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Mon Jan 08 2024
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
The album is almost transcendental techno disguised as teen angst fueled rock. The music is beautifully composed but the immature lyrics and Billy Corgan’s voice are dealbreakers. Props to the Instrumental trax but his vocal ruins the album for me.
4
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Tue Jan 09 2024
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Fun and funky. I like the story telling aspect. Made me feel like roller skating.
3
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Wed Jan 10 2024
C'est Chic
CHIC
Jazz funk disco! Savior Fare steals the show- Nile Rodgers guitar solos are exquisite. Pleasantly surprised with this one.
4
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Thu Jan 11 2024
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
If yacht rock was angry, this is what it would sound like.
2
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Homework
Daft Punk
Daft Punk brings zen to electronic house music. Their hypnotic repetition is soothing. All of my love to this album, definitely the best robot guys in the game.
5
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Mon Jan 15 2024
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
Really fresh sound. Modern 60-70’s vibes. I enjoyed the range of emotions from celebratory joy to ominous misfortune. Danger Mouse doesn't miss, the production is excellent.
4
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Iconic. The Beatles best work. This album changed music and the recording process. Experimental genius.
5
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Wed Jan 17 2024
At Budokan
Cheap Trick
Iconic. The Beatles best work. This album changed music and the recording process. Experimental genius.
3
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
As new wave as it gets. Horns, guitars, pop synth, weird lyrics, moody vocals, this album has it all. Some of the tunes have a Dexys Midnight Runner vibe that I really dig. Some of them were repetitive and lame. Overall it was fun to listen to.
3
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Fri Jan 19 2024
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Coltrane gets weird in all the right ways. This one took me to another place and time. Very brain stimulating.
3
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Pinnacle of AC/DC greatness. This album rocks hard but keeps their blues foundation. Mutt Lange rarely misses, the mix is impeccable, and the band brings it with their raw unrefined sound that is often lost in recording. Take away the in your face sound and some of the lyrics are beautifully penned (others are clearly nothing more than trying to get laid).
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Each song on its own is enjoyable but actively listening to the entire album was rough. It felt like a lullaby for the Vietnam war. Their harmonies are gorgeous but there isn’t much variety and it got old fast. I’m not sure if the gloom was production or purposeful, but it doesn't feel authentic.
3
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Document
R.E.M.
The godfathers of Indie Rock. I prefer Automatic for the People, but there is no denying the success of Document. Not many pop/rock bands in 1987 were adding dulcimers and watching the songs climb the charts. Stipe jumped the shark in the following years, but this album is solid.
3
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Wasn’t my jam.
3
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
Appropriate title. When you think it can’t get any worse, it does. My favorite part of this album was when it was over.
1
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
Is Cowboy Folk a genre? The play by play of his nature walks might as well be narration of a low budget 70’s kids show. Hated the pretend John Prine vocals.
1
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Is This It
The Strokes
I adored this album and what the band could have been, but they fell short. It’s an overproduced album by a group of entitled rich kids led by a control freak who is ruled by substance abuse. Is This It was what we needed to jumpstart the change in radio at the end of a decade of dad rock. Its a shame Julian wasn’t held accountable 25 years ago (or ever). This album influenced a lot of experimental garage pop bands on the scene to up their game, that is the contribution of The Strokes.
3
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Never paid much attention to Deep Purple, that was a mistake. This album is the heaviest psychedelic rock imaginable and it’s awesome.
4
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Private Dancer
Tina Turner
The mother of all comeback albums! Tina Turner was the definition of a powerhouse who left it all on the stage. We wouldn’t have a Beyoncé without first having a Tina.
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Tue Jan 30 2024
Raw Power
The Stooges
Iggy performs to every person in the house. Great album (go with Iggy’s mix over Bowie’s). The early punk roots mixed with blues and psychedelic rock is a lot of fun.
4
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Wed Jan 31 2024
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill walked into Hip Hop right after we lost Biggie and Tupac. She soothed a lot of hurt with her gorgeous voice from another time. She earned every accolade assigned to her. I’m not a fan of this album, or Lauryn Hill, but her mark is undeniable.
4
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Thu Feb 01 2024
25
Adele
It’s Adele. Her voice is amazing but song choices are dreadfully depressing. Not my jam but can’t deny her talent.
4
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Perfect album. Problematic person. It’s difficult to reconcile. Do we separate the man from his art? Can we commend one while banning the other? It’s a fine line to walk. This is one of, if not the, best folk album ever recorded.
5
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Sat Feb 03 2024
War
U2
U2 is band people seems to love or hate, not a lot of in between. The album begins with social unrest and civil war and ends with beauty, love, and peace. This tour had the Red Rocks video that sparked a life long obsession with the venue for a lot of kids across the U.S., myself included.
4
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Sun Feb 04 2024
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
Cool music, Denny’s style isn’t for me. It’s an excellent album though.
3
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
If the Beatles and Dylan had a baby it would sound like Elvis Costello. His music is so smart and weird that I don’t always get it, but definitely appreciate it. He’s in a different class like David Byrne, simply genius.
4
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Tue Feb 06 2024
xx
The xx
The intro was cool in an ambient way. The rest of the album blows. Hopefully this poor band was going through a phase and wasn’t actually as depressed as their music.
1
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Pleasant little song length album.
2
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
Highs and lows, but mostly rides the middle. She deserved a better album.
3
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Like A Prayer
Madonna
Weirdest Pepsi commercial ever. Madonna was the original queen of pop. Add His Royal Purpleness and this album became her best work.
4
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Sat Feb 10 2024
London Calling
The Clash
Might be the one thing we can get people to agree upon.
4
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra was brilliant at phrasing and pacing. He told stories with his voice. I’m not a big fan of this style of big band, but it’s a great album.
4
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Mon Feb 12 2024
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
Weird AF. Some of it is really good. The rest is complete suck. If it wasn’t so screechy I would rate it higher.
2
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire has a Springsteen vibe that is very listenable. It’s not stand-out, but solid background music.
3
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Lovely mix of children’s sing-a-long songs and straight up pop rock. Some of them have a Yellow Submarine vibe, but I don’t mind. Definitely worth a listen.
4
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Thu Feb 15 2024
The College Dropout
Kanye West
Mental illness is not an excuse for being an asshole.
1
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
This album is like going to church. It can make the most tired soul feel alive again. Willie was blessed by the ganja gods, or maybe he is one.
5
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Sat Feb 17 2024
Thriller
Michael Jackson
One of the best albums of all time. Quincy Jones, Eddie VanHalen, Sir Paul McCartney, and Toto stepping in to assist the king of pop was genius. Michael was weird and the charges against him later in life are deplorable. Neither of those things impact my opinion of the quality and impact of the Thriller album.
5
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Sun Feb 18 2024
The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Adding a B3 to weird country songs doesn’t make them cool. This album’s wasn’t for me but it didn’t completely suck.
3
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Out of Step
Minor Threat
The music was cool, the attempted singing was dreadful.
2
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Parachutes
Coldplay
Modern day yacht rock. The yodel whining gets old, but otherwise the album is beautifully done. Perfect for a rainy afternoon or Sunday listening.
4
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
Such an obnoxious album, yet I enjoyed it. It’s very well produced and probably would be in my regular rotation if the vocals didn’t suck so much. The lead singer lacks charisma and ruins the incredible vibe the rest of the band brings. Too much yelling, not enough singing.
2
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Faith
George Michael
In 1987 it was fun to see how long I Want Your Sex could play on the radio in the family car before your mom lost her shit over the smut and changed the station. George went from day-glo shorts to international sex symbol with this album. So much that it almost overshadowed his immense talent. The passion and sincerity in his soulful voice, the honest vulnerability in his writing, his masterful production skills, exceptional musicianship…this album showcases it all. George Michael was leading the charge for equality by singing about communication, sexuality, abuse, recovery, and change.
5
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Opus Dei
Laibach
This was like listening to a 1970’s B movie starring Danny Trejo. It’s not fair to give it an actual rating because I’m not sure what I just experienced.
2
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Sat Feb 24 2024
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Fun songs, great showmanship. On their own each song is a treat. As an album it becomes a child banging on the piano.
2
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Sun Feb 25 2024
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Rolling Stones vibes on a few tracks. I like the brightness in the percussion without the 90’s compressed vocals shoved down our ear holes. Cool album.
4
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
You don’t have to listen to the entire album, every song sounds exactly the same.
2
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Tue Feb 27 2024
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
Biggies skills were smooth. The skits are terrible and the videos are worse. West coast did it better.
3
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Wed Feb 28 2024
School's Out
Alice Cooper
Much more enjoyable than I expected! Sometimes it crosses over into being a little campy or theatrical, but that’s who Alice Cooper is. The jazz blues influence caught me off guard and some of those bass lines are pure funk.
4
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
There’s nothing left to say. Brilliant.
5
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Punk rock polka. The lyrics may have been “ok” in 1977 but definitely didn’t age well. The Stranglers don’t stand out for me.
2
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Sat Mar 02 2024
Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
The first couple of minutes are fun, then reality hits. Overproduced boring crap that goes on for what seems like forever.
2
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Sun Mar 03 2024
Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Messy distorted noise.
1
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Mon Mar 04 2024
Different Class
Pulp
Creepy AF.
1
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Short but not sweet.They found a balance between fantastic songs and genuinely dreadful ones on this album. I’m cool with never hearing it again but appreciate the contribution to the genre.
3
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Wed Mar 06 2024
The Visitors
ABBA
This one didn’t ABBADABBADO-IT for me.
2
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Picture Book
Simply Red
Maybe I’m just not adult enough for this adult contemporary album. Sounds like a dentist office in the 1980’s.
2
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
This is the Wish version of Pet Shop Boys.
2
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Sat Mar 09 2024
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
The warm up before getting weird and changing the course of music forever. The innocence of this album is charming.
4
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Sun Mar 10 2024
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
I expected to be annoyed by this album but was pleasantly surprised. Noel’s songwriting was exceptional.
4
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
This album sounds like it needs a shower. Not a fan.
2
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Tue Mar 12 2024
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Sounds like every screamy band from 1995.
2
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Hypnotically dreamy. This album was a lovely treat. From beginning to end it felt like being on a secret side quest that only the fairies and I knew about.
4
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
Solid album, I enjoyed its run. Too bad Caleb was such a twit. Would I listen to this album for fun? No. But it had its place.
3
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Elton is always fantastic. Indian Sunset and Rotten Peaches could have been left behind but the rest of the album is better than good.
4
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Sat Mar 16 2024
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
Album is smooth easy listening (until you catch the lyrics). I’ll always be West Coast but the importance and talent of Wu Tang is undeniable. Their influence still goes hard. Check out the FBI file (RIP ODB), it’s outrageous but true.
4
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Sun Mar 17 2024
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Neil Young songs always have an interesting bridge that take you to the next part of the story. His style isn’t for everyone, but I’m glad it’s for me.
4
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Sea Change
Beck
Has anyone considered hugging Beck? It’s a beautiful album but hauntingly sad.
4
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Tue Mar 19 2024
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar is responsible for some of my favorite features, I’m a big fan of Dre and Aftermath, the production on this album is brilliant, the story telling is well done, but the vocals are atrocious.
3
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly wasn’t afraid to take up space and fill every ounce of it. This album made listening fun and sitting still impossible.
4
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Thu Mar 21 2024
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
The heaviness of social injustice presented in a funk, soul, gospel masterpiece.
4
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Fri Mar 22 2024
GI
Germs
So much rage. The production is brilliant and the band is surprisingly tight. I hated every second though.
2
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Sat Mar 23 2024
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Background music with the occasional attention grabber.
2
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Sun Mar 24 2024
Shaft
Isaac Hayes
Soulful funky story telling.
3
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Mon Mar 25 2024
B-52's
The B-52's
Bright shiny album start to finish.
3
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
GnR was a train wreck waiting to happen but it sure was fun while it lasted. The importance of this album is often minimized because so many of the songs were/are played into the ground. Slash is one of the best guitarists of all time. His riffs from this album have become part of American culture. Axl is a problematic diva, but we lost Shannon Hoon so Axl is the Hoosier we are stuck with. All time favorite GnR song - Rocket Queen.
5
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Wed Mar 27 2024
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Sounds like my third grade best friends older stoner brothers room. Never been an Iron Maiden fan but didn’t hate this one. It’s actually a decent album.
3
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
Emmylou Harris is phenomenal on this album. The mix is weird but it’s listenable. Gram Parsons seems mediocre and probably would have been playing clubs in his hometown if he hadn’t been from such a privileged (yet cursed) family. Generational trauma is real, sadly Gram was a victim of his own circumstance.
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Fri Mar 29 2024
The Joshua Tree
U2
Joshua Tree is often referred to as one of the greatest albums of all time because it is. Everyone mentions the opening three of this album, but I’d take it to opening five. Running to Stand Still is a profound beauty while Bullet in the Blue Sky is dark heavy driving rock. Every U2 album has its own vibe, this one is urgent and passionate. Not only does Bono make you feel every word, The Edge makes you pay attention. Some of the most profound moments are in the perfectly placed silence.
5
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Sat Mar 30 2024
Low
David Bowie
Floaty tunes, otherworldly sounds.The instrumental tracks were super interesting, possibly my favorite part of the album. I don’t know much about Bowie, looking forward to exploring more.
4
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Sun Mar 31 2024
Phrenology
The Roots
The beats are great, lyrically the ninjas are flying a little much for my liking. The Roots are culturally significant and I respect their work but this album didn’t do it for me. Break You Off was the only track I felt I could say I liked. The rest didn’t connect.
2
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Rocks
Aerosmith
Decent album, but not great. Aerosmith brought the guitars, Joe Perry is front and center as he should be. The production value is lackluster, thin, and brassy. It’s an ok album, not great. Couple of cool songs but it’s mostly forgettable. 2.5 but not enough to round to 3.
2
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Anger, rage, sadness, happiness, love, this one has it all. Bob Marley & The Wailers include funk and soul in their sound but this album even has rock and gospel. It’s a phenomenal reggae masterpiece.
5
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Never paid much attention to Rod Stewart’s catalog so this album was a nice surprise. Mandolin Wind kind of sucked but the rest of the album is blues rock and it’s fantastic.
4
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Pretty sure he had to worry because it was obvious this album is complete crap. Sounds like a freshman art project or your idiot neighbor who thinks he has a garage band that rocks. Over compressed was a trend but this one sounds like it was recorded through soup cans.
1
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Fri Apr 05 2024
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Eerily beautiful album. There is no doubt Dark Side is one of the all time best albums, even the artwork is iconic. It’s like listening to a descent into the madness of a tortured soul.
4
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Sat Apr 06 2024
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Haunting beatnik style spoken lyrics with beautiful instrumentation and backing vocals. Out of context the album would be weird, but knowing the state of the world and Cohen at the time of production makes the album profound. I don’t want to listen to it again, but appreciate the experience.
4
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Sun Apr 07 2024
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
Repetitive and childish. Not a fan.
1
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
My goodness this album is enjoyable! I’m not educated enough in this genre to give a credible review but 5 stars from me, I loved it.
5
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Tue Apr 09 2024
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
There’s a sense of urgency to this album, like Dave was frantic to get out the lyrics and music trapped inside of him. The passion is palpable. Revisiting this album was worth every rough around the edges second. Impressive one man debut. Dave Grohl reminded everyone that you can be a badass rocker while being a most excellent human.
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction
Janes Addiction is a sleazy dive bar with sticky floors personified. This album had something for everyone. Mountain Song is the epitome of rock while Jane Says is pleasantly pop (by the way, she got clean and has a great life). Summertime Rolls is sheer trippy floating in the ether weirdness. Toss in some punk and jazz, it’s all there. I have a lot of love for this album and its artistic value. Nothing Shocking was the perfect primer for the grunge movement that followed in the early 90’s.
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Thu Apr 11 2024
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
If you’re into bigoted dirty old men, the lyrics of this album are for you! If you can shut that part out, the rockabilly is top notch. I would listen to the instrumental version of Welcome to L.A. often. Buckleys voice is fantastically interesting, the musicianship is superb, but the lyrical content is horrendous.
3
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Fri Apr 12 2024
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
The title track is possibly the worst one on the album. Every member of Traffic is exceptional but this was a weird transitional period for them and it just didn’t work. This album highlights why they went their own ways.
2
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Sat Apr 13 2024
Aja
Steely Dan
My only complaint with this album is how clean it is. It’s almost too perfectly engineered and has lost all of its grit.Steely Dan was pretty great, this album just isn’t for me.
3
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Sun Apr 14 2024
Tago Mago
Can
Tago Mago is mostly an infuriating mess of noise. Just because you “Can” doesn’t mean you should.
1
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Mon Apr 15 2024
American Pie
Don McLean
Not an album I’m listening to on the daily but it’s a lovely folk record that became a piece of Americana.
3
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Much respect to Bruce Springsteen, he is one of the best songwriters of his generation. He writes in reality, even when it’s ugly. I’ve never been a huge fan but if you lived through the 80’s you know almost every track on this album and like at least a few of them.
4
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
Heavy on the bass and drums with fairly bright guitar. Cool album but it got monotonous. The roaring vocals are just meh. I wanted to like this album more than I actually did. After a second listen it was dull and didn’t hold my attention. I’m curious if they ever evolved or if they just burnt out with the same old sound.
2
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
The guitar at the 14 minute mark was jarring and could have been approached in a more kind manner, otherwise this album is near perfection. Not sure what listening is like for a neurotypical but my neuro spicy brain was bouncing back and forth with the left to right change in the bells. Very soothing and stimulating at the same time. I listened to an anniversary edition that included a performance for the London Olympics and it was spectacular!
4
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
Sounds like skater punk met grunge in an alley and nobody won the fight. It’s not bad, but not good either.
2
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Sat Apr 20 2024
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Together Outkast created a lot of unforgettable hip hop. Andre 3k seemed to get most of the attention but this album shows Bog Boi deserved way more credit. His piece of the album is still fun to listen to but Andre 3k’s mostly sounds goofy and desperate. This album is too long, the skits/intros are unnecessary, and it’s certainly not a masterpiece like people claim. Nostalgia doesn’t equal greatness. Speakerboxx alone would have got a 4 but as a whole this one gets a 2.
2
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Sun Apr 21 2024
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
hear a little Madness influence maybe even REM. This album and band may have been playing all around me in the 90’s but I didn’t notice, their sound is bland and mundane.
2
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Always be yourself, never make yourself small to fit in. If you’re too much for someone they can go find less. After this album, I’m searching for less because this was way too much for me in loud obnoxious ways. The early 90’s had a lot of angry woman rock, some of it was incredible. This album wasn’t.
2
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Tue Apr 23 2024
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
“I think prison songs are popular because most of us are living in one kind of little prison or another, and whether we know it or not the words of a song about someone who is actually in a prison speak for a lot of us who might appear not to be, but really are.”
– Johnny Cash
4
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Third
Soft Machine
Track one sounds worse than a middle school ensemble before warm ups and should have been trashed. The rest is almost cool. I dug Moon in June. Jazz fusion prog jams with one track of noise.
3
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
One of the best storytellers of a generation. Tracy Chapman successfully tackled injustice when the rest of the pop chart was filled with love songs and hair bands. Her voice is mesmerizing. Mountains O Earth is a standout.
4
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Fri Apr 26 2024
With The Beatles
Beatles
Fantastic album from a much more innocent time. There isn’t a song on this album that I would skip. The covers are a treat and the originals are gems.
5
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Sat Apr 27 2024
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Doesn’t sound like 1978, it’s very fresh. I’m not a big fan of Springsteens vocals but really enjoyed this album. The solo in Prove it All Night has a tone of frantic desperation and I love it.
4
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Sun Apr 28 2024
The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Listener beware, I’m pretty sure I was hypnotized by the last track, Sindhi-Bhairava. The educational pieces of this album were unexpected, the counts are fascinating. Maybe I’m a sucker for a sitar, but this album is great.
4
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Mon Apr 29 2024
American Gothic
David Ackles
Sounds like Neil Diamond doing folk songs on Broadway. The entire album is pompous. If you ever watched The Lawrence Welk show with your grandma you’ll understand the balance of not liking something but not hating it. Definitely not something to seek out on your own but it’s tolerable.
2
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Boston
Boston
All Boston songs sound the same to me. I don’t dislike the band or the album, but I wouldn’t seek it out either.
3
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Wed May 01 2024
Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Sounds like the music played on a carousel ride while the horses go up and down. This album is cheesy, no wonder Peter Gabriel split to do his own thing.
2
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Thu May 02 2024
Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
The Charlatans seem to be the happier cousin of Oasis and Smashing Pumpkins. Sounds like 1997.
3
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Fri May 03 2024
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
This album would be globally rated much lower if John Lennons name wasn’t associated. If he would have released this under a pseudonym it would have flopped. I adore the Beatles and a lot of Johns work but Plastic Ono is lousy.
2