Nov 02 2023
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Definitively 70s American. Bluesy as all hell.
Southern vibes. Good golly miss molly
4
Nov 03 2023
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The World is a Ghetto
War
Jazzy. Wah wah. Jam sesh vibes. Some guy killing it on a funky organ. Saxophone guy is also killing it.
Not really my vibe but its not bad.
3
Nov 06 2023
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Very fun Brazilian rhythms. Very dance-able, samba-ish. Very cool traditional Brazilian instruments here.
3
Jun 17 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
More interesting rhythms than I remember. Surprisingly, can have some more experimental elements than most pop from the time. Pop, folk, and definitely African influenced. Lyrics are often quite funny, and bordering on spoken word at times.
Favorite tracks: Graceland, Diamonds on the souls of her shoes, You can call me Al
5
Jun 18 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Fun lyrics and wordplay over jazzy New York beats. Psychedelic and funky. Their style definitely feels underdeveloped, especially compared to the next two albums they would release.
Not my favorite tribe album, but still good.
3
Jun 19 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Pretty good folk. Raspy soft voice. Acoustic. Buzzy guitar.
Not bad. Worth listening to twice.
3
Jun 20 2024
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This Is Hardcore
Pulp
Pretty grungy Brit rock. Some of the songs sound like something Cake would do. I feel like there are bands before, and after pulp that do this sound better. I find the writing to be underwhelming.
1
Jun 21 2024
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Guero
Beck
Glitchy and artsy with a significant steel guitar presence.
E-pro, Emergency Exit, and Hell Yes are significant highlights. Becks vocal style seems to be partially influenced by Kurt Cobain. This album seems to get progressively better with every re-listen.
5
Jun 24 2024
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
God tier drums. Atmospheric, with interesting samples. Really makes you wonder what makes hip hop "hip hop". Twin peaks sample right at the end. This album is an absolute treat listen after re-listen.
5
Jun 25 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
Surprisingly good actually. Twangy, Mick Jagger style. A kind of country/ folksy Rolling Stones album.
3
Jun 26 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Lo-fi and grungy. Some songs are more surf rock than others. Gigantic and Where is my mind are big highlights.
4
Jun 27 2024
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Very folksy, western sounds and themes. The singer-songwriter angle here is definitely not my cup o' tea.
2
Jun 28 2024
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
Old school vibes. Kinda cheesy. Dont love it.
1
Jul 01 2024
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Better than I remember. Talking heads are always an equal split for me between David Byrn's interesting singing style and out-there lyrics, and the bands awesome instrumentals. The Big Country is a HUGE highlight on this album.
4
Jul 02 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
Perpetual change is good. Otherwise its not really my style.
1
Jul 03 2024
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
R and B. Some songs felt like they had a Frank Ocean influence. Not really any stand out tracks to me.
2
Jul 04 2024
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Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
Awesome collection of 90s DNB. Spacey af.
4
Jul 05 2024
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Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Very lofi and grungy. Im not really a fan.
1
Jul 08 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
I can see some appeal overlap with David Bowie from an instrumental perspective. Cyndis singing style sometimes reminds me of Tom Petty.
This album is alot of fun, time after time.
4
Jul 09 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Decent jazz. Really nothing outstanding in my book. Maybe I've just been spoiled with extremely good jazz in the past.
Interesting thing about this album is that it has a strong African vibe at times.
2
Jul 10 2024
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
Awesome contemporary french new wave . I enjoyed this quite a bit.
The second half is all English versions of the first half. Last song (The stranger) has Shifting Sand Land energy.
4
Jul 11 2024
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
The intro didnt sell this album for me, however the music really starts to get fun, and the cliché 70s vibes really start to grow on you. Very long winded in the second half.
2
Jul 12 2024
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Faust IV
Faust
The intro didnt sell this album for me, however the music really starts to get fun, and the cliché 70s vibes really start to grow on you. Very long winded in the second half.
2
Jul 15 2024
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Bluesy and old timey. Not bad, but definitely not a first pick for me.
2
Jul 16 2024
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Classic blues rock album. Its great what can I say.
4
Jul 17 2024
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All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
There are definitely some stand outs here, and honestly this album is consistently good. However I think this album is a little to tied to the trends of the early 2000s compared to their other works.
I always enjoy Bono's' singing, even if his writing can be a little (or a lot) self righteous.
As a final note, Beautiful Day is a great song. I have only ever heard it in stadiums and on the radio in the background. I was surprised at how good it was when I listened to it on decent pair of headphones at home.
3
Jul 18 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Not bad for an oldies album. I liked this a little better than some other pop albums from this time-frame.
2
Jul 19 2024
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Headquarters
The Monkees
Pretty ok. It sounds alot like if the beatles never moved on from 'Please please me'
2
Jul 22 2024
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
It was ok. Didnt love it too much. It was a kind of interesting style of sample heavy electronica.
2
Jul 23 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
This is blues music at its finest.
4
Jul 24 2024
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
Iggy pop has a strange way of singing. Not sure that I like this.
1
Jul 25 2024
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Opus Dei
Laibach
Weird German Language rock. Not as good as Faust, which appeared earlier on this list.
1
Jul 26 2024
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Super weird and spacey. I enjoyed this one quite a bit.
3
Jul 29 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
Pretty good pop/alt. The highlights are awesome, and the lowlights arent too bad.
3
Jul 30 2024
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
Grungy. I have been meaning to check out soundgarden for a while now. Not bad, but they can be slow and dark at times.
2
Jul 31 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath is definitely one of the grandfathers of hard rock, and this album is a pioneering work of that genre. Many stand out hits.
4
Aug 01 2024
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Central Reservation
Beth Orton
Not bad. In some ways this reminds me of a Fiona Apple album. A bit long imo
2
Aug 02 2024
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evermore
Taylor Swift
Indie vibes with that familiar Swift style. I was hoping TayTay was gonna step out of her comfort zone with this one and make something interesting. Alas I am disappointed again.
2
Aug 05 2024
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is definitely a band with a signiture sound, just not a sound that I am a huge fan of.
2
Aug 06 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
Bluesy and rock and roll for sure.
2
Aug 07 2024
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
Much too experimental, even for me.
1
Aug 08 2024
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Really good. My first real exposure to Björk. Björk is really obviously the star of this band.
4
Aug 09 2024
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
Its ok. Feels like the guess who sometimes
1
Aug 12 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
Decent Santana. Latin music with some familiar hits
2
Aug 13 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Very good. Some of Depeche Modes best work is on this album.
4
Aug 14 2024
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Orbital 2
Orbital
Pretty good. Spacey and old school electronic.
3
Aug 15 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Great Dire straights album. Several really good songs on here.
4
Aug 16 2024
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Dare!
The Human League
Enjoyable. I forgot about the song Seconds, which is a highlight. Some rather boring songs on here also.
3
Aug 19 2024
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Soulful as expected. Pretty good, although this is something I have to be in the mood for.
3
Aug 26 2024
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The White Album
Beatles
Its the fucking Beatles White Album. If it were 45 mins shorter, it would be the best Beatles album far.
4
Aug 27 2024
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Diamond Life
Sade
Smooth and soulful. Not really my style.
2
Aug 28 2024
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Pretty good. Definitely more grungy than what is typical from Neil Young.
2
Aug 29 2024
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
70s hard rock. Not really my thing
1
Aug 30 2024
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Under Construction
Missy Elliott
Some fun tracks, but ultimately you gotta really be in the mood for this type of 2000s hip hop
3
Sep 02 2024
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Awesome record. A great recommendation if you're into prod rock. Cant choose a best track because they are all important to telling the story of the Crimson King.
5
Sep 03 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Paint it black and Under my thumb are good songs, but the rest of this album is quite dull.
2
Sep 04 2024
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Sound Affects
The Jam
Bland brit rock. Not interested.
1
Sep 05 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Some good hits. A little corny nowadays since rap has really come a long way since '86
2
Sep 27 2024
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
I just cant seem to get into Elliot Smith
1
Sep 30 2024
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Purple Rain
Prince
Very good prince album. A good time all around. This one has really grown on me.
5
Oct 01 2024
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Revolver
Beatles
Great album. All the songs on here are awesome. That being said I cant give it a 5 because there are definitely some lower points on here that I dont necessarily look forward to on re listens.
4
Oct 02 2024
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Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Nah im not a CeeLo fan apparently
1
Oct 03 2024
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Aja
Steely Dan
This album has grown on me. Definitely my favorite from Steely Dan so far.
4
Oct 04 2024
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
I can see how this album continues to influence hip hop music even to this day. However, its really not my kind of hip hop.
2
Oct 07 2024
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Raw Power
The Stooges
Its ok. I respect that this was a pioneering piece of music for punk, but the genre has never really appealed to me in its raw form like this.
2
Oct 08 2024
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Good album. Talking heads are usually a hit for me.
3
Oct 09 2024
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
Pretty good, especially if your already familiar with CSN. Surprising amount of range here also. Folk rock is not usually my go to though.
2
Oct 10 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
Good and funky. More enjoyable than I was expecting.
3
Oct 11 2024
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
One of the best hip hop albums of the 21st century. Essential hip hop.
5
Oct 14 2024
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Queen II
Queen
Lots of Led Zeppelin sounding stuff in here. Also I can hear the Beatles.
That being said Im not a fan of this rock opera style.
1
Oct 15 2024
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The Next Day
David Bowie
Not bad, but I struggle to get into Bowie.
2
Oct 16 2024
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Really good actually. Reggae is not one of my more explored genres, but this was nice.
3
Oct 17 2024
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Different Class
Pulp
Much like the last pulp album, This is hardcore, I really cant stand this brand of brit pop.
1
Oct 18 2024
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Pretty good first exposure to Nick Cave. I will likely come back to this. Some highlights are Hiding All Away, Nature Boy, and Supernaturally.
4
Nov 14 2024
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Moondance
Van Morrison
Not bad. Enjoyable in the first half.
3
Nov 15 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
70s glam rock. Im not really into it. I can see some Bowie influence, but still no.
1