The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

7/27/23
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message

The Message - Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Flash & the Fu

The Message by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five released in 1982. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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This is an automatic 5 stars based on headgear alone.

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

7/28/23

BB King - Live at the Regal

Live at the Regal - B.B. King | Album | AllMusic

Live at the Regal by B.B. King released in 1965. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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This one always gets mentioned as "The One" and rightly so but I'll put 'Live In Cook County Jail' right there with it...

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

7/31/23
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Pixies - Doolittle

Doolittle - Pixies | Album | AllMusic

Doolittle by Pixies released in 1989. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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You may not directly enjoy The Pixies, but chances are pretty good you enjoy a band that was directly influenced by them.

 

[Bohnjaggs]

TV On The Radio covered "Mr. Grieves" on their Young Liars EP

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I wanna grow up to be…

BE A DEBASER!

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

TBH, the mid reaction to Doolittle is kinda unexpected. I thought it was widely considered to be an S-Tier Alternative album.

 

[jt4527]

7/27/23
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message

The Message - Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Flash & the Fu

The Message by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five released in 1982. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

www.allmusic.com

Ridiculously funky, fresh, fun.

Awesome.

4 / 5 stars.

 

[Joe Mac]

TBH, the mid reaction to Doolittle is kinda unexpected. I thought it was widely considered to be an S-Tier level Alternative album.

Yeah they’re great and this has some top tunes on it. I have always preferred Surfer Rosa to this one though. 4/5

 

[jt4527]

7/28/23

BB King - Live at the Regal

Live at the Regal - B.B. King | Album | AllMusic

Live at the Regal by B.B. King released in 1965. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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I like how this feels like one continuous jam, with B.B. telling his stories throughout with some blues guitaring.

Hell of a voice, too.

4 / 5 stars.

 

[jt4527]

7/31/23
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Pixies - Doolittle

Doolittle - Pixies | Album | AllMusic

Doolittle by Pixies released in 1989. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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Their most consistent album, for me.

4 / 5 stars.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

I much prefer Surfer Rosa and Come On Pilgrim. Feels like they were trying to write a "hit" record for an alternate universe, much like Nevermind. Still great fun. Rounding up to 4/5

 

[TrainFan73]

I'm confused by the responses around don't like Pixies... I've never met anyone that didn't like the Pixies. lol

I'm much more likely to listen to Surfer Rosa, but the noise plus pop hook here was what made them super influential. This is a landmark album and still holds up well.

5

 

[Bohnjaggs]

I'm confused by the responses around don't like Pixies... I've never met anyone that didn't like the Pixies. lol

I'm much more likely to listen to Surfer Rosa, but the noise plus pop hook here was what made them super influential. This is a landmark album and still holds up well.

5

I allowed my Spotify to play The Pixies again so I could listen to this. It's fine. I think their hits are severely overplayed.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I allowed my Spotify to play The Pixies again so I could listen to this. It's fine. I think their hits are severely overplayed.

Weird.

 

[Bohnjaggs]

Weird.

I sometimes feel like if I hear "Where Is My Mind?" one more time that I might lose my own mind

 

[TrainFan73]

I sometimes feel like if I hear "Where Is My Mind?" one more time that I might lose my own mind

are they playing them on sirius or something? I'm racking my brain here, but I don't think they got heavily played even in their heyday.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

are they playing them on sirius or something? I'm racking my brain here, but I don't think they got heavily played even in their heyday.

Yeah, I feel like “Gigantic” was in a phone commercial like 5 years ago but beyond that I am missing the incessant Pixie airplay. I am sure @Bohnjaggs is hearing it a lot I just haven’t noticed here though.

 

[TrainFan73]

Yeah, I feel like “Gigantic” was in a phone commercial like 5 years ago but beyond that I am missing the incessant Pixie airplay. I am sure @Bohnjaggs is hearing it a lot I just haven’t noticed here though.

It's (it being "Where is My Mind") been in a lot of movies. @Bohnjaggs weekly roundup is usually no more than one play of any given album, so his mileage may vary from ours.

 

[TrainFan73]

Directory:
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2. Albums 53-103
3. Albums 104-

Updated scores on all lists...

Highest rated: The Bends - Radiohead
Lowest rated: The Divine Comedy - Casanova

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

'Here Comes Your Man' was probably their biggest radio hit until Fight Club came out and really blew 'Where is my Mind' up.