Feb 09 2024
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The Bends
Radiohead
Radiohead has always been a band who's existance I was aware of but I would never be able to name any of their songs.
Listening to this album has not changed this. While I didn't hate any of the tracks I didn't love any of them either. The chance of me listening to any of the tracks on this album in the future is slim at best.
Rated 3 stars as that is the midpoint between "hated it" and "loved it"
3
Feb 10 2024
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
I know Oasis more from the drama around them than the music. My hope was that this album would change that but unfortunately it hasn't. While not bad none of the tracks were memorable. The album is a bit better than meh but not worth 4 stars.
3
Feb 11 2024
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Unfortunately these reviews are getting a bit repetetive. As this is yet another album that while not bad does not contain anything memorable. So another 3 stars.
(actually I am writing this as I am listening to the next album which promises to be more interresting)
3
Feb 12 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
I liked this album. I already knew the songs My Sweet Lord and What is Life but the rest is also interresting. Album added to favorites and will be listened to again in the future.
Short rant, I only listened to the tracks present on the original release please stop padding later releases with irrelevant nonsense. Also please stop re-re-re-mastering, it rarely increases the sound quality usually it has the opposite effect.
4
Feb 13 2024
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
I already knew and liked the title track. The rest is pretty good too. Album added to favorites.
4
Feb 14 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
Hip-Hop is not my thing but I did recognise 1 track from this album and some of the rest was not bad. I have not become a Hip-Hop fan and I will probably never listen to this album again, but it wasn't boring.
3
Feb 15 2024
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
I actually own this on CD and it is pretty good. Not good enough for 5 stars though.
4
Feb 16 2024
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Tellin’ Stories
The Charlatans
Not bad but definately not great.
3
Feb 17 2024
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Second album on here that I own. Incredibly bombastic and utterly over the top but so expertly done you just have to love it.
Favorite track "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" but all tracks are excellent. Would like to give it 6 stars but unfortunately not possible.
5
Feb 18 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
Somehow Duran Duran has been hiding in a blindspot on my musical radar for a lomg time. Strange because I generally like their kind of music. I really did like this album, I did remember Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf and Save a Prayer but I probably haven't heard those tracks for 2 decades or more. I really liked this album but not enough to give it 5 stars. But with Duran Duran now firmly back on my radar time to explore their music some more.
4
Feb 19 2024
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Fun House
The Stooges
I have always thought that Igyy Pop was an overhyped talentless mofo and this has done nothing to change that opinion. This is just horrible noise, with the worst track being L.A. Blues. The only positive is that it is mercifully short. I thought about giving it 2 stars because I managed to listen to all of it but that would be too much praise.
1
Feb 20 2024
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
I do own Autobahn and know the track The Model but I don't think I had heard the rest of this album before. I do like it, while I won't be listening to it every day or even every month I will be once or twice a year. Several Kraftwerk albums added to favorites.
4
Feb 21 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
I rather like Van Morrison, live albums not so much. For a live album this one is not so bad.
4
Feb 22 2024
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Eagles
Eagles
I like the Eagles. I already knew "Take it Easy", "Witchy Woman" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" but the rest is good too especially "Most of Us are Sad" and "Train Leaves Here This Morning" Not good enough for 5 stars but a solid 4
4
Feb 23 2024
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Connected
Stereo MC's
Bland, boring and instantly forgetable. That would mean 3 stars per my rating system
1 star - hated it
2 stars - disliked it
3 stars - meh
4 stars - liked it
5 stars - loved it
But that would be unfair to other albums who got 3 stars so I decided that listening to this album meant that aprox. 50 minutes could have been spend listening to music that was more interresting than this. That is enough to dislike this album and give it 2 stars.
2
Feb 24 2024
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
I never really payed any attention to Willie Nelson and that seems to be a mistake as this album was actually pretty decent and I rather liked it. Going to pay more attention to Willie from now on.
4
Feb 25 2024
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
I have always had mixed feelings about The Beach Boys, liked some of their songs others not so much. This album is alright but not exactly great.
4
Feb 26 2024
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Movies
Holger Czukay
Never heard about this artist but the music is rather interresting. Other albums added to favorites to explore more in the future.
4
Feb 27 2024
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Solid album from solid artist.
4
Feb 28 2024
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Never liked Janis Joplin or more specifically her voice, some may call her voice raw or gritty I however call it grating. Knew some of the tracks (Cry Baby, Mercedes Benz). Neither music nor lyrics are in any way better than mediocre. (So your friends drive Porches, exactly why should I care) Together with the highly annoying voice I really dislike this album.
2
Feb 29 2024
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
The music is not all that interresting so would mean 3 stars, however you can not seperate the music from the artist and with several alligations and convictions of serious misconduct by the artist this gets 1 star.
1
Mar 01 2024
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The Cars
The Cars
Not the best album by the Cars bur alright.
4
Mar 03 2024
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Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
Not hard to understand why this band is a one hit wonder.
3
Mar 04 2024
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Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
Not bad but not good either.
3
Mar 05 2024
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War
U2
U2 and Bobo, another review here said that this was U2 before Bono became a little bit too preachy and full of himself. I think that review is wrong, Bono has always been preachy and far too full of himself. There two OK-ish tracks on this album , Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day and the rest is just mediocre.
3
Mar 06 2024
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Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
Oh goody Johnny Rotten. Being a member of a punk band is the ultimate participation trophy, it doesn't matter if you can't sing, play an instrument or write a song you can still be a succesful punk band. Unfortunately after the punk era finally ended some of these talentless larpers continued to cling on like barnicles to the bottom of a boat and infest the world with this kind of crap.
Comparing Johnny Rotten to a barnicle is ofcourse incredibly unfair to the barnicles. At least a barnicle has some redeeming qualities, I don't know what they are but I'm sure if a google I will find some. I am not so sure I will be able to find any redeeming quality in Johnny Rotten.
1
Mar 07 2024
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Best I can say about this is that it is alright. Not bad, not great.
3
Mar 08 2024
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti a name I haven't heard (or thought about) for a long time. I can't recall any emotions associated with this band and listening to this album confirmed that. It's alright, not bad but also not great or original. Most of the tracks are pleasant to listen to and a sizable part of the purpose of music is that it is pleasant to listen to. I have added this to my favorites so it deserves 4 stars.
I must be getting soft in my old age, no that's not it still absolutely loath Johnny Rotten so this album has probably always been alright.
That's all I am going to say about music today now get off my lawn.
4
Mar 09 2024
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Fantastic Johnny Rotten AGAIN. In one of the reviews this is called the greatest punk album of all time. Still utter shite. I had forgotten (or more likely suppressed) that the person responsible for inflicting this awfull ear-ache unto humanity was Malcolm McLaren. I actually like (and listen to) some of Malcolm's work which proves that everybody has redeeming qualities, everybody except Johnny Rotten. I still can't find any redeeming quality in him.
1
Mar 10 2024
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...And Justice For All
Metallica
Come back Johnny all is forgiven. There was me venting my opinion that Johnny Rotten had no redeeming quality in my review of the Sex Pistols and then there is this abomination proving me wrong. Because however bad Johnny Rotten is as a musician at least he isn't James Hetfield. Next to James Hetfield Johnny Rotten is almost a talented musician. (almost, let's not give Johnny too much credit).
Seconds into every track my ears were screaming to my brain "Please let it stop". My brain vindictive bastard that it is would then continue to subject my ears to at least two more minutes before it could itself no longer take it and skip to the next track hoping against hope it might be less shit. After "One" it finally decided to give my ears what they wanted and made it stop. So this is the second album I couldn't finish. (the first being the ghastly "Speakerboxxx", strangely I actually liked the "The Love Below" part of that strange twin solo album). According to some of the reviews for this album there are at least three more Metallica albums on this list. Great, can't wait.
Have to go now, have to perform an exorcism on my amplifier and arrange some therapy for it.
1
Mar 11 2024
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Whatever
Aimee Mann
After the horrific noise pretending to be music from Metallica and The Sex Pistols finally music that is actually pleasant to listen to. Somehow I missed Aimee Mann until now. Fortunately that has now been corrected. Good album with good songs.
4
Mar 12 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Not as bad as some, still pretty dire.
2
Mar 13 2024
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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Dwight Yoakam
Country. I don't really like country music for 2 reasons. The first is the music which I generally find boring and repetitive, the second are the lyrics. Some reviews had mentioned the problematic lyrics on some of the tracks and they were correct. Two songs about killing your (possibly unfaithful) girlfriend/wife are two too many. Then there is the one where he steals money from a fellow inmate. But fear not in the last track he professes that he is a good christian boy really. No you are fucking not, you are a fucking hypocrite. And this sort of sums up most country music lyrics to me, they are utterly fake. I just don't believe that most country singers themself believe a word they are singing.
Without the murderous lyrics that would mean three stars but as it is only one.
1
Mar 14 2024
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Moving Pictures
Rush
I generally like a bit of prog rock, but this does nothing for me. Don't hate it but equally don't really like it either.
3
Mar 15 2024
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Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Another country album. Better than most and Emmylou Harris is an accomplished singer but not more than 3 stars unfortunately
3
Mar 16 2024
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground a band I knew the existance of but had never payed much attention to. Probably my mistake. This was pretty good deserving a closer look. Added to favorites.
4
Mar 17 2024
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
What can I say about this, is it original? No, is it great? Again no. But it is nice to listen to and that is important. So 4 stars.
4
Mar 18 2024
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Not a Jazz fan. Mostly because to me Jazz seems to be mostly about technique and very little about emotion.
As much as I generaalt detest punk for it's total lack of any technique you have to respect the emotion (and the fact that at least they are not James Hetfield)
One reviewer here made a comparison to a MIDI file and I think that's spot on, not a good thing. Another reviewer said he (or she) forgot this was still playing after the first track and I sort of feld the same.
When I am listening to these albums on here usually at the end of the evening I am deliberately doing something else too. To see if the music can demand my full attention, this like at lot of the albums on here failed to do this.
I don't hate or even dislike this music so 3 stars.
3
Mar 19 2024
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Second album with Janis Joplin. For her short time on this earth her terrible voice sure managed to inflict a disproportinate amount of misery on it.
Music is just as terrible. Why is this on any top xxx list?
1
Mar 20 2024
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
So this is grunge. So two members killed themselves with their drug abuse, how cliche is that. Lyrics are sometimes interresting, music however is not.
3
Mar 21 2024
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
Not really my kind of music but an obviously talented musician and interresting music and lyrics.
4
Mar 22 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
In the distant past I have attempted several times to get into Frank Zappa's music but for some reason failed every time. Maybe I gave up too soon as this is pretty interresting and well worth listening to. Time to explore Frank Zappa a bit more.
4
Mar 23 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
Solid Cat Stevens album
4
Mar 24 2024
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Fragile
Yes
I have always been ambivilant towards Yes as I like some of their work but don't really care for most of it. This album does not change that as I really like Roudabout but not any of the other tracks. So just barely 4 stars.
4
Mar 25 2024
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
Not a big fan of Leonard Cohen, didn't know this but found it surprisingly interresting.
4
Mar 26 2024
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Never heard of this band. Album was interresting, not great but alright.
4
Mar 27 2024
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
Mostly horrible noise. Managed to listen to most of it except the last part of the last track, my ears couln't take it any more after about six minutes.
1
Mar 28 2024
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Completely unknown to me but strangely interresting. Added to favorites.
4
Mar 29 2024
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Not really my kind of music (don't like the harmonica much) still prettu interresting and worth listening to (despite the harmonica)
4
Mar 30 2024
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Just mildly interresting.
4
Mar 31 2024
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
Never heard of them, interresting enough to be added to favorites and explore some more.
4
Apr 01 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
Not a great fan of either blues nor life albums but this was surprisingly OK.
4
Apr 02 2024
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
Never listened much to Amy Winehouse. Possibly my mistake as this was pretty good. Amy added to favorites for further exploration.
4
Apr 03 2024
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Never been a fan of Roxy Music, this certainly hasn't changed that.
3
Apr 04 2024
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
I had heard of this album but never listened to it. Johnny Cash is one of the few country musicians I don't think are hypocrites and this album is pretty good. Not good enough for 5 stars but close.
4
Apr 05 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
Alright as background music, not too interresting or objectionable. I thought I recognized some of the tracks but that was probably because the music is so generic.
3
Apr 06 2024
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In Rainbows
Radiohead
The first album I got to listen to on here was by Radiohead just two months ago. I can't remember a single track from that album, just like I can't remember a single track from this album less than 24 hours after listening to it.
3
Apr 07 2024
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Not the best Fleetwood Mac album but still pretty good. Would probably have been better as a single album not a double.
4
Apr 08 2024
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My Generation
The Who
Not a Who fan, I only like a very limited part of their music and this is not part of that.
3
Apr 09 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
A punk band with semi-competent musicians, how original. Don't hate it but don't love it either.
3
Apr 10 2024
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Destroyer
KISS
After reading some of the other reviews I expected to hate this but I don't. It is just not interresting enough for that. It is incredibly boring and instantly forgettable.
3
Apr 11 2024
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Raw Power
The Stooges
In this ever changing world it is comforting to know that some things don't change. Things like Iggy's ghastly singing. The kind of singing that make the other members of the band seem like almost competent musicians. That said at least this album provokes some emotion (negative as it is) unlike the horribly bland and boring Kiss album yesterday.
1
Apr 12 2024
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
W.T.F. This is the most annoying album I have listened to ever. (Well until now, I sure there will be another album in the future that will piss me off even more but I will deal with that at the time.) Repeating the same few words over and over and over and over and over gets VERY irritating VERY soon. And what's with the adding of pop's and crackle's? Clearly a misguided attempt to make it sound like (a parody of) vinyl. I remember the introduction of CD's and how happy I was not to have to listen to that distracting garbage anymore. I do not want to be reminded of the general crapness of vinyl as a means of music distribution thank you very much.
And finally unlike most punk bands I can't even excuse this abomination on the basis that the people resposible are incompetent a-holes who don't know any better, these people are actually competent (but defenitely a-holes) and have inflicted this on the world knowing exactly what they were doing.
Unfortunately it is not possible to award negative stars so 1 star is the only option but it should really be -10 stars at least.
1
Apr 13 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Hardly music,mostly noise.
2
Apr 14 2024
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
The voice of Tom Waits takes some getting used to. It is however effective. Interresting music,interresting lyrics, interresting voice what's not to like. Not the greatest album ever but still pretty good.
4
Apr 15 2024
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Tago Mago
Can
This is interresting, weird and annoying. Mostly all three at the same time. The longer tracks could have done with some editing. As it is more interresting than annoying 4 stars.
4
Apr 16 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Jazz just rubs me the wrong way. I don't know why, I have never been able to formulate a rational reason it just does. This was no exception.
2
Apr 17 2024
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Green
R.E.M.
Rather like R.E.M. and this is no exception.
4
Apr 18 2024
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What's That Noise?
Coldcut
For some reason I am not supposed to listen to this as neither Spotify nor Qobuz had this available (in my country). I did find two tracks on youtube (featuring Lisa Stansfield) ant those were pretty good (I generally like Lisa Stansfield). I also listened to some tracks from other Coldcut albums that were available from Qobuz and I liked those too. None of them could be called masterpieces but they were very enjoyable so 4 stars.
4
Apr 19 2024
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Real Life
Magazine
For a short time this sounded alright, I actually thought I might really enjoy this. Then Howard opened his gob and destroyed everything. As I reflected on why I detest the whole punk era so much I decided that it was not so much the music (although a lot of that was utter garbage) but it was the singing that made listening to it such an ordeal.
With someone who had any talent for singing this would get 4 stars but with Howard it only gets 1 and that's only because I can't give it 0
1
Apr 20 2024
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Not a great fan of Elton John and I don't think I ever heard any of this before but it was pretty good.
4
Apr 21 2024
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Tical
Method Man
I did not finish this. I gave up at the beginning of the fifth track when I realized that I was going to be listening to the same effing song for the fifth time. This should heve been a single (actually half a single as there is not even enough material here for a B side). After about two minutes you have really heard the whole album.
1
Apr 22 2024
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Kenza
Khaled
At nearly 80 minutes a bit long but pretty interresting.
4
Apr 23 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Only knew Like a Rolling Stone and I am not a great Dylan fan but this had enough good songs to get 4 stars.
4
Apr 24 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Despite not being a fan of live albums nor blues music this was surprisingly good.
4
Apr 25 2024
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
He makes it very clear that he "Doesn't give a fuck" which is exactly what I think about this album. Just background noise, not even memorable enough to dislike or hate it.
3
Apr 26 2024
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
This is far outside my musical comfort zone but it was very interresting and I liked it a lot.
4
Apr 27 2024
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The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Lots of Morrissey hate in the reviews, well he probably is a giant asshat and extremely limited as a singer. And like most of the music associated with him this too is mostly "Music to Commit Suicide By" Despite all these problems I didn't hate this.
4
Apr 28 2024
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Signing Off
UB40
Not really my cup of tea (actually tea is not really my cup of tea, I prefer coffee) but I can appreciate the talent, skill and originality that has gone into this and so it gets 4 stars even though I will probably never listen to it again.
4
Apr 29 2024
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New Wave
The Auteurs
In various reviews people have complained about a percieved British bias on this list. Mediocre crap like this seems to prove this bias, why is this on this list? It is not original, interresting or influential so again why is this on this list?
3
Apr 30 2024
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
While I am not a great Bob Dylan fan I liked this. Knew a lot of the tracks and all of it was nice to listen to. Not nice enough for 5 stars but an easy 4.
4
May 01 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
After being presented with another Fleedwood Mac album (Tusk) here I added some of their albums to my favorites including this one. I already knew about half of the tracks and liked them. The tracks previously unknown to me are equally good. An easy 4 stars.
4
May 02 2024
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
This was difficult to listen to because it could have been a great album. Unfortunately there were too many tracks that lasted far too long, going on and on and on becoming extremely irritating. I have no problem with long tracks, "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk is 22 minutes long and when I am listening to that not once during that 22 minutes do I think "Why is this not finished yet?" For every track on this album that went over five minutes I found myself thinking just that, usually even before the five minute mark. And that irritated me greatly particularly because most of these tracks would have been great at 3 to 4 minutes long.
2
May 03 2024
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G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
Great, hip-hop one of the music styles that for some reason rub me the wrong way (together with punk and jazz). Some of the music is actually OK but as soon as the "singing" starts it is immediately ruined.
1
May 04 2024
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
A little Aretha Franklin is always good and more is better. This certainly applies to this. Easy 4 stars.
4
May 05 2024
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
For country this was alright. The lyrics had none of the fakeness most country music unfortunately has. Music was alright to. So 4 stars.
4
May 06 2024
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
I liked this more than expected. It has Fairytale of New York, without doubt the best christmas song ever. The rest is also pretty good, full of energy, fun even when some of the lyrics are sometimes actually very serious. Misses out on 5 stars by a very narrow margin.
4
May 07 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
I really liked this despite the genre. It also reminded me that I really have to re-watch (the BBC series) Edge of Darkness. (In that series Time of the Preacher is referenced by one of the main characters).
4
May 08 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
Well the music is not too terrible but the lyrics are at best boring and at worst infantile. The vocals, well let's be generous and call them uninspiring. I am sorry that the person mostly responsible for this was so unhappy with his life he choose to end it ans while I am sure his life had value to the people close to him unfortunately nothing of musical value was lost as a result of his actions.
3
May 09 2024
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Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
When I saw the word rap in the article about this album my expectations very pretty low but I enjoyed this more than I expected. Interresting music, decent singing overall pretty good. Not the kind of music I am going to seek out in the future but decent enough.
4
May 10 2024
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Ah Echo and the Bunnyman, I really like the album Ocean Rain the rest not so much. This definitely part of that rest I don't much care for. So 3 stars.
3
May 11 2024
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Live!
Fela Kuti
Despite being a live album of music far outside my musical comfort zone I really liked this. The music has lots of energy, passion and fun. Easy 4 stars.
4
May 12 2024
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Trio
Dolly Parton
Three very accomplished singers, unfortunately in a genre I don't care for.
3
May 13 2024
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Knew the name but don't think I ever listened to the music. Except for the first track really liked this. Worth exploring more.
4
May 14 2024
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Didn't listen to this yesterday then I didn't need to as this is one of my favorite albums. Will probably listen sometime during the weekend. Great music expertly performed.
5
May 15 2024
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Weird and interresting. Not sure I really NEEDED to listen to this but glad I did if only once. Albums like this are why I like this site. Interresting music far outside my musical comfort zone. It seems there is another album by the same artist on this list, looking forward to that.
4
May 16 2024
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Arrival
ABBA
Know and love most of the songs on this album.
5
May 17 2024
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GREY Area
Little Simz
This at least proves that female rap artists can be just as crap as their male counterparts. Score 1 for equality I guess. Just as all rap albums the problem is not so much the music but the awfully annoying vocals that makes this such an assault on the ears.
1
May 18 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
I own 2 Depeche Mode albums and like both. The are not masterpieces by any-one's standard but still OK. This is like those, pretty good but not great.
4
May 19 2024
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OK Computer
Radiohead
This actually started OK (despite the Paranoid Android clearly not being Marvin) and I even thought I would have to rethink my evaluation of Radiohead from an other album (actually the first album I listened to here) but it didn't take long for irritation to start creeping in. I don't really know why Radiohead irritates me so much but they clearly do.
2
May 20 2024
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The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
Already knew and liked two tracks (The Look of Love and All of my Heart) but that is not enough for a whole album. In total this is an album I don't really care for.
3
May 21 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is generally OK and so is this. Will definitely be listen to this again in the future.
4
May 22 2024
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
I never really payed Elton John much attention. That might have been a mistake as this is yet another excellent album (after Madman across the Water). Not good enough for 5 stars but an easy 4.
4
May 23 2024
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Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
Weird, partly wonderful, partly fun, partly irritating with completely bonkers lyrics. Despite the irritating parts 4 stars.
4
May 24 2024
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Cafe Bleu
The Style Council
I actually own this on CD. The wiki article mentions that this album is also on the list 10 essential sophisti-pop albums and when I looked that up I found I own 4 of the albums on that list. So we are well inside my musical comfort zone here. I hadn't listened to this for some time so was glad to be reminded. I really enjoyed listening to it. It is no masterpiece, it is no Dark Side of the Moon or Bat out of Hell so it is not going to get 5 stars but it gets 4 stars easily.
4
May 25 2024
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Not a fan. To me Jimi Hendrix's music has this self-indulgent "Look at me being brilliant" vibe. All along the watchtower is sort of alright and raises the score to 2 stars.
2
May 26 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
Own this. It is actually a pretty decent album. Unfortunately the problem with U2 is that due to the extend they have and continue to be over-hyped it is very dificult to seperate the music from all the BS surrounding U2. Trying to ignore the BS as much as possible this is a pretty good album, not a masterpiece but OK.
4
May 27 2024
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Really liked this. I had added this album to favorites after listening to the first Amy Winehouse album (Frank) on here. Will definately be listening again to both in the future.
4
May 28 2024
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The Band
The Band
Not too bad, but not exactly great either. Some troubling lyrics but music generally OK.
3
May 29 2024
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
Best I can say about this is that it is only mildly irritating but thankfully short. Not even worth writing a scathing review about. So like all the albums on here I don't give a crap about it gets 3 stars.
3
May 30 2024
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Don't hate it, don't really like it either. Another album I don't really care about. So this gets the dreaded 3 stars.
3
May 31 2024
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
Weird (or as another reviewer called it "Batshit Crazy") and (mostly) wonderful. And fun. Really liked this. This album and others from this band added to favorites for later listening.
4
Jun 01 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Thankfully someone has read my review on an earlier Stevie Wonder album (Songs in the Key of Life) and has prevented the mistake of stretching the lenght of songs far past breaking point as on that album. Glad to be of service. By not making the same mistake again this is actually a pretty decent album.
4
Jun 02 2024
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Odessa
Bee Gees
Always have preferred the earlier Bee Gees stuff over the later. Only knew "First of May" but the rest is also pretty good. Added this and some other older albums to favorites for future listening.
4
Jun 03 2024
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
Weird but definately not wonderful. Mostly irritating, only 1 halfway decent song (Exiles) which is not enough.
2
Jun 04 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Really only knew Lynyrd Skynyrd from the plane-crash and this hasn't really changed that. Just music I don't care about.
3
Jun 05 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star
Big Star maybe, many stars ... No! Basically music I don't give a crap about so no more than 3 stars.
3
Jun 06 2024
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Atomizer
Big Black
The most surprising thing I have realized after listening to 119 albums her is that Johnny Rotten is not the worst ever musician who got a record-deal. I have encountered James Hetfield and let's not forget Little Simz (have to be inclusive these day's) and no there are these guys as proof that my opinion regarding mr. Rotten was totally wrong.
It is not only the musicians though, the wiki article does not mention the studio where this was recorded nor the sound-engineer responsible for this. Now if I did my job as bad as this I wouldn't want my name associated with it either so I can't blame them for that. Now I don't know what the sound-engineer was thinking but he (/she/it/they/attack-helicopter again must be inclusive) either just set the controls on the mixing-desk to random positions and then buggered off for a long boozy lunch or maybe he (/etc) was already stinking drunk. Maybe the studio was an equal opportinity employer and he (/etc) was as deaf as a post (are posts deaf? listening posts would not be right?). There is also the (tiny) chance that the sound-engineer knew exactly what he (/etc) was doing and the fact that most of the time you can hardly make out the lyrics is a deliberate attempt to shield us from their horribleness. Anyway after a lot of dross I did not give a crap about finally an album I can hate from the bottom of my heart. I see that as progress.
1
Jun 07 2024
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I Against I
Bad Brains
Album nr 120. After the absolute shitshow of nr 119 (Atomizer/Big Black) at least this contains as an other reviewer put it "Glimpses of semi-goodness" together with it being mercifully short those are really the only two positives I can mention about the music. As for the sound quality at least one of the six sound-engineers was somewhat competent so you could actually hear the lyrics and the individual instruments (not always a good thing). While it was hardly a "Wall of Sound" at least it wasn't the "Swamp of Sound" from album 119.
Concluding, while most of the emotions evoked by listening to this album were negative that is a lot better than being "utterly hatefull" (about 10% of the albums on here so far) or "utterly emotionless" (about 40%)
(And yes I do know that awording 3 stars to the "emotionless" albums make no sense from a numerical standpoint. It is MY rating and it only has to make sense to ME so YOU can suck it)
2
Jun 08 2024
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
Well this was sort of OK. I did recognise Green Onions and it and the rest are OK. However this was just short enough not to get irritating as there was little variety.
3
Jun 09 2024
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
One of the few albums that I didn't finish. Had enough halfway through the third track. At that point I knew that the best parts of this album were the silences between tracks. But that wasn't the interresting part, that was that after failing to complete this album I listened to one of my favorite albums The Language of Life by Everything but the Girl and just now I found out that today's album is Idlewild by Everything but the Girl another of my favorite albums.
1
Jun 10 2024
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Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
Love this. One of my all time favorite albums, have loved it since it was released.
5
Jun 11 2024
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
For a jazz album this is not too bad, but I still don't give a toss about it.
3
Jun 12 2024
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
Rather liked this, not exactly a master piece but pleasant to listen to. All 4 albums added to favorites for future listening.
4
Jun 13 2024
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
This was surprisingly OK. I generally don't care for jazz but this was relaxed, laidback and pleasant to listen to. Not music I will search out in the future but should it come up unexpected I won't be turning it off.
4
Jun 14 2024
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Have heard of The Yardbirds and know For Your Love, didn't recognize any of the tracks on this. As answer to a question posed by another reviewer : Yes I know who Keith Relf is and no it didn't know he was The Yardbirds lead-singer. I know Keith from the first incarnation of the band Renaissance, problem is that I much prefer the later incarnation of that band after Keith and his sister had left. Mostly because I much prefer Annie Haslam as singer over Jane Relf. Returning to this album I don't care about the music but it gets 4 stars for the bands importance as a breeding ground.
4
Jun 15 2024
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
About 20 seconds after the start of the first track there was a very loud voice inside my head screaming "Make it stop". I didn't give into that voice immediately but by the third track I could no longer ignore it. So I listened to A Walk Across the Rooftops by The Blue Nile in order to preserve my sanity..
1
Jun 16 2024
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Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
Some hate for this in other reviews, don't know why just fun happy music. What can you hate about that. Easy 4. Added this and other Culture Club albums to favorites for future fun happy enjoyable listening.
4
Jun 17 2024
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Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
After reading some of the reviews I was prepared to hate this but I didn't. Weird but interresting. Probably will never listen to it again but happy I heard this once.
4
Jun 18 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Not terrible but also not very interresting. Recognized several songs mostly from various mavies.
3
Jun 19 2024
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
Liked this. I don't think I ever heard anything by this band but found it interresting, fun and enjoyable music. Added this and other albums to favorites for furure listening. Easy 4.
4
Jun 20 2024
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Only track I know is American Girl and I have never considered that song to be anything special. The rest is even more mediocre than that. So that leaves an album full of music I don't give a crap about.
3
Jun 21 2024
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Electric
The Cult
I have learned a few things.
1. Contrary to what I thought there must be not many more than 1001 albums in this world. If even an album as un-original, un-inspiring, un-interresting and boring as this makes the cut choice must have been very limited indeed.
2. Even cults can apparently be un-inspiring. I always thought a succesful cult had to have an inspiring leader. Maybe that is one of the problems here.
3. There are more albums containing music I don't give a crap about than I ever thought possible.
PS. Born to be Wild nah, Born to be Mildly Irritating at best (or worst depending on how you look at it).
3
Jun 22 2024
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Back In Black
AC/DC
Didn't have time to listen to this yesterday so I am writing this as I am listening to it. Not as terrible as expected but incredibly repetitive. Now at track nr 3 and feel like I am listening to the same song for the third time. Track 4 has just started sounding much the same as the third so this probably the last I will be listening to.
2
Jun 23 2024
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
WTF.
Seriously W.T.F.
This was shaping up to be a solid 3 stars (a score reserved for music I don't give a crap about.
Then came Rosemary.
WTF.
Rosemary is a five year old girl living on the streets after being abandoned by her parent but apparently that's OK because God.
WTF.
Not a word of condemnation for her parents (who clearly weren't cab drivers) or society or anyone.
WTF.
Just platitudes about God and Jesus.
EFFING HELL
So EFF Lenny Kravitz and EFF Lisa Bonet the co-writer of this vile despicable garbage.
PS: W.T.F.
PPS: EFF L & L for making me want to believe in Hell so garbage humans like them will get their just deserts. Unfortunately Hell doesn't exist so no just deserts for L & L.
PPPS: Seriously EFF L & L.
1
Jun 24 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Difficult to rate. Taking only this album into account I must say that I didn't like it all that much. So that would mean 3 stars. But I do recognize that Nick Drake has influenced lots of other artists some of whom I rate very highly. So taking that into account 4 stars seems to be more appropriate.
4
Jun 25 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Only knew Layla and never really liked that song. Rest is not better, too long and with a "Look at me being brilliant" vibe. Don't hate it but don't like it either.
2
Jun 26 2024
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Apocalypse Dudes
Turbonegro
Not good. Lyrics make no sense, and most songs are far too long and repetitive.
2
Jun 27 2024
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Lots of variety all of it interresting and worth listening to.
4
Jun 28 2024
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Annoying, irritating, an assault on the ear's. Probably the best things I can say about this. like U2 RHCP is way overhyped and because the audio is compressed to buggery this is tiring to listen to.
1
Jun 29 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Surprisingly OK. Despite being a life album I liked it. Some songs are too long and self-indulgent but there is enough to like here.
4
Jun 30 2024
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
Surprisingly OK. Some weirdness but generally enjoyable.
4
Jul 01 2024
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
Lots of 1 star reviews on this, can't say I disagree. You must be extremely stoned to find this in anyway acceptable. Not being stoned I too can't give more than 1 star.
1
Jul 02 2024
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Suffers from all the problems most jazz suffers from. Too long too much technique too little emotion
3
Jul 03 2024
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Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
Pointless aimless noodling nothing more to say really.
1
Jul 04 2024
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Not Rod's best work, not terribly original but still solid rock and roll. Good for 3.51 stars.
4
Jul 05 2024
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Not a massive Supertramp fan but generally like them. Enjoyable music, not exactly a masterpiece but fine all the same. Easy 4.
4
Jul 06 2024
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
Not exactly my kind of music but I did rather like it. Did knoe El Paso. Easy 4.
4
Jul 07 2024
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
Who knew something can be both irritating and boring at the same time. Seriously did none of the musicians involved in this listen to any of the others? Sounds like all involved just did their own thing without even a vague plan. Thankfully short.
2
Jul 08 2024
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Great another piece of hip-hop crap. Fantastic another album of songs that all sound exactly the same. Can't tell you much I've been looking forward to that. And what's with the garbage filler that makes it sound like you are listening to an awfull radio-station. What's the point of that besides being extremely annoying. Oh and finally why does Spotify tell me that this is the "Explicit Version" WTF is "Explicit" about the mind-numbingly bland and boring lyrics. Managed to get about halfway through this before I couldn't take it anymore.
1
Jul 09 2024
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
The word Jazz in the title nearly doomed this but it was surprisingly decent. Generally enjoyed it.
4
Jul 10 2024
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Doesn't really work as an album though the individual songs are pretty enjoyable. As an album it is just too long. As an album this would be 2 stars, but the individual songs are worth 4 stars. So lets compromise at 3 stars.
3
Jul 11 2024
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Boring, uninterresting and mediocre are probably the best things you can say about this.
3
Jul 12 2024
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Rattus Norvegicus
The Stranglers
Not as awful as other music from the same genre and period but still not music I give a crap about.
3
Jul 13 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Not a Stones fan. You can't always get what you want is the best song and even that is just barely tolerable. Don't care for or about this album.
3
Jul 14 2024
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Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
Irritating and repetitive, not much else to say really.
2
Jul 15 2024
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Third
Soft Machine
Facelift: Just say No, trust me Just say No.
Slightly All The Time: Could have been a decent 5 minute track, didn't survive stretching to 18.
Moon In June: Last ever track with lyrics, shame that decission wasn't made before recording this.
Out-Bloody-Rageous: Really 3 tracks, none interresting all irritating.
Whole Album: Why???
1
Jul 16 2024
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Life's too short.
1
Jul 17 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
Not my kind of music but surprisingly enjoyable.
4
Jul 18 2024
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Smile
Brian Wilson
Bit weird and unfinished in places but lots of fun, interresting and enjoyable. And then there is the history. Not getting 5 stars but damn close.
4
Jul 19 2024
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Really liked it. Never paid much attention to Traffic, know Steve Winwood from his later work but this was very enjoyable. After finishing listened to the album before this (Last Exit) and liked that too. Not getting 5 stars but damn close.
(Next album on here is by Dusty Springfield so that's almost certain to get 5 stars)
4
Jul 20 2024
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A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Unsurprisingly loved this as I have been a huge Dusty Springfield fan for a very long time. Didn't know this album but knew about half the tracks from various compilations. Rest was equally excellent. Dusty's version of Twenty-Four hours from Tulsa is now my new favorite version of that song (previously that had been the much slower Mari Wilson version).
5
Jul 21 2024
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
Great, Hip Hop another album filled with incredibly annoying "singing". Gave up after track 3 as life is just too short to waste listening to this crap.
1
Jul 22 2024
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Well that was painful. Repetitive, annoying and irritating and those were the best bits.
1
Jul 23 2024
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Play
Moby
Why??? Mediocre, repetitive and uninterresting music by a pathetic creep. So why is this on this list???
2
Jul 24 2024
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Darkdancer
Les Rythmes Digitales
All the track are far too long. I know most are between 3 and 5 minutes so not that long but if you only have 20 to 30 seconds of material stretching that out to even 3 minutes is going to be very repetitive very soon.
2
Jul 25 2024
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
When you don't really listen to the lyrics this is actually OK. Decent music and while I can understand that some people don't like the singing I found it acceptable. What is not really acceptable are the lyrics that are mostly very dated, some might say objectionable. OK not as objectionable as "Rosemary" by Lenny Kravitz but I am still deducting 1 star for them.
3
Jul 26 2024
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
Have liked this ever since it came out. Hadn't listened to it for some time so was very glad to listen to it again. Have added their albums I don't own to favorites for future listening.
4
Jul 27 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Not a fan of country music or Dolly Parton but this was surprisingly OK. Decent music with some fun lyrics.
4
Jul 28 2024
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Weird but fun. Did know Lazy Sunday but not any of the other traxks.
4
Jul 29 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Life is too short to spend more that 10 minutes listening to this hip hop crap. So I gave it 10 minutes and when it turned out to be as loathsome as I expected it to be I gave up on it.
1
Jul 30 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
Was actually not bad, a bit repetitive though. So won't be listening to this again in the future and also won't be looking out for any other albums by Calexico.
3
Jul 31 2024
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Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo Green
Oh great, hip hop my favorite music genre (not) performed by a garbage human. Fantastic.
Why is this on this (or any) list?
1
Aug 01 2024
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Born To Be With You
Dion
Not terrible but not good either. Why is this on this list ? Nobody seems to have liked it when it was released not even the artist himself. The fact that one musician I have never heard of from a band I have never heard of either doesn't seem like a good enough reason.
3
Aug 02 2024
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Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
Somewhat interresting, a bit long but generally enjoyable. Good enough to get (just) 4 stars.
4
Aug 03 2024
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Who's Next
The Who
The Who are always a bit of hit and mis. Really like some of their songs others not so much. This album has more hits then misses so gets 4 stars.
4
Aug 04 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Know the name Jethro Tull but don't think I actually listened to their music. This certainly different but not in a bad way. Will I listen to this again, probably not but it was interresting.
4
Aug 05 2024
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
Was expecting to hate this but didn't. However in the end it was just too repetitive to be enjoyable.
2
Aug 06 2024
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash is generally worth listening to. Some of the songs on this album may not be perfectly suited to his voice and singing style but Desperado was spot on.
4
Aug 07 2024
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Interresting album,exactly the kind of music I am doing this for. Never heard it before and will probably never listen to it again but glad I did.
4
Aug 08 2024
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Heard of them but never really listened to their music. It's OK but not fantastic.
4
Aug 09 2024
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
Not very interresting, maybe works as background music.
3
Aug 10 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Great album, knew and really like about half of the tracks on it. The rest are equally good. Nearly gets 5 stars.
4
Aug 11 2024
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
All this proves is that female rap "artists" can be just as irritating as their male counterparts so jay for gender equality I guess.
1
Aug 12 2024
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Have owned and loved this album ever since it came out. Kate Bush is one of my absolute favorite artist.
5
Aug 13 2024
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Even I have heard of Thelonious Monk. According to the wiki article they recorded 25 takes of the title track and even after that they had to combine several of those takes in the final record. This perfectly illustrates my biggest problem with Jazz, too much technique too little emotion. So yet another Jazz album I don't give a fig about.
3
Aug 15 2024
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John Prine
John Prine
Not a fan of country music but this was actually alright. Good lyrics decent music.
4
Aug 16 2024
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
Without You is a decent song and Coconut while not bad is not exactly a masterpiece. The rest is mediocre at best with the longer tracks being far too long and irritating. 2 stars because of Without You.
2
Aug 17 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
Another album I actually own. Have loved this since it was released.
5
Aug 18 2024
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
This would be boring if it was sung by a better singer. With his whiney voice this is just extremely irritating.
1
Aug 19 2024
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The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
Really liked this. Slow enjoyable music. Added several other albums from the same band to my favorites for future listening.
4
Aug 20 2024
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Moon Safari
Air
2 days in succession with bands I have never heard of who turn out to pretty interresting and enjoyable. I also looked up the singer on 2 of the tracks on this album and she too (Beth Hirsch) turn out to be pretty interresting and enjoyable. So 3 new artists/bands to listen to in 2 days is pretty good.
4
Aug 21 2024
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
The first track actually was a decent song. However it went downhill very quickly after that, becoming irritating after about the third track.
2
Aug 22 2024
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Just more irritating crap.
1
Aug 23 2024
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Fromohio
fIREHOSE
Just meh. Music I don't care about.
3
Aug 24 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Had already put this album on favorites for future listening after an earlier Bob Dylan album on here. Definitely worth listening to.
4
Aug 25 2024
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The Clash
The Clash
The Clash are 1 of the exceptions to the rule. The rule being that Punk = Crap. The Clash are somehow more talented and skilled than the average punk rocker. Not talented and skilled enough for me to actively seek out their music but I didn't turn it off in disgust either.
3
Aug 26 2024
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Street Life
The Crusaders
This started OK with the title track which I already knew and liked. Unfortunately it then reverted to the usual "Listen to me showing off" borefest of most jazz albums.
2
Aug 27 2024
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Couldn't capture my attention.
3
Aug 28 2024
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
What can I say about The Beatles that lot's of people have said a lot better than I am capable of? One of the bands I really like but not love.
4
Aug 29 2024
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Mediocre crap that clueless people will probably find edgy. Then there was the controversy about "Smack My Bitch Up". The explanation by the band is beyond pathetic, if you want to be edgy own up to it instead of hiding behind pathetic excuses. But then the NOW is a bunch of partisan hypocrites so that all balances out in that neither side is worth listening to.
1
Aug 30 2024
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
Despite Leonard Cohen being a much better songwriter then he is a performer this is actually alright. It did grab and maintain my attention.
4
Aug 31 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Always rather liked Dire Straits but never bought any of their albums. Favorite song is "Romeo and Juliet" with "Brothers In Arms" as a close second.
4
Sep 01 2024
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
So it took 2 and a half years and 19 recording studios to record this piece of crap. Oh and several engineers and you still can't understand any of the lyrics. And what is this "shoegaze" nonsense, is that because the musicians were too embarrased about their utter incompetence to look their audience in the eyes.
1
Sep 02 2024
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
Interresting but at times too long and aimless. Can't give it more than 3 stars.
3
Sep 03 2024
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Melodrama
Lorde
Seems I have heard Green Light on some previous occasion. I don't know how, haven't listened to the radio en years. Album was actually alright. Added this and the other 2 albums to favorites for furure listening.
4
Sep 04 2024
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Crazysexycool
TLC
This started extremely badly (Intro-lude is a truly terrible piece of "music"), so badly I nearly stopped there. The rest upto and including Waterfalls was actually somewhat enjoyable. Unfortunately after Waterfalls it was all downhill with irritation quickly increasing.
3
Sep 05 2024
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
Had never heard of her, but fortunately have now. Interresting music, varied, enjoyable and fun.
4
Sep 06 2024
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is one of those musicians who are somewhat overhyped. Some of his music may actually deserve the praise heaped upon it but most of it is mediocre at best. This album is definitely seriously mediocre.
3
Sep 07 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
Never really cared for Cream and this has not changed that. Don't hate it but don't really like it either.
3
Sep 08 2024
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Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
Not the first African album on this list. Unfortunately this one is only suitable for background music. Nothing irritating but also nothing interresting about it.
3
Sep 09 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Never been a fan of CCR.
3
Sep 10 2024
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
"Alright" is sort of alright but the rest isn't.
2
Sep 11 2024
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
Rather liked this. Never heard of Bill Callahan but this was surprisingly interresting and enjoyable. Voice may take some getting used too but generally a fun record.
4
Sep 12 2024
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
Well that was terrible. Managed to endure the first 2 tracks before protecting my sanity. Then listened to The Good Son a Nick Cave album I actually like.
1
Sep 13 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper is always fun.
4
Sep 14 2024
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The Specials
The Specials
Didn't think much of The Specials or their music at the time. While this is still not my kind of music I can appreciate the enthousiasm and enery. So all in all a surprisingly enjoyable listen.
4
Sep 15 2024
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Never been an Elvis fan. Like some songs like In the Ghetto and Suspicious Minds, the rest of this album not so much. So can't give more than 3 stars.
3
Sep 16 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Mostly boring.
3
Sep 17 2024
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
Hip Hop "singing". Check
"Vinyl" sound-effects. Check
"Radio Show". Check
Can this get any worse ?
I'm sure there will be a worse abum in the near future but I utterly hate this one.
1
Sep 18 2024
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Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
Don't hate it, don't love it. Basically uninterresting.
3
Sep 19 2024
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
Not too bad. Nearly enjoyable but not really my kind of music.
3
Sep 20 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Never been a Stones fan. Most of their songs are mediocre at best. This album is not the exception to the rule. That would normally mean 3 stars but unfortunately Going Home is so irritating that it loses 1 star just for that track.
2
Sep 21 2024
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
Neil Young is alright, not nearly as good as he thinks himself to be but decent enough. Surprised to be able to listen this on Spotify since I remember Neil saying he was going to pull his music from Spotify during his major tantrum over Joe Rogan a few years ago. Probably forgotten that he had sold a lot of the rights to his music to an investment fund and so had only limited control over it.
4
Sep 22 2024
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
A jazz album I don't completely hate. Only hate 90%. Well I assume it is 90% because I gave up after track 3 (still more than 1 hour). Do these musicians actually listen to each other? A lot of the time they seem to be doing their own thing without regard to anyone else. Which seems strange as I have to assume they only care about impressing each other.
2
Sep 23 2024
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Not my kind of music but Sarah Vaughan is an excellent singer which made this an enjoyable listen.
4
Sep 24 2024
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre is a sack of shit, does anything more need to be said? I don't think so.
1
Sep 25 2024
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Same review as yesterday. Dr. Dre is a sack of shit.
1
Sep 26 2024
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Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
Not very interresting. Not bad but basically very forgettable.
3
Sep 27 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
Not my kind of music but strangely enjoyable.
4
Sep 28 2024
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Rather liked this. Didn't much like an earlier (actually later) Nick Drake album (Pink Moon) but enjoyed this one.
4
Sep 29 2024
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Nothing interresting about this. Not actually bad but instantly forgettable.
3
Sep 30 2024
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
Punk my favorite music genre NOT. Highly irritating noise.
1
Oct 01 2024
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Not my kind of music but surprisingly enjoyable. Not enjoyable enough to at Al Green to favorites but I did enjoy listening to this album.
4
Oct 02 2024
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
This was so uniterresting that halfway through I decided that I would prefer the audio from a train cab view video I was watching. And I did.
2
Oct 03 2024
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
4 tracks were missing on Spotify, even more missing on Qobuz. The remaining 9 track were not very interresting. Barely adequate as background music.
3
Oct 04 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
Ah The Police, one of those overhyped bands. Only 2 semi-decent tracks on this. And just the mention of reggae (like jazz and punk) immediately raises my suspisions, justifiably in this case.
2
Oct 05 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
Is Nirvana the most overhyped band ever? Probably not but is must be near the top 10. Utterly ghastly music and "singing".
1
Oct 06 2024
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Bummed
Happy Mondays
This is the second album by the Happy Mondays on this list. My review on the first (Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches) included the words "boring, uninterresting and mediocre" and a rating of 3 stars. Unfortunately all those words are applicable to this album too, with the additional word "irritating" so this only gets 2 stars.
2
Oct 07 2024
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy
After an earlier album by The Divine Comedy (Casanova) I had added their albums to favorites for future listening. Then sometime ago I was watching some DVDs I hadn't watched for several years one of them being "When Brendan Met Trudy" which features the first track on this album "In Pursuit of Happiness" So I had already listened to this album. Liked it just as much as "Casanova".
4
Oct 08 2024
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Just don't care.
3
Oct 09 2024
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
This album like previous Stevie Wonder albums doesn't produce any emotion in me. Don't hate it just totally inconsequential.
3
Oct 10 2024
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
Only positive about this album are some of the reviews on here some of which are truly hilarious. Just noticed that today's album is Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here one of my absolute favorite albums. Not going to listen to that today, probably on the weekend with a nice drink and really enjoy myself.
1
Oct 11 2024
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
As mentioned in yesterday's review this is one of my absolute favorite albums. Didn't listen to it yesterday, will this evening with a nice drink and will thoroughly enjoy it.
5
Oct 12 2024
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Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Bit of a waste of time this one. There were times it threatened to be interresting but unfortunately it never got there. So it going to get the dreaded 3 stars for music I don't give a figg about.
3
Oct 13 2024
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Copper Blue
Sugar
Un-remarkable, Un-interresting, Un-inspired. I am sure I can think of more words starting with Un that are applicable to this album but I really don'r want to waste any more time to this.
3
Oct 14 2024
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Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Surprisingly enjoyable. Knew the name but don't think I ever listened to any of his music (not deliberately anyway). Worth 4 stars.
4
Oct 15 2024
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Not a Dylan fan but most of his music is solid enough and so is this. Knew about half of the tracks. Solid 4.
4
Oct 16 2024
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction
Nothing interresting, notable or remarkable about this. Instantly forgettable.
3
Oct 17 2024
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White Ladder
David Gray
Surprisingly enjoyable. Added several albums by David Gray to favorites for future listening.
4
Oct 18 2024
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
Who doesn't love a bit of Queen? Don't love this enough for 5 stars but 4 is a no brainer.
4
Oct 19 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
Loud but only slightly obnoxious. Repetitive and not very enjoyable. Not bad enough to hate but bad enough to dislike.
2
Oct 20 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
2 problems with this album. The first is that it is a live album. The second much bigger problem is that James Brown was a garbage human. Can you seperate the artist from the rest of his behaviour? I think not.
1
Oct 21 2024
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Really like R.E.M. own several of their albums including this one.
4
Oct 22 2024
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
What can I say about The Beatles ? Not very much. I only own one of their albums (Sgt. Pepper"s) but know most of their songs. Weakest song of this album is Michelle, never really liked that one. Rest is enjoyable happy music.
4
Oct 23 2024
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
I don't know what kind of chemicals the're on but it clearly rotted their memory as repeating the same sentence over and over and over and over is not exactly a sign of an excellent memory (or talent).
1
Oct 24 2024
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Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners
The quality of singing on this is really poor. Not even adequate for background music.
2
Oct 25 2024
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
Too long, too repetitive. Completely failed to grab my attention. Hardly works as background music.
2
Oct 26 2024
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
"If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell – there's nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that."
Well they failed spectacularly at that goal. They did however succeeded in fitting in with MTV by producing an album with absolutely no substance what so ever.
One of the reviewers here suggested listening to Deltron 3030 and while I can't say I like them much more but at least they produced something with a little more substance.
So Gorillaz 1 star, Deltron 3030 2 stars.
1
Oct 27 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Knew the title track but then if you know one AC/DC song you know them all. So bland and inoffensive that you can't even dislike it. Just completely irrelevant.
3
Oct 28 2024
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
Well that was effing irritating. Only made it halfway before protecting my ears and brain.
1
Oct 29 2024
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Completely unknown to me but surprisingly interresting and enjoyable.
4
Oct 30 2024
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Very repetitive and not at all interresting.
3
Oct 31 2024
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
Really like once in a Lifetime, the rest not so much. Talking Heads being one of the bands from whom I only like a very small part of their music. One good track can not rescue this album.
2
Nov 01 2024
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All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
Know Queen Latifah from her acting and not from her music. After listening to this I feel I haven't missed much. Not repetitive enough to really hate it but irritating enough.
2
Nov 02 2024
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The Next Day
David Bowie
This started very disappointingly. It did get better but in the end it managed to just get 4 stars. As an other reviewer commented I too expect more from David Bowie.
4
Nov 03 2024
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
What was this? The awful screaming and a lot of the songs mostly unfinished. Then there are the inconsistencies in the lyrics. Apparently John doesn't (didn't) believe in god. Fine, can't fault him for that as neither do I. But he also doesn't believe in Hitler and Elvis. No while I have not actually met either I do think there is ample evidence for the existence of both. So not believing in them seems a bit strange. All in all a pretty annoying album.
2
Nov 04 2024
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Instantly forgettable, totally non attention grabbing, boring, not much more to say really.
3
Nov 05 2024
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Totally unremarkable. Never managed to grab my attention.
3
Nov 06 2024
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Great album, lots of energy lots of fun. Never heard of him but definitely worth listening to.
4
Nov 07 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Well that was very generic.
3
Nov 08 2024
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
I would just call it forgetable but unfortunately there were some very irritating bits.
2
Nov 09 2024
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Sort of alright. Nothing bad but very bland and forgettable.
3
Nov 10 2024
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Dare!
The Human League
Own 2 of their albums (Hysteria Crash) knew only Don't You Want Me from this album. Not all tracks are as good as that but there is enough here to like.
4
Nov 11 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Expectations were very low after reading the dreaded Jazz word in the Wiki article but I rather liked it. Knew Spinningwheel and You Made Me So Very Happy but not in the versions on this album. The Wiki article also seems to suggest that it wasn't all that well recieved by critics at the time something that should have raised my expectations. It seems the more critics like an album the more I hate it. Blues, Pt. 2 is a bit too jazzy for my taste but all in all worth 4 stars.
4
Nov 12 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
If you could seperate the musician from the rest of the person this album could get 4 stars. However you can't and so because of all that Michael Jackson has done 2 is the absolute maximum it is going to get.
2
Nov 13 2024
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
From the Wiki article "It is regarded today as being of historical interest for showing both Shankar's musical skills and his interest in teaching the West about classical Indian music." This is exactly what is wrong with this. I don't listen to music to be wowed by someone's skill or to be taught about some aspect of that music. I listen to music because it is an enjoyable experience and this is not enjoyable at all. I don't hate it but neither did I enjoy it so 3 stars.
3
Nov 14 2024
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Really like some of Elvis Costello's songs. One of them (Oliver's Army) is on this album. The rest are not as good as this but there is enough to like.
4
Nov 15 2024
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
One of my favorite albums. Great music, decent story. Listen to this album a few times a year.
5
Nov 16 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
I don't think I can say anything about David Bowie that hasn't been said before and probably a lot better then I can. I knew and like several of the songs on this album including one of my favorite Bowie songs (Life on Mars?). While not every song is equally good there is more than enough here to like.
4
Nov 17 2024
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Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
Started reasonably alright but soon became repetitive and so completely lost my attention.
3
Nov 18 2024
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
First the lenght. Just because you can fit 72 minutes on a cd doesn't mean you should. Secondly there is something very irritating about her voice. Only lasted 4 tracks and then I couldn't take the assault on my ears anymore.
1
Nov 19 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Never really listened to Nina Simone a whole lot. Definitely a mistake on my part as I really liked this.
4
Nov 20 2024
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Is This It
The Strokes
WTF is this? Why the truly horrible sound quality? Why the distorted vocals? Life's too short to care about any of this. It is also too short to listen to this for more than a few minutes.
1
Nov 21 2024
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
I know it is important, influential and at the time revolutionary but as a piece of music now it is not something I care about.
3
Nov 22 2024
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Bossanova
Pixies
Liked a lot of it to my surprise. There were some very irritating bits though. But in the end liked it enough for 4 stars.
4
Nov 23 2024
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Blur
Blur
Overhyped much? Well yes but they're not alone. In the end I don't really care about Blur or their music.
3
Nov 24 2024
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash is one of the few country music artists I don't hate and while this is a live albums which are generally not my favorite it has energy and authenticity. So like At Folsom Prison I do like this.
4
Nov 25 2024
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
I was not very hopeful because while I understand the importance of music from this era I don't always like it. This was a lot better than anticipated however and I liked a lot of it.
4
Nov 26 2024
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Lots of energy and fun. A joy to listen to.
4
Nov 27 2024
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Sincere
Mj Cole
Well that was crap. The only thing the wiki article mentioned was that this album was on this list, nothing more. What can I say. Every track I listend to was either boring, repetitive or annoying sometimes all three.
1
Nov 28 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Never been a fan of Led Zeppelin and this has not changed that. Don't hate it but don't care about it.
3
Nov 29 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Started surprisingly good. For a short time I was thinking that maybe not all rap albums were crap. Didn't last long as it soon became as annoying and irritating as all other rap music. Then there were the samples of other songs, which just served to remind you that here is far better music out there than this crap.
1
Nov 30 2024
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Was prepared to hate it but rather liked it. Morrissey is an asshat but as far as I know has done nothing more than spout a bunch of ill-informed opinions. If anyone takes note of the opinions of a musician on anything but music that is really their problem.
4
Dec 01 2024
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Document
R.E.M.
Solid R.E.M. Didn't know this album (did know two songs,It's the end of the world as we know it and The one I love) really enjoyed it.
4
Dec 02 2024
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Sulk
The Associates
Well that was a waste of time. 10 tracks ranging from nearly enjoyable (Party Fears Two) to extremely irritating (Bap De La Bap). That makes for a total rating of "Dislike"..
2
Dec 03 2024
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Hotel California
Eagles
Own this. There are a few tracks I regularly listen to (Hotel California, The Last Resort) but I don't listen to the whole album very often. Listening to it now reminded me that the rest of the album is also very good. Not good enough for 5 stars but it is very close.
4
Dec 04 2024
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Second album in a row I actually own. Hadn't listened to it for some time. Listening to it now showed me that I should listen to it more often.
4
Dec 05 2024
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The first few seconds tells you everything you need to know about this album. Screaming and terrible noise. Life's too short to listen to more of it.
1
Dec 06 2024
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Me Against The World
2Pac
Garbage music by a garbage human being.
1
Dec 07 2024
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
No I don't want to "Talk like this". Don't totally hate it but it is pretty dire.
2
Dec 08 2024
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Abbey Road
Beatles
Can't really say anything about the Beatles that other's haven't said a lot better. All solid songs, not a bad one between them.
4
Dec 09 2024
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Ctrl
SZA
Not as terrible as I expected. Sometimes actually enjoyable, too many cheesy gimmicks (pitch changes, "Vinyl" sounds, "shocking" lyrics) however to really enjoy.
3
Dec 10 2024
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Elephant
The White Stripes
This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" Can't forgive them for butchering that.
1
Dec 11 2024
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
"Post Punk" Clearly not "Post" enough. Just as irritating as the average punk band.
1
Dec 12 2024
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No Other
Gene Clark
Really nothing interresting about this. Nothing bad either.
3
Dec 13 2024
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S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things
First track was actually OK. Became mildly to extremely irritating soon after that.
1
Dec 14 2024
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Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Don't like reggae. This certainly didn't change my opinion. Never understood the cult status of Bob Marley.
As an other reviewer here put it: "Not exactly horrible, but I just don't know why I'm supposed to give a damn."
3
Dec 15 2024
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Opus Dei
Laibach
WTF was that?? It was surprisingly interresting and I rather enjoyed it. Put it on favorites to listen to again in the near future. For the moment rated at 4 stars.
4
Dec 16 2024
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
I have no idea who "They" are but clearly "They" were not wrong and "We" who must be the band are clearly Liars who didn't drown but managed to inflict this abomination on "Us" anyone unfortunate enough to have heard it.
1
Dec 17 2024
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
Never really been a Deep Puple fan. Only know and like Child in Time and I don't even like that track that much. So it can't save this album from getting only 2 stars.
2
Dec 18 2024
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
According to the wiki article this band and album inspired the punk rock that was to follow. Thank you very much NOT. Inspiring a bunch of punk rock "singers" again thank you very much. This album is not actually that bad but I can't forgive it for the utter garbage that it inspired.
1
Dec 19 2024
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Follow The Leader
Korn
Lots of hate in the reviews for this. Well that hate is totally deserved, as one reviewer said in my mother tongue:
"Tering wat een troep"
Only positive thing I can say is that I don't hate Jonathan Davis as much as I hate Johnny Rotten but it is damn close.
I did manage to liusten to the whole album something I now regard as waisting my time.
1
Dec 20 2024
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
Don't listen to Frank Sinatra very much. This because I am not that into the genre of his music. He is an excellent singer and I rather enjoyed this album.
4
Dec 21 2024
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American Idiot
Green Day
Had I been 12 when this came out I might have considered this "deep" and "edgy" and then I might have something positive to say in this review. However even in 2004 I was a lot older then 12 and also I don't think I ever heard it before now since I don't recognize any of it.
From my review for Dookie "Loud but only slightly obnoxious".
This album however is more than slightly obnoxious as reflected in the 1 star rating.
1