Jun 14 2024
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Kid A
Radiohead
Spacey and atmospheric. Like getting stuck inside a computer. I should listen to more radiohead; they're weirder than I thought. Overall don't know if any individual song really grabbed me but this would be a great album to throw on while working or driving or something.
Also The National Anthem sounds like mouse got loose in the brass section (in a fun way)
3
Jun 17 2024
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Undeniably an impressive album. Much of it isn't really my cup of tea, but I really enjoyed Sunday Morning and Heroin.
4
Jun 18 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Not what I usually listen to but very musically impressive. The whole thing has just great sound to it. Mannish Boy is phenomenal
4
Jun 19 2024
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Synchronicity
The Police
Great album. Synchronicity II is probably my favorite. King of Pain is up there too. Also appreciate the ability to work Brontosaurus into a rhyme scheme
4
Jun 20 2024
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4
Jun 21 2024
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American Idiot
Green Day
Great sounds throughout
5
Jun 24 2024
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Very pretty and gentle album
3
Jun 25 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Eh, not really my vibe atm. Obviously technically impressive, but it has a gentle sleepiness to it that just isn't what I'm looking for? I'm sure I'll feel differently at different points in my life
2
Jun 26 2024
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
Honestly I feel like I like the parts of this album more than what they become. The songs are full of cool sounds and experimentation but all put together, I just feel like it gets a bit incoherent and meandering
3
Jun 27 2024
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1999
Prince
Its definitely well made, but I think I'm just not a huge Prince fan? I think I just find many of his songs a little long and repetitive. Like I wish they swelled more, and changed tempo. But the synthy rock is fun. 1999 was probably my favorite track on the album
3
Jun 28 2024
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Third
Portishead
Some very intriguing sounds build into a very morose album. I do like parts of it, but it's not going to enter my rotation any time soon. I think The Rip may have been my favorite? Reminds me a lot of St Vincent
3
May 08 2025
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
Good album, a lot of the roughness that I like about the Stones. The general sound feels more American than the rest of their work. It's not exactly my style, but it's an interesting span of blues into rock. I think Tumbling Dice is my favorite of the bunch.
3
May 09 2025
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
Listening to this feels like I'm playing a video game where I explore Paris. Or like I'm watching a '50s thriller. Honestly I really enjoy it. It's exciting and variable and tense and interesting. This would be the perfect soundtrack for a Tintin video game, which I now very much want to play
4
May 12 2025
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Really enjoyed the album, even if no one track stood out as a favorite. I don't really know what to say other than I like the mix of instruments, and he did a great job of keeping each song interesting in a way that I can't really put to words
4
May 13 2025
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Metallica
Metallica
Some songs that I enjoy, but I tend to find a lot of metal a bit boring? I think it's just not my thing, but it tends to feel a bit long and tiring at times. The heavy guitar in particular stands out as something I wish were different. I just don't get the same emotions from it that some others do. That being said, my favorites were Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters (not exactly original on my end lol)
2
May 14 2025
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Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals
Not a huge fan. I feel like I don't like the balancing? I don't have the words for it but the sound feels shallow? It also feels like the music is older than it is, which isn't a huge issue or anything, but it just surprises me that the band isn't 10-20 years older than it actually is
2
May 15 2025
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Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
She's got a good voice, but I feel like a lot of her music blends together. It's very morose and wispy, and the songs don't really stand out from one another. I did like the guitar in Yosemite, and I like the vocals in small amounts, but overall it gets a bit boring
2
May 16 2025
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
I know and like Movin' on up, and initially I was not a fan of the subsequent tracks, but as the album went on, I feel like it got a little more experimental which I did enjoy. It didn't end up being what I expected, but it's not a bad set of songs
3
May 19 2025
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Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
Hard to top Can You Get to That, but the rest of the album is a lot of fun too. I generally enjoyed the whole thing, and it was a good fix of funk and psychedelic rock. Definitely zoned out a bit more during some tracks, but it didn't take away from the album
4
May 20 2025
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
I was excited for this, knowing only Mother and Child Reunion and Me and Julio, but honestly none of the others have really jumped out to me the way those two do. I enjoy the interesting mix of the sounds, and all the songs are good, but I think I'm just picky about ballads. I do like the folk-ier parts, and I feel like the album picks up as it leans into those toward the end
4
May 21 2025
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Really enjoyable listen. No substantive notes other than "I really liked it"
5
May 22 2025
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Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan
Good, but not my personal favorite. It did feel very heartfelt, and it is definitely well-made
3
May 23 2025
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
I like the grunginess but the album at large didn't really wow me
2
May 26 2025
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Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
Generally enjoyable, but I think I like the adaptations they make to their later music better
3
May 27 2025
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Sea Change
Beck
Not bad, but kinda sleepy. Not my favorite
3
May 28 2025
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
Super enjoyable. Starts off almost rock-opera-y in a way I really enjoyed, and the piano is wonderful throughout. Gray Seal was my favorite of those I hadn't heard ebfore
5