Jan 05 2024
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4
Jan 08 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Nice!
4
Jan 09 2024
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Who's Next
The Who
One of my alltime favorites, I have seen The Who live 5-6 times, and heard them perform most of this album live.
5
Jan 10 2024
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
I do not expect harmonic sophistication from ethnic music, but I do expect it to be rhythmically interesting. This was not.
2
Jan 11 2024
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
I expected to dislike this, and I was very surprised at how much I liked it, I would give it 4.5 stars if you would let me do so, because I want to save 5 stars for really great things like "Who's Next."
4
Jan 12 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Nice live album.
3
Jan 15 2024
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
My daughter loves Stevens and gave me a CD of his for my birthday. But I have never been able to get into his rather formless and inartful pieces.
2
Jan 16 2024
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Ramones
Ramones
Punk is not my thing, I find it mindless and uninteresting.
2
Jan 17 2024
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
"Slut-rap" may be my least favorite genre of modestly organized noise. I listened to almost all of it, and hated every second.
1
Jan 18 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
David Bowie was a very talented artist, I enjoyed this.
4
Jan 19 2024
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Parklife
Blur
More punk stuff, I am not a fan.
2
Jan 22 2024
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Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
I remembered and enjoyed the song "Time of the Season," but the rest of the album was forgettable.
3
Jan 23 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
The best part of the album was the cover, otherwise forgettable.
3
Jan 24 2024
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
It didn't do anything for me.
2
Jan 25 2024
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Another Green World
Brian Eno
I like this, it was interesting and different.
4
Jan 26 2024
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Close To The Edge
Yes
Great album! Have loved it for over 50 years.
5
Jan 29 2024
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Abbey Road
Beatles
There are 2-3 Beatles albums I like more than Abbey Road, but that doesn't mean AR is not a masterpiece which I love as well.
5
Jan 30 2024
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
This is a great album, have loved it for decades.
5
Jan 31 2024
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Would give it six stars if I could, groundbreaking!
5
Feb 01 2024
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Pink Flag
Wire
More boring punk nonsense.
1
Feb 05 2024
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
I enjoyed this much more than I expected to, some moments of genuine beauty.
4
Feb 06 2024
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
Very nice, better than anticipated.
4
Feb 07 2024
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
I was not very familiar with this group, but enjoyed the album.
4
Feb 08 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Decent but not the best LZ album.
4
Feb 09 2024
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Paris 1919
John Cale
Moderately interesting.
3
Feb 12 2024
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Good as a historical document, not very interesting otherwise.
3
Feb 13 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
Great album, as is everything by Yes.
5
Feb 14 2024
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Moderately interesting, some good tunes.
3
Feb 15 2024
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Ghastly. I listened to the first three songs hoping it might get better, but then I couldn't take it anymore.
1
Feb 16 2024
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Fun roots rock.
4
Feb 19 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
Great album!
5
Feb 20 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Occasionally interesting but largely forgettable.
3
Feb 21 2024
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Terrible, I listened to about half of it and couldn't stand it anymore.
1
Feb 22 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
A classic, loved it!
5
Feb 23 2024
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Real Life
Magazine
Moderately interesting.
3
Feb 26 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
A classic masterpiece.
5
Feb 27 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Entertaining entry from Talking Heads.
4
Feb 28 2024
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
Very nice discovery!
5
Feb 29 2024
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Groundbreaking.
5
Mar 01 2024
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
Reasonably entertaining.
3
Mar 04 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
Some good songs, but lots of noise also.
3
Mar 05 2024
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Mildly interesting.
3
Mar 06 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Beyond Classic!
5
Mar 07 2024
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
Not at all interesting.
2
Mar 08 2024
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Very interesting, I had not listened to her much before.
4
Mar 11 2024
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
MIldly entertaining but ultimately forgettable.
3
Mar 12 2024
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Moving Pictures
Rush
Great album!
5
Mar 13 2024
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Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
Interesting but forgettable.
3
Mar 14 2024
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G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
Dreadful. I tried to treat it as Captain Beefheart, to which it has a superficial resemblance, but I really hated it.
1
Mar 15 2024
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The Undertones
The Undertones
More boring punk.
2
Mar 18 2024
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25
Adele
Very nice voice, good selection of tunes.
4
Mar 19 2024
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen is overrated.
3
Mar 20 2024
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Modestly entertaining but largely forgettable metal.
3
Mar 21 2024
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Memorable.
4
Mar 22 2024
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
I expected to dislike this, but was pleasantly surprised.
4
Mar 25 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Enjoyable nostalgia trip.
4
Mar 26 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
Classic album!
5
Mar 27 2024
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
Mindless and boring.
1
Mar 28 2024
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Pump
Aerosmith
Great album!
5
Mar 29 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
Uninteresting
2
Apr 01 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Interesting historical artifact.
4
Apr 02 2024
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Just OK.
3
Apr 03 2024
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
More punk crap.
2
Apr 04 2024
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Lots of good music on this album.
4
Apr 05 2024
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Berlin
Lou Reed
Some interesting things, but not enough for me to recommend it.
3
Apr 08 2024
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
More annoying rap nonsense.
1
Apr 09 2024
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Interesting.
4
Apr 10 2024
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Bad
Michael Jackson
Great album.
5
Apr 11 2024
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Moderately interesting, but largely forgettable.
3
Apr 12 2024
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Springsteen is talented but very over-rated.
3
Apr 15 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
An American classic.
5
Apr 16 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Interesting soul music, but not really my thing.
3
Apr 17 2024
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Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Interesting pop music, much better than expected.
4
Apr 18 2024
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
I have been a QMS fan for well over 50 years. I especially loved their version of Pride of Man.
4
Apr 19 2024
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
Nice electronica.
4
Apr 22 2024
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
Forgettable live album.
3
Apr 23 2024
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My Generation
The Who
Classic album.
5
Apr 24 2024
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
Modestly interesting.
3
Apr 25 2024
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Classic!
5
Apr 26 2024
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Great album.
5
Apr 29 2024
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
Interesting moody pop.
4
Apr 30 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Great album.
5
May 01 2024
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
Ghastly.
1
May 02 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Interesting but forgettable.
3
May 03 2024
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Moderately interesting funk.
3
May 06 2024
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Document
R.E.M.
Interesting.
4
May 07 2024
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British Steel
Judas Priest
Mildly entertaining.
3
May 08 2024
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
Dreadful
1
May 09 2024
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OK
Talvin Singh
Surprised at how much I liked it.
4
May 10 2024
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
I was pleasantly surprised.
4
May 13 2024
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Mediocre
2
May 14 2024
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Be
Common
Pointless rap
2
May 15 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
Mindless punk
2
May 23 2024
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
I have tried to get into Monk many times and for decades, and nothing works. I believe him to be over-rated.
2
May 24 2024
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Doolittle
Pixies
Dreadful.
1
May 27 2024
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Pretenders
Pretenders
CLASSIC! Loved it.
5
May 28 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain is good, the rest forgettable.
3
May 29 2024
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
Some bright spots but mostly mediocre.
3
May 30 2024
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
I was surprised at how much I liked their instrumentals, daring and imaginative.
4
May 31 2024
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Protection
Massive Attack
I liked this much more than I expected. Good instrumentals.
4
Jun 03 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Moderately interesting but thematic sameness dooms it to mediocrity.
3
Jun 04 2024
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Pretty good album, before Dylan became to self-important to impress.
4
Jun 05 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Moderately entertaining.
3
Jun 06 2024
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Early British invasion, of mostly historical interest.
3
Jun 07 2024
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
I have never understood the attraction of The White Stripes, and still don't
2
Jun 10 2024
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Moderately entertaining.
3
Jun 11 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is a national treasure. Between 1966 and 1982 he wrote dozens of fantastic songs.
5
Jun 12 2024
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Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
Gabriel is a genius! I love much of his music.
5
Jun 13 2024
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
A little dated, but still pretty nice in spots.
3
Jun 14 2024
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Imagine
John Lennon
Lennon and McCartney was one of the greatest songwriting teams of the past century, but neither of them was very good on his own.
3
Jun 17 2024
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Guero
Beck
Surprisingly good.
4
Jun 18 2024
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Diamond Life
Sade
She is wonderful in soft jazzy love songs, but their thematic sameness can wear on you.
4
Jun 19 2024
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
I like that they are trying something new, but I don't think their talent matches their ambition.
3
Jun 20 2024
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Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Forgettable proto-metal
2
Jun 21 2024
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Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
Moderately interesting Indian film music.
3
Jun 24 2024
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Occasionally interesting rap-rock
3
Jun 25 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
Papa Was A Rolling Stone is a deathless masterpiece. Much of the rest is mildly interesting.
4
Jun 26 2024
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Moderately interesting techno
3
Jul 04 2024
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Spiderland
Slint
Never heard of them before, and I was surprised at how much I liked it.
4
Jul 05 2024
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Very uninteresting British invasion crap.
2
Jul 08 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
It was better than I expected, at times I found it mildly interesting.
3
Jul 09 2024
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Better than I expected, sometimes mildly interesting.
3
Jul 10 2024
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Some of it I really liked, but most of it was uninteresting.
3
Jul 11 2024
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Picture Book
Simply Red
Fine 80s rock, superb lead singer.
4
Jul 12 2024
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
Mildly interesting, not the groundbreaking stuff of later on.
3
Jul 15 2024
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
Boring soft-rock.
2
Jul 16 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Interesting but ultimately not for me.
3
Jul 17 2024
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The Clash
The Clash
Ghastly.
1
Jul 18 2024
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La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
Nice tango music.
4
Jul 19 2024
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NEU! 75
Neu!
Interesting techno.
4
Jul 22 2024
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
Good basic rock, several Stones albums that I prefer.
4
Jul 23 2024
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
Mildly interesting pop.
3
Jul 24 2024
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Debut
Björk
Mildly interesting and inventive.
3
Jul 25 2024
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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
The Dandy Warhols
Interesting psychedelia.
4
Jul 26 2024
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
Some bright spots, but suffers from sameness.
3
Aug 01 2024
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Hotel California
Eagles
Mostly great album, starts strong, peters out later on.
4
Aug 02 2024
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Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
Not my thing at all.
2
Aug 05 2024
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
Very enjoyable 60s soul instrumentals.
4
Aug 06 2024
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Interesting techno-rap.
4