Sep 25 2024
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One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic
2
Sep 26 2024
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
3
Sep 27 2024
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Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
5
Sep 30 2024
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Who's Next
The Who
5
Oct 01 2024
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
1
Oct 02 2024
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5
Oct 03 2024
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
5
Oct 04 2024
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Fuzzy
Grant Lee Buffalo
An inoffensive unremarkable album.
2
Oct 07 2024
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
So many classic groovy tunes!
4
Oct 08 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
So many great classics! I had never realized they came from their first album.
5
Oct 09 2024
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Not my taste in tunes, although I did find myself grooving at a few songs. Historically interesting content, but I can do without the explicit lyrics.
3
Oct 10 2024
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye
I enjoyed this. Groovy reggae from Scotland.
4
Oct 11 2024
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Bright Flight
Silver Jews
A very morose collection of songs.
1
Oct 14 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
5
Oct 15 2024
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
This was an excellent antidote the morose album Bright Flight
5
Oct 16 2024
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green
A groovy album with many classic unforgettable tunes!
5
Oct 17 2024
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Kala
M.I.A.
1
Oct 18 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Love the harmonies these guys do.
5
Oct 21 2024
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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
I'm not likely to listen again.
1
Oct 22 2024
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Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Not my cup of tea.
1
Oct 23 2024
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Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Good album. Some great lyrics!
3
Oct 24 2024
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sounds like this band had 1 musical idea that was played out across almost every song on the album. Not a bad idea. Just one idea.
3
Oct 25 2024
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
Loved this. First song is an all time fave.
4
Oct 28 2024
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
2
Oct 29 2024
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Violator
Depeche Mode
3
Oct 30 2024
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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
3
Oct 31 2024
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Your New Favourite Band
The Hives
1
Nov 01 2024
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Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC
2
Nov 04 2024
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
I really liked this. Love the incorporation of harmonica into the music followed up by Stevie Wonder then Blues Traveler.
4
Nov 05 2024
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Hunky Dory
David Bowie
Some classics here. Not a full album's worth.
3
Nov 06 2024
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Tical
Method Man
Not my bag. I tried.
1
Nov 07 2024
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
Lots of emotion in this album. The opening is a little maudlin but the rest is really Marvin with his open bleeding heart shared with the world. Overall a good album but not his best.
4
Nov 08 2024
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
Historically interesting but not my bag.
2
Nov 11 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Love the lead harmonica and slide guitar!
4
Nov 12 2024
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Live At The Star Club, Hamburg
Jerry Lee Lewis
A rocking good time!
5
Nov 13 2024
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Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
A historically important album for the production and guitar techniques ... but man, I couldn't listen to it.
1
Nov 14 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
I understand why this album is "on the list" but it's not my flavour of music.
2
Nov 15 2024
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Space Ritual
Hawkwind
Meh. Cool that they quote excerpts from Michael Moorcock's books and that he also plays with the band occasionally. I'm a fan of prog rock but I didn't really care for this album. Struck me as a little pretentious.
2
Nov 18 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Not enough stars to rate this album!
5
Nov 19 2024
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The Yes Album
Yes
I love this album! Cool to discover that "The Clap" was inspired by Mason Williams' Classical Gas.
5
Nov 20 2024
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
I love this album. Haven’t listened to it in some time so I really enjoyed this after Yes yesterday. I’ve always loved all the word play in the lyrics.
5
Nov 21 2024
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
Loved this. At first I thought Satisfaction was an Otis original, then JJ & I checked it out & he set me straight. :-)
4
Nov 22 2024
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Rapture
Anita Baker
Solid R&B jazzy feel to this. I enjoyed it. It didn't strike me so strongly that I would seek it out again.
3
Nov 25 2024
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(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
A few real bangers on this album! Not a whole albums worth.
3
Nov 26 2024
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
First time I ever listened to Kanye. I now understand the meaning of Chipmunk Soul/R&B/Rap. I can dig the vibe but I'm turned off by his antisemitism - not a musician for me. Bit of weird finish with the long extended stream of consciousness storytelling.
2
Nov 27 2024
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Not my cup of tea. Didn't make it through the whole album.
1
Nov 28 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
This sounded like a variety show. Eminem is a brilliant wordsmith. The violent and misogynistic themes of his work are distasteful. Using his young (toddler?) daughter in a song about killing his wife was over the top. I like the self reflective vibe of his lyrics. Just imagine what he could produce if he turned his mind away from crude forms of expression.
4
Nov 29 2024
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White Ladder
David Gray
I really enjoyed this. Never heard of David Gray before. Very much a pre-cursor to the stylings of James Blunt and Ed Sheeran.
4
Dec 02 2024
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Some real bangers here, quintessential Dylan classics!
4
Dec 03 2024
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It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Meh
2
Dec 04 2024
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Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
One of my all time faves!
5
Dec 05 2024
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Nevermind
Nirvana
A few good tunes here. Not the whole album for me.
2
Dec 06 2024
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Guitar Town
Steve Earle
I enjoyed this. I had only been familiar with The Proclaimers version of My Old Friend the Blues. This made me want to learn to play it on guitar.
3
Dec 09 2024
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
1
Dec 10 2024
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Classic Frank!
4
Dec 11 2024
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Doolittle
Pixies
Meh. Not my cup of tea.
1
Dec 12 2024
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Parachutes
Coldplay
A largely mellow listen with a couple of stand out tunes. I enjoyed this.
3
Dec 13 2024
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
One hit wonder, but it's a great hit! Overall, an inoffensive album.
2
Dec 16 2024
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
As a teenager, there may have been times I was this angry. It's not speaking to me today.
1
Dec 17 2024
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
I really dig this! Never heard of Hugh Maskela before.
4
Dec 18 2024
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The Clash
The Clash
3
Dec 19 2024
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The Man Who
Travis
Never heard of these guys. Love the title (from the book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat). I suspect if I listened to it several times I'd dig it even more. Some groovy tunes.
3
Dec 20 2024
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Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers
A good ole southern rockin' good time!
3
Dec 23 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
5
Dec 24 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
3
Dec 25 2024
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
Not his best work, but some of the themes and lyrics are just gut-wrenching!
2
Dec 26 2024
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
1
Dec 27 2024
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Ray Of Light
Madonna
Great opening. There are great swathes of this I really don't like.
1
Dec 30 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
I love Stevie! This has a few all time classics, a few songs I should listen to more, and a few I could do without.
3
Dec 31 2024
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
I had trouble listening all the way through. Some bright spots but nothing that really distinguished the music for me.
1
Jan 01 2025
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Murmur
R.E.M.
A good debut filled with the seeds of their future success.
3
Jan 02 2025
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The Doors
The Doors
The Doors! Not every song a banger, but Man Alive! I Love The End!
4
Jan 03 2025
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
1
Jan 06 2025
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Sea Change
Beck
3
Jan 07 2025
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xx
The xx
Never heard of these guys. There was something compelling about the music. I liked it.
3
Jan 08 2025
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Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
Elizabeth won't be surprised that I dig this. :-)
Truth be told though, Miles' later stuff is much better.
2
Jan 09 2025
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Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
Some bright spots (Jeff's Boogie & Turn Into Earth), overall not a great album.
2
Jan 10 2025
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Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
Some good ole rock'n roll! :-)
3
Jan 13 2025
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Garbage
Garbage
Not my cup of tea.
1
Jan 14 2025
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Some interesting social commentary in some lyrics and cool to hear the sources of some (now) old school slang. I wouldn't choose to listen again. "Caught, Can I Get a Witness" resonated with me.
1
Jan 15 2025
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Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
My oldest daughter got me into country music, I'm diggin' this more and more all the time,
2
Jan 16 2025
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Butterfly
Mariah Carey
I liked Butterfly. She has a beautiful voice. She doesn't move me the way Dion Warwick or Whitney Houston does.
2
Jan 17 2025
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
I always like listening to music in French. This was not my cup of tea. A little ... I'm not sure if "pretentious" is the right word.
1
Jan 20 2025
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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
Historically significant album given the various ways in which it introduced cussing into mainstream music. Musically, not for me.
1
Jan 21 2025
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Classic!
4
Jan 22 2025
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Debut
Björk
This gave me a better understanding of one of the characters in the show Sense8. Not my groove though.
1
Jan 23 2025
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Damaged
Black Flag
I couldn't listen to this.
1
Jan 24 2025
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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
2
Jan 27 2025
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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
2
Jan 28 2025
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Great album! Not every song a banger but some classics!
4
Jan 30 2025
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Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Meh
2
Jan 31 2025
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
Tom is a great storyteller, and I love his raspy, whiskey soaked vocals combined with his traditional, bluesy, piano vibe.
5
Feb 03 2025
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Pearl
Janis Joplin
Fantastic!
5
Feb 04 2025
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3 + 3
The Isley Brothers
Some great songs! Some ok songs. Some I can do without
3
Feb 10 2025
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Amazing opening & close. The others were ok to good, although I could do without Sedan Delivery.
4
Feb 11 2025
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More Songs About Buildings And Food
Talking Heads
2
Feb 13 2025
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Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Really liked this! Very groovy. Never heard of Shuggie Otis.
4
Feb 14 2025
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Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Another great album!
4
Feb 18 2025
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Heroes
David Bowie
Love the title track, otherwise meh.
3
Feb 20 2025
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Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
Classic Michael!
3
Feb 21 2025
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
2
Mar 03 2025
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Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
An all time fave!
5
Mar 04 2025
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
I remember this album from the 80's landing with a series of hits. She Bop was scandalous! :-) My favourite song is Time After Time in it's incarnation as a jazz classic. :-)
3
Mar 05 2025
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
Loved this!
4
Mar 06 2025
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
I'm not usually a fan of rap or hip hop but this was great!
3
Mar 10 2025
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
Loved this!
5
Mar 11 2025
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
3
Mar 12 2025
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
3
Mar 13 2025
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Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
2
Mar 14 2025
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
Not his greatest, some good moments.
3
Mar 17 2025
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Great album!
4
Mar 18 2025
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In Utero
Nirvana
Meh
1
Mar 19 2025
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
2
Mar 20 2025
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Not bad. Not his best.
3
Mar 26 2025
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Tidal
Fiona Apple
Great first album! I enjoyed all of it.
4
Apr 01 2025
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Revolver
Beatles
Many groovy tunes on this album! Some of my faves. :-)
4
Apr 02 2025
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Hejira
Joni Mitchell
Loved this!
4
Apr 07 2025
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Abbey Road
Beatles
This is an album that must be experienced in it's entirety as a single piece of music. An all time fave!
5
Apr 08 2025
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Achtung Baby
U2
"One" always hits hard. Brilliant song! Some bright moments throughout the rest of the album too.
3
Apr 10 2025
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
3
Apr 14 2025
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The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
Hits me like a movie soundtrack to a 90's dystopian scifi story.
1
Apr 15 2025
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Young Americans
David Bowie
Some good tunes, familiar and not, but not a greatest of all time for me.
3
Apr 16 2025
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
2
Apr 17 2025
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Arrival
ABBA
Shiny happy people singing ...
3
Apr 18 2025
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
Never developed a taste for death metal. Snuff was the only song I could really listen to.
1
Apr 22 2025
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The Joshua Tree
U2
Great Album!
4
Apr 28 2025
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Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
Some good tunes here.
3
Apr 29 2025
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
I LOVE the Lady of Soul!
4
Apr 30 2025
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins
2
May 01 2025
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead
Classic Dead! Great album!
5
May 02 2025
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Moby Grape
Moby Grape
3
May 06 2025
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
2
May 07 2025
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Protection
Massive Attack
2
May 12 2025
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
A few real bangers here! Not a full album of them though.
3
May 13 2025
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Remain In Light
Talking Heads
1
May 14 2025
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Fragile
Yes
I love this album!
5
May 15 2025
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes
2
May 16 2025
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
3
May 19 2025
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
3
May 20 2025
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
3
May 21 2025
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Eternally Yours
The Saints
2
May 22 2025
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
No one scats like Ella. :-)
5
May 23 2025
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
3
May 26 2025
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
I haven't listened to this in a really long time ... this was great!
4
May 27 2025
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Very much the sound of the 90's. Has echoes of The The and Icicle Works.
3
May 28 2025
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Treasure
Cocteau Twins
3
May 29 2025
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
3
May 30 2025
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
1
Jun 02 2025
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
3
Jun 06 2025
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69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields
2
Jun 09 2025
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
3
Jun 10 2025
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Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
2