View Album
Fri Jan 05 2024
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Repetitive; songs had a few common licks. Lyrically, the songs touched on dystopian themes, but did not excel at either melody or lyrical turn of phrase. Iron Man and Hand of Doom stood out. There are clear precursors of the metal genre; this album seems pioneering in the context in which it was released.
1
View Album
Sat Jan 06 2024
Pearl
Janis Joplin
Distinctive voice. Musically varied, but strong blues and rock influences.
3
View Album
Sun Jan 07 2024
Rio
Duran Duran
Heavy synth, classic 80s sound. Only two very distinct songs: Hungry like the wolf and Last chance on the stairway.
3
View Album
Mon Jan 08 2024
The Bends
Radiohead
Cross between 80's heavy guitar, grunge angsty-sound, and bit of the 90s singer soundwriter. Fake plastic trees seems almost out of place on the album.
2
View Album
Tue Jan 09 2024
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Heavy twang-distorted electric guitar. All songs fit together with a consistent sound and feel. , reminiscient of a nameless bar band on a Friday night.
1
View Album
Wed Jan 10 2024
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
Surprising blend of classic rock and R&B. One of the most musically varied Led Zepplin albums I've heard. Seems to be very exploratory, the songs don't entirely fit a cohesive album style or theme. It's a patchwork, but mostly enjoyable as a whole.
3
View Album
Thu Jan 11 2024
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
With the exception of Mokran mix tracks, most are dominated by a jazzy feel. They lack a consistent melody, but are driven lyrically in a speech-like, highly rhythmic declamatory style delivered with pained vocals.
2
View Album
Fri Jan 12 2024
Dirt
Alice In Chains
Grunge, with intelligible lyrics. Consistent collection of songs.
1
View Album
Sat Jan 13 2024
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Fascinating mix of R&B and bluegrass influences. It lacks the catchiness of other albums by Fleetwood Mac. Enjoyable, a bit offbeat.
3
View Album
Sun Jan 14 2024
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
It's hard to argue with the uniqueness of an Isaac Hayes R&B/Soul album. Four songs is a bit lean for a full album. Although minimalistic in terms of instrumental variety, this album highlights some clearly skilled musicians, more than Isaac himself. The spoken word style is in full form in By the Time I Get To Phoenix, by far the weakest on this album.
3
View Album
Mon Jan 15 2024
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Staccato guitar solos and screaming vocals, fits well within the 70s punk-rock genre. Nothing distinctive or notable compared to the numerous other bands with a similar sound from that era.
1
View Album
Tue Jan 16 2024
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Heavier rock overtone characteristic of the 90s rock bands. The first half of the songs blend together into a nondescript multi-minute punk-twinged sound. Alright, Time, Sofa, and Sitting up Straight are distinctive with some more melodically driven or R&B.
2
View Album
Wed Jan 17 2024
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Lyrically pained, good base beat and some compelling rap poetry. Unnecessary amount of swearing.
1
View Album
Thu Jan 18 2024
Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Broad mix of R&B, ballad, dance, pop, and unique Senegalese beats. A rich tapestry of sound and feeling. Extra props for multiple singing in multiple languages so fluently.
4
View Album
Fri Jan 19 2024
Celebrity Skin
Hole
Overwraught slashing guitars and yelled lyrics, truly the sound of the 90's grunge-rock. Dying, Northern Star, and Heaven tonight were a welcome foray into country twanged ballads.
2
View Album
Sat Jan 20 2024
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Honky tonk rock for background listening . No clear theme or catchy melodies.
3
View Album
Sun Jan 21 2024
Odessa
Bee Gees
Smooth groove easy listening. Nothing particularly distinctive.
3
View Album
Mon Jan 22 2024
Pretenders
Pretenders
Solid rock , no truly catchy licks. Something for a drive.
3
View Album
Tue Jan 23 2024
Van Halen
Van Halen
Hard rock, skilled guitarist. Ice cream man was a non sequitur, but still fun.
2
View Album
Wed Jan 24 2024
Electric
The Cult
1
View Album
Thu Jan 25 2024
Suicide
Suicide
Repetitive hard rock licks, combined with a few other instruments and vocals to provide variation. Not sure why this was included.
1
View Album
Sat Mar 02 2024
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Classic big band music. The intro voice introduction was a nice touch to bring the listener into a mindset of a live performance.
3
View Album
Sun Mar 03 2024
MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Angsty, as expected from Nirvana, but lyrics are intelligible. Limited guitar chords or melody. A bit musically monotonous, but lyrically more interesting, something that is hard to appreciate on Nevermind.
2
View Album
Mon Mar 04 2024
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
In retrospect, generic classic 1970's rock and roll. Notable in it's role in establishing that sound in 1971.
3
View Album
Tue Mar 05 2024
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Hookless punk rock. Surprisingly varied, but undistinguished from other bands of the 80s or 90s punk genre.
2
View Album
Wed Mar 06 2024
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Mid to late 70's rock woven with some more timeless rock gems. Like several of the albums from Fleetwood Mac, this one includes multi-layered musicality, highlighting the skills of the artists on guitar, bass, drums, and vocals in varied blends throughout the songs and album.
4
View Album
Thu Mar 07 2024
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
classic jazz and skat. Sarah Vaughn's vocal power is evident, but without the formality of melodic or narrative prose.
3
View Album
Fri Mar 08 2024
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Guitar riffs demonstrate skill. Less synth usage than their more recent stuff. A few clear winners, but a lot of filler. Missing the fullness of a band, the natural interplay that balances and enriches the songs.
2
View Album
Sat Mar 09 2024
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
If he was looking to irritate, offend, and otherwise annoy the listener and broader society, it was a successful attempt. If the intent was to force a hard examination of societal hypocrisy, then the point was muddied by the single tone of verbally expressed rage, and unbalanced by any alternative vision in any song on the album. It makes the listener doubt that this artist has thought beyond anger.
1
View Album
Sun Mar 10 2024
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Distilled essence of Johnny Cash. Notable in the passion of the performance, as compared to other somewhat muted albums from him.
2
View Album
Mon Mar 11 2024
Parachutes
Coldplay
Still establishing the sound that defined their later albums, but the sparkle of that potential are audible.
3
View Album
Tue Mar 12 2024
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
I'm not sure what comments to make. It lacks lyrical depth, melody, jazz-riffing, or theme. Feels like an exercise worthy of a nameless band during a SBSW week of pub hopping.
1
View Album
Wed Mar 13 2024
Skylarking
XTC
Generally inoffensive synth and singer songwriter minimalism.
2
View Album
Thu Mar 14 2024
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
Unique sound. Nice mixture of drum beats, horns, and singing. A bit like easy-listening jazz.
3
View Album
Fri Mar 15 2024
B-52's
The B-52's
Surf music alternative with a highly percussive guitar and bass. Yelled lyrics add minimally to the melody.
1
View Album
Sat Mar 16 2024
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
A cross between Beach Boys, Beatles, and the Byrds.
3
View Album
Sun Mar 17 2024
Microshift
Hookworms
Synth heavy, melodically, rhythmically, and lyrically uninteresting.
2
View Album
Mon Mar 18 2024
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
Jazz rock fusion with slight bias towards jazz notes.
3
View Album
Tue Mar 19 2024
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Slow groove fusion with rock. Some echos of Queen's rock-ballad influences. Nothing that was particularly memorable.
2
View Album
Wed Mar 20 2024
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
Several spoken songs, rest are standard plain R&B. Nothing particularly stands out.
2
View Album
Thu Mar 21 2024
Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
Techno-dance with heavy synth and drum beats. Songs seem like a compilation rather than a single cohesive album narrative.
2
View Album
Fri Mar 22 2024
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
Rhythm and funk, just as expected from Jamiroquai. Easy listening, multiple albums including a few unique mix alternatives to the originals.
3
View Album
Sat Mar 23 2024
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Classic 90s fare.
3
View Album
Sun Mar 24 2024
I See You
The xx
Mix of dance house and techno-ballad fusion.
2
View Album
Mon Mar 25 2024
Guero
Beck
Heavy drum beat. Fits well within radio of the early aughts.
1
View Album
Tue Mar 26 2024
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Not one of princes best, but certainly good if you’re a fan
2
View Album
Wed Mar 27 2024
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Standard and classic Stevie wonder. New find for me in pastime paradise, a clear predecessor to gangster paradise.
2
View Album
Thu Mar 28 2024
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Classic Sly and the Family Stone funk. Decent if it's what you're looking for. 60's sound.
3
View Album
Fri Mar 29 2024
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Several memorable top-10 hits.
3
View Album
Sat Mar 30 2024
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
This album provided a couple of recognizable songs to 70's and early 80's radio. Not really rock, pop, or jazz, but carries influences of each.
3
View Album
Sun Mar 31 2024
Face to Face
The Kinks
Not the Kinks best, but still carries their characteristic sound.
2
View Album
Mon Apr 01 2024
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
As noted by an explicit classification, there is use of profanity on every song. Mostly spoken, some beat driven rap. Lyrically, nothing noteworthy other than a surprising ability to relate every song to canines.
1
View Album
Tue Apr 02 2024
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Variety of hip-hop songs. Interesting mix tape.
2
View Album
Wed Apr 03 2024
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Borderline between rock and metal-rock.
2
View Album
Sat Apr 06 2024
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Run DMC was a staple of the late 80s, early 90s. A couple of the hits here. Not much else.
2
View Album
Sun Apr 07 2024
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
Rock to hard rock lean to an otherwise alternative album.
2
View Album
Mon Apr 08 2024
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
90s garage rock, twinge of aughts sound. And birdsong sample?
2
View Album
Tue Apr 09 2024
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Classic Curtis Mayfield sound.
3
View Album
Thu Apr 11 2024
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
A few melodic songs, most distorted.
2
View Album
Fri Apr 12 2024
Nowhere
Ride
Instrumental rock.
2
View Album
Sat Apr 13 2024
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
A couple classics, nice harmonies, poetic yet nonsensical lyrics.
3
View Album
Sun Apr 14 2024
Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Album not available on iTunes. Found the songs…most of them at least. Strange cross between bluegrass, rock, and jazz?
2
View Album
Mon Apr 15 2024
A Seat at the Table
Solange
Decent R&B. Few unnecessary spoken interludes, otherwise a fine album.
3
View Album
Tue Apr 16 2024
Teen Dream
Beach House
90s shoegaze and ballad mixed. Not sure why those ever took off in the alternative genre in the 90's.
2
View Album
Wed Apr 17 2024
Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Distortion heavy nonmelodic precursor to metal .
1
View Album
Thu Apr 18 2024
Street Life
The Crusaders
Soul-jazz. Similar sound to Spyro Gyra, which is understandable for the release year. Lean on the # of songs for the album.
3
View Album
Fri Apr 19 2024
Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
Standard 80’s rock
2
View Album
Sat Apr 20 2024
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
As expected, an anchoring album of the 80s
2
View Album
Sun Apr 21 2024
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
1980s rock, heavy horns, more like old rock in line with blues brothers crossed with fast drum beach rock.
3
View Album
Mon Apr 22 2024
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Somewhat characteristic 90's anst rock
2
View Album
Tue Apr 23 2024
Sea Change
Beck
A bit like Beck, unplugged compared to his other albums.
2
View Album
Wed Apr 24 2024
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Classic Led Zepplin. Not as experimental or refined as later albums, but a fan wouldn't be disappointed.
3
View Album
Thu Apr 25 2024
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
Eclectic mix of r and b, international, funk, and spoken .
3
View Album
Fri Apr 26 2024
Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
Reminds me of a demo tape. No clear voice or message.
2
View Album
Sat Apr 27 2024
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
60’s easy listening soft rock.
3
View Album
Sun Apr 28 2024
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Nameless standard 80s rock
2
View Album
Mon Apr 29 2024
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Nearly identical songs. Improv jazz like.
2
View Album
Tue Apr 30 2024
Violator
Depeche Mode
80s synth rock. Standard Depeche Mode.
2
View Album
Wed May 01 2024
Konnichiwa
Skepta
Unremarkable and uninspiring.
1
View Album
Thu May 02 2024
Mothership Connection
Parliament
Classic riffs . Amusing premise.
1
View Album
Fri May 03 2024
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
Not Dylan’s best, but acceptable for a fan.
2
View Album
Sat May 04 2024
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
I'm not a huge fan. But it did have some 90's memorable hooks.
2
View Album
Sun May 05 2024
Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
Synth pop.
1