Feb 23 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
Great album. Not new to me, but I love it.
5
Feb 24 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Sounds pre-metal with flute. I couldn't get into it, but did find it *interesting*.
3
Feb 25 2024
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
This was better than I remember it. I do really like '77, but later Heads typically doesn't do it for me.
4
Feb 26 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
It grew on me
4
Feb 27 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
Interesting, but it didn't vibe with me.
3
Feb 28 2024
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
2
Feb 29 2024
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System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Didn't age well
2
Mar 01 2024
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Tigermilk
Belle & Sebastian
It's pleasant, but does not have a spark.
4
Mar 02 2024
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
I'd never heard this album from start to finish. It's a banger!
5
Mar 03 2024
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Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
bad.
1
Mar 04 2024
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
terrible. This was uninspiring and I did not like listening to it.
1
Mar 05 2024
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Dummy
Portishead
I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could. Not perfect, but better than a 4.
5
Mar 06 2024
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Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
I wouldn't go back for a second listen, but i didn't hate it as much as some listeners here.
3
Mar 07 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Not the best CCR album, but decent. 3.5
4
Mar 08 2024
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
3.5. This album was well done and lyrics are good. The music on some of the tracks is not very compelling to my ears, however.
3
Mar 09 2024
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
4.5. Obviously some of the songs are legendary, but there is also too much filler to get a 5.
4
Mar 10 2024
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
Not terrible, but there were much better imitations of this album.
3
Mar 11 2024
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25
Adele
Solid.
4
Mar 12 2024
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2112
Rush
Probably my most replayed album so far. I thought it was musically really quite great. I didn't get in to the story...
4
Mar 13 2024
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
Country-ish, but not too bad
3
Mar 14 2024
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Liquid Swords
GZA
3
Mar 15 2024
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
Fine. One great song... the rest don't really vibe with me.
3
Mar 16 2024
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Blur
Blur
Fine. One good song, the rest is average.
3
Mar 17 2024
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Pretty good. I probably wouldn't go back, but certainly don't mind listening to it.
3
Mar 18 2024
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
2
Mar 19 2024
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
Meh.
2
Mar 20 2024
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Meh.
3
Mar 21 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
3
Mar 22 2024
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
The stereo on this album is really cool. Bass on left side, rhythm guitar on the right. Pretty good.
4
Mar 23 2024
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
Very good. Close to a 5, but it gets better.
4
Mar 24 2024
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
4
Mar 25 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
1
Mar 26 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Mar 27 2024
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
2
Apr 06 2024
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American Idiot
Green Day
The best album yet. I LOVE IT! 5 Stars.
5
Apr 07 2024
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
3.5. Pretty good. Fun, catchy.
4
Apr 08 2024
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Woodface
Crowded House
Solid. Couple songs that are 4s, but I didn't get the sense that this is a 5-star album over all, to my tastes.
3
Apr 09 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Just doesn't do it for me. Perfectly fine album, but dark synth pop is not my genre. Kinda boring.
2
Apr 10 2024
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon
I'd rate it 0. Mostly because of the talking bits. Music was fine, but uninspired.
1
Apr 11 2024
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Billion Dollar Babies
Alice Cooper
I didn't get to listen to it as many times as I'd like, but tentatively I'd rate this closer to 4-stars than to 3-stars.
4
Apr 12 2024
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Relative to other Radiohead records, it isn't a 5, but it's still Radiohead and better than 90% of the rest of these albums.
Pretty sad.
5
Apr 13 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
This list is too full of mediocre British albums. This is another one.
Bowie and this album are over hyped IMO.
2
Apr 14 2024
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Who Killed...... The Zutons?
The Zutons
3
Apr 15 2024
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Metallica
Metallica
Is it Metallica's best album? No.
Is it dripping with masculinity? Yes. This album isn't for every day or every mood.
Does it rock? Very very much yes.
5-stars.
5
Apr 16 2024
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Great. I love Otis.
5
Apr 17 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
Muse
A bit too bombastic, but it gets the blood flowing.
4
Apr 18 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Not perfect, but really good. I'd rate it 4.5-stars if I could.
Jazzy. I love the horns. Grew up playing trumpet, so makes sense.
5
Apr 19 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
I like Bruce. I do. But it all sorta sounds the same, musically, to me. So I get bored.
3
Apr 20 2024
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Debut
Björk
Bjork is really odd. The music is a bit obtuse. But that is what makes it interesting. Not many others like her.
I can't say my rating is equivalent to other 4-stars. Most of them, I'd be very happy listening to. I'm rating 4-stars because I'm pretty sure that with enough listens it would be at least a 4-star album, possibly 5-stars.
4
Apr 21 2024
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
Pretty depressing, but I love to put it on when I'm feeling down and tired from work. Certainly a 4-star album if I've ever heard one.
4
Apr 22 2024
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Dog Man Star
Suede
I don't think I'll come back to it, but it was pretty good.
4
Apr 23 2024
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Murmur
R.E.M.
Great. I already liked R.E.M. a lot, but this album was before my time. I give it a 4.5 and will probably add it to my playlist.
4
Apr 24 2024
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Bad
Michael Jackson
Of course I'd heard many of these songs, but this album was a bit before my time. It's probably blasphemy to give it only 4-stars, but that's what I think it deserves.
4
Apr 25 2024
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Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto
Chill, but absolutely nothing special. Why is this on this list??
2
Apr 26 2024
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Is This It
The Strokes
Fine. 3-stars.
3
Apr 27 2024
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Look, maybe Led Zeppelin was a pioneer of blue-sy rock, but to me it all sounds the same. Not bad, but just doesn't vibe with me. Kinda boring.
3
Apr 28 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
I just can't get into Iron Maiden. I don't get it, and think the singer sucks.
3
Apr 29 2024
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Justified
Justin Timberlake
Some very catch songs, but overall I'm not the target demographic of this genre.
3
Apr 30 2024
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The Score
Fugees
I'd never heard this album. Shame. It is from my era too, but, I grew up living a sheltered life. I found a new favorite and will rank this 5 stars.
The outro almost lost this a star though.
5
May 01 2024
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones don't do it for me.
2
May 02 2024
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Catchy, but a bit poppy for my tastes. I'd never heard of Electric Light Orchestra or even Mr. Blue Sky before this listen...
3
May 03 2024
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The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
2
May 04 2024
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
3
May 05 2024
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
4
May 06 2024
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Berlin
Lou Reed
3
May 07 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
May 08 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
4
May 09 2024
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
The most memorable thing about this album is the spoken parts. Music bad.
1
May 10 2024
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Boring. 2.5 Closer to 2.
2
May 11 2024
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Stardust
Willie Nelson
Just great. So relaxing. Love 1001 albums for this kind of discovery.
5
May 12 2024
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
This was so incredibly bad.
1
May 13 2024
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...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
I just can't give bad pop more than a 2-star rating.
2
May 14 2024
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British Steel
Judas Priest
Four-stars seems generous, but it is better than 3
3
May 15 2024
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
3
May 16 2024
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
Pretty good.
4
May 17 2024
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Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Very good, but not the best Bad Seeds album.
4
May 18 2024
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Document
R.E.M.
R.E.M. is good. This album is not one of the best, though.
4
May 19 2024
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Faust IV
Faust
God awful. What is this crap
1
May 20 2024
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My Generation
The Who
2
May 21 2024
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Pretty darn good.
4
May 22 2024
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
2
May 23 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
3
May 24 2024
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
4
May 25 2024
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
2
May 26 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
2
May 27 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
3
May 28 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
Don't usually like Bowie, but this was good.
4
May 29 2024
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Listened a few times and it grew on me. Fun. Sexy. Relaxing
4
May 30 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
3
May 31 2024
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Country Life
Roxy Music
2
Jun 01 2024
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
Not the best Elliott Smith album, but still good.
4
Jun 02 2024
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party
This was a tough listen... and I like punk and Nick Cave.
2
Jun 03 2024
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Make Yourself
Incubus
I just can't get into Incubus.
2
Jun 04 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
3
Jun 05 2024
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Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
3
Jun 06 2024
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On The Beach
Neil Young
Pretty good.. After a few listens I realized how melancholy this album is.
4
Jun 07 2024
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
It's bad, but chill enough to get 3 stars.
3
Jun 08 2024
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
Enjoyable but not best of the best
4
Jun 09 2024
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
3
Jun 10 2024
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
Fine. Good for country
2
Jun 11 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Even there are a couple of good - great songs, I just can't get into most of them and don't like the Rolling Stones.
2
Jun 12 2024
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Fragile
Yes
Surprisingly good. I didn't really love it at first, but that's what makes a good album. I'd probably even give it a 4.5
4
Jun 13 2024
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
2
Jun 14 2024
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Clear 5-stars. So far the best album on this list, and I'm over 100 in.
A classic both musically and thematically.
5
Jun 15 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
3
Jun 16 2024
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
4
Jun 17 2024
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Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
I did not like this. But also not in the mood, so, 2 stars. Seems childish and obnoxious.
2
Jun 18 2024
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Ramones
Ramones
I loved this at some point in my life -- 5 stars because of that. Nowadays, I'd probably give it 4.5, but who is counting?
5
Jun 19 2024
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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Probably a 2.5, but that option isn't available..
2
Jun 20 2024
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Odessa
Bee Gees
I liked this a surprising amount. Pretty chill and hopeful.
4
Jun 21 2024
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
A couple good songs, but overall I just don't like The White Stripes. 2.5
3
Jun 22 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
3
Jun 23 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
3
Jun 24 2024
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
2
Jun 25 2024
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3
Jun 26 2024
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
4
Jun 27 2024
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Warehouse: Songs And Stories
Hüsker Dü
3
Jun 28 2024
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Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
2
Jun 29 2024
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Parklife
Blur
This album is obnoxious. Not good. Fucking shit Brit pop.
1
Jun 30 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
4
Jul 01 2024
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
3
Jul 02 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Gosh.. How do you rate an album with one of the greatest songs (Paint it Black), a song that is quite questionable in content (Under my Thumb) and a bunch of crap honkey tonk / filler?
3
Jul 03 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
This album can never be 5-stars for me. A couple of 5-star songs, but most are clear 4-stars.
4
Jul 04 2024
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
2
Jul 05 2024
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
Another album with one of the best songs ever on it... But the album doesn't really feel like an album but a collection of filler and a few hits.
4
Jul 06 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Couple of awesome songs, some things that were a bit too strange (last song). Overall pretty good.
4
Jul 07 2024
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
2
Jul 08 2024
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
Probably not in the top 20, but still better than a 4.5.
5
Jul 09 2024
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
3
Jul 10 2024
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Aja
Steely Dan
Not my cup of tea, but probably gets rated highly by others.
2
Jul 11 2024
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Really calming.
4
Jul 12 2024
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Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
This was really, really good. Excellent guitar work. Vocals just okay. Angie is phenomenal.
4
Jul 13 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
4
Jul 14 2024
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Nevermind
Nirvana
It's been a while since I've listened to this, but being a child of the 90s, of course I listened to it a lot. I thought that I would be bored of it, or that it wouldn't have stood the test of time, but oh boy was I wrong. It sound great remastered on my stereo. I miss Nirvana, I guess.
5
Jul 15 2024
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Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
2
Jul 16 2024
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
3
Jul 17 2024
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In Utero
Nirvana
This is not super accessible, but I think it is artistically better than Nevermind.
5
Jul 18 2024
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
This was remarkable. I've of course heard Take 5, and it is the best, but the rest was great too.
5
Jul 19 2024
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
One great song, most of the rest is not for me.
3
Jul 29 2024
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
This would have been a 5-star album at some point in my life, but I just can't give it that many. It's clearly a 4.5, but that rating isn't available.
4
Jul 30 2024
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
I owned this album in my teens and of course liked some of the songs, but was also repulsed by the intensity of some of the music and lyrics. Like, it was too much.
Now, much older and more capable of riding the emotional waves, I find this a breath of fresh air in the AI / TikTok - everything sounds the same - era.
The remix sounds good, the music is good but not revolutionary, but the lyrics and song writing are top notch.
5
Jul 31 2024
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
1
Aug 01 2024
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Not for me. I could only make it a few songs.
1
Aug 02 2024
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
I wasn't in the mood for 3rd wave ska when I listened to this, so the best I could muster was 3 stars.
3
Aug 03 2024
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
4
Aug 04 2024
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
Interesting... Didn't know Bjork had a career before her solo one. I think I like it more, since it is more accessible.
4
Aug 11 2024
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The Specials
The Specials
Anywhere from at 2 to a 5 depending on my mood. Can be grating or groovy. Hard to explain.
4
Aug 12 2024
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Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
2
Aug 13 2024
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
3
Aug 14 2024
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
Interesting. Liked it enough, but it can't quite break into 4-star range. Clear 3.5.
3
Aug 15 2024
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
Odd.
2
Aug 16 2024
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
Some slow songs, but overall I kinda dig the vibe.
3
Aug 17 2024
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
It's a 3.5.
3
Aug 18 2024
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Black Metal
Venom
Nothing special.
2
Aug 19 2024
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Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes
3
Aug 20 2024
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
3
Aug 21 2024
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
4
Aug 22 2024
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Something about this grates on me.
2
Sep 11 2024
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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
The Dandy Warhols
4
Sep 12 2024
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
Probably a 4.5
4
Sep 13 2024
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
2
Sep 14 2024
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
5
Sep 15 2024
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1999
Prince
3
Sep 16 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
4
Sep 17 2024
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Ten
Pearl Jam
4
Sep 18 2024
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets
4
Sep 19 2024
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Homework
Daft Punk
3
Sep 20 2024
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers
The Byrds
2
Sep 21 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
2