Aug 12 2025
The Bends
Radiohead
Sounded fine. Not sure if I’m just never in the right mood, but I just still have never understood why Radiohead is such a big deal. I liked this more than I remember liking kid A or ok computer, but I’m not really confident in that assessment
3
Aug 13 2025
Blonde On Blonde
Bob Dylan
This just felt old in a boring way. Plenty of old music still feels fresh and alive. The Beatles still sound great. But this to me felt like an artifact from when before music got better. Some of the songs are good, and that is a bit overly harsh. Maybe was in the wrong mood, but I was caught off guard how bored I was for most of it
2
Aug 14 2025
Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis
Sounded good. I love jazzy music, but less pure jazz, but this was totally enjoyable. Nothing really stuck with me but I found it consistently enjoyable
3
Aug 15 2025
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
Is not in my top 3 tribe albums, but is still very good. Good vibes, sounds great. I like less than others, but not really sure why
4
Aug 18 2025
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
With how Frank Zappa looks and being weary of older music after being bored so much my bob Dylan, I wasn’t particularly excited about this… but I was very wrong. This absolutely rocks. Lively, surprising and chaotic, but also just completely pleasant start to finish
4
Aug 19 2025
Imagine
John Lennon
Even though most inescapable Beatles songs still somehow find ways to sound fresh to me when listening to albums. However, other than imagine, this album is a bit simple and boring for me. I always figured Lennon was the one that worked less for me, which this mostly confirms. I get why people would love it, but I don’t need to ever hear this again
2
Aug 20 2025
Ragged Glory
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Solid. Not really for me, but I found it pleasant enough. Other than Father John, which was difficult to get through (im sure many disagree but I can’t understand why), this was an easy listen
3
Aug 21 2025
Stardust
Willie Nelson
I was caught of guard by how beautiful this was. It is cozy and sweet. Each song choice is great and this versions all feel unique and comfortable at the same time
5
Aug 22 2025
Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder
Great top to bottom. A lot of this is very famous, either in original form or samples, but still sounds fresh.
5
Aug 25 2025
The Fat Of The Land
The Prodigy
This all sounds like it was from a video game based on the matrix. I was hopeful I’d like this, because I love good electronic albums, but I just don’t really like punky big beat/techno and so this isn’t for me. The second half is better but I don’t want to hear this again
2
Aug 26 2025
Sea Change
Beck
Consistently pleasant but it didn’t stand out to me. Maybe I just wasn’t sad enough or in the right environment to fully appreciate. But as it stands I prefer fun/dancy Beck. I imagine I’ll listen to this more, although also might completely forget about it
3
Aug 27 2025
Abbey Road
Beatles
It’s the Beatles, it’s great. It has very high highs, although does have some misses and is a bit scattered in a way that is more abrupt then compelling. Still great, but not my favorite
4
Aug 28 2025
Movies
Holger Czukay
I’m not sure why this was on this list and I’m not sure how to describe it, but I did enjoy it quite a bit. It feels experimental in a fun/silly way instead of trying to be something, so stays surprising and playful and fun
4
Aug 29 2025
My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello
Very good. I didn’t know what Elvis Costello sounded like. I thought this would be cornier (like a whole album of mystery dance, which I wouldn’t enjoy), but it sounded pretty great. This is probably an offensive comment, but this is what I expect Bruce Springsteen to sound like, although I feel like when I listen to Bruce I end up disappointed. This was not disappointing
4
Sep 01 2025
A Girl Called Dusty
Dusty Springfield
This sounds classic, which I mean both as a compliment and complaint. She sounds great and these songs individually sound great, but 20+ minutes of this consecutively is a bit rough. These all definitely warm there spot on a golden oldies playlist, but that just isn’t really something I’m interested in listening to
3
Sep 02 2025
Murmur
R.E.M.
Really good. Nothing in particular to note. This is what I expected Radiohead to sound like (this is an REM compliment and a Radiohead insult)
4
Sep 03 2025
Chelsea Girl
Nico
Beautiful. I love the strings and flute. I just listened to a girl called dusty a couple days ago, and I don’t understand how this and that only came out 3 years apart. This would sound fresh if it came out today where that sounded 100 years old
4
Sep 04 2025
Who's Next
The Who
It sounds like what I expect classic rock to sound like. Solid with some great songs but overall not spectacular to me
3
Sep 05 2025
Ready To Die
The Notorious B.I.G.
I get its significance but it does not hold up well. It has a lot of the bad 90s rap staples (unpleasant skits that make this awkward to listen to around others, too long, repetitive) and just doesn’t do it for me. I’ve never been a big biggie fan. Some of it is good, but isn’t a great overall listen and I’m not going back to it
2
Sep 08 2025
Fragile
Yes
This worked for me. It is weird and does a lot, but it’s fun. The whole thing is silly and entertaining. Long distance runaround is great. Heart of the sunrise is a great closer
4
Sep 09 2025
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
It’s so good. Every song is good. The sounds are interesting, he sounds great. Perfect
5
Sep 10 2025
Face to Face
The Kinks
Basically, it’s if the Beatles were worse. It isn’t bad, and there probably is a smarter take about it, but this is how it sounded to me
3
Sep 11 2025
Street Signs
Ozomatli
This doesn’t really work for me. Not sure how exactly to explain why. Some good songs, but the ways it’s experimental just feel chaotic and the rapping feels mostly cheesy. Also, I hate Saturday night. I don’t know why I know this song, but it makes me irrationally angry. I don’t think I ever would have liked it, but it must have been in a sports video game or something when I was in high school and listened to it a thousand times to build this degree of aversion
2
Sep 12 2025
Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke
This sounds exactly what you’d think it sounds like. He sounds great, but it does sound old and a it repetitive. Could be nice in the background but doesn’t really do it for me
3
Sep 15 2025
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
A little too short with some of the interludes but is interesting and smooth and great
4
Sep 16 2025
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
Sounds like Johnny Cash
3
Sep 18 2025
Juju
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Very good. Very witchy. The right amount of punky/noisey for me that was still an easy listen all the way through
4
Sep 19 2025
Actually
Pet Shop Boys
I love 80s synth pop, and this is great 80s synth pop.
4
Sep 22 2025
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
In my brain, all the early 2000s white hipster bands are the same thing. It’s just something I missed in the time. But whenever I listen to the best of it, I realize how wrong my association of it is. This album is so good. The only thing keeping it from being perfect is the middle drags a bit. But this just sounds pleasant and familiar but still has moments of surprise and joy
4
Sep 23 2025
After The Gold Rush
Neil Young
I had no idea what Neil young sounded like and after 5 seconds I thought I might hate this… after 45 seconds I was in and didn’t doubt that again throughout. It sounds lovely and I now just have it on repeat because it is cozy in a way I don’t want to end
4
Sep 24 2025
She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper
I was grumpy (wrong mood for this) and I’ve heard girls just want to have fun too many times… but this still sounded very good. I get why this is an all time great. My rating is probably too low, but I blame it on this popping up when summer is over
3
Sep 25 2025
Before And After Science
Brian Eno
I listened to this 3 times and somehow can’t remember anything about it. I feel like it has different sounds and isn’t ambient like some of Enos stuff, but my brain just completely tuned it out. So it was listenable but completely forgettable to me
3
Sep 26 2025
Freak Out!
The Mothers Of Invention
Some of it sounds good, but it just feels kind of weird for weird sake and I don’t need to hear it again
2
Sep 29 2025
Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone
Equally beautiful and haunting, it feels like it covers the full range of emotions in a brisk 40 minutes. She sounds great, the piano sounds great, it’s perfect
5
Sep 30 2025
Meat Is Murder
The Smiths
The smiths just sound so aggressively like the smiths. I don’t know how else to explain it. This is solid and was easy to have on repeat but didn’t stand out enough to rate higher
3
Oct 01 2025
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The first 6 tracks all sound great. There is some cheesy rapping and other things that would be easy to hate on, but it doesn’t matter because it sounds great and is very catchy with nice melodies. However, the second half falls off a bit and has the negatives without the highs.
3
Oct 02 2025
The Renaissance
Q-Tip
I love this album so much. It is great start to finish with it continuously finding new ways to surprise and delight. There are back to back songs with Norah Jones and D’Angelo and they are both incredible and fit perfectly in sequence and it’s hard to imagine that working until you listen, but like this whole album, everything works
5