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Wed Nov 15 2023
Guero
Beck
1) E-Pro - (#17, 6 wks) - 8,5
2) Qué Onda Guero - 8,5
3) Girl - (#25, 7 wks) - 9,0
4) Missing - 8,0
5) Black Tambourine - 8,0
6) Earthquake Weather - 8,5
7) Hell Yes - 8,0
8) Broken Drum - 8,0
9) Scarecrow - 8,0
10) Go It Alone - 8,0
11) Farewell Ride - 8,0
12) Rental Car - 8,0
13) Emergency Exit - 8,0
14) Send a Message to Her - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,18 (82/100)
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Thu Nov 16 2023
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
01) Let's Stay Together - 10,0
02) La-La for You - 7,5
03) So You're Leaving - 8,0
04) What Is This Feeling - 8,0
05) Old Time Lovin - 7,5
06) I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do) - 8,5
07) How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - 10,0
08) Judy - 8,0
09) It Ain't No Fun to Me - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,39 - 84/100
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Fri Nov 17 2023
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
01) Mamma Said - 9,0
02) You Don't Own Me - 9,5
03) Do Re Mi (Forget About The Do And Think About Me) - 8,0
04) When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes - 8,0
05) My Coloring Book - 8,5
06) Mockingbird - 7,5
07) Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - 8,0
08) Nothing - 7,5
09) Anyone Who Had A Heart - 8,5
10) Will You Love Me Tomorrow - 9,0
11) Wishin' And Hopin' - 9,0
12) Don't You Know - 7,5
TOTAL: 8,33 (83/100)
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Sat Nov 18 2023
All Directions
The Temptations
01) Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On - 8,0
02) Run Charlie Run - 7,0
03) Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - 10,0
04) Love Woke Me Up This Morning - 7,5
05) I Ain't Got Nothin' - 8,5
06) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 7,5
07) Mother Nature - 8,5
08) Do Your Thing - 8,0
TOTAL: - 8,13 (81/100)
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Sun Nov 19 2023
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
1) The Suburbs - 10,0
2) Ready To Start - 10,0
3) Modern Man - 10,0
4) Rococo - 9,5
5) Empty Room - 10,0
6) City With No Children - 10,0
7) Half Light I - 9,0
8) Half Light II (No Celebration) - 9,5
9) Suburban War - 10,0
10) Month Of May - 9,5
11) Wasted Hours - 9,5
12) Deep Blue - 9,5
13) We Used To Wait - 10,0
14) Sprawl I (Flatland) - 10,0
15) Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - 10,0
16) The Suburbs (Continued) - 10,0
TOTAL: 9,78 (98/100)
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Mon Nov 20 2023
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1) Blue Rondo À La Turk - 7,0
2) Strange Meadow Lark - 6,5
3) Take Five - 10,0
4) Three To Get Ready - 6,5
5) Kathy's Waltz - 6,5
6) Everybody's Jumpin' - 6,0
7) Pick Up Sticks - 6,0
TOTAL: 6,93 (69/100)
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Tue Nov 21 2023
Different Class
Pulp
1) Mis-Shapes (#27, 3wks) - 8,5
2) Pencil Skirt - 8,0
3) Common People (#16, 6 wks) - 10,0
4) I Spy - 9,0
5) Disco 2000 (#30, 4wks) - 9,5
6) Live Bed Show - 8,5
7) Something Changed - 8,5
8) Sorted For E's & Wizz - 8,5
9) F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. - 8,0
10) Underwear - 8,5
11) Monday Morning - 8,0
12) Bar Italia - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,58 (86/100)
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Wed Nov 22 2023
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
01) No Man Can Find A War - 7,0
02) Carnival Song - 5,0
03) Pleasant Street - 6,0
04) Hallucinations - 4,0
05) I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain - 5,0
06) Once I Was - 7,0
07) Phantasmagoria In Two - 6,5
08) Knight-Errant - 5,0
09) Goodbye And Hello - 3,5
10) Morning Glory - 4,5
TOTAL: 5,35 (53/100)
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Thu Nov 23 2023
Born To Be With You
Dion
01) Born To Be With You - 6,5
02) Make The Woman Love Me - 6,0
03) Your Own Back Yard - 6,0
04) (He's Got) The Whole World In His Hands - 6,0
05) Only You Know - 6,5
06) New York City Song - 6,0
07) In And Out Of The Shadows - 6,0
08) Good Lovin' Man - 5,5
TOTAL: 6,06 (60/100)
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Fri Nov 24 2023
Very
Pet Shop Boys
01) Can You Forgive Her? (#1, 9 wks) - 10,0
02) I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (#7, 4 wks) - 8,0
03) Liberation (#6, 6 wks) - 8,5
04) A Different Point Of View - 8,0
05) Dreaming Of The Queen - 8,5
06) Yesterday, When I Was Mad (#32, 2 wks) - 8,5
07) The Theatre - 8,5
08) One And One Make Five - 8,5
09) To Speak Is A Sin - 8,0
10) Young Offender - 7,5
11) One In A Million - 7,5
12) Go West (#1, 7wks) - 10,0
TOTAL: 8,46 (85/100)
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Sat Nov 25 2023
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
01) Good Times Bad Times - 9,5
02) Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - 10,0
03) You Shook Me - 10,0
04) Dazed And Confused - 10,0
05) Your Time Is Gonna Come - 10,0
06) Black Mountain Side - 10,0
07) Communication Breakdown - 9,5
08) I Can't Quit You Baby - 10,0
09) How Many More Times - 9,5
TOTAL: 9,83 (98/100)
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Sun Nov 26 2023
Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
01) Who Do You Love Suite - 4,5
02) Mona - 5,5
03) Maiden Of The Cancer Moon - 4,0
04) Calvary - 3,5
05) Happy Trails - 4,0
TOTAL: 4,30 (43/100)
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Mon Nov 27 2023
Closer
Joy Division
01) Atrocity Exhibition - 8,5
02) Isolation - 8,5
03) Passover - 7,5
04) Colony - 7,0
05) A Means To An End - 7,5
06) Heart And Soul - 8,0
07) Twenty Four Hours - 8,5
08) The Eternal - 8,5
09) Decades - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,06 (81/100)
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Tue Nov 28 2023
Bossanova
Pixies
01) Cecilia Ann - 7,5
02) Rock Music - 6,5
03) Velouria - 7,5
04) Allison - 7,0
05) Is She Weird - 8,5
06) Ana - 8,0
07) All Over The World - 7,0
08) Dig For Fire - 8,0
09) Down To The Well - 7,5
10 The Happening - 7,5
11) Blown Away - 7,0
12) Hang Wire - 7,5
13) Stormy Weather - 7,0
14) Havalina - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,39 (74/100)
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Wed Nov 29 2023
Two Dancers
Wild Beasts
01) The Fun Powder Plot - 8,0
02) Hooting & Howling - 8,5
03) All the King's Men - 7,0
04) When I'm Sleepy - 7,0
05) We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues - 8,5
06) Two Dancers (I) - 8,0
07) Two Dancers (II) - 7,0
08) This Is Our Lot - 7,0
09) Underbelly - 6,5
10) Empty Nest - 7,0
11) Through the Iron Gate - 6,0
TOTAL: 7,32 (73/100)
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Thu Nov 30 2023
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Act One: The Ring’s The Thing
01) On The Wrong Side Of Relaxation - 1,0
02) Under Wraps - 7,0
03) Central Control - 5,0
04) Round Up The Usual Suspects - 1,0
Act Two: Real Deep Cool
05) Sounds From The Big House - 3,5
06) Suck On The Honey Of Love - 4,5
07) Everything Happens To Me - 5,0
08) The Swinging Detective - 5,0
Act Three: The Final Irony
09) Autodestruction - 2,0
10) Intensive Care - 1,0
11) The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - 3,0
12) Free At Last - 1,0
For Your Ears Only
13) Alfred Hitchcock Presents - 1,0
14) Chocolate Milk Shake - 3,5
15) The Man With The Golden Arm - 7,0
TOTAL: 3,37 (34/100)
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Fri Dec 01 2023
Make Yourself
Incubus
1. "Privilege" - 6,0
2. "Nowhere Fast" - 6,5
3. "Consequence" - 6,5
4. "The Warmth" - 7,5
5. "When It Comes" - 6,5
6. "Stellar" - 6,0
7. "Make Yourself" - 5,5
8. "Drive" - 8,0
9. "Clean" - 5,5
10. "Battlestar Scralatchtica" - 5,0
11. "I Miss You" - 7,0
12. "Pardon Me" - 6,5
13. "Out from Under" - 5,5
TOTAL: 6,31 (63/100)
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Sat Dec 02 2023
American Idiot
Green Day
1. "American Idiot" - 9,0
2. "Jesus of Suburbia" - 7,5
3. "Holiday" - 8,5
4. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - 10,0
5. "Are We the Waiting" - 9,0
6. "St. Jimmy" - 7,0
7. "Give Me Novacaine" - 7,5
8. "She's a Rebel" - 7,5
9. "Extraordinary Girl" - 7,0
10. "Letterbomb" - 7,0
11. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - 10,0
12. "Homecoming" - 7,0
13. "Whatsername" - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,16 (82/100)
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Sun Dec 03 2023
Opus Dei
Laibach
1. "Leben heißt Leben" - 6,5
2. "Geburt einer Nation" - 6,5
3. "Leben - Tod" - 6,0
4. "F.I.A.T." - 6,5
5. "Opus Dei" - 7,0
6. "Trans-National" - 5,0
7. "How the West Was Won" - 5,0
8. "The Great Seal" - 6,0
TOTAL: 6,06 (61/100)
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Mon Dec 04 2023
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
01) Zero - 9,5
02) Heads Will Roll - 9,0
03) Soft Shock - 8,5
04) Skeletons - 9,5
05) Dull Life - 8,0
06) Shame and Fortune - 8,0
07) Runaway - 8,5
08) Dragon Queen - 8,5
09) Hysteric - 8,5
10) Little Shadow - 8,5
11) Faces - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,59 (86/100)
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Tue Dec 05 2023
Aja
Steely Dan
01) Black Cow - 7,0
02) Aja - 6,5
03) Deacon Blues - 7,0
04) Peg - 7,0
05) Home at Last - 6,0
06) I Got the News - 5,0
07) Josie - 6,5
TOTAL: 6,43 (64/100)
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Wed Dec 06 2023
Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
01) Honky Tonk Heroes - 7,5
02) Old Five and Dimers Like Me - 7,0
03) Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me - 6,5
04) Low Down Freedom - 7,0
05) Omaha - 7,5
06) You Ask Me To - 8,0
07) Ride Me Down Easy - 7,0
08) Ain't No God In Mexico - 6,5
09) Black Rose - 6,5
10) We Had It All - 8,0
TOTAL: 7,15 (72/100)
Never heard of Mr. Jennings before. I'm not a big country fan, but this was pretty decent...
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Thu Dec 07 2023
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
01) Oh, Boy! - 7,0
02) Not Fade Away - 6,5
03) You've Got Love - 7,0
04) Maybe Baby - 6,5
05) It's Too Late - 6,5
06) Tell Me How - 7,0
07) That'll Be The Day - 10,0
08) I'm Looking For Someone To Love - 7,0
09) An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date) - 6,5
10) Send Me Some Lovin - 6,5
11) Last Night - 6,0
12) Rock Me Baby - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,00 (70/100)
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Fri Dec 08 2023
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
01) Generation Genocide - 4,0
02) Let It Slide - 7,0
03) Good Enough - 7,0
04) Something So Clear - 5,0
05) Thorn - 5,5
06) Into the Drink - 5,5
07) Broken Hands - 5,0
08) Who You Drivin' Now? - 5,5
09) Move Out - 6,0
10) Shoot the Moon - 6,0
11) Fuzzgun '91 - 7,0
12) Pokin' Around - 5,5
13) Don't Fade IV - 5,0
14) Check-Out Time - 5,5
TOTAL: 5,68 (57/100)
I was a big Nirvana fan in the 90's but this did nothing for me...
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Sat Dec 09 2023
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
01) Down to Zero - 8,5
02) Help Yourself - 8,0
03) Water with the Wine - 7,5
04) Love and Affection - 8,5
05) Save Me - 8,0
06) Join the Boys - 7,0
07) People - 7,5
08) Somebody Who Loves You - 8,5
09) Like Fire - 7,5
10) Tall in the Saddle - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,80 (78/100)
"Drop the pilot, try my balloon
Drop the monkey, smell my perfume"
That's all I knew about Joan Armatrading before listening to this album :-) This is very pleasant listening. Track #1 is my favourite, followed by #4 & #8.
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Sun Dec 10 2023
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
01) Love Goes On - 8,5
02) Quiet Heart - 8,5
03) Love Is a Sign - 7,5
04) You Can't Say No Forever - 7,5
05) The Devil's Eye - 7,5
06) Streets of Your Town - 9,0
07) Clouds - 7,5
08) Was There Anything I Could Do? - 8,0
09) I'm All Right - 7,5
10) Dive for Your Memory - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,00 (80/100)
I love it when an album by artist I don't know comes around... And I love it when I like it. Streets of Your Town, Love Goes On, Quiet Heart and Dive For Your Memory are my favourites.
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Mon Dec 11 2023
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
01) The Chronic (Intro) - 5,5
02) Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') - 6,5
03) Let Me Ride - 6,5
04) The Day the Niggaz Took Over - 5,5
05) Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang - 6,5
06) Deeez Nuuuts - 5,5
07) Lil' Ghetto Boy - 6,5
08) A Nigga Witta Gun - 5,5
09) Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat - 5,5
10) The $20 Sack Pyramid - 2,0
11) Lyrical Gangbang - 5,5
12) High Powered - 5,0
13) The Doctor's Office 1,0
14) Stranded on Death Row 5,5
15) The Roach - 6,0
16) Bitches Ain't Shit - 4,0
TOTAL: 5,16 (52/100)
The production and the beats are great but the lyrics are plain s**t. I understand why it's on this list, but it's just not my cup of tea.
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Tue Dec 12 2023
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
01) War Pigs - 8,5
02) Paranoid - 10,0
03) Planet Caravan - 10,0
04) Iron Man - 8,5
05) Electric Funeral - 8,5
06) Hand Of Doom - 8,5
07) Rat Salad - 7,5
08) Fairies Wear Boots - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,69 (87/100)
"Planet Caravan" is so different than the rest of the album, love it! "Paranoid" is a rock/metal royalty. Not the fan of the genre, but this is very, very good...
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Wed Dec 13 2023
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
01) I Wanna Destroy You - 8,0
02) Kingdom of Love - 8,0
03) Positive Vibrations - 7,5
04) I Got The Hots - 7,0
05) Insanely Jealous - 8,0
06) Tonight - 7,5
07) You'll Have To Go Sideways - 6,0
08) Old Pervert - 6,5
09) Queen of Eyes - 7,0
10) Underwater Moonlight - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,30 (73/100)
Never heard of the band.
60s meet punk rock.
Weird, but kinda good weird. I think.
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys
01) Kill The Poor - 5,5
02) Forward To Death - 5,0
03) When Ya Get Drafted - 5,5
04) Let's Lynch The Landlord - 5,5
05) Drug Me - 4,0
06) Your Emotions - 5,0
07) Chemical Warfare - 4,0
08) California Uber Alles - 5,0
09) I Kill Children - 5,0
10) Stealing People's Mail - 5,0
11) Funland At The Beach - 5,0
12) Ill In The Head - 4,5
13) Holiday In Cambodia - 5,5
14) Viva Las Vegas - 4,5
TOTAL: 4,93 (49/100)
It stardted ok, but after a while it all just starts to sound the same - like noise...
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Fri Dec 15 2023
Cross
Justice
01) Genesis - 7,0
02) Let There Be Light - 7,0
03) D.A.N.C.E. - 8,0
04) Newjack - 7,5
05) Phantom - 7,0
06) Phantom Pt. II - 8,0
07) Valentine - 7,5
08) Tthhee Ppaarrttyy - 8,0
09) DVNO - 8,0
10) Stress - 8,5
11) Waters of Nazareth - 7,5
12) One Minute to Midnight - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,63 (76/100)
Very Daft Punk esque. It would be 3,5 stars for me, but I'm feeling generous, so it's 4 stars. "Stress" is very interesting. While in other songs I hear Daft Punk in this one I can hear a bit of Chemical Brothers. This is my 31st album and it goes in at number 15. Neeext!
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Sat Dec 16 2023
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
01) Bookends Theme - 8,0
02) Save The Life Of My Child - 6,0
03) America - 8,5
04) Overs - 8,5
05) Voices of Old People - 1,0
06) Old Friends - 7,5
07) Bookends Theme - 8,0
08) Fakin' It - 9,0
09) Punky's Dilemma - 8,0
10) Mrs. Robinson - 10,0
11) A Hazy Shade of Winter - 9,5
12) At The Zoo - 8,5
TOTAL: 7,71 (77/100)
I know it's a concept album, but I can see no point in track #5. On the other hand, "Mrs. Robinson" is a classic and my favorite. So, this is the first album that has lowest and highest mark on it. Oooh, and I know "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" too :-) I don't know why, but I kind of expected more.
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Sun Dec 17 2023
Station To Station
David Bowie
01) Station To Station - 8,5
02) Golden Years - 10,0
03) Word On A Wing - 8,5
04) TVC15 - 9,0
05) Stay - 9,0
06) Wild Is The Wind - 10,0
TOTAL: 9,17 (92/100)
Five stars! Album #33, and only my 3rd highest mark. Hope there's more Bowie along the way...
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Mon Dec 18 2023
Amnesiac
Radiohead
01) Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box - 9,0
02) Pyramid Song - 10,0
03) Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors - 8,0
04) You and Whose Army? - 9,5
05) I Might Be Wrong - 9,5
06) Knives Out - 10,0
07) Morning Bell/Amnesiac - 8,5
08) Dollars and Cents - 8,5
09) Hunting Bears - 9,0
10) Like Spinning Plates - 8,5
11) Life in a Glasshouse - 8,5
TOTAL: 9,00 (90/100)
I remember being disappointed with Radiohead albums after "OK Computer" but after today's listening to "Amnesiac" I can't remember why. This sounds fresh, maybe it was ahead of its time?
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Tue Dec 19 2023
Moving Pictures
Rush
01) Tom Sawyer - 6,5
02) Red Barchetta - 6,5
03) YYZ - 6,5
04) Limelight - 6,5
05) The Camera Eye - 6,5
06) Witch Hunt - 6,5
07) Vital Signs - 6,5
TOTAL: 6,50 (65/100)
I mean, every song sounds the same. His voice is... special. Unfortunately, I wouldn't say in a good way. Maybe song #3 is the best, because of the before mentioned reasons? :-P
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Wed Dec 20 2023
Smile
Brian Wilson
01) Our Prayer/Gee - 4,0
02) Heroes and Villains - 6,0
03) Roll Plymouth Rock - 5,0
04) Barnyard - 3,0
05) Old Master Painter/You Are My Sunshine - 3,0
06) Cabin Essence - 7,0
07) Wonderful - 6,0
08) Song For Children - 5,0
09) Child Is Father of the Man - 5,0
10) Surf's Up - 5,0
11) I'm in Great Shape/I Wanna Be Around/Workshop - 3,0
12) Vega-Tables - 4,0
13) On a Holiday - 5,0
14) Wind Chimes - 5,0
15) Mrs. O'Leary's Cow - 5,0
16) In Blue Hawaii - 5,0
17) Good Vibrations - 8,0
TOTAL: 4,94 (49/100)
Maybe I'm just too tired, but I don't get this. It's like snippets of the songs, repeating all over again. "Cabin Essence" is the only song I hear, the rest are all 30 seconds snippets. Is this like a children's album? My favorite vegetables? WTF? Oh, I'm too tired, it's been a long day...
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Thu Dec 21 2023
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
01) Fisherman's Blues - 10,0
02) We Will Not Be Lovers - 8,0
03) Strange Boat - 8,0
04) World Party - 7,5
05) Sweet Girl - 7,5
06) Jimmy Hickey's Waltz - 8,0
07) And a Bang on the Ear - 8,5
08) Has Anybody Here Seen Hank? - 7,5
09) When Will We Be Married? - 7,0
10) When Ye Go Away - 7,5
11) Dunford's Fancy - 6,0
12) The Stolen Child - 8,0
13) This Land Is Your Land - 6,0
TOTAL: 7,65 (77/100)
I love track #1 "Fisherman's Blues". The rest of the album is also good, very pleasant listening, unlike some albums on this list :-)
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Fri Dec 22 2023
Tank Battles
Dagmar Krause
01) The Song of the Whitewash - 4,0
02) (I Read About) Tank Battles - 3,0
03) You Have to Pay - 3,0
04) Chanson Allemande - 5,0
05) The Ballad of the Sackslingers - 3,0
06) Mother Beimlein - 1,0
07) The Perhaps Song - 4,0
08) Lied von der Belebeden Wirkung des Geldes - 5,0
09) Mankind - 2,0
10) Bettelied - 3,0
11) Song of a German Mother - 4,0
12) Change the World – It Needs It - 2,0
13) Bankenlied (Banking Song) - 5,0
14) Legende von der Entstehung des Buches Taoteking - 2,0
15) Balad of (Bourgoise) Welfare - 2,0
16) Mother's Hands - 2,0
17) Berlin 1919 - 2,0
18) And I Shall Never See Again - 2,0
19) Genevieve: Ostern ist Ein Ball sur Seine - 5,0
20) The Wise Woman and the Soldier - 4,0
21) Failure in Loving - 2,0
22) Und Endlich Stirbt - 3,0
23) The Rat Men – Nightmare - 2,0
24) The Homecoming - 2,0
25) The Trenches - 2,0
26) To a Little Radio - 3,0
TOTAL: 2,96 (30/100)
And here's another album I don't know why I had to hear before my death. Maybe because it's boring to death. I was listening on You Tube and ad breaks were the best moments...
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Sat Dec 23 2023
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
01) Speak To Me/Breathe - 9,5
02) On The Run - 9,5
03) Time - 10,0
04) The Great Gig In The Sky - 10,0
05) Money - 10,0
06) Us And Them - 10,0
07) Any Colour You Like - 10,0
08) Brain Damage - 10,0
09) Eclipse - 10,0
TOTAL: 9,88 (99/100)
I never actually listened to this album, and I call myself a music lover. Despicable. But this is exactly why I wanted to do "1001 albums...". I have 962 more albums to go, but this is definitely one of the most important ones. It deserves every praise it has received.
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Sun Dec 24 2023
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
01) Broken Skin - 8,0
02) Letting Go - 7,5
03) Homelands - 8,0
04) The Pilgrim - 7,5
05) Tides - 7,5
06) Nadia - 8,5
07) Immigrant -6,5
08) Serpents - 6,0
09) Anthem Without Nation - 6,5
10) Nostalgia - 7,0
11) The Conference - 5,0
12) Beyond Skin - 6,0
TOTAL: 7,00 (70/100)
I read the reviews before listening and expected very little of this one. But it started quite well, let's see how it will go.
Half way through, the songs are starting to sound a bit repetitive, but still very pleasant listening. It reminds me of Deep Forest or Enigma, and I like that kind of music.
"The Conference" sounds just like that, a bunch of people mumbling rubbish at the same time.
At the end, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. "Nadia" is my favorite track.
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
01) Gotta Get Up - 8,5
02) Driving Along - 8,0
03) Early in the Morning - 8,0
04) The Moonbeam Song - 8,0
05) Down - 7,5
06) Without You - 10,0
07) Coconut - 7,5
08) Let the Good Times Roll - 7,0
09) Jump into the Fire - 9,0
10) I'll Never Leave You - 7,0
TOTAL: 8,05 (81/100)
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
01) White Christmas - 9,5
02) Frosty The Snowman - 9,5
03) The Bells of St. Mary - 8,5
04) Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - 9,0
05) Sleigh Ride - 10,0
06) Marshmallow World - 8,0
07) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - 8,5
08) Rudolph The Red-Nosed Raindeer - 8,5
09) Winter Wonderland - 8,5
10) The Parade of the Tin Soldiers - 8,5
11) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - 10,0
12) Here Comes Santa Claus - 8,0
13) Silent Night - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,81 (88/100)
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Wed Dec 27 2023
The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
01) Mining For Gold - 7,0
02) Misguided Angel - 8,5
03) Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) - 8,5
04) I Don't Get It - 8,0
05) I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - 8,0
06) To Love Is to Bury - 8,5
07) 200 More Miles - 8,0
08) Dreaming My Dreams with You - 8,0
09) Working on a Building - 8,0
10) Sweet Jane - 9,5
11) Postcard Blues - 7,0
12) Walkin' After Midnight - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,08 (81/100)
I can almost imagine myself sitting in that church while they're playing and recording. And I enjoy the worship.
Listening this on a cloudy winter tuesday morning is definitely helping to set the mood. Very nice.
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
01) Call Me - 5,0
02) Green - 7,0
03) Hate My Way - 5,5
04) Vicky's Box - 5,0
05) Rabbits Dying - 5,0
06) America (She Can't Say No) - 5,0
07) Fear - 5,5
08) Stand Up - 5,0
09) Soul Soldier - 5,0
10) Delicate Cutters - 5,0
TOTAL: 5,30 (53/100)
Song #2 sounds OK to me. Later I read that is the only song on this album not written by Kirstin Hersh. Well, it seems I'm not a fan of hers. Although, I loved "Your Ghost" when I was a teenager. Go figure.
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Fri Dec 29 2023
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
01) Billy Jack - 7,5
02) When Seasons Change - 7,0
03) So in Love - 7,5
04) Jesus - 7,0
05) Blue Monday People - 7,5
06) Hard Times - 7,5
07) Love to the People - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,36 (74/100)
There's nothing really wrong with this album, nice music, nice production, nice voice, nice songs but the final result is kind of... boring.
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Sat Dec 30 2023
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
01) Feel It - 8,5
02) Chain Gang - 9,0
03) Cupid - 10,0
04) It's Allright/For Sentimental Reasons - 9,0
05) Twistin' the Night Away - 8,0
06) Somebody Have Mercy - 8,0
07) Bring It On Home To Me - 8,5
08) Nothing Can Change This Love - 8,0
09) Having a Party - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,61 (86/100)
It must have been a fun night at The Harlem Square Club.
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Sun Dec 31 2023
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
01) Days of Graduation - 6,5
02) Ronnie and Neil - 6,5
03) 72 (This Highway's Mean) - 6,5
04) Dead, Drunk, and Naked - 6,0
05) Guitar Man Upstairs - 5,5
06) Birmingham - 6,0
07) The Southern Thing - 5,0
08) The Three Great Alabama Icons - 6,0
09) Wallace - 5,0
10) Zip City - 5,0
11) Moved - 4,5
12) Let There Be Rock - 4,5
13) Road Cases - 5,5
14) Women Without Whiskey - 4,5
15) Plastic Flowers on the Highway - 4,5
16) Cassie's Brother - 4,5
17) Life in the Factory - 4,5
18) Shut Up and Get on the Plane - 4,5
19) Greenville to Baton Rouge - 4,5
20) Angels and Fuselage - 5,0
TOTAL: 5,22 (52/100)
Oh God! Another one I have to listen on You Tube :rolleyes
When you think you're finally done, there's a second part, because why not. Well, at least I had enough time to learn something about George Wallace, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the city of Birmingham, Alabama... Wikipedia is my friend.
I started to lose patience half way through the second part. God, this is sooo booooriiiiing!
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Mon Jan 01 2024
Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
01) Darklands - 7,5
02) Deep One Perfect Morning - 7,5
03) Happy When It Rains - 7,5
04) Down on Me - 7,5
05) Nine Million Rainy Days - 7,5
06) April Skies - 7,5
07) Fall - 7,0
08) Cherry Came Too - 7,0
09) On The Wall - 6,5
10) About You - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,25 (73/100)
I should love this more than I do. Good, but nothing special.
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Tue Jan 02 2024
Blackstar
David Bowie
01) ★ - 8,5
02) 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore - 8,0
03) Lazarus - 9,5
04) Sue (Or in a Season of Crime) - 8,5
05) Girl Loves Me - 9,0
06) Dollar Days - 8,5
07) I Can't Give Everything Away - 9,5
TOTAL: 8,79 (88/100)
I didn't like it much when it first came out, it was too dark, too experimental for me. But now, after few years, it sort of sits with me a bit more. "Lazarus" is my favorite track, followed by "I Can't Give Everything Away" and "Girl Loves Me".
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Wed Jan 03 2024
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
01) Suzanne - 9,5
02) Master Song - 9,0
03) Winter Lady - 9,0
04) The Stranger Song - 8,5
05) Sisters Of Mercy - 9,0
06) So Long, Marianne - 10,0
07) Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye - 9,0
08) Stories Of The Street - 9,0
09) Teachers - 9,5
10) One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong - 8,5
TOTAL: 9,10 (91/100)
It's my 50th album, and my 6th five stars. I love the story telling, love the atmosphere and I loooove "So Long, Marianne".
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
01) Love The One You're With - 8,5
02) Do for the Others - 8,0
03) Church (Part of Someone) - 8,5
04) Old Times Good Times - 7,5
05) Go Back Home - 8,0
06) Sit Yourself Down - 8,5
07) To a Flame - 7,0
08) Black Queen - 7,0
09) Cherokee - 7,0
10) We Are Not Helpless - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,75 (78/100)
Nice music, it has everything you expect of the 70's... It even has Hendrix, Clapton, Ringo Starr and Cass Elliot. What more could you wish for.
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Django Django
Django Django
01) Introduction - 7,5
02) Hail Bop - 8,5
03) Default - 8,5
04) Firewater - 8,0
05) Waveforms - 8,0
06) Zumm Zumm - 8,5
07) Hand of Man - 7,5
08) Love's Dart - 7,5
09) WOR - 8,5
10) Storm - 7,5
11) Life's a Beach - 8,5
12) Skies Over Cairo - 8,5
13) Silver Rays - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,08 (81/100)
This is so my cup of tea, why have I never heard of this band? It's kind of Hot Chip-ish... Uuuh, who knows if Hot Chip is on this list?
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Sat Jan 06 2024
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
01) Band On The Run - 10,0
02) Jet - 8,0
03) Bluebird - 9,0
04) Mrs. Vandebilt - 9,5
05) Let Me Roll It - 9,0
06) Mamunia - 9,0
07) No Words - 8,0
08) Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me) - 8,0
09) Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five - 9,0
TOTAL: 8,83 (88/100)
Almost five stars, but I lost it a bit in the second half. Still, very good record, can't wait to get some Beatles albums... Let it beee, let it beee...
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Sun Jan 07 2024
Dance Mania
Tito Puente
01) El Cayuco - 7,0
02) Complicación - 7,0
03) 3-D Mambo - 6,5
04) Llegó Miján - 7,0
05) Cuando Te Vea - 6,5
06) Hong Kong Mambo - 7,5
07) Mambo Gozón - 7,0
08) Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembé - 6,5
09) Varsity Drag - 6,5
10) Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti - 6,0
11) Agua Limpia Todo - 6,5
12) Saca Tu Mujer - 7,0
TOTAL: 6,75 (68/100)
This was probably dance mania back then, but now, 66 years later, it's...not.
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Mon Jan 08 2024
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
01) He's The Greatest Dancer - 9,5
02) Lost In Music - 9,5
03) Somebody Loves Me - 7,5
04) Thinking of You - 8,5
05) We Are Family - 9,5
06) Easier to Love - 8,0
07) You're a Friend to Me - 8,0
08) One More Time - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,63 (86/100)
Why do you guys hate disco so much? I mean, this is definitely more pleasant listening than half of the other albums on this list (not to mention names). Half? Make that 75%
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Homework
Daft Punk
01) Daftendirekt - 8,5
02) WDPK 83.7 FM - 6,0
03) Revolution 909 - 10,0
04) Da Funk - 10,0
05) Phoenix - 8,5
06) Fresh - 8,5
07) Around the World - 10,0
08) Rollin' & Scratchin' - 8,5
09) Teachers - 8,5
10) High Fidelity - 8,5
11) Rock'n Roll - 7,0
12) Oh Yeah - 7,5
13) Burnin' - 9,0
14) Indo Silver Club - 8,5
15) Alive - 8,5
16) Funk Ad - 7,5
TOTAL: 8,44 (84/100)
Ah, mon Dieu, finally something from when I was young :-P I loved french house/electronica acts of the late 90s and early 00s like Air, Daft Punk, Cassius, Modjo, The Supermen Lovers, Stardust, Bob Sinclar, Martin Solveig... and then David Guetta came and ruined it all :-/
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
01) Water from a Vine Leaf - 8,5
02) Into the Paradise - 8,5
03) Time to get Wize - 8,5
04) Harry Flowers - 8,0
05) A Touch of the Night - 8,5
06) The Story of Light - 8,5
07) Gringatcho Demento - 7,5
08) A Hazy Shade of Random - 8,0
09) Best Friend, Paranoia - 7,5
10) The Monkey King - 7,0
11) Deus Ex Machina - 7,0
12) Water Babies - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,92 (79/100)
My first knowledge of William Orbit is that he produced Madonna's "Ray Of Light", I didn't know he released five albums before that. This is actually very cool listening. It reminds me of Moby's "Play", but it was released before that so... maybe "Play" was influenced by Orbit. Oh, and I always thought that William Orbit is a part of "Orbital". Seems I was wrong :-) One can learn a lot while listening to 1001 albums.
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Thu Jan 11 2024
Doolittle
Pixies
01) Debaser - 7,5
02) Tame - 7,0
03) Wave of Mutilation - 7,0
04) I Bleed - 7,0
05) Here Comes Your Man - 10,0
06) Dead - 6,5
07) Monkey Gone To Heaven - 8,0
08) Mr. Grieves - 7,5
09) Crackity Jones - 7,0
10) La La Love You - 7,5
11) No. 13 Baby - 7,5
12) There Goes My Gun - 7,5
13) Hey - 7,5
14) Silver - 7,0
15) Gouge Away - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,47 (75/100)
Here's Pixies again. Once again it's three stars from me. I understand why they are influential and all, but there's just something missing for me to enjoy them more.
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
01) Now My Heart Is Full - 8,0
02) Spring-Heeled Jim - 8,0
03) Billy Budd - 8,0
04) Hold On to Your Friends - 8,5
05) The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get - 8,5
06) Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself - 8,0
07) I Am Hated for Loving - 8,5
08) Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning - 8,5
09) Used to Be a Sweet Boy - 8,5
10) The Lazy Sunbathers - 8,5
11) Speedway - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,32 (83/100)
I understand he's a bit of an asshole these days? Oh well...
I like this, it's depressive, it's sad - just like a teenage me. I was 16 when this was published, I really don't know why I didn't listen to The Smiths and Morrissey back then.
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Sat Jan 13 2024
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
01) I Ain't the One - 7,5
02) Tuesday's Gone - 9,0
03) Gimme Three Steps - 8,5
04) Simple Man - 9,5
05) Things Goin' On - 8,5
06) Mississippi Kid - 8,5
07) Poison Whiskey - 7,5
08) Free Bird - 9,5
TOTAL: 8,56 (86/100)
I'm not very familiar with Lynyrd Skynyrd, except for the "Sweet Home Alabama" and the fateful plane crash. Few weeks ago I had to listen to Drive-By Truckers and their hommage to Lynard Skynard "Southern Rock Opera" and I was bored to hell. I was kind of afraid this would be similar shit all over again but, thank God, this is miles better.
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Sun Jan 14 2024
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
01) Opening Intro - 5,0
02) Emotional Weather Report - 5,0
03) Intro - 1,0
04) On A Foggy Night - 4,0
05) Intro - 1,0
06) Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac with Susan Michelson) - 4,0
07) Intro - 1,0
08) Better Off Without a Wife - 4,5
09) Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street) - 2,0
10) Intro - 1,0
11) Warm Beer and Cold Women - 5,0
12) Intro - 1,0
13) Putnam County - 5,0
14) Spare Parts I (A Nocturnal Emission) - 3,5
15) Nobody - 4,5
16) Intro - 1,0
17) Big Joe and Phantom 309 - 3,0
18) Spare Parts II and Closing - 2,0
TOTAL: 2,97 (30/100)
What the hell... Is this stand up comedy? Jazz? The hell is this? If stand up, I don't understand him, he's mumbling. If jazz, I don't like jazz. There are probably 1001 album that didn't get to this list but would rather listen to before I die.
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
01) Where Do The Children Play? - 8,5
02) Hard Headed Woman - 8,0
03) Wild World - 10,0
04) Sad Lisa - 8,5
05) Miles from Nowhere - 7,5
06) But I Might Die Tonight - 7,5
07) Longer Boats - 8,0
08) Into White - 7,5
09) On the Road to Find Out - 7,5
10) Father and Son - 9,0
11) Tea for the Tillerman - 6,5
TOTAL: 8,05 (81/100)
It's a nice album, a solid 4 stars. It features two big hits and it seems I prefer "Wild World" over "Father and Son".
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Tue Jan 16 2024
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
01) I'd Have You Anytime - 9,0
02) My Sweet Lord - 10,0
03) Wah-Wah - 8,5
04) Isn't It a Pity (Version 1) - 9,5
05) What Is Life - 8,5
06) If Not For You - 9,0
07) Behind That Locked Door - 8,5
08) Let It Down - 8,0
09) Run of the Mill - 8,5
10) Beware of Darkness - 8,5
11) Apple Scruffs - 8,5
12) Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - 9,0
13) Awaiting on You All - 8,5
14) All Things Must Pass - 8,5
15) I Dig Love - 8,0
16) Art of Dying - 8,5
17) Isn't It a Pity (Version Two) - 8,5
18) Hear Me Lord - 8,0
19) Out of the Blue - 7,5
20) It's Johnny's Birthday - 6,0
21) Plug Me In - 7,0
22) I Remember Jeep - 7,0
23) Thanks for the Pepperoni - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,30 (83/100)
Not double, but triple album. My sweet Lord... If this was cut in half (or at least without "Apple Jam") it would stand a chance for the highest mark. The album is great, but do we really need two versions of "Isn't It a Pity" when the first one is so nearly perfect? George Harrison shows that he is as great as Lennon and McCartney are.
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
01) I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - 8,0
02) Bangles - 7,0
03) Onie - 7,5
04) Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying It Less) - 7,5
05) Train for Tomorrow - 7,0
06) Sold to the Highest Bidder - 7,0
07) Get Me to the World on Time - 7,5
08) About a Quarter to Nine - 6,5
09) The King Is in the Counting House - 6,0
10) Luvin - 7,5
11) Try Me on for Size - 6,0
12) The Toonerville Trolley - 5,0
TOTAL: 6,88 (69/100)
Oh Lord, I'm stuck between 1967 and 1973 for whole week. If it wasn't for Tom Waits, this would be the weakest one. Started good but ended... thank God it ended...
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
01) Talkin' 'bout a Revolution - 10,0
02) Fast Car - 10,0
03) Across the Lines - 8,5
04) Behind the Wall - 8,5
05) Baby Can I Hold You - 10,0
06) Mountains o' Things - 9,0
07) She's Got Her Ticket - 8,5
08) Why? - 8,0
09) For My Lover - 9,0
10) If Not Now… - 8,5
11) For You - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,96 (90/100)
Now this one I could listen again, and I bet it would score even higher. The album which features "Fast Car" and "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" deserves highest mark.
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Country Life
Roxy Music
01) The Thrill Of It All - 7,0
02) Three and Nine - 7,0
03) All I Want Is You - 7,5
04) Out Of The Blue - 7,5
05) If It Takes All Night - 6,5
06) Bitter-Sweet - 8,0
07) Triptych - 7,0
08) Casanova - 6,5
09) A Really Good Time - 6,5
10) Prairie Rose - 6,5
TOTAL: 7,00 (70/100)
Only "Bitter-Sweet" stands out a bit for me, the rest is more or less the same and not very exciting. Actually, quite boring album.
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Sat Jan 20 2024
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
01) Money Changes Everything - 7,5
02) Girls Just Want To Have Fun - 10,0
03) When You Were Mine - 7,5
04) Time After Time - 10,0
05) She Bop - 10,0
06) All Through the Night - 9,5
07) Witness - 8,0
08) I'll Kiss You - 7,5
09) He's So Unusual - 6,0
10) Yeah Yeah - 7,5
TOTAL: 8,35 (84/100)
Ah, 80's pop. 4 great songs, 5 nice songs and one filler song we could do without. I was only five when this album came out but I too do have a memory to share: It was summer 1996, the school was about to end, I was in a class, sitting next to the open window, it was a beautiful day. A car went by and "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" was blasting out. Me and my friend sitting next to me looked at each other and started singing. Since than, every time I hear that song I remember her smile, that moment of pure happiness in combination of school ending and the beginning of the last innocent summer... And it feels like I'm 18 again...
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
01) Waitin' for the Bus - 8,5
02) Jesus Just Left Chicago - 8,5
03) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers - 8,5
04) Master of Sparks - 8,0
05) Hot, Blue and Righteous - 8,0
06) Move Me on Down the Line - 7,5
07) Precious and Grace - 7,0
08) La Grange - 8,5
09) Sheik - 7,5
10) Have You Heard? - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,90 (79/100)
My uncle used to listen to this kind of music when I was a kid. I was more into pop, but hey, I was just ten. It reminds me of him and his generation. So, maybe it's not dad rock, but it's definitely cool uncle rock.
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Skylarking
XTC
01) Summer's Cauldron - 8,0
02) Grass - 8,5
03) The Meeting Place - 8,5
04) That's Really Super, Supergirl - 8,0
05) Ballet for a Rainy Day - 7,5
06) 1000 Umbrellas - 7,0
07) Season Cycle - 6,5
08) Earn Enough for Us - 7,5
09) Big Day - 7,0
10) Another Satellite - 7,0
11) Mermaid Smiled - 7,5
12) The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul - 7,0
13) Dying - 7,0
14) Sacrificial Bonfire - 7,5
15) Dear God - 8,5
TOTAL: 7,53 (75/100)
I've heard of XTC but never actually listened to them. I couldn't name a single song of theirs even if my life depends on it. This album actually sounds better than I thought it will.
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Tue Jan 23 2024
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
01) Excursions - 8,0
02) Buggin' Out - 8,0
03) Rap Promoter - 7,5
04) Butter - 7,5
05) Verses From The Abstract - 7,5
06) Show Business - 8,0
07) Vibes And Stuff - 8,0
08) Infamous Date Rape - 7,5
09) Check The Rhime - 8,0
10) Everything Is Fair - 7,5
11) Jazz (We've Got) - 8,5
12) Skypager - 8,0
13) What? - 7,5
14) Scenario - 8,0
TOTAL: 7,82 (78/100)
Didn't like Dr.Dre's "The Chronic" (2 stars, it currently ranks #63 out of 69) so let's see how this one will score. Three songs in and it's much more enjoyable. Ok, two songs 'till the end and now I know why I like this one better (Butter?) - there's no excessive cursing... Lyrics are better, beats are minimal, only drum, bass and jazz samples. Much better, it goes in at number 35 out of 70.
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
01) Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) - 9,0
02) Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu - 8,5
03) O Filósofo - 8,0
04) Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro - 8,0
05) O Plebeu - 7,5
06) Taj Mahal - 9,0
07) Xica da Silva - 8,5
08) A História de Jorge - 7,5
09) Camisa 10 da Gávea - 7,0
10) Cavaleiro do Cavalo Imaculado - 7,0
11) África Brasil (Zumbi) - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,91 (79/100)
Another one I have to listen on You Tube. It started interesting but towards the end it started to sound a bit repetitive. "Taj Mahal" is the only song I know, it's played frequently on my local radio station. We also know it as the song Rod Stewart sang as "Do ya Think I'm Sexy".
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
01) For Tomorrow - 8,5
02) Advert - 8,0
03) Colin Zeal - 8,0
04) Pressure On Julian - 7,5
05) Star Shaped - 7,0
06) Blue Jeans - 7,5
07) Chemical World - 8,0
08) Sunday Sunday - 8,0
09) Oily Water - 7,5
10) Miss America - 7,0
11) Villa Rosie - 7,0
12) Coping - 7,5
13) Turn It Up - 7,0
14) Resigned - 8,0
TOTAL: 7,61 (76/100)
I was always Blur in Oasis vs. Blur. And this is typical Blur.
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Fri Jan 26 2024
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
01) The Age of the Understatement - 9,5
02) Standing Next to Me - 9,5
03) Calm Like You - 7,5
04) Separate and Ever Deadly - 8,0
05) The Chamber - 8,5
06) Only the Truth - 7,5
07) My Mistakes Were Made for You - 9,5
08) Black Plant - 8,0
09) I Don't Like You Anymore - 8,0
10) In My Room - 7,0
11) Meeting Place - 8,5
12) Time Has Come Again - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,29 (83/100)
Staaanding next to meee, staaanding next to mee...
Very good album, but I'm saving highest marks for the Arctic Monkeys.
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
01) Blue Suede Shoes - 9,5
02) I'm Counting on You - 9,0
03) I Got a Woman - 9,0
04) One-sided Love Affair - 9,0
05) I Love You Because - 8,0
06) Just Because - 8,5
07) Tutti Frutti - 8,5
08) Tryin' to Get to You - 8,5
09) I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You) - 8,5
10) I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') - 8,0
11) Blue Moon - 9,5
12) Money Honey - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,67 (87/100)
It's Elvis. I'm feeling almost ashamed for giving it only 4 stars but I have a feeling we're gonna hear more from him in the future :-)
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Sun Jan 28 2024
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
01) Sat In Your Lap - 7,5
02) There Goes A Tenner - 7,0
03) Pull Out The Pin - 7,0
04) Suspended In Gaffa - 8,0
05) Leave It Open - 7,0
06) The Dreaming - 6,5
07) Night Of The Swallow - 7,0
08) All The Love - 6,5
09) Houdini - 6,0
10) Get Out Of My House - 6,0
TOTAL: 6,85 (69/100)
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Mon Jan 29 2024
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
01) A Love Supreme, pt 1. - Acknowledgement - 3,0
02) A Love Supreme, pt. 2 - Resolution - 2,0
03) A Love Supreme, pt. 3. - Pursuance - 2,0
04) A Love Supreme, pt. 4. - Psalm 3,0
TOTAL: 2,50 (25/100)
God I hate jazz! It's like my left ear is fighting with my right one. Every instrument plays it's own tune. I know this is worthy album, but it's a big no for me.
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Tue Jan 30 2024
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
01) Black Mirror - 9,0
02) Keep The Car Running - 10,0
03) Neon Bible - 10,0
04) Intervention - 10,0
05) Black Wave/Bad Vibrations - 9,0
06) Ocean Of Noise - 9,5
07) The Well and the Lighthouse - 9,0
08) (Antichrist Television Blues) - 8,5
09) Windowsill - 8,5
10) No Cars Go - 9,5
11) My Body Is a Cage - 9,0
TOTAL: 9,27 (93/100)
I love Arcade Fire and although this is not my favorite album of theirs, it's a clear 5 stars from me. In at number 4 after 77 albums that I listened, ladies and gentelmen here's "Neon Bible". FYI, "The Suburbs" is currently at number 3.
Favorite tracks: "Keep The Car Running", "Neon Bible" and magnificent "Intervention"
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Wed Jan 31 2024
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
01) I Wanna Be Adored - 10,0
02) She Bangs the Drums - 8,0
03) Waterfall - 9,0
04) Don't Stop - 9,0
05) Bye Bye Badman - 9,0
06) Elizabeth My Dear - 7,5
07) (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister - 8,5
08) Made of Stone - 9,0
09) Shoot You Down - 8,0
10) This Is the One - 9,0
11) I Am the Resurrection - 9,5
12) Fools Gold - 10,0
TOTAL: 8,88 (89/100)
Not too familiar with The Stone Roses discography, but this is a really really good album. "I Wanna Be Adored" is such a classic! "Fools Gold" is incredible. "Don't Stop" is actually "Waterfall" in backwards? They re-recorded the drums and wrote a new lyrics and they learned to play it live. Ok, I need to give it another listen. Brilliant!
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
01) The Shining Hour - 7,5
02) Jupiter and Teardrop - 7,0
03) Fuzzy - 7,0
04) Wish You Well - 6,5
05) The Hook - 7,5
06) Soft Wolf Tread - 7,0
07) Stars 'n' Stripes - 7,0
08) Dixie Drug Store - 7,0
09) America Snoring - 7,0
10) Grace - 6,5
11) You Just Have to Be Crazy - 6,5
TOTALS: 6,95 (70/100)
Never heard of the band. It's not bad, but nothing I would remember in a few days.
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Fri Feb 02 2024
New Wave
The Auteurs
01) Show Girl - 7,0
02) Bailed Out 7,0
03) American Guitars - 6,5
04) Junk Shop Clothes - 7,5
05) Don't Trust the Stars - 6,0
06) Starstruck - 7,0
07) How Could I Be Wrong - 6,5
08) Housebreaker - 7,0
09) Valet Parking - 7,5
10) Idiot Brother - 7,5
11) Early Years - 7,0
12) Home Again - 7,0
13) Subculture (They Can't Find Him) - 7,0
TOTAL: 6,96 (70/100)
Here's another band I've never heard of. It's OK-ish. Unoffensive and pleasant listening but nothing more than that.
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Sat Feb 03 2024
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
01) Whole Lotta Love - 10,0
02) What Is and What Should Never Be - 10,0
03) The Lemon Song - 9,5
04) Thank You - 10,0
05) Heartbreaker - 9,5
06) Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) - 9,0
07) Ramble On - 9,5
08) Moby Dick - 8,0
09) Bring It On Home - 9,0
TOTAL: 9,39 (94/100)
Another five stars for Zeppelin. It seems I have a whole lotta love for them.
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Sun Feb 04 2024
What's That Noise?
Coldcut
And here's another "worthy" album that cannot be found on my streaming service! I mean, come on! I should give it 1 star just because of that.
01) People Hold On - 8,5
02) Fat (Party and Bullshit) - 7,5
03) (I'm) In Deep - 7,5
04) My Telephone - 6,5
05) Theme From "Reportage - 7,0
06) Which Doctor? - 7,5
07) Stop This Crazy Thing - 7,0
08) No Connection - 7,5
09) Smoke 1 - 7,5
10) Doctorin' the House - 8,0
11) What's That Noise? - 6,0
TOTAL: 7,32 (73/100)
I can see how this inspired the future artists (Avalanches, I'm looking at you). If I was little older in 1989, I would probably dig this.
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Didn't really like "Aja", so let's see how this one will score.
01) Bodhisattva - 6,0
02) Razor Boy - 7,0
03) The Boston Rag - 6,0
04) Your Gold Teeth - 5,5
05) Show Biz Kids - 6,0
06) My Old School - 6,0
07) Pearl of the Quarter - 6,0
08) King of the World - 7,0
TOTAL: 6,19 (62/100)
Well, still not impressed. I don't think Steely Dan is my cup of tea.
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
01) School - 8,0
02) Bloody Well Right - 8,0
03) Hide In Your Shell - 7,0
04) Asylum - 7,0
05) Dreamer - 9,0
06) Rudy - 7,0
07) If Everyone Was Listening - 7,0
08) Crime of the Century - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,50 (75/100)
I knew only one song ("Dreamer"). The rest was ok. Some of these songs are really too long. I think I'm gonna love "Breakfast In America" better.
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Wed Feb 07 2024
En-Tact
The Shamen
01) Move Any Mountain (Progen - Beatmasters 7") - 10,0
02) Human Nrg (Massey) - 8,0
03) Possible Worlds: Deep PSI - 8,5
04) Omega Amigo - 8,0
05) Evil Is Even [Edit] - 7,0
06) Hyperreal Orbit (Early Fade) - 8,0
07) Lightspan - 7,5
08) Make It Mine (v1.3 Lenny D Vox) - 8,0
09) Oxygen Restriction - 7,5
10) Hear Me (O My People) (Edit) - 7,0
11) 666 Edit (Move Any Mountain) - 6,5
12) Make It Minimal - 6,5
13) Hyperreal Selector (Edit) - 7,0
14) Lightspan Soundwave (Edit) - 7,5
15) Progen 91 [I.R.P. in the Land of Oz] - 8,5
TOTAL: 7,70 (77/100)
I love me some 90's dance music. Very refreshing after all that 70's rock. "Move Any Mountain" is definitely the hit that opened the road for "Ebeneezer Goode", "LSI", "Boss Drum" and other hits from the next album. It is maybe a bit too long for my taste, but never the less, it's a good dance album and great representation of the mighty 90's.
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Thu Feb 08 2024
This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
01) Mansion - 7,0
02) Bombast - 5,0
03) Barmy - 6,5
04) What You Need - 5,0
05) Spoilt Victorian Child - 5,0
06) L.A. - 7,5
07) Vixen - 5,5
08) Couldn't Get Ahead - 6,5
09) Gut of the Quantifier - 5,5
10) My New House - 5,5
11) Paintwork - 7,5
12) I Am Damo Suzuki - 6,5
13) To Nkroachment: Yarbles - 6,5
14) Petty (Thief) Lout - 7,0
15) Rollin' Dany - 5,5
16) Cruiser's Creek - 7,5
TOTAL: 6,22 (62/100)
"Hey Mark! You're spoiling all the paintwork!"
At the end, I liked it more than I thought I would. Now I feel I rated some albums much higher than this one and liked them less... Best songs, in my opinion, are "LA", "Paintwork" and "Cruiser's Creek".
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
01) Block Rockin' Beats - 10,0
02) Dig Your Own Hole - 8,0
03) Elektrobank - 9,0
04) Piku - 7,0
05) Setting Sun - 10,0
06) It Doesn't Matter - 7,5
07) Don't Stop The Rock - 7,5
08) Get Up on It Like This - 7,0
09) Lost in the K-Hole - 8,0
10) Where Do I Begin - 8,0
11) The Private Psychedelic Reel - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,18 (82/100)
I remember a girl from school going to London, UK in 1997 to babysit some kids for the summer. There she met a guy who liked "Block Rockin' Beats" while she liked The Kelly Family (German teen pop band) and she couldn't stand "those fuc**ing beans" (in her words) he was playing all the time. And I thought to myself, what a cool guy, we would probably get along. I laughed at her and called her a Balkan peasant and an embarrasment because she didn't know who "The Chemical Brothers" were. Ah, it was a nice time to be in your late teens...
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Sat Feb 10 2024
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
01) This Is - 6,5
02) Freedom - 7,5
03) If You Only Knew - 7,5
04) Break - 7,0
05) React - 6,0
06) A Day at the Races - 7,5
07) Remember His Name - 7,0
08) What's Golden - 7,5
09) Thin Line - 8,5
10) After School Special - 7,0
11) High Fidelity - 7,0
12) Sum Of Us - 7,0
13) DDT - 4,0
14) One Of Them - 7,0
15) Hey - 7,5
16) I Am Somebody - 7,5
17) Acetate Prophets - 8,0
TOTAL: 7,06 (71/100)
Hip Hop is not really my thing, but this was actually very pleasant to listen. Favorite track is the one with Nelly Furtado.
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
01) Cracking - 7,5
02) Freeze Tag - 7,0
03) Marlene on the Wall - 7,5
04) Small Blue Thing - 8,0
05) Straight Lines - 7,0
06) Undertow - 7,0
07) Some Journey - 6,5
08) The Queen and the Soldier - 6,5
09) Knight Moves - 7,0
10) Neighborhood Girls - 6,5
TOTAL: 7,05 (71/100)
Her voice reminds me of Dolores O'Riordan in some places... The best song to me is "Small Blue Thing".
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
01) In Like Flynn - 6,5
02) Go Be Delighted - 6,0
03) Rockets Are Red - 6,0
04) Satin Down - 6,0
05) Let Me Come Back - 6,0
06) Learned It - 6,0
07) Get Down - 5,5
08) Bulletproof Cupid - 6,0
09) Seven Seas - 5,5
10) Billy's One Stop - 5,0
11) Bug House - 5,5
TOTAL: 5,82 (58/100)
I don't like the vocals, he's very scratchy, I can't understand him. If the vocals were clearer, the songs would sound much better. After few songs it all just melts together, there's nothing to separate them. I had to check if the same song is playing or has another one started without me noticing...
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
01) Speed King - 7,5
02) Bloodsucker - 7,0
03) Child In Time - 10,0
04) Flight of the Rat - 8,0
05) Into the Fire - 7,5
06) Living Wreck - 7,0
07) Hard Lovin' Man - 6,5
TOTAL: 7,64 (76/100)
"Child In Time" is by far my favorite song on the album. The rest is, I guess, good enough to (just barely) ensure 4 stars. "Black Night" is not on original album, but let's say it would contribute to the higher mark of the album. Well, it seems that I prefer Led Zeppelin.
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Wed Feb 14 2024
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Oooh, this is gonna be an easy five stars from me. One of my favorite albums ever, and the best Coldplay album in my opinion. I was a big fan of their first four albums, seen them twice on their "Viva La Vida" tour (Budapest/Udine). "Clocks" is an absolute masterpiece! After "Viva La Vida" they totally changed the direction and basically became a genuine pop band... Not a fan of that part of their career, but still enjoy the singles like "A Sky Full Of Stars" or "Something Just Like That"... So, I guess I'm a boring basic person with no taste in music whatsoever. Go figure :-)
01) Politik - 10,0
02) In My Place - 10,0
03) God Put A Smile Upon Your Face - 10,0
04) The Scientist - 10,0
05) Clocks - 10,0
06) Daylight - 10,0
07) Green Eyes - 10,0
08) Warning Sign - 10,0
09) A Whisper - 10,0
10) A Rush Of Blood To The Head - 10,0
11) Amsterdam - 10,0
TOTAL: 10,0 (100/100)
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Thu Feb 15 2024
The Stranger
Billy Joel
01) Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - 9,0
02) The Stranger - 8,0
03) Just the Way You Are - 9,0
04) Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - 7,5
05) Vienna - 9,0
06) Only the Good Die Young - 8,0
07) She's Always a Woman - 9,0
08) Get It Right the First Time - 7,0
09) Everybody Has a Dream - 7,0
TOTAL: 8,17 (82/100)
A nice sounding pop album with a few timeless classics like "She's Always A Woman", "Vienna" or "Just The Way You Are".
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
01) Coles Corner - 8,0
02) Just Like the Rain - 7,5
03) Hotel Room - 8,0
04) Darlin' Wait for Me - 7,0
05) The Ocean - 8,0
06) Born Under a Bad Sign - 7,5
07) I Sleep Alone - 8,0
08) Tonight - 7,0
09) (Wading Through) The Waters of My Time - 7,0
10) Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? - 6,5
11) Last Orders - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,41 (74/100)
Never heard of him. So, Wikipedia says that he was with Pulp? Yep, can see a bit of Jarvis in his music. He collaborated with Arctic Monkeys? Well, his voice definitely reminds me in some places of Alex Turner's voice (especially on "Tranquility..." and "The Car" albums). It also says that he has done some film scores? Well, the last track "Last Orders" makes much more sense now. The music is soft, nice, very easy listening... Not great - not terrible...
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Sat Feb 17 2024
London Calling
The Clash
01) London Calling - 10,0
02) Brand New Cadillac - 8,5
03) Jimmy Jazz - 9,0
04) Hateful - 9,5
05) Rudie Can't Fail - 9,5
06) Spanish Bombs - 10,0
07) The Right Profile - 9,5
08) Lost in the Supermarket - 9,5
09) Clampdown - 9,5
10) The Guns of Brixton - 10,0
11) Wrong 'Em Boyo - 9,5
12) Death or Glory - 9,5
13) Koka Kola - 9,0
14) The Card Cheat - 9,5
15) Lover's Rock - 9,0
16) Four Horsemen - 8,5
17) I'm Not Down - 9,0
18) Revolution Rock - 9,0
19) Train in Vain - 10,0
TOTAL: 9,37 (94/100)
I've been looking forward to this album and here it is, album #95. I've always liked The Clash but I was familiar only with the singles. My favorite tracks are "London Calling", "Train In Vain", "The Guns Of Brixton" and "Spanish Bombs", but really, there is no weak tracks in here. This album deserves all the praise that it gets.
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Sun Feb 18 2024
Ys
Joanna Newsom
01) Emily - 3,0
02) Monkey & Bear - 2,0
03) Sawdust & Diamonds - 2,0
04) Only Skin - 1,0 (17 minutes?!)
05) Cosmia - 3,0
TOTAL: 2,20 (22/100)
Wiki says she's married to Andy Samberg. Interesting. And the music? Not so interesting. She sounds like some Björk/Tori Amos/Kate Bush wannabe, but not in a good way. The lyrics are stupid, the songs are too long (17 minutes!?!) and boring. Maybe she influenced Florence + The Machine for using the harp.
Anyway, not for me... Thank you, next!
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Mon Feb 19 2024
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
01) September In The Rain - 7,5
02) Willow Weep for Me - 7,0
03) Just One of Those Things - 7,0
04) Be Anything (but Be Mine) - 6,5
05) Thou Swell - 7,0
06) Stairway to the Stars - 7,0
07) Honeysuckle Rose - 7,0
08) Just a Gigolo - 7,5
09) How High the Moon - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,11 (71/100)
I don't like jazz but Ms Vaughan vocals made it more interesting. Sarah has a beautiful, soothing voice and it is very pleasant to listen. Love the mess up in song 2, it kinds of makes me feel like i'm really there at Mister Kelly's with them. The original album had 9 songs, so I chose to listen to that version, expanded version has 20 songs, it's too much jazz for me...
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Tue Feb 20 2024
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
01) I Got My Brand On You - 6,5
02) I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - 6,0
03) Baby, Please Don't Go - 6,5
04) Soon Forgotten - 6,0
05) Tiger in Your Tank - 6,5
06) I Feel So Good - 7,0
07) Got My Mojo Working - 7,0
08) Got My Mojo Working, Part 2 - 7,0
09) Goodbye Newport Blues - 6,5
TOTAL: 6,56 (66/100)
Second live album in a row. Somehow I wish it was "Queen Live at Wembley", but it's not... So, blues. I can't help it, but to me it sounds like they are playing the same song for 35 minutes. Which they could, there's been a few albums like that... The music and the singing are great, the vibe is good, everything is perfect if you like blues. Yep.
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
01) Rehab - 10,0
02) You Know I'm No Good - 10,0
03) Me & Mr Jones - 10,0
04) Just Friends - 9,5
05) Back To Black - 10,0
06) Love Is A Losing Game - 10,0
07) Tears Dry On Their Own - 10,0
08) Wake Up Alone - 9,0
09) Some Unholy War - 9,0
10) He Can Only Hold Her - 9,5
11) Addicted - 9,5
TOTAL: 9,68 (97/100)
Gone too young :-( If she was still alive, I'm sure she would be a global superstar right now. But, on the other hand, if she didn't lead the life she did, would we have this masterpiece? I think "No, no no!" Rest in peace, Amy!
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
01) So Easy - 10,0
02) Eple - 10,0
03) Sparks - 10,0
04) In Space - 9,0
05) Poor Leno - 10,0
06) A Higher Place - 9,5
07) Röyksopp's Night Out - 8,5
08) Remind Me - 10,0
09) She's So - 9,0
10) 40 Years Back\Come - 7,5
TOTAL: 9,35 (94/100)
I am looking forward to this one, know the singles ("Eple", "So Easy", "Remind Me", "Poor Leno" and "Sparks"), hope the rest of the album is as good.
It turns out, the rest IS good enough for me to say that this is great album which I would definitely listen to again. Didn't expect that, but this is another 5 ★ album for me. No wonder it was named the best Norwegian album of the 2000s :-)
This is my album no. 100.
So far I have distributed my marks like this:
★★★★★ - 13 albums (including this one)
★★★★- 42 albums
★★★ - 30 albums
★★ - 7 albums
★ - 8 albums
I would listen again those 4 and 5 ★, wouldn't listen to those with 3 if I don't have to, and would prefer never to hear again those with 1 or 2 ★... 3,45 is my average rating. I guess I'm on the generous side... Bring the next 100!
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
01) Lam Tooro - 6,5
02) Loodo - 6,5
03) Muudo Hormo - 6,5
04) Salminanam - 7,0
05) Maacina Tooro - 6,5
06) Djam Leelii - 7,0
07) Bibbe Leydy - 6,0
08) Sehilam - 6,0
09) Kettodee - 6,5
10) Ko Wone Mayo - 6,5
11) Daande Lenol - 6,0
12) Taara - 5,5
TOTAL: 6,38 (64/100)
I like it when non-English language artist appears because there IS good music and there are good albums outside of the English speaking world. This one is a very pleasant ambient music with some nice guitar playing. It makes a great background music while working or driving. After a few songs it tends to get a bit repetitive, but it's still a nice listen.
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Sat Feb 24 2024
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
01) Victoria - 8,0
02) Yes Sir, No Sir - 7,5
03) Some Mother's Son - 7,5
04) Drivin' - 7,5
05) Brainwashed - 7,0
06) Australia - 7,5
07) Shangri-La - 7,5
08) Mr. Churchill Says - 7,0
09) She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina - 6,5
10) Young and Innocent Days - 7,5
11) Nothing to Say - 7,0
12) Arthur - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,33 (73/100)
Nice sixties rock, but nothing special or memorable. The album didn't even chart in UK. Weren't they like a big thing back than? Only few months after this album their single "Lola" came second in the UK charts.
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Sun Feb 25 2024
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
01) The Man Comes Around - 9,0
02) Hurt - 10,0
03) Give My Love To Rose - 8,5
04) Bridge Over Troubled Water - 8,0
05) I Hung My Head - 8,5
06) First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 8,0
07) Personal Jesus - 9,0
08) In My Life - 9,0
09) Sam Hall - 8,0
10) Danny Boy 8,5
11) Desperado - 8,0
12) I'm So Lonsome I Could Cry 8,0
13) Tear Stained Letter - 7,5
14) Streets Of Laredo - 7,5
15) We'll Meet Again - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,37 (84/100)
Mr. Man in black... Some songs work better than the others, but as a whole, this is a very good farewell album by a great artist.
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
01) Bring Da Ruckus - 6,0
02) Shame On A Nigga - 8,5
03) Clan in da Front - 6,5
04) Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - 6,0
05) Can It Be All So Simple - 8,0
06) Da Mystery of Chessboxin - 6,5
07) Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit - 7,0
08) C.R.E.A.M. - 7,5
09) Method Man - 5,0
10) Protect Ya Neck - 7,0
11) Tearz - 7,5
12) Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II - 6,0
TOTAL: 6,79 (68/100)
English is not my first language (as you can probably see :-P) so the lyrics don't mean much to me. Maybe that's the reason I'm not really a big fan of rap. I can not follow them that fast... But I can appreciate the beats and the flow... In that light, "Shame On A Nigga" and "Can It Be All So Simple" (without "Intermission") are my favorites.
P.S. Maybe I don't understand all the lyrics but the beginning of the "Method Man" is vile! The f**k?
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Tue Feb 27 2024
The Next Day
David Bowie
01) The Next Day - 8,0
02) Dirty Boys - 7,5
03) The Stars (Are Out Tonight) - 9,0
04) Love Is Lost - 7,5
05) Where Are We Now? - 8,5
06) Valentine's Day - 8,0
07) If You Can See Me - 7,5
08) I'd Rather Be High - 7,5
09) Boss of Me - 7,5
10) Dancing Out in Space - 7,5
11) How Does the Grass Grow? - 7,5
12) (You Will) Set the World on Fire - 7,5
13) You Feel So Lonely You Could Die - 7,5
14) Heat - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,71 (77/100)
The surprise release was cool, I remember it like it was yesterday... I wasn't really impressed by the album when it came out, I felt like it was too artsy for me. It's a 3 and a half stars from me, but as I am always generous with the marks, I will give it 4 stars. Favorite song "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)".
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
01) I Saw the Light - 7,5
02) It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - 7,0
03) Wolfman Jack - 7,0
04) Cold Morning Light - 7,0
05) It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls) - 7,0
06) Sweeter Memories - 7,0
07) Intro - 1,0
08) Breathless - 5,0
09) The Night the Carousel Burned Down - 6,5
10) Saving Grace - 7,0
11) Marlene - 6,0
12) Song of the Viking - 6,5
13) I Went to the Mirror - 6,0
14) Black Maria - 7,0
15) One More Day (No Word) - 7,0
16) Couldn't I Just Tell You - 6,0
17) Torch Song - 5,5
18) Little Red Lights - 5,5
19) Overture–My Roots - 1,0
20) Dust in the Wind - 7,0
21) Piss Aaron - 6,0
22) Hello It's Me - 7,0
23) Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me - 6,0
24) You Left Me Sore - 6,5
25) Slut - 6,0
TOTAL: 6,04 (60/100)
So, 25 tracks and an hour and a half of my life. Was that really necessary? On side one (songs 1 to 6) we can hear unoffensive but not too exciting pop/rock songs of the early 70s. Quite OK. Than side two starts with "Intro". I don't get the purpose of those spoken nonsense, I'm here for the music. "Breathless" is some kind of instrumental that started promising but continued with annoying synthesizers. And than we return to pop/rock or what ever this genre is. At this stage it starts to get a bit boring, and we have 16 more tracks to go! On side three (songs 14-18) I lost any interest and am waiting for the end that surely has to come, right? 7 more songs. Side four... starts with the "Overture" where we have to listen to some other people live records of his favorite songs, or what? Then some more 70s pop-rock. And than the final song called "Slut". And I swear to God I would rather listen to Taylor Swift than this album ever again.
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
01) Lost At Birth - 7,0
02) Rebirth - 6,0
03) Nighttrain - 6,5
04) Can't Truss It - 6,5
05) I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo Niga - 7,5
06) How to Kill a Radio Consultant - 6,5
07) By the Time I Get to Arizona - 6,5
08) Move! - 6,0
09) 1 Million Bottlebags - 5,5
10) More News at 11 - 5,5
11) Shut 'Em Down - 6,5
12) A Letter to the New York Post - 6,0
13) Get the Fuck Outta Dodge - 6,5
14) Bring the Noise - 7,0
TOTAL: 6,39 (64/100)
I appreciate it for what it is, but it's really not for me. "I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo Nigga" reminds me of "Tennessee" by Arrested Development so I guess it's my favorite track...
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Moon Safari
Air
01) La femme d'argent - 9,5
02) Sexy Boy - 10,0
03) All I Need - 10,0
04) Kelly Watch The Stars - 10,0
05) Talisman - 9,0
06) Remember - 9,0
07) You Make It Easy - 9,5
08) Ce matin là - 9,5
09) New Star in the Sky (Chanson pour Solal) - 9,0
10) Le voyage de Pénélope - 9,0
TOTAL: 9,45 (95/100)
I was 20 years old when this came out and I loved it. "Sexy Boy" is one of my all time favorite tracks. 26 years on, and it still sounds fresh AF. Hell, all of the album makes me feel like I'm 20 again and like the whole world is mine... And you know what? Maybe it is...
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Sat Mar 02 2024
xx
The xx
01) Intro - 10,0
02) VCR - 9,0
03) Crystalised - 9,0
04) Islands - 10,0
05) Heart Skipped a Beat - 8,5
06) Fantasy - 8,5
07) Shelter - 9,0
08) Basic Space - 9,5
09) Infinity - 9,0
10) Night Time - 8,5
11) Stars - 8,5
TOTAL: 9,10 (91/100)
After Air, here's The XX. What a great two albums in a row. "Intro" is the best intro on any album ever! This album is a perfect summer soundtrack. I'm a big fan of Jamie XX's album "In Colour" which I presume is not even on this list... Shame, cause it's better than 95% of the list. "Loud Places" is such a gem!
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Sun Mar 03 2024
Shadowland
k.d. lang
01) Western Stars - 8,0
02) Lock, Stock and Teardrops - 7,5
03) Sugar Moon - 6,5
04) I Wish I Didn't Love You So - 7,0
05) (Waltz Me) Once Again Around the Dance Floor - 7,0
06) Black Coffee - 7,0
07) Shadowland - 6,5
08) Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - 7,0
09) Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them - 7,0
10) I'm Down to My Last Cigarette - 7,0
11) Busy Being Blue - 7,0
12) Honky Tonk Angels' Medley - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,04 (70/100)
She's a great vocalist but the songs she's singing are not something I would necessarily want to listen too again.
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Mon Mar 04 2024
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
01) Big Exit - 7,5
02) Good Fortune - 9,0
03) A Place Called Home - 8,5
04) One Line - 7,5
05) Beautiful Feeling - 8,5
06) The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore - 8,0
07) This Mess We're In - 8,5
08) You Said Something - 8,0
09) Kamikaze - 8,0
10) This Is Love - 9,0
11) Horses in My Dreams - 7,0
12) We Float - 7,5
TOTAL: 8,08 (81/100)
I had festival tickets and I could've listened to Polly Jean live a few years ago, but I've skipped that entire day. In retrospect, listening to this album, I can say I was probably wrong :-) "Good Fortune" and "This Is Love" are my favorites, but I also like Thom Yorke ones.
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Zombie
Fela Kuti
01) Zombie - 7,5
02) Mister Follow Follow - 7,0
03) Observation Is No Crime - 6,0
04) Mistake - 7,0
TOTAL: 6,86 (69/100)
This Fela had 27 wives!?!
Oh, yeah... the music... It's OK. Nothing special. I don't like jazz but afro elements do make this listenable. Every song lasts for a few hours and he starts to sing after 45 minutes. The ladies are repeating after him (after all, they are his wives), the musicians are jamming, and Fela sings some political lyrics that infuriated the Nigerian government so much that they killed his mother. Who was, by the way, the first Nigerian woman to drive a car. See? I learned a lot today...
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
01) If I Had a Heart - 8,5
02) When I Grow Up - 7,5
03) Dry and Dusty - 7,0
04) Seven - 8,5
05) Triangle Walks - 8,0
06) Concrete Walls - 8,0
07) Now's the Only Time I Know - 7,5
08) I'm Not Done - 7,5
09) Keep the Streets Empty for Me - 8,5
10) Coconut - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,85 (79/100)
I've never heard of the artist. This is weird because it sounds like something I would like back in 2009. And I do. My favorites are "If I Had A Heart", "Seven" and "Keep The Streets Empty For Me".
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
01) ... And the Gods Made Love - /
02) Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) - 7,5
03) Crosstown Traffic - 9,5
04) Voodoo Chile - 9,0
05) Little Miss Strange - 7,5
06) Long Hot Summer Night - 7,5
07) Come On (Part 1) - 7,5
08) Gypsy Eyes - 7,5
09) Burning of the Midnight Lamp - 7,5
10) Rainy Day, Dream Away - 7,0
11) 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) - 7,0
12) Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away- /
13) Still Raining, Still Dreaming - 7,0
14) House Burning Down - 7,5
15) All Along the Watchtower - 10,0
16) Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 9,0
TOTAL: 7,93 (79/100)
Hendrix is a rock God and the album is good, but I think it's a bit too long. All the songs started to blend into one after some time. I excluded the two interludes from marking because it's just noise. "Crosstown Traffic", "All Along The Watchtower" and "Voodoo Child" are the highlights.
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Fri Mar 08 2024
1977
Ash
01) Lose Control - 8,0
02) Goldfinger - 7,5
03) Girl from Mars - 7,5
04) I'd Give You Anything - 8,0
05) Gone the Dream - 7,5
06) Kung Fu - 8,5
07) Oh Yeah - 8,5
08) Let It Flow - 7,5
09) Innocent Smile - 7,0
10) Angel Interceptor - 7,5
11) Lost in You - 7,0
12) Darkside Lightside - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,67 (77/100)
I've heard of Ash, I know "Shining Light" and "There's a Star" and that's about it. I don't know this album or singles from it. It's a nice pop-rock album from a bunch of teenagers. Wish I had a band like this when I was 18. Kudos to them. There's nothing wrong with songs, they are good enough but the problem is I won't remember any of them after I finish listening to the album. Will add "Kung Fu" to my 1001 albums playlist. It's a 3,5 stars album that will receive 4 stars from generous me :-)
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Sat Mar 09 2024
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
01) Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35 - 8,5
02) Pledging My Time - 8,0
03) Visions of Johanna - 9,5
04) One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) - 8,0
05) I Want You - 9,0
06) Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again - 9,0
07) Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat - 8,0
08) Just Like A Woman - 9,5
09) Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine - 10,0
10) Temporary Like Achilles - 8,5
11) Absolutely Sweet Marie - 8,5
12) 4th Time Around - 8,5
13) Obviously 5 Believers - 8,0
14) Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,64 (86/100)
It is one of the best albums ever, and I almost feel bad for not giving it five stars. For me, it just comes very close. His way of singing is unique, you either like it or not. I don't mind it, but I feel the album is a bit too long and in some songs, (especially the final two) I lost interest and got a bit bored by it. "Visions of Johanna" and "Just Like a Woman" are among my favorites, but "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine" is the best one for me.
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Sun Mar 10 2024
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
01) Striving for Perfection - 1,0
02) Knuckleheadz - 7,5
03) Knowledge God - 7,0
04) Criminology - 6,0
05) Incarcerated Scarfaces - 6,0
06) Rainy Dayz - 6,5
07) Guillotine (Swordz) - 6,0
08) Can It Be All So Simple - 5,5
09) Shark Niggas (Biters) - 1,0
10) Ice Water - 5,0
11) Glaciers of Ice - 5,0
12) Verbal Intercourse - 5,0
13) Wisdom Body - 5,0
14) Spot Rusherz - 5,0
15) Ice Cream - 5,0
16) Wu-Gambinos - 5,0
17) Heaven & Hell - 6,0
18) North Star (Jewels) - 5,5
TOTAL: 5,17 (52/100)
So, they do drugs, they do guns, they do bitches, you know what I'm saying? Boring repetitive samples, then some more shooting, drugs, bitches, endless talking. You know what I'm saying? The first half was better, or maybe I had more patience. You know what I'm saying?
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
01) Sea Song - 5,5
02) A Last Straw - 5,0
03) Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road - 4,0
04) Alifib - 5,5
05) Alifie - 3,5
06) Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road - 4,0
TOTAL: 4,58 (46/100)
Ok, the music is slower and his way of singing is special. Like Radiohead before Radiohead. But what I found annoying are his "wahwahwahwah" wailings in almost every song so far. It's irritating. The music is in places almost dissonant. It's like bad jazz. And I hate jazz. Is song number 3 starting to be played backward halfway through? It's like I entered the red room in Twin Peaks. Song number 4 is kind of tolerable from the middle to the end. And what the hell are those noises at the beginning of the song number 5? Like someone is cleaning windows... OK, this one was the final nail in its coffin. It's a ★ for me. I don't think song number 6 can save this. Is this Mike Oldfield on guitar? Oh, yes it is, I'm good :-) But the song is not. Bye Felicia!
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Tue Mar 12 2024
Graceland
Paul Simon
01) The Boy in the Bubble - 8,5
02) Graceland - 10,0
03) I Know What I Know - 8,5
04) Gumboots - 8,5
05) Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - 10,0
06) You Can Call Me Al - 10,0
07) Under African Skies - 9,0
08) Homeless - 9,0
09) Crazy Love, Vol. II - 9,0
10) That Was Your Mother - 8,0
11) All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,95 (90/100)
So, is he an a**hole benefiting from cultural appropriation or a genius who introduced South African music to the world during the hardest period for the country and the majority of its people? I don't know. I mean, Queen played several concerts at Sun City in 1984. during apartheid. Was it wrong? Hell yes! Do I still think Freddie Mercury is God? Hell yes! All said aside, I think this is a great album, with several excellent songs ("Graceland", "You Can Call Me Al" and "Diamonds..."). It also introduced us to Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Youssou N'Dour and many other African musicians.
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Wed Mar 13 2024
On The Beach
Neil Young
01) Walk On - 8,5
02) See the Sky About to Rain - 8,0
03) Revolution Blues - 8,0
04) For the Turnstiles - 8,5
05) Vampire Blues - 8,0
06) On the Beach - 9,0
07) Motion Pictures - 8,0
08) Ambulance Blues - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,25 (83/100)
I never actually listened to Neil Young, so I'm looking forward to this one. Love the album cover. The guitars on "On The Beach" are great, I think that's my favorite song on the album.
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Manassas
Stephen Stills
God give me strength, another double album...
01) Song of Love - 7,0
02) Rock & Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass - 7,5
03) Jet Set (Sigh) - 7,0
04) Anyway - 6,5
05) Both of Us (Bound to Lose) - 7,0
06) Fallen Eagle - 7,5
07) Jesus Gave Love Away for Free - 7,0
08) Colorado - 7,5
09) So Begins the Task - 7,5
10) Hide It So Deep - 6,5
11) Don't Look at My Shadow - 6,5
12) It Doesn't Matter - 8,0
13) Johnny's Garden - 7,5
14) Bound to Fall - 7,0
15) How Far - 7,5
16) Move Around - 7,5
17) The Love Gangster - 7,0
18) What to Do - 7,5
19) Right Now - 7,0
20) The Treasure (Take One) - 7,0
21) Blues Man - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,17 (72/100)
Well, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. I think I have traumas of the past double albums I listened to. It has 4 sides, each side has its own theme. I think I prefer side 3 with folk-rock songs, "It Doesn't Matter" stands out for me. It reminds me of Fleetwood Mac.
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Out of Step
Minor Threat
01) Betray - 6,0
02) It Follows - 5,0
03) Think Again - 5,0
04) Look Back and Laugh - 4,5
05) Sob Story - 4,5
06) No Reason - 4,5
07) Little Friend - 4,0
08) Out of Step - 4,5
09) Cashing In - 6,0
TOTAL: 4,89 (49/100)
21 and a half minutes, now we're talking! I don't think I could take more than that, this is not something I enjoy. It's just plain shouting without a trace of any kind of melody. I know it's punk and that's the way it's supposed to be, energetic, angry and shouty, but I have the right to not like it.
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Sat Mar 16 2024
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
01) You Are the Sunshine of My Life - 10,0
02) Maybe Your Baby - 8,5
03) You and I (We Can Conquer the World) - 8,0
04) Tuesday Heartbreak - 8,5
05) You've Got It Bad Girl - 8,5
06) Superstition - 10,0
07) Big Brother - 8,5
08) Blame It on the Sun - 9,0
09) Lookin' for Another Pure Love - 8,5
10) I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,80 (88/100)
Stevie Wonder is truly a music royalty. "Superstition" and "You Are The Sunshine of My Life" are classics, and solely because of those two songs this album deserves very high marks.
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Sun Mar 17 2024
Nowhere
Ride
01) Seagull - 7,5
02) Kaleidoscope - 7,5
03) In a Different Place - 7,5
04) Polar Bear - 7,0
05) Dreams Burn Down - 7,0
06) Decay - 7,0
07) Paralysed - 7,0
08) Vapour Trail -7,5
09) Taste - 7,5
10) Here and Now - 7,0
11) Nowhere - 6,5
TOTAL: 7,18 (72/100)
First of all, what the hell is Shoegaze? Never heard of that genre of music...
So, Wikipedia says that shoegaze is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volume. It's not a bad album. Maybe with a few more listens it would grow on me, but for now, it's just ok...
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
01) Tonight's The Night - 7,5
02) Speakin' Out - 7,0
03) World on a String - 7,0
04) Borrowed Tune - 7,5
05) Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown - 7,5
06) Mellow My Mind - 7,5
07) Roll Another Number (For the Road) - 7,5
08) Albuquerque - 7,5
09) New Mama - 7,5
10) Lookout Joe - 7,5
11) Tired Eyes - 7,5
12) Tonight's the Night – Part II - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,42 (74/100)
Second Neil Young in four days... I get the feeling that I should like this more than I do. I was very generous with "On The Beach" (83/100) so either that one is better or I was in a better mood when I listened to it... Don't know.
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
01) Care of Cell 44 - 8,0
02) A Rose for Emily - 7,0
03) Maybe After He's Gone - 8,0
04) Beechwood Park - 8,5
05) Brief Candles - 7,5
06) Hung Up on a Dream - 7,5
07) Changes - 7,0
08) I Want Her, She Wants Me - 7,5
09) This Will Be Our Year - 8,0
10) Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) - 7,0
11) Friends of Mine - 7,5
12) Time of the Season - 10,0
TOTAL: 7,79 (78/100)
It's a nice and enjoyable pop album. Like a blend of Beach Boys and The Beatles. The album was not successful when released but it eventually achieved a cult following which is very interesting to me. "Time of the Season" is the best song on the album.
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Being There
Wilco
01) Misunderstood - 7,5
02) Far, Far Away - 8,5
03) Monday - 7,5
04) Outtasite (Outta Mind) - 7,5
05) Forget the Flowers - 8,0
06) Red-Eyed and Blue - 8,0
07) I Got You (At the End of the Century) - 7,5
08) What's the World Got in Store - 7,0
09) Hotel Arizona - 7,0
10) Say You Miss Me - 7,0
11) Sunken Treasure - 7,5
12) Someday Soon - 7,0
13) Outta Mind (Outta Sight) - 7,0
14) Someone Else's Song - 6,5
15) Kingpin - 7,0
16) (Was I) In Your Dreams - 7,0
17) Why Would You Wanna Live - 7,0
18) The Lonely 1 - 7,0
19) Dreamer in My Dreams - 6,5
TOTAL: 7,26 (73/100)
It's way too long. It's getting boring. The marks are getting lower and lower with each passing song. It would be 4 stars if it was just CD 1, but this will probably end up with 3 stars because it's not that interesting, especially towards the end.
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Thu Mar 21 2024
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
01) Motherless Children - 8,0
02) Give Me Strength - 7,0
03) Willie and the Hand Jive - 7,5
04) Get Ready - 7,0
05) I Shot the Sheriff - 9,0
06) I Can't Hold Out - 7,0
07) Please Be with Me - 7,0
08) Let It Grow - 7,5
09) Steady Rollin' Man - 7,0
10) Mainline Florida - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,40 (74/100)
It seems to me that every album recorded between 1967 and 1977 is so essential that it has to be on this list. And they sound just the same when you listen to them day after day. This is my 128th album and I had 42 albums from that period. At least half of them really aren't something I should listen to before I die. Is this one? Well, it's a nice album, but he's an a**hole so I don't enjoy it as much as I probably should. Half of the songs are covers.
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
01) Holy Wars... The Punishment Due - 4,0
02) Hangar 18 - 5,0
03) Take No Prisoners - 4,5
04) Five Magics - 4,0
05) Poison Was the Cure - 4,5
06) Lucretia - 4,5
07) Tornado of Souls - 5,0
08) Dawn Patrol - 5,0
09) Rust in Peace... Polaris - 4,5
TOTAL: 4,56 (46/100)
Mmmm... t(h)rash metal... I can't say how much I HATE this kind of music. Sure, the drums are great, guitars are great (especially in Tornado Of Souls), but where's the song? It's just noise. And the voice? That macho growling sh**t ain't singing... I see in reviews that there are more Megadeth and thrash metal albums to come, I'm certainly looking forward to it. Hey, my average is too high anyway so I have to give a few low marks...
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Sat Mar 23 2024
The College Dropout
Kanye West
01) Intro (Skit) - /
02) We Don't Care - 7,5
03) Graduation Day - 5,0
04) All Falls Down - 8,5
05) I'll Fly Away - 5,0
06) Spaceship - 7,0
07) Jesus Walks - 9,0
08) Never Let Me Down - 8,0
09) Get Em High - 7,0
10) Workout Plan (Skit) - /
11) The New Workout Plan - 7,0
12) Slow Jamz - 9,0
13) Breathe In Breathe Out - 7,0
14) School Spirit (Skit 1) - /
15) School Spirit - 7,5
16) School Spirit (Skit 2) - /
17) Lil Jimmy (Skit) - /
18) Two Words - 8,5
19) Through the Wire - 9,0
20) Family Business - 8,0
21) Last Call - 8,5
TOTAL: 7,59 (76/100)
There's something seriously wrong with Kanye and all that parading with his half-naked new wife... I liked Kanye's music for the first few albums but since "Yeezus" it all went down. And his behavior certainly didn't help that. I would probably rate this higher ten years ago, but in this day and age, it is what it is... A very good debut album by a future a**hole nazi lunatic.
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Sun Mar 24 2024
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
01) Most Anything You Want - 7,5
02) Flowers and Beads - 7,0
03) My Mirage - 6,0
04) Termination - 7,5
05) Are You Happy - 6,5
06) In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,00 (70/100)
In-A-Whatta? Never heard of the band, let's see what this is all about. It reminds me of The Doors, which is not a bad thing. The title song should have ended after three and a half minutes. The drum solo feels so basic like someone is learning how to play drums. The rest of the songs are so-so. Some are better than others.
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
01) How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - 9,5
02) Israel -8,0
03) The Greatest Man in the World - 8,0
04) It's Just the Way - 7,0
05) Remembering - 7,0
06) Somebody Stop the Music - 6,5
07) Trafalgar - 7,0
08) Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself - 7,0
09) When Do I - 6,5
10) Dearest - 5,5
11) Lion in Winter - 6,0
12) Walking Back to Waterloo - 6,5
TOTAL: 7,04 (70/100)
They are world famous band and is this album the best they did? An album that didn't even chart in UK and it reached number 34 in US? It started as an OK pop-ish album, but towards the end it just started to be plain boring. And those chorus vocals in "Lion in Winter"? Lion roaring would be more on point. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is the best song on the album and it's all down from there.
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Tue Mar 26 2024
OK Computer
Radiohead
01) Airbag - 9,0
02) Paranoid Android - 10,0
03) Subterranean Homesick Alien - 9,5
04) Exit Music (For a Film) - 10,0
05) Let Down - 10,0
06) Karma Police - 10,0
07) Fitter Happier - 9,0
08) Electioneering - 9,5
09) Climbing Up the Walls - 9,5
10) No Surprises - 10,0
11) Lucky - 10,0
12) The Tourist - 9,5
TOTAL: 9,67 (97/100)
This one was huge back in the day. I loved it! I had some version of it taped on my cassette, missing a few songs. Ah, you have to love the nineties. "Karma Police" (love that ending), "Let Down" (what a great f***ing song!), "No Surprises" (my favorite back then, and I think it still is), "Lucky", "Paranoid Android", "Exit Music"... Fantastic songs and a fantastic album!
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Wed Mar 27 2024
First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
01) Your New Cuckoo - 8,5
02) Been It - 7,5
03) Heartbreaker - 7,0
04) Happy Meal II - 7,0
05) Never Recover - 7,5
06) Step on Me - 7,0
07) Lovefool - 10,0
08) Losers - 8,0
09) Iron Man - 8,0
10) Great Divide - 7,5
11) Choke - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,73 (77/100)
On this album I know only "Your New Cuckoo" and "Lovefool", I'm more familiar with "Gran Turismo" which I have on CD and which has a bit heavier sound than this one. "Lovefool" is such a classic even though it's overplayed. I like the Black Sabbath cover.
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
01) Sittin' on Top of the World - 7,5
02) Let Love Rule - 8,5
03) Freedom Train - 7,5
04) My Precious Love - 8,0
05) I Build This Garden for Us - 8,0
06) Fear - 7,0
07) Does Anybody Out There Even Care - 7,5
08) Mr. Cab Driver - 9,5
09) Rosemary - 7,0
10) Be - 7,0
11) Blues for Sister Someone - 7,0
12) Empty Hands - 7,0
13) Flower Child - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,58 (76/100)
I guess I tend to lose concentration towards the end because the marks are getting lower and lower in just about every album, not just this one... I'm torn somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. It's not a bad album, but it's really not special in any way... "Mr. Cab Driver" is my favorite track.
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Fri Mar 29 2024
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
01) The Wrong Way - 7,5
02) Staring at the Sun - 7,5
03) Dreams - 7,5
04) King Eternal - 7,0
05) Ambulance - 6,5
06) Poppy - 6,5
07) Don't Love You - 6,5
08) Bomb Yourself - 7,0
09) Wear You Out - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,00 (70/100)
This one is different. Do I like it? Not quite sure. The first three songs are interesting, but it goes nowhere from there. "Ambulance" and "Poppy" are annoying, and the rest is just there.
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Sat Mar 30 2024
Nevermind
Nirvana
01) Smells Like Teen Spirit - 10,0
02) In Bloom - 10,0
03) Come As You Are - 10,0
04) Breed - 10,0
05) Lithium - 10,0
06) Polly - 10,0
07) Territorial Pissings - 10,0
08) Drain You - 10,0
09) Lounge Act - 10,0
10) Stay Away - 10,0
11) On A Plain - 10,0
12) Something in the Way - 10,0
13) Endless, Nameless - 9,0
TOTAL: 9,92 (99/100)
And here's a picture of 13-year-old me with his copy of "Nevermind" cassette and a big Nirvana poster on the wall behind my bed. I can picture it like it was yesterday... So, as you can guess, I'm very biased towards this album. I haven't listened to it for a long time, but every song brings memories back, except maybe "Endless, Nameless" which I obviously didn't have on my copy of the album :-)
5
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Sun Mar 31 2024
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
01) Subterranean Homesick Blues - 8,0
02) She Belongs To Me - 9,0
03) Maggie's Farm - 8,5
04) Love Minus Zero - 8,5
05) Outlaw Blues - 8,0
06) On The Road Again - 8,0
07) Bob Dylan's 115th Dream - 8,5
08) Mr. Tambourine Man - 10,0
09) Gates Of Eden - 8,0
10) It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - 9,0
11) It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - 10,0
TOTAL: 8,68 (87/100)
Another good one from Bob.
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Mon Apr 01 2024
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
01) History Song - 8,5
02) 80's Life - 8,0
03) Northern Whale - 8,5
04) Kingdom of Doom - 8,5
05) Herculean - 8,5
06) Behind the Sun - 7,5
07) The Bunting Song - 7,5
08) Nature Springs - 7,0
09) A Soldier's Tale - 7,0
10) Three Changes - 7,5
11) Green Fields - 7,5
12) The Good, the Bad & the Queen - 8,0
TOTAL: 7,83 (78/100)
I like everything Damon Albarn does, and this project should be no exception. It's like slowed-down Gorillaz. The only problem is that songs are starting to get a bit... pointless and unexciting towards the end of the album.
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Brothers
The Black Keys
01) Everlasting Light - 9,0
02) Next Girl - 9,0
03) Tighten Up - 9,5
04) Howlin' for You - 9,5
05) She's Long Gone - 8,5
06) Black Mud - 9,0
07) The Only One - 9,0
08) Too Afraid to Love You - 9,0
09) Ten Cent Pistol - 9,0
10) Sinister Kid - 8,5
11) The Go Getter - 8,5
12) I'm Not the One - 9,0
13) Unknown Brother - 8,5
14) Never Give You Up - 9,5
15) These Days - 9,0
TOTAL: 8,97 (90/100)
I'm reading the reviews and am surprised by how many people said that this isn't worth being on the list. I mean, have you listened to some other shit that pops up here? The fu**? This is a very good, listenable, catchy rock album and I would rather listen to this than exactly 123 albums that I listened to so far (this being my album #140). On the other hand, it has an average of 3,66 so that means that I'm not the only one that feels this way towards The Black Keys.
5
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Virgin Suicides
Air
01) Playground Love - 10,0
02) Clouds Up - 9,0
03) Bathroom Girl - 8,5
04) Cemetary Party - 8,5
05) Dark Messages - 8,0
06) The Word 'Hurricane' - 8,0
07) Dirty Trip - 8,5
08) Highschool Lover - 9,0
09) Afternoon Sister - 8,5
10) Ghost Song - 8,0
11) Empty House - 8,5
12) Dead Bodies - 9,5
13) Suicide Underground - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,65 (87/100)
I never actually watched the movie, maybe I should look it up. "Playground Love" is the only song I know, hence is my favorite. This is definitely not "Moon Safari", but it is enjoyable for what it is... a score to the movie I will watch later today. I just must!
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Dog Man Star
Suede
01) Introducing the Band - 8,5
02) We Are the Pigs - 9,0
03) Heroine - 8,0
04) The Wild Ones - 9,0
05) Daddy's Speeding - 8,5
06) The Power - 9,0
07) New Generation - 8,5
08) This Hollywood Life - 8,0
09) The 2 of Us - 8,5
10) Black or Blue - 8,0
11) The Asphalt World - 8,5
12) Still Life - 9,0
TOTAL: 8,54 (85/100)
I had the pleasure of listening to Suede live in 2019. and checking the setlist, it seems I heard 4 songs from this album live (2, 4, 7 and 9). I was never really into Suede, I always felt that I ought to love them more than I did, but we never "clicked". Not even after I heard them live. But listening to this album, I must say the songs are good, the guitars are great, it keeps me interested, and I didn't expect that. Not even the 9-minute song felt boring. It's not 5 stars, but it's a very solid 4 from me. Oh, and I love the album cover.
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
01) Re-Hash - 10,0
02) 5/4 - 10,0
03) Tomorrow Comes Today - 10,0
04) New Genious (Brother) - 10,0
05) Clint Eastwood - 10,0
06) Man Research (Clapper) - 10,0
07) Punk - 10,0
08) Sound Check (Gravity) - 10,0
09) Double Bass - 10,0
10) Rock the House - 10,0
11) 19-2000 - 10,0
12) Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?) - 10,0
13) Starshine - 10,0
14) Slow Country - 10,0
15) M1A1 - 10,0
TOTAL: 10,0 (100/100)
Ok, this one is gonna be easy, after all, it is one of my all-time favorite albums. It was a breath of fresh air when it came out, it was like all these music genres mixed into a new one, a cool one. This CD was constantly in my player, I love every song on this album! But if I must choose, my favorites would be "Slow Country" and "M1A1". A thousand miles an hour!
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Sat Apr 06 2024
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
01) Rockin' Around (With You) - 7,5
02) Breakdown - 8,0
03) Hometown Blues - 7,0
04) The Wild One, Forever - 6,5
05) Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll - 7,5
06) Strangered in the Night - 7,0
07) Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) - 7,0
08) Mystery Man - 7,0
09) Luna - 7,0
10) American Girl - 8,5
TOTAL: 7,30 (73/100)
It's an OK rock album from the seventies, but nothing spectacular and nothing we didn't hear before. Speaking of that, there isn't one song I've heard before on this album :-)
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Sun Apr 07 2024
Dirt
Alice In Chains
01) Them Bones - 7,0
02) Dam That River - 7,0
03) Rain When I Die - 6,5
04) Down in a Hole - 7,0
05) Sickman - 5,5
06) Rooster - 6,5
07) Junkhead - 6,0
08) Dirt - 6,0
09) God Smack - 5,5
10) Intro (Dream Sequence)/Iron Gland - 1,0
11) Hate to Feel - 6,0
12) Angry Chair - 7,0
13) Would? - 7,5
TOTAL: 6,04 (60/100)
The music and melodies are not that interesting, the songs are kind of monotone to me. Drug use was a lyrical theme on the album so I can't really relate to the lyrics either. I guess the real grunge/metal/hard rock fans would say that this is much better than "Nevermind" but I'm not a grunge/metal/hard rock fan so I can say that I prefer the likes of Nirvana or even Pearl Jam.
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
01) One Chord Wonders - 6,5
02) Bored Teenagers - 6,0
03) New Church - 6,0
04) On the Roof - 6,0
05) Newboys - 5,5
06) Gary Gilmore's Eyes - 7,0
07) Bombsite Boy - 5,5
08) No Time to Be 21 - 6,0
09) Safety in Numbers - 6,0
10) New Day Dawns - 5,5
11) Drowning Men - 6,0
12) On Wheels - 6,0
13) Great British Mistake 5,5
TOTAL: 5,96 (60/100)
Well, I really don't like adverts, but if they are funny or cleverly written, I can bear them. And that's just about what I can do with this album. Bear it.
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Tue Apr 09 2024
...And Justice For All
Metallica
01) Blackened - 5,0
02) ...And Justice For All - 5,0
03) Eye Of The Beholder - 5,0
04) One - 7,0
05) The Shortest Straw - 5,0
06) Harvester Of Sorrow 5,0
07) The Frayed Ends of Sanity - 4,0
08) To Live Is to Die - 7,0
09) Dyers Eve - 4,0
TOTAL: 5,22 (52/100)
Jeez, can these songs be any longer? Metallica was huge when I was a teenager but I never saw the appeal. Sure, I loved "Nothing Else Matters" or "Unforgiven" but never bothered to listen to the albums. It was a good decision because I really didn't like this one. It's all about the riffs? Really? Because I don't get it. It's just boring guitars, annoying drums, and no melody to be found. And here comes another nine and half minutes of riffs... "One" sounds OK. "To Live Is To Die" sounds interesting. Because of those two songs, I will give it two stars, but just barely...
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
01) With No Shoes - 7,5
02) North Country Boy - 7,0
03) Tellin' Stories - 7,5
04) One to Another - 7,5
05) You're a Big Girl Now - 7,5
06) How Can You Leave Us - 7,0
07) Area 51 - 7,5
08) How High - 7,5
09) Only Teethin - 7,0
10) Get on It - 7,0
11) Rob's Theme - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,32 (73/100)
It's an OK Oasis-esque album with a pinch of Bob Dylan. It's nothing special, but it's not terrible either.
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Thu Apr 11 2024
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
01) Regular John - 7,0
02) Avon - 6,0
03) If Only - 6,5
04) Walkin' on the Sidewalks - 6,0
05) You Would Know - 6,0
06) How to Handle a Rope - 6,5
07) Mexicola - 6,0
08) Hispanic Impressions - 5,0
09) You Can't Quit Me Baby - 5,5
10) Give the Mule What He Wants - 5,5
11) I Was a Teenage Hand Model - 6,5
TOTAL: 6,05 (60/100)
I guess the only worthy albums in the world are rock albums. All of them. Every day. And it's getting boring. They all start to sound the same. Endless riffs, guitars, drums...I'm getting tired of it and my marks will reflect it. This one is so worthy that nobody but their fans know the songs from it. It reached fascinating number 48 in the UK albums chart and number 122 on Billboard... 121 albums were better selling that week. 121.
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Boston
Boston
01) More Than a Feeling - 10,0
02) Peace of Mind - 8,5
03) Foreplay/Long Time - 8,0
04) Rock & Roll Band - 7,5
05) Smokin' - 8,0
06) Hitch a Ride - 8,5
07) Something About You - 8,5
08) Let Me Take You Home Tonight - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,44 (84/100)
If something is called classic rock, then it must have done something right to be called a classic. "More Than a Feeling" is a great song, even if it is overplayed by radio stations.
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Sat Apr 13 2024
My Generation
The Who
01) Out In The Street - 7,5
02) I Don't Mind - 7,0
03) The Good's Gone - 7,0
04) La-La-La-Lies - 7,0
05) Much Too Much - 6,5
06) My Generation - 10,0
07) The Kids Are Alright - 8,0
08) Please, Please, Please - 7,5
09) It's Not True - 8,0
10) I'm a Man - 7,0
11) A Legal Matter - 8,0
12) The Ox - 7,0
TOTAL: 7,54 (75/100)
Once upon a time, it was called "the hardest rock in history" but today it sounds to me like a sugar-sweet pop with doo-wops backing vocals a la Beach Boys. "My Generation" is a classic though.
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Sun Apr 14 2024
Metallica
Metallica
01) Enter Sandman - 10,0
02) Sad but True - 10,0
03) Holier than Thou - 7,0
04) The Unforgiven - 10,0
05) Wherever I May Roam - 8,5
06) Don't Tread on Me - 7,5
07) Through the Never - 7,0
08) Nothing Else Matters - 10,0
09) Of Wolf and Man - 7,0
10) The God That Failed - 8,0
11) My Friend of Misery - 8,0
12) The Struggle Within -7,0
TOTAL: 8,33 (83/100)
I listened to "...And Justice For All" a few days ago and the maximum I could give it was two stars. This one is much more to my taste, and I know it's because of the monster songs "Nothing Else Matters", "The Unforgiven", "Sad but True" and " Enter Sandman". If not for those, it would be a lower mark, but still better than its predecessor.
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
01) I Want You To Love Me - 7,0
02) Shameika - 7,0
03) Fetch The Bolt Cutters - 7,0
04) Under The Table - 7,5
05) Relay - 6,0
06) Rack of His - 6,5
07) Newspaper - 6,5
08) Ladies - 7,0
09) Heavy Balloon - 7,0
10) Cosmonauts - 7,5
11) For Her - 7,0
12) Drumset - 7,0
13) On I Go - 7,0
TOTAL: 6,92 (69/100)
There's nothing wrong with this album, but I can't see nothing that would attract me to it either. I like the sound of dogs barking, it adds the real home recording atmosphere to it. Songs are interesting, lyrics are fine, her voice is great and still I can't remember a single melody after I'm done.
3
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Tue Apr 16 2024
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
01) You Want It Darker - 10,0
02) Treaty - 9,0
03) On The Level - 8,5
04) Leaving The Table - 9,0
05) If I Didn't Have Your Love - 8,0
06) Traveling Light - 8,5
07) It Seemed the Better Way - 8,0
08) Steer Your Way - 9,0
09) String Reprise / Treaty - 7,0
TOTAL: 8,56 (86/100)
I'm leaving the table, I'm out of the game.
I'm traveling light, it's au revoir.
I'm ready, my Lord!
What a great farewell album from a legend.
There's something so soothing about this album, his lyrics and his voice make me feel so calm, so peaceful and I really like that feeling. It's not five stars, but it's very close.
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Wed Apr 17 2024
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
01) Non-Alignment Pact - 6,5
02) The Modern Dance - 7,0
03) Laughing - 4,0
04) Street Waves - 7,0
05) Chinese Radiation - 4,5
06) Life Stinks - 5,0
07) Real World - 5,5
08) Over My Head - 6,0
09) Sentimental Journey - 1,0
10) Humor Me - 5,5
TOTAL: 5,20 (52/100)
This album is full of weird and unpleasant noises including the singer's vocals. Few songs sound like actual songs, the rest is some experimental weird stuff with lame sound effects like in the 1978 SF space movie. Can "Sentimental Journey" really be allowed to call itself a song?
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
01) Demon's Theme - 7,0
02) Links - 7,5
03) Music - 7,0
04) One & Only - 1,0 (not on You Tube)
05) Bringing Me Down - 7,0
06) Danny's Song - 1,0 (not on You Tube)
07) Vocal Tune - 6,0
08) Coolin' Out - 6,5
09) Western (Remix) - 7,0
10) Horizons - 7,0
11) Airtight (Remix) - 6,5
12) New Element - 6,5
13) Drums in a Grip - 6,0
14) Solutions - 6,5
15) In Too Deep - 6,0
16) So Long - 1,0 (not on You Tube)
17) Pharaoh - 5,0
18) Miles High - 5,0
19) Groove Therapy - 5,0
20) Mind Games - 1,0 (not on You Tube)
TOTAL: 5,28 (53/100)
So, on a day I don't have much time, of course, I get a double album... But here I am, at the end of the day, listening to this dreamy drum and bass for half an hour and I'm just at the beginning of the song number four. I don't dislike this kind of music, it's a great soundtrack for evenings (especially summer evenings), but we will see if and when my patience will start to fade...
Oh, and a big minus for the fact that the album is not on streaming services so I have to listen to it on YouTube. Even there you can't find the whole album, some songs are missing.
And at the beginning of the second part, my patience is kind of gone... I don't even know which song is playing. The tracklist is messed up. Oh, f**k this shit...
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
01) Chameleon - 6,0
02) Watermelon Man - 6,5
03) Sly - 4,0
04) Vein Melter - 5,5
TOTAL: 5,50 (55/100)
How refreshing is to see 4 songs on the album after the double album yesterday... On the other hand, it's jazz. Maybe funk can save it. Let's see... aaaand it can't. I still hate jazz.
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Sat Apr 20 2024
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
01) Message in a Bottle - 10,0
02) Reggatta de Blanc - 8,5
03) It's Alright for You - 8,0
04) Bring On the Night - 8,5
05) Deathwish - 8,5
06) Walking on the Moon - 10,0
07) On Any Other Day - 8,5
08) The Bed's Too Big Without You - 8,0
09) Contact - 8,0
10) Does Everyone Stare - 8,0
11) No Time This Time - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,54 (85/100)
Sending out an S.O.S
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Sun Apr 21 2024
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
01) Tubular Bells, Part One - 7,0
02) Tubular Bells, Part Two - 6,5
TOTAL: 6,75 (68/100)
He was 19 when he recorded this. When I was 19 I longed for a PlayStation. There are some fine sounds here but I don't really like how all these parts that seem to have nothing in common are all glued together into just two songs. The sequence in Tubular Bells Pt. II with the grunted vocals is a bit disturbing, don't like it. Anyway, the first three minutes are the best and the rest is... so, so... The question is if it wasn't for "The Exorcist" would this album be as big as it was? Tubular Bells has sold more than 2.63 million copies in the UK, and an estimated 15 million worldwide. And he was only 19! I got my PlayStation in 1998. for my 20th birthday.
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
01) Green River - 10,0
02) Commotion - 8,5
03) Tombstone Shadow - 8,5
04) Wrote a Song for Everyone - 9,0
05) Bad Moon Rising - 10,0
06) Lodi - 9,5
07) Cross-Tie Walker - 9,0
08) Sinister Purpose - 8,5
09) The Night Time Is the Right Time - 9,0
TOTAL: 9,11 (91/100)
"I didn't like the idea of those acid-rock, 45-minute guitar solos," Fogerty explained to Uncut's David Cavanagh in 2012. "I thought music should get to the point a little more quickly than that."
Amen to that!
Great rock album with great songs, "Bad Moon Rising" being the greatest!
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Hotel California
Eagles
01) Hotel California - 10,0
02) New Kid In Town - 10,0
03) Life In The Fast Lane - 8,0
04) Wasted Time - 8,5
05) Wasted Time (Reprise) - 6,0
06) Victim of Love - 8,5
07) Pretty Maids All in a Row - 8,0
08) Try and Love Again - 8,0
09) The Last Resort - 8,0
TOTAL: 8,33 (83/100)
It's a 3,5-star album that will get 4 mostly because of the two exceptional songs at the beginning of the album. The rest is not so remarkable.
3.6 Roentgen, not great, not terrible...
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Wed Apr 24 2024
White Ladder
David Gray
01) Please Forgive Me - 10,0
02) Babylon - 10,0
03) My Oh My - 8,0
04) We're Not Right - 8,0
05) Nightblindness - 7,5
06) Silver Lining - 7,0
07) White Ladder - 7,0
08) This Year's Love - 10,0
09) Sail Away - 10,0
10) Say Hello Wave Goodbye - 10,0
TOTAL: 8,75 (88/100)
I remember how huge this album was back then. I really loved (and still do) "Babylon", it's a great track. I know all the singles, listening to the rest of the album for the first time. I know we all kind of dislike Ed Sheeran and James Blunt these days, but back when this album came out, this was new, it was fresh and it was like nothing else at the time. And I simply can't put Ed Sheeran and David Gray in the same sentence, David Gray was never as "sugary" as Sheeran is. I see some reviewers are very harsh on this, as I will probably be on some thrash metal band, but hey, we can't all like the same things. For example, I don't even like vanilla. Go figure...
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Thu Apr 25 2024
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
01) Little Furry Things - 7,5
02) Kracked - 7,0
03) SludgeFeast - 6,5
04) The Lung - 7,0
05) Raisans - 7,0
06) Tarpit - 5,5
07) In a Jar - 6,5
08) Lose - 6,0
09) Poledo - 4,0
10) Just like Heaven - 6,0
TOTAL: 6,30 (63/100)
Yesterday I was reading reviews for David Gray's "White Ladder" and one person said that if you click anywhere on the album you wouldn't recognize which song is playing because they are all the same... How is this one any different? And yes, whilst David Gray probably influenced the boring people like Blunt or Sheeran this might have inspired Nirvana or Pearl Jam. I would definitely rather listen to Nirvana than Ed Sheeran, but I would also prefer David Gray to Dinosaur Jr.
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
01) Pharaoh's Dance - 3,5
02) Bitches Brew - 3,5
03) Spanish Key - 3,0
04) John McLaughlin - 3,5
05) Miles Runs the Voodoo Down - 3,0
06) Sanctuary - 3,0
TOTAL: 3,25 (33/100)
It's an hour and a half of my life I will never get back. But still, I'm willing to sacrifice it so I can say I listened to this probably-worthy album. I wouldn't know. To me, it sounds like sh*t. But then again, I just hate jazz.
Thirteen minutes into the song number one, and I already have suicidal/homicidal thoughts. Help me, Lord! Day two... I mean... song number two... Oh wait, this is still song number one...
It's been seven hours and fifteen days, and finally, here's song number two. This one is even longer. Still, no structure and no melody can be found.
Song #3, my eyes are painfully open, and I want to escape...
Song #4 is going on my playlist! Why? Because it's the best, it's only 4 minutes and 23 seconds long!
It's been 84 years, but here we are at song number 5. In reality, song number two is still playing, but I'm bored so I'm writing ahead. And I know how this one will sound. Just like the others. 15 minutes of pure cacophony.
Are we there yet, did we make it? Is it the end? Can I give my 1 star and go? Yes? Thank you so very much!
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Sat Apr 27 2024
In Rainbows
Radiohead
01) 15 Step - 9,0
02) Bodysnatchers - 9,5
03) Nude - 10,0
04) Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - 9,0
05) All I Need - 9,5
06) Faust Arp - 8,0
07) Reckoner - 10,0
08) House of Cards - 9,5
09) Jigsaw Falling into Place - 10,0
10) Videotape - 9,0
TOTAL: 9,35 (94/100)
This is my third Radiohead album and while "OK Computer" was sure shot five-star material, I was surprised by "Amnesiac" and its five stars. So, I was asking myself how many listens would take for "In Rainbows", because the album didn't click with me back in 2007., just like "Amnesiac" didn't a few years earlier. Jigsaw fell into place after the second listening, and after listening to "Nude" for the second time, (going from 8,0 to 10,0!) I knew this would deserve top marks from me. "Reckoner", "Nude", "Jigsaw..." and "All I Need" are my favorites.
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Sun Apr 28 2024
Headquarters
The Monkees
01) You Told Me - 8,0
02) I'll Spend My Life with You - 7,5
03) Forget That Girl - 7,0
04) Band 6 - 3,0
05) You Just May Be the One - 8,0
06) Shades of Gray - 7,5
07) I Can't Get Her Off My Mind - 7,0
08) For Pete's Sake - 8,0
09) Mr. Webster - 7,5
10) Sunny Girlfriend - 7,5
11) Zilch - 4,0
12) No Time - 7,0
13) Early Morning Blues and Greens - 8,5
14) Randy Scouse Git - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,00 (70/100)
It's a nice pop album from the Summer of Love era. To be honest, I don't know a single song on it. Oh, but I am familiar with Mr. Dobalina, Mr. Bob Dobalina :-)
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
01) If I Were Going - 6,0
02) Gentlemen - 6,0
03) Be Sweet - 6,0
04) Debonair - 6,0
05) When We Two Parted - 5,5
06) Fountain and Fairfax - 5,0
07) What Jail Is Like - 5,5
08) My Curse - 6,0
09) Now You Know - 5,0
10) I Keep Coming Back - 6,0
11) Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer - 6,0
TOTAL: 5,73 (57/100)
Here's another band I never heard of. Looking through their discography I can see they had literally no album or singles chart success. They sound just like any other rock band of the era so I don't really get it what is it that is so worthy to be included on this list? Lyrics like "I got a dick for brain" are really groundbreaking.
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
01) I Zimbra - 8,0
02) Mind - 8,0
03) Paper - 8,0
04) Cities - 8,5
05) Life During Wartime - 8,5
06) Memories Can't Wait - 8,5
07) Air - 8,5
08) Heaven - 8,5
09) Animals - 7,5
10) Electric Guitar - 7,5
11) Drugs - 8,5
TOTAL: 8,18 (82/100)
Quirky, funky, crazy melodies, David Byrne vocals and equally quirky lyrics, and Brian Eno production. Oh, and Tina Weymouth's bass. This sounds very good! If I were a teenager in 1979, I would definitely dig this album! I can't decide if "Cities" or "Life During Wartime" is my favorite track. I also like "Air" and "Drugs", but who doesn't, right?
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Wed May 01 2024
Smash
The Offspring
01) Time to Relax (Intro) - /
02) Nitro (Youth Energy) - 7,5
03) Bad Habit - 7,5
04) Gotta Get Away - 9,0
05) Genocide - 8,0
06) Something to Believe In - 7,0
07) Come Out and Play - 10,0
08) Self Esteem - 10,0
09) It'll Be a Long Time - 7,5
10) Killboy Powerhead - 7,5
11) What Happened to You? - 8,0
12) So Alone - 8,0
13) Not the One - 7,0
14) Smash - 7,0
TOTAL: 8,00 (80/100)
I was 16 when this came out, and I remember I wasn't a big fan of all that punk revival. I felt like I should like Green Day and Offspring, but for some reason, I didn't care for them much. I did like the singles though. "Self Esteem" is with Radiohead's "Creep" one of my teenage hymns. I guess I'm not the only one :-)
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Thu May 02 2024
If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
01) Music Is Love - 7,0
02) Cowboy Movie - 7,0
03) Tamalpais High (At About 3) - 7,5
04) Laughing - 7,0
05) What Are Their Names - 8,0
06) Traction in the Rain - 7,5
07) Song with No Words (Tree with No Leaves) - 7,0
08) Orleans - 7,0
09) I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here - 5,0
TOTAL: 7,00 (70/100)
Current ranking: 117/170
I'm not really familiar with CSNY discography, even less with their solo albums. This is a nice, easy listening but not something I would listen to on my own. It has a bunch of famous contributors and I guess it's a good representative of the day and age it belongs to.
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Fri May 03 2024
So
Peter Gabriel
01) Red Rain - 9,5
02) Sledgehammer - 10,0
03) Don't Give Up - 10,0
04) That Voice Again - 8,5
05) Mercy Street - 9,0
06) Big Time - 9,0
07) We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) - 8,5
08) This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) - 8,0
09) In Your Eyes - 8,5
TOTAL: 9,00 (90/100)
Current Ranking: 19/171
When you have "Sledgehammer", "Don't Give Up", "Big Time" and "Red Rain" all on one album, that's a guarantee for at least four stars. So let's see the rest of the songs that are unfamiliar to me.
"That Voice Again" is typical 80's pop-rock (to me it sounds like a blend of Police and Genesis), "Mercy Street" is a very nice slow song, "We Do What We're Told" sounds like a part of the "Blade Runner" soundtrack, "This Is the Picture" reminds me of Gabriel's earlier work ("Games Without Frontiers") and "In Your Eyes" gives us a bit of world music with Youssou N'Dour on backing vocals.
After the first listen, the album has a mark of 8,94 and it is 0,01 points short of five stars. It seems cruel to me to leave it at that so let's give it another listen.
And then I listened to "Mercy Street" for the second time. Those harmonious vocals accompanied with beautifully haunting music were enough, it's a five stars album.
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Sat May 04 2024
The Clash
The Clash
01) Janie Jones - 8,5
02) Remote Control - 8,0
03) I'm So Bored with the USA - 8,0
04) White Riot - 8,5
05) Hate and War - 8,0
06) What's My Name - 8,0
07) Deny - 7,5
08) London's Burning - 7,5
09) Career Opportunities -7,5
10) Cheat - 7,0
11) Protex Blue - 7,0
12) Police and Thieves - 8,5
13) 48 Hours - 8,0
14) Garageland - 7,5
TOTAL: 7,82 (78/100)
Current Ranking: 77/172
I prefer "London Calling", maybe because it sounds a bit less punk. The songs are short, which is a good thing, but after a few songs, they all start to sound the same.
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Sun May 05 2024
Eternally Yours
The Saints
01) Know Your Product - 7,5
02) Lost and Found - 6,0
03) Memories Are Made of This - 7,5
04) Private Affair - 6,5
05) A Minor Aversion - 7,0
06) No, Your Product - 7,0
07) This Perfect Day - 7,0
08) Run Down - 6,5
09) Orstralia - 7,0
10) New Centre of the Universe - 6,0
11) Untitled - 7,0
12) (I'm) Misunderstood - 6,5
13) International Robots - 7,5
TOTAL: 6,85 (69/100)
Current ranking: 130/173
Second punk album in a row. I'm not really a fan of punk so this is gonna be interesting. But this one IS kind of interesting. We have horns, we have harmonica, we have some slower songs here and there... It's still not my cup of tea, but it's not as shouty and repetitive as some other punk albums.
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Mon May 06 2024
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
01) Rendez-Vu - 10,0
02) Yo-Yo - 8,0
03) Jump n' Shout - 9,0
04) U Can't Stop Me - 8,0
05) Jaxxalude - /
06) Red Alert - 10,0
07) Jazzalude - /
08) Always Be There - 8,5
09) Sneakalude - /
10) Same Old Show - 8,5
11) Bingo Bango - 10,0
12) Gemilude - /
13) Stop 4 Love - 8,0
14) Don't Give Up - 7,0
15) Being with U - 7,5
TOTAL: 8,59 (86/100)
Current ranking: 38/174
This album came out when I was 21 years old and I wish I had been more extroverted back then and danced to "Rendez-Vu" and "Red Alert" somewhere in a club and not just in my room.
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