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Tue Jan 16 2024
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is a lyrical genius. You're an eeeeeaaaaaadiot babe
5
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Wed Jan 17 2024
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3 absolutely classic songs and other great deep cuts. What is not to love about CCR, iconic
5
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Thu Jan 18 2024
Heroes
David Bowie
Listening to music while stoned will sometimes make sober you question why you added bad songs to the playlist. Is this album one of them? I'm not sure. I liked the ambient stuff on my first listen, but nothing else. But now, I like almost all of this, some I didn't like before even becoming new favorites. Do I finally "get" David Bowie? Right now, I think I do. This was great
4
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Fri Jan 19 2024
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Elvis has a special charisma to his voice few other ever obtained. He himself can transcend any song into greatness. However incredible the gospel sound Elvis has on here, the album sort of teeters off near the end until "In the Ghetto". The bonus tracks from the 1998 CD release (it adds the best song from the sessions, "Suspicious Minds" and 3 other great ones) would have brought this album to a 5 star, but judging off just the original release, I can't give it higher than a 4
4
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Sat Jan 20 2024
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
Killer riffs and great singing by Ozzy. I also did not expect a ballad from Black Sabbath nor a sweet instrumental. However high the highs of this album are, there are a couple forgettable songs here that keep it from a 5
4
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Sun Jan 21 2024
1989
Taylor Swift
Pure pop perfection. Even on songs I don't like (Bad Blood) I can really appreciate all the little production tricks that are hidden in the mix that add a lot to the song (also I just now noticed how empty sounding the first 2 choruses are on that song, so cool). Wildest Dream and I Wish You Would were big favorites, very well done catchy songs. Out of the Woods finally clicked with me after my 3rd listen and damn that song is good. So yeah, I think the 1 stars here are too harsh, this is a rare album to witness coming out
5
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Mon Jan 22 2024
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
An epic plate of bodaciousness. Drenched in awesomesauce. That's this album
5
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Tue Jan 23 2024
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
This album is unlike any DJ album I've ever heard. DJ Shadow creates an intense aura here. Love the drumming too. All around incredibly record, though a bit too long, but not long enough to dock any stars
5
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Wed Jan 24 2024
Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
The production is amazing. There's some great beats here too, but also a couple of forgettable songs. But mostly great stuff
4
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Thu Jan 25 2024
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Truly great album. The harmony's especially
5
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Fri Jan 26 2024
Histoire De Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
I would totally rate this higher if I knew french, as reading the lyric translation so I can understand the story of the album really adds a whole lot, and Serge is regarded as a master of wordplay. But as is for me currently, the album is really carried by the last 2 tracks being so fantastic, while the first 5 are just okay
3
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Sat Jan 27 2024
Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Pretty odd sounding, but also catchy. Love all the instruments and Once In A Lifetime is a classic
4
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Sun Jan 28 2024
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
Genuinely odd and spooky hio hop album. Kool Keith has some crazy lines, sometimes seeming like he is reading straight from a chemistry book. And Dan the Automator's production and DJ Qbert's scratches take this to a completely different level.
5
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Mon Jan 29 2024
Dirt
Alice In Chains
One of the best grunge albums ever. Great crunchy riffs combined with the great vocals and lyrics of Layne Staley. Easy 5 star
5
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Tue Jan 30 2024
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
The Girl From Impanema is an all time classic and one of the best songs ever written. This album however never reaches those heights ever again. The album is alright but gets old pretty quickly
3
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Wed Jan 31 2024
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
The birth of metal itself. And what a way to introduce itself. Great opening song, and it keeps the energy up the whole way. Fucking awesome record
5
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Thu Feb 01 2024
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
The first half or so is a breathtakingly beautiful album, very personal too. But the runtime is a bit too long and would have benifited from some dead weight cutting
4
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Fri Feb 02 2024
One World
John Martyn
This album is alright, starts pretty weak but still okay, then has a couple really strong songs. Small Hours though, is absolutely incredible and worth being on this list for that alone. What a beautiful track. So this album ends on a super high note, but the first half or so is a bit forgettable. I think 3 is fair
3
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Sat Feb 03 2024
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Incredibly produced, and plenty of incredible songs. This should be a 5 star, but it drags way too long near the end. The tear down the wall chant is great, but everything else after Run Like Hell is uninsteresting to me. Still, any other band and this is their magnum opus, for Pink Floyd it's still debated where it places on their best album list
4
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Sun Feb 04 2024
Liquid Swords
GZA
Incredible beats and unique production only few rap albums achieve (mostly Wu-Tang alumni). But the real bread and butter of this album is GZA and every features lyricism. Truly incredible writing
5
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Mon Feb 05 2024
Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
My personal favorite Nick Cave album. Love the stories and the catchy choruses. Stagger Lee is also fuckin awesome
5
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Tue Feb 06 2024
Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
The Boss' biggest hits were here, which is funny because the biggest hit here is complaining that the label wants big hit singles. Overall it's a good record, I really like it. Merican as FUCK
4
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Wed Feb 07 2024
Close To You
Carpenters
What a beautiful album. Lovely harmonies and Karen's drumming is insane, especially on the closing track
5
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Thu Feb 08 2024
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Incredibly lovely album. So many great hooks combined with great storytelling and impeccable guitar playing. An all time great
5
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Fri Feb 09 2024
The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Honestly one of the most surprisingly stunning album on the list. So fucking good. Two absolute titans of their instrument teaming up to create an hour of mezmorizing tango
5
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Sat Feb 10 2024
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Right out the gate this album comes screaming at you. Must have been quite the culture shock back then. Plenty of punk classics are here, and Johnny Rotten's voice is just perfect with the rest of the aggression on display here
5
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Sun Feb 11 2024
I Should Coco
Supergrass
A pretty good album. Starts off really hot and only has a couple breaks, but they are all alright. I wouldn't personally call this something too special but it has got some great songs on it
3
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Mon Feb 12 2024
Synchronicity
The Police
Some of my favorite Police songs are on here (Mother, Synchronicity II) and their biggest hit by far, but I don't feel the record as a whole is as well rounded as it could have been. Probably due to the infighting as this was their last record
4
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Tue Feb 13 2024
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
Really beautiful album. I didn't care at all for it my previous 2 listens, but something clicked here and I finally got the hype. Wonderfully played all the way through
5
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Wed Feb 14 2024
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
This album is okay. Some songs have incredible explosions of energy, other songs just kind of pass me by.
3
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Thu Feb 15 2024
Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
First off, Nellee Hooper is a cheat code of a producer. Everything I've listened to that he had his hands on sounds absolutely gorgeous. Second off this is the most appropriate album title I've ever seen. Every song is a club classic, the Back to Life into Jazzie's Groove alone makes this 5 stars, and that's probably the weakest part of the album. It's that good
5
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Fri Feb 16 2024
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
I think I finally fully get The Boss. This album is incredible, the band is tight and the emotion in The Boss' voice is great
5
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Sat Feb 17 2024
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
There are some great riffs and harmonies on here, and a good number of excellent songs. But there are also some that are just bad, and they not only leave a foul stain on the album but they are mostly near the end. Truly an album only a Brit could love
2
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Sun Feb 18 2024
Elephant
The White Stripes
A classic as soon as it came out, and you know it's a classic at the first song
5
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Mon Feb 19 2024
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
One of the best albums of the 2000s. Just bangers after bangers on here, not a single bad spot. And for a debut too, unreal
5
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Tue Feb 20 2024
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Truly one of the great albums of all time. So angelic. So mezmorizing. Incredibly calming and a perfect album to throw on when you want to unwind and just enjoy music. I love this record. It's like a heated blanket for your ears
5
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Wed Feb 21 2024
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
This has some amazing poo tunes, the title track, From The Bottom of My Broken Heart, and The Beat Goes On were huge stand outs. Spears has a great voice too. But there are also some songs that are rather bland or just corny and don't really work well
3
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Thu Feb 22 2024
Transformer
Lou Reed
Great varied album that is never boring. Lou Reed proves he can really write some great tunes, only a little bit odd at least compared to what he was doing previously. Really enjoyed this one
4
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Fri Feb 23 2024
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
One of the most insane and impressive auditory experiences ever. From the start of the first track, you have no inkling that there is going to be loads of catchy poppy choruses on this album, but there are, all over. The first time I heard this album, it was like sensory overload. After my 5th listen, I can really appreciate the production and all the keyboard stuff that happens. One of a kind album, and my belief that this is Animal Collective's masterpiece, and they already have a lot of great albums
5
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Sat Feb 24 2024
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Incredible album, with many beautiful songs and also many angrier songs. Absolutely zero skips here which is impressive for an hour long album, there's no way The Smashing Pumpkins can top that, right?
5
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Sun Feb 25 2024
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
Just an okay album. Zen Arcade is much much better (although "She Floated Away" is one of Hüsker Dü's best songs). This album is mostly just okay songs with a few great ones. Don't understand its inclusion when Zen freakin' Arcade is also an album Hüsker Dü has made
3
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Mon Feb 26 2024
Viva Hate
Morrissey
When I first started listening to the 1001 albums list, I did not want to like The Smiths or Morrissey. But goddammit, I love them, and this man is a genius. Great fucking album
5
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Tue Feb 27 2024
One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Pretty good album with great guitar playing, but I am not very well versed in funk and some of this album was just odd. Maybe it's a George Clinton thing
3
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Wed Feb 28 2024
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
Drums have never sounded better than on this record. The production on them is so good that Michael Jackson himself phoned up Adam Ant to ask how he recorded the drums. The rest of the music is really catchy and unique, nothing else really sounds quite like this record, especially in 1980
5
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Thu Feb 29 2024
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
The instrumentals are like a hot plate of biscuits and gravy. Janis Joplin's singing is the hippopotamus muckspreading all over it
1
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Fri Mar 01 2024
Odessa
Bee Gees
This album is a bit odd, starts with a story about a ship wreck, has a song praising Thomas Edison, some operatic and orchestral music. I don't get it. But somehow Bee Gees still have a few songs on here that are just incredible (Whisper Whisper) and I can't justify a score lower than three. Really lovely voices too
3
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Sat Mar 02 2024
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Being high definitely enhaunces this album, at least for the first half. There were already a few of my favorites from R.E.M. on here like "Nightswimming" but I never realized how strong the first 2 tracks were as well. But, the album did sort of start to lose me near the end, so ultimately I think 3 is pretty fair
3
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Sun Mar 03 2024
Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen tells such a great story and his deep voice is superb for the job. This album starts off very strongly, but has a fee dodgy spots. Overall great listen and I love the atmosphere that the jaw harp adds
4
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Mon Mar 04 2024
GI
Germs
I know this is a very important punk album, but I feel there are plenty more that are way better than this. Still a big what could have been for this band. Lexicon Devil and some other songs on here are amazing. Some songs I don't really care for though
3
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Tue Mar 05 2024
That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Truly a beautifully made album. Great production and instrumentation, plus the singing is top notch. Crazy this was made as "just" a movie soundtrack
5
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Great album that ends super strongly. I know nothing about these guys, but they sound like a dusty version of Prefab Sprout, I kept thinking of Steve McQueen when listening to this
5
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Thu Mar 07 2024
A Date With The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Lovely pre-Beatles pop album. The brothers have such a great pairing in their voices, and the songs here are so well done and catchy
5
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Fri Mar 08 2024
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is classic, and always has perfect production. This album has some great tunes but I feel Aja and Countdown To Ecstacy are stronger showings than this one
4
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Sat Mar 09 2024
The Next Day
David Bowie
This album has some of my favorite Bowie songs, so well made and so diverse, a nearly impeccable record. The cover art is fucking horrible though. But still a 5 star from me for how good the album is especially the second half. Being high also really enhaunces the first half for me
5
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Sun Mar 10 2024
Close To The Edge
Yes
This is Yes' magnum opus. 37 glorious minutes of prog mastery, and yet still filled with catchy choruses
5
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Mon Mar 11 2024
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
Some classic songs, and amazing harmonizing. California Dreamin' is an all time great, but other tracks in the first half also have their share of good songwriting and better singing. The album ends on such a terrible note for me though, with 2 of my least favorite songs here ending the album, and the 2 before it being not very memorable
3
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Tue Mar 12 2024
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Pretty good jazz album, the horns are espescially delicious, and the drumming is insane. The full concert version is a fun if long listen, but the original LP is almost the perfect length and captures the concert pretty well when forced to condense into 40 minutes
4
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke
It is sad we don't hear more of Solomon Burke. He puts all the soul into Rock N' Soul with his powerful POWERFUL vocal performance. Shaping RnB and Soul music for years to come, with a classic old style rock and roll sound on this album
5
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
This is definitely my least disliked Zeppelin album. First half is actually really good. But the second half is just a huge fall off. I understand this is an important band and I see why people like them, but personally I really can't stand them. This album is okay though
3
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
This album starts off very weak. Meaning almost the entire first half and most of the start of the second half (outside of Bell Bottom Blues of course). But man oh man, does this album ever end strongly, with its 3 best tracks right at the end. Still though, it took a literal hour to get there, and I'm already not really a Clapton fan
2
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Sat Mar 16 2024
Homework
Daft Punk
Daft Punk called this album Homework because they knew every electronic artist will be meticulously studying this. Masterfully made funky and fun dance tracks. Love this album, the start of an illustrious career
5
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Sun Mar 17 2024
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Probably Bob Marley's best, I gained much more appreciation for this album after seeing that Bob Marley movie that released earlier this year. Also, being high helps tremendously for an album like this. Just a perfect pairing really. I have no complaints about this record, all great songs here
5
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
A lot like Village Green, except instead of the bad songs being at the end, they are in the middle. And boy are some of these songs here annoying. But there are also some very strong tracks. I'd say it's about on par with Village Green if a bit more inconsistant with quality
2
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Tue Mar 19 2024
1999
Prince
Prince is a genius. This entire album is just pure gold, and so influential. Before I converted to Prince I still found this album to have great songs if a bit too bloated. But now I fully love every second, and wish it never ended. The songs are given so much time to breathe and absorb, get lost in, etc. This isn't even my favorite Prince album on this list
5
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Wed Mar 20 2024
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Truly one of the great jazz records out there. Lovely playing throughout though the album is a bit front heavy, but still all the songs are quality
4
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Thu Mar 21 2024
Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
This record is way funnier while high. Just imagining the band at a construction sight just doing whatever they feel like. This is a fucking awesome record, far from the worst record in the list. So cool how these guys can make songs with random construction equipment
5
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Teenage Head
Flamin' Groovies
Pretty damn good rock record, great riffs and nice songs, though there are a couple near the end that I just really don't care for, but Whiskey Woman ends it strongly.
4
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Sat Mar 23 2024
Harvest
Neil Young
So this is definitely one of Neil Young's stronger offerings, but I still don't really care for him all that much. Some songs have great parts but they are ruined by either bad lyrics, terrible singing, or just a totally boring instrumental. A couple songs manage to avoid those problems though, so I'm giving this a 3. But it is a low 3. Close to a 2 but wouldn't feel right rating this album as such
3
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Sun Mar 24 2024
Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
An ambitious project, having a rock opera all about living in the south, especially for an at the time very small band (they had to get fans and friends to help pay for its completion). There are some great songs here with great lyrics, Three Great Alabama Icons being a cool history lesson, but this album has a fatal flaw that completely ruins the entire thing for me. It. Is. Too. Fucking. Long. It's so long, that i tuned out a LOT of the songs because I felt it should have just ended at the end of disc 1. Sorry Drive-By Truckers, great effort, with some great songs, but the album is too fucking bloated and desperately needed some trimming, like 45 minutes of it
2
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Rip It Up
Orange Juice
It's albums like these that are worth doing this generator for. An album I would have never ever found on my own, and I love it. Love the sounds and aura of the record, along with great variety of instruments used. Just an all around incredible album, and that's really all that needed to be said
5
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Marquee Moon
Television
Oh man, if you love guitar this is an essential listen. So good every track, with the title track being a song of legends. Fucking awesome album
5
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
This album starts off good (I won't say how gooooood)
But towards the end it slows down, and has a few songs I don't like (I'll not tell which sooooongs)
4
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
A nice relaxing folk album. Jansch is a monster on guitar, and I quite enjoyed the instrumental songs. Not much else for me to say about the record, it was good but nothing spectacular
3
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Fri Mar 29 2024
Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
This album did not originally release with its singles, and it didn't need to. This is a strong and fucking awesome punk record. I'm sure any Brit who ever thoughr about starting a band was super inspired by this
5
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Sat Mar 30 2024
This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Fats is a very influential figure in rock 'n' roll. He's got great old fashioned rock songs here, but the album has some noticably weak songs
3
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Sun Mar 31 2024
All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
Can't deny how important this record was for female MCs but it is sadly filled with songs that have many parts to them that annoy me (like the dumb sounding "kid" voices on Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children). Some great lines and flow but sagged by some lackluster songs, too many to look past regardless of the great ones on here. Still not a 2 star record, but close
3
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Isn't Anything
My Bloody Valentine
Very influential, the sound created is incredible and creates some really odd music, with the pop songwriting and melodies hidden under noise. Though it is great, I am not a fan of the production and it starts a little weak. Their next 2 albums though prove my bloody valentine was no happy accident and I can't wait to get those
4
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Tue Apr 02 2024
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Beautiful album. The first half flowing perfectly into each other, like 1 side long song. Great story, great music, great all throughout, I had never appreciated it before but right now everything clicked, and it is in my upper echelon of country albums
5
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Wed Apr 03 2024
I See A Darkness
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
This album is very slow, very sad. Most of it just doesn't catch me, but the title track and "Death to Everyone" are incredible songs and on repeat when I'm feeling worse for wear. Those 2 songs along bump this from a 2 star to a 3 star
3
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Easily the best ever bongo rock album ever made. Nothing touches this masterpiece. Sampled in hundreds of songs, this album if filled with superb playing from all mystery studio musicians who played on this
5
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Fri Apr 05 2024
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
Yeah this is easily one of the greatest and important records ever made. So goddamn groovy the whole way through, and masterful writing
5
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Sat Apr 06 2024
Moondance
Van Morrison
This album ain't bad, Van Morrison has a very distinct voice. There are some strong tracks here and some weak tracks, sort of evens itself out to be pretty average
3
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Sun Apr 07 2024
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Beach Boys are masters of the vocal harmonies, but it is a little sparse here. Surf's Up (the album) is filled with great songs (Student Demonstration Time is one of my favorites so that isn't a reason this isn't a 5) and it ends superbly, with Surf's Up (the song) having the best harmonies of the album. However, I have a problem with the production, not a big fan of how it sounds. And I didn't really care for Take A Load Off Your Feet
4
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Palo Congo
Sabu
Not terrible, I actually really love the percussion and guitar. But my god this album is super annoying to me
2
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Tue Apr 09 2024
Young Americans
David Bowie
The first song and last song are alright, and there are small parts of others that I kinda enjoy, but everything else here is just garbage. I question Bowie for releasing this, and I question the writer for thinking this was essential listening. A spot that would have been better used by another Limp Bizkit or Kid Rock album
1
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Manassas
Stephen Stills
This is a really well done and well performed album, plenty of great tracks here to choose from. But, I have some qualms with it, production being spotty here and there, and the album being just a little bit too long. A 5 star single album, a 4.5 star double album. And I round down
4
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Thu Apr 11 2024
Microshift
Hookworms
It's albums like this why I love the generator. Who the fuck are Hookworms? A 2018 album is essential listening? And I've never heard it? Well fuck all that, regardless of who made it or when this came out, this album is fucking fantastic. Hookworms magnum opus, so obviously they haven't made another since. No way to top this masterpiece
5
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Fri Apr 12 2024
Take Me Apart
Kelela
Always a great day to get an album you know nothing about and being pleasently surprised. The production on this album is insane. No wonder it got put on the list. And the album just has bangers after bangers, though it's slightly too long but that's just a nitpick
5
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Sat Apr 13 2024
The College Dropout
Kanye West
I can see why Kanye is so revered. The highs on this album are very high. The beats are just incredible, with a lot of great samples. But, this album suffers from bloat, especially that 12 minute song to end it
4
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Sun Apr 14 2024
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
Not bad at all, very enjoyable punk record. There's some great catchy tunes and some that are eh but overall I really liked this
4
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Fantastic album, really one of the best offerings of the 60s psychedelic scene. Donovon shows he can do it all on this album here, varied yet catchy
5
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Tue Apr 16 2024
It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Great fucking album. The more dance/pop oriented sound fits Yeah Yeah Yeahs really well, and Karen O has a superb voice throughout. It nearly lost me in the middle, but quickly brought my attention back into it with all strong songs til the end
5
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Wed Apr 17 2024
The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
Oh man this album is great. Love the flow and there's plenty of cool lines throughout, and the production and beats sound out of the world
5
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Thu Apr 18 2024
Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
Excellent playing throughout this album. It is very soothing music
5
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Fri Apr 19 2024
Green
R.E.M.
I promise I don't hate R.E.M. I actually love quite a few of their songs. But when I put this on, the first half seemed like another R.E.M. album that just doesn't interested md outside of the singles. But, the entire second half is brilliant. Blew me away. The Wrong Child is an incredible incredible song too
4
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Sat Apr 20 2024
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Aretha is a great performer and Respect is an all time cover, but nearly nothing else in this entire album even interested me slightly compared to the first song. But, this isn't a 1, because Respect and Aretha had a singer is just that good
2
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Sun Apr 21 2024
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Great album. Radiohead has a knack for making sounds so unnatural yet music so good. They have better than this, but that's more for how good Radiohead is rather than any fault of this record
5
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Mon Apr 22 2024
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
I know this is the start of a legendary band and this album had a big impact on the culture yadda yadda yadda. This album is just straight up bad. All covers. No originals. Not the worst I've heard, I actually quite like Mona (I Need You Baby), but it was the most unneccesary thing I've heard. Like adding Beatles For Sale just because The Beatles had a big impact
1
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Tue Apr 23 2024
The Clash
The Clash
A legendary first half. Some of the best punk tunes. I really wanted to give this a 5, but as it went on, the 5 turned to 4, and the 4 turned to 3. The second half is pretty weak and boring to me the more it goes on. Outside of "Cheat" nothing in the second half really shone
3
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Wed Apr 24 2024
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
This album starts off super strong, title track and Runaway Child, Running Wild are both fantastic tracks. However, after Love Is A Hurtin' Thing and Hey Girl, the album quality dips into a seemingly random assortmant of love songs that sound alike. I also am not a fan of the production as a whole. But still, great vocals and killer 1st half of the record
3
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Thu Apr 25 2024
The Score
Fugees
The first few times I listened to this, I wasn't impressed. But somsthing changed here. The production is out of this world. Really gives the album an aura few others ever get close to. On top of that, the vocal performances are incredible especially on Killing Me Softly With His Song
5
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Sounds just like Fela, but with better production. Sounds so clean and you can hear everything easily. I really want to give this 5 stars, but it's just too long. It would have been perfect around 40 minutes, but an hour and 13 minutes is too much for this genre for me. Compared to Fela's which are usually 30 minutes or less, Fela's stick with you much more
4
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Sat Apr 27 2024
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Outside of a small handful of good tracks, and the many cool riffs, this album is just plain boring. I wouldn't mind it as much if it were a single album, but this is a double. Not that I hate long albums, but there's quite a lot of filler here and that is a cardinal sin for double albums. Also Robert Plant's voice really annoys me. And Jimmy Page had a 12 year old girlfriend
2
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Sun Apr 28 2024
Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
Oh what a great album, love the storytelling and Welch has a great voice. Only thing about this album I really hate is the cover, just a bad picture to me
5
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
I don't even need to say how legendary Stevie's mid 70s run is. This album is phenomenal is every aspect
5
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Fragile
Yes
Yes' 3 best songs are on this album, "Roundabout", "South Side of the Sky", and "Heart of the Sunrise". 3 prog classics, and truly remarkable the talent shown in these songs. Should be a 5 star easily, but I can't give it 5. The rest of the album is completely forgettable filler to me. That's 2/3rds of the album. So while The Yes Album and Close to the Edge may be better albums, Yes' best songs are all on this one
4
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Wed May 01 2024
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
This album is fucking incredible. So damn groovy with some very proficient playing. Love the drums, Harvey Mason is fucking nuts!
5
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Thu May 02 2024
Queen II
Queen
The album starts out with an epic intro and I thought I was really in for a treat, but then the real songs come in feeling a little lackluster. The first half I didn't like. But everything after "The Loser In The End" is pure genius and talent. Though I hate that fade out when the drums start going crazy
3
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Fri May 03 2024
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil and Jigsaw Puzzle are fucking amazing songs. Everything else here though, while well played, is just boring old blues numbers that don't at all interest me
2
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Sat May 04 2024
Music From Big Pink
The Band
Tears of Rage, Chest Fever, and Lonesome Suzie are gorgeous songs, but everything else on this album dragged on forever. Very dull and forgettable
2
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Sun May 05 2024
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
This album started okay, but I thought it wouldn't get past that and stay as a 3 star album. But this is one of those albums that get stronger with each passing track. Also Jeff Beck is a fucking alien on guitar
4
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Mon May 06 2024
Truth
Jeff Beck
This is Jeff Beck's masterclass on why he's one of the greatest guitar players ever. Totally transforming this album which would have been a good, if forgettable blues record into a must hear and memorable blues record. I don't like Rod Stewart's voice but I actually didn't mind it on this record
5
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Tue May 07 2024
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Easily one of the best albums of all time, effortlessly doing something so different that I haven't heard anybody else quite like this band. Jimi is so good at guitar he somehow overshadows how great Mitch Mitchell is. So many classic songs, and even the bonus songs are golden. The production and especially panning just pushes it to the next level. I also enjoy hearing the studio or Jimi coughing and clearing his throat while the music just plays. And I find this to be the bands weakest album by the way, shows how fucking good they are
5
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Wed May 08 2024
Since I Left You
The Avalanches
They sample and scratch a fucking bird. All you need to know about this incredible record
5
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Thu May 09 2024
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
The start of a legend. Many catchy songs, filled to the absolute brim of brilliant wordplay and rhymes and storytelling. Lots of laughs on this album too, and Eminem seemed to have taken Kid Rock's advice (yeah seriously) to annunciate his words more, I can clearing hear at least 95% of what Eminem is saying no matter how fast he goes. Great album
5
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Fri May 10 2024
Under Construction
Missy Elliott
This is a Missy Elliott exclusive. An album so influential, it can be heard today front and center on the top 40 charts, paved the way for many female MCs. Work It is an all time great song, and everything else here is almost as good. Phenomenal skills on the mic by Missy Elliott too
5
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Sat May 11 2024
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Great fucking album that shows why CCR is so well appreciated. Some slight dips in quality on this album, but it always has a banger the next track that picks everything back up.
5
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Sun May 12 2024
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
There are strokes of genius on this record, interesting beats and good rapping, but this album badly suffers from unneeded bloat, from the pointless talking parts to just annoying songs
3
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Mon May 13 2024
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
I honestly can't tell if I like this record or not. Half of it is incredible, half of it sucks. I thought I finally "got" Costello on the first 2 songs, then the album just roller coasters til the end. Hard to rate this, I'm gonna just go 3
3
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Tue May 14 2024
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Clint Eastwood and Double Bass are great songs. A couple of others are okay, and I think that everything else on this album is just pure garbage. And that Clint Eastwood remix at the end is fucking horrible
I hope I never have to listen to Daman Albarn again
1
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Wed May 15 2024
Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
This album is just fantastic front to back. I LOVE Prince. Oozing with creativity, and an iconic drum sound. The production is spot on too, love how a silly little engineering mistake makes The Ballad of Dorothy Parker very eerie and gives it such a unique sound. Prince is a genius, but this isn't even my favorite Prince album on this list
5
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Thu May 16 2024
Crazysexycool
TLC
The beats remind me of Hypnospace Outlaw a bit. The singing and overlaying harmonies are great, lots of strong songs. This would have been a 5 star, but it should have ended at the Prince cover. Because everything after that, besides André 3000 and Busta Rhymes surprise appearance, was just weak
4
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Fri May 17 2024
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
TV On The Radio
Boy is this album weird. The sound is really unlike any other I've heard. Like industrial electronic shoegaze? Lots of cool songs on here and I love the backing vocals. But man is it just so odd to my ears
4
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Sat May 18 2024
American Idiot
Green Day
When I got this generated, my immedieate thought was "ahh a modern classic". But there is nothing modern about this record anymore. It's 20 fucking years old. It's now a classic. The singles are Green Day's strongest, and so is the rest of the album. Just so consistantly strong, every song an anthem. Truly one of the greatest career resurgances ever seen
5
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Sun May 19 2024
Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
This album is so consistantly strong. Every single song is great, even if the album seems to go on longer than it should, I can't think of any song I'd be okay with cutting. Love this album.
Also, I didn't expect Frank Black to look like that, his voice made me think of some super skinny guy with bronze skin lol
5
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Mon May 20 2024
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
The atmosphere on this record is great, some really lovely songs as well (I love the duet with Dave Matthews) but at times I felt this album was just a bit too slow. As in boring. Some of the bloat being trimmed would have helped a lot
3
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Tue May 21 2024
Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
This album is nice, and has some great classic Samba tracks, it does sort of teeter on the quality of songs. Some are fun or are very well arranged and others are just....not very interesting. Suffering the same problem as The Girl From Ipanema. But this album doesn't have a song as good as Girl From Ipanema, but I do think it's a bit more consistant
3
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Wed May 22 2024
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Y'know, I already don't really like Rod Stewart's voice, and it is in full swing on this record. Despite having a couple good songs and some great guitar playing (ESPECIALLY on "That's All You Need"), the rest of the album just meanders on with some boring blues numbers that I don't care about
2
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Thu May 23 2024
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
Fuck, this album is incredible!!!! ?uestlove is perfect on drums, love the snare sound. Badu has killer songs and a great voice. It's for albums like this that I love the generator, because I otherwise would have never heard this
5
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Fri May 24 2024
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Very inventive and influential, but outside of a few songs (Sunday Morning, Heroin, European Son) this album is totally uninsteresting. I don't think I could name another song on here. But the 3 that are good are so good they are each worth a star
3
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Sat May 25 2024
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Two albums. Same old flow
Speakerboxxx:
Holy FUCK this is one of the best hip hop albums I've ever heard. Oozing with style, filled to the brim with not just incredible wordplay and flow, but also SUPER catchy choruses. The features are all great too, and I love the beats
The Love Below: And yet somehow, André 3000 tops Speakerboxxx with a concept album detailing every single aspect of romantic love. So diverse, long, yet every song is incredible and an experience of its own. The fact that these 2 albums were sold together is astounding, because they both hold their own easily. But together, it's the greatest deal on Earth
5
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Sun May 26 2024
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
Before this listen, I had thought this album was just alright but not sure why it was so essential. But now I do realise why, Billy Bragg has a unique voice and great lyricism. Also loved the guitar playing. I enjoyed this one a lot
4
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Mon May 27 2024
Fromohio
fIREHOSE
I can't really tell how much I like this record. It has all the ingredients of something I should love, but for some reason I feel something is missing. The playing is all really spectacular throughout and I love the drum solos sprinkled through. Not something that I would probably seek out to listen to, but all good stuff
4
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Tue May 28 2024
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
This album shouldn't be as good as it is. The production is garbage, but pretty much everything else about the album is superb. Monster classics around every corner, and strong deep cuts. John Fruciante's guitar work is also insane, Anthony Kedis also writes some of his best songs here, and Flea and Chad Smith do what they do best
5
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Wed May 29 2024
The La's
The La's
The La's were around for a long time, yet they only released one single album. They're a 90s one-hit wonder, so I'm always going to compare them to my favorite one-hit wonders of the 90s, Spin Doctors (Pocketful of Kryptonite should have been on this list!). "There She Goes" is a wonderful song, and there are other very strong songs here. But most of the album is just okay, not bad but not very memorable.
3
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Thu May 30 2024
OK Computer
Radiohead
One of the greatest albums ever. The continuation of Radiohead getting more and more experimental with each album, every song here is a gem in its own way. The guitar playing is seriously kick ass too. The fact they went to Kid A 3 years later, nearly completely devoid of guitars, is astounding, even moreso that it actually made them more legendary and was an arguably better album
5
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Fri May 31 2024
Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
Epic songs about pizza! Constant guitar solos! Classic glam/punk rock n roll feel! Hell yeah! This is AWESOME!!!!!
For about 15 minutes. Then it gets old really fast. Turbonegro really just put the best songs first
3
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Sat Jun 01 2024
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Damn good album. Ray Charles is just phenomenal performer and the backing is just so classic. Very few misses on this, pretty much all great songs
5
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Sun Jun 02 2024
Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
If you're ever wondering why Nick Cave has so many albums, and ask why one from 2019 is on the list, all it takes is one listen to understand why. Haunting, haunting record. Heart breaking every step of the way. Proving without a shadow of a doubt how great Nick Cave is as a songwriter. Multiple times throughout the album I nearly cried (title track got the closest). This record is phenomenal and a true instant modern classic
5
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Mon Jun 03 2024
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
If Dinosaur Jr. and Pavement had an emo baby, it would sound like this. This album is fantastic, and the songs energy's changes a lot throughout the album, making it always sound fresh and never stale. Great album, never would have found it on my own
5
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Tue Jun 04 2024
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
This album is really good, love the atmosphere, and at times it is very catchy. Only real problem I have is that the songs all seemingly last forever, I was kinda waiting for it to end already by the 40ish minute mark
4
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Wed Jun 05 2024
Destroyer
KISS
Iconic album from an iconic band. Say what you will about their songs, but they knew how to sell themselves and they went all in on it. Worked out pretty well for them, and they have quite a few great tracks as well. I really wish this album was better though, great highlights, the lighter songs are still really good along the rockers, but the album is too up and down in quality to earn anything higher than 3
3
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Thu Jun 06 2024
Virgin Suicides
Air
Never seen the film, but this soundtrack really makes me want to check in out. Lovely album here. The perfect mix between cool keyboards and cool drumming
5
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Fri Jun 07 2024
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
Even after listening and reading up on this record, I'm still not entirely sure why it was included in the list. I guess it must have been very influential for other bands down the line, and I can't fault that. This album is still superb and totally unique especially with the way 90's rock was sounding when this released
5
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Sat Jun 08 2024
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Really solid album. The start of Stevie's legendary 70s output. Although, I feel this album is just a bit weaker than the rest of his on the list. Has some monster bangers, but also a couple of "okay" songs, and one that isn't that good
4
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Sun Jun 09 2024
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
Nice album. Reminds me of patrolling the Mojave. Lynn has a lot of emotion behind her voice and that really helps sell the great lyrics. Also, how insane is it for a female country singer to allude to spousal rape back in a time when it was still legal and nearly never talked about? The balls on Loretta Lynn are immeasurable
4
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Mon Jun 10 2024
Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
This album is so odd, from the sound of the guitars to their weird riffs to the accent the singer has. It actually works out. Some really great tunes, "No Xmas for John Quays" is an all timer and one I put on constantly. The album does have some dips in quality though
4
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Tue Jun 11 2024
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Yeah this is a classic for a good fuckin' reason. Life changing audible experience, one of the greatest albums ever. Not much else to say as the music speaks for itself
5
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Wed Jun 12 2024
Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
For some reason I wasn't expecting this album to be very good. Maybe because I had to scrounge up some youtube downloads because this album randomly left spotify.
But boy, I was proven wrong. This is fantastic. Love the guitar work and the subject matter of the album. It's all great
5
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Thu Jun 13 2024
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr.
J Mascis is a guitar god. Love the noise on this record too. Also gotta love those abrupt endings and the funny cover of Just Like Heaven. Great fucking album
5
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Fri Jun 14 2024
Debut
Björk
Nellee Hooper. Is. A. Fucking. God. This entire album has an aura all of its own, a dance album yet so unlike any other dance album I have ever heard. It's so much fun picking out every instrument and sound and sample on every track. The production is unreal. The beats are mezmorizing, just take "Violently Happy" for example, with its build up of loop after loop, then when it sounds full Hooper adds a SICK ASS FUCKING BASSLINE out of nowhere. Total perfection of a beat, and Hooper still doesn't drag it on the whole song, it switches it up quite a lot
And I haven't even mention Björk. This album would have been legendary even without her vocals, but she pulls it straight to space in terms of greatness. A wonderous and fun, soothing voice. It produces total relaxation throughout my body. This is easily a top 5 album of all time, and Björk would somehow overshadow this Debut with her even more experimental future. But for me, this is her best album. Everything comes into place perfectly
5
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Sat Jun 15 2024
Urban Hymns
The Verve
I find The Verve, in regard to Brit-pop, to be so so much better than Oasis or Blur. Not anywhere near Pulp though. This album starts off with a bang with the instant classic "Bittersweet Symphony". There are plently of other great tracks strewn about too, like "The Drugs Don't Work". This album is a bit too long though, around the 40 minute range would have made it perfect
4
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Sun Jun 16 2024
Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Funny how Aerosmith was nearly forgotten at one point in time, before the mid to late 80s brought them back as a legendary force. This album is loaded with great riffs on great tunes. The tracks fall flat at some spots, but an overall very enjoyable record
4
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Mon Jun 17 2024
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
How funny I just had the Aerosmith album with Walk This Way and the very next album is the Run-D.M.C. album with Walk This Way.
I love this record. Such a classic old school hip-hop sound that really broke down the rap/rock barrier with Walk This Way. And the skill on the mic is in full show here. It truly is tricky to rock a rhyme to rock a rhyme that's right on time it's trickay
5
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Tue Jun 18 2024
Hotel California
Eagles
One of the strongest opening tracks of any album. Funny how their Greatest Hits was released a year before this came out. Great fucking tunes. Sort of teeters off at some points, but I can excuse that when there are so many bangers on this album even outside the title track.
5
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Wed Jun 19 2024
Nevermind
Nirvana
I'm so sick of hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit. It's unnecessarily long and gets so boring after a while. Outside of that, this is an easy 5 star iconic classic record. Changing the game for rock in such a way that it sounds basic by todays standards because of how copied it has been. Funny enough, I have heard Breed a million times over because it's on the Madden 10 soundtrack and I never tire of hearing that. It's just Smells Like Teen Spirit that really irks me, much like it did to Kurt
5
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Thu Jun 20 2024
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
What an unexpected masterpiece. Never heard of Throwing Muses before, and this album isn't on spotify. It isn't even on youtube, for one song only a bad sounding live recording exists. But still, this album is fantastic. I can hear its influence in multiple bands I've listened to. And what a voice the singer has too
5
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Fri Jun 21 2024
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Very good funky soundtrack. Pusherman is the big highlight, being copied by rappers later on. Not much else to say than I liked it
4
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Sat Jun 22 2024
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
It is obvious how talented Elton John is as a pianist and songwriter. There's quite a few really great songs, with nice vocal melodies. I am more of a Billy Joel person though, and only really was interested in about half of these songs
3
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Sun Jun 23 2024
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
Pretty good instrumental album. Definitely one to throw on at parties. The organ sound is cool as fuck. But let's be honest this album is really carried by the iconic title track. Couple of other really fun songs, but mostly background noise for the most part
3
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Mon Jun 24 2024
1984
Van Halen
This album is incredible. Just so finely tuned rock tunes that clocks in at a perfect time, 33 minutes. Doesn't overstay its welcome at all, and leaves you wanting so much more. Has Van Halen's biggest hits on here as well. EVH is a demon on the guitar but lets not forget the excellent drumming from AVH and the great complimentary bass playing from Michael Anthony. David Lee Roth's charismatic vocals is the cherry on top
5
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Tue Jun 25 2024
Graceland
Paul Simon
First song I listened to with my now girlfriend was Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes. Great memories. This album is filled with great catchy songs and more of Paul Simons great writing. I quite like all the collabs here. This album is so close to a 5, but a few blemishes stop me from it. Does have an insane run from Diamonds to Crazy Love Pt. II though
It's also uncanny hearing Paul Simon with 80s sounds
4
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Wed Jun 26 2024
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
I think it's easy to say this is Elvis Costello's best album. Every song is a banger. The drumming in particular is great and I love the keyboard. Costello also has his catchiest tunes here. Love this album, almost makes me "get" the whole Elvis Costello thing
5
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Thu Jun 27 2024
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
This album is perfect. Banger after banger after banger after banger. And those changes in the song are just godly. One of the best ever
5
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Fri Jun 28 2024
Disraeli Gears
Cream
Sunshine of Your Love and Tales of Brave Ulysses are excellent songs. Would love to give this album a higher score for that, but, there is just so much crap. So eh. Some shitty blues numbers and songs that don't work. Ginger Baker is consistantly great though
2
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Sat Jun 29 2024
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Incredible album. Makes me feel like I'm with my friends exploring a forest and later settling by a campfire. The harmonies are beautiful, it almost doesn't even need anything else to be good
5
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Sun Jun 30 2024
Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC
Such a shame this isn't on spotify, this needs to be heard by more people. The melodies are endlessly beautiful and there are plenty of them scattered throughout every song especially it's choruses. The lush arrangements are also incredible
5
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Mon Jul 01 2024
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
Some real ethereal and dreamy soundscapes and songs. I think at parts it was a little too slow, especially for that first half. I don't know what else to say
4
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Tue Jul 02 2024
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Lesser bands would have made these blues numbers almost painful but The Doors are talented enough to keep it interesting and Jim Morrison is a great frontman. Also this album has some monster sized classics so that is also a plus. Not my favorite Doors album but it's up there
4
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Wed Jul 03 2024
Django Django
Django Django
Really cool album with a neat aesthetic. Some very catchy songs and the production is great. Bit too much bloat for me though but still a good record
4
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Thu Jul 04 2024
Stankonia
OutKast
God I fucking love Outkast. They made 5 (or 6 if you count Speakerboxxx/The Love Below seperately) ice cold classics in a row. That is insane. This album in particular is filled to the brim with great choruses and even better verses. The beats are incredible too. But the best part is the song structure. What other rap song are you going to hear a guitar solo, DJ solo, and chant reprise power ending all after an explosive verse chorus energy burst. These guys are geniuses
5
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Fri Jul 05 2024
Cut
The Slits
I fucking love this. So odd, out of place, yet completely enthralling and even catchy at points. The singer has a unique voice, kind of like Björk's voice. I think the drumming is the biggest highlight for me, so fun
5
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Sat Jul 06 2024
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
What a start to an album. The first 6 or so songs of this are absolutely glorious. Elton John is so talented. Just a shame this was a double album as it would have been perfect as a single, some of the songs in the second half just bored me
4
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Sun Jul 07 2024
Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C.
Ground-breaking debut. Lots of great songs and I love the beats and the back and forth rapping. But this album isn't nearly as good as Raising Hell. I can tell things were still kind of getting figured out, couple songs fall flat for me
4
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Mon Jul 08 2024
The Specials
The Specials
Normally I'd love an album like this, but this is my 3rd listen to it and still doesn't quite hit for me. Not a bad album by any means and there's a handful of songs I love, but More Specials is like 20x better than this album
3
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Tue Jul 09 2024
Master Of Puppets
Metallica
the band from fortnite
This was a turning point for Metallica, where just greatness seen on Ride the Lightning (should have made the list) is turned to legendary status. Killer riffs, bass, drumming, changes. And James actually sounds comfortable on vocals here
5
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Wed Jul 10 2024
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
What a lovely voice. This album is so much fun and relaxing. I was in the perfect mood for this. Sarah Vaughan got some of the best pipes I've ever heard yet I rarely hear her name mention in the world of great vocalists
5
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Thu Jul 11 2024
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Yeah this is just okay. Drums and bass have interesting parts, singer has a recognizable voice, and the guitar tone is fucking awful. Not sure how to rate this. Some stand out songs I guess but mostly just mediocre. Very high 2
2
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Fri Jul 12 2024
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
What a performer Sam Cooke is. He's got the audience in the palm of his hand over this entire record. Incredible. His voice is great and the performance is full of energy. Not a 5 star record for me though, objectively amazing but personally only 75% amazing, some songs didn't move me much
4
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Sat Jul 13 2024
With The Beatles
Beatles
Delightful pop tunes, these guys know how to make a song sound catchy. Ringo is superb as always, as well as Paul but having every instrument jammed on one side makes things get lost easily. Especially when that harmonica came in. Not The Beatles best work, iconic album art and a few classics but mostly just the same stuff. Still, no Beatles album is anything less than at least a 4
4
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Sun Jul 14 2024
Low
David Bowie
Geez what an incredible album. This list finally convinced me that Bowie is great and made me sort of a fan. I still think he's featured too much but yeah man's got serious talent. And good move teaming up with Eno, I love the glitchy synth sounds and LOVE the ambient tracks
5
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Mon Jul 15 2024
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Alright this album ain't bad, some 60s rock stuff, but I don't think it's particularly great. Just sits in that okay to good range. Some really cool sections
3
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Tue Jul 16 2024
Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Great record. The middle of the album is so incredibly strong it nearly overshadows the rest of the record. Smith has a really unique voice, and he was underrated as a guitar player. Great riffs and melodies all throughout
5
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Wed Jul 17 2024
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
My personal favorite Hendrix album. A genius totally unleashed. The production and panning on this record is insane, sometimes the guitar sounds like it's literally walking away. And Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding go absolutely crazy on drums and bass throughout, while still complimenting Hendrix's intense guitar playing. I can't believe he also sings. Incredible
5
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Thu Jul 18 2024
OK
Talvin Singh
The mix of drum n bass and India classical works so well together. What utter genius. This is a great relaxing listen if a bit on the long side (some drag near the end)
5
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Fri Jul 19 2024
Is This It
The Strokes
What a great listen. A return to roots for rock as it is, simplistic but powerful catchy bops
5
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Sat Jul 20 2024
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
This album is very highly praised. Like very highly. I like the classroom skits, and there's some bangers here, but I think I'm just missing what's what about it. It's okay. Good even, outside that shit cover of Frankie Valli. But one of the best of all time? Nah
4
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Sun Jul 21 2024
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
Fuck this album is great. Love the lyrics/songwriting so so much. Not only unique in writing but also in sound, 90's alt rock, but with an air around everything making it stand out above the rest, production is solid
5
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Mon Jul 22 2024
Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Fantastic. Goddamn do I love the strings, and the instrumental interludes are awesome. Great album with a great atmosphere
5
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Tue Jul 23 2024
Sea Change
Beck
Great album. Catchy yet so so melencholic. Not what I ever expected from Beck but he pulls it off wonderously
5
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Wed Jul 24 2024
Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
What an album. So odd and sinister sounding at times, yet flows neatly into catchy rock tracks. Love the lyrics/storytelling too, couple of weaker tracks but the overall product just can't be lower than a 5
5
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Thu Jul 25 2024
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
This album just got stronger and stronger as it went on, and it started off pretty fuckin strong. This is a modern classic, you can just tell how much heart and soul went into this record. Kiwanuka is so talented
5
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Fri Jul 26 2024
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Yeah this is okay. Love the One You're With is an all timer, and there's a couple other great moments, but most of this album is unremarkable and forgettable
3