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Wed Jan 10 2024
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Lots of hits, not terribly surprised at its influence. When the Levee Breaks is far and away the best song, Stairway can go get fucked. Also, very odd for Stairway to be the midpoint of the song. I might learn When the Levee Breaks on guitar at some point - intro riff too strong.
4
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Thu Jan 11 2024
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
An absolute masterpiece from top to bottom. Fun, inspirational, great when high and equally great when not. Do I need to listen to it again? I am sure I've heard it 1000 times on its own lol. But - great album nevertheless. 10/10.
5
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Fri Jan 12 2024
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Zero and Heads Will Roll are great - I like Karen Os voice a lot and the guitars/basslines on the tracks are super sick. Runaway was a standout - Dragon Queen has an interesting melody/guitar track. really enjoyable
5
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Sat Jan 13 2024
With The Beatles
Beatles
Has some of my favorite early Beatles stuff - It Won't Be Long, All My Loving, and cover of You've Really Got a Hold On Me. Their cover of Roll Over Beethoven is just okay - would rather hear Chuck Berry's any day. But lots of great hits here and some of their best early work.
5
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Sun Jan 14 2024
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
an unmatched classic - basically no song that is skippable. Love it!
5
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Mon Jan 15 2024
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Last 4 songs were good - first 4 were kinda forgettable. I would listen again but Iron Maiden definitely not my go-to band.
3
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Tue Jan 16 2024
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
It is Ray Charles - enjoyable music and vocals. Just not riveting - it's good music for the background but nothing i really feel like i need to focus on. I do like "I can't stop loving you" but definitely not the best Ray Charles album
3
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
Reminds me a lot of Morphine. They have some interesting songs and lyrics. I like the delivery of the singer, will definitely pay a revisit.
4
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
Just wasn't super interesting to me. Will give it a further listen later.
3
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Fri Jan 19 2024
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Lot of repetition. Not necessarily in a bad way but definitely not my favorite - never really would have pegged them for a folk punk, not that I knew that was a genre. Blister in the Sun and Gone Daddy Gone both are enjoyable but not something on a regular repeat listen.
3
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Sat Jan 20 2024
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
It's a shame biggie was stolen from us so young. Such an immense talent with amazing flow. One of the greats and this debut is so killer. RIP
4
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Sun Jan 21 2024
Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
Kick out the Jams is a classic but i like RATM's version better. Their sound is solid and can definitely hear their influence around the punk/garage scene.
4
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Weakest of the first four, surprisingly. Only song I really enjoyed was Since I've Been Loving You (Immigrant Song is okay too). Not the best of their first four outings.
3
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Groundbreaking obviously - one of the greatest rap records from the 90s. Some lyrics didn't age well but still very enjoyable and sadly Fuck Tha Police is more relevant than ever. Eazy-E one of the best and Dre is unparalleled. Ice Cube wrote some great lyrics - shame he's such a chump nowadays.
4
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
not my cup of tea - some decent background music but it did not grab my attention and I'm not sure why it would be on the top 1001 albums. Quicksand was a decent track but again - not something I'd put into regular rotation. May have to check out other albums by them.
3
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Ray Of Light
Madonna
I've never been a big Madonna fan, so take this all with a grain of salt. I'm a big fan of 90s/00s dance music but every song on here felt very similar - other than the title track, it all kind of just felt like new age inspired dance tunes with breathy vocals. Not that interesting or danceable and Shanti/Ashtangi felt weirdly appropriative. All in all, I would give some of her earlier albums a try but this one is not one I would come back to.
3
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Its like if Bob Dylan had a better voice - soft, warm, good vocals. I would listen to this album again for sure. Master Song was really good.
5
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
This was a trippy album to listen to. Vocals were monotone but in a pleasing way? The lyrics were beautiful if only a little repetitive but it never got annoying. It just pulled you in to a trance and kind of slowed everything down.
5
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Fri Feb 02 2024
The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Great background music. Jazz/Big Band that just feels great to listen to and probably to write to. Adding this to my rotation for sure!
5
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Sat Feb 03 2024
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Lots of classics on this one - Subterranean Homesick Blues, Maggie's Farm (I still attest that RATM's version is better), Mr Tambourine Man, and It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (which is a top 3 Dylan song for me). Pretty amazing album top to bottom.
5
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Sun Feb 04 2024
Is This It
The Strokes
Boring. Not a single song on there that I really liked minus Last Nite and I like that better by Weird Al
1
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Obviously one of the greatest albums of all time. My only gripe is the order of the songs - and the girl is mine is such a lame song lol but otherwise it's an album full of amazing songs and though I like Bad just a little more, Billie Jean is a top 10 song ever recorded. That bass line is so good. I love this album.
5
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Liquid Swords
GZA
Sick beats, groovy, got that ghostface killah, last emperor groove. Really enjoyable and the lyrics were great too - need to relisten and check out but its really good
5
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
It was mostly okay - very 80s indie rock. Flavors of REM - I didn't hate it but I can't see myself listening to it again. Fine in the background but nothing stood out to me.
3
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
Wow what a wild album. Great horn section - and just felt like a precursor or early ska album. I would definitely listen again.
5
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Fri Feb 09 2024
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Basic folk album. Nothing i would return to but he has talent. They all sound so samey to me though lol
3
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Sat Feb 10 2024
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
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Sun Feb 11 2024
Forever Changes
Love
Not for me - I would not listen to this again. very generic folk music.
1
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Two classics with Everybody Hurts and Man on the Moon - the standout for me was Find the River. Honestly, not a bad song on the album though The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite was a little confusing in its chorus
5
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Tue Feb 13 2024
The Next Day
David Bowie
Bowie is enjoyable and I love his whole vibe but I've come to find his albums I either REALLY love or they're just like... okay. I found this one to be the former. Enjoyable but just not super exciting.
3
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Very interesting - kind of gave some Tom Waits vibes. Very mellow and chill - the vocals are not super polished but I like it. some of their other work was also decent but i'll rate that later. Overall, a new band that I dig the groove of!
4
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Very mellow album. Always find Paul Simon kinda boring. Wimpy vocals but good lyrics. Overall a good album just a little weak? Idk
4
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
It's the background music used in so many movies/cartoons/tv shows - the driving or traveling or walking cool music. You know the one. Anyway, a whole album of those songs! Pretty rad and nice to put a name to the song.
4
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Wed Feb 21 2024
Another Green World
Brian Eno
Very gentle and ambient. Would dig it while high im sure
3
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Nice thrash album though I am not a huge fan of thrash or Metallica in general. I think they're just Okay and listening to this whole album kinda confirms that.
3
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
I'm not a huge fan of this band or this style of punk. Add in how this was a curated punk band and it really is a major turn off. Complete antithesis of what punk is supposed to embody - and the lead singer is a shit too.
1
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Movies
Holger Czukay
Some nice noise tracks - but not terribly enjoyable overall. I might return to some of his other's tracks.
3
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Dirty
Sonic Youth
They are mostly okay. I dont hate them but i dont like them - they feel like the way i feel about some food which is weird to say.
2
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Sat Mar 02 2024
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
First couple of songs were classics - I do think the rest of the album is weaker than the Marshall Mathers LP but still a good album. Rock Bottom is also an excellent song - side note: really wish Apple Music would stop offering Expanded Editions of music....
3
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Sun Mar 03 2024
Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Sad songs and a sad story for the band! Guitarist just disappearing. The album reminded me a lot of like early 00s music
4
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Blur
Blur
Song 2 is a fine track but just not very interesting. If I based my entire thoughts on that song, I wouldn't give this band another look. But the rest of the album feels like Gorillaz and I dig the sound on quite a few of the tracks. Need to look deeper in their other catalogue but this album was pretty solid.
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Sat Mar 09 2024
Either Or
Elliott Smith
he's like, the graham crackers of rock music. Nothing wrong with him but its not what i am jumping out for. Feels very soft.
2
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
They’re okay. Some interesting sounds and melodies. Sound very early 00s indie so surprised they are from 2010. But that tracks so I guess that’s okay. I liked Temecula Sunrise a lot… wonder if they are local?
3
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Tue Mar 12 2024
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
An interesting album. You hear a lot of his songs across different forms of media but i dont get why he became SO huge. His music is enjoyable but there are better reggae artists out there. Maybe he influenced them?
3
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
Wild electronic music. Crazy while high - very repetitive but in a good way.
3
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Bummed
Happy Mondays
Like a weaker INXS or Cure. Also did thry steal the melody to Ticket to Ride on Lazyitis? Just kind of dull music lol
2
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Great beats, love Missy. Some songs were just OK though. Still - fabulous artist. The Rain is a super good song though.
4
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Sat Mar 16 2024
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
I like it but sometimes it came across a bit repetitive. Not that that is bad for electronic music but sometimes i was just like okay cmon - next album was better.
3
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Sun Mar 17 2024
The Last Broadcast
Doves
Not very interesting. Sounds like every english rock band in the 90s. They werent bad but not great/amazing.
2
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Sun Mar 24 2024
Triangle
The Beau Brummels
It was okay. Very dylan-esque but not exactly my cup of tea. Wouldn’t listen again
3
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Different Class
Pulp
Like Roger Waters or Bowie. Very chill but great melodies and Common People sounds straight out of Bowie's discography. One of the better 90s British Pop/Rock bands I've heard
4
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Monk is one of the kings of bebop/jazz and this album is a standout example. Great horn section, choppy piano and chill drums. This is what I think of when I think classic jazz.
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Thu Mar 28 2024
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
Mostly just okay. It reminds me of the 69s but like b-roll music you hear in the background. Sam's Choice 60s music. Doesn't have the teeth of Hendrix or Jefferson Airplane or even the Stones but it's still enjoyable. I cant see myself returning to it often and enjoy their other work far more.
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Mon Apr 01 2024
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Not a huge Rod Stewart guy but this album is pretty decent. The band is really tight and the jams are great. Much better than his solo stuff
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
It’s… fine? Not the best work of the Stones and I really am not huge on them even at their best. This just feels like a watered down version of English rock. So many better bands… why did they get such praise? I will say that Jagger has a good voice and their rhythm section is pretty killer but I find Keith Richards to just be a tremendously dull guitarist
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Fri Apr 05 2024
The Specials
The Specials
2nd wave ska band and they're really good! like their lyrics and their vibe - very groovy music and more enjoyable than I thought it would be
4
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
I'm just not a huge folk fan. His lyrics are good and he plays well but it just doesn't grab me much. Feels very vanilla - i dont hate vanilla but I always want something more.
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Thu Apr 11 2024
The Dreaming
Kate Bush
This album is absolutely insane - the vocals run all over the place and the sounds are jarring at times. I like her other album better but this one is bananas
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Band was nice but man i cannot stand the singer's voice. It just sounds super whiny… kind of a precursor to the pop-punk singing style. Just not for me.
2
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Sat Apr 13 2024
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
This is such a ridiculously good album. tight rhythm, great solos, Snowblind is a beautiful song and all 10 songs on the album are fantastic, except maybe FX but I get what they were trying to do and it's an interesting early take on noise rock
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
They have a very particular sound that is okay but the last track kinda drones and whines on. I hear their influence elsewhere but they're just OK to me
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Such just fun, joyful rock and roll. It's hard to really take it too seriously, as this is just when the genre/style was coming to fruition. But the harmonies and vocals are tight, the guitar is chripy, and the music just feels happy overall. Shame we lost him so early but the band definitely made some early impact.
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Aside from the often misinterpreted title track and "Glory Days", I hadn't heard too much. I'm On Fire seems creepy but I guess it's a nice song. My Hometown was actually my favorite on the album, though Dancing in the Dark is pretty solid too. I can see why he's well loved but still just not a Boss fan.
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Casanova
The Divine Comedy
It was okay. There’s some interesting bits throughout the entirety but overall just kind of felt mediocre. Might return back to it sometime soon.
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Sat Apr 20 2024
Frank
Amy Winehouse
Great voice, such talent. Sad it came to such a tragic end. These songs not as strong as her other outing but still mad enjoyable.
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Sun Apr 21 2024
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Very iconic and weird that the Time of the Season was the closer. Very much a hippie rock flower child album. Not great but not terrible.
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Fri May 03 2024
Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
They have a sound similar to like Depeche Mode or new wave/post-punk bands of the era. The riffs and grooves on Second Head, Poppies, and Sleeping Gas are on point. Really enjoyable.
4
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Sat May 04 2024
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Classic - such a great assortments of songs and amazing lyrics. Would listen to this on repeat. Even the hits dont get tiresome.
4
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Mon May 06 2024
Woodface
Crowded House
What an incredible album. Very Beatles ish but with stronger production and a deeper sound. Instrumentals were good, the harmonies even better. Fun lyrics - it starts off with a bang on Chocolate Cake and just keeps going all over the place. Musical roller coaster.
5