Jan 11 2024
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Nevermind
Nirvana
Banger after absolute banger to start the album off, but tapers towards the end. WTF is up with Endless, Nameless? That seems like a throwaway garbage track perhaps thrown in at the end to boost up the total album minutes or something? A "filler" track.
Definitely a classic, captures the angsty vibes of the era and grunge scene. Iconic album art.
5
Jan 12 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
This was overall a solid album with excellent musicianship and production value. Very clean sounds. Some groovy tunes, but I didn't really find myself getting super sucked in or immersed into the music. Perhaps its not necessarily my preferred genre. I'd say solid, but not great.
3
Jan 15 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Its a reasonably good album with some nice hits, but the Dire Straights genre isn't really my favorite. I don't even know what to call it, maybe smooth rock of the 80's. The 80's has some silly iconic sound effects that are present in many tracks. The album didn't really suck me in, and I found myself zoning out just waiting for it to be over at some point.
2
Jan 16 2024
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With The Beatles
Beatles
Reasonably good, and some obvious classics, but super short songs and pretty basic musicianship.
2
Jan 17 2024
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Reasonably good! Some solid tunes, raw sound, soulful.
3
Jan 18 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
Really loved the opening track Rio and the final track The Chauffeur. Awesome sound, lots of 80's vibes which I often find to be cheesy but was well executed in this album, which I found quite palatable. Thumping bass, interesting vibes, wide ranging sound. Excellent.
4
Jan 19 2024
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
Extremely "meh" I feel like the album art cover with the dude yawning on the right. Just not at all sucked in to any of the songs. Tolerable background listening, but really not for me.
1
Jan 22 2024
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S&M
Metallica
Absolute legendary classic. Metallica and a symphony, who knew it would be such an excellent pairing of musical styles and instruments. This is absolutely one of my favorite albums of all time. Flawlessly executed, live on stage. Epic.
5
Jan 23 2024
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The Band
The Band
Reasonably good tunes on this album! Its definitely not my preferred genre, but I enjoyed listening through. Lots of unique tracks, some folksy vibes, hint of early era rock. The Band, never heard of them before. Exceedingly decent.
3
Jan 24 2024
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Music
Madonna
This album is absolute garbage. A complete waste of my time to listen too. Demoralizingly terrible music quality, atrociously uninspiring lyrics, disgusting use of digital music editing technology. How on earth did this album qualify in the top 1000? Absurd.
1
Jan 25 2024
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
This one does trigger some amount of nostalgia for me, but that's not quite enough to overcome the vibe that most tracks on this album are sub-par. Fred's lyrics have always struck me as a little too angsty and immature, like a tweenager adult who never grew up. Listen, I'd like being in a mosh pit for some of these songs in a live concert, but as an album I will probably never willingly listen to this one again.
2
Jan 26 2024
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
Absolute legendary classic, superb tracks from start to finish. Beatles at their peak. Easy listening, engaging, lots of interesting and unique songs. Awesome vibes.
5
Jan 29 2024
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Completely unoffensive, but just not great. Slow, easy listening. Decent background music. Not at all captivating, exhilarating, or enjoyable. Just... not bad.
2
Jan 30 2024
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Legendary classic, one of the best examples of the album being the art form rather than just a collection of songs. The way that Pink Floyd has each song bleed seamlessly into the next makes for a super immersive listening adventure. Amazing and unique songs and sounds, just a stellar piece of artwork.
5
Jan 31 2024
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Honestly a very fun album, not my typical genre but it just made me feel bouncy and full of energy. Auditory caffeine. Good tracks, never boring, solid from start to finish.
4
Feb 01 2024
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Having never heard of this artist before, I was surprisingly pleased with the album. I'm not sure what to call this genre, but it felt like stoner rock with hints of folk, jazz improv, and other elements. Some hints of Pink Floyd type vibes. I loved all the guitar sounds, distortion, reverb, mixed in with clean acoustic sounds. I enjoyed listening.
4
Feb 02 2024
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Very iconic 80's vibes, wonderful confident passionate singing. Interesting blend with some Celtic vibes as well later in the album. Some good tracks, very much evokes the 80's pop culture.
4
Feb 05 2024
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Hey! There are a couple classic tracks on here, and overall a solid album. I was unaware of this artist, while being very aware of these tracks Gotta Get Up and Coconut. Overall, pleasant listening - but not overwhelmingly good.
3
Feb 06 2024
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Very pleasant cocktail Jazz, I enjoyed the vibes. I think as a matter of preference I prefer instrumental Jazz, but Sarah had a very nice soulful creamy voice. I wasn't blown away by this album, but I did enjoy listening to it.
3
Feb 07 2024
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
A very interesting band, and a very interesting album. One part thrash metal, one part ska, one part soul. It felt a little bit all over the place, but I managed to enjoy many tracks. It feels like a band bending genres and maybe slightly ahead of their time, but I wasn't particularly impressed overall.
2
Feb 08 2024
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
Easy listening, nothing objectionable, some groovy tunes. But, generally not super interesting or impressive overall.
2
Feb 09 2024
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Take on Me! An instantly recognizable classic to start things off with a bang, but then mostly unrecognizable stereotypically 80's tracks to finish out the album. If I'm judging this band by just this one album, I'd suspect they truly are in that 1 hit wonder category. Decent, one huge hit, but nothing else to write home about really.
3
Feb 12 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Wow, this is vintage hip hop but damn I was a little shocked at the levels of vulgarity and violence. I love some of the classic tracks, but am continually reminded that this type of gangsta rap isn't really for me. I do appreciate the broader culture around hip hop, and its not even necessarily about the quality of the music but rather the ecosystem of artists, competition, collaboration, one upsmanship, and a lot of other complex cultural aspects. Fun, but one and done for me.
3
Feb 13 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
Hey, I mean, the Doors are classic and what's not to love about their iconic style especially their heavy use of the keyboard to drive uniqueness to their sound and style. This was a good listen, but I wasn't super engaged for many of the tracks. Riders on the Storm is legendary, saving the best for last.
3
Feb 14 2024
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Hey, I love the political message and general good vibes on this reggae album! I wasn't particularly hooked by any one track, and wasn't particularly impressed by the album overall - but it was pleasant background listening and I can see how it may have been a great early contributor to the genre and culture. Exceedingly decent.
3
Feb 15 2024
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
This just felt like chaotic gibberish to my ears. Indy pop rock bullshit, really. Many of the songs didn't even seem to have a consistent rhythm, it all felt like very low effort creativity from the artist. Very much not for me.
1
Feb 16 2024
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
Some very heart rending tunes in here, very soulful and good music. I enjoyed this one.
3
Feb 19 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Alright, but not super captivating for me. Tolerable, nothing to complain or rave about. Nothing super innovative or unique. Decent.
3
Feb 20 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra has a distinctive sound, but all his songs sound mostly the same. Decent album, but its never been much my style.
2
Feb 21 2024
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Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)
Bob Dylan
I'm honestly a little confused about why Bob Dylan is so popular. He can't sing very well, he's a mumbly wierdo, his harmonica skills are middle tier. I guess he has interesting lyrics, but they're also just kind of stream of consciousness gibberish. I don't hate this album per se, but I'll never listen to it again by choice.
2
Feb 22 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
I grew up listening to Nirvana, and this is another stellar album. Angsty, full of rage, sentimental, sad, Seattle grunge rock at its finest. Classic.
5
Feb 23 2024
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
This was an alright album, but it didn't really resonate with me. I found it difficult to differentiate between songs, as they all sounded very similar. At one point I finally realized I had listened to the album almost twice through on repeat. Not terrible, not great, just decent.
2
Feb 26 2024
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Really a fun album! I like the interesting simple audio effects (panning acoustic guitar from stereo left to right) the fun natural drum sounds with digital emphasis (snare echo, abrupt silencing cymbal resonance). And its just a quirky little Japanese robot themed narrative adventure! Album as art, rather than simply a collection of songs. Some good hits in the mix as well.
5
Feb 27 2024
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Very enjoyable listen. Funky, fun, rocking. I like the orchestral instrumentation combined with the classic drums, bass, keyboards/piano. Reminiscent of the era, and also probably genre expanding for its time.
4
Feb 28 2024
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Eclectic, strange, and rather queer. It was interesting, had some unique sounds. But overall, pretty drab soundscapes with dull beats. Not for me.
2
Feb 29 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
I was nervous when I saw the low grade photoshop album cover with questionable font choices, but I'm glad I didn't judge the album by its cover because the smooth atmospheric acoustic songs were actually quite pleasing. Downright sophisticated acoustic artistry compared to the artwork. I enjoyed the nylon string guitars, the spacious stand up bass, and the generally clean sounding folk instrumentation. Pretty good album!
3
Mar 01 2024
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Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
This was a very poignant and soulful album with some heart rending lyrics. I don't know how often I'd be in the mood to listen to this type of emotional music, but it was a good album.
3
Mar 04 2024
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
This one was funky and fun, mostly a good listen. There were some jarring moments of dissonance, like that annoying keyboard at the end of the 3rd or 4th song that just felt like useless filler material. Overall, good beats, funky sounds, good stuff. Not remarkable, but not bad.
3
Mar 05 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Some nice tasteful Jazz, smooth and savory.
3
Mar 06 2024
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Take Me Apart
Kelela
This type of vocal centric smooth R&B is definitely not my typical genre. This album was decent background music, but didn't feel super original or interesting or groundbreaking. Very soulful.
2
Mar 07 2024
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Ten
Pearl Jam
Legendary album. End to end bangers. Just, so, so good. I'm here for it, I love it. Rock on.
5
Mar 08 2024
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
Hey, I liked this album quite a bit. I've never really given Morrissey a chance before, but I liked the rock instrumentation and smooth singing. Above average.
4
Mar 11 2024
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob... sigh.
1
Mar 12 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Man, a classic that I had never listened to all the way through. Loved it. Interesting to hear all the classic songs sampled in there.
4
Mar 13 2024
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke
I'm a sucker for rhythmic metal, what can I say? This immediately sucked me in with the chugga chugga distorted guitar, bass, drum combo. The singing is definitely a specific style, I'm not as much into that but it was fitting. I was struck by how many of the songs I was familiar with, without at all being able to name this band or album.
4
Mar 14 2024
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
Pleasant listening, smooth jazzy pop type stuff. Not exceptional, but reasonably enjoyable.
3
Mar 15 2024
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
Quantity over quality. Honestly, not gonna listen to all of these. Low effort creativity and musicianship. Feels like a stunt album just to use "Love" and "69" hyuk, hyuk.
2
Mar 18 2024
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Parklife
Blur
Honestly, kind of mediocre. I love the genre, this should be my type of music, but I was left unimpressed. It was good, in a fine sort of way.
2
Mar 19 2024
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Boston
Boston
Legendary classic rock, starts out with three major bangers and holds up to the test of time.
5
Mar 20 2024
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Medium good. I never really got sucked in to the music, but I didn't hate anything.
2
Mar 21 2024
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
Funky, Jazzy, nice live/improv situation. Enjoyable, but not incredible.
3
Mar 22 2024
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
Fine, not great. Couldn't really get into it.
2
Mar 25 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
Really nice listening, Neil brings a serious gravitas to his music and excellent musicianship.
4
Mar 26 2024
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
Amazingly raunchy and vulgar lyrics! Fun listen though, good beats, amazing rap flow, some classics.
4
Mar 27 2024
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Decent, but no hits or hooks and super long album with a lot of filler.
2
Apr 08 2024
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
I found myself dancing to a few songs with nice beats, but overall I really didn't like this one. Very strange and juvenile lyrics. A lot of just annoying music production stuff with sound effects and samples. Kanye isn't for me.
1
Apr 09 2024
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British Steel
Judas Priest
Excellent album! Nice momentum throughout, amazingly iconic 80's metal vibes. Really good.
4
Apr 10 2024
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
Meh.
2
Apr 11 2024
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Sister
Sonic Youth
Pretty good!
3
Apr 12 2024
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Maybe they were revolutionary for their time, but I feel like this type of punk rock is low-effort creativity and sort of strangely prides itself on fast sloppy musicianship. I didn't really like it, but it wasn't terrible.
2
Apr 15 2024
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
Legendary. Fabulous. Exceptionally good Seattle Grunge Rock. I love this artist and album.
5
Apr 16 2024
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Its got some hits, but I was a little disappointed in many of the other tracks on the album. Overall, good.
3
Apr 17 2024
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Pretty good! Solid end to end listen.
3
Apr 18 2024
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
Fluffy cotton candy pop bullshit. I don't like it, but its not necessarily painful to listen to.
2
Apr 19 2024
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Funky, punky, reasonably good but not amazing.
3
Apr 22 2024
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Really solid jazz album, I do love me some Miles Davis.
4
Apr 23 2024
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Really calm, soothing tunes. I enjoy the acoustic guitar, clean bass, and singing style. Quite nice overall!
4
Apr 24 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Super quirky, weird, esoteric. Kind of silly at times, especially some of the singing. Listenable, but not something I'd ever return to.
2
Apr 25 2024
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Love this artist and album, raw energy, fiesta beats, amazing guitar and bass, incredible vocals. Great.
4
Apr 26 2024
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Enjoyable, decent. Nothing super amazing though.
3
Apr 29 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Very interesting Jazz, fun instrumentation and interesting techniques and sounds. Pretty good!
3
May 02 2024
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
Alright.
3
May 03 2024
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Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
Maybe it was genre creating and revolutionary for its time, but I don't think this album has aged all that well. Just a lot of sounds and repetitive patterns, but not a lot of depth to the instrumentation or samples and just a bit too overtly digital sounding for my tastes.
2
May 07 2024
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Master Of Puppets
Metallica
Absolutely legendary. Metallica at their peak, in their prime.
5
May 08 2024
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Sulk
The Associates
I could've died without hearing this one. Honestly, a lot of songs the singer seemed to be in a different key than the musicians. A lot of 80's musical tropes. Just not great.
1
May 09 2024
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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
Some decent tracks, but also a lot of low effort filler tracks. Not great, but not terrible.
2
May 31 2024
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
A fun listen! Some good tunes, nice flow to the album. Solid.
3
Jun 03 2024
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Ramones
Ramones
Every song sounds nearly the same, I found it tiresome by the end of the album. Definitely a unique sound and a key to the punk genre, but I just don't love it.
2
Jun 04 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
Really excellent atmospheric sounds, a solid album. Good flow, good tracks, awesome guitar work from Santana, he makes his instrument sing.
5
Jun 07 2024
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Pretty happy go lucky Beatles style tunes of the 60's, enjoyable. But lacking any profundity.
3
Jun 10 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
Bowie is a weirdo, this album evokes his iconic strange vibes. I liked it reasonably well.
3
Jun 11 2024
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The White Album
Beatles
Legendary classic. So many songs, so many bangers, so many classics.
5
Jun 12 2024
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Debut
Björk
Stream of consciousness gibberish. Lame low effort digital music production. Not for me. Did Lorde listen to Bjork? Similar singing styles.
2
Jun 13 2024
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
Wow, emphasis on the sad though. Some very heartfelt singing from Tim. Very melancholy, creamy, almost tearful vocals. The happy aspect of the music felt a bit manic and silly rather than joyful, the somber minor tones and emotive vocals overpower any overt element of happiness.
3
Jun 14 2024
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Decent. Mellow.
3
Jun 17 2024
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Melodrama
Lorde
I really don't enjoy Lorde's singing style. Lazy pronunciation, lack of "R" sound, I don't know why I just can't really stand it. Music is pretty minimal effort digital/electronic driven, some decent beats and occasional hooks, but otherwise kinda lame.
2
Jun 18 2024
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Diamond Life
Sade
Very smooth listen, I dig.
3
Jun 19 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Fun! Live! Very lively, danceable. Groovy. Nice.
3
Jun 20 2024
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
Pretty smooth, easy, mellow listening.
3
Jun 21 2024
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Badass head banging awesomeness. Love the live energy and lively tunes.
4
Jun 24 2024
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
This album immediately had me moving my body feeling the beats. Very groovy tunes, interesting samples, feels like an early genre-defining album.
4
Jun 26 2024
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NEU! 75
Neu!
Weird! But good.
3
Jun 28 2024
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OK
Talvin Singh
Hey, I love the EDM & Indian cultural blend. Fun listen.
4
Jul 02 2024
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Quirky, fun, energetic! An enjoyable listen.
3
Jul 03 2024
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
A nice soothing listen, coffee shop vibes. Soulful singing. Nice acoustic guitar sounds.
3
Jul 09 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
So smooth, so good. Classic.
4
Jul 15 2024
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xx
The xx
I've always love the Intro and hear it all over the place. The rest of the album was pretty good.
3
Jul 16 2024
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Pretty good, but at some point every song started to sound the same to me.
3
Jul 17 2024
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Bad
Michael Jackson
Classic! Good to listen to the full album, funky, unique.
4
Jul 24 2024
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Pretty good, but a little to pop for my tastes.
3
Jul 29 2024
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
A really solid album, and a unique sound.
4