May 30 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
Was going to give it a 2, but We Luv Deez Hoez got stuck in my head.
3
May 31 2024
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Classic/10
5
Jun 03 2024
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
What a trip.
Dynamics and tension ark across the album are top notch.
4
Jun 04 2024
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
Guy: "JUDAS!"
Bob: "I don't believe you. You're a LIAR! [To the band] PLAY IT FUCKING LOUD!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrlLDG0ynU
Very hard to grasp how, from today's standpoint (and especially coming fresh off yesterday's The Downward Spiral), a tame folk-rock album was able to evoke such raw emotions, but there you have it: Bob Dylan, the Judas, the complete and utter sell-out, had gone electric. ⚡😱
Do I like it? It's familiar, it's cozy. Some really great tracks. As a whole, a bit retro-derivative to my millennial ears, which is a ridiculous thing to say of course, but you probably had to be there to fully grasp its significance. Not my favourite Dylan record, but more than happy to have given it a few rotations today.
4
Jun 05 2024
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi-Jimi-Yeh
4
Jun 06 2024
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
Took me almost twenty years to crack this album, but I finally did. Immensely enjoyed it. Heavy rotation all day.
5
Jun 07 2024
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
Cringy lyrics and endless organ noodling, what's not to love.
Some riffs are admittedly pretty good, but I'll be moving on. Thanks, I. Ron.
2
Jun 08 2024
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
💔
What an album.
5
Jun 09 2024
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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Brian Eno
This sort of thing is my bag, baby. They ate with the cover art, too.
4
Jun 10 2024
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Street Life
The Crusaders
Elevator jazz, next to one standout track which got too much airplay on "solid gold" radio shows when I was a kid.
I listened to the album a few times, but there was no spark.
2
Jun 11 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
I always expect to like his solo stuff more than I actually do. There are great songs on here, but all in all it doesn't feel like an album but a bunch of tracks, further evidenced by multiple versions of the same song, and the track list changing with each reissue.
3
Jun 12 2024
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Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
Had never heard of Julian Cope before, and I was on the fence after the first few tracks, but it's growing on me fast. I hear influences from The Cure, Nick Cave, New Model Army, Iggy Pop.
Safesurfer and Soldier Blue were the tracks that piqued my interest on my first listen, and on the second I was already liking the whole thing quite a bit.
4
Jun 13 2024
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
Could potentially like this, but would need more listens. But it made me look into Burundi beat and that's really cool.
3
Jun 14 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
I have tried many times, but Belle & Sebastian just sounds boring (read: lack of edges, bland) to my ears. There's nothing _bad_ about it, but very little that grips me either.
It's the same gripe I have with Nick Drake, and I very much see B&S in his tradition.
2
Jun 15 2024
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Be
Common
Surprised how turned off I am by the Kanye-stank that's all over this, start to finish. Past that, there are some nice soul samples, but Kendrick and others have spoiled the rap game too much for me to really get into this. It's a 2.5 for me.
3
Jun 16 2024
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Ys
Joanna Newsom
Never quite saw the appeal when this came out and everybody was raving about it, but I connected with the album a bit more this time around. Still a bit too meandering for my taste.
3
Jun 17 2024
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Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black
Public Enemy
Throwback to a time where
- saying "yo",
- rhyming "yo" with "dough",
- AABB rhyme schemes in general (e.g., "I was watching the TV screen; Can't believe what I seen; Three guys tried to rob a store; Got more than what they bargained for")
were very cool. Frosted-tips-cool.
All in all, the beats are too repetitive and stripped back for me and the rap style feels a bit clumsy and dated, but this album serves as an insightful link between funk and soul, and rap as we've come to know it since.
PS: OOOH YEAH Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2!
2
Jun 18 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
Not my cup of tea.
2
Jun 19 2024
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
I like the cover, the production (drier than the beachies I'm familiar with), the vocal melodies and the very funny "don't go near the water" joke. I don't like that the political and environmental messages sound a little insincere, but the energy and directness are on point. Pretty good record all in all. Not something I'll be searching out regularly but glad I listened to it.
4
Jun 20 2024
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Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz
The only person who loves Lenny Kravitz more than Lenny Kravitz is two Lenny Kravitzes.
I need to leave a little room for stuff I actively dislike, but there's nothing for me here.
2
Jun 21 2024
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop
Good album for a guy who slept with a 13-year-old and seems to be incredibly okay with that. For shame!
I'll rate this on music alone even though it's hard. I'll try to do the same for Kanye, Bowie, Led Zep, but can't promise anything.
4
Jun 22 2024
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Guero
Beck
Earthquake Weather is a truly great song, as are a few others on here. I prefer Seachange vibes and production, but I enjoyed listening to this a lot.
3
Jun 23 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
I was ready to write it off completely until I changed to proper speakers and an appropriate volume. So, it does rock. It's still dumb (and thirsty) as sand and made me wish I was hearing other hard rock instead, but it's something.
If only the lyrics to Legs weren't so unbelievably lame, we'd have one cool song on here.
2
Jun 24 2024
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
Hmmm, I can't figure out what bothers me with this album. Too cerebral, maybe, in a way that makes me go "ah, a curious note indeed" instead of "oh yeah!"
Who knows, maybe I'll come around at some point.
3
Jun 25 2024
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
Jingle, jangle.
Jim Morrison with amazing presence and voice. Otherwise not too memorable for me, and a lot less interesting than their earlier records.
3
Jun 26 2024
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Bluesbreakers
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
So this is the beginning of that sound, huh? Well executed for sure. And Clapton changing the game at sweet 21...
Too formulaic to my ears today, but I respect it!
3
Jun 27 2024
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Kid A
Radiohead
It's okay.
5
Jun 28 2024
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My Generation
The Who
Pretty good listen, but I much prefer Who's next.
3
Jun 29 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
Yes, it's a truly great album.
Can the generator pick something other than Dylan now, please?
5
Jun 30 2024
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Early hip hop often sounds silly, so good on them for leaning into that.
2
Jul 01 2024
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Heaven Or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Didn't grab me, but it's nice.
3
Jul 02 2024
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
It's nice but doesn't hook me.
3
Jul 03 2024
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Live And Dangerous
Thin Lizzy
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
More fun than I expected in a few places, but too long and too much filler.
3
Jul 04 2024
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Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
A formative album in my teens, although I realise that I really dislike the guitar sound.
4
Jul 05 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Lightyears ahead of Public Enemy Apocalypse 91 in rhyme style and production although it's just two years younger.
4
Jul 06 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Ain't got no belt
3
Jul 07 2024
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
One of the ones I wish I could erase from my memory and discover all over again. No clue how many times I've listened to this masterpiece.
5
Jul 08 2024
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
Too honky tonky for me, but an interesting listen nonetheless.
3
Jul 09 2024
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On The Beach
Neil Young
Great album.
4
Jul 10 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
I was worried, but this actually wasn't bad.
3
Jul 11 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
Loved it at 16 in the early naughts, love it now - timeless clashic.
5
Jul 12 2024
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
Hard to stay focused for 1hr 17. Nothing really stuck out to me even after two rotations, but I like the sound and the rap style.
4
Jul 13 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
I like her voice, and could almost really like this. Missing the mark by a little bit for me, but glad I listened to it.
3
Jul 14 2024
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Play
Moby
Peak 90s!
4
Jul 15 2024
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So
Peter Gabriel
I wasn't aware this was Daniel Lanois produced, but always gravitated to it in the Peter Gabriel discography. One more piece of evidence that Lanois helps artists shine brightes. I love almost everything about this, 80s sound and all.
5
Jul 16 2024
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Sea Change
Beck
Favourite Beck Album. The melancholic mood is almost too strong for me at times, but oh so sweet.
5
Jul 17 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
One of my earliest musical experiences: My mum's "The Very Best of Cat Stevens", which was basically most of Tea for the Tillerman and some of Teaser and the Firecat. I'll always have a soft spot for those albums. Thanks mum!
5
Jul 18 2024
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Live / Dead
Grateful Dead
My buddy Steve who plays 17 instruments and I with my one-man-band setup including a heel-operated bass drum strapped to my head, high out of our minds on LSD be like.
2
Jul 19 2024
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Not sure why this album is on the list. It's not a bad album, but there's nothing I can see that it does better than lots of other music. Fly band name though.
2
Jul 20 2024
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Old rocker dudes with nicotine-yellow beards and biker chicks with hotline bling voices. Half of them alcoholics, the other half glued to their one armed bandits in the back of the bar. Janis with her amazing vocal presence playing on the jukebox.
In a different time line I am those people, but it isn't this one.
3
Jul 21 2024
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Never quite my thing before, but I was vibing with it yesterday.
4
Jul 22 2024
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Chelsea Girl
Nico
I mean sure, the strings and flute are a bit much, but that doesn't make it a bad album. Far from it; so many beautiful songs on here.
4
Jul 23 2024
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Dummy
Portishead
Portishead always feels claustrophobic to me. The songs are really good, but I can rarely stand that feeling. I wonder what it is?
4
Jul 24 2024
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Vivid
Living Colour
Surprisingly fun. Had never heard of them.
3
Jul 25 2024
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Destroyer
KISS
Look how sexily I am playing my guitar. Look at those fingerings and double stops. Look how manly I'm handling my drums over here. Dontcha wish your boyfriend was HOT like me?
2
Jul 26 2024
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
I'm a sucker for outlaw country, but some of this has no bite. Still cool.
3
Jul 27 2024
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson
Really strong album, really serious album. Not a single light thing about it. Formative in my late teens.
5
Jul 28 2024
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls
No spark but familiar sounds
3
Jul 29 2024
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Deloused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
Still a pretty wild one.
4
Jul 30 2024
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
Peak 90s
2
Jul 31 2024
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Suicide
Suicide
A demanding listen not without merit, but "Girl" is definitely too much for me. What was he thinking? 😵💫
3
Aug 01 2024
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Another Green World
Brian Eno
Great music; very close to a 5
4
Aug 02 2024
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Fun tracks, but not too memorable.
3
Aug 03 2024
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Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
I think I'm starting to accept the fact that I just don't like Queen. Too theatrical and too purposeful. Sure, each and every one of them are amazing musicians, but the result just doesn't work for me.
2
Aug 04 2024
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
I forget how enjoyable this is. Haven't listened in a long time.
4
Aug 05 2024
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Abbey Road
Beatles
An easy and uncontroversial 5, of course. Even with Octopus's Garden.
5
Aug 06 2024
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
California Dreamin' is a great song. Other than that forgettable at best.
Also, is Spanish Harlem a song about grooming?
2
Aug 07 2024
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Eagles
Eagles
Maybe it's classic rock overload from the generator lately, but this didn't even really catch my attention once.
2
Aug 08 2024
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Raw Power
The Stooges
Meh
2
Aug 09 2024
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Pretty good
3
Aug 10 2024
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Restepce!
4
Aug 11 2024
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
This is up my alley. Never heard of them before.
4
Aug 12 2024
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Document
R.E.M.
Out of Time was one of the first albums I proudly owned.
The thing for me with R.E.M. (and maybe more specifically early R.E.M.) is that while the hits really hit, I find many of the other songs to be incredibly boring. Not bad, but boring.
They do have a very particular vibe, but I think it comes out much more fleshed out and fully formed on Out of Time or Automatic for the People.
3
Aug 13 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Not very convinced. The album mostly goes by. Not bad, but not exciting.
3
Aug 14 2024
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Faith
George Michael
I expected a boring pop record, but this was great.
4
Aug 15 2024
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Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Unexpectedly, very enjoyable.
4
Aug 16 2024
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New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
Simple Minds
Didn't do all that much for me.
3
Aug 17 2024
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S&M
Metallica
What's a wildly successful group of men with small penises at the height of their career to do, but to hire an orchestra to add the missing layer to their pretentiousness.
The Ecstasy of Gold was really good though. Ennio forever! (I listened to the whole thing, I swear!)
2
Aug 18 2024
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Ayayayayaya!
4
Aug 19 2024
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Infected
The The
3
3
Aug 20 2024
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Any good monkey will tell you that this is NOT the side of a banana from which you want to start peeling. 🙄
5
Aug 21 2024
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill were really big with my fellow 14-year-olds back when, and I owned a copy or another of their albums myself then. Never really got the appeal, although stylistically at least, they came to create a very unique thing all their own. You can see it here already, albeit not yet fully formed.
2
Aug 22 2024
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
This sort of thing is my bag, baby.
5
Aug 23 2024
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Scum
Napalm Death
I can believe that there is something worthwhile buried under the noise, as hinted at by the surprising surf rock rhythm in "Scum", but I won't be around to figure out what that is.
This album is quintessentially what turns me off metal, and is everything I don't like in music. I can't think of a mood where this is anything but exhausting to me.
1
Aug 24 2024
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1999
Prince
Sexy
4
Aug 25 2024
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Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
Interesting album, I like it. A bit hectic in places so it wouldn't become a mainstay for me, but glad I gave it a few listens.
3
Aug 26 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
Utterly boring to my ears.
2
Aug 27 2024
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
His first two albums were exciting. This is still very good, but nothing really stands out to me.
3
Aug 28 2024
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
Is that a banana in your hand or are you happy about the 5 you're anticipating?
Sorry to disappoint, but it's a strong 4 for me.
4
Aug 29 2024
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Group Sex
Circle Jerks
I don't hate this, but neither do I think it has a lot of merit. At least it's over quickly.
2
Aug 30 2024
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2112
Rush
Go away with your pretentious 20 minutes rock overtures.
2
Aug 31 2024
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Frank
Amy Winehouse
Never really got the fascination with Amy, but Fuck Me Pumps is a bop.
3
Sep 01 2024
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
A strong album, but could have profited from a bit of a shorter run time. I enjoyed the quiet songs way more than the power pop tracks.
4
Sep 02 2024
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Real Life
Magazine
I don't know, man. Relevant for being first in something maybe?
2
Sep 03 2024
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
I pledge groove allegiance to the flag and the united funk of Funkadelica, one nation under a groove.
5
Sep 04 2024
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
I wasn't into this back when, and it was heavily overplayed then, but it's a really good vibe now. Late summer lends itself particularly well. Good job, generator!
4
Sep 05 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
This album doesn't annoy me as much as it used to, and the hits actually hit. The rest... boring at best.
3
Sep 06 2024
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Mask
Bauhaus
Not crazy about the sound on this one. Didn't give it a very close listen, but the only thing that caught my attention was fish cakes. 🐟🎂😵💫
2
Sep 07 2024
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Pretenders
Pretenders
Not too bad, but not really for me.
3