Dec 30 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U2
Have listened to this a million and a half times and it never gets old. Wish I had done a proper active listen this time through since it’s been a while
5
Dec 31 2024
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Blur
Blur
4
Jan 01 2025
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
No notes 💯💯🔥🔥
5
Jan 02 2025
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3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
More like 4.5 but this is so fun so here we are
5
Jan 03 2025
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Just really holds up. The perfect length at 34 minutes - it could have so easily been overwrought and drawn out but it isn’t
5
Jan 04 2025
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Live!
Fela Kuti
4
Jan 05 2025
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim
Good if you’re frantically cleaning your home, at a 90s rave, coding, or a 90s teen romcom soundtrack…and not much else
3
Jan 06 2025
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
4
Jan 07 2025
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop
Pretty sure this would have been a case of “way more fun live” at the time it was released, but sadly I’ll never know
Also way more into the back half of this record
3
Jan 08 2025
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Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
5
Jan 09 2025
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
5
Jan 10 2025
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Metallica
Metallica
4
Jan 11 2025
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Steely Dan
More like a 3.5, solidly middle of the road - only here for the hits to accompany a drive down the shore lol
3
Jan 12 2025
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
Straight up not having a good time
1
Jan 13 2025
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Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith
Realizing how much respect I have for Led Zeppelin being precious about their licensing while listening to this 😂
Sweet Emotion is the only bright spot
2
Jan 14 2025
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The Bends
Radiohead
Justice for half stars, this one is a 4.5 for me
4
Jan 15 2025
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Pelican West
Haircut 100
Very fun! Not likely something I would return to repeatedly though
3
Jan 16 2025
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Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Megadeth
Peace Sells 🔥
Really enjoyed this! I know very little about Megadath but their influence on sum41 is really evident
4
Jan 17 2025
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Spiderland
Slint
Painful, quite frankly
1
Jan 18 2025
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Simon without Garfunkel just isn’t my thing; Duncan is the one redeeming track for me (I’ve always found Me and Julio completely insufferable and this listen didn’t change that 😂)
3
Jan 19 2025
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Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon
I appreciate the absurdism but this wasn’t really for me
2
Jan 20 2025
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Rust In Peace
Megadeth
Not memorable. Wasn’t as into this as I was Peace Sells…but also wasn’t in the mood for this vibe today so that could be part of it 😂
2
Jan 21 2025
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After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
Was going to say no notes, 10/10, an all-time favorite (although not my favorite NY solo effort), but instead:
1. Hilary, shoutout number 2 in like less than a week to Mr. Kessler and 7th grade language arts class (will explain this more in the group chat tomorrow)
2. Extremely eerie to listen to this record today specifically (looking at you, Southern Man and Don’t Let It Bring You Down)
3. Damn does NY know how to write about love and heartbreak or what
4. Listened two times in a row because how could I not 😍 alright, Brett out
5
Jan 22 2025
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Not particularly memorable. Decidedly not music for the masses (ba dum tss)
Giving this a 3 instead of a 2 because I like “Never Let Me Down Again” and the funky music theory of “Pimpf”
3
Jan 23 2025
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Moon Safari
Air
Pour toi, Hilary :
C’est un groupe assez cool, j’en profite pour écouter quand je suis au boulot, mais pas beaucoup plus. Je ne sais pas si c’est un compliment ou pas, désolée Air 🙃
Comme j’ai dit dans le group chat, c’est pas mon album préféré - je préfère la bande originale de Virgin Suicides
3
Jan 24 2025
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Ambient 1/Music For Airports
Brian Eno
Meditative - I listened to this as I was falling asleep so I don’t feel like I can give it a fair rating, but I’d say somewhere between 3ish and 4ish
3
Jan 25 2025
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The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Perfect from start to finish. As I said in the group chat, a gorgeous listening experience 🌑
5
Jan 26 2025
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One World
John Martyn
Enjoyed this
4
Jan 27 2025
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Youth And Young Manhood
Kings of Leon
Made me feel like I was 15 and ready for a show at Maxwell’s; i.e., really enjoyed this! Muuuuuch prefer it to the stuff that came after (thinking mostly the singles off the 2008 record), which I’ve always found extremely annoying. Also feel like the music supervisor for The Hills licensed the crap out of this 😂
4
Jan 28 2025
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Love Willie 🥰 such a lovely record
5
Jan 29 2025
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
🔥
5
Jan 30 2025
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Water From An Ancient Well
Abdullah Ibrahim
3
Jan 31 2025
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The New Tango
Astor Piazzolla
2
Feb 01 2025
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Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company
I liked this a lot in college, but I’m not in college anymore 😂
Ball and Chain still rips though
This is another case of .5 for me, would rather rate 3.5 but going 3 because I’m not feeling generous today
3
Feb 02 2025
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Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
Nothing memorable for me here although I appreciate it for what it is
2
Feb 03 2025
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Gris Gris
Dr. John
4
Feb 04 2025
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Was expecting to really enjoy this and instead found it tedious
2
Feb 05 2025
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Phaedra
Tangerine Dream
Loved this. Ship me off to another galaxy, I’m ready 🌌🪐
5
Feb 06 2025
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Unsurprisingly way better on a second listen with headphones but the cheesy corn is still getting to me
3
Feb 07 2025
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Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago
Straight mid. Love “I’m A Man” and “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” (s/o NJ 101.5 as mentioned 😂) but unlikely to be something I revisit regularly
3
Feb 08 2025
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With The Beatles
Beatles
Beatlemania for life, baby
The only reason this doesn’t get five stars is because it was an executive mistake to have them record so many covers
4
Feb 09 2025
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Chirping Crickets
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4
Feb 10 2025
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Lost Souls
Doves
Dropped off in the middle for me but overall I’m here for it because of the little bits and pieces of beautiful instrumentation - “layered and hidden at the same time” is what kept going through my head as I listened
Also big Oasis vibes on “Melody Calls” and generally a lot of late-stage Beatles influences
And last but not least I really enjoyed feeling like I was back at NYU in 2006 walking to and from class listening to “Catch the Sun”
(Why am I giving Doves so much attention when this is like a 3.5 for me?)
4
Feb 11 2025
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British Steel
Judas Priest
Listened to this too early in the day to be able to appreciate it much but I did like “The Rage”
3
Feb 12 2025
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Hypnotised
The Undertones
Loved this, more please
5
Feb 13 2025
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Bubble And Scrape
Sebadoh
Make it stop
1
Feb 14 2025
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Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
4
Feb 15 2025
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Justice for half stars!
4
Feb 16 2025
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Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell
So goofy and fun, will definitely revisit
4
Feb 17 2025
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Sheet Music
10cc
3
Feb 18 2025
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The back half negated the front
3
Feb 19 2025
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LP1
FKA twigs
Meh
2
Feb 20 2025
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
Sign me up for more
5
Feb 21 2025
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Medúlla
Björk
As I said already, my flavor of weird
4
Feb 22 2025
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Smash
The Offspring
This is where I’d appreciate half stars again - it really starts to rip from “Come Out and Play” on
3
Feb 23 2025
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Smile
Brian Wilson
Listened to this passively so I don’t think I can give a fair rating but it’s obviously beautiful
4
Feb 24 2025
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The Clash
The Clash
Not my favorite from these guys but “I’m So Bored With the USA” is a whole thesis statement
3
Feb 25 2025
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Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
4
Feb 26 2025
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Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Pavement
3
Feb 27 2025
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
Started off strong (love love “Keep On Movin’”, very motivating way to start my morning) but really lost steam as it went on with the exception of “Back to Life” - probably not something I’ll return to. Also very clear how much Jungle was influenced by this
3
Feb 28 2025
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Happy Sad
Tim Buckley
3 for Buzzin Fly
3
Mar 01 2025
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
Zero notes (pun intended)
5
Mar 02 2025
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Parallel Lines
Blondie
This is a 4.5 for me, justice for half stars etc, but I love Queen Harry too much to round down here
5
Mar 03 2025
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American Pie
Don McLean
Ugh
1
Mar 04 2025
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Aqualung
Jethro Tull
Nothing memorable here for me
2
Mar 05 2025
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Parachutes
Coldplay
So Radiohead coded!
I found I’m way too familiar with this record to listen to it with fresh ears, but very interesting to see how the end of “Everything’s Not Lost” foreshadowed their sound from their later career. “Trouble” into “Parachutes” is also clutch. We were all always playing “Trouble” on the piano in the common room of my high school lol
Tbh can’t wait for A Rush of Blood to the Head which will surely be on this list!
4
Mar 06 2025
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Goodbye And Hello
Tim Buckley
Liked this more than the other Tim Buckley but didn’t listen super closely tbh (“Once I Was” is really nice though as I mentioned in the chat! 🥺)
3
Mar 07 2025
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Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello
Master lyricist
Fun fact, “This Is Hell” is used when Gilmore Girls’ (most important??) character Jess Mariano is first introduced in the series 😂
“Still Too Soon To Know” is a heartbreaking song, so is “All the Rage” in its own way (“Don’t try to touch my heart, it’s darker than you think” 👽)
4
Mar 08 2025
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
Pleasant
3
Mar 09 2025
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Graceland
Paul Simon
3
Mar 10 2025
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge
Pure feel good even with the heartbreaker “Somebody Loves Me”
Torn between 4 and 5 here
4
Mar 11 2025
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
Another tossup between 4 and 5 for me, and for shame, I do prefer Carole King’s version of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” because I have a soft spot for songwriters getting to perform their own work. Also really made me look forward to whenever Tapestry will show up on this list
4
Mar 12 2025
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)
MC5
Brash and sexy, bring on the noise
5
Mar 13 2025
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
I feel foolish for not knowing how Joy Division-coded Interpol is until listening to this
I have to be in a verrryyyy specific kind of mood for this but I do really enjoy it (“Disorder”!!)
4
Mar 14 2025
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
4
Mar 17 2025
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Moving Pictures
Rush
I just…don’t care
1
Mar 18 2025
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Really conscious of the misogyny/machismo of the lyrics in this in a way I wasn’t when I was younger 🫣
3
Mar 19 2025
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Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Bedbugs ARE scary!
5
Mar 20 2025
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The Chronic
Dr. Dre
As discussed, couldn’t separate art from the artist on this one :( would give a 1.5 lyrically but 3-4 for production and I’m feeling generous this morning so I’ll go with 3 overall
3
Mar 21 2025
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Thriller
Michael Jackson
It’s a stone cold 5 for me, even with how much I loathe “The Girl Is Mine”
5
Mar 22 2025
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
Sexy as hell, no notes
5
Mar 23 2025
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São Paulo Confessions
Suba
Nice but probably not something I’ll revisit. The music supervisor for Grey’s Anatomy probably would have gone bananas over this record
3
Mar 26 2025
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
Begrudgingly liked this a lot more than I thought I would
4
Mar 28 2025
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Darklands
The Jesus And Mary Chain
I just don’t care enough sorryyyyy
2
Apr 01 2025
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
4