Dec 06 2023
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Son of a preacher man is the first song Iβve recognized on any of these albums
4
Dec 07 2023
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
4
Dec 08 2023
Music From Big Pink
The Band
Better than Bob Dylan tbh
4
Dec 11 2023
Parallel Lines
Blondie
IIIII loveeeee rock n roll!
5
Dec 12 2023
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Some great songs, but felt a little disjointed as an album
4
Dec 13 2023
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
5
Dec 14 2023
Blue
Joni Mitchell
A wonderful album. Joniβs voice is light and effortless β it seems to float as she gently yet confidently moves through her songs. Her voice has a sort of pure, candid quality that makes me feel like I could tell her anything. Excellent stylistic consistency throughout the album with just enough variety for interest. Extra points for removing her album from Spotify because she has moral character. 9/10 Lucas was that good enough for you
5
Dec 15 2023
Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Jojah says itβs wack, but I say heβs wack
8/10
4
Dec 16 2023
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I thought this one was alright. I listened while I cleaned my car and it felt right. Especially liked the parts where Flea was featured on bass β other than that the songs were solid but not amazing 6.5/10
3
Dec 17 2023
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Who listens to this stuff? I mean, there were a few good songs, but it never landed for me. 3/10
2
Dec 18 2023
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
This album knows what itβs about. We played a couple songs from it in jazz band in high school. 9/10
5
Dec 19 2023
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Not very good⦠I think I like more melodic and less shouty stuff. If I had more inner rage I think I would like it more. 3/10
2
Dec 20 2023
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
It grew on me as I listened. Liz has a nice voice, but her songs are kinda floppy and I donβt love the style. Still, not bad. 6/10
3
Dec 21 2023
Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
Message in a Bottle is good, the rest are alright. I donβt like that many songs by The Police although there are a few bangers (e.g., Every little thing she does is magic) 6/10
3
Dec 22 2023
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
I liked it! Very groovy. I liked a lot of the hooks. It felt more modern than some of our other albums, which makes sense since itβs one of the more recent ones. Not sure I would listen to the whole album again but definitely some of the songs. 7/10
4
Dec 23 2023
Garbage
Garbage
I am milk
5/10
3
Dec 24 2023
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
6/10 Didnβt like it at the beginning because the chord progressions were boring. It kinda grew on my though. I listened while wrapping gifts. I really liked Happiness - Dub. My mom walked in singing along to Back To Life. I feel like once I put myself in the mindset of a 90s clerb enjoyer, I liked it better. Should I have to change my mindset and expectations to enjoy an album, or should it meet me where I am? π€
3
Dec 25 2023
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
Pretty solid, I felt like it was entertaining every time I tuned in. Not just background music. A bit weird. 8/10
4
Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Merry Christmas π 8/10
4
Dec 27 2023
So
Peter Gabriel
Loved it! Reminds me of Phil Collins. Apparently they performed together in Genesis before Gabriel left the group for a solo career. Have already listened twice, 9/10
5
Dec 28 2023
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
A lot of Beatles music seems pretty rambling to me, with a soft beat and not a lot of direction. Many of the songs on this very long album were the same. However, I was pleasantly surprised at the number of songs I did enjoy, not just the ones that were more driving, but also some others. George Harrison is a good musician, after all. I would definitely get bored if just listening, but as semi-background music it was solid. 7/10
4
Dec 29 2023
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Really solid, loved the uniqueness. There were several very interesting sounds and some hooks that almost sounded like modern hip hop hooks. I also listened to the album Buffalo Springfield (which came out the year before this one) and it was also good. 8/10
4
Dec 30 2023
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Solid but not super unique. I guess maybe they were the first to have this particular brand of shuffle-y folky sound, but idk if thatβs true and even if so it was mid. 6/10
3
Dec 31 2023
Microshift
Hookworms
Pretty good! Fun to have a modern one. Reminded me of that childish gambino album with the all white album cover, which I really liked initially but the novelty kind of wore off on multiple listens. 7/10
4
Jan 01 2024
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Didnβt quite get through the whole thing, but pretty solid. Not amazing 6.5/10
3
Jan 02 2024
Green
R.E.M.
3
Jan 03 2024
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Pretty cool! Itβs fun to listen to a master demonstrating his craft. It reminds me of high school when Mr. Lopez brought a pro bass player into jazz band, and we were all floored by his deep understanding of his art (effortless groove, fluidly starting and stopping the music to explain things to the class). 8.5/10
4
Jan 04 2024
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Amazing voice (as we all know I guess), sounds so effortless. 9/10
4
Jan 05 2024
They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
I spent most of the album trying to think of words to describe how bad it was. Itβs everything I donβt like in music. Every time something good started to happen, there was a record scratch effect or some other nonsense and it plunged down to really bad again. If I was in jail and they wanted to torture me, this would be the background music.
+1 for lyrical creativity (albeit weirdness) and because the first half of the last song wasnβt awful. And because we have a long way to go and I donβt want to bottom out yet. 2/10
1
Jan 06 2024
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Ugh. Itβs well executed I guess but shout rap is not my thing. Some of the samples were fun but mostly it felt disjointed. 4/10
2
Jan 07 2024
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
Very interesting. Weird sometimes but pretty groovy other times, especially in Melody - Prise complΓ¨te. I wanted to rate it higher but I really did not like having this French guy asmr whisper at me all the time. I did like his voice when he started singing though, kinda reminded me of the Leonard Cohen husk. Overall not something Iβd listen to a lot but didnβt hate it. 5.5/10
3
Jan 08 2024
Infected
The The
Intro to Slow Bird of Truth went crazy. There were other cool moments too. I felt like it wasnβt consistently super entertaining, but definitely a good listen. Creative and unique. 7.5/10
4
Jan 09 2024
Graceland
Paul Simon
Totally awesome. His voice is fantastic and the songs are wonderfully melodic and creative and quirky. I never got bored. -0.5 because I felt like he could have explored more different sounds harmony-wise (itβs very pentatonic and major triad-y) but other than that pretty perfect for me, 9.5/10
5
Jan 10 2024
The KΓΆln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Wow! Two good ones in a row. I had not heard of this guy but apparently he played with all the big jazz names of the mid/late 20th century. I liked this album a lot, especially the first song. I really like how raw the production is, itβs cool to hear him shouting and hollering and also hear him using the pedal β it makes me feel like Iβm there live. He hits The Lick at 18:15 in the first song, showing that he is a true cat. And he was born in Allentown PA! The music is brilliant and amazing but it didnβt quite keep my interest the entire time, so docking a point. Very awesome still. 9/10
5
Jan 11 2024
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
Fun listen. I felt like it took me on a journey. 7.5/10
4
Jan 12 2024
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
I liked it, I felt like the shouty bits were pretty well balanced with melodic stuff. Bro is very down bad in the last song. 7/10
4
Jan 13 2024
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Very enjoyable! I liked the simplicity and how easy it was to hear the lyrics. Sort of a nice humble album. 8/10
4
Jan 14 2024
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
I really did not enjoy it on first listen. Lucas pointed out that it flows nicely between chaos and not chaos which I agree is cool. However IMHO there was too much chaos. Charles Mingus has so much cool music, so Iβm kinda disappointed this was the sample we got. 4/10
2
Jan 15 2024
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Enjoyable! Pretty vanilla as far as prog rock goes, or at least I thought so. Loved the guitar and the synth. 8/10
4
Jan 16 2024
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
I liked it! Seems like Jojahβs vibe. Pretty entertaining, although I felt like the songs all kinda sounded like one another. 7.5/10
4
Jan 17 2024
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
It aight. I liked it at first but the songs were kind of grating after a while. 5.5/10
3
Jan 18 2024
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
I thought tango was supposed to be upbeat dance music, so this didnβt really match my expectations. As it went on I started to appreciate it more for what it is. Astor is really good at transitioning from quiet chill vibes to exciting, so you donβt even notice itβs happening until it happens, which is kinda cool. Still wanted more dance though. 6.5/10
3
Jan 19 2024
Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
I was pleasantly surprised, this was actually pretty good. I was worried when they started shouting at me in the first song but it was way more mellow than the beastie boys. Kinda bizarre how all the songs are about various crimes but I guess thatβs their thing. 7.5/10
4
Jan 20 2024
The Stranger
Billy Joel
This is by far the one I knew the most songs on. Bangers one and all. 9/10
5
Jan 21 2024
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
Pretty good! I kinda felt like the songs were trying too hard sometimes? Idk, like it didnβt feel that natural and groovy? But enjoyable. 6.5/10
3
Jan 22 2024
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Pretty good, though not as good as So. I guess he found his sound a bit more in the later album. 7/10
3
Jan 23 2024
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Pretty good. I kind of have to hype myself up to enjoy rock and roll albums, but if Iβm in the mood I really like them. 6.5/10
3
Jan 24 2024
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Super mid, not terrible but not sure why it made the list 5/10
3
Jan 25 2024
Scott 2
Scott Walker
Loved it! I like the guitar and the production a ton. The first song was really engaging. His voice sounds super authentic, and his style was sort of musical theater-esque which I dig. 8.5/10
4
Jan 26 2024
Repeater
Fugazi
Guitarrrrrrrr. Shred shred awesome sauce. There was a moment in Joe 1 where the music lined up with a beeping timer in the cafe I was in. It was awesome. I also think Iβm biased because it was a good morning, but thats just how it goes. 9/10
5
Jan 27 2024
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Not amazing, not terrible. Definitely long. I liked it in the beginning but it got kinda old by the end, even though there was some variety. 6/10
3
Jan 28 2024
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Pretty good! Really enjoyed the production and his singing. And the bass too. 7.5/10
4
Jan 29 2024
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
It was aight I guess. Pretty tolerable as far as punk metal/rock goes. 6/10
3
Jan 30 2024
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
It was cool how the production didnβt really help her voice at all β it felt very raw and authentic and she was very talented. However I really didnβt dig when she talked to the audience and said she didnβt know the songs, I get that it makes it feel authentic but thatβs some amateur shit and doesnβt belong on such a highly acclaimed album. 4.5/10
2
Jan 31 2024
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
The internet said a lot of amazing things about this album but I thought it wasnβt all that. Maybe my expectations were too high. Thereβs a few great songs, but to me, the amazing innovation that was supposed to make it unique just didnβt sound that unique. Solid but not amazing. 6.5/10
3
Feb 01 2024
Transformer
Lou Reed
I didnβt dislike it, but nothing really stuck out to me as great 6.5/10
3
Feb 02 2024
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
Pretty accessible as far as avant-garde music goes. I donβt really like avant garde music though. Definitely too boring to be the only thing Iβm doing, but alright background music. 4.5/10
2
Feb 03 2024
Be
Common
This was great. Finally something other than alt/indie/punk/prog/new wave rock. I can really hear the Kanye influence in the melodies. 8.5/10
4
Feb 04 2024
Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Kinda didnβt pay attention to most of it but seemed solid. 7/10
4
Feb 05 2024
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
Honestly I dig. It got way better when I put my headphones on. Kinda long I guess but a fun listen⦠cool stereo effects. The Conference goes crazy. 8/10
4
Feb 06 2024
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Kind of nostalgic (for a time before I was born?) Fun boogie woogie and they kept it brief. High marks for brevity. 7.5/10
4
Feb 07 2024
Brothers
The Black Keys
One of the better rock and roll albums weβve had. Tighten Up really grabbed my attention with that ridiculous drum pattern. Very unique and impossible not to listen to (the drums didnβt hit with the guitar??) Whole album was a fun mix of comfortable rock and pushing the edges of comfort with different rhythms and soundsβ¦ 8/10
4
Feb 08 2024
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
So groovy. The non-super famous songs didnβt really strike me as that good, so I wouldnβt really seek it out to listen, but itβs solid. 6.5/10
3
Feb 09 2024
MedΓΊlla
BjΓΆrk
Loved it tbh. I think I like albums where the production feels very raw and thereβs nothing between my ears and the artistβs voice. I felt that way about the lead vocals on this album, although the background / accompanying vocals were of course heavily modified. Awesome rhythmic stuff even if there were some weird sounds sometimes. 8.5/10
4
Feb 10 2024
Hunky Dory
David Bowie
David Bowie on this album is like the Dua Lipa of 70s pop. He cracked the code with songs that were just predictable enough but just exciting enough to be the perfect pop listen. 8.5/10
4
Feb 11 2024
Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
I liked the consistency throughout the albumβ¦ it made it feel confident. In general I like reggae, but the production on this album sounded kinda muddled which I didnβt dig. 6/10
3
Feb 12 2024
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
It was kinda hard to get through this one. There were a few good moments but it never settled for me. 3.5/10
2
Feb 13 2024
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Didnβt listen super closely but it had some cool moments. 7/10
4
Feb 14 2024
Tago Mago
Can
Aumgn was awful. The rest was alright but not great, and it got worse throughout the album. People really will put any word in front of βrockβ and call it a genre. 3.5/10
2
Feb 15 2024
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
Pretty good but didnβt really blow me away. 7/10
4
Feb 16 2024
Live At Leeds
The Who
Usually I like live albums, but their energy-free talking between tracks killed the vibe for me. Itβs extra disappointing because the individual songs were pretty good. 7.5/10 for the songs, 5/10 for the album
3
Feb 17 2024
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Pretty solid! Just a good album on a list of good albums. Run of the mill but in a good way. 8/10
4
Feb 18 2024
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
Didnβt listen to all the live ones. Birdland is such a classic, I used to listen to that for Jaco all the time in my jazz band days. The rest was alright but it couldβve been shorter. 6.5/10
3
Feb 19 2024
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Somebody said yesterdayβs was elevator music but this is elevator music frfr. Girl from Ipanema is a classic but it doesnβt save the album from being boring. 4.5/10
2
Feb 20 2024
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Pretty cool music. Very down to earth. I love their voices. Really moving story behind the album too. 8.5/10
4
Feb 21 2024
The Grand Tour
George Jones
Mid. Not a bad listen but all the songs sounded the same. Very representative of 70s country I think. 5/10
3
Feb 22 2024
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Just straight rhyme and itβs good. And jazzy. This is consistent with my theory that I like minimalist production (if the vocals are good which they are.) 9/10
5
Feb 23 2024
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
That first track was so epic and totally took me by surprise. I didnβt know Elton John made music like that. Most of the other songs were great too, definitely some classics on this album. 9/10
5
Feb 24 2024
Pearl
Janis Joplin
I played this while me and Jojah were cleaning the house. It was definitely good vibes for that, although Iβm not sure I would seek it out on a regular basis. 7.5/10
4
Feb 25 2024
Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Okay, not amazing. Not very novel imo. 6/10
3
Feb 26 2024
Vento De Maio
Elis Regina
Pretty good! Very smooth. Nothing crazy. 7.5/10
4
Feb 27 2024
Abbey Road
Beatles
Iβm not one of these Beatles haters. I like a lot of their music. I guess Iβm just not sure how they got so huge. Is it the high volume of very catchy songs? I guess they did make a lot of catchy songs. But I feel like their style isnβt my #1 favorite. I guess it was novel and popular at the time though, plus they have a lot of catchy songs. Okay, maybe I get why theyβre so big. 8/10
4
Feb 28 2024
Calenture
The Triffids
I was pleasantly surprised because I expected to dislike it. Didnβt really stick out from every other rock album, but not bad at all. 7/10
4
Feb 29 2024
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Maybe if I paid more attention to song lyrics I would have liked it better. Definitely some cool sounds though, and nothing really disagreeable. 7/10
4
Mar 01 2024
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Loved this. Really wanna listen with my good headphones. Short and sweet and cool and out there but not in an annoying way. 8.5/10
4
Mar 02 2024
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Enjoyable 7.5/10
4
Mar 03 2024
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
2 weird and out there 4 me 4/10
2
Mar 04 2024
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
Long, but pretty enjoyable! 7.5/10
4
Mar 05 2024
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Old but nice. Surprisingly crisp production for the 60s. Reminded me of the Beatles. 7/10
3
Mar 06 2024
BEYONCΓ
BeyoncΓ©
Really great. BeyoncΓ© has the kind of vocal agility I dream of β I feel like she can do anything with her voice, strong like Adele or floaty and dreamy. And it was fun to have a modern one. Side note, for some reason I thought BeyoncΓ© made wholesome family music, but I guess not. 9/10
5
Mar 07 2024
Moon Safari
Air
I was a bit scared by the lack of lyrics but actually a fairly pleasant listen. I wouldnβt necessarily go back to it but it wasnβt offensive. 6.5/10
3
Mar 08 2024
Butterfly
Mariah Carey
A bit poppy but pretty good. Whenever You Call was kinda painful, super cheesy strings, but at least she didnβt do gratuitous riffs like that on every song. 6/10
3
Mar 09 2024
Moving Pictures
Rush
YYZ is iconic I guess. I donβt like the style that much but they do it so well I gotta appreciate it. 8/10
4
Mar 10 2024
The Libertines
The Libertines
Listened to it over the course of the day so I probably didnβt get the best sense of the album as a whole. Individual tracks were pretty alright, very characteristic of the style but not super my vibe. 6/10
3
Mar 11 2024
Shadowland
k.d. lang
Kinda interesting, but pretty slow 5.5/10
3
Mar 12 2024
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Didnβt listen to all the bonus tracks, but pretty enjoyable! 7.5/10
4
Mar 13 2024
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
Some gratuitous use of stereo. Pretty rippin and fun but not really my style 6/10
3
Mar 14 2024
Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
Some cool moments but mostly blended into the background of all the other rock albums. 5.5/10
3
Mar 15 2024
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
I liked the country influence. This one stood out from all the other rock albums. Weird that itβs not on Spotify. 7.5/10
4
Mar 16 2024
Teen Dream
Beach House
Fairly enjoyable, although I feel like I might have liked it better if somehow the melodies and sounds and harmonies etc were packaged into songs that were 30-40 bpm faster 7/10
3
Mar 17 2024
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Pretty interesting sometimes but not consistently so. I particularly liked the titular songs. 7/10
3
Mar 18 2024
Justified
Justin Timberlake
Started out ok I guess but started to feel super cringe after a few songs. Justin Timberlake was younger than I am now when he released this (which is not necessarily reason to dislike it but for some reason makes it feel unauthentic to me. Idk why cause I donβt feel that way about some other albums released by young artists.) Also the super shiny production of his voice is weird and annoying. Not a fan at all. 2/10
Side note, Iβm finally caught up on albums post spring break!
1
Mar 19 2024
Either Or
Elliott Smith
This could really use a good remaster. The songs were ok, but between his low/warm timbre and super breathy voice I couldnβt hear most of the lyricsβ¦ they blended right in with the instrumentals except when he was singing up an octave. 4/10
2
Mar 20 2024
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
Is White Stripes a one hit band? I just didnβt like this album that much. Their voices were nasal and annoying sometimes, especially in the ghost song. My Doorbell was funny though, I enjoyed that. A lot of the songs sounded similar. Also, I think Iβm gonna start being more honest with my reviews. All these mid rock albums Iβve been giving 6.5βs and 7βs to? Theyβre more like 4βs. How hard is it to make a good album? 4/10
Side note, I thought I was caught up 2 days ago, but that was cap, Iβm actually caught up today.
2
Mar 21 2024
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
I feel like I would hear one of these songs in a Quentin Tarantino movie. I guess thatβs good because I like QT movies. Kind of cool how the production left pretty distinct layers of sound, although the stereo separation was pretty aggressive sometimes. I liked that each song was unique. 6.5/10
3
Mar 22 2024
Iβve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
Exactly the vibes I was looking for this morning. Very nice old country, pretty crisp recording, and his voice isnβt overly nasal. 8/10
4
Mar 23 2024
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
I like his later stuff better than his earlier stuff. Like itβs still violent but it feels less raw? Still generally an Eminem fan though and this is his roots. 7.5/10
4
Mar 24 2024
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
Didnβt dislike it but nothing really stood out to me. 5/10
3
Mar 25 2024
Timeless
Goldie
Pretty interesting. Not super what I wanted to listen to, but a nice break from the rock albums. Soo long though and many of the songs sounded similar. 5.5/10
3
Mar 26 2024
...And Justice For All
Metallica
Actually liked this a lot! I was worried when Wikipedia said the bass guitar was barely audible, but I felt like there was enough bass in the guitar sound that it didnβt really bother me. And I l-o-v-e LOVED some of the hooks/song intros, they were just really clean and crisp and beautiful. And I was feeling kinda ragey this morning. 8/10 I hope I beat Lucas submitting this review
4
Mar 27 2024
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Not super amazing but a fairly pleasant listen. I was content sitting and working to this for an hour. 7/10
3
Mar 28 2024
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
I listened this morning and forgot to write a review and itβs been a long ass day between then and now. I think I liked it a good bit. Ok, yeah, just relistened to a few and itβs good. Go electric bass! No way Lucas scoops this one 8/10
4
Mar 29 2024
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
This was perfect for the drive to ACO. Shit was so entertaining in the way that lil dicky is entertainingβ¦ slapstick and kinda self deprecating. I guess it wasnβt explicitly self deprecating but thereβs no way anyone takes this seriously. Every track had the same beat and he was just talking at me the whole time, yet it was oddly grippingβ¦ he was off the beat as if he was trying to sound bad, but he varied the delivery just enough that it was engaging. And I loved listening to him speaking Britishβ¦ his accent is awesome. βYou little twat!β No clue what the plot of the album was though, and I was even trying to listen to it.
Not sure what to rate this. It was perfect for my post chipotle food coma in the back of Hartyβs car. Not sure if I would dig it in other situations. But there you go. 8.5/10
4
Mar 30 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC
Good, though fairly homogeneous. Seems like the kinda thing Jojah would like. 6/10
3
Mar 31 2024
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
This is great. I donβt even like rippin guitar stuff that much but this album makes me like it. The first time I heard Brothers in Arms was a cover of it by Home Free (a cappella group) that imo was quite good but doesnβt have the grit of the original. 8/10
4
Apr 01 2024
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
This is the kind of good album I was talking about when I asked why nobody could make one. Nice lead vocals, good song structure, balanced mix, enough melodic/rhythmic variation between and within songs to keep it interesting. That said, itβs just a good album, not a great albumβ¦ checks all the boxes and doesnβt do that much more for me. 7/10
4
Apr 02 2024
London Calling
The Clash
Mostly just another rock n roll album, but somehow I liked this one better than the others. Maybe the prominent bass guitar? Maybe the fact that they mostly sing and donβt do too much of that annoying shout singing? (Although they still do some of itβ¦) Pretty enjoyable overall even though it was so long. 7.5/10
4
Apr 03 2024
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
I could listen to this all day long! Nice melodies and feels very grounded. 8.5/10
4
Apr 04 2024
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Really cool and interesting. Pretty stylistically diverse but all good. I recognized a few of the songs. Will have to listen to more MGMT. 8/10
4
Apr 05 2024
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Another English rock album?? How many can there be? This was fine, didnβt love it didnβt hate it. Cool album cover. 6/10
3
Apr 06 2024
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Pretty good background music for gaming with RJ! 7.5/10
4
Apr 07 2024
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Pretty good background music for gaming with RJ! 7.5/10
4
Apr 08 2024
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Lots of yelling, but pretty good background music as I did my taxes 7.5/10
4
Apr 09 2024
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
The drum solo in Ba-Lue was extremely swingin. The other songs were pretty good. Idk, I donβt love listening to jazz but this is a good jazz album. 6.5/10
3
Apr 10 2024
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Usually when the wiki says an album is one of the best selling of all time, Iβm skeptical. But this totally deserved it. It was long, but constantly entertaining; stylistically consistent yet diverse from song to song. Plus, they managed to make the instrumentals entertaining enough for folks like myself who donβt really listen to lyrics. Totally great 9.5/10
5
Apr 11 2024
Vespertine
BjΓΆrk
I guess it was cool artistically. I just didnβt enjoy listening to it that much. Liked the last song though which brings it up. 5.5/10
3
Apr 12 2024
Beautiful Freak
Eels
Pretty good! 7.5/10
4
Apr 13 2024
Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
The bar was high. The bar was met. 9/10
5
Apr 14 2024
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
They had great live energy but it was kinda counteracted by the less good live sound quality. 6/10
3
Apr 15 2024
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Definitely some nice moments, especially in the alternate versions, but overall didnβt do it for me. I really donβt dig shouty rock. Also, lame album cover. Iβm gonna go listen to And Justice For Allβ¦ the tight back of Saraβs car has me raging. Lol. 6/10
3
Apr 16 2024
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
I could listen to this all day. Her voice is so wonderful and the production is balanced yet really lets her shine. 9/10
5
Apr 17 2024
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
Nice fiddle playing. Could have been 30% shorter. Overall pretty enjoyable. 7/10
4
Apr 18 2024
Tank Battles
Dagmar Krause
Listened on YouTube. Sheβs definitely quite talented β I wish she were singing something less modern and wacky, but who am I to tell her what to do. My late grandmother on my dadβs side was a professional soprano who really enjoyed performing avant-garde stuff, and Krauseβs precision and technical skill reminded me of grandmaβs recordings, so I have a bit of a soft spot for it. At the end of the day probably wonβt listen again though. 6.5/10
3
Apr 19 2024
The Cars
The Cars
Interesting. Pretty sparse instrumentals at times, which I disliked as the album went on. Fun to find Just What I Needed in the wild. Otherwise kinda mid. 6/10
3
Apr 20 2024
Never Mind The Bollocks, Hereβs The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Ok I listened while driving so didnβt pay super close attention. But from what I heard it was Just more rock and roll. The Wikipedia mentions his βhalf-singingβ explicitly. Did not bode well. Not a fan. 5/10
2
Apr 21 2024
GI
Germs
This was very similar to yesterdayβs, which I did not like. However, for some reason I liked this one a bit more. 5.5/10
3
Apr 22 2024
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
Really really good. 9/10
5
Apr 23 2024
Sea Change
Beck
Idk, wasnβt listening super closely to the lyrics so I feel like Iβm not a great judge of this one. In general, though, I dig concept albums, and I feel like this was well executed if not particularly groundbreaking. Cover art is a little goofy. 6.5/10
Was rushed writing yesterdayβs review, but I wanted to add that in addition to really enjoying the main album, I actually also liked the outro. Lucas said he didnβt like it which is definitely fair, itβs pretty monotonous from a melodic/harmonic/rhythmic development perspective, but it was cool and kinda charming to hear all the people that influenced his style and the album. I think Lupe acknowledging them in that way scratched some sort of midwestern politeness itch for me.
3
Apr 24 2024
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Very interesting. I thought there were some missed opportunities for drums and percussion to bring up the energy, but it wasnβt bad. Kind of long and got boring after a while, but never bad. Not sure why this is so highly acclaimed 6.5/10
3
Apr 25 2024
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Totally great. Really like the production, I can hear him very well and yet all the instruments are in the foreground and sound good. The beginning of Night sounds very similar to the beginning of Born to Run, but generally the songs are pretty distinct. Love Bruce. He has a podcast with Obama?? 9/10
5
Apr 26 2024
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Pretty darn good. Maybe I like metal. I was in the mood for it today though and I am not always. 7.5/10
4
Apr 27 2024
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Pretty good! Not the biggest jazz listener but this was very solid. 7/10
4
Apr 28 2024
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Pretty good. Interesting in its stylistic diversity throughout. Consistently entertaining. 7/10
4
Apr 29 2024
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Didnβt like it as much as his previous albums. Maybe it was the remaster? The production felt too clean somehow. 6/10
3
Apr 30 2024
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Crazy to have 2 in one week. I liked this one too though⦠much more melodic than I expect from metal. 7.5/10
4
May 01 2024
Trio
Dolly Parton
Met expectations. Iβm sure thereβs a group of people that totally loved this. I thought it was fine 6.5/10
3
May 02 2024
Rust In Peace
Megadeth
I was talking to Jojah about thisβ¦ I appreciated the technical skill of the band playing so fast so precisely. They are locked tf in. Also, the guitar solo in Tornado of Souls is absolutely rippin. On the other hand, this wasnβt exactly the vibes for driving with my windows down on this beautiful summer day, and I dont think Iβve yet found a situation where Iβd seek it out. 7/10 I guess. I donβt really know how to rate this. Also just so everyone knows loobis is a big fat cheater. π€¬
4
May 03 2024
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
Jarre is a pioneer of⦠background music? 5.5/10
3
May 04 2024
25
Adele
Pretty solid. I like Adele. 7.5/10
4
May 05 2024
Heroes
David Bowie
I like David Bowie but his stuff never really blows my mind. 7/10
4
May 06 2024
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Chill, enjoyable listen. Kinda breathy but I guess thatβs just the style. 7/10
4
May 07 2024
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Fun listen! I love finding songs Iβve heard before (like Take Me Out) in the wild. 8/10
4
May 08 2024
Illmatic
Nas
Heβs the goat, or at least, one of them. Donβt listen on the regular but I always enjoy when we get an album like this. 8.5/10
4
May 09 2024
The ArchAndroid
Janelle MonΓ‘e
βWeβre all virgins to the joys of loving without fearβ
What an absolute delight to listen to. Melodic and rhythmic, high energy through the fast and slow songs. I feel like this hit the perfect balance of lead vocals / percussion / synth and pads / other rhythm and vocals. It was long but thoughtfully made, with great transitions and song order, awesome choice of samples, and most importantly just a bunch of groovin songs.
The vocal effects were a bit distracting once or twice, but I actually liked those moments in the same way I like the non-scary moments in a horror movie. Theyβre necessary for the scary moments (great songs in the album) to have full effect. 10/10
5
May 10 2024
Chelsea Girl
Nico
Wasnβt sure if Nico was a man or a woman till reading about the album afterwards. Sometimes it felt like she was throwing her voice at the melody and hoping it landed near the pitch, which it usually did but sometimes didnβt. That said, this was very unique and charming. 7.5/10
4
May 11 2024
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Really fun listen! Love the energy. The Wiki story about it being too raw and gritty shaped the way I listened to it, and I think it made me enjoy it more. Bad boy energy ya know? 8.5/10
4
May 12 2024
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
This was so bad wtf. Especially Thriller!. There were a few moments where it started to sound like real music but they usually ended pretty fast. 3/10
Also, Iβd like to petition Lucas to bring back scores out of 10. I know it gives some false precision but I think itβs fun to see exactly what youβre thinking at the time, even if it changes
1
May 13 2024
Devil Without A Cause
Kid Rock
The autotune in the beginning of Only God Knows Why was really awful. However, by the end, the song was fine. For me this album had some mid highs and some deep lows - there were times where it was kind of an interesting hybrid of Metallica and Florida Georgia Line and Notorious B.I.G., but other times the songs (βsongsβ) were just abrasive and hard to listen to. Like wtf was Fuck Off. ?? I enjoyed about 30% of the album so 3/10
2
May 14 2024
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Iβm not sure if Iβm biased because yesterday was so bad, but this was quite good. 8/10
4
May 15 2024
Snivilisation
Orbital
What does God say?
Very groovy sometimes. Wacky but interesting. Good background while I worked. 7/10
3
May 16 2024
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Sorta charming in a honky-tonk kind of way, but the first song was pretty cringe and I got tired of every song being about love 5/10
3
May 17 2024
Ys
Joanna Newsom
Damn people in the YouTube comments are obsessed with this. Definitely very artistic and unique, but I just donβt dig her voice and it kinda put me to sleep at times. 5.5/10
3
May 18 2024
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
This was really quite good! I loved the way the layers built on each other in sometimes unexpected ways. Is that comment basic af? Thatβs how I felt! 8.5/10
4
May 19 2024
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Enjoyed this, very original. 6.5/10
3
May 20 2024
90
808 State
Interesting but not particularly enjoyable 4.5/10
2
May 21 2024
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Take Me Down was very nice. The rest was honestly pretty good but so long. It makes sense that itβs good because they had so many finished songs to choose from for the album. But they should have chosen a few fewer songs. 7.5/10
4
May 22 2024
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
6 Minutes of Pleasure was groovy as hell. Overall this was pretty dang good. Great production, and it felt very authentic. That said, hip hop is not my favorite genre to listen to. 7/10
4
May 23 2024
Signing Off
UB40
I was excited for reggae but honesty I didnβt like it that much. It was just kinda monotonous. Maybe if I listened more to the words it would have been better cause the wiki said it was very political. 5/10
3
May 24 2024
Young Americans
David Bowie
Good! Felt more grounded and less out there than some of his other stuff. 8/10
4
May 25 2024
The Bends
Radiohead
Quite enjoyable, easy listening but not boring. 8/10
4
May 26 2024
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Charming! 7/10
4
May 27 2024
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
Pretty unlistenable with a few good parts. 2.5/10
1
May 28 2024
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Pretty good. It felt self-assured and comfortable in its sound. 6.5/10
3
May 29 2024
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Quite enjoyed this, it fit my mood today very well. Probably wonβt listen regularly but I liked it today. 8/10
4
May 30 2024
En-Tact
The Shamen
I waffled between loving it and hating it⦠pretty good grind music but it got annoying sometimes. 5/10
3
May 31 2024
Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
Really enjoyed this! My Curse was especially good. This isnβt the kind of music I usually listen to but it was excellent background as I read The Four Loves. 8/10
4
Jun 01 2024
Revolver
Beatles
Really good! I feel like a lot of my favorite songs by them are on this album. 9/10
5
Jun 02 2024
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Utopia was quite good. The rest were pretty unique, I see why this is on the list. A bit low energy I thought. 7/10
3
Jun 03 2024
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
Parts of it were good, pretty hoppin and boppin. Other parts of it were weird. The sex noises were unpleasant. Why do so many artists put sex noises in their music? Overall mid, 4.5/10
2
Jun 04 2024
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Jesus. I had to skip Kim. This waffles between classic Eminem songs I know and stuff thatβs just awful and unpleasant to listen to. Kim brings this down to a 1β¦ I donβt care if itβs his experience / his truth, that was so awful 1/10
1
Jun 05 2024
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
Pretty darn good! Her voice was slightly abrasive at times, but I mostly enjoyed the edginess and the pathos. 7.5/10
4
Jun 06 2024
Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
Not bad but not really my style. 5/10
3
Jun 07 2024
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Really quite nice! And an absolute L for whomever sold this for 100Β£. 8/10
4
Jun 08 2024
Synchronicity
The Police
Really enjoyed! 8/10
4
Jun 09 2024
Bossanova
Pixies
In the words of Jonah, really good classic rock album. Well not a classic rock album, but a classic rock album. 7/10 (a bit shouty at times)
3
Jun 10 2024
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
I say this every time we get a jazz album lolβ¦ jazz isnβt my main thing but I usually enjoy it when we get it. Ngl In a Silent Way dragged on though. 6.5/10
3
Jun 11 2024
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Kinda weirdly wavery but still good 7/10
3
Jun 12 2024
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Why do I always think nirvana is a metal band? 7.5/10
4
Jun 13 2024
Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
It was aight, kinda basic rock and roll 7/10
3
Jun 14 2024
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
Pretty enjoyable! Jammed out while working 8/10
4
Jun 15 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
Canβt go wrong 9/10
5
Jun 16 2024
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Great! I loved the hits I knew but the rest were good too. 8/10
4
Jun 17 2024
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
I liked it 7/10
4
Jun 18 2024
Mothership Connection
Parliament
Extremely funky but not overdone 7.5/10
4
Jun 19 2024
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Really interesting and unique. 7/10
3
Jun 20 2024
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
Eh it was alright, didnβt really push the envelope 6/10
3
Jun 21 2024
Stankonia
OutKast
Really awesome! I could see where a lot of stuff was influenced by this, EG Kanye sampling the forever ever lyric on Diamonds from Sierra Leone. 9/10
5
Jun 22 2024
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
I feel like the soul albums are so much more consistent than the rock albums. Theyβre just usually good. Especially when itβs Aretha Franklin. 8.5/10
4
Jun 23 2024
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Pretty dang entertaining! 8.5/10
4
Jun 24 2024
Paris 1919
John Cale
Mid. Not bad 6/10
3
Jun 25 2024
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Pretty good 7/10
3
Jun 26 2024
Skylarking
XTC
Really liked this! Especially Another Satellite and Dear God. 8.5/10
4
Jun 27 2024
Spiderland
Slint
Alright, kinda wacky⦠6/10
3
Jun 28 2024
Guero
Beck
Good work jam 7.5/10
4
Jun 29 2024
S&M
Metallica
Really liked this 9/10
4
Jun 30 2024
A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
Super awesome, funky, what a bangerβ¦ sheβs like the funk version of Etta James 9/10
5
Jul 01 2024
Fragile
Yes
Bangers although they didnβt really stand apart from one another 8/10
4
Jul 03 2024
Opus Dei
Laibach
Honestly I dug it. Was it weird? Yes. Did I dig it? Yes. Like, the good parts were good, and the other parts werenβt bad they were just weird. 7/10
4
Jul 04 2024
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Pretty standard rock stuff with some psychedelic mixed in. The rock was fine, didnβt love the other stuff. 6/10
3
Jul 09 2024
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Quite a pleasant way to spend my Monday morning, if not particularly unique. 8/10
4
Jul 10 2024
Palo Congo
Sabu
It aight. Good energy but too much shouting. 4.5/10
2
Jul 11 2024
Blunderbuss
Jack White
Not sure where this ended and the autoplay began, but I liked what I was listening to 7/10
3
Jul 12 2024
SΓ£o Paulo Confessions
Suba
I forget. I think it was good probably.
4
Jul 13 2024
Moondance
Van Morrison
Yeah pretty good 7.5/10
4
Jul 14 2024
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
These guys are on to something 9/10
5
Jul 15 2024
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Pretty enjoyable. 8/10
4
Jul 16 2024
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Pretty enjoyable, but I think only because I wasnβt paying close attention 7/10
4
Jul 18 2024
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Super mid and super weird 3/10
2
Jul 19 2024
NEU! 75
Neu!
Really good! Kind of all over the place stylistically but I liked it a lot. 8.5/10
4
Jul 20 2024
Station To Station
David Bowie
One of his better ones imo, classic Bowie sound 8/10
4
Jul 21 2024
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
Pretty long, some songs were boring, others were jams though. 6/10
3
Jul 22 2024
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Pretty good, I like elvis as a novelty but donβt listen on the reg 7/10
4
Jul 23 2024
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Actually really liked this, was pretty accessible. 8/10
4
Jul 24 2024
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Eh, just sounded like David Bowie, it was fine 6/10
3
Jul 25 2024
The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Really liked it! 8.5/10
4
Oct 24 2024
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Pretty cool soundscapes they created. Sounded good in my open back headphones. A bit out there, but not overly so, at least compared to some of the other albums on here. I enjoyed it. 7/10
4
Oct 25 2024
Third
Soft Machine
Started out really weird. Stayed weird throughout but ended up being alright background music while I worked. 6.5/10
3
Oct 29 2024
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Pretty good, the album art is cool but I can see why itβs controversial. Enjoyed listening to this today 7.5/10
4