1001 Album Club

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319 Neil Young - On the Beach Feb 22, 2021

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Model train enthusiast and known godfather to grunge, Neil Young, transcendently continues ditchward with this melancholy masterpiece.

Recorded after Tonight’s The Night but released before, it’s a beautiful continuation of his staggering 70s output.

Let’s talk Neil Young, On The Beach!

318 10CC - Sheet Music Feb 18, 2021

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How best to describe this band… Self-aware pop? Art-pop? Nerd-rock?

Dunno, but we like it!

Let’s talk 10cc, Sheet Music!

317 Queen - Sheer Heart Attack Feb 15, 2021

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Brain May duels himself using a circuit bent echoplex and that’s just on the first song!

Let’s talk Queen, Sheer Heart Attack!

316 Gil Scott-Heron - Winter in America Feb 11, 2021

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It’s Black History Month , everybody!

Forty seven years after it’s release and here we are, listening to Winter In America, during winter in America, and this country is still a racist dumpster fire.

Doesn’t have to be, though.

Call racism out when you see it.

Spend monies at black owned businesses.

Get in the streets.

Let’s talk the genius of Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson’s, Winter In America!

315 Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Feb 08, 2021

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The book delivers an absolute MUST HEAR before shedding this mortal coil.

Let’s talk Richard and Linda Thompson, I Want to See The Bright Lights Tonight!

314 Supertramp - Crime of the Century Feb 04, 2021

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Question for you, oh humble listener?

What was the real Crime of The Century?

a. 三年大饥荒
b. Lindbergh baby tampering
c. The rise of 80s neo-liberalism destroying the middle class.
d. The DENIAL of 4x platinum selling, flawlessly-played and produced late 70s transatlantic soft rock classic, Breakfast In America from this list.

Let’s talk Super Tramp, Crime of The Century.

313 Sparks - Kimono My House Feb 01, 2021

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Sparks > everything else.

Documentary coming soon!!

Let’s talk Kimono My House!

312 Tangerine Dream - Phaedra Jan 28, 2021

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Ridley Scott soundtrack composers and kosmische pioneers, Tangerine Dream, bought Keith Richard’s old Moog modular and in the process reading the manual (more or less) created a masterpiece.

Let’s talk Phaedra!

311 Roxy Music - Country Life Jan 25, 2021

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Brian Eno bids adieu and Bryan Ferry gets the sound he was always looking for on Roxy Music’s 4th outing, Country Life.

Come for the album cover, stay for a really rad record.

310 Queen - Queen II Jan 21, 2021

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Here we are!
Born to be kings!
And stoked to be talking ’bout Queen!

This album is a ripper, let’s get into Queen II!