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Mon Dec 11 2023
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Not my favorite style of soul/funk, but Isaac's voice is on point and some of the guitar points had me grooving. Might warrant a few more listens on my part, as I have not previously given this album a chance.
4
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Tue Dec 12 2023
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
I love Talking Heads, but this might be one of the albums I listen to the least. I know it's the most acclaimed, the most inventive, etc. but it doesn't hit me the way Fear of Music does. Still, its Talking Heads, so I'd rather listen to this than most other music.
3
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Wed Dec 13 2023
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
I love this album. For being recorded in a prison, there is so much pure joy contained in the sounds - from Johnny's singing and jokes between songs to the raucous laughter and cheers from the crowd, there are very few live documents that truly capture the power and energy of being there. Of course, the songs are all incredible, and that voice is on full display. Absolutely the album I would play for someone who says they 'don't like country music'.
5
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Thu Dec 14 2023
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
I don't know if I have ever listened to this album before, and it is much better than I expected. I've never had anything against Black Sabbath, they've always just seemed a step too slow and sludgy for my tastes, but this album is great.
I can see why this is considered the 'cocaine' album. Urgent, exciting and driving, this is not what I thought I'd be listening to, and I was pleasantly surprised. Great stuff.
4
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Fri Dec 15 2023
The White Album
Beatles
Can I give this album a 5 while also acknowledging the fact that it is incredibly flawed? Yes, yes I can.
Let's be honest, there are some real garbage tracks on here, maybe more so than any other Beatles album, and a single LP probably would have fixed most of this (which is true for almost every double LP I can think of).
But it does have Martha, My Dear, Dear Prudence, Rocky Racoon, Blackbird, Julia, etc. which more than makes up for Honey Pie (fuckin' Honey Pie, am I right)?
5
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Sat Dec 16 2023
The Cars
The Cars
Let them brush your rock 'n roll hair....
Is it just me, or is this album not as good as I remembered? I found myself just wishing that Benjamin Orr sang all of the songs, and that the guitar was more prominent than the keyboards. Don't get me wrong, there are some classic songs on here, but it's not an essential for me.
3
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Sun Dec 17 2023
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Mostly overblown and self-indulgent. All traces of the storytelling narratives in Tumbleweed Connection are gone, and noodly nonsense has taken its place.
Saturday's Alright For Fighting is pretty good, but otherwise this has the vast majority of my least favorite Elton John songs on it.
2
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Mon Dec 18 2023
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Trippy, Brit-hippie nonsense. I like some of the Martin Hannett-associated stuff, but this ain't one of them. Sounds like the Spin Doctors fucked Blind Melon and the offspring were raised on a diet of cheap ecstasy and dirt weed in Manchester.
1
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Tue Dec 19 2023
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
I first discovered a love for Marvin Gaye through the early Motown tracks - Grapevine, Can I Get a Witness, Ain't That Peculiar - the songs with that big beat. As I get older, I appreciate sweet, smooth Marvin Gaye 'with a message' more and more.
This album is so incredibly powerful, and such an amazing statement if you consider the state of 'socially conscious' music at the time of its release, and the introduction of the orchestra and the use of the jazz elements and improvisation still sounds fresh and new.
Absolutely essential.
5
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Wed Dec 20 2023
Vespertine
Björk
Not for me. Surprisingly, I know a lot of people who love Bjork, and I've never understood it. It has elements of things that I like, but the finished product is not my thing whatsoever.
2
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Thu Dec 21 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ew, no.
1
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Fri Dec 22 2023
Roots
Sepultura
I started to listen to this at 8:30am. Now I don't need coffee.
First impressions: this is much better than I expected. Good, aggressive vocals, interesting percussion (is that the snare sound or a timpani?), and the guitar tone is impressive for this type of 90s metal (pre-Nu Metal?).
It's brutal, but also kind of accessible.
I'm pretty sure the last track is gun shots and someone intensively cleaning a cooking pot.
3
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Sat Dec 23 2023
All Directions
The Temptations
I love the Temptations, but this is nothing special.
Papa Was a Rolling Stone is a classic, but the rest of this album is a "What's Going On" also-ran. Not bad to listen to in the background, and the band is incredible, but the songs are phoned in and its all easy to ignore.
3
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Sun Dec 24 2023
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Not really my thing. Kind of sounded like 70s variety show music.
2
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Mon Dec 25 2023
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Okay. Kind of forgettable.
3
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
The greatest Christmas album of all time? It's possible.
Every song is a banger, the production is impeccable (obviously) and the voices are note perfect. Those drums, reverbed vocals, all of it. Nothing gets me into a Christmas mood more.
I'd listen to this in July, I love it that much.
5
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Wed Dec 27 2023
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Such a fun album. I love playing "identify the sample". Not an every day listen for me, but a great LP nonetheless.
4
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Goo
Sonic Youth
I had this album cover's poster on my wall as a teenager. Way before I knew who Raymond Pettibon was and had gone backwards to discover earlier SST bands like Black Flag, Minutemen and Husker Du, Sonic Youth was my epitome of cool and this album was the most accessible of the bunch.
All these years later, it still holds up.
5
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Fri Dec 29 2023
The Yes Album
Yes
This sounds like walking into Guitar Center on a busy weekend.
2
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Sat Dec 30 2023
Liquid Swords
GZA
I met GZA once on the street with my sister. He asked us who our favorite member of Wu Tang was, and I said him. My sister said "Method Man", to which he replied "Fuck outta here" and I missed my opportunity to hang out with GZA.
This album is great. One of the best Wu Tang solo albums.
4
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Sun Dec 31 2023
Woodface
Crowded House
This is good. A little generic at times, but I enjoyed it much more than I expected. Solid album.
3
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Mon Jan 01 2024
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
It's fine. There's some good tracks and some stinkers.
3
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Tue Jan 02 2024
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
A near perfect album. Got to love that Hi Records sound.
5
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Wed Jan 03 2024
Ray Of Light
Madonna
I like poppier, more upbeat Madonna, and I remember Ray Of Light being ever present on MTV when it first came out. This is atmospheric and basic electronica - easy to use as background music at work. Meh.
2
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
Not really into this at all.
2
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
This is good enough. Not a big fan of neo-soul, and she modulates her voice in an odd way that I am not a fan of. It's not bad, and very listenable, but I wouldn't choose to play this on my own.
3
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Sat Jan 06 2024
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Perfect album of quirky genius.
Thirty-five minutes of eccentric pop mastery. I really love this album more than words can describe. Nilsson should be spoken of in the same breath as Brian Wilson, Lennon/McCartney and Smokey Robinson for sheer songwriting power and pure fun.
5
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Sun Jan 07 2024
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
I once went to a bar deep in Astoria, Queens, because I was told Shane MacGowan often played there after Pogues shows in New York City. My friends and I proceeded to get blackout drunk, singing along to whatever songs they played at the bar waiting for Shane to arrive. I honestly cannot say whether he showed up or not, but the parts of what I remember, still rank as one of the greatest nights of my life.
This album reminds me of that night, and all the other amazing experiences I've had while listening to the Pogues. And absolutely essential band with an energy that you rarely see outside of punk rock dive into this album, as well as Red Roses for Me and Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, and discover your new favorite band.
5
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Mon Jan 08 2024
Tidal
Fiona Apple
This is good. Again, another album that I don't think I would choose to listen to, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. Fiona has a great voice - throaty and bluesy, and while the production was not my favorite (very appropriate for the time it was released), the songs are strong and catchy.
3
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Tue Jan 09 2024
With The Beatles
Beatles
It's the Beatles. This album is great, but less great than other Beatles albums. A second-tier Beatles album. Still better than most albums, but not a five star.
4
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
I've always liked the Minutemen, but I've never loved them. This album would be a great single LP, but the sheer length along with some filler loses it a star for me. I do wish D Boon had done a campfire folk album before he died though. The acoustic tracks on this are killer.
4
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Thu Jan 11 2024
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
Fuck this neo-nazi adjacent shit. Everyone who likes this album is an asshole.
1
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Fri Jan 12 2024
I See You
The xx
beep boop bop boring.
2
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Sat Jan 13 2024
OK Computer
Radiohead
Not my thing at all.
1
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Sun Jan 14 2024
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
I really enjoyed this. Fun and catchy.
4
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Another essential. There are other Otis records that I love more, but this record is still absolutely incredible. A must-listen.
5
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
I worked at a record store when this album came out. When it would come on during the day, we'd joke it was 'nap time'. That being said, it's a great background album, but I don't mean that as an insult. I know the band made up a language for this, and it makes the vocals another instrument and part of the soundscape. Upon close listening it's droney, symphonic and catchy in all the ways I want music like this to sound. I like this so much more than Radiohead I can't even begin to tell you. Take my 4 stars, you weird Icelanders, you've earned it.
4
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Who's Next
The Who
I learned how to scream by listening to this album. Not for a band or anything, just for fun.
4
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
Baby-making music. When I worked at a record store in my teens/twenties there was a very large lady working in the receiving department who listened exclusively to D'Angelo on her portable boombox. So I know this album well. It served her well, and I enjoyed it as well.
4
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Faith
George Michael
Another album that I had low expectations but found myself really enjoying. I forgot how good a song 'Faith' is, and the album keeps going from there. Lots of songs I recognized from the radio at the time this came out. I'm not rushing out to buy this, but I wouldn't complain if someone put it on.
3
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Sat Jan 20 2024
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
I have loved this album since I traded a Temple of the Dog cassette for a copy of this with my friend George, who bought it because he heard Kurt Cobain considered them an influence but he hated it. His loss, this album rules.
5
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
One of the greatest punk rock albums of all time. The out of tune sax, Poly's incredible vocals, the songwriting - it's perfect. Absolutely perfect.
5
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Music From Big Pink
The Band
I love the Band, and this album has some of my favorite songs of theirs. It also has some of my least favorite. I think that they found their footing on later albums, but this one, as great as it is, misses the 5 star rating from me if only due to the inconsistency of the track list.
4
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
This is good. Not really my taste, but I appreciate it.
3
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
This is absolutely exceptional. My first five star that I had never heard beforehand. What an amazing voice. Jesus.
5
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This one was a slog for me. I know so many people who absolutely love Nick Cave, and I trust their musical tastes, but I've never been able to get into him.
This is maudlin, overblown and just so overwrought that I can't help but dislike it. The lyrics are weaker than I expected, and the songs themselves all sound like something out of a Sweeney Todd-esque Broadway show. Not for me at all.
1
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
Let me make this clear - I don't think this is a good album. It's a clusterfuck of different styles of 60s and 70s cliches, with no more than a song or two leaving any lasting impression.
What is impressive though, is that this album was released on a major label in 1989 - the height of hair metal. Helping to launch Lenny Kravitz into pop-culture stardom at a time when music like this was impossibly uncool. Respect for that earns it a star from me.
2
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
There are so few artists in the history of popular music that can instantly immerse you in their world as soon as you drop the needle, and Stevie Wonder had that ability at his peak. Although I prefer a bit more grit with my Wonder, it's undeniable that this album tells a story like few others. Living For The City and Higher Ground are immortal, and the album as a whole has a cohesive narrative that certainly makes a lot more sense than most "concept" albums. Wonder's orchestration, songcraft and mastery of melody and harmony are unsurpassed. Definitely an essential album.
5
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
Some overserious pencil dick tried to disparage this album in their review by calling it "music made by teenagers" or something like that. Fuck you, dude, not everything needs to sound like Yes to be important.
This is the perfect album to put on when you want to break stuff. In fact, I always have at least three copies of Group Sex at all times just in case one gets broken in the course of listening. Essential.
5
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Mon Jan 29 2024
The Doors
The Doors
I decided to give this a listen with open ears, in spite of my preconceived notions of the Doors, and Morrison in particular.
It starts all right, Break on Through is a decent enough track with fun keyboards. Soul Kitchen is fun (I prefer the X cover), but by the time we got to Crystal Ship I was starting to remember what I don't like about this band.
The lyrics are abysmal. Anyone who considers Jim Morrison a poet probably isn't really listening. Stupid, amateurish and forced, the lyrics really take me out of it.
The music is fine. It doesn't drive me wild, but it's not offensive in anyway. A little noodly at times, but that's a given for the beginning of the psychedelic era. I just don't find a lot on this LP that gets me excited. I don't hate it like I've said for years, but I don't think it's ever going to be in my regular listening rotation.
3
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Tue Jan 30 2024
Murmur
R.E.M.
This album has some great songs, and some real filler. I like REM, and this has hints of their later greatness, but it's never been my favorite of theirs.
3
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
Sounds like Elvis.
3
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
Zzzzzzzzzzzz. It's fine.
2
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Fri Feb 02 2024
S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
I've always really enjoyed the early Pretty Things singles like Midnight to Six, they have a rawness and soul that even the early Stones records don't have. But SF Sorrow has always sounded too kitschy and faux mind-bending for my tastes.
In listening again it's better than I remember, and still has lots of ummph to it for a "psychedelic" record. It's not top-tier for me, but it was a very enjoyable listen. I'll definitely give this some more spins in the future.
4
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Sat Feb 03 2024
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
I don't know exactly when Elton John started to suck, but this album is still mostly awesome. It's no Tumbleweed Connection, but the opening 1-2 of Tiny Dancer and Levon is incredible. What a great album.
4
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Sun Feb 04 2024
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Pleasantly surprised by this album. Pretty, mellow indie rock with catchy melodies.
4
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
I like Sebadoh, but I've never really found an album that I felt was listenable the whole way through. Sebadoh III might be the closest, but this album suffers from the same problems - mostly three songwriters with vastly different visions that makes for a disjointed album. There are some very good songs on here, as well as some unlistenable tone experiments. It's a good album overall, but I definitely skipped some tracks.
3
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Blue
Joni Mitchell
A beautiful voice, great lyrics, some truly timeless songs - why don't I like this more?
3
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Wed Feb 07 2024
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
It's Neil Young. Never loved him, but don't hate this.
3
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
Nope. Hate it.
1
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Raw Power
The Stooges
There's nothing to be said about this album that hasn't already been said better. From the opening riff a damn near perfect album, weird Bowie production and all.
5
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Sat Feb 10 2024
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The older that I get, the more convinced I become that CCR is the greatest rock 'n roll band of all time. This album plays like a greatest hits and never lets up. Fucking mint.
5
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Aja
Steely Dan
This shit sounds like the MASH theme song played at a dentist's office. Pure garbage.
1
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
One of the greatest voices I've ever heard. There are better Aretha albums (Aretha Now, for one), but Lady Soul flows so well and is a great "clean your house" album. You WILL sing into a broom.
4
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Heroes
David Bowie
My second favorite Bowie album released in 1977, but still an indispensable classic, if only for the title track alone. The rest of the album is filled with krautrock odes, traditional Japanese music and other things that have no place in a mainstream rock album, but cocaine is a hell of a drug.
5
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Basket of Light
Pentangle
This sounds like the soundtrack to a nightmare about a Renaissance Festival. Truly awful.
1
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Thu Feb 15 2024
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
I fell asleep halfway through. Which was embarrassing because I was at the gym.
2
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Nixon
Lambchop
I've tried so many times to get into Lambchop. It's not bad, I actually like the music here a lot, but his voice takes me out of it. Not for me.
3
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Sat Feb 17 2024
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
What a gem! I guess I never really gave this album a listen (but I thought I did)? The songs are jangly, catchy little masterpieces and it's infectious like my favorite power-pop. I'm sorry that I slept on this for so long!
4
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Sun Feb 18 2024
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
Couldn't get into this at all. Is the show tunes?
2
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Mon Feb 19 2024
1999
Prince
Yes.
4
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
I loved this album as a teenager, and many of the songs still hold up, but there is also a good deal of filler on this. Not as cohesive of any album as I remember.
3
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Wed Feb 21 2024
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Possibly the best album to choose to decide if you love Motörhead. I already knew the answer to this question, and already knew where I stood on this album. I just wish my speakers were 20x as loud.
5
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
Was that just chimes for four minutes up front? It sets the stage for an anti-climactic, self-indulgent mess of cockery and noodling. Not at all something I need in my life.
1
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Fri Feb 23 2024
A Wizard, A True Star
Todd Rundgren
I didn't hate this. Sounded kind of like a mix between Roxy Music and Elton John. I guess I know what Todd Rundgren sounds like now.
3
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Sat Feb 24 2024
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
I should like Zeppelin on paper. I like British blues rock. I like guitar solos. I like monster drums. And I have to say I like this more than any Zeppelin listening experience I can remember, but it's still not something I'd choose to listen to personally. Maybe it's Robert Plant's vocals.
Yeah, it's probably the vocals.
3
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Sun Feb 25 2024
Born To Be With You
Dion
I gave this a chance and I has high expectations. I like Dion's early doo wop period and his later singer-songwriter folky stuff is great too, but I couldn't get into this. Not bad, but not for me.
3
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Pearl
Janis Joplin
The perfect culmination of her career. It combines some bluesy caterwauling with a lot more polish. My only complaint is that it isn't longer, which makes sense given the timing on its recording and her death.
5
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Tue Feb 27 2024
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Half paying attention this album isn't offensively bad, but when I listened again without distractions I could barely make it through. It was awful bar-band blues rock noodling with high school poetry.
2
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
This is good, not great. There's a lot of filler and some element of "boogie" that rubs me the wrong way in a way that the later Isbell and post-Isbell stuff doesn't. Not bad by any stretch, but not an album I'd reach for regularly.
3
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Thu Feb 29 2024
If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
This album was great. A wonderful mix of his early Byrds-era songwriting with what came afterwards. I really enjoyed this.
4
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Totally fine, but not my thing.
3
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Sat Mar 02 2024
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
I love Nina Simone's voice and her bluesier arrangements. There is some of this on here, but a lot of jazz-influence and other elements that I don't gravitate towards as much with her music. This is very good, but not as consistent as I would like.
3
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Sun Mar 03 2024
Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
The later "weirdo" period Tom Waits songs always sound to me like they should be performed by an old man dressed like a sea captain at some off-off-Broadway interpretive performance of Bukowski works. That's not a bad thing. Like other artists (like Beefheart) I have to be in the mood to listen to it, and Tom Waits is still one of the coolest guys to ever walk the earth, but it's great music.
4
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Mon Mar 04 2024
Permission to Land
The Darkness
This album is catchy and fun. Is it cheesy? Of course. Is it meant to be profound? Definitely not. Just throw it on and enjoy it.
4
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
I'm not usually a fan of overt guitar heroics, but Jimi Hendrix is a major exception. The songwriting is great and I love his voice (even if he didn't love it himself).
4
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Wed Mar 06 2024
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
One of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. The samples are killer and the rapping is excellent.
5
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
This is garbage.
1
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Real Life
Magazine
A post-punk masterpiece. As much as I treasure every post-Devoto Buzzcocks single and LP, what he brought to the group before leaving to form Magazine is truly special. This still has plenty of hooks, but with an angular guitar-led approach that makes it a completely unique album for its time. Essential.
5
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Sat Mar 09 2024
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Is there anything worse than soulless garbage like this in music?
1
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Sun Mar 10 2024
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
Really liked this one, and it hadn't been on my radar before. Soft / hippie rock vibes with a little country thrown in. I'm looking forward to giving this a second listen when I have time.
4
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Incredible album from one of the pioneers of hip hop.
4
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Tue Mar 12 2024
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Orchestral, baroque pop perfection. So beautifully constructed and performed, and Colin Blunstone's voice might be one of my favorites to come out of the 60s and the British Invasion.
I first heard these guys as a young punk kid, expecting the name to align with some scuzzy pre-punk noise. It obviously didn't, but the Zombies have since become among my most treasured artists, and this album is definitely their pinnacle.
5
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Wed Mar 13 2024
The Predator
Ice Cube
Great album, great samples. Who doesn't love this album? Assholes, that's who.
4
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
Not bad. Some good songs here, along with some soft-rock schmaltz. Overall, I'm glad I took a listen.
3
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
This rocks more than I thought it would. I actually like Harvey's voice a lot as well. I may have to dive deeper into this.
3
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Sat Mar 16 2024
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Haunting, urgent and totally unique. One of the best punk/post-punk debuts ever.
5
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Sun Mar 17 2024
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
I don't know what happens at the chicken shack on a normal day, but with Jimmy Smith it's smooth and a little funky. Great music to relax go on a Sunday morning.
4
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Rising Above Bedlam
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Eh.
2
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Tue Mar 19 2024
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
It's Maiden. This album is great. Would I listen to it every day as a middle-aged man? Fuck it, sure. Let's go.
4
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Whatever
Aimee Mann
3
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Thu Mar 21 2024
Rio
Duran Duran
Duran Duran is where new wave really started to separate itself from punk in my opinion. Some good post-punk elements on this, but the whole image of the band and the focus on fashion, etc. really puts me off. For songs only, however, it's a strong album.
3
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Fri Mar 22 2024
It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
A great live document of Van Morrison's skill as a performer and the soulfulness of his voice.
4
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Sat Mar 23 2024
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
The greatest rap album of all time. Absolutely perfect.
5
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Sun Mar 24 2024
Odessa
Bee Gees
Early Bee Gees are the best Bee Gees.
4
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Mon Mar 25 2024
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
This is fairly awful, although some of the lyrics are amusing.
2
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Tue Mar 26 2024
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
I hope he gets the help he needs.
1
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
One of the best spite albums of all time. From heartbreaking to humorous at times, this is the work of a genius sending a giant 'fuck you' to his label and ex-partner in the most creative way possible.
5
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Station To Station
David Bowie
One of my favorites from Bowie. A little croonier than Low, but some great tracks on this.
4
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Fri Mar 29 2024
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
Beautiful and thought-provoking. It'll always amaze me that Billy Bragg never became a household name.
4
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Sat Mar 30 2024
Moving Pictures
Rush
Surprisingly better than I expected. I still hate Tom Sawyer, but that is classic rock radio's fault more than Rush's.
3
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Sun Mar 31 2024
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
I don't know what this type of music is called, but I hate it.
1
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
Schmaltzy pop with some good tracks. I've always wanted Wings to be better than they were.
3
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Disraeli Gears
Cream
It's very conflicting to hate Clapton as much as I do, yet really enjoy this album. Tales of Brave Ulysses kicks ass.
3
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Chelsea Girl
Nico
I acknowledge that her voice is an acquired taste. I acknowledge that most of the genius is in the instrumentation and songwriting. I also acknowledge that "These Days" is one of the greatest songs ever written.
4
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Low
David Bowie
My favorite Bowie album. Strange, cold and obviously influenced by krautrock, Eno and copious amounts of illegal substances, it is the pinnacle for me of this period of Bowie's career. Put it on at a party and watch the chaos ensue.
5
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
I actually just discovered this album recently after writing off Funkadelic as the inferior group to Parliament for all these years. Holy shit, what an album. Worth it alone for Eddie Hazel's guitar playing, especially on the opening track. This might be my favorite "psychedelic" album of all time.
5
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Sat Apr 06 2024
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
My least favorite of the three Experience LPs, but still essential. Great stuff.
4
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Sun Apr 07 2024
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
This is like Peter Gabriel, but more boring.
2
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Mon Apr 08 2024
The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
Eh. Basic psych pop.
2
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Tue Apr 09 2024
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Not really for me.
2
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Speed + JLL = heaven
5
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Thu Apr 11 2024
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This is much better than the last Nick Cave record that came up. I actually like this a lot. Rocking, catchy and the vocals are a little theatric but they fit the so gs well. Very into this.
4
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Catchy moments, and interesting instrumentation.
3
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Sat Apr 13 2024
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
One of the greatest albums of all time. Put it on for an instant party.
5
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Sun Apr 14 2024
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
I usually like droney music, but this is too much for me.
2
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Mon Apr 15 2024
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
Good stuff.
4
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Shit blues-ripoffs with horrible caterwauling and moments of boogie rock. Hate it.
1
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Not altogether awful for what it is, but I don't really want to listen to it.
2
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Debut
Björk
Baby babble nonsense.
1
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Fri Apr 19 2024
The Score
Fugees
I can't help but like this album. It's well-crafted, catchy and fun. You already know all of these songs but in the context of the album they are that much more compelling.
4
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Sat Apr 20 2024
1989
Taylor Swift
Probably the TSwift album I align with the most. The New York song is annoying. The Style guitar line sounds like the opening riff from Eminence Front by The Who. Shake It Off is great (except for that weird rap break).
Overall this album is great.
4
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Sun Apr 21 2024
We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Good, low-key disco-ish funk. Good stuff.
4
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
This is awful.
1
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Tue Apr 23 2024
A Night At The Opera
Queen
I really hate Queen.
1
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Wed Apr 24 2024
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Stupid fun with good rhymes and some content that has not aged well at all. Still worth listening with an understanding of the moment in time when this was created.
4
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Savane
Ali Farka Touré
This was okay. It had elements of what sounded like delta blues, which was very cool, but overall it didn't keep my attention.
3
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Queen II
Queen
I actually hated this a lot less than A Night At The Opera.
2
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Sat Apr 27 2024
Revolver
Beatles
This album has my favorite Beatles song of all time on it (For No One), but might be my second favorite album if theirs next to Rubber Soul. Still essential and a great listen ever for the zillionth time.
5