Oct 21 2023
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
3
Oct 22 2023
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Once again discovering just how influential and old track like 'Mannish Boy' is. There's a lot of passion in Muddy Waters, I'll definitely listen to more.
4
Oct 23 2023
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
4
Oct 24 2023
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
I had no idea that Pastime Paradise inspired other songs, which is obvious. Very surprised to hear those strings, I wasn't expecting it at all.
4
Oct 25 2023
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Revolver
Beatles
I think I have a strange relationship with the Beatles. I adore some tracks, and others do absolutely nothing for me. Maybe I just haven't listened to them enough for it to 'click' with me. Many of the tracks are less than 3 minutes long, they don't give much time to really get into them. 35 minutes is a short album, it might just take more repeated listens.
I'm enjoying hearing more of the influence of Ravi Shankar and Hindustani music in some tracks like Love You To.
3
Oct 26 2023
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Not necessarily the sort of punk that I'm really into. Guess I'll come back to it in the future and see how my tastes change.
2
Oct 27 2023
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
3
Oct 28 2023
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
3
Oct 29 2023
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
What Have I Done To Deserve This, and It's a Sin. Absolute bangers. The other tracks are good, but nothing quite so memorable.
4
Oct 30 2023
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
It may be The Who, but I also don't want to listen to 70 minutes of advertising, thanks.
2
Oct 31 2023
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Incredible, how have I never heard of this man and his music before? The Big Apple is an *excellent* track.
4
Nov 01 2023
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The Slider
T. Rex
3
Nov 02 2023
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Marquee Moon
Television
3
Nov 03 2023
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
3
Nov 04 2023
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
3
Nov 05 2023
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
With these lyrics, I cannot imagine Ian Dury as anything but a creep. Different times, I know, but this album is clearly not for me.
1
Nov 06 2023
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
A few cool prison songs!
3
Nov 07 2023
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Not bad, but nothing incredible.
2
Nov 08 2023
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Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
Only two key tracks stood out to me - Hanging out and hung up on the line, and Safesurfer. Which is honestly disappointing for a 2+ hour album.
3
Nov 09 2023
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Arrival
ABBA
Maybe back in the 70s opening with a track about kissing your teacher was a way to hook your listeners, right now for me it just seems a bit weird. That aside, the rest of the album doesn't fail to impress.
Beyond just being classics, these are excellent tracks with rich and exciting vocals and colourful instrumentation. Lyrically they aren't exactly groundbreaking, but for 70s pop they are pretty great.
5
Nov 10 2023
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Boston
Boston
4
Nov 11 2023
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
The pinnacle of prog rock?
5
Nov 12 2023
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Transformer
Lou Reed
3
Nov 13 2023
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Dog Man Star
Suede
Much preferred this to their debut release. We Are The Pigs, and The Asphalt World are great tracks. Some of the slower songs didn't hit, such as Daddy's Speeding, but otherwise this is an improvement IMO.
3
Nov 14 2023
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4
Nov 15 2023
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
3
Nov 16 2023
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
I wondered if I actually loved this album and Oasis, or if I'd just heard every track so many times I'd developed Stockholm syndrome and convinced myself I enjoyed it.
Fortunately, I'm convinced it's the former, and this is an excellent album.
5
Nov 17 2023
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Urban Hymns
The Verve
A few good tracks, but frankly most are not memorable.
3
Nov 18 2023
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The Cars
The Cars
3
Nov 19 2023
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
I didn't realise Brian Eno was in Roxy Music!
3
Nov 20 2023
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
Strong start, less strong finish.
3
Nov 21 2023
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Incredible voice.
4
Nov 22 2023
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
3
Nov 23 2023
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The Libertines
The Libertines
3
Nov 24 2023
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
4
Nov 25 2023
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
5
Nov 26 2023
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
3
Nov 27 2023
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
3
Nov 28 2023
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Great album, aside from the crying child in the third track. I get why it's there, but it absolutely disrupts the experience.
3
Nov 29 2023
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
A lot of variety in texture and sound in this album. An atmospheric opening, some colourful tracks, then a pretty mechanical and gritty change in Auto Destruction. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World has aspects of its composition that could have come straight out of a Nintendo track. Clearly an imaginative and forward-thinking album, despite not necessarily being all that evocative or enjoyable.
The last track goes pretty hard though.
3
Nov 30 2023
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
3
Dec 01 2023
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
3
Dec 02 2023
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
4
Dec 03 2023
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Iconic vocals and harmonies, but again 29 minutes across 12 tracks is just such a short album to my ears.
3
Dec 04 2023
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Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
3
Dec 05 2023
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Cross
Justice
4
Dec 06 2023
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
4
Dec 07 2023
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A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile
3
Dec 08 2023
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Suede
Suede
Not bad, but not for me.
2
Dec 09 2023
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4
Dec 10 2023
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
3
Dec 11 2023
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
4
Dec 12 2023
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Different Class
Pulp
A tad surprised by how much I enjoyed the rest of this album. Obviously the popular tracks like Common People, Disco 2000 are great, but I wasn't anticipating tracks like Mis-Shapes or Bar Italia. Worth listening too again in a few days for more to sink in.
4
Dec 13 2023
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
I always felt there was a tendency for the qualities of tracks on live albums to be drowned out and lost in the noise, rarely do I find them living up to the same standards as their accompanying studio albums, but this is one of the exceptions.
Penny For Your Thoughts is such a refreshing interlude, unexpected but appreciated. Jumping Jack Flash is also a great track with a killer solo towards the end, surprised it isn't more popular. Do You Feel Like We Do is a 14-minute finisher, excellent solos from Bob Mayo on keyboard and Hammond, great track to end.
5
Dec 14 2023
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
4
Dec 15 2023
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
3
Dec 16 2023
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
A rich sound suffused with energy, melodic and varied in timbre but still rooted in a pretty down-to-earth style. I'm surprised I've never heard of this band before, what a pleasure to hear them now.
Eyes to the Wind is a *fantastic* track.
4
Dec 17 2023
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Not for me. A lot of very short tracks that never really go anywhere.
2
Dec 18 2023
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Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
The more I listen the more it's growing on me, especially the heavy samples on Rock Box.
4
Dec 19 2023
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2112
Rush
Peak Rush, 2112 is a 20 minute track that feels like 5.
5
Dec 20 2023
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
There's a lot of overlap here with many other blues groups and artists, including Carlos Santana, surprisingly(?). Hooker almost seems like a larger-than-life figure in that respect. He has a large discography that I need to work through, no doubt that it's worth listening to.
4
Dec 21 2023
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Closer
Joy Division
Ian Curtis' vocals are just not for me at this stage in my life. Expressive and melancholic, sure, but they've never sat well in my mind.
My opinion here will no doubt change as I explore more of this punk and post-punk era. It's a good album, but not quite there for me, yet.
3
Dec 22 2023
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
5
Dec 23 2023
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
All of these tracks are pretty hard, I'm seeing the appeal of NIN. Yet I also expected something *more*, given their wide appeal on the internet. That could be their association with Johnny Cash through Hurt more than anything else.
The more I listen the more I'm getting into their sound. Very surprised by A Warm Place, I wasn't expecting such a pleasant...? track from this album. High 3, or low 4.
3
Dec 24 2023
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Surely an album with a track called Thalassocracy has to be great, right? You'd be wrong, it's simply *alright*. This album isn't for me, but it's still a clear step down from the Pixies.
2
Dec 25 2023
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
4
Dec 27 2023
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Eclectic and vibrant album full of so many samples its hard to keep track. Scooby Snacks is a fun track, but it's superseded by Smoke 'Em, Bombin' the L and a few other tracks IMO.
4
Dec 28 2023
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Moondance
Van Morrison
I knew Van Morrison was good, but I didn't realise he was *this good*. Pleasantly surprised by how fantastic this album is.
5
Dec 29 2023
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Tommy
The Who
3
Dec 30 2023
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
4
Dec 31 2023
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
There are some good tracks, but this falls off post-cactus.
3
Jan 01 2024
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
4
Jan 02 2024
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Moon Safari
Air
4
Jan 03 2024
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
4
Jan 04 2024
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
Not what I would have expected from Miles Davis, especially the second track. Great to listen to nonetheless.
4
Jan 05 2024
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D
White Denim
4
Jan 06 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Some decent tracks: Mother's Little Helper, Lady Jane, Under My Thumb, and Out Of Time. The rest weren't memorable to me.
3
Jan 07 2024
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Such a clean sound for a live album.
4
Jan 08 2024
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Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Despite my love of metal, Pantera doesn't do anything for me. I don't hear that spark, they sound a little hollow. Sad, but maybe another listen in the future would change that.
2
Jan 09 2024
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
Tight production, good to listen to but nothing incredible.
3
Jan 10 2024
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
3
Jan 11 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
5
Jan 12 2024
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
3
Jan 13 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Jan 14 2024
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
5
Jan 15 2024
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
3
Jan 16 2024
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Great album, for a debut especially so.
4
Jan 17 2024
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
3
Jan 18 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
A decent album, but not quite as good as what I've come to expect from Yes.
3
Jan 19 2024
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Never placed the King Crimson sample in POWER before; this must be my wake-up call to listen to more Kanye.
Key tracks for me are POWER, All Of The Lights, So Appalled, Devil In A New Dress. Hard to believe this album is 14 years old.
4
Jan 20 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Excellent in every respect. Bonus points for having my top three LS tracks. Tuesday's Gone and Simple Man are some of the finest pieces ever written, and Free Bird speaks for itself.
5
Jan 21 2024
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Ctrl
SZA
Not for me. I'll come back to it in a couple of years and try again.
1
Jan 22 2024
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Not bad, but nothing stood out to me. An amalgamation of sound that, to me right now, doesn't quite work. Worth another listen in the future.
2
Jan 23 2024
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
There's so much happening on this album, such rich instrumentation (especially on Running Dry). I'm quickly falling in love with Neil Young's music in a way I wasn't expecting.
5
Jan 24 2024
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
3
Jan 25 2024
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
It's not Iron Maiden's best, but some excellent tracks remain here. Prowler is a strong opener, and Phantom of the Opera is also a very enjoyable 7 minutes. Iron Maiden as a finisher would have been better were it not preceded by Charlotte the Harlot, which was pretty forgettable.
3
Jan 26 2024
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McCartney
Paul McCartney
Not for me. Redeemed by some tracks, but lost by others.
2
Jan 27 2024
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
4
Jan 28 2024
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
3
Feb 01 2024
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
Some of these tracks sort of blend into one. But there's some great hooks, and Go West is an excellent track.
3
Feb 02 2024
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
4
Feb 03 2024
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21
Adele
4
Feb 04 2024
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
3
Feb 05 2024
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
3
Feb 06 2024
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
5
Feb 07 2024
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Excellent, really holds up after decades.
4
Feb 08 2024
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Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
It starts strong, but by the time you get to Dirty Barry, you're wondering what's happening, and then you're inexplicably thrown into a spoken word segment, before resuming the rest of the music you were hoping for. Maybe there's a grander tale to be told here, but I'm missing it.
This album is a little all over the place, too disparate and incoherent for me. Despite that there are some good tracks: Set The Controls, Vibes, The Big Bamboozle, other tracks do have some great moments but they just never seem to come together.
3
Feb 09 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Date With The Night, and Maps are great tracks. The rest, while enjoyable, was not too memorable.
3
Feb 10 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
3
Feb 11 2024
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
3
Feb 12 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Flute-led folk rock wasn't originally on my radar, but now it certainly is.
4
Feb 13 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
4
Feb 14 2024
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Picture Book
Simply Red
A few excellent tracks, sadly the rest are not worth mentioning. Just shy of 4 stars.
3
Feb 15 2024
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
3
Feb 16 2024
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
3
Feb 17 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
3
Feb 23 2024
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Live!
Fela Kuti
4
Feb 24 2024
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Not bad, but I'd probably enjoy this more if Steven Tyler wasn't a pedo. Alas, he is and the sleazy lyrics do not come off well.
2
Feb 25 2024
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S&M
Metallica
5
Feb 26 2024
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I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Loved Death To Everyone.
3
Feb 27 2024
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Loving the eclectic sound.
4
Feb 28 2024
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
3
Feb 29 2024
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
4
Mar 01 2024
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A Northern Soul
The Verve
3
Mar 02 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
3
Mar 03 2024
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
3
Mar 04 2024
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Elephant
The White Stripes
3
Mar 05 2024
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
4
Mar 06 2024
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I See You
The xx
4
Mar 13 2024
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NEU! 75
Neu!
Not bad, nothing great.
2
Mar 14 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
Synchronicity I & II are both good tracks, as is Every Breath You Take, Murder By Numbers is also a strong finish, but the other tracks didn't live up to my expectations.
3
Mar 15 2024
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4
Mar 16 2024
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
3
Mar 17 2024
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
3
Mar 18 2024
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
3
Mar 19 2024
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
4
Mar 20 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
5
Mar 21 2024
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
5
Mar 22 2024
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
3
Mar 23 2024
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
I can't believe I've never heard Prophet's Song before. An excellent track. The qualities of the other tracks go without saying.
5
Mar 24 2024
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
Some redeeming tracks, but nothing special. Vocals remind me of Bill Calahan, but musically it's lacking.
2
Mar 25 2024
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
A few tracks were a little repetitive, but I expect the repetition would turn to enjoyment after a few more listens. I'm enjoying the instrumentation and the vocals.
3
Mar 26 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
3
Mar 27 2024
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Birdland and Teen Town are great tracks.
3
Mar 30 2024
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In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
4
Mar 31 2024
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
3
Apr 01 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
4
Apr 02 2024
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
5
Apr 03 2024
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Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
2
Apr 04 2024
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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
4
Apr 05 2024
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Tago Mago
Can
Usually love more experimental stuff but I don't think I was in the right mood for this. Will need another listen.
2
Apr 06 2024
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
Apr 07 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
4
Apr 09 2024
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The Man Who
Travis
Not bad but I've heard it all so many times for so many years it's hard to love it.
3
Apr 10 2024
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3
Apr 11 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
4
Apr 12 2024
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
3
Apr 13 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
4
Apr 14 2024
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
4
Apr 15 2024
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Shleep
Robert Wyatt
3
Apr 16 2024
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Nevermind
Nirvana
3
Apr 17 2024
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
3
Apr 18 2024
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
3
Apr 19 2024
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
In a 3 hour album there will no doubt be some good tracks worth remembering, but the rest landed without sticking.
3
Apr 20 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Still not really a fan of the Smiths, but this was enjoyable.
3
Apr 21 2024
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
5
Apr 22 2024
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
3
Apr 23 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
3
Apr 24 2024
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Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
3
Apr 25 2024
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Songs Of Love And Hate
Leonard Cohen
As always, Cohen doesn't miss.
4
Apr 26 2024
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Medúlla
Björk
3
Apr 27 2024
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Bossanova
Pixies
4
Apr 28 2024
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Slayed?
Slade
3
Apr 29 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
4
Apr 30 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
4
May 01 2024
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
3
May 02 2024
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Blood And Chocolate
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
May 03 2024
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Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
First half is amazing, second half less so.
4
May 04 2024
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Dummy
Portishead
3
May 05 2024
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
4
May 06 2024
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
3
May 08 2024
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Debut
Björk
4
Jul 15 2024
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
4
Jul 28 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
3
Jul 29 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
2
Aug 20 2024
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Aug 21 2024
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
3
Aug 22 2024
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Not bad, but nothing special to my ears.
2
Aug 23 2024
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The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4
Aug 24 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
5
Aug 25 2024
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You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
One great track at the very end, but the rest didn't inspire me.
2
Aug 26 2024
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
4
Aug 28 2024
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
3
Sep 05 2024
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
3
Sep 13 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
3
Sep 16 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
5
Sep 20 2024
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
4
Nov 09 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
4
Nov 10 2024
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
5