May 27 2024
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
Creative interesting sounds, not just power chords.
4
May 28 2024
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Guero
Beck
Nice chill album. Would listen again but not extremely jazzed about it based on a single listen.
3
May 29 2024
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
I'm not sure I've ever listened to an entire funk album. I liked the album cover with the afro futurism vibe from the outset.
Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication sounds like gears and lasers in the background, definitely getting a space vibe on this track. Are they constructing some robots back there?
'Give up the funk' is the one I've heard before on the radio, it's ok but it seems boring compared to some of the others from the album, but it's still catchy. This is the one that gets stuck in your head after listening.
My favorites are 'Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples' and 'Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication'.
I keep thinking, 'how are they making this sound', at certain points(in a good way), but then there is also a nice full band with an identifyable sax and piano. I really enjoyed listening to this album a few times today, but I'm not sure how much I'll go back to it. It's unique and has a fun silly theatrical vibe and I can see why it's on the list. You can feel the joy here.
3.5/5
4
May 30 2024
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Kid A
Radiohead
When I listen to this album I want to be sitting in my car watching the snow slowly drift down. I get a feeling of floating from the entire album.
Idioteque is my favorite on this album.
It's a solid album.
4/5
4
May 31 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2
Jun 03 2024
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Licensed To Ill
Beastie Boys
It’s kind of fun to listen to but it seems very lyrics driven and I’m not sure I love the lyrics. Get repetitive.
3
Jun 04 2024
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
3
Jun 05 2024
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
3
Jun 06 2024
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Pyromania
Def Leppard
3
Jun 07 2024
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
3
Jun 08 2024
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
3
Jun 09 2024
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Not usually a huge prog rock fan but I really liked this album! Favorites were ‘I talk to the wind’, ‘the court of the crimson king’ and’21st century schizoid man’. I can definitely see how this sound influenced Pink Floyd.
4
Jun 10 2024
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
2
Jun 11 2024
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Homework
Daft Punk
3.5
3
Jun 12 2024
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Amnesiac
Radiohead
3
Jun 13 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
4
Jun 14 2024
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Close To The Edge
Yes
2
Jun 17 2024
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
4
Jun 18 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
No thanks.
but 'Where is my mind?' shines.
2
Jun 19 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
Love ‘today’. Similar to a lot of albums— 3 of the songs stuck with me the others I might not listen to again.
4
Jun 20 2024
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For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
2
Jun 21 2024
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
3
Jun 22 2024
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
4
Jun 23 2024
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
2
Jun 24 2024
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
I do find the Beatles to be pleasant but they just don’t resonate with me much here. The album doesn’t make me feel much.
This is supposedly their attempt to move from boy band(with all girl/woman) fans to ‘artistic’. I guess it worked in terms of critical review but it sort of just feels like they stole some stuff from India and did some drugs.
Maybe I’m missing the historical significance because I wasn’t alive when it happened.
Highlights
- 1st 2 songs
- A day in the life
Low lights
- Lovely Rita
- Within you Without you
3
Jun 25 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Maps is 5/5. The rest is ok.
3
Jun 26 2024
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Ys
Joanna Newsom
5
Jun 27 2024
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Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
4
Jun 28 2024
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Playing With Fire
Spacemen 3
2
Jun 29 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
I really wanted to find what people see in this. I didn't find it.
Why is he singing like a hillbilly if he's from Minnesota and lives in NYC?
I may even hate him after reading: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-10-27/bob-dylan-philosophy-of-modern-song-book-review
1
Jun 30 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
4
Jul 01 2024
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Quiet Life
Japan
3
Jul 02 2024
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The White Album
Beatles
It's much more weird and experimental(almost prog rock) than the vision I had in my head of what the Beatles are (mostly based on the greatest hits).
I would agree with Frankie that there isn't alot of genuine emotion in most these songs; but to me some are pleasant or fun to listen to.
An exception for me is 'while my guitar gently weeps' which I think is a beautiful song. Happiness is a warm gun also has a satisfying arch/cresendo when it gets to the title stanza for me.
It could have been 8 songs IMO. but i like this one more than Sargent pepper.
3
Jul 03 2024
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
Come clean was interesting.
Overall take: I didn't hate it. I didn't love it.
3
Jul 04 2024
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
This is a difficult one to review. At first I thought it was overtly racist, but I do believe it's a critique of racism, after reading the lyrics. Still a white person saying the n word makes me uncomfortable, even if he's actually pointing out how racist both northern's and southerners were.
I saw someone describe this as dinner party music that will never be played at a dinner party because it will offend the dinner party. It's pretty accurate. I'm not typically seeking out that vibe. I like the vocals, I like the instrumentation ok. Has a new orlean's meets disney vibe lol. But I don't think satire works well in music. It doesn't come across as easy as in other mediums.
2
Jul 05 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
4
Jul 06 2024
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
This was good but I liked parliament’s mothership earth better.
4
Jul 07 2024
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
3
Jul 08 2024
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The Lexicon Of Love
ABC
3
Jul 09 2024
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On The Beach
Neil Young
3
Jul 10 2024
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Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
3
Jul 11 2024
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
3
Jul 12 2024
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
A few of the songs were quite good and I Lilly be revisiting them
3
Jul 13 2024
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Rubber Soul
Beatles
2
Jul 14 2024
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Hysteria
Def Leppard
4
Jul 15 2024
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Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
fave songs: Nature boy and Nightime
4
Jul 16 2024
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C'est Chic
CHIC
2
Jul 17 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star
4
Jul 18 2024
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
3
Jul 20 2024
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
4
Jul 21 2024
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3
Jul 22 2024
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
4
Jul 23 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
3
Jul 24 2024
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
The classics are classic, but too many violent skits and gun talk for me to really enjoy or identify with it.
3
Jul 25 2024
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
Between a 3…4. The sounds were interesting and the lyrics I could sometimes identify with more than the gangster rap of the 90s but sometimes it felt to cheesy/preachy/religous.
3
Jul 26 2024
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Tical
Method Man
3
Jul 27 2024
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Queen II
Queen
3
Jul 28 2024
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Definitely Maybe
Oasis
3
Jul 29 2024
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
I really liked the first song. Some of it was forgettable but some of it I really enjoyed.
3
Jul 30 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
4
Aug 01 2024
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4
Aug 02 2024
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
I really like this, it’s an excellent listen.
My only reservation—I find the general 80s sound to be so of the moment and a little cheesy, like walking into a 70s kitchen, the second you walk in you know when it was made.
4.5
5
Aug 03 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
3
Aug 05 2024
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Close To You
Carpenters
2
Aug 06 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
2
Aug 07 2024
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Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Girls Against Boys
I keep thinking 'when will this be over'. It's worsening my headache and I've been telling my spouse it sounds alot like the wood-chipper outside my house right now.
I feel like the other listeners in my group are just trolling me and they don't actually like this. kidding.
1 star - this actively grates on me
1
Aug 08 2024
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3
Aug 09 2024
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Aug 10 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
3
Aug 13 2024
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Marquee Moon
Television
2
Aug 14 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
4
Aug 16 2024
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Shleep
Robert Wyatt
4
Aug 21 2024
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Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
I actually love two weeks but I’ve tried to love this full album many times since a lot of my friends with similar music taste love it and it just doesn’t fully capture me. That being said it’s probably slightly better than average. 3.5
Fun fact: my college roommate was ed droste’s cousin
3
Aug 26 2024
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
2
Aug 28 2024
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
2
Aug 29 2024
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Sheet Music
10cc
3
Sep 01 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
4
Sep 03 2024
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
4
Sep 04 2024
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
2
Sep 05 2024
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The Last Of The True Believers
Nanci Griffith
2
Sep 06 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
3
Sep 07 2024
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
2