Jan 17 2025
Madman Across The Water
Elton John
βIndian Sunsetβ and βTiny Dancerl were highlights, also the backing vocals on "All the Nasties".
3
Jan 20 2025
Disraeli Gears
Cream
Ginger Bakerβs drumming is just savage. Jack Bruceβs playing also grabs me throughout the whole album, The strongest tracks were the singles, of course. I started listening to the standard release and was disappointed by the hard panned stereo, so I switched over to the deluxe edition and was glad I did. Itβs a much better mix.
3
Jan 22 2025
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
3
Jan 23 2025
The Cars
The Cars
Classic new wave-y power pop, with handclaps, harmonies, and hooks galore. And just great songwriting, to boot.
I mustβve been skipping around when I last listened, because I donβt recall βIβm in Touch with Your Worldβ which is mostly a bunch of cartoonish sound effects, kind of a waste of time time.
Iβm giving this album five stars nonetheless.
Favorite Tracks: "My Best Friend's Girl", "Just What I Needed" I tried to choose one, but I am a sucker for handclaps in pop songs.
5
Jan 24 2025
Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3
Jan 27 2025
Heroes
David Bowie
3
Jan 28 2025
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
3
Jan 29 2025
Wonderful Rainbow
Lightning Bolt
3
Jan 31 2025
Raw Like Sushi
Neneh Cherry
"Buffalo Stance" is a classic, five-star song. "Manchild", "Kisses on the Wind", and "Heart" are also worth a listen, but the rest of the album is kind of dated filler.
2
Feb 04 2025
Either Or
Elliott Smith
4
Feb 05 2025
Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3
Feb 19 2025
Bad
Michael Jackson
"Smooth Criminal" is possibly MJ's best song.
4
Feb 20 2025
Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
4
Feb 25 2025
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
One of my favorite albums. Great songs, production by Nick Lowe, and Bruce Thomas' bass lines are wonderfully melodic and buoyant.
5
Mar 03 2025
Africa Brasil
Jorge Ben Jor
4
Mar 04 2025
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
4
Mar 05 2025
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
5
Mar 06 2025
Idlewild
Everything But The Girl
1
Mar 07 2025
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
5
Mar 10 2025
The White Album
Beatles
5
Mar 12 2025
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
5
Mar 14 2025
Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
4
Mar 17 2025
Music From Big Pink
The Band
5
Mar 18 2025
Stardust
Willie Nelson
Stardust showcases Willie's talent as a versatile and expressive vocalist, in spite of limited vocal range. The strongest tracks on this album are "All of Me", "Blue Skies", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - the more uptempo tracks in general.
4
Mar 19 2025
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
4
Mar 20 2025
Station To Station
David Bowie
3
Mar 24 2025
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
It's nice to revisit this album after some distance from it.
"Nightswimming" is in my top 10 ever R.E.M. songs. "Find the River" is a great contribution from Mike Mills.
4
Mar 26 2025
Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
4
Mar 27 2025
I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen
4
Mar 28 2025
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
4
Apr 01 2025
Zombie
Fela Kuti
4
Apr 02 2025
Sister
Sonic Youth
3
Apr 03 2025
Signing Off
UB40
3
Apr 04 2025
Harvest
Neil Young
5
Apr 07 2025
Exile On Main Street
The Rolling Stones
4
Apr 09 2025
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
3
Apr 14 2025
Who's Next
The Who
5
Apr 15 2025
Be
Common
3
Apr 16 2025
Punishing Kiss
Ute Lemper
2
Apr 17 2025
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
4
Apr 18 2025
BEYONCΓ
BeyoncΓ©
Inert and lifeless. I don't get it.
1
Apr 21 2025
James Brown Live At The Apollo
James Brown
4
Apr 22 2025
There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield
3
Apr 23 2025
The Libertines
The Libertines
3
Apr 24 2025
A Northern Soul
The Verve
4
Apr 25 2025
When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop
2
Apr 28 2025
Metallica
Metallica
3
Apr 29 2025
Fragile
Yes
3
Apr 30 2025
Horses
Patti Smith
4
May 01 2025
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell
4
May 05 2025
21
Adele
While "I'll Be Waiting" seems like it might be out of place, it was quite welcome, the only track that didn't seem to be hammering me over the head with pangs of overwrought emotion. I was really looking forward to the Rick Rubin-produced tracks, but damn those are some LOUD drums.
2
May 06 2025
Synchronicity
The Police
4
May 07 2025
Gorillaz
Gorillaz
3
May 09 2025
Talking Heads 77
Talking Heads
4
May 12 2025
Disintegration
The Cure
I was a pretty big fan of The Cure when this album was released, but for some reason it didn't click for me at the time. It's definitely darker and moodier than its predecessor, with fewer, but lengthier tracks.
I did like the singles from the album, though. Revisiting the album as a whole for the first time in who knows how long reveals that it's definitely one of the strongest releases in their catalog.
4
May 13 2025
Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
4
May 14 2025
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4
May 15 2025
Rejoicing In The Hands
Devendra Banhart
2
May 16 2025
The Grand Tour
George Jones
3
May 19 2025
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
3
May 20 2025
Dookie
Green Day
4
May 21 2025
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
4
May 22 2025
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
5
May 23 2025
Exile In Guyville
Liz Phair
4
May 26 2025
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG's
4
May 27 2025
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
5
May 28 2025
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Beatles
5
May 30 2025
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
2
Jun 02 2025
In Utero
Nirvana
4
Jun 03 2025
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3
Jun 04 2025
Close To You
Carpenters
4
Jun 05 2025
Frank
Amy Winehouse
3
Jun 06 2025
There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly & The Family Stone
4
Jun 09 2025
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
3
Jun 13 2025
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
I actually had to wait a few days after Brian Wilson's passing to listen to this album, even though I'd been hearing lots of Beach Boys tracks on the radio.
I still remember listening to Pet Sounds for the first time about 30 years ago, and I am still moved by it today upon re-listen.
While "God Only Knows" is deservedly the most acclaimed song on the album, Iβll name "You Still Believe in Me" as a less-talked about high point of the album. The arrangement is something special, the melody of "I wanna cry" gets me every time, and the backing harmonies are just heavenly.
5
Jun 17 2025
Thriller
Michael Jackson
4
Jun 23 2025
Doolittle
Pixies
5
Jun 24 2025
Moving Pictures
Rush
4
Jun 25 2025
Raw Power
The Stooges
I definitely prefer the Iggy Mix.
4
Jun 27 2025
Space Ritual
Hawkwind
4
Jul 01 2025
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
I know this is Jimi's band and yes, he is an incredible guitar player, but can we talk about the drums, please?
Just incredible.
4
Jul 03 2025
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
4
Jul 04 2025
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
I wish I could hear the backing tracks without the backwardness and misogyny.
2
Jul 07 2025
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
4
Jul 08 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
5
Jul 09 2025
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The Papas
4
Jul 10 2025
Technique
New Order
4
Jul 11 2025
Gris Gris
Dr. John
3
Jul 21 2025
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
5
Jul 22 2025
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
4
Jul 24 2025
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath
βYou can only trust yourself and the first six Black Sabbath albums.β -Henry Rollins
5
Jul 25 2025
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
4