David Bowie Aladdin Sane (1973):
We all love aladdin sane, don't we folks? (It's pretty good. I liked it less than the Berlin albums)
Parliament Mothership Connection (1975):
Thank you P-funk, god bless you every one
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd Jazz Samba (1962):
Extremely influential music stylings import for the USA. Really enjoyed listening to this, perfect for a hot weekend afternoon, but I will say I mostly really dislike what Americans went on to do with Bossa Nova. That Sinatra album was a chore.
Jerry Lee Lewis Live At The Star Club, Hamburg (1964):
Apparently Lewis was a nightmare of a person, and I'm consistently not a fan of this era of rock & roll acts just being endless covers of genre staples. Makes it easy for me to dismiss this one, so I will.
Korn Follow The Leader (1998):
lmao I'd somehow made it this far without hearing "Freak On A Leash" before. The album hits you in the face with fun insane decisions like that up front, but then drags on so long that it all wears out its welcome extremely hard. Probably my least favorite nu-metal act I've listened to for the project--SOAD was a great time, and even Linkin Park was mostly cute.
Jack White Blunderbuss (2012):
This is like a perfect 4.5-star album for me, where I so rarely want to listen to the whole thing that I forget how good the good tracks are.
Doves Lost Souls (2000):
Listened to it in the wrong context, this is horrible cooking music, but would have been great for going for a walk on a lightly rainy night
Kings of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak (2005):
Tempted to call them "mid", but that'd be a cowardly way to avoid saying they suck. Aggressively, insultingly boring.
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions Rattlesnakes (1984):
Answering the question of "what might Duran Duran sound like if they were quiet and soft instead of loud and obnoxious?" And that answer is "they would sound terrible and have no charm whatsoever"
Van Morrison Astral Weeks (1968):
More like Asstral Weaks
Elis Regina Vento De Maio (1978):
according to the peanut gallery, there's some debate over the actual release of this one, since it's a compilation album. Any case, made the mistake of listening to it as work focus music, which is incorrect. Gotta revisit on a summer weekend
The Cardigans First Band On The Moon (1996):
Never heard of them, and I went on a real journey with this one.
Felt mildly positive at first, real chill
then "Lovefool" really perked me up, caught myself bouncing my knee while it was going. That one's an absolute bop, which, there's a part of me that often gets self-conscious when I learn my clear favorite songs off an album were the big mainstream radio hit singles. That happened to me with Jefferson Airplane, for instance. I'd never heard anything from these guys, though, so I think I can be less worried that I'm a secret lazy osmosis listener who just gets told what to like. In this case at least.
Then, uh, hm that "Iron Man" cover, huh. I don't think I liked it, but I threw it on the highlights playlist anyway because goddamn that kind of lunatic decision deserves respect.
Portishead Third (2007):
Departing from trip hop, and hurtling toward a sound that's almost a predecessor to what HEALTH gets up to
Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction (1987):
Not just dad rock, but like cargo cult dad rock. stuff that came out late enough in the (boomer) dads' lives that it can't be dismissed as a nostalgia thing
Fiona Apple Tidal (1996):
Got her most recent album served up to me a while ago for this, which I didn't like very much, but I think probably that listening order did her dirty. Would have been much better to have heard this first for context on what her deal is
Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician (1987):
Cute, but trying too hard
Curtis Mayfield Superfly (1972):
Excellent album, and underrated stand battle
The Byrds Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968):
I don't really care for these guys when they're on their home turf of early psych rock, and I especially don't like them doing honky tonk
Pixies Surfer Rosa (1988):
Liked it over Doolittle, which was an album I already liked quite a lot (also was the first ever album that the generator gave me (806 albums ago)). A well-deserved classic, contains the DNA of pretty much the next 25 years of indie rock sensibilities
