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Wed Apr 03 2024
Moving Pictures
Rush
I didn’t appreciate Rush until in my 40’s, I wish I had started listening to them 30 years ago. This album is a favorite and while it’s all great, Neil’s drumming is inspiring.
5
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Thu Apr 04 2024
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
5
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Fri Apr 05 2024
Stankonia
OutKast
I can appreciate the musical talent here but (most of) the lyrics on this album are not my thing.
2
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Sat Apr 06 2024
British Steel
Judas Priest
Halford said of Living After Midnight, “That’s where the name comes from. It’s a rock ’n’ roll song about a band coming into town and leaving you at dawn. When we play the song live, no matter where we are in the world, the room just lifts up and the fans go wild. It’s like we’re taking you on a time machine back to 1980, and you’re out partying with your friends.” That’s exactly how it feels listening to this album.
4
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Sun Apr 07 2024
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
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Mon Apr 08 2024
Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
2
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Tue Apr 09 2024
The Clash
The Clash
5
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Wed Apr 10 2024
I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
2
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Thu Apr 11 2024
The Real Thing
Faith No More
I gave an extra star for Epic and War Pigs. Otherwise, meh.
3
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Fri Apr 12 2024
The Undertones
The Undertones
“Razor sharp post punk anthems”
Makes me feel like I’m 13 discovering punk rock for the first time.
5
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Sat Apr 13 2024
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
2
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Sun Apr 14 2024
Blur
Blur
4
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Mon Apr 15 2024
Group Sex
Circle Jerks
As a teen in the Bay Area in the early 80’s, bands like these were the soundtrack to all the boys I knew skateboarding in Thrasher t-shirts. There are better bands from this era, though: Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, and the Misfits, to name a few.
2
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Tue Apr 16 2024
Dookie
Green Day
The East Bay is home to some of the best bands of my youth. The first time I heard a Green Day song 30+ years ago I was hooked and this album, there are no words to describe how much I love it.
5
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Wed Apr 17 2024
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
3
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Thu Apr 18 2024
The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
I was only familiar with the song Tightrope before listening to the whole album. It’s fantastic, I love it.
5
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Fri Apr 19 2024
More Specials
The Specials
4
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Sat Apr 20 2024
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Love that it’s bluesy and psychedelic. Jimi described it as “science fiction rock and roll”. Intoxicatingly good.
5
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Sun Apr 21 2024
evermore
Taylor Swift
It’s a good indie record. Not my favorite TS album though.
3
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Mon Apr 22 2024
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
I like this a lot, definitely going into my music rotation.
4
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Tue Apr 23 2024
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby
Listen to Iron Maiden, baby, with me, ooh
3
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Wed Apr 24 2024
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
4
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Thu Apr 25 2024
Truth
Jeff Beck
Beck’s guitar and Rod’s vocals are a match made in heaven. I like this so much more than I thought I would.
5
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Fri Apr 26 2024
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
1
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Sat Apr 27 2024
1999
Prince
4
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Sun Apr 28 2024
Live Through This
Hole
3
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Mon Apr 29 2024
Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
3
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Tue Apr 30 2024
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Amazing. I love everything about this album. Her voice and style is just spectacular.
5
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Wed May 01 2024
Odessa
Bee Gees
As a child of the 70s, all I really knew of the Bee Gees was their Saturday Night Fever era disco music. I am blown away that their early music was inspired by the Beatles. Some of it sounds like Paul or John wrote it! While this concept album isn’t my favorite, the Gibb brothers’ harmonies are just. so. good.
3
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Thu May 02 2024
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
4
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Fri May 03 2024
Doolittle
Pixies
Feels just as relevant today as it did when it came out. Excellent.
5
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Sat May 04 2024
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
I got this for my 11th birthday, it was the first record I got that wasn’t for the family. I loved this one, probably listened to it 200 times. A cool all girl band was so empowering for an 11 year old girl who played the drums. Its still a great record.
5
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Sun May 05 2024
Penance Soiree
The Icarus Line
1
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Mon May 06 2024
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
1
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Tue May 07 2024
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
5
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Wed May 08 2024
1989
Taylor Swift
5
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Thu May 09 2024
Atomizer
Big Black
1
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Fri May 10 2024
Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
Unlike anything I’ve heard, in a good way.
3
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Sat May 11 2024
Metallica
Metallica
3
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Sun May 12 2024
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
3
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Mon May 13 2024
Music
Madonna
5
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Tue May 14 2024
xx
The xx
5
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Wed May 15 2024
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
5
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Thu May 16 2024
The United States Of America
The United States Of America
Interesting. I liked it better than Frank Zappa’s stuff.
3
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Fri May 17 2024
You Are The Quarry
Morrissey
Pretentious and boring. Ick.
1
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Sat May 18 2024
The White Album
Beatles
5
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Sun May 19 2024
Boston
Boston
4
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Mon May 20 2024
Revolver
Beatles
5
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Tue May 21 2024
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
3
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Wed May 22 2024
Dust
Screaming Trees
4
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Thu May 23 2024
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
2
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Fri May 24 2024
Bad
Michael Jackson
There are some songs on this album that warrant 5 stars but the rest is just meh.
3
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Sat May 25 2024
Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
5
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Sun May 26 2024
Hot Fuss
The Killers
5
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Mon May 27 2024
The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4
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Tue May 28 2024
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
4
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Wed May 29 2024
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
I don’t usually like live albums but this one was fun. Hearing the girls screaming, I can imagine his dance moves. Great music.
4
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Thu May 30 2024
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan
1
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Fri May 31 2024
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
I love Elbow and this is one of my favorite albums.
4
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Sat Jun 01 2024
Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
I really enjoyed this album.
4
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Sun Jun 02 2024
L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
1
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Tue Jun 04 2024
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Some songs are 5 star worthy. The rest are ok, after awhile I thought the started to sound the same.
3
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Wed Jun 05 2024
B-52's
The B-52's
A classic!
5
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Thu Jun 06 2024
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
4
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Fri Jun 07 2024
Graceland
Paul Simon
I love this album, it’s like listening to a friend I’ve known forever. First heard it when I was 16 and it’s lived rent free in my head for 30+ years. It was my first foray into world music and Simon and the South African artists blend together so wonderfully.
5
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Sat Jun 08 2024
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
It’s ok but would not have made it on my list of 1000 albums.
2
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Sun Jun 09 2024
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
4
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Mon Jun 10 2024
Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
3
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Tue Jun 11 2024
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
5
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Wed Jun 12 2024
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
4
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Thu Jun 13 2024
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
5
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Fri Jun 14 2024
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
If I could, I’d give it zero stars.
1
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Sat Jun 15 2024
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
5
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Sun Jun 16 2024
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
1
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Mon Jun 17 2024
Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
I feel like some of the albums on this list are here because someone is playing a joke, like, “this is so niche it would never appeal to the masses, let’s put it on the list and see how many people will listen to this crap.” Jokes on me I guess.
1
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Tue Jun 18 2024
Different Class
Pulp
2
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Wed Jun 19 2024
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
1
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Thu Jun 20 2024
Third
Soft Machine
1
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Fri Jun 21 2024
Django Django
Django Django
1
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Sat Jun 22 2024
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
2
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Mon Jun 24 2024
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
This was a fun listen. You can tell they were inspired by the Velvet Underground, and that TML inspired bands like Violent Femmes and Dead Milkmen. Wish I had discovered this album in the early 80s when I was in my punk/New Wave phase.
4
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Tue Jun 25 2024
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
Stevie is so talented, and his voice… amazing. “They won’t go when I go” is one of my favorite songs. George Michael did a fabulous rendition of it.
5
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Wed Jun 26 2024
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters
4
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Thu Jun 27 2024
OK Computer
Radiohead
4
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Fri Jun 28 2024
Pornography
The Cure
Listening to this is like traveling through time, back to my freshman year of high school. It’s 1984 and I’m riding the BART train into San Francisco with my friends, listening to this cassette tape on my Walkman. My best friend lent it to me, told me I have to check out this cool band. It changed me, changed who I thought I was and made me something different. It shaped the way I thought about music and opened new doors, brought new friends, made my heart beat different.
5
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Sat Jun 29 2024
Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
5
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Sun Jun 30 2024
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
I liked it more than I thought I would.
3
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Mon Jul 01 2024
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
I first heard of this band from their song Apron Strings, which was featured in the movie She's Having A Baby. It’s a beautiful description of the longing women feel for motherhood and EBTG became a staple of my music listening in the 90’s. I love Tracy’s voice, the songwriting, the “sophisti-pop”, it’s all wonderful.
4
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Thu Jul 04 2024
Viva Hate
Morrissey
5
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Fri Jul 05 2024
Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
3
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Sat Jul 06 2024
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4
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Sun Jul 07 2024
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2
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Mon Jul 08 2024
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
3
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Tue Jul 09 2024
3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
2
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Wed Jul 10 2024
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
2
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Thu Jul 11 2024
Spiderland
Slint
2
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Fri Jul 12 2024
Destroyer
KISS
I like the song Beth, so there’s that.
2
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Sat Jul 13 2024
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
4
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Sun Jul 14 2024
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
5
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Tue Jul 16 2024
Liquid Swords
GZA
1
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Wed Jul 17 2024
Faith
George Michael
5
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Thu Jul 18 2024
Play
Moby
4
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Fri Jul 19 2024
O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
1
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Sun Jul 21 2024
Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
2
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Wed Jul 24 2024
The Libertines
The Libertines
2