Sep 27 2024
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone
Didn't think I'd really heard anything from the album before but definitely have. Some classic movie tracks over time. Everyday people has been used a LOT. I enjoyed it overall, though the two big songs I've heard so much their impact was much less.
3
Sep 28 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
This was an album that came out in my senior year of high school and for a reason I can not understand, I hated the singles on sight (or listen). In retrospect I was completely in the wrong. While I had come around on the singles over time, this is the first time I am listening to the full album and its good!
3
Sep 29 2024
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The Stooges
The Stooges
It’s a fine album, the sound for sure would have influenced a whole slew of people in the 70s.
3
Sep 30 2024
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Aretha got bangers for sure, can’t help but move to some of these songs.
3
Oct 01 2024
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Started pretty strong, I felt it kind of flagged in the center, but pulled back up at the end. A Hazy Shade of Winter brought it back for a solid end.
3
Oct 02 2024
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The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
The era feels like a weird spot where I wasn't listening to at least the swath of bands like this that hit it big. Kings of Leon, Alt J, etc. At first I was feeling it overall, some good tracks, but the album then just kept going. This album feels every minute of its length. I don't hear where it really pushed any particular thing sonically either. This is a miss for me personally.
2
Oct 03 2024
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Heroes to Zeros
The Beta Band
I had no idea who this was, the first on the list so far. It was fine, nothing exciting but I liked it overall. I don't get its place on this list though.
3
Oct 04 2024
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Songs From A Room
Leonard Cohen
This is a good one that while liking the stuff I've heard I don't know when I'd have gone and listened to an entire album. What a classic story telling album. Maybe it is hitting at a good time for me, but the stripped back simplicity of the album I really liked. I really liked it overall.
4
Oct 05 2024
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Pretenders
Pretenders
I remembered the single from the album. Overall it was okay but to me not very memorable, I wasn’t really feeling it overall.
2
Oct 06 2024
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The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Not everyone’s debut album has to be great and this one to me just didn’t hit. They for sure figured it out and became amazing but this just wasn’t it for me.
2
Oct 07 2024
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The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
One that I listened to when I dropped. This was 5/5 on the school playground lol. I still really liked it. Just don’t give a f*** and As the World Turns are my standouts.
4
Oct 08 2024
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Imagine
John Lennon
I grew up around a lot of this music since the Beatles are clearly my dad's favorite artists. I don't think I'd listened to this album in full though. There was always a "they were better together" mentality. But it’s true. This is a good album overall I think, but it highlights where the rest of the group really provided and great push pull to make better albums.
3
Oct 09 2024
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
I don't believe this album is really for me overall. Did not really enjoy it. Made me think of Gunship, which I enjoy far more.
2
Oct 10 2024
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs
First song is a banger. Rest of the album was good overall.
3
Oct 11 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
New Orleans own Louis Prima! I enjoyed it quite a bit, big throwback.
4
Oct 12 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
A good album overall. The big hit Allison was my favorite song.
3
Oct 13 2024
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The Cars
The Cars
I love an album where there are better songs than the hits or singles and this was one of those. Real proto weezer type vibes. Compact album as well.
4
Oct 14 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
Good album overall. Another one where I can see where a lot of later things were inspired further!
3
Oct 15 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
At first I didn’t like the live sound, but when I came back and listened a second time I was feeling it more.
3
Oct 16 2024
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
Country for me is either love it or hate it, and this is unfortunately a hate. This is the country music I grew up not liking, very radio country. Worst album I've gotten so far, and only a half hour I checked how much was left several times.
1
Oct 17 2024
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Sign 'O' The Times
Prince
Prince is a surprising blind spot for me in terms of his entire discography but I was excited to listen and this did not disappoint! A double album that i easily listened through and then another time.
4
Oct 18 2024
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
Hooooo that first song came in with the horns, immediate banger. It’s a 4.5 for me pretty easy, I was feeling this album. Great!
4
Oct 19 2024
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
This one unfortunately from the jump can't be 5/5 because of we are family. I can't listen to that song another time, I'll be forced to so many more times over my life because movies use it as an easy go to. It was a fine album, good overall.
3
Oct 20 2024
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Atomizer
Big Black
This one is a surprising I think blind spot for me having never listened to the band previously. And that’s to my detriment because this album rules.
5
Oct 21 2024
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Technique
New Order
Never listened to an entire New Order album before, just the isolated bangers. The album as a whole was good though, I enjoyed it.
3
Oct 22 2024
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
This is another one I would have never likely listened to an entire album, having heard a few isolated tracks. Its good overall, nothing amazing to me.
3
Oct 23 2024
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
I just did not get this album. I don't hate it actively, but I just would not listen to this normally.
2