Dec 28 2024
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
A tour de force of 60s music that I generally dislike. Harmonizing vocals in a very 1960s style. Acid psychedelic stuff. Great guitar though on Come Back Baby (terrible voice...can someone else sing?). My Best Friend is pretty solid though, even though it's a bit cheesy.
3
Dec 29 2024
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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos
Classic rock album - kind of heart-breaking, especially Have You Ever Loved a Woman. Layla is a classic too, although not my favorite song, even on the album. Clapton's got a pretty solid voice but the guitar (especially with Duane Alman) is fantastic. Really solid album although simply not my style of music. I've always kind of hated Layla for some reason.
4
Dec 30 2024
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Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
solid - although not my style. The songs I knew were fun, but really, I started to trail off toward the end.
3
Dec 31 2024
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Live At Leeds
The Who
Great album. Awesome classic live rock album. Really actually enjoyed this one. Loved My Generation. Hated Summertime Blues even though its one of my favorite songs. Terrible cover
5
Jan 01 2025
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Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Solid album...classic texas blues style. La Grange is such a classic. I would say it's a little bit boring as it's the same stuff over and over, but that ZZ Top sound is so iconic, that it's really fine.
4
Jan 02 2025
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The Genius Of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles is my kind of music. Bangers like Let the Good Times Roll and It Had to Be You. Some hidden gems too. Some reviewers commented that they didn't like the big band sound...I love that stuff. Not sure what they're talking about...Ray's voice is clear, strong, and not drowned out.
5
Jan 03 2025
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
Solid album for 1963....shows all the promise of James Brown. Some catchy songs, but really I just don't think I'm a James Brown fan, especially the live stuff. I know that's sacrilege but I want something more polished from a production standpoint. The music was INCREDIBLY tight, so I can't fault James on anything musically. 4/5.
4
Jan 04 2025
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
Surprised at how much I actually liked this. Not normally a grunge rock type of guy. Probably my least favorite song was Rooster, probably their most famous. Dam that River was really solid though. Them Bones too. Really depressing album though. Hits hard.
3
Jan 05 2025
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evermore
Taylor Swift
honestly, incredibly boring. I literally had it playing and at one point I forgot I was listening to music. It wasn't offensive, just...boring.
2
Jan 06 2025
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5
Jan 07 2025
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Some really solid tracks. I liked hearing the original "Miami 2017". "We Are Family" is such a banger. Like the reviewers said, a solid 3 or 4 songs, but the rest were filler. Nile Rogers is kind of a boss though.
3
Jan 08 2025
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A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
Faces
Solid solid album. I relistened to it a couple of times and it really slaps. Stay with Me, opening with Miss Judy's Farm, etc. It's a bit of a background band sound but that is fine. It's like there's a party going on in the background. Rod Stewart's voice is awesome too.
4
Jan 09 2025
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Selling England By The Pound
Genesis
I'm sorry, this just isn't for me. The prog rock stuff. The weird medieval stuff. I love classic Genesis but I guess everyone needs to start somewhere. Solid 1. Nearly offensive.
1
Jan 10 2025
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Purple Rain
Prince
Often rated as a top 10 album, it doesn't deliver on that promise for me. It's great...some absolutely great songs (loved Computer Blue and the singles are, well singles), but something just didn't quite click for me. It seems so theatrical...probably the whole movie thing but whatever.
4
Jan 11 2025
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
Undeniably important in establishing music for the next 15 years. The beats and rhythm are fantastic. Snoop Dogg, RBX, and Dre are fantastic. Definitely dated today with the homophobia and misogyny and everything Dre has done, but from a musical perspective, still solid. Not my style, and some of these songs are rough ("The Day the Niggaz Took Over") but good.
3
Jan 12 2025
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics
Honestly, probably the biggest surprise. I love "Sweet Dreams" but didn't realize the rest of this album is also pretty fucking solid. Sooo...80s. Weird at times (like the sax in The Walk) but it all seems to work so well. That hook in the song Sweet Dreams is absolutely incredible.
5
Jan 13 2025
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Like The Flaming Lips or The Postal Service, but way weirder. Some really solid tracks. Loved (and saved) Tonite It Shows and Hudson Line. Lyrics were a bit....Vampire Weekend? Cool album. Not mind-blowing though.
3
Jan 14 2025
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In Utero
Nirvana
I know. My rating is probably blasphemy. Nirvana created modern rock but...for so much effort that they put into these tracks, some of these songs are just....terrible? Like unlistenable? I think that's why the unplugged session was so popular. Great lyrics, great music, but...I'm really...Tourette's? Radio Friendly Unit Shifter? Apparently Cobain wasn't happy with the success of Nevermind. Well, fuck man, then don't write listenable music.
2
Jan 15 2025
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings
What was I doing missing Wings for so long? This album is like....what I wanted The Beatles to be. I guess I like The Beatles, I just wish John Lennon wasn't involved.
5
Jan 16 2025
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Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
Wow, that woman can sing. Mercy on Me, please Christina. Between Wings and Christina Aguilera, I have a lot of music to catch up on. This project is turning out to be one of the most rewarding projects in recent years. Thanks queen for voice.
5
Jan 17 2025
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
Good. Kinda background music. Probably really good if you're into this stuff but it just didn't really do anything for me. I just felt like I was listening to classic rock.
3
Jan 18 2025
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Sorry Neil. You just don't do it for me. I can't get over your whiny voice and the country nonsense. Not unlistenable. You're not early Genesis, but this just doesn't do it for me.
2
Jan 19 2025
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
Shitty day for me, personally but David seems to know how to bring my spirits up a bit. Really solid music. Really solid concept album. No issues with this beast.
5
Jan 20 2025
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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)
Motörhead
What do you want? Loud noises? Hard rock? I mean this is like the essence of that. Love the live album too. These guys are such fucking animals. I say this a lot, but not my favorite type of music but this one got me into it. Motorhead knows how to fucking rock. It's not like the craziest, most diverse set of songs, but these guys can play well and it's straight fun.
4
Jan 21 2025
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I don't know if this is one of those things where I find it boring because it sounds like just standard music, but it really doesn't do anything for me. I don't really like Tom Petty's voice, I kinda hate this sound. It sounds like it smells bad or something. It just kinda feels like classic rock filler.
2
Jan 22 2025
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
I like the review that says "like your drunk neighbors are having open mic night". I get the punk aspect with the gritty aspect but this album is kind of all over the place. It's like an Elvis impersonator is singing for a while, then it's Beck if he wasn't talented, songs stop and start randomly. Like the beginning of "Love All of Me" is cool...some sort of Beach Boys or Strokes riff to open and it's going great, and then they just completely ruin it. It's not as bad as that Genesis album, it's a tiny bit less annoying, but still, this is really just "noise". I feel like I'm someone's father saying "turn that racket off".
1
Jan 23 2025
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Hot Fuss
The Killers
This is somehow both better and worse than I remembered it to be. 4 singles that are sing-alongs. Some real surprises....loved "Glamourous Indie Rock & Roll". Kinda Queen-ish? I think Flowers gets derided a bit for being kind of over the top at times, but who cares. Music is solid. Not life-changing, but totally solid.
4
Jan 24 2025
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A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
There's a couple ways to go with the rating. If you understand jazz, I think you'd be nuts to go with anything other than a perfect 5. I don't think this could ever be a 1...everyone on here drips talent. So, it's odd, if you don't really understand jazz, I'm not sure you could give this a 5, and yet something like a 2, 3, or 4 seems kind of insulting. I'm not a huge jazz guy, so I'm going with a 3 + 0.75 for the exceptional talent, rounding to a 4. I hope one day I "get it". Tracks 1 and 3 are the shit though.
4
Jan 25 2025
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Well, this is clearly a David Bowie album but with the rock aspect of Iggy. A win for sure. Some classics like Lust for Life and The Passenger. Really enjoyed almost every song on this album and was all about the message here too. Fuck the detractors, live hard, rock on.
4
Jan 26 2025
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts
Totally fine. A couple of catchy tunes like One Chord Wonders and I guess Gary Gilmore's eyes, but the whole thing just sounds like a bunch of 16 year olds making nonsense and having fun. Points for that but I wouldn't consider this super talented or deep
3
Jan 27 2025
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
Compared to Selling England By The Pound, this is like a gift from God. Seriously though, some of this stuff is really really solid. Peter Gabriel's last album with Genesis so I guess they went out on a high note.
4
Jan 28 2025
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Rio
Duran Duran
Great album. I accidentally listened to an album that was basically just versions of Rio over and over...it didn't get annoying and I think that speaks to how great that song is. Hit after hit on this song. Simon LeBon has such a great voice. Duran Duran is like if The Cure wasn't so depressed all of the time.
4
Jan 30 2025
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At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan
Beautiful voice, such a strong opening too. I didn't mind the "errors" in lyrics or knocking the microphone. It's a live show and it's jazz. I guess I just wasn't 100% into some of the songs, thus the mediocre review.
3
Jan 31 2025
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Here, My Dear
Marvin Gaye
Gaye's got a great voice and some of these beats really are fucking amazing. Like I really liked Everybody Needs Love but.....these lyrics are so boring and so repetitive and just really weak. At times, the music also sounds like it's from Sesame Street (looking at you "Anger")
2
Feb 01 2025
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
I really love the feeling of the music. So calm. Bob Marley's got a great voice too. Extra points for "Three Little Birds", probably the only song that has calmed me down in a moment of real anxiety. I don't agree with Marley on a lot, religion, social views, and how to create change. I think he's way off-base with the music and the meaning, so significant points deducted. Like..."Guiltiness"...placing a lot of blame whereas he and his family are the richest in Jamaica and their religion oppresses many. Play without lyrics my man.
3
Feb 02 2025
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L'Eau Rouge
The Young Gods
On the 1,001 podcast, those guys loved this. To me, I was REALLY struggling by the fourth track (Charlotte). I'd say that this is just a very unsettling album and I really don't want to hear something like this again. It's REALLY not my style and I'm kind of surprised that it's anyone's style
1