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Fri Dec 22 2023
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
Great sound, definitely ideal background music for me. I can see how so many artists since then have been influenced by this album - particularly one of my favorites, Silk Sonic (collaboration between Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak). Only giving four stars because I would definitely use it as background music, and I’m reserving 5 stars for any albums that I would turn on because I want to listen to and engage with the songs.
4
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Sat Dec 23 2023
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
5
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Sun Dec 24 2023
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
i loved it! great guitar, excellent atmosphere and vibe
5
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Mon Dec 25 2023
Cross
Justice
5
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Tue Dec 26 2023
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
okay the music on here is stellar but Phil Spector is a monster
4
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Wed Dec 27 2023
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
so fucking good
5
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Thu Dec 28 2023
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
extremely high quality recording, absolutely in awe of the sound quality. not a huge fan of the music itself - a decent background album for sure, but i don’t think i’d go out of my way to listen
3
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Fri Dec 29 2023
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
i can see how this album was influential during the 80s punk era, leading into early 90s grunge. i appreciate it but i don't think i'd seek it out. it gets an extra star for being the King of the Hill theme song.
4
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Sat Dec 30 2023
Blur
Blur
i forgot that Damon Albarn is the frontman for Blur. i am actually usually a huge fan of his music, but he gets 1 star because of the shady shit he said about Taylor Swift. i will only pirate his music from now on.
1
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Sun Dec 31 2023
Brothers
The Black Keys
love this album, been a big fan for a long time !
5
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Tue Jan 02 2024
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
love bob dylan - i remember listening to this with my dad as a teenager
5
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Wed Jan 03 2024
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
2
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Thu Jan 04 2024
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
i respect it but i don't want to hear it
3
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Fri Jan 05 2024
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
I don’t know what I expected before listening to this album. I think my preconceptions about Creedence Clearwater Revival were that they were a country band like the Allman Brothers, and while I think there is a time in a place for that kind of music, it’s not my favorite. But after just a couple minutes of listening to this album, I am a convert. only giving four stars because white people gaining fame from music that is clearly inspired by traditions of black musicians deserves to be knocked down a peg on principle.
4
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Sat Jan 06 2024
Revolver
Beatles
i understand what they did for mainstream white people rock and roll but A) i don’t like it and B) just like CCR, i can’t on principle rate an album highly when it’s white people making music and building fame off of styles originated by nonwhite artists - not only black musicians who created rock n roll from blues and jazz, but in this instance, styles of Indian music co-opted by white British men.
2
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Sun Jan 07 2024
Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
i do not have the stamina for a 90s style rave but if i did i’d want this album to be playing
3
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Mon Jan 08 2024
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
hell yeah.
5
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Hot Fuss
The Killers
hell yeah.
5
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
3
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Thu Jan 11 2024
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
my dad and i went to see them at MSG in the early 2000s. he got a traffic ticket for making an illegal right turn on red, and we almost missed the band bc we thought they had an opener but it turned out they were the opener. which was a huge shame, they opened for Kid Rock and we left after their set because fuck kid rock. LS killed, they were great. love them.
5
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
I appreciate it for its clear influence on contemporary Prog rock, but my God I hate Phil Collins.
2
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Sat Jan 13 2024
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
love this, sounds like early hip hop but with a contemporary feel
5
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Microshift
Hookworms
this was odd but i loved it. four stars only because i’m unsure of how likely i am to return to it frequently. but it was great.
4
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
hell yeah. one of my all-time favorites. Stevie is such a brilliant artist and there is so much music today we would have never heard if he hadn't set the stage or blazed the path. i think he's definitely one of my "desert island" artists.
5
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Vulgar Display Of Power
Pantera
dig it.
4
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
really dug this, but the looping lyrics and repetitive beats sometimes irritated my brain - would be a regular listen for me if the songs were each about 1/4 shorter
3
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
hell yeah this slaps. played it in the background while i cooked breakfast and felt like a chef at a resort restaurant.
5
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Sat Jan 20 2024
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
i mean, come on. this rules.
5
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
once again, this sounds dope as hell, but a bunch of white guys from San Francisco can’t get a high rating for blues-rock. it absolutely slaps but i have to knock it down some stars on principle.
3
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
hell yeah.
5
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Tue Jan 23 2024
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
5
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Entertainment
Gang Of Four
i dig this, reminds me of a band i used to listen to as a teen, Maximo Park - they were definitely inspired by this album
4
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Diamond Life
Sade
HELL yes
5
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
4
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Violator
Depeche Mode
didn’t hate it, but wasn’t super jazzed by it. wouldn’t mind it if it was playing in a café, but probably won’t turn it on for myself.
3
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Dry
PJ Harvey
hell yes. i don't know how i hadn't listened to this before now but i love it.
5
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Mon Jan 29 2024
xx
The xx
HELL YES.
5
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Tue Jan 30 2024
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
wow. this is fantastic. wish i had this on vinyl!
5
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
4
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
4
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Sat Feb 03 2024
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
5
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
3
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Wed Feb 07 2024
The Message
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
hell yes
5
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Marquee Moon
Television
it’s not bad, but compared to the other albums on this list, i feel like it’s pretty mediocre.
2
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
3
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Junkyard
The Birthday Party
i didn’t really understand what the hell i was listening to but i dug it. then i saw that this was Nick Cave’s band and it all made sense. hell yeah.
4
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Mon Feb 12 2024
A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
i respect him but it’s a no from me, dog.
2
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
hell yes.
5
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Fri Feb 16 2024
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
5
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Sat Feb 17 2024
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
4
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Sun Feb 18 2024
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
5
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Wed Feb 21 2024
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
i dig it.
4
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
5
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
4
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Drunk
Thundercat
hell yes
5
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Sat Mar 02 2024
Melodrama
Lorde
sorry lourde but i’m not feeling it
2