Monday, June 8, 2026
Sunday, June 7, 2026
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks [EP]: 8 (A-)
All tracks are on my version of the debut, but I wanted to listen to it as an EP to see how it hit me, given its importance in punk history. I would buy a copy just for that, but copies are too expensive.
The Replacements - Boink: notation
Contains cuts from Hootenanny and Stink, plus two songs that I did play three times -- "If Only You Were Lonely" and "Nowhere Is My Home."
DNA - DNA on DNA: 8.5 (high A-)
This includes their seminal EP from 1981, A Taste of DNA, plus I believe everything else they ever recorded. The great Arto Lindsay on guitar.
Buzzcocks - Love Bites/Another Music in a Different Kitchen: 8 (A-)
This is the twofer I have. Grade applies to both albums. Not really the ideal way to hear these (too much at once), but this is what I have.
Monday, June 1, 2026
Les Ambassadeurs - Dance Music From West Africa [Rounder, 1984]: 8 (A-)
Christgau has this as self-titled. It was also released as Best of Ambassadeurs.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
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Descendents - Two Things at Once: 8.5 (high A-)
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As depicted, contains Milo Goes to College and Bonus Fat.
Liliput - LiLiPUT [Off Course, 1993]: 8 (A-)
Two-disc compilation, which contains, among other things, their self-titled studio debut [Rough Trade, 1982].
Flipper - American Grafishy: liked
Might be a 7 (B+) (what’s so wrong with this that it gets panned by almost everyone?), but I owned it once and sold it off, and I’m not buying it again for more than a few bucks, which isn’t possible, so….
Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako - Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako: [8 (A-)]
This is on final listen shelf, so grade is provisional. Posted so I don't get confused about it.
Various - Rock 'n' Roll High School (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): notation
I couldn’t find this to stream in its entirety, so I pieced together the songs I might not already have: “I Want You Around” (Ramones), “Come On Let's Go” (Paley Brothers/Ramones), “Ramones Medley” (Ramones), “Rock 'n' Roll High School” (P.J. Soles), and “A Dream Goes on Forever” (Todd Rundgren). I did listen to these three times each and won’t be assigning a grade to a partial album. I also played the Ramone's single “Carbona Not Glue” b/w “I Can’t Be” in the same way as part of this exercise for some reason.
Bopol Mansiamina [Masiamina]/Syran Mbenza - The Best African Sound: 7 (B+)
Copies too expensive to worry about. Too bad. [also M'Benza]
Gladys Knight & The Pips: Love Finds Its Own Way: The Best of Gladys Knight & The Pips: 7 (B+)
Gets pretty schlocky as it goes on. #r&b/bestof
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Greatest Hits [Soul, 1970]: 7.5 (high B+)
I’m more disposed to her Buddah period, on which I will post later. #r&b/bestof
Wipers - Is This Real?: 7.5 (high B+)
I have the version depicted, which includes the Alien Boy EP. Grade is for the regular-issue album.
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