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Wed Dec 20 2023
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Like you look at nu metal… that was a mind virus that everyone and every studio wanted to recreate every single time because it was the bread and butter of the studio
And while there are the big stand out artists that everyone knows?
Man there’s prolly 1000 other ones that they didn’t hit the mark by a few chords but essentially were the building blocks for the big boi
Like you like to think the Beatles popped out of thin air but they were just a few chords different to everything that was happening around them
That the studios and labels were looking for that sound
The fact it got recorded in Abbey Road studio 2 years before the Beatles kicked off?
Every great group is the ledge that took steps to get too
The ledge didn’t just appear
Chord by chord
Vocal nuance by vocal nuance
Story by story were all formulated like a spaghetti bolognese some Italian grandmother comes up with
She didn’t just make it on the spot
Spice by spice and timing by timing all judged by criticism and success led to that perfect dish
They saw the zombies… not exactly the most marketable name
The lyrics and delivery?
9 steps of the Beatles make up
But the Beatles were the perfect saleable bolognaise
But did they appear out of thin air?
No they rode the choices and content and delivery of bands like the zombies pop psychedelic waves and tweaked that lock ever so slightly that put them into the commercial sphere
Noooooo wonder John went mad
He must of felt like an industry fraud no different to milli vanilli
Definitely listen again
5
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Thu Dec 21 2023
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
This album was enjoyable as all hell. I love that it’s got such a back story of how complex these tracks were to play and the vision Monk had to push through the turmoil in order bring these tracks to life… now? Do I think you need to hear this album before you die?
If you want to hear how Jazz became complex? How Jazz moved into the Miles, Coltrane technical era? Subsequently creating artists like Prince?
Then I will suggest you listen.
If none of that means anything to you?
Then you have every reason to skip.
But it is an enjoyable, albeit specific, listen that I’ll happily return to but I don’t know if others will
4
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Fri Dec 22 2023
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
This is Beautiful
5
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Sat Dec 23 2023
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Nick Drake at his saddest
4
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Sun Dec 24 2023
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Absolutely enjoyed every second of this album
5
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Was different. Didn’t really take. Will have to give it more listens
2
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
Powerful Christmas album
Phil really knew how to blaze a tune
3
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Wed Dec 27 2023
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
I listened to this album firstly at 5:45am
It made no sense.
Again at 1:27pm.
Wasn’t feeling it.
Started playing a power wash simulator at 4:57pm with this album on in high definition headphones?
Finally made sense.
5
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Easy listen this one
5
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Fri Dec 29 2023
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
I love when you listen to an album you don’t listen to all that often but you have friends who do but they inspire a band you listen to all the time.
Like there’s no real shoegaze without Echo.
You hear so much My Bloody Valentine in this. So much Sonic Youth.
Even Marilyn Manson.
4
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Sat Dec 30 2023
Liquid Swords
GZA
Easily one of the best spin offs from the Wu-Tang legacy. The Rza being noted to push Gza to his wits end to get these verses on track when the Wu had become comfortable in their success and were all going their own way. When the Gza found that space where he could start spitting “Liquid Swords” it created one of the only times and solo albums where the entire clan jumped on like Voltron.
5
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Sun Dec 31 2023
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
It’s Moterhead
5
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Mon Jan 01 2024
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Didn’t really get this one
2
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Tue Jan 02 2024
Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
That was an absolutely enjoyable and groovy listen through. It was acrobat with a Miles Davis/ John Coltrane buzz to it.
5
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Wed Jan 03 2024
Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
This album I have no idea why it is in anyone's list of albums to listen before they die. I mean, I get it... you wanna create an album that sounds like nothing else?
But that doesn't mean you allow yourself to create an album that is so hit and miss... the repetitive lyrics.
The lack of flow this has is outstanding and I get it... you wanna make it arty and you want to stand out?
I dunno, unless you're really into your Manchester sound, brit/ scot pop and you can delineate between the nuances?
It finds itself in an incredibly hard spot to engage with a new listener.
Don't get me wrong? it has its moments when it slides into that trip hop aesthetic and there is some genuinely good moments but then there's a fair amount of drop off.
I just believe and I wish I could get on it's level because I do appreciate "art for art sake" style records.
This one just has moments and then it has other moments.
But it isn't something I wouldn't revisit later on, because I know there is stuff there I just haven't cracked the code completely.
So because of that revisit factor? I am going 1 star higher than middle of the road.
4
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Headquarters
The Monkees
Not the right person to ask about this one.
The monkees just don’t really do it for me.
I get the idea and appreciate the effort but I just can’t vibe with the outcome.
3
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Arular
M.I.A.
After talking to many folks about this album? From here and abroad?
It's a very different story.
When Galang dropped in 04 in Sydney Australia?
We went nuts.
Not just a lil rowdy?
Nuts.
So when Arular came out in 05?
It became the banger of the year.
A month and a half later Trent Reznor drops With Teeth and then goes on record saying that he wishes his album was as dynamic Arular by M.I.A.
Immediately sending the flag out to work with her.
Everyone who was everyone wanted this girl to work with them.
So I can understand why this album is in the list of things you need to listen to?
Cause if you think about the scene back then with everyone complaining about "real instruments"?
And the flood of faux garage and rock groups?
Jet, The Hives, The Strokes, White Stripes and all of that?
Out of nowhere comes a refugee banger that took on all the war sentiments feeling at the time and made folks dance through it.
It's a real important album if you know why it came to fruition and how that product shifted aforementioned Trent Reznor's mind set for the next incarnation of NIN when he broke free from all the record labels.
The Slip
Hesitation Marks
The rise and fall of Niggy Tardust - Saul William's album he produced?
Yo... this record hit the right people and changed how music was heard.
Kudos MIA
5
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Sat Jan 06 2024
Revolver
Beatles
Aside from the over use of the channel fader? This album is near perfect
5
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Sun Jan 07 2024
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
I dunno, if you like blues and rock you’ll get something out of it but if that’s not your go to? Then there’s not much here.
2
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Mon Jan 08 2024
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
As an Australian this was an album that was hard to listen to.
Was cool til it wasn’t
4
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Brilliant
5
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Guitar Town
Steve Earle
To be fair?
It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
It had a calming quality in traffic and was able to appreciate bands like City and Colour and artists like Dustin Kensrue a lil more deeper.
3
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Thu Jan 11 2024
Moon Safari
Air
I can not say enough about this album
It has and will always be one of my absolute favourites
5
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
I’ve always loved Maxwell
It’s good to know he pioneered Neo Soul
5
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Sat Jan 13 2024
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
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Sun Jan 14 2024
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Exceptional performance
5
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
I mean, if you like mudhoney’s approach to the wall of sound.
Personally could never get past the vocals
3
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
It’s like being on Mr Toad’s “Wild Ride”, whilst being served high tea by some groovy cat in a space uniform. Utterly brilliant.
5
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
An amazing example of an American garage band.
Spectacular album.
5
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Thu Jan 18 2024
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
3
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
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Sat Jan 20 2024
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
I remember when this came out and just how it took over the world. You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing the white stripes
5
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
The fact he made this music in the 70s still blows me away
5
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
3
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Blur
Blur
This was an album that closed the door on britpop as everyone came to think of it at the time.
Whether you liked Brit Pop or not?
There was no escaping the impact of this album. It closed the book on an entire genre.
I truely that if Blur didn’t do this album then Radiohead doesn’t do ok computer.
5
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Smile
Brian Wilson
Yeah, sure…
3
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Melodrama
Lorde
It’s a brilliant body of work from a woman that young. She was just given the spark
5
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Fri Jan 26 2024
With The Beatles
Beatles
Absolutely enjoyable front to back
4
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Absolutely stellar record.
So beautiful and so haunting.
Couldn’t stop listening.
5
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
I would enjoy life as a whole, significantly more, if I never had to listen to this again.
No significance, no desire to learn why or how this made it on the list.
1
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
This is the type of album you do this thing for
4
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Tue Jan 30 2024
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
This album changed how hip hop was listened to in all perpetuity.
Very few albums reach this tier.
There was something special about this even during the recording where Kanye made all the performances do their part in black tie.
5
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Wed Jan 31 2024
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Now, I get this album. It’s a lil episode in Mike Skinner’s existence. Where he loses a grand, bums on a bird name Simone’s couch cause she’s got a better tv that he can watch the game on whilst he punts and fiddles the fruit machines trying to win back his 1000.
Mix this with the drugs and the paranoia and the inevitable heart break when he’s finally booted from Simone’s couch cause she’s shacking up with a new bloke, only to end it all in jubilation when he finds the grand with his buddy Scott.
I get all of this and if you can get on board with Mike’s specific delivery?
It’s a decent follow up concept record.
But does it need to appear on a must listen list?
I wouldn’t know how it ended up on one.
Someone has to explain that part to me.
3
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Hot Fuss
The Killers
I just can’t get by the singles on this tripe.
It’s worse than U2 how they get stuck in your heads
2
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
What do you say about this album? It’s just good music. The late 90’s was a stomping ground of quintessentially good music and this is no exception. It opened a lot of windows to what world music could be and that was? Damn enjoyable.
4
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Sat Feb 03 2024
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
It’s world music.
3
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Sun Feb 04 2024
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
I dunno. If you’re into the history and universe of Steely Dan you might find this interesting. I personally didn’t.
2
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
Pleasantly surprised by this one.
4
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Tue Feb 06 2024
In Rainbows
Radiohead
Outstanding.
5
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Wed Feb 07 2024
American Pie
Don McLean
Man, what an album for that period in life. It’s an existential masterpiece that draws you into asking questions about yourself and your understanding of others. Plus it has one of mine and 2Pac’s favourite songs of all time on it - Vincent.
4
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Another Green World
Brian Eno
Too tier stuff from a visionary of the genre
4
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Yeah it’s an album
3
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Sat Feb 10 2024
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
I feel like I should of learned something but didn’t
3
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
One of the best albums to come out of the early 2000’s
5
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
One of my all time faves. Could listen for days.
5
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
Yeah, could have gone my life without listening to this one. 2 for effort.
2
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Thu Feb 15 2024
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
I rate Honky over this… as I keep wondering why he stacks it all up front and then sort of fades away… but I guess that’s above my pay grade.
4
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
Screw this jawn.
1
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Sat Feb 17 2024
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Yeah, it was ok. Wasn’t my favourite live album…. But it was pretty good.
3
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Sun Feb 18 2024
Viva Hate
Morrissey
1
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Odessa
Bee Gees
I can imagine when it came out… it made an impact. But once again?
I don’t know how it is a “must” listen album
3
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
I really enjoyed this from front to back. Absolute solid effort. It felt like a man shooting his last ditch at making a solid album. And he achieved.
4
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Wed Feb 21 2024
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
It had its moments for me.
3
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Mask
Bauhaus
4
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Why is this seminal?
2
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Sat Feb 24 2024
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Did I really have to this?
1
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Sun Feb 25 2024
Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
2
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Would revisit. Didn’t have a great deal of time with it.
3
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Tue Feb 27 2024
Cross
Justice
Forgot about this banger. Thanks for the reminder.
4
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Absolute ripper bonza beauty mate
5
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
Love Skin. Love this album. No idea why it made it to this list other than the author is surprised that a black bald chick could entertain him.
4
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Quintessential.
5
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Sat Mar 02 2024
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
4
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Sun Mar 03 2024
Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Another English blow up
2
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Exceptional
5
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Wed Mar 06 2024
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
Really enjoyed this record
4
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
Cha Cha Cha allllll day
3
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
Masterpiece
5
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Sat Mar 09 2024
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
4
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Sun Mar 10 2024
We're Only In It For The Money
The Mothers Of Invention
Too much stoned politics for me
2
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
Why this is a necessary listen is beyond me…
2
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Tue Mar 12 2024
The Clash
The Clash
3
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
Meh
3
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Grace
Jeff Buckley
Absolutely essential.
5
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Fri Mar 15 2024
The Band
The Band
Not bad. Not essential.
2
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Sat Mar 16 2024
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
I love Duke and this was a solid listen… but I don’t know the necessary to listen to if you listen to other Duke?
4
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Sun Mar 17 2024
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
It’s prolly REM’s most listenable album
3
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Transformer
Lou Reed
Absolute essential
4
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Easy day when it’s a Nick Drake day.
4
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
I dunno about this
3
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Thu Mar 21 2024
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
Changed the Australian music topography
5
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Either Or
Elliott Smith
4
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Moving Pictures
Rush
I think you have to be a certain type of person to relate to Rush’s vocals… musically it cops all of the 4.
4
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
I don’t know who needs to hear this album that already hasn’t heard this album?
How on earth did anyone escape this album when it was released?
3
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Dirty
Sonic Youth
Quintessential.
5
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Thu Mar 28 2024
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
It was pretty good
3
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Fri Mar 29 2024
Marquee Moon
Television
Who’s writing this list?
3
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Sat Mar 30 2024
Station To Station
David Bowie
4
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Tue Apr 02 2024
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
4
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Zombie
Fela Kuti
Interesting listen for sure.
If you wanna listen to political music in the car? In the AM? Have a go at this.
3
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Thu Apr 04 2024
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
Genius and thoroughly enjoyed
5
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Nevermind
Nirvana
Easy jawn
5
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Sat Apr 06 2024
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
4
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Tue Apr 09 2024
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Absolutely adore the absolute hell out of this album
5
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
5
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Sun Apr 14 2024
Goo
Sonic Youth
Staple record
5
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
5
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
Did I really need to listen to this? Yes it has social implications and messages. Yes it paints a picture of a guy disappointed with the civil rights movement. But, the delivery and craft does not hold you
2
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Live At The Regal
B.B. King
4
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Sat Apr 27 2024
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Timeless
4
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Sun Apr 28 2024
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Good Sunday Jawn for sure
3
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Movies
Holger Czukay
Surprisingly amazing jawn
4
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Fragile
Yes
Yeah, nah
2
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Wed May 01 2024
Ctrl
SZA
3
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Thu May 02 2024
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
My first back to front Dylan listen
4