This was somewhat interesting. Only because I'm not really sure why this would be anyone's favorite album. There are far better in the genre

My own pick. Way more representative of the band than The Real Thing. Patton got to put his stamp on this one, and it's a roller coaster of influences rather than a single sound.

Wow. This might be the best way to experience Daft Punk. Much more exciting and improvisational, dynamic, and surprising, even when I enjoy some of their stuff on record.

In the right setting, this slow, harmonious, quiet, and deliberate album is just perfect. Dark, but beautiful in its minimalism

Some of this was bland, but there were a couple tracks that were absolute keepers. I like the vibe.

This is some Kavinsky-type stuff. Loved it. First user-recommended is a hit.

I'm not sure how to rate this because I literally couldn't hear anything. Talk about minimalist

Tommy the Cat displays the talent that is worth paying attention to here. Everything else is redundant

I was ready to give up on this too soon. After the first few tracks it became obvious that I never knew what was going to come next. This is some incredible, engaging diversity.

I want to commend the presence of such an album, because it's almost to be expected on a user list that you would get things like this, that are randomly just people's personal favorite albums. In terms of value for everyone else though, this is as generic girl band bubble gum Pop as it gets. It was a snooze fest.

In order to provide the concept of continuity front to back, they just made every song sound identical. It's an ok song.

Solid!

Respect for adding some actual more worldy music. It was listenable.

Believe it or not, I've never listened to this one all the way through. I don't know why. It's a classic, and it should have made the list. The touchpoints here are incredible, from the now played out huge hits, to Adam's Song, which hinted at the future and bigger things. I keep seeing comments about another Blink album on the list. I never saw one?

That was a lot of falsetto. Not bad though.

The singer ruins this

I don't understand the appeal of this. It's so bland.

This was creative, but too indulgent. A much more difficult listen than I anticipated.

This is what it would sound like if Cake turned out for the worse. This dude is obnoxious, which is a shame since the clear focus is on him and his lyrics above all.

This was possibly the biggest miss on the list. The band may have inconsistencies over the years, but this was a classic when I first heard it.

The weirdest part of this album is that the music doesn't fit the tone for Poe's writings. Which would seem to defeat the whole purpose.

This album is right where I left it. Dark, twisted, loud, complex, angry, and full of talent, but also very much a product of its time. It still deserved to be on the list.

He stretches himself and mostly comes away with it, though it doesn't sustain across the album. This dude can do almost anything.

This was perfect for a snowy day. Creative, zen, harmonious, quiet. Excellent stuff.

I have nothing but a question mark about all of this. Why does it exist? Why would this be nominated to the list? HUH?

Unique, true to it's name, but got stale.

Progressive orchestral? Unique genre but ultimately a foreign language snooze fest and overly long. Not engaging at all.

Stone cold classic, and totally unexpected. This should have been on the list. It's a talented emo band who channeled an incredible moment of inspiration for an album not only head and shoulders above the rest of their output, but which legitimized the genre. They created a sound, borrowing from Queen, which transcended the scene and has not staled 20 years later.

I'm mad my review didn't save. This is a 5 star album and a new fav that I will go back to. I'll also listen to much more Bad Religion. I originally commented that my early-mid pop-punk/punk lane always went toward Offspring, and this was a miss I feel badly about.

For as much reluctant credit I gave Bruce on the main list when his songwriting was great, this is everything I dislike about him.

For me, this is Doom's peak. Effortless talent on display through light, almost throwaway topics. Killer sampling, always interesting and humorous.

This was actually pretty solid, and I found the singles to be the worst tracks.

Mon the Biff! Loving that this showed up. This isn't as proggy and weird as their early stuff, not as mainstream as their latter content...while it isn't the peak of their output it is a great glimpse. I've loved this group for a long time and even have MMORPG characters long named for them. This is a fun entry to see.

Solid stuff. Underestimated this for sure.

I can't believe that this album is better than enema.. I have never listened to the full thing and my greatest recollection of this record is my college roommate buying it the day it came out and then throwing it out his car window halfway through because he hated it so much. I don't understand that. This one seems to have aged great. They slowed it down a little bit and matured a whole lot. There's some good songcraft on here. It's indicative of future as well. In fact, I see a lot of +44.

This was somewhat interesting. Only because I'm not really sure why this would be anyone's favorite album. There are far better in the genre

Solid Sunday morning tunes. Loved "I Defy."

The most 80s mall pop to ever do it. I give credit that she wrote her songs though. A fun, short, dated bop that I'll never listen to again.

This is a singles record. The hits are hits, the rest blends together in sameness.

Smooth. Jazzy. Modern. Indie. Tremendous.

This was worth a revisit. Much different than the debut. More in line with Beck. I missed guitars, but Mr E's Beautiful Blues is a killer track.

I will give credit. My recollection is that this record was massive. It's catchy, it's sassy, it was a moment for sure. That said, it definitely isn't for me.

In the right setting, this slow, harmonious, quiet, and deliberate album is just perfect. Dark, but beautiful in its minimalism

This was kind of cool. Definitely funk with a lot of other genres mixed in. It definitely felt of its era.

This was so obnoxious. Niche college jam nonsense without vocal talent. At least throw a live DMB.

This just sounded old. Not unlistenable but not worthwhile.

What a weird one. I guess Europe had the Kaiser Chiefs too.

Some recognizable classic brass tunes, light and fun to listen to.

Raucous live punk. Not bad but have no context for it.

Well, there was one keeper here at least. Strange how some of these tracks were more "country" tinged than EDM

I don't think I understand this band.

A unique add to the list: modern Americana. Dude's voice is great.

Blips and bloops

More indie whining

Indie whining

Grandfathers of modern day post hardcore. Thank you to whomever added this. Love it.

Never gave Garbage a chance. Should have. This is pretty solid.

Dated but an interesting non-US non-English blend of styles

This was described as funk but I didn't draw the connection

Nice diversity, samples

My own pick. Way more representative of the band than The Real Thing. Patton got to put his stamp on this one, and it's a roller coaster of influences rather than a single sound.

Look, this can easily be overlooked as weird. The thing is, it's sincere as hell in it's weirdness. It's catchy, it's unique, it's lush, and it is also of it's time while also somehow lasting. It never crossed my mind that this album should be on the list, but when it popped up, I sure got excited.

If I had to have guessed I would have put this band in the mid '80s. It has the same post-bunk sensibilities as the Cure. So imagine my surprise when I learned this was only about 10 years old.

It's difficult to give credit to foreign language outcomes that you can't follow, and it's even harder when the genre is easy listening.

Catchy stuff. In small doses, a throwback to a sound I wasn't big on at the time but is engaging enough.

I couldn't. I thought we were through with the insufferable with the 1001 in the rear view and these being used picks. Who would do this? Is it a prank? 90 minutes of a cacophony. One star. Bottom of the heap. I refuse to torture myself.

I wanted to like this more. Ska/rock fusion but the songs are too long, and yes, too loud. Too much going on.

Enjoyable euro folk

An 80s throwback with some clever lyrics.

Always wanted to give this album a shot. Exactly as anticipated, which was fun for a bit, moody, proto-emo, but now dated a bit.

Instrumentals were cool, expressive, groovy, but repetitive.

Cool, loose stuff. A million influences and genres in a blender, jazzy to an extent. Enjoyed it.

Some of this was bland, but there were a couple tracks that were absolute keepers. I like the vibe.

Another that could have made the list in place of extraneous repetitive 80s British pop rock. Classic sound here, and a classic tune.

Quality.

This album is a bit all over the place, and continuity/flow seem often interrupted. A lot of good stuff still to be found, but not as cohesive as his other stuff.

Good punk rock

It's as if Tom Petty's Zombie Zoo met the Cult for an entire album.

Guitar masturbation...but in psychedelic German

Quiet, thoughtful, slow jazz. Great snoozer.

This is not the Robyn I hoped for. Dude annoys me.

Summery, light, forgettable.

This is nothing like I anticipated. Don't judge a book and all that. Expected hardcore punk, got Cake lite.

Too much auto tune, and oh my the accent. Other than that, a good time.

This started out with a roll call and some solid, unique songs, but then it devolved and went on too long.

I wasn't expecting much, but some of this hit. Especially 4th of July.

This was cool. Spoken word poetry over some steady guitar riffs in Spanish language. I dunno what they said, but I enjoyed hearing it.

This was unique. Operatic-dub-goth metal with the most random and unique screaming, and lots of quiet folk in between. Points for not sounding like anything else and still being listenable and entertaining.

A lot of foreign content on the user list. This was diverse and held my attention.

The kind of light soul/pop my daughter would enjoy

Cookie cutter 70s rock

Perfect punkish/90sish/Weezerish throwback. No notes.

It sounded like Alanis morissette wailing over a jam band. It was not good.

This exceeded any expectations I could have had. Gave it two listens. Classic album, I would argue. Had no idea how many hits were on this thing. Dude sounds like he carried Zeppelin into the 80s.

I don't like dub.

It's hilarious that I just scorched the last pick for being dub and so what do I draw next? The teen angst version of dub. This is way worse than I ever suspected, even though I never gave it the time of day when it was new. They've got 3 good songs.

Eclectic, but great background music.

Heard of this band but never heard this band. This is not what I expected. Coheedish/The Decemberists in concept and sound. Nothing stuck with me and it was overly long, but a great listen.

This album has a reputation, but I'll be honest...I've now listened about 3 times and I'm not getting it.

Incredibly genred d-list 80s era stuff. Barely worth a listen 30 years ago.

Wrong KSE album

Cool band but simply too rough around the edges for a consistent quality

Blew my mind. Thought it would be piss-poor numetal. Instead, it's thoughtful prog rock displaying incredible talent. Need to dig deeper on this band.

Hooked me immediately and unexpectedly. I'm liking these epic folk albums

Quirky, entertaining

Dudes got talent and soul for days

I hate Arctic monkeys. And they found a way to make me hate them even more. They went lounge. This was awful.

Fantastic pop

Metal noise.

A classic tune plus a bunch of soundalikes.

Ticks and leeches puts this to a 5 by itself.

Black Crowsish bluesy hard rock. Won me toward the end.

Weird to review an album on this list that is knowingly bad for several reasons. The band couldn't keep time with each other, the crowd was literally attacking them...I guess this is representative of punk, right? Solid bit of history here.

Voice was over the top but the music was fine.

Not my favorite Doom, but my first Doom. Awesome.

Somehow, this was ok. The concept, the songwriting, it was at the least engaging.

I missed this band somehow but they would have been up my alley in their day.

Calm and enjoyable at 5 in the morning

In the vein of Rush and Genesis with a vocalist who takes some time to acclimate to, but this was pretty cool.

I don't know what to say about this. I'm just going to steal another review. It's a combination of Enya and Madonna. And it didn't really vibe with me.

Energetic stuff that brought me back to Guitar Hero days.

Bruce/heartland rock filtered through modern rock sounds. I want to give this more credit and I was into a few songs for sure...but this dude's voice and vocal approach wears on you.

There was a time I was into DMB. I remember rushing out with school friends the day this album dropped. Nostalgia is strong, and beyond that, the band is talented. These leans into world music/fusion stuff. But it is just so long.

This is the superior daft punk album. Excellent stuff

They are all in on Queen and Beach Boys. That's for sure. Not a bad listen.

This was so so bad. Just unredeemable.

Another stinker. This got old, real fast.

Much better than I anticipated. Such Great Heights is a tremendous song.

Tagging this for later. It's too new to make sense on a list like this, but the sound is right up my alley and I enjoyed the rotating vocals.

I love this guy's voice, but some of the songwriting is boring

A hint of Radiohead here and there but the rest is generic mush.

I hate brit rap. Hate it.

Loved it. Very cool injection/combination of all sorts of influences.

Futures is the Jimmy Eat World classic for me, but this sets the table and carries their hits. This should have made the list. It is early 2000s emo. It's also pop, rock and accessible for a diverse audience. Holds up incredibly.

This sounded dated.

Every tune literally sounded identical

More 80s not so great stuff. Couple good tunes, not much to say.

Credit for something the formal list didn't have, just to cover bases and diversity. But it didn't appeal to me

Nah, I'll take their poppy stuff

No joke, this could be the worst album of either list. This is terrible, terrible schlock.

This album isn't quite what I assumed it to be. There's a lot of stuff in here that lines up fairly closely to what comes in the future. Although that final track is incredibly grating and could have been half the length.

Way better than my expectations, but it's one that only works with a mood. Springsteenish, and the songs all sound the same, but it's a good song.

This reminds me of local h. I have to say that I am partial to this because out of every single album on this list, this one was put out by a record label from my hometown. And that's pretty cool. Go Jade Tree.

Solid stuff although I felt like a psycho listening to this in the car on the way to work

I like the attitude but the vocals wore on me.

I listened to this twice. And it was easy to do. It flew by, it was a little jammy, but overall just good vibes.

Hot and miss RnB. Not bad.

As far as dub goes, this is about as harmless and pain-free as it gets. Full instrumental, short tracks, only half an hour long. I'll take it.

This had absolutely no redeeming qualities

Some worthwhile stuff to sift through but a bit whiney and aimless.

I was going to totally diss this as a waste of time...I can't figure out though whether they are using very well known samples or whether their music is the source for some very well known samples. Either way, it's too much.

Most of this wasn't available. The little that I did here was pretty engaging with a talented vocalist and enjoyable music.

I like this! Vocals a bit bland but pretty jangly 90s rock.

A solid switchup for some modern jazz/fusion.

I like the Postal Service better.

I can't knock this. I've got vague memories of freshman year with someone in my homeroom having a patch on their backpack. Never listened to them. Not sure why.

This is one of those artists where you wonder who in the world actually listens to him, even though everyone knows who they are. With that said, this was nothing special. And I didn't notice the theme that I assumed was going to be so prominent.

Cool vocal diversity, wide array of influences...

Noises. Why would someone add more albums like this onto the list?

My criticism here is the songs are too long. Otherwise, this was surprisingly solid.

Impressive how the string transitions fit so seamlessly in this. Long...but very solid album that pulled me in.

Twee overload

I'm not that interested in this mostly monotone talky proto punk

Good pick, not a known artist for me, surprised at how modern it is because it's a bit of a throwback

I feel like there was a perfect opportunity for this to be on the official list. My mind is blown that they somehow would have left it off. That doesn't mean that it must appealed to me. But it wasn't bad.

Proto-post hardcore, but mostly yelling

I'm not big on this band, but even I know this isn't close to their best album

Interesting premise but I feel like it only plays out if you are on some sort of mind altering substance.

This sounded just like where I left it 20 years ago. Some relistens allow for reevaluation. This didn't. It's just fine, and was just fine then, not really worth coming back to.

Stealing the thoughts of another reviewer, I'm starting to notice a theme with some user picks in this 90s sludge/noise rock vein. This isn't better or worse than any of the others.

This was a left turn. Folk sea shanties? I don't know how to score stuff like this.

This was very cool and perfect for the list. Eclectic, diverse, creative, thematic...

This worked. Ambient noise is a nice departure. Not much other description I can give.

She has her audience and I'm not it

Stupid, but catchy, produced to the point of absolute insanity. Don't know how to rank it.

This chest sounds classic. It has me thinking back to a time that I never even experienced. Taken as singles, I'm sure one could argue that they're overplayed and stale. But as an experience this is definitely propping up the genre.

Catching up. This was not what I expected even though I thought I knew of the name. Not a bad listen.

One of the most unique albums. One of the creepiest albums. An auditory analysis in memory loss and dementia. But I have no idea how to rate it. 3?

Loved this. Hit me right. Nuff said.

I feel like I would have called this boring if I didn't bother to say "don't I know these guys"? Wikipedia told me I did but they dropped the 80s synth and invented post rock. Well, ok. Good on them.

The last album pulled me in but this was too much.

Awful, awful 90s AOR/pop/country

Euro/French dance beats. Ok

Solid themed Brit rock, sounds of it's era.

Old country is still a million times better than modern pop schlock country.

Wow. This might be the best way to experience Daft Punk. Much more exciting and improvisational, dynamic, and surprising, even when I enjoy some of their stuff on record.

This is, for me, a stone cold classic. One of the 1st CDs I bought, and I still absolutely love it. One of my 2 favorite REM albums (Monster being the other one - and they couldn't be further apart in sound). They were in a groove here, and some of it may have aged a little poorly (Radio Song, Shiny Happy People) but they are catchy as anything, and they are held up by the absolutely beautiful melancholy of some of the other tracks. And that bass in Belong - yes please!

Good folky tunes. Literally never heard this name before.

I don't know who these guys are. Is this a modern group? Do they have a DMB like following for funk/jazz fusion? Why does this vocalist not fit the band? More "guests" please. Also, I'm starting to resent the submitted list as people just plugging in the longest albums possible.

Terrible noises

No thanks

Early post hardcore is very different from modern post hardcore. And this vocalist is on a completely different page then the rest of the band. It's kind of ridiculous actually.

It is disgusting that another one of these albums got added

Loved it! Perfect fit for the list. Might share this with my wife

Another unknown, solid selection.

3 days, 3 solid picks. Enjoyed this one. Some solid modern folk/Americana

The best ambient album I've come across

This is somewhere in the REM...slightly DMB vein with a harder edge and I am loving it.

For me, not a classic by AOF, but excited to see it anyway. This gave George the spotlight rather than a balance with Dallas.

This one didn't quite get there

To the person who selected this, why do you hate me?

Possibly better than the selection on the official list

A lot of short bursts of distortion

Cool addition but it amounted to 70 minutes of the same 2 minute song

Sure is a whole lot of ambient stuff on the user list. How are you supposed to distinguish this?

no thanks. terrible, terrible vocals.

too long, and not exactly what I had hoped it would be.

Bass heavy, of it's time for sure. Fast, easy listen

Solid singles but not the best of their discography. I have a feeling every album will eventually be here.

This band has always been pretty unique in their space

Somewhere between Death Cab and the Pumpkins, but I didn't care for it.

I reviewed this...that's strange. Kendrick and Jack White remain the highlights.

I dig it.

Whatever this was, basically a demo/mixtape of an artist I've never heard of, it was fun, lively, and fast.

Don't know this artist well but I'm sure this was a left turn. Some pieces worked better than others. At least it wasn't 90 minutes

Voice fits right between Petty and Costello but the song writing isn't there

A little slow for me

I can see the appeal of this but it didn't stick with me

Wild veering from one genre to the next, and from one singer to another. Interesting but long and tiring. This list is wearing on me.

This is unique and creative enough with a lot of showcase to talent that it outshines its pigeonholed genre.

So...the Cure? It's fine but boy is it familiar.

This was fine

When it comes down to it, this is what every single '70s classic rock album sounds like. This is it. In 35 minutes. And so I give this artist credit for distilling it down that quickly.

This was awful. Atonal, rambling garbage.

A very excellent, catchy pop tune surrounded by auto tuned nonsense.

The name immediately reminded me of Huey Lewis and the news. The sound isn't terribly far off from that.

Obscure, random, British, 80s. Definitely in line with the main list.