Mar 31 2025
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Highway to Hell
AC/DC
"She had...the body of Venus with arms" - let's go Touch Too Much!
A rock guitar and stadium rock clinic, era defining sound, guitar riffs that'll make you want to kneel and pray to the fretboard gods, fantastic vocal screeching with those fist pumping rhythms. Sexual innuendo throughout that inspired the eras other greats, definitely one to listen to loud.
4
Apr 01 2025
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Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
Way more musical than what I was expecting from The White Stripes. Still has that stripped down sound, but the variations of instruments and exploration of genres makes this one a fun listen to me.
3
Apr 02 2025
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John
Tiny Dancer, all time great track. Great musicality throughout. Although probably not an album that would find itself in a regular rotation for me, I appreciate the quality.
I never have to hear Indian Sunset again.
3
Apr 03 2025
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
Fantastic stripped down sound. Excellent storytelling. Definitely grabbed from The Strokes sound of the early oughts, not there's nothing wrong with that when it's done this well
4
Apr 04 2025
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
It's very far away, it takes about a day to get there, if you travel by...dragonfly.
I imagine some boomer listening to the UFO flying around his brain and being blown away. Fun album, some real gems, love the Brit influence coupled with Jimi's sound. All in all a solid album which I've enjoyed many many times start to finish over the years.
4
Apr 05 2025
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield
Ok, so, the sound of the 70's that I've grown up despising, seems to have started with this album. That being said, in bits I can actually appreciate it, and there are moments in here that are pretty fantastic. It actually gets more tolerable as I listen to it more, so maybe I just need to embrace the decade of my introduction to life a little more...
This whole album could be the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's genre, no surprise that Son of a Preacher Man is on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack, and even after a gazillion listens I still love that one.
3
Apr 06 2025
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The Infotainment Scan
The Fall
3
Apr 07 2025
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Machine Head
Deep Purple
Groovy riff rock that behave the basis for "classic rock" radio stations for now and forever. No shortage of toe tappers and head nodders
4
Apr 08 2025
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Umm... This one is a bit bloated for my tastes. Sure, there's some great tracks here, but it's a slog to get through. I'm sorry the boomers had to "suffer" so much to have to believe this was the greatest album. I'll put this on the "well, I've heard it" and move on list.
2
Apr 09 2025
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Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Goth would have never happened...still, fantastic album, great sound, takes one back to an era.
3
Apr 10 2025
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London Calling
The Clash
This is a top 10 album for me. Bangers all the way through, it never gets old, sounds fantastic. Guns of Brixton still gets me fired up.
5
Apr 11 2025
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The Gilded Palace Of Sin
The Flying Burrito Brothers
"He might have been on the weed, or even LSD".
Good album, love the sound. Definitely Everly Brothers influenced, and carried that influence to a lot of artists that followed, good and bad, is apparent. I've softened somewhat musically in my older age, and music like this can go into my ears and just keep playing throughout the day, and there's nothing wrong with that.
4
Apr 12 2025
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Debut
Björk
Some decent stuff mixed in here, though in retrospect the whole Bjork schtick runs a little thin for me. Human Behavior still has that quality that basically put Bjork on the map.
3
Apr 13 2025
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Music for the Masses
Depeche Mode
Interesting album from this group. None of these specific tracks brings back any memories from this 80's kid, though the overall sound absolutely does. This is prime electronica from one of the most recognizable artists of the genre, though not my favorite in their catalog.
Also, pretty sure "I Want You Now" is about a dude's blue balls. Deep stuff.
3
Apr 14 2025
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Different Class
Pulp
Yeah, I can dig this one, if for Common People alone.
4
Apr 15 2025
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25
Adele
I can appreciate her voice, not this kinda music just ain't my jam. Not hard to hear how her talents lend themselves to a Vegas residency.
3
Apr 16 2025
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Our Aim Is To Satisfy
Red Snapper
I wanna give her that kinda night...
Decent album, not really the type of album that'll catch anybody in the room with a "holy shit what was THAT!?!" track, but not a bad vibe.
I don't know much about this style of music, so can't really address why this particular album would separate it from others, but I liked it.
3
Apr 17 2025
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
Such a great album. So many good tracks, still a unique sound. Takes me back to a time, for sure.
4
Apr 18 2025
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The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
Initial impression was "that's gonna be a no for me, dog." And then I listened again. And again. And again, and goddamn if this one didn't grow on me
Avant garde can work for me, at times, and "Over My Head" (oh, the irony) is a keeper, Street Waves is great.
3
Apr 19 2025
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Blunderbuss
Jack White
NGL, was not excited about ANOTHER Jack White album making this list. Then I got to Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy, and I was sold. A fantastic album.
4
Apr 20 2025
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The Healer
John Lee Hooker
I was over Santana about 20 years ago after his collab with the dummies from Matchbox Twenty. This one finishes strong with Hooker on his own.
3