Music in Exile
Songhoy BluesYou know this is the shit Iโm here for
You know this is the shit Iโm here for
In the words of my good friend Jon - this was the perfect last album for us Generic โ๏ธ British โ๏ธ Bullshit โ๏ธ
Cool! Then weird.. Then cool! Then scary
Whenever I get asked what is something most people love and you donโt I say Bruce Springsteen. Iโm tired of having to say this, please randomly give us something else
Iโve been pretty high, but never King Crimson high
I am pretty sure Iโm pro-Bowie..I am not anti-Bowie or Bowie-neutral. I am however still seeking the album that REALLY gets me into Bowie. I believe I am someone who can and should be really into Bowie. Aladdin Sane is coming across my musical path I think at the right time for me to discover MY Bowie album. Is this it? Time will tell - but I am inspired now to dig back into this catalogue.
I #respect Velvet Underground and Lou Reedโs contribution to music and the influence of so many of the bands I love. I donโt dislike this but itโs not for me. Iโll keep trying. The dish of a cooky deep voice guy is best served by Iggy Pop for this reviewer
Good for Kate Bush
Oh! That song is called Babylon. Someone likes Dylan, got it.
4 out of 20 if ya KNOW WHAT I MEAN
Was going to give you a three but the album just kept going, Slippies must enjoy a long album
Cool! Then weird.. Then cool! Then scary
Jazz
FUN
Itโs jazz!
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would
Je ne sais pas
I too have listened to the Beatles
Fuckin love this
Safe 90s rock is better than some, worse than others
I like music I like sitar I like learning
Every year I get older I get more into James Taylor. A quintessential attribute of my suburban white dad final form I have to assume
If you liked this, check out the history of rock in Latin America documentary on Netflix. Iโve got a corresponding playlist on Spotify too. If you didnt like this, also check out that documentary and then maybe you will
Gimme this all day. Added to the Drinking and game playing rotation. Good candidate for vinyl purchase
Making an assessment based on the three songs on Spotify. I think it get it
I mean..itโs Rush..cmon now
I enjoy reading the wiki entries on each of the albums and this one was a good one that reinforced why this album stands out from the rest of the random late 70s to mid 80s British bands that have an entry on this list. tldr; โRichard Hell but good. See Black Flag, Robert Pollard, and Franz Ferdinandโ
Holy Eno, Batman. Tommy likey
Donโt know if itโs how little music I listened to this week or if itโs just a bunch of bangers right in a row. Bob rules
Compared to what I thought this was gonna to sound like starting off, this album was actually really badass. Every time I thought they were about to lose me they hit a guitar solo or breakdown that was hitting the spot. Definitely will go back to this when Iโm in the mood
I go back and forth between โPaul Simon is so goodโ and โokay, Paul Simon..I get itโ
Music for airports got me through a lot of grad school coding projects and has served me well when Iโve needed to call on it since. Good stuff, aptly named. I Stan Eno
2000s Brit rock got it
Groovy
The Isley Brothers absolutely kick ass always
Beautiful, haunting, above my mental pay grade
If I ever need to pick music at a luxury resort ocean / poolside happy hour I have my album
โBust a nut inside your eye to show you where I come fromโ โฆcmon now
File under : 90s on 9
Pretending I remember a song from this album, fun listen but nothing memorable to this reviewer
Young Neil + Stephen Stills = Less refined CSN&Y magic
Fun 80s Tina Turner ROMP
Randy Newman -thank you for your service. My third and final wish is to set you, and us all free
New space music for coding, blessed
Okeydoke
Always been Beck-neutral. Nothing changing here
Hell yea
File under โwe get it buddy, youโre from London and like weird late 70s early 80s shitโ
Coldplay puts me back in a very specific time
[Michael Bluth looking into bag marked โThe a-ha album with take on me on itโ โI donโt know what I expectedโ
This is good and nice and fine but the kind of modern alt radio sound that doesnโt quite get me and thatโs okay. I can hear the Bowie in them, thatโs cute
Hell yea
Ya know not bad
Nothing but love & respect for Lou Reed & the gang
Yes
I wonder what itโs like to have written the album that inspired 10 Fast & the Furious movies
Spook synth with lots of non-commercial stuff on purpose according to the Wikipedia article. Plus 1 star for naming it music for the masses when the intent was the opposite
Elvis Costello neutral
A pleasant listen of early rock n roll / soul
A delightful Bowie time
Ben Folds does a great cover of Songs of Love so this gets an extra star. Pleasant listen, something different
Iโm okay
Classic Clash
Catchy pop hooks in some classicest of rocks. Nothing to complain about but nothing to fawn over
Lots of people get super horny for the Stones. Not this reviewer so much. Good album - calm down
Extremely uncomfortable but also very good. I am torn. Might go back to this. 3 for now
Peace sign emoji
A pleasant 60s folk
Actually kinda liked this one
Weird how Iโve only ever heard Where is my Mind off this album just kidding. Extra points for being only 1/2 an hour long
Absolute fucking classic
I only have one โthe bossโ and itโs MY WIFE!!! Am I right, fellas?? Never really been a Bruce guy. Sorry
โStay with meโ was already a classic in this house, love the cover of โMemphisโ and the supporting tracks on this album. Rock on
A fun album from 1966 that sounds like a fun album from 1966
I donโt necessarily love or not love Coldplay but as Iโve reviewed the other album(s) their music takes me back to high school era days very distinctly. Points for that
Talking over hard riffs
Much love to Bob & crew always
Decided Iโm a guy who really likes Talking Heads now, saved to my albums
Itโs the Rolling Stones
This album is great because it also contains the 1001 greatest guitar riffs you must listen to
Loved it. Saved forever
Not for me
This is what the goths in Letterkenny listen to, but not what I listen to
Absolute classic
Okay!
Yes
I feel good
Overall some of that good catchy pop stuff in here that bothers me less when it isnโt the 1000th time Iโve heard it that week. I still cringe every time she says haters or players or โfa shoโ
Had it on at work, nothing stood out as good or bad
This was..fine
Fun!
File under 90s rock
File under 60s rock
Gary Numan kicks ass
Very Stephen Stills, pleasant
Absolutely kicks ass
Fine
Ooh la la
Playing in the background
Paul Simon - always good, but calm down
Always here for some Young Neil
Indifference where I feel I should have more feelings
It played in the background of me working, thanks
A delightful rainy morning listen
I am #always #available for some Joni
You already know
๐ค
Some really fun stuff in here, only complaint is it felt kind of long but it is a soundtrack so I DUNNO
Like all Rolling Stones albums - A fine Rolling Stones album
Iโm not moody enough for this on the regular, but maybe with winter coming up, maybe
This was fine but file under electronic thatโs on this list because UK
Some good tunes, minus points for Van Morrison being insane
If this excitement has taught me anything itโs that I guess I like Rod Stewart
Carried largely by the two big hits, the rest is great if Iโll be having a little somethin somethin beforehand
Gotta give it up
Absolute bangers
Some standard Brit pop for me
Giving Oasis the edge here in the Brit pop battle because Rock and Roll Star will always make me think of You All Everybody
This is a classic rock album
Jazzy
Good stuff
Boring
Anyone who is friends with Michael Kiwanuka is a friend of mine. This is the rap Iโm here for
All I can think is that these are songs that Ben Folds would do a cover of
I looked up why this is considered an important album, and thatโs fine, but that doesnโt mean I have to care
File under St Paddyโs Day
When itโs time to rage there is no more aptly named band or album
I got a little bored SORRY
This is the shit I am here for
Some of the hits, overall kind of weird to listen to in the modern era
I donโt remember any of this
The most redeeming thing about Bruce is how easy he made it for people to do funny impressions of him. While I made it through this one easier than the last, my guy just isnโt anything more than okay to me
Groovy
Absolutely fantastic shit that I ignored for so long just because I hated how beloved it was in middle school or whatever
Good concentration music
A good reminder that Bruno Mars only exists because Marvin Gaye gave him permission
The Wikipedia page references this album being a mix between Off the Wall and Revolver, I hear it. A cooler description than sounds in actuality
I mean, great. Someone had to do it I guess. But of the ding dong beep boops to work or study this isnโt the one Iโd choose first
A peaceful drive home
Same feelings as The Marshall Mathers LP but better
A fine collection of Yachty delights
I like the cardis
Iโm into this - but Iโm also a little high. Iโll try again later to make sure
LA Woman or bust
A delightful folky journey
Pretty chill Brit boy sample hop
Okay?
A funky good time
File under โhorny albumsโ
Groovy baby
Soft spot
Birdland is fun still
Here for it
Okeydoke
Identifying Soundgarden - Yep, itโs Soundgarden
See also : the Motown Christmas album
Jazzy blessings that are almost instrumental Chicago tracks at times. Fun!
Itโs Alice In Chains!
If youโre getting a little high and shoveling snow - this is for you
Most of this was โooooooooohkayโ but there were some fun riffs and lines (โI wasnโt born with enough middle fingersโ hits hard some days). I checked a few times hoping it was the last track though so 2 stars from this local critic
As stated in the title this album has โLaylaโ and other songs
A selection of Metallica-style songs off the album Metallica by Metallica
File under electronic music to play at Luxury Resort pool area
This one of those albums where they are exactly in between so many genres that Iโm not quite sure who itโs for. Not me I donโt think
These guys totally ripped off Greta Van Fleet!!!!!!
Toe tappin electric dancing time
Iโm much more attuned to this sort of post punky uh oh the 80s are here style sort of stuff, which makes it easier to know that I just donโt care too much for this one
File under : 89X
If youโre looking for an album by The Cure, this is one
Good garage rock renaissance but not my new favourite band
Although I love me some funky riffs, this was all over the board and far too long
If youโre seeking a live Motรถrhead album - this is one. Would be three stars but two hours long is too long
You know me
A collection of vibin ditties perfect for setting the tone on a weekend morning
File under 90s on 9. I have an affinity for the middle of the road 90s rock and this one started with a Tie Fighter so extra points
Identifying Cypress Hill : Itโs the album Cypress Hill by the band Cypress Hill
Peaceful, charming
Really enjoyed this one. Love some funky bluesy folky soup
Itโs Buzzcocks!
Thereโs something about this that I really like and I canโt figure it out
Gotta give it up
Itโs Megadeth!
One of the good ones
An adequate spin through 1996 American Rock
File under the spacey tunes they play at boutique hotel pools. Bumped up during my lunch time walk around the office and it took me away which adds bonus star
You can draw a direct line from this to my sweetheart Detroit 90s-00s rock scene. Hell yea
I guess not for me
Just chillin
It played, I listened, I moved on
This album is a great guitar solo, donโt think I needed to hear it though
Absolutely here for it
MJ, Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen, Quincy Jones, Vincent Price, and a couple of the guys from Toto walk into bar. The fuck did we think would happen?
Faul Simon
This would have been a great album in 1965
There She Goes and other songs by the band who did There She Goes
You know when youโre at an art and food festival and you have to walk past the small stage where some band is playing to get to where you really want to be
Like it not ready to love it
Identifying ABBA : itโs ABBA! Couple of hits and a whole Scandinavian easy listening experience
Itโs jazz!
Right in my sweet spot, post punky power poppy with catchy choruses not trying to be anything it isnโt. Saved to the ol Spotify albums which is criteria for 5 stars
Iโm not quite sure who this is for? Kind of a collection of songs that would play during movie scenes that last a little too long? I didnโt turn it off (which is my criteria for a 1) but I did a lot of checking to see how close to the end I was
File under Jeff Beck
Yeah
Not sure where I land on this one, but tldr; a long album
Extremely badass
Big ups for a 29 minute album
Do you want to listen to Prog Rock today? โโโ> Yes
This is the album that ended the hippy movement
The fact that you call it that tells me youโre not ready
This cd is stuck in some grandmaโs car
Iโm not the target market here, decent background play
Always #available for some B&S
You know Iโm here for it
You know this is the shit Iโm here for
Yeah gotta love it
Identifying Smashing Pumpkins : Itโs Smashing Pumpkins
[nodding head] 2002 Missy
24k gold, one of if not the first vinyls I remember purchasing. Bless up
Turns out I love this
Somewhere in the multiverse is a me quietly wiping down a bar off an isolated state road while two people play darts off in the corner and this album plays overhead
I am bored by this
Some good ass soul. Otis is the man
Forgot how fucking good the American albums are
As described in the album title
Yes
Yeah yeah yeah
Bored Teenagers would have been a great song as a bored teenager. Gary Gilmoreโs eyes, woof. Safety in Numbers maybe birthed new wave? Fun stuff.
OK
This should have been the 420th album, huge miss random album selecting algorithm
This list could be 1001 Fela Kuti albums and Iโd still do it
This guy was pretty good at guitar
Hard rockin
Always salutes the Roots
This is bonkers. Thanks Germany
Like Dear Zachary, Suicide by Suicide is a good piece of media that is difficult to consume more than once
Whenever I get asked what is something most people love and you donโt I say Bruce Springsteen. Iโm tired of having to say this, please randomly give us something else
Sunday Monday Happy Days
Hell yea
1001 albums that got us from The Damned to Flock of Seagulls
โBurningโ sounds like a Bruce Springsteen song but I enjoyed listening to it so three stars
Identifying Prince : Yep, itโs Prince
File under : Albums Iโll keep in my jukebox in the scenario I play in my head sometimes where work goes sideways and I move far up north or down south and open up a bar where someone is always in the corner playing darts
The scene : cleaning my car in my garage, pretending to be in a Fast & the Furious montage
I always forget Primal Scream isnโt actually screaming and get pleasantly surprised
Chill good times
Identifying Elvis - itโs Elvis
Folksy and alright
Country Byrds are country
Identifying Def Leppard : itโs Def Leppard
Funky & smooth & chill
Arcade Fire is FINE
I love me some fuzz but this was largely background noise with some occasional ear pleasing hooks. Bless โem
MC5, very important yadda yadda
You know Iโm here for the Spanish vibes that are also French sometimes
VIBIN (get it?) to what I assume has been used as the soundtrack to a quirky indie movie at least once
File under : the kind of metal that has aliens and shit on the cover for some reason
This is what you hear in your head when youโre in a coma
This is the stuff right here
Itโs well known Paul Simon picks album tracks with Mad Libs - Thereโs no other way to get a bossa nova song about Frank Lloyd Wright. Anyways, love the hits could take or leave the rest.
This could easily be any synth poppy album of the era
You can really taste the Billy Corgan
If this was just one album split in half, probably a three stars but this is just too much. Some good stuff in here but itโs a lot SORRY
A delightful bluesy treat
When I listen to the rock and roll music on this record I say โclassicโ
Amazing album as always
That late 80s early 90s sound that sounded so good on a lo-if KMart speaker
This would be lovely to have on vinyl and play while sipping a cocktail by the fire and holding a pipe that makes bubbles etc etc
For those playing along you may notice I loathe a double album, this one didnโt hurt like normal. First half was a little rocky blusier and the second half more mellow all along feeling like a good gothy time
One lunch in early high school Joel Meersman was humming the riff to Seven Nation Army and tapping on the table and I had to know what it was. The rest as they say..is history
Folk off, mate
Gotta give it up for Disco. It gave hip hop tons of great samples and made New York teens so pissed off they had to invent punk. This is a smooth listen but not too much too it
Absolutely love this album. The thought of the MFrs doing this in 1965 brings me so much joy and has so much impact on all the music I love that came after it. ๐ค
Identifying Sinatra albums : Itโs a Sinatra album !
Funky, chunky, trippy, you already know
Sounds just like an album titled โDeep Purple In Rockโ from 1970 should
Added to jazz playlist
Didnโt get it then, donโt get it now
Interesting an album from 2020 made it, this is up and down for me. Overall enjoy me some Fiona
You know Iโm here for it
Ya know ya love it
Identifying mellow Sinatra : itโs mellow Sinatra
I find Beck Odelokay
Devo is nuts, love em forever
A beautiful collection of catch Faul McCartney pop tunes. Let me roll it
This was the good hip hop
Itโs Iron Maiden, baby
Great album to have on here when youโre trying to play catch-up, other than that some fine hardcore
This is an album that exists
You can taste the decades of Brit pop that ooozed out of this record
53 minutes and 19 seconds of doing that little head bob dance you can do to Pet Shop Boys
At first I was like why is this? but then read the Wikipedia article. Cool concept and therefore +1 star
This is..fine? Weird collection of stuff. One of those albums that reminds me this is some random British guyโs list
Some of the most classic of rock
Okay?
The definition of 3 star rock
Ya have to get excited knowing you have a little BJ coming your way
A lesser Coldplay
You can always tell when an album will be ๐ฅ just from the cover. Best part of this one is the first playlist recommendation on Spotify is Boogaloo Essentials
When you google this album the first suggested question is โWhy is Heroes so good?โ which just about sums it up
I also love the dead
Oh look, a late 70s early 80s UK pop rock new wave post punk band I havenโt heard before
Cool as hell
Talking Heads are my fine wine band, they get better to me with my age
Spooky as always
This is an album that happened around me in my lifetime that I largely ignored. Itโs pretty good ya dummy
This was fun Bollywood action, letโs watch this movie
Fuck yeah, 500 albums
File under the shit they play at boutique hotel pool areas
Fugazi knew how to kick ass
Some catchy pop hooks and early 90s sounds, but most importantly Jimmy Buffett covered โWeather With Youโ so plus one star
As intended this easily bleeds into ambient noise in the background as you focus into something else, good work tunes
I agree with the liner notes that say maybe one day Scott Walker would do something good
Chill town
Thatโs a beautiful Willie
What? Why?
Great album, Mark Knopflerโs the man
Rock the fuck on
I know Iโm not a โmusic guyโ and more of a โguy who likes musicโ because I still listen to Sonic Youth and go โโฆokay?โ
Didnโt know Leonard Cohen like this existed. Pretty cool. This is how you adapt to a new era of sound while still maintaining what makes you great
๐ Every late 70s early 80s post punk album isnโt one we must hear ๐
Iโm rappin Iโm rappin
Identifying Big Star
You already know
Fittingly seeing Garbage perform with Tears for Fears tomorrow, thanks for the warmup
Not on Spotify but presumed โI would be okay with thisโ
I love This is the Day but the rest is a bit of file under every post punk synth pop album is not one we must listen to
Just a good fuckin album
Catchy choruses and messy guitars. Great then, great now
Salsa now yโall
Itโs no self titled Specials but itโs fun
I am and remain LCD Soundsystem neutral
Dooodeeeee dooo dooo dooo
This happened and I listened
Hell yeah
Oh yeah that Moby song
Beautiful, haunting, groovy
I cannot and will not stop until I get enough
The Replacements are fine to me
Love me some Stevie
East Coast Hip hop for a long time
Cool synths that passed the time
Radiohead makes me sleepy
Always enjoyed driving around San Andreas listening to โCult of Personalityโ. Rest of the album is pretty good too
So kooky!!!
Chill vibes, cool samples
What it sounds like in my brain to hit the snooze button
File under that sort of Need for Speed 90s beats and samples electronicy nonsense
Norah Jones is a peaceful angel
A pleasure
Run-D.M.C. doing Run-D.M.C. stuff
Sonic Youth neutral
Itโs fucking Abbey Road
wtf was this
Badass
Not my normal groove but a delightful morning focus time listen
Peaceful 70s folk
Karen Carpenter was the last good Karen
Big hair, big riffs, poppy choruses. According to Wikipedia this album upset Def Leppard purists which brings me joy and one extra star
I just donโt like Metallica enough to listen to 2 hours of more boring versions of their songs. Hit a couple and it was fine. Love this concept (Ben Folds orchestra versions are 5 star) but this one isnโt for me
Great stuff, great voice, chill vibes
Itโs Wilco!
Heavy riffs and guitar solos, didnโt / couldnโt pay attention to the lyrics. Went by fast so thatโs good?
Itโs Iron Maiden!
Itโs Nirvana!
Itโs Bjรถrk!
Classic electronic beeps and boops
This is the style of hip hop I like best, runs a little long though. You know I like em 40-50 minutes
My kind of hip hoppery
Indie vibes
If there is one thing this list has been successful at doing, it is convincing my Spotify algorithm that I am attempting to pick out music for a Fast and the Furious reboot
Some delightful Dolly
Pop Blondie is pop but good and fun and damned if you arenโt singing Heart of Glass for two hours after this
Yeah baby
Cool samples to create cool beats
Great stuff
One of those albums where you go to Wikipedia to see the accolades that landed it on this list, but the only notoriety it has is being on this list
Michael K is the best
The classicest of Eagles rock
You know I love that sweet, sweet sitar. And sitar covers? Go on with ya bad self
Funky
Have you heard of โindieโ music ?
Great album, huge part of my personal punk renaissance of 2020-2022
Hm, no thank you
Ya gotta love it
I like the Offspring and you should too
This is the country that I like
Rolling Stone neutral
I too have hear Bob Dylan
I listened to this yesterday and all I remember is that I was largely bored
Largely bored
Identifying Metallica : Itโs Metallica
Sheโs the Queen for a reason
This is indeed Supa Dupa Fly
Itโs no Thriller but still some good shit
Ya gotta love it
Rooten and tooten
Deep
Good Bowie. Dark Bowie. Spooky Bowie
Some good stuff but too long! You know the rules. 46 minutes or under
Best part of this album is when I accidentally searched for Pearl Ham
Van Halen rules
Great album - it is known
Identifying Dylan : Itโs Dylan
Does he tell the crowd he doesnโt have leukemia in the middle of Somebody Have Mercy? Thatโs weird
Identifying the Red Hot Chili Peppers : Itโs the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Classic classic Who with inklings of future classic Who
This is fine OH SHIT FREEBIRD
Very clearly a small collection of songs padded by songs written over a weekend as it is that
I too see a Darkness
This is nuts, kinda dig it
Rock and roll
This album was randomly picked the day after Queen Elizabeth II died so Iโm not sure if that automatically gives it a 1 or a 5 so it gets a 3 because The Smiths
Post-Brit pop super group movie anthems
Yes
Itโs Jazz!
One of my favs
Okay
Best lo-fi album?
The first review on the Wikipedia page mentions that this isnโt their best record. Itโs a good listen
Atmospheric etc
Far out man
Extremely funkyโฆ
I canโt believe we had to do ANOTHER Kate Bush album it was FINE
You have heard this 90s post grunge before
Delightful early rock and or roll
The cooky spacey sample thing only those Eno & Byrne boys could come up with. Thank you Wikipedia for applying the context โa vision of psychedelic Africaโ
That sweet sweet 90s POTUSA
Much blues
Some delightful Ray
So silky smooth
You could say Iโm an Aimee Mann man
Gotta give it up for Patti
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Not my thing but didnโt need to turn it off
Classic 90s early Foos
Absolutely here for it
As it turns out, The Wall still kicks major ass
Itโs KISS
Itโs U2!
Vaguely familiar stylized 80s sounding stuff
Itโs Pixies!
Bowie to Bowie
Joni Mitchell does Joni Mitchell
Motown gotta Motown
Laurel Canyon Country Bear Jamboree
The 90s were weird
Identifying Pet Shop Boys
๐ I ๐ am ๐ here ๐ for ๐ world ๐ music ๐
Identifying Elvis Costello
This shit is nuts. Love it
Another cooky sample party that is fun at times
Just not in the mood
The classicest of rock
Night life in 1963
I did not care about this
Itโs fuckin Pet Sounds
A hidden gem in Beach Boys canon
Jazzy bluzzy groovy saddening reminder that as much as we change we still stay the same
The review for being on this list included that it was a โchallenging listenโ yep
Itโs Zeppelin
Itโs Pixies
Pretty good compared to most of the mid 80s European post punk that we absolutely HAVE to listen to
Some beautiful Billie Holiday to put on over a fire with a nice drinky poo
American Pie and other sad folk songs
Twee on outta here
Oh yeah I remember that song plus other songs which made me forget that song again
This is a lot of Marvin Gaye
Some of that good early hip hop with the good samples
This is the correct answer to the desert island disc question
This is so extremely Metallica
Somebody!
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida as well as other songs
Looking around then nodding my head
Identifying Hendrix : Itโs Hendrix
I have a thing with U2 where sometimes Iโm like โgah! U2! Ugh!โ and other times where Iโm bobbing my head and asking โdo I like U2?โ
Paper Planes and some other pretty good stuff
Always here for Afrobeat. Fela Kuti A+ Femi Kuti A+
Every once in a while I think that maybe I should dive into the R.E.M. catalog and then I listen to an album and decide that Iโve pretty much got the gist
Hell yeah
Ya gotta give it up
Bluesy, Rocky, Janisy
Like sitting at B.B. Kingโs bar and grill
This is fine โIโm a quirky guy with a small guitar singing about whateverโ not sure why it is here?
Boogie
This is 400000th time Iโve had to listen to this album because of some list or group declaring the best and a must listen etc. Iโm still largely bored. I feel like this is one of those things everyone says is great because they feel like theyโre being smart but no one is actually into it
Hereโs Little Richard
Me likey
Stop trying to make me listen to Dylan!!!
The best to ever do it at the coolest place to do it at
This would make me want to riot in a Woodstock 99 airplane hangar too
Elvis Presley off Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
Hell yea
This was indeed something..but I would rather listen to anything..else
Started off like some more Need for Speed movie music but displayed some enjoyable electronic throughout the rest
Just weird enough for me to nod my head and go hmm at the end in a good way
Usually try to separate the art from the artist but not here, because the art is also bad
This is notoriously the Byrds
La Grange and other songs you might not know that are definitely recorded by ZZ Top
I wish this was Nowhere on the list!!!!!!! Shoegaze not my thing but I zoned out at work and got through it
Very NIN
I grow to enjoy P. Simon a little more every year
Delightful sunshine pop and Laurel Canyon vibes
All bops from one of the best but my guy 1:45 runtime, chill
Oh good, the birth of post punk
Okay!
Quirky, whimsical, oh Eno produced. Got it
Not convinced this list was actually prepared by Eno
Hey - itโs Depeche Mode! And they rule
Oh look! 80s Post Punk / New Wave!!!!!! From England!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Donโt know if this is nostalgia driving but I will continue to bump this into the future
When Madonna sings โlet the choir singโ and then the choir singsโฆchefโs kiss
The root of my beloved late 90s early 00s Detroit rock and roll and part of the tapestry of punk so big ups to the NY Dolls
I continue to be Sonic Youth neutral
Yeah this sounds like The Police
I will salute Brit Pop if you run it up the flag pole
Da best
Have to be in the right mood and environment for Tom Waits, which one day I will find
Some of that good ass blues
As far as our late 70s early 80s post punk new wave albums go this one actually hit the spot
Always enjoyed the hits, never listened to the album. Good stuff
Samples making soundscapes for working or chillin
Stevie
One of those albums where you have to be in awe that all those songs are on the first album. Little long in the end though, but thatโs JAZZ
I was locked in a crisis mode at work and this played throughout in the background so I made it through. If it wasnโt for that I wouldโve been very upset with the two hours
Identifying Carlos Santana : Itโs Carlos Santana
I didnโt turn it off but boy was that a long half an hour
I donโt know who this is for, but itโs not for me
A very nice album of Black Keys music by the Black Keys
Uhm hm not for me?
There are some bangers on here but you know the rulesโฆway too much Smashing Pumpkins here for this reviewer
Why do you have to be mad? Lots of riffs with words about something. A dayโs commute of nรผ metal
Un Tribe Called de Quรฉst
Some late state Dion produced with some late stage wall of sound and a great runtime!
Kraftwerk descendants beep and boop me in a nice way for a nice little while
Absolutely bonkers. Love it
Thatโs some smooth, smooth sax
Grrrrrrrl!
Karma Chameleon and other songs by the band that did Karma Chameleon on the album with Karma Chameleon
I owned this record at one point let it go because my ears were werenโt attuned to late 70s early 80s post punk new wave from the UK but now this list has inundated me with late 70s early 80s post punk new wave from the UK so I can confidently say Iโd let this record go again. Nothing bad, some catchy things but im having a bit of fatigue
The founders
This album played and I listened and then it was done
You know their cover of Mrs Robinson? Itโs like that
A Tom Certifiedยฎ๏ธClassic
The tiniest Rex
Hey hey itโs the Strokes
All the synths!
Bert coming in with that era of acoustic poets doing their thing
Funky early morning work jams
One of the best
Forgot this is a great album
Iโve been pretty high, but never King Crimson high
My recent punk renaissance led me to pick up a copy at a record store in London which according to my ranking rules equals five stars
Why is this on here
Fun beats with some fun rhythm
I actually did not ask for it darker
Assumed this was going to be more tinny modern computer pop but it had a nicer R&B side that made it an enjoyable listen
Hey itโs the Who
Take em to church, Curt
Yep yep
Some people say the key change from See all Good People is still going
Come on Eileen and other songs by the group that did Come on Eileen
Groove is in the Heart and other songs by the group that brought us Groove is in the Heart
Important to listen to as it marks the start of mainstream rock becoming profoundly boring
A fine album of fine music
One of those debut albums where youโre like how can this be the debut album
OutKast is awesome but I really wish theyโd trimmed down their albums
Funky Temptations gonna give it to ya
I too have listened to the Stooges. Rock on
The only praise listed on the Wikipedia page for this album was that it was better than their first album. Going to start hate rating these late 70s early 80s European post punk new wave albums
All I wanna do is such a bop
Sounds like the Flaming Lips to me - well done!
What in the world why
Used to listen to this album quite a bit, still good. Best use of gigantic organ sound? Probably.
Itโs jazz!
Actually not upset to have had to listen
Interesting that this is late 80s, congrats on mid to late 2000s indie on just stealing the sound
Was frightened to be walking into another post punk nonsense album but this kicks ass. Definite forefather to the late 90s early 00s garage rock revival sound I hold dear, especially a lot of the Detroit bands from that era that you can hear in this album. If I wouldโve heard this shit in 1981 I wouldโve lost my goddamned mind
The Yachtiest rock
This is what happens when Magical Mystery Tour is your kidโs first Beatles album
achievement from this list - I am into the Talking Heads now
The classicest of Rocks
A fun little 80s synthy ditty
Guitar man does guitar stuff
Dr. John is nuts, love it
Itโs a shame most De La Soul has been unavailable to stream until coincidentally the day this album was randomly generated
I didnโt listen very closely but nothing snapped me out of โthis is some 80s era rock musicsโ
There are some good tunes in here with some good grooves, little long, and the artist is insane but sticking with the music here
The funkiest
A beaut of a collection of beaut songs
Da beef man
Okay !
Funky town
Snowy Sunday morning vibes
More bad prisoners, more good tunes
Da good good reggae
I like the Mex-influenced stuff more than the Tex, thanks
Itโs Wilco!
Ya know for Korn, not as upset as I was expecting
Absolute OP record
Dreamy zone out times
Beautiful weaving of some meaningful songs by the man himself
A tight 29 minutes of rock and roll CCR style
Hip Latin beats for you and me
Good stuff but you know the rules, Lauryn Hill..too long
Identifying Dylan, itโs Dylan
A lovely bit of Brit Pop
West coast best coast
A lovely bit of Brit pop (again)
Lupeโฆtoo long my friend
Itโs fine chill times
Weirdo early 70s fancy ass folk pop
That one Arctic Monkeys song you remember plus some other songs that are kind of like that
A good ass album
The great grand pappy of generations of hip hop
Meat Puppets are good or not good not sure I think I like them enough
Apache of course an absolute bop, a lot of bongos in the middle, and then the instrumental ancestral jams of some of favorites such as Mother Fuckin Budos Band and Bacao Rythym & Steel
This album is short enough that it played through almost twice before I noticed, so alright
This is exactly what you think it is and such a very specific and spot on collection of the genre as described by the album title
No more shoe-gaze albums that have Wikipedia pages where the only note is that it is on this list
Oh boo hoo
Love me some Stills especially with a super group, breaks my album length rule but Iโm allowing a pass
I really more than anything else just donโt want Spotify to think I keep choosing to listen to Bruce Springsteen
File under Need for Speed music
Hell yea
If I allowed myself to feel or pretended to do so on every commute looking out a rainy window on public transit, Iโd probably be super into Adele. Great musicality and voice three cheers
Zzzz post punk new wave pop pop
If youโve ever been listening to โJailbreakโ or โBoys are back in townโ and thought to yourself wow I wish I could hear live versions of these classic rock tracks plus one hour ten minutes more of other ones by Thin Lizzy this is the album for you
I Stan Sting
OkIprobablyDidntNeedToListenToThisThough
Young Neil kicks ass always
I think I like the Dead more than I knew
No more Radiohead
Fun twangy time
Grandpappy of the 950 UK post punk new wave albums on this list, but good actually
File under : need for speed soundtrack playlist
File under : jazz!
I am very indifferent about this
Young Neil - the best
I bounced in and out of this one while I was working, sometimes rocky and sometimes real twangy which confused me but apparently was their thing. Cheers
Really? All in all it went by quick and I didnโt have to check to see how close I was to the end (criteria for a 2 star) but I was distracted by working. Idk
I mean yeah it was music
Spooky time
synth pop classics indeed
I had this on low because work but some groovy brit hop
Zappa time
Love this era of country
You can hear what inspired this and what was inspired by this and for that - I was interested
Itโs Morrissey alright
Could not be a more aptly titled album
I donโt think we need every The The album, knock it off
Cool name, donโt really know what this is for
Anti Brit pop Brit pop because the guy who made the list is Brit
Stopppp
Ya know ya love it
Kinda like this now
Itโs the Who alright
Iโm into it
Peaceful folk times
A delightful reconnection the scenery of the region the musicians call home
Beep boop boots and pants but all and all pretty enjoyable
This was a roadblock album that I just was never inspired enough to listen to and caused me to fall behind. It actually had some fun 80s synth dancey times but something about it never made me want to finish it. But I did finish it so 2
The ABBA album with dancing queen on it
I listened to the wrong Throwing Muses album but it was still pretty good
Killing Joke rules - saw them open for Tool. Badass
Parts of this I thought it was going to rule but other parts I had to pause and ask aloud wtf I was listening to
Love me some Pogues anytime of the year
This is fun but not sure why here
This was another roadblock album for me, just couldnโt get through it. I am fine with some beeps and boops but not 2 hours worth, sorry
Identifying Public Enemy : Itโs Public Enemy
Wh..what
Soft Bee Gees are soft
One of the best
Punk + horns = love
I was very devotional during this time
๐ค
Itโs Gorillaz
The first and only Beck album Iโve ever gotten into
Cohen vibes? Chill modern folk times
Indie that isnโt for me
Ya know
This one dragged for me, I need some pep with my airy ballads
This makes me uncomfortable but not in the good way
Reverb indie folk thanks you for your service
Becoming an Outlaw Country guy
I feel sad
Dark & stormy
Liked this a lot. Many genre many song
Ultimate dad rock
Identifying R.E.M. : Itโs R.E.M.
Ja mon
Yes, good, yes
I did not require 1hr of Janet but I wasnโt that upset
Sophisti-pop = probably played on shitty retail store speakers or in the lobby of a medical office?
Long live Eno
File under the good hip hop
I like that old Kanye
This was a roadblock album for me. Vibraphone was cool but I never got into it
Ace of Spades and other Motรถrhead songs that kick ass on the album that has Ace of Spades by Motรถrhead
Solid folk
Sometimes in the pocket with Tears for Fears, sometimes providing a melodic power pop link, it had been long enough since this list served us up a random 80s British new wave album I was open and ready. Really enjoyed and saved for a re-listen
One of the originals and one of the best
Identifying Beyoncรฉ : Itโs Beyoncรฉ
Someone gave the guys from The Association a six pack of beer and let them stay up past 7:00 PM
World music is why I am here thank you
The kind of insane prog shit I want on my shelf for my children to randomly pull off and have an experience with their friends. Adding to my Discogs want list for that purpose but not saving to Spotify so by the rules 4 stars
Who ordered the uninspiring indie again
Itโs the Beatles, what are ya gonna do. Incredible amount of bops off one of a string of albums changing music and society. Canโt and wonโt knock the hustle
Made for a peaceful evening deck sit
This would be nice sitting on the porch of an Appalachian cabin, but would require me to go to an Appalachian cabin
Folk off, mate rooted in British and Celtic folk tradition which made it more interesting than the normal Laurel Canyon adjacent USA folk that usually pops up on here
Itโs the Smiths
Cool album art,
O.G. indeed
Y u so mad
Iโm not sure what this was but it went by fast
Cool dude music
80s nondescript
Pleasant classic country
Cosmic American music as described
On this list and needs to be listened to because itโs notable ๐ is notable because itโs on this list to be listened to
Faul records Maybe Iโm Amazed and then some other tracks that maybe couldโve amazed had they strangely been collaborated on with 2-3 other people?
Never pursued Kings of Leon since for me the one song popped up on alternative radio and was played at an annoying rate. This is a fine early 2000s alternative degree away from garage rock revival
Itโs Velvet Underground!
I mean yeah
To me, very cool that the Monkees finally learned to play and perform their instruments so they could ghost write the Beatles an album after Revolver. Although this leans back towards more towards Rubber Soul so I see why they went and did Sgt Peppers instead.
Environment: on the deck with friends, sunny afternoon Attitude: 1 cigar, 2 coronas Review: Lots of talking, squealing, pleasant jazz for the situation
Environment: work Attitude : oh god Review : This is EXTREMELY 1999 rock
Environment : work Attitude : green tea buzz, optimistic Review : Jazzy with a touch of pop
Catchy classic Gab
Classic Creedence
For a live album this sounds great..I just donโt need this much Van
I got through about half..I just couldnโt. Thrash drums and screaming sax in a way I canโt follow or โgetโ
I watched the documentary around this on a plane, cool story great album Brian Wilson is the man
Catchy pop tunes written by the chatGPT of the time
Wasnโt in the mood for our curators post punk BS today
Back to back post punkโฆhurtful
File under : The good hip hop
John Cale pretends to be a normal dude to make a normal pop album and it works for me
I appreciate the Peter Gabriel drum sound heard round the world and his pop sensibilities, this is enough of his albums now though
Na na hey hey rock and roll is here to stay
This shattered my time rules and I didnโt have a track number rule but since itโs 69 I think no ruling is necessary. Album is actually a pretty cool idea and the sounds are enjoyable even after 2.5 hours. I really would like Ben Folds to do an album of covers off of a select number of these
Thatโs enough Nick Cave, okay?
I saw Tears For Fears last year and it unlocked that I fucking love Tears For Fears
Absolutely insane and then more so when you contextualize it for the time
Smooth elevator jazz
Identifying The Rolling Stones : itโs The Rolling Stones
Listen - you and I both know I love Jack White. This is my least favorite of his solo albums and I rarely pick it up but it was nice to revisit. You can hear a lot of the musical themes he uses again and again in later work, fun.
A minor Minor Threat album, good morning email read rage type music
G. Love gets play on radio margaritaville so I already had some familiarity. I enjoy the sound, this more of the same
I donโt know that Iโm a Bjรถrk person? Maybe the environment I listened in
Not interested
The soundtrack to some movie I donโt intend to watch
This was probably really great if you were on acid and there also
#1 record gets a lot of hate for being one those albums people over-list as being โsooo goodโ which sucks because it is to me โpretty goodโ
Slayed? Slade. Slade!
This is so Steely
PJ is cool
A delightful slice of Crosby
I accidentally hit another song while a couple of tracks into this and I didnโt go back
Bluesy and explosivey
Sounds good
Joany Joan
I found this to be very pleasant, maybe the calming vibes were extra effective in the office environment
Honky as well as tonky providing some nice padding to my rough country bar playlist
Bourgeoning Brit pop deeply partnered with 90s pop. A fun listen
This seems good on paper but just wasnโt for me. Gave up and moved on
Absolutely loved this. Brimful of Asha has been on rotation in my playlists for sometime but I never checked out the album. Great late 90s Brit scene tunes with culture. Saved to albums and would absolutely pick up a vinyl if I spot it
Still just havenโt got into Sonic Youth / 90s alternative of this type
I thought this was pretty fun. File under boutique hotel pool with Latin vibe
I was distracted a lot while listening but mostly I was like โthis is a lotโ and was okay being distracted
Lots to love here, catchy tunes, great synth sounds, fun production. Prince was the best
Delightfully wacky interpretation of 60s rock that I find very cool. Saved to my albums for a relisten which by my rules is a FIVE
If you asked an AI audio model to generate a hard rock album from 1987 this is what it would give you
At least โdanceโ electronic has something to it
I started listening to this near the end of work and then during the commute home. The Spotify album is like 4.5 hours long so I checked when I got home what tracks were actually part of the album and realized somehow I was only on track 5 of a million. Not finishing which according to my rules is ONE
File under : generic electronic boops
File under : cool boutique hotel cocktail bar soundtrack
First entry by everyoneโs favorite 300 person indie band with a thematic album about something Iโm sure. Itโs a 00โs indie listen
Classic rock and or roll from the very beginning
Really fun, so much more than Come on Eileen
U2 is real hit and miss for me. Sometimes I can get into it and sometimes I canโt. Mostly couldnโt on this one
Absolute bump for a Leather Tuscadero reference but solid album otherwise
Considering who made this and when and why of course this is what it sounds like. Some bops
Oh god, itโs Morrissey again
New rule - if I canโt find you on Spotify or Apple Music auto 01
Groovy, baby
I donโt have time for this.
Goddamned hippies
Not only French..but live!!! Aghhhh
Young Neil is badass and I often come to this album more than Harvest
Fully realized 2008 โalternativeโ radio rock
I find Latin Rock so interesting. Watch that documentary. This is wild
For the first time I had a reaction to a Radiohead album..which was โoh this is Brit Pop that grew upโ
The kind of indie where you can tell this guy would be really hard to talk to because he fancies himself such an artist (ar-teest)
Definitely what a rock album from 1973 by a band wearing tight leather pants called Mott The Hoople should sound like
Non-alignment pack is a pretty fun punk song and the rest of these are not
One of the albums we must hear which of course features the lyric โI once got busy in a Burger King bathroomโ
You know what this is
I can get down to The Psychedelic Furs
Shoegaze.. do we need it? I donโt know. Do I need it? Definitely not
Turn on the Sirius XM alternative channel - is it playing this?
90s metal hut different
MIA is great, fun
This is unavailable on Spotify or Apple Music โin my regionโ so F off
At first I was like ugh Morrissey again? But then I actually didnโt hate it
Congrats to Bjรถrk on her debut, hope she makes it
Fine work background beats, probably the same in a Mary wanna trance
Yep yep British punk power pop etc got it decent
One of the first vinyls I bought because it was easily obtainable at thrift stores. It kicks ass. Love the whole thing still to this day
Fatboy Slim without any of the hits
Good olโ Joni - straightforward stuff here
One of the best
This is some nice piano and it help me get a lot of work done
Wikipedia said this is folk punk, and I guess like yeah?
I liked this very much so and saved it. Apple Music explanation is great
Absolutely psychedelic sounds - correct
new wave synth pop the way god intended
This kind of cool kind of kooky oh Brian Eno was there got it
Classic Echo and the B-Boys, post punk yadda yadda with a touch of that gothy mystique
This is extremely 90s alternative in a way that I just donโt care too much about after 1018 albums
R&B, like wine, I can tell you that I know when a unit is very good or okay but not explain quite why. Lack of exposure for certain, but thatโs why this list has been helpful. There is really just a handful of random R&B on this list so that hasnโt helped. I can tell there is something here but am not literate enough to tell you what. That plus being behind made me just want this to be done. Sorry, Jazmine
Whoever named this band and album and song titles and okโd the art thought they were one thing, and then the songwriters thought they were a different thing. And those songwriters also disagreed on what the thing was. None of this is bad, but I donโt know why it is here and itโs all over the place
File under : music I would play at my small town Canadian bar on a dreary Tuesday evening
Oh god
This sounds like the cover looks but slightly more awesome
This was Ambient and I did listen to it at work?
Jazzy and proggy and would fun to play Risk to
AI - please generate me some early 2000s indie inspired by alt-country / folk stylings and make the band from Ireland but donโt let that impact the sound or songwriting at all
Surprise surprise I love it. Why donโt I have a vocal jazz playlist?
Ya know I think I could like Drive-By Truckers. This was a long album which I had to keep checking how far along I was which is normally a two star but Iโm inspired to seek out a different โessentialโ album so three
Senegalese excellence for a Thursday morning
My Rod Stewart and James Taylor appreciation goes up the more my dad energy goes up
That one Tom Waits album on here I thought was not too bad and this one I was back to not liking very much
Interesting mix of sounds Wikipedia potentially lists as โalternative countryโ but largely sits in the broad label that is โindieโ. Also great that it was a nothing burger in the US but found popularity in the UK and now is on this list from our UK writer
You have to absolutely give it up for any album described as being โextremely difficult to listen toโ
Offbrand 80s synth pop
Runway music with lyrics
I appreciate this next progression of Michael Jackson pop music
I could be fine with this if it was shorter but it wasnโt!!!!
Groovy please
The Monks story is far more interesting than their music to me
Yes, Brazil
The Cramps are nuts - great records that I have in rotation around Halloween time
This is a Cheap Trick live album
Iconic Jethro, great dad music
Maybe Iโm just hearing what I want to hear or maybe those horn players really love the Come on Eileen motif
Toe tappers of the modern day
File under : the good hip hop. I wish these albums were a tight 40 minutes though theyโre always an hour and change and itโs just a little too long
A nice collection of dancey bops
I miss that old Kanye
Canโt find it I ainโt got time for this
The correct evolution of hip hop
Perfectly nestled in the Brit Pop strain of early 2000s Garage Rock revival
Identifying Led Zeppelin - itโs Led Zeppelin
This would be a great Dead Weather album
Survivor is certainly a classic, after a while these are all the same song to me but it keeps the mood up through a snowy work morning
Hit me with your Brit Pop
Toe tapper boopity boops
Love ELP - this show was probably extremely badass to be at
Listen - Iโm the first one whoโll tell you how much I hate the French, but this one is nuts and kind of fun
Gotta give it up for The Darkness. They have a schtick theyโre schticking to and itโs fun
Havenโt done enough drugs for this
Pulled at my vinyl copy which as you know means it a 5
Identifying Aerosmith - itโs Aerosmith
You can put all the Bjรถrk you want on here but it doesnโt mean I ever have to get into it
Good drugs music and if I do some drugs again I may listen to this music
This was fun, sometimes more fun than others. Summer indie
Some beautiful Nina as always
Some bops but also some boops
The Dandy Warhols have always been Brit Pop from space for me. This album is a little long but probably because itโs the deluxe version
Extremely relaxing world music
Folky and fun and good tunes waiting at the car dealership for your tire to be changed
The Beta Band has already graced my smokin and jokin playlist - more of the chill stuff here
I think I would be down with this and I know Lexicon Devil but the album isnโt easily streamable so bye
No, I do not need 3 hours of drum and bass even if it does sound like the menu screen of every cool early 2000s racing video game
This is so very boring to me
Rocking album with โPopโ pop sensibilities because Pharrell
Post-hardcore bands all sound like they think they are going super hard but arenโt which I guess is the point?
You know in hotels when they have a resort channel and it has some non descript indie indicating fun and adventure in a non-threatening way playing in the background
Early 90s confused brit rock
Late 90s safe rock
The good 90s alternative
You know I love me some Jack and Meg. I remember when this album came out and my mom had grabbed the CD for me while I was at school and I came home and played the absolute shit out of it. Crazy that this is the follow up to Elephant
Peaceful Fiona Apple for a Thursday morning
Wasnโt on Apple Music auto 0
The American Rubber Soul, beautiful west coast Folk Rock of 1965
80s synth pop masterpiece, got them Frankie hits
Not on Apple Music auto 0 sounds like it wouldโve been a nice pickin time too bad
Funky and jazzy and a good listen
Lovely indie
More like Giant Bland
Identifying John Lennon - itโs John Lennon
In the words of my good friend Jon - this was the perfect last album for us Generic โ๏ธ British โ๏ธ Bullshit โ๏ธ