May 30 2024
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
Debbie's voice 🫶 Starts off with a banger at #1, sets the mood. #2 is one of their most famous songs. #3 Picture This - That's a definite keeper. #4 brings the mood to chill, nice little break. There's some nice songs after that but maybe a second listen will help appreciate them more. Number 10 is kinda taking up all the anticipation for me 👀 And there it is, the only disco track no one will bitch at 🥲 Didn't know the lyrics included the Spanish word Mucho, in mucho mistrust. Also that the original line at 2:55 was pain in the ass 😂
4
May 31 2024
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
The music is great but the mood is too pensive to enjoy without the proper frame of mind and a more adequate setting than a busy workday. I can see why it's such a famous album though, it has a ton of feeling and just mastery of making the kind of music that makes the mind wanna swim.
4
Jun 01 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
I like the cover 😂 It's certainly true to the title in regards to the lyrics and music. This was surely the music of those old rebels without a cause of yore 😎 Old school cool but not like Grease or those Old Navy commercials, more like the car culture and gang fights. #7 Jump, Jive, An' Wail I've heard in a commercial somewhere. #1 is a great start as usual with old albums. Certainly a runner up for an entrance song 😂 #12 is an awesome Valentine's song but by far the funniest is #10 with a bang! It's a fun album for sure.
5
Jun 02 2024
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
I love seeing live music, I hate listening to recorded live music. The singer is proficient I guess but nothing about her singing seemed interesting to me. Maybe just a terrible song selection. Not sure why this is listed as a great album.
1
Jun 03 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
The music is fantastic and if you can follow the story, it's just that much better. A solid listen for sure.
4
Jun 04 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
Immigrant Song is a favorite of mine. They just go so hard with that driving beat. The blues influence is heavy here, at times soaked in some fine acid, and always blowing out those speakers. I can see why they're such a big influence on everyone. The screaming is a bit much after a while. Definitely have to be partaking in some chemical enhancers to really go on this trip 😂
4
Jun 05 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
I knew the classics Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want. They still sound as good as they ever have. The more I listen to these old albums, the more I'm noticing how heavily influenced they are by blues. Personally I like the faster songs with less crooning and weeping. I was pleasantly surprised by Live With Me and You Got The Silver. Unexpectedly romantic songs from a band I associate with just loud and in your face rock.
3
Jun 06 2024
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The Rise & Fall
Madness
This was a rough one for me 😅 The music itself is interesting, very 80s with the loud drums and synth sounds. Makes me wanna roll up the sleeves on my sports coat 😎 But just about every song makes me think of kids cartoons, like Ghostbusters or Goosebumps 😂 I feel like the Cryptkeeper is gonna start laughing at any second. Some songs are just odd, like New Dehli and Tiptoes. Most songs seem to be about memory, what used to be and how. Their most well known hit, Our House, speaks of a childhood that seems so foreign to me but not unknown. It's very much not something I'd listen to on my own.
1
Jun 07 2024
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Never been too big a fan of 60s music. This is not bad but all the British hippie slang was a bit much 😂 Track 3 is my favorite and I wish it wasn't so short.
3
Jun 08 2024
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The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
The first track is iconic and an anthem of the 90s 🥲 I never knew if smack referred to the drug. First time I've ever heard loud energetic club music that I didn't immediately dislike. Most of the music I had heard sounded like angry robots fkn. This had more of a mix of different samples and just had a very aggressive driving epic sound. It was all over the place in the 90s for sure. O find it still holds up. It's a good album to get hyped for the workout sessions at least 😂
5
Jun 09 2024
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American Pie
Don McLean
This is the color beige in album form. Although in the most daredevil sections, it does attempt to make you fall asleep through some daring crooning about something or another. Miss American Pie is the most famous track off this album and it has always been grating to my ear. I don't know if it's the sadly saccharine tone and how it goes on about a changing America that has never existed for a lot of us, or maybe it's just the singer's nasal vanilla voice. It was a tough sit through the rest of the album.
1
Jun 10 2024
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Street Signs
Ozomatli
I wanna like Ozomatli. They obviously have a great feel for the music of LatAm and mix it well with some funky acidic old rock. But then they go and derail it with some really bad rapping. Really kills the vibe.
3
Jun 11 2024
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Heroes
David Bowie
Three stars because it's Bowie. Minus two because instrumentals.
3
Jun 12 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
A mood piece for sure. I think you have to be in the right mindset to really follow this piece. It's obviously deeply personal and there just being vocals and guitar, you're almost in the room with Nick. It was a difficult listen for me but I might try it again.
3
Jun 13 2024
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They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
Liars
There's some melody and an intent to be different. Just doesn't quite find it's place for me.
2
Jun 14 2024
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L.A. Woman
The Doors
More bluesy than their other stuff. You can hear Morrison just at his maximum belligerent. There's some good songs here but as a whole the album is pretty average.
3
Jun 15 2024
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Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
That Dylan cadence it's just a bit too much to sit through a whole album. It gets a bit annoying and grating after a while. It's best in very small doses. I just can't get into it enough to see this as the important musical jewel it's supposed to be.
2
Jun 16 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
Brought back some memories from the turn of the century 🥲 I didn't remember all the filler and skits and such. Could use more of André rapping instead of that stuff.
3
Jun 17 2024
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Make Yourself
Incubus
It's Incubus. It's nice safe radio friendly church social background music.
2
Jun 18 2024
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KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
This was a very nice surprise. The music is a bit more on the slow, melodic side but it's great. One of those rare albums you can listen to from beginning to end.
5
Jun 19 2024
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Nevermind
Nirvana
A very solid album with some amazing songs. The first track just takes you right back to the 90s.
5
Jun 20 2024
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Django Django
Django Django
Each song is good but getting through the album was rough as they sounded the same after a while. Great Beach Boys melody, heavily soaked in the synthetizer silliness of the Beta Band and coated in campy tv commercial hopefulness.
3
Jun 21 2024
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Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
It's not even worth talking about sadly. I know we're supposed to be expanding our horizons here but some are just really bad choices.
1
Jun 22 2024
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
A bit of nostalgia and it's certainly an interesting band but just a bit too dark for me. Maybe if the algorithm hadn't suggested on a Friday morning. Rooster is definitely a haunting song.
3
Jun 23 2024
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Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
It's not bad but not what I'd listen to normally
2
Jun 24 2024
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The Libertines
The Libertines
Is British stuff like 75% of this list?
1
Jun 25 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
Dolly is an amazing singer and an national treasure. The music here is old school country so a bit outside of my usual stuff but it's always nice to listen to an American icon.
4
Jun 26 2024
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
The music is generic at best. The lyrics and singing are terrible. How someone's garage band made it to this list of beyond me.
1
Jun 27 2024
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
The music is good and I enjoyed some of the songs. Kinda middle of the road for me. I'd probably give it a second listen.
3
Jun 28 2024
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
Since it's not a genre I enjoy, it's kinda of a slog to get through. By most accounts it's quite the piece inasfar as this kinda music goes. It sounds exactly like you'd expect I suppose. It's not bad, it's just not anything I'd be inclined to visit or revisit. It's a bit disheartening to read there's another 4 albums by this band on the list. I hope the logarithm gives me something that isn't 60s rock or British pop.
1
Jun 29 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
I had to deduct stars because I hate live recordings. Also because this was an odd mix of full songs and instrumentals as songs. James Brown is a fantastic entertainer and I wish I could have seen live.
3
Jun 30 2024
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Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
Just some of the goofiest lyrics I've ever heard but also some interesting music. The acoustic songs Shelter In Your Arms and Train In The Distance are closer to what I expected out of Paul Simon, not songs of cars and allergies. Two stars for two cool funky and different music.
2
Jul 01 2024
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Call of the Valley
Shivkumar Sharma
Nice relaxing record 😎👍
3
Jul 02 2024
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Blur
Blur
It was better music than I expected based on Song 2 but not very interesting in comparison to other contemporary bands.
2
Jul 03 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Live recordings are a terrible format.
1
Jul 04 2024
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
Some of the best sad music ever.
5
Jul 05 2024
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Just really hard music for me to listen to. The lyrics seem interesting but I tend to fall asleep around the first line. The title alone while telling didn't prepare me for so much softness.
1
Jul 06 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
Just a solid album from beginning to end. One of the rare 5 stars for me on this list of British music.
5
Jul 07 2024
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
I can appreciate the mastery of each instrument but just can't get into the noise.
2
Jul 08 2024
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Live Through This
Hole
There's some promising sections but it just keeps dropping the ball with some bad off key singing.
2
Jul 09 2024
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The music is great, the lyrics are weird and the singing was very hit and miss.
2
Jul 10 2024
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Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
More bland British pop.
1
Jul 11 2024
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Country Life
Roxy Music
Just more bland British Rock music. I'm beginning to think the majority of these thousand albums are gonna be this kinda milquetoast sleepy stuff.
1
Jul 12 2024
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Blue
Joni Mitchell
Generally not my kind of music but Joni does have some feeling and heart in her singing and her lyrics. I can see why it's on this list.
4
Jul 13 2024
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
Certainly an album that marked a turn for hip hop music. It is certainly aggressive and rough but some of the social issues it points to still apply. Fuck The Police was as true then as it is now and it's the best track on the album.
3
Jul 14 2024
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All Mod Cons
The Jam
How did a small country like the UK make so much synth rock that it all became awesome and wound up on this list? Just 80s romcom montage music with awkward lyrics. I hope we're leaving the UK soon given the rest of the world also makes music.
1
Jul 15 2024
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Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
Generic, forgettable, might as well be more of that Brit pop the authors love so much.
1
Jul 16 2024
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Raw Power
The Stooges
Old rock but this one is actually interesting and has some charm. I can see why Iggy is cited by many as a big influence. I'm sure he was electric live.
4
Jul 17 2024
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
The music is entertaining but I kept expecting to hear a "your call is important to us - a representative will be right with you!" in the middle of each song.
3
Jul 18 2024
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Kinda middle of the road for me. I appreciate the weird sounds merged with the music. Where the beat picks up, it's great but then we dive into just noisy keening by the singer which is hard to sit through. Hoping there's a better record of theirs here somewhere.
3
Jul 19 2024
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Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
Just not an enjoyable voice. Some of the lyrics were interesting but the album just couldn't decide where it was going. The music itself was good.
2
Jul 20 2024
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
Danceable 👍 but it's a constant energy like that, no breathing room, no real build up.
4
Jul 21 2024
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
Wish I could give it 0 stars for taking up the space of a decent album.
1
Jul 22 2024
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor
I liked the voice in some songs but the lyrics are kinda random at times. The music is all over the place as well. Not something I'd revisit.
2
Jul 23 2024
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
I really dislike live recordings but Johnny is hard to not like. Such a charismatic and relatable singer. Song selection isn't what I'm into but he makes it work.
5
Jul 24 2024
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Third
Portishead
Just not my kind of music or mood at all. Super slow and hard to get through.
1
Jul 25 2024
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
This was breath of refreshing after weeks of sad boy music and British weirdness. The musicians are super talented and the singer is great. The lyrics are mostly odd 😂 Bonin' In The Boneyard is by far the best track. The bass got slapped around hard on that one and the wildness of that song earned it an extra star. It's a nice, fun albeit weird record.
4
Jul 26 2024
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Survivor
Destiny's Child
Just terrible music.
1
Jul 27 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Some good songs on this album but also some sappy soft stuff. Best songs are Superstition and I Believe to close the record.
3
Jul 28 2024
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
More terrible British noise.
1
Jul 29 2024
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
This list is seriously making me dislike British anything. But this was a pleasant surprise. I think the singer is fantastic and the music is enjoyable.
3
Jul 30 2024
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
It has one or two ok songs.
2
Jul 31 2024
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
Nice change of pace from sad British music. Only three stars though because I didn't the music particularly compelling.
3
Aug 01 2024
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The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Just more terrible British Rock
1
Aug 02 2024
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Repeater
Fugazi
I like some of the music but the singing is very hit and miss.
2
Aug 03 2024
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Marquee Moon
Television
Music sounded ok but meh overall
2
Aug 04 2024
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
It's just hard to stay awake on this one.
1
Aug 05 2024
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Live album and soft music, immediate discard for me.
1
Aug 06 2024
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
Not much I liked here but I do like the artist.
2
Aug 07 2024
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BEYONCÉ
Beyoncé
There's nothing of value here. Crowd sourced lyrics that play at being inspired channeled through a mannequin who can sing.
1
Aug 08 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Breath of fresh air in the middle of sad boy music and terrible British Rock. It's a bit dated but it's loud and energetic and a welcome break. The fifth star is just for that.
5
Aug 09 2024
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
Some of MJs biggest hits with some lesser known stuff. Baby Be Mine was a nice surprise. It kinda loses steam towards the end with some terrible lyrics, including the McCartney train wreck. Still all the way up to Billie Jean, it's a pretty solid album. An extra star for not being that British noise this list continues to throw at me.
4
Aug 10 2024
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Perhaps the worst band of the nu metal era. Korn, Deftones did emotional dark angry music much better than LP. Slipknot did the angry part better too. If you wanted someone who could actually rap, you could listen to RATM. Although I'm not surprised this album is here considering some of the other terrible stuff that's on this list.
1
Aug 11 2024
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
This is fast becoming the 1,001 albums to avoid.
1
Aug 12 2024
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Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
Great voice although not my kinda music.
3
Aug 13 2024
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The White Album
Beatles
A few hits but mostly weirdness.
3
Aug 14 2024
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers
Another baffling choice for a Greatest list.
1
Aug 15 2024
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
Van Morrison
1
Aug 16 2024
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Lost Souls
Doves
Not sure why the authors thought we needed to hear this noise.
1
Aug 17 2024
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
1
Aug 18 2024
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
1
Aug 19 2024
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Highly Evolved
The Vines
1
Aug 20 2024
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
Snoozefest
1
Aug 21 2024
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Technique
New Order
More British noise
1
Aug 22 2024
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Rip It Up
Orange Juice
1
Aug 23 2024
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
1
Aug 24 2024
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
3
Aug 25 2024
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
1
Aug 26 2024
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
1
Aug 27 2024
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
Refreshing album in this sea of British nonsense. I liked the mix of musical styles and even the odd lyrics but the instrumentals are always a minus for me. Overall a decent album, probably deserves a second listen.
3
Aug 28 2024
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Play
Moby
1
Aug 29 2024
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
1
Aug 30 2024
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The Next Day
David Bowie
1
Aug 31 2024
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Great album!
5
Sep 01 2024
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Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
1
Sep 02 2024
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16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
1
Sep 03 2024
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With The Beatles
Beatles
2
Sep 04 2024
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Nice old school country sound 👍
4
Sep 05 2024
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Doolittle
Pixies
2
Sep 06 2024
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Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
Odd record with a couple of hits.
2
Sep 07 2024
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Arrival
ABBA
3
Sep 08 2024
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2
Sep 09 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
1
Sep 10 2024
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Station To Station
David Bowie
1
Sep 11 2024
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Smile
Brian Wilson
1
Sep 12 2024
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Chore of Enchantment
Giant Sand
2
Sep 13 2024
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
2
Sep 14 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
2
Sep 15 2024
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Is This It
The Strokes
3
Sep 16 2024
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Raising Hell
Run-D.M.C.
3
Sep 17 2024
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Sea Change
Beck
2
Sep 18 2024
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Very
Pet Shop Boys
1
Sep 19 2024
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Remedy
Basement Jaxx
1
Sep 20 2024
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
1
Sep 21 2024
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
3
Sep 22 2024
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Dear Science
TV On The Radio
1
Sep 23 2024
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Vulnicura
Björk
1
Sep 24 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
1
Sep 25 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones
3