May 27 2025
Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths3
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May 28 2025
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds1
May 29 2025
Paranoid
Black SabbathI was always intimidated by the tough heavy metal kids in my school (and by extension their music), so I didn't discover Black Sabbath until I was middle aged. This is a great album. It's heavy, but more importantly it's fun! The music is accessible and skilled and - even 55 years after its release - interesting.
4
May 30 2025
Live At Leeds
The Who3
Jun 02 2025
Surfer Rosa
Pixies3
Jun 03 2025
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers3
Jun 04 2025
Diamond Life
Sade3
Jun 05 2025
Highly Evolved
The Vines2
Jun 06 2025
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson3
Jun 09 2025
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band2
Jun 10 2025
Heroes
David Bowie4
Jun 11 2025
The Marshall Mathers LP
EminemChallenging album. Is that good? Is that bad? Maybe both? I want to like it more than I did.
3
Jun 12 2025
Beauty And The Beat
The Go-Go's4
Jun 13 2025
Surf's Up
The Beach Boys2
Jun 16 2025
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple2
Jun 17 2025
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie4
Jun 18 2025
No Other
Gene Clark4
Jun 19 2025
Roger the Engineer
The Yardbirds4
Jun 20 2025
Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival3
Jun 23 2025
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden3
Jun 24 2025
At Mister Kelly's
Sarah Vaughan4
Jun 25 2025
The Libertines
The Libertines3
Jun 26 2025
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine
Cee Lo GreenIt's great being introduced to a new-to-me album that totally slaps. This hit the mark for me.
5
Jun 27 2025
The Seldom Seen Kid
Elbow3
Jun 30 2025
Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith4
Jul 03 2025
Scream, Dracula, Scream
Rocket From The Crypt2
Jul 04 2025
Is This It
The Strokes3
Jul 07 2025
Grace
Jeff Buckley3
Jul 08 2025
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division4
Jul 09 2025
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane4
Jul 10 2025
Da Capo
Love4
Jul 11 2025
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane3
Jul 14 2025
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson4
Jul 15 2025
Aqualung
Jethro Tull4
Jul 16 2025
Hard Again
Muddy Waters4
Jul 17 2025
Hunting High And Low
a-ha4
Jul 21 2025
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes5
Jul 22 2025
On The Beach
Neil Young3
Jul 23 2025
Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott3
Jul 24 2025
Vol. 4
Black Sabbath4
Jul 25 2025
OK Computer
Radiohead5
Jul 28 2025
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses3
Jul 29 2025
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding4
Jul 30 2025
The Man Who
Travis3
Jul 31 2025
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons3
Aug 01 2025
Beautiful Freak
Eels4
Aug 04 2025
If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues4
Aug 06 2025
Crime Of The Century
Supertramp3
Aug 07 2025
Lust For Life
Iggy Pop5
Aug 08 2025
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz4
Aug 11 2025
My Generation
The Who3
Aug 12 2025
Master Of Puppets
MetallicaI listened to the album and was not immediately compelled by the musical language. I found it repetitive and relentlessly pounding. Then I listened to Rock Virgin's reaction video to Master of Puppets on YouTube. It really helped me understand the background and intentions of the song. Her review helped me to hear the narrative and artistry in the music. I was originally going to score one star. I've increased it to three. I'm sure with a deeper appreciation of the musical language and additional listenings I would rate even higher.
3
Aug 13 2025
Crazysexycool
TLC4
Aug 14 2025
If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle & Sebastian4
Aug 15 2025
Hms Fable
Shack2