Sep 26 2024
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Kid A
Radiohead
Forgot how great this album was. Never forget when my brother turned me on to it.
5
Sep 27 2024
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
Sep 28 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Holy crap. This is over 50 years old and sounds fresh. How have I not listened to this before. I now understand why folks hold Bowie in such high regard. This is the third album in my project and hear this has made the project worth it.
4
Sep 29 2024
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
Thing about albums is the transition between songs is unique. On this one, between tracks 1&2 and I instantly was back in college, drinking draft beer out of a red cup in a dingy basement.
3
Sep 30 2024
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Live At The Regal
B.B. King
Damn. I saw BB in like 2001 but to hear him in his prime…
Now I know why he got the hype he got.
4
Oct 01 2024
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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
I know these albums are on here for a reason. This one’s obvious. I know the band has some shady history, but good lord the Freebird solo…
4
Oct 02 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
Was never a huge fan on the Police. Interesting to see this is from 1978. Thought it was from the 80’s
3
Oct 03 2024
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Everything Must Go
Manic Street Preachers
Sounds like generic 90’s alternative. Given this was released in 96, it’s hardly ground breaking. I suppose it’s someone’s favorite but a big “meh” here
2
Oct 04 2024
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
Holy crap. I generally like country music and this was bad
1
Oct 05 2024
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Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
I totally missed this era of music. Nice to revist
3
Oct 06 2024
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A Northern Soul
The Verve
I totally missed this era of music. Nice to revist
4
Oct 07 2024
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Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys
Felt like I was listening college radio in the 90’s.
2
Oct 08 2024
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This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Fun look back. Not my first choice, but I can respect the significance
2
Oct 09 2024
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The White Room
The KLF
Ever album on this project I think to myself "this is someone's favorite album". This is mine. Or at least my first favorite album of all time. This was the soundtrack of my senior year in high school and freshman year of college. It was acid house gone main stream and my gateway drug to early 90's warehouse raves in the Midwest US.
I'm sure there are TONS of reviews on the cultural significance this album has, especially in the UK. (Watch the documentary on this band, Who Kiled the KLF, it's facinating) but I was so far removed from that and just listened to this on repeat.
I literally busted out an old CD copy and found something to listen to it on.
5
Oct 10 2024
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
4
Oct 11 2024
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GI
Germs
If it weren’t for the Wikipedia description I wouldn’t have known who this is and would have chalked it up as generic punk. Cool to hear the birth of a genre
2
Oct 12 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
If you live anytime in Milwaukee, this gets engrained in you. Taking a fresh listen to this, it’s pretty good. Just overplayed in my sphere.
3
Oct 13 2024
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Elephant
The White Stripes
4
Oct 14 2024
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G. Love And Special Sauce
G. Love & Special Sauce
2
Oct 15 2024
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Court And Spark
Joni Mitchell
Surprised I liked this one. Not something I’d break out to put on in the background, but felt like I back riding in the back of my Mom’s 1975 Ford Maverick. This transported me back to the 70’s in the best way
4
Oct 16 2024
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Faust IV
Faust
My younger self would have loved the extremely experimental nature of this. Why this is one of the 1001 albums I must listen to, I have no idea, but generally enjoyed it, mainly because I used to seek stuff like this out.
3
Oct 17 2024
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Wasn't familiar with this particular Kraftwerk album, but as someone who discovered German industrial and techno music in the late 80's, I love hearing some of the origin story. While not on this album, one of the highlights of my life was listening to "Autobahn" while driving 200 kph on the Autobahn, driving from Berlin to Munich.
5
Oct 18 2024
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Like A Prayer
Madonna
Reading the global reviews, man do people hate on 90's britpop (to be fair, the list seems to skew heavy on it). I liked this one. I recognized a few songs (the decade from 1995 to 2005 is sort of a sonic black hole for me as I was way too focused on growing my career).
4
Oct 19 2024
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Parklife
Blur
Reading the global reviews, man do people hate on 90's britpop (to be fair, the list seems to skew heavy on it). I liked this one. I recognized a few songs (the decade from 1995 to 2005 is sort of a sonic black hole for me as I was way too focused on growing my career). (Ironically, due to a website snafu, I left this same review on a Madonna album)
4
Oct 27 2024
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Live Through This
Hole
This is something that I missed when it was released but would have loved at the time
4
Oct 28 2024
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Music From The Penguin Cafe
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
I tried but nope. I don’t get it.
2