Jan 01 2025
This Nationβs Saving Grace
The Fall
Portions of it were mostly fine.
2
Jan 02 2025
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
3
Jan 03 2025
Feast of Wire
Calexico
Nortec did it better.
3
Jan 06 2025
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is one of the all-time greats. This one in particular is filled with absolute gems.
5
Jan 07 2025
So
Peter Gabriel
Beautiful.
5
Jan 08 2025
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
It has its good/great/excellent moments. It has many of them.
4
Jan 09 2025
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
It is quite great, almost excellent.
4
Jan 10 2025
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt
It sounds like the music I listened to when I was 14. I do not know if that's a good or a bad thing.
3
Jan 14 2025
Scott 2
Scott Walker
It starts beautifully, then it doesn't amount to much.
1
Jan 15 2025
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
The beauty of this one is high up there.
4
Jan 16 2025
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Not for me.
1
Jan 17 2025
Nevermind
Nirvana
In Bloom and Something in the Way are maybe the best songs Nirvana ever wrote. But overall, there's too much screaming for my linking.
3
Jan 20 2025
Brothers
The Black Keys
It's almost very good, great start and end. Kind of weak in the middle.
4
Jan 21 2025
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Spirit
I have never been a big fan, or any size of fan, of whatever that was.
1
Jan 22 2025
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
2
Jan 24 2025
Elvis Is Back
Elvis Presley
It's just okay.
3
Jan 27 2025
Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Not this one.
2
Jan 28 2025
Parallel Lines
Blondie
Fantastic.
4
Jan 29 2025
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Few have done it better than Johnny Cash.
4
Jan 30 2025
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
It's just nonstop hits one right after the other for the first half, then it fizzles a little bit.
3
Jan 31 2025
The Yes Album
Yes
No, not really.
2
Feb 03 2025
Rain Dogs
Tom Waits
I don't think I had ever listened to something like this. It was marvelous.
4
Feb 04 2025
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Mostly fun.
3
Feb 05 2025
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
Dancey, groovy, fun.
4
Feb 06 2025
Whatever
Aimee Mann
I guess it's fine. Not really my style.
3
Feb 10 2025
Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter
I didn't know what to expect with the Diane Arbus-ish cover. What a great surprise this was.
4
Feb 11 2025
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
Love this one.
5
Feb 12 2025
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
It's good. But not really my style.
3
Feb 13 2025
Suede
Suede
What's not to love about Brit-pop? Even more accurate, what's not to love about early 90's Brit-pop?
4
Feb 14 2025
Berlin
Lou Reed
I like Lou Reed, he's fine. But there's something that stops me from being a fan. This album is mostly good.
3
Feb 17 2025
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
I really liked it but I'm note really sure of why.
4
Feb 18 2025
#1 Record
Big Star
It's not bad. However this style and time are not for me.
3
Feb 19 2025
Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
It has some very interesting songs. I don't necessarily like it as an album.
3
Feb 20 2025
Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits
It's mostly okay.
3
Feb 21 2025
Lost Souls
Doves
Hooked from the get go. Love this one.
4
Feb 24 2025
Penthouse And Pavement
Heaven 17
They're trying too hard to be New Order. But they are perhaps better than Happy Mondays.
3
Feb 25 2025
American Pie
Don McLean
Yeah, not really.
2
Feb 26 2025
Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
I enjoyed listening to this one, but I wouldn't listen to it again.
3
Feb 27 2025
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen
Unlike my cousin Oscar, I'm not such a fan of Queen.
3
Feb 28 2025
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise
Almost okay.
3
Mar 03 2025
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
Kind of okay.
3
Mar 04 2025
Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear
4
Mar 05 2025
Document
R.E.M.
Yep.
5
Mar 06 2025
Django Django
Django Django
Yep.
5
Mar 07 2025
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
Not really my style.
2
Mar 10 2025
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
A little bit like Mano Negra, but they were better.
1
Mar 11 2025
Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
Gotta love outlaw country.
4
Mar 12 2025
Grace
Jeff Buckley
This is something else. Wonderful.
5
Mar 13 2025
90
808 State
I understand what was going on. But the gap between New Order and The Chemical Brothers was not filled by 808 State. However, I do recognize their importance.
3
Mar 14 2025
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry
Billy Bragg
It was just okay.
2
Mar 17 2025
A Northern Soul
The Verve
Sure, I guess why not.
3
Mar 18 2025
Night Life
Ray Price
I'm glad country evolved. But this is definitely a good foundation stone.
3
Mar 19 2025
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams
Meh.
2
Mar 20 2025
Fred Neil
Fred Neil
Fantastic.
4
Mar 21 2025
Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Nice. But not for me.
3
Mar 24 2025
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Simon is comfort.
5
Mar 26 2025
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds
It's good.
4
Mar 27 2025
No Other
Gene Clark
Something else.
4
Mar 28 2025
Kala
M.I.A.
I like it. But not so much as to save it.
4
Mar 31 2025
Microshift
Hookworms
Beautiful surprise.
4
Apr 01 2025
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
What a master piece.
5
Apr 02 2025
Bone Machine
Tom Waits
I guess I didn't know I was a Tom Waits fan.
4
Apr 03 2025
Alien Lanes
Guided By Voices
Some interesting stuff. But not really.
3
Apr 04 2025
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
Well, this certainly was better than I had expected. But there's a reason why that kind of music only lasted for a few years.
3
Apr 08 2025
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Love this one.
4
Apr 09 2025
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Beautiful.
5
Apr 10 2025
Eternally Yours
The Saints
3
Apr 11 2025
Forever Changes
Love
It's okay.
3
Apr 14 2025
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
Fantastic.
4
Apr 15 2025
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
It's fine, mostly fine.
3
Apr 16 2025
Bossanova
Pixies
Absolutely fine.
5
Apr 17 2025
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
What's not to love about Sonic Youth?
5
Apr 18 2025
Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
It's okay.
3
Apr 21 2025
Disraeli Gears
Cream
good enough.
3
Apr 22 2025
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band
Not for me. But I do appreciate it.
3
Apr 23 2025
Young Americans
David Bowie
Beautiful.
5
Apr 24 2025
Warehouse: Songs And Stories
HΓΌsker DΓΌ
Fun.
4
Apr 25 2025
Being There
Wilco
Adore this one.
5
Apr 29 2025
Rattlesnakes
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Very good.
4
Apr 30 2025
You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
It's fine.
3
May 01 2025
Atomizer
Big Black
Not quite. But not bad.
3
May 02 2025
One World
John Martyn
From the cover I was expecting some prog stuff. I was definitely not ready for what it actually is. What a thing of beauty.
4
May 05 2025
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
5
May 06 2025
Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart
Good enough.
3
May 07 2025
Homework
Daft Punk
They were onto something.
4
May 08 2025
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
I've some Dusty Springfield's songs before, but this is something else.
4
May 09 2025
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
4
May 13 2025
White Light
Gene Clark
4
May 14 2025
Paris 1919
John Cale
Fun.
3
May 15 2025
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
Surprising.
4
May 16 2025
Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits
Another gem.
5
May 19 2025
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
It's okay.
3
May 21 2025
Close To You
Carpenters
Good enough.
3
May 22 2025
Vespertine
BjΓΆrk
Beautiful.
5
May 23 2025
Broken English
Marianne Faithfull
Beautiful.
4
May 26 2025
Orbital 2
Orbital
Fantastic.
4
May 27 2025
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
Fun.
4
May 28 2025
In It For The Money
Supergrass
Mostly okay.
3
May 29 2025
The Libertines
The Libertines
Meh.
3
May 30 2025
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
*chef's kiss*
5
Jun 02 2025
John Barleycorn Must Die
Traffic
Meh.
2
Jun 03 2025
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Quite good.
3
Jun 04 2025
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
Fun.
3
Jun 05 2025
Urban Hymns
The Verve
Meh.
3
Jun 06 2025
Either Or
Elliott Smith
Great.
4
Jun 09 2025
Synchronicity
The Police
It's okay.
3
Jun 10 2025
Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
Fun.
4
Jun 11 2025
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
Great.
4
Jun 12 2025
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
As it started I didn't care much for it, but it kept on growing on me.
4
Jun 13 2025
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
It's okay.
3
Jun 16 2025
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Amazing.
5
Jun 17 2025
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
A couple of great songs, but not a whole album.
3
Jun 18 2025
Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
Fun.
3
Jun 19 2025
Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg
Wilco is one my favourites.
5
Jun 20 2025
xx
The xx
Good enough.
3
Jun 23 2025
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
Alright, alright.
4
Jun 24 2025
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Fun.
4
Jun 25 2025
Dirty
Sonic Youth
All time tops.
5
Jun 26 2025
Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn
Not a big fan of old school country, but it's a fine album.
3
Jun 27 2025
Hot Fuss
The Killers
4
Jun 30 2025
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Even with Morrissey being the way that he is, this is one fine piece of work.
4
Jul 01 2025
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
Good enough.
4
Jul 02 2025
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
Very, very, French.
3
Jul 03 2025
Peter Gabriel 3
Peter Gabriel
As usual, beautiful.
4
Jul 04 2025
McCartney
Paul McCartney
I don't get the love. It's not bad, but it's nothing that wasn't already done many times before.
2
Jul 07 2025
Morrison Hotel
The Doors
I'm starting to get The Doors a little bit more after not liking them for so long.
3
Jul 08 2025
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen
4
Jul 09 2025
Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
So much fun.
4
Jul 10 2025
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Quite interesting. I prefer Peter Gabriel's subsequent albums, but this one is a fine listen.
3
Jul 11 2025
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
3
Jul 14 2025
Something/Anything?
Todd Rundgren
Not really my style. But it was a good listen.
3
Jul 15 2025
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Too jazzy for me. But not bad.
3
Jul 16 2025
All Mod Cons
The Jam
So much fun.
4
Jul 17 2025
White Ladder
David Gray
Good surprise.
4
Jul 18 2025
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Great.
4
Jul 21 2025
Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
This is a work of beauty.
4
Jul 22 2025
Hotel California
Eagles
Not for me.
3
Jul 23 2025
Bummed
Happy Mondays
Very fun.
4
Jul 24 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
4
Jul 25 2025
More Specials
The Specials
Nope.
2
Jul 28 2025
Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
4
Jul 29 2025
Central Reservation
Beth Orton
It's a good listen.
3
Jul 30 2025
Future Days
Can
Liked parts of it.
3
Jul 31 2025
Leftism
Leftfield
Fun.
4
Aug 01 2025
Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
This is something else.
4