Jun 02 2025
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Paris 1919
John Cale
Not really my cup of tea. It has that post-Beatles late 60s/early 70s melodramatic soft-psychedlic sound I've never been too big on, and John Cale's voice ain't all there for me. On the positive side, Child's Christmas in Wales, Macbeth, and Paris 1919 actually did hook me in a little bit.
2
Jun 03 2025
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Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen
I tried to give this a genuine chance, I've heard many of the songs off this album before since it's undeniably a classic in the sense of how successful and influental it is, but I've long hated Bruce Springsteen and the second his weird, warbly voice kicked in, I instantly had to shut it off. That husky vibrato he does is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
1
Jun 04 2025
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My Generation
The Who
I've never really listened to much of The Who outside of their hits and was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this album. The songs are all super catchy, and I dig the way the sound kind of bounces back and forth between rock and R&B. I was also interested to learn the album came out in '65 only because the title track sounds so ahead of its time, like I've heard it a thousand times and sort of assumed it came out sometime in the 70s when punk was starting to really become a thing, between the lyrics and the fast, punchy instrumentation, it sounds like a full on punk song.
4
Jun 05 2025
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If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The Pogues
This was a fun album, though honestly probably not something I'd go out of my way to listen to again. I dig folk punk but this one just didn't totally grab me in that way.
3
Jun 06 2025
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Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Just an insanely boring album, I couldn't even finish it.
1
Jun 07 2025
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex
Not bad, but not my cup of tea, I thought it was a little samey and repetitive. Jeepster was a bop though!
2
Jun 08 2025
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
I've never been a huge Elton John fan but was surprised I actually kind of enjoyed this one. While I probably wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again, it had some good enjoyable moments, with Funeral For A Friend being the definite highlight, I actually really dug that one.
3
Jun 09 2025
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Untitled (Black Is)
SAULT
I wanted to like this one because the atmosphere and production kind of intruiged me, but I found it to be relentlessly boring. Every single song is a basic endlessly repeating drum beat and bassline with bland, repetitive vocals and instrumentation dropped on top of it. I just couldn't do it.
1
Jun 10 2025
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Illmatic
Nas
I'm a huge fan of rap but I somehow have never gotten around to giving this album a go for whatever reason, which is a shame because I can totally see why it's such a beloved and influental album, it's just nothing but bangers front to back. I swear this is gonna be my listening obsession for the next week.
5
Jun 11 2025
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Unhalfbricking
Fairport Convention
This is a super solid piece of folk rock, I'm really digging it. I think it's cool how it kind of plays around with genres a bit, like for the most part it's straight up folk rock, but then you have songs like the the accordion heavy Si du tois partir, the blues-y Autopsy, the rockin' slide guitar driven Cajun Woman, and the single along sea shanty style of Percy's Song. It gives the album quite a bit of variety and makes it overall really fun to listen to.
4
Jun 12 2025
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Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
t's amazing how an album that's so offbeat can be so dull to listen to, it's like the band decided to be weird for the sake of being weird and totally forgot to make actually interesting music. Each song just seems to drone on and on, and I wound up only being able to get about halfway through it before shutting it off, and even then I was forcing myself through each song. Absolutely terrible.
1
Jun 13 2025
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
I've always been kind of indifferent to The Beach Boys, like I don't mind them but their music has always sounded more like something you'd throw on in the background at a party than something I'd actively sit down and jam out to, and this album didn't really change that opinion too much.
2
Jun 14 2025
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Home Is Where The Music Is
Hugh Masekela
This album pretty much falls into my "Not bad but not my cup of tea" category. I really enjoy jazz, but this was just a bit too noodly for my tastes.
2
Jun 15 2025
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Blue Lines
Massive Attack
I wasn't too big on some of the vocals on this album but for the most part I enjoyed it, there was some really good funky instrumentation up in here.
3
Jun 16 2025
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So
Peter Gabriel
This is one of those albums where I'm super familiar with the hit single (Sledgehammer) but haven't heard the rest of it, and yeah, it's a pretty solid bit of 80's pop rock. The slower ballad tracks are a little sappy for my taste, but tracks like That Voice Again, Big Time, and previously mentioned Sledgehammer are tons of fun.
3
Jun 17 2025
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Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis
It's weird, I can't say I was actively engaged in listening to this album, but I had it on my way to work on a rainy day and there was something about it that made for a really nice atmosphere.
3
Jun 18 2025
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Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
This was a listenable but kind of forgettable bit of 60s pop rock. Honestly, the whole time I was listening I couldn'r help but feel like the band was trying to cash in on Beatlesmania, though I say this as someone who isn't super familiar with the band outside of their hits like You Really Got Me, Lola, or All of the Day and All of the Night.
2
Jun 19 2025
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Revolver
Beatles
Not one of my favorite Beatles albums, there's some good tunes on here bit most of it kind of goes in on ear and out the other.
2
Jun 20 2025
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Welcome to the Afterfuture
Mike Ladd
Good god, what an awful album. I swear to god every track was cobbled together with basic Garageband loops, and whenever he does throw in something original, I found myself wondering if he was actually tone deaf. Added to that, his rapping just has nothing interesting or charasmatic about it, and on some tracks it sounds like he was half asleep while recording vocals. It's boring as hell at best and borderline unlistenable at worst, i absolutely hated it.
1
Jun 21 2025
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Live!
Fela Kuti
Fun and funky with a traditional African flair, this was a pretty entertaining listen!
3
Jun 22 2025
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan
Pretty good bit of jazzy rock.
3
Jun 23 2025
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Aja
Steely Dan
I've never delved too deep into Steely Dan but this album was an absolute delight from front to back, it's super funky and catchy and has me wanting to go back for more.
4
Jun 24 2025
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Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
4
Jun 25 2025
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2112
Rush
This was an easy ome, it's straight up one of the best prog albums of all time.
5
Jun 26 2025
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Shadowland
k.d. lang
3
Jun 27 2025
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Sweet Baby James
James Taylor
Not bad but not really my cup of tea.
2