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Tue Oct 17 2023
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
I've never understood the appeal of LCD Soundsystem. This album reminds me of a drunken night out: loud, vapid, chaotic, and ending with a literal hangover of a song. Maybe I wouldn't mind this playing in the background of a lobby or cocktail bar while I do more interesting things with my life.
1
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Wed Oct 18 2023
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella's voice just makes you want to grab someone special and sway.
4
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Thu Oct 19 2023
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
This album is a masterpiece. I have no other words.
4
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Fri Oct 20 2023
Queen II
Queen
Arena rock isn't usually my thing, but there's some fun tracks here. I appreciate the artistry of it.
3
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Mon Oct 23 2023
Nevermind
Nirvana
I never think of myself as a Nirvana fan until I hear them “in the wild” and realize just how many of their songs I know by heart. This album captures a bit of everything that makes Nirvana great.
4
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Tue Oct 24 2023
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
I’ve loved Praise You since I was a kid, and that’s the only reason this didn’t get one star. I see the value of this album as high art or “couture” music, but honestly there’s a limit to how much repetition a person can stand, and modern electronic artists thankfully seem to have a better understanding of that.
2
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Wed Oct 25 2023
Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
It’s fun, in a dreary-Scottish-rainy-day sort of way. If you’re into that.
3
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Thu Oct 26 2023
One World
John Martyn
Not for me.
1
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Fri Oct 27 2023
S&M
Metallica
2 straight hours of Metallica is a LOT of Metallica. But that being said, this would have been an amazing concert to see live. I'm not a huge fan of metal music, but I've always respected the artistry of the genre. It's fun to throw on every now and again.
4
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Mon Oct 30 2023
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Very excited to get this album today. It's sad to look back on some of the obvious cries for help in these tracks, but they're a brilliant example of Kanye's next-level production and composition abilities. For me, that talent has always redeemed his poor lyrics.
5
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Tue Oct 31 2023
Pretenders
Pretenders
Like Blondie meets the Police? I enjoyed it.
3
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Wed Nov 01 2023
xx
The xx
2
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Thu Nov 02 2023
Virgin Suicides
Air
I don't understand why a film score is considered part of this list? I can see how this would set the right tone as background music for a film, but it doesn't seem like groundbreaking music/art to me. It also got pretty annoying after a while.
1
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Fri Nov 03 2023
Shadowland
k.d. lang
Wish I had found this album sooner
5
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Mon Nov 06 2023
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Oh, Zeppelin. This is a favorite of mine. There's something about Zeppelin that sets them apart from the rest of their rock contemporaries. I've never been able to put my finger on it, something just clicks for me.
5
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Tue Nov 07 2023
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
4
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Wed Nov 08 2023
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
4
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Thu Nov 09 2023
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
I hope I don't do this often because I don't feel good about it, but I couldn't bring myself to finish this album. Not even just a sample of each song. I've heard that Dylan is a love-it or hate-it situation, and I've learned that I'm soundly in the latter camp. This album has the personality of that one guy you went to high school with who could undeniably shred on guitar, but had the personality and conversation skills of a potato.
1
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Fri Nov 10 2023
Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2
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Mon Nov 13 2023
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
3