Oct 23 2024
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Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
Pretty alright. Having heard Songs in the Key of Life and Innervisions before I felt disappointed with this album. Not terrible by any stretch, of course superstition is incredible, but a lot of the deep cuts were quite underwhelming on first listen. Maybe Your Baby stuck out in particular as going on too long and getting annoying around the 4 minute mark. Way overstayed it's welcome.
2.5 stars
2
Oct 24 2024
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Low
David Bowie
I really liked this one. I will have to give it a few more listens, but this is my first full Bowie project besides blackstar, and I must say I fully get the hype so far.
4
Oct 25 2024
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Mothership Connection
Parliament
It was great. Haven’t listened to much funk before, had heard great things about this album, and it lived up to the hype. Unfortunately the last song has what sounds like a fart playing throughout most of the song? Still a very strong album though.
4
Oct 26 2024
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
This album is alright. I think if I heard it without the context of violator I might have appreciated it more, but to me this just sounds like an inferior version of that album. It's not terrible, some good tunes on here, but I'll have to listen to both this and Violator more to fully pick out the differences between these two albums. As it stands, this album sits at around a 3 outta 5 for me.
3
Oct 27 2024
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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
PJ Harvey
I didn't like this as much as I thought it would, especially considering I've heard it before. I listened to it a few times, and I like a good chunk of the songs, especially the closer, but stuff like the vocal effects on the opener and really Thom Yorke's voice not really fitting well on the song he appears in hold this one back for me.
3
Oct 28 2024
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
I had heard this one before. That may play into this being the first 5 star album, but of the albums I've listened to, this is the first one that feels on a whole other level. It didn't really have any moments that stuck out as bad to me, and overall it's really consistently great. Songs like Midnight Rambler and Gimme Shelter and truly fantastic songs for the ages
5
Oct 29 2024
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Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
This was a very nice folk/singer-somgwriter album. Unfortunately I only had time to listen to it once, but I will be coming back to it.
4
Oct 30 2024
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GI
Germs
Decent Hardcore Punk album. I gained a little more appreciation for where acts like Black Flag come from, but the music here is far less memorable or distinctive, perhaps because it was so influential? Either way, didn't have a ton of time to sit with this one, but I could see myself coming back to it.
3
Oct 31 2024
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Leftism
Leftfield
Decent house album. I wasn’t crazy about the whole thing, and it had some weird bits, but I could see it growing on me.
3
Nov 01 2024
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners
Alright new wave album. A lot of mid on here.
2
Nov 02 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran
Truly detestable. Annoying synth patterns permeate at least half the songs here, ruining them. The vocalist is obnoxious on every song, the guitars sound thin, and the choruses tend to be more irritating than catchy. The second half is at least a step up from the first half, with the most tolerable songs being New Religion and Save a Prayer, but they're not enough to save this from a one star. I found this so bad that I may go back and bump Dexys Midnight Runners up a star because in comparison that was incredible
1
Nov 03 2024
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
Standard 60s singer-songwriter. Pretty dated, but not awful
2
Nov 04 2024
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Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Incredible beats and production for an '80s hip hop album. The lyricism and flow is not incredible, and the lyrics are sort of inane and sexist, but the energy and personality that they're delivered with makes them enjoyable nonetheless.
5
Nov 05 2024
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My Generation
The Who
Decent 1960s mod album, good singles but other than that I wasn't hooked. I'll try again in the future
3
Nov 06 2024
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Lost Souls
Doves
I think I really need more than one day to digest most of the albums. I did like it on the first few listens. Strong first half
4
Nov 08 2024
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Low-Life
New Order
4
Nov 09 2024
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
4
Nov 10 2024
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Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely
3
Nov 12 2024
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
3
Nov 21 2024
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Funeral
Arcade Fire
I do not care for the mixing on this album at all. The suburbs and neon bible are far stronger, but this isn't a terrible album by any means
3