Really interesting concept behind the record. Also really well executed. I like the use of all the pre-WWII music to build this. Thank you to whoever suggested this for the user list.

If you had asked me before I would have sworn this was on the main list. Just has the feel of a record that would have been there. Glad this was put on the user list.

Listened to a couple of their records when I did a top 100 Canadian records list a while ago. I remember enjoying them then. I still enjoyed in.

I was so happy to see this on here. I was in high school when this came out and saw them on the tour for it. The energy the vibe everything about this is a lift in the spirit.

I’ve seen the name before from a local music venue I follow. Never knew what they were. Great record. Would definitely consider seeing a show.

My first optional album after having completed the full list. If this is the quality of what people are putting on here it will be a good bonus list. This was a little bit out there while still being strongly rooted in tradition. Good listen.

Found this record early in the pandemic. Not sure how I missed them before then. Quickly fell in love with their music. From here I’ve explored many more bands. Lots of things I dislike about Spotify, but the radio play after this record was part of an opening up to new music that got me out of just the 90s (although my heart will always be firmly planted in that time). I’ll always consider this an important record in my musical journey.

I’ve tried listening to this more than once now. Just not my thing.

I’ve really tried to get into this over the years but it’s never taken hold.

I think this is the first time listening to a whole record of his. It’s well done. Well recorded. Well produced. It just doesn’t grab me.

Came across them with their newest record. I hadn’t listened to this one yet so it was good to hear. Nice to hear a current band with something interesting in their sound.

Straight up rock record. Enjoyed listening to it. Had heard of him before but didn’t know his stuff.

I was so happy to see this on here. I was in high school when this came out and saw them on the tour for it. The energy the vibe everything about this is a lift in the spirit.

A little more than a week into the user generated list and I think I am enjoying this as much as the main list. I loved the sound on this. I listened on my phone speakers based on when I was able to get time to listen to it. I need to come back to this with my main system one day.

I had not listened to this record in a really time before it came up here. I enjoyed it, but I felt like it was pretty one note throughout. So it got a little tiring for me.

This is why I keep listening to these lists. An artist I hadn’t heard before who I put on and end up enjoying. It’s not really my thing so I doubt I will put it on again. But I enjoyed the time I spent with it.

When a record is in a language that I don’t know I try to seek out an aspect to grab onto. Maybe it’s the vibe, the music, sometimes even the production. In this case they didn’t do it for me.

Enjoyed that.

Interesting listen. It was too electronic for my tastes.

Not in a language I know so always struggle a bit in rating. I nearly turned it off during the second song, but I persisted. A lot of different things happening with a lot of different sounds and styles. You never knew what would be coming next. I can see how if you are more familiar with the style that this would be a five. However, as I am not familiar for me it was a three.

Enjoyed it enough.

I enjoyed this. I think k need more listens as I have a feeling it will get better as you get more into the lyrical content.

I loved Undertow when it came out. But after that I kind of grew away from the band. When these records came out I just wasn’t interested. Turns out I’ve been missing out.

My French is not very strong so can’t really comment lyrically. However, I found myself bopping along to this one. Not typically the sound that will do that for me. Found myself surprised with how much I enjoyed this.

I enjoyed this. Well played. Well recorded. Interesting songs.

Enjoyable. Nothing grabbed me to take it to this next level but enjoyed listening to it.

A nice listen.

I’ve been doing the user contributed list for about three weeks now and this is the first band I hit the follow button for on Spotify to make sure I come back and listen to another record. Something about the sound really resonates with me.

Too many negative associations with this for my youth to give it a fair shake. I would give it a 1 but I think that’s disdain for the style that is unfair.

I’ve started to get into his works in the last little bit. However this one hasn’t grabbed me as much as some of the others.

Enjoyed the listen enough.

I am glad this was on here. I’ve never listened to any Provo Harum other than Whiter Shade of Pale. Very good record. I enjoyed.

I’ve tried to get into this band for the last few years. I enjoy the songs enough it just hasn’t grabbed me enough to end up in regular rotation.

Listened to this properly on my main stereo system. I’ve always enjoyed what I have heard from Jimmy Eat World but I haven’t sat down to a full record before. This was a really great listen. Great song writing. Well recorded. Well produced. I’m giving it a four at the moment but has potential to be a five after some more listens.

These guys came on the scene as I was hitting the end of high school. I didn’t really get into them at the time. I found it a little juvenile. That hasn’t changed. I tried. I gave it a good shot. Just didn’t do it for me.

Enjoyed that.

When something is in a language I’m not strong in I try to focus on other aspects. I’ll listen for vibe in the music, overall flow or vocal emotion maybe for production quality. This record just didn’t hit it on any of those for me.

Listened to a couple of their records when I did a top 100 Canadian records list a while ago. I remember enjoying them then. I still enjoyed in.

Had never listened to a Status Quo record. It was a good time.

Started listening to her at the start of the pandemic. Really enjoy this record.

I’ve seen the name before from a local music venue I follow. Never knew what they were. Great record. Would definitely consider seeing a show.

Sorry. Wasn’t my thing.

Really enjoyed this one. Nice to hear an album in his genre that isn’t the usual suspects. Seemed to hit all the right notes for me.

I played this when it came out last year and it grabbed me right away. I’ve never been the biggest Cure fan in the world. I’ve enjoyed their stuff and appreciated it but it never grabbed me. This did. One of the best late career records I’ve heard. Well written, well performed and well mastered. Do yourself a favour and listen to this on the beat sound system you have at your disposal.

After starting this one I went to look at my Last.fm and lo and behold I had heard the record before. However I had zero memory of it. I listened to it when I did the NME 500 best albums. This record is one of the reasons why I always am a little hesitant about the ratings. One listen is rarely enough to properly judge an album. Further to that the way you listen to a record is important. Given what Last.fm told me I most likely listened to this on a small Bluetooth speaker. This time I played it on a proper sound system. This time I was blown away by the record. Really well recorded. Really well produced and mastered. Really interesting approach to sound and the songs. From the opening track to the end it had me hooked and excited for what came next. So glad someone put this on the list or I would still be missing out. Also makes me think about other records I was indifferent to and what another exposure or tweaks to listening environment would bring.

Really interesting concept behind the record. Also really well executed. I like the use of all the pre-WWII music to build this. Thank you to whoever suggested this for the user list.

Love this style of punk but don’t listen to it enough.

Enjoyed that. Love the flow of the record.

Interesting listen. Hadn’t come across this previously.

It has had so much hype that I have toyed with listening to this before but never got around to it. It was really for me. However, I did like that the songs were all different. I have teenagers and so have a reasonable exposure to what they listen to and most doesn’t have the diversity of sound on any given album that this does. I can see why it had a lot of buzz. Still wasn’t for me. But I can see it.

It didn’t grab me.

It is one I’ve seen around but never listened to. Not going to be a favourite I listen to on repeat but well worth the listen.

I should love them more than I do.

Good record. The vocal style is one that I don’t have a tolerance for very long. I am good with it in short bursts, but it does prevent me from coming back to it too often.

I don’t know why I wasn’t listening to this high school. Good record.

I came to start listening to them in probably a less common route. I saw Buck Meek open for Jeff Tweedy. His sound and style was so different from other performers that I started looking into what else he did. Of course in this band he’s not the singer, but the uniqueness of approach continues with that band and goes in its own direction. Added to greatly by Adrianne Lenker and the rest of the band. I really enjoy this record. Captures what they are doing perfectly.

If you had asked me before I would have sworn this was on the main list. Just has the feel of a record that would have been there. Glad this was put on the user list.

Enjoyed this.

Approached it with an open mind. Just didn’t do it for me.

Really liked the first few songs and the way they sounded. Then it kind of started to sound the same. Strong star that didn’t carry all the way through for me.

Enjoyed listening to this.

Enjoyable.

Really good album. I just find it a little long. It’s rare for me that a record that is over an hour does leave me feeling it’s too long.

Another record in place in the category for probably not coming back to, back glad that I’ve listened to. This user list has been great for providing records in this category for me. Enjoyable from front to back.

Unfortunately this is the type of metal/hard rock that doesn’t really do it for me. While it’s not my primary genre I have seen bands like GnR, NIN, Maiden, Slayer, Anthrax live. There is just something about this harder music from this time period I just can’t get into.

I surprised when I see a live album from MSG and don’t know who the band is. On quick research they were the ones with the infamous silent album on Spotify. Enjoyed this record.

Another band I came across in the pandemic. I am always a sucker for bands that have both male and female singers. I find they get to do a lot together and explore spaces that just on singer can’t do.

Obviously a legendary band from a touring perspective. I never explored them as they were building their thing. At this stage I’ve thought about listening to them but it feels like starting a long-running TV show in the 6th season. I appreciated this being on the list as I think it was the right way to exposed to them. I am glad I played this on my main stereo system. I think a lot would have been lost if it was on small speakers.

Two live jam band records in a row for me. I can see why people enjoy it. Maybe I’ll check out a jam band show one day.

I love the depth of the music. There is a bigger than a rock band sound to them. I find this one sounds a little different to me than a lot of their other work. Can’t put my finger on why as it’s not a huge leap.

Before I started listening to 1001 and other lists like Rolling Stone 500 and NME 500 I had never listened to a full Pink Floyd record. I had heard songs and never really saw the need to go deeper. Having now listened to all the classic albums a couple of times I will say that for me this one and Meddle are my favourites. They have a great deal of interest in the layers of sound without being over powered by the lyrics and vocals which for some I know reason I don’t love.

Unfortunately not for me.

This band has popped up on my Spotify algorithm from time to time. I haven’t explored them much before this. For some reason I thought I was going to be hearing something more pinkish in style. Don’t know why I had that expectation. That is very far from what the album delivers. It was an enjoyable record but hasn’t grabbed me to dive any deeper into their catalogue.

Having read the Wikipedia I thought this would be one I should listen to on my main sound system to give it the best go. I thought it was all recorded and liked the sound but overall it didn’t really grab me.