Hard to imagine that hip hop didn’t sound like this before A Tribe.

Cool use of sampling and mixing of languages

Classic songs but I still don’t like Richard Ashcroft’s voice to make me want to listen again

Great album - weird to think that this was a good 25 years before Bright Eyes!

Great mix of completely fresh and Beatles twists on other influences

Decent background music and some recognisable hits

Like an 80s Joni Mitchell. Glad to have listened although probably wouldn’t relisten.

Classic tunes and more and more appreciation for how good a song writer Elton was

One that I’m aware of - cello song being a classic. Lots of influence here on other artists which is fun

Classic

Banger

Interesting but probably wouldn’t listen again

Not my cup of tea

Of its time

Can hear a lot of ways that they influenced later artists. Interesting stuff!

Brilliant album

A classic for sure although pretty long!

What a voice, love the classic arrangements and sound

Great guitar, hear inspiration for bands like the mars volta

One of Zeppelin’s most complete albums - nothing that doesn’t still hold up as a classic

Proper music that

Some bangers on there and interesting to note the number of samples that other artists have used

Some iconic songs, but not huge amounts of variation IMO

Really enjoyed that!

Obviously got a banger on in sultans of swing, otherwise a good album

Cool vibe and some decent singles but feels very of it’s year

I remembered there being more energy in this album than this. Not quite blood sugar sex magic.

Classic!

Nuts but that’s Zappa right?

Early Rolling Stones is a hoot of different styles and influences. Fun, easy, not too full of itself

Outside of the singles, some good songs and energy but not quite the polish of the big start

Reminds me of my youth - although not necessarily in a good way

Classic as it gets. Love that the biggest songs are right at the end of the album, and it’s a real “I don’t care” in terms of structure, length et al.

Beautiful

Masterful

Masterful

More fretless bass than I remember, but the power of that album! Still sounds fresh (bass parts aside) today

Well, hair cut is iconic and the influence is clear but I wouldn’t say it totally floated my boat

Could defo listen again, although the title track is perhaps a little overrated

More gritty than I was expecting. Great proto-Brit pop

Never realised how varied Alice Cooper’s sound was. What a kooky album

It’s a great debut and lots to admire, but didn’t make me want to binge listen

More proggy than I expected especially with the singles on it too.

Way not what I was expecting

Bit ponderous

Way not what I was expecting

Fine in the background but wasn’t revelatory

First song and thought it was a one star. But by the end of the album I loved it. Can hear inspiration that so many artists drew from OMD

Not the best SK album but still a big fan

Classic songs

Love this album - I was bought it when it came out. Many memories

DP at their best

Still sounds great today. Minor quibbles with the guitar tones but songwriting, performance and vibe are just legit

Objectively great, although it doesn’t make my rotation

Better than urban hymns

Doesn’t float my boat

No bad songs, great mix, mastery, flow - a very familiar album that I love

Old school

Guru has an iconic voice

Filthy beats, filthy lyrics. Good example of non violent gangster rap from the 90s but prefer lyrics that are more thoughtful

I forgot that 80s pop, especially Madonna, was so wildly different across the span of just one album.

Interesting but nothing really stood out.

I recognised the single and it floated on well enough

Very of it’s time, more Beatles than the bombastic rock I normally think of

Nearly 5 stars for me - very familiar and really like it but gets a wee bit samey in the back half

Lots of piano!

Nostalgic album and some great arrangement including strings by JPJ on nightswimming

The old school singer songwriter. Unobtrusive but lyrically challenging

Big fan of post-rock and this didn’t disappoint

Just not a big ABBA fan and couldn’t really hear what was different about this from other singles or albums.

There’s a reason why the title track is the one that is widely remembered. They never struck me as an album kind of band, more a live act with a few killer new songs every album or two. Their set list is just epic, but the track lists on albums feel like there’s a bit of filler.

Mean tones, a remarkable complexity in some of the songs I’ve not heard before, and the energy and snark of the singles flows through the whole album. Very impressed

Can hear the psychedelic genius in there although makes for uncomfortable listening to know how about his tragic story. Not my cup of tea per se either.