Mar 25 2025
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp
I love how loud the bass is on this album. The true winners of this record are the bass and keyboards. This felt a lot like ELO, not in a bad way. Very fun record and would definitely listen again. I also didn’t realize “blood well right”—a killer song—was Supertramp.
3
Mar 26 2025
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
The Kinks
Excellent album start to finish. Can and have listened to this on repeat many times in the past. Would recommend to all ears.
5
Mar 27 2025
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
It was fine. Classic sound, fun songs. I also had no idea, after some Googling, that “I just want to make love to you” is a Muddy Waters song. Up until now I was only familiar with the Foghat version I heard in the film Dazed and Confused.
3
Mar 28 2025
Among The Living
Anthrax
Opening riff for “Caught in a Mosh” sounds strikingly similar to the opening riff to Nirvana’s “School,” or vice-versa. Strong riffage, killer double-bass, but still have a tough time with the vocals.
4
Mar 31 2025
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Bunch of bops. Feels like they were creating the soundscape they’d (re)use across most of the Suburbs. Fun album.
3
Apr 01 2025
Dookie
Green Day
Much more alt-90s mixed with surf rock than I remembered. Tre Cool’s drumming is great.
2
Apr 02 2025
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
This is so good. I listened to it at least 5 times today. Smooth, funky, psychedelic—and reminds me of a hot day.
4
Apr 03 2025
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
First song came with a side of cheese. The song with Canned Heat was great. Last track on the album was a stunner, loved it. Was going to give it 2-stars, but something about the last track hooked me.
3
Apr 04 2025
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
I wanted to like it more than I did. At times I heard many different bands I really like: Nirvana, Mastadon, Pearl Jam—but most of it didn’t sit right in my ears. Would return to this again in the future to try again. For now, most of the songs felt like the worst of Dinosaur Jr songs, which was both surprising and difficult to get through at times.
2
Apr 07 2025
Moving Pictures
Rush
The opening riff of “Limelight” immediately puts me in a good mood, always. First 4 tracks are heavy hitters and latter 3 were all new for me. Who knew about Rush’s epic “The Camera Eye?!” I wonder if that’s what inspired Billy Corgan to name his song “CameraEye,” though very different. So much has been documented about this album and it makes sense: they found a harmonious connection between prog and pop. Would return for many listens.
4
Apr 08 2025
2112
Rush
So happy our randomizer took us back in time in the Rush catalog. This is more a purest prog album reflective of the other prog titan contemporaries at the time: Yes, Genesis. Fun listen. I did not like “Tears.”
3
Apr 09 2025
Beyond Skin
Nitin Sawhney
Vibe was very main-character energy. Like any late-90s/early-2000s main-character contemplation montages, perhaps under rainy conditions.
2
Apr 10 2025
Illmatic
Nas
Yes.
4
Apr 14 2025
Parachutes
Coldplay
3
Apr 15 2025
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
His playing, his voice so angelic. To me, the songs themselves are better than the arrangements. This album feels like it got too much of a Phil-Spector treatment with all the accompanying parts. I’d love to hear a stripped down version of this album of just Nick and his guitar.
3
Apr 16 2025
Dog Man Star
Suede
Listening to this felt like sitting in a traffic jam when you’re a kid and your parents insist on only listening to a talk-radio show where the guest and host don’t speak directly into the microphone so the volume is inconsistent. You get a headache, you’re unsettled.
Said differently, it was like refreshing your Instagram feed for 1hr and 9min and only seeing the same meme you didn’t think was funny the first time.
Said differently, I didn’t like it.
1
Apr 17 2025
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Essential.
4
Apr 18 2025
La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project
Mario Paint soundtrack, sort of.
1
Apr 21 2025
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This is the blueprint for Australia’s Tropical F*** Storm. It’s as if they took aspects of this album and added more punk rock to ultimately yield their sound.
I have mixed feelings about this album. At times I enjoy it at other times I feel I’ve been coerced into liking it.
2
Apr 22 2025
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Separating the art from the artist, this is an incredible album. It flows perfectly, the flexes of Paul McCartney and Eddie Van Halen truly capture the era and the fact that MJ had endless powers.
“Human Nature” is one of my absolute favorite MJ songs, too. Could listen to it on loop.
5
Apr 23 2025
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Very mature zep. Love that the song “houses of the holy” was chosen for this album.
4
Apr 24 2025
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
There’s a cool power that runs through this whole album
4
Apr 25 2025
The Man Who
Travis
No.
2
Apr 28 2025
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
It’s all about Syd, right? “Shine on…” is famously about him, but hearing all the other songs bookended with “shine on” got me thinking the album is a love letter.
4
Apr 29 2025
Marquee Moon
Television
All right notes. All the right beats. So many feels for this one ⭐️
4
Apr 30 2025
Spiderland
Slint
Oh man, what a blast. Love this album and the band’s obvious and passionate love of the Big Muff.
4
May 01 2025
What's That Noise?
Coldcut
This is a checkbox one for me.
1
May 02 2025
Sulk
The Associates
No thank you
1
May 05 2025
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
This is lovely.
4
May 06 2025
Violator
Depeche Mode
At “waiting for the night” the album turned around and became more fun and dragged less. Rounding up from a 2.5 star review.
3
May 07 2025
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
This is why the Caesars sound the way they do. Love when the thread to an ancestor is so clear.
3
May 08 2025
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
2
May 09 2025
Basket of Light
Pentangle
Heck yeah. Witchy.
4
May 12 2025
At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
Ok, ok, ok. I think I might finally “get” Johnny Cash and why he’s truly the legend that he is. This whole album is badass. He sounds great. June sounds great. The band sounds great. JC throws shade at the establishment, pretty gutsy. I’ve been bitten by the bug and now want to dig through the archives more. Also, love the fact that he played “San Quentin” twice back-to-back. No rules. Love it.
4
May 13 2025
The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
It’s a 4.5 and I’m rounding up. No, who am I kidding, it’s a 5. I’ve listened to this album so many times, but this close listen was different. There’s a flow, a swing, a mood that keeps the energy high and constant. I think using similar-ish chord patterns across some songs do something that makes the album feel like a dream. Will continue to return for listens again.
I also remember feeling particularly proud in high school when I used the lyrics of “Time” as an away message; I’ve never forgotten that and also the lyrics are even more haunting the older I/we get—which I guess is the point of the song. in
5
May 14 2025
Olympia 64
Jacques Brel
That voice.
3
May 15 2025
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
😎
4
May 16 2025
Hot Shots II
The Beta Band
This is why Caribou is Caribou.
3
May 19 2025
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
It’s a crusher front-to-back.
Now some non-sequiturs.
1. I remember watching them play “Since I’ve Been Loving You” on a DVD from a performance in the late 70s and my brain exploding with the speed and sheer coolness of JP’s playing.
2. It sounds like Heart took the opening riff from “Gallows Pole” and repurposed it for “Crazy on You” and honestly killer move if so.
3. Way more acoustic jams than I remember.
Honestly, fantastic album. It’s incredible that by number 3 (and those that came after) they were staying true, tweaking the formula, and taking some risks that had big payoffs.
5
May 20 2025
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top
Phish should cover this album. That’s more or less what I thought about throughout this listen.
3
May 21 2025
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
“Disorder” is a 10/10. After “New Dawn Fades” the album got a little sleepy. I did however like that the main riff sounded like the outro from Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.”
3
May 22 2025
Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
I’m rounding up.
The first couple songs had so much fuzz I felt like I was walking into a Halloween exhibit that had too much fog machine and the music was coming out of a washing machine. Like the dryer. As in the dryer is running and a speaker playing music is on full blast. The sounds are seeping through cracks in the doors but you still can’t really tell what’s coming through.
The fog cleared as the album progressed and some of the songs were enjoyable.
3
May 23 2025
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
Best part of the listen was when Angelo Badalamenti from the “Twin Peaks” soundtrack auto played after the album finished.
2
May 26 2025
Blackstar
David Bowie
The album felt like a dream. A dream where things feel disjointed but also make sense. At times the energy of the instrumentation felt differently paced from the vocals, and vice versa. It was like hearing 2 different songs at the same time, but everything somehow came together. I need to give this another listen.
3
May 28 2025
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
♥️🌤️
4
May 29 2025
Metal Box
Public Image Ltd.
Give a 5 year old a microphone and a backing track of machine noise and you’ve recreated the first song. I considered bailing after the first song but am actually glad I didn’t.
The rest of the album is hit or miss for me. One of the biggest distractions is that the mastering feels extremely all over the place. I want to say that was an artistic choice that pushed boundaries given the time and genre, but idk maybe that’s too generous.
Through the discord I heard origins of bands I really enjoy today, many in fact who joined dischord records. Lol.
“Poptones” and “socialist” are my faves.
3
May 30 2025
Crocodiles
Echo And The Bunnymen
It was fine
3
Jun 02 2025
London Calling
The Clash
So cool. So many twists I did not expect. “Lost in the Supermarket” is outstanding and the primitive elements of so much good post-punk that came after this.
4
Jun 03 2025
Moon Safari
Air
There’s that one song
3
Jun 04 2025
The Doors
The Doors
✌️
4
Jun 05 2025
16 Lovers Lane
The Go-Betweens
First half I liked. Second half I didn’t like. I really liked the song “Cattle and Cane,” but that is from a different album and only played because of Spotify autoplay. It’s a banger. To anyone in this crew that reads this review, check it out. No joke. ☮️
3
Jun 06 2025
If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
This was so good. It’s like if CSN got a little more experimental. Obvs. Album art gets a 1-⭐️ review
4
Jun 09 2025
War
U2
Opening track starts the album strong. For me, it felt downhill from there. Didn’t think it would include as much hollering as it did. Too many eight note high hats.
2
Jun 10 2025
21
Adele
This is incredible. Powerful, heart wrenching, catchy, yes some cheese, and simple. Perfect songwriting and execution. My first listen to the full record and will return for future listens. My 5-year old also took my headphones at 9:30PM on a Sunday night while doing the dishes to listen to “Rumour Has It” and it was so pure, she was so excited. So, this album gets that memory now. ♥️
4
Jun 11 2025
Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
At times talking heads. At other times Zappa. At other times discord-records-style punk. Also lol on the song from jackass.
3
Jun 12 2025
The Who Sell Out
The Who
A very strong 3. A cool blend of psych, pop, experimental, and to me what sounded like a strong influence taken from “Magical Mystery Tour” and early stuff from The Byrds, but I should check timelines. Also, didn’t realize it was the ending of “Rael 1&2” that I’ve heard in so many movies. There’s also a charm in this album because it doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously and I really like that. At times I could hear elements that inspired bands like Of Montreal, which was a fun surprise.
3
Jun 13 2025
The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
Rounding up. These songs are meticulously written, performed, and recorded. Definitely bonus spooky factor that we received this album the day after Brian Wilson passed.
4
Jun 16 2025
Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears
I need to spend a few more listens with this. The rock opera of “broken” > “head over heels / broken” was unexpected and way more prog than I anticipated. Of course “everybody wants…” is always a good listen.
3
Jun 17 2025
Disraeli Gears
Cream
“We’re going wrong” is a proto-grizzly bear song.
3
Jun 18 2025
Konnichiwa
Skepta
3
Jun 19 2025
Fragile
Yes
Love this era of Yes and this album. Steve Howe was also a big influence on my guitar playing so listening through this again was like a virtual lesson.
5
Jun 20 2025
Like Water For Chocolate
Common
3
Jun 23 2025
From Elvis In Memphis
Elvis Presley
I liked this way more than I thought I would
3
Jun 24 2025
Horses
Patti Smith
Ok ok
3
Jun 25 2025
British Steel
Judas Priest
I didn’t know “living after midnight” was a Judas Priest song.
This was much poppier than I thought it would be, but I’m also listening to it with ears 45 after this album came out.
The songs were catchy, Rob Halford’s voice was super cool, and it piqued my interest to finally check out the rest of the catalog.
3
Jun 26 2025
Justified
Justin Timberlake
I wanted to like it way more than I did.
“Like I love you” has always been an absolute BOP I can listen to on repeat.
The rest of the album had the hits, but many didn’t stick as I’d hoped.
Keeping it a 3 to return to this for another full run through.
3
Jun 27 2025
Goo
Sonic Youth
3
Jun 30 2025
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
2.5 maybe
2
Jul 01 2025
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Feels like a 3.5, but that’s rounding up. There are some sledgehammeringly good songs on here and some very bad ones.
“Second Hand News” as an album opener is painful. To go from that to “Dreams” is like stubbing your toe (“Second Hand News”) on the gates of heaven (“Dreams”). It’s like a gauntlet of pain with a nirvana of payoff. It’s like an album starting with a terrible song and the second song makes you think someone made you a mixtape with different bands just to mess with you. Second songs can truly be gems and this album is no exception.
“Don’t stop” is like a joke to a listener who hated “Second Hand News,” because listening to both songs made me want to stop listening to the album. “Go Your Own Way” is a total banger and brings the album back on track (thank god).
“You Make Loving Fun” has to be one of my new fave Fleetwood Mac songs. I think I’ve known this one for a bit but today’s listen coupled with realizing that it big-time sounds like Midlake’s “Roscoe,” entered this song into the camp of ones I will happily return to.
4
Jul 02 2025
Low
David Bowie
What a big mood.
If grief could be sonically reproduced this is how it could sound.
No idea what’s actually behind the album. I’ll read up.
3
Jul 08 2025
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Unexpected and delightful piano
3
Jul 10 2025
The Clash
The Clash
I didn’t know I really liked the clash
3
Jul 11 2025
Fromohio
fIREHOSE
What a surprise!
3
Jul 14 2025
Power In Numbers
Jurassic 5
Good grooves
3
Jul 15 2025
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Hits in the feels and it’s hard to separate myself and hear the album not biased by the time and place when I remember first experiencing it. The EP was lightning in a bottle and the LP took that feeling further. “Blue Ridge Mountains” takes me back to long contemplative drives in my ‘03 Honda Civic. The rest of the album, particularly the first half flows like a continuous breathing exercise that leaves you wrapped in a blanket of calm. Still so good and, man, 2007-2009 had some incredible albums that still resonate today. This is certainly one of those.
5
Jul 16 2025
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
This was so good!
4
Jul 17 2025
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Huh
2
Jul 18 2025
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
This was 🔥
4
Jul 21 2025
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
🕴️
4
Jul 22 2025
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's
V fun
3
Jul 23 2025
The Colour Of Spring
Talk Talk
I was bored
2
Jul 24 2025
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
For so many reasons this is a 5.
5
Jul 25 2025
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Ok so you need this to get to so many after. They wrote the playbook. Without them, no Clash, Television, Pavement, Sonic Youth, or any other descendants. I really liked this.
5
Jul 28 2025
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
I was way more bored than I thought I’d be.
The first track sounded like a demo version of sultans of swing.
After that the songs were kinda sleepy.
Sultans is a cool reminder of what you can do without a pick.
Wild West End was neat.
2
Jul 29 2025
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine
I’ve listened to so many of these songs, but never as a complete package. Wow.
It made me laugh that “freedom” rang a little bit like “evenflow,” but that didn’t stop the party.
5
Jul 30 2025
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A.
This was great. Have never really listened to NWA, but this is awesome.
4
Jul 31 2025
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
So sweet
3
Aug 01 2025
Sail Away
Randy Newman
Not the worst not the best. A high 2 rounded up.
3