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Aspiring music writer.

Currently listening through and (micro) reviewing the 500 Greatest Albums list from Rolling Stone Magazine.

More music review/writing projects planned.
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Hi Bluesky!

Currently listening through and providing thoughts on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list

Ongoing project since May and am currently migrating all my posts on here

Looking to connect with anyone talking about music on here and build my community from scratch

#music
#albumreviews
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Pod On The Tyne: A show about Newcastle United: Moving Forwards (or not): Newcastle United's distracted summer
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August 14, 2025 at 6:17 AM
To anyone that was following my reviews of the 500 Greatest Albums on here:

The whole project is now available by using the below link (BlueSky's character limit got a bit restrictive with the length of the posts)

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A Comprehensive Review of Rolling Stone Magazine’s ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time’
475 hours of music. 6,800 songs. 197 days of nonstop listening.
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February 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
(from 14th Sept 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update.

210 - 201:

210. The Birth of Soul - Ray Charles: Probably justifies 50-song collection. Brilliant. (Loved/Liked)

209. Raising Hell - Run-DMC: Rhythmically satisfying. Rap/rock crossover beginnings. (Liked)

1/9
January 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
(from 8th Sept 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through Update

220 - 211

220. Déjá Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Country-tinged harmony-laden Folk-rock. Toucking moments. (Liked)

219. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx - Raekwon: Breathless, relentless flow from Wu-Tang-clique.
(Maybe)

(1/10)
December 27, 2024 at 6:07 AM
(from 5th September 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update

230 - 221:

230. Anti - Rihanna: Quite interesting and varied. Unexpectedly-enjoyable. (Liked)

229. The Ultimate Collection - Patsy Cline: Extensive collection of oldey-timey hits. (Maybe/Nah)

1/9
December 22, 2024 at 7:21 AM
(from 1st Sept 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update

240 - 231:

240. Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 - Sam Cooke: Sounded like a great show (Liked)

239. Criminal Minded - Boogie Down Productions: OG Gangsta-Rap. Not terribly enjoyable. (Maybe/Nah)

(1/9)
December 12, 2024 at 6:18 AM
(from 26th August 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update

250 - 241:

250. Singles Going Steady - Buzzcocks: Better than the Sex Pistols. (Liked)

249. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston: Some timeless classics, much schmaltz (Liked/Maybe)

(1/9)
December 7, 2024 at 7:11 PM
(from 23rd August 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update.

260 - 251:

260. Cut - The Slits: Mildly entertaining dub/ska. Uniquely jaunty. (Liked/Maybe)

259. Pearl - Janis Joplin: Helluva voice belts Emphatic Blues-funk (Liked)

(1/9)
December 7, 2024 at 12:12 PM
(from 20th August '24)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update.

270 - 261:

270. Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves: Pleasant enough country-pop. Couple familiar. (Liked/Maybe)

269. Yeezus - Kanye West: Dark, Moody, Electro-HipHop. Equally egotistical/fearful. (Liked)

(1/9)
December 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM
(from 16th August 2024)

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update.

280 - 271:

280. Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent: Great tunes. Disagreeable thematic content. (Liked/Maybe)

279. MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana: Now-definitive versions of many songs (Loved)

(1/9)
December 1, 2024 at 3:42 PM
(from 11th August 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update.

290 - 281:

290. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - OutKast: HipHop Duo go solo differently (Liked/Maybe)

289. Post - Björk: Like a box of chocolates (Loved/Liked)

(1/9)
November 30, 2024 at 7:08 PM
(from 6th August 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update.

300 - 291:

300. Come On Over - Shania Twain: Chock-full of 90s Country-pop hits (Liked)

299. Live at the Regal - B.B. King: Blues Live Album. Sounds great. (Liked)

(1/8)
November 28, 2024 at 6:49 PM
(from 3rd August 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through Update

310 - 301:

310. Pink Flag - Wire: Forward-thinking Punk provides many ideas. (Liked)

309. Closer - Joy Division: Dark introspection and heavy atmosphere. (Liked)

(1/7)
November 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
(from 29th July 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through Update.

320 - 311

320. Los Angeles - X: Enjoyable, Melodic, coherent Punk Rock. (Liked)

319. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses: One of the best debuts (Loved/Liked)

(1/7)
November 26, 2024 at 10:39 PM
(from 25th July 2024)

500 Greatest Albums List Listen-through update.

330 - 321:

330. Aftermath - The Rolling Stones: I prefer this era Stones. (Liked/Maybe)

329. Endtroducing..... - DJ Shadow: Cut and paste atmospheric vibes. (Loved/Liked)

(1/8)
November 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
(from 21st July 2024)

500 Greatest Albums List Listen-through update.

340 - 331:

340. Doggystyle - Snoop Doggy Dogg: Personality is important in Hip-hop (Liked)

339. Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson: 80s Dance segues into schmaltz. (Liked/Maybe)

(1/7)
November 23, 2024 at 8:36 PM
(from 16th July 2024)

500 Greatest Albums List Listen-through update.

350 - 341:

350. Music of My Mind - Stevie Wonder: 14th Album, hadn't even begun. (Loved/Liked)

349. Kick Out the Jams - MC5: Punk's fore-fathers make racket live (Liked/Maybe)

(1/7)
November 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM
(from 13th July 2024)

500 Greatest Albums List Listen-through Update.

360 - 351:

360. One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic: Much shredding on extended funk-jams. (Liked)

359. Radio City - Big Star: More generic 70s Rock-Pop. Uninspiring. (Maybe)

(1/9)
November 22, 2024 at 7:37 PM
(from 8th July 2024)

500 Greatest Albums List Listen-through update

370 - 361:

370. Tha Carter II - Lil Wayne: New Orleans Rapper likes money (Maybe)

369. The Infamous - Mobb Deep: Dark-Beats never outstripping authentic-sounding stories (Maybe)

1/8
November 19, 2024 at 7:30 PM
(from 5th July 2024)

500 Greatest Albums List Listen-through

380 - 371:

380. Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus: Swingy, upbeat Jazz. Quite enjoyable. (Liked)

379. Moving Pictures - Rush: Sci-Fi Prog-Rock. Paranoid lyrical overtones. (Liked)

1/10
November 19, 2024 at 7:59 AM
(from 30th June 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update:

390 - 381:

390. Surfer Rosa - Pixies: Impassioned, quiet-loud, chaotic. Utterly fantastic. (Loved)

389. The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey: Kinda exactly what I expected. (Liked/Maybe)

1/7
November 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM
500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update

400 - 391:

400. Beauty and the Beat - The Go-Go's: Glorious New-wave. Instant affection warranted. (Loved)

399. Smile - Brian Wilson: Un-abandoned project. Whimsy: The Musical. (Liked)

(1/6)
November 18, 2024 at 2:55 PM
(from 23rd June 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update

410 - 401:

410. Wild Honey - The Beach Boys: Different Sound for The Beachies. (Liked/Maybe)

409. Workingman's Dead - The Grateful Dead: Folky Bluesy-Country. Didn't grab me (Maybe)

(1/7)
November 18, 2024 at 6:52 AM
(from 20th June 2024)

500 Greatest Albums Listen-through update.

420 - 411:

420. That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind and Fire: Up-tempo soul-funk. Instrumental parts better. (Liked/Maybe)

419. Chief - Eric Church: Hard-Country Rock. Actually not bad. (Liked)

(1/14)
November 17, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Hi Bluesky!

Currently listening through and providing thoughts on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list

Ongoing project since May and am currently migrating all my posts on here

Looking to connect with anyone talking about music on here and build my community from scratch

#music
#albumreviews
November 17, 2024 at 5:39 AM