May 25 2024
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Dit moet ik zelfs niet luisteren om een 10 te geven.
Vanaf 'Rehab' tot 'Addicted', Back To Black is een perfect album. De productie is top, natuurlijk dankzij Salaam Remi en Mark Ronson. Back To Black, het nummer, is een ultieme classic, Tears Dry On Their Own een blijtschijfke, You Know I'm No Good een meezinger, Wake Up Alone is tekstueel diep en dan heb je zelfs nog Rehab, de grote hit en Love Is A Losing Game, een fan's favorite. Op het moment dat ik dit schrijf, is het 25/05/2024, heb ik BTB al even op vinyl en dit is nr. 1.
5
May 26 2024
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School's Out
Alice Cooper
Blue Turk is nice, met de jazzy notes.
'School's out' zelf is een classic track, de rest voelt vrij skippable op zich. Het album voelt wel als een experimenteel geheel. Ik zou 3,5 geven, maar 4 is op zich ook verdiend voor dit classic rockalbum.
4
May 27 2024
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Good Times, Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You en Dazed And Confused zijn classics die ik al goed kende. Your Time Is Gonna Come in het midden is een specialleke, eerst een organ-intro van een minuut en dan een zeer meezingbaar refrein.
You Shook Me voelt een beetje overbodig.
Decent einde met How Many More Times, dat aanvoelt als een bluesnummer met hardrockeinde.
Algemeen een goed en vrij gemakkelijk te beluisteren album.
4
May 28 2024
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Moon Safari
Air
Perfect album, mooi samenhangend geheel. Geen voorloper in het genre, maar wel een must-listen.
Natuurlijk is side 1 veel beter dan side 2 (La Femme d'Argent, All I Need, Sexy Boy én Kelly Watch The Stars op één kant?), maar op side 2 zit toch ook nog You Make It Easy en Ce Matin-La.
Op het moment dat ik dit schrijf, is Moon Safari een van mijn meest beluisterde albums van 2024 en kijk ik erg uit naar de show van AIR op Gent Jazz.
5
May 29 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
Het album natuurlijk van Paint It, Black en Under My Thumb. De rest van het album voelt als classic rock. Het is zeer decent, maar dit is absoluut niet het beste werk van The Rolling Stones. Bovendien voelt het album weinig als geheel aan. Ik zou 3,5 sterren geven als er halfjes konden, maar 3 voelt geschikter. Dit is nog maar het 5e of 6e album, nog veel op komst!
3
May 30 2024
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Figure 8
Elliott Smith
It's very weird to write something about this album, not only because I had already listened to it, but because I don't have my mind made up about this album.
On one hand, three negative points:
- it's certainly not the best Elliot Smith album
- I don't remember any standout songs
- I don't listen so hard that I understand the lyrics. This album deserves a deeper dive than a one-time listen.
On the other hand, it's just good. It flows. It soothes you like a warm bath. The voice of Elliott is just amazing and this is a perfect winter album.
4
May 31 2024
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Not at all the best work of Bruce and actually quite skippable. This does also not feel as an embodiment of the 2000s, like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or so does way better. I understand the USA needed something after 9/11, but this is not as important as some Americans probably like it to be.
Best tracks and actually standouts are of course the title track and Waitin' On A Sunny Day. I still give 3 stars because it is a good album and Bruce is a genius, but this doesn't come near Born In The U.S.A. or Born To Run.
3
Jun 01 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
The album of Gimme All Your Lovin' and Sharp Dressed Man is my 8th album. I must say, every ZZ Top sounds like a ZZ Top song it's both good and bad in my opinion: listening to a ZZ Top album feels like listening to the same song 11 times. ZZ top makes great songs though. The second half of the album felt a bit weirder, with longer instrumental pieces that weren't that hard. I don't think this album is such a classic album and thus deserves 3 stars.
3
Jun 02 2024
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Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This is my 9th album. I saw the beautiful, breathtaking cover and already knew I would give 5 stars, but listening to it felt nice again.
I will probably give every Nick Cave album here 5 stars, because they're all amazing. Nick Cave is a poet, a God and overall someone who understands grief, sadness and love at suc a deep level.
Ghosteen is for some people his best -or one of- work. I understand that, though I disagree. Bright Horses is monumental and beautiful, like the Colosseum in Rome or so, but the rest of the album does not have a standout song in my opinion. With more easygoing songs, I would give this album probably 6 stars, but it's not an easy one to listen to, partially due to the length.
5 stars. And I recommend listening to Bright Horses to everyone here.
5
Jun 03 2024
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The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets
Not bad, nothing special. This was my 10th album.
3
Jun 04 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Norah Jones deserves to be on this list with this album. Come Away With Me is an important album and probably one of the best albums of the 00's.
She has a new take on jazz, soul and does something groundbreaking: she has hits in the zeroes with simple songs (with instruments and her voice). This album does feel a little bit outdated though and it does not click enough for me, so that's why I give 4 insteds of 5 stars.
My 11th album
4
Jun 05 2024
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Boy In Da Corner
Dizzee Rascal
not special
2
Jun 06 2024
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Superfuzz Bigmuff
Mudhoney
Decent album and a nice introduction to a band I didn't know yet. The music makes me think about at least a dozen other bands. It doesn't give off an 80's vibe, which is kinda special. It just doesn't click for me enough though.
3
Jun 07 2024
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
This is absolutely a pleasant listen, with many hits on one album (including the really famous 'We Are Family'). This does feel very outdated and not more special than music from ABBA or Donna Summer, contemporaries who do the job better in my opinion. 3 stars.
3
Jun 08 2024
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Doolittle
Pixies
Doolittle is a perfect album.
Doolittle is the sophomore album from Pixies. From the basslines of Kim Deal (Debaser!) to the lyrics of Frank Black, some funny, some smart, this is a nice group project and an absolute must-listen.
It's also quite easy to listen to in my opinion, due to the nice riffs and short length of the songs and album as a whole.
I remember in 2020, when I listened a lot to this album during the lockdown. It is crazy that only now, in 2024, I will see Pixies live for the first time during de Lokerse.
5
Jun 09 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
I didn't really know Allman Brothers band, but it sounds very American, oldtimey and the songs/jams on this live album are, frankly, too long and sometimes boring. 2 stars.
2
Jun 10 2024
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That's The Way Of The World
Earth, Wind & Fire
2
Jun 11 2024
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Decent ZZ Top album, definitely worse than Eliminator and only special because of La Grange. Thanks to that song, I give this 3 stars.
3
Jun 12 2024
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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell has amazing albums, but this feels skippable in her discography. The best song in my opinion is the opening track and there are beautiful harmonies, but it doesn't match Blue in any way. 3 stars.
3
Jun 13 2024
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Headquarters
The Monkees
There was a time where songs were easier and had only one theme: girls. The lyrics on this album are really dull and absolutely forgettable (also, they were empty when we get to Randy Scouse Git). That being said, the music is decent 60's rock 'n' roll. This is my 20th album and I feel like this is again an album that is way more important for the American context than for the European.
2
Jun 14 2024
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Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
The opening track made my Belgian heart very proud. Decent album.
3
Jun 15 2024
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
Hard album to rate, because this is a solid 9/10.
It's an album packed with hits and sublime outtakes, but this is clearly not the best work of The Boss: that's Born To Run. But do I'm On Fire, Dancing In The Dark, Glory Days and My Hometown deserve to be punished by 4 stars?
5
Jun 16 2024
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3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...
Arrested Development
Oldschool hiphopalbum. It actually sounds like an important work, but it does not really much for me.
2
Jun 17 2024
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Fromohio
fIREHOSE
This was quite enjoyable and short.
3
Jun 18 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Of course I already have listened to Physical Graffiti.
Negative point is of course that this is a double album and takes quite long (over 80 minutes).
Led Zeppelin is not and will never be my favorite classic rock act, but I can see that they're important for music history. I personally do believe thay have better albums though.
Kashmir slaps.
3
Jun 19 2024
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Not the best Radiohead album, but still quite ok.
3
Jun 20 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
I'm going to write a lot, but after all: 'Words are very unnecessary, they can only do harm.' Album 27 is my 6th 5 stars album. It's very simple: it's not really goth, it's not really rock, it's not really pop, it's just 100% Depeche Mode at its peak. As I'm writing this, I'm of course also thinking about the Depeche Mode concert I saw, with a nice live rendition of 'Enjoy The Silence', absolute classic on this album, but also 'Policy Of Truth' and 'Personal Jesus' stood out in the set. A single negative point is that most tracks are quite long and the full ending of Enjoy The Silence is quite weird.
5
Jun 21 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Buh, not my cup of tea. It's too long, there's really not much happening and I don't understand the lyrics. svefn-g-enflar is iconic, the rest is absolutely forgettable.
2
Jun 22 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
#29 Joan for the win. I absolutely adore Love And Affection, it's such a beautiful little thing, like a squirrel or sth, I just want to grab and hold it and hug it.
4
Jun 23 2024
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Soft folky album.
3
Jun 24 2024
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The Sensual World
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is one of the most amazing female singer-songwriters ever. Tracks like The Sensual World and This Woman's Work are standouts and absolute bangers. 4 stars because this is however not close to Hounds of Love or her debut. One month! (31)
4
Jun 25 2024
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
I absolutely adore Fairytale Of new York, it's apart from Christmas also an absolutely banger. The rest is Irish folk music: not completely my stuff. As I'm writing this, the death of Shane is 6 months ago.
4
Jun 26 2024
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Shalimar
Rahul Dev Burman
Weird background noise. One star extra for the cha cha, that was fun.
2
Jun 27 2024
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Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
buh
1
Jun 28 2024
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Was weird, from the first scream on.
1
Jun 29 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
There are very good songs on 'All Things Must Pass', like the title track and of course the absolute classic My Sweet Lord. But it is simply too long to be a 4 or 5 star album, towards the second disc/half, it all felt like too much. 28 songs is really too much.
3
Jun 30 2024
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Good Times, Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You en Dazed And Confused zijn classics die ik al goed kende. Your Time Is Gonna Come in het midden is een specialleke, eerst een organ-intro van een minuut en dan een zeer meezingbaar refrein.
You Shook Me voelt een beetje overbodig.
Decent einde met How Many More Times, dat aanvoelt als een bluesnummer met hardrockeinde.
Algemeen een goed en vrij gemakkelijk te beluisteren album.
4
Jul 01 2024
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Heroes
David Bowie
Fantastic 4 star album, but not 5 stars, because you also have Low, Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Station To Station and each one of them are better as an album and more coherently.
4
Jul 02 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
Decent hiphop album! Fight the power!
3
Jul 03 2024
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
It is hard to fit my love for Tusk in this small piece. Tusk is always the 'after-Rumours', but it is so much more. It is ons of the most bold, experimental rockalbums at the time (and also the most expensive ever made). There are absolute beautiful and haunting Stevie songs on this album (Sara, Storms, Angel), little pop-pearls from Christine (Over&Over, Think About Me, Brown Eyes) and you even have the anger from Lindsey (Not That Funny, Tusk...). This all makes it a strong Fleetwood Mac album, each strength underlined in many songs. It is for me also one of (or maybe the) best double album all-time. It is a shame there are only 2 Fleetwood Mac albums on the list of 1001, because there are other important albums from the band.
5
Jul 04 2024
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Respect is one of the most important tracks ever made. The rest makes an important and classic soul album.
4
Jul 05 2024
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
#42 is an album I had already listened to. The covers are fine.
3
Jul 06 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet without Sympathy For The Devil would probably have been really dull and not worthy of this list. Far from the best Rolling Stones record in my opinion. Almost 2 stars.
3
Jul 07 2024
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Out Of The Blue
Electric Light Orchestra
Very unique listen and still, all tracks feel like 100% ELO. Mr Blue Sky is an absolute standout, from the beginning on, but this whole album is quite enjoyable. Viva Jeff Lynne.
4
Jul 08 2024
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
This was very surprising and eye-opening. I don't like many singles from Stevie, but this album was quite wonderful.
4
Jul 09 2024
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
bwah. I have nothing with Deep Purple (Child In Time is a classic, but highly overrated). Live albums are also aways weird; because it's always better if you're really there.
2
Jul 10 2024
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Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
#47, decent live album with of course the smash hit 'Show Me The Way'. Funnily, yesterday was the live album of Deep Purple and this one made more sense to me.
3
Jul 11 2024
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
Nice, easygoing jazz album.
3
Jul 12 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
#49 is a new wave classic. Hungry Like The Wolf, Save A Prayer and Rio are classic new wave songs. The whole album feels right and is quite fun to listen to.
4
Jul 13 2024
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
My 50th album is a modern classic. I am very close to giving this a 5 star rating, but it doesn't get better than the two opening tracks and their fenomenous blending.
4
Jul 14 2024
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Arrival
ABBA
This has Dancing Queen. This has Knowing Me, Knowing You. This has Why Did It Have To Be Me. This has Fernando. This has hidden gem 'Arrival'. 5 stars.
5
Jul 15 2024
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Skylarking
XTC
Skylarking is a fine new wave album. Dear God is massively better than the rest though!
3
Jul 16 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young
I see this cover and I immediately give 5 stars. Coincidence will have it I listened just yesterday to this absolute classic. It's unbelievable that this album is already more than 50 years old - except for 'A Man Needs A Maid', lol. The title track, Old Man, The Needle and The Damage Done (and the wonderful transition into Words), Heart Of Gold of course and Out On The Weekend are my favourites. Then you even have There's A World, of which Sufjan Stevens made a wonderful cover for his latest album. Perfect album.
5
Jul 17 2024
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KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)
Ministry
This was ok. Not really my style but good.
3
Jul 18 2024
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
I felt really nothing while listening to this.
2
Jul 19 2024
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
'This looks horrible', was my first thought. This has so few streams that it's possible only people from this site listen to it. Expectations were low. However, it did not disappoint.
3
Jul 20 2024
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
buh. I have nothing with the Beastie Boys.
2
Jul 21 2024
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Traffic
Traffic
Another day, another album that does not tingle anything in my body.
2
Jul 22 2024
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
I love the voice of Tom, but this album is definitely not his best work. Jersey Girl is a standout.
3
Jul 23 2024
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Not really an album?
3
Jul 24 2024
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Back to Mystery City
Hanoi Rocks
Pleasant, not special.
3
Jul 25 2024
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Suede
Suede
#62 SHE CAN
START
TO WALK OUT
IF SHE WANTS
I got warm memories of the Suede show I saw over 1 year ago. I absolutely adore So Young, it's an amazing song. Love the cover. An absolute britpop classic in my eyes, and maybe even more important than some other contemporaries.
5
Jul 26 2024
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
This is Ray Charles. An important album, an undeniable classic, but it not tingle my senses so it's 3 stars.
3
Jul 27 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
This album was quite long and is not my cup of tea.
2
Jul 28 2024
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I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
A few weeks ago, Anohni and the Johnsons were on Gent Jazz. I never heard of them and they sold out. Now I understand a little bit better why: this was a very nice soul(?)/pop album.
4
Jul 29 2024
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Murmur
R.E.M.
With R.E.M. being such a classic 90's band, you would almost forget they had a lengthy career before 'Automatic For The People' and 'Losing My Religion'.
4
Jul 30 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
Now this is a live album.
4
Jul 31 2024
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
that was a lot of the n-word
2
Aug 01 2024
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
I like Steely Dan. Rikki Don't Lose That Number has such a nice bass riff.
4
Aug 02 2024
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
I have nothing with Thin Lizzy
1
Aug 03 2024
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Janis Joplin is so amazing. I adore her cover of Summertime, Piece Of My Heart is a classic and I Need A Man To Love Me is also just extremely good. Then you even have the wonderful progrock of Ball And Chain. Amazing album.
5
Aug 04 2024
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Rocks
Aerosmith
Not the best Aerosmith album!
2
Aug 05 2024
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Bongo Rock
Incredible Bongo Band
Just a bunch of covers mainly, so not bad but also really not important
2
Aug 06 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
It's really ok, but why? There are at least 40 Belgian albums better than this, but hey
3
Aug 07 2024
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The Slider
T. Rex
I absolutely adore the voice and style of Marc Bolan. It takes not long to get into this album, because the first notes of Metal Guru are spot-on for me. The problem is it is a super strong opener and this T.Rex album does not keep the same leven for the rest of the songs. But it is one of the best glam rock albums!
4
Aug 08 2024
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Pictures At An Exhibition
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Not my kinda vibe.
2
Aug 17 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
Undeniable classic. I adore the title track, but every song is a little masterpiece. Thanks to my parents, I knew 'Walk Of Life' best before I listened the first time years ago. One of my favorite albums of all time.
5
Aug 18 2024
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Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Not special and too long
2
Aug 19 2024
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Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Not special, but Atlantic City is a positive standout.
3
Aug 20 2024
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
Parallel Lines is at this point my 3rd most listened to album of all-time. That is thanks to the amazing singles but also the perfect blend of styles: from disco and punk to the start of new wave, this album has many wonderful things. I also absolutely adore Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of course. 5 stars, undeniable classic.
5
Aug 21 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Very old-timey rock 'n' roll, maybe a little too? But it had the legendary song 'Mannish Boy', so it deserves 3 stars.
3
Aug 22 2024
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This Nation’s Saving Grace
The Fall
Not really my thing
2
Aug 23 2024
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
More than 100 samples? Really?
2
Aug 24 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Everybody must get stoned!
Stuck Inside Of ..., Sad-Eyed Lady ... and I Want You are three of my absolute favorite Bob Dylan tracks. Absolute classic album and easily one of the best Bob Dylan albums.
5
Aug 25 2024
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
Morrissey being a prick (the 40-minutes version)
The Smiths are better, but there were some decent songs
3
Aug 26 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
#86 is an album I had already listened to. It's an important piece that clearly draws from jazz influences. I think it's a little too much instrumental for me, I like Zappa's bizarre lyrics. Still a decent and important work.
3
Aug 27 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
I have absolutely nothing with reggae music. This doesn't sound like it needs to be on this list (maybe the live album from Bob Marley deserves it more?)
2
Aug 28 2024
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Timeless
Goldie
why?
1
Aug 29 2024
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The Who Sell Out
The Who
Too long (again), but The Who is not 1 star material. Very dull though.
2
Aug 30 2024
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Faith
George Michael
Very nice 80's pop album.
4
Aug 31 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Very nice, but not the best CCR album. Keep On Chooglin is nice and Proud Mary keeps on being one of their ultimate classics. Viva John Forgerty!
4
Sep 01 2024
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First Band On The Moon
The Cardigans
Actually not so bad. Lovefool is well known of course, daring cover of Ozzy also on this album!
3
Sep 03 2024
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Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
Nice classic album. Paradise By The Dashboard Light remains a classic forever.
4
Sep 04 2024
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Forever Changes
Love
Alone Again Or is a classic track, but the rest is not as special.
3
Sep 05 2024
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
Perfect soul album, but it's not really one of my personal favourites.
4
Sep 06 2024
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
Not really my thing
2