The album has some good moments, but the vibe is somehow not quite right. With synth as the key instrument, it takes some magic to make music that sounds human. Hopefully, there will be examples of European new wave on this list too!

The rock and rap components individually are not bad. But the transitions are too jarring; I would be enjoying the guitar riff, and then suddenly the verse starts.

I don't usually listen to art rock, so I was not sure I would enjoy this album. But actually, most of it is very solid, though it gets a bit boring in the middle.

Really good as far as movie soundtracks go!

This is actually very good music in terms of the melodies, the variety of instruments used, and the vocals. And the idea of having cheerful songs about Christmas and winter to play around the holidays is great. The problem is that there aren't that many popular Christmas songs, so existing ones end up being overplayed.

I can't make out the lyrics a lot of the time. The singing style is really annoying. 3 stars because some of the instrumental parts are good.

The melodies are a bit boring, but overall very pleasant

Not very memorable

The first half of the album kind of blends together, but the energy really picks up in the second half.

Amazing!

Not the kind of music I usually listen to, but very good!

The tunes are catchy, but each song is basically the chorus played over and over the exact same way. Boring.

I don't usually listen to art rock, so I was not sure I would enjoy this album. But actually, most of it is very solid, though it gets a bit boring in the middle.

The album is clearly well-made, but I think I just don't get it.

Beautiful, but too simplistic

Everything is better with a symphonic orchestra)))

Sure, her voice is beautiful, but what are those songs?

It would be better if the style was more consistent throughout the album.

Great album! The quality is not very even throughout, but most of the songs are good. The melodies are simple but effective, and the singer's voice is beautiful.

Great album! Maybe it is a bit generic, but I am not very familiar with this genre of music, so I wouldn't know.

Really good as far as movie soundtracks go!

I would give this album 5 stars for the music, but the lyrics and the vocals don't work for me.

I never listened to the entire album before, so I discovered some new songs. Even the really overplayed ones are actually good after not hearing them for a year.

All the songs sound the same

Very sweet, a great listen for the holiday season!

5 stars for the vibes, but I wouldn't be able to tell this apart from any other set of punk rock songs because I can't understand the lyrics, and there isn't a consistent melody throughout each song.

Great music for studying

The style is not very unique, but the execution is great. Nice basic rhythms to dance to, but each song is distinct enough that it doesn't get boring. This goes for the lyrics too, they aren't very deep, but each song tells a different story. Listening to the album just made me happy, so five stars.

Too repetitive

So boring. The melody simply repeats over and over, and the singing is somehow really unenthuseastic.

It was really interesting to see one of the styles that influenced rock music. A few of the songs are great, although the lyrics mostly exist to accompany the music rather than have any interesting meaning.

A few good songs ("Bullet in the Blue Sky", "In God's Country", "Trip Through Your Wires"), but as an album not memorable.

This sounds like background music at a store. With the rest of the albums on the list, I can at least see that the artist is trying to do a thing.

This is a concept album, so I think you either get it or you don't. Maybe I would appreciate it more if I paid closer attention to the lyrics. There are also too many vocal harmonies for my taste. Still, it is really impressive that this project was revived and brought to a complete form after so many years!

Love almost the entire album! Really clear sound, all of the elements of the music fit perfectly, original topics for the lyrics (at least in many of the songs).

The only good song is "Sunday Shining". The other ones pretty much consist of a beat with some talking over it.

Not very remarkable, pretty much what you expect from a Bruce Springsteen album, although there is some development of the style. The only interesting song is "Worlds Apart."

For the most part, this just sounds like a generic rock album. The songs that stand out are "The morning after" and "Woodpecker from Mars."

I can't listen to music like this because there is no melody, just a beat. It's definitely interesting that this caught on, though.

This is actually very good music in terms of the melodies, the variety of instruments used, and the vocals. And the idea of having cheerful songs about Christmas and winter to play around the holidays is great. The problem is that there aren't that many popular Christmas songs, so existing ones end up being overplayed.

It seems that the point of rap is mostly the lyrics. If you don't pay close attention to what's being said, it is just white noise.

Fairly pleasant to listen to, but all the songs sound the same.

Sweet, songs for dancing to and songs for vibing!

Despite having many great moments musically, this album feels empty. The style is interesting, but there is no substance: it doesn't convey a message, tell a story, or put the listener in a different mood.

Inconsistent quality, some songs are boring, and some are quite enjoyable. And even the better songs aren't very interesting; they have a pretty standard sound.

This is definitely very different from all the music I've encountered before, so this website is doing its job. Some of the lyrics are a bit too much, but the overall sound is great.

Some moments are good, but for the most part, it's boring.

A very fun album; I like how they mixed several styles together.

A nice 80s pop-rock album, very atmospheric.

This kind of music only exists to provide a rhythm for people at a club to dance to. Just listening to it is obviously going to be very boring.

The music and the vocals are pretty good, but the album is too long, so it gets repetitive.

I'm undecided on this one. The melodies are nice, but the nonsense lyrics somewhat ruin the songs.

Too chaotic

An interesting idea, and some beautiful songs! A bit too long, though.

Not bad, but for the most part, derivative from older rock music. There is no reason to choose this album to listen to out of many similar ones.

Metallica is the only metal band universally liked even among non-metal fans for a reason. They maintain a heavy sound without compromising the beautiful melodies or meaningful lyrics.

That's not music, just 40 minutes of noise.

A good album, original and well made. I personally don't enjoy the style, though.

Definitely raised my mood

Most songs feel like they never start. Even the lead singer sounds unenthusiastic about the music.

Good album; really interesting how it explores so many different styles.

Having very well-known albums on this list goes against its purpose a bit; after all, the goal is to help people discover chapters in music history that they might otherwise be unaware of. But I can't complain about having a reason to listen to "In The Court Of The Crimson King" again. It deserves six stars, of course.

Great album. Beautiful blues-rock sound with some clever lyrics.

A few good songs, but mostly filler

Very soulful, if a bit repetitive.

Senegalese tunes and familiar western rhythms are combined beautifully. The album starts with high-energy tracks, and the melodies become more thoughtful later.

Slightly better than "Paul's Boutique", more melodic, I think. Still, hip-hop music and the Beastie Boys in particular are not my cup of tea.

A vague mix of hip-hop, rap, and pop with no originality and no soul. The melodies don't get any development, and the lyrics are just there to fill up the time. Also, what is the point of featuring other artists on some of the songs if they all sound the same anyway?

A charming and fun album. Overall the sound is pretty standard for modern alternative rock, but many of the songs are pretty distinct and catchy.

It sounds good, I guess. But come on, it's 1973, and they are basically making folk? Kind of boring.

The short tracks (like under two minutes long) don't work well. But there are definitely some good songs there, e.g., "Striped White Jets" or "Blimps Go 90". I think this could be a good alternative rock album if they chose fewer songs and made them into regular-length tracks.

Love this album; it has some great energy and fun lyrics. The music doesn't stand out too much, but it is also are on point.

Love it! Prog, but on a more chill side.

There were a few songs I liked on this album, but in general, not a fan of the style.

Probably the only rap/hip-hop album that I ever enjoyed. Some songs are fun and lighthearted (but still have well-written texts that you can follow), while some are more serious, providing comments on problems in the modern world. But even then, the lyrics aren't too sad or heavy. The beats are also good, and the occasional bits of rock melodies are a nice touch. And overall, the artists come across as fun, likable guys, a connection that isn't easy to establish through music.

Great! I didn't expect anything different either; T.Rex is one of the greats when it comes to classic rock.

Average rock music with too much feedback.

Not my favorite Sparks album, but still great. Their style is truly unique.

This is so boring. Can anyone really tell these songs apart from any other hip-hop/rap songs? The album description in apple music mentioned something about a jazz aesthetic. What does that even mean? Jazz is about interesting variations on a melody, which is the opposite of a canned beat. Also, it is impossible to follow the lyrics unless you pay attention all the time. What happened to songs having a chorus to sing along to?

Love the energy

They try a few different styles, but none work particularly well. Only "An Ocean in Between the Waves" and maybe "Lost in a Dream" are fairly good tracks, in my opinion.3

Subtle but beautiful

I really enjoyed listening to this album; the only comment I have is that the songs don't have a common style. I've been definitely missing out on The Pretty Things and many other 60s bands, which I am finding out about thanks to this list. The bands that an average person like me knows about are the ones that made hit songs still recognized today, like the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. But when it comes to albums, these guys are way better than the Beatles.

Beautiful blues-rock and Janis Joplin's vocals? Amazing. Most songs probably worked better when performed live, though, because they don't have a lot of structure.

The lyrics are very thought through, and there is a good balance between acoustic songs and ones with electric guitars.

Tim Buckley has a great voice, but unfortunately, the songs are just a stream of consciousness.

The July aitee aliens had pretty good taste in music; too bad they weren't real. But seriously, the tunes on this album are great, the players are very good at their instruments, and the topics of the lyrics are diverse.

It seems the artist tried to make some ~deep~ songs, but they turned out really boring.

So repetitive

No surprise here; a well-regarded 60s rock band was indeed good.

The album has some good moments, but the vibe is somehow not quite right. With synth as the key instrument, it takes some magic to make music that sounds human. Hopefully, there will be examples of European new wave on this list too!

Amazing

I enjoyed the album, but 43 tracks is too many. They start to blend together at some point.

This is technically music, I guess

Very nice relaxation music

A good rock-n-roll album but a bit repetitive.

I love the blues

Eh, this just sounds like a mediocre imitation of David Bowie

These songs would be great in a movie, but listening to an entire album of them gets a bit repetitive.

If you look up rock music in a dictionary, it just says this album.

This isn't the kind of music I would typically listen to, but it is beautiful.

The music is very good, but the lyrics and the vocals don't match the energy.

There are a few songs with great messages, but most of the album is pretty average.

Absolutely iconic

Pretty good, but leans a bit too much into the country style

The songs are a bit cheesy, but the renditions are beautiful

Simple but effective. The lyrics are seriously well-written.

Yep, exactly what I expected from one of the classic Metallica albums.

This album has many elements shared by great 70s rock music, and The Beach Boys have their own style too. Yet somehow, none of the songs are memorable, but I cannot determine what specifically is missing.

The album is a bit too long; most of the second half is just mediocre hip-hop. But a few of the tracks are truly phenomenal. The level of sarcasm is just right.

Great energy, and for once I can actually hear the lyrics in a punk album

The album has a great message, obviously, but musically it isn't very interesting. Most tracks are just a beat with some voice samples.

Love the unique sound. Also, the album has a good progression, so it doesn't get repetitive.

Disappointed

The rock and rap components individually are not bad. But the transitions are too jarring; I would be enjoying the guitar riff, and then suddenly the verse starts.

Super monotone

Great album. The music is rich, and the songs are fun.

Excellent album!

Very cool. I would describe this style as the prog-rock of whatever umbrella genre this album belongs to.

Mostly just generic alternative or grunge rock.

I think these songs would be great in a movie. For a studio album, though, the melodies are a bit too bare.

Solid album. A good variety of songs.

Great album. The melodies don't sound tired; the guitar parts are interesting, and the lyrics fit the vibe of the music.

A cool mix of rock'n'roll and reggae tracks.

An okay album; a bit too mellow. Most of the songs are about being happy and being in love. Adding trumpets and tambourines is a nice touch. It helps makes the music more entertaining but is not enough to make one care.

Garfunkel may be a good singer, but these songs are nothing special. Most are either simple guitar or piano melodies or your average folk-rock-something tunes.

Modern country music(

I like how this album is produced; the different layers of music fit very well with each other. But no element makes the album stand out: there are no catchy melodies, no cool guitar riffs, no impressive vocals, or interesting storytelling in the lyrics. To be fair, I don't tend to enjoy alternative music in general, so I guess this album isn't for me.

Ice T seems like a cool guy, but unfortunately, I still find rap music really boring(

The music is pretty good, although not very original. The lyrics are really uninspiring.

Some of the pure jazz/blues/prog tracks are good, but most of the album feels half-baked, like a collection of unfinished song ideas.

I often find jazz music too chaotic and kind of impersonal, but this album is beautiful. It is not too technical while still being interesting. I feel like this music is connected to the real world instead of just existing for its own sake.

My previous album was "Back At The Chicken Shack" by Jimmy Smith, and in comparison, this album has all the features that I dislike in a lot of jazz music. It feels directionless and impersonal. Your typical track has a piano solo, a standing bass solo, and some fun interactions between the instruments but no overall theme. It is relaxing, though.

I don't even know what genre this album would be. These songs don't have have any distinctive qualities, good or bad. One step above elevator music.

Beautiful voice. And I'm adding an extra star just for "The Old Man's Back again".

The first half is random country music; the second half is pretty good acoustic rock.

I cannot overstate how much of a vibe this album is. Doesn't matter that it was made over 40 years ago.

Cool soundtrack

Pretty much the same as all other alternative rock, but with a violin here and there.

Interesting sound

The album is OK to listen to, but it isn't very original. They are using existing music styles without putting a unique spin on them. For example, classic 60s-70s rock is a key influence, while "Death Threat" and "Flying" sound just like 80s sci-fi movie soundtracks. And even though the quality is pretty good, the album ends up being forgettable.

Maybe I just never grew up from being a teenager, but I think this is pretty cool.

This style of music is really fun, and I like how the melody has several layers.

Really cool! I feel like I didn't fully get the story, though, need to listen again.

Love the ideas of the songs, the lyrics, and the general vibe. The music is nothing special, though.

They are mixing styles a bit too much.

Some of the heavier songs and the more punk-rock ones are good, but the rest of the album is generic alternative.

Very chill; wouldn't mind if it was playing in the background somewhere

Unusual, but also a bit too chaotic

For the most part, a pretty average alternative album, though I enjoyed some of the songs. Didn't appreciate the hip-hop/rap bits in a couple of the songs either.

I don't really enjoy David Bowie's music that much, but it is interesting to trace his influence on other musicians' styles.

These are more like ballads than songs; you have to pay attention to the lyrics to follow the story. The use of language is fantastic.

Sounds fine but a bit directionless.

Beautiful

I like that the texts make sense and are positive. But the melodies are very repetitive, so I was bored.

Five stars for the music, but the lyrics and vocals are not as good.

Not sure what you'd call this style, but it's great. Similar vibe to punk, but more chill so that I can actually understand the lyrics.

Too repetitive, and not enough lyrics. Maybe that's just how synth-pop was before the 80s, but I don't like it.

Nice clean style but with its own spin on everything. Minus a star because only about half of the album is good.

They try to be all inspirational, but it just comes off as insincere.

I think we all agree that Dire Straits' music is basically magic, so I won't try to come up with a new way to describe it.

Nice

The songs have good harmony and flow well, but I don't see any interesting ideas either musically or lyrically.

An exciting and ambitious idea, but the execution doesn't live up to the expectations. The storytelling aspect isn't on the level of folk/old country songs, and the music (except for a couple of songs) isn't as good as in other rock albums from the time.

A couple of synth notes and the same words over and over again.

Brilliant

A few of the tracks are good, but the album is a bit all over the place. And completely trails off in the second half.

Nice and meditative, but also very repetitive.

I'm biased towards rock music, so I'm not going to give Queen fewer than four stars. But except for 2-3 songs, the album is just OK. The rest of the songs kind of lack unique style and internal cohesion.

The more energetic songs have a good beat, but the slow songs are boring.

A bit random, but the sound is relaxing, and the message is good.

A good idea, but way too repetitive.

Telephone hold music with some voice samples thrown in

The reggae rhythms are immaculate, and the texts make sense. However, the songs are a bit formulaic.

The orchestral arrangements are excellent, the vocals not so much. A few of the songs have a haunting quality.

Less well known than later 70s bands, but these guys already invented many of the elements.

Fancy, but somewhat boring

A nice mix of classic and alternative. Good texts too.

This is the kind of music you can put in the background of a slide show or an animation.

A good album, but the styles of the songs vary too much, from simple rock'n'roll and blues rock to tracks that lean into folk and prog.

Maybe this album was innovative at the time, but now it sounds old-timey and boring. Not to mention Dylan's voice is annoying.

I like this style in general, and some of the tracks sound very different and interesting. The album is a bit long, though; there is definitely some filler that could be left out.

The first half of the album is excellent: moody new wave with some orchestral bits. But approximately after the halfway point, it just turns into average alternative.

Most songs on the album lack progression both in melody and lyrics. The only track that fought my attention was "Living in Another World".

The sound is fresh and raw, but there is too much noise, and the lyrics are too obnoxious.

With different lyrics, or no lyrics, this would be lovely music for a Christmas party, for example. The melodies are not impersonal, like in jazz, but beautifully intricate. The texts are totally unrelatable, however.

True neutral. I don't mind this playing, but also don't care about any of the songs.

I guess you can only write so many songs about surfing, but the switch to more lyrical themes didn't entirely work out for the Beach Boys (at least not in this album). The upbeat songs are still great and make me happy, but the more contemplative tracks just arent's as catchy, although they are stylistically interesting.

There are some cool moments, but they are never fully realized. For the most part, everything is just sort of toned down.

Very fun, even though there is not a lot of substance.

Light but rich rock'n'roll tunes. The lyrics center around social and political commentary, yet they are not bitter.

They came up with a fun concept and implemented it well. Some alternative albums give me the impression that the artist is taking things music a bit too seriously. I don't have this problem with this record (this is, of course, very subjective). Also, love the chill new wave vibes.

Some covers of popular songs played mostly just on an acoustic guitar. I guess this would be interesting to people that are already fans of Jonny Cash, but for the rest of us, it's a pretty uneventful album.

The way the lyrics are delivered ruins the flow of the songs. It feels like the texts are prose instead of poetry.

I didn't know my earphones had such good bass. The album is just OK.

Don't like it, sounds spooky.

A fun album, although it seems a bit derivative.

Way to sappy.

Very original, although a bit exhausting to listen to because of the constant rhythm changes and the many layers of sound. Since the tracks do not feel like cohesive pieces, the transitions between tracks are not as noticeable. As a result, the album feels like one hour long piece, which is too much, in my opinion.

An excellent mix of classic rock'n'roll and hip-hop\funk. The only components I have a problem with are the lyrics and vocals on the more hip-hop-style tracks - they are cheeky to the degree of occasionally being obnoxious.

Amazing voice

Most tracks have a good intro, great riff, and interesting detailing. But the vocal parts lack tension; even when the song is not upbeat on the surface, it just sounds like they have all the answers, so there is no reason for me to care. So I would classify this as a solid nostalgic 70s rock album, but not a timeless classic.

It sounds like they took some built-in phone ringtones and wrote super generic lyrics that reference "you," "love," and "heart" as many times as possible.

The way they describe love in the lyrics is so down-to-earth and lacks any expressive details.

Nothing to say here; an essential metal album.

In this case, the most popular songs from the album are actually the only really good ones. The rest are just a bit weird.

It says who this is for in the title, and it isn't me.

Really catchy and well-produced songs, but a bit too smooth and without a lot of impact.

Seems like they got a new synthesizer with bell and other sounds and were just trying it out.

Based on the only two songs of theirs played on the radio, my impression was that Alice Cooper's music was just light-hearted and a bit silly. Now I see why they are considered one of the greats, and I will no longer be missing out!

I'm starting to think that the only reason Aerosmith is still well-known is because of nostalgia. The lyrics are a teen boy's idea of "cool". The songs are not too interesting musically, but they are in the popular style for the time, which is enough to attract an audience of high schoolers trying to follow along with the trends.

Very good album. Had to take away one star because Morrissey's voice is so smooth it's creepy.

Very uplifting and energetic but also artful if you stop to listen more carefully. The lyrics don't really matter. There is even a song involving lightning (can you guess which other song about lighting I am thinking of)?

Old electronic music has such a cozy feel.

Ok, finally, music for British people and not just by British people. It's interesting but a bit too weird.

Just a fun rock'n'roll album. Best track - "God of Thunder". Plus a star for the fourth wall breaks.

The guitar is certainly lyrical, but I was falling asleep after a few songs.

Very original and sincere

Good sound, but I wouldn't say I like the lyrics. In punk-adjacent songs, it is essential that the listener can experience feelings of sadness or anger together with the singer. In this album, that doesn't really work, so the singer just comes across as annoying.

A good alternative album overall, though the tracks are pretty hit or miss.

Stream of consciousness

I don't understand what any of the songs are about, but the music is good.

This album goes through an impressive variety of styles while still maintaining depth. The instrumental tracks were my favorite. The only songs I did not like were the sappy alternative/singer-songwriter ones. Maybe that style was cool when it was still relatively new.

Both chill and uplifting. Beautiful symphonic bits, beautiful voice. Love the sci-fi theme interspersed throughout as well.

Very funky, fantastic voice. A bit too chill and soft for my taste, though.

Close to the border between genius and ridiculous, but I think still on the right side.

Very good, but I didn't like it as much as "If I should fall from Grace with God". The lyrics here are more gloomy, and the melodies less catchy.

Some of the lyrics in the first half of the album are a bit too aggressive. If you stop paying attention to the texts, the beats are pretty chill, good to listen to in the background.

I'm not a fan of Radiohead in general, but this is their worst album on this list so far. 90% just pretentious electronica. It seems mainstream music was generally pretty lost in the 2000s.

Too cheesy. The only really good songs are "Odessa" and maybe "Edison".

Solid melodies and great guitars. The only reason I don't give five stars is the songwriting. The songs blend together into an off-brand Styx album.

A nice mix of jazz and African

The Black Keys represent one of the directions that 2000s-2010s alternative rock has gone that is actually good. The album has some filler, though, along with some great tracks.

A few of the tracks are actually surprisingly not bad; nice rhythm and melody. Unfortunately, the rest are just unlistenable noise. Unrelated to the album itself: the cover art prompted me to go listen to Crab Rave again. It's been playing in my head all day now. Reminds me of simpler times before the pandemic!

4 stars just for the first part: solid southern rock, heavy and with thought-through lyrics. The second part could be fun if you are a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan or enjoy general country themes.

I understand it's a conceptual album, but the music still needs to be interesting.