Dec 17 2024
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Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Clearly brings me back to the 1980's. It's good, but I am not sure i actually want to go back.
3
Dec 18 2024
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In Our Heads
Hot Chip
Once again, the typical sound of pop 1980's electronic music.
3
Dec 19 2024
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Kenya
Machito
4
Dec 20 2024
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Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra
I have not spent much time listening to Sinatra. I love these bossa nova compositions and have both performed and listened to many versions. This is good. Very good. I may go back and listen to early Sinatra to see what's there. thanks for this suggested album.
4
Dec 23 2024
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
I have heard Groove is the Heart but had no idea who Deee-Lite really was. Great dance music. Love it!
5
Dec 25 2024
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Winter In America
Gil Scott-Heron
4
Jan 02 2025
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith
Good old school organ jazz. Takes me back to teh 70's
4
Jan 03 2025
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Leftism
Leftfield
4
Jan 06 2025
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
5
Jan 07 2025
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Smokers Delight
Nightmares On Wax
4
Jan 08 2025
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
4
Jan 09 2025
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
I have followed Gary Burton since my college days in the 1970's and have seen him perform live several times in that era with various musicians including a young Pat Metheny and Eberhard Weber. I generally love what he does but am frustrated (perhaps bored) occasionally by obscure experiments of his. This is good but not great. Check out Burton's album "Passengers" if you want him at an exciting moment in music.
4
Jan 16 2025
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Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
I have always liked these guys-I have a soft spot for this band and era.
4
Jan 20 2025
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Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
What a game changer! The premier jazz-rock-funk album. This is where it all started.
5
Jan 22 2025
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
3
Jan 24 2025
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz
4
Jan 27 2025
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OK
Talvin Singh
2
Jan 28 2025
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
3
Jan 30 2025
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Cross
Justice
Nice background music for baking. I enjoyed it for what it is. I don't dance much anymore but I appreciated the beat. No catchy hooks as you might expect, just a solid beat.
3
Jan 31 2025
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Orbital 2
Orbital
3
Feb 03 2025
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
A bit tedious even for an elevator ride. I wanted to like it, but…
3
Feb 17 2025
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray
I have liked and listened to this since "Vikings" used their music. I love it although I have to listen to it alone since my wife thinks I am ramping up my torture room when this is on.
4
Feb 19 2025
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Heavy Weather
Weather Report
I followed Weather Report since the beginning. Earliest albums were hard to like, even though I wanted to. Middle albums were a great mix of (at the time) modern jazz and rock. Truly amazing. This latter period is when the band needed the money and went all commercial on us. This album is like backround rock karoke. Too pop for a jazz rock listener.
2
Feb 21 2025
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
I like Miles but this seemed a bit dated. Good, but too structured to not sound dated.
3
Feb 27 2025
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Dance Mania
Tito Puente
I wanted to like this. Very good for this genre of music. It's a bit too much for me. It all sounds the same after half the album. This is from someone who has liked Brazilian music since the 1960's.
3
Mar 04 2025
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
5
Mar 07 2025
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The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
3
Mar 11 2025
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Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
Very fine, indeed. Personally I don't get tired of this even though I have been listening to this genre of music since childhood in the 1960's. Smooth and easy listening but not simple by any means.
5
Mar 20 2025
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Debut
Björk
I fell in love- and then had a rocky relationship with Bjork for many years. It was difficult in later years. My wife forbade me from seeing(listening) to her. Guilty pleasure for many years. But now it’s over. She and I have moved on. She got old and crazy. Maybe she always was. But I can still remember the beginning…..
5
Mar 21 2025
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
These are good songs; great songs by one of my favorite period bands. I loved S.D. since I saw them on a concert TV show in the early 70's. But this album never really caught on with me. No reason. Hearing it now is actually somewhat of a fresh pleasure.
4
Mar 24 2025
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
4
Mar 26 2025
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Nice easy listening jazz. Seems dated but good for evening back ground music.
3
Mar 31 2025
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New Forms
Roni Size
Completely new to me; band and the music. Since there are 53 tracks on the album (20th Anniversary) I have been listening to snippets of many of the tracks. I know this is not a good way to review, but I am just getting my first impression. Odd, repedative, could be good background music or music to drive to. I will clearly listen more. It's that intriguing.
3
Apr 03 2025
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald
4
Apr 04 2025
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Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
3
Apr 07 2025
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The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
2
Apr 08 2025
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Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
2
Apr 09 2025
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Autobahn
Kraftwerk
4
Apr 28 2025
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Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
3
Apr 30 2025
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Arular
M.I.A.
Interesting but unexceptional IMO. I may listen to it again. It's now going to skew my Spotify recommendations.
3
May 01 2025
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
It was great at one time. Sounds dated.
3
May 08 2025
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Dummy
Portishead
Lovely music. My high school age kids first got me into this music. Interesting stuff.
3
May 09 2025
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
Blown away by Milton the first time I heard him on a Wayne Shorter in the 1970's. Followed up with the fantastic "Milton" album in 1975. Was enthralled by his music and voice for a while but slowly drifted away. Thanks for showcasing this also great earlier album.
4
May 15 2025
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
3
May 19 2025
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Third
Portishead
4
May 20 2025
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The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
4
May 23 2025
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Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
This is completely new to me. Electronic music with an earthy beat and sound. I won't listen to it often, but its worth a run through. Possibly background music for some part of my life......
4