Feb 01 2024
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
I didn’t expect to like this one, but I enjoyed it. R&B kind of vibe throughout, ranging several genres. A few songs stand out as different; see “Living in Denial”, almost similar to Pond or Crumb. Almost every song has a part that gets stuck in your head. I loved this album.
4
Feb 02 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
More acoustic than I thought. Robert Plant has a unique voice, but of course that's nothing new. This album manages to blend folk, blues, psychedelia, and rock into a mixture that matches the cover. Definitely meant to be listened to as a full album project.
2
Feb 03 2024
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Many of the songs have not a lot of melody. I found it very boring, but it’s easy to listen to. Raucous, energetic, and quick but not angry.
2
Feb 04 2024
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Nice and bluesy. Feels just how I thought it would, and a departure from Elvis' earlier stuff. Not super compelling, but nice enough to put on in the background and not think about while still having substance enough to dissect.
2
Feb 05 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Just really nice blues. A little harmonica heavy, and repetitive, but good overall.
3
Feb 06 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Very fun album to listen to. Not a fan of the more rock-ish ones, and it can tend towards a lot of the same material, but it's just playful and goofy most of the time. I enjoy storytelling, and a big fan of the instrumentals, scratching, and vocal interplay.
4
Feb 07 2024
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
This album was so bad. If I never heard a song off of this album again I would die a happy person. I kind of liked a few songs, but they then were played over and over until the playtime reached 6 minutes or more.
1
Feb 08 2024
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Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
I think that while listening to this you can hear how it would directly influence future artists. I hear Neutral Milk Hotel for sure, and I can imagine Radiohead. I like the idea of folk, which is so homely, mixed with punk. I loved this album. It feels energetically warm and wistful, with undercurrents of anger and passion. Like a glass of lemonade.
5
Feb 09 2024
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Very cool stuff. Proto-Pond, psychedelic type experimental rock, using drum machines and blown out sounds for what a sunburn feels like when you put aloe over it. I liked it a lot, but only a few songs really stuck out to me. Good stuff.
4
Feb 10 2024
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
A very feel-good kind of album. Short and sweet, with a couple catchy singles. To me sounds kind of formulaic, but that does make sense. Feels sort of like a paddleball hung so that the ball is bouncing upside down on the string.
3
Feb 11 2024
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
A great departure from Nirvana with more harmony-rich and slow rock with keeping in touch with the grunge spirit. One of my favorite bands and a great album. Feels like an attic fire.
5
Feb 12 2024
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
A digitally-sampled melancholic experimental pop record that leaves you feeling thoughtful. Every song seems long but the album is short. Very smooth, with bits of uprising and chaotic sounds. Feels like a deer in purple headlights.
4
Feb 13 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Though it has only seven songs, this album is almost a hour and twenty minutes long. Proto-rock and roll, following normal chord changes. Great vocals. Feels sort of dusty and absent, like a shipping crate on the shore.
3
Feb 14 2024
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
Squelchy at times, jangly at others. Large disco influences, and almost sounds like my bloody valentine at points. Feels just like orange juice, great name.
2
Feb 15 2024
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Voice is used very much as an instrument in this album. Rollicking and unpredictable, minimalist at times and insane at others. Feels like the car ride across a state line.
3
Feb 16 2024
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Truth
Jeff Beck
An interesting one. Mostly the same kind of early rock-and-roll vibe, but has sprinkles of experimental guitar sounds that are super innovative. Crooning and rolling. Feels like navy blue sheets.
2
Feb 17 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae and rock. More politically charged than I expected, which was enjoyed. Happy on the surface, but kind of sad when you read into it. Feels like a family store father.
2
Feb 18 2024
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Late 70s proto-alt rock goodness. Atonal-ish singing, to me seems like a Dinosaur Jr. influence. Poppy at times, but stays a little melancholy and grounded for most of the album. Feels like the entrance to a small town mall.
3
Feb 19 2024
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
I don’t usually listen to a lot of R&B, but I am open to it. I thought the message of this album was really great, and the interludes were a cool touch. Not my favorite music in the world but appreciated from an objective standpoint. Feels like a bad bitch.
2
Feb 20 2024
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
What a sultry voice! Great renditions of old tunes, along with really nice originals. Feels very intimate, and flows like an in person concert. Feels like a dim edison bulb and a waterspot glass.
2
Feb 21 2024
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Damaged
Black Flag
I think hardcore punk might be my thing. Though as angry as usual, there are little bits of comedy thrown into this album. 100% influenced Nirvana and grunge. Feels like a bedroom that used to be a basement.
5
Feb 22 2024
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Buzzing and rattling, and soothing. Feedback is an instrument in this album, akin to a violin or pad of some sort and at the front. There are a few
more radio friendly songs. Vocals are acid-washed out and low; the guitars are the important bits. Feels like a space heater on high.
4
Feb 23 2024
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Third
Portishead
Something I have never heard the likes of; I didn’t even know trip hop existed before this album. Radiohead-like in its marriage and relationship dynamics between analog instruments and digital. Otherworldly and chanting. Feels like a rocket ship explosion.
4
Feb 24 2024
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Repetitive album with a few standouts. I like the use of scratching, and I always welcome piano in rock music. A little too white-guy edgy for my taste but respectable overall. Feels like stencil overspray.
2
Feb 25 2024
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
Very impressive voice. Some creative usage of string instruments, and produced very clean. The lyrics are very poetic. Feels like a spotlit bar scene in an 80’s spy movie.
2
Feb 26 2024
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Fun, technically impressive and cool jazz for general listeners. Plays a lot with time signatures; I saw a live version of this album from a tribute band and really enjoyed it. Feels like a glass of ice water on a grand piano.
2
Feb 27 2024
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Just how I thought it would sound. Have been hearing these sings my whole life; references are eclectic and many. Though from the west coast, feels like a Cubs game in 1995.
2
Feb 28 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Wonderfully slow and alien. Long tracks, and generally cohesive throughout; both natural and mangled. Beautiful and terrifying. Feels like a dying deer.
5
Feb 29 2024
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
Hot, sexual noise rock/pop. Like Sonic Youth met an analog synthesizer. Feels like an electrical fire.
2
Mar 01 2024
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Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
Both traditional and political. The instrumentation is cool stuff I hadn’t heard before. Similar to Billy Bragg at points. Feels like a pint.
2
Mar 02 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Suuuper long songs. Every instrument is speaking through. Feels just like the title; a warm roll of bread.
3
Mar 16 2024
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Rock that seems super fun to play. An interesting use of saxophone and trumpet on several songs, and a fee standouts. Feels like a melted gold brooch.
3
Mar 17 2024
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
More Americana than I have ever delved into, but with lofi and indie elements. I really enjoyed this album. Several parts where his voice is so low, very sonorous. He sings like he’s sitting down. Feels like that creaking saddle.
5
Mar 18 2024
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
There is a reason this album has been sampled so many times. A fun record, managing to do a lot instrumentally. Feels like wood veneer.
2
Mar 19 2024
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Wonderfully acoustic, beautiful. Interplay between the two is fresh and completely intonated. Sad considering their future. Feels like the farmhouse on the hill I have passed on so many weekends.
5
Mar 21 2024
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
I thought this album was one of those redneck-asshole-anthem records, but it is so much more than that. Indeed, it is the complete antithesis. Packed full of resigned rebellion and the regret of a hometown hero. Feels like N-Kat.
3
Apr 12 2024
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
I have heard this album before, but listening to it again all the way through offered a new perspective. There is a reason In Rainbows is so revered; seriously a significant landmark in the discography, blending drum machines and such analog guitar. Bass is ever present, and falling all over the place. Feels like a bunch of cinderblocks wrapped in a fuzzy blanket.
5
Apr 13 2024
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Feels like an ungrounded microphone, the kind that shocks your lips.
4