I tried. I promise I tried, but couldn’t find any that interest me in this album

The Smiths reached perfection with this album. A collection of killer melancholic, romantic, Victorian songs from start to finish. It’s not an exaggeration to say that these songs have been the soundtrack of part of my life. Morrisey is at his best here, let alone Johnny Marr (deeply love his guitar with the capo on Bigmouth strikes again) This is the album for the black parade…

Majestic! I know it is dumb to admit it, but subconsciously Sinatra’s music takes me to a peaceful place. It makes me feel protected and optimistic. It’s like being a child… being a child watching the Looney Tunes in a Saturday morning. I think it’s maybe because reminds me of my dad…

I am definitely biased with everything related to Elliott Smith. This album, though not my favorite in his discography, is fantastic. The production sounds different than the Either Or's -more distortion, faster songs- but it still feels personal, vivid, a piece of his self from him to us. I love it. It grows in me with every listen.

Alice Cooper’s magnus opus. An outstanding compilation of songs that does not disappoint the listener. The histrionic Hello Hurray starts the fantastic trip impeccably, several bangers follow, finally closing with the I Love The Dead (one of my favorite in the record) This is a seminal record that made history, not only in the glam rock, but in the 70s scene

For some reason, it makes me feel optimistic. Think it is the fact that I am hearing someone that is singing his heart out…

Such a powerful voice! Janis smashed my speakers!

21 wonderful songs in 35 minutes… What an amazing journey!

Sweet and lovely. Think that some of these song will stay in my folk playlist

Loved this record! It's an energetic time travel to the late 70’s. Some of these song made my playlists

A sweet surprise. A candid voice singing delicious songs. Loved the guitar tune and chorus. I am adding some of these songs to my personal playlists now!

Not a lot to add for this one. Enjoyed the first two tracks but that’s all…

This album is the favorite of a person that played a crucial role in my past. Listening to these songs after all these years unpacks profound memories. Freddie’s voice is sublime. Love of my life, You’re my best friend are songs that will ever live in the collective conscience, let alone Bohemian Rhapsody… It is a fascinating trip, a piece of art.

It's a great album! Fun to listen to and catchy tunes... Loved the guitar and harmonies!

Majestic! I know it is dumb to admit it, but subconsciously Sinatra’s music takes me to a peaceful place. It makes me feel protected and optimistic. It’s like being a child… being a child watching the Looney Tunes in a Saturday morning. I think it’s maybe because reminds me of my dad…

Explosive! These guys are from California but sound like a DC band. Loved the voices and the aggressive snare sound

What can be said about this cocaine-fueled journey that has not been said before? After all these years, it still feels alive and kicking. The drums are solid and maniac; the guitars accentuate the paranoia coming from Ozzy’s voice. The bass is there, haunting the listener all along the album like an anima after a ouija session is over. A master piece created by perturbed musicians

This is one of the most important albums of my life. If time travel exists, it should be this album. I still remember when I listened to Black for the very first time. I was going through a depressive episode and feeling unable to get out of it. This is also the first album I analyzed with my daughter; I went song by song, read the background of the recording sessions, all the lyrics and their multiple interpretations. It was an attempt to pass the torch to the next generation. It was a father-daughter ritual.... I loved this record...

I thought this one was a boring album, but must confess that I was wrong. Mr Newman knows how to write hypnotic and catchy tunes.

The guy in this record gargles with motor oil, and it's pissed about it. Something new to add to my Halloween playlist.

What a twisted psychedelia! Sometimes hilarious, sometimes clever. I enjoyed some songs , but don’t know what to do with the last two tracks…

Hip hop is not my thing, but I’ve heard about Public Enemy in the past. Never listened anything from them before… After the first round, must confess that this album is all killer no filler! Excellent content, clean delivery, enjoyable, engaging… a big surprise! Adding some classic rap to my music mix, for sure

This is a good handful of songs. It helped Charles to popularize his name. Excellent orchestra and sound. I cannot hear a lot of his “get the road Jack” R&B in this thou… Enjoyable, for sure

This band started its career with the right foot. I had listened to this record before this challenge, but had forgotten the jewels in it. “Perfect Circle” is a magical experience, “Pilgrimage” is astonishing, and what to say about “sitting still”? Love this!!

Another album that is part of the rock ecosystem from the 70s. Not outstanding, not deplorable. Just another one…

Ethereal!

Got this on Dec 24th. Perfect timing! Enjoyable album - nothing special about it, but sets the Xmas mood

This album was a pleasant experience. It’s tonalities and timbres got me in a soothed mood right from the beginning. I had never listened to Van Morrison before, maybe did not have the interest or was not ripe enough for it. Now I want to go down the rabbit hole of his music

Before this record, I thought The Kinks were some kind of "one hit wonder", but this work changed my mind. These guys know how to write an earworm, for sure. This is a fun album - Short songs with poppy melodies. I liked the first half more than the second one (there is where my favorites are: Picture Book and Big Sky).

Feel like a monochromatic hippie with my acoustic guitar selling incense nearby a retirement house

Maybe a little bit innovative for '07, but must confess that the beat kind of oversaturated me. I don't know but I was exhausted of it by track 4. I liked her references to Pixies and The Clash in the coolest songs of the record, and also the Iron Maiden typography on the cover; however, in general terms, think that I do not feel as positive to it as I wanted. I tried, but did not happen

Wonderful piece! The setlist, the energy, and the way how Johnny and his audience interacts make this album perfect. It’s like a modern ritual. Even the cover shows some type of intimacy: Johnny looking at you from above with his sweat dripping. I love it

Fun album - not my type of jam, thou - but can’t deny these guys know how to enjoy themselves. Although I do not think I’ll listen to these songs again, I get why this is on the list and the influence on things yet to come.

The timbres and textures are outstanding. The combination of James’s voice, the mix, and the omnipresent ambient noise makes this record a warm experience. It brings some kind of intimacy. A refuge. I can definitely see The Black Keys covering some of these songs. Love it!

Frenetic and contagious. This one was a chant for freedom and art. I will always applaud meaningful art! Sorry to see the aftermath caused by this album. Death and war is the language of tyranny

This is a long album! It demands time from the listener with his over 2 hrs/ 40 songs. Luckily, are easy-to-listen songs; actually, I am loving some of them from the very first listen. I only knew the singles, but ignored some of the gems hidden in those two records. This is good work! I see why is here

This one screams rock and roll! It’s hard to believe that a band of kids would come up with this record. It is a collection of catchy songs with an excellent production. It keeps its promise and never feels slow or boring. Don’t know why Supergrass was not one of the big examples of the 90s Britpop movement, they definitely had the rockstar material and songs to back up such statement!

Feel like a disco astronaut on psychedelics imagining life in the year 2030

Surprisingly enjoyable - Definitely a great album. Seems to me that it's my gateway to LCD Sounsystem

My favorite album from The Beatles. I still remember the first time I listened to Eleanor Rigby when I was a kid. It is a masterpiece that changed what was considered pop music. All excellent tracks - no filler at all. Even Yellow Submarine flows perfectly while listening the entire record. Happy to live a life where this exists.

A mystical experience. I remember when this came out and you could hear Moby everywhere. The first half of this record is solid. Love how Moby sample gospel vocals and a Piano track over tasty loops. I think that a good portion of the second half could be cut… My all time favs are Porcelain and Why Does My Heart Feels So Bad.

Had low expectations toward this one, but ended satisfied with some of the songs. Maybe is the harmony or chord sequence, don’t know what is, but it has something particular. Nice listening!

I am definitely biased with everything related to Elliott Smith. This album, though not my favorite in his discography, is fantastic. The production sounds different than the Either Or's -more distortion, faster songs- but it still feels personal, vivid, a piece of his self from him to us. I love it. It grows in me with every listen.

I get that this record is pivotal in their career, but it’s hard for me to get it. Beetlebum is one of my fav Blur’s songs definitely and think that there are other hidden gems in the album. I will give it another listen and see how it grows in me.

Nice discovery here! Steady side A. Connected with most of the songs. Side B is a different story. Made some research on the band and looks like the guys were real characters, hosted raffles during concerts, used gigantic spin wheels on stage to decide set lists, played kids shows… fun stuff I will definitely include some of these songs to my playlists

Good example of Caribbean music

With this album, Blondie refined its formula for producing perfect pop songs. It is catchy and flows smoothly. Loved the harmonies and textures. Legendary!

Engaging and exiting album! Wish you were here is one of the most beautiful songs in history.

This was my first time listening the zombie’s music and was a blast. They had everything: rhythm, groove, depth… The album flows smoothly and most of the songs has its own personality. Cannot complain at all!

Not for me. It’s like listening the same boring song 20 times.

Explosive!

It is a great record filled with anthemic songs to sing out loud, at least that’s what you can tell by the people in that concert. In my case, I think I may need to listen to those songs often to let them grow on me.

I am gladly surprised by this album. I had Chicago on my radar before, but now can go back and listen to at least 3 or 4 more songs from this album. Charming and nostalgic. Loved the voices, strings, and horns. It is a shame It’s so long!

This is the type of New Order I like!

I tried. I promise I tried, but couldn’t find any that interest me in this album

“Now get the fudge out of my house”

This album was the first work of jazz that I appreciated. It is so involving and revolutionary. With it, Miles changed history.

Feel like a post-hippie on his way to start a mandolin course

Gladly surprised! I am still bouncing on my office chair in front of an excel spreadsheet…

No sire, not for me.

Alice Cooper’s magnus opus. An outstanding compilation of songs that does not disappoint the listener. The histrionic Hello Hurray starts the fantastic trip impeccably, several bangers follow, finally closing with the I Love The Dead (one of my favorite in the record) This is a seminal record that made history, not only in the glam rock, but in the 70s scene

Seminal album from one of the most intriguing bands in the last 40 years. I remember fondly discovering this work during my teenager years, listening to Teenage Riot and Silver Rocket nonstop, talking to my friends about it. No wonder why it is here!

I’m not a hip hop person, but not going to lie, this one has catchy tunes. Wish it’d be shorter, thou...

Enjoyed part of the tracks. Songs with a revolutionary message packaged with lots of energy. I can see why this album is here.

Fun album! It seems that I love the classic 50s-rock music formula. Short and sweet songs dealing with naive topics. Yes sir, I enjoyed it.

Definitely loved the first five tracks. I was hypnotized by the guitars, lyrics, and the beat. After the song wit Aerosmith, it started to sound a little bit repetitive. Overall, I would say that this is a great gateway between rock and rap. Will listen to these songs I the future, for sure

This album has been a wonderful surprise! I did not have this band on my radar - maybe I’d heard the name some years ago - but it caught me from the very dirt minute. It is the type of psych I like, melodic, unpretentious, a little naive. I loved the beat, textures, chords and song structures; the voice is a perfect fit too. So 90s, so alive. I read somebody’s comment that said that the way how this album ends is the way how a joyful funeral would end , I happen to agree!

Feel like an interplanetary camel stuck in the desert with two keyboards and one synthesizer

I played it while I was working yesterday. It was part of the background… background music (?) I am sure I am doing this wrong

I might recognize why this is in the list, but the entire album felt like listening the first three songs in a loop, always the same thing over and over. Not my type of music, I guess…

First at all, let me address the elephant in the room, I cannot but remember that Pulp Fiction scene between Butch and Marcelus Wallace while listening to the first track. The rest of the album flows perfectly, it’s quite an experience definitely. Really set me in a good mood.

Well, what can you say about Ye that wasn’t said before? This one has solid tracks. Like it!

LOVE this album. History Lesson Pt 2 is one of the most charming songs in punk history. This is authentic, charismatic, energetic, sincere music. The Minutemen is one of those cult bands that make you love music. This band could be your life…

Man, I’m tripping…

Charming and hypnotic. A lovely journey that softened my soul for about 35 minutes. Thank you for bringing this one to my attention

Some songs in this album are ubiquitous, even for a non-rap person like me. I can definitely see why this is included in the list. It’s not my jam, but it is a good album

It’s a masterpiece! Engaging, emotive, charming… Joni is one of the best folk artists ever and Blue is a compelling example of it. I am hypnotized by her voice, guitar, storytelling, and sweet but unusual harmonies. Definitely, it deserves a 5

I don’t know if I’m edgy enough to be in this party :(

My first time listening to these guys. Yes, I can see that they have some good songs, but I am neither excited nor regretting that I hadn’t listened this until now. Am I a weird person? Or the question is, am I not weird enough to be fascinated by Steely Dan?

The Smiths reached perfection with this album. A collection of killer melancholic, romantic, Victorian songs from start to finish. It’s not an exaggeration to say that these songs have been the soundtrack of part of my life. Morrisey is at his best here, let alone Johnny Marr (deeply love his guitar with the capo on Bigmouth strikes again) This is the album for the black parade…

The encapsulation of what Sinatra represented. Majestic and charismatic. Liked it, not loved it (I am more a Chet Baker guy)

Wow - That’s what I call groovy, swing big band jazz! Excellent tunes, impecable interpretation, energetic and charming. By the way, the amount of courage they had for using a nuclear explosion in the cover only 13 years after WWII ended is remarkable.

A good example of the 90s R&B scene. Liked a couple of tracks, but wondered if having more than 12 songs of the same thing was necessary

The perfect soundtrack for a depressed Travolta.

A good discovery.I loved the voices and the tone. Although after the 7th song it gets a little repetitive, it is a good album.

Zep is still refining its sound and covering songs here. However, an album that includes a song like “Baby I’m Gonna Leave You” could not be considered as bad. “Good Times, Bad Times” is one of the most rocking songs in history.

This is one of my favorite jazz albums. Mingus here is at the top of his game, experimenting and innovating. It is a total ride.

Zep is still refining its sound and covering songs here. However, an album that includes a song like “Baby I’m Gonna Leave You” could not be considered as bad. “Good Times, Bad Times” is one of the most rocking songs in history.

This is my jam!

This is a good album. I remember the first time I listened to some of these songs a couple of decades ago with my friends and how special it was for me. After listening to it again I see that it still sounds fresh and unique. Good music to bring good vibes

How come I ignored this band for so long? It is a great follow to their debut.

A total fiesta!

The soundtrack of my dreams!

Odd, weird.

Tight R&B

A charming collection of songs. It’s nostalgic tone awakes the empathy on the listener. I did not have this on my radar, but now, it belongs to my Nick Cave-like playlist.

Siamese Dream was part of my 90s/00s playlists. Some of these songs are perfect and have grown in me through the years: Quiet, Disarm, Rocket, Mayonnaise… It’s a great Alternative Rock piece that has influenced several artists for the last 30 years

It took some months to appreciate it, but Let It Be is a perfect album. Its songs grew on me after each listen and it is now part of my playlist. The rhythm in I will dare is perfect -I think that Peter B from REM played the solo- other songs like Androgynous, Answer Machine, are also bangers. The Replacements are a special band, indeed. A group of intriguing people with whom you’d like to suffer and laugh with.

Feel like a Texan going to a Mexican restaurant and ordering some beef chimichangas.

With The Dreaming, Kate Bush reached another milestone in her career. The compositions, weird sounds, and eastern rhythms set this album apart from the rest. Since Sat in Your Lap to Get Out Of My House (where I believe she transforms into a donkey) the listener feels intrigued and intimidated. It is a total experience.

A collection of bangers! Lemmy doesn’t drop the vibe in any of these songs.

This is a great example that good music is still being released after 2010

Interesting work. I never imagined that disco progressive was a thing before this record.

It’s impressive to see how solid QOTSA was since the beginning of their career. All their characteristics elements are there, thou not fully developed, but can be perceived.

Great acoustic work. I do not know if it was because I was on the right mood or what else, but happened to like most songs from the first listen.

Another charming release by The Smiths. It’s not The Queen is Dead, but definitely is a masterpiece.

Maybe it has some filler, but solid work in general terms. Love Bret’s voice and how it borrows some elements from The Smiths.

Yes. It has some of the classics, but it’s not my kind of jam

I like more his son Jeff

Nice sample of hardcore. Short and sweated songs.

Legendary.

Nice, but a little repetitive after the 3rd aong

Punk-Rumba!

Gosh, what can be said about this album that hasn’t been said before…

Hip hop is not my main music genre, but I respect and appreciate the good music, and this album is a true piece of art!

If only Gandalf knows how to play guitar…

Loved the first song! After listening to this album for 15 minutes I stopped realizing that I was dancing on the chair; however, it was like a hypnotic, monotonous dance. A useless movement. After hitting the 30 minute mark, the experience was nothing but an insipid joy.

Lovely harmonies. Repetitive song structures. Overall, nice recommendation.

As a music aficionado (as I pretentiously qualify myself) Dylan has been a gigantic pending signature. I tried starting with Blonde on Blonde some years ago, but it was not a great fit for me. This time, luckily, the outcome changed. Each song hit the right note and flooded my Friday morning with an exquisite troubadour aroma. “Ballad of a thin man” is now in my playlist.

I consider myself lucky for receiving this recommendation today. I didn’t have any idea of who Jane Weaver was… but her work enlightened my mood from second one. Modern Kosmology is a truly gem. I loved Jane voice harmonies and delivery. The rhythm section was exquisite, and what to say about the sequencing? To me, Jane is the perfect blending between Blonde Redhead and Janelle Monae. Fantastic!

Rebellious and mellow at the same time. A great cacophonous experience.

I think I just found the missing link between Tom Waits’s early work and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

2Pac - the 90s gansta rap epitome. It’s amazing how a voice can have such confidence and be so Intimidating; indeed it was him against the world.

Nice collection of pop rock songs, not my favorite from them, but still pretty entertaining.

I was expecting a vanilla collection of pop folk songs, but “Bridge Over Troubled Water” took me by surprise. It’s harmonies, thematic, and instrumentation moved me to the point of stoping what I was doing to focus on the songs. Definitely, Simon & Garfunkel is one of those gems gifted by the 60s culture that we need to appreciate.

Remember listening to this album like 10 years ago when I was reading a “The Who” biography. It did not capture my attention at the time. I thought that it would be a different situation now, but it was almost the same. I cannot deny that this work has an interesting concept, innovative for that time, but some songs still lack to deliver the The Who’s rhythm power. Luckily, these guys were able to align their talents and inspiration and came up with Tommy and Who’s next later in their career. Nice album, not great.

Look mate, I am always biased when it comes down to The Fall. This album rocks. Love how young Mark E Smith handled the mojo in this record. You can hear many bands drinking from this nectar in the decades to come. Hit the north!

I don’t dare to write anything for this album. It is one of the most celebrated works for the last 50 years. Comfortably Numb is a unique song.

I tried unsuccessfully with this album when it was released twenty years ago. To me, it was something like an incoherent sequence of beeps and “ahhs” wrapped in an snobby marketing package. However, when I listened to it last night, I got it. It took me two decades to understand it, but finally I got it. Guess that good music is untimely and wait for us to be mature enough to appreciate it. Only when the time is right.

Such a peculiar musical exercise made by Metallica. I have put this band in the attic for years, tired of their constant strive to release a record that make everyone happy and all the drama that surrounds them. I have to admit that it is interesting to revisit their work from time to time, and what is better than an album generator to do so? I have to confess that I enjoyed 90s Metallica- please don’t stone me!- and it is quite curious how one can tell by the setlist that the songs that worked best with the classical arrangements belonged to that highly criticized Load - Reload phase. In my opinion, this is not the most revolutionary album. It is a list of songs (most of them previously released) with a different musical treatment (which helps to some of the songs. It sounds unnecessary in others) and moderate influence ascribed to the change of century. However, it is a fun one, the one you listen to while bbq’ing in your backyard.

Powerful and captivating voice. Adele knows how to convey her feelings and hypnotize her listeners. A couple of majestic songs in this album but, should I feel any type of shame for considering that most of the album sounds the same? Yes, those songs were performed flawlessly (compared to other things in the pop landscape, are gold). I am quite sure that’s my problem, because Adele has lots of praise and success and is one of the most talented pop stars of our era.

This is my jam! Few artists are as versatile as Beastie Boys!

Gosh. This is the epitome of 80s pop. Each chorus, each synth hook, each scream exhales 80s, and I love it! It is a celebration of what was being young and free during this decade.

Loved these 10 songs. Hard topics with a charming delivery.

One of Dylan’s classics with songs that trascended decades and generations.

It was like a mix between The Fall and The Pogues. An interesting collection of ideas delivered in an unorganized and low-budget production.

It is a shame this is not in Spotify! Remember listening “Everybody knows this is nowhere” when I was a kid. It brought sweet memories. The rest of the songs are amazing too. Great production, awesome spirit.

A travel to my early teenage years with these sugar pop tunes. Some of these songs shaped the pop ecosystem from late 90s and still resonate today. The songs themselves, don’t say anything, but became a musical zeitgeist - if you are a film direct and want to tell your audience that it’s class of 99s dance, you play “you drive me crazy” and boom! The album itself, is front loaded. The hits on side A, filler on side B. However, if you pay attention, your payback comes in form of gems like “email my heart” which is one of the more curious tracks you could ever hear… think of your grandkids laughing at a track released on 2021 named “Tinder Crush”

Very few times in history an album has made so much with so little. The Ramones didn’t want to change anything. They weren’t pretentious or ambitious. They just wanted to scream out what they felt, what they needed, how they saw the world. The result is an interesting combination of short, straight-to-the-point songs with a myriad of thematics, and an authenticity rarely saw by then. Along with Television, it represented the point of start for the NY Punk, and you can tell even today, why it is one of the best albums in history.

I remember when my cousin gave me the Adrenalize when I was 13. It was a sonic experience: the harmonies and voices were delightful. However, I left Def Leppard in the high school vault. Listening to these songs brought good feelings. It is a solid album. It showcases the true essence of the band. Loved it!

One of the best pop / new wave albums ever released. Exciting harmonies and multi-layered lyrics. These songs get better with age!

One of the best albums from the 80s alternative scene. No wonder why early Pixies has received so much praise. What a combination of eerie sounds and weird Spanish lyrics… I don’t know how, but it surely works!

I heard this is Notorious BIG magnus opus - don’t know if it’s true because I am not a rap connoisseur. However, you can recognize the confidence of Notorious in this record. Unluckily, not my cup of tea.

One of the key albums that weaved the identity of the metal.

Moon safari is a lovely piece of art. All its textures and colors are hypnotic and cautivating

This is the perfect punk album, at least for me. I found it late, to be honest; however, that allowed me to appreciate and value it better. The track list is all killer, no filler. I’m not gonna lie, these hooks are tattooed in my brain: you can find me mumbling “I just can’t be happy today” a Monday morning, whistling Antipope, or telling my wife “this is for you, it’s a love song”. Captain Sensible is a great character, the Damned a punk powerhouse, this album one of the best things ever recorded. The only thing I could ask is the option of giving not 5 stars, but a hundred.

What a great surprise! A great middle point between afrobeat, world music and jazz. Loved the colors and textures Femi and his group share in this album. Although the songs are long for regular standards (7 minutes and higher - like an average Jazz song) their structures and how they build tension and release make them exciting. It seems I prefer Femi over Fela Kuti. Great recommendation.

The La’s is a long list of repetitive songs that starts to test hardly the patience of the listener after the track 13. There are great songs like There she goes or Son of a Gun, but to me, a guy who typically enjoys jangle pop, there is not a lot to look for.

Few times one can listen to such powerful voice singing engaging stories. This album is poetry and tragedy. It is life and misery. It is love and sadness. God bless you, Leonard

I didn’t know anything about this band. I haven’t heard their name before. It was an interesting experience listening to this album. It is abrasive, energetic, passionate, with a compelling production and lots of ideas floating around. I think I need to go back a give it another listenings to better understand it. It seems to have more layers for me to discover, but I am no there yet.

A pleasant indie work. Loved the colors and textures. Loved the harmonies and musical progressions. Definitely will listen to it again.

A solid representation of what was groovy on the early 90s. Songs that make you smile.

This is going to sound weird, but I like Bob Marley songs not Bob Marley albums.

I listened this album days after its release and it didn’t get me. There were some catchy hooks here and there, but that was all. I thought that Fiona Apple was still a 90s icon, not a 2020 thing. However, when I revisited this album today I finally got it. That apple needed more bites to be of my taste - and what a tasty flavor! Solid album, great ideas, suggestive voice. Fiona, sorry for my delayed appraisal!

The king is here!

Love how Nico owns her songs. It is an unique approach, like hear an android talking about love and sorrow. These Days, Fairest of Seasons, Winter Song , and Chelsea Girls stole my heart. Loved it!

Hey, maybe two songs in this almost-80-minute album are not that bad, I guess?

Masekela and co. print lots of energy and passion on each of the songs included on this album. It reminded me some 80s Davis (like those long tracks on Dark Magus) and some Hancock work, too. Great album, some of its songs are going to my jazz playlists

Nice album with classics like American Girl. Not the best one from Tom - that is “Damn the Torpedos” maybe. It makes its thing, does not overpromise, does not under deliver… that’s it.

What can I say that wasn’t said before? Honestly, this albums has really great songs. It production techniques showed a leap forward. It is a great musical milestone. However, I think that they could have cleaned the song list a little bit and come up with a single kick ass record. That would have been an A+

The thought these guys put behind each song is astonishing. I think there was nothing like that back in 1989. They were able to change the immature image from Licensed to Ill and show what they can do. To me, the best Beastie Boys work.

Love “That’s Entertainment” and “Stop!” Other songs are pretty good too. The Jam is one of those bands that enriched the post punk / new wave scene during late 70s / early 80s. An underrated power trio that deserved better

Like it more than I thought.

Not gonna lie, I am not a Beck fan. From time to time I convince myself to listen his discography, but tend to end a little bit bored. Maybe it’s his delivery, that monotone voice, because the music itself rocks big time. Well, turns out that I’m here, listening to the famous Odelay, and did not dislike it. The first 40 minutes ran smoothly, but later was checking how much time left in the album. I guess it’s me, not him with his inexpressive voice. 3.5 / 5

Loved Shaft (theme song) The rest of the album is like the type of sounds in my head while I was 17, or the elevator music to a fancy burlesque club.

One of the best 90s albums, but not for everyone, though. Angry, depressing, anxious. With really dark themes of addiction and self destruction, Dirt is a journey not meant for bright days. Memorable songs such as Them Bones, Rooster, and Would, these songs are still banged on rock radio today, and have inspired generations of new bands. To me, this is a time travel to the first time I listened to it. I remember Dam the river and down in a hole coming out of my headphones while walking to school. I don’t think there’s a lot more to say that has not need said before. Legendary

I’ve learned to appreciate IDM during the last years, and this is one of those works that helped me with that. Love it!

This is an interesting album with great textures and lovely storytelling. Billy Joel gives a short-and-sweet demonstration of his talent in an honest way. I can definitely see him with stumbling upon Tom Waits while playing around 2:00 AM in LA bars. Thanks for the recommendation

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Old country is not my thing; however, with Dolly Parton there’s always this sort of conexión. When I hear her voice I feel like a kid in his grandparents house a Sunday morning. It’s weird because that didn’t happen. I am now even from the US and my grandparents did not speak English or listen to country. I did not frequent that house either. So, it’s like yearning a past I did not have. Well, this is a nice collection of Dolly’s songs.

This is THE Talking Heads album. The one I recommended when someone asks. The one hooked me to their style. The one I always come back to. Fantastic sequencing, immaculate production, contagious rhythms. Each songs dealing with traumas and “fears” (I think I heard that you could add the prefix “Fear of” to each song to know where they were going: Fear of mind, fear of cities, fear of heaven…. -this does not apply to I zimbra) in a cathartic way. Personally, my favorite TH song is heaven. Its helplessness, hopelessness, philosophical anxiety. A passive aggressive song: heaven is a place where nothing ever happens… can you ask for more in an album?

As one of the most representative acts of the glam rock, T Rex is a charming band and this album is an example of that. I don’t know if it’s the voice delivery or song structures, but each track on the album is special. Even those that use the typical blues formula sound renovated, fresh. Cosmic dancer is one of the songs I would like to be played at my funeral.

Nice collection of Elvis Presley. A couple stand up, but it’s the same formula. Don’t get me wrong, it is nice, but after the 5th song gets repetitive. I think the reason why thy put it here was related to what was happening to his career- a sort of comeback- but in general, it is Elvis Presley back in the 69 -when Beatles dominated the music scene, the year of Woodstock- no more, no less.

A solid pop punk opera.

It’s not “Live through this” but still a good, enjoyable album. Boys on the band is one of my favorite cuts from this work. Pd: I always sigh to Melissa on the Malibu video, have to admit it!

An unpredictable musical journey full of dissonance and cacophony. Some may qualify it as garbage, others as gold. In my case, it makes me feel a gallery of emotions that range from joy to discomfort. It is one of those that doesn’t work as background music. It demands your attention for sure

One of the most tasty guitar albums from the 70s. Maggot Brain is audacious and seductive at the same time. Love it

All the elements that made New Order stood up are already here: the gothic melodies, the energetic pace, the oblique atmosphere. Personally, I love Power, Corruption, and Lies, but this album has great songs too.

It took me awhile to appreciate Patti’s work. Too histrionic to be consumed without the adequate preparation. This is her opus prime; however, my favorite songs are not here. It is a solid work regardless!

One of the best progressive rock albums released this century. Impecable, aggressive, exciting!

Great sound palette. A musical journey.

Who said Free style post punk, heh? Would I go to a PIL show? Definitely! Would I listen to this record on repeat? Don’t know. Not all the songs, I think!

One of the albums that shaped hard rock. Some good bangers here, definitely. Historic piece

Nostalgic and hopeful. This album represents where indie rock was around late 00’s. I do not know why I hadn’t heard about these guys before. They are one of the best kept indie secrets.

Put on your Fresh Prince clothes and get ready for the crazy trip

Love the the’s vibe! This album is a fiesta and all the misfits are invited. The rhythm and thematic is delightful. Most songs have great arrangements and try to enhance the musical experience. The two the the’s albums I have listened are great. Keep ‘‘em coming!

Cannot find another way to describe what raw energy and unleashed creativity… well, maybe The Stooges. This album is a gem. It demands your entire attention and will not leave you free until it finishes. Even then, the silence will be distressing.

Came without expectations, found a nice collection of songs

This was the first album I bought with my own money. When I was 12, most of the music I listened to came from borrowed tapes. A friend passed me a cassette with the Unplugged in NY, but put a couple of additional tracks after Where did you sleep last night. I loved those 2 songs! They were raw and melodic. Obviously, I assumed they were Nirvana’s, and started chasing them. After saving for a couple of weeks, I went to the record store and got In Utero. Nirvana was not mainstream where I lived, at least in the 90s. They only played Smells like teen spirit and that’s it. So this was my first time listening to this album, and boy… what a thing! The artwork was impressive, not only the angel in the cover, but the collage with fetuses, body parts, and flowers in the back, the photo shoot was cool too, with Cobain with purple hair and a bearded Novoselic. All screamed rebelión. Can we pay attention to one of the best opening lines in recent rock history: “Teenage angst has paid off well. Now I am bored and old.” Unfortunately, the songs I was chasing were not in this album! However, I listened and relistened this one to death. There was something in it that didn’t want you to like it, didn’t want your approval, but was charming at the same time. It got printed to my teenage DNA. It is my favorite Nirvana album. Later I knew the two songs were Hollow and This Love from Pantera, but who cares when you got In Utero.

Not my type of jam, but wow, started listening with suit and tie on, ended shirtless. I was alone and couldn’t handle all the sexiness in this thing.

Not my type of music but think it’s an interesting concept for an album. It’s not too long and does not demand a lot from the listener. The songs deal with multiple topics and put women as the center of the narrative. I loved the interludes; all with great storytelling. I don’t think I’ll revisit most of these songs but I’m taking a couple of tracks for my R&B playlist.

One of the best alternative albums in history. What more can be said? I only wonder which thematic a 2023 OK computer could have? How should we call it? #OKAI maybe? Would it deal with the paradoxes that surround us? Like despite all out progress we did not have the best responses to social events? Or how AI is going to put us in a A Brave New World like dystopia? Or how we find new ways to fuck with our psyche with social media and synthetic drugs? #WeHopeThatYouChoke

I’ve heard about this album many times, and after listening must say that it encapsulates most of the foundations that defined the genre during the 90s. Definí a seminal work. Not my (G) thing, but “respect”

Saw the mockumentary “Gift” some years ago. It portrays the beautiful decadence in which Perry and his trope lived back in early 90s when Ritual de lo Habitual was just released. I remember one scene that when his then girlfriend Casey opened the door to receive the pizza order and the pizza boy saw the most gypsy bohemian unorganized living in the entire LA. Magazine scraps everywhere, drugs on the coffee table, low lights hanging from the ceiling, religious memorabilia, and, in the corner the sculpture of the naked siameses that Perry used for the cover of this album. The speechless guy said, “is this the Jane’s Addiction house?” the girl smiled. He also saw the sculpture to be used in Ritual, asked “is this for the new album?” She said: “you’ve seen too much!” Guy left and and girl went back to cook her thing. Many great songs are included in this album: “Pigs in Zen”, “Summertime Rolls”, the trippy “Up the beach” and the utterly famous “Jane says” and “Mountain song”. Even 30+ years after its release, the album still sounds solid and intriguing. Only true pieces of art can stand the test of time.