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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.