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Tue Jan 09 2024
Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
My first Talking Heads experience. Why I thought the album was average, I’m excited to dive more into their discography after listening.
3
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Wed Jan 10 2024
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Loved it - sounds like it could have been released today. Will definitely relisten in the future.
4
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Thu Jan 11 2024
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
I understand that the Smiths are a culturally significant band, but I just can’t get into them. I found this album boring and annoying.
1
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Fri Jan 12 2024
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Always down for something soulful. Not sure if I would ever return to this on my own but great to play at a dinner party, etc. Cooke comes off as a great showman. Favorite track was “Bring it on Home to me”.
3
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Sat Jan 13 2024
Funeral
Arcade Fire
Good listen. Fav tracks - Neighborhood #1, Crown of Love
3
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Sun Jan 14 2024
Brothers
The Black Keys
I first discovered this album early in college and the influence it has had on my life is immense. The music of the Black Keys became the soundtrack to my college experience and their music is still discussed amongst my friend group today.
While I prefer the earlier albums of the band, Brothers was the entry point for me to their discography. The album holds up for the most part today, although I believe it could be shortened by three or four songs. My favorite tracks tend to be the slower ones, especially those in which Dan sings in falsetto (Everlasting Light, The Only One, These Days, Unknown Brother).
4
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Mon Jan 15 2024
Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
Affirmation that I do not enjoy music from the 80s.
1
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Tue Jan 16 2024
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Energetic and fun album.
3
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Suicide
Suicide
Worst album of the list so far.
1
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Homework
Daft Punk
Catchy, different, and creative… but the track list and songs felt too long at times. Overall enjoyable but wouldn’t listen to again.
3
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Did they intentionally try to make the most annoying album possible? The 80s were rough…
2
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Sat Jan 20 2024
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
I’ve listened to the album with Nico a countless amount of times, I’ve seen the documentary, and I know all my favorite bands cite the Velvet Underground as their favorite band… but I’ve never ventured further into their discography until now.
What a shame because this album is outstanding. My first 5/5.
5
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Timeless
Goldie
Went in completely blind to this project and did not expect what I was going to hear. Not a fan of long albums so my interest wasn’t sustained. It put me to sleep - which isn’t necessarily a criticism.
2
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Excellent song writing and harmonizing. The last track felt powerful and brings you back to the time period. Wasn’t a fan of the electric guitar song.
4
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Tue Jan 23 2024
At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
A legend who many of my favorite bands cite as one of their influences. I think I would enjoy a studio album more than a live one.
3
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Permission to Land
The Darkness
Straight up fun album.
4
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
I’m almost certain that I’m in the minority of millennials who never were into Linkin Park in the ‘00s. Listening to this album didn’t change that. Some songs really stood out…others sounded too similar to each other. Overall, decent listening experience but I have no interest listening again in the future.
3
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio
Can’t go wrong with jazz.
4
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Sat Jan 27 2024
On The Beach
Neil Young
Favorite tracks: Motion Picture and Ambulance Blues
4
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
The album got off to a great start. My immediate reaction was that this album was going to be a 4. But as the album dragged on, I became progressively more uninterested and frustrated that is was still playing, counting down the tracks until it was over.
2
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Mon Jan 29 2024
The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Legend.
5
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Tue Jan 30 2024
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Kick ass from the opening seconds. More Sabbath, please.
5
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Blunderbuss
Jack White
As a huge Jack White fan, I was excited to see this album on this list. Blunderbuss is a great solo debut, capturing the many reasons of what makes Jack White one of greats of his time: killer guitar tone, old school feels, thoughtful lyrics.
Some magic is missing from this album, especially when comparing it to Jack White’s work with the White Stripes and Raconteurs.
Overall, 4/5.
Favorite track: Take me with you when you go
4
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Oh boy. The Smashing Pumpkins are one of the most important bands in my life. I was gifted the album Siamese Dream when I was 15 and it was transformative. My notebooks throughout high school were littered with Billy Corgan lyrics as well as SP hearts. I even rocked my own Zero t-shirt. This was all in the late 2000s, way past the Pumpkins peak; so like the subject matter of many Billy Corgan lyrics, I felt alone in my fandom for this band. To this day, listening to SD or MCIS brings back the feelings of being a teenager.
While I prefer SD over MCIS, that is not to say that MCIS is not a classic and a near perfect body of work. The album has incredible range, with songs as dynamic and heavy as Jellybelly, Porceleina, Here is No Why, etc., contrasted with tracks so incredibly gentle and beautiful as the title track, In the Arms of Sleep, and By Starlight. Thus dichotomy of the album, and the band throughout their discography, is what I perhaps most adore about the Pumpkins.
Notes:
-the title track is apparently a song Corgan wrote to learn piano. Similarly, it’s one of the first songs I learned, and one of my go-tos
-the strings to Tonight, Tonight are fucking incredible. I love this song more and more with each listen, even 15 years in.
-hot take: the heavy singles (Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Zero) I find to be much weaker than other heavy tracks (Jellybelly and Muzzle should definitely have been singles)
-1979 is so iconic. Who doesn’t think of that music video? Quintessential 90s.
-the grandnesses of the album is what makes it alluring, but also where it suffers. Cut some songs here and there and I would consider it perfect.
Overall: 5/5
Favorite tracks: title track, Tonight, Tonight, Porceleina, Thru the Eyes of Ruby, Here is No Why, Muzzle, 1979
5
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
The only moment I found this album
somewhat enjoyable was while I wasn’t actually listening to it while reading.
But even in that capacity, there are far more better albums I would listen to before this.
2
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Sat Feb 03 2024
1999
Prince
Never listened to a full Prince album before and had high expectations. Was a little let down from this album - some great songs but a lot of forgettable ones as well.
3
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Sun Feb 04 2024
Pacific Ocean Blue
Dennis Wilson
Solid yacht rock
3
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Say what you want about the Gallaghers, those early Oasis albums are infectious.
4
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Tue Feb 06 2024
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Catchy as hell. Great harmonies. But knowing what I know about the group makes it difficult to fully enjoy this album
3
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Technique
New Order
Bearable but nothing memorable. Cool album cover.
2
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Thu Feb 08 2024
1977
Ash
Where has this album been all my life?
4
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Fri Feb 09 2024
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Quality sound. Some huge hits.
3
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Sat Feb 10 2024
Hot Fuss
The Killers
The bangers be bangin’ - Mr. Brightside is one of the best songs of the century. All These Things I’ve Done is a sing-along anthem.
But the deeper cuts leave a lot to be desired.
I’ve never realized how good the bass playing is on some of the tracks.
3
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
Not as strong as the Getz/Gilberto album, which I assume will be somewhere on this list.
2
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Mon Feb 12 2024
The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
I like my fair share of early Pink Floyd material so I was intrigued to hear a solo album of Syd Barrett’s. Nothing stood out from this project. If Syd Barrett’s name was attached to this album, would it warrant inclusion on this list?
2
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Second half of this album is so good.
4
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
2
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Thu Feb 15 2024
Crazysexycool
TLC
3
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
So much emotion felt through these songs.
4
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Sat Feb 17 2024
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Some great hits. But I’m too sober to score this album any higher.
3
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Sun Feb 18 2024
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
3
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Scum
Napalm Death
I’m sure this album is held in high regards by the metal community but it’s just not my cup of tea.
2
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Tue Feb 20 2024
My Generation
The Who
One of the most influential rock bands of all time who doesn’t seem to get talked about nearly enough.
Keith Moon’s drumming is mesmerizing.
Is there a better line in rock history than “I hope I die before I get old?”
4
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Wed Feb 21 2024
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
4
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
4
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
MC Solaar
I’ll be honest, the foreign language was a huge boundary to overcome and I stopped listening early on. From what I listened to, the beats and production sounded solid. However, this is not an album I’ll ever revisit.
1
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Sat Feb 24 2024
In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
YES. YES. YES. How have I gone my whole life without knowing about this album?
This album is testament to how valuable this project can be. By doing this, I discovered a 5/5 album and a gateway to a piece of music history I once never knew.
5
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Sun Feb 25 2024
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
The concert got more interesting as the album progressed. Not a fan with how polished the album sounded.
2
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Mon Feb 26 2024
More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
Second album from the Talking Heads and another quality album. Favorite song was the opener. Again, not an album that I would think to relisten to, though.
3
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Tue Feb 27 2024
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
I’m a simple man - I hear a live jazz album, I rate it highly.
4
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
2
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
The gold standard of the genre.
Being married into a Brazilian family, this is a staple of our household.
5
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Survivor
Destiny's Child
2
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Sat Mar 02 2024
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
Second Smiths album. Second negative review. I don’t see my attitude towards the band ever changing.
2
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Sun Mar 03 2024
A Night At The Opera
Queen
Do Queen have a classic album?
Queen is a band who I really enjoy (wedding song is “Somebody to Love”), who has a countless amount of hits and who still exhibit a great amount of popularity today, arguably more than most of their contemporaries.
Yet, I do think the band lacks an album that can be considered a classic. What is their Abbey Road? Their Dark Side of the Moon? Their Tommy?
If this album is considered that, then I believe it falls considerably short. While the highs are high (Bohemian Rhapsody, Love of My Life), and I discovered some new greats (The Prophet), a handful of the tracks I find skippable.
3
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Mon Mar 04 2024
KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
Pleasantly surprised by this album. Catchy and heavy.
3
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
4
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Soulful. Can’t think of a single critique.
5
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
A lovely surprise. Some good rock
4
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Black Metal
Venom
1982?! That was quite a surprise.
2
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Sat Mar 09 2024
Tidal
Fiona Apple
Debating between a 4 or 5. I’m leaning 4 knowing that Fiona Apple has some 5’s down the road.
4
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Sun Mar 10 2024
Kid A
Radiohead
I consider myself a big Radiohead fan but it took me years to “get” Kid A. It’s a perfect album with highlights being the opening notes of Eveything in its Right Place, the driving bass line and unhinged trumpets of the National Anthem, and the transition of Treefingers into Optimistic.
5
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Mon Mar 11 2024
New Wave
The Auteurs
Some quality but overall too much of the same with nothing really standing out.
2
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Tue Mar 12 2024
British Steel
Judas Priest
3
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Wed Mar 13 2024
A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
Good production but not for me
2
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Thu Mar 14 2024
What's That Noise?
Coldcut
Good background noise
2
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
2
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Sat Mar 16 2024
Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Could be a Greatest Hits album. Favorite moments: Spanish Castle Magic, Castles Made of Sand, intro to Little Wing, outro to Bold as Love.
5
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Sun Mar 17 2024
Third
Soft Machine
After King Crimson, I was excited to see the short track list/long run time combination. However, this was an underwhelming album that could’ve used more moments of excitement.
2
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
3
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
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Wed Mar 20 2024
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
3
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Thu Mar 21 2024
A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
Is this a parody? Is this the Lonely Island? Seriously, the only reason I listened for as long as I did was because I found it hilariously bad. What rationale would the creators of this list possibly have for adding this?
1
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
4
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Sat Mar 23 2024
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
3
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Sun Mar 24 2024
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Opening track is AWESOME
3
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
A nice gem to find on this list. Will listen again.
4
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Mothership Connection
Parliament
3
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Probably won’t be a 5 for most but it’s a 5 for me. No skips. Each song has at least one killer memorable moment. And I like to picture that some of these songs would have been on the next Nirvana record. It’s a 5 from me.
5
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
3
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Fri Mar 29 2024
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
A perfect album with an all time run of songs to open the album. As overplayed as Wonderwall is, I still find it to be so beautiful. Champagne Supernova is a great closer.
5
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Sat Mar 30 2024
Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
3
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Sun Mar 31 2024
Virgin Suicides
Air
Playground Love is an incredible song. The rest of the instrumental tracks could have been more compelling.
2
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
3
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
I wanted to like this more.
2
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Pyromania
Def Leppard
3
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
4
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Nevermind
Nirvana
THE most important album during my formative years. Every track is perfect. The production is top notch. Everything from the drums, bass, vocals, guitar distortion is fantastic. Over 30 years old yet this album still sounds as refreshing as when I first heard it as a teen.
5
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Sat Apr 06 2024
Low
David Bowie
4
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Sun Apr 07 2024
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
4
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
2
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Tue Apr 09 2024
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
3
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Thu Apr 11 2024
Blue
Joni Mitchell
4
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Sat Apr 13 2024
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
4
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Sun Apr 14 2024
Guitar Town
Steve Earle
3
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
2
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
4
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
2
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
3
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
4
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Sat Apr 20 2024
Garbage
Garbage
3
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Sun Apr 21 2024
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
2
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Mon Apr 22 2024
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
2
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Synchronicity
The Police
2
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
2
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Sat Jun 01 2024
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
3
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Sun Jun 02 2024
Medúlla
Björk
2
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Mon Jun 03 2024
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
3
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Tue Jun 04 2024
Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
2
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Wed Jun 05 2024
Dookie
Green Day
5
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Thu Jun 06 2024
The Last Broadcast
Doves
4
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Fri Jun 07 2024
No Other
Gene Clark
3
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Sat Jun 08 2024
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
2
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Sun Jun 09 2024
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
3
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Mon Jun 10 2024
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
4
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Sun Jun 23 2024
Disintegration
The Cure
3
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Mon Jun 24 2024
Microshift
Hookworms
3
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Tue Jun 25 2024
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
3
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Wed Jun 26 2024
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
3
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Thu Jun 27 2024
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
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Fri Jun 28 2024
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
3
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Sat Jun 29 2024
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
4
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Sun Jun 30 2024
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
4
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Mon Jul 01 2024
Heroes
David Bowie
3
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Tue Jul 02 2024
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
3
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Wed Jul 03 2024
Sulk
The Associates
1
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Thu Jul 04 2024
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
4
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Fri Jul 05 2024
Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
1
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Sat Jul 06 2024
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
4
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Sun Jul 07 2024
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
2
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Mon Jul 08 2024
Bad
Michael Jackson
4
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Tue Jul 09 2024
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
3
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Wed Jul 10 2024
It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
3
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Thu Jul 11 2024
Tanto Tempo
Bebel Gilberto
3
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Fri Jul 12 2024
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
4
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Sat Jul 13 2024
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
4
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Sun Jul 14 2024
Arise
Sepultura
2
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Mon Jul 15 2024
Melodrama
Lorde
4
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Tue Jul 16 2024
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
3
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Wed Jul 17 2024
GI
Germs
2
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Thu Jul 18 2024
Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
2
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Fri Jul 19 2024
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
3
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Sat Jul 20 2024
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
4
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Sun Jul 21 2024
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton
3
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Mon Jul 22 2024
Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
2
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Tue Jul 23 2024
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
4
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Wed Jul 24 2024
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
2
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Thu Jul 25 2024
Berlin
Lou Reed
3
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Fri Jul 26 2024
Make Yourself
Incubus
4