Nov 06 2025
Hard Again
Muddy Waters
Nasty good mix on the first track
I can't be satisfied guitar is awesome - this is my favorite track
The blues had a baby named rock 'n' roll and I definitely have an easier time listening to said baby due to the twelve bars of it all
3
Nov 07 2025
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Nice! Cute. Don't listen to this type of music often but this would go hard at a summer camp or something.
3
Nov 10 2025
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
Fine. I never need to hear wonderwall again, it's a boring song. I like Champagne Supernova. Most of this I wouldn't listen to again
3
Nov 11 2025
Automatic For The People
R.E.M.
I liked it! Chill, some really nice moments with 80s drums blending well with acoustic instruments to make sad songs more interesting. I'll probably come back to this one
4
Nov 12 2025
Blackstar
David Bowie
Rest in peace, Bowie, you are a legend.
This album is phenomenal, his aged voice is so rich and adds great texture to the whole album. You can hear how much effort it was taking to sing compared to when he was young - he sounds pretty tired throughout and his (with love) old person vibrato is really pronounced, but he makes it work really well with the sound of the album.
The instrumentals are so good. Epic fun fact from wikipedia: "Bowie took inspiration from artists including Kendrick Lamar and Death Grips." Makes a lot of sense. And makes sense the band he used is all local jazz musicians, they are very skilled and do so many interesting lines and textures.
Crazy this is his *twenty-sixth* album!
Goddamn, I Can't Give Everything Away is so incredible. Anyway this is one of my favorite albums. Maybe someday I'll pay attention to the lyrics a little bit :D
5
Nov 13 2025
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis
Lots of great moments here. I have a hard time with long albums/double albums, especially on the first several listens. I'm impressed with how well this held my attention throughout. I shouldn't be that surprised that I like classic prog rock, since I love new prog rock, and I can hear so much influence.
I'll definitely listen to this again, although I'll probably do one half at a time. Phil Collins's drumming has some really standout moments, and the 2007 stereo mix on Apple Music sounds great and modern, which helps the ease of listening a lot. Even listening to the original mix on youtube, it sounds very modern and forward-thinking.
Also I love how goofy prog rock is. So much synth!
4
Nov 14 2025
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
Very fun! A few standout tracks, most I probably won't go back to.
Favorites were the title track and From the Bottom of My Broken Heart
4 stars cause it was fun and goofy and did what it wanted and greatly hate overthinking music ratings. Plus this has to be higher my 3-star rating of (What's the Story) Morning Glory cause that was boooooring
4
Nov 17 2025
Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Really nice! Only a couple songs I wasn't immediately interested in, but a lot of these were very good. My favorite was probably 4 + 20
4
Nov 18 2025
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
Thoroughly enjoyed it!
5
Nov 19 2025
En-Tact
The Shamen
Some good grooves and dancy stuff in here. But also lots of very corny, on-the-nose lyrics. Would rather listen to Underworld, Massive Attack, or many other electronic albums before coming back to this. Some cool stuff on Lightspan and other tracks.
2