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This is #day822 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... to the Spotify folks out there: don't get tricked into the 40-track version. Select the 45th-anniversary remaster, which contains the original 10-track album. That's the one you're supposed to listen to. Anyway, this is definitely one of those covers I've seen countless times but never got around to checking out the album itself. Well, here I am. Proggy post-punk/new wave that I don't think I particularly care for. Echoes of, pun un/intended, Echo & the Bunnymen at times. Let it be a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day823.

This is #day821 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... here's to some soul again. Or neo-soul, if you go by the genre description. Somehow, a genre I once found almost intolerable has become one I keep coming back to, giving it another chance and sometimes a better rating. As it happens, I've never heard this one before, but it's excellent chill stuff for a sunny November Saturday morning. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day822.

This is #day820 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... here's to checking another artist off the list, as this is my third and final record by Marvin Gaye. Not long ago, I got What's Going On and gave it a 3. This record is at its best when it veers into psychedelic soul or whatever, as it does on, say, "Sparrow." As always, '70s stuff sounds particularly fitting on my Technics SU-7300. I think I still prefer Let's Get It On out of the three. Let it be a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day821.

This is #day819 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... this makes me wonder who gave a fuck about glam punk in the late '90s. The other thing that makes me wonder is who gave a fuck about Norwegian glam punk in the late '90s. Some flat-ass rock you don't have to hear before you die. This is a 1 out of 5. Looking forward to #day820.

This is #day818 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... here's to my penultimate Bob Dylan record on the list, aka his sixth already. Now, I like live albums. There are some iconic examples out there, like Stop Making Sense or, say, Devotional... I don't think this is a live album to enjoy, though. It seems unending. The fun part is this yin-and-yang thing with Disc 1 being acoustic and Disc 2 electric. The fun stops at Bob's vocal delivery, though. You really have to be a fan. I don't think I am one. Maybe I need to revisit some of his records on the list? After all, I gave Blonde on Blonde a 4 a while ago. Anyway, I made it through the whole fucking thing! This is a 2 out 5. Looking forward to #day819.