May 31 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
4
Jun 03 2024
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The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe
First half hype, back half chill. Solid album.
4
Jun 04 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
Really nice horns and piano sections. Would be nice in right time and place.
3
Jun 05 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Enjoyable enough but not any songs that I can see myself putting on repeat. It's not really my cup of tea.
2
Jun 06 2024
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Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson
A few bops on here. I dig this album.
4
Jun 07 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
Just alright. Somewhat underwhelming. A couple good ones on here.
3
Jun 10 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
About expected. Good blues album. Another one that would be good for the right time and place.
3
Jun 11 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
Solid easy listening album. Couple big hits even 45+ years later.
3
Jun 12 2024
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Justified
Justin Timberlake
A whole lotta big name producers on this one and it shows. A few classics on here. Not something I would put on frequently but 13 year old me would have loved it. Second half of the album not as good as first half.
3
Jun 13 2024
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
I liked the album but it just didn't feel like a 4. I'll have to check out Minor Threat when I'm in a punk kind of mood.
3
Jun 14 2024
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
This one wasn't for me. Major singer-songwriter vibes, this struck me as poems set to some guitar playing for the most part.
2
Jun 17 2024
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
This was a great album. There's a little bit of that "singer-songwriter" type feel to it but it offers so much more than that. Will listen again.
4
Jun 18 2024
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
This one didn’t do it for me. Seemed very generic.
2
Jun 19 2024
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Really enjoyable all around. Dude can shred. Will probably listen again.
4
Jun 20 2024
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Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
Not bad, not great.
3
Jun 21 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
About what I expected. I could see this being nice to put on for a fancy dinner but not something I would keep in rotation.
3
Jun 24 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
I really like this album. A handful of bangers on here for sure. Will definitely listen again. Solid 4 but I think I still like ATLiens more than this one.
4
Jun 25 2024
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
Classic album. It's 30 years later and I still know a bunch of these songs. Maybe nostalgia is getting the best of me with this rating, but isn't it iconic?
4
Jun 26 2024
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
Actually a pretty fun little album. Short and sweet, but I enjoyed listening to it. I liked it more than I thought I would. On the lighter side of the 4s for me, but felt like more than a 3.
4
Jun 27 2024
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
Definitely a stronger 3, but it didn't feel like a 4. There are a couple really cool songs on here but the back half of the album felt sort of flat to me.
3
Jun 28 2024
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GREY Area
Little Simz
Always a pleasure listening to Little Simz. Not my favorite album of hers, but it's still a great listen. A light 4 I'd say, will definitely listen again.
4
Jul 01 2024
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Nice album, will dig into Dire Straits more but overall the album didn't blow me away.
3
Jul 02 2024
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
This ain't it for me. He didn't even really sing, it was closer to reading poems to soft background music. The instrumentals are fine I guess, but I can't see myself relistening to a single song of this. This is a deep cut arthouse type of album.
2
Jul 03 2024
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Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch
Not really my genre but I like aspects of it. Enough of a slight bluegrass/folk feel to make it more than just a typical singer-songwriter album.
3
Jul 04 2024
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
Better than average but not better than most. Would probably be good to put on during a long car ride alone.
3
Jul 05 2024
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Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
Jul 08 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
This was a little underwhelming for me but overall still a good album. Not Stevie at his best for me, but still a good album compared to others.
3
Jul 09 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
Didn't really move the needle for me. I didn't dislike it, just was very meh. They have a distinct sound that's for sure.
3
Jul 10 2024
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Very enjoyable. I'd never listened to YYY's before but I'll be checking out more of their work.
4
Jul 11 2024
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
A fun poppy lil album.
3
Jul 12 2024
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The Wall
Pink Floyd
Great album. The whole thing flowed very well. Definitely an album to listen straight from start to finish.
4
Jul 15 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
First Iggy Pop album I've listened to and it was enjoyable enough. Would've hit different listening to it back in the late 70s. Still holds up though.
3
Jul 16 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Always great listening to a Stones album. Great tunes start to finish. Probably not my favorite album of theirs, but that's not a knock on it.
4
Jul 17 2024
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Truth
Jeff Beck
Voice reminds me of Bowie. Another one in the "like but didn't love" column.
3
Jul 18 2024
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
Interesting one for sure. I can imagine myself being blown away in 1976 throwing this on the record player with a nice set of headphones, but in 2024 it doesn't hit quite the same. I imagine it laid a great foundation for a new genre but I don't think it's stood the test of time the same way. Cover art is sick tho.
3
Jul 23 2024
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
Great album. I'm not well versed in jazz music but this one was an awesome listen start to finish. Some great solo work in between some all around great music.
4
Jul 24 2024
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90
808 State
Reminds me of drug fueled nights in smoky establishments. I can only imagine the scenes of an underground rave in the early 90s with this blasting. Fun stuff in here but not an album I care to listen again from start to finish.
3
Jul 25 2024
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Over 2 hours for an album is wild behavior. I am 84 minutes into this and I've grown a full beard, a spittoon appeared on the ground next to me, and I am suddenly in a rocking chair on a warm porch somewhere in Appalachia.
3
Jul 26 2024
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Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
Truth be told, I didn't listen too intently to this one. Had it on at work. I dig the vibe though. Will likely give it a better listen again at some point.
3
Aug 20 2024
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Classic indie album. Nothing that floored me but pretty good album.
3
Aug 21 2024
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
A couple songs on here were fun boom bap but overall the album felt one dimensional. Too many of the songs were unnecessarily long.
2
Aug 22 2024
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Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
There are times when you come across a piece of art and think to yourself "I just don't get it". This was one of those times for me. Might be nice background music for reading.
2
Aug 23 2024
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
Started off strong but then there were no new peaks. Enjoyable, but felt like something I’d put on as background at work than something I’d listen to normally. Better than the other electronic albums I’ve listened to though but it’s just not my genre.
3
Aug 26 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
Very solid album, but I don't think it crosses into "great" territory.
3
Aug 27 2024
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Fun lil disco album here. A few hits on here but can't say it makes me want to dive further into their other albums. It was a nice surprise to start off with the song that was sampled in Will Smith's "Gettin Jiggy Wit It".
3
Aug 28 2024
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
This was an experience. Seemed to ride a fine line between music and just toying around with a bunch of instruments independently. I didn't understand this album in the same way I don't understand Jackson Pollock paintings.
2
Aug 29 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
I always enjoy live sets but Kurt's voice is definitely helped out on their typical studio albums. Still has their punk feel in a much more stripped down way. I prefer their normal albums but this is still great.
4
Aug 30 2024
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Reign In Blood
Slayer
This is probably 1-2 songs away from being a 5 for me. Cover art is a solid 5. Slayer shreds.
4
Sep 02 2024
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The Next Day
David Bowie
Honestly if it wasn't Bowie it might be 1/5 territory.
2
Sep 03 2024
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Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
Pretty solid album. I'm not a huge FM fan so I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed this album more than I thought I would.
3
Sep 04 2024
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21
Adele
Can't believe I hadn't listened to this one before. Golden voice she has there. Even 13 years later these songs are hits.
4
Sep 05 2024
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Definitely the best of the singer-songwriter albums I've listened to so far. Very peaceful feel. I dig her style.
4
Sep 06 2024
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I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
First line in the album sums up my thoughts about seeing another Leonard Cohen album appear: "They sentenced me to 20 years of boredom"
1