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Fri Jan 05 2024
Violator
Depeche Mode
dark and brooding, but also quite energetic and at times frenetic... percussion (or highly rhythmic instrumental lines) and vocals at the forefront... highlights = halo, enjoy the silence, policy of truth, blue dress (a nice chill track),
4
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Sat Jan 06 2024
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
The bluest of blues. Highlights: "I want to be loved" (because it is short), "Jealous Hearted Man", "I Can't Be Satisfied" (great guitar), "Crosseyed Cat",
4
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Sun Jan 07 2024
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Bluesy rock that doesn't take itself too seriously. Fun!
Highlights: "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers", "Master of Sparks", "La Grange" (very similar to that famous riff in another song), "Shiek", "Precious and Grace", "Waitin For the Bus",
4
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Mon Jan 08 2024
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Masterpiece of blues and soul.
5
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Tue Jan 09 2024
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Objectively all the songs are good and well crafted, but it is hard for me to get into it. Maybe there is just a little too much going on--or I just find Byrne's voice grating. Highlights: Girl, Found a Job, Artists Only, Take Me to the River,
4
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Extremely funky jazz. For what it is, it's basically perfect.
5
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Thu Jan 11 2024
Close To The Edge
Yes
Prog rock with a lot of classic rock sounds. It's not really my thing (for some reason the closest thing to prog I can connect to is stuff like Frog Eyes), but I can see how some people might consider it epic.
3
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Fri Jan 12 2024
The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Immaculate songwriting paired with divine singing.
5
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Sat Jan 13 2024
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
4
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Sun Jan 14 2024
Parachutes
Coldplay
Lots of songs in 4/6 time. Peak Coldplay. There are a couple of the big hits, but the other songs actually do a good job at establishing a sonically cohesive and very listenable album. It's like what Dave Matthews kind of wished he could be. It is moody, vacillating between slightly cynical and despairing; and self assured to the point of cringe.
4
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
A classic. I remember discovering this in that formative, though still naive, period that lasted from Senior year of HS to Freshman year of college alongside albums like What's Going On, Sergeant Pepper, American Water, and The Soft Bulletin.
5
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Tue Jan 16 2024
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Great groovy goodness. My highlights are the first three tracks.
4
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Eliminator
ZZ Top
Lots of classic rocking tunes. "Sharp Dressed Man" is a famous one that I had not been able to name previously.
4
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Thu Jan 18 2024
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
It's West Coast lumpen rap--a progenitor of the genre. What more is there to say?
3
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Machine Head
Deep Purple
another progenitor album, this time heavy metal, but by today's tastes almost indistinguishable from other genres of rock. It's actually pretty easy to listen to. "Smoke on the Water" ... "Highway Star" ... "Space Truckin"
4
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Sat Jan 20 2024
Amnesiac
Radiohead
There's something about this album that I like. I think it makes me understand why some people really latched onto Radiohead. It's got complex things going on, including punky/grungy/whiny stuff, but has a dreamy lofi sonic atmosphere that downplays, masks, or even belies that complexity. Highlights: "Knives Out"; the famous "Pyramid Song";
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Tapestry
Carole King
Some great singing with a variety of backing sounds ranging from orchestral to folk to funky grooviness. Highlights: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "You've Got a Friend"; "Tapestry"... It's a bit reminiscent of Karen Dalton.
5
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
It's short and fairly unique. Jazzy prog jam rock with psychedelic sounds and lyrics.
4
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
4
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
Aesthetically / conventionally puzzling. Maybe it belongs to the same genre-defying genre as Beck, Bill Fay, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa...
5
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Sincere
Mj Cole
Reminds me of Ryan. Highlights include: Crazy Love, Free My Mind, Sanctuary.
5
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
4
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
More sonically consistent perhaps compared to the other one, but goes much bigger and stranger in some places. Harder to identify highlights.
4
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Sun Jan 28 2024
The Idiot
Iggy Pop
4
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Mon Jan 29 2024
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
An album that I spent some time with during my final year in Seattle and first year in NYC. Many good tracks!
4
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Tue Jan 30 2024
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
I want to be adored, bye bye bad man,
5
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Sat Feb 03 2024
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
"We are the robots"
5
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Sun Feb 04 2024
Superunknown
Soundgarden
Peak grunge. Lots of keepers on this one! This album shows me that grunge is actually pretty chill and sedated even in its more frenetic and heavy parts.
5
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Tue Feb 06 2024
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
5
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Sat Feb 10 2024
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
5
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
5
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
5
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Sat Feb 17 2024
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
5