I love this album - one of my favourites. If you don't like reggae, I don't think it is going to convert you - but I love the raw elements - his plaintive voice, the 'country' horns, poewrful lyrics in patois etc etc

It had some depth and I enjoyed it. would have liked to have first heard this when I was younger

I've always loved this album - kept finding myself humming or whistling along. Just brilliant

I can see that this album polarises people, but I loved it.

Chain of Fools!

Rawer than the later records

This one was completely new to me. Not usually a fan of prog-rock, but this was OK I think partly due to their stripped down sound as a 3 piece

Another great Aretha Album

Brings back memories, but I think has dated a bit

Delicate

Perfection - one of my favourite albums ever

Slick, but not really my taste

I have not listened to this for a long time, and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Dated in parts, overexposed in others, but an interesting album

OK, but not as good as the Stooges

I've always liked and respected Dylan rather than loved him, but I think this is my favourite album of his

Interesting and unique

Nice and loose

Purple haze - one of my favourite songs. This is a great album

I didn't know what to expect, and ended up liking this album a lot

While I don't mind the twin guitar solos, this is not really my thing. Seems to me a heavy 60s & 70s US bias in this list so far

Sounds great, but some of the misogyny jars nowadays

Rude and raucous - Ace of Spades is the essence of rock. Enjoyed this one.

Enjoyed this one - crunchy and precise

Tricky and Walk this Way are awesome, but a lot of this sounds a bit dated now

Sounds incredible - a lot of energy, but now I find the 'Bitch is a Bitch' type lyrics jarring - kicking down?

OK - but a little dull. Not sure what the album is doing on this list

Interesting as a milestone in the history of rock - but not sure I'd listen to it too much for pleasure

I love the Stooges, but this album is let down a little by the production. Great songs, but I prefer Fun House

I love this album - one of my favourites. If you don't like reggae, I don't think it is going to convert you - but I love the raw elements - his plaintive voice, the 'country' horns, poewrful lyrics in patois etc etc

I don't mind Smooth Operator, but the rest of this album is pretty dull. Seems like a strange choice for this list

It had some depth and I enjoyed it. would have liked to have first heard this when I was younger

Smooth and soulful, and a bit strange. Interesting to hear a Public Enemy sample. I enjoyed this a lot

Not what I was expecting. So long and so Spinal Tap. Didn't know Lemmy from Motorhead was in this band. Some weird stuff, some pedestrian. Glad I listened to it once but don't imagine going back to it.

The first album and group that was completely new to me on this list. I enjoyed it as something fresh and different.

I've always loved this album - kept finding myself humming or whistling along. Just brilliant

Pretty good

Some good riffs and energy, but feels like something you grow out of. I agree with the other reviewer - listen to Public Enemy

Pretty Vacant is one of my all time favourites, and there are a lot of other great songs on this as well. Enjoyed it

First time listen for me - pretty good

Known of this album for years, but never felt the need to listen to it. Pretty interesting, including the backstory that it was recorded in Lagos

Pretty good - a Bob Dylan album I guess

I can see that this album polarises people, but I loved it.

Interesting, but not really my thing

A Stevie wonder rip-off that hasn't really dated well. Lots of people loved it when I was young, which is fine, but it was always irritating to me - especially the lyrics

It's OK I guess - of it's time. Can't help but think of Spinal Tap at some point

A bit pedestrian I thought - I don't mind metal, but this wasn't for me

I enjoyed this one - even if as background music I could engage with

I enjoyed this one a lot - unique and true to itself. I can imagine how amazing it would have been when it was released in 1978, and still sounds fresh

Interesting, one of those artists I knew the name of, recognised a couple of his songs, but had never really listened to. I enjoyed the album, and you can definitely hear the Beatles influences

While it is obvlously a classic, I find it a bit overwrought - not really to my taste. I'm not a fan of Opera either.

Interesting to read how polarised the reviews are of this album. Personally, I love it - so evocative of an amazing period

Nice to have non US/UK choice. I loved this one, very funky, and due to minimal french, can avoid alleged paedo overtones to lyrics as noted in other reviews.

Pure and beautiful - what is not to like?

It is impossible to review this album objectively. But there is no doubt there are some bangers on it

Interesting - one of those albums I've known about for a long time, but never actually listened to from beginning to end.

It was OK - of its time I guess

She's a favourite artist of my daughter's but I hadn't listened to her before. Beautiful, I enjoyed this (and Norman Fucking Rockwell, which my daughter said was better)

A fantastic unique album - love it

I love PJ Harvey - but I don't think this is her best album

Fame is one of my favourite Bowie songs ever - but the rest of the album is a little ho-hum

Pretty good - Radioheadhas always been one of those bands I understand are good, but they don't really connect for me

One of my favourite Stones albums - loose and raucous.

Interesting story, I was only vaguely aware of this band and no idea they were from Finland. But album is pretty average

Nothing needs to be said about this - takes me back to listening to my parents' copy when I was 10. I love this album

I enjoyed this more than er other album on this list

This is a strange one - looking through the reviews I don't think I've seen a more polarising album. All 1s or 5s. I've tried to listen to it neutrally, and will give it a 3. There are some OK hooks, but generally it is pretty bland.

Interesting - but not sure I would want to listen to that more than once

Never heard of this band before - interesting album, happy to listen to it while working

Pretty good - distinctive sound

It's OK - an interesting artefact

Its a beautiful thing. I had played it too much previously and happy to encounter it again here.

Too much noodling - this one should have stayed in the 60s

Interesting - a new album for me

Enjoyable, even if I am not as crazy about The Boss as a lot of other people

Never listened to this before, OK - West Coast sound

I was only vaguely aware of this band. Solid 'meat and potatoes' rock

Interesting to listen to such a prominent album which I'd not listened to previously - OK but it didn't grab me. Production is very of its time.

Never heard of this guy - and really enjoyed this one. Bossa nova with a slightly experimental twist that stops it being muzak

Much more familar with XO and Figure 8 so interesting to hear this earlier work

It's OK - an album and artist that was in the ecosystem but which I never felt the need to engage with

Interesting - pure country - not quite my thing but appreciated it nonetheless

Always happy to enjoy some thrash - this is competent, but not distinctive

I am a fan, though I prefer to later albums, this is pretty good

I'd never taken much notice of this band - album was better than I thought it would be

I understand the appeal - it just doesn't resonate with me

I like the texture of this record - have had the vinyl for years

A polarising album - but I like soundtracks and I like the concept

Fantastic - a lot of energy. I enjoyed this as much, and perhaps even more than Fela Kuti - though they do sound very similar. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Some good songs here

Pleasant, and a little more interesting than I thought it would be

Happy to see an Australian band on the list. If you like this, try some other Australian bands of the era: Laughing Clowns, Died Pretty, Radio Birdman, The Triffids