nov 30 2023
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Defiantly cheerful and sunny. Early 80s UK must have been a strange place
4
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Fri Dec 01 2023
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
I have always meant to check out Mercury Rev. They were known for making strange noises, but I was surprised how melodic they actually were. Very cheerful psychedelic. Maybe somewhere on the spectrum of the Flaming Lips and the Polyphonic Spree. Very interesting, and not what I expected
4
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Mon Dec 04 2023
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Bored, but not hatred
2
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Tue Dec 05 2023
Heroes
David Bowie
I think people either love Bowie or don't get it. I get it. This is awesome, including the more ambient soundscape stuff. Very 70s Bowie
4
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Wed Dec 06 2023
Me Against The World
2Pac
I don't think I can separate this objectively from the time in my life when I listened to it originally. Such a great album
5
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Mon Dec 11 2023
Harvest
Neil Young
Classic in every way. Maybe the strings were a little overdone on There's A World and A Man Needs A Maid, but I can forgive the indulgence. Hard to be objective when it's been in my listening rotation 30+ years.
5
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Tue Dec 12 2023
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Essential in every way. Sly belongs on the Mt Rushmore of funk
5
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Wed Dec 13 2023
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
This was a fun surprise. Had no familiarity with it, but this was a cool blend of retro music with electronic beats.
4
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
No surprise here; I still love this album. Has held up better than a lot of 90s music to my ears
5
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Fri Dec 15 2023
Let It Be
The Replacements
More frantic than Tim, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit. I appreciate the Replacements more as I've gotten older
4
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Mon Dec 18 2023
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Important and genius.
5
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Tue Dec 19 2023
...And Justice For All
Metallica
I was 10 when this came out. This was the album that got me into Metallica
4
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Thu Dec 21 2023
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
3
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
4
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
4
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Wed Dec 27 2023
Dirty
Sonic Youth
Of course
5
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
5
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Fri Dec 29 2023
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
2
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Mon Jan 01 2024
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Good loud dumb rock and roll
3
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Wed Jan 03 2024
L.A. Woman
The Doors
My favorite Doors album
4
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Not bad, kind of a Burt Bacharach feel to some of it maybe?
3
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
Just wow. This was the album of his I was least familiar with from this era. Very thoughtful and shows true evolution. And still quite funky
5
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Mon Jan 08 2024
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
This one is already heard a thousand times. Rock 101.
5
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Tue Jan 09 2024
The Yes Album
Yes
2
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Wed Jan 10 2024
New Forms
Roni Size
Starting to think I don't like techno or EDM. People say Brown Paper Bag was the best track and it was initially interesting but went on a long time without doing anything else to develop. And it has no soul or funkiness. Chalk this one up as British in a bad way.
1
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Thu Jan 11 2024
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
4
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
Surprisingly nice.
4
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Imagine
John Lennon
4
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
2
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Atomizer
Big Black
4
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Thu Jan 18 2024
OK Computer
Radiohead
4
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Copper Blue
Sugar
I really liked this. Not sure how I missed it back then
4
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Mon Jan 22 2024
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Classic
5
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
5
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Mott
Mott The Hoople
3
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
4
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
5
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Tue Jan 30 2024
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
2
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
4
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
1
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
4
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
I know I'm supposed to like Springsteen but he always seems so corny and mawkish
2
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Tue Feb 06 2024
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
5
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
3
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
4
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Purple Rain
Prince
5
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
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Wed Feb 14 2024
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
5
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Thu Feb 15 2024
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
5
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
4
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
5
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
I can't tell if Steely Dan is less clever than they think they are or if it's me
2
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Cut
The Slits
3
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
4
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
5
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Tue Feb 27 2024
Music From Big Pink
The Band
3
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
3
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Gris Gris
Dr. John
5
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Mon Mar 04 2024
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
2
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
5
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Third
Portishead
4
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
5
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
4
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Tue Mar 12 2024
Moving Pictures
Rush
Two stars plus 1 for Tom Sawyer. Rush is so over the top
3
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Kala
M.I.A.
4
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
3
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Low
David Bowie
4
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4
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Thu Mar 21 2024
Dummy
Portishead
4
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
5
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Tommy
The Who
3
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
4
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
5
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Dear Science
TV On The Radio
3
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Fri Mar 29 2024
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
2
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
5
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
2
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Songs for moping about a boy who ignores you
2
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Tue Apr 09 2024
Live!
Fela Kuti
5
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Wed Apr 10 2024
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
2
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
4
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Zombie
Fela Kuti
5