What a surprise. I immediately recognized Look at the Sky from Fortnite and it has me wondering who recommended this album? Huge Porter fan? Fortnite fan? Either way, they made it through 1001 albums and picked this puppy. Always enjoy an electronic album and this was great while driving.

Woah, big album today...for my brother! This was his pick and I'm glad he included it! I've heard him mention this album and how it got leaked a long time ago and then eventually made it's way out for real. Very unique and sort of conceptual in that most of the songs feel like demos and are listed as (unfinished). I can't wait to hear his much longer explanation for his inclusion here but I think this is a good pick especially with all the other albums we have gotten.

If this is the caliber of user selected albums then we are in for a treat. Always down for some hard rock emo type music. Great art too, very spooky.

Have we gotten any break type albums on this list?? Pretty wild that the variety only comes from the people listening to this list. This was a good album that had some great beats and songs. It did feel basic in some respects but I think that's just because it's from 1998 so it get's a pass. Now, it is British but I think that enhances this to see that those blokes were attempting some break work too. There is a song from Jet Set Radio Future by the Latch Brothers called "" that starts with them explaining "Four elements: There's DJ'ing, there's Breaking, there's Graffiti, and then there's the MC". We hear a similar list on Breaker Beat's Pt 1 as the announcer advises "there will be breaking, rapping, breaking, scratching, breaking, and graffiti" I thought it was pretty cool they counted all four of those elements, though I didn't hear as much of the MC on this album, lots of samples and call outs. Either way, I'm glad this one was on here!

This was a really good album, lots of ethereal tracks and others that were super short but packed a punch. I still can’t quite place who they remind me of. Hints of Thundercat and Kurangbin.

I'm a fan of these Giants, especially growing up with Malcom in the Middle, but this listen made me realize I think the lead singer voiced some songs on Coraline too which was a staple for me. All that said, there are not a lot of singles I keep from them. This album falls into that, I enjoyed the entire thing and maybe skipped once. Still going strong on the user submissions!

Reminded me faintly of a few other pop singers but the beats and tempo had me bopping on a few of them.

This was a very unique album and knowing a user submitted this makes it even cooler. Some songs didn’t resonate with me but I got lost in others. Very ethereal.

RIP to a legend. Glad he got a place on this list.

Yesterday I was really stressing about the album that I chose for this list. Part of me wished I had taken a little bit longer to pick one. In my head, if you got one album to pick for a list like this you'd want it to be something unique, maybe not the best album ever, but something you felt people NEED to listen to before they die. I haven't had the best reviews on mine and that had me second guessing things but then I wake up and find that someone chose a live album as their pick. I was also informed by my brother that this particular person gave 1 stars to both of our submitted albums, so now I am in a much better mood! I kind of feel like the guy that showed up well prepared for a test but found the other participants didn't really even study. I want to thank them for lifting the stress off me and helping me to move on.

A nice little trip into folk land. Had this album been on the main list, I'd maybe question it's inclusion, but as this is a user pick I think it's very valid and was perfect for this fall day.

Not exactly my type of alternative but it was someone's! No matter the album, even someone who chooses a live album, there's a specialness to these picks. Someone out there wanted people to hear this album because it means something to them. Even an album that's just eh to me, still means more to me than most of the ones we got on the main list.

I'm not sure we got any Buffett on the main list, maybe one, so I'm very glad this is on here. No songs I recognized but I did enjoy Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season. Take me to the beach.

This felt very 90's with the defiant singer songwriter getting angry at things but mixing that with softer melodies. Not bad!

This is one of those bands I’d always heard or saw but never listened to. For some reason I thought they were 60’s rock types but this is their debut! Very folksy not as much rock but it was good. I can’t say I’m a fan but I’m glad someone put this on here.

What a surprise. I immediately recognized Look at the Sky from Fortnite and it has me wondering who recommended this album? Huge Porter fan? Fortnite fan? Either way, they made it through 1001 albums and picked this puppy. Always enjoy an electronic album and this was great while driving.

I first got a streaming service back in 2016, our whole family got on an Apple Music plan and I still remember the feeling of all music at my finger tips. My first goal was to start listening to the newly added music each week and that was when my tastes really expanded. 2016 was an epic year not just because of that, but because so many great albums came out. Solange, Gambino, Metallica, Kanye, Beyonce, Tribe, and many more including this album by Bon Iver. I still don't know what this album means or really what's going on. There are distortions and super short songs, it’s only 30ish minutes. By all accounts I shouldn't like this album, but I do. I've usually just listened all the way through because I can't tell when one song ends or begins but this time I listened to tracks. I kept 22 (over soon), 29 Strafford Apts, 666, and 00000 Million. For all those reasons I'll say it isn't perfect, but here is yet another great pick from these user suggestions. It's probably a 4.5, but remembering those cold days winter days where I had this on in the background at work in an office or driving home. I'll bump that to a five, thanks for the memories.

Great folk album! Felt a little repetitive at moments but the vibe was great and a perfect thanksgiving esque album. Very fall very Swedish.

Another fun folksy album, nothing to write home about but appreciate the addition.

Eels has some hits on the Holes and Shrek soundtracks so this was exciting to hear. Reminds me of There Might Be Giants, just a bunch of quirky songs about bugs and birds and whatnot.

Nice to see a Death Cab album on here, though it didn’t really speak to me.

Really great album, lots of variety but with that slightly electronic vibe. Jazzy and rock at times.

Powerful and moving music, especially reading that he died before this album came out. Glad this was someone's suggestion.

Was not expecting this album but so happy someone chose this!! This was a staple in the house in college that played on the record player. My brother and I got to see him in concert touring for this album and that was an awesome experience. It’s not my favorite of his but it still great and has Sweatpants which is one of my favorite Gambino songs. Favs here are Crawl, Worldstar, Telegraph Ave, Sweatpants, 3005, and Zealots of Stockholm.

I always enjoy a little Reggae and this hit the spot. Truly nothing stood out beyond being reggae, I bet there are many other albums with more oomph or purpose, but someone chose this and I'm sure they have their reasons!

This was a pretty good album! I saw it was one of the first synth albums and that makes it a cool piece of history. I really liked the first song on here, there was a sound that I think was sampled or used on Chris Brown's Look at Me Now.

This was a quirky little album, kind of all over the place but not bad!

Each song felt like its own story with unique organization. Some felt like rock, others had pianos and strings. Each was a journey. I wasn’t a fan of them all but this is an awesome conclusion. I know my brother loves this album so he’s going to be happy.

I could have sworn we got this on the list but we didn’t so this was is another great addition. All the classics are on here, Devil Inside, Need You Tonight, and Never Tear Us Apart. I also really enjoyed New Sensation.

Sounded a lot like REM. Some good tracks on there though I skipped a few as well.

This reminded me of Charlie XCX at times, at others I felt like I was in a Fortnite match. Also pretty wild that the UHC Murder suspect was caught yesterday and we get The Most Wanted Person In The United States. This list always seems to sync up with reality. At less than 30 minutes and some truly zaney tracks, this was a unique inclusion. Especially for coming out last year. Someone must really love this album.

I struggled to enjoy this album, but other times I got caught up in it. I am, however, a huge fan of them putting the runtime on the album cover. But yes, I would prefer an astronaut.

Wow, three tracks at an hour. That's impressive. I've seen their name before but haven't listened to any and I'm not sure I would. Not bad, but three long songs that are mostly ambient. Maybe I set my expectations wrong on this one but was thinking there would be a "band" presence. Not sure why, but hey I'm glad I got to listen to them finally.

Always happy when we can get more jazz on this list. I'm not sure I've heard Chet before but I think I've heard his name. This was very classic and relaxing. Great to wake up to on a cold winter day.

Short and sweet. Almost a kind of Latin rock.

Didn’t we get enough English rock bands in the main list?

Woah, big album today...for my brother! This was his pick and I'm glad he included it! I've heard him mention this album and how it got leaked a long time ago and then eventually made it's way out for real. Very unique and sort of conceptual in that most of the songs feel like demos and are listed as (unfinished). I can't wait to hear his much longer explanation for his inclusion here but I think this is a good pick especially with all the other albums we have gotten.

This was a cool rap debut! Always looking for more UK rappers.

It had hints of something but I couldn’t figure out what. I did like the idea of it being a concept album.

Working on some stand up material here. These guys felt a lot like U2 but I also liked them better than U2 (untalented two). Maybe they should have called themselves T2 which would have worked out with the movie coming out only a few years earlier. But sometimes people in the UK have no idea what’s going on across the pond. Their terminator probably said something like “I Shall Return”. The irony is that I planned to write some material on their name. What even is Marillion? Perhaps a number beyond a trillion? I did a little googling and it’s after Silmarillion, the Lord of the Rings book detailing the first and second ages, currently being adapted at Amazon. I’ve heard the production of the show was very expensive, some of the most expensive TV ever made. Something like a marillion dollars. These are fresh bits cooked up in the lab. Feel free to riff, there’s a lot to be mined with an hour and 40 minutes of music.