Such a great album. Everything about this reeks of hep cat coolness...but in a good way! And Joe Morello's ride cymbal on "Take Five" is unparalleled. It doesn't quite make it to four stars for me because I'm not a jazz guy. 3 1/2 would be more like it.

Cohen has a great voice, but this album suffers from some cheesy synthesizers, and his voice is too upfront in the mix for my taste.

Just...not my thing.

This just isn't my genre and there's nothing here to change my mind. This album consists of little but stolen beats, juvenile attitudes and nasal whining. There are a couple of BB songs that I like, but not on this album.

well, this is fantastic. is it weird that it reminds me of Todd Rundgren?

I own this, do I need to listen again? It was fine when it came out, but horrendously overplayed. "Good Grief" still holds up though.

I didn't know what to expect from this at all. Oddly hypnotic and captivating.

Great album, and nothing beats Jamming. I just get tired of reggae after a bit.

I have no idea of how to rate this album It's well-produced pop for the masses, but I don't really find anything interesting here. "I Know Places" is kind of all right, though.

This album was far more interesting to read about than to listen to. Not sure what drugs I'd need to be on to actually enjoy it.

This brings back fond memories of HBO's "Video Jukebox." A groundbreaking electronic album that still holds up pretty well nearly 50 years later.

While this classic album suffers from some low moments ("What Goes On"), the highs are incredible ("Norwegian Wood"). Clearly, one of the best albums from The Beatles.

not sure why this made the list...killer guitar on the cover though.

Here's another that I own, and I haven't listened to it in years. While a few songs may suffer from radio overplay, the deeper cuts still shine through. Sooooo much better than the Foo Fighters.

This was mildly interesting before the vocals kicked in, but good lord they are terrible. I can't even listen to this whole album. Dreadful.

Raw electronica from before electronica was a thing. The value in Suicide may not be with Suicide themselves, but from all that they inspired. Beats the hell out of Wild Beasts, if nothing else.

I hate this shit. Absolutely hate it. Every time I think it might get better, it gets worse. I loathe it with every fiber of my being. If there is a hell, certainly it is The Band. But at least now I can say I gave it a fair chance.

Such a great album. Everything about this reeks of hep cat coolness...but in a good way! And Joe Morello's ride cymbal on "Take Five" is unparalleled. It doesn't quite make it to four stars for me because I'm not a jazz guy. 3 1/2 would be more like it.

A very well-engineered and produced album. Not so terrible that I had to turn it off, but I never need to hear it again, either.

Ken always tried to get me to listen to Krautrock, but I usually found it quite difficult if not completely unlistenable. This was actually pretty enjoyable.

Well, this is terrible. No wonder I've instinctually avoided it all these years.

I was a big fan of "Los Angeles" when it came out, but "Wild Gift" never made an impression on me...it feels somewhat lifeless in comparison. It's like "Los Angeles" but toned down and cleaned up for the non-punk masses. "Last night everything broke" is a great line, though!

This just rips. What a great album.

A fine album. I'm not so sure that it's as groundbreaking as the critics seem to think, but it does have some great songs.

This opening song is absolutely terrible. I'll just go out on a limb and guess that Psycho Killer is the only listenable song on this album. What do you know...I'm right. This is one and a half stars for me, but I'm feeling generous so I'll round up.

People actually used to listen to crap like this. This was edging toward a one-star rating, but the last ten minutes salvaged this otherwise terrible album.

This kind of grew on me, like a mediocre Ministry album. A couple of the tracks are great, but not enough to push this into four stars for me.

This started okay but quickly devolved into an album I never need to hear again.

I didn't think I would like this, and I was right. But I don't hate it as much as I thought I would, either...the music is nice but the vocals are irritating. Not enough here to justify that third star...sorry.

Well, let's see how much of this I can stomach. I'm not really inclined to separate my feelings for this egotistical asshole from his music. Honestly, had no one ever heard experimental music before? Go listen to some Nurse, or Coil, or SPK, or Lustmord, or any of a thousand bands who did this long before Kanye showed up. I'd give this overhyped pile of crap less than one star if I could.

It's been a long time since I've heard this, and I'm amazed by how well it holds up. Even the music hall and dixieland bits are better than I remember. Probably more like 3 1/2 stars, but I prefer to round down.

Maybe I'm the only person in the world that doesn't like the Talking Heads. This is awful. One and a half star awful, but I feel generous today.

Maybe I'd enjoy this more if it hadn't been played to death on the radio. I never need to hear "Enter Sandman" again in my life. Metallica takes themselves far too seriously to be anything other than an embarrassing joke.

This was a surprise. Nick Drake managed to avoid nearly every folk cliche that I hate on this album. Somber, introspective, and beautiful...it's a shame he wasn't more popular in his day, because there are some real gems on this album.

I like the VU and everything but Lou Reed's solo work mostly leaves me cold. This is no different.

Sorry, but I just can't stand Beth's vocal style.

Nothing against Steely Dan, but this is not their best work.

I do love a good bossa nova. There's a reason many of these songs have become jazz standards...this is a great pairing of talents.

Some great songs, however, it's just not my thing.

Quite dated...excessive break beats, monotonous keyboards, boring vocals. This is interesting only as a representative of its period. I'm giving it two stars to be generous but it's really a 1.5

"You Don't Own Me" is a classic, despite the way Rush Limbaugh tried to ruin it. I can do without the rest of the album, though.

I dunno, this may have been groundbreaking at the time, but it's just cliche now. Not a particularly compelling album in 2021. Maybe if I was rolling on molly, as the kids used to say.

this is horrible music for horrible people

Trite, repetitive, and boring as fuck.

I've always found T. Rex to be a little hit or miss, but the good songs are fantastic. Plenty of good ones here...enough to warrant three stars.

Paul Simon's fingerpicking is incredible. But nothing except "Scarborough Fair" really clicks with me, and that's a fantastic tune no matter who performs it.

I've never been a big fan of Motorhead (although I love the Ace of Spades). This album kicks ass and makes me realize that I may have been missing something for a long time.

Even duller than I expected it to be.

Honestly, I keep mixing up these guys with Kings of Leon or (even worse?) System of a Down. I can't find anything groundbreaking or even memorable here. An album to forget the instant it stops playing.

Man, I loved this album when I was a kid and it first came out. Granted, I didn't have much to compare it to, but I spent hours listening, staring at the cover, reading every word in the gatefold. I lost my interest in Elton John as I grew up, but there are a lot of great songs on this album, and the best of them still hold up.

Another album well past its expiration date. I guess it was fine at the time, but mostly I just find it boring.

Fine for its time, I guess.

I had high hopes for this one, but found it to be pretty saccharine overall. Not something I need to hear again.