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

[Nee Lewman]

12/25/23

Various Artists - A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic

Discover A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector by Phil Spector released in 1963. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Nee Lewman]

Well maybe it was a good thing I couldn’t put it on hold. Top 5 Christmas album for me.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Well maybe it was a good thing I couldn’t put it on hold. Top 5 Christmas album for me.

Top 5 Christmas album from a top 5 piece of shit

5/5 for the record. 0/5 for Phil Spector.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Top 5 Christmas album from a top 5 piece of shit

5/5 for the record. 0/5 for Phil Spector.

Yeah, Spector sucks but Darlene Love is magic!

 

[dbarila]

I actually had no idea all of these tracks were from the same album. A great listen for Christmas!

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

12/25/23
Various Artists - A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

I'll admit, overexposure & my growing cynicism (& possibly a lack of snow) have dimmed my enjoyment of the Christmas canon quite a bit, but this is still a damn good Christmas album. 4/5.

favs: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), Sleigh Ride, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Here Comes Santa Claus, Winter Wonderland
worst: Silent Night

sidenote: may Ronnie Spector forever Rest in Peace & may Phil Spector forever Rot in Pieces.

 

[wmeugene]

This is usually the first Christmas album I reach for and I believe it is the greatest Christmas album by far.

 

[Nee Lewman]

12/26/23

Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper

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Discover A Little Deeper by Ms. Dynamite released in 2002. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Nee Lewman]

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Yeah, I remember her being popular with critics and blogs back in the early 2000s but never piqued my interest enough to check her out.

 

[Joe Mac]

She was one of the bigger surprise Mercury Prize winners back then. It was sorta the first wave of uk garage and urban music not being just plain rubbish. Never really my bag and would probably only remember the odd hook from it off the radio running in the background at work.

 

[jt4527]

Ms. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee-ee

 

[Nee Lewman]

Was okay. Not sure I had to hear it before I die, but I ain’t mad I did. Kind of like if Amy Winehouse was produced by Puffy.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

She was one of the bigger surprise Mercury Prize winners back then. It was sorta the first wave of uk garage and urban music not being just plain rubbish. Never really my bag and would probably only remember the odd hook from it off the radio running in the background at work.

Definitely dates when this list was revised. With a Mercury Prize under her belt there probably was an expectation of bigger things from her.

 

[Nee Lewman]

12/27/23

Destiny's Child - Survivor

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Discover Survivor by Destiny's Child released in 2001. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Nee Lewman]

2 things before I listen-
1. I feel like we did this backwards.
2. Confession time, you all found out recently, if not before, that I am quite the fan of Beyonce. However, I don't know that I have ever listened to a Destiny's Child album.

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

I’ve never listened to a full DC album either, but “Independent Women” & “Bootylicious” are both bangers so I’m looking forward to this.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I can’t believe they didn’t make a version of Independent Women that didn’t mention Charlie’s Angels. After Bootylicious, it falls off hard - all runs over beats. Fancy is god awful though the girlfriend break in it might have been the best thing on the album so far. Will listen to the rest tomorrow.

 

[Nee Lewman]

This can’t be their best album, can it?

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

This can’t be their best album, can it?

Pop at the turn of the millennium, a handful of singles surrounded by enough filler to justify selling a CD for $16.99.