Apr 29 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
First (first time listening to whole album). 2x (listened twice through).
Changes is an all-time favorite single, but the rest of the album didn't appeal to me all that much.
2
Apr 30 2024
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2112
Rush
Probably listened through about 5 times before. 2x this time. Good album, but not great. Somewhere between 2 and 3 stars, but I'm leaning toward 2.
2
May 01 2024
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads
Listened many times before. 2x. Great album.
4
May 02 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
Heard all the hits before, but first time listening to the full album. 2x.
4
May 03 2024
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
First time all the way through. 2x.
3
May 06 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
First time through. 1.5x.
2
May 07 2024
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
First time. 1.5x.
3
May 08 2024
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Logical Progression
LTJ Bukem
Many times. 0.5x.
3
May 09 2024
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The Real Thing
Faith No More
First time listening. 1x.
2
May 10 2024
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
First time hearing. 1.5x.
2
May 13 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
Some great moments, but not quite a 3.
2
May 14 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
One of my favorites back when it was released. Still like it!
4
May 15 2024
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Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
First time listening through. Ended up listening several times and it went from a 2 to a 3, but no higher.
3
May 16 2024
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Great album! I never heard it before. I've heard Wonderwall of course, but it didn't do much for me and I never gave the rest of the album a chance. The rest of the album is really solid.
4
May 17 2024
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
Everything sounded like a remix of Cars. By the time Cars came on, I was tired of it. I’m sure it was revolutionary at the time, but electronic music has come so so far since then.
1
May 20 2024
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Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
May 21 2024
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
4
May 22 2024
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
3
May 23 2024
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Here's Little Richard
Little Richard
Fun songs from another era. Not really something I'd listen to today, but I enjoyed the short trip back in time. Rip It Up was a nice lost gem I don't think I'd heard before.
3
May 24 2024
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
Meh.
2
May 27 2024
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Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
First time hearing this album. Very unique and hard to categorize. Kind of have to be in the mood to listen to it, but then it really works. Definitely better as an end-to-end album that something you'd shuffle into your playlist. Don't really need a song detailing the life and times of John Wayne Gacy popping up just any random time.
4
May 28 2024
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Great collection of songs. I'd only heard some of them before, but the whole album is solid.
4
May 29 2024
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Modern Kosmology
Jane Weaver
It's fine. Enjoyable enough. But I'm not sure why it's considered a Must Hear album.
2
May 30 2024
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Intrigued by the glowing reviews. I had high hopes. Seriously?
1
May 31 2024
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Tago Mago
Can
Some good stuff on here, but the more extreme advant-garde experimental stuff got a little to far out for me and brought the over all rating down.
2
Jun 03 2024
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Classic that still holds up well.
4
Jun 04 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
I appreciate Cyndi Lauper, but just not that into the album over all.
2
Jun 05 2024
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah!
3
Jun 06 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
2
Jun 07 2024
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
3
Jun 10 2024
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Be
Common
Outside my usual wheelhouse but I enjoyed it. A strong 3.
“I’m back like a chiroprac’”
3
Jun 11 2024
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
I never owned this one and probably haven't listened all the way through very many times, but it's so good!
5
Jun 12 2024
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
Music for ADHD?
2
Jun 13 2024
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Vivid
Living Colour
Never was a big fan of Cult of Personality and the rest of the album wasn't really better.
2
Jun 14 2024
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
Pretty good.
3
Jun 17 2024
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Strong 3. Love the big singles from this album.
3
Jun 18 2024
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The World is a Ghetto
War
Only heard Cisco Kid before but enjoyed the rest of the album too. I'm surprised/impressed it was Billboard's top album of the year! Seems like it wouldn't have broad enough appeal for that, but it's cool that it sold so well.
3
Jun 19 2024
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Vanishing Point
Primal Scream
Never really checked out Primal Scream because I assumed it would be full of, you know, primal screaming and caterwauling and such (cough... PJ Harvey... cough). Wasn't what I expected and generally enjoyed it.
3
Jun 20 2024
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Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
Enjoyed this one a lot. Never heard this album before, but I used to have his follow-up (Small Change) on vinyl back in the day. I think Nighthawks is better.
4
Jun 21 2024
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
American I through IV are all great. Very impressive that Johnny recorded these near the end of his life.
Really liked I Hung My Head and went back and listened to the Sting version. The Cash version is SO much better. Great lyrics by Sting though.
4
Jun 24 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
Some days I think this album deserves 4 stars, but other times I think 2.
3
Jun 25 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
3
Jun 26 2024
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Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
2
Jun 27 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
4
Jun 28 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
I thought this one would be better. The songs and arrangements just seemed mediocre to me. Pennies From Heaven and I’ve Got You Under My Skin were stronger, but not enough to give this higher than a 2.
2
Jul 01 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
Probably would have given this a 4 back in the day, but it hasn’t held up so well. Still love the older ZZ Top catalog though!
3
Jul 02 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
4
Jul 03 2024
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
5
Jul 04 2024
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
3
Jul 05 2024
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Interesting, but kind of uneven and sounding pretty dated. I like Astronomy Domine and Interstellar Overdrive which still get played fairly regularly. Mathilda Mother was a good one I've ever heard before.
2
Jul 08 2024
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
3
Jul 09 2024
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
I haven't listened to much Amy Winehouse but I really liked this one.
4
Jul 10 2024
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Solid Air
John Martyn
Not bad, but didn’t really connect with me.
2
Jul 11 2024
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Very easy-listening and quickly fades into background music for me.
2
Jul 12 2024
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
Whew, that's a lot of love songs! It's a lot and all over the place but none of the tracks are really bad. I didn't catch anything really great either. Maybe something would grow on me on the 2nd or 3rd listen, but I'm not really going to invest the time to find out now. A ten-song edit of this collection would be nice to have.
3
Jul 15 2024
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
2
Jul 16 2024
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
4
Jul 17 2024
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Different Class
Pulp
Never listened to this before. I liked the second half better than the first.
3
Jul 18 2024
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Post Orgasmic Chill
Skunk Anansie
2
Jul 19 2024
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
3
Jul 22 2024
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Ramones
Ramones
Not in the mood for this all that often, but when I am, it scratches the itch.
4
Jul 23 2024
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
Heard of Fiona Apple but never listened to this album before. I thought the first half was stronger than the second.
3
Jul 24 2024
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Not one of my favorite Neil Young albums. Kind of an interesting choice to include in the list.
3
Jul 25 2024
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
Never listened before. Better than I thought it would be.
3
Jul 26 2024
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Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
3
Jul 29 2024
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
3
Jul 30 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Had this on vinyl years ago. Some tracks were better than I remembered (like Desolation Row) but others seemed to drag a bit.
3
Jul 31 2024
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
It’s nota bad album, but gonna have to go with a 2 for me personally mainly because of the genre and not really hearing anything that would raise it above similar albums.
2
Aug 01 2024
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Vespertine
Björk
Never listed to this (or any Bjork album) before. It sounds like there's a lot of depth here but it's hard to get into with on the first listen. Bjork's vocal style isn't really for me either, which makes it challenging.
2
Aug 02 2024
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Ketchy Ketchy Shuby Shuby Tonight
4
Aug 05 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Heard the hits so many times over the years but never really checked out the whole album. The album is a real time capsule back to 60s San Francisco and is a great look back, but not something I would listen to often.
4
Aug 06 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Didn’t make it through all 4 discs here, but now I know where to go if I want to do a deep dive into Ella/Gershwin tunes.
2
Aug 08 2024
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Technique
New Order
Was hoping to find some lost gems or nostalgic treats, but it mostly sounded dated and a bit boring.
2
Aug 09 2024
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
4
Aug 12 2024
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
First half is 5 stars, but then it kind of falls off.
4
Aug 13 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
Never heard the whole album before. Title track is great and Keep Gettin' It On was a nice surprise for me.
3
Aug 14 2024
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Go Girl Crazy
The Dictators
Surprised I've never heard of this band before. Surprised it's critically acclaimed. Didn't really stand out to me.
2
Aug 15 2024
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
4
Aug 16 2024
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
Want Two? Got Two.
2
Aug 19 2024
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Pretenders
Pretenders
One of my all time favorite albums.
5
Aug 20 2024
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
I particularly enjoyed the arrangements for the tunes I knew from Hank Williams and the Everly Brothers and such. Probably would enjoy it even more if I knew more of the original recordings.
3
Aug 21 2024
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
Cool but not really my thing.
2
Aug 22 2024
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Gold
Ryan Adams
First listen. More variety and wider range than I expected.
3
Aug 23 2024
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Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
Played this a ton when it first came out. Still holds up IMHO.
4
Aug 26 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
4
Aug 27 2024
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Thought this was a pretty clever line:
Cause meanwhile up in heaven they are waiting at the gate
Saying, "We always knew you'd make it, didn't think you'd come this late"
3
Aug 28 2024
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
3
Aug 29 2024
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Dookie
Green Day
4
Aug 30 2024
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
Motörhead and Lemmy always struck me as the real deal.
3
Sep 02 2024
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Tapestry
Carole King
3
Sep 03 2024
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
This one was a little disappointing. America is a really great song but the rest of side 1 didn’t grab me. Mrs. Robinson is also great, but wasn’t really composed for this album.
3
Sep 04 2024
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
Next.
1
Sep 05 2024
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
3
Sep 06 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
3