So good I listened to the whole thing twice. So much great content in this album, it's no wonder they wanted to do a double album instead of leaving any of this on the cutting room floor. Nostalgia definitely influenced my rating, but the breadth of styles/genres that comprise this collection of songs is very wide. Love how they can rage a real headbanger then follow it up with a beautifully composed mellow ballad. Highlights: -Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness -Tonight, Tonight -Here is No Why -Bullet with Butterfly Wings -To Forgive -Cupid De Locke -Galapagos -1979

Cool R&B beats and a jazz/funk fusion. A lot of the tracks reminded me of Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs, mixed with some modern hiphop vocals. These influences were confirmed when all of a sudden you hear Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins on "Show You The Way". Highlights: -Uh Uh -Show You The Way -Them Changes

I've always liked The The, but only knew "This is the Day". This album did not disappoint, there's a lot of gems here, and some jammy drawn out songs, which I always enjoy!

Great listen, I love this era/style of music, but haven't heard much of Fats Domino. I will definitely be listening to more of Fats' catalog after hearing these tunes. Highlights: -Blueberry Hill -Blue Monday -So Long

Incredible album, I loved being able to hear Aretha, and got me into listening to more of her music. Such a powerful voice and the music she has backing her is so lovely to listen to. I will definitely be adding more of her stuff to the rotation! Highlights: -Respect -Soul Serenade -Dr. Feelgood -Do Right Woman, Do Right Man -A Change is Gonna Come

Great, diverse album. Good blues, R&B, amazing vocals. Great intro into Nina for me

Great album, although I've never been too fond of the Eagles. Highlights are the obvious: -Take It Easy -Peaceful Easy Feeling Nice to hear some of the other lesser known songs, which some are decent, but nothing to write home about. Still think the Eagles are lame.

Good technical composition, I can appreciate this for what it is. I don't fine myself ever really getting into this type of music though. Highlights: -And Justice for All

Tried the first few songs, but never really caught on. Never really liked soundgarden to begin with...

I've always liked The The, but only knew "This is the Day". This album did not disappoint, there's a lot of gems here, and some jammy drawn out songs, which I always enjoy!

GREAT album. Probably my favorite Doors album. Highlights: -Love Her Madly -LA Woman -Riders on the Storm

Really great album; some hits, mixed with great lesser-known tracks. Most tracks I had never heard before. Highlights: -Sympathy for the Devil -Jig-Saw Puzzle -Street Fighting Man -Prodigal Son

Great introduction to John Martyn, I will definitely be adding him to my rotation. Excellent guitar and good ambient sounds mixed with folky tunes/lyrics. Highlights: -Over The Hill -Go Down Easy -The Easy Blues

Only know of the popular tracks from this album, so it was great to listen to a full album from an 80's band. Lots of extended jam songs towards the end of the album, did not know the Cure had songs like that! Highlights: -Plainsong -Pictures of You -Lovesong -The Same Deep Water as You -Disentigration

Cool example of early punk music. I had heard of The Jam, but never really listened to them. Highlights: -Mr. Clean -David Watts -English Rose -In the Crowd -Fly -Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

Cool beats and long jams, good background music!

Classic Bowie! Lots of songs I'd never heard before, so it's good to listen to it in album form. I can hear the early stylings of future Bowie songs in a lot of these tracks (Queen Bitch = Suffragette City; Life on Mars?>Ziggy Stardust Album, etc.) Highlights: -Changes -Life on Mars? -Queen Bitch

Great to hear an album by Brian Eno as an artist, as I have heard plenty that he has worked on or had a hand in making or influencing! Lots of weird and great stuff on this album. Highlights: -Needles In the Camel's Eye -On Some Faraway Beach -Here Come the Warm Jets

Having only known "Get It On" this was a great listen to get more into T.Rex. Good poppy rock, with some catchy tunes. Highlights: -Cosmic Dancer -Get it On -Life's a Gas -Hot Love

Awesome Talking Heads album. Lesser known tracks, as well as some greatest hits. Good energy, definitely can understand the influence they had on Trey/Phish. Highlights: -Thank You for Sending Me an Angel -Take me to the River -Stay Hungry -The Girl Wants to Be with Girls

Decent girl-punk album, if you're into that. Couple of good tunes on here. Kind of like a poor man's Cranberries.

Really liked this album, such a good representation of Willie Nelson. Didn't know he covered a bunch of the songs on it, which was cool to hear his rendition. Got me listening more to him and other country artists! Highlights: -Stardust -Georgia on my Mind -Blue Skies -Moonlight in Vermont

Cool album of beautiful a capella and amazing harmonies.

I've known Blur, but this provided a lot of new songs for me. Some of the popular ones I had heard, as well as a few lesser known ones, but I liked the ones I hadn't heard of. Some goofy stuff too, but mostly good British 90's alt-rock. Highlights: -Girls and Boys -End of a Century -Parklife -The Debt Collector -To The End -Clover over Dover -This is a Low

Such a great concept album, probably my favorite Bowie album. Got into it after Phish covered it for a Halloween show, but now I often will put it on to give it a full listen. Every song is a highlight.

Very relaxing and chill album. Great acoustic guitar and vocals. Good intro to Devendra Banhart, he's got some other really cool music, I'll definitely be adding to my rotation. Highlights: -This is the Way -When the Sun Shone on Vetiver -This Beard Is for Siobhan -Insect Eyes

Kind of sounds like video game music, some of it is great ambient beats, other stuff is very clubby. Would be good workout music!

One of my favorite albums, a must for anyone who likes Cat Stevens or classic 70s folk music Highlights: -Where do the Children Play? -Hard-Headed Woman -Wild World -Sad Lisa -Miles from Nowhere

Kind of a lame British punk rock band. Nothing too extraordinary here. Highlights: -Common People -Monday Morning

Excellent album; some classics among some great blues songs. Has most of my favorite Stones songs on it. Highlights: -Sweet Virginia -Tumbling Dice -Loving Cup -Happy -Shine a Light

So great to hear more of Dire Straits, after only really ever listening to Brothers in Arms, or Sultans of Swing. I think this album is better as a whole, even though BiA has some more hits. Highlights: -Down to the Waterline -Setting Me Up -Sultans of Swing -Wild West End

Not usually into listening to this genre, but can definitely appreciate the greatness of this album. Some good tracks, beats and great samples. I almost quit halfway thru, but glad I didn't before hearing \"Don't Trust 'Em\", which samples Steely Dan's \"Green Earrings\". Highlights: -It Was a Good Day -Don't Trust 'Em -Check Yo Self

Songs start to blend together after a while, very power chord heavy and fast strumming. Highlights: -Take Me Out -Come on Home -40'

Great music to work to, especially what Spotify kept playing after the album ended. Glad to have gotten more exposure to this genre, I'll definitely be adding them to my party playlists! Songs tend to sound all the same though... Highlights: -El Cayuco -Hong Kong Mambo -Varsity Drag

Great background ambient music, I was listening while I worked and some of the songs were very effective. Highlights: -Isi -Hero -E-musik

Awesome acoustic Bruce album. Lots of good stuff on here, I like the road theme throughout the album. Highlights: -Atlantic City -Johnny 99 -My Father's House

LOVE the title song, so it was nice to be exposed to the rest of Shuggie's songs. Very chill and funky. I'll definitely be diving deeper into his music! Highlights: -Inspiration Information -Island Letter -Sparkle City -Strawberry Letter 23 -Not Available -Ice Cold Daydream -Sweet Thang

Good 60s rock, with some psychedelia mixed in to keep it interesting Highilights: -My Back Pages -Have you Seen Her Face -Mind Garden -Renaissance Fair

Of the few celtic bands/music I've listened to, this was really good by comparison. Will have to keep in mind for St Paddy's day! Highlights: -The Band Played Waltzing Matilda -Dirty Old Town -Rainy Night in Soho (Deluxe Version, orig. on Poguetry in Motion)

So good I listened twice... Nice to have a purposeful listen to this music I've heard plenty of times before, as I gained a new appreciation for their vocals/harmonies as well as incredible instrument playing. Highlights: -Carry On -Teach Your Children -Almost Cut My Hair -Helpless -Woodstock -Everybody I Love You

AMAZING vocals, and I dig the music as far as 90s style goes, however the lyrics are sometimes a lot to handle. I liked the experience of hearing more of SO's music, after only really knowing Nothing Compares 2 U Highlights: -The Emperor's New Clothes -Nothing Compares 2 U -Last Day Of Our Acquaintance

Love this album, great to have another listen. I love the energy and electronic beats that aren't too clubby. There's a musical theme throughout that is noticeable too. Brings me back to college era... Highlights: -D.A.N.C.E. -DVNO -Phantom

Very repetitive, but some of the songs have a decent melody. I don't mind the genre, but they have some terrible songs too, and I just got tired of listening halfway through, then after "Mildred Pierce" I had to shut it off. Highlights: -Mote

Rush is great, this album has a few of their best songs. Other songs showcase their compositional/technical chops. Highlights: -Tom Sawyer -YYZ -Limelight

Probably my favorite Coldplay album, love the mellow mood of a lot of the songs, mixed with the high energy of others. Loved getting back into this album and more early Coldplay music. Highlights: -Shiver -Spies -Sparks -We Never Change

Cool folky/blues/spacey/jammy music from an artist I had never heard of. The second half of the album is very experimental, almost like studio outtakes. Caught a "Sunshine of Your Love" tease in "War in Peace". Highlights: -Little Hands -All Come to Meet Her -War in Peace

Good beats/ambient for background work music. Mix of reggae, electronic, hip hop, blues. I only knew a few songs by M.A. (Teardrop), so this was a good exposure to more of their stuff. Highlights: -One Love -Blue Lines -Hymn of the Big Wheel

Incredible album, I loved being able to hear Aretha, and got me into listening to more of her music. Such a powerful voice and the music she has backing her is so lovely to listen to. I will definitely be adding more of her stuff to the rotation! Highlights: -Respect -Soul Serenade -Dr. Feelgood -Do Right Woman, Do Right Man -A Change is Gonna Come

Never heard of Jesus and the Mary Chain before, but really liked this album for its 80s-fused feeling to a lot of the instrument sounds and vocals, with catchy lyrics. Spotify continuous play introduced me to "Orange Juice", which is another great 80's band with some great tracks. Highlights: -Darklands -Happy When It Rains -

Funky, catchy, and downright bizarre. Really enjoyed the jazz/funk/reggae fusion of the music and thought the weird lyrics were funny for the most part. Reminds me of Warren Zevon and Frank Zappa. Highlights: -Wake up and Make Love With Me -Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll -

Good ol Flaming Lips, but a lot of the songs kind of blend together. I like the music but get distracted by the vocals/autotuning. Couple good songs on here though. Highlights: -Race for the Prize -Waiting for a Superman

Heavy distortion with ethereal vocals and power strumming. Kinda tough to listen to with all of the noise noise noise noise! Highlights: -I Only Said -Blown a Wish -Soon

I've always loved this album ever since hearing Hallelujah. Such powerful vocals and guitar playing, it's such a tragedy we lost him so young. Highlights: -Grace -Lilac Wine -Hallelujah -Lover, You Should Have Come Over

Great collaboration between these two incredible artists. I liked the variety from song to song, and they can really jam on some of the upbeat songs. Highlights: -California Stars -Birds and Ships -Hoodoo Voodoo -I Guess I Planted

I like jazz, and I can dig some pretty avant-gaurde stuff, but this was quite hard to listen to. Very few times could I even understand where the music was going, and sounded like the instruments weren't even playing with each other. Every once in a while there would be a nice groove, but it was just a little jarring.

Cool R&B beats and a jazz/funk fusion. A lot of the tracks reminded me of Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs, mixed with some modern hiphop vocals. These influences were confirmed when all of a sudden you hear Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins on "Show You The Way". Highlights: -Uh Uh -Show You The Way -Them Changes

Best Nirvana album, IMHO... such great renditions of classic songs, and love hearing them this way. Highlights: -Come as You Are -The Man Who Sold The World -All Apologies -Where Did You Sleep Last Night

Essential Zeppelin. Some epic masterpieces found on this album, that don't get enough recognition when compared to other LZ epics Highlights: -In My Time of Dying -Kashmir -Down By The Seaside -Ten Years Gone -Night Flight

Surprisingly diverse collection of songs for what was expected from a former beach boy. Very good production throughout. Has a concept-album type feel to the music. Highlights: -River Song -You and I -Rainbows -Only with You -Holy Man -Common -

One of my all-time favorite albums. Could just be that it was one of my first CDs, but the energy throughout and the way it flows from one song to the next has always made it part of my rotation. Glad to see it on this list!

Not the best U2 album, but has one of my fave songs on it, "One". Lots of cool guitar effects from The Edge, and some good energy to the rest of the songs. Highlights: -One -Mysterious Ways

Excellent composition and technicality representation of Yes. Not their most popular music, but definitely an important album for their style. Since the songs are all long compositional suites, it's hard to single out highlights, but one of the sections of And You And I is a cool acoustic segment.

Great ambient beats and music. I was working to it and helped keep me focused. Highlights: -Roygbiv

Never listened to Teenage Daydream before, but glad to have heard it. Kinda generic 90's-type power ballads, but some catchy tracks here and there. Highlights: -Star Sign -Is This Music?

Good punk album. I mostly liked the covers they had, the rest of the songs were good tunes with wacky lyrics. Highlights: -I Got You Babe -Teengenerate -California Sun

I've always been Impressed by the technical composition and tightness of their music, but just don't like the musical style of SoaD.

First song got me hooked; liked the disco-meets-indie rock style. I liked how the songs segued from one song to the next. Thought it sounded like an often-played radio song from the 90s, then I wasn't surprised when Lovefool came on! Highlights: -Your New Cuckoo -Great Divide -Choke

Great listen, I love this era/style of music, but haven't heard much of Fats Domino. I will definitely be listening to more of Fats' catalog after hearing these tunes. Highlights: -Blueberry Hill -Blue Monday -So Long

Good representation of Bee Gees songs, I liked hearing some stuff other than Stayin' Alive! Musical production and composition was impressive, although a lot of the songs just seemed kinda lame... Highlights: -How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? -Walking Back to Waterloo

Bunch of power chords and screaming. Not very impressed.

Excellent collection of powerful 80s tunes. I had only ever really heard What's Love Got to Do With It, so I have a new found appreciation of Tina Turner. Highlights: -What's Love Got To Do With It -Private Dancer -1984

Great to listen to this whole album after knowing El Paso as played by the Grateful Dead. This is a great collection of Cowboy Ballads, very fun to listen. Songs get somewhat repetitive, but I guess it kinda goes with the genre. Highlights: -Big Iron -They're Hangin Me Tonight -El Paso -The Master's Call

Good blues and other beautiful arrangements. Vocals are guttural almost to the point of comical. Got me interested in other Tom Waits' music, which brought up some good tunes. Highlights: -On The Nickel

Beautiful renditions of some classic songs. Interesting to read about how it was recorded in a hotel with just Joan and an acoustic guitar. Highlights: -East Virginia -House of the Rising Sun -I Know You Rider

Love good mo-town, and this is a great collection of songs! Highlights: -I Heard It Through The Grapevine -Why Did She Have To Leave Me -I Need Your Lovin

Incredible album cover to cover. Title track is essential early punk, but there are some gems among the rest of the tracks that show the true punk/ska/reggae/etc. sound that the Clash helped form. Highlights: -London Calling -Lost in the Supermarket -Wrong Em Boyo -Revolution Rock -Train in Vain

Classic 90s hip-hop. I don't normally listen to this genre, so I'm glad to get more exposure. Bring Tha Noise brought be back to THPS 2 for sure... Highlights: -Nighttrain -By The Time I Get to Arizona -Bring Tha Noise

So good I listened to the whole thing twice. So much great content in this album, it's no wonder they wanted to do a double album instead of leaving any of this on the cutting room floor. Nostalgia definitely influenced my rating, but the breadth of styles/genres that comprise this collection of songs is very wide. Love how they can rage a real headbanger then follow it up with a beautifully composed mellow ballad. Highlights: -Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness -Tonight, Tonight -Here is No Why -Bullet with Butterfly Wings -To Forgive -Cupid De Locke -Galapagos -1979

Very funky 80's style jams. Also very strange. About half of the songs are unavailable on Spotify, but I felt like I got the gist of it. Highlights: -Penthouse and Pavement

Good group of EC songs; one thing I noticed was the excellent rhythm guitar work that I assume was done by Elvis himself. I liked the songs I hadn't heard before. Highlights: -Allison -Watching the Detectives

Good 90's grunge/power chord rock. Very strong showing for their debut album. Highlights: Big Me Floaty

Great country/gospel/bluegrass blend, although some of the songs tend to start sounding alike.

Excellent ethereal sounding rock album. Highlights: Everything In Its Right Place Kid A Optimistic

Classic Irish album, for the right setting. Highlights: Fairytale of New York Streets of Sorrow Lullaby of London Ballad of March Medley Irish Rover Shanne Bradley

Surprised this is my first time ever hearing this- beautiful music and very eclectic compositions. Lots of unique sounds heard in every song. Last song is great, but ends with a weird hidden track... Highlights: Hudson Line Goddess On A Hiway

Some of Aerosmith's best work. Highlights: Toys in the Attic Walk This Way Sweet Emotion Round and Round

Highlights: Lets Get It On Just to Keep You Satisfied

Interesting ethereal and ambient music for the first half of songs, but then got a little too clubby and overproduced for my liking. Highlights: Drowned World/Substitute for Love Swim

Great beats and hooks, sounded a lot like a mashup of original music. I had heard Frontier Psychiatrist before, so glad to be exposed to the rest of Avalanches songs on this album. Highlights: Since I Left You Two Hearts in 3/4 Time Frontier Psychiatrist Live at Dominoes

Essential Wings album. Haven't listened to too much of them, so I enjoyed hearing this album in it's entirety. Noticed a line that Dave Matthews must have lifted for "Dancing Nancies" in the song "Mrs. Vandebilt": 'what's the use in worrying, what's the use in hurrying" Highlights: Band on the Run Jet Let Me Roll It

Might be the Beatles' best album. Highlights: Come Together Something I Want You Here Comes The Sun You Never Give Me Your Money

Some good songs here, but haven't necessarily stood the test of time. Surprised to read how well receipted it was when it came out. Highlights: Live Forever

Incredible album start to finish. The production value alone is worth the price of admission. Really liked hearing the songs I hadn't heard since they were in heavy rotation on 90's radio, plus all the other songs I hadn't heard. Highlights: Like a Prayer Express Yourself Till Death Do Us Part Cherish Pray for Spanish Eyes

Good representation of VU style, a little rough around the edges and can get kind of repetitive. Highlights: -White Light/White Heat -Sister Ray

Good for a punk/emo album, although not my favorite music to listen to. I can appreciate the emotion and composition, but don't think I'd be seeking out this to listen to. Highlights: -New Intro

Catchy indie music with echo-y vocals and good beats. Highlights: -Revival -Sailing -Helicopter -He Would Have Laughed

Highlights: -Brimful of Asha -Funky Days are Back Again -Norwegian Wood

Pure unadulterated funk. Can't beat it. Highlights: -Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication -Give Up The Funk

Great funk rock, will be listening to more of Curtis Mayfield Highlights: -Billy Jack -So In Love

Interesting style, great to hear rest of songs that accompanied Enjoy the Silence and Personal Jesus Highlights: -Personal Jesus -Enjoy the Silence -Policy of Truth

Great listenable hard rock, each track is worth a check. Highlights: -War Pigs -Paranoid -Hand of Doom

Good crooning, classic Elvis. A lot of the songs sound very similar.

Highlights: -Soft Shock -Runaway -Dragon Queen

Classic ZZ Top, great hits here and excellent blues rock. Highlights: -Jesus Just Left Chicago -Master of Sparks -La Grange

Good 90's alternative rock. -Straight to You Brother, My Cup is Empty

Definitive Metallica -Enter Sandman -Of Wolf and Man

Great Vocals -Slow Burn -Oh, What A World

Weird beats/electronica -Brown Paper Bag

Ecclectic 80's style rock/reggae/funk -Rip It Up -Breakfast Time -Can't Help Myself

Decent, but annoying background sounds throughout each song. could be better without that! -You Tried to Hide

Kind of ethereal, ambient, dream poppy. Weird lyrics

Great album, incredible vocals and has the feel of a classic rock diva album

Steely Dan at it's finest; some of my favorite songs of theirs are off this album. -Aja -Deacon Blues -Peg

Old fashioned folk/blues. Really rough around the edges.

Good Dylan, has some more musicality/blues/rock to it as opposed to singer/songwriter feel -Million Miles -Til I Fell in Love with You -Make You Feel My Love

Great album, has some of their best work on it -Scar Tissue -Parallel Universe -Californication -Otherside

Lots of hits -I Feel the Earth Move -So Far Away -(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman

Cool listen, lots of themes and melodies that I recognize used in other artist's work. -Timeless -This is A Bad (ending melody is definitely used by another artist- very familiar)

Excellent. blue-collar themes in the lyrics, raw emotion, awesome melodies to back it up. -Badlands -Candy's Room -The Promised Land -Prove It All Night

Beautiful lyrics, great country album. Enjoyed the basslines and melodies. -Coat of Many Colors -Traveling Man -Early Morning Breeze -Here I Am

I can appreciate the musicianship, but not a fan for the genre

Just a lame 90s alt album, surprised it made this list. Not really anything to write home about.

Good beats and lyrics, I like this style of hip hop -Step in the Arena -Lovesick -Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Great funk, lots of good music, way better than the song they are known for -He's The Greatest Dancer (sampled in Gettin' Jiggy Wit It) -Lost in Music -Thinking of You -You're a Friend

Fun early hiphop album, heard it a bunch of times. I like Steely Dan's Peg sample in "Eye Know" -The Magic Number -Eye Know

Cool, fast, electronic beats/instrumentals. Good music to work to.

I tried, but I just couldn't.

Excellent jazz/funk, very similar feel to Steely Dan. -Street Live

One of my favorites, wonderful acoustic, mellow mood -Pink Moon -Road -Parasite

Enjoyed it very much, relaxing tones, good lyrics and melodies, and great instrumentation -Down To Zero -Water with The Wine -Somebody Who Loves You -Like Fire

A timeless classic -Cecilia -The Boxer -The Only Living Boy in New York

I liked the chill vibes, but very eccentric lyrics and interesting vocal additions.

Great for an angsty teen who like whiny voices and statement music

Great album, although the songs all have the same formula, so they start to sound a little stale halfway through.

Maybe the greatest rock album of all time. Combination of Clapton and Duane is unparalleled.

Fun hip hop album, cool to see how far the genre has come since this

Excellent live collection of Sam Cooke classics. Worth the listen, despite his history... -Cupid -Twistin' the Night Away

Incredible voice, a great diva album start to finish

Liked the arrangements and good beats

Interesting early punk with some funny lyrics. Not very diverse; songs sound very similar

Was pleasantly surprised to hear some good alt music here, but nothing that stood out too much

Probably Talking Heads' best album, has plenty of hits and great representation of their style. -Crosseyed and Painless -The Great Curve -Once in a Lifetime

Loved the world beats jams, and open style

Some great songs, some songs are very Lou Reed oddness -Sunday Morning -I'll Be Your Mirror

Quintessential Simon and Garfunkel

I liked the early punk rock vibes, but it was kind of just ok. Liked the Just Like Heaven cover

Incredible Aretha, with the instrumentation to back it up. Will be listening to this again. -Chain of Fools -People Get Ready -(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

80's music at it's finest -Rio -Hungry Like the Wolf -Save a Prayer

Listened to this album many times, never disappoints. Yes' flagship album, great compositions and hits. -Yours is No Disgrace -I've Seen all Good People -Your Move

Owned this album for years, but never listened to the whole thing. I liked the late 90's/early 00's nostalgia. -Writing to Reach You -Driftwood -Why Does It Always Rain On Me?