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Mon Mar 04 2024
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Honestly I really want to like the album because I like artist and the concept but so many of the songs are just sound and talking or super repetitive. Also the storyline is lowkey hard to understand unless you're listening to it after knowing what it's about so that kinda defeats the purpose. Overall like it's a fine album with a cool concept and I like a few songs from it but it's just kind of a weird album and I don't really like the music. 1 point for Comfortably Numb, 2/5.
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Tue Mar 05 2024
Imagine
John Lennon
imagine is a classic, banjo beats fucking sucks lmfao, jealous guy is pretty good instrumentally, it's so hard instruments lowkey kinda bang but i hate what he does with his voice sorry john lennon sorry old people, idwbasm dragged on for so long especially considering i got tired of it about 1 minute in. it was so boring i got tired of writing the title. to be honest i was just waiting for it to end and then it just kept going, but then it got to the next song and it's not much better so maybe this kind of music just isn't for me. also i lowkey cant understand what he's saying. the bass line on how do you sleep is just so repetitive and boring and the drums feel like someone is hitting me in the head with a hammer. also the instrumental break sounds like it's played by a 16 year old kid who just learned how to do vibrato. tbh i liked "how?" i think his slower and more emotional songs (imagine) are just better because the rest just sounds like loser country played by a 16 year old and sung by someone who's trying too hard sorry john lennon. also i genuinely laughed out loud at the harmonica played by an actual chimpanzee at the end of "oh yoko" because what the fuck was that. 1/5
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Wed Mar 06 2024
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
This album would've been an easy 4 without Voodoo Dolly. unfortunately the last song has a large impact on my rating because obviously i hear it last and it just made me think "what the fuck is going on" the whole time. most of the songs were good, i quite enjoyed them at the start. i found the use of bass drum unique and refreshing up until i heard Voodoo Dolly. and then i got tired of it very quickly. overall 3/5, would've been much more enjoyable for me without voodoo dolly but still a pretty good album
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Thu Mar 07 2024
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Overall quite an enjoyable album. Five Years kind of dragged on at the end but other than that very strong songs. Starman is a classic for a reason, and the whole album was rather cohesive with no major issues. I feel like I would have had to pay more attention to understand the story behind the strange album title but obviously that didn't take away from the experience. Good album, 4/5.
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Fri Mar 08 2024
L.A. Woman
The Doors
Overall pretty good album. Nothing particularly stood out to me as either good or bad. Good instrumentals, good singing. 3/5 lol
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Mon Mar 11 2024
Made In Japan
Deep Purple
Way too long for someone who isnโt already a fan. Some of the songs were pretty good but listening to Black Night 3 times kind of takes away from it
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Tue Mar 12 2024
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
bro i swear the artists discovered one (1) sound effect and just ran with it for an entire album. you know which one i'm talking about. i swear i'm about to have a stroke. each song indivudually is fine but the album just goes on and on and on and on and on. 2/5, it's pretty well produced but i just hated listening to it
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Wed Mar 13 2024
Trafalgar
Bee Gees
The piano in some of the songs kinda remind me of ABBA (not a bad thing). The instrumentation is very good, I don't really like his voice but wtv. This is the only real legitimate Israel btw ๐ค๐ค๐ค. Overall a pretty good album, a couple good songs but there are admittedly a few skips (so far). Favourites are Dearest and The Greatest Man In the World. 4/5 jk Dearest is mega cream worthy 5/5
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Thu Mar 14 2024
Low
David Bowie
Not a lot of singing... (hooray!!) overall it's pretty good, a bit slow for the instrumentals but like it was kind of a vibe. Towards the end it started sounding like the Doctor Who soundtrack though.... (Weeping Wall 02:13). 2/5 lol i just didn't rock with it heavy ๐
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Fri Mar 15 2024
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Honestly not bad, after listening to Rounder (instrumental) I went back and relistened, a lot of the tracks I didn't really appreciate the instrumentals enough. I'm not a super big fan of a lot of the melodies but the singing is pretty good and again I liked the instrumentation. Favourites are Rounder and 8:05. Idk why they're gatekeeping half the songs from us, but 3/5 regardless.
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Mon Mar 18 2024
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Lots of classics, a few of the songs I wasn't too big of a fan of but I liked the instrumentation on almost all of them and I like his voice. Favourites are Beat It (lol) and The Lady in My Life. I didn't enjoy the album as a whole too much but it's definitely pretty good. 4/5
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Tue Mar 19 2024
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Lowkey I thought Stevie Wonder touched kids idk why. Anyway pretty good album, high quality production and instrumentals, just not really my type of music. 3/5
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Wed Mar 20 2024
1977
Ash
The opening was p good I liked the guitar except then he started singing and i almost shit myself. honestly not bad overall, not my type of rock tho. i think the instrumentals were pretty sex, some of the songs dragged on a little but still good. didn't really like the singing tho. no favourites, nothing really stood out to me. 3/5
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Thu Mar 21 2024
The Joshua Tree
U2
haha boner (grow up) anyway honestly i quite liked the album even though it's old as fuck. i liked the instrumentals and the singing was... fine. high 3/5 but if i liked his voice a little more i think it could've been bumped up to a 4.
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Fri Mar 22 2024
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
apparently this band was super influential and was cited as a major inspiration for nirvana and metallica. i dont really see how tbh because this was kinda mid. i guess in 1980s UK this was the most exciting thing going on. the guitar line was unique and everything was well executed, i just didnt really enjoy sorry guys. also the repeated songs were not good enough to warrant listening to twice. 2/5, i would've enjoyed more if it was more lyrical or melodical or anything, just felt like listening to a tank drive over electric guitars
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Mon Mar 25 2024
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Day 13 without a female band. I had almost forgotten what women sounded like. Lots of fun, good vibes and I liked the singing. Not a super coherent album IMO, but still good (especially after the white man arc). Favourites: Fading Fast, Can't Stop The World. 4/5
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Tue Mar 26 2024
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
I mean like it's Led Zeppelin. Idk what else to say. It's pretty good, I think if I hadn't taken a break (to grind uni assignments) I wouldn't have liked it as much. High 3/5, I wouldn't add any songs to any playlists but I liked it lol. Favourite: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (๐ข๐ข)
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Wed Mar 27 2024
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
The start of Don't Go Near The Water is so oinky sploinky which drives my hopes for the album up. To be honest the album is just a vibe, it's not like super exceptional but it's pretty good. Favourites: Long Promised Road, Disney Girls,
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Thu Mar 28 2024
Hypnotised
The Undertones
Pretty funky, not a super standout album but it's enjoyable enough. I liked the instrumentals, pretty creative melodies and solid drum line throughout. The lyrics were quite repetitive in a lot of the songs though, which definitely hindered my enjoyment of the album. Most of the songs also sound like the type of songs you hear at the start of a shitty late-90s/early-2000s movie that's set in mid-80s high school while the main character (blond and does sports) gets ready for school. A little generic to be honest, definitely not something people need to listen to before they die. High 3/5 for listening experience but definitely not a must listen. If they owned a thesaurus definitely could've been a 4. Favourites: Under The Boardwalk, Hard Luck, Wednesday Week
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Fri Mar 29 2024
Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
Really chill album. I like her voice, loved the instrumentals, great vibes. Unrelated to the rating but the album art is excellent as well. The melodies are really well done, and H>A>K did a good job drawing me into the album and setting the tone. I wasn't a huge fan of the more psychedelic elements of some of the songs such as Ravenpoint, but overall still a terrific album. 4/5, could've been 5 with more of the poppy elements (just because I don't like the psychedelic parts). Favourites: Did you See Butterflies?, Slow Motion, H>A>K, The Lightning Back.
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Mon Apr 01 2024
Zombie
Fela Kuti
The album was so good until they started "singing" aka saying zombie over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. 1/5. The instrumental sections were good but sadly I cannot overlook 5 minutes of someone saying zombie. Genuinely the opening track ruined the album. Still listened to the rest, they just didn't change my rating.
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Tue Apr 02 2024
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
My man said the n word in the intro so many times I thought he was Mexican for a sec (until he pronounced ask like axe). Anyway first time listening to something by Dr. Dre, I honestly can't say I fucked with it too much (sorry MLK Jr), just not my type of music. It was well produced and I can understand its impact on hip-hop and especially gangster rap so I get why it's on the list, but I don't like this album too too much. That being said, some of the songs were a vibe and nothing really killed it so I still enjoyed. 3/5. Favourites: ending of Fuck Wit Dre Day (etc.) ending because it was funny, Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Bitches Ain't Shit.
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Wed Apr 03 2024
Crazysexycool
TLC
I was expecting it to be a girl group from the album cover, was disappointed by Intro-lude, but then pleasantly surprised when they started singing. I liked the hip-hop style instrumentals on similar levels of vibiness as The Chronic, but with chiller lyrics and singing (and they said the n word less). Quite well produced; I found the bass to be a little strong, though that may have been an issue with my earbuds. It did drown out the lyrics a little so I can't comment on them (also I'm terrible at processing audio). The instrumentals were a vibe and unique, although again the bass was a little too strong, so the beat got a little repetitive by the end. Still an extremely well produced and enjoyable album, 4/5. Favourites: Creep (interestingly, the song was written by their songwriter Dallas Austin, who wrote about the member T-Boz's former boyfriend who cheated on her, but later it turned out it was also based on Austin cheating on his at-the-time girlfriend), Kick Your Game, Waterfalls
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Bright Flight
Silver Jews
I guess they just let anyone pick up a guitar and sing these days huh... No offense but throughout the entire opening track I thought my man David Berman could NOT sing ๐๐ sorry Jewish people. Anyone once the second song began I KNEW he couldn't sing, but somehow it stopped bothering me so much. I guess at least we know he's not using autotune. The lyrics were easily understandable even for me which is nice, and the album was pretty cohesive sound-wise and lyrically. Also he did end up killing himself so that's sad. Lowkey I almost cried listening to the album because after his suicide his dad said "Despite his difficulties, he always remained my special son. I will miss him more than he was able to realize" which is really sad, but then I saw the song titled Horseleg Swastikas and no longer felt much of anything. Sadly my man still cannot sing to save his life (sorry), but I suppose it feels a little more relatable that way because I cannot sing either. The instrumentals were pretty good, guitar + piano + Virginian remains a classic combo, the singing (if you can call it that) detracts from the album a little. 3/5, nothing special, not terrible though. No favourites really.
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
1/5. I would rather shit my pants at convocation than listen to this again.
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Same as with The Chronic, I just don't really like hip-hop too much. I liked the instrumentals, very well produced. Again, I understand why this album is on the list (unlike Antichrist Superstar), and I can't say I vehemently disliked any of the songs. 3/5. Favourites: Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith).
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Tue Apr 09 2024
Never Mind The Bollocks, Hereโs The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Bro lowkey this album is doodoo because I was so excited to listen to it because I loveee punk rock except then it was just a mid british man fuck you johhny rotten ๐๐anyway like i suppose the album was overall okay it just did NOT meet expectations and after a while his voice starts becoming grating and it sounds like he's barely even singing the whole time. people will be like "music used to be so much better" and then this is what they listen to. brother where is the musicality or the singing or the lyricism or literally anything. i just can't stand this type of album where it literally has nothing going for it. i was originally gonna rate it a 3 but now im mad so fuck you 2/5. favourites were when it ended and i got to go listen to good british rock (nothing but thieves).
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Wed Apr 10 2024
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Very enjoyable album, perhaps the vibiest one yet. I liked almost every second of it, even though this isn't the type of music I would usually listen to. Especially a nice change from the last few British albums + Antichrist Superstar, just something very nice on the ears. Frankly I don't understand why the album is on the list, but that doesn't really change my rating (and I don't think it should lol). 4/5, but on the low endโthe rating this time is based almost fully off enjoyment rather than any deeper analysis of just about anything. No favourites, the whole album kind of blends together but in a good way.
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