I think this might be my favorite John Martyn album so far. The album is, apparently, about his divorce.
From the Wikipedia- The album was written and recorded while John Martyn was in the process of divorcing his wife Beverley, and the songs strongly reflect the emotional upheaval that he was experiencing at the time. Martyn and Phil Collins forged a close friendship during the writing and recording of the album with both musicians going through painful divorces at the time - Collins played drums and provided backing vocals.
I did not connect with this album. Highly produced folk music that has become popular in the last decade or so.
Interesting pick. I didn't love this album but I'm glad to see someone submit an album from a woman.
Pretty standard 80's pop album.
This was a great album. I had listened to a few individual tracks through the years and nothing really stood out to me. But hearing the songs in the context of the album really helped me understand Doom's style. This is great and I can see why it should be on the list.
I do not see the merit of this album whatsoever.
Really unique French (Quebecois) prog rock. An album worthy of the list.
Many of the songs are insanely long and the album itself is 85 minutes long.
Mogwai are cool, but it's always OK at best. Too much ambiance and very little of substance. Some songs are long, some songs aren't. This album featured a few songs that had vocals.
Cool hiphop/house album. I’m glad to see more electronic music on the list.
Great Indian house music. A real surprise and great addition to the list.
Good indie singer songwriter stuff. Not trait my thing but undeniable talent.
Standard classic rock stuff.
Jesus Christ. This is sensory overload. Whatever talent they have is buried by their hyper ironic lyrics and their fear of being genuine. It’s exhausting.
Cool to see the modern funk/jam band style reflected on this list. Never heard if these guys before, glad there were some lyrics on some tracks too.
Run of the mill country singer songwriter stuff. She’s talented, but it’s not my thing.
Cool concept album. Worth a few additional listens.
Interesting enough concept album by a indie/folk singer.
From the Wiki - "Each song on the album is from the perspective of a different fictional narrator. Although it is set in the Kingdom of Bryneich, from the 400s to the 600s CE, it is intended to be a modern record, the stories and plight of each character largely contain universal themes that connect to the present day."
Pretty good pop album from a British star in the 2000s. Not really my taste of pop, but a worthy inclusion.
One of the better non Marley reggae albums I’ve heard.
Good album. Not sure I needed to hear another one from Garbage, but I am glad to be more well versed in their music.
Glad to have gotten the chance to listen to this. The first half is great but I lost interest toward the end.
Cool to hear a more unique group, but this did nothing for me and is particularly harsh. Kinda sounded like a punk band in its DIY-ness, but was closer to the Replacements.
More reggae. Again, not bad. But too bland to be more than background music.
I get that it’s on here for its cultural significance, but this is over produced, vapid, Muzak.
Not my thing. Sounded a lot like the over-represented stuff on the original list. British post-punk.
Great album but not as good as Awaken! in my opinion.
It’s ok. Not my thing. Sounds similar to Sonic Youth.
Beautiful infectious indie music.
Wow, what a talent. Olivia Rodrigo can do it all.
Cool album, not sure where to place it genre-wise. Acoustic singing with hip hop influences. Glad to have been exposed to this.
Some pretty good stuff on here with a wide range in sound. The female vocalist was my favorite, “don’t marry her, fuck me.” lol. A charming and unique spin on contemporary country.
Glad I got this on a Friday, it really hit the spot. PPP are a jam band through and through. This album seems like a poor imitation of DMB's jams, though. Their musical vocabulary is not vast enough for more listening, but it is still good enough. I wouldn't go to see them, but if I were at a festival and they were playing, I'd make an attempt to see them.
They do have a certain uniqueness to their sound, so there’s merit. But beyond the initial spectacle of the deep vocals, it’s pretty standard.
Sounds exactly like you think it would.
Great concept album inspired by Poe.
It feels like this album is kind of cheating, as it is revered for its overall performance and not just the audio. However, it's still an easy 5 star album.
The Avett brothers display a surprising amount of range on this album. I was familiar with a few of the tracks prior to listening, so I was shocked to hear the more upbeat tunes that border on punk.
A worthy inclusion.
Horrible. Hideously bland and uninspired. A prime example of some of the worst music from this era.
It’s a fine album. It is kind of strange that Billy Squire was left out of the original book given its classic rock bent.
I think Ty Segall is really carving out a unique sound for himself. I appreciate the creativity.
A worthy addition to this album has the track from INXS that everyone knows, Need You Tonight.
Good French pop album, sounds lightly inspired by French house music. Glad stuff like this is on the list
This was better than I thought. I initially listened to a chunk of this on shuffle, and I hate doing that. So I slept on it and when I came back I really enjoyed it. Ska is not my thing at all, but their blend of punk and ska resonated with me and reminded me of Against Me!
Fun concept album. Whimsical at times, but his style is endearing enough to keep it interesting throughout.
I just have a hard time getting into music like this. It’s very long winded. Not to say it’s bad but it’s not my thing.
There is a unique intensity to this album that gives it some merit. However the horrible homophobia drags this album down (see the song named after a misspelled “f” slur).
This is a solid album. Bon Iver is clearly a talented, and on this album in particular, mature artist. He (they?) do a great job working around the absence of music throughout this album and are able to keep in creative and interesting.
Only significant as a marker for how far the band has come. Though, undeniably influential to many middling indie bands.
Fantastic album. Thrilled to have been exposed to this. Apparently the album was produced by Manu Chao, who also has an album on the main list.
Better than I thought. This album has received a lot of praise recently and I generally roll my eyes at anything The Cure does, but this album is pretty good. They’re more musical in this album and less focused on creating hits. The singer’s voice is still insufferable but the album is overall very good, especially for a band that hasn’t put anything out in over 15 years.
Sweetness is still a good tune. There’s also a 15 minute long track…
Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree) has talent, no denying that. But his music is often soulless. Especially with regard to good lyrics.
Really good. Happy to have been exposed to this. Basically progressive folk, for lack of a better term.
Dana Carey’s drumming kicks ass throughout.
This is more ironic than I typically care for, but it’s very clever. Unique rhymes and solid backing vocals.
Beyoncé is a genius.
Kind of Brit pop and kind of punk. Nothing to write home about.
Weirder and more tame than I expected. A lot of vocals with minimal backing. Definitely a unique listen.
Really vanilla singer/songwriter stuff.
This is a good album. Their sound ranges from overly pop oriented to something similar to Wild Beasts.
Brilliant album that is worthy of the original list.
Stripped down and nearing ambient singer songwriter stuff. The album is one hour and nine minutes but it felt much longer. Some of it was enjoyable.
It’s fine. Americana/Folk indie music.
This sounds like a better version of Arctic Monkeys.
Cool ambient electronica. Worth revisiting.
Good album. I LOVE Should Have Known Better.
Great lo-fi hip hop sound. Some reminded me a bit of childish Gambino. Really high sound quality too.
Good Spanish language hip hop that is sorely underrepresented on the original list. This has more of a club feel to it but you still get a sense of the Latin rhythmic influences.
Cool album that is the soundtrack to the musical.
A great, historically significant listen, but not an album I plan to revisit.
It’s John Mayer. You know what you’re getting.
Great early hip hop. Reminded me a bit of Madvillian.
Loved it. This artist is doing a lot of cool stuff. Funky, with rock revival elements. Great addition.
Pretty run of the mill rock. Reminiscent of the cars in their blandness.
This may require another listen. It felt very background to me but I may not have paid enough attention.
Soft elevator jazz.
Great album by an Australian indie-rock group about the extent humans can suffer loss and how they cope.
Great stripped down rock that is reminiscent of Iggy Pop, but less brutal.
This music is objectively good. But it was a chore. It’s African string music with classical vocals. Everyone is very talented but I don’t want to listen to any of this again.
Glad to see more female bands on the list.
It was fine. Interesting to hear a solo album from one of the guys from Hüsker Dü.
A worthy addition to the list. I just don’t really like their style of music. Ska. Albeit, the first to do it their way.
Great energetic punk album from an Australian group. Singer has some great atypical punk lyrics about having to walk home with a knife.
Really tough to get through. Country metal bullshit.
Easy 5 stars.
Sounds like a mix of The National with more pop and vocals that are reminiscent of the weekend. Good stuff.
An interesting classic rock album I was unfamiliar with.
Pretty good old school country.
Some very interested arrangements on this album, really tough to pin down genre-wise. But Baerwald is clearly a talented and inspiring musician.
I like the Weekend’s version of pop. Some tracks on the album didn’t do much for me but overall I appreciate the direction he’s going in.
Sounds like REM. A few hits on this album and some good deep tracks.
At the very least, this album is interesting. Equal parts Kate Bush and Fever Ray, but with a bit more pop sensibility.
Low key, soft spoken indie rock.
Reminds me of a mix between modest mouse’s screamier stuff, with jack white thrown in. Cool stuff. Worth exploring more of their music.
This started out good, at least one song had some inspiring lyrics about global warming. But the rest fell flat.
I like their variety of indie rock. Their lead singer has a unique and enjoyable voice.
Probably my favorite Tool album from this list so far. Danny Carey is exceptional, no surprise there. The song structures are all very interesting as well. Even when they start off overly dark and moody, they pull it back into something enjoyable.
It was OK. I liked a lot of the music, but it feel felt very much like a white guy making jazz.
Folk inspired classic rock.
Apparently this album was huge in New Zealand. Felt way too happy, to the point it felt like Christian rock. But the music was really solid.
Easy 5 star album.
Great, authentic rock and roll with a bit of fuzz thrown in for good measure.
Better than I thought. I was familiar with this album from 88.5 playing it so much and expected to really dislike it based on that. But the album was far more enjoyable when going cover to cover
