vapid drivel, some of the worst music in a long time

I really tried to give this a listen with an open mind, honestly I did. Unfortunately it's the same unfinished-sounding noodly background music with whining on top that I've come to expect from these Emperor's New Clothes incarnate. Horrible

a few good tunes and lots of meandering, like his other work

ponderous but rudimentary

Their best collection of tunes

Pretty good, singles are classics

Interesting, can hear some Krautrock origins in the fusion arrangements

A few stone-cold classics, lots of filler

Side 1 full of classic tunes, Side 2 cheesy and boring as hell

Exactly as expected

Sounds like a 70s or 80s Elvis Costello album, not as weird or precious as feared. It's OK

Not bad, not as good as Sound Affects

Really good and doesn't overstay its welcome

Not Dark Yet is an all time classic, rest is good but the blues/roots stuff gets weary

Like most Fall albums it gets a bit samey but still sounds great

Pretty great, didn't realize how much of this was written by Bowie.

Tuneful but a bit of a cliche

great set of tunes

the well known tracks are surrounded by interminably overlong prog/grunge noise. starts well

vapid drivel, some of the worst music in a long time

It's pretty good as modern country goes. Not up to the '70s standard though

the constituent parts are fun but the album itself is dull as hell. sounds like it was more fun to make than to listen to. De La Soul did it much better

Starts well, goes downhill. Not as good as Live Through This

Pretty good, like a more melodic At The Drive-In

Really good, surprisingly! No Sweet Home Alabama or That Smell thankfully

great voice, songs and arrangements very much of its time

Fantastic, no notes

Maggie May plus wallpaper. Songs are fairly long for no apparent reason

Very enjoyable, from a weirdly innocent period in time

decent, but sounds like Innervisons b-sides in comparison

I really tried to give this a listen with an open mind, honestly I did. Unfortunately it's the same unfinished-sounding noodly background music with whining on top that I've come to expect from these Emperor's New Clothes incarnate. Horrible

Just terrible. Would have sounded derivative in 1996, now just puzzling why anyone would make something so dull. Couldn't even finish it

The famous songs are the good ones. Last song is truly awful. Polar opposite of Rumors - here the bad reputation is well-deserved

It's OK. I didn't understand the fuss when it came out, still don't. Not as good as his dad, much better than copycat whiners such as Radiohead. John Cale doesn't get the credit he should for the OG arrangement of Hallelujah but I doubt he cares.

Was very excited to buy this when it came out - did not disappoint, ribbed plastic box, secret bonus track and all! Still sounds fabulous today, all killer no filler. Great to hear it again

Better than I remembered from when I owned this a long time past. Odd to think this was radio-friendly pop music 40 years ago!

The sound of mid-90's British mediocrity. At least this one doesn't have the (or any?) awful Noel Gallagher Beatles rip-off atrocity. Still rings with the banshee wail of Beth Orton unfortunately. She must curse Dido frequently, wishing she hadn't hitched her frail wagon to these losers.

great to hear some of the origins of psychedelic soul

Some classics, pretty misogynistic in places!

Didn't like it when it came out, and it's still a disappointment after the first album but sounds great today. Glad to hear it again

banger after banger, incredible!

incredible album, especially good to hear those tracks sequenced again

I'm sure this is good quality but I really don't like this style of music!

Great voice, probably heard this a thousand times when it came out in the background. Very 80s!

Incredible run of songs throughout, *almost* as good as Tumbleweed Connection

I can see how this was very influential, however none of the component parts are that much fun to listen to. I've had this album for years and didn't recognize any of it. More Sufjan Stevens than Badly Drawn Boy unfortunately

The sound of summer 1994, very proud I had a pre-release tape of this! Evocative of OJ's white Bronco and the Romanian football team. Would be a 5 from Badhead alone but the dreadful title track drags it down a bit

just dull, sounds like a bar band playing CSNY but forgetting how the melodies work

bossa-nova standards, not thrilling

really good, up with his best and the rare "concept" album that isn't embarrassing in parts despite the content

So many great tunes, would have been incredible to be around at that point with classic songs being dished out daily. Most of this would be on a Greatest Hits

Somebody to Love is great, of course. The rest is not very distinctive

I really wanted to like this, unfortunately the well-known ones are both the best and the template for the rest. Disappointing as an album

very listenable but nowhere near as creative as Dr Dre or others of the same period

just boring, really poor effort and awful vocals

never heard of this before, obviously very influential from Revolution 9 to Broadcast and The American Analog Set. interesting

tuneful but not very memorable, like much in 1988

Does exactly what it says on the tin

lots of belters, not quite as many bangers. great sound though!

very experimental and, unfortunately, quite unpleasant to listen to

hasn't aged well, used to sound menacing when I was 13 now just sounds silly. tuneful enough but not essential

Great stuff, some of their best tunes

more interesting than I predicted, not as good as their later work

Godlike

pretty boring, if Daft Punk made a video game soundtrack but not in a good way

loved it then love it now, so lucky to see F&M perform most of this live. Just excellent, so many good memories soundtracked by this

juvenile and irritating

couldn't listen to it on Spotify but what I remember is the last great NY record until the 90s

pleasant enough

better than Darklands, still the most over-rated band of their era

great

glad I got to hear it, probably won't listen to it again anytime soon

melodic 60s pleasantries, better than their spelling at least

Incredibly dull, 3rd-rate late-era REM b-sides sung by someone with a voice better suited to silent movies. I get Dave Grohl is a "great guy" but this music is terrible and their popularity is so perplexing. Most songs would be rejected by a high school garage band - but this is not even awful enough to be distinguished as a one star album. Go away

Love it, a brilliant album from a pretty uninteresting time in music if a more hopeful one politicly. Listened to it constantly back then, still play it occasionally and am always blown away by the great tunes

a real ringer on this list for me, just love it. Unique, incredible tunes, a medley to rival Abbey Road and one of the biggest hits of the '80s tossed on at the end. What's not to love?

Another one I've had for years but barely recognize, with good reason. "Maps" apart, very meh. An odd period, a lot of derivative noise being showered with plaudits, this included.

used to love this, now hard to listen to given the weirdness and perversion following. Far better than Gary Gliiter in a musical sense, but rating adjusted accordingly for similar behaviors

timeless, does anyone not like this?

A grower, initially the Wilco-led songs are easier to get into but Billy's ones stand out and make the whole thing very enjoyable

Great guitar sound, but inessential. Stick to the Greatest Hits

great to hear this again, didn't know it was the 2nd highest selling album ever, but why not?

Nice to hear some James Brown that aren't the same old overplayed cliche tunes. Still not very interesting however

interminable and indistinguishable elementary garage rock. Each track is somehow less interesting and more sophomoric than the previous. How this guy continues to have a career amazes me. Perhaps people think he's "cool", but surely not "talented"?

pleasant and well-produced but not very exciting

nice album from an often forgotten 70s talent. Probably stick to the Greatest Hits though

So puzzling why anyone thought this was "edgy", more like musical theater than "rock'n'roll" and not in an entertaining Meat Loaf way. Self-satisfied and boring, but not bad enough for a 1*

remember being underwhelmed by this when it came out despite the great single and awfulness of the prior album. Also, Pavement being upset they were ripped off somehow? Hasn't improved with age, Beetlebum is great, rest meh

never understood why The Who are held up as one of the all-time greats. This album makes a good case, however. Enjoyed it a lot, to my surprise!

bought it when it came out based on hype alone and love it to this day. really really awesome debut, shame they never matched it. Great live band too

Really good! Great voice, great sound and lots of great tunes. Even my kids like it (although it does sound like an Italian restaurant in places)

controversial perhaps, but I think this album is hugely over-rated; it sounds like nothing else and has an essential influence on modern studio techniques but doesn't really have many tunes. Joy Division were a great singles band!

the ones you know are decent, rest meh/noise

weird to think of a time before these songs existed. their first really good album with numerous classics, and a sample of news from the era that sounds like a relic of a better time in comparison to now

really liked it, great to hear some real country music not the cheesy soft-rock trucks guns n'Applebees travesty it has become. Will check out more of her stuff