Jan 03 2024
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Jan 2
Zoned out after a couple songs, bored a couple songs before end
3
Jan 04 2024
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The White Album
Beatles
Liked two songs (because know the Siouxsie and Prince covers), but otherwise was annoyed, too long
2
Jan 05 2024
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Liked it, way better than The Beatles
Already knew "Time of the Season" but not the band
4
Jan 06 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
Delightful, hadn't heard quite a few songs that are gems (e.g. the batshit "Mother").
5
Jan 08 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Graveyard Train" is a standout, want to hear a drone doom cover. A lot of jam session moments throughout.
3
Jan 09 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Very strong start to the album, but lost me at some point and was bored by the end.
3
Jan 10 2024
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
I really enjoyed it at first, it totally wasn't what I was expecting. Was some nice chill background music but then I found the really short tracks to be a bit jarring, made me want to not keep listening to it.
2
Jan 11 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
Gotta say the title made me cringe before even looking at what was on this album. I've always liked the 2 singles on this album but somehow hadn't noticed Sting's fake Jamaican accent bits before. Ugh. Ruins what would otherwise be a good album.
2
Jan 12 2024
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Best thing about this album is that it's short. "You Can't Do That" is one of the worst songs I've ever heard.
1
Jan 15 2024
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
One of my complaints about The Beatles is that every song is essentially about the same thing, gets super repetitive and boring. All the songs on this album are essentially about the same thing, and yet I thoroughly enjoyed this one. So not so much the subject matter but the delivery. And this guy delivers.
3
Jan 17 2024
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
The first Cohen album I have listened to, and I was pleasantly surprised that I totally loved it. It’s brilliant.
5
Jan 18 2024
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
2
Jan 19 2024
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The Coral
The Coral
I had never heard of this band. Album sort of annoyed me, can’t put my finger on why. After listening, I immediately forgot what it sounded like.
2
Jan 22 2024
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
My favourite Beastie Boys album. One of those that needs repeated listens and a deep dive, always something new to notice. Recommend the 33 1/3 book on it if you are interested in how it was made.
5
Jan 23 2024
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Never heard them before, didn't know what to expect. Somehow I find the music to be nice and chill, but then when the vocals kick in, it's sooo boring. The cover matches how it sounds.
2
Jan 24 2024
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
I was prepared to absolutely hate this, but it's honestly completely inoffensive. I didn't hate any of the songs and I wasn't mad that I was listening to it. For this and likely many albums from 2000 on that are on this list though, the question is whether it was fair to add albums that had only been out for a couple years prior to publication (original list came out in 2005). Like, are the list authors really saying that they thought the newest Coldplay album had as much staying power as a Miles Davis album that was already 50 years old?
3
Jan 25 2024
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Albums like this are why I’m doing this list. Literally never heard of the band, but this entire album is wonderful!
4
Jan 26 2024
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Pretenders
Pretenders
On paper I should like this album, but Chrissie Hynde’s voice has always annoyed me. I truly wish it weren’t so.
3
Jan 29 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
I’m not really a prog fan, but this mostly kept my interest.
3
Jan 30 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Was happy to have this one pop up, I am not familiar enough with this legend.
4
Jan 31 2024
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Odelay
Beck
Beck is better in small doses. An entire album is a bit much, a 52-minute album is way too much. I've finished all the other albums I started on this list so far, but I just couldn't with this one.
2
Feb 01 2024
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Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Perfection.
5
Feb 02 2024
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Never heard of this band, was interesting having zero expectations for an album that is all over the place (in a good way, I think!). Some really great moments on here, though I feel like I need multiple listens to pin down a true rating.
3
Feb 05 2024
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
What I'd rather listen to than The Beatles, if wanting to listen to something Beatles-ish.
4
Feb 06 2024
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Somehow this is the first full Joni Mitchell album I've ever listened to, and I was surprised. The singles that always get played don't really capture all the different styles she has going on, at least in this album. I'm a fan!
4
Feb 07 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Fine, if you don't listen to the lyrics.
1
Feb 08 2024
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
Enjoyable! Nice to see something like this on the list.
3
Feb 09 2024
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
No clue why I hadn’t listened to this before. I listen to Henry Rollins' radio show regularly so I know I've heard a Minutemen song here and there, but it hits very different when there's a whole bunch all at once. Ended up listening to it twice and it just got better. Most excellent.
5
Feb 12 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Believe the hype, this album is fantastic.
5
Feb 13 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
I’ve listened to this album literally 100s of times, including a couple weeks ago for Bowiemas/Bowienalia, and yet I was happy to see it pop up here - and I gladly listened to it yet again - because it’s perfect.
5
Feb 14 2024
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
First Beyoncé I’ve purposely listened to. I can see why people love her, it’s just not for me.
2
Feb 15 2024
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
I have never heard of this band and had zero expectations. Unfortunately, it is one of the worst albums I've ever heard.
1
Feb 16 2024
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Close To The Edge
Yes
I really didn’t want to listen to another Yes album so soon, but ended up liking it more than the other one. Possibly because I think the longer form tracks work better with whatever they’re doing?
3
Feb 19 2024
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Document
R.E.M.
Somehow this is the first full REM album I've listened to, though I've always loved Michael Stipe's voice and whenever a song comes on. Love it!
4
Feb 20 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
3
Feb 21 2024
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Opus Dei
Laibach
I never heard of this band before. The album is pretty wild, but reading their Wikipedia page is even wilder.
1
Feb 22 2024
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Ys
Joanna Newsom
One of my favourite finds from this list so far. I had never heard her before, and had to listen to this twice. Enchanting.
5
Feb 23 2024
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Kenya
Machito
Very enjoyable background listening, love this kind of jazz, though I didn't realize when the album had ended and Apple Music continued playing similar suggested songs.
3
Feb 26 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
I could fill pages talking about this album. But, in short, this is the definition of ‘masterpiece’. Bowie’s greatest, imho. I was lucky enough to see the band (Donny McCaslin’s quartet) live the year after this came out, was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to.
5
Feb 27 2024
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
One of those bands that I knew I had heard before but couldn't have told you what they sounded like. Turns out, I like them! I've heard at least a couple of songs from this album, and I think the band is even better heard in a full-album context. Pretty solid album.
4
Feb 28 2024
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
1
Feb 29 2024
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
I had never knowingly heard this band before, but this album sounds like when you buy a new pair of jeans and they’re already broken in, with some tasteful little rips, a bit of fraying at the hem.
4
Mar 01 2024
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
I found myself surprisingly bored listening to this album.
1
Mar 04 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
I cannot get ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’ out of my head. Worth the listen even if just for that song.
3
Mar 05 2024
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3
Mar 06 2024
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
3
Mar 07 2024
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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
2
Mar 08 2024
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
3
Mar 11 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
5
Mar 12 2024
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
2
Mar 13 2024
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Not really my thing but I was in the right mood so it was an enjoyable listen.
3
Mar 14 2024
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
5
Mar 15 2024
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Goo
Sonic Youth
5
Mar 18 2024
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Aja
Steely Dan
I should probably mark this as 'did not listen' because I couldn't stand more than a couple songs.
1
Mar 19 2024
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4
Mar 20 2024
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
5
Mar 21 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
3
Mar 22 2024
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
3
Mar 25 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
4
Mar 27 2024
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
4
Mar 28 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
I was totally going to skip listening to this because I assumed I'd hate it. But then I heard track 2, "Mr. Brightside", and realized that the scene in the movie The Holiday has made me like at least that song, so I gave it a go...And then I got to that other very overplayed hit, "Somebody Told Me" and remembered I REALLY hate that song, and then I recognized/disliked the next one...Me and pop simply have a very fragile relationship.
2
Mar 29 2024
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Live!
Fela Kuti
A favorite. A great one to introduce the uninitiated to Fela.
5
Apr 02 2024
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
An absolute classic.
5
Apr 03 2024
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Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
Meh, it was okay. The single was the only song I knew, and was the highlight of the album. Best part though was, when it finished, Apple Music assumed I then wanted to listen to Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam, which I did.
3
Apr 04 2024
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
I want to put this at a 3.5. I went between really digging a song to not paying attention at all, and back again.
3
Apr 05 2024
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The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
An album I always enjoy returning to.
4
Apr 08 2024
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
1
Apr 09 2024
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
I mean, they don’t call her The Queen of Soul for nothing.
5
Apr 10 2024
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
I had never heard of this band and was pleasantly surprised to enjoy every single song. But it seemed like a compilation of like 3 or 4 bands, the difference from one song to the next was a bit strange.
3
Apr 11 2024
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Live Through This
Hole
It's annoying how good this is.
5
Apr 12 2024
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
2
Apr 15 2024
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
A favorite for the last 20+ years. It still sucks that he's gone.
5
Apr 16 2024
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
I like Neil Young a lot, but this album (on a first time listen) didn't really grab me.
3
Apr 17 2024
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Da Capo
Love
I was pretty meh about this until that last 19-minute track, and now I want to listen to it again.
3
Apr 18 2024
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
This was an odd one. Didn't mind some songs, hated some others.
2
Apr 19 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
4
Apr 22 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
5
Apr 23 2024
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Moon Safari
Air
4
Apr 24 2024
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Rings Around The World
Super Furry Animals
2
Apr 25 2024
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Entertainment
Gang Of Four
Thanks to Henry Rollins, I've been listening to this band for ages and so am sure I've heard this entire album a song at a time at least a few times each. Nice to hear it in one go.
4
Apr 26 2024
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
It's honestly a perfect album.
5
Apr 29 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
3
Apr 30 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
5
May 01 2024
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Illmatic
Nas
4
May 02 2024
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
5
May 06 2024
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
5
May 07 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
3
May 08 2024
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
3
May 09 2024
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
3
May 10 2024
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Vulnicura
Björk
4
May 13 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
3
May 14 2024
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
3
May 15 2024
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Lost Souls
Doves
3
May 16 2024
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
2
May 17 2024
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
2
May 20 2024
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
3
May 21 2024
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
Well, that was unexpected. I didn't consider myself a NIN fan and assumed I knew what this album would be. I absolutely loved it.
5
May 22 2024
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
4
May 23 2024
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Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
4
May 24 2024
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
3
May 27 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
May 28 2024
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
May 29 2024
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
5
May 30 2024
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Mott
Mott The Hoople
2
May 31 2024
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
2
Jun 03 2024
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21
Adele
4
Jun 04 2024
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
I was going to give a higher rating to this album than I usually give to Beatles albums. But then I got to the last song and, umm, that was horrid.
1
Jun 05 2024
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
4
Jun 06 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
2
Jun 07 2024
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
3
Jun 10 2024
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
3
Jun 11 2024
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
4
Jun 12 2024
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Being There
Wilco
3
Jun 13 2024
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Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
3
Jun 14 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
3
Jun 17 2024
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
3
Jun 18 2024
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
A forever favorite.
5
Jun 19 2024
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
4
Jun 20 2024
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Parachutes
Coldplay
2
Jun 21 2024
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Crazysexycool
TLC
4
Jun 24 2024
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
5
Jun 25 2024
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Tommy
The Who
2
Jun 26 2024
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
3
Jun 27 2024
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
3
Jun 28 2024
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Among The Living
Anthrax
3
Jul 01 2024
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
2
Jul 02 2024
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
4
Jul 03 2024
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
2
Jul 04 2024
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Arular
M.I.A.
2
Jul 05 2024
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Who's Next
The Who
3
Jul 08 2024
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
4
Jul 09 2024
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
4
Jul 10 2024
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The Poet
Bobby Womack
3
Jul 12 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
5
Jul 15 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
2
Jul 16 2024
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
4
Jul 17 2024
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
2
Jul 18 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
5
Jul 19 2024
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
3
Jul 22 2024
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
3
Jul 24 2024
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
5
Jul 25 2024
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
4
Jul 26 2024
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
3
Jul 29 2024
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
4
Jul 30 2024
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Is This It
The Strokes
2
Jul 31 2024
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Trafalgar
Bee Gees
1
Aug 01 2024
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
3
Aug 02 2024
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The Last Broadcast
Doves
3
Aug 05 2024
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
5
Aug 06 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
4
Aug 07 2024
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
3
Aug 08 2024
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
3
Aug 09 2024
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Scum
Napalm Death
4
Aug 12 2024
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Nevermind
Nirvana
5
Aug 13 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
5
Aug 14 2024
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
It's impressive and there are some real gems in here, but it's WAY too long for a single release. Would've rated higher if it were released in separate parts, maybe.
2
Aug 15 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
3
Aug 16 2024
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Smash
The Offspring
3
Aug 19 2024
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1984
Van Halen
3
Aug 20 2024
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Murmur
R.E.M.
3
Aug 21 2024
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Headquarters
The Monkees
Rating this a 4 solely based on Zilch, because that's one of the coolest songs ever (which later becomes one of the coolest samples ever).
4
Aug 22 2024
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
3
Aug 23 2024
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
4
Aug 26 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
5 stars for Ella herself, but 3 for having a giant compilation on the list. I found an album under the same title on Youtube that only had 12 tracks, and I would've given that version a 4 or 5.
3
Aug 27 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
Aug 28 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
5
Aug 29 2024
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
5
Aug 30 2024
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
3
Sep 02 2024
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
One of the rare albums on this list that I had to bail on.
1
Sep 03 2024
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
3
Sep 04 2024
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3
Sep 05 2024
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
2
Sep 06 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Lyrics in track 2 meant I got to not listen to this one.
1
Sep 09 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
3
Sep 10 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
4
Sep 11 2024
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American Idiot
Green Day
2
Sep 12 2024
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War
U2
3
Sep 13 2024
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Disintegration
The Cure
5
Sep 16 2024
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
2
Sep 17 2024
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
4
Sep 18 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
4
Sep 19 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
4
Sep 20 2024
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Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
1
Sep 23 2024
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Garbage
Garbage
2
Sep 24 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
4
Sep 25 2024
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright
2
Sep 26 2024
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
3
Sep 27 2024
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
3
Sep 30 2024
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
4
Oct 01 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
5
Oct 03 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3
Oct 04 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
4
Oct 07 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
3
Oct 08 2024
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
5
Oct 09 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
5
Oct 10 2024
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
Oct 11 2024
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
2
Oct 14 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
5
Oct 15 2024
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
3
Oct 16 2024
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
3
Oct 17 2024
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
2
Oct 18 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
Soooo boring.
1
Oct 21 2024
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Young Americans
David Bowie
4
Oct 22 2024
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
4
Oct 23 2024
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish
2
Oct 24 2024
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
This reminds me yet again that I need to listen to more Janis. Sad knowing the context, but the music is so so good.
5
Oct 25 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Couldn't make it through the whole thing.
1
Oct 28 2024
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
5
Oct 29 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
2
Oct 30 2024
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Van Halen
Van Halen
3
Oct 31 2024
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
3
Nov 01 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
3
Nov 04 2024
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
5
Nov 05 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Well this album is an absolute delight.
5
Nov 06 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
3
Nov 07 2024
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
Gave it a try, but was lost by song 5, had to pull the plug.
1
Nov 08 2024
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
5
Nov 11 2024
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
4
Nov 12 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
3
Nov 13 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
2
Nov 14 2024
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
4
Nov 15 2024
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
3
Nov 18 2024
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
3
Nov 21 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
3
Nov 22 2024
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Shaft
Isaac Hayes
I've watched this movie at least a dozen times and I do not recall the soundtrack being this boring.
2