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Thu Jan 11 2024
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
This album was pretty solid. Sabotage, Sure Shot and Get it Together were my favorite songs. I was surprised to see how versatile they were with all the trippy instrumentals in between complete banger tracks. I think this album’s one hindrance is its length. I think the album would have felt a lot less tedious if it was shorter. Though they were versatile, they were not versatile enough to make this album an hour!
4
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Fri Jan 12 2024
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
This album is just beautiful. That’s all I have to say.
5
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Amnesiac
Radiohead
This is not my first listen to this album and I feel like if it was it would be a very different review, but the album really grows on you over time. This album is often called as Kid A b-sides and I am not denying that that is true, but these songs still hold their own and have a whole different sound than Kid A and I just love this band so much. They’re on a whole different level.
5
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Parallel Lines
Blondie
I came into this album expecting the hits to be good and the deep tracks to be mediocre and uninteresting, but man was I wrong. I loved how different each song was and how different the lead singer sounded in each song. Blondie shows off her true talent in this album that I didn’t know she had. Also the guitar work and production on this album are solid. This album stays interesting throughout making it the perfect length.
4
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Thu Jan 25 2024
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
There is no doubt that Dolly is an iconic and talented artist, but I still found myself finding this album to be a little too repetitive. I like how personal the album is, but if I don’t love the music then I don’t care about the lyrics. Most songs are beautiful, but if you asked which song was which I wouldn’t be able to answer.
3
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Mon Jan 29 2024
The Cars
The Cars
It’s pretty inconsistent with some good songs and bad songs. The good songs were Just What I Needed, You’re All I’ve Got Tonight and the closing track All Mixed Up. The songs that were bad or fair on this album had boring melodies and/or dated ambient synths. I pretty got exactly what I expected out of this album. It was a pretty easy listen, but I wouldn’t call it an essential listen.
3
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
This album is pretty experimental for the time and it started off quite strong with I Had Too Much to Dream, but after Onie I thought the album took a massive drop in quality in song writing and production. I know production in the 60s often put drums in the background, but I think so many of the songs would have sounded better with some better produced drums and what were they thinking with The Toonerville Trolley. That song was just stupid and a terrible way to end the album.
3
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Fri Feb 02 2024
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
4
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Hotel California
Eagles
This album opens up with an absolute classic Hotel California and it absolutely deserves all the hype. I’ve heard the song plenty of times, but it just never gets old. Anyway, the album does have a few weak tracks including the overrated Life in the Fast Lane and the cheesy Wasted Time. I was worried at this point that the album would go into downward spiral of cheesiness, but Pretty Maids All in a Row, though cheesy, was pretty solid and the last two tracks were pretty great and closed out the album on a high note.
4
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
4
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
5
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Tue Feb 20 2024
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Going into this album, I was expecting a great vocal performance from Monae and I absolutely got one. This album sounds so diverse throughout and it didn’t become dull at all despite the hour run time. I didn’t love the vocal effect on Mushrooms and Roses, but the song itself was good and I appreciate the experimentation. There were no other issues I had with this album. I am amazed.
5
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Fri Feb 23 2024
1989
Taylor Swift
I only liked four tracks on this project. How did this album win over To Pimp A Butterfly.
2
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Mon Feb 26 2024
The White Album
Beatles
5
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Thu Mar 07 2024
Synchronicity
The Police
5