Jun 02 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
9/10.
5
Jun 03 2024
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Tapestry
Carole King
9/10.
5
Jun 04 2024
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
7/10.
4
Jun 05 2024
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
8/10.
4
Jun 06 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
10/10.
5
Jun 07 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
5/10.
3
Jun 08 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
9/10.
5
Jun 09 2024
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
8/10.
4
Jun 10 2024
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Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
9/10.
5
Jun 11 2024
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The Band
The Band
7/10.
4
Jun 12 2024
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New Boots And Panties
Ian Dury
It was a somewhat unsettling listen, lyric-wise. It had an interesting energy to it. 6/10.
3
Jun 13 2024
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
7/10. It had a really nice soulful vibe to it. Four long songs. I like long songs. :)
4
Jun 14 2024
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Dry
PJ Harvey
9/10. Nice rock music. Great vocals. I really enjoyed its artistry. :)
5
Jun 15 2024
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Kid A
Radiohead
10/10.
5
Jun 16 2024
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Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
6/10. Somewhat underwhelming, and not as interesting as I thought that it would be. I prefer "Harvest". :)
3
Jun 17 2024
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Tank Battles
Dagmar Krause
8/10. I love the unique vocals, and strong messages. It was a delightful and unique experience to listen to this album. However, the album could have been slightly shorter. :)
4
Jun 18 2024
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Play
Moby
8/10. It was a really pleasant listen. Somehow, the two hours of length didn't seem too excessive. There was a nice variety. I like electronic music. :)
4
Jun 19 2024
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Van Halen
Van Halen
9/10.
5
Jun 20 2024
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
6/10.
3
Jun 21 2024
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A Night At The Opera
Queen
10/10. It's a masterpiece. :)
5
Jun 22 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
9/10.
5
Jun 23 2024
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...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
The Dandy Warhols
8/10.
4
Jun 24 2024
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
7/10.
4
Jun 25 2024
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The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
7/10. Really innovative, and a great listen, but it gets a little bit boring over time. :)
4
Jun 26 2024
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With The Beatles
Beatles
8/10. The Beatles are great!!! :)
4
Jun 27 2024
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
8/10. It had some really nice tracks, but also some boring fillers. :)
4
Jun 28 2024
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
It is a nice, and standard 1960's album. 7/10.
4
Jun 29 2024
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
8/10.
4
Jun 30 2024
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Moondance
Van Morrison
6/10. It was pleasant, but not too groundbreaking or intriguing. :)
3
Jul 01 2024
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Lam Toro
Baaba Maal
7/10. Pleasant experience. This style of music is really great. Not as vibrant as Fela Kuti's music, but it's great!!! :)
3
Jul 02 2024
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Boston
Boston
9/10. Really great 1970's rock music. :)
5
Jul 03 2024
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
8/10. I liked it more than Elephant, and it had quite a few fun tracks on it. :)
4
Jul 04 2024
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The Sun Rises In The East
Jeru The Damaja
5/10. It had some nice beats, but I'm simply not much of a fan of rap music in general. At least it's not trap.
3
Jul 05 2024
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Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
7/10. Nice 1980's vibes. :)
4
Jul 06 2024
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
3/10. Far too whiny for my taste. Also, I'm not really a fan of rap music.
2
Jul 07 2024
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
6/10. It was a fun listen, but it wasn't too remarkable, in my opinion. :)
3
Jul 08 2024
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Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow
6/10. Pleasant music with some nice beats to it.
3
Jul 09 2024
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
7/10. Pleasant folk album. :)
4
Jul 10 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
8/10. Nice blues.
4
Jul 11 2024
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Scum
Napalm Death
It's a 7/10 for me, but I have to give it five stars. This pushes metal music to the extreme. You need to hear it to believe it. This is very much an album that everybody should experience at least once. Sheer brutality and madness. I love it.
5
Jul 12 2024
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
8/10. The Cure have a great style. :)
4
Jul 13 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
9/10. One of my favourite jazz records. :)
5
Jul 14 2024
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Lazer Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
6/10. Pleasant, but not the best thing ever.
3
Jul 15 2024
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
10 out of freaking 10. I repeat, 10 out of freaking 10.
Personally, I am not a fan of rap music. However, Rage Against the Machine is a big fat exception for me. They combine dope metal, and sick rapping.
The songs in this album are memorable, well-written, and still relevant over thirty years after its release.
Let's not forget about the fact that Maynard James Keenan has been featured on its track Know Your Enemy. He is my absolute FAVOURITE singer, and sadly, this album appears to be the only one in this 1001 album thing in which he is featured.
Anyway, this album is a 10/10. It certainly is a must-listen album. :)
5
Jul 16 2024
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1989
Taylor Swift
7/10. It is a solid album with a lot of catchy hits. :)
4
Jul 17 2024
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The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
6/10. It is an indie album. Unfortunately, some of the tracks stood out as particularly...bad. Sorry.
3
Jul 18 2024
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Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
5/10. It had some nice songs on it, but it felt a little bit too long.
2
Jul 19 2024
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
7/10. It has some nice songs on it. Although, it didn't feel too groundbreaking. :)
4
Jul 20 2024
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
7/10. Nice soul music. :)
4
Jul 21 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
7/10. Great reggae album. It was relaxing, and an overall great listen. :)
4
Jul 22 2024
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
8/10. Bob Dylan's voice sounded really interesting on this album. In general, I like his style. This album had a lot of great tracks. The really long track at the end of the album was an interesting inclusion. :)
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Jul 23 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
8/10. I'm ashamed by how much I enjoyed this album.
4
Jul 24 2024
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If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian
6/10. Pleasant, but somewhat boring.
3
Jul 25 2024
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The Madcap Laughs
Syd Barrett
5/10.
I found the album to be fairly disappointing. This is mainly because I had really high expectations. I am a fan of Pink Floyd, and prog is my favourite genre. In my opinion, Pink Floyd is the single best band to ever grace this Earth (not to be confused with my favourite band; that one is TOOL).
Because of the sheer spectacular musicianship that takes place in Pink's Floyd music, as well as Syd Barrett's status as one of Pink Floyd's founders, I expected this album to be a masterpiece. However, it was a letdown. In fact, it felt below average in comparison to most of the albums in the 1001 album project which I've reviewed so far, let alone one that came from a founder of the single greatest band to ever exist on the face of the Earth.
The tracks seemed to be boring, and they seemed to fall flat. The heap of outtakes that capped this album made the experience a lot less pleasant.
While I would give this a 3/5 if it were by some average ol' hippie Joe doin' a solo album, I will give this a 1/5 instead, given the circumstance that this album is by a Pink Floyd founder.
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Jul 26 2024
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Gentlemen
The Afghan Whigs
7/10. It isn't anything particularly remarkable, nor does it really belong on a list of 1001 must-listen albums, but I like its style. :)
4
Jul 27 2024
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The Next Day
David Bowie
10/10. David Bowie was a remarkable musician. I find it incredible that he was able to maintain such a good style of music late in his career. Unless I am mistaken, David Bowie has been included in the 1001 album list a whopping nine times, and he definitely deserves it.
5
Jul 28 2024
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
7/10. It's a pleasant listen, but not too remarkable. :)
4
Jul 29 2024
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
7/10. It's another 1970's rock album. :)
4
Jul 30 2024
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
10/10. :)
This is such a fun disco album! The music is funky and groovy. The vocals are great. The melodies are great. There is a lot of good bass. There are a lot of good strings. :)
I totally would recommend this album. It definitely belongs on the list of 1001 must-listen albums. :)
5
Jul 31 2024
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Kollaps
Einstürzende Neubauten
10/10.
Forget about what other people are saying about this album. THIS is truly a must-listen album. There are far too many unremarkable albums in this 1001 album project. This is not one of them. This is incredible, and revolutionary.
5
Aug 01 2024
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
10/10. :)
This is the third 10/10 that I have been given!!! :)
Personally, I love Cream. They are a fantastic band.
The songs SWLABR, Strange Brew, World of Pain, Tales of Brave Ulysses, and Outside Woman Blues are all really memorable masterpieces.
Among the sea of 1960's psychedelic rock albums in this 1001 album project, this one is absolutely among the superior ones.
I wish that there were more Cream albums in the project. I really don't think that The Byrds need to be featured a whopping five times in the project. They're really not as good as Cream.
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Aug 02 2024
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Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
8/10.
This is a really interesting album in comparison to other punk albums.
I felt some retro vibes. The vocals were interesting. In general, I enjoy punk music with female vocals over punk music with male vocals. :)
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Aug 03 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
8.5/10. This is a fun album. The Weight is a great song! :)
4
Aug 04 2024
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Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
9/10. Great vocals, great music, and great songs. It has a really nice, and enchanting vibe to it. :)
5
Aug 05 2024
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Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
7/10. It gave me Michael Jackson vibes. It had a nice, mellow, and groovy vibe, but it was a bit too underwhelming for me personally. :)
4
Aug 06 2024
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
10/10.
I am a sucker for this kind of hard rock music. It featured great songs after great songs.
I felt a lot of really good vibrations while listening to it.
I should check out more of ZZ Top's work. This was sick! :)
5
Aug 07 2024
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The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
5/10.
It is listenable, but far too forgettable. I will probably forget everything about this album within one week.
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Aug 08 2024
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10. 10/10.
Rust in Peace is one of my favourite albums of all time. In my opinion, it is THE best metal album of all time.
I'm a fan of Megadeth, and I've already listened to this album several times.
There is spectacular guitar work, and spectacular drumming throughout this album.
It starts with Holy Wars...The Punishment Due, which is arguably one of the best first tracks for any album. It was my second-favourite song for some time.
Then comes Hangar 18. Another great song. Then comes Take No Prisoners. Then comes Five Magics, and so on.
Tornado of Souls is one of the most impressive songs, in my opinion.
The album ends with Rust in Peace...Polaris. What a great track to finish this masterpiece of an album.
40 minutes and 48 seconds of metal bliss.
If you've never listened to this album, do yourself a favour, and listen to it.
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Aug 09 2024
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Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
8/10.
I'm going to be honest here: Prior to listening to this album, I surfed through its negative reviews. I was expecting myself to really hate it. I honestly really enjoyed listening to this album. Perhaps I would have liked it less if I had higher expectations. There was a lot of nice variety in here. It was cool. :)
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Aug 10 2024
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Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
10/10.
It's Led freaking Zeppelin. :)
This album is bliss from the start to the finish, and the tetralogy of Led Zeppelin's first four works is arguably the most important out of any other tetralogy. :)
5
Aug 11 2024
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Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
3/10.
This album really bored me. It felt never-ending. I think that it's cool that this album revived some of Woody Guthrie's old works, but it doesn't make the album any more pleasant to listen to.
Just because it's an important record doesn't mean that it's a must-listen.
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Aug 12 2024
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Face to Face
The Kinks
7/10. It features some really fun, and pleasant 1960's rock songs. :)
4
Aug 13 2024
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Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
8.5/10. It was a pleasure to listen to this. Female-fronted punk music is great, and I also enjoyed its retro vibes. Its first track is amazing!!! :)
4
Aug 14 2024
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The Libertines
The Libertines
6/10. It sounds like a generic indie album.
3
Aug 15 2024
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
8/10.
It's a really innovative jazz album. Totally excellent. :)
4
Aug 16 2024
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Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
7.5/10. Smooth music. It's really revolutionary, but it isn't my favourite album. :)
4
Aug 17 2024
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Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
9/10. I love fun and ethnic albums. :)
5
Aug 18 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
4.5/10.
Honestly, I wasn't as fond of the album as everybody else seems to be. Something about it just doesn't click for me.
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Aug 19 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
6/10.
It features a lot of really nice jazz songs. However, I wish that it wasn't over three bloody hours long.
3
Aug 20 2024
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
9/10.
Trip hop is a really cool music genre. This is an innovative album. :)
5
Aug 21 2024
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
7.5/10.
Really nice and pleasant soft jazz. :)
4
Aug 22 2024
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The Scream
Siouxsie And The Banshees
9.5/10.
The vocals and instrumentation are incredible. It's heavy, and great!!! :)
5
Aug 23 2024
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Life Thru A Lens
Robbie Williams
6/10.
It's not as bad as other reviewers appear to be calling this album, but it still isn't a masterpiece by any means.
It isn't anything special, but it was pleasant, and it certainly has its audience.
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Aug 24 2024
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
7/10.
It's repetitive, but the mixing is really cool. :)
4
Aug 25 2024
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Fifth Dimension
The Byrds
6/10. It's an important record, but it isn't really my favourite one. Although, it does have some great tunes!!! :)
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Aug 26 2024
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Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
9.5/10.
Beautifully-arranged music, long songs, amazing instrumentation, and so on. I dig it, and I really wish that there were more Mike Oldfield albums in this 1001 album project. :)
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Aug 27 2024
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
8/10. Bob Dylan is a master of folk music. Despite the simplicity of this album, it is really enjoyable. :)
4
Aug 28 2024
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Like Water For Chocolate
Common
6/10.
The first half of the album featured some really nice rap. However, I feel like the album got a bit dull towards the end. Overall, it's a nice album. :)
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Aug 29 2024
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
6.5/10.
It is decent indie rock album. I prefer the Pixies' work over this solo album. :)
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Aug 30 2024
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
9/10.
While Kanye West is a terrible person, I must admit that this album is a masterpiece. This is coming from a non-rap fan.
I would have given this album five stars if it weren't a Kanye West album.
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Aug 31 2024
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
10/10.
This album is a classic with many stunning masterpieces. Do I dare say that I like this album more than any of the Beatles' albums? Yes, I do. :)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five is one of my absolute favourite songs ever. It makes me really happy. :)
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Sep 01 2024
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Fly Or Die
N.E.R.D
8/10. It was very interesting, and not what I expected in a hip hop album at all. The first half was really interesting, and cool, while the album wore off as it progressed. :)
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Sep 02 2024
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Connected
Stereo MC's
10/10.
W O W!!!!! I really didn't expect this album to be THIS good!!!!! :)
Hip hop music isn't my cup of tea. However, something about this album in particular just hit me in all the right spots, and scratched all of the right itches in my brain. It's nothing short of absolutely enjoyable.
The instrumentation is dope, and so were the vocals. The album did not get dull over time.
While I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed Rage Against the Machine's self-titled album, it's pretty freaking close to being as enjoyable as that album.
I certainly plan on re-listening to this album in the near future. :)
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Sep 03 2024
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Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
6/10.
It features some really nice, and smooth music, but I don't really vibe with it that much. :)
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Sep 04 2024
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Yank Crime
Drive Like Jehu
8/10.
It's a really sick punk album!!! :)
It didn't get dull over time, which is unfortunately something that I typically get from punk albums.
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Sep 05 2024
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
8/10.
Either I'm starting to get more into rap, or I'm simply getting better rap albums in this project. This is a really sick, and dope album!!! :)
Perhaps I'm simply biased, since Ice-T has a photo of him with Lemmy Kilmister as one of his photos on Spotify.
4
Sep 06 2024
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
4/10. Nothing particularly memorable.
2
Sep 07 2024
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
9/10.
I love nerdy new wave with a whole lotta bass! :)
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