I added this album to the list, and let me tell you, it was a real tough choice between this and a few other Hip albums. I thought about Fully Completely (which everyone who liked this should listen to as well), but ultimately, I had to choose Phantom Power because it is ingrained into the very circuitry of my being. Gord Downie is Canada's most revered and endearing rock icon, I'll fight anyone that says otherwise. He's our person, our speaker for the house, the teller of our tales, and the keeper of our collective identity as a nation. When Gord was diagnosed with terminal cancer it was a deathblow to the nation. No exaggeration. He toured one last time, with fucking terminal brain cancer, so he could say goodbye and thank you to the legions of fans that grew up on his music and wove his words into their hearts. I am one of those fans. I was lucky enough to get tickets to that last concert and there is no show on earth I'll ever see that can compare. I can't even begin to describe what it feels like to see your favourite band play their final show ever, knowing it is the final show, leaving nothing behind. Pedal to the metal, balls to the wall, giving us every ounce of themselves they had. It was a remarkable feat. Legendary. Literally a legend in Canada that we'll revere until the end of time. He was our guy, they were our band. The entire nation ground to halt the day Gord died. To crack a beer on a dock in the summertime is The Hip. To play a round of golf on a scorching hot August day is The Hip. To boat out on Lake Muskoka with your buddies is The Hip. To drive your car in a winter snowstorm is The Hip. To watch Hockey Night in Canada on a Saturday night is The Hip. The Hip is a bonafide Canadian Experience in an of itself. If you don't like it, you can take off eh hoser? If you think they're just a cheap R.E.M. knock off, then you weren't really listening at all. This is Canada's band, and their omission from the original list is a hate crime. That's why I included them. Best possible place to dive deeper into their catalogue and their impact is here: https://www.hipmuseum.com/ Thank you for listening to my I LOVE THE TRAGICALLY HIP SO MUCH rant, appreciate you. I'm glad I got the chance to correct an egregious wrong and put them into the rotation.

Oh now this is very interesting! Putting Australia on the map a bit more for other listeners, that's good. This might seem so out of pocket, but to me, this sounds like if Billy Joel wrote mid-aughts emo/punk rock songs. There's a gritty realistic storytelling element here that somehow reminds me of him. There's also something that reminds me of Lord Huron too. And that makes a bit more sense because they are contemporaries. Yeah, I like this quite a bit. A good album to loop through a few times. It does run on a bit long for my liking, probably could have been tightened up just a smidge. A wonderful and worthy inclusion!

You had me at "don't marry her, fuck me". This is a delightful surprise! It's such a mixed bag of treasures. One minute, a sassy little pop/rock ditty, the next a growling Tom Waits-esque blues noodler. I really never knew what was coming next one track to the next and I cherished the journey. Good one!

A modern masterpiece! Chappell Roan is Gen Z's Liz Phair and I am fucking OBSESSED! I'm an old Millennial whose musical tastes have stayed staunchly narrow as I've aged, I'm known for sticking with the grunge, pop, alt, and classic rock that makes me feel that exquisite nostalgic ache that only the music of your youth can. Once in a while I branch out. For something worthy. This is worthy! It's poppy and catchy but so viciously raw and vulnerable too. Perfect combo of contrasts, it's delicious. I'm going to listen to it until I've completely overplayed it.

First and foremost, whoever submitted this album is fucking cool. Thank you! It is so refreshing to see an album that genuinely deserves more notice because of its influence on music and pop culture instead of another wiener whiner late aughts Indie album that is wholly unremarkable and blows chunks. This album is fun, it’s cool, it’s pioneering and the harbinger of disco. I mean talk about a landmark miss from the original list, Dimry is such a putz. Viva LaBelle! Favourite user submission so far!

Look at this album cover! It’s the inspiration for Matthew McConaughey‘s entire personality! Can’t say I blame him, island beach bum living works wonders on the mind and soul. Really though, Jimmy Buffet was a highly entertaining songwriter and artist. I like that he’s creative and imaginative with his lyrics. You go on an adventure with every song. Respect, and RIP to a uniquely qualified purveyor of chill.

Racy album cover alert! I guess this whipped cream gown was the more demure precursor to Ali Larter’s whipped cream bikini. What a fun jazzy album to go along with it!

This is exactly what I expect from Stevens, but it's not nearly as good as Illinois (for me, personally). I can appreciate the deeply cathartic experience Stevens had in creating this album, and his grief does yield beautiful music. I think because of the subject matter, it's an album that doesn't have a lot of re-listen appeal to me. I'm a lyrics first listener, so... I just can't spend all day with someone else's grief when I'm busy with my own. Especially when I'm mourning a parent who was profoundly present in my life and whom I only have happy memories of. Like Nick Cave's grief music, this here is a truly beautiful work of art, but it's inaccessible to me in a way that prevents repeated enjoyment.

Meh. Sorry this is someone’s favourite, but I can’t stand wispy flimsy indie electronic whatever this is. Cool album cover I guess? I just don’t care for this at all.

Now we’re talking! I was expecting more well known bands and albums from the user submissions. I know this one well because I had a huge Sublime phase in college (don’t we all?) I was never even a stoner, but I sure did love songs like 40oz to Freedom and Badfish, which led me to this album. For a band who had an unfortunately short period of operation, they sure did have a big impact culturally. I don’t think any other act that has broken up prior to their major label debut has gone on to find so much renown and notoriety in the scene. Their songs are a nostalgic trip back through time for me that I’ll always have a soft spot for. Love for Sublime is what I got.

This whole album sounds like something made by a 2007 edgelord who just discovered garageband on his macbook.

Boring. I need some tempo, some, to get into an album. Breakups are hard, yes I know. But this album really didn’t expand my tastes or excite me.

This feels completely unnecessary. Arctic Monkeys already have their biggest and best album in the original 1001 rotation, and this album is a sucky candy ass departure from that awesome sound. This suuuucks. Omg, it’s just the same song the whole way through. I will say, very very cool album artwork though. I’m digging it. I just wish I liked any one of these songs.

Oh now this is very interesting! Putting Australia on the map a bit more for other listeners, that's good. This might seem so out of pocket, but to me, this sounds like if Billy Joel wrote mid-aughts emo/punk rock songs. There's a gritty realistic storytelling element here that somehow reminds me of him. There's also something that reminds me of Lord Huron too. And that makes a bit more sense because they are contemporaries. Yeah, I like this quite a bit. A good album to loop through a few times. It does run on a bit long for my liking, probably could have been tightened up just a smidge. A wonderful and worthy inclusion!

Renaissance faire basic bitchery.

One of a kind voice, out of this world talent, and absolutely a landmark musician whose influence reverberates throughout ALL modern music. A worthy and wonderful selection! Thank you for righting this wrong to whoever submitted this album.

I prefer their debut self-titled album instead. But, I like these guys. They have a uniqueness that sets them apart from their contemporaries.

Wow, this album produced 6 singles! That is no easy feat. Although this is not musically “my bag”, so to speak, I respect the hard work and artistry that went into creating such a stellar record. Japan’s Björk basically, am I right? Good for her.

Some decent punk vibes here, however it’s tonally monotonous after a few tracks. This could be good, could be. If they just introduced a little more sonic variety. Every song feels like a copy + paste of the last with a slight lyrical tweak.

Ah, The Decemberists! Some Indie rock I actually enjoy, albeit in small doses. I don’t love their highbrow conceptual stuff so much as their aching lyrically rich ditties. There’s poetry and delicate instrumentation and yearning indie ennui aplenty here. It’s solid. Not the Decemberists album I would have chosen, but, I’m so glad they’ve been entered into the arena.

First and foremost, whoever submitted this album is fucking cool. Thank you! It is so refreshing to see an album that genuinely deserves more notice because of its influence on music and pop culture instead of another wiener whiner late aughts Indie album that is wholly unremarkable and blows chunks. This album is fun, it’s cool, it’s pioneering and the harbinger of disco. I mean talk about a landmark miss from the original list, Dimry is such a putz. Viva LaBelle! Favourite user submission so far!

Okay, wow! As a lyrics first listener this is a very rich nugget of discovery for me! There is so much intensity, so much cynicism, and raw vulnerability here to unpack. And paired with this 90's alt rock/post-grunge reminiscent music, it's a total slam dunk for me. I can't believe I've never heard of this band before, but I'm impressed. It's like an even more maudlin Counting Crows, if that's possible? There's real poetry and beauty here, but also darkness and pain. What a cathartic listen this is! I needed to hear it, today of all days too. Wow. Blown away. Love this. Thank you to the person who submitted it!

It’s flavourful and unique, and quite fun. Not my not so cup of tea, but love to see a submission that helps provide better representation for international acts that Dimry overlooked in favour of another UK synth pop band.

Oh DMB! Great submission! They were definitely overlooked by Dimry. You could also have put in Under the Table and Dreaming or Crash, both wonderful albums that represent the group perfectly as well. I love the drama of DMB, best expressed in songs like Crush. I also love the whimsy and playfulness. It’s the full package. Jazzy, funky, soulful, cool. It checks every box. Love it and grateful for the well thought out submission. Thanks rando generator pal!

Agree with everyone who says this album looks like it’s going to suck so hard because of this ridiculous album cover. But was pleasantly surprised to hear some quality hard rock that I can headbang a bit to. Rock on!

I don’t like this. It’s a bit too dark and depraved for my tastes. I think this would be more relatable to listen to as an angsty teen, as opposed to a middle aged mum from the ‘burbs.

Hard to get into as a lyrics first listener who doesn’t speak the language, but, I am in full support of people submitting albums that bring more recognition to their home countries. Or countries they feel were generally underrepresented by the initial list maker. Norway, you got some heart!

You had me at "don't marry her, fuck me". This is a delightful surprise! It's such a mixed bag of treasures. One minute, a sassy little pop/rock ditty, the next a growling Tom Waits-esque blues noodler. I really never knew what was coming next one track to the next and I cherished the journey. Good one!

Some core Blink songs on this one. I’ve never been a fan, but I appreciate these guys for what they are to the late 90s/early aughts punk scene.

Very cool vibes, iconic contribution to the dub scene. This was definitely overlooked in the first draft of the official list.

Gross, dude. I get that he’s got some bangers, and he puts Canada on the map a bit more so that’s cool. But this album sucks. It doesn’t even showcase him at his peak of public appeal.

It’s a fusion of styles and ideas that are surprisingly complementary. It’s not a fusion I want though, as a listener. It’s just not my thing. But, I acknowledge that this group achieved what they set out to do, I think. It’s unique, especially from everything else that came out in 2017.

This is time capsule fodder right here. For one moment in time this emo craze captured the youth in its histrionic chokehold and squeezed until our ears bled. I was a youth at this time and I mainly avoided the mainstream, but when I did sample from the emo buffet I preferred Fallout Boy.

I can’t stop looking at this album artwork. I can’t explain the intense complexity of my thoughts while staring at this incredibly simplistic illustration. It’s so understated and basic, and fucking weird! It’s compelling in a way that is consuming. I’m also pleasantly surprised to see that this is a Canadian band! It’s a fun poppy romp that makes me feel great pride in my country. Digging it!

If you were a white 20-something hipster boy with main character syndrome in the mid to late aughts, this was your schtick. If you were a white 20-something hipster "manic pixie dream girl" this was your crack.

Uggh. Bon Iver is so bland. It's just boring pseudo "indie" hipster soundscapes. Snoozefest.

Respect this submission for broadening my musical knowledge and exposing me to something way way off the beaten track. Great musicianship, and it's full of passion. It's not something I'll be a regular listener of, but a doff my cap to it.

Absolutely delightful! A fantastic surprise and a marvelous switchup from all the later aughts shit indie people have been putting in. This is the definition of hidden gem! I love it. A Year is the stunning and revelatory crown jewel of all the tracks. It is haunting and powerful. I listened to it several times, until it fully seeped into the marrow of my bones. Thank you person who submitted this! You're cool as a hell.

No. Can appreciate what he's doing here, but it's distinctly not for me.

This is so bizarrely unique! This guy just puts his whole heart out there, and a bit of his ass too.

It’s ambient atmospheric electronic… not what I ever want to listen to. Can appreciate and respect the work, but even the person who chose it says it’s not a 5 star record. This just seems a wasted entry.

I never got into this whiny emo thing. Fallout Boy knew how to rock and were saucy little pricks with their coke we writing so I gravitated more to them. This just feels too try hard artsy fartsy.

The Black Crowes and Skynyrd had a baby and it is the Marcus King Band. This is some great modern era Southern Rock. Maybe not as unfettered and stanky as it could be, there's some hipster withholding on that front, but this music is good, it takes me there. I like the cadence of the singer's voice.

Ooo I like this quite a lot! This is exactly what I want to discover - new to me new wave / rock / pop punk from the 70s or 80s! I love this. Way to go Aussies, you've done it again.

It’s a good time, you can party to this record!

It's just really not for me at all. Thanks though.

It was adequate. I guess that isn't a very nice thing to say about someone's art. But really, it was fine. Not special, not groundbreaking. Pleasant enough to my earholes but not mind-blowing or revelatory by any stretch.

"she has seen me naked, she knows I'm packing heat" really??? Ughhh. What an insecure Chad lyric. You're no Lou Reed bro, fuck off.

I'm no music scholar, but jazz and funk are cool in my books. I have no ear for this at all, but in terms of modern era jazz, it seems good? There's a strong indie/electro presence here which I'm not used to hearing with jazz, which is kinda cool. Good for them, it's a vibe.

Atrocious. This is the sonic garbage some trust fund kid comes up because they're an "artist" but really mummy and daddy just never loved them enough to spend any meaningful quality time with them. Bitch, you are the behind the back eyeroll mockery of your friend group.

Quaint indie folk-pop that just doesn't help me get it up at all. It's cute though. I think I'm just too old to discover this and fall in love with it? I'm past that point in life. Maybe in college, if I had time to sit down and listen while frantically whipping up an essay before the looming deadline. But I'm not gunna put this on in my car! Are you crazy?

Oh this is interesting. I didn’t expect people to submit albums from artists who’ve already been quite well represented in the original list. We’ve already seen the best of Bruce, so this feels like a wasted opportunity. You get one album and you want more Bruce? Alright. I like him too, but I hate concert albums so this really feels like a wasted slot. Sorry Bruce, but it’s 2 stars for you on this one.

Despite the complete lack of Kung Fu, and the fact that this is yet ANOTHER Indie joint from the UK (which I believe is a locale/genre far overrepresented on the O.G. list...), I like it. It's cool. I won't out it on again or save any of the tracks, but I won't kick it off the speakers if I hear it come on in future mixes.

This is way too newly released and has made no pop cultural ripple that I'm aware of yet. This is complete crap. It is grating and infantile. And I think maybe, some shameless self promotion?

Okay Sweden, welcome to the party! I know y'all have ABBA out there representing for the Nordic countries on the original list, and they are fabulous, but it's nice to hear something else that represents Sweden in the new century. I'm into it. Great songwriting and musicianship on display.

Okay, this is a dope selection! One that I believe will stand the test of time and prove itself an important touchstone in our musical and pop culture landscape. It's very of its moment, but in the best way. Iconic album cover too. Impressive artistry on display here.

This is such an out of pocket selection, I really did not expect it. Debbie Gibson, that you? Did you do the 1001 albums challenge? Good for you girl! I see you're keeping the hustle going, making sure we all experience your brand of syrupy 80's pop. I like the 80's, so this is fine. But, Madonna Cyndi and Whitney all did it better... so. There's no reason to try and revise history.

This is different. Okay, I'm vibing. At points it sounds like the kind of music that would play in the one random alternative health/spirituality shop in the mall. At other points it sounds like the perfect music to feature at a poignant moment in an indie coming of age flick. Respect for this choice. I won't be adding it into my regular rotation, but I liked it.

An hour and 9 minutes for 7 tracks of electronic buzzing crap... no thanks. Sorry to the person who chose this record, but electronic music is my most despised genre. It's not you, it's me. But, 1 star selection in my opinion.

There's something very sonically cohesive, but also dissonant here that itches at my brain. And there's some pervassive stanky punk notes undercutting all the pop/funk to give it just the right mix of insouciance.

Oh c’mon! This is a wasted pick on a crappy nu metal band that already has an album in the original list.

This is a band that people discover and then turn into their entire personality. We get it, you went to college and smoked some weed! The Grateful Dead is far superior as jam bands go, but Phish is prolific and do inspire a cult following in the same way. I just can't listen to over 2 hours of people clapping for someone farting into a trumpet.

No thanks. I'm already on record for hating electronic music. And this album cover looks like a rendering of some gross basement dwelling incel's dream woman.

I hate this. I hate the name of the band because it is too gruesomely visual for me. And everything else is just a big shake 'n' bake of shit and slime. No.

Ahhh something elegant and classic to cleanse my palette! This music is a sublime escape to a different time, lightyears away from where we exist now in humanity. The artistry is undeniable and the influence is legendary. Yes yes yes! Thank you to the person who put Chet into the mix.

Sweeping and operatic, emotional and impassioned, this is quite something. Sad to read about this artist and his passing way too soon. This is a very worthy inclusion, and a remarkable record.

I've never been a King Crimson fan, but this is right up my alley musically. I love the lowkey stoner rock vibes and I'm digging this George Harrison looking cat on the cover, who is Giles apparently. I'm into it! Good deep backfill for my classic rock understanding.

Another Blink submission from a user? Why does this band have such an intense chokehold on people in my age bracket? I'll never understand. They have some good funny tunes, the singles are solid. But they're not revolutionary or awe-inspiring in any way. I will say though, that I think this album should be the one included in the original list to best represent the band. Dude Ranch sucks. This is the album that cemented these goofs as a permanent fixture in the pop rock realm.

I've never heard this before, and I fell instantly and utterly in love with it! It's just so frigging cool, man. And fun! I love the funky, weird, playfulness of it. I love all the little classic rock easter eggs sprinkled throughout the lyrics too. Truly the perfect album to rotate several times end to end while I assembled my Lego Typewriter this afternoon. I really love it. I don't understand why it's being rated so low by other listeners, but to the person that put this in, THANK YOU! I love it and I wouldn't have discovered it without you having submitted it. You're a real groovy cat, pal, thanks a ton :)

This album had a chokehold on all the emo alt metal stoner skid kids at my Canadian high school. I'm always thrilled by the inclusion of more Canadian artists. Although this was never really my jam, I can appreciate the tremendous cultural impact of Alexisonfire. I've seen these guys live and they fucking rip man, they really do. For my skiddy metalhead husband who LOVES Alexis and all of their contemporaries, I rate this a full 5 stars. Undeniable great representation of Canada and its diverse musical talents.

Omg yayyyy!!!! I have every note, every word, every quirk of this album imprinted on my brain because it is one of my all-time favourites! TMBG are truly an underrated and under-appreciated gem. They’ve had a prolific career of zany oddball recordings that don’t fit any standard pop template. They are just so wacky and funny and bizarre. I love the stories they concoct and the imagery they create in every song. Every album is an adventure and Join Us is the craziest one! To the person who submitted this: you are cool as hell, thank you! I wanted to put this one in myself, but ultimately settled on something else. I’m so glad the universe ensured this album got into the mix too!

I’m conflicted. I loved the biting and sardonic lyricism, but I hated the crappy production. It was 2002, you had the means and ability to make your record sound good, yet you willingly chose to make it sound like it was recorded through a tin can telephone??? I like the content but I hate the way it sounds. We’ll split the difference and give a neutral 3 star rating.

YES! This is an exemplary inclusion! I frigging LOVE Jimmy Eat World and this album came out at a critical juncture of my youth. There's beautiful poetry nestled within the kick ass rock. I love it.

I can never get enough of these weird wild alien new wave rockers from outer space. To say that I FUCKING LOVE the B-52's is the understatement of the century!! God, everything they do is crazy dynamite gold! It's pure unadulterated FUN.

Bleh. I hate Garbage. And they already have their supposedly "best" or at least most commercially successful album on the O.G. list. This is a wasted pick. Garbage is still garbage to me.

Ewww. I hate Faith No More. They truly suck and they already have their most “noteworthy” album represented in the OG list. This is more crap nobody wanted. Wasted pick.

A modern masterpiece! Chappell Roan is Gen Z's Liz Phair and I am fucking OBSESSED! I'm an old Millennial whose musical tastes have stayed staunchly narrow as I've aged, I'm known for sticking with the grunge, pop, alt, and classic rock that makes me feel that exquisite nostalgic ache that only the music of your youth can. Once in a while I branch out. For something worthy. This is worthy! It's poppy and catchy but so viciously raw and vulnerable too. Perfect combo of contrasts, it's delicious. I'm going to listen to it until I've completely overplayed it.

Frank has already gotten his props from the O.G. list makers. This to me is an unnecessary inclusion. I didn't like the Zappa heard previously and I don't like this either. I do have more respect and appreciation for his artistry and contributions to music than a lot of this other crap people have been picking though. While I don't want this or care for it, I get why someone would push for more.

FINALLY!!! This is a tragic omission from the original list. This album IS the sound of 1994 for so many of us. Not only is it a stellar debut record, it’s an early pioneer of the alt-indie hipster don’t want to be cool coolness. All of these songs are fantastically quirky yet self-aware. I love Weezer. I love this record. My name is Jonas.

Creepiest album cover ever? Maybe. They definitely came for that title hard in this photo.

There are so many people obsessed with this band. It seems like if you love it, then you LOVE it, to the point that your whole personality is based on your love of this band. I know it, and I like it. But I don’t LOVE it. It doesn’t blow me away. It’s neutral. Heh heh

I hate this electronic DJ shit. I really do.

Wow! This album is a real nostalgic throwback for me! MCC dominated the country charts back in the 90's with this album, and I get why. All of these songs slap. I don't think she's appreciated enough. She was overshadowed by the onslaught of female country singers that slammed the airwaves at the same time. I see you though, Mary. I love your songs and I think you're fabulous. And to the person that included this album, you are super cool! GREAT choice, very diverse and unexpected.

Ohhhhh I LOVE me some frigging Bob Seger! I can't believe this album wasn't included in the O.G. list, it's an absolute juggernaut of classic rock staples! This album is so good. And Bob's hair has never looked better. Fuck, this is a really good record! What a delight! Thank you, fellow classic rocker for putting it into the rotation!

Wow, thank you to the person who put this on the list! I never would have picked it myself, but Shania is HUGE and she really did Canada proud with all her pop superstardom success in the 90's. She put on her leopard print pants and shook her ass for the good of her country, and for that I salute her! Seriously though, this album is a juggernaut of pop country hits. It may be so slickly overproduced but it's good. It's campy and kitschy and silly and stupid. It's everything you want in a guilty pleasure listen. Shania shook her ass so Taylor could shake it off. That's the gospel. Maybe that's why Taylor don't impress me much, because Shania did it first and did it better. Plus, YAYYY CANADA!!!

If the original list couldn’t convince me to change my stance on Pink Floyd, the most boring band in all of rock, then this won’t either. Sucks and I hate it. Wasted pick for a band that is already well represented on the list.

I added this album to the list, and let me tell you, it was a real tough choice between this and a few other Hip albums. I thought about Fully Completely (which everyone who liked this should listen to as well), but ultimately, I had to choose Phantom Power because it is ingrained into the very circuitry of my being. Gord Downie is Canada's most revered and endearing rock icon, I'll fight anyone that says otherwise. He's our person, our speaker for the house, the teller of our tales, and the keeper of our collective identity as a nation. When Gord was diagnosed with terminal cancer it was a deathblow to the nation. No exaggeration. He toured one last time, with fucking terminal brain cancer, so he could say goodbye and thank you to the legions of fans that grew up on his music and wove his words into their hearts. I am one of those fans. I was lucky enough to get tickets to that last concert and there is no show on earth I'll ever see that can compare. I can't even begin to describe what it feels like to see your favourite band play their final show ever, knowing it is the final show, leaving nothing behind. Pedal to the metal, balls to the wall, giving us every ounce of themselves they had. It was a remarkable feat. Legendary. Literally a legend in Canada that we'll revere until the end of time. He was our guy, they were our band. The entire nation ground to halt the day Gord died. To crack a beer on a dock in the summertime is The Hip. To play a round of golf on a scorching hot August day is The Hip. To boat out on Lake Muskoka with your buddies is The Hip. To drive your car in a winter snowstorm is The Hip. To watch Hockey Night in Canada on a Saturday night is The Hip. The Hip is a bonafide Canadian Experience in an of itself. If you don't like it, you can take off eh hoser? If you think they're just a cheap R.E.M. knock off, then you weren't really listening at all. This is Canada's band, and their omission from the original list is a hate crime. That's why I included them. Best possible place to dive deeper into their catalogue and their impact is here: https://www.hipmuseum.com/ Thank you for listening to my I LOVE THE TRAGICALLY HIP SO MUCH rant, appreciate you. I'm glad I got the chance to correct an egregious wrong and put them into the rotation.