Listening session: january 1st, in my room and while cooking dinner
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: this album makes me want to go Cuba and dance on the streets on a hot night
Favourite tracks: Candela, Chan Chan & Amor de Loca Juventud
Listening session: january 2nd, while eating breakfast and getting ready
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: didn’t hate or love this, just isn’t my cup of tea
Favourite tracks: Suffering
Listening session: january 3nd, while taking a shower and getting ready in the morning
Listened to before: have listened to some tracks on this album but not to the entire album
Thoughts: don’t think I would listen to this on a daily basis but it’s a great album
Favourite tracks: Perfect Day, Satellite of Love, I’m so Free
Listening session: january 4th, while finishing a uni assignment and crocheting
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: great album to listen front to back, the Freaks from Freaks and Geeks knew what’s up
Favourite tracks: 1921, Underture, Go To The Mirror!
Listening session: january 5th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: heard a few songs before but not the entire album
Thoughts: there’s no one who can romanticize life in prison more than Johnny Cash and this album is a great example
Favourite tracks: Folsom Prison Blues, Orange Blossom Special, Jackson
Listening session: january 6th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: heard a few songs before but not the entire album
Thoughts: never been a fan of ABBA but some songs on this are quite catchy
Favourite tracks: Dancing Queen & Knowing Me, Knowing You
Listening session: january 7th, while trying to survive walking through a snowstorm
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I normally don’t listen to the Eagles much but I really enjoyed this album
Favourite tracks: Most of Us Are Sad, Train Leaves Here This Morning & Witchy Woman
Listening session: january 8th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: nothing about this stood out to me to be honest
Favourite track: Amy
Listening session: january 9th, while fixing up a wooden cabinet at my parents house
Listened to before: many times, mainly when my father listened to this when I was a child
Thoughts: this album is such a classic and even though I’ve heard it many times before, it was nice to listen to it front to back again
Favourite tracks: A Boy Named Sue, I Walk the Line & (There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley
Listening session: january 10th, while fixing up a wooden cabinet at my parents house
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I didn’t pay a lot of attention to this album because I was busy doing a chore while listening, but this was nice as background music
Favourite track: Lost Women & Hot House of Omagararshid
Listening session: january 11th, while getting ready in the morning
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: some songs on this album reminded me a bit of Supergrass
Favourite track: Frisbee & Hangin’ with Howard Marks
Listening session: january 12th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: listened to some songs before, but not all
Thoughts: if melancholy was an album, this would be it
Favourite track: Things Behind The Sun, Parasite, Place To Be
Listening session: january 13th, while commuting to internship and while getting ready for bed
Listened to before: listened to some songs before, but not all
Thoughts: I’m more familiar with Madonna’s older work so I was surprised that this had so many electronic elements
Favourite tracks: Frozen, The Power of Good-Bye & Drowned World/Substitute for Love
Listening session: january 14th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: some parts sound a bit similar to Tim Curry while singing as Frank-N-Furter which is entertaining but beside that this album was not really my thing
Favourite track: Move with Me
Listening session: january 15th, while commuting from and to internship
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I’m sure that it was a lot of fun to witness this live but while listening to this front to back, most songs sounded the same to me
Favourite track: Capricorn
Listening session: january 16th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: yes
Thoughts: I love MTV Plugged albums but there are few that can top the rawness of this one
Favourite tracks: The Man Who Sold The World, Dumb, Plateau
Listening session: january 17th, while going on a walk
Listened to before: yes, listened to most songs many times, but never front to back
Thoughts: I love Stevie Wonder and this is exactly what I needed today
Favourite tracks: As, If It’s Magic & Love’s In Need Of Love Today
Listening session: january 18th, while going for a walk
Listened to before: not really, but heard two songs before
Thoughts: the fact that I only listened to the original tracklist and not to the entire 30th anniversary version on Spotify says enough
Favourite track: Private Dancer
Listening session: january 19th, while commuting from and to intership
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: this is a fitting album for today because I just started reading Just Kids by Patti Smith yesterday
Favourite tracks: Just Like a Woman & I Want You
Listening session: january 20th, while commuting to intership
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I went into this without many expectations because I don’t know the singer, and while this was not exactly what I expected it was not an unpleasant surprise
Favourite tracks: Plastic Palace People, Wait Until Dark & Come Next Spring
Listening session: january 21th, while commuting to intership
Listened to before: heard a few songs before
Thoughts: I’m not really familiar with the Rolling Stones and while I wouldn’t really put it on myself, this album was nice to play as background music
Favourite tracks: Wild Horses & Sister Morphine
Listening session: january 22th, while commuting to intership
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I liked the general sound of this album but I have to admit that some songs sounded really similar
Favourite tracks: Carcass & Switch
Listening session: january 23th, while going for a morning walk
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: so today I found out that ska is quite fun to listen to while going for a walk and that Stupid Marriage is the perfect tempo to match my walking pace
Favourite tracks: It’s Up To You & Little Bitch
Listening session: january 24th, while getting ready in the morning
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I was pleasantly surprised when I heard the opening to this album
Favourite tracks: Lose Control, Goldfinger & Gone The Dream
Listening session: january 25th, while getting ready in the morning
Listened to before: heard a few songs before
Thoughts: this reminds me of 2020 TikTok and tbh it’s not really my thing
Favourite tracks: Time to Pretend
Listening session: january 26th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: yes of course
Thoughts: man is there a smoother record than this, especially when listening front to back?
Favourite tracks: What’s Going On, Wholy Holy & Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Listening session: january 27th, while commuting from and to internship
Listened to before: listened to some songs before
Thoughts: I have to admit this is a classic and while I do like most of this, it has its repetitive moments
Favourite tracks: Enter Sandman, Holier Than Thou & Wherever I May Roam
Listening session: january 28th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: not really
Thoughts: the more familiar I get with Led Zeppelin, the more I understand that people compare Greta Van Fleet to them. Btw I really liked this album
Favourite tracks: Immigrant Song, That’s The Way & Since I’ve Been Loving You
Listening session: january 29th, while commuting from and to internship
Listened to before: heard one song before
Thoughts: this feels like the soundtrack to a 90s edgy teen movie
Favourite tracks: Queer, Not My Idea & Stupid Girl
Listening session: january 30th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: heard one song before
Thoughts: I grew up with my dad listening to Jump so that was really nostalgic to me but the rest didn’t grab me unfortunately
Favourite tracks: Jump
Listening session: january 31th, while going for a walk
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I actually liked the album cover better than the music and that says something
Favourite track: Tooting Bec Wreck
Listening session: february 1st, while cleaning my room
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I only know Sufjan Steven’s later work but I was pleasantly surprised with this album and really really liked it
Favourite tracks: Concerning the UFO sighting near Highland Illinois, Chicago & Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
Listening session: february 2nd, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I’m giving this 3 stars because I can appreciate the musicality, but I would’nt put this on myself
Favourite track: I Surrender, Dear
Listening session: february 3rd, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I do believe Kraftwerk was ahead of their time, but I found the tracks on this album too repetitive and the production outdated
Favourite track: Europe Endless
Listening session: february 4th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I’m at a point in my life where I’m trying to appreciate jazz more. This album helped me to see that even an album with two 18-minutes instrumental tracks can be interesting to listen to
Favourite track: Shhh / Peaceful
Listening session: february 5th, while commuting to internship
Listened to before: no
Thoughts: I can imagine listening to this when you’re an angsty and wannabe edgy teen in the 80s and 90s
Favourite track: White Cross & Stereo Sanctity