Jan 18 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan's vocal style gets a little old after a while for me. Lots of really great guitar tones all over the record. Impressive how many big hits are on this record. Geek USA and Mayonaise were highlights I had not heard before. They definitely have their own sound. Solid listen overall.
3
Jan 22 2024
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Melodrama
Lorde
Overall very bland feeling. Pure Heroine has much more interesting production, and a more distinct style/sound. Melodrama feels so much more like generic pop. Liability is ok.
2
Jan 23 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
It's a classic. Great southern rock sound, gets into some good grooves, the slower songs are well carried by the vocals and melodic guitar licks. Tuesday's Gone and Simple Man are really great songs. What more could even be said about Free Bird at this point?
4
Jan 25 2024
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Excellent album, so many memorable songs. Great performances from all of the musicians. A great short & sweet record.
5
Jan 29 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
Love all things Jack White and love this album. Really diverse set of songs, ranging from a more garage rock sound that we know and love from The White Stripes to more country inspired tracks. Lots of really catchy melodies all over the record. I think I'm only giving it 4 stars instead of 5 so that I have room for higher ratings on my more preferred Jack White projects/albums
4
Jan 31 2024
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
It was fine, just not really my thing. Nothing really stood out to me as bad or really won me over though
3
Feb 01 2024
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
One of my favorite albums of all time, one of Neil Young's best. Every track on here is great.
5
Feb 02 2024
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New Forms
Roni Size
I can't do it. I know this kind of music has it's fans, but this is just not for me. I'm not really sure why you would listen to this outside of just having it on in the background or at a dance club. I listened to the first 7 tracks. Each track started and I'd think "ok, this is a cool groove, there's some cool samples and sounds and things going on." and then it would repeat over and over and over for 4+ minutes, without enough being introduced or changing throughout the song to keep it interesting. Brown Paper Bag is over 9 minutes long and it's more or less the same thing through the whole song. Oh, and there's 24 tracks on this thing for some reason. 7 was more than enough. No thanks.
1
Feb 07 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
It was alright, there were some cool moments, nothing I could say was objectively bad really. Just overall didn't connect with me.
3
Feb 08 2024
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Tical
Method Man
Really solid album, great beats, great flow, I like the darker edge to the production. Maybe a couple tracks that didn't hook me in as much, but I could see myself revisiting this one for sure.
4
Feb 09 2024
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
This is kind of a weird one for me to rate. Will I ever listen to it again? Probably not, it's just not for me. I was definitely impressed by some of the musicianship on this record though. They can definitely play their instruments well, and the record has some cool moments on it and some great arrangements. For that, I'll give it an above average score.
4
Feb 12 2024
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
4
Feb 14 2024
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Disintegration
The Cure
Such a great album. Has a great mood/atmosphere to it, great catchy songs. Nothing to complain about here.
5
Feb 15 2024
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Really beautiful album. Love the mostly simple arrangements and instrumentation, really allows the melodies and beautiful playing to shine. First Willie Nelson album I've listened to all the way through, definitely gonna check out some others now.
5
Feb 23 2024
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Haunting, melancholy, personal, beautiful. Nick Cave is one of my favorite artists, and this is one of my favorite albums of his.
5