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

[Nee Lewman]

1/8/24

Taylor Swift - 1989

1989 - Taylor Swift | Album | AllMusic

1989 by Taylor Swift released in 2014. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Nee Lewman]

This album by way of Ryan Adams was what made me pay attention to Swift (beyond a general knowledge that I was okay with my tween daughter listening to her music quite a few years before this came out). I love it and happen to think it is her best work. Aaron Dessner would be a driving force in me owning quite a few of Ms Swift’s records (mostly on vinyl).

 

[Nee Lewman]

Also of interest, my copy of the book ends at 2005 so not even Artic Monkeys is covered in it, much less this one.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I like the song “Shake It Off” quite a bit. Taylor Swift seems like a nice person.

 

[dbarila]

I can't even begin to count the amount of times I've listened to this album in the car with my daughter.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Commute soundtrack:

 

[dbarila]

Commute soundtrack:
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Is that a CD of an album that came out in the past year???

 

[Nee Lewman]

Is that a CD of an album that came out in the past year???

Yup

 

[dbarila]

Yup

And you have it in your car because you still have a way to insert a CD into your dashboard and make music come out?

 

[Nee Lewman]

And you have it in your car because you still have a way to insert a CD into your dashboard and make music come out?

Yes (as opposed to at home, which will be resolved shortly)

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

the Target-exclusive deluxe edition, which I got for my mom back in the day (during the brief period there were Target stores in Canada)

EDIT: 4/5.
favs: Style, Wildest Dreams, Clean, You Are In Love (deluxe edition)
worst: Bad Blood

 

[Nee Lewman]

1/9/24

Sparks - Kimono My House

Kimono My House - Sparks | Album | AllMusic

Kimono My House by Sparks released in 1974. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

www.allmusic.com

 

[Nee Lewman]

I'm a bad music nerd and still have not listened to Sparks or watched that buzz heavy doc.

 

[Bohnjaggs]

I'm a bad music nerd and still have not listened to Sparks or watched that buzz heavy doc.

The doc is great, and the soundtrack is basically a 4 LP Sparks best-of

 

[avecigrec]

I'm a bad music nerd and still have not listened to Sparks or watched that buzz heavy doc.

Ditto.

 

[Nee Lewman]

That was a lot of fun.

 

[Bohnjaggs]

My first exposure to Sparks was this version of "This Town..." that came out in the 90's featuring Faith No More

 

[Whiteout75]

1/8/24
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Taylor Swift - 1989

1989 - Taylor Swift | Album | AllMusic

1989 by Taylor Swift released in 2014. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

www.allmusic.com

This gave me an excuse to pick up Taylors version. I’ve always liked Swift when I heard her on the radio, but like Lee Newman, Ryan Adams version of this is what made me pick up her albums. This and Red are crowning achievements of bubbelgum pop imo, and the fact that she was barely even 25 when she had made them has some kind of Orson Welles level of prodigy sheen to it. 5 stars.

 

[dbarila]

1/9/24

Sparks - Kimono My House

Kimono My House - Sparks | Album | AllMusic

Kimono My House by Sparks released in 1974. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

www.allmusic.com

I'm not sure I've ever really listened to Sparks before. I'm aware of their existence and their general sound but never really dug in deep.


The first track is fun. I bet Of Montreal listened to these guys a lot.

 

[Nee Lewman]