The Libertines
The Libertines"The Libertines was voted the third-most overrated album ever made in a 2005 BBC public poll."
"The Libertines was voted the third-most overrated album ever made in a 2005 BBC public poll."
What a blast from the past. I had this cassette and listened to it quite a bit. Gotta remember late-80s mainstream music wasnβt that great, and this was an excellent alternative to hair metal (pre-grunge). Couple of great covers (Memories Canβt Wait!!). Still has bones!
Iβm a huge 80s music fan. But I have no use for this album.
Don't think this will age well. 2.5/5
Iβm giving a βοΈ because I have no idea why this would be on a list of best albums of all time. Not even close.
5/4 time
Hard to contextualize this one. Progressive female rapper from the 90's. Groovy jams. Trouble is I can't remember if this was breaking new ground or just sounding like what else was out there at the time.
Now we're talking. The birth of Trip Hop. I'll listen to that funk all day!
OK pre-Twisted Sister ... so what. These guys are too good to be punk, not good enough to be metal. Maybe a bigger deal in 1975.
A good listen. Nothing earth shattering. Just a master at the helm enjoying his craft.
Itβs like when youβre in a Canadian bar and everyone starts singing every word of a song youβve never heard before. Thatβs how I felt about βWeather With Youβ the most played song on this album.
Beautiful
Awesome! Nina is under appreciated appreciated
Almost a 4
Not my bag but great harmonies.
Shocked this is 1993. I kept thinking about Prodigyβs Firestarter. That was 1996. So this is really novel stuff for that time.
Seems like something I would have listened to in β92. Kind of like a heavier, trippier combo of Mazzy Star and Yo Lo Tengo.
OK this is cool! Probably wouldnβt put it on without prompting but enjoyed it nonetheless.
Album is all over the place. I'm hearing (Revolver) Beatles, Monkeys, Chicago, Jeff Airplane, even Burt Bacharach. Best song definitely "You Better Run" though Pat Benetar does it better.
An 8-track best-seller. Not bad.
Put on a tux. Pour a scotch. Light a cig. Would listen to this anytime.
Never really knew what to do with or where to put this band. However, this live album does keep the toe tapping. Flip-flopping between 2, 3 & 4.
Not Electric Ladyland. But itβs Hendrix.
Those synths. Those bass lines. Simon Lebon. I wore this cassette out completely. Seeing Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf on MTV was transformative. And I was like 11! The 80s had arrived. Wanna give this a 4 so bad ...
Some good riffs. 2.5
Thereβs a lot of music we wouldnβt have without this album.
The Rev. Al Green to us common folk. Every Sunday morning in my house.
Did not enjoy as much as Wyclef Jean's solo album.
Perhaps one of the greatest double albums of all time. Jimmy Page was 30 years old when they made it. What were you doing when you were 30?
A little conflicted. I think Bowie was a genius and his musical spectrum is wide and varied. Even though I hadnβt listed to this album before, I have to say I struggled with it a bit.
I enjoyed this way more than I expected. Double-track vocaling, reverb drums, acoustic-fuzz guitar combos, all must have been a novelty at the time. Great songwriting. Great stuff.
New Wave all the way. Nice riffs, harmonies, bass lines, vocals by Belinda, girl power in the 80s ... plus I had quite the 11-year-old crush on one of the guitarists. 3.85 stars
Still a completely unique sound in my mind, plus three huge hits.
I recognize itβs significance in country music, women singing about rotten men, and frankly itβs good singing and songwriting. But the music is just so basic, which is my problem with country (and pop) in general. First track is catchy
Nothing enjoyable or noteworthy here
Definitely more my speed. I hear HΓΌsker DΓΌ in there. Not sure who was influencing who. Zen Arcade was out around the same time.
Enjoyed it.
Fond memories of dinner with my grandparents. I think every song on this has probably been done better but no one matches her consistency.
Definitely not 'Friday I'm in Love' now is it? The '80s definitely had a dark side and this was it. I think I'm hearing voices now... 3/3.25
Was interesting listening to Black Flag (1981) next to The Cure's Pornography (1982). I hear where a lot of bands drew inspiration from these guys, perhaps even The Beastie Boys. Fond of "TV Party" and "Rise Above" otherwise exhausting to listen to the whole album in one sitting. Giving it a 2.5
U2 was one of my favorite bands in HS/College until about Achtung Baby or even Zooropa. But after that... Maybe I just expect more. Lots of respect to the band and some good songs here. But overall, pretty flat. Lyrics are even a bit lame and album seems a bit over-produced. Hard for me to even give it a 3.
Groovy baby.
Sure thereβs better. But this is Maiden.
Definitely top-three Smiths albums.
This album started out sounding like a bunch of college dudes who used their student loan money to buy ESP guitars, Marshall stacks, and an array of pedals. Then it just went down from there. They lost me with Rendezvous with Anus, if not even before. Beginning to question Dimeryβs album selection.
Yup, liked that.
More than 200 samples included on this album. https://paulsboutique.info/ Liked Ill Comm better. Still a solid
Pleasant. Doubt I'd ever listen again.
OK I guess. Fine in the background. But nothing all that noteworthy. Barely hits a 2 in my book.
Ok I guess. Just couldnβt get into it.
Good!
Nothing wrong with this album.
Nope!
Damn that Moog bass synth on the opening track just gives me the chills. Love it! Sly gets a little insane. 3.5
If there was ever an album that could make a grown man cry, this is it.
Get points for originality, and McCullochβs voice. Couple solid tracks.
I like Jefferson Air/Star. But there's something about this album that makes me understand why punk, garage, avant-guard, new wave, heavy metal and grunge all exist -- to rebel against this.
This album encompasses past, present, and future R.E.M. It's all there. Nostalgic for me in many ways. Most likely my introduction into "alternative music" or what we called back then college radio. So, it's always going to be an important album to me persoanally. Still in my regular rotation.
Kind of Leonard Cohen-esque. But nothing really jumped out to me. Perhaps that's why I've never heard of the guy before.
"Tapestry still holds the record for most consecutive weeks at number one by a female solo artist." Interesting story about James Taylor recording HER song, "You've Got a Friend", at the same time she recorded it, with the same musicians, both winning Grammys.
Love that tune. Good soundtrack. Stops there.
Pretty good in places, esp. the samples. Mixed well, so sounds good for '91. But I found it rather tiring to listen to overall.
These guys were doing grunge before anyone knew what grunge was. With the exception of Youth Against Fascism, one of my favorite SY songs, this is not my favorite SY album. Iβd put Daydream Nation, Master-Dik, Goo, Sister, and maybe even others ahead.
They had Gatorade in 1972?
Really enjoyed this album. Giving it 3 stars b/c it isn't the most technical of albums. But very creative and unique in sound.
I listened to this album way to much in my early 20s. A couple of classic songs, plus some interesting jams on side two. Not groundbreaking, but it carved its own niche in the grunge era.
Had no idea what to expect here. Thoroughly enjoyed.
I never said this wasn't a great album. It's a great album! Despite turning the masses onto grunge, my argument has been that I still don't think its sound came out of no where. You can hear in this album all the punk, post-punk and alt music that had come before it. Just not that many people were tuned into it all ... until this album broke through. As Dave Grohl likes to say, Wilson-Phillips had the No. 1 song in the U.S. when Nevermind was released on Sept. 24, 1991 (same day as Badmotorfinger and one month after Ten, fwiw). 'Nough said.
I remember when this came out thinking what a breath of fresh air after the final years of the 1990s (Radiohead aside, of course) and all the post-alt-grunge and pop crap that was being played on the radio at that time (Bootylicious by Destiny's Child was No. 1 on the charts the week this came out). Great tracks start to finish. Think of all the bands they inspired. These guys and the White Stripes helped save American Rock-n-Roll.
Yeah, not entirely sure how I feel about it. I didn't not enjoy it, I just didn't get that into it. 2.5 stars
This made me happy.
Never would have remembered this was from 2008. Perfectly enjoyable.
Fantastic voice. Superb production. Way more to offer than just Constant Craving. So ... what exactly does it say about me if I really liked this album?
Yup
Kind of an unusual album. Freedom β90 is completely unrelated to the rest of the songs here. Praying for Time is moving. They Wonβt Go When I Go probably most interesting track. Waiting (Reprise) sounded a way too close to Every Rose Has Its Thorn. The rest of the album does little to nothing. Overall, album was not mixed all that well, at least what I listened to on Spotify.
There are moments that feel like youβre in the studio with the band. Not much sampling going on in 1980, which means most of this album is played pretty straight. That means those are real drums. Really great stuff.
Excellent! 4.5/5
Tracks 2 and 3 are keepers. The rest of the songs can go. Definitely marks a demarcation point between Woodstock β94 and β99.
Here and there ok. Threw the kitchen sink of instruments at times.
Tried listening to this objectively rather than just dismissing as int'l pop. First, the synths for 1981 are excellent! It's hard to put in context that synths didn't really penetrate pop music until the very late 70s and early 80s. Even then, they were mainly reserved for Prog Rock and Punk/New Wave. ABBA's earlier albums were more BeeGees disco, while this sounds more like Ultravox's Vienna. So, credit goes to ABBA for bringing 70s soft rock together with disco beats and polyphonic synths. Some experimentation with genres here and there. Harmonies are strong. Melodies and lyrics are often cheeky, but let's give them the benefit of singing in a second-language. Never heard "One of Us," which is the most played song on Spotify. I'll chalk that up to the continental listeners. Only song I recognized was "Cassandra," and that's fairly complex with almost a waltz beat. So this one doesn't have all the popular hits, but maybe that's why I liked it a bit more than I had expected.
Giving it a three for Loose and for itβs huge significance on so much that comes after it.
A great musical journey
Feels like this was the precursor to a lot of 1970s studio-based albums. More like a 2.5
Enjoyed more than expected.
Iβm a huge 80s music fan. But I have no use for this album.
Now see that's an interesting album. "Up With People" has popped up on some of my other playlists. While I'm not sure it's something I'd turn to regularly, I might put it on again. I liked the layering of tracks, subtle brass and string sections, non-predictable lyrics, and groovy licks. That all makes for an unexpectedly enjoyable album to listen to versus, say, The Triffids. Surprised to learn they were out of Nashville.
I know this is Bob Dylan, but this didn't offer up much and sounded pretty worn out
I don't recall owning this CD or cassette, but I felt an strong connected to each one of these songs. This will be going into rotation for me.
Creative dreaminess
Liked everything about this. 4.5+
Interesting album. Thoroughly enjoyed start-to-finish, although one or two songs could have ended a bit sooner. Minor complaint overall.
This CD is always close-by and ready to be put in the deck. While one of my favs of that era, perhaps also a bit nostalgic for me personally for various personal reasons. It was unique and refreshing in the middle of grungevolution.
Awesome!
Some good some not so good. Liked the guitar playing. First song could have been cut down to about :45 seconds. 2.5
Great guitarists and Rodβs voice is killer. I just think Iβm burnt out on 60s blues/rock & roll. I also see why Cream might have gotten the edge. More like a 2.75
I listened. Kind of enjoyed but not entirely sure how to rate this album. Going with a 2 because I don't think I'd ever say, hey, put on SOM's Floodland.
Classic. 3.5
One of the best things to ever come out of Texas. Also, my first concert ever (Eliminator tour). Gonna give this one a thumbs up.
Hard to believe this came out just a year after Kurt passed. Album starts strong but kind of trails off.
Enjoyed it!
Ok I suppose. A bit trite in places but some good jams here and there
Bowie!
Ok background music
Yay more (post)punk! Couple decent tracks.
I enjoyed overall
βWalk on Byβ great track. Those drums on track 2 β¦ I picture Isaac saying, βno fills, no cymbals, you just hold that f***ing beat βtil I tell you to stop. Got it!?β
Lovely. Zach lip-synchs her so well: https://youtu.be/kFjRyVjFVFE
Can't really assess, though definitely appreciate the work for this period of time
Easy 5
Pretty cool stuff for 1966. Not every song was great, but really dug their sound, esp. the distortion. Progressive stuff
I know Elvis C. isnβt everyoneβs favorite. But this is a great album! 4.5
Whooo that album kicks off with a bang and just doesnβt stop. What a great and unique sound. Killer!
Chrissie is one of the hardest rockers there is! Plus ... who else could sing about Cuyahoga Falls (not on this album, but still)?
Never heard of DJ Shadow and didn't recognize one song on the album. Not terrible. Repetitive overall. That said, I have added it to to my "study and writing" playlist. 2.5
Great tracks on this album
Brings me back to high school. Not the greatest album but I enjoyed listening to it.
Only reason Iβm not giving this a 5 is because Iβm reserving that rank for at least two other TH albums. Still at least a 4.5 for me
Albums like these always put me in a bind. It was in near constant rotation in my car cassette deck for at least two years. Itβs a great album! Yet, every time I hear a song off of it, I feel a bit nauseous (that is unless I'm at a Boston tribute band concert in the middle of summer somewhere on the US-Canadian border).
I'd probably listen to that again
Never liked this band much. Didn't enjoy listening to this 30+ years later.
I would put Tricky below a Massive Attack, Sneaker Pimps, and Portishead in the trip hop genre. Always liked Black Steel though 2.75
I mean really
Classic
"Spin magazine's 1995 Alternative Record Guide cited Technique as New Order's best album because it represented the perfect synthesis of the band's abilities as a punk-influenced rock band and as synthpop pioneers." 3.25/5
Excellent
Good stuff!
What a blast from the past. I had this cassette and listened to it quite a bit. Gotta remember late-80s mainstream music wasnβt that great, and this was an excellent alternative to hair metal (pre-grunge). Couple of great covers (Memories Canβt Wait!!). Still has bones!
Certainly didn't expect those R&B tracks in the middle. Not sure what was sampled vs what was actually played. But some damn fine tracks on this album. 3.5/5
There were some things I liked but can't put my finger on. There were things I didn't like but can't put my finger on. There's a bit of Taylor Swift syndrome here ... it's like she's singing her blog. Could have used a good editor. Still not terrible. 2.5/5
I don't get it ... Yet, this won the Mercury Prize for best UK album of 2005? OK. Giving it a 2 b/c I don't want to seem completely ignorant.
Punk meets the Ronettes and Bay City Rollers. Gotta love it.
I mean ... it's Frank!
Never listened to before. Certainly more enjoyable (to me) than much of the what makes up the rap genre today.
Best thing to come out of Iceland since the Sugarcubes I suppose. About one 10-min song is enough for me.
It works. Got pretty repetitive. Not a bad listen though
Solid. Now I know where "I Zimbra" came from.
Only reason it got 2 stars was for βItβs a Sinβ. The yawning on the cover is an accurate depiction of the album overall.
Really is an incredible album.
Every song β¦ excellent!!
You can hear the start of something. But one listen is probably enough for me.
Good album!
Um, no thanks
Really a 4.5/5 but feeling generous today
Who doesn't love a little bit of Janet now and again?
Let's get some brats up in here! 2.5/5
Enjoyed that more than I expected. βSpeed Metalβ comes alive. 3.5/5
Like Damon Albarn and Gorrilaz. Had a hard time getting into this album
Always thought they ripped off Radiohead. But still a guilty pleasure album. At times, the mix sounded distorted. Tried different devices, settings, same. Donβt know if Spotify or something in my end
Really enjoyed listening
Classic
These guys were so damn cool!
Don't think this will age well. 2.5/5
Love The Smiths and earlier Morrissey but struggled to get into this album
3.5/5. Great bookend songs
4.5/5 Basically one notch below "Remain in Light"
Now they donβt make music like that anymore, do they?
Ok. Long. Found it hard to get into. 2.5-ish
Not as ground breaking as their 1991 album. Enjoyed in places.
No matter what one thinks of Radiohead, this is one avant-guard album. I liked the bandβs music before, but this signaled something much different. It remains one of my favorites.
Enjoyed every song.
Groovy. 2Β½ β¨
These guys were more punk than most punk bands.
Iβm usually a big Aimee Mann fan. But didn't really get into this album. Maybe it was just because it was 1993
Groovy. That fits right in my bag, baby! (well kind of) Not sure what the bubbly sound is throughout the album, but not a fan. All said and done, I think several of these tracks could be deconstructed to yield some cool songs. 2.8/3
Drove around in the Riviera with this playing more than a few times. An album from a bygone era.
Had some Tricky vibes in places. Not bad overall.
Great guitar work in this album. Kind of got into it 3.5/5
Such a great album!
Canβt lie, definitely enjoyed listening to Hot For Teacher.
Giving it a 2 for that one song only. More like a 1.5
Nice to hear some jazz for a change
Longtime Siouxsie fan
Great album. More disco than I remember. But also a portent of things to come.
Ah, no.
This album came out in 1977, which is just amazing. I wonder how many bands drew their inspiration from this album. 4.5/5
I'll never totally understand why I wasn't dialed into this band until much later on. I was 20 when this album came out and totally into the whole post punk and grunge movements. Yet, this band completely escaped me. Maybe I was still too Republican at the time. I can't imagine being more pissed off at life than in 1992.
Yeah, OK, uh-huh.
Airy
A sophomore album that crushes their debut. This is a great guitar album with several enduring songs.
While Iβm a huge (early) Synth-Pop/New Wave fan and think OMDβs first two albums are pretty good, this album is not one I would choose to showcase. Iβm being generous with βοΈ βοΈ
Lovely all around
Fine to have on in the background but never really rises to the level of anything all that special. Probably deserves a 2, but I'm giving it a 3 because I'll probably be listening to it in the background again soon.
Fun!
I recognize her talents. Amazing pipes, great lyrics. Yet, the music (chord structure, instrumentation) just isnβt very interesting in the end.
Iconic songs, but there still are better albums out there.
Who doesn't love Frontier Psychiatrist?
Enjoyed overall.
Always considered Rubber Soul as marking that step toward Sgt. Pepper and beyond. 4/5 on the Beatles scale.
Amnesiac is the album that made me a fan of Radiohead. Obviously a continuation of Kid A, this a great album to listen to preferably alone, at night, and with good headphones.
Fun to listen to front-to-back. Just about every song a slam-dunk.
He should have stuck with Johnny Marr
Nice. But, wish they kept the producer away from mixing strings into just about every track.
I give The Smiths 5-stars as a band (four albums made Rolling Stone's top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list). Yet, each album on its own doesn't quite hit the 5-star mark for me. That said, "The Queen is Dead" is probably the most well-rounded of all their non-compilation albums. 4.5/5
Excellent!
Certainly has that dreampop/shoegaze element. Enjoyed, although the songs do start resembling one another.
Did not age well
Important album!
Another important album
Think I've had to dance once or twice to 'Streets of Bakersfield' at someone's wedding.
I always enjoy listening to a Nick Cave song. I never enjoy listening to more than one Nick Cave song.
Never heard of them. Might have arrived on the 90s scene either too late or too early. Worth a listen for sure. Better than Oasis βοΈβοΈβοΈ
What I might call βgood punkβ
βItβs Tricky!β
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Interesting album. I could listen to Nina Perssonβs vocals all day! 3.5/5
βSmoke βem if you got βemβ
These sonβs-a-bitches are still touring (I guess, so are the Stones). βInto the Fireβ a rip-off, I mean a borrow, of King Crimsonβs riff β21st Century Schizoid Manβ.
Not exactly sure what they were going for, but not for me
I thought Iβd like this album more than I did. Giving 3 stars for at least being original.
Art punk! Or punk art ...
Other than Novocane, meh
βBrendβer and Eddie are still going steady after the summer of β75 β¦ Whoa, whoa.β
Good tracks on this album!
Folks in Seattle were looking up to Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, & Co. right about this time β¦
Solid!
Truly unique.
Fantasy sci-if meets prog rock β¦ Canadian style. 3.5/5
This brilliant album captures a very specific period of time. Still in rotation for me. (It may have even contributed to the conception of my first child π€·ββοΈ)
Great background jam when cleaning the house. 3.5/5
If disco sucks, then why canβt I stop groovinβ?
Excellent!! Rock & Roll, Garage, Blues, hell even Folk and Country mixed together to create a bevy of iconic songs. 4.5/5
Nice synth-laced jazzy jams. Maybe a bit too close to Stevie Wonder at times. Would have been a nice contrast to all the Grunge at the time.
Donβt know if Iβve ever listened to a full Leonard Cohen album. Quite a delight.
While the songs are fine, this album really doesnβt rise to the level of βgreatestβ in any category
Thoroughly enjoyed. Always loved βFameβ. After hearing βWinβ now I know where Beck got the inspiration for βDebraβ.
If you couldnβt get into this album, then obviously you werenβt drunk enough at the time. Several good & classic tunes here. Donβt agree? Well, then β¦ letβs fight!
Kicks off with a killer track. Then simply goes all over the place. In places, jazzy and sleek; other place a complete hokey nightmare.
Definitely not high enough for this one.
Might have to give a second listen. The bassist, Lou Barlow, is also part of Dinosaur Jr., Folk Implosion, and New Folk Implosion, which are all great bands. 2.5/5
Best part of the album might have been the announcement at the beginning.
Couple of these songs really pulled me into alternative music in the late 80s, notably Dear God. These guys were ahead of the game in my book, especially when you think about bands like Modest Mouse, Death Cab, and the Indie movement that emerged in the background of the 1990s. Not to mention some pretty good guitar work.
I believe one member of this group may have a photo of themselves dancing in their Underoos to some Conway Twitty, or the like. Well, this reviewer knows thereβs a photo out there with him dancing in his tighty-whities to Sly and the Family. 8-Track on the Hi-Fi, if I remember correctly.
You had the Ramones for Punk in β76 and the Talking Heads for New Wave in β77. Both playing on the same stage at CBGBs. Thatβs some cool history. An even better way to hear these songs is on the live album βThe Name of This Band Is Talking Heads.β
Trippy
Goddam! 4.5/5
2.5/5
3.5/5
Good album. Lots of overlap with early New Order and even a bit of XTC. 3.5/5
Hereβs what I find interesting about this album. The last song, βDonβt You Want Meβ is not the best song on the album but a logical conclusion to it. Really cool to see the progression in a single album in a transformative era.
Interesting. Iβll admit Iβve never heard of them.
Always thought The Kinks deserved a little more credit then they received. Good riffs, good rhythms, witty lyrics. That said, only song on this album I knew was Waterloo Sunset. 3.5/5
"In 2003, [Live at the Apollo] was ranked number 25 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list, and re-ranking at number 65 in a 2020 reboot of the list."
A little slow and really need to be in the right mood to listen. But great song writing from The Boss.
A couple of interesting songs. Letβs go with 2.5/5
Hell of a rendition of Viva Las Vegas.
Well now ... certainly a departure from "My Girl" era now, isn't it?
Have to say I thoroughly enjoyed. Radiohead-esqe with elements of James and Oasis with less pretentiousness. None of which seemed like ripping off. Good lyrics and production too.
Grunge-y, garage-y and psychedelic-y all at the same time. Enjoyed Jeff Beck's guitar playing. 3.5/5
I literally listened to Voodoo Chile everyday on my Walkman walking to school. It would was the perfect length for my 15-minute walk.
Iβm not a pop music fan, but this is a very good album.
Couldnβt get into this β¦ maybe not in the right mood at the time.
Not my favorite HD album, but nonethelessβ¦
Pretty good
Good!
Interesting. Iβm not familiar with him, but this guy has quite the resume.
No notes!
Strong tracks. Muddy mix.
Pleasant. Interesting lyrics on βDeeper Understanding.β This is the same woman who wrote a song about having sex with a snowman.
While I do like several Cohen songs, Iβm not usually a fan of listening to an entire Cohen album. But I enjoyed this more than I thought expected. 3.5/5
A bit of an oasis during the doldrums of the mid-2000s. I would have gone with Funeral over this album (maybe weβll see it) since thatβs when AF first emerged and gave us a taste of that MontrΓ©al sound. Still an album with a few great tracks. A strong βοΈβοΈβοΈs
I may not have loved it, but a good history lesson.
Iβm giving a βοΈ because I have no idea why this would be on a list of best albums of all time. Not even close.
So a Sleater-Kinney knock off band gets listed on 1001 Albums of All Time? What is going on here?? Giving βοΈβοΈs, βcause I donβt want to ruin my good standing with the lesbian community.
Not saying I hated it, but this album doesnβt belong on a βgreatest of all timesβ list, no matter how good that one song is. I mean, thereβs at least two covers on here, incl. a Talking Heads song. Nope
Thoroughly enjoyed. Felt like I was 16 again!
Whelp
Glad I held on long enough to review entire album. Still sounds contemporary in my mind. Very much enjoyed!
A Brit chasing that Cal-i-for-n-ia sound. Little outdated but some good licks nonetheless.
Iβm being generous here
Really only last couple of tunes make it worth it.
Really liked this one. Been a fan of PJ for some time. Love that wide, lo-fi stereo sound. Damn raw and original, too!
βThe Only One I Knowβ is the only song I know by the Charlatans, which isnβt on this album. That was a groovy track. This just sounds like Oasis. Not very exciting.
Yeah ... no.
4.5/5
Hard to dispute this quintessential 80s album. Excellent synths, riffs, lyrics, etc.
I wanted to give a 4 but need more than that one killer song to get me there.
4 βοΈs for the album cover. A .5 for the music.
Just think, produced by Rick Rubin & Def Jam Records.
Only the Christmas song pushed this to 2 stars.
Meh
Forgot how much I used to listen to this album. Hit after hit. Deserves a 4
Solid 3
Great storytelling. Enjoyed!
Not for me
Should have tried harder to get Brian out of bed.
Damn fine album
I canβt even imagine being in the studio when Eddie laid into Eruption. I think I would have needed to change my pants. 4.5/5
Ziggy Stardust really left an impression on these boys.
What am I missing here?
3+
Confession time: Iβm a huge Erykah Badu fan. Excellent work!
Nice in the background
Ain't no Stayin' Alive
Why?
I remember watching βWishing Wellβ on MTV and thinking these are the coolest MFs Iβve ever seen.
"The Libertines was voted the third-most overrated album ever made in a 2005 BBC public poll."
Hard to imagine a world without some of these songs.
Post-punk perfection
Really threw in everything here. Maybe too much. 2.5/5
Not my favorite BjΓΆrk album.
Delightful! Glad it was a double album. Think βLines on My Faceβ is my favorite. 3.75/5 (rounding up)
This band has grown on me
I can see where they influenced other later works - Guided By Voices, Sonic Youth, etc. Pretty good stuff.
Good album. 3.5/5
40-year-old album. 3.5/5
Excellent album start to finish.
Other than a nostalgic trip back to my junior year in high school and reminding all to not get fresh with me, not all that rememberable of an album.
Dark, but delicious!
Never thought Iβd go with a 4 on this, but turns out, itβs a great record.
Pushing a 4.
A reluctant 3
I donβt know what this is supposed to be.
So whatβs it say about me if I admit that I kinda liked this album (minus FB, of course)?
3.5/5
A college radio darling. Thatβs going back into rotation.
Good stuff. 3.5/5
Better than expected.
This is a tough one. Hardly resembles first two albums and a bit hard to get into overall. Yet, unique, interesting, and progressively experimental.
Other than Bonny β¦
Delightful
Ok I suppose
Embarrassed to say I know nothing about Nyro. Definitely right there with Carol King. Good stuff!
Love Van Morrison. Not my favorite album to listen to.
Sweet deep dark bliss!!
A bit of a sleeper. Not what I was expecting especially after the first track. Enjoyed!
Now thatβs some good country!
Β‘QuΓ© bien!
This album had itβs moment and is still a good listen.
IDK, sampling and drum machines had been around for some time by β89. Hell, even βPump Up the Volume was β88. A bit more refined I suppose. βPacific 202β is groovy.
Iβm sure this was culturally significant but not quite my cup of tea
The world would be a different place without βSuperstition.β
Question β¦ How is it possible this album is more than 20 years old?
Creative
Unnecessarily busy; overly produced. No hooks, nothing to grab onto.
Track 2 is more or less a rip off of Talking Heads βCities.β Otherwise, good sound. Good example of Brit New Wave.
Groovy. 2.5/5
Good bones
CΓ’lisse, quβest-ce qui se passe, lΓ ?!
Enjoyed overall
Now I know why Iβve never heard any other song on this album than Tainted Love. I mean everyone should listen to Sex Dwarf at least once in their lifetimes.
βThe New York Times called the record "drab and lackluster"
Thatβs Bob Mould alright. 3.5/5
Donβt think be ever heard of them. Very Genesis-Traffic-esque. 3.5/5
Reminded me of Talk Talk βColors of Spring,β except this album came out two years earlier. Hats off to Blue Nile.
Great album! True lo-fi music (not that youtube bs).
Killer first track
Has stood the test of time. These folks would perform these songs live.
3.5
Some big names in this production. A hidden gem
4.5
2.5/5
Bravo! Quel bon Εuvre.
Iβm being generous, esp. since one of the guitarists screws up the second lick on βGotta Get Awayβ
Couple of these songs have held up very well.
Very 1970
3.5/5
Almost a 4
Got this CD through Columbia House. My first foray into true electronic music
Jazzy π΅
Long. Some great tunes. Plus, who puts out a double album in 1995?
3.5+
This guy does a great cover of Portishead's Glory Box ... much later in life
Killer album!
2.5
2.5
<2
Not my cup of soup but I appreciate the songwriting
This is going to completely mess up my algorithm now that itβs going to play on repeat throughout the day
Damn fine music!
Donβt understand this selection. Their debut album was much more influential.
Perhaps not my favorite but definitely an important R.E.M. album
Strong 4
One of Kent Stateβs finest!
Never knew there was another St. Elmoβs Fire
Fantastic! βPablo Picasso was never called an asshole β¦ not like you.β
Disappointing
Not bad for a guy who knew he was on his way out. 3.5/5
Love that Sweet Jane!
The best New Wave/Synth-Pop band youβve never heard of! 4.5/5
Very 1985
Very De La Soul
So distorted in Spotify β¦ hard to enjoy
Weird β¦
I want to walk into a record store and he have this album playing
I have a hard time figuring these guys out but do sort of like their stuff
Hard to believe same guys who did Iβm Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday
3.5/5
This guy writes an entire album about seducing one particular jeune fille. Props!
Jack White must have been a fan
That oneβs pushing a 4
Bit of a sleeper! 3.5/5
3+
Not because I didn't enjoy ... but doesn't belong on this list for many reasons
Used to sound great in the ol Caprice!
Always liked these guys
3.5/5