Sep 24 2025
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
A collection of broken love songs with a soulful backbone and crisp vocals. Upbeat tempos collide with the dark lyrics of each arrangement. Great for playing in the background while you work on other projects.
4
Sep 25 2025
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
It’s impossible to not bob your head along with the beats while listening to this album. The playful sound effects, sporadic samples of old school music, and witty lyrics keep a smile on your face during every song. Track after track is a “who’s who in the Brooklyn zoo” with a revolving door of MCs throwing haymakers at anyone looking to step-up. A common theme of staying ghetto fabulous and protecting the crew run rampant across this album. Wu-Tang is for the children!
3
Sep 26 2025
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground
Let’s get the good qualities of this album out of the way first. Much respect to a band that actually plays instruments and can give you a real Rock & Roll sound. It’s refreshing to listen to music being “made” and not just synthesized, as a lot of music is presented today. Despite being almost 60 years old, the rock sound still comes through strong and true and I can see how this band/album may have influenced others that followed it. So I’ll recognize that there is talent hiding within this band.
Now that I’ve said that, the album is like an open mic night in a beatnik neighborhood. Most tracks are just Lou Reed talking at you with music playing in the background more than any real singing happening. Not my cup of tea for sure. It was worth a listen, but it’s a one-and-done for me.
2
Sep 27 2025
Graceland
Paul Simon
It’s hard to put my finger on exactly what it is about Paul Simon that I like. His vocals are never going to blow you away but the complex arrangements of his songs, his use of a myriad of instruments on every track, and lyrics that make you think all continue to draw me in to his music.
Paul Simon is not my go-to artist, but I enjoyed the lively tempo of this album and am glad I listened to it in its entirety. Solid musician all around.
4
Sep 28 2025
Boston
Boston
Love this big Rock & Roll sound! Giant guitar riffs and drums all over the place. Every song is a banger and listening to this album from start to finish was delightful.
4
Sep 29 2025
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
These guys remind me (a lot) of a highschool garage band. At times the musicians seemed out of sync with one another (which I have no doubt was by design) and every song sounded the same as the last one. A few of the songs contained sections which appeared as though the song was going to turn into a jam session but it always ran too long and I found myself wishing it was over. I’d be okay if I never listened to this album again. In fact, I’d prefer it.
2
Sep 30 2025
War
U2
The first big album from U2 that truly made them mainstream. “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day” are just two of the iconic songs from this collection that you are forced to sing along with. Catchy beats and Bono’s unique singing make this one a pleasure to listen to. Not quite the perfect album in my opinion to receive a “5” rating, but this is no slouch either. I hadn’t listened to it in a while and I’m glad this one made the rounds to be reviewed.
4
Oct 01 2025
Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton
Classic 70’s sound on this album with the unique voice and guitar stylings of Peter Frampton guiding every song. This album carries more energy than expected having been recorded as a live album with the crowd cheering and shouting throughout. Great listen and a solid compilation from this decade.
3
Oct 02 2025
Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
I had never heard of The Electric Prunes before listening to this album and I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. Maybe it’s because my expectations were that The Prunes were bound to produce sh*t but the tunes were catchy and I found myself truly listening to their songs. The more I listened I began thinking “this is what The Doors would sound like if they had never found psychedelics.” The album was very representative of the era, but I don’t see myself rolling down the highway, with my windows dropped, blasting the Electric Prunes any time soon. Overall, this album was worth a listen but that’s about it.
3
Oct 03 2025
Liege And Lief
Fairport Convention
I tried. I seriously did. I got each song started and couldn’t hang on to a single one. If I closed my eyes and listened I would swear this was the prequel to Sheryl Crow. I’ve definitely heard worse, but this is gonna be a no for me, dawg.
1
Oct 04 2025
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
I’ve never been a real fan of Steely Dan and listening to this album did nothing to improve that. I kept thinking these songs sounded like ithey were created on Christmas morning with a kids newly unwrapped 32-key Casio keyboard. If this album had been 11 tracks of Rikki Don’t Lose That Number I might have been able to give it a better score, but mediocrity begets mediocrity.
3
Oct 05 2025
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
Whether you enjoy her music or not, it’s impossible to deny the talent Christina Aguilera has. The range, her vocal power, and her pure swag are simply incredible. I don’t enjoy all of her music but I have to give credit where it’s due and this girl can flat out sing.
4
Oct 06 2025
Chelsea Girl
Nico
Nein. Nein. This is a collection of music that plays during a montage from an episode of The Wonder Years. It’s dated, not interesting at all, and isn’t worth the time spent listening to it.
2
Oct 07 2025
Urban Hymns
The Verve
I don’t know much about The Verve so I was intrigued to listen to this album. Started off great with Bittersweet Symphony so I leaned-in a little harder. From that point on, the songs were good, but nothing earth-shattering. This is the type of band that if a buddy had an extra ticket to their concert, I would go and would probably have a good time, but I’d never seek them out on my own. Decent music but when it’s said and done it was an average band with one song that went viral.
3
Oct 08 2025
Pieces Of The Sky
Emmylou Harris
Although i had heard of Emmylou Harris before, I’m certain I’ve never listened to an ounce of her music previous to this experience (so I had no idea what I was in for). Now having gone through the album, I can see why she has a legacy attached to her name. The songs reminded me of Dolly Parton with a flare of Appalachia thrown into the mix. It’s old school country music before artists started singing about their dogs, their exes, their truck, and beer. I won’t seek this album out again, but I won’t adjust the tuner if one of her songs comes on either.
3
Oct 09 2025
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
After listening to this album, I imagine Elvis Costello has a very punchable face. Which is a shame because a couple of his songs were actually catchy tunes between the piano and the drums…and then his voice goes and completely ruins it all. His “singing” is more whining than anything artistic and he sounded a bit flat on every note. I can honestly say that I took absolutely nothing from this album and if someone asked me what it was about, I couldn’t even give them a relevant theme. I was done listening halfway through but I toughed it out for research purposes.
2
Oct 10 2025
Kenya
Machito
I didn’t have listening to an instrumental album on my bingo card for today, but I can’t say I minded the change. This percussion-led, big band sound was full of thundering horns and polyrhythmic beats that kept me moving throughout the album. At times while listening to the tracks, I felt like there should be a Batman (Adam West era) fight scene happening in the background with several “POW”s and “ZAM”s flying across the screen. Overall this was an enjoyable deviation from the norm.
3
Oct 11 2025
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
You can shine a turd all day long, but at the end of the day it’s still just a piece of sh*t. This album is more of the same from Elvis Costello; musically interesting yet vocally insulting. If they gave out an award for saying the title of your song as many times as possible within your lyrics, the podium would be Elvis Costello and then everyone else. I’m not sure if I’m being punk’d or if I lost a bet, but being served Elvis Costello twice in one week when there are 1001 albums in this project just seems cruel.
2
Oct 12 2025
Psychocandy
The Jesus And Mary Chain
A very unique sound that I wasn’t expecting. Several of the tracks seemed to purposefully distort the instruments while the vocals were deliberately tuned to sound as if they were singing into a tin can. This edgy style carried throughout the album. It wasn’t a bad effect, but I wasn’t really into it. Middle of the road for me; I could take it or leave it just the same.
3
Oct 13 2025
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Classic sounds of the start of rock & roll from the 50’s. Elvis’ silky, smooth voice is easily recognizable and I imagine was extremely unique at the time of this recording. Really good album and I enjoyed listening to it from start to finish.
4
Oct 14 2025
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Fire. Straight fire. Blues all up in your face from the first note of Mannish Boy. Muddy’s slow southern drawl works perfectly with the electric energy of the guitar and the bouncing harmonica on every track. This was a great return to some solid music, despite being almost 50 years old. Would listen to this again and definitely will soon.
4
Oct 15 2025
Fever To Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
I must be getting old because all I heard was a bunch of loud noise with routine squeals from a high-pitched, oversexed lead singer. Even the slower songs found a way to make me want to jump tracks. I’m sure someone, somewhere enjoys this style of “music” but it’s not me. …now get off my lawn!!
1
Oct 16 2025
Raw Power
The Stooges
The punk train has returned to the station but this time it’s on the less chaotic side of the tracks. Punk rock has never been in my top 17 genres of music, but I can honestly say I didn’t mind listening to this. I wouldn’t go looking for The Stooges, but I was able to tolerate the entire album without wanting to jump off a cliff.
3
Oct 17 2025
Odessey And Oracle
The Zombies
Very stylistic of the time period. Melodic songs that are piano led with a steady drum beat. Reminiscent of the Beatles without the drugs. Middle of the road for me but these songs would never last in today’s music scene. Time of the Season was a nice surprise at the end of the album.
3
Oct 18 2025
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT
I’m struggling to classify this album into a genre. It’s very electric, with an upbeat rock feel yet has some flashes of punk. I recognized a few of the tracks with the thought of “I never knew who sang this! This is MGMT?!” Although this strays from my normal playlist and there wasn’t a lot of depth to the songs, I enjoyed listening to it.
3