Apr 11 2024
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Hotel California
Eagles
Holy mother of god that sucked.
Try and Love Again was the closest to some level of quality and soul, rest of the album felt like trying to take a fly out of a soup with tweezers
1
Apr 12 2024
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
It’s audacious, mean, full of skeletons. Not massive on a lot of the skits but they paint a tapestry of a violent upbringing in 80’s New York. It’s a classic for a reason, ahead of its time and for its time simultaneously.
4
Apr 13 2024
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
I used to adore this album in my early 20’s and as time’s gone on, that love is still there however slightly diminished. The production is spunky and bright, the performances are snappy and assured, but something about the end product leaves me a little dry and I can’t put my finger on it. Still an album that should be considered essential listening to any music fan.
3
Apr 14 2024
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Virgin Suicides
Air
This did nothing for me. Nice to listen to but I’ve never been a massive Air fan and this one didn’t sway me.
2
Apr 15 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
A little bubblegum for my liking. Definitely fits in it’s own microcosm of 80’s indie pop but man does this record drag for me
2
Apr 16 2024
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Not his best, but a welcome addition to a catalogue full of great 70’s pop music. Doesn’t quite have the identity of Ziggy or the Berlin trilogy
3
Apr 17 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
Really does feel like a relic from a different time. Never been a huge blues guy but there is something truly comfy about this record.
3
Apr 18 2024
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
I’m torn on this one. I would say it genuinely took me by surprise on some tracks with sweeping but understated arrangements like Sara, unbelievably gorgeous. The very next track is Lindsey Buckingham yelping like a Pomeranian over a bad power pop riff. When it’s good, it’s some of the best music of 79. When it’s not, it’s not.
3
Apr 19 2024
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Ehhhh I don’t really know what to say about this one. I feel like a lot of 70’s music transcends it’s era and time and has a universal message that still really sticks the landing (something like Electric Warrior or Ege Bamyasi) but this one never left 1971. Or even the 60’s for that matter.
2
Apr 20 2024
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
I’m realizing I should be less critical to some degree. This album is quite good, great guitar work, definitely drags at some points. Hometown treasure of an artist for me, go jets
4
Apr 21 2024
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
One of the best electronic albums of all time, it’s immaculate
5
Apr 22 2024
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
I listened to this album a few months ago and it didn’t really stick with me. This time around, really enjoyed it. Earnest songwriting, straight forward instrumentation, real vulnerability on display.
4
Apr 23 2024
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
On one hand, the musicianship is top notch and the idea behind the main theme is great. On the other, at a brief 35 minutes, it really loses steam halfway through when it shouldn't. Used it's best idea first and it shows.
2
Apr 24 2024
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
It’s perfect
5
Apr 25 2024
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Cross
Justice
BAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGEEEEEERRRRRSSSSS
4
Apr 26 2024
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright
Not a record for me, but he’s clearly quite talented and knows how to arrange a god darn song
3
Apr 27 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Is it better than Hotel California? Yes. Is it as good as Green Onions? No. Will I ever listen to it again? Not deliberately.
1
Apr 28 2024
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Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Liked it more than I thought I would, excellent guitar work and thoughtful songwriting
4
Apr 29 2024
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Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
Didn’t hit when I listened to it a decade ago, still isn’t now. I still think it’s good, just not amazing
3
Apr 30 2024
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
God I love Steely Dan. Sardonic lyrics, incredible playing, just masterful
5
May 15 2024
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Tago Mago
Can
It's phenomenal. Only criticism, and this isn't on the part of the record, I don't know if this is a record to constantly revisit, and misses the staying power of something like Pet Sounds.
4
May 16 2024
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The Bends
Radiohead
Used to listen to this a bunch when I was younger and remember quite liking it. This time I'm not so sure... something about it dragged, something about felt whiny in a way it hadn't previously. I do think it's a good record, just not for me at this point in my life.
2
May 17 2024
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
How have I never heard of this before, Kevin Parker eat your heart out
4
May 18 2024
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
It’s a good record, not much else to say honestly
3
May 19 2024
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Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
Liked it more than I was expecting, post Britpop sound with some decent songwriting
3
May 22 2024
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
I wanted to like this so much more than I did. There’s some great moments, specifically synth tones, but there’s something sleepy in the songwriting that pulls me out of it.
2
May 23 2024
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Leftism
Leftfield
This would be EXTREMELY fun live, idk how it translates to an album, but I see the appeal
3
May 24 2024
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Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Blues rocks master work, one of the best
5
May 25 2024
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xx
The xx
Time hasn’t been immensely generous to this record for me, but in a cool August evening in 2012, it’s home
3
May 26 2024
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Great players, great album art, but wanted more from this one
3
May 28 2024
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
It’s a classic for a reason, although suffers a bit from double LP syndrome
4
May 29 2024
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Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Production is a little too muddy for the songs to really shine
2
May 30 2024
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Phrenology
The Roots
A raucous, emphatic statement that should be seen as one of the best of their catalogue
4
May 31 2024
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
maybe I gotta stop listening to msuic on spotify
3
Jun 04 2024
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Clearly some level of songwriting prowess on display, some great moments, absolutely REEKS of high school for me
3
Jun 05 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
Totally ehh on it
2
Jun 06 2024
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
4
Jun 07 2024
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A Little Deeper
Ms. Dynamite
2
Jun 08 2024
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Is it clearly a revolutionary reggae record? Yes. Is it as good as Funky Kingston? No.
3
Jun 13 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
oh boy
here's what I absolutely will say after years of retrying this album and hating it: the drum sound on this album is MY SHIT. The acoustics and timbre of the the snare are incredible. The manipulative songwriting and watery guitars do nothing for me
3
Jun 14 2024
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Let England Shake
PJ Harvey
Elegant and provocative
4
Jun 16 2024
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
2
Jun 18 2024
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
I already listened to this one wtf
3
Jun 19 2024
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
Sexy, sensible, slay queen energy
4
Jun 20 2024
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Parachutes is better, also this band is overhated
3
Jun 21 2024
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Live At The Witch Trials
The Fall
Imagine if Yard Act had a set of testicles and wasn't a product to be marketed
4
Jun 23 2024
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
For a pedophile, pretty rockin and hip record dude
3
Jun 25 2024
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Oh Jesus like I need to relisten. Not my favourite Floyd record, not in my Top 50 of all time, arguably overrated, BUT I would be completely remiss to say that isn’t one of the most rewarding album experiences you can have. Get it on vinyl, pop a tab of acid, close your eyes, and let those clocks before Time scare the ever loving shit out of you.
5
Jun 26 2024
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
If I was 15 in 1976, this would have blown my mind. Since neither are currentlt true, it's alright, you can do better within the genre
2
Jun 27 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
NOW WE'RE TALKIN', ABSOLUTE BEAST OF A RECORD HERE
5
Jun 28 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Their best album? Possibly
4
Jun 29 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
Oh geez alright. The drumming is undeniably some of my favourite for the genre, I feel like Travis Barker gets more than his fair share that should be redirected to Tre. This album just doesn’t hit like it used to for me. Maybe I’m just old now
2
Jul 03 2024
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American Gothic
David Ackles
If Scott Walker hadn’t done so many drugs and was pretty okay
3
Jul 04 2024
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The Visitors
ABBA
Never listened to an ABBA record, can confirm they are a singles band
2
Jul 05 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
Liked it more than MMLP, but goddamn do I not care of Eminem.
2
Jul 06 2024
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Tapestry
Carole King
Pretty bangin album
3
Jul 07 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
3
Jul 08 2024
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Djam Leelii
Baaba Maal
3
Jul 09 2024
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
Torn on this one. The high points some of the best songs of all-time, the low points aren't bad so much as forgettable. Turn it from a double LP to a single and it's basically perfect. As it stands, it's good enough for an 8/10 but it could be so much more
4
Jul 10 2024
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White Light / White Heat
The Velvet Underground
Big album from a big band. In what it lacks in memorability from its predecessor, it makes up for in audacity and avant garde tendencies
5
Jul 11 2024
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New Wave
The Auteurs
Completely meh, might feel different on a second listen
2
Jul 12 2024
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D
White Denim
Like it a lot more than I was expecting, some of the best indie rock drumming I've heard in some time. Kind of a mix between Sufjan and Gizz. One major nitpick would be the vocals, very dated
3
Jul 15 2024
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Parklife
Blur
I've tried this album so many times, and this is the time I've enjoyed it the most. Varied and sparkly production, great songwriting, worth its weight in gold. Also, probably one of my favourite album covers.
4
Jul 16 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Don't need to relisten, ceritifed hood classic. Every song after Life on Mars could be Bowie farting into a microphone and it's still a Top 50 all time record
5
Jul 17 2024
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Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp
A&E was a pretty big standout. The whole record is nice sounding and clearly heartfelt, but the lack of any bigness kinda holds it back. Liked it more than I thought, might revisit
3
Jul 18 2024
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Make Yourself
Incubus
Hoo boy
The nihilistic themes of Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins in the early 90's seemingly caused a rift in the music industry where popular music got a little dark for a second so labels freaked out and reacted by finding blase, tepid bands that write songs about how life is worth living and that everything will turn out okay. Incubus is that reaction and I can't say it resonates with me. It's not even the sentiment of life being worth living, it's preachy nature of that sentiment mixed with HARD ROCK AND DJ SCRATCHES. There's the occassional moment where this record works (Pardon Me despite being a single IS a stand out track) but you could do so much better, even in nu-metal.
1
Jul 19 2024
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
His Sign O the Times, pretty great record
4
Jul 20 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Incredible record, still in love with it after all these years
5
Jul 21 2024
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Vespertine
Björk
Her best album probably
5
Jul 23 2024
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassic
5
Jul 24 2024
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIC
5
Jul 25 2024
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Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche
Koffi Olomide
Kinda sounds like coming 3 America, there’s better Koffi records
3
Jul 26 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Idk what 4 talking heads records are on this thing, but if this replaced more songs, fear of music, remain in light, or speaking in tongues, absolute blunder. Good album, pales in comparison to what would come next for the group
3
Jul 27 2024
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Catchy, breezy, but ultimately a little unremarkable for me. Other all female bands of yonder have done it better
3
Jul 29 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Obviously Fast Car is one of the best songs of all time, the album on the whole doesn’t do a lot for me
3
Jul 30 2024
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
The scat song kinda made me hate this, but there is something to jazz lounge that feels nice. Idk, I’m torn
2
Jul 31 2024
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Dare!
The Human League
3
Aug 02 2024
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
4
Aug 03 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
5 stars, perfect record
5
Aug 04 2024
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
3
Aug 05 2024
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Happy Trails
Quicksilver Messenger Service
3
Aug 07 2024
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California
American Music Club
4
Aug 08 2024
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
3
Aug 09 2024
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evermore
Taylor Swift
Pfffffbbbbbfffffttttt
2
Aug 10 2024
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Great to make dinner with your honey to
4
Aug 14 2024
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
I was hoping for more french lounge like Gainsbourg than musique francophone. It's fine
2
Aug 15 2024
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Follow The Leader
Korn
BOOOOOM DADA BUM DADA
2
Aug 16 2024
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
2
Aug 17 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
2
Aug 18 2024
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Fragile
Yes
Marred by the fact that there's a better Yes record and that the first track outshines the rest of the record
4
Aug 19 2024
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Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks
Listening to this while driving to something you’re late for is a good idea
4
Aug 20 2024
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American Idiot
Green Day
3
Aug 21 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Aug 22 2024
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
4
Aug 23 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
2
Aug 24 2024
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Parachutes
Coldplay
4
Aug 25 2024
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Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré
3
Aug 26 2024
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Oedipus Schmoedipus
Barry Adamson
2
Aug 27 2024
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Odelay
Beck
3
Aug 28 2024
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
5
Aug 29 2024
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C'est Chic
CHIC
3
Aug 30 2024
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
3
Aug 31 2024
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Doolittle
Pixies
4
Sep 01 2024
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
4
Sep 02 2024
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
3
Sep 03 2024
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The Next Day
David Bowie
2
Sep 04 2024
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
3
Sep 05 2024
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Signing Off
UB40
3
Sep 06 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
2
Sep 07 2024
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
5
Sep 08 2024
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Mask
Bauhaus
4
Sep 09 2024
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
1
Sep 10 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
4
Sep 11 2024
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals
2
Sep 12 2024
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
2
Sep 13 2024
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Headquarters
The Monkees
2
Sep 14 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
3
Sep 15 2024
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
4
Sep 16 2024
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
5
Sep 17 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
4
Sep 18 2024
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
2
Sep 19 2024
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
4
Sep 20 2024
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Dry
PJ Harvey
4
Sep 21 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
5
Sep 22 2024
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
4
Sep 23 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
4
Sep 24 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
Sep 25 2024
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
3
Sep 26 2024
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
4
Sep 27 2024
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Metallica
Metallica
1
Sep 28 2024
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
5
Sep 29 2024
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Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
2
Sep 30 2024
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
4
Oct 01 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
4
Oct 02 2024
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Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
3
Oct 03 2024
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
5
Oct 04 2024
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White Light
Gene Clark
4
Oct 08 2024
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
3
Oct 09 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
3
Oct 10 2024
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic
King Crimson
4
Oct 11 2024
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Garbage
Garbage
2
Oct 13 2024
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Spiderland
Slint
5
Oct 14 2024
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The Band
The Band
4
Oct 15 2024
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
3
Oct 16 2024
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
3
Oct 22 2024
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
4
Oct 23 2024
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Damaged
Black Flag
4
Oct 24 2024
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Beautiful Freak
Eels
2
Oct 25 2024
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Among The Living
Anthrax
2
Oct 27 2024
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British Steel
Judas Priest
3
Oct 28 2024
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
3
Oct 29 2024
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
4
Oct 30 2024
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Duck Stab/Buster & Glen
The Residents
4
Oct 31 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
3
Nov 01 2024
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The World is a Ghetto
War
4
Nov 02 2024
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
2
Nov 03 2024
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Van Halen
Van Halen
3
Nov 04 2024
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OK Computer
Radiohead
5
Nov 05 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
3
Nov 06 2024
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Heroes
David Bowie
4
Nov 07 2024
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
3
Nov 08 2024
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Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2
Nov 13 2024
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Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur
3
Nov 14 2024
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
4
Nov 15 2024
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
2
Nov 17 2024
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The Holy Bible
Manic Street Preachers
3
Nov 19 2024
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
Nov 20 2024
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
5
Nov 21 2024
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Let It Be
The Replacements
5
Nov 22 2024
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
3
Nov 27 2024
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Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
3
Nov 28 2024
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
2
Nov 29 2024
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
3
Dec 04 2024
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Orbital 2
Orbital
3
Dec 11 2024
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Duck Rock
Malcolm McLaren
2
Dec 12 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
4
Dec 14 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
3
Dec 17 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
2
Dec 18 2024
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Actually
Pet Shop Boys
3
Dec 20 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
5
Dec 21 2024
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Live!
Fela Kuti
5
Dec 22 2024
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The La's
The La's
3
Dec 23 2024
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
2
Dec 24 2024
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Abraxas
Santana
3
Dec 28 2024
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Different Class
Pulp
4
Dec 31 2024
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Marquee Moon
Television
5
Jan 01 2025
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Quiet Life
Japan
3
Jan 02 2025
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
5
Jan 03 2025
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Horses
Patti Smith
4
Jan 05 2025
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McCartney
Paul McCartney
3
Jan 07 2025
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London Calling
The Clash
4
Jan 08 2025
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The Coral
The Coral
Trailblazers for the Hoosiers and Fratellis. Embarassing.
2
Jan 09 2025
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
4
Jan 10 2025
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Antichrist Superstar
Marilyn Manson
2
Jan 14 2025
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
5
Jan 15 2025
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
4
Jan 16 2025
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
3
Jan 18 2025
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
3
Jan 20 2025
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
4
Jan 21 2025
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
5