Jul 03 2025
Hail To the Thief
Radiohead
Real spontaneity to the fusion of electric and rock elements. pretty angry lyrics. I enjoyed Myxomatosis and Go To Sleep. I definitely get the appeal of Radiohead and I think there's a lot of layers in this album I haven't uncovered yet. Good!
4
Jul 04 2025
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles
Very poppy. Did the Beach Boys get inspired by this sound to make Pet Sounds? (Answer- no, but "Pet Sounds" was inspired by a later Beatles album, "Rubber Soul").
Halfway through first listen- the instrumentation is there, but the sound (personally) for me is not. I UNDERSTAND in context this is a good album and WHY it is, but it's just a little too jingle-jangly for me.
3rd listen- lowkey growing on me. Very catchy. Can’t Buy Me Love makes me want to put on my spurs and jangle.
Final score- 3.5 rounded down to 3. Would definitely listen again and it grew on me but don’t know if it’s at 4 level yet.
3
Jul 07 2025
Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush
First half- some of the songs are great, some of them sound like musical theater songs.
Second half- really like the conceptual direction and instrumentation, but same thing as the first half where some have this really obnoxious theatricality to it I dislike
Super unique voice, incredible production and instrumentation, but it’s really hard to enjoy some of these Chappell Roan ass songs
Also, some of these songs sound like music from the “Sonatine” soundtrack by Joe Hisashi, which I do really love
Final vote- 3 stars. Like the sound but not the vibe.
3
Jul 08 2025
I Should Coco
Supergrass
Brit pop? Doesn’t sound like it to me!
After listening to this around 4~ times I ended up really enjoying it. I’m still a little miffed about getting 4 British artists in a row but…
It’s very youthful, very full of energy, a little brooding but resplendent with teenage energy that shines outward rather than turning inward. It’s a lot of fun. However, the second half falls off kinda hard. Still a great showing from what was such a young band. 3.5+.
4
Jul 09 2025
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
This album is so good. Not a single song that doesn’t need to be here. “Iron Man” is a mainstay in my gym playlist; had no idea that the other songs from this album are just as good. It’s metal, sure, but it’s not screeching lyrics, gory graphics, or blown out basses; it’s singular in focus, coordinated, melodic, rhythmic, and passionate. Extremely good.
5
Jul 10 2025
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
They’re calling it the hardest album cover of all time
This album, in the right circumstances, is a 5. Could totally see myself on the dance floor completely busting ass to this song. However, under normal circumstances, it’s a 3. There are some real bangers but I struggle to find myself listening to this album on repeat. Definitely a different sound for EDM and I fuck with what The Prodigy did
3
Jul 11 2025
Moss Side Story
Barry Adamson
For an album that pretends to be interesting and new, it is neither. It’s not even a good movie soundtrack. 2/5
2
Jul 14 2025
Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg
Lowkey fuck with this album. Way more of a concept album compared to other rap albums from this era, great production, and some of these tunes are really catchy. Snoop has a great flow. If only the album art wasn’t so bad…
“Oh but the lyrics I can’t stand the lyrics rap is so bad” eat my shorts. How about learn to catch a vibe instead
Ok. On a few relistens the lyrics are indeed a bit cringe. Unfortunately still not enough to give this crazy production and flow anything less than a 4.
4
Jul 15 2025
Boston
Boston
Boring! There’s like two interesting tracks on here and they’re the first two. Sounds like the soundtrack to a shitty outdoor market in the north side of Chicago where they try and scam you into paying 10 dollars to enter. The story about how this album was made is very cool and Scholz is clearly a talented musician but the music is BORING!
2
Jul 16 2025
m b v
My Bloody Valentine
This album isn’t Loveless but anyone who thinks this album is bad has never spent the night staring up at the ceiling of their room in the dark thinking about every decision they’ve ever made with only the soundtrack of crunchy guitars to lull them to sleep
This album for me is a 4.5 but I will be rounding it down to a 4 since the first half of the album is well-tread ground for MBV. The second half is so inventive and SO COOL from them, and I wanted more of that ambient-drone-shoegaze DnB inspired sound. I liked the first part but it’s not really anything new. Great album.
4
Jul 17 2025
Permission to Land
The Darkness
This album is horrible. It’s like the Boston album but worse. Some ok sounding guitar riffs aren’t enough to save it from its dogshit ass singing and lyrics. Genuinely everyone involved with producing this album and adding it to this list should be ashamed. To all the old heads saying “oh it does what it wants to and nothing more!” Wake up Gramps. This isn’t 2003. It was outdated when it came out and you’re just trying to relive the glory days.
1
Jul 18 2025
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators
Really enjoyed this album. The jug is not really necessary on all track but on the ones that it belongs, it hits. What I would give to have heard this album live or on a better mix…. CURSE YOU 60S STUDIO EQUIPMENT
4
Jul 21 2025
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
It’s fun but not particularly noteworthy. I feel like it’s on the cusp of being good, but never really gets there… it is a fine album, but it is never exciting. Did not improve on subsequent listens. Big nothingburger album
3
Jul 22 2025
Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen
He wanna be Bob Dylan so bad
3
Jul 23 2025
Lost Souls
Doves
I like the textures and the production- it’s actually very good. That being said, the second half of this album is so BORING. It does NOT need to be 59 minutes long it is a slog to get through the last 3 songs
3
Jul 24 2025
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
RIP OZZY 🙏 I like to believe the reason we got this album was divine providence. This is somehow better than Paranoid- it is SO GOOD for a debut album. They are the first people ever to make music sound EVIL! It’s awesome. 5 stars.
5
Jul 25 2025
Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
Will write review later
4
Jul 28 2025
Parklife
Blur
Rating forthcoming
4
Jul 31 2025
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
Review forthcoming
4