Jan 14 2025
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Abbey Road
Beatles
They really abbeyed that road huh. Come Together is like the most overrated Beatles song I swear to god we did a 60’s music assignment and every group but mine played that stupid song holy crap. Tho back to the album, it’s a Beatles album so what more can you say, it’s an album which you can smile to but I’m def listening to it 55 years too late haha
Fav song: here comes the Sun
3
Jan 15 2025
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Pornography
The Cure
i've given a listen the cure a few times over the course of the last few months, and this album is their weakest... not to say it's bad, just alot of the similar sound, and when it's the sort of the like rock-ambience sort of music this album has, it gets a bit too much into the background. However, the songs on individual listen ARE BEAUTIFUL it's so immersive in little pockets and would be a cool vinyl to own as something for a backing vibe. this music wouldn't be in anything pornographic tho...
fav song : The Figurehead
3
Jan 16 2025
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Document
R.E.M.
This album is… interesting. I am sure that this album could have gone without being on the “1001 albums to listen to before you die”, as it’s not anything special from what I’ve heard from R.E.M. I had to give this album multiple repeeps to actually get a favourite because I like… forgot it. All I can remember from the album is the part where he says “monkey monkey monkey” LMAOOO. I really hope their other albums are better, esp with the 18 million monthly.
Fav song: fireplace
2
Jan 17 2025
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
When I heard the 12 bar blues in "I love your loving ways", I knew I was in for a TREAT. Which might be a good time to say that 12 bar blues are more of the time boring (expect when jazzheads do em <3), but when they be an album opener OOOOOOOOOOOO goodness how much do they cook. so yeah, what more can I say?
beautiful brass lines on the songs which have em, the piano is just drop dead GORGEOUS OMMGGGGGGG she is such a talented pianist as well, esp climaxing on If I Should Lose You. Either Way I Lose is such a clever idea of having bass vocals doing... bass hahah. what a wonderful way of ending the album
little issues having her vocals sometimes not really hitting it tonely but that's prob due to experience compared to her 70's stuff.
def deserves to be on not only a top 1001 but a top 201 albums :D
fav song: That's All I Ask
4
Jan 18 2025
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Nevermind
Nirvana
I can't understate how the post 2000's Shin Megami Tensei soundtracks / shoegaze has made me be able to appreciate this sorta music. When guitar go fuzzzz me be buzz. With that being said, that prob moved the album from like a 4/10 to a 6/10, because this sorta music ain't my style. The hits / the first half of this album are pretty decent tracks, but because of how popular this style of music has become, i've become very mellow to it, if they have more of an ambient-experimental album i would probably enjoy it more hmmm. Oh and something in the way was pretty cool as well. I can really see it's mass appeal for sure, it screams "teenage rebellion" or whatever Ben says it means haha.
(also i was watching anime when listening to this (shoutout to RE:zero) and the episodes were pretty peak and it helped with the vibe so that might of helped)
Fav: Come as You Are
3
Jan 19 2025
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot
This is a 2/5 because of "i'm not a fan of metal" rather then a "this is a below average album". For all merits, this is a FANTASTIC METAL album, everything from the dual metal vocals (which is just a staple in current metalcore sorta stuff), to that mmmmm bass and the drums are just all well done. It's just something I can't mesh with well, esp since playing metal over 30% volume gives me headaches. I do prefer their more melodic stuff over their intensity... so yeah, good job Slipknot.
Fav song: Child of Burning Time
2
Jan 20 2025
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Before And After Science
Brian Eno
This album goes from good to shit to A DROP DEAD BEAUTY. The start of this album has a lot of cool instrumentation decisions in a unique way (prob cause it's mostly MIDI stuff), and I was excited for an album with that direction. No One Receiving whilst having weird but pretty cool intentional vocal choices made me ponder if this was just gonna be another one of those "albums" that seems to litter this 1001 albums (the rock albums with a lil quirky change in them), or something unique and not expected. Sadly over the first 7 songs, the album just drops down in quality, ending up me letting it be background noise, with Julie With being... not a good song at all.
I was so tuned out. I had 4 songs to go. I didn't want to continue.
I hear the start of By This River. I froze. The gentle piano melody grabs all my attention. The backing chimes help add so much ambience. His vocals come in. They work so well. The midi strings come in. It gives the piece such a melancholic feeling to it. I hate making this comparison, but it honestly reminds me of "Waterfall" and "Quiet Water" from the UNDERTALE ost. But I think this does the vibe SO SO SO much better. The rest of the album complimented By The River so well... it saved the album. I assume this was the part after Science, because did the album just resonate with me once finishing.
This album reminds me of the Grand Canyon :)
Fav song: By This River (did i even need to say)
3
Jan 21 2025
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Shake Your Money Maker
The Black Crowes
It's an american blues rock album. It's alright, nothing too special and i liked the songs with piano which gave it a lil ragtimey feel but it just ain't my cuppa. would be fun in an american pub played live tho
fav song: seeing things
2
Jan 22 2025
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Legalize It
Peter Tosh
I think this album best matches the vibes of the cover / name of it, it's just so smoooooth, Reggae has that just feeeels that come from the kinda swinging drums and beautiful vocals. I had to rate this album up a point on relisten because man is it just so well made. There's not a bad song on this whole album, just vibes, I think Maxi Priest is the reason why I'm a fan of this sorta style of stuff.
Fav Song: No Sympathy
3
Jan 23 2025
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Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
This is the most like... medieval a rock album can sound? It def gives the vibe of being from the early 1970's, as the effect pedals and the synth are super limited for the time, but they did do well for what they had on hands. Probably the most "above-average" album i've ever heard lmaooooo
Fav Song: Child in Time
3
Jan 24 2025
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Maxinquaye
Tricky
breakbeats are so delicious. i can't understand how goood this album is, even if it's sounds like sex music. i should probably check out more trip-hop if this is what it sounds like. tbf the album starts a lil weak but it gets SO GOOD BY THE END.
fav song: aftermath (beep)
4
Jan 25 2025
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25
Adele
I feel like this album is very... corporation pop. It's super safe music, there a few songs on this album which given to someone for not the ideas of it being safe pop music, would the songs be like pretty fun. Would give Adele the chance for her to be able to showcase her works. This album would also be best heard live, it NEEDS those big speakers and width needed for it to shine.
Fav Song: Send My Love
2
Jan 26 2025
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The La's
The La's
I actually listened to this album twice within the 24 hours, one in the afternoon on the train and one during midnight cruising home. It fits both vibes very well... it's a very fun album, an album to bop your head to! It's just a solid album through and through, however I'm not sure if I would listen to any of the songs in isolation.
Fav song: Feelin'
3
Jan 27 2025
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On The Beach
Neil Young
Honestly this album is so…. Bland? Nor much to talk about it is good background music lmao
Fav: Revolution Blues
2
Jan 28 2025
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley is a interesting artist, such a talented singer for the time and did bring the music industry lil more booming. however in personal taste, i'd rather listen to the original versions of the songs hmmmm. a true 5/10
fav song: money honey
3
Jan 29 2025
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Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon
It's good cruising music, the album has some very nice instrumentation in it, and has a nice vibe :D . I think the first half of the album is kinda boring but the 2nd half has alot more sauce. the slap bass do be slapppppinnggg yummmm.
fav song: Train in the Distance
3
Jan 30 2025
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The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
This album fits the name of the band SO WELL!!!!!! They ARE cowboy junkies. I just feel like I’m a saloon worker making food behind the counter and in the corner of my ears I just hear. This. Something I might put on if I’m ever out in the outback haha. The vocalists voice is just so soothing omg.
Fav song: working on a building
3
Jan 31 2025
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Feast of Wire
Calexico
When I opened this album up straight after reviewing the last album, gotta be honest. was a little disappointed. The first track SUCKS. however as the album goes on... it does get better. I do love the completely different styles, showcased in songs like "Close Behind", which gives like Video Game music vibes, like something out of Xenoblade, which gave me a little shock. Oh and when "The Book and the Canal" came on, WOOOOOOOAHHHHHH did it give me chills, such a beautiful piano and string section melody, would fit right into WALL-E. Could they PLEASE change the album cover please, that sucks so much. Trumpets are very sick tho.
3
Feb 01 2025
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Tommy
The Who
This album is so long. I kinda get it, like, it’s an album from 1969 so why not do anything else haha, but this album just DRAAGGGSSSS ONNNNN. It feels like an elongated jam session, though honestly I prefer listening to alor of these tracks over like the Beatles LMAOOO.
Fav song: Underture (even if some of the notes are so jwysuwokwhsua off key)
3
Feb 02 2025
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Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev
Overall, this is good album. I preferred the songs without the rock influence but it's just... so beautiful. Hope we get more albums like this :)
Fav song: Endlessly
3
Feb 03 2025
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All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
it's such a long album, especially for someone not into the beatles. i get why it's in here hahahaha, but man does this album drag so much in the 2nd half, by the end it just feels like a jam session lmao. it has some good tracks tho.
fav song: my sweet lord
2
Feb 04 2025
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Grace
Jeff Buckley
This is like my 5th time listening to this album in full... and I swear with every listen this album gets better. Just his voice alone is just powerful enough to give it a perfect rating, and to think it's just... this... from him. man. the world didn't deserve jeff buckley.
fav song: grace
5
Feb 05 2025
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
This albbbbuuummmmm is so grooooovvyyyyy woah. I love all the singing melodies, the FANTASTIC trumpets and those smooth as hell drums. Solid 8/10
4
Feb 06 2025
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Debut
Björk
YUMMMMMMMMMM. this is SUCH a great album. I listened to it the first time a month ago and fell in love with Come To Me and Venus is a Boy. It's just beautiful. Her singing with the breakbeats stuff and just fusd0fiojsfsifoi it's amazing.
fav song: Venus is a Boy
5
Feb 07 2025
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Floodland
Sisters Of Mercy
This album was alright. The tracks are a lil long and get a bit repeat however the instrumentation was pretty cool.
fav song: Lucretia My Reflection
3
Feb 08 2025
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Stankonia
OutKast
Oh this is heat. Even if you gave this to me a year ago I would have rated it MUCH lower. It’s got amazing grooves and the flow is just incredible. Sounds even better when you peep on public transportation
Fav song: Spaghetti Junction
4
Feb 09 2025
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Eliminator
ZZ Top
Yeah it was alright, I liked the songs with the very punchy basslines but it’s nothing too special.
Fav song: Thug
2
Feb 10 2025
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Want Two
Rufus Wainwright
it's a good album, i've actually studied this album in a lecture before haha. not too outstanding in anyway thoooo
fav song: i don't know what it is
3
Feb 11 2025
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Sea Change
Beck
It's just alright. I don't know, the vocals are just lameish and i've heard a bunch of this sorta music so much other places. the production and vibes are nice tho
fav: the golden age
2
Feb 12 2025
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Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
Most "This doesn't deserve to be in the top 1000" album i've listened to thus far. feels like one of those bands that the people writing it were like "oh yeah i really like this personally so i'm just gonna add it" sorta vibe. Genuinely fell asleep to it.
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Feb 13 2025
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
cool instrumentation and some amazing ideas they present across the album. sadly not really for me :((
2
Feb 14 2025
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Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
this is a bob dylan album 👍
keep up the good work bob dylan
fav: subterrain homesick blues
3
Feb 15 2025
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Illmatic
Nas
OOOOH THIS RAP IS SO NICEEE, 90’s rap built diff with those breakbeats
Fav song : miss honey - jingoro
4
Feb 16 2025
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Good Old Boys
Randy Newman
omg the toy story guy made albums???? that's so cool, and the style has remained constant for like a few years waow.
fav: back on my feet again
2
Feb 17 2025
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Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
This was alright… this just sounds like music… this might of been psych rock in the 60’s but I def prefer newer psych rock
2
Feb 18 2025
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Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
such a solid album... the bass goes insane and the hits are pretty mmmmmm amazing.
fav: killing in the name of
3
Feb 19 2025
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There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
Very cruisey album with amazing instrumentation and amazing sound from the 70’s. Perfect music to drive to
3
Feb 20 2025
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Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits
Theres def some nice ideas throughout the album, a lot of nice tracks with a whoolllleee range of instruments so that’s nice. Trumpets!
3
Feb 21 2025
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Was playing red dead redemption whilst listening to this and it fit that vibe very well, but outside of that it’s just rock which I’m not too much of a fan of
2
Feb 22 2025
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Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
like an actual amazing album, the instrumentation is just such a me thing to listen from the brass to the piano to well,everything
would like an instrumental version of dis better tho
4
Feb 23 2025
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I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail
Buck Owens
atypical 90's country, was pretty nice to listen on a drive home but doesn't suit to listen outside of that
2
Feb 24 2025
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
A pretty good singer songwriter album (from what I would believe it is).
Everything just sits nicely and the vocals are pretty cool
3
Feb 25 2025
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Beautiful vocals , beautiful instrumentation, Aretha is such a gem to the jazz scene
4
Feb 26 2025
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The Sounds Of India
Ravi Shankar
the sitar is a beautiful instrument, and this is just a lovely experience exploring the experimentation using this instrument.
3
Feb 27 2025
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D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing Gristle
such much ambience, nice stuff even if it's just 20000 different bits of noise hahaha
3
Feb 28 2025
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Street Life
The Crusaders
this is what every single album here needs to be... hella funky and just SUCH A VIBE. i even knew one of the songs cause it's a sample bwahah
4
Mar 01 2025
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Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers
sweet grooves and just a viiiibbbbeeeeeeeee, bob marley is cooooookkkiingggggggg
3
Mar 02 2025
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
Ooooooh from only knowing her from her involvement in the cars soundtrack, this is fantastic. It’s just a nice take on grassroots rock with just some hella interesting music. I did find out that I knew All I wanna do which was a surprise so I guess I don’t just know her from cars
3
Mar 03 2025
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Live Through This
Hole
Decent rock album with I believe an almost female cast which is sickkkkk. Gives me “If Olivia Rodrigo” made music in the 90’s haha
3
Mar 04 2025
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Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
Poppy electronic goodness, very synth very cool, and a whole bunch of guys on it, well done haha
3
Mar 05 2025
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Scott 4
Scott Walker
Most eh album I’ve ever heard before haha. Nice strings and backing instruments but his vocals are hella annoying
2
Mar 06 2025
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Casanova
The Divine Comedy
was alright, it's so so so so so british i've never heard anything more british in my life lmaooo
2
Mar 07 2025
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The Specials
The Specials
I wouldn’t think they classify to be “special”, it’s not bad but it’s their band name is a lie. The bass is hella nice thooo and has good vibes
3
Mar 08 2025
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Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix
Yeah this is a very influential album for sure, it’s sound is nothing like it for the 60’s, however due to its age I don’t think it’s too enjoyable of a listen, esp the 14min song. Solod
3
Mar 09 2025
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Destroyer
KISS
No clue why I expected heavy metal, because this was… better than that. Good quality rock and I liked the stuff when they didn’t do rock better.
3
Mar 10 2025
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In It For The Money
Supergrass
My mum said it the best “90’s Grunge mixed with supertramp”. Some nice songs but overall an interesting blend and def not the vibe from the cover
2
Mar 11 2025
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Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
Very cool standard rock album for sure !! Def can hear it’s a lot of bands influence. Some good songs but a lot are a bit dated sadly
3
Mar 12 2025
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2112
Rush
They def weren’t rushing… very on the best rock music. Pretty cool and def better then the average rock album
3
Mar 13 2025
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Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Dave fought the foos!! This is so cool !! Very awesome to hear that this is a solo album, super duper cool omg. Raw tracks with some that sound a little shoegazey
3
Mar 14 2025
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Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre
So experimental for the time, kinda giving video game but much cleaner for the time haha. Got sick of it in the auto play queue afterwards but it was the perfect length !
3
Mar 15 2025
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She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
girls just wanna have fun!! what a fun album with mostly straight bangers from the top to the bottom, with beautiful synths and vocals all the way through!
4
Mar 16 2025
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
OMG this hip hop album is just so juicy, love the rapping, love the breakbeats and the vibes are immaculate. They know how to cook. Tho not my fav hip hop album of this, nas better
4
Mar 17 2025
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A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
Beautiful album. If only album could be this consistently good! Coldplay is such a classic to me and my childhood. I don’t think there’s a bad track on this album :p
4
Mar 18 2025
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Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is such a classic artist, though not as good as born to run. Solid but not the bessttt of his
3
Mar 19 2025
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Fisherman's Blues
The Waterboys
thank goodness i read the reviews and it saying i only needed to listen to the first 13 songs. it drags... great ideas and playing a game like Red Dead would make it much better, or at like a campfire setting, however a natural car listen home... not sure about that one. good stuff tho
2
Mar 20 2025
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Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Thay do be the bob Marley and that do be the wailers wow very standard album from them wow
3
Mar 21 2025
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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Richard Thompson
It’s average. Theres nothing special about it, though there’s nothing bad about it. Love the fact that it goes from male vocals to female vocals every other track.
3
Mar 22 2025
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana
This is such an interesting concept to do a live album on the 1001... i def think it's a good idea for it. kinda iconic for them not to do their hits, though as someone who's not too into nirvana, i wish there kinda were. nevertheless, nice work !!
3
Mar 23 2025
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
such a novel concept of being a double album, though as someone who thinks genesis is alright... its good for the first like 50mins. some good track afterwards, but still a wonderful album haha. good driving music to and from a gig.
3
Mar 24 2025
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Parklife
Blur
this album is kinda a blur. it's got so many ideas throughout each track, however, it's so BRITISH. laughing with my track at most songs at the different directions it was going through, has psych stuff to crooner stuff to just standard rock, to like the most british stuff ever. very fun album.
3
Mar 25 2025
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good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
SAMIDOT may be the best kendrick lamar song.
5
Mar 26 2025
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
Beach boys are such a classic band, pretty groovy for ‘71, and the vocals have really beautiful sounds effects on it
3
Mar 27 2025
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Da Capo
Love
interesting that the album had a mono and stereo version within the same album, found that fascinating. I always find 60's psychedelic rock a bit boring, i love the genre 20 years later when it's more effect heavy but it just sounds like rock. nice drumming tho.
2
Mar 28 2025
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Roots
Sepultura
Very important to have something A. Brazilian B. Heavy Metal in this list.
sadly, not my stuff. Cool aspects but heavy metal gives me headaches
2
Mar 29 2025
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Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
Found it more interesting but less enjoyable than his Electric Ladyland album. Kinda didn’t want him 2 weeks after the last one but that’s what happens haha
2
Mar 30 2025
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Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
So groovy and good, I’ll probably make the style of music if I was in the 90’s.
4
Mar 31 2025
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective
Such a 2010’s album even tho it’s from 2009 lmao. Interesting electronic elements even tho the vocals are a bit wacky at times
3
Apr 01 2025
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Blackstar
David Bowie
it's almost emotional to learn that this is bowie's death album... though saying that it's very hit or miss, the hits SLAP but it's a rough start to get there.
3
Apr 02 2025
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
Is there really a demand for ANOTTHERRRR random rock album from the 90's??? It's not that bad that I should give it a 1/5, but it's just a rock album. The vocals are just a barebones version of great singers, it's like taking away all the soul from the song. Def another person's cup of tea tho.
2
Apr 03 2025
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Devotional Songs
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
very interesting Pakistani album, it's nice !!! it's just cool music and nothing much outside of it, good to be on the 1001 for diversity of differing music
2
Apr 04 2025
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Arular
M.I.A.
The more I learn about this lady the cooler this album becomes. Great electronic vibes and her voice is so nice to hear !!
3
Apr 05 2025
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Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
A classic band with a classic album. I really like the amount of times I’ve played Californication cause bass players cant get enough of the song
3
Apr 06 2025
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
Laura Nyro
if you told me this is from 1968 and i didn't see this, i'd heavy doubt you, as the production is so peak. nice vocals and beautiful instrumentation but it's nothing too better then good background music.
3
Apr 07 2025
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Chris
Christine and the Queens
french 2010's gay pop???? kinda iconic ngl, love the vibes but didn't fully hit the marks compared to some of my other goats in the genre. still a great choice for the 1001
3
Apr 08 2025
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Graceland
Paul Simon
2nd Paul Simon album. It has his hit in it, cool. I just think it’s just so so so stock standard 😭😭😭😭
Nothing bad but nothing good either
3
Apr 09 2025
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The Yes Album
Yes
Wow. What a lame album. Nothing about it is bad, it’s just eh prog rock. “Oh don’t judge prog rock on its first listen”, many will say, however it’s just not my cup of tea. Cool ideas over some songs but others (like I’ve seen all the good people) are just like… WHEN IS THIS GONNA ENDDDDD haha
2
Apr 10 2025
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Your Arsenal
Morrissey
Damn thay smith singer got low-key better in the 90’s. Cool stuff throughout it, with nice vibes
3
Apr 11 2025
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The Band
The Band
For an album in the 60’s, pretty cool blend of genres to create a nice listening album whilst I walked the streets at night time.
3
Apr 12 2025
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Murmur
R.E.M.
To my knowledge the 2nd R.E.M album I’ve done so far. This is a little better then Out of Time, tho not my much. A chill rock album never hurts anyone, esp one with a cool bass player
3
Apr 13 2025
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Club Classics Vol. One
Soul II Soul
nice 90's club vibes, recognized some of the songs even if i don't hit the club all too often. cool stuff, needs a dj over it thoooooooo
3
Apr 14 2025
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Suicide
Suicide
Look. This is so influential for the development of Synth pop music. I gotta hand it to that. I also gotta gonna say that the next song that came up on the auto queue on their next album was like 10x better. It makes me so conflicted ahhhh. Plus some songs were just terrible in the vocal parts. Nevertheless, very interesting album to have included
2
Apr 15 2025
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Amnesiac
Radiohead
came into this with the thought of my radiohead fans that this isn't a good album, and whilst yeah, pulk / pull revolving doors is on there... there are a bunch of cool tracks on there. interesting album inbetween some greats.
3
Apr 16 2025
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Out of Step
Minor Threat
good that it's an EP. i wouldn't of been really able to listen to much more of it... it's just noise to me, sorta punk i'm not really into. though really can see an audience for it
2
Apr 17 2025
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1999
Prince
Solid prince album for never really hearing him prior to this !!! 1999 is a classic, and a bunch of other solid songs throughout. Have had a bunch of less then an hour albums in recent so it made it a lil harder to focus the whole time
3
Apr 18 2025
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Drunk
Thundercat
Thundercat really killed it with this one !!! Incredible bass work, and whenever he uses synths, it also kills.
Fun groovy album throughout this all!!
4
Apr 19 2025
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Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
frank ocean plz drop this one of the albums of all time and i need more then just this and blonde i beg
4
Apr 20 2025
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
if you like noise rock, you'll love this. if not, the most average album you'll ever hear.
2
Apr 21 2025
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Odelay
Beck
interesting album. so very 90's core, rock and all. nice use of trumpets and other brass throughout the album though !!
3
Apr 22 2025
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Synchronicity
The Police
my twin's favourite artist, so no matter what i say apart from "this is the best thing ever i love every song wow" will get me flammed.
solid album tho he kinda has taste...
4
Apr 23 2025
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Let's Get Killed
David Holmes
i saw a comment on this being like "The NYC vibe album", and I GOTTA agree, there's a beautiful mixture of the different elements of the new york scene in the 90's. one song reminded me so much of the main theme of the incredibles haha.
plus afterwards it autoplayed a song off of oceans eleven which he composed which was pretty nice as well :p
4
Apr 24 2025
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick
For a live album, this sounded pretty good, love how the name of the album was the place they performed the set. though it's rock music and it sounded a lot like a bunch other stuff i've heard recently.
3
Apr 25 2025
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
fun silly disco inspo rock music from the 2000's!! what more could you want from music haha
4
Apr 26 2025
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
these fundamental 60's albums to me are just getting so stale. like sure they are very important for developing music as we know it, i'm just... bored.
2
Apr 27 2025
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Since I Left You
The Avalanches
as a sample based producer, i can really appreciate a high quality sample based album. it's so interesting and i love all the elements to make it in a nice cohesive and funky package!
4
Apr 28 2025
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow
i feel like this album is a precursor to the many album in the 2010's which sound similar to that, which is cool. nice backing instruments in the strings when they have them :)
3
Apr 29 2025
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Kid A
Radiohead
didn't expect another radiohead album so soon (fyi 13 days). they are geniuses at what they do for sure, but another mixed bag album similar to Amnesic, however at a higher quality for the highlights. so close to a 4
3
Apr 30 2025
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The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Jazz samples with breakbeats with 90’s hip hop ?????? And you gonna say someone rated this under a 4???? Insanely good the bus ride was baller !!!
4
May 01 2025
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Smash
The Offspring
High octane, full throttle music. The drummer is working overtime lmao I swear. Not my sorta music I’m into but it would deserve a better score if I was into it haha.
2
May 02 2025
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Ocean Rain
Echo And The Bunnymen
I feel like this is a good baseline album for if something deserves a 2 or a 3 on the list. Probably the most 5/10 album I’ve heard, pretty decent rock with nice instrumentation and stuff. It’s very standard imo
3
May 03 2025
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Trip hop or whatever they call it??? The drums are just immaculate, grabbed me in as soon as the album started. Vocals are also very nice as well :)
Really in the border between a 3 and 4, flipped a coin at it landed tails so it’s a 3
3
May 04 2025
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Wild Wood
Paul Weller
pretty standardly cool rock album, the instrumental songs were my favs cause they had a bit more diversity in instrumentation to them :)
3
May 05 2025
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At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
this album is such an influential piece of media, a prison live album is such a powerful thing. the moment between the crowd and cash is just so humane. i just don't like country...
2
May 06 2025
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White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
i feel like this album is everything against what i personally enjoy in music. not to say it's objectively bad, the sorta rock they play just makes me wanna yawn.
2
May 07 2025
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Reggatta De Blanc
The Police
A very nice consistent album from The Police. I don't think you can go wrong with them, solid drumming, nice singing, everything is just cohesive. Great stylistic inspos as well.
4
May 08 2025
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World Clique
Deee-Lite
That album was Deee-Liteful. straight club bangers top to bottom. GROOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE ISSSSS INNNN THE HEARRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTT
4
May 09 2025
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Doolittle
Pixies
people said to me "oh no not the pixies, they are like the smiths but worse and more pretentious". this peaked my interest, and after listening... it made me have the realization. they were right.
2
May 10 2025
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Seventeen Seconds
The Cure
i do like their new wave approach to punk, it makes me quite enjoy the listening experience for a genre i don't typically enjoy as much !
3
May 11 2025
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Rid Of Me
PJ Harvey
Alt rock which probably means it’s a 3/5. Tho I liked six man sextet cause I love bjork and it has that energy haha
3
May 12 2025
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Vincebus Eruptum
Blue Cheer
The epitome of what I hate in music. 60’s blues rock with screams vocals with kinda eh mixing. Like, what can you do haha. Thank goodness it’s 32 minutes long… any more and I’d scream
1
May 13 2025
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Music From Big Pink
The Band
One of my favourite parts about 60’s albums is that stereo that they have where the drums will be in one ear and then piano will be in the other. I liked the piano ear mmmmm.
3
May 14 2025
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Slanted And Enchanted
Pavement
very INTERESTING 90's indie rock album. some of the songs on this... yeah... some of the worst rock i've ever heard. the vocalistic lowkey kinda needed vocal on some of time. however, they had some solid songs, so it's not like i can fully bash them haha.
2
May 15 2025
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Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
Art rock is always so fascinating to me. One of THE most interesting genres to exist, has so much quirky stuff in each genre. Very solid
3
May 16 2025
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Sunshine Hit Me
The Bees
I'd say The bees are pretty standard for indie rock, i didn't really get anything too much special out of them, but like, def not a bad experience at all !!! must listen to fans of the genre tho
3
May 17 2025
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Superunknown
Soundgarden
hey if everyone made grunge like they did in this album... i think i'd like it a bit more.
BLACK HOLE SUNNNNN. WON'T YOU COME (?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!)
4
May 18 2025
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The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan
One can tell it's an influential synth album because of how it just... flows. i liked it but def something you have to listen to rather then you want to listen to.
3
May 19 2025
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NEU! 75
Neu!
another one of those “you need to listen to this” rather then “you would want to listen to this” album. Low-key forgot I was listening to music at some points, and the rock parts aren’t my thing.
2
May 20 2025
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
a delight of an album to listen to. this reminds me of 2016 when the jones brothers made that... cover of the song, and finally seeing how much better the original was. Whole album is wonderful, the messages are just so in your face and honestly we need more of these sorta albums to make people realise injustice. esp now with trump (yuck) in power.
4
May 21 2025
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In A Silent Way
Miles Davis
I am a trumpet player. I play jazz as apart of a bunch of my college assessment tasks. Miles Davis is my favourite trumpet player (i know, basic pick for someone's who's played for 8 years now haha). Somehow i've never heard of this album before, so yeah.
Brilliant. As soon as I saw it was a 2 track album I knew I was in for a delight. I love jazz fusion, and I never knew Davis did an Jazz Fusion album, though knowing his stuff from the 90's, why am I not surprised at all. Having Hancock and Corea on piano OOOOOOOOOOOOo just incredible stuff. Sadly don't know the other players on this album :(
I need this on vinyl.
5
May 22 2025
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The Wildest!
Louis Prima
what a LOVELY swing band to grace my ears. Louis on vocals and trumpet was just such a nice and cheerful thing, and Keely on backing vocals was a nice duality. very simple but so rich in soundssss.
4
May 23 2025
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Clandestino
Manu Chao
A Latin inspired album by a French guy. I’m sure there is some story about the most insane story whilst this album was playing, because the vibes are immaculate nom. Would love more live I think.
3
May 24 2025
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies
this was BARELY better then the last pixie albums i listened to... tho saying that, where is my mind SUCKS OMG. can we just wait maybe 2 years to give me the next pixie albums i can't...
2
May 25 2025
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Sex Packets
Digital Underground
Ahhh 90’s hip hop is so cool, great backing beats, the vocals are fun and the “oh this is the 3min mark radio stations u can tune out” part is such an earworm haha
3
May 26 2025
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Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
beautiful vibes throughout the album, i found this very very nice to study with :) not a single bad track on this lovely reggae album. hearing that there is a Jamaican version however makes me wanna listen to that version too.
3
May 27 2025
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
For an album to actively captivate me for the entire 2hr 15min, this album must mean… something. I didn’t even mind it being double length. Great samples, great drums, the rap flowed so well. Great product
4
May 28 2025
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Back to Basics
Christina Aguilera
I feel like this album is what I think IS 2000’s pop. Surprised there isn’t a hit on the album with the amount of solid tracks on here. Aguilera’s voice is also just mmmmmm so good
3
May 29 2025
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Quite a fun album but a lil forgettable… like I liked the songs in it, but i couldn’t remember a track once it ended. Saying that, pretty good for early 70’s stuff.
3
May 30 2025
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Orbital 2
Orbital
Oh I KNOW people gonna hate this album to pieces, don’t even need to look at the reviews to see that. Beautiful 90’s electronica with nice choice of sampling, great drums, and gets better with every song. I knew it would be a baller album when the “when time becomes a loop” bit played for 2 minutes in the nice stereo sound bit at the VERY START OF THE ALBUM. crazy producers like to do crazy things to almost gatekeep their albums from the folk who wouldnt like it haha.
4
May 31 2025
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Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan
i don't have much to say... it's just an album. Bob Dylan doesn't excite me nor bores me - he just exists and i listen and think nothing. 3/5 because it's in the middle.
3
Jun 01 2025
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
Kinda gave like 80’s rock album but done in the 2000’s lmao. Cool stuff esp that hit song haha
3
Jun 02 2025
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Vauxhall And I
Morrissey
There was like 2 good tracks on this album, better than the other Morrissey album handed to us. His voice is less bad his other projects
3
Jun 03 2025
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Aja
Steely Dan
One of my friends loves this album and ngl when I heard some songs from this it didnt click. But when I heard the full album I was pretty surprised at how much of a vibe this soft rock album has. Pretty good with its instrumentation and its ability to move away from “conventional stuff”.
4
Jun 04 2025
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Phrenology
The Roots
Honestly surprised to learn this is an album from 2002 - this has such a mid 90’s style to it. Tho saying that, going off that era, this wasn’t special for the time so yeah. Enjoyable experience tho
3
Jun 05 2025
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Quiet Life
Japan
album that is like "yeah i can see why this album inspired people to make the stuff i enjoy lots but since it's in that groundworks stage it's a bit less good" but i loved the synths and the tracks without Nye were baller
3
Jun 06 2025
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Made In Japan
Deep Purple
i was pondering on my review on this album until i heard smoke on the water live and was like "OMG MY DAD TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY THAT LIKE 10 YEARS AGO OMG THAT'S SO COOL" and yea that's very cool. also a teacher recced me this album and i finally can say i've heard it. nice rock .P
3
Jun 07 2025
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Rio
Duran Duran
This is my father’s favourite band and I get why. Super high level production with a mixture of jams and experimental synth work. Plus I love the bass, I use basses with almost the exact same sound.
4
Jun 08 2025
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Rum Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues
good old irish folk. def not what i had in mind going into this album, but it such was a delight on a cold winter morning. esp loved the waltzing Matilda track at the end
3
Jun 10 2025
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
I get the hype. It’s so powerful but also like also kinda relaxing as well… good blend. Not typically a fan of metal but I’d vibe to this
3
Jun 11 2025
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Safe As Milk
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
THERE WAS ONE GOOD SONG ON THIS. I’m glad IS THE ONLY REASON WHY THIS ISNT A 1/5. 60’s psychedelic rock SUCKS AND I CANT STAND IT. Omg wow how good does drugs make music, hahahaahahahhaha. It’s boring, whilst trying to be pretentious. AND THIS ALBUM GOES ON FOR 70 MINS ???????? ALSO WHATS UP WITH THE PANNING ON THIS ALBUM????? The sound and mixing engineer should never be allowed to be on any other records because this is such a piss poor job of how to treat music. Also the main singer just sounds drunk the whole album, ur not a vibe…
Edit. I wrote this 2 songs before the ending. Oh god. How bad are the last 2 songs. How did this even pass production. They approved this?????
2
Jun 12 2025
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Kimono My House
Sparks
This was much more Japan then Japan was lmao (I got them last week so yeah). Pretty middle of the road 70’s rock so that’s sick stuff.
3
Jun 13 2025
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
TikTok would have loved this if it existed back in the 60’s. Short and sweet and very fun, also rip that member who died :(
3
Jun 14 2025
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Lady Soul
Aretha Franklin
this was EXACTLY what i needed at like 5pm after a long friday work shift.... beautiful voice aretha has, feat the better version of a bunch of people have covered. what a queen <3
4
Jun 15 2025
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Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
VIBES JUST ABSOLUTE VIBBESSSS mmmm i didn't care the songs were 10mins each they were just vibes nom nom nom
4
Jun 16 2025
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Bone Machine
Tom Waits
one of my music teachers is obsessed with tom waits. i can't even lie this just gives off making music for music "elitists". not a bad album just has some bad parts, but the good parts are mmmmmmmmm.
3
Jun 17 2025
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
a world album with influences from blues, gotta say these albums are the reason why i do this. honestly could do with more african influence as it half felt like the record label wanted to turn it down but nevertheless a vibe
3
Jun 18 2025
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The Clash
The Clash
man what where they doing pre london calling omg. i'm so glad they picked up their act for that album because this is just kinda bland but also the vocals are such an ick. the drummer baller tho
2
Jun 19 2025
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Night Life
Ray Price
I found it so funny on the first track when he was like “tell me if you like it, cause I’ll make more of this if you like”, if I’m not 60 years too late to this haha. It’s one of those albums ur grandpa has in his collection which is spinning weirdly cause it’s been played that many times. Would love to hear this with a bunch of crackling on it, kinda was made in mind of that lmao.
3