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Fri Nov 24 2023
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
It was scattered but I enjoyed it.
3
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Mon Nov 27 2023
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
2
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Tue Nov 28 2023
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Felt a bit scattered. Some good tunes but for a 40 minute album it dragged.
3
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Mon Dec 11 2023
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
This album lasted forever. Incredibly boring. Being good at guitars doesn’t make up for lackluster songwriting.
1
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Tue Dec 12 2023
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Not much can be said that hasn’t already been said. One of the greatest albums of all time. Even the uncomfortable skits and diddy’s annoying contributions can’t take away from how damn good Biggie is on this one. Easy 5 stars.
5
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Wed Dec 13 2023
Moondance
Van Morrison
Not bad. Easy to listen to, kind of background music. Won’t go out of my way to play it again but wouldn’t be mad if it came on.
3
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
2
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Fri Dec 15 2023
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
There were some cool things about this album. Some interesting drum loops, and I liked some of the music. There was a lot of potential here for a great album. That being said it didn’t feel very cohesive, and the songs needed work. Also, every song was ruined for me because I cannot stand the singers voice! This was the most egregious use of what I’m calling “80s voice” (think Tears for fears), it was unlistenable. This would be a three star with a different singer.
2
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Mon Dec 18 2023
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
I was not expecting to like this. I’ve never given Zappa a fair shake. I thought it would just be bizarre experimental noodling. I don’t know where I got that idea but it was ingrained in me at some point. This album was wild! Peaches en regalia while not being as crazy as the other tracks was an amazing kickoff. After that it was nonstop in your face energy. It was by and large an instrumental album and man can this band jam!
4
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Tue Dec 19 2023
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
There were some great songs on this album. That being said, in my opinion about 99% of Bob Dylan songs would be made better by cutting out the annoying harmonica solos.
3
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Wed Dec 20 2023
The Doors
The Doors
This is a nostalgia album for me. I was way into the doors back in high school so a lot of these songs are baked into my memory. Not everything on here was great, definitely some duds. I haven’t listened to the doors in a minute but I still dig a few songs on this one. Break on through starts the album off with a bang. The rest of the first half is solid. The second half is where it starts to fall off for me. Most of the songs after light my fire are duds. The End being the exception, that song rips.
3
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Thu Dec 21 2023
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Wow this was intense! I’m glad I listened to this with headphones. I think you’d miss a lot just listening on a speaker or even in a car. I honestly didn’t expect to like this album, I’d always just wrote NIN off as noisy and abrasive. Don’t get me wrong, this album is noisy and at times abrasive. But it’s not just noise for noise’s sake like I imagined. The production on here is stellar. Like wow does reznor know how to use a studio. Not only that, the emotion is there too. If I was listening to this back when it was released I’d be worried for the songwriter. I think this is definitely an album I’ll be revisiting. It won’t be everyday drive to work music, it’s pretty dark and very intense. But I do want to dig in deeper, maybe read along the lyrics as I listen and try and hash out everything that’s going on. I feel like the themes are well portrayed just through the music itself but I know there’s much more to this album than I can get from just one listen through.
4
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Fri Dec 22 2023
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
This was the first album on the list where I hadn’t heard of the artist. Then I read the bio and I have heard of the jam, just didn’t know the singer had a solo career.
I don’t have much to say about this album. It wasn’t bad but it didn’t do anything for me. It felt unnecessary, like this album doesn’t need to exist. It’s just a collection of bland forgettable songs.
2
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Ok first Rolling Stones album on the list but I’m sure there will be like ten more. These guys always show up on best of lists but I’ve never met anybody who actually listens to them. Everyone knows some of their songs but does anybody really love The Rolling Stones? It must be a conspiracy or something I think.
Anyways on to the album. It’s not great. It’s better than that Derek and the Dominoes album I had to listen to but that’s not saying much. There’s like one or two good songs on here and the rest are filler. As a bonus for anyone who sits through the whole thing, Mick Jagger attempts a southern accent on Dead Flowers and it’s not good.
2
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
For what it is this is one of the best of all time. I didn’t know how many definitive versions of classic Christmas songs originated on this album.
4
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Wed Dec 27 2023
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
I didn’t expect the Louvin Brothers to show up on this list. I had not heard of them until the Cocaine & Rhinestones podcast did an episode about them. If anyone is confused as to why this album is on here I’d recommend checking out that podcast. It does a great job of explaining the Louvin’s historical significance and their contributions to country music. However, even after listening to that podcast I still don’t love the Louvin Brothers. I appreciate them more but the music is still very dated. Much respect for all that they did but I’m still not going out of my way to listen to it.
3
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Thu Dec 28 2023
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
This album was like The Postal Service only when it was Ben Gibbard’s turn to record vocals he phoned it in and just recorded himself flipping through channels on the tv. There’s some really interesting music on here. It’s just ruined by pointless samples. Just because something was “innovative” does not mean it was a good idea. I have nothing against sampling, when done right it can be very cool. This was not very cool.
2
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Fri Dec 29 2023
Microshift
Hookworms
I really liked this album. I’ve seen some criticism because who the hell are these guys and why are they included in the 1001 albums to hear before you die? But I came to this site to be turned on to new music. So while I agree it’s odd to have this album on here I still enjoyed it.
4
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Mon Jan 01 2024
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
It had its moments. The solo on child in time was cool. Space trucking was long but had some good parts in it. Overall not bad. Too long though.
3
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Tue Jan 02 2024
Document
R.E.M.
Some great tunes on here. Not everything was amazing but a solid outing. A very concise album.
3
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Wed Jan 03 2024
Forever Changes
Love
This album was fine. The instrumentation was very well done, bonus points for horns. Why don’t more bands have horns? The songs were kind of meandering, they didn’t really go anywhere. They just kept going.
2
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Arrival
ABBA
Not every song on this album was great, but there are some solid tracks. I wasn’t a fan of the ballads but the dancier numbers were a lot of fun. Some real ear worms that I’m not mad about. The bass is a real stand out.
3
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
The interplay between the guitar and the bass is very cool. This album sounds so far ahead of its time.
4
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Mon Jan 08 2024
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
It’s all downhill from Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. That’s not to say the rest of the album is bad, it’s just how do you top Suite? It’s far and away the strongest song on the album. The rest of the album has some solid tunes and amazing harmonies! Marakesh Express is a lot of fun. There are some duds on here, but even on those the harmonies are great.
3
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Smash
The Offspring
When I go driving I stay in my lane!
4
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Heroes
David Bowie
I had heard of Bowie’s Berlin trilogy, I know it’s legendary, I just never got around to listening to it. I guess I thought I’d be disappointed. I always assumed it’d be very melancholy slow music. Boy was I wrong! This album was wild! A lot of fun and I will definitely be returning to it in the future.
4
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Thu Jan 11 2024
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
3
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Pump
Aerosmith
Does having Aerosmith on the list negate the rest of the list? Possibly
I can’t believe someone truly thought Love in an elevator was something I absolutely needed to hear before I died. They really couldn’t come up with 1000 albums without including Aerosmith!? I will never understand how anyone can enjoy this band, let alone subject other people to their garbage. If I could rate this zero stars I would. I did not and will not listen to it. I’ve heard enough Aerosmith for one lifetime, and enough Aerosmith in this instance is any Aerosmith.
1
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
I’ve always felt like PE had a problem with quality control. There are amazing songs on this album, but there’s also a lot of filler. They could’ve knocked probably fifteen minutes off of this album and it would’ve been perfect. If not for the bloat this would be a 5 star for me.
4
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Solid album. Some Prog-y weirdness that I wasn’t expecting from Queen. And how about those metal chugs on Brighton Rock, that was unexpected! I didn’t love all the songs but I’m giving this album a 4. Queen really went for it on this one, they were trying some different stuff. Not everything worked, but respect for going for it. Bring Back That Leroy Brown should not be slept on.
4
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
4
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
This didn’t stand the test of time. There were better and more influential hip hop albums that came out at the same time/before this. I’m not saying LL wasn’t influential. I’m just saying for a list of albums you must hear this one doesn’t pass the bar. The beats are dope though.
2
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Pink Flag
Wire
I can’t believe I’ve never heard this before. You can hear the influence this had on so many bands. I also had no idea REM’s Strange was a cover.
4
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
It was fine. +1 star for horns
3
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Tue Jan 23 2024
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
I’m sure there’s a lot more to this album that makes it great that I just don’t understand. I don’t know a lot of music theory, if I did I would maybe appreciate this album even more. I do hope one day to know more and be able to really dig into this album and other jazz greats. For now though, all I know is I love how it sounds and that’s enough for now.
5
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Why?
2
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Mon Jan 29 2024
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Instrumentals were great, the songs were good. I’m preferential to later James Brown, this was cool but mostly ballads.
3
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Tue Jan 30 2024
Guero
Beck
This felt like Odelay 2 in a bad way.
2
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
I wasn’t expecting to like this. I thought why not just have a country album by a country band? Why do I need to hear the byrds attempt at country? But they did a solid job. Not every song was great, but they really made a solid country album.
3
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Teen Dream
Beach House
I remember when this came out, it received a lot of accolades so I checked it out. I did not care for it at the time. this is a testament to giving things another go. I thought this album was just not for me, turns out I just wasn’t ready for it back then. This album was fantastic! I will definitely be returning to it.
5
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Fri Feb 02 2024
War
U2
I tried going into this one without bias. I’ve never been a fan of U2, i find Bono annoying. But I wanted to give this album a fair shake. It wasn’t bad, although I don’t like Bono’s voice on most songs. I get why the hits were hits and why I’ve never heard the rest of these songs. Nothing on here is bad, just most of the album aside from a handful of songs was ok at best.
3
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Mon Feb 05 2024
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Well I’m glad they kept practicing.
2
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Moon Safari
Air
A chiller for sure
3
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
The first half of this album was a bit much. I admittedly almost gave up, it was exhausting. I’m glad I hung on because the second half is where the album really shines. The way It Doesn’t Matter, Don’t Stop the Rock, and Get Up On It Like This all flow together to make one long suite was a treat. Then from K-Hole on it really gets into a cool psychedelic groove.
3
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Thu Feb 08 2024
New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
If this album had been an EP and just had the songs from Blockheads onward it would be pretty good. As it is, the first 2/3 of this album are hard to listen to. The musicians aren’t bad but the music is cheesy. And I did not care for Ian’s songwriting and his voice, while solid for the faster songs at the end, did not work with his slower pop songs and ballads.
2
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Movies
Holger Czukay
3
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
All killer no filler!
4
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
It was good, a lot of the songs sounded the same.
3
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Vivid
Living Colour
Not for me. For a rock album it was too overproduced. Everything was so clean sounding. Talented musicians but it felt vapid even when the lyrics were biting social commentary.
2
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
This was great! I wish the bass was higher in the mix because the bass playing on this album is stellar.
4
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
In a fake patois Missy Elliott says I got the rhymes to make you jump, jump, jump. And when she does rap this is true. Missy has bars. Unfortunately the majority of this album is r&b slow jams. Based on my limited knowledge of missy elliott and the album cover I was expecting a hip hop album. I was disappointed. The beats are dope though.
2
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Illmatic
Nas
Even without historical context this album is incredible. Add in the context and Nas completely changed the game with his debut. Still one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
5
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Tue Feb 27 2024
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Solid album. Creedence is great. Not everything was amazing, but some absolute classics on here. Ooby Dooby was a fun one I hadn’t heard before.
4
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Harvest
Neil Young
This album was fine. Would make for good background music. Neil Young’s voice gets grating after a whole album though. I’m good for a Neil young song here and there but a whole albums worth was too much.
3
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Parallel Lines
Blondie
This was a fun one. I knew the hits but never dove deeper into Blondie’s discography. I don’t know if I’d return to this but I wouldn’t be mad if someone put it on.
3
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Fri Mar 01 2024
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
A couple good songs in here. What’s Going on and Mercy Mercy Me were decent. Right On was the best track. The rest of the songs were meh at best. I was going to give a three star but Save the Children is straight up one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard so that knocked it down to a two for me.
2
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Mon Mar 04 2024
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
This rules. Very moody. I love the bass forward sound of early cure.
4
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
Solid album. Not really a bad song on here. I wish they hadn’t made Moby Dick the drum solo song, it has a cool riff but the rest of the song is boring. Also although musically the lemon song is very cool the lyrics are cringe.
4
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Wed Mar 06 2024
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
Bogus Man pushed this one from a two to a three for me. Everything before Bogus Man was awful. Everything after it was pretty cool, it got pretty experimental in the second half. I credit old sourpuss Brian Eno with the things I like about this album. Brian Ferry sounds like he’s doing a Dracula impression half the time, he is not my favorite singer.
3
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Some good songs on here. Not everything thrilled me. Mountain o’ things was really cool.
3
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
So close to being a perfect album. In my opinion, Hall of Mirrors and Showroom Dummies throw off the flow of this album. Also I just think they’re stinkers, just not good songs, especially Hall of Mirrors. Otherwise this album is amazing. I love the opener, skip the next two, and then it’s basically one long suite of songs that all flow together.
4
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Objectively this is probably a 4/5, but I’ve been rating subjectively since I started this so for me it’s a 3/5. There are songs I love and listen to somewhat regularly (dreams, never going back again, the chain). There are songs I can tell are good but I have never cared for them (don’t stop, go your own way). There are some good songs that just didn’t really do anything for me. And there are a few duds. So overall it’s a good album but not one that I’ll be returning to in full.
3
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Tue Mar 12 2024
The Stranger
Billy Joel
Mostly really good songs on here. I didn’t love everybody has a dream. Otherwise I at least liked and very much enjoyed many of the songs. Italian Restaurant is one of my favorites from Billy Joel.
4
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
I went into this rolling my eyes. I like some SP songs but thought 2 hours was going to be WAY too much. I’m delighted by how wrong I was. This album was incredible and never lost my attention. I could gush over how dynamic and varied it is all the while remaining cohesive, but I’ll just leave it at incredible. What a feat The Smashing Pumpkins pulled off here.
5
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Thu Mar 14 2024
The Last Broadcast
Doves
This did not need to be on the list.
There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s fine, but that’s it, it’s just fine.
This is inoffensive pop rock, there’s nothing particularly exceptional about it.
2
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
As always a plus one for horns. This album was not what I expected beaded on the first couple tracks. It gets a little experimental and weird in the middle there. Charge and Woman of the World were standouts for me. Not my favorite, but a fun and unique listen.
3
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Mon Mar 18 2024
1989
Taylor Swift
This was my first time listening to a full T Swift album and damn can she write a pop song! There’s not a dud on this album. Lyrically it’s not super relatable to me personally but it doesn’t matter, the songs are just good. I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I knew the hits, but pretty much any song on here could’ve been a single.
4
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Van Halen
Van Halen
While I’m not a fan of 99% of the bands/music that came because of this album’s influence (hair metal), Van Halen and this album are undeniable. Just an awesome rock album. Eddie Van Halen is one of the greatest to ever do it. A creative and virtuosic player. The songs are there too, it’s fun to listen to and it rocks, what’s not to love.
4
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Protection
Massive Attack
Some chill beats on here. Pretty much every song was ruined by the vocals.
2
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Thu Mar 21 2024
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
I’ve never cared for the title song and the rest of the album didn’t do much for me. Synths are cool, but the songs weren’t great and I don’t like the choices the singer made or maybe I just don’t like her voice. Either way not my favorite album. Going with a two because there are some good synth parts in it.
2
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
This is like a mediocre Dolores O’Riordan solo album. There are a couple okay songs but most drag in too long and don’t go anywhere. I’d say just replace this with a Cranberries album and call it a day.
2
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
Well that settles it, I am not a Stevie Wonder fan. This is the second album I’ve had of his on this list and again it did nothing for me. Some of the more upbeat tunes are kind of fun, like Boogie On, but even that one I got bored of after 45 seconds. Most of his songs on this album are slow ballads and they are capital B BORING!
1
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
I enjoyed a lot of this. Changeling was fantastic. However, I don’t really buy that it was such a sea change when it was released in 1996. Reading through the Wikipedia and there are quotes saying it set the bar for hip hop and other grandiose statements because of its use of sampling. But this album came out almost ten years after Paul’s Boutique, which basically did the same thing as this album in terms of sampling. I was 5 when this came out so it wasn’t really on my radar at the time. So maybe it was as important as they say, I’m just not seeing it.
3
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Metallica
Metallica
Starting with this album I don’t think Metallica should call themselves Metallica anymore. They kind of stopped being a metal band and veered into hard rock on this album. But Hard Rockica just doesn’t have the same ring to it as Metallica. With their transition to hard rock, Metallica made a decent album. Honestly for a lot of bands this would be a great album, but Metallica was coming off an amazing three album run. This album doesn’t come close to those. It has a few good songs but most are just ok to forgettable. All I’m saying is they better have ride the lightning, master of puppets, and …and justice for all on this list if this album is gonna be on it. I get that this is Metallica’s mainstream success album, but it’s not their best.
3
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
I will never understand how this band is so highly rated, or even remembered. They should have been forgotten and left in the 70s. They had a couple hits but the rest of their music is just not good. A one bit wonder band that somehow clung to relevance.
1
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Fri Mar 29 2024
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
I guess you had to be there cause to me right now this doesn’t stand out as anything special. Climbatize was pretty cool. The rest was ok, annoying at times, but not too bad over all.
2
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Live!
Fela Kuti
This was cool, some fun jams on here. I could’ve done without the 16 minute drum solo at the end, especially consider there already was a drum solo in the middle of it.
3
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Starts off strong but the second half was kind of weak.
3
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Destroyer
KISS
Detroit Rock City is the only KISS song I really like. I love that little bass riff. The rest of this album was okay to bad. King of the nighttime world is alright and so is shout it out loud. The ballads are not good, I guess Beth isn’t a terrible song but I don’t care for it. Great expectations was hard to listen to. The rest of the songs are forgettable. KISS were amazing marketers, I don’t know how else to explain the cult following of such a just ok band.
2
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Thu Apr 04 2024
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
This felt ambitious. There was a lot of cool stuff on this album. The instrumentation was great, some really cool bass lines, and all around interesting choices. Where the album falters for me is in the actual songwriting and the vocals. These are not the best singers and for me it ruined a lot of the songs. I think this would’ve worked better as an instrumental album. Also, while some songs were exploratory, most of them were, at the heart, pretty standard blues rock songs with some zany effects over them. I know that is what a lot of 60s psychic rock was like, basically blues rock with a twist, but for all the talent this group seemed to have I felt like they could’ve done more.
3
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
I will never understand the love for this band. It’s the stones and Aerosmith that just make no sense to me. How are these bands so highly regarded?
This album was not good.
This band is not good.
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Murmur
R.E.M.
I believe this was REM’s debut and it is a solid debut. This album showcases a skilled band with a lot of promise. Not every song on here is amazing, but there’s a lot of great stuff, and no real duds. Overall I think it’s a very cohesive album. It was a perfect one to throw in on a Sunday afternoon. It’s got a chillness to it that’s perfect for just kind of hanging out. It is one of those albums that you can listen to closely or just have on in the background and it works.
4
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Tue Apr 09 2024
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
I really enjoyed this. While sonically very different, I felt like it had a similar vibe to REM’s Murmur which was my album for yesterday. It’s an album I’m sure you could dig into, but works just as well as one to throw on during a chill afternoon.
4
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
I never really got into Big Star. This band sounds a lot like Big Star. I thought a lot of the songs sounded the same, not much in terms of variety. Also, the songs were kind of boring, like they’re 3-5 minute pop songs that felt far too long. There’s definitely better power pop out there. Not sure how this made the list to be honest. It’s not really innovative, it sounds like it could’ve come out in the 70s but it came out 20 years later. It’s listenable but nothing to write home about.
2
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Thu Apr 11 2024
Suede
Suede
I enjoyed this one! It doesn’t sound like anything else that came out in the early nineties. It sounds like it could’ve come out in the late 70s or early 80s, but with enough of its own sound to not seem dated. I thought it was a bit too long in run time until I found out I had listened to the expanded edition which has like 7 extra songs. That being said, my initial thought was the album should have ended on The Next Life, it was a perfect ender but there were two songs after it that threw off the flow. Come to find out that song wasn’t even part of the original album. I think it would have been a great closer still.
3
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
I didn’t finish it. Got about half way through the first disc. It’s fine, but it’s extremely repetitive. I had no problem with the music other than that it just got boring after a while.
Also, as a disclaimer, the album on Spotify is not the right one. I had to find it on YouTube.
2
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Parklife
Blur
I enjoyed this for the most part. I probably won’t listen to it again. It also was too long, I was ready to be done about half way through.
3
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
You can tell these are very talented musicians. That being said, they lack when it comes to songwriting. There was nothing engaging about these songs. It seemed like the songs were a vehicle to show off how good they are at solos.
2
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
This album was a lot of fun. As always +1 for horns. Dueling bongos and the cover of inna-gada-davida were the only tracks I didn’t care for, otherwise a great album!
4
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
I liked the first track, after that it lost me. I wouldn’t say it’s bad, just kind of boring and same-y throughout. Fortunately it was rather short so it was too bad to listen through.
2
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Fri Apr 19 2024
1977
Ash
This was good. It wasn’t great though. I think this showcases a band with a lot of promise that needs time to flourish.
3
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
The guitar solo on invincible was wild. The rest of this album was just ok. Not bad but I wouldn’t listen to it again.
2
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Tue Apr 23 2024
All Directions
The Temptations
This was just kind of boring to me.
2
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
This was definitely unique. I don’t know if I’ll listen to it again, but I don’t regret listening to it either.
3
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Want One
Rufus Wainwright
This one definitely has its moments, but it drags a lot too. Some killer but too much filler. Oh what a world was an amazing opening track.
3
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Fri Apr 26 2024
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
All killer no filler! Lynyrd Skynyrd brings it with there debut. It took me a long time to really dig into skynyrd, I knew the hits but never sat down and listened to the albums. It was probably a few years ago that i finally dug in and man these guys rule.
5
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
This did not resonate with me. I don’t care for Kate Bush’s voice, I find it irritating, I can’t put my finger on why that is. There was some cool instrumentation on the album, but as a whole I didn’t like the songs. I know this album has a ton of accolades, I guess it’s just not for me.
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
This album was better than I remembered it being. I liked the singles when this came out so I listened to the rest and wasn’t all that impressed. I guess my tastes have evolved since then because I was mostly impressed with this album aside from a couple of duds. The singles are still good, electric feel is still the best song on there. Weekend wars and pieces are the two duds in my opinion. Otherwise the non-singles while not as catchy are really cool.
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Wed May 01 2024
Hypnotised
The Undertones
I was unimpressed by this. Nothing about it stood out. It was just an ok album that I got bored of after two songs.
2
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Thu May 02 2024
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
half the songs on here were fantastic, the other half were forgettable. Sex Machine is the standout on the album. Everyday People is short and sweet. Stand! was a solid opener. I wanna take you higher was also a good one. I do not see myself revisiting this album or any of the songs. I listened to this years ago and felt the same way I do now. I understand its importance and can appreciate the musicianship but the songs just don’t do it for me.
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Fri May 03 2024
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
Never cared much for solo Iggy. The stooges were great because the music complimented his voice. Iggy Pop does not have a good singing voice, it works for garage rock/punk, but o don’t want to hear him singing slow songs and ballads.
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Mon May 06 2024
Raw Power
The Stooges
I really got into the stooges a while back. I read the biography, I immersed myself in their music. I was really into it. That being said I always felt like this was their weakest album. Search and Destroy is amazing, but the rest of the album does nothing for me. For the record, I listened to the 2023 50th anniversary remaster this time. I feel that it is the best mix of this album.
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