The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if today’s selection sucks)

[Fillip J Phry]

11/22/23
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PJ Harvey - Dry

Dry - PJ Harvey | Album | AllMusic

Dry by PJ Harvey released in 1992. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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My friend group had this one about a month ago. Don't know how I managed to never listen to her stuff, but grabbed me straight away and didn't let go. Easy 5/5.

 

[Fillip J Phry]

11/17/2023

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

Oracular Spectacular - MGMT | Album | AllMusic

Oracular Spectacular by MGMT released in 2008. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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Forgot to drop a comment on this one. 5/5 for me. First heard these guys via a mix CD on a car trip to see NOFX. I was pretty heavily in a punk only mindset musically at that time. This group helped blow that stupidity away. They say my brain grew 3 sizes that day. Still listen to this one on the regular.

Side note: also discovered Tony Sly's solo stuff at that show, but that's a story I already told in the AOTM thread for his record.

 

[Nee Lewman]

11/23/23

G Love & Special Sauce - G Love & Special Sauce

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G. Love & Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce released in 1994. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Whiteout75]

Never heard of this band before, which is weird since I was 19 when it came out and this sounds like something I would dig back then

 

[dbarila]

11/23/23
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G Love & Special Sauce - G Love & Special Sauce

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G. Love & Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce released in 1994. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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I grew up outside of Philly and you couldn't escape this guy on the radio. "Cold Beverage" is forever engrained in me. I don't believe I've ever actually listened to the album though.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Shocked that a) G Love made this list at all and b) that the G Love album on the list ISN’T Philadelphonic.

You know when they were writing this book, there was one guy who would not shut up about G. Love so they stuck him on the list to shut this guy up

 

[dbarila]

You know when they were writing this book, there was one guy who would not shut up about G. Love so they stuck him on the list to shut this guy up

Probably album #1001

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Wow, I have not listened to that album in about 30yrs and I am glad. Absolutely the most boring thing I have forced myself to listen to in years. And I cannot emphasize forced enough here.

I remember seeing them a couple of times, all the way out in Vancouver, opening for other acts. They tried so hard to make it big. Tried really really hard. 0/5

 

[Joe Mac]

Wow, I have not listened to that album in about 30yrs and I am glad. Absolutely the most boring thing I have forced myself to listen to in years. And I cannot emphasize forced enough here.

I remember seeing them a couple of times, all the way out in Vancouver, opening for other acts. They tried so hard to make it big. Tried really really hard. 0/5

Musical diarrhoea

 

[Nee Lewman]

I don’t know that I’ve ever listened to this album. He’s always fun when I’ve seen him open for Jack Johnson.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Exactly, we basically have Philadelphonic to thank for inflicting Jack Johnson on the world.

I like Jack Johnson, a lot. . And his vinyl is always GREAT sounding.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I also have a good bit of James taylor in the collection too. So you know.

 

[Nee Lewman]

A couple of songs in, it is kind of like @Colonel_Angus asked an ai machine to make an album full of songs like For What It’s Worth as if Jack White wrote it.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I’m not convinced I didn’t record this when I was in college and stoned out of my gourd.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Is it just the same song over and over?

 

[Nee Lewman]

Well this is different. It like a Beastie Boys 7 inch played at 33 1/3.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Goddammit, I haven’t been on Qobuz long enough, this is gonna fuck with the algorithm it’s gonna recommend 311 and Sublime now dammit.

 

[Nee Lewman]

This is musical reinforcement of my wife’s bias against Yankees.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I vaguely remember this Cold Beverage song… I think I thought it was 311 or Sublime. This is awful.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I can’t understand a fucking word this guy is saying.