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AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
5 3.1 +1.9
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
4 2.4 +1.6
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
5 3.73 +1.27

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Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
1 2.74 -1.74

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Boston by Boston
Feb 22 2024

Very jangly jangle pop guitar. Some nice harmonies. More Than a Feeling is an iconic song. Still nowhere near Steely Dan and Talking Heads but that's okay! Maybe if I listen more I will enjoy it more.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Feb 23 2024

Edgy, angular punk with slight notes of blues and stream of consciousness lyrics. There was a sus chord guitar solo tremolo thing that captivated me on one of the songs but I don't remember which one. (Confessions I think?) That was probably my favourite. Gordon Gano sounds like he just woke up which is funny. You know what I'm gonna say. I still prefer Talking Heads, which I can see elements of the punk scene/stream of consciousness in but more polished and melodic. This band is meat pies and Talking Heads are nachos.

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Feb 25 2024

YEEEHAWWWW...I am slightly more impressed than Violent Femmes. It reminds me of Elvis at times. A little more country... Guess who made me appreciate country music. Talking Heads (which I still prefer) believe it or not. Some occasional nice ambience with the guitars here and there.

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Feb 25 2024

Some lovely ambient tunes going on here! Obviously Stereolab were influenced by this album. Not quite as etherreal as Mid-Air Thief but in the same vein. This is an epic album, not to be missed!

Live At The Regal by B.B. King
Feb 27 2024

Fantastic jazz but the audience is too loud and the sound quality is not great because it's pre 70s.

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu
Feb 28 2024

I consider myself fairly high in openness when it comes to music, yet I couldn't get into this one let alone through it. It was just painful. Maybe I will try again some other day who knows. But If I want noise music, I'll just listen to MBV! That's some noise music with soul.

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
Feb 29 2024

Playful selection of jazz standards! I enjoyed it more than the previous jazz album I was recommended, not because the music itself was better (It was just as good) but the audio recording quality. This album had pristine audio quality for its time. It just goes to show how mixing and audio quality can make or break an album. That said, I really enjoy Solange Borges Bom Dia Universo and Mus Mujiano's Yang Pertama album which are diamonds in the rough that suffer from unfortunate audio quality.

Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper
Mar 01 2024

Outstanding music, not sure about the 'winning gold in the sex olympics' though.... Hilariously I just looked up who did the theme for the IT Crowd today because of someone commenting on an IT Crowd meme I did on the Talking Heads page that it sounded like Gary Numan. It was Neil Hammon, who participated in this album (including the 'sex olympics' song). HAHAHA

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
Mar 02 2024

Oooh I really like this one! Vibey reverb guitars, nice jazz trumpet and FAT IKEA MAN SONG!!!

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