Mar 20 2024
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
4
Mar 21 2024
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Heavy metal is not my thing usually, but I liked the raw production and punk influence in parts. Even some of the more Proggy sounds weren’t too sickening. Enjoyed it on the whole, especially all the singing about running, nice to hear of such a healthy bunch of lads.
4
Mar 22 2024
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Really loved revisiting this. There’s a great, eclectic mix of funky hip hop, raucous punk and really evocative lyricism and vocal delivery. As an album we’re getting our moneys worth for sure.
4
Mar 25 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
The highlight on this album is the orchestra /band, they sound sharp and I bet this gig was amazing. It’s also charming to hear Brown before his funk period, there’s almost an innocence to the record in hindsight.
3
Mar 26 2024
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
There’s 10 songs on this album and 5 are about dancing, 4 about girls and one about work.
Still, good album. Before the… unpleasantness…
3
Mar 27 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
4
Mar 28 2024
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Ramones
Ramones
Right, not much to say about this album apart from the fact it laid down the blueprint of punk as it is still recognised today.
Still sounds fresh, still punches, superb.
5
Mar 29 2024
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
5
Mar 30 2024
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
Lots of noodling guitars and blues-y riffs. Not bad, certainly better than Smoke on the Water suggests.
3
Mar 31 2024
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha
Sounds exactly like a pastiche of the genre and time it was released. I tried to get in to it but it sounds like Flight of the Conchords ripping 80s European electronic pop, though not funny.
2
Apr 01 2024
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
4
Apr 02 2024
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Still bangs, sounds fresh and his ear for a sample is near unparalleled
4
Apr 03 2024
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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
Spiritualized
5
Apr 06 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
5
Apr 07 2024
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Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
3
Apr 08 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
4
Apr 09 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
So sleepy now
3
Apr 10 2024
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Timeless
Goldie
So sleepy now
4
Apr 11 2024
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
In its historical, socio-political context I understand how this was an important record, but it doesn’t really seem to deviate from a single musical motif the entire album.
3
Apr 12 2024
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
Sounds exactly as you’d expect.
4
Apr 17 2024
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Come Find Yourself
Fun Lovin' Criminals
A real sense of place and time with this one; funky psych guitairs, vinyl scratching, gravel voiced rapping; all very evocative of NYC in the late 80s/90s. A surprising diversity of approach and songwriting. Not all of it lands but still holds up well.
3
Apr 18 2024
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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
2
Apr 19 2024
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Drunk
Thundercat
Funnier than I was expecting, real wit in the songwriting.
3
Apr 20 2024
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
A rap album.
4
Apr 21 2024
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band
3
Apr 22 2024
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Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
3
Apr 23 2024
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
4
Apr 25 2024
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
3
Apr 26 2024
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m b v
My Bloody Valentine
It’s a shoegaze album. But a critically acclaimed shoegaze album. Make of that what you will.
2
Apr 27 2024
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Station To Station
David Bowie
Yes, drugs are bad. But on the other hand; Station to Station by David Bowie.
5
Apr 28 2024
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I Against I
Bad Brains
3
Apr 29 2024
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
It’s one of the greatest albums of all time, if not the greatest.
5
Apr 30 2024
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
5
May 02 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Darker and more stripped back than some of his other offerings, but great guitar led, introspective, thoughtful folk
4
May 03 2024
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Pleasantly surprised by this record. Great lo-fi indie reminiscent of British indie in its unpolished era, with hints of Neutral Milk Hotel (before the… unpleasantness….). Was a bit put off initially by the sheer number of tracks but the album never drags. Definitely one to revisit.
4
May 04 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
4
May 05 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
4
May 06 2024
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Pretenders
Pretenders
3
May 07 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
4
May 08 2024
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
Blues album that never really kicks out of second gear, some flashes of brilliance, before the… unpleasantness…
Might be a bit unfair because he was 76 when it was recorded, but there we are.
2
May 09 2024
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Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
Nope.
1
May 10 2024
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
3
May 11 2024
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
3
May 12 2024
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
4
May 13 2024
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
5
May 14 2024
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
All time classic.
5
May 16 2024
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
Sounds like listening to City of God (before the… unpleasantness…) playing in the other room. Never quite hooks enough to make you sit down and watch the film, maybe because you saw it in Uni and think you remember the ending, but then BAM, they’re at the door with the pizza and you’re thinking I didn’t order pizza, what’s going on here. Then you realise it must have been an online order delivered to you in error, meaning they can’t take it back, so you basically have a free pizza. So you think maybe you’ll sit down and watch City of God after all. And do you know what? You quite enjoy it.
That’s what this album is like.
3
May 17 2024
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Cupid & Psyche 85
Scritti Politti
2
May 18 2024
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Document
R.E.M.
After all the years I’ve listened to REM I’d never actually listened to this in its entirety. I will definitely be doing so again. Early enough to have that rawness to it it, but late enough to sound distinctly assured.
4
May 19 2024
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Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood
Nice voice and opens with an ok track, before the… unpleasantness…
Cheesy, radio-friendly soft rock/pop. Mad to think this guy was in Traffic.
2
May 20 2024
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OK Computer
Radiohead
4
May 21 2024
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1984
Van Halen
This is unpleasant
1
May 22 2024
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Bonkers, but wicked.
4
May 23 2024
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
5
May 26 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
Jazz
3
May 28 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
4
May 30 2024
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Forgotten how rave-y this album was. So evocative of the 90s jungle scene in Bristol, as it matured into something beyond warehouses. Before the… unpleasantness…
Hard recommend and got 2 spins today, one immediately after the other.
4
Jun 01 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Jazz
3
Jun 02 2024
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Jazz
3
Jun 08 2024
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Mad to think that it sounded like this BEFORE the drugs. And… unpleasantness…
Still, clearly important if not particularly enlightening in this day and age.
2
Jun 09 2024
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Mad to think that it sounded like this BEFORE the drugs. And… unpleasantness…
Still, clearly important if not particularly enlightening in this day and age.
2
Jun 12 2024
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The Band
The Band
5
Jun 13 2024
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Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
4
Jun 14 2024
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
3
Jun 15 2024
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
3
Jun 16 2024
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
2
Jun 18 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Always thought of Cooke as more of a crooner, but this set bangs at times. Great backing band, unmistakable charisma and a virtuoso performance. I’m a convert!
4
Jun 19 2024
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
3
Jun 21 2024
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So Much For The City
The Thrills
3
Jun 22 2024
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The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
5
Jun 23 2024
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Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
2
Jun 24 2024
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Future Days
Can
4
Jun 25 2024
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Illmatic
Nas
4
Jun 28 2024
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Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods
3
Jun 29 2024
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
4
Jun 30 2024
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
3
Jul 03 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
4
Jul 04 2024
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
5
Jul 09 2024
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
5
Jul 10 2024
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Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
2
Jul 11 2024
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
4
Jul 12 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
3
Jul 13 2024
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Live At Leeds
The Who
4
Jul 14 2024
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The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
3
Jul 16 2024
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
3
Jul 17 2024
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Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
4
Jul 19 2024
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys
3
Jul 21 2024
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Smash
The Offspring
5
Jul 22 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
3
Jul 23 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
4
Jul 24 2024
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
4
Jul 25 2024
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Just a load of repetitive noise from a piano-bashing nonce.
1
Jul 26 2024
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Movies
Holger Czukay
4
Jul 27 2024
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Forgot how awesome this record is. Hits are hidden among soulful and sweet and sonically luscious tracks. Absolute solid gold.
5
Jul 28 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
3
Jul 29 2024
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
I understand why he blew his brains out now.
1
Jul 30 2024
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
4
Jul 31 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
3
Aug 01 2024
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
3
Aug 03 2024
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Fragile
Yes
2
Aug 05 2024
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Kid A
Radiohead
3
Aug 08 2024
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Low-Life
New Order
3
Aug 09 2024
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3
Aug 10 2024
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Eagles
Eagles
3
Aug 11 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
3
Aug 13 2024
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C'est Chic
CHIC
3
Aug 14 2024
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
3
Aug 15 2024
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Protection
Massive Attack
5
Aug 17 2024
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
4
Aug 18 2024
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
5
Aug 19 2024
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld
4
Aug 20 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
4
Aug 21 2024
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
5
Aug 22 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
3
Aug 23 2024
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Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
2
Aug 24 2024
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
4
Aug 27 2024
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths
Pitiful self-pitying jangle fest from a racist. I know the 80s were bleak but there’s no excuse for this.
2
Aug 29 2024
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Boston
Boston
3
Aug 30 2024
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
3
Aug 31 2024
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
2
Sep 01 2024
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Marquee Moon
Television
4
Sep 02 2024
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Cross
Justice
4
Sep 03 2024
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
5
Sep 05 2024
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Heroes
David Bowie
4
Sep 06 2024
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
3
Sep 07 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
3