I know Beyonce is a big deal but I never actually heard her music. I guess it's the generation gap or maybe the younger generation has been dumbed down by technology, but there is not a lot of depth here. Apparently many people feel encouraged by the song Survivor, cancer survivors, etc. I am glad they have found some comfort with this. But the video is appalling, using sex to sell music. I wish that would go away!

Not really my kind of music. Easy going and pleasant, just doesn't excite me.

Loud, grating, but enjoyed the beat.

Wow, quite the sonic experience! I just don't like depressing music. I want music to make me feel happy and joyous. I guess that sounds weird to most music and art and literature fans because depressing definitely sells and earns high praise. I am into pursuing joy. That is what will save the world, not depressing things. The sounds I heard while listening to this album were sometimes beautiful and certainly achieved a level of creativity that is unusual to hear in pop music. But make me happy and bring tears of joy to my eyes and I will sing your praises!

I know a lot of people love this album but for me it's jarring, unsettling and disconnecting. Just not my thing.

Wonderful, fantastic, love it!

Wonderful, lovely harmonies, soul spirit music.

I liked Sound and Vision, but overall the sound was soul deafening.

Made me feel nervous and stressed. I liked some of the instrumentation and the lyrics of the first song.

Great singer and song writer, so good!

This is very good, nice tunes and pleasant sounds.

Such a soulful voice! Not sure its my kind of music, but it's really good anyway.

I do not feel this music has held up well, a type of music from the 70s that makes me want to forget that decade. Elements of punk, some nice guitar, angry vocals.

In the 70s our mantra was "Disco Sucks". Then again, this one is not too bad.

Don't like anything with the "F" word.

When I saw the cover of this one something told me I was going to love it. Smooooooooooth, wonderful bluesy organ. Love Love Love!

I certainly don't care for metal stadium rock from the 80s but there are some catchy choruses here that make you want to get up and cheer and be part of something.

Late 70s rock with harmonies, interesting. I didn't expect that! Well I like the harmonies but kinda over the 70s guitar sound. Nice melodies and lyrics though! 3

Nice, pleasant sounding music, strong voice. 3

I figured I would hate this because I am not a fan of heavy metal. Apparently this is the album that started it all (according to hubby). To my surprise I didn't hate it! Some of the songs are melodic and lovely. Sometimes the words are meaningful. Hmmm, too bad it opened the door to such a depraved kind of music.

There are a bunch of covers on this album. I like the hit song Wishin and Hopin and didn't know it was sung by Dusty Springfield. She has a terrific voice.

Come on Eileen, yeh I swear, this is a good album. Always liked that song and the rest of the album has that happy vibe.

I really liked some of the songs on this album, Jesus for example. The melodies are soft and lovely at times, the singer has a pleasant voice. However there is a general sense of melancholy and I tend to have a melancholy mind so I really prefer happy joyous music. This one will certainly bring me down if I play on repeat.

Not a big fan of synthesized music but I do enjoy Steve Winwood.

Very popular in the junior high school days. Just The Way You Are brings back all the memories. It is a very good song. I always had a problem with the lyrics to Only The Good Die Young. It reminded me of my Catholic school going friend. I thought it was unkind to her. Then he cheated on his beautiful, seemingly kind wife- ah, but we are here to discuss the music. The songwriting is good, very catchy tunes, creative lyrics. Produces an overall nice, sentimental feeling. Gotta like it then.

I want to like them, but the lead singers voice irritates me. Blaring electric guitars are not a favorite either.

Lead singer yells too much! Abrasive sounds.

Sounds like Jim Morrison contemplating suicide. Lyrics are creative, certainly unique to this writer, and there are some lovely melodies here, just gonna bring me down too much if I listen to this again. For people who want to curl up with a cup of tea and feel sad.

This is so good! I wasn't sure if I liked the idea to attach Woody Guthrie's lyrics to a more modern sound, but they did a great job of making it all gel. It is a new spin on Woody, not trying to emulate in any way except for the welcome addition of a harmonica on one track. Unexpectedly great!

I like this, nice sounds. Very pleasant, good energy.

Points for originality in presentation and for covering I Got You Babe! I did enjoy it.

I know Beyonce is a big deal but I never actually heard her music. I guess it's the generation gap or maybe the younger generation has been dumbed down by technology, but there is not a lot of depth here. Apparently many people feel encouraged by the song Survivor, cancer survivors, etc. I am glad they have found some comfort with this. But the video is appalling, using sex to sell music. I wish that would go away!

2/5

It's not the worst album I have heard here. I actually like the singer's voice. It's really nice. I am just not a fan of synthesized instruments. If there were real people playing along then there would be such different energy in the songs.

OK, when I heard the chorus I kneeeeeeew these guys were inspired by the group called The Shaggs! I like that, they do it well! Very interesting and I Love the heavy British accent. I get excited when I hear British singers allowing their accents to come through in their songs. Background music is a bit repetitive for me. I think it would be fun to learn all the words.

No thanks, not my cup a tea!

I guess the 90s did have a certain sound, like the theme song from friends, this one with an increase of the blaring guitar sound. Alright.

I was not encouraged by the title but I found the music actually quite nice. Very listenable. I may play it again!

It just sounds like a lot of other modern stuff, all ego, lacking soul. Sorry, not what I enjoy.

Steeley Dan just does not wow me.

Soothing, but not boring. Very pleasant, very very pleasant. I will have to listen again and see if it grows on me more because it might.

The name of this band, Sound Garden, is lovely. I love gardens but this is the kind of music that could kill your plants. Not a fan of grunge, though I do like some Curt Cobain. Not this, no thanks.

Wow, really strange and interesting sounds here. Sounds other-wordly, like music from a far away world. Some parts are so good!

This has a nice feel to it. There are moments that make me think of some other place, some other reality that I would like to visit. Will have to give this one some more attention.

You know, she has a nice voice but I just like music that makes me think of more uplifting things than poor girl who doesn't understand how she keeps waking up in strange people's beds. Glorifying being a heaux? Ayyyayyyayyy!

Absolutely fantastic collection of songs, such depth in the lyrics and these voices together blended so harmoniously. Superb!

I only like one song of Tim Buckley's and it's called Song For A Siren. I like it because it has a lovely melody/imagery and because he played it live during the last minutes of the last episode of the Monkees. His voice just bothers me but I guess Micky must have really liked him. As for this album, it's ok -but for the voice! Just find it a bit annoying!

Love Love Love! One of my favorite Beatle songs is on the album. It's a Buddy Holly cover, Words of Love. Anything they sang had a touch of magic.

Overall synth electronic music is not my thing so I approached this with a bit of rigid preconception. Well, there is a uniqueness to it. Sounds futuristic, mellow, as if entering a void or alternate dimension. At times like the space one can experience just before falling asleep. A bardo of sorts. I like that music can take you different places. This music is able to stimulate some hidden often neglected part of the brain. That is an achievement. But I wouldn't listen to it much, I can appreciate it though.

It's ok, kinda generic sounding to me. There is music that will melt blood and bone and wash away the rock of the mind, but I haven't heard much of that here so far.

Singer's voice has a Sting/Peter Gabriel vibe. I like Grounds For Divorce, it is a little bit different than the usual. I might listen again.

Singer has a nice smooth voice and reportedly plays all or most of the instruments on this album. A true music lover, always a good start. It is pleasant sounding indeed and I enjoyed it. Nothing against the artist but it is dated to a time that I care not to revisit, 4th grade, Watergate, lousy pop music on the radio, the early 70s were a bit of a let down after the 60s. Even a 10 year old girl could feel it.

Oh God No!

Pink Floyd makes me feel sad and lost, in a strange land where there are no friends. I don't want to put myself into that frame of mind so I don't listen to Pink Floyd. I do like Wish You Were Here. That is a pleasant song. Just all a bit too dreary.

The singer is very good at copying that style of female singing that we have been hearing everywhere for the past 20 years or so? (Like ripped up jeans, when will it be going away???) There were some interesting parts, just didn't move me to feel anything but slight annoyance.

I like the tone of this album. I like the singer/songwriter with the guitar picking lovely and inventive sequences of notes. The quivering voice is a little hard to get used to. I know who some of Devendra's inspirations are and I would like him better if he were to follow more in their footsteps, delving deeper into the philosophical and life's hidden mysterious things. I enjoyed the album though, it was a pleasant surprise. I will listen to the song Rejoicing In The Hands again, it was good!

This is a surprise, I am not a fan of dance music, kinda over 80s music and I don't like electronic music. Why then did I find myself really enjoying this album? The melodies are quite catchy. I feel like they have a bit more depth than your usual 80s dance synth music. Also the lead singer's voice, while characteristically 80s sounding was so soothing and pleasant. I really feel like I could get into some of those melodies.

Good! Like it a lot!

Eh, punk.

I really like the 60s Stones. Her Satanic Majesty's Request is my favorite along with all the well known songs from that time. They seem to be disintegrating here. All that fame and fortune left them frayed at the ends. My personal enjoyability score of this album is around a 2.

First song was your typical blaring annoying sound. Then Hotel Yorba was a surprise, I liked that one. Nice beat, nice tune, nice lyrics. Then back to some more electron scrambling blaring guitar. And then some more. The Same Boy, interesting guitar intro and a nice melody. The comes I Can Tell We are Gonna Be Friends, ok, vaguely familiar. Must have been a hit, I can see why, it's a good song. I think I might add that to my playlist. OK, starting to like some of these songs. Not a fan of the blaring guitar though. 3

This was enjoyable, a bit chaotic at times, but there were some very pleasant moments as well. He seems to enjoy contrasting sweet gentle melodies with sudden loud and harsh, almost zombie-like emotion-stiffling spells. There were times when I heard inventive musical arrangements and that is always a plus when someone creates a sound that has not been heard before. A lot of contrasting darkness and lightness, sound-wise, not entirely sure about lyric-wise. Solsbury Hill is a very sweet song and to my surprise I recognized that one.

I like Lou Reed's slower stuff like Men Of Good Fortune.

Love Bossa Nova. Interesting modern production. I like some of it, especially the more traditional sounding.

There is a lot of noise, yes it does sound like something to play while taking hallucinogens. But then if I were to take those, I would not want this music to guide my experience. It might turn into something scary. There is a lot of experimenting with sounds, kind of fun, but doesn't make me feel particularly good. I liked Matilda Mother and Gnome. Maybe needs another listen but I am not that excited by this right now.

Knowing the subject matter I can't help being creeped- out by the singer's voice. I would be interested in reading a translation. Also some of the background music reminds me of some 70s tv shows, which I loved in the day, but upon revisiting I find them cringey! I liked hearing the choir in the background, hearing her laughter made it seem so wrong!

Not my thing

I have always thought that this was their best album. Even if they did not work together on each song as much as before, there was a level of inspiration here that exceeded all previous albums, in my opinion. Also, George was allowed to contribute more songs and they add a lot to the whole. My favorites are Dear Prudence, Mother Nature's Son, I Will, Julia, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Long, Long, Long, Cry Baby Cry, Piggies, and Why Don't We Do It In The Road!

I never was a fan of glam rock nor the song Bang A Gong. I like some of the songs on this album though. I think I might like the previous incarnation of this band as mystical folkies since that's more my thing and since I do like some things about their sound.

I find this noisy and irritating. Sometimes the lyrics are interesting, but the overall impression is that I hear a person mildly shouting while instrumental noises cycle around. I try to relegate it to the background while I'm doing something else until something in me declares "Please stop!"

2

Zero Pleeaaase can I give this a big fat 0? They should feel ashamed!

Wide open melancholy sailing through sound pictures and swirling tones. Pulls down. Don't know if I want to go there. Listening to the lyrics, interesting window to the singer's psyche. I think I prefer the Ladies of The Canyon era. I can appreciate the artistry here, although so far not bringing me to a place that i want to linger for very long.

When I saw the album cover i knew I would like this album at least a little bit. This music is fun to listen to and fun to sing along with. I'm not a big fan of rap music but combined with guitars and a rock n roll vibe, well, I kinda dig it.

Sunday Morning is a good song. Even though there is a despressing feel to this music, I can't help but like it. Lou Reed had something that was attractive even though he seemed to be chasing everyone away. That attractiveness somehow comes through the music. The album is different from others of the era, though I could swear I heard some Dylan influence at times. Not into the disorganized chaotic free falls but some of it is very nice.

I'm a fan of Tom Petty, this is not one of my favorites though. He gets better, IMHO.

I like the selection of songs on this album. I think she is a fine guitarist and has a good sense of rhythm. Her voice is powerful and she can reach those high notes with crisp and clear tones. However, I prefer when women sing with a clear voice instead of adding the trill sounds. It can be even more powerful that way. The female voice is so beautiful, pure simple tones convey a feeling that the singer is revealing the beauty of her soul. The British folk singers of the 60s sang that way and it was lovely. Joan was a pioneer in the American folk movement and it wouldn't have been the same without her. But she could have been nicer to Rose and Licorice. They were cool too.

There are some great songs on here. God Only Knows has always been a favorite. I do get a little tired of Brian Wilson's whiny-sounding voice after a while. Sorry Brian, you are fabulous but I can only handle it for a while! I bought this album because it is so highly regarded and I was surprised to find I could not get into it that much. I am thinking that I would have viewed it differently if first heard the year it was released. It would have sounded quite different than the other pop music at the time. I can see how it became such an influential piece of work.

The only one who can do the blaring guitar thing in a genius way. Wow! Where did this man come from? He was outta this world.

Don't like the lyrics, at least I dont want to drive these in to my subconscious mind. No thanks, trying to make the world a more positive peaceful place because I think it's the right thing to do. Who knows if I am right or wrong but it feels wrong to dwell on stuff like this.

I enjoyed I Talk To The Wind. I listened to that one twice. The flute is pretty. The lyrics are not exactly uplifting but the general feel of the song is pleasant. I had a hard time getting into the rest of the album. It's music for existentialists.

Upon regarding the album cover I know that I don't even want to waste my time listening to this. Seriously, there are so many superb and uplifting, magical albums that are not even on this list! Why is stuff like this considered important to listen to?

I appreciate the positivity of this rap music. Very much appreciate it! Thank you Thank you!

I was thinking it was sounding alright, but, Oh! He killed her? And stated it so casually! Did not see the song going there. Then in another song, "What I don't know might get you killed"? Creepy! Musically I like some of it, but lyrically I'm going to have to downgrade.

It's Nina Simone, she is a legend. I will have to give it another listen. I like it but I think it needs to grow on my a bit more.

It's a classic! How can you rate an album containing the song Blowin In The Wind any less than 5? That is a great great song that continues to move people to this day. We sang it in school choirs, everyone knows it. The other songs are pretty good as well. Love the album cover too. A moment in time.

As a teen I was mesmerized when I heard Behind Blue Eyes. I played it on 45 rpm over and over. Roger Daltry can really belt it out on the two loud and raucous classics, which I have come to enjoy. (Even for someone who really loves harmonies and ballads.) I also enjoy Pete Townsend's voice so have always loved Gettin In Tune. But the icing on the cake here is Keith Moon's drumming. Man oh man do I get excited when I hear Keith on his kit. His style of playing was so unique, I can actually recognize it when I hear it. For example, I once heard the theme song for Batman playing somewhere and I thought to myself, now that sounds like Keith Moon drumming! Of course it couldn't be, but I looked it up and low and behold, it was! Never knew they did a version of Batman! You can feel the frenetic passion in his playing, he was an absolute lunatic on those drums. Best drummer ever! Also love Love Aint For Keeping, a great song. Great album!

Be sincere, be sincere, be sincere...OK what exactly are you trying to say to me? Do you even know? I found this monotonous and grating on my nerves. I read that so many people just love this! We are all so different and everyone is entitled to be moved by whatever it is that moves them. However, this does not move me in a positive way at all. I just want to turn it off.

Right away with Slow Burn I experienced some pleasing and interesting melodies with nice chord choices. Singer's voice is alright, quite nice really, a very slight bit more of a country twang/trendy pop singer than I normally like, but some moments of pure clear voice are quite moving. Oh What A World, love the accompanying video. Any song about magic and magical things is for me! Rainbow is beautiful in it's simplicity, the lyrics are sweet and the melody takes unexpected turns. On first listen the rest of the album did not stand out in any particular way for me but a few songs were impressive and distinct from current musical trends. 3/5