[Rhyner]

(1)

Journey In Satchidananda (1971) by Alice Coltrane
This is generally a pleasant listen. I was expecting something a bit wilder from Avant-Garde Jazz. I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised. I'm not really into jazz, but my two favorite jazz albums are both of that subgenre (The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady and Karma, fyi). In any case, this album has a chill, relaxing, otherworldly quality to it that's nice, but doesn't transport me as much as I feel like it ought to. Most likely that's a problem on my end, because plenty of other people seem to love it. The eponymous first track is the best. On the last four, the different elements don't come together as well for me as they do on track one. Particularly track four, Something About John Coltrane. But I think that might mostly be because I find jazz bass solos to be kinda impotent and wimpy and unfitting.

57/100

(2)
Do Melody A.M. by Röyksopp. It's been forever since I listened to that album, but I think I liked it alright.

(3)
My ten are split between two lists:

BEA top unrated albums
1: 286. The New Abnormal by The Strokes (2020)
2: 406. Highway To Hell by AC/DC (1979)
3: 423. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz (2021)
4: 438. Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen (1984)
5: 442. The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me by Brand New (2006)

RYM top unrated albums
1: 140. Flood by Boris (2000)
2: 153. Silent Hill 2 by 山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka] (2001)
3: 155. Jenny Death by Death Grips (2015)
4: 159. You Will Never Know Why by Sweet Trip (2009)
5: 162. Boris at Last -Feedbacker- by Boris (2003)