First real Depeche Mode album listen. A lot of good popular songs, but the rest are pretty great too.

I don't take the right medication for this.

I first heard Pardon Me on the radio in high school and was immediately interested in hearing more of this band. I soon bought this and their earlier albums at the local CD shop (when those were a thing). I had a ton of stuff going on in my life at the time and music just amplified it all. This was one of the albums I listened to a lot through it all so listening to it now just sucks me back into those days. That's why it's five stars for me. Aside from personal reasons, I think it's a solid album and one of their best.

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First real Depeche Mode album listen. A lot of good popular songs, but the rest are pretty great too.

Has some good moments.

I always kinda liked Maps from the radio. First heard the whole album when I had a roommate with it and it grew on me. Still takes me back to those days.

You might expect the Celtic style to get old after an hour, but they change things up enough that it's not a problem.

Good times.

This the third album by Queen. The first two were like the band in embryo. Sheer Heart Attack is like the overture for what they would become.

A milestone in vocal arrangements, I guess. This isn't my thing. But I seem to remember how different Destiny's Child was back in the day. We weren't ready for that jelly. But seriously, it kind of peters out as it goes along. They tried a little too hard to follow their survivor "concept".

Nice work, boys.

Hits the spot while listening at work. Real nice.

Really like the opening. It's not just a random collection of singles & filler. Everything works well together and has a lot of energy.

Enjoyable.

Band name checks out.

Overall, pretty bland to me. Sounds like many of the random thrift store finds I came across from that time period.

Some albums just take you back.

Good start, but lost interest. Not the best choice for focusing on work so might listen again later.

Lots of hits, but also lots of filler.

Never thought I'd listen to this album, mostly because the singles were so prominent back in the day. Pleasantly surprised.

I never know what to make of Fleet Foxes.

Nice, solid album. Flows nicely from start to finish.

Well it definitely ain't Minideth.

First track would've been a better album name.

I'm more of an Urban Hymns guy.

4.5

More bands should make their live albums their first album.

Never heard of this and was pleasantly surprised. A lot of the lyrics are just lists of things repeated several times.

Zzzzz

I don't take the right medication for this.

Was never the Moby type, but glad I listened if only because I totally forgot about South Side.

Why?

Smooth.

I'll just say it. The only way she could compete with her sister was to play the serious card. It's not a horrible listen, but it's not much of a repeat listen. At least not with all the speaking parts.

Today I learned that I prefer live Sam Cooke.

Great songs, clever covers, just kinda started to drag on towards the end of Volume 2, though.

Even when I was first really getting into this type of music, I could never get into Meat Loaf.

I get why people have a hard time with this album. When I first heard M.I.A., I really had to stretch myself to appreciate it. It slowly grew on me and I realized it was only going to make sense if I gave it a chance. It opened me up to new areas of music and I'm better for it. Mango Pickle Down River is probably my favorite track from the album.

3.5 I don't dislike Sonic Youth, but I have to be on the right wavelength first, and only for varying amounts of time.

I imagine super rich people listening to this when they get nostalgic for the late '90s.

The cover really oversold the music.

Smooth. Blue Skies is my favorite.

Starts big and fizzles out.

Some good stuff here and there, but it gets old and starts to feel like she's out of ideas by the end.

I first heard Pardon Me on the radio in high school and was immediately interested in hearing more of this band. I soon bought this and their earlier albums at the local CD shop (when those were a thing). I had a ton of stuff going on in my life at the time and music just amplified it all. This was one of the albums I listened to a lot through it all so listening to it now just sucks me back into those days. That's why it's five stars for me. Aside from personal reasons, I think it's a solid album and one of their best.

Is that supposed to be blood in the pool. Because it looks like blood.

Nah.

A real snoozer. Next!

Perfect morning music.

Unexpected. Enjoyable.

Okay. Half of the songs sound the same to me.

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The album that defined a generation of crusty, biker-wannabe, Chevy drivers. Not that it's a bad album. I just didn't let it shape my entire lifestyle.

I get why people don't like his voice, but it's not that he's whining. It's just the way he draws out every note without any breaks in between. It works for some songs, but a whole album is a bit much.

Started with a higher rating, but it got lower as the album progressed. This isn't really an album album.

Kinda turned into guys raging to some repetitive beats. They may be good beats, but they're repetitive beats. And the constant vocals make it hard to listen to. Also, if they are trying to send a message to those who are afraid of black people, why do they do it with music they'll never listen to?

Music is good until somebody decides to start mumbling over it.

Okay for what it is. But nothing spectacular.

OK

Did not expect that.

Would probably enjoy this more with an entourage on a Friday night than working from home on my own on a Monday.

Not too bad. 3½.

I used to own this CD. Musically, I think it's like 4½, but lyrically, I just wasn't always in the mood for it. So I'll call it 3½.

Well that was weird.

This is 1999? Sounds...older. Not terrible though.

I now feel a tiny bit closer to all the pre-Goth kids from middle school.

Not nearly as good as I was led to believe. I see a lot of comments about so and so being a genius, but nothing to back it up.

Starts out with Russians, then rushin' waters. Fake shaky old man voice throughout. Where's the mercy?

I'm 161 days into this and, so far, I keep coming back to the same conclusion. A list of 1,001 albums is too long to be a quality list. We end up with a lot of duds, like this one. There are much better albums out there, but the almighty listmaker didn't want to include multiples from bands that are popular, I assume because they're afraid of being seen as cliché. Somebody needs to whittle this list down to a solid 500.

Was also jarred by Mother.

3½

This seems to have become the "cool" Beatles album for the moment. I also admire the innovation and the songs are good, but without knowing the context, you can tell they're still trying to perfect this newfound sound. So I'm gonna say 4 to 4½.

Very good. A little boring, but it's talented boring.

I've heard TV Set before and like it for what it was, but I was a bit wary about going into a full album of that. It turned out to be pretty okay, though.

I can't stop thinking of how many other bands from the era don't get the attention they should just because their lead singer didn't die.

Starts out like a greatest hits album. The rest just feels like half-awake filler.

4½

Never taken the chance to listen to these guys, but I'm glad I did. Will have to listen again when I'm not working.