May 07 2024
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Smash
The Offspring
3
May 08 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon
I remember the Call Me Al video in ‘86 with Chevy Chase? Hard to get past it :)
3
May 09 2024
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
Forgot how great this album was. Skipped Walk This Way, though.
4
May 10 2024
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1999
Prince
I never knew this was a double album! The first three songs of course are fire! What a way to start (and of course turned out to be the hit singles). From there it seemed like it was extended electronic funk jam filler for me. Had problems listening to the rest of it in one sitting after the first three songs since it seemed to peak too soon and steadily lost interest in the rest of the album. Not horrible but not great either.
3
May 11 2024
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Live!
Fela Kuti
4
May 11 2024
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The Doors
The Doors
Such an amazing album, start to finish. I put The Doors on the backburner for the last 30 years, probably because of the Oliver Stone movie. Before that, I listened to them a lot, learned many songs on guitar.
5
May 12 2024
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Scum
Napalm Death
I listened to my share of thrash back in the day in junior high - Metallica, Slayer, COC, DRI, Celtic Frost. Somehow I missed this one since it may have come right after. I rent a rehearsal room in a warehouse, and now I know the influence of what I hear ad naseum for the last 25 years where I live. My wife says zero stars but I’ll give it one for its influence :)
1
May 13 2024
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Have listened to this album on and off the last 30 years. Historically have like it better than Thriller. Side 1 would always get a ton of play but not so much with Side 2.
3
May 14 2024
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Purple Rain
Prince
Classic from beginning to end.
4
May 15 2024
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Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
1
May 16 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Rediscovered this album on vinyl last month and forgot how great it was. Really the only Jethro Tull album I like.
4
May 18 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Perhaps my least favorite of all the Led Zep albums aside from In Through the Out Door and Coda. Grew on me over time. Since I’ve Been Loving You is perhaps in my top Led Zeppelin songs, especially their live version. Would give this 3 1/2 stars if possible, knowing I would rate their others 4-5 stars. Also enjoy this album more than the ones I ranked 3 stars so far.
3
May 19 2024
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
4
May 20 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
4
May 21 2024
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With The Beatles
Beatles
Not the biggest early Beatles fan, and this album is just simple, straight rock n’ roll, which I love. However, I prefer so many of their other albums in comparison. I know it’s borderline blasphemy to rank this so low given their impact, but judging on a curve compared to their other albums.
2
May 22 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
2
May 23 2024
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
I own the 45 of this album and it is great. Not in my top albums of all time but very excellent.
4
May 24 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
3
May 25 2024
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Basie can swing! Definitely in my top 30 jazz albums. I looked for this record for a while during pandemic.
4
May 26 2024
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From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
Favorite Elvis!
4
May 27 2024
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Skylarking
XTC
2
May 28 2024
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
5
May 29 2024
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
Pure, straight ahead head rock and roll. No frills in the music. Love the guitar tones.
4
May 30 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
Classic. In my top 50 albums of all time.
5
May 31 2024
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Heard Wilco before but not this one with Billy Bragg. Somehow missed this one in the late 90’s. Quite a find for me and cool story behind working with Woody Guthrie’s lyrics.
4
Jun 01 2024
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
Not my favorite of his but a few really great songs.
4
Jun 02 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
Ad naseum at the time
3
Jun 03 2024
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All Hail the Queen
Queen Latifah
Turns out I’m a fan of older school rap. Pleasantly surprised. Did not listen to this while growing up other than one song. Pretty good stuff.
3
Jun 04 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
Jun 06 2024
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
1
Jun 07 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
4
Jun 08 2024
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Love this album. Definitely a jazz album. Simply wonderful.
4
Jun 09 2024
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Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Has its moments, an hour is long in my book these days. I actually didn’t realize she around in the 90’s and only heard her in the 2000’s. I would have liked this more back then, now I’m not so sure. Maybe the content hasn’t aged well.
2
Jun 10 2024
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Arrival
ABBA
My wife gives it 4 stars since it’s in her wheelhouse. I would give it 2 so we’ll split the difference. Actually very catchy and poppy album.
3
Jun 11 2024
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Might have to give a few additional listens to appreciate it more. Not bad but not great at first listen.
3
Jun 12 2024
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Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Sounds like what I would hear in the Hyatt lobby. Maybe a little Sade influence? Love Sade but not so much this.
1
Jun 13 2024
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The White Album
Beatles
My favorite Beatles album. Other two in my top-3 would be Rubber Soul and Revolver.
5
Jun 14 2024
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Virgin Suicides
Air
Missed this movie in 1999. Soundtrack is okay, very sad considering my thoughts about suicide now that I’m older. Probably will give it 2 stars.
2
Jun 15 2024
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Definitely in my top 20 jazz albums of all time. Love Bossa nova and it started here.
5
Jun 16 2024
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Not a Steely Dan fan and would usually turn from the classic radio station when a song would come on. This first album is the rare exception. Not a fan of the mid to late 70’s Steely Dan sound.
3
Jun 17 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Rebirth of Ellington. Gonsalves kills it on sax.
4
Jun 18 2024
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
My first record. Awesome experience hearing the opening riff to Prowler right away on one side, then the rest of the band coming in. Grew up on and favored the Bruce Dickinson stuff up to Powerslave back in the day, but that now seems like Spinal Tap opera looking back. Very much love the rawness of this first album, more straightforward, has aged much better than their later stuff.
5
Jun 19 2024
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
I bought this CD when it came out in ‘90. I thought at the time they were a Faces and Rolling Stones rip-off, and enjoyed it probably because of that. I didn’t really follow them after this album as I moved on to other music, but sort of regret it now since it’s really great. Played a couple of these tunes that was fun to play in an old cover band I was in.
4
Jun 20 2024
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Had this in cassette back in ‘86. Wow, have my musical tastes changed (well I was 12 at the time)! Anyway, not as shred as I remember. Mustaine’s voice can be grating at times but wasn’t as bad as I remember, since it’s been almost 40 years since I listened to it. Liked it back then, but not so much today.
2
Jun 21 2024
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Love the poetic lyricism of this. Velvet Underground are one of my top bands, ahead of their time. Only turnoff is it can be too avant garde in spots. Reminds me of some intellectuals regarding avant garde jazz that those who dislike it aren’t smart enough to “get it.” Some like melodies and catchy tunes, not a ton of dissonance. I fall in the middle.
3
Jun 24 2024
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Triangle
The Beau Brummels
It’s a cross of country, bluegrass, Bob Dylan, and psychedelia. Thought this was okay at first but his vibrato become increasingly piercing to the ear in an icepick way as the album continued.
1
Jun 25 2024
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Debut
Björk
Bjork is an acquired taste.
2
Jun 26 2024
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Strange Cargo III
William Orbit
Nice background music but that’s about it for me.
2
Jun 28 2024
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Really enjoy Nick Drake’s material. Think I like his other albums more than this one.
3
Jun 29 2024
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
Not the biggest Oasis fan. From an engineering standpoint, I find the mix bright in the rocking songs and that’s through a couple of tube amps where the high end might already be rolled off. Something in the high-mids.
2
Jun 30 2024
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Simply fantastic!
5
Jul 01 2024
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
Knew of Africa Bambaattaa. Maybe even mentioned a few times in conversation growing up, but never purposefully listened to them. Wow. Genius! So great on so many levels.
4
Jul 02 2024
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
This is in my top 10 albums of all time. Not just jazz albums, top 10 of all genres. A spiritual experience listening this every time.
5
Jul 03 2024
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Never really gave Waylon Jennings much of a listen since I’m not into Country. This was a great listen. Thanks!
4
Jul 04 2024
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
I would give this 4 1/2 stars, and this would be my favorite AC/DC album. Some has to do with it being Bon Scott’s last album. Another is the production by Mutt Lange. I use a couple of theses songs consistently as reference tracks when mixing rock. Maybe there could be more bass? Other than that, Lange’s techniques have been held close to the vest, and appreciate the production on such a great band and album.
5
Jul 05 2024
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
What a great album. Historically would have rated this 5 stars but now rating it closer to 4 stars for the following reasons —
The remastering of this and other early Sabbath albums are not as balanced as those versions I bought in the 80’s. Ozzy’s vocals are soooooo forward and amped compared to the rest of the band, like he’s a good +15dB louder. Plus there’s something in the high mids or 2k-6kHz that’s ice picky, and I’m playing through tube stereos that have a little roll-off in the high end. I have to turn down the volume when he sings. It’s like Iommi, Geezer, and Ward are his backing band. This is the Rhino version that was just released (2024).
Not sure if this is a Sharon thing to make it all about Ozzy, since my 2016 version of Masters of Reality is the same. Whereas, when I play my copies from the 80’s, Ozzy’s vocals are sitting in with the band better and everything is more balanced. I know it’s the trend right now to have vocals extra prominent and forward for a radio mix, but this isn’t Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, or The Voice TV show.
As a result, I would advise others to check out earlier versions of this album where the vocals are not so hyped.
4
Jul 06 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
Not as good as I remember. Seems to be a lot of filler songs on the album. Three virtuosic legends in their prime, yet the songs don’t really come together for me aside from the classics on this album.
3
Jul 08 2024
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The Bends
Radiohead
4
Jul 09 2024
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
3
Jul 10 2024
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
Is this Nu Reggae???
1
Jul 11 2024
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Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim
Recognized the name but not what I thought it was going to be. Like an unexciting version of Prodigy.
1
Jul 12 2024
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
The year this came out should be in my wheelhouse and starts out decent. However, gets mellow, droning and monotonous as it goes on.
2
Jul 13 2024
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On The Beach
Neil Young
2
Jul 14 2024
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Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
When the reissue came out a few months ago (in 2024) on vinyl, I first listened to it on Qobuz. It was okay, not sure if it was vinyl-worthy for me.
2
Jul 15 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
Although I realize this out them on the map, I like their next two albums much more. Maybe the sampling of familiar songs runs me the wrong way.
3
Jul 16 2024
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Sounds like what I would hear at the Hyatt Place lobby bar.
2
Jul 17 2024
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Music
Madonna
The only thing I can say about this is that I listened to this out of the 1,001 albums before I die. That’s about all I can say. Prefer her earlier stuff.
1
Jul 19 2024
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Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Not my favorite Elvis Costello album but okay.
3
Jul 22 2024
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The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
Badly Drawn Boy
Thought this album would never end.
2
Jul 23 2024
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & Family Stone at their peak in my opinion. Would give it 5 stars but the long Sex Machine tune took it down a notch for me unfortunately. Still a classic album.
4
Jul 24 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
3
Jul 25 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
I recently got the UHQR version of this and I’ve heard things I’ve never heard before. The separation is amazing. Although the detail some takes the party vibe out of the mix. It’s taken me many years to fully appreciate this album, all the performances and songwriting that went into it, and Quincy Jones’s production of this album. Simply amazing.
5
Jul 27 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Jul 28 2024
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Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
1
Jul 30 2024
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Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
5
Aug 02 2024
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned
Never gave The Damned much of a listen. Surprised at the instrumentation and dynamics. Thought it was going to full steam all the time and was not. Would rank it higher perhaps after a few additional listens.
3
Aug 04 2024
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Porcupine
Echo And The Bunnymen
2
Aug 05 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
Perhaps my favorite Mingus album. Great to revisit.
4
Aug 06 2024
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Parachutes
Coldplay
Perhaps my favorite Mingus album. Great to revisit.
2
Aug 07 2024
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Queen Of Denmark
John Grant
2
Aug 08 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
3
Aug 09 2024
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The World is a Ghetto
War
Fan of the greatest hits for years, on repeat early in my college years. This full album has its moments but the longer songs get monotonous for me.
2
Aug 10 2024
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2112
Rush
4
Aug 11 2024
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
Other than the first song, doesn’t seem like any strong melodies. Sounds like boilerplate filler after that.
2
Aug 12 2024
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All Directions
The Temptations
Despite enjoying the lyrics and content at times, much prefer the David Ruffin Temprations.
2
Aug 13 2024
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
Probably supposed to like them more based the production of their tunes, but unsure if I would give this another listen.
2
Aug 14 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
2
Aug 15 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
3
Aug 17 2024
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
3
Aug 19 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
Once I get beyond Sledgehammer, this is a really good album.
3
Aug 20 2024
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The Score
Fugees
4
Aug 21 2024
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C'est Chic
CHIC
2
Aug 22 2024
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
4
Aug 23 2024
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Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
Holy moly! How did I miss this band before? Right in my wheelhouse. Straight ahead raw rock and roll.
4
Aug 24 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Hard to believe this album is over 20 years old (as of 2024). Brings back memories. I was in a weekend warriors cover band with a female singer and wanted to okay either Maps or Y Control. No dice. Guess this was too “new” for the band.
4
Aug 25 2024
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
Good but prefer Congregation. Brings back memories. One of my favorite bands at the time.
3
Aug 26 2024
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Moving Pictures
Rush
Spent a lot of my youth trying to play YYZ.
4
Aug 27 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
3
Aug 28 2024
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
Familiar with her contemporary hits but this is really great. She really has a great voice. Forgot that it was KD Lang I was listening to on this album. Reminiscent of Patsy Kline to me. Enjoyed it.
3
Aug 29 2024
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The Specials
The Specials
Recognize a few of these tunes from growing up. Early ska. Much more into it than I was back then. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
4
Aug 30 2024
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
2
Aug 31 2024
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Tommy
The Who
Classic. Think their live version of Tommy is incredible.
4
Sep 01 2024
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Spiderland
Slint
Awesome this made the 1,001 list!
4
Sep 03 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
4
Sep 04 2024
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
4
Sep 05 2024
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Raw Power
The Stooges
In my top 5 albums of all time. Straight ahead rock and roll. I get a chuckle out of Iggy’s mix with everything in the red and clipping. Adds to the awesomeness.
5
Sep 06 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Would rate it 4 1/2 stars if I could. Not quite in rare 5-star level desert island for me. The guitars sound immense and love the drum tone.
4
Sep 07 2024
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Tough to not give it 5 stars, so many great songs. Although I find myself consistently skipping a few.
4
Sep 08 2024
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Basket of Light
Pentangle
2
Sep 09 2024
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Who's Next
The Who
4
Sep 10 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Of course, heard Layla a bazillion times but never this whole album. Glad I did after all these years. I enjoy the other songs much more than I do Layla (the ending with the slide guitar drags for me - I know, blasphemy since it’s Allman).
Sounds like Freddie King’s tone and playing on several of these songs. A few of the standards he always played are here (ex: Key to the Highway). Know Clapton took a lot from him.
Great listen. Enjoyed this a lot and might be my favorite Clapton-related album.
4
Sep 11 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
4
Sep 12 2024
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
Sounds like a bunch of Smashing Pumpkins songs instead with female vocals. Okay album but not sure if I’ll listen again.
2
Sep 13 2024
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Orbital 2
Orbital
1
Sep 15 2024
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McCartney
Paul McCartney
Maybe I’m Amazed and Every Night are both incredible songs but the rest of the album is a rough listen, considering it represented the end of The Beatles. Not good compared to both Harrison and Lennon’s first albums post-Beatles. 2 stars might be a bit harsh but not sure I can give it 3 based on two songs.
2
Sep 16 2024
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So Much For The City
The Thrills
I’ve lived in California all my life (50 years) and was wondering why I haven’t heard of this band before with tunes like Bug Sur and Santa Cruz. Turns out they’re from Ireland. Well, that probably explains it. A good listen. I can see where where the novelty might have worn off given the inauthenticity, as well as not working here in the US.
3
Sep 19 2024
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
3
Sep 20 2024
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Sail Away
Randy Newman
2
Sep 23 2024
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
2
Sep 24 2024
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
This has been in regular rotation for so long. In my top 20 or 30 albums.
5
Sep 25 2024
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Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
4
Sep 26 2024
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Dog Man Star
Suede
Hear a lot of early Bowie influences here, especially one of the songs sounds like the ending to All the Madmen. Never heard of this band before, so must have been more well known across the pond than here in the US. Decent listen.
3
Sep 27 2024
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
1
Sep 28 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
I forgot what a great album this is. Certainly appreciate it much more now that many years ago.
4
Sep 30 2024
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
When putting this on, surprised to hear country and bluegrass, so had to read the backstory. I can see where fans were put off by it given the change from previous Byrds albums, as well as country folks thinking that a hippie band was trying to hijack country. This album probably made no one happy, both fans and non-fans. However, I found this was a great listen, maybe since I’m not into country, so the crossover works for me. Do miss the McGuinn 12-string Ricky jangle, though.
4
Oct 01 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Classic in my book. My favorite of his albums. Was in my regular rotation for while.
4
Oct 02 2024
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Melodrama
Lorde
Of all the pop albums to be released in the last ten years, this one makes the list??? The lyrics of the first are atrocious and the rest of the album gets a tiny bit better from there. Classic record label songwriting at its best right here.
1
Oct 03 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Ashamed that I never listened to this album beyond Psycho Killer. Has some great moments. Haven’t been a huge Talking Heads fan but would probably put this as my favorite link of theirs. Would give it 3 1/2 stars if I could.
3
Oct 04 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
3
Oct 05 2024
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Some all-time great songs but some filler as well? They were producing so many songs during this time that they had clunkers, too. Prefer the later Beatles stuff but some of this is great as well.
3
Oct 06 2024
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The Only Ones
The Only Ones
Definitely will have to listen again. Seems that a lot of bands that came later, and in some cases much later, where influenced by them. I hear early Violent Femmes. Some early Strokes. Some vocals sound like early Brendan Benson. The song “Immortal” reminds of something from Weezer’s Maladroit. Understood this album came out decades earlier, but never listened to any of the band’s material before this listen. Might give it 4 stars based on listening to it more.
3
Oct 08 2024
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
Definitely in my top 10 albums of all time.
5
Oct 10 2024
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Tonight's The Night
Neil Young
2
Oct 11 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Feel like I’m supposed to like Dire Straits, great guitar playing, great sound and production. Alas, their music doesn’t hit with me. Plus I heard Money for Nothing ad nauseam in the mid-80’s. Hard to give it 2 stars due to my fast being a bit different.
3
Oct 12 2024
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Really like the songs beyond the “hits,” as I never listened to this whole album. Only seem a couple of fillers on here.
4
Oct 14 2024
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Solid album. Enjoy it quite a bit.
4
Oct 15 2024
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Parklife
Blur
3
Oct 16 2024
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
Pure rock and roll right here. Amazing raw energy.
4
Oct 17 2024
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Be
Common
2
Oct 18 2024
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
4
Oct 19 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
3
Oct 20 2024
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
Of all the Ray Charles albums in this list, unsure why this and not others. It’s okay, more like a few country tunes with an old R&B feel. Not terrible but not great.
2
Oct 21 2024
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Elastica
Elastica
2
Oct 23 2024
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Great album. Ian Curtis was amazing. Love Peter Hook’s playing.
4
Oct 24 2024
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Ten
Pearl Jam
My friend in high school told us about how the members from Mother Love Bone got another band together from a singer originally from our area (San Diego). He got a hold of a demo tape, perhaps from friend-of-friend of a friend. Popped it in the tape player of a friend’s car and said “this is the band I want us to sound like.” Pretty funny looking back and I haven’t given it a complete listen in more than 30 years. Brings back memories. Forgot out great the first 2/3rds of the album are, perhaps loses a little interest towards the end.
4
Oct 25 2024
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Country Life
Roxy Music
I feel Roxy Music never got their due here in the U.S. as much as they did in the U.K. This is a good listen, although prefer their first album.
3
Oct 29 2024
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
I don’t remember much of this album when it came out, maybe since it was overshadowed by Purple Rain and 1999. After listening to this, I feel Prince wrote better songs for other artists at the time. Other than a couple of songs, unsure I’d give this whole album another listen.
2
Oct 30 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
Oct 31 2024
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Understood this may have been a bit of a comeback for him after his intentional 80’s druthers outputting things to upset his label at the time. Parts of this I like, probably needs to be shorter to listen to the entire album in one sitting.
3
Nov 01 2024
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Siembra
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
Interesting choice. I probably prefer Costa neustra and The Hustler only because I’m more familiar with those. Perhaps need a few more listens of this to compare but so far prefer those.
2
Nov 02 2024
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Revolver
Beatles
Maybe other than Rubber Soul, the best Beatles album in my opinion. White album is up there for me as well.
5
Nov 05 2024
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Murmur
R.E.M.
3
Nov 06 2024
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
2
Nov 10 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
2
Nov 11 2024
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
Not my favorite White Stripes album. Got this when released and perhaps a letdown from previous albums. A few good songs but seems like a lot of filler?
3
Nov 12 2024
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Kid A
Radiohead
4
Nov 16 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
4
Nov 19 2024
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
4
Nov 21 2024
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
2
Nov 23 2024
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Back In Black
AC/DC
Along with Highway to Hell, appreciate Mutt Lange’s production. Reference track material for me when mixing.
4
Nov 30 2024
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
4