Nov 11 2024
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Morrison Hotel
The Doors
I think I’ve outgrown the allure of Jim Morrison, but the musicianship is still top tier.
3
Nov 12 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
Listen, I know Ella is great and these songs are classic but… this shit is too long
2
Nov 13 2024
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Guero
Beck
Another solid Beck and Dust Brothers collab
4
Nov 14 2024
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Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Really good. Amazing orchestrals
4
Nov 15 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Amazing voice. Only really know a few of the hits before this one. Solid album.
4
Nov 16 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast
Big OutKast fan. This isn’t my fave album of theirs but I get why it’s on the list. Some serious bangers.
4
Nov 17 2024
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Celebrity Skin
Hole
Def more produced than Live Through This which I still listen to every so often. Love’s lyrics and Melissa Auf der Mar’s bass are so good. Makes sense Billy Corgan helped on this record cuz there’s def some smashing pumpkins influences to it.
3
Nov 18 2024
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Teenager Of The Year
Frank Black
Love Pixies but never spent too much time with Frank's solo stuff. I really liked this record.
4
Nov 19 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
A certified classic. Is Flava Flav sorta annoying? Ya but he earned it.
4
Nov 20 2024
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O.G. Original Gangster
Ice T
Ice-T hard as fuck. Bodycount, bitch. But this shit is too long.
3
Nov 21 2024
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Black Metal
Venom
Not bad. No Motorhead or the like.
2
Nov 22 2024
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No Other
Gene Clark
Never heard of him before and loved it. Will for sure revisit
4
Nov 23 2024
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The Stranger
Billy Joel
Billy seems to have some relationship issues. Top notch production though.
3
Nov 24 2024
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Gabriel > Genesis. Great debut album.
4
Nov 25 2024
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War
U2
Great stuff. Drums sound heavy and snappy. Everyone brings it.
4
Nov 26 2024
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London Calling
The Clash
Stan : That's what they called themselves. Like, "The Clash". The only band that mattered. They called themselves that for a reason.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5
Nov 27 2024
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The College Dropout
Kanye West
This album came out when I was coasting through college and changed the trajectory of mainstream hip hop.
5
Nov 28 2024
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Lounge tunes. Made me wanna put on a suit and smoke a cigarette but probably wouldn’t revisit.
2
Nov 29 2024
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Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
I have a lot to say about this album, and also not a lot to say about it. I can appreciate the lyricism and some of the strange rhythms. It's both wildly entertaining and sorta stupid. I'd listen again, but I'd make sure to take some drugs.
3
Nov 30 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
The only Elvis that matters.
4
Dec 01 2024
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
Top tier string pluckin’. Sick voice.
3
Dec 02 2024
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
King Louie from Jungle Book? Hell yeah. Nice horns and hilarious lyrics.
3
Dec 03 2024
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Brothers
The Black Keys
This is sort of when they started to suck. Howlin for you is trash but I enjoyed relistening to this and would definitely not complain if someone put it on. Some of the instrumentation sounds like wu-tang beats.
3
Dec 04 2024
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Masterpiece
5
Dec 05 2024
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Ingenue
k.d. lang
Production and musicianship is good and I know she's a good songwriter, but this ain't for me.
2
Dec 06 2024
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Manassas
Stephen Stills
The stuff truck commercials are made of. Decent road trip tunes. Not really into the bluegrass jam kinda thing but it's fine. Is Stills even that good of a singer though, really?
2
Dec 07 2024
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Elephant
The White Stripes
Sure, Seven Nation Army is overplayed but Jack's songwriting and guitar playing is top tier on this record. Meg providing a thumping ass heart beat keeping everything on track without Jack getting too carried away. Their most cohesive record. This shit rules.
4
Dec 08 2024
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
It’s fine.
2
Dec 09 2024
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa
It's got fun beats but he's a pedo.
2
Dec 10 2024
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A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Definitely sick of the singles but a lot of other good tracks I wasn't familiar with since I only listen to the records when they're on a shitload of drugs.
3
Dec 11 2024
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Sincere
Mj Cole
A little dated for my liking. A lotta better electronic albums from this era in my opinion. Didn't hate it but it was sorta annoying.
2
Dec 12 2024
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The Renaissance
Q-Tip
One of the best rappers and producers there is.
4
Dec 13 2024
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Pump
Aerosmith
Not my fave Aerosmith record but it’s def got some tracks.
3
Dec 14 2024
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Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
Sounds like a flex, or not true, but I was obsessed with this album when I was 5. My older cousin was a teenager and had me remember all of the skull faces on the cover by name. This disturbed my mom. Are some of these songs dated? Sure. Does it still fuckin' rip? Hell yeah.
4
Dec 15 2024
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
Never heard these guys before and it was a ripper of a good time.
4
Dec 16 2024
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Achtung Baby
U2
One of the best, if not THE best record of their's.
4
Dec 17 2024
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
This shit blew my fucking mind when it came out. It still hits so hard. Perfect album.
5
Dec 18 2024
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Trans Europe Express
Kraftwerk
Godfathers of Electronic. Gotta love it
4
Dec 19 2024
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
This album will always remind of when the grade 10 talent show when the teacher band played “sultans of swing”. Mr. Kulka could shred! In retrospect I shouldn’t have dared Matt Gies to yell, “SLAYER!” during the performance. What a couple of little shits we were.
3
Dec 20 2024
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Homework
Daft Punk
A gamechanger album. And some great vids. So good.
5
Dec 21 2024
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Green
R.E.M.
I should probably review this album higher but REM have so many albums and even though this one is really good, it’s not one of their tops for me.
3
Dec 22 2024
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
A pervy, old, junkie writes a buncha dumb songs.
2
Dec 23 2024
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Vulnicura
Björk
Not her most popular, but actually one of my favourite Bjork albums.
5
Dec 24 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Just solid fuckin' rock n roll tunes. Love the way Bonham's kick sounds.
4
Dec 25 2024
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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
Lyrics are so good and everything sounds so clean and bright. Love it.
4
Dec 26 2024
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
All the Ronettes songs are the best. I sorta hate Christmas music but I can dig these vibes.
3
Dec 27 2024
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The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
I never really listened to Talk Talk before but I really liked it. A lot of sounds going on but they all work together. I'll def check out their discography
4
Dec 28 2024
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Young Americans
David Bowie
It's Bowie, so it's obviously good, but I can name 10 or more albums I like better than this. Good time though.
3
Dec 29 2024
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At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Don't fuck with a lot of old school blues, but Muddy is a straight up fuckin' G.
4
Dec 30 2024
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Heartattack And Vine
Tom Waits
I recently tried to get a kid from work into Tom Waits and told him to start with Rain Dogs. It freaked him out. This might've been a more accessible album to start with.
4
Dec 31 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
My second nick drake album. Love this dude. Gotta get both on wax
4
Jan 01 2025
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads
I’ve heard of these guys my entire life and maybe even heard a few of their songs before? Maybe just the Mrs. Robinson cover from Wayne’s world 2. Regardless I was a little underwhelmed. They’re fine just kinda boring. I’d give it a 2.5 if I could.
2
Jan 02 2025
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Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti
Big Fela Kuti fan, so was stoked to hear one of his son's albums. It's definitely a good time. A little long, but fun.
3
Jan 03 2025
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Garbage
Garbage
I once saw Butch Vig at a movie theatre in vancouver but was too chicken to say hello after the flick. Anyways, this album rules. A lot of different influences but never confusing.
4
Jan 04 2025
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
Another classic.
4
Jan 05 2025
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
Not sure how I completely missed this band/album but it's sweet. Funky, fun, chill. A lotta different vibes and all equally cool.
4
Jan 06 2025
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
Fuck yeah. Maiden rips. So many good shreds and Dickinson sounds so good.
4
Jan 07 2025
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Ramones
Ramones
Nothing beats sniffing some Elmer's and jammin' out to this rippin' album.
4
Jan 08 2025
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Nixon
Lambchop
Sort of a bummer because I think the music on this album is fucking great, but I find his singing underwhelming and borderline annoying.
3
Jan 09 2025
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Healthy mix of pop bops and rippin' bangers.
3
Jan 10 2025
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Scott 2
Scott Walker
So weird and kind of awesome. He's like a crooning Eric Burden with the humour of Nick Cave and Warren Zevon performing an operatic spaghetti western in Vegas.
4