Oct 10 2024
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
The second side of this is near perfect. Unfortunately, besides the killer opening track, the first half leans too much into pastiche Reggae rock that becomes grating by the end of the last song on the A-side. Message in a Bottle is an amazing song nonetheless, but I find The Police to be much better when they lean into their new wave sound.
3
Oct 11 2024
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
This one doesn't do it for me. I don't know why, I'm a fan of Pink Moon, but this just feels like a record that became a classic because of Drake's tragically short discography. It is well-made and competent, but besides his angelic voice, the instrumentals are pretty bland or half-baked. "Poor Boy" feels incredibly clunky and out of place, the title track reveals that this cutesy chamber-folk is not actually all that unique, just pulled together by an extraordinary performer. John Cale's contributions are pretty much the only instrumental moments that caused any excitement in me, A mediocre album
2
Oct 12 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Masterful. Not as showstopping as the previous year’s “Pastel Blues” but an incredible album nonetheless
4
Oct 13 2024
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B-52's
The B-52's
2
Oct 14 2024
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Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
First album on this list I own physically :)
The second disc is even better than the first! The songs flow so nicely together and it paints this beautiful rustic picture of the 20th century. Rocks Off is one of their hardest no bullshit songs that starts the album off with such high energy and that momentum never lets up
4
Oct 15 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
Classic. Yes it can be a little repetitive but I think the second side has so much variation in the beats and song structures that I don’t even mind some of the redundancies and “fat” that would probably be cut had this been made sooner. Anyway, a revolutionary album.
4
Oct 16 2024
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants
Awesome album. I’m getting a lot of new wave from this generator and im not complaining im fortunately a huge fan of this sound. I’m a little shocked to find this album to have mixed reviews, I was jamming the whole time
4
Oct 17 2024
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Pump
Aerosmith
First side is a solid collection of songs. But that second side is horribly grating and unoriginal. Very average album
2
Oct 18 2024
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High Violet
The National
2
Oct 19 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Rocks so hard I can ignore that some of it is a lil bloated
4
Oct 20 2024
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The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Really good. But still very British and annoying
3
Oct 21 2024
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Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
Incredible. Soothing yet invigorating at the same time. Love her vocals and the simple stripped back production. Great songwriting from beginning to end
4
Oct 22 2024
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Paved the way in some sense. For early ‘10s indietronica, but horribly dull and clearly has an identity crisis, unsure of wether or not to take itself seriously
2
Oct 23 2024
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
The hits are the worst part of this. There is so much excellent material but the heavy hitters here are so embarrassingly generic. Solid. Worth digging deep into.
3
Oct 24 2024
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
banging. Maybe slightly hollow and non-comprehensive. Especially compared to the more avant-grade and folky works of Buckley. Here is mostly just imitations of funk artists from a scene he is very out of place in (still great)
3
Oct 25 2024
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Blackstar
David Bowie
Incredible. His best album. I have no words for just how well produced and realized all these songs are. REAL jazz elements implemented in rock like never seen before. His voice is incredibly dynamic and exciting here. The songwriting has never been this forward-thinking since maybe Low. What a way to end your career.
5
Oct 26 2024
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Just so... bland and soulless. Rubin's production is very good, the actual instrumentals are okay. Flea's bass playing is rightfully acclaimed. But the flow is so terrible, the influences are so hollow, the vibes are just rancid all around. Bloated as hell as well.
1
Oct 27 2024
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Drumbo is fantastic, he’s just a goddamn machine. Everything about this records is meticulously done Perfectly curated this edgy and jarring surreal vibe. Exciting in a deeply special way. The rating here is atrocious, I don’t think the shock would be so big if these people just listened to some fucking jazz for once in their life and realize the music is here actually isn’t that crazy
5
Oct 28 2024
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Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Trippy, experimental, boundary pushing, and remains to be a super causal listening experience as well. Super fun and light and I want it on vinyl
4
Oct 29 2024
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Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
Just effortlessly cool and smooth.
4
Oct 30 2024
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
It can be a little longwinded, but this is a foundational work that has so many great moments in it. The mishmash of early hip-hop and electronic music in P-Funk aesthetics? Unbelievably cool that such a seminal work could also be so eclectic
3
Oct 31 2024
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon
Raw and so important in the Beatles canon. Plastic Ono band is the defining moment of the public realization that dispelled all the hopes and dreams of millions of fans. The Beatles were dead and it was never coming back. Coming out just shy of the end of 1970, the feelings were still fresh and it comes off in the raw earnestness of the album's content. Even if I find some of it lacking compared even to McCartney's immediate output post-split, I do have to commend the efforts and the introspection rarely seen from one of the biggest popstars in the world
3
Nov 01 2024
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I Should Coco
Supergrass
Worst britpop I’ve ever heard. So disorganized and bland. I need to listen to pulp to cleanse my palate
1
Nov 02 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
Classic. Super nostalgic and homey sounding. A couple songs are a little flat I find, I think those more willing to submit to the vibe can ignore those mediocre points, but it’s still such an accomplishment of an album.
3
Nov 03 2024
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Transformer
Lou Reed
Love TVU and I love glam rock. But this has always eluded me. Idk why it just feels so unlike the genre in how dull most of the hooks are. The hits are alright, but “perfect day” is the only song I would say is great. The rest are passable to painfully drawn out in Lou’s signature monotone crooning
2
Nov 04 2024
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The Blueprint
JAY Z
Precursor to what would be perfected in Ye's college dropout debut
4
Nov 05 2024
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
love these albums where the hits are the low points and the deep cuts are plentiful and impactful
4
Nov 06 2024
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Screamadelica
Primal Scream
Tonally a little funky, and not in the good way. The long songs are always the highlight, almost wish this was an instrumental band at some points. When it gets in a groove it gets REAL good
3
Nov 07 2024
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Paris 1919
John Cale
Somber, has a reflective quality. Can be a bit of a drag but a wonderful drag at that.
3
Nov 08 2024
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25
Adele
Incredible voice but one of the most soulless and uninspired series of recordings ever made. Just terribly empty in production, writing, and arranging
1
Nov 09 2024
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Garbage
Garbage
Production consistently amazing. Songwriting dips in quality a LOT. Still pleasant and fun tho
3
Nov 10 2024
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Truth And Soul
Fishbone
Funk Rock has such high potential but it’s almost always diluted with the most generic and passive songwriting ever
1
Nov 11 2024
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Great album but I don't think it reaches the same heights as those early records. Prefer Young to have a little more country folk and a little less roots rock. Speaks to Young as an artist though how well received he would continue to be
4
Nov 12 2024
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Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
Classic. Super under valued in the grand scheme of metal. Some songs work better than others
3