Before 11/2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), and 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are noted as liked :-) (honorable mention), neutral :-|, and disliked :-(. At least 4 listens per graded album and 3 listens per ungraded album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I sold/shelved ~10,000 albums after at least 3 or 4 listens, respectively, before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they arise.
Monday, November 24, 2025
Outkast - Idlewild: 7 (B+)
Upped a notch for general regard. And because I have it and don't feel like letting it go, which says something.
Sunday, November 23, 2025
XTC - King for a Day [maxi-single]: liked
This has two mixes of the title song, plus "Toys" and "Desert Island."
Diblo Dibala - Amour et Souvenir: notation
This is on Discogs and Spotify with different covers, like this, respectively:
This is the French issue of Super Soukous, although the Spotify version has an extra song, “Mabele Simarro,” which is unremarkable.
The Rolling Stones - Live/Compilations: batch review and notation
As I've posted before, I think the Stones are the greatest band in rock history, although this is mainly on the strength of their Taylor-era work. I like their early and later work, but to me it pales in comparison. For this reason, I guess I am not a Stones completist (although I obviously have all their studio albums). Also because they release so many titles -- same thing with Dylan and Neil Young. Anyway, these are the live ones I have and have not yet posted about:
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
Stripped
Live Licks
Brussels Affair: Live 1973
Some Girls: Live in Texas '78 [Blu-ray]
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones [Blu-ray and bootleg DVD]
These are the live ones I do not have but am still evaluating or have evaluated in the past but haven't posted about:
Got Live If You Want It!
Love You Live
Still Life
Flashpoint
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus [saw video; only six Stones tracks]
No Security
Shine a Light [saw ideo - I would stream the audio, but I'm not seeing it on Spotify]
I also have You-Know-What Blues on bootleg DVD.
These are the compilations I have:
Big Hits: High Tide and Green Grass
Flowers
Through the Past, Darkly: Big Hits Vol. 2
More Hot Rocks: Big Hits & Fazed Cookies
Metamorphosis [I have this on vinyl]
Sucking in the Seventies
Rewind: 1971–1984
Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones
Forty Licks
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