If you played this album for me and told me it was a parody of country music, I probably would believe you. Its so cornball its like its making fun of itself. The only redemption is that Steve sounds a little bit like Springsteen, but its not enough to get the album to 2 stars. 1/5

They heard me singing and they told me to stop Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock These days, my life, I feel it has no purpose But late at night the feelings swim to the surface 'Cause on the surface the city lights shine They're calling at me, "Come and find your kind" Sometimes, I wonder if the world's so small That we can never get away from the sprawl I mean, its pretty good. 4/5

Sometimes I feel like I can't even sing I'm very scared for this world, I'm very scared for me Eviscerate your memory Here's a scene You're in the backseat laying down, the windows wrap around To the sound of the travel and the engine All you hear is time stand still in travel And feel such peace and absolute The stillness still that doesn't end But slowly drifts into sleep The greatest thing you've ever seen And they're there for you For you alone, you are the everything Amazing album in its theme and its lyrics, and also in its encapsulation of the feeling of a decade. I dont always agree with this list, but this is definitely one of the albums that everyone should hear. 5/5

Meh. More brit-pop techno-disco-electro shit. Nothing special and not on the level of anything anyone would say you must hear before you die. 2/5

My spirits made up of the ocean And the sky and the sun and the moon And all my eyes can see I cannot go back to your land of gloom Where black jagged shadows Remind me of the coming of your doom I want my own land Take my hand and come with me It's not too late for you if it's not too late for me To find my homeland Where a man can stand by another man Without an ego flying With no man lying And no one dying by an earthly hand Let the devils burn and the beggar learn And the little girls that live in those old worlds Take my kind hand My smile is stuck I cannot go back to your frownland Here's the thing, this isnt FOR you. Its for THEM. The people who made this album made it because THEY wanted it. They didnt give a fuck that it wasnt going to make any money, it was ART. Art for the sake of art? Man, we could use more of that in this late-stage capitalist hellscape. 5/5

It's OK, I guess? If you've never heard Leonard Cohen before, this is a pretty good example of his sound. That said, his sound is kind of hit or miss.

If you like Van Morrison then this album is fantastic - It's all the hits. That said, if you dont then its not like this album is going to make you suddenly change your mind. I'm indifferent to Van Morrrison - 3/5

This is a great album and an excellent jumping off point for both The Smiths and also for pretty much all post-punk 80s stuff. 5/5

This is the second Smiths album in a row that this system has recommended, and while I gave the first one ("Strangeways") 5/5 I just cant recommend this one as highly. 3/5 its got a couple of solid tracks.

1992 was a crazy good year for music, and Dirt is a strong contender for best album of 1992. Every song on Dirt is a banger, there arent ANY weak tracks. Its also one of the clearest "cries for help" you'll ever hear. 5/5

I absolutely believe that everyone in the world should hear this album at least once BUT they should also watch the film. 5/5

I'm not sure why this would be an album that everyone should listen to, unless the reasoning is that Brian Wilson was influential on all Rock & Roll? Anyway, this is kind of a standard rock album of the mid-60s in that it has 2 top 10 songs and 8 filler tracks. Its fine, I guess. 3/5

I didnt know much about Emmylou Harris before I heard this album, but shes got a hell of a voice and theres not a weak track on this whole album. Special credit to "Bottle let me down" and Beatles cover "For No One" - 4/5

I really dont know what to say about this one. Its OK, I guess? Decent album, maybe I'm just not into mod stuff. I kept on wishing it was more like the Kinks. - 2/5

My favorite Beastie album is Check Your Head, but Ill Communication is a close second. Amazing lyrics, samples, and they doubled down on the cool funk jazz stuff. 5/5

This is a good album, but I feel like Tracy Chapman is better in small doses. My sister REALLY loved this album and spent all of 1989 with this in her CD player. There are a couple of good tracks on it - 2/5

It feels overplayed, but thats just because its such a great fucking album that it cant help but be in your head all the time. One of the all time top albums of all time. Literally every single track is amazing - 5/5

Just to lead off, The Chain is one of the greatest songs ever made. This album is a cross section of every single radio station in the late 70s and early 80s. It feels played out, but as I wrote in a different review, thats just because every single song is perfect and plays in your head 24/7. One of the all time greatest albums ever - 5/5

Thanks but no thanks. 1/5

It seems like everyone knows and enjoys the title track, but I admit I had never heard the full album before it came up in 1001 albums. Its not a great album, with some rock-opera style stuff filling out 7 tracks. 2/5

Soundgarden's best album, and defines an entire decade of music. Every single track is solid - 5/5

Absolutely amazing album which hits like a baseball bat - Pure LA sound and a complete reshuffle/breakdown of the rock scene when it dropped. Every track is a winner and at least half this album is top 10s. 5/5

Elliot Smith is a tragic figure, and this is a good album. Its not an album with a bunch of top 10 songs or any particular earworms or bangers on it, but its an overall very good and very listenable in general. 3/5

Second Van Morrison album this list has recommended to me so far, and I remain indifferent to him as an artist. Nothing particularly impressive on this album, in my opinion. 2/5

One of the beatles best, and I feel like this makes me lose a recent argument that I had regarding whether an album has to be "themed" in order to be 5 stars. Although there isnt any particularly clear theme for hard days night, the songs are all amazing and stand alone. 5/5

First time I have ever heard it, and I like this album! I can see how some people wont, though - Its mostly screaming vocals and very quick tempo. 4/5

On The Beach is an OK album, but hard to point out anything special as a casual listener to Neil Young. Its got a couple of OK tracks, but its mostly aging rocker bellybutton analysis. 2/5

Diamond Life is a great album with a ton of killer tracks, and it makes up as a total one of those perfect cross section "sounds of the 80s" kind of vibes. 4/5

I played the whole album through to try and figure out if any of it was worthy of the praise it gets on Wikipedia, but I couldnt find anything about it that appeals to me at all. 1/5

OMFG GOAT In all seriousness, I cant imagine any top 10 albums of all time list that doesnt include Bat Out Of Hell. Its an absolute triumph of an album, with perfect theming and timing, and every single track is perfect on its own and as a whole. The album art is fantastic, its so overwrought and over the top in every way. 5/5

Decent album with good songs and one big hit song. Its OK but nothing special. 2/5

Very weird album, and I cant help but think that I would be pissed off if I had actually bought this as an LP 50 years ago. I mean, this is a REALLY bad album. Its kind of confusing as to why it would even be on this list, except as a cautionary tale. 1/5

This basically just needs to be listened to. It encapsulates an entire decade of thought and attitude by white people in the UK in one album. 5/5

Such an amazing album. Theres all kinds of history and reasons why this is an incredibly empowering album and a triumph for an artist as well, but the short version is that its just a fantastic album. 5/5

This is OK, I guess? It feels kind of middle-of-the-road to me, and the top track "Babylon" is extremely forgettable. British people seem to love it though. 2/5

That aint workin, thats the way you do it, get your money for nothing and your chicks for free. Great album - 3 absolute banger tracks. 4/5

Great jazz album and Sarah Vaughan has an incredible voice. One of those albums where youre like "wait the popular version of that song was a cover?" Definitely worth a listen. 4/5

The Score is an amazing album, with 3 of the best hip hop artists of all time. Seriously, this is a fantastic representation of the entire genre. Its got at least 4, maybe 5 number ones on the album. 5/5

This is a great album, and its absolutely crazy how completely together and tight ZZ Top is as a band. All great tracks - 5/5

Meh. Ok album, no stand out tracks. Its OK for relaxing, I guess. 3/5

This is an OK album, and I dont even really like Elvis! In the Ghetto and suspicious minds are both amazing songs, and all the tracks are good (even if you dont like country music like me). 3/5

This album is OK but doesnt have a great theme. Its got a couple of good tracks, but I dont think I would recommend it to anyone who wasnt already into Bobby Womack. 3/5

This is a good album, punk themes and good standalone tracks. 4/5

Unlike The Dude, I kind of love the Eagles - This is a pretty great album! Great flow and theme, and pretty much every song stands up on its own - more than a couple of top 10s in there too. 4/5

Its not a "bad" album until you consider that this is the solo album for 1/4 of the number 1 most popular band of all time. When you consider that, it feels like shallow pop and pretty sophomoric in context. Still, decent album with a few top 10 tracks. 4/5

Meh. This album isnt even on Apple Music at the time of this review, so I went and listened to some of the tracks on other services. Nothing special, not worth comment. 1/5

Meh. Kind of forgettable, and not a great album. 2/5

Didn’t love it 2/5

4/5

Great album 4/5

3/5

Amazing. 5/5

Meh. 3/5

Good. 4/5

Outrageously great. 5/5

3/5

3/5

Pretty great album - A few top 10s and good theme. 4/5

OK album but worth noting that it doesnt have any singles on it. Its a good listen but its very much the kind of album that you have to listen to the whole thing all the way through in the order they recorded it. Its not one that I plan to listen to again or anything. 2/5

Its actually an excellent album. 4/5

Decent. 4/5

classic 4/5

As an album its only OK, but running up that hill stands on its own hard enough to rate the album at nearly perfect. 4/5

So good. Sums up so much of the 90s - 4/5

This is like the definition of rock n' roll. 5/5

Decent album. Great cover. 3/5

I'm so confused. 2/5

It's OK. 3/5

When someone says that they like kraftwerk, this is probably what theyre talking about. Its OK, heavy synth stuff and decent early electronica. 2/5

So many great songs on this album! 4/5

meh. 2/5

Decent. 3/5

Transcendent. I dont always agree with this list of albums, but this is an insanely great record that everyone needs to hear. 5/5

Amazing album. This sums up all of my later high school years in one album. 5/5

The tightest band ever and this is their tightest album. 4/5

Really good album. 4/5

This is a one stop shop album for like all the disco. 4/5

This album is ridiculously good. Cash's version of Hurt and Hung My Head are definitive. 5/5

meh. 2/5

Hilarious. Not amazing, but hilarious. And sometimes thats enough to make it great. 4/5

Not great. 2/5

I mean, I guess this was an influential album? Its not terrible, but its not great either. 3/5

Fucking incredible. Australian national treasure. 5/5

Meh. Why is this on a list of best anything? Its really forgettable crap. 1/5

One of the very best. 5/5

Outstanding album. Every song is a standalone hit, and put all together its one of the best of all time. 5/5

Amazing. This is absolutely an essential album for all of rock history. 5/5

decent. 3/5

Stupid, but fun. 3/5

meh. 2/5

Fantastic album, not all top 10 tracks but overall an excellent listen. 4/5

I dont even know what words could review this album. Billie's voice is one of the greatest enjoyments available to humans. 5/5

Transcendent. 5/5

It's pretty good. Not amazing, but not bad. 3/5

ring a ding. 4/5

Hilarious, joyful, and great. 4/5

This actually is legit an album that everyone should hear at least once. Incredible. 5/5

british punk rock. not sure who decided that this was an essential album. 3/5

One good track, otherwise forgettable. Its a really good track though. 3/5

decent. 3/5

why? 1/5

Good album, cool theme. Only one outstanding track though. 3/5

Short. Wild. 4/5

amazing album with a ton of great standalone tracks and defined the tone of the early 90s singlehandedly. Absolutely one of the best albums of all time. 5/5

Fundamental. This actually is one of the most important albums of all time and everyone should listen to it. 5/5

Really excellent album which kind of set the tone for rock of the early 90s. 5/5

Pretty great jazz stuff. 4/5

This album is an extremely accurate example of all the dance sounds of the early 2000s. Decent. 3/5

Its got "this womans work" on it, and thats a song that everyone should experience. Other than that, though, meh. 3/5

Emmylou Harris has a great voice, but most of the songs are overly similar and unremarkable. The only thing that saves this album from being a 2 is her voice, which is amazing. 3/5

Its a great album. But its sooooooo emo. But its great. 4/5

Essential sound of the 90s and of all time really. 5/5

They're pretty good and this is an OK album. Putting aside all the "influence" they had on other, better, bands though; at the end of the day its only an OK album. 3/5

Its a pretty great album, and from the perspective of 2022 its absolutely nuts how literally every track has been sampled in basically everything since. 4/5

It's fine, I guess. I'm just not really into it. 1/5

Really good electronica and a high level example of the best of the genre, 4/5

Decent. 3/5

Smooooooooooth. 4/5

Amazing album. All great tracks and theres always room for jello. 5/5

This is the kind of album that really illustrates just how weird and fucked up the music world is, and definitely was in the 60s. 3/5

amazing. 5/5

Sounds like soundtrack music for like any artsy movie from the 90s. Thats not an entirely bad thing, but it does get kinda old after a few tracks. 3/5

Its great on the first listen, and then it just keeps getting better every time you play it. 5/5

its played out for americans, especially those who grew up in the 80s listening to the radio, but its still actually really good. 4/5

It still holds up - most tracks are top 10 stuff. 5/5

Decent. 3/5

Amazing. This really is an album that everyone should hear at least once. 5/5

Its fine, but kind of a one-note thing. 3/5

I mean, its a great album, I just feel like its played out big time. 4/5

Its some really decent deep cuts shit. 4/5

Good triphop stuff, very much a sound of the 90s kind of thing. 3/5

Fantastic album, tight sound and all great tracks. Captures the sound of the 90s. 4/5

Doesn’t anyone knock anymore? 4/5

It's fine, I guess? I dont see the particular appeal or why this would be an album that everyone should hear. 2/5

Good shit. Such a quintessential sound that basically laid the groundwork for punk rock and was absolutely a defining element of rock and roll. I agree that everyone should hear this. 4/5

Its technically good, but a lot of it just sounds like some dudes fucking around on their guitars. 3/5

Howie Hamburger Dude : How about the future of rock 'n' roll, anyway? Huh? The future of rock 'n' roll? Chong : Yeah. Howie Hamburger Dude : Bruce Springsteen Chong : Yeah. Howie Hamburger Dude : Is fucking it all up. Chong : Yeah. Hey, can we have a check? Howie Hamburger Dude : Hey, hey, hey. Shh, shh, shh. Bruce Springsteen's fucking the whole thing up. Chong : Bruce Springsteen? Howie Hamburger Dude : New Wave. Chong : New Wave? Howie Hamburger Dude : New Wave! 3/5

Its pretty great. IMO Its not a must-listen album, though, and there are only a couple of must hear tracks. 3/5

Insane. Like, literally crazy. But in the absolute best possible sense of the word. 5/5

Such a great album by one of the top 10 bands of the 20th century. 4/5

I don’t always agree with this list, but this one is indeed one of those albums that everyone should hear. It’s got a bunch of top 10 tracks and it’s incredibly well themed. Its incredibly pure and the heart of the hippy lifestyle. 4/5

Rock and fucking roll man. 4/5

Decent album - Distinct sound, no real standout tracks, good representation of hip hop of the turn of the century. 3/5

What a weird album. I'm not sure why anyone would say that everyone should hear it, other than to say to others "check out this weird ass album". It's not bad, per se, the music is OK - It's just weird as hell. 2/5

My son likes it. 3/5

A reminder that ye was once up and coming and may have earned his "musical genius" self proclaimed title. Its a really good album, but I cant give it anything more than 3 stars in light of who he is. 3/5

Its OK. I dont know if I would say that everyone should hear it though. 2/5

You can hear some of the influences on later alternative music, but the album itself isnt anything outstanding or particularly special. Its aggressively average. 3/5

Transformative in every conceivable way. Transcendent. 4/5

Great album. The best word to describe it would be "real". You know? Anyway, every single track is a top 10 and the theme is difficult to define but is definitely present. 5/5

It really is an excellent album and sums up the tone and theme of the 60s rock bands of LA in a perfect way. 4/5

Staten Island is really only good for two things - The mob, and the wu-tang. This kind of wraps up and connects all that shit into a modern gangster mobster rap 90s thing. Anyway, its a good album. 4/5

Its got one or two good tracks, but its fucking leonard cohen. again. 3/5

This is a hell of a good album. Top 10 tracks throughout, amazing theme, and perfect music. 5/5

This is pretty good. Not great, but pretty good. 3/5

Not bad, kind of classic but there arent any top 10 tracks or anything. 3/5

I dont hate it, and its certainly unique. Especially when you consider the time it was released, its groundbreaking stuff. That said, there arent any stand out tracks and its not amazing. 3/5

Pretty good, but as an american its sooooooooo british it hurts. 3/5

Its smooth and easy, nothing offensive to the ear here. But its also completely unremarkable. This could be the music you hear in a supermarket or shopping mall. I dont hate it, but its very weird that it would be included on a list of must-hear albums. 3/5

Heaven help me for the way I am Save me from these evil deeds before I get them done I know tomorrow brings the consequence at hand But I keep living this day like the next will never come 5/5

Future feeling, new sensation Body is rocking and the mind is reeling And rolling race changing motion Flowing like a river into the ocean Better get yourself ready for the new vibration My vision, one nation, one tribe One day'll come the might to move any mountain 3/5

OK, so this album is apparently discontinued and not available on any streaming service. I was able to hear a few of the isolated tracks, but I cant properly judge the entire album. 3/5

Difficult to quantify exactly what makes this such a good album - There are plenty of other songs about homelessness and the disenfranchised. There are plenty of other intense guitar heavy rock songs from the 70s. Somehow this stands out among the crowd and is indeed an album that everyone should hear. 5/5

Fear me you loathsome, lazy creatures I descend upon your earth from the skies I command your very souls you unbelievers Bring before me what is mine At the seven seas of Rhye Decent album, not their best though. 3/5

Decent album - Consistent theme and a bunch of earworm tracks. If you dont like the sound of the 2000s then its not going to change your mind, but its a decent album. 3/5

From a US perspective - It's OK, but nothing particularly special IMO. 40 years later, there arent any tracks which I remember or that held up. I guess they kind of sound like the beatles, but thats not necessarily a good thing. 3/5

I recommend biting off more then you can chew to anyone I certainly do I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time Feel free Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind) Hold it up (to the rays) You wait and see when the smoke clears One of the top 100 albums of all time. Every track is solid, and the theme is outstanding. 5/5

Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology Ain't got time to make no apology Solar radiation in the dead of night Love in the middle of a fire fight 4/5

I dont even know how to rate this. Its upbeat, I guess? 3/5

The thing we should all ask ourselves is how did the british successfully convince the entire world that they were the ones to emulate? This is an OK album, but nothing about it other than its british-ness stands out at all. 2/5

Well, there's a small boat made of china It's going nowhere on the mantlepiece Well, do I lie like a lounge-room lizard Or do I sing like a bird released? I have no idea how this middle of the road, frankly just not good, album ended up on this list. 1/5

Outstanding funk. 4/5

Its OK, but nothing special as albums go. 3/5

OK, first of all we all should know that Eric Clapton is a complete piece of shit. Just a garbage human. Its telling that the biggest hit on this album is a song he stole from a black guy. All that said, hes also a great guitarist and does an excellent job of appropriating other peoples music for his own. Eric Clapton is a 1/5, but the album is a 4/5. Lets settle on a 2/5 - I really cant overstate how awful of a person he is.

I really like Primal Scream, and this is a very good album. Its got at least three stand out tracks, and the whole theme of being on drugs among young people is very consistent. 4/5

I was hesitant considering the whole Spector thing (being a murdering psycho that is), but this is actually a great holiday album! 5/5

I remember when this was popular in the 90s - Its not the kind of thing that I would typically listen to but its actually a good album nonetheless. 3/5

It's a very good album and has a sound that is unique even after being imitated since its release. 4/5

First of all, this is a good album. Its got a TON of other social and racial factors tied up in how its perceived and who the artist who made it is, but in the end its a damn good album and it represents something that everyone should at least make an effort to understand. 5/5

Baby, life's what you make it Don't backdate it Baby, don't try to shade it Beauty's naked 3/5

When I was little my father was famous He was the greatest samurai in the empire And he was the Shogun's decapitator He cut off the heads of a hundred and thirty-one lords It was a bad time for the empire The Shogun just stayed inside his castle and he never came out People said his brain was infected by devils My father would come home, he would forget about the killings He wasn't scared of the Shogun, but the shogun was scared of him Maybe that was the problem Then, one night The, the Shogun sent his ninja spies to our house They were supposed to kill my father but they didn't That was the night everything changed This album is crazy good. 5/5

Good album. 3/5

Heres the thing - This is technically a great album. The beats, vocals, themes, music, theyre all outstanding. BUT its so heavily produced and led by committee that its impossible to give it a good score. How can I say its a great album if it was written by 500 people and then each track was fed through a focus group before release? Its not an album that you can really get into, but its got tracks that you can really visualize the toyota commercial for. Its OK, I guess - But I cant rate this any higher than a 3. 3/5

Amazing. Despite the usual complaints about only british pop music being on this list, I actually agree with this one - Everyone should hear this album (especially catholic high school girls!). 5/5

Reminiscent of Elliott Smith, but not in the "everyone should hear this" category at all. 2/5

More brit rock. Its OK, but its not an "everyone must hear this" album. 2/5

Ugh. "I won't say anything 'cause no one ever listens to me, anyway. I might as well be a Leonard Cohen album." - The Young Ones 1/5

The future's uncertain and the end is always near I LOVE this album. 5/5

The animals are winding me up The jungle call The jungle call Who-ha who-ha who-ha who-ha In Xanadu did Kublai Khan A pleasure dome erect Moving on keep moving on, yeah Moving at one million miles an hour Using my power I sell it by the hour I have it so I market it You really can't afford it, yeah Really can't afford it 4/5

Back in the days on the boulevard of Linden We used to kick routines and presence was fittin' It was I, The Abstract And me the five footer I kicks the mad style so step off the frankfurter Yo, Phife, you remember that routine That we used to make spiffy like Mr. Clean? Um, um, a tidbit, um, a smidgen I don't get the message so you gots to run the pigeon One of the best. Rhymes like literally no one else has ever produced and the purest east coast hip hop that the 90s ever had. 5/5

really an outstanding album just in general, and when you get some perspective as to who they were at that time and what new york city was like in 1970 it kind of blows your hair back. 4/5

Why was this album included on a must listen list? Its so aggressively mediocre it hurts. Why. 1/5

Really good album. People are gonna say that its too "preachy" or that its too "clean" compared to its contemporaries, but the basic reality is that its a really fucking good album. 4/5

Something about the way you taste Makes me wanna clear my throat There's a message to your movements That really gets my goat I looked for silver linings But you're rotten to the core I've had just about all I can take You know I can't take it no more 3/5

Crazy that this punk political message is still relevant in 2023. Great album. 4/5

I really love one track, paper planes, but the rest of the album is a solid meh. And its worth noting that paper planes is mostly a banger because of the Clash sample. Its a little complicated, as I'm a big fan and proponent of anti-establishment music in general, and MIA does a good job of bringing attention to some things that are otherwise ignored. But the trouble is the album is derivative and not that great. 2/5

I'm trying to give this album a chance, but its just not good. Theres very little to suggest it to anyone - Lyrics are uninspired and melodies are derivative and boring. This is pretty bad. 1/5

This is a good album! I never saw the movie or heard of this soundtrack, but its very good. Not a lot of top 10 tracks, being a soundtrack and all, but its got good theming and its easy to get lost in it. Definitely better than average. 3.75 out of 5. 4/5

Remains unknown It's time to sit up Up on the throne It's seen before but it's always new So look close and see who's come thru Never again to face this night I already marked 3 songs from this album as "loved" in Apple Music. Its not one of my all time favorite albums or anything but its pretty fucking good. 4/5

Eyes burning the way through me Overwhelm, destroying so sweetly Now there is a fire within me A fire that burns 3/5

Before you go Do me a favor Give me a number Of a girl almost like you With legs almost like you I'm buried deep in mass production You're not nothing new I like to drive along the freeways See the smokestacks belching Breasts turn brown So warm and so brown 4/5

In a little while I'll be gone The moment's already passed Yeah, it's gone And I'm not here This isn't happening I'm not here I like OK computer better as a collection of songs, but I agree that this is probably the more "must-listen" album. Its a fantastic album with great themes and a bunch of top 10 tracks. 5/5

In this town there lived an outlaw By the name of Texas Red Many men had tried to take him And that many men were dead He was vicious and a killer Though a youth of twenty-four And the notches on his pistol Numbered one and nineteen more One and nineteen more This album is so fucking good. One one level, its something that everyone should hear as a representative of the era and genre. On another level, its got amazing pace and theme, and these tracks are absolutely amazing. 5/5

ugh. Its so melodramatic and emo, and he is SUCH an asshole. 1/5

The keeper of the city keys Put shutters on the dreams I wait outside the pilgrim's door With insufficient schemes The black queen chants The funeral march The cracked brass bells will ring To summon back the fire witch To the court of the crimson king 5/5

I havent heard any other U2 albums on this list yet, but this is not their best work. Its got a couple of decent songs, but its nowhere near the quality of achtung baby or joshua tree. Its not "bad" but its not great. 3/5

The hysterical bride in the penny arcade Screaming, she moans, "I've just been made" Sends out for the doctor, who pulls down the shade And says, "My advice is to not let the boys in" And the medicine man comes and he shuffles inside He walks with a swagger and he says to the bride "Stop all this weeping, swallow your pride You will not die, it's not poison" Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for food I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues Every single track is amazing and the whole album is fucking great. 5/5

Automatic shoes Automatic shoes Give me three D vision And the California blues Me I funk but I don't care I ain't no square with my corkscrew hair The 70s were a weird decade and this was a fine example. I like weird, but the trouble here is that the album kind of sucks. 1/5

When I kiss you I feel a thousand different feelings A cover of chills All over my body And when I feel them I quickly try to decide which one I should try to put into words, wooah Try to put into words Ive got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. 4/5

What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never be, never see Won't see what might have been What I've felt, what I've known Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, never me So I dub thee unforgiven I agree that this should be on a list of albums that everyone should hear at least once. Its an outstanding representation of metal, and the albums theme and tracks are perfect. 5/5

Goodbye, Norma Jeane Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name You cant deny that there are some catchy tracks, but its not a 4 star album. 3/5

Well, it was kinda cold that night She stood alone on her balcony (Ooh) Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach And for one desperate moment there He crept back in her memory God, it's so painful when something that is so close Is still so far out of reach Its so LA it hurts, and its a good catalog of 70s rock. Overall, its decent. 3/5

This album does not belong on a "must listen before you die" list under any circumstances - Its really mid. Theres like one top 10 track and the rest is totally forgettable, damon-albarn-fucking-around-on-a-mixer stuff. 1/5

Leaving all the sorrows and the pain There's no love between us that remains Although you are the one You're not the same So the other side of the road Can only take me back home Now this is actually an album that everyone should hear before they die. Some of the best funk of the decade, packed with great tracks. 4/5

I feel like this is on the list so that british publishers can feel like theyre "multicultural" and "not colonizers". Well, heres the thing - the albums not great, and the british are fucking awful. 2/5

Señores y señoras Nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tú tiene, pero los queremos Creado y regado de Los Angeles, Juana's Addicción Outstanding album. Pretty much perfect. 5/5

You never listen to a word that I said You only seen me For the clothes that I wear Or did the interest go so much deeper It must have been The colour of my hair This is some solid punk, great album with good theme. Its not a top 10 thing, but thats not what its about AT ALL. 4/5

Is this album on this list as a prank? Why the fuck would anyone want to hear this weird hippy shit. Seriously, its REALLY bad. 1/5

I took up all of my winnings And I gave my little Bessie half And she tore it up and threw it in my face Just for a laugh Now there's one thing in the whole wide world I sure would like to see That's when that little love of mine Dips her doughnut in my tea Its funny in retrospect that a bunch of canadians wrote a song (not the quoted one) that the american south held so dearly. But in the end the whole thing is actually worth a listen. 3/5

Walking down the street Shooting people that I meet With my rubber Tommy water gun Here come the deputy He's gonna come and get a me I gotta get me get up and run Outstanding album - basically perfect. 5/5

Listen to my bluebird laugh She can't tell you why Deep within her heart, you see She knows only crying Just crying Decent album. 3/5

Tonight I go to hell For what I've done to you This ain't about regret It's when I tell the truth And once again The monster speaks Reveals his face and searches for relief A little boy is tied to you Attracted only 'til it comes unglued Great album. Tells a story in a way that most dont. 4/5

Absolutely fucking incredible. 5/5

Really a great album. Hit tracks and a great theme - For some reason I always associate it with Canada and not New York, even though I know that its all CBGBs and shit. Anyway, great album. 5/5

Interesting. I never heard this before, and its pretty good. 3/5

Its decent - Not bad at all, but not amazing. I dont know why this would be on a list of albums that everyone should hear before they die. 3/5

As I walked out in the streets of Laredo As I walked out in Laredo one day I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay Honky. Tonk. Its a good album, and a good representation of the genre. 4/5

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription filled I was standing in line with Mr. Jimi And, man, did he look pretty ill We decided that we would have a soda My favorite flavor, cherry red I sung my song to Mr. Jimi Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "death" I said to him You can't always get what you want Amazing album on so many levels. The tracks are all top 10 stuff. The theme is so solid, so profoundly sympathetic to the death of an entire generation of hippy asshole optimists. 5/5

One, two, three, four, five People think cause we are here Our jazz ran out the ships won't steer No more. We picked up on the rhythm here If you just take a toot and have a beer We're gonna make it clear Yes, and when the morning gets here Jazz and soul Great funk album. This was a weird time in America's history, and this album does give you some insight into how some people were dealing with it. 5/5

Facts are simple and facts are straight Facts are lazy and facts are late Facts all come with points of view Facts don't do what I want them to Facts just twist the truth around Facts are living turned inside out Facts are getting the best of them Facts are nothing on the face of things One of the greatest albums of all time. 5/5

Decent. I dont agree that everyone should hear it, and its not like a special album for any reason, but decent. 3/5

You're only acting like You are somebody But I don't no say You know nobody You're only a show off Your painted face, yeah But underneath that face Your just a disgrace Amazing album, I agree that this is one that everyone should hear. 5/5

Absolutely excellent album. 5/5

5/5

Decent. The wild thing is you can totally hear how he’s going to eventually be a much bigger deal than this album. 3/5

Hes a scumbag and this album is crap. Why is this on this list? 1/5

Amazing. Not so much for the album part, which is incidental, but amazing music performed amazingly by an amazing artist. 5/5

What? 3/5

So I can see (hear) how this album influenced a lot of other bands work in the late 60s and 70s and maybe even the 80s, but that doesnt make it "good". Its overwrought and the lyrics are boring and unappealing. All of the albums which were influenced by this are better than the original work itself. All in all, I'd rather be listening to the Moody Blues. 2/5

The Who are great, and one of the best bands of the era to experience live. That said, the mixing is not great and these recordings barely qualify for an album. It gets 4 stars for the quality of the music but loses 1 for the recording. 4/5

Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst They didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worse She said, "Listen baby, you can hear the engine ring" "We've been up and down this highway, haven't seen a goddam thing" He said, "Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash" "The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash" They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost They didn't care, they were just dyin' to get off, and it was Life in the fast lane OK, a couple of things - One, 1976 was a fucking amazing year for music. Two, this album is one of the handful on the list that I 100% agree is one that every human should hear. 5/5

And you think it's about time that you died And I agree, so you decide on suicide You tried but you never quite carried it off You only wanted to die in order to show off And if you think you're gonna bleed all over me You're even wronger than you'd normally be And the only things you want to see are kitsch The only thing you want to be is rich Your little pink up-pointed nose begins to twitch I know, you know, you're just a little bitch One, two 5/5

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from hell? Blue skies from pain? Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? I spent an entire summer of my life listening only to this album. It very certainly changed my life. 5/5

When I look back upon my life It's always with a sense of shame I've always been the one to blame For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common too It's a sin So, its an OK album but I'm confused by its presence on this list. Why is this an album that everyone should hear before they die? Because its more 80s brit pop? Cant have too much of that? 3/5

Workin' out them simple things day by day Words and dreams just cross through my mind I been sympathizing, compromising things to say But everything's been going my way Well should I stay, should I leave How can I be here Words and dreams all pass through my mind, and I still Spend some time with you Never heard of this band or album before. Not bad. Bluesy guitar, good vocals, pretty good. 4/5

Meh. Why the fuck is this on this list? Oh right, its UK pop shit. 2/5

Now you're climbin' to the top of the company ladder Hope it doesn't take too long Can't cha see there'll come a day when it won't matter Come a day when you'll be gone I understand about indecision But I don't care if I get behind People living in competition All I want is to have my peace of mind Such a great fucking album. Every track is a killer and the theme is an outstanding vision of rock in the US in the 1970s. 5/5

Dont get me wrong, I love Bowie. He was an amazing artist and brought new ideas and life to music in a way that rivals Mozart. However, this album is not his best. Its self indulgent and not up to his self set standard. I know, I KNOW, its his last work and should be celebrated, but not in a way where we tell everyone that they HAVE to hear this album. Thats not fair to Bowie, either. 2/5

Solid album. Not enough hip hop on this list in general, and this is a welcome addition. That said, its not a five star album. Its solid at four stars but not holy-shit-you-must-hear-this five stars level. 4/5

Meh. 2/5

It was a slow day And the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a bright light A shattering of shop windows The bomb in the baby carriage Was wired to the radio These are the days of miracle and wonder This is the long distance call The way the camera follows us in slo-mo The way we look to us all The way we look to a distant constellation That's dying in a corner of the sky These are the days of miracle and wonder And don't cry, baby, don't cry Don't cry Thats how this incredible album starts - which maps the global music of the mid-80s, a time when technology had become the new favorite deity and drugs were cheap and plentiful. Did he appropriate music and culture from Africa and the Caribbean? You bet your fucking ass he did. It doesnt detract from the album, which is outstanding. Paul Simon, who couldnt write a bad song if he tried, stealing from global music and writing a masterpiece. 5/5

Hard times are coming to your town So stay alert, don't let them get you down They tell you times are tough, you hear that times are hard But when you work for that ace you know you pulled the right card Hard times got our pockets all in chains I'll tell you what, homeboy, it don't have my brain All day I have to work at my peak Because I need that dollar every day of the week Outstanding. 5/5

Its OK. Decent, but not great. 3/5

She's got a hand on a wheel of pain She can talk to the mangling strangers She can sleep in a fiery bog Throwing troubles to the dying embers She's alone in the new pollution Good album. I admit that I didnt appreciate it when it released, but in retrospect I understand what some of my friends were making such a big deal out of. 4/5

Some of these days, and it won't be long Gonna drive back down where you once belonged In the back of a dream car twenty foot long Don't cry, my sweet, don't break my heart Doing all right, but you gotta get smart Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day, I believe, oh Lord I believe all the way Come get up, my baby Run for the shadows, run for the shadows Run for the shadows in these golden years Solid Bowie album. 4/5

Do you realize That you have the most beautiful face? Do you realize We're floating in space? Do you realize That happiness makes you cry? Do you realize That everyone you know someday will die? And instead of saying all of your goodbyes Let them know you realize that life goes fast It's hard to make the good things last You realize the sun doesn't go down It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round Up there with Dark Side. No shit. 5/5

I never heard of this before, but its not bad. Decent tracks, nice and relaxing. Reminds me of Thom Yorke or maybe Peter Gabriel. 3/5

Her neon mouth with the blinkers-off smile Nothing but an electric sign You could say she has an individual style She's a part of a colorful time Secrecy of lady-chrome-covered clothes You wear 'cause you have no other But I suppose no one knows You're my plastic fantastic lover Fucking hippies made an excellent album. They all turned out to be some of the most awful rotten people later! 5/5

At this point it hardly even matters whether the music or the album is any good, because kanye is SUCH a narcissist racist shithead asshole that nothing can ever get past that. 1/5

Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time For y'all have knocked her up. I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe I was not offended For I knew I had to rise above it all Or drown in my own shit. Outstanding album. One of the best things George Clinton ever made. 5/5

Booooring. Strictly mid. Doesnt belong on the list. 1/5

It all feels so contrived. Its OK, but its def not great. 3/5

Is this the best beatles album? I'm partial to the white album, but this is so goddamn good that its hard to tell which is better. Anyway, its a 5/5, but the whole beatles catalog would be tough to score under a 5. 5/5

Slow down, Joe, I'm a rock-and-roll man I've twiddled my thumbs in a dozen odd bands And you ain't seen nothing 'til you've been In a motel, baby, like the Holiday Inn This is a weird album - I dont love it, but its inescapably catchy tracks and lowkey positivity in some kind of dark scenarios makes it a decent album. 3/5

I'm feeling so tired, can't understand it Just had a fortnight's sleep I'm feeling so stuffed, I'm so distracted Ain't touched a thing all week I'm feeling drunk, juiced up and sloppy Ain't touched a drink all night I'm feeling hungry, can't see the reason Just had a horse meat pie Yeah when you call my name I salivate like a Pavlov dog Yeah when you lay me out My heart is beating louder than a big bass drum, alright Yeah, you got to mix it, child, you got to fix It must be love, it's a bitch This is a GOAT album - When it was released on vinyl, the fucking zipper on the album worked! 5/5

Now I wanna know, now-now I wanna known why You never look me in the face Broke a confidence just to please your ego Should've realized you know what I know You're in suspension you're a liar Such a great album that defines the punk sound even today in 2023. 5/5

They heard me singing and they told me to stop Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock These days, my life, I feel it has no purpose But late at night the feelings swim to the surface 'Cause on the surface the city lights shine They're calling at me, "Come and find your kind" Sometimes, I wonder if the world's so small That we can never get away from the sprawl I mean, its pretty good. 4/5

Holy shit this is a bad album. Why would this piece of britpop shit be an album that "everyone should hear before they die", unless it was to make sure that everyone is exposed to middle of the road bad music made by rich English people? 1/5

Hustler, word, I pull the trigger long, Grit my teeth, spray till every nigga's gone. Got my block sewn, armored dope spots, Last thing I sweat's a sucka punk cop. Move like a king when I roll, hops, You try to flex, bang, another nigga drops. You gotta deal with this cause there's no way out, Why? Cash money ain't never gonna play out. I got nothin to lose, much to gain, In my brain, I got a capitalist migraine. I gotta get paid tonight, you muthafuckin right. [something] my grip, check my bitch, keep my game tight. So many hos on my jock, think I'm a movie star. Nineteen, I got a fifty thousand dollar car. Go to school, I ain't goin for it, Kiss my ass, bust the cap on the Moet. Cause I don't want to hear that crap, Why? I'd rather be a New Jack-----Hustler Brilliant. 5/5

Oh no, what's this? A spider web and I'm caught in the middle So I turned to run The thought of all the stupid things I've done And I, I never meant to cause you trouble And I, I never meant to do you wrong And I, well if I ever caused you trouble Oh no, I never meant to do you harm I think I'm supposed to hate coldplay? Thus; I didnt want to like this album, but the problem is - its fucking excellent and I ended up really enjoying it. 4/5

Um. So somehow something got fucked up and they put the music from the exorcist on this list. Just figure someone should know that they made a mistake, because theres no earthly way this would be an album that anyone should listen to, much less everyone should listen to. 1/5

Meh. 3/5

From distant star to this here bar The me, the you, where are we now? Hurray the blues of everyone, Allison Outstanding album, worth the listen. 4/5

LOL this is schmaltzy and awful, but its also somehow simultaneously great. I'm going 4/5 because I honestly dont know how to evaluate this album.

Well she tossed all night like a raging sea Woke up and climbed from the suicide machine With her Spanish candles and her Persian poems Stuck on the rocks inside opus 40 stoned And scratching her wrists in the pouring rain She collapses down upon the ocean floor again Tears in waves minds on fire Nights alone by your side Catskill mansions buried screams I'm alive She cried but I don't know what it means Somewhere out there across the moonlit sands There's a line drawn like the lines on her own hand And slamming her eyes locking the door She collapses down upon the ocean floor again This is a great album, especially if you like Flaming Lips. Its not perfect, but its great. 4/5

This album and Taylor in general are the anti-gonzo - The compromise between actual rock and the easy listening take-it-safe-just-do-what-everyone-else-is-doing mentality that was used to poison the counter-culture movement of America in the last half of the 20th century. Its the lowest common denominator of music for a bunch of disillusioned hippies finally realizing in 1970 that they werent ever going to get any of that freedom and consciousness expansion shit they thought they were going to win 5 years ago. I feel like I should maybe rate it higher just because its finally not a britpop album on this awful list, but I cant bring myself to give it better than a 2. 2/5

I think "take five" might be the quintessential jazz song. Like, if someone says "jazz", you would think of that song. 3/5

Anyway, heres Wonderwall. 3/5

Amazing album. Left us too soon. 5/5

Firestarter. 4/5

Hey, it’s that album with boobs on the cover! J/k - it’s actually a really good album with a lot of replay-able tracks. 4/5

Meh. 3/5

great album. 4/5

This is a GOAT album. Every track is amazing, as a whole its fucking transcendent. 5/5

Decent. Not amazing, but decent. 3/5

Meh. More brit-pop techno-disco-electro shit. Nothing special and not on the level of anything anyone would say you must hear before you die. 2/5

For real, most incredible guitar playing of all time. 5/5

I agree that this is an excellent album that everyone should hear. 5/5

I had never heard this album before today, and it's crazy how good it is and how I missed it! Great album, with good themes and excellent tracks. Not quite GOAT material, but outstanding work nonetheless. 4/5

Smooooooth Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. 3/5

The second-best Beatles album. 5/5

A long, long time ago In a galaxy far away Naboo was under an attack And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn Could talk the federation in To maybe cutting them a little slack But their response, it didn't thrill us They locked the doors and tried to kill us We escaped from that gas Then met Jar-Jar and Boss Nass We took a bongo from the scene And we went to Theed to see the Queen We all wound up on Tatooine That's where we found this boy Oh my, my this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry He left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin', "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi Did you know this junkyard slave Isn't even old enough to shave But he can use the Force, they say Ahh, do you see him hitting on the queen Though he's just nine and she's 14 Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday Well, I know he built C-3PO And I've heard how fast his pod can go And we were broke, it's true So we made a wager or two He was a pre-pubescent flyin' ace And the minute Jabba started off that race Well, I knew who would win first place Oh yes, it was our boy We started singin' My, my this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin', "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi Now we finally got to Coruscant The Jedi Council we knew would want To see how good the boy could be So we took him there and we told the tale How his midichlorians were off the scale And he might fulfill that prophecy Oh, the Council was impressed, of course Could he bring balance, to the Force? They interviewed the kid All training they forbid Because Yoda sensed in him much fear And Qui-Gon said, "Now listen here" Just stick it in your pointy ear I still will teach this boy He was singin' My, my this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin', "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi We caught a ride back to Naboo 'Cause Queen Amidala wanted to I frankly would've liked to stay We all fought in that epic war And it wasn't long at all before Little Hotshot flew his plane and saved the day And in the end some Gunguns died Some ships blew up and some pilots fried A lot of folks were croakin' The battle droids were broken And the Jedi I admire most Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast Well, I'm still here, and he's a ghost I guess I'll train this boy And I was singin' My, my this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin', "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi We were singin' My, my this here Anakin guy Maybe Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin', "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" Weird Al did it better. 2/5

OK, but … why? 2/5

Your mama got snake skin teeth Your mama wears coat hangers for earrings, dude she looks like Your mama was making sex threats to Ricky Bell and shit Your mama jacked the Kool-aid man for a sip, nigga Your mama was walking down on Sunset with a 99 cent sign on her back (You're a sellout) Your mama's a sellout nigga your mama Nigga your mama did a pop tune nigga Your mama's glasses are so thick she look into a map And see people wavin' at her Your mother got an Ouija board on her back Sidney with EQ and everything what he be sayin' His mother be hooked, fishin' with a hook and reel at the frozen food section Tre's mama got Playdough teeth Your mother be eatin' Daytons like Now and Laters and shit Your mama's an extra on the Simpsons and shit Your mama's so fat you can't even see her legs It just looks like she's just gliding across the floor I mean really, those rhymes are tight. 4/5

On the beach we're sitting Hugging, squeezing, kissing Why must it be That you always creep Into my dreams In my dreams When I'm sleep at night, baby I feel those moments of ecstasy When you sleep at night, baby I wonder do I creep into your dreams Or could it be I sleep alone in my fantasy 3/5

It's bad. Like, really bad. No conceivable reason why this album would be on this list unless someone was being paid off. 1/5

Dance music. It doesnt make for a great album, but the tracks are OK. 2/5

Meh. Nothing outstanding about this album, except is has "Killing Moon" on it, which is a great track. 3/5

I haven't ever heard of this album before, and it took me by surprise how good it was. It's not life-changing or anything, but it's quite good - The quintessential sound of 80s British post-punk. 4/5

Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon get it on Livin' like a lover with a radar phone Lookin' like a tramp, like a video vamp Demolition woman, can I be your man? Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light Television lover, baby, go all night Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah Now c'mon, take a bottle, shake it up Break the bubble, break it up Pour some sugar on me Ooh, in the name of love Pour some sugar on me C'mon, fire me up Pour your sugar on me I can't get enough 5/5

It's decent, but not great. 3/5

One of the best albums of all time. Amazing theme, great tracks, amazing artwork, its got it all. 5/5

I had never heard of them before, but I like this album. Good theme and catchy tracks; good vocals tie it all together. 4/5

Brilliant. 5/5

Robert Smith is on a whole different level. I know the Cure and like them, but I hadn't heard this album before. Its on their usual standard, which is to say that its pretty damn good. 4/5

Meh. Neil Young and Crazy Horse are OK, but this is a boring and repetitive album. 2/5

They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Shut your mouth) But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft (Then we can dig it) So good. One of the pillars of the Stax sound, and deserves to be on a top 100 list. 5/5

Everyone is trying to get to the bar The name of the bar, the bar is called Heaven The band in Heaven, they play my favorite song They play it once again, they play it all night long One of the best of all time. 5/5

Its OK but not amazing and I'm not sure that I agree that it belongs on a top 1000 list. 3/5

Decent. It's not great, and might not belong on the list, but I appreciate that American post-punk got a spot, so I'm giving it a 3. 3/5

This is a lot of fun to listen to, and it's got a lot of replayability. I guess that old-time sound is still alive and well! 5/5

Really? The album only has one good track, and it's on the 1001 list? 2/5

Nobody makes albums designed to be good for fucking anymore. 5/5

I initially said "Meh" and gave it three stars, but after listening to this album all the way through to the end, I can now say that it's actually bad and give it 1 star. It's got nothing redeemable in lyrics or melody throughout. It's essentially late-90s UK elevator music, just pointless and bad. 1/5

Come on, although you try to discredit You'll still never edit The needle, I'll thread it Radically poetic Standing with the fury that they had in '66 And like E-Double, I'm mad Still knee-deep in the system's shit Hoover, he was a body remover I'll give you a dose But it will never come close To the rage built up inside of me Fist in the air, in the land of hypocricy Fucking A plus album right here! This is the absolute best way to put into words how the 90s counterculture felt and what we thought we knew and could take action on then. This is one of those high water marks of a generation. 5/5

It is now time to dance on sprockets. 1/5

It's OK but nothing remarkable. No standout tracks or themes. And then I read the wiki and this guy may be a terrible person. 1/5

This is a good album. Solid theme, catchy tracks, does exactly what you think its going to do and does it well. 4/5

Outstanding musicians who work extremely well together. With all this talent, it's not surprising that this is an excellent album. 5/5

This is actually kind of dull. There aren't any tracks that I would save or any theme that would make me want to listen to the entire album again. It's just Brian Eno-style "experimental" fucking around for 45 minutes. 2/5

Kind of has a Sugarcubes/Bjork thing going on at first, the more I listen the more I like it. Never heard of Suba before, but this is good shit. 4/5

Absolutely incredible. Everything about this album, this moment in time and these musicians, is exceptional. 5/5

I never heard of Calexico before, at least not directly. They may have been on a compilation or been on a soundtrack, but didn't jump out at me. That said, this is a good album. Its got great theming - This is an album of the American desert if I ever heard one - and a few tracks have replay-ability. 4/5

Not bad. Not great either, but not bad. 3/5

Biggie never appealed to me the way other hip hop of the 90s did, and I thought it was ridiculous when people said he was assassinated. I was like, well he's an admitted criminal and drug dealer in his lyrics, why is anyone surprised when violent people meet violent ends? Anyway, listening to the whole album today, I can see the appeal that eluded me in the 90s. Its a good album. 4/5

Incredible album that defined hard rock/metal for a generation. Its hard to look at anything past and see that it still shines despite knowing what we do now about the artists and the environment, but this album does indeed continue to shine. 5/5

Running around robbing banks All whacked on Scooby Snacks I actually like this album a lot. I'm not saying that its "good" or that it "belongs on a 1001 best albums list", but I do like it. 4/5

This is just crap. 1/5

This is so unremarkable that I'm inclined to believe that this albums inclusion on this list is the result of someone's having been paid off. I mean really. I make it a point to listen to each of these albums at least once through, but this one was a real challenge to not skip the aggressively boring tracks. 1/5

No I'd rather go and journey Where the diamond crescent's glowing And run across the valley Beneath the sacred mountain And wander through the forest Where the trees have leaves of prisms And break the light in colors That no one know the names of And when it's time I'll go and lay Beside the legendary fountain 'Till I see her form reflected In its clear and jewelled waters And if you think I'm ready You may lead me to the chasm Where the rivers of our visions Flow into one another I will want to dive beneath the white cascading waters She may beg, she may plead, she may argue with her logic And mention all the things I'll lose That really have no value in the end she will surely know I wasn't born to follow Its pretty hippy-dippy shit, but its actually pretty good too. Giving the album a 3 due to its only having one outstanding track, though. 3/5

Hey, you want to listen to some terrible modern nu-metal from Iowa? No, me neither. 1/5

Down the street you can hear her scream you're a disgrace As she slams the door in his drunken face And now he stands outside And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool He cries oh girl, you must be mad What happened to the sweet love you and me had Against the door he leans and starts a scene And his tears fall and burn the garden green Absolutely amazing album. Hendrix is a transcendent guitarist, thats a given - But this album goes beyond his skill as a guitarist and shows what a great songwriter and overall musician he was. 5/5

Holy shit, this is a great album - I cant believe I never heard of this before! I mean, sure, everyone knows smoke on the water, but I had no idea they made an album like this one. 5/5

Meh. Not bad, but also not great. I never heard of this band or album before, and they're OK. 3/5

Fantastic album. My buddy Dave was working at tower records outlet when this came out, and this hot french girl came in and was looking for this album. He had to tell her that they didnt sell it at his part of the store and sent her to the other building. He was so bummed that he didnt get to sell her this album - I was intrigued enough to buy it myself. I mean, if this album gets hot french girls to tower records, dont you want to have it on repeat? 5/5

The 2000s were kind of a wasteland for american art. Compared to previous generations, music wasnt the great communicator and rallying of a generation that it had been. This was one of the like 20 albums of the decade that was something that everyone had heard and tended towards liking it. 4/5

This album isnt available on any streaming services, so I listened to Madness (1983), which was the next closest thing. I like the band Madness a lot, and I do think that UK ska should be represented by one album in the 1001 list. It does stand out, even on this anglophile list, as an exceptional entry. 4/5

Holy shit, this is awful. I knew that Genesis was very different before the pop songs they produced in the 80s, but I hadnt heard it before. Having now experienced it, I guess its good that they split up later to make better stuff independently. 1/5

Sounds like the soundtrack to a guy ritchie movie. Its not bad, but this list is making me increasingly weary of british music. Its also boring. 2/5

Excellent album by an excellent band which would later be reshaped to be a really shitty band by racists. But for that time and that place, they were amazing. 5/5

When the night's quiet and you don't care anymore And your eyes are tired and there's someone at your door And you realize you want to let go And the weak lies in cold walls you embrace you At your insides and baby I ain't no liar I walk Streets of fire Incredible. Love is the force that conquers all the bad shit in America. 5/5

Now the preacher looked so baffled When I asked him why he dressed With twenty pounds of headlines Stapled to his chest But he cursed me when I proved it to him Then I whispered Not even you can hide You see, you’re just like me I hope you’re satisfied Oh, Mama, can this really be the end To be stuck inside of Mobile With the Memphis blues again Everybody must get stoned? I couldnt agree more. 5/5

Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace Molly is the singer in a band Desmond says to Molly girl I like your face And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on brah La-la how life goes on Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on brah La-la how life goes on -And- Your inside is out when your outside is in Your outside is in when your inside is out So come on come on Come on its such a joy Come on its such a joy Come on let's make it easy Come on let's make it easy Make it easy, make it easy Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey Enough said, really. 5/5

I never knew sepultura was from brazil, but then again I never really cared. This is OK, but its not great, and its far from the best representative of thrash metal. 2/5

It's quite possible that I'm your third man, girl But it's a fact that I'm the seventh son It's quite possible that I'm your third man, girl But it's a fact that I'm the seventh son And right now, you could care less about me But soon enough, you will care by the time I'm done This is an excellent album. Its exceptional in theme and in replay-ability, I dont think that theres anything else that directly compares to it in terms of a blues-rock album. 5/5

Its so fucking bad, the only list this should be on would be the "worst albums ever recorded by a band who later made better work". 1/5

This album is like some ancient alien technology shit. Its beautiful and strange, and I dont understand it in the slightest. 4/5

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, Lord Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home Oh well, oh well, oh well Don't it make you feel bad When you're tryin' to find your way home You don't know which way to go? If you're goin' down south They got no work to do If you're going down to Chicago GOAT album right here. 5/5

I mean, you figure Rush has to be on the list someplace, and I guess that Moving Pictures is probably the most logical album to appear on a list of 1001 essential albums. Its a good album, and can be repeated endlessly. I'm not saying I like it, because I don't. But I recognize quality, and its very good. By the way, did you know that the British royal family owns like 90% of the land in Canada? 4/5

Ugh. Just no. This is a bad album, and should not be on any list of good albums. 1/5

Upstairs in bed with my ex-boy He's in a place, but I can't get joy Thinking on you in the final throes This is when my buzzer goes Run out to meet your chips and pita You say when "we're married" 'Cause you're not bitter "There'll be none of him no more" I cried for you on the kitchen floor I cheated myself Like I knew I would I told you I was trouble You know that I'm no good This is a spectacular album. Themes and tracks are some of the most profoundly dark stuff you'll ever hear, and the overall album is absolutely excellent. 5/5

I'm getting so bored with british music from this list. I cant find anything redeeming or interesting about this album. Its sooo boring. Its got like one halfway decent track that I probably wont listen to ever again. 1/5

If I lose this dream It's goodbye love and happiness Yes you're the one I need I don't want a love that's second best There've been things all of my life I wanted to do that made me blue Help me hold onto this dream For sometimes dreams often come true And they all come true they all come true For me and you Wait a minute baby This album is so fucking good that it makes up for all the awful britpop and UK post punk shit that I've had to endure on this list. This is a solid soul album that will change your life the first time you experience it. 5/5

Very superstitious, Writing's on the wall, Very superstitious, Ladders bout' to fall, Thirteen month old baby, Broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, The good things in your past When you believe in things That you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition aint the way Stevie Wonder is a musical genius! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_vTUnokNU 5/5

Meh. One good song and a bunch of forgettable stuff. Not terrible, but why in the world would anyone put this on a list of 1001 albums that everyone should hear? 3/5

This is a great album but its not their best work (Synchronicity is). Anyway, it does indeed deserve to be on a list of albums that everyone should hear and its got a shitload of replay-ability and some great stand out single tracks. 4/5

Under a blood red sky A crowd has gathered in black and white Arms entwined, the chosen few The newspapers says Say it's true And we can break through Though torn in two We can be one I will begin again Good album. Not one skippable track, and you could put it on repeat for a week and not ever get tired of New Years Day. 5/5

Decent. Aerosmith is a little overrated, IMO, but this is a decent album. 3/5

It's a god awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair But her mummy is yelling no And her daddy has told her to go But her friend is nowhere to be seen Now she walks through her sunken dream To the seat with the clearest view And she's hooked to the silver screen But the film is a saddening bore For she's lived it ten times or more She could spit in the eyes of fools As they ask her to focus on Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man, look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars? Amazing. There really arent any words which do justice to this album, its just outstanding and absolutely deserves to be on a list of the albums that everyone should hear. 5/5

He's exploring the taste of her Arousal, so accurate He sets off the beauty in her He's Venus, a Venus as a boy All across your lips, oh, then until Well be that, it's a little now, until He believes in a beauty He's Venus as a boy He believes in a beauty and gentle She's incredible. There isnt anyone else like Bjork, she is a truly unique voice and artist. 5/5

Night and day I dream of making love To you now baby Love-making On-screen Impossible dream And I have seen The sunrise Over the river The freeway Reminding Of this mess we're in and The city sun sets over me Man, I fucking love New York too. She gets it. 4/5

This girl I know needs some shelter She don't believe anyone can help her She's doing so much harm, doing so much damage But you don't wanna get involved You tell her she can manage And you can't change the way she feels But you could put your arms around her I know you wanna live yourself But could you forgive yourself If you left her just the way you found her? I stand in front of you I'll take the force of the blow, protection This is some quintessential 90s sound. Massive Attack is a great band, and this is a good album. Not great, but good. 4/5

I said I'm trapped inside the ghetto and I ain't proud to admit it Institutionalized, I could still kill me a nigga, so what? If I was the president I'd pay my mama's rent Free my homies and them Bulletproof my Chevy doors Lay in the White House and get high, Lord Whoever thought? Master, take the chains off me! America is a pretty fucked up place - We went a long time with white people not recognizing the shit that the white government and white people have done to black people. 4/5

I like the arctic monkeys, but this album in no way belongs on a list of the best albums of anything ever. 2/5

My spirits made up of the ocean And the sky and the sun and the moon And all my eyes can see I cannot go back to your land of gloom Where black jagged shadows Remind me of the coming of your doom I want my own land Take my hand and come with me It's not too late for you if it's not too late for me To find my homeland Where a man can stand by another man Without an ego flying With no man lying And no one dying by an earthly hand Let the devils burn and the beggar learn And the little girls that live in those old worlds Take my kind hand My smile is stuck I cannot go back to your frownland Here's the thing, this isnt FOR you. Its for THEM. The people who made this album made it because THEY wanted it. They didnt give a fuck that it wasnt going to make any money, it was ART. Art for the sake of art? Man, we could use more of that in this late-stage capitalist hellscape. 5/5

She came from Planet Claire I knew she came from there She drove a Plymouth Satellite A-faster than the speed of light Planet Claire has pink air All the trees are red No one ever dies there No one has a head Great album! 4/5

Thank you friends Wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you I'm so grateful for all the things you helped me do All the ladies and gentlemen Who made this all so probable Thank you, friends I rejoice to the skies Dear ones like you do the best I do As far as can see my eyes THIS is why I started listening to this list - I never heard of or heard this album before, and its excellent! 5/5

it ain't no use in turning on your light, babe That light I never knowed And it ain't no use in turning on your light, babe I'm on the dark side of the road But I wish there was somethin' you would do or say To try and make me change my mind and stay But we never did too much talking anyway But don't think twice, it's all right How many albums can you think of where EVERY SINGLE TRACK is amazing? 5/5

Its OK, but not great. Couple of good dance tracks, and there you have Madonna's last good album. Its got no place on a list of albums that everyone should hear before they die. 3/5

I wish I could go back to the late 90s and hear this again for the first time. 4/5

Do not attempt to adjust your radio, there is nothing wrong We have taken control as to bring you this special show We will return it to you as soon as you are grooving Welcome to station WEFUNK, better known as We-Funk Or deeper still, the Mothership Connection Home of the extraterrestrial brothers Dealers of funky music P-Funk, uncut funk, The Bomb Coming to you directly from the Mothership Top of the Chocolate Milky Way, 500, 000 kilowatts of P-Funk-power So kick back, dig, while we do it to you in your eardrums And me? I'm known as Lollipop Man, alias the Long-Haired Sucker My motto is Make my funk the P-Funk I want my funk uncut You gotta love George Clinton. This is an undeniably funky album. 4/5

Simply no reason for this to be on this list. Is this like a nostalgia thing for Brits? 1/5

The original album/recording wasnt on itunes or spotify, but youtube had a version of the original album. So, it took some more clicks than usual to get to the album but it was worth it! Really great classical Indian album, very relaxing and beautiful. 4/5

Les allees, les venues, labyrinthe, mais qu'y vois je? La sortie, je la voie, elle est la, on est peu, Bien trop peu, au travers, murs epais je peux le faire, Faire tomber, les ecrans, do trompage, do trompage Different from everything else, and in a really great way. 4/5

You know I'm born to lose And gambling's for fools But that's the way I like it, baby I don't want to live forever And don't forget the joker Pushing up the ante I know you got to see me Read 'em and weep The dead man's hand again I see it in your eyes Take one look and die The only thing you see You know it's gonna be The Ace of Spades So fucking good. 4/5

Its like an even worse version of Neil Diamond. I mean seriously, how does anyone find any value in this? I had never heard this before, and I was better off not knowing about this terrible shit. 1/5

It is now time to dance on Sprockets. Seriously, why is this very mid shit on this list? 1/5

Love woke me up this morning feelin' fine I had you on my mind Love woke me up this morning And I haven't had a heartache today And all my little tears are gone away Skies are blue because of you Love woke me up this morning Thinkin' of last night You know, you make me feel all right Love woke me up this morning I'm so glad baby Because of you, happiness is really mine And my cloudy days are far behind Absolutely incredible album. Some of the most original sounds youll ever experience, and papa was a rolling stone is one of the top 10 songs of all time. 5/5

I fucking hate Eric Clapton, but I cant deny that this is a fantastic album. 4/5

All my life I spent the night With dreams of you And the warmth I missed And for the things I wished They're all coming true I've got my love to give And a place to live Guess I'm gonna stay It'd be a peaceful life With a forever wife And a kid someday Well, it's early nights And pillow fights And your soft laugh Fantasy world and Disney girls I'm coming back This is a good album, but its weird. Its weird like the fact that Brian Wilson was friends with Charles Manson and let the whole family stay at his place for a long time - Its some heavy incongruous shit thats hard to wrap your head around. But its also a really good album. 4/5

Sometimes I feel like I can't even sing I'm very scared for this world, I'm very scared for me Eviscerate your memory Here's a scene You're in the backseat laying down, the windows wrap around To the sound of the travel and the engine All you hear is time stand still in travel And feel such peace and absolute The stillness still that doesn't end But slowly drifts into sleep The greatest thing you've ever seen And they're there for you For you alone, you are the everything Amazing album in its theme and its lyrics, and also in its encapsulation of the feeling of a decade. I dont always agree with this list, but this is definitely one of the albums that everyone should hear. 5/5

I want to reach out and touch the sky I want to touch the sun, but I don't need to fly I'm gonna climb up every mountain of the moon And find the dish that ran away with the spoon I've crossed the oceans, turned every bend I found the plastic at the gold at rainbow's end I've been through magic and through life's reality I've lived a thousand years and it never bothered me Got no religion, don't need no friends Got all I want and I don't need to pretend Don't try to reach me, 'cause I'll tear up your mind I've seen the future and I've left it behind This is basically a perfect album. Even better if you are intimately familiar with the chemicals that helped to create and appreciate this music. 5/5

Meh. Middle of the road brit punk shit. I know, I know, theyre a huge influence on other (better) bands and artists, but meh. 2/5

Whoa. This is WEIRD. I think I like it, though. 4/5

When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun When the law break in How you gonna go? Shot down on the pavement Or waiting in death row You can crush us, you can bruise us But you'll have to answer to Oh, the guns of Brixton Solid album, great sound. Fundamental to what came after. 4/5

Its not a great album. Its interesting, and punk with a saxophone is different, and the lyrics are smart, but its not great. Or even good. 2/5

Excuse me, I seem to have ended up on the list of "Albums that no one should have to hear before they die" somehow. This is shit. Its just bad. Lyrics, music, themes, its all shit. 1/5

Sounds of the 60s! Pretty good (if incredibly derivative in every conceivable way) and some decent tracks on this album I hadnt heard before. 3/5

Down and out It can't be helped But there's a lot of it about With, without And who'll deny It's what the fighting's all about Out of the way it's a busy day I've got things on my mind For want of the price of tea and a slice The old man died One of the top 10 best albums of all literal time. In thousands of years, this will still be remembered as a great human achievement. 100/5

Its OK, but not the best Madonna album. I feel like Madonna being on this list more than once is kind of wrong, though? 3/5

Pretty good album. Unique sound, has a genuine, honest feel to it. 3/5

Good stuff! I dont have a lot to say about this other than that its a great album full of earworm tracks that will have you upbeat and whistling all day. 4/5

If man is five And if the devil is six Then God is seven This monkey's gone to heaven Fucking excellent album! Great themes and overall sounds, and the tracks are all top 10 stuff. 5/5

I'm sure that this is someone's favorite album. I am not that person. The only saving grace is a decent velvet underground cover. 2/5

This is a sex album, and thats not a bad thing. 4/5

Meh. Its not bad, but its not good. My parents hated Neil Young, and I suspect this album was the reason why. And why in the world should everyone hear this? 3/5

Decent album with a great closing track. Its a little stodgy, and not to my personal taste. 3/5

I agree that this is an album that everyone should hear. This represents some of the best metal of the 80s, and Metallica is an incredibly tight band. 5/5

I want to tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat Comes out of the Virginia swamps Cool and slow with plenty of precision With a back beat narrow and hard to master Some call it heavenly in its brilliance Others, mean and rueful of the Western dream I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft We have constructed pyramids in honor of our escaping This is the land where the Pharaoh died The Negroes in the forest brightly feathered They are saying, "forget the night Live with us in forests of azure Out here on the perimeter there are no stars Out here we is stoned, immaculate" Listen to this, and I'll tell you 'bout the heartache I'll tell you 'bout the heartache and the loss of God I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night The meager food for souls forgot I'll tell you 'bout the maiden with wrought iron soul I'll tell you this No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn I'll tell you 'bout Texas radio and the Big Beat Soft, driven, slow and mad, like some new language Now, listen to this, and I'll tell you 'bout the Texas I'll tell you 'bout the Texas radio I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night Wandering the Western dream Tell you 'bout the maiden with wrought iron soul This is actually difficult to grade. This is an excellent album the first time you hear it. However, after MANY repeat listens it gets a bit stale. Also, in retrospect these guys stole all the good hooks. Still, it carried me for almost a decade - 4 stars. 4/5

I never heard of Nancy Griffiths or this album before - Not great, but not terrible either. Its nice for like one listen, but nothing sticks and its kinda monotone. That said, Nancy has a good voice, but the album as a whole is a 2. 2/5

90's goth, but now from the perspective of 2023. Oh, the 90s. The decade that gave us so much for music also gave us Marilyn Manson. This album may as well be a NIN album, though - Its very clearly a Trent Reznor production, you can hear his footprint all over this. Theres some level of rear view perspective to be applied to the album's criticism of the hypocritical nature of the American religious community, and it turns out that MM was completely correct in their message - The fascist "christian" scumbags of america have done their level best to fuck everyone over in the name of their racist ideology. Anyway, its a decent album. Couple of good tracks, and the theme is solid. 3/5

What. The. Fuck. I think I figured out this list - Its not just like "the best albums ever that everyone should hear", its also "holy shit this is the worst album of all time and you have to hear it to believe it". This is the worst album I have ever heard, and possibly even the worst of all time. 0/5 (have to give 1 star, but its not even a 1 star album)

I pulled over to ask where we was at His index finger, he tipped up his hat El segundo, he said, my name is Pedro If you need directions, I'll tell you pronto Need a civilization, some sort of reservation He said a mile south, there's a fast food station Thanks, señor, as I started the motor Ali said, "Damn, Tip, what did you drive so far for?" 5/5

Do you like commercial british mediocre wanna be punk? Then you might like this shit. Seriously, this very obviously doesnt belong on this list. Its apparently a "best of" album (although how you would establish that any of this shit is the best of their awful catalog is beyond me), and it sucks. 1/5

Are all the beatles albums on this list? Like, if you had to choose 3 beatles albums would this be one of them? I'm not sure, but I dont think that it would. Its a good album, maybe even a great album, but the beatles basically defined rock and roll for a generation or more. Anyway, 4 stars. 4/5

Wikipedia - "often ranked among the best albums of the nineties"?!?! In no way is this album "among the best albums of the nineties". The production quality is OK, and thats the most generous thing I can come up with. 1/5

What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna have some fun What do you consider fun? Fun, natural fun I like this album. BUT its not great - its really only got two good tracks. In general, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth's contributions to The Talking Heads are more memorable/relevant. 3/5

I want you to know He's not coming back Look into my eyes I'm not coming back So knives out Catch the mouse Don't look down Shove it in your mouth If you'd been a dog They would've drowned you at birth Look into my eyes It's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth So knives out Cook him up Squash his head Put him in the pot I want you to know He's not coming back He's bloated and frozen Still there's no point in letting it go to waste So knives out Catch the mouse Squash his head Put him in the pot Basically Kid A part 2, and thats not a bad thing. 4/5

Zombie no go go, unless you tell 'em to go Righteous. 4/5

Legendary album. Its kind of a masterpiece of production and songwriting - Theres a reason why its like 34x platinum or whatever. 5/5

Never heard of this album or band or artists before. Listening to it now, its not remarkable, its kind of forgettable. If someone told me that it was a practical joke and this was composed for a parody album about the 60s, I might believe it. 2/5

Are you really trying to tell me that there werent 1001 other albums that were better than this one? I feel like all you have to do to be on this list is be from the UK. Its not even a requirement that you be halfway decent or have any talent whatsoever. 1/5

Its OK, but not like an essential album or anything. 3/5

Fucking incredible. 5/5

I dont hate it. 3/5

OK, this is one of the rare times I agree with this list - This is one of the 1001 essential albums of all time.

Oh look more british euro trash shit. Gets one extra star for nostalgia. 2/5

Not the worst, but absolutely not my thing. Bonnie has talent, thats for sure, but this album is the sort of music that makes me leave a room. 3/5

Rock n roll, baby. 4/5

So cool. Seriously, you could keep a side of beef in this album, thats how cool it is. 5/5

So funky it'll make you want to institute change for the better in your community. 5/5

There are much more relevant Rolling Stones albums than the first one. That said, its not a bad album. 3/5

Good wallowing in self inflicted pain music, but its not a "great album." In fact, its repetitive and boring, and not great. 2/5

Meh. Are you really telling me that when you count up all the albums on earth, there arent 1001 albums better than this? Its OK, but its not great. In fact, I'm hard pressed to define it as good. Decent guitar work, but nowhere near the best stuff any of these musicians have made. 2/5

Decent club music from the early 90s. Not great by any measurement, and not an album I would say needs to be heard by anyone before they die. That said, I have a soft spot for this music that I grew up with, and its not a "bad" album. 3/5

I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the world Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world All for freedom and for pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world Dennis Miller's weekend update represent. 5/5

Great punk album, I agree that this is a worthy member of the list. This is a perfect representation of the East Coast punk sound of the 70. 4/5

Perfect. 5/5

Never heard of this album or artist before, and the music style itself is something I dont hear often (even in New York!). I like it. 4/5

Meh. Synth of the 80s. Its distinctive, but repetitive. Cars is a great track, but the rest of the album isnt memorable. 3/5

Not awful, but its hard to understand why this is an essential album. Its OK. But its not much more than OK. 2/5

Makes me feel like I'm in a John Hughes movie. On an unrelated note, there is WAY TOO MUCH brit pop bullshit on this list. I find it incomprehensible that when presented with a catalog of all albums in the world, that this one somehow didnt have 1001 albums better than it. 3/5

Never heard of this album before - Its not bad. Maybe I was busy with other stuff in 2000? Anyway, its good and reminiscent of other stuff in that period - I hear more Filter/Coldplay sort of vibes than Oasis in here. 4/5

Ugh. Elvis Costello and the Attractions sounds like a middle school band, cant stand this album. 1/5

Good original sound. I never heard this album before, but its a good precursor and original muse for the punk-pop of the late 80s. 4/5

When I watch you come, baby, I just wanna run, far away You're not the kind of person 'round I wanna stay When I see you walking down the street I step on your hands and I mangle your feet You're not the kind of person that I want to meet Oh, babe, you're so vicious You're just so vicious 5/5

I'm walking through the desert And I am not frightened although it's hot I have all that I requested And I do not want what I haven't got I have learned this from my mother See how happy she has made me I will take this road much further Though I know not where it takes me I have water for my journey I have bread and I have wine No longer will I be hungry For the bread of life is mine I saw a navy blue bird Flying way above the sea I walked on and I learned later That this navy blue bird was me I returned a paler blue bird And this is the advice they gave me You must not try to be too pure You must fly closer to the sea So I'm walking through the desert And I am not frightened although it's hot I have all that I requested And I do not want what I haven't got I never listened to this album all the way through before - I initially dismissed Sinead as "too cool for herself" and only really heard Nothing Compares 2U. That was really something, but it wasnt enough to make me listen to everything else. Well, its an excellent album and she was an excellent singer (and human). I'm not surprised, just aware that it was me getting in my own way again. 5/5

Ah, se ela soubesse Que quando ela passa O mundo sorrindo se enche de graça E fica mais lindo por causa do amor Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, each one she passes goes ah When she walks she's like a samba that Swings so cool and sways so gently That when she passes, each one she passes goes ah Oh, but he watches her sadly How can he tell her he loves her? Yes, he would give his heart gladly But each day when she walks to the sea She looks straight ahead not at he Excellent sexy album. Why isnt sexy music more popular any more? 5/5

British DJs. Its not bad, but I'm partial to electronica from the early 90s. Honestly I would probably give it a higher score if I hadnt had to listen to like 100 albums by mediocre british artists on this list already. 3/5

Its fine. I dont love it, but its OK. 3/5

What do you mean, "I don't believe in God"? I talk to him everyday What do you mean, "I don't support your system"? I go to court when I have to What do you mean, "I can't get to work on time"? Got nothing better to do And, what do you mean, "I don't pay my bills"? Why do you think I'm broke? Huh? If there's a new way Oh, I'll be the first in line But it better work this time What do you mean, "I hurt your feelings"? I didn't know you had any feelings What do you mean, "I ain't kind"? Just not your kind What do you mean, "I couldn't be the President Of the United States of America"? Tell me something, it's still "We the people" right? If there's a new way Oh, I'll be the first in line But it better work this time Can you put a price on peace? 4/5

Two scientists are racing For the good of all mankind Both of them side-by-side So determined Locked in heated battle For the cure that is their prize But it's so dangerous But they're determined Theirs is to win If it kills them They're just humans With wives and children I fucking love the flaming lips. This album is brilliant, and has some of the best storytelling journeys in music ever. 5/5

Its good, but its not great. Maybe this album set a standard, but it sounds so much like all the other 70s rock, you know? Anyway, its got a few good tracks but it doesnt grab me for some reason. 3/5

This is one hell of a good album. Bunch of hit tracks, and even though I'm tired as fuck of british artists from this list its due its 4 stars. 4/5

There's something in the air there It makes you go insane Brings you back to me It's been so long All's I have to do is live along It's coming, coming down over me Do you want to see the explosions in my eye? Do you want to see the reflection of how we used to be? Beauty lies in the eyes of another's dream Beauty lies lost in another's dream It's coming, coming down over me Do you want to see the explosions in my eye? Do you want to see the reflection of how it used to be? Hey, baby Hey, sweetheart Hey fox, come here Hey, beautiful Come here, sugar 4/5

Not bad. Theme tracks of the 80s. 4/5

Rebel souls Deserters we are called Chose a gun And threw away the sun Now these towns They all know our name 6 gun sound is our claim to fame I can hear them say Bad company And I won't deny Bad, bad company Till the day I die 5/5

Sexy smooth bossa nova. Good stuff. 4/5

Sexy. 4/5

Good stuff, different from what I usually see on this list and better for it. 4/5

meh. Its like bad theme music. I dont know what its the theme to, but its boring AF. 1/5

Are you seriously trying to tell me that you couldnt find 1001 albums that were better than this one? This is egregiously mediocre. No, I suspect that this is on this list merely because its another white UK band. Really, this list should be "1001 british-published albums that need promotion." 1/5

Hard album to rate. Williams' vocals are bland, 90s country pop - BUT the lyrics are outstanding. The overall sound is uninteresting, but then when you take a close listen there are a lot of layers. Taking off some points for the boring part that I had to penetrate to get to the lyrics/nuance. 3/5

Pretty good. I never heard them before, at least not consciously - But this is a decent album. Its not AMAZING or anything, but its pretty good. 4/5

All you people, you know the blues got a soul Well this is a story, a story never been told Well you know the blues got pregnant And they named the baby Rock & Roll Muddy Waters said it, you know the blues got a soul James Brown said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby rock & roll Ray Charles said it, you know the blues got a soul John Lee Hooker said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby rock & roll Otis Redding said it, you know the blues got a soul Queen Victoria said it, you know the blues got a soul Well the blues had a baby and they named the baby Rock & Roll Outstanding. 5/5

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you Caught up in circles Confusion is nothing new Flashback warm nights Almost left behind Suitcase of memories Time after Sometimes you picture me I'm walking too far ahead You're calling to me I can't hear What you've said Then you say go slow And I fall behind The second hand unwinds If you're lost you can look and you will find me Time after time This is actually a fantastic album disguised as an 80s candy pop album. Nostalgia aside, the lyrics and themes are outstanding. 5/5

Boring. Its not "bad", but its boring and bland. 2/5

Aisha, we've only just met and I think you ought to know I'm a murderer I have a portrait on my wall, he's a serial killer I thought he wouldn't escape, Aisha, he got out 4/5

I like stories from the city, stories from the sea better as an album - but this is brilliant in any case. 5/5

Don't know what they told you Don't even care what about All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby I didn't let the cat out I love this album. Everything about it is great. 5/5

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city light Wind was blowing, time stood still Eagle flew out of the night He was something to observe Came in close, I heard a voice Standing, stretching every nerve I had to listen, had no choice I did not believe the information Just had to trust imagination My heart going Boom-boom-boom Son, he said Grab your things, I've come to take you home Hey, back home To keep in silence I resigned My friends would think I was a nut Turning water into wine Open doors would soon be shut So I went from day to day Though my life was in a rut Until I thought of what I'd say Which connection I should cut I was feeling part of the scenery I walked right out of the machinery My heart going Boom-boom-boom Hey, he said Grab your things, I've come to take you home Hey, back home When illusion spin her net I'm never where I wanna be And liberty, she pirouette When I think that I am free Watched by empty silhouettes Who close their eyes but still can see No one taught them etiquette I will show another me Today I don't need a replacement I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant My heart going Boom-boom-boom Hey, I said You can keep my things, they've come to take me home Great album, but I will admit that only Solsbury Hill is a heavy repeat listen. 4/5

Meh. Boring and bland. Why this would be an album that anyone would say you must listen to before you die is beyond me. 1/5

I am the concierge chez-moi, honey Won't let ya in for love, nor money Let me in My home, my joy I'm barred and bolted and I Won't let you in Get out of my house Its like a demented pop opera, way ahead of its time. 4/5

This is like pure distilled 200 proof indie alt rock. Which isnt a bad thing. It does come off as shoegaze-y and a little contrived sometimes though. 3/5

This album is so cool you can keep your beer in it. 5/5

Generic boring british bullshit pop album. Only reason its on this list is because its made by british white people. Not so bad that it deserves a 1, but not good enough to get past a 2. 2/5

I love this album - I put so many tracks from this album on mixtapes. Theres a theme for pretty much everything in here. Great beats and a fantastic groove. It stands up to the test of time, and is just as good to listen to now as it was in the 90s. 5/5

I just cant take this album seriously. I mean, doesnt it seem like its some kind of doctor demento joke? Its not terrible, but its just silly. 3/5

I'm pressed to find anything remarkable about this album. I think its trying to be clever or deep, but all I can hear is smug bullshit. 2/5

Great voice, but the album feels too long and drags on. 3/5

Missy it's Diane Here's the information for the Where, where you can send the flowers to The florist for Aaliyah I'll give you the phone, phone number In case you need it Okay Missy take of yourself I love you I love you bye bye I been checkin on your moms and dad And your brother, since the day you left Passed on and went away with god But for your momma it's been so damn hard I hate to even hear her cry Aaliyah she asked me why Would her baby girl go this way Can you give me better words to say One day she'll see you again With the same old beautiful smile Long hair and the voice of a humming bird You'll be singing them same old songs Aaliyah can you hear me I hope that you're proud of me Me and Tim we been doing our thing But it's never been the same since you had to go I ain't never met a friend more incredible 4/5

Pretty good. Nothing which grabbed me and wouldnt let go or anything, but pretty good. 3/5

This is not a good album. Its discordant and generally unpleasant listening. Maybe thats the point? But in any case, one star. 1/5

How could I possibly, be inconspicuous When my flow is fuckin ridiculous? "That's quite an accent"—See, I'm from the South But some of the most beautiful things come out my mouth And I'm on stage just as soon as I come out the house So I might as well give them something to talk about I bust a rap to make a blind man believe in the boogie And if you came here to move with Cee, then boogie on 4/5

You'll feel cooler just by listening to this album. 4/5

Good album, but I think that REM improved with later albums. Its an outstanding album and absolutely a must listen, though. 4/5

I mean, I guess Steve Winwood should be represented as a "sound of the 80s" kind of thing. But I dont think that this album would be anything that anyone would say everyone should hear before they die. 2/5

I'm pretty sure that this album is a practical joke. Like, this is just a joke that everyone misinterpreted. 1/5

Man, the 60s and 70s were a weird time in america. This was what country shit-kickers were listening to when they got drunk on cheap beer in dirty bars. Crazy. But in any case, its a decent album. 3/5

Downtown everybody move to the beat Uptown everybody moving the heat Cross-town the party where both sides meet Eastside, westside, there's always beef Downtown everybody move to the beat Uptown everybody moving the heat Cross-town the party where both sides meet Eastside, westside, there's always beef Better than you might think if you read the wiki. 4/5

I hate this album. Its as phony and contrived as things can get. 1/5

I've been watching you watching me And I know you want it Come on let me kick a little game to you Laying against the wall, checking out the scenery All I see is everybody trying to get with me So I continue to play it crazy-sexy-cool Lost all composure when I laid my eyes on you You just wanna know if you can kick some game Come with something more clever than just your name See it's like this I wanna take you home But you gotta show me that your game is on I've been watching you watching me And I know you want it But it depends on how you kick your game 5/5

Eight miles high and when you touch down You'll find that it's stranger than known Signs in the street that say where you're going Are somewhere just being their own Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground Rain gray town known for its sound In places small faces unbound Round the squares huddled in storms Some laughing some just shapeless forms Sidewalk scenes and black limousines Some living some standing alone 4/5

I dont hate it, but I dont love it either. I'm confused as to why this would be on a list of albums that everyone must hear before they die, though. 3/5

Pretentious and derivative. Not the worst album ever, but nothing I'll ever voluntarily listen to again. 2/5

I'm trying to imagine living in 1969 or maybe 1970 and going to the record store, like actually going out and going to Tower records or Bleeker Bobs. And when I get there, the thing that I'm going to buy is this. A Leonard Cohen album. And not just any Leonard Cohen album, but one that is so dull and terrible that its impossible to actually listen to it. Why would this happen? Who would do this? 1/5

Oh, I just don't know where to begin Love doesn't wait forever It's now or never But she keeps 'em hangin' on The silly champion She says she can't go home without a chaperone Accidents will happen They only hit and run You used to be a victim now you're not the only one Accidents will happen They only hit and run I don't want to hear it cause I know what I've done 3/5

I got bitches in the living room gettin' it on And, they ain't leavin til' six in the mornin' So, what you wanna do? Shit, I got a pocket full of rubbers and my homeboys do too So turn off the lights and close the doors But (but what?) we don't love them hoes So we gonna smoke a ounce to this G's up, hoes down, while you motherfuckers bounce to this 5/5

Greetings, girl, and welcome to my world of phrase I'm right up to bat It's a Daisy Age, and you're about to walk top-stage So wipe your Lottos on the mat Hip-hop love this is and don't mind when I quiz your involvements before the sun But clear your court cause this is a one-man sport And who's better for this than Plug One Now you don't have to worry about me squashin' other deals 'Cause they've already been squooshed Freeze a frame about moods the same which we can continue right behind the bush You'll stay with me Eye know this but not because of all my Earthly treasures Or regardless to the fact that I'm Posdnuos But because eye know I love you better My favorite movie is blood sucking freaks just like your mama. 5/5

Weird album. And not in a good way. 2/5

Great guitars and drums, but wtf is up with that lead singer's voice? Its like Tiny Tim did a metal album. 3/5

Madonna gets old. One decent track on a pretty boring album. 2/5

So messed up, I want you here In my room, I want you here Now we're gonna be face-to-face And I'll lay right down in my favorite place And now I wanna be your dog 5/5

Last night I tried to tease her I gave my love a little pinch She said now stop that jivin' Now whip out your big ten inch Record of a band that plays the blues Well a band that plays the blues She just loves my big ten inch Record of her favorite blues 5/5

Meh. Van Morrison in general is overrated, and this album is nothing special. Its not "bad" - Its just average. 3/5

This is a great album, especially when you actually listen to it and realize that almost the entire album is critical of the conservative right wing pro military groups that idolize it. 5/5

I wanna destroy you I feel it coming on again Just like it did before They feed your pride with boredom And they lead you on to war The way you treat each other Really makes me feel ill Cause if you want to fight Then you're just dying to get killed I wanna destroy you Great album. Kind of retro hipster, but great despite that. 5/5

Images of perfection, suntan and napalm Grenada, Haiti, Poland, Nicaragua Who shall we choose for our morality I'm thinking right now of Hollywood tragedy Big Mac, smack, Phoenix, R., please smile y'all Cuba, Mexico can't cauterize our discipline Your idols speak so much of the abyss Yet your morals only run as deep as the surface Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose - The more things change, the more they stay the same. 4/5

Moby Grape is some hardcore hippy shit, and it slaps.

Its not a bad album, but I dont think that its an album that belongs on a list of the thousand greatest albums of all time. 3/5

Brilliant. For once, I agree that this is indeed an album that everyone should hear before they die. 5/5

I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes I can see for miles and miles 5/5

This is a pretty good album but its dated AF and makes me long for the heady carefree days of Thatcher's Britain. 3/5

Visualizin' the realism of life in actuality Fuck who's the baddest, a person's status depends on salary And my mentality is money-orientated I'm destined to live the dream for all my peeps who never made it 'Cause yeah, we were beginners in the hood as Five Percenters But somethin' must've got in us, 'cause all of us turned to sinners Now some restin' in peace and some are sittin' in San Quentin Others, such as myself, are tryin' to carry on tradition Life's a bitch, indeed. Outstanding album. 5/5

Kind of forgettable, if I'm being honest. Not bad, but not groundbreaking or outstanding. 3/5

I think I hate it. 1/5

I'm gonna love you, like no one loves you Come rain or come shine High as a mountain, deep as a river Come rain or come shine I guess when you met me It was just one of those things But don't ever bet me 'Cause I'm gonna be true if you let me You gonna love me, like no one love me Come rain or come shine Happy together, unhappy together Wouldn't it be fine Outstanding album. Classic, yet fresh on every listen. 5/5

Its chaotic, and not always easy to listen to, but its pretty good at its heart. Not 4 stars good, but not bad. 3/5

This is an exceptional album in every possible way. Its so unique and outstanding that no one has been able to duplicate or imitate it in any way that even comes anywhere close to the original. Not to mention, listening to it with a head full of acid will seriously make you a different person. 5/5

I am the diamond you left in the dust I am the future you lost in the past Seems like I never compared Wouldn't notice if I disappeared You stole the love that I saved for myself And I watched you give it to somebody else But these scars no longer I hide I've found the light you shut inside Couldn't love me if you tried Am I still not good enough? Am I still not worth that much? I'm sorry for the way my life turned out Sorry for the smile I'm wearing now Guess I'm still not good enough Flannel and guitars - This is a great album. 4/5

Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac Diamond in the back, sunroof top Diggin' the scene With a gangsta lean Gangsta whitewalls TV antennas in the back You may not have a car at all But remember brothers and sisters You can still stand tall Just be thankful for what you've got I love this album, it really stands up as a great album. Takes me back to my CD changer and how long this CD was in the rotation (it outlasted many other albums.) 5/5

Surprise baby, here I am I'd like to have a few words with you Just to talk about all of these things That you put me through Oh no daddy, she can stay For once in our lives We can get a straight story Little punk, do it for me Or I'll number your days Every night I pray Can't stand to love you And every night and day I can't stand to love you babe I know that you are a sneak You do these things behind my back You could try to be discreet I let you go Now you think I'm a sap The way that you treated me You'd think I were into S&M I can't deal with it You won't get away with it This album still feels fresh in 2023, and really stands up. 4/5

Won't someone give me a gun? Oh, well it's for my brother Well, he writes the line Wrote right down my spine It says, "Oh, do you believe in love there?" Meh. Decent. 3/5

This is a tough one. I hate moby as a person - Hes just the worst. Maybe not as awful a human as kanye, but you wouldnt want to spend 5 minutes in an elevator with him. BUT this is a great album, absolutely outstanding. I guess I'll take a star off for how awful he is, but the album is still worth a high rating. 4/5

The witches brew a pot of hate With lizard, bat and man With a smile they laugh their spells And stir with wretched hand Calling demons Baphomet and Mephistopheles The tattered figures cackle As their mortal victims bleed Don't burn the witch The ways of Hell aren't wrong Don't burn the witch Let them brew their song I'm generally in favor of anything that would upset tipper gore. This is an OK album, but it does get kind of background noisy after a few tracks. 3/5

I don't do publicity balling for you anymore The first word in this song is "discorporate, " it means to leave your body Discorporate and come with me Shifting, drifting Cloudless, starless Velvet valleys and a sapphire sea Unbind your mind There is no time to lick your stamps And paste them in Discorporate and we'll begin Flower power sucks Zappa stands alone. This album is very much a response to the time it was created, but it stands up 55 years later. 5/5

This album really only has one side that everyone listens to, but its a great overall album. Plus, the song in-a-gadda-da-vida has one of my favorite movie placements in Michael Mann's "Manhunter". 5/5

The whole album had like one good song. Its not a "bad" album, but its not a "good" album. I'm also at a loss to explain why anyone would say that it deserves to be on a list of albums you must hear before you die. 3/5

My wife hates this album. She says its the big sell out album for Corgan, but I cant help but really like it. The theme, the tracks, its just got some great production and ends up being a pretty good (if way too long) album. 4/5

Come closer and see See into the trees Find the girl While you can Come closer and see See into the dark Just follow your eyes Just follow your eyes I hear her voice Calling my name The sound is deep In the dark I hear her voice And start to run Into the trees Truly an outstanding album. 5/5

I cant think of a single reason why this album would be on this list. Its not a good example of brit post punk, or 1986, nor does it have great production or sound. It kind of sucks? 2/5

Is this a parody album? I honestly cant tell. Its not good, in any case. 1/5

It's fine, I guess? I listened to the whole album and I'm just not into it. Its not bad, though, its just not for me. 3/5

Ah, Scorpio Show no shame Shake it, baby He is DJ Flash and he came here to give you a blast And we are the Furious Five and we're rocking, shocking all the way live Show no shame Shake it Shake it, baby Ah, show no shame Don't be shy, girl Show no shame Higher baby Higher now Great album. The Message is the main thing, but the rest is solid. 5/5

I like King Crimson, but this album kind of drags on. By the time you get to the second part of the title track, you'll probably have checked out. Its good experimental stuff but sort of needs drugs to keep any kind of focus. Anyway, in terms of this list, I dont think that this album belongs here. There are better KC albums and this one doesnt bring much to the table in an argument for being on the list of albums you must hear. 3/5

Sometimes I think that the editors of this book/list had genre and decade quotas to fill and just put some albums on it due to popularity. This isnt a bad album, but only an algorithm or AI would have chosen it as an album that anyone should hear before they die. 3/5

We come on the sloop John B My grandfather and me Around Nassau town we did roam Drinkin' all night Got into a fight Well, I feel so broke up I wanna go home So hoist up the John B's sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the captain ashore, let me go home Let me go home I wanna go home Well, I feel so broke up I wanna go home The first mate, he got drunk And broke in the captain's trunk The constable had to come and take him away Sheriff John Stone Why don't you leave me alone? Well, I feel so broke up I wanna go home This is an outstanding album - More than just a selection of great songs, it is expertly produced to capture an exceptional emotional portrait. 5/5

Wait a second, man What do you think the teacher's gonna look like this year? Oh yeah, teacher stop that screamin' Teacher don't you see? Don't wanna be no uptown fool Maybe I should go to hell but I am doing well Teacher needs to see me after school I think of all the education that I've missed But then my homework was never quite like this Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad I'm hot for teacher I've got it bad, so bad I'm hot for teacher Hey, I heard you missed us, we're back! I brought my pencil Give me something to write on, man One of the greatest of all time. Literally a perfect album in every way. 5/5

I had never heard this album, or even heard OF this album, before this. Its pretty good! It certainly makes a good primer for the sounds of country music and has some nice country-to-rock bridges, along with some southern zydeco sounds. Not a perfect album or anything, but definitely worth a listen. 4/5

I like this phase of punk where artists really embraced just being weird. Its not a great album, but its pretty good. 3/5

This album doesnt do anything for me. Its not bad enough to rate a 1-star, but its so dull and british that I wont ever listen to it willingly again. 2/5

Oh Maya says I'm lacking in depth I will do my best You say you want to stand by my side Darling your head's not right Ah see, alone we stand together we fall apart Yeah I think I'll be alright I'm working so I won't have to try so hard Tables, they turn sometimes Oh someday No I ain't wasting no more time And now my fears they come to me in threes So I Sometimes Say fate my friend you say the strangest things I find sometimes This album is pretty great. 5/5

I listened to the whole album, but its just not grabbing me. Its reminiscent (derivative?) of a bunch of other artists, but it never does anything that stands out as exceptional. Its not bad, but its not good either. Also, I really think that this list is making me biased against british music. Theres just far too many mediocre albums being held up as something better than they are merely because of their national origin. 3/5

I've never heard of this band or album before, and its certainly interesting. The first few tracks are pretty good, but nothing will prepare you for the last half of the album, which is basically what happens if you go full retard with experimental music. I like experimental, but this is just too much. 2/5

All the battlements are empty And the moon is laying low Yellow roses in the graveyard Got no time to watch them grow Now I bade a friend farewell I can do whatever pleases me It's only lies that I'm living It's only tears that I'm crying It's only you that I'm losing Guess I'm doing fine Yeah, this is a really good album. 5/5

Is this an album that I should hear before I die because the list needed some country stuff from the 60s? Cause it doesnt seem like anything special, really. Its OK, but its not a great album or a pure representative of country or anything. 3/5

This really is a great album. The production and performance are outstanding, and its infinitely listenable. Its a little corny/dated in 2023, but I think this does deserve a spot on the list. 5/5

What a weird album. Not in a bad way, but man, what a weird thing to listen to. I'm not sure if I like it, but its not bad at all. 3/5

Nothing was saving our day There was nothing to say But you said something anyway Claiming I stepped out of line Which forced you to leave me As if that idea was mine. Oh, you stupid thing Speaking of course as your dear departed Oh, you stupid thing It wasn't me that you Outsmarted Oh, you stupid thing Stopping it all Before it even started I fucking love this album. 5/5

Decent earlyish punk, solid album. 4/5

Some people try to pick up girls and get called an asshole. That never happened to Pablo Picasso. 5/5

Pretty good album - How many Megadeth albums are on this list, though? 4/5

My lover's charms Are in a box Beneath my bed And piece by piece I'll cherish them Until the end Send me an angel to love I need to feel a little piece of heaven Send me an angel to love I'm afraid I'll never get to heaven They burn my hand Scar my face And blind my eyes I'll steal your breath And throw away What I despise Send me an angel to love I need to feel a little piece of heaven Send me an angel to love I'm afraid I'll never get to heaven Good stuff. 5/5

Good album. I never heard this band, album, or any other Mali music before, and its pretty good. This is a more worthy addition to this list than yet another brit-pop forgettable album, thats for sure. This is the kind of thing that I am here for. 4/5

I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like It's got a basket, a bell that rings And things to make it look good I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it You're the kind of girl that fits in with my world I'll give you anything, everything if you want things I've got a cloak it's a bit of a joke There's a tear up the front It's red and black, I've had it for months If you think it could look good, then I guess it should Syd Barrett Pink Floyd is the best Pink Floyd. 5/5

I never actually listened to an entire album from TFTC, but I have heard of them. Pretty good stuff. Takes me back to the 90s. 4/5

You know, I cant hate abba. Theyre a really tight, well produced group and this is a good album. I dont know if there are other abba albums on this list, but if this is the only one then I'm completely ok with it. 4/5

This is a difficult album to find on streaming in 2024. That said, its worth looking for as its absolutely outstanding. This is a great "shits all fucked up and someones gotta say something" work of art. 5/5

Anyone know that game "life is strange?" I love that game. Part of what makes that game so great is the outstanding soundtrack. Anyway, this sounds like it could have been in that game. The music is great, and the lyrics are outstanding. THIS is what I came to this list for. 5/5

I guess its a classic album? Its OK. 3/5

People think they jive me, Know they must be crazy. I don't see their misfortune, Guess I'm just too lazy. Ju suie le grand zomb' baby, My yellow belt of choison. Ain't afraid of a she-rat, Fill my brains with, fill up my brains with poison. Walk through the fire, children And you fly through the smoke, oh yeah. . Sssee my enemy on the end of a On the end, on a rope. Gris-gris on your doorstep, And soon you'll be in the gutter, children Melt melt your heart like butter now, I can make you, o-o-oh, I can make you ssstutter (Kon)... Kon killy, killy kon kon Walk on guilded splinters. This is some crazy good out there shit. 5/5

Decent. Its not great, the whole album kind of drags on and becomes 80s ska background music like youre in an episode of some bbc thing or maybe miami vice. Not that I mind, but its not great. 3/5

Mott the Meh. 2/5

Outstanding album. Lauren Hill is equally great as a singer and a rapper, and the album is full of some deeper level shit that you dont get everywhere else. 5/5

This is a cool album, but kind of a one-trick pony. That jumpin jack flash cover is something else though. THATS what covers are supposed to be - a different take on an established song that really stands out on its own. Anyway, not bad but nothing youll listen to twice. 3/5

No way is there room for more than one kanye album on this list. Fuck that fish stick motherfucker. 1/5

Good album, notably the best of the Weird Al parody covers. 4/5

Maybe I'm amazed that this album is on this list. 1/5

Soon I discovered that this rock thing was true Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world So there was only one thing that I could do Was ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long Nobody with a good car needs to worry about nothin', do you understand? Nobody with a good car needs to be justified. I come a long way since I believed in anything, and I come halfway around the world. 5/5

ASMR album. Not sure why anyone would say that this is an album that everyone should hear before they die. MAYBE everyone should listen to it to help them get to sleep. 1/5

The label or band must have had some falling out with the Powers That Stream, because this album is nowhere to be found on 21st music listening services. That said, its not good anyway. 1/5

If you played this album for me and told me it was a parody of country music, I probably would believe you. Its so cornball its like its making fun of itself. The only redemption is that Steve sounds a little bit like Springsteen, but its not enough to get the album to 2 stars. 1/5

I dont know if this scores as the best Bowie album, but its definitely up there. 4/5

80s John Hughes movie soundtrack stuff. Not bad, and I guess this should be included for historical purposes if nothing else. 3/5

This is pretty awful. Another reviewer wrote that its like something that Jesse Pinkman would listen to, and I think thats right on the money. 2/5

Not bad. Definitely a distinct sound of the 60s. Not a real banger of an album though - It starts strong but kind of fizzles in spots. 3/5

This is an excellent album. Solid drums, guitars, and vocals all the way through. 5/5

Dreamy and cool, I really like the overall production of this album. I'm not sure I'll ever listen to it again, but it was decent. 3/5

Waylon's got a good voice and this mercifully short country album's got some decent guitar work. 3/5

THIS is what I am here for. An album that I have never seen by an artist I have never heard of? And its a crazy orchestral french bad acid trip reminiscent of tom waits but better? Yeah thats some decent shit. I probably wont listen to it again any time soon (I dont really "like" tom waits) but I was more happy than unhappy to discover this. 3/5

You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation You got a brand new soul Mmm and a cross of gold But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information You didn't count on me When you were counting on your rosary And they say there's a heaven for those who will wait Some say it's better but I say it ain't I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints The sinners are much more fun You know that only the good die young oh baby This is a fantastic album. 5/5

Wake up, jumped out my bed Murder was the case that they gave me Dear God, I wonder, can you save me? I'm only 18, so I'm a young buck It's a riot, if I don't scrap, I'm getting stuck But that's the life of a G, I guess Eses way deep, shanked two in the chest Best run 'cause brothers is dropping quicker Uh, too late, damn, down goes another nigga Bouncing off the walls, throwing them dogs Getting that rep as a young hog It ain't nothing like the street life You better be strapped with your shank, 'cause ain't no fist fight So I guess I gots to handle mine Since I did the crime, I gots to do my time Them say me grow up to be nothing Look at me now and tell me what you see I am what I am, it's only me Little ghetto boy Playing in the ghetto street What you gonna do when you grow up? And have to face responsibility? Legit hardcore album. Worth every second. 5/5

This album sucks. How it charted anywhere near the list is confusing - Its just awful. 1/5

This is one of the coolest things ever created. You will be cooler just for having listened to this album. 5/5

Meh. Forgettable and not great. 2/5

I saw the light is a great song. Holds up 50 years later. Anyway, like lots of albums from the 70s it can drag if youre not in the mood for it, but its a pretty damn good album all things considered. 4/5

Freedom 90 is worth it alone. Good album overall. 3/5

No, thank you. This is not an album that I think anyone has to hear before they die, and I couldnt even make it all the way through (I do make an effort to listen to every complete album on this list). It just sucks. 1/5

Putting a naked lady on the album cover is such a cheap, yet effective, strategy. Other than the tits, this album doesnt have a lot going for it though. 2/5

I am definitely never listening to this album again. Not the worst thing ever, it had some moments worthy of redemption, but not good. 2/5

Each morning after Sunblest Feel the benefit, mental arithmetic I waited by the staff room In time for benediction Living a law just short of delusion When we fall in love there's confusion This must be the place I waited years to leave To our voices nobody's listening We shiver in the rain by the touchline Then a coach ride to the station "My lord, the carriage awaiteth!" Living a law just short of delusion When we fall in love there's confusion This must be the place I waited years to leave This must be the place I waited years to leave And how How long? Not bad. 4/5

Yeah, tell'em about it Hit'em where it hurts Hey, Kool Thing, come here, sit down beside me There's something I go to ask you I just want to know, what are you gonna do for me? I mean, are you gonna liberate us girls From male white corporate oppression? Tell it like it is! Huh? Yeah! Don't be shy Word up! Fear of a female planet? Fear of a female planet? Fear, baby! I just want you to know that we can still be friends Let everybody know Kool Kool Thing, Kool Kool Thing When you're a star, I know that you'll fix everything 5/5

This is a difficult album to rate. Like, if I didnt know anything about clapton, and I didnt know anything about institutional racism and appropriation, and I was only listening to this one album and not taking anything else into consideration, then its a damn fine album. But if I have to take anything else about the album or the artists or the time period or the culture or the history then the rating suffers drastically. I think I'm just gonna ride up the middle and give it a 3. 3/5

Times are hard You're afraid to pay the fee So you find yourself somebody Who can do the job for free When you need a bit of lovin' 'Cause your man is out of town That's the time you get me runnin' And you know I'll be around I'm a fool to do your dirty work Oh yeah I don't wanna do your dirty work No more I'm a fool to do your dirty work Oh yeah This is a fucking great album. 5/5

Everywhere I hear the sound of marchin', chargin' feet, boy 'Cause summer's here and the time is right For fighting in the street, boy Well now, what can a poor boy do? 'Cept to sing for a rock-n-roll band 'Cause in sleepy London Town There's just no place for street fighting man Hey, think the time is right for a violence revolution But where I live, the game to play is compromise solution Well now, what can a poor boy do? 'Cept to sing for a rock-n-roll band 'Cause in sleepy London Town There's just no place for street fighting man This is in my top 10 albums of all time. The stones made 2 great albums, this and exile on main street, and of the two this one has a more consistent, reliable feel to it. 5/5

I remember when this album came out and I was skeptical that the drummer from nirvana would have made anything good, but I listened to it a few weeks later and was surprised that it wasn't only good, it was great. Fast forward to today and now I can say that I love dave grohl. 5/5

This is what I'm here for! I had never heard or heard of these guys or this album, and its a great album. Its very "of its time" but its got a lot of future-looking sound in it as well. 5/5

Something for the rag and bone man Over my dead body Something big is gonna happen Over my dead body Someone's son or someone's daughter Over my dead body This is how I end up sucked in Over my dead body I'm gonna go to sleep Let this wash all over me We don't really want a monster taking over Tiptoe around, tie him down We don't want the loonies taking over Tiptoe around, tie them down May pretty horses Come to you As you sleep I'm gonna go to sleep And let this wash all over me Not the greatest radiohead album, but not a bad album standing alone either. It's pretty good. 4/5

Meh. Kinda boring, really. The album sounds like it was made by a bunch of conservative small dick racist texas good ole boys, which is pretty close to accurate. The only reason to include it would be to illustrate how bad metal can be. 1/5

Scar tissue that I wish you saw Sarcastic mister know-it-all Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, 'cause With the birds I'll share With the birds I'll share this lonely viewin' Push me up against the wall Young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra Fallin' all over myself To lick your heart and taste your health 'cause With the birds I'll share this lonely viewin' Blood loss in a bathroom stall A southern girl with a scarlet drawl I wave goodbye to ma and pa 'Cause with the birds I'll share With the birds I'll share this lonely viewin' Fire. 5/5

I've been in this town so long that back in the city I've been taken for lost and gone And unknown for a long, long time Fell in love years ago with an innocent girl From the Spanish and Indian home Of the Heroes and Villains Once at night, cotillion squared the fight And she was right in the rain of the bullets That eventually brought her down But she's still dancing in the night Unafraid of what a dude'll do In a town full of Heroes and Villains Weird album full of antique vibrations and history of mental illness. Its pretty good, though. 4/5

Prescient hippies. 3/5

There goes my old girlfriend There's another diamond ring And all those late night promises I guess they don't mean a thing So baby, what's the story? Did you find another man? Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made? When you don't look back I guess the feelings start to fade away I used to feel your fire But now it's cold inside And you're back on the street Like you didn't miss a beat, yeah! Tell me what it takes to let you go Tell me how the pain's supposed to go Tell me how it is that you can sleep in the night Without thinking you lost everything that was Good in your life to the toss of the dice? Tell me what it takes to let you go Great album. 5/5

No thank you. 1/5

I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling on their beat Spring's a girl from the streets at night Dirty old town Dirty old town I heard a siren from the docks Saw a train set the night on fire I smelled the spring on the smoky wind Dirty old town Dirty old town I'm gonna make me a good sharp axe Shining steel tempered in the fire I'll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town Dirty old town I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town One of the greatest of all time. RIP Shane. 5/5

When you grow up, living like a good boy ought to And your mama takes a shine to her best son Something different, all the girls, they seem to like you 'Cause you're handsome, like to talk, and a whole lot of fun But now your girl has gone a-missing and your house has got an empty bed The folks'll wonder 'bout the wedding, they won't listen to a word you said We're gonna take your mama out all night Yeah, we'll show her what it's all about We'll get her jacked up on some cheap champagne We'll let the good times all roll out And if the music ain't good, well, it's just too bad We're gonna sing along, no matter what Because the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans If you tip 'em and they make a cut Do it, take your mama out all night So, she'll have no doubt that we're doing all the best we can We're gonna do it, take your mama out all night You can stay up late, 'cause baby, you're a full-grown man I unironically love this album. 5/5

Meh. How this album scores a spot on a list of albums you must hear before you die is beyond me. 2/5

Take out your turquoise and all of your jewels Go to the market, the kids' swimming pools Baby, what's your sign? My moon's in Leo, my Cancer is sun You won't play, you're no fun Well, I don't care what they think Drag racing my little red sports car I'm not unhinged or unhappy, I'm just wild I'm on the run with you, my sweet love There's nothing wrong contemplating God Under the chemtrails over the country club Wearing our jewels in the swimming pool Me and my sister just playing it cool Under the chemtrails over the country club Meet you for coffee at the elementary schools We laugh about nothing as the summer gets cool It's beautiful how this deep normality settles down over me I'm not bored or unhappy, I'm still so strange and wild You're in the wind, I'm in the water Nobody's son, nobody's daughter Watching the chemtrails over the country club Suburbia, The Brentwood Market What to do next? Maybe we'll love it White picket chemtrails over the country club Decent. 3/5

It's OK, but not a great album. Repetitive trance-y tracks for an hour and 16 minutes. Why in the world would anyone say that this is an album that everyone should hear before they die? 2/5

Love hurts, love scars, love wounds and mars Any heart not tough nor strong enough To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain Love is like a cloud, holds a lot of rain Love hurts I'm young, I know, but even so I know a thing or two I've learned from you I've really learned a lot, really learned a lot Love is like a stove, burns you when it's hot Love hurts Some fools rave of happiness Blissfulness, togetherness Some fools fool themselves I guess But they're not fooling me I know it isn't true, know it isn't true Love is just a lie, made to make you blue Love hurts Ground zero for so much that came later. 4/5

Meh. Self indulgent brit navel gazing. Also not available on any US streaming service. 2/5

Fly away from my window, little bluebird Fly as far as you can away from here And let not your song fall upon my ear Go spread your blue wings, I'll shed my blue tears For the one that I have loved, he has left me and gone And I am in no mood for to hear your sad song And bring not your light into my dark room, yellow sunshine Raise not your warmth on the coldness in here Trouble me not, go elsewhere (go elsewhere) Go light your blue sky and I'll shed my blue tears (shed my blue tears) For the only one that I have ever loved has gone away And I am in no mood for the sunshine today And I don't know when, or if ever again I will see your sweet face, but I feel It's forever goodbye, though I can't say why But I'll sit here and cry my lonely blue tears Go spread your blue wings Go light your blue sky, I'll shed my blue tears Dolly is the GOAT. 5/5

This is an excellent album by an artist I have never heard of before. THIS is what this list is for, not endless promotion of mediocre british musicians. 5/5

Ugh. Why would this be on a list of anything that anyone should ever listen to? People compare tom waits to beefheart and zappa, and I feel like this album just proves all that wrong and shows that hes not "experimental" or "unique", he just sucks. 1/5

This might be the most boring thing that I have ever voluntarily listened to. 1/5

You're probably wondering why I'm here And so am I So am I Just as much as you wonder 'Bout me bein' in this place (yeah) That's just how much I marvel At the lameness on your face You rise each day the same old way And join your friends out on the street Spray your hair and think you're neat I think your life is incomplete But maybe that's not for me to say They only pay me here to play (I wanna hear Caravan with a drum solo!) You're probably wondering why I'm here And so am I So am I Brilliant. 5/5

You, you still have all the answers And you, you still have them too And we, we live half in the day time And we, we live half at night Watch things on VCRs, with me and talk about big love I think we're superstars, you say you think we are the best thing But you, you just know, you just do When I find myself by the sea, in another's company by the sea When I go out the pier, gonna dive and have no fear Because you, you just know, you just do Watch things on VCRs, with me and talk about big love I think we're superstars, you say you think we are the best thing But you, you just know, you just do I dont hate it. But I also like the game Life Is Strange. This album reminds me of that - Of teenagers in the early 2000s not having all the answers and being inundated with nostalgia for a time they never knew. Still, the album isnt worth 5 or even 4 stars, its too "background" for a higher than average rating. 3/5

Its not a bad album, but I cant get into it. Theres nothing wrong with it, its just not grabbing me. Three stars because its OK, but cant go higher unless theres something there, and there aint. 3/5

Another example of this list/book/editor favoring british albums that have no place on this list. Wanted to give it 2 stars but after consideration, it only deserves 1. 1/5

I can feel the earth begin to move I hear my needle hit the groove And spiral through another day I hear my song begin to say Kiss me where the sun don't shine The past was yours But the future's mine You're all out of time I don't feel too steady on my feet I feel hollow I feel weak Passion fruit and holy bread Fill my guts and ease my head Through the early morning sun I can see her, here she comes She bangs the drums Have you seen her, have you heard The way she plays? There are no words To describe the way I feel How could it ever come to pass? She'll be the first, she'll be the last To describe the way I feel The way I feel This is a pretty damn good album. 5/5

Really tight, good album. Doesnt hang around too long with anything that you dont want, gets in and out and does the job. Good production, and the band is hitting all the marks. 4/5

Don't interrupt the sorrow Darn right In flames our prophet witches Be polite A room full of glasses He says, "your notches liberation doll" And he chains me with that serpent To that Ethiopian wall Anima rising Queen of queens Wash my guilt of Eden Wash and balance me Anima rising Uprising in me tonight She's a vengeful little goddess With an ancient crown to fight Truth goes up in vapors The steeples lean Winds of change patriarchs Snug in your bible belt dreams God goes up the chimney Like childhood Santa Claus The good slaves love the good book A rebel loves a cause This album is worth the listen. 4/5

There's something strange going on tonight There's something going on that's not quite right Joey's nervous and the lights are bright There's something going on that's not quite right There's something going down that wasn't here before Keep your eyes so screwed to the floor No one's gonna save your life There's something going on that's not quite right Not bad. 4/5

I like punk and post-punk, but this album is almost impossible to enjoy. Its extremely discordant and very poorly produced. You can see how in retrospect it was influential but I cant help but think it was partly a lesson in what NOT to do. 2/5

This is a pretty great album. 5/5

Awful. Was this added to the list as a joke? 1/5

Folk music album from the UK? What a surprise to find more UK artists on this list! /s Slow start to this album, started out thinking maybe its just not for me. It picked up a little towards the middle of the album but not enough to make it good. Best I can do is 2 stars for good vocals. 2/5

One of the best, if not THE best, live albums ever recorded. 5/5

Not Marvin's best. There's a LOT in and around this album, with alimony and lawyers and estates and royalties and all kinds of rich people in the 70s shit, not to mention the hot takes from a guy who probably honestly at one time did actually love his wife. But none of that makes it a better-than-average album. 3/5

HELL of a good album. 4/5

Good album - Production, vocals, writing, and music are all solid. This is good country music, a perfect example of what the genre CAN be. 4/5

Saw johnny at the store I said Get your car let's hit the road Oh tell me baby what's wrong? He said Tell me baby what's wrong? do do do do.... She's on fire now You think you wanna watch I think you'd better not Do you wanna get the wheel Swerve my heart It pounds with steel Oh tell me baby what's wrong? He said Tell me baby what's wrong? It's not what you want it's everything Got my foot on the floor We'll go 80 95 maybe more Tell me baby what's wrong? He said Tell me baby what's wrong? It's not what you want it's everything This is a great album. I never listened to an S-K album all the way through before this - Its exactly what it needs to be, and its solid all the way through. 5/5

I have never heard of or listened to this album or band, somehow they completely escaped my attention in the 90s. It'd decent This reminds me of the "Life is Strange" soundtrack, which I loved. It does kinda get stale after a bit, though. 3/5

Check out hippie han solo over here. Boring album, the only thing I can say for it is that at least its over quickly. 7 and 7 is a decent track. 2/5

Michael Jackson Tina Turner Michael Jackson look what you've done I love this album. Literally every track is fantastic. 5/5

Every now and then, this list completely redeems itself and produces an excellent album by an artist that I had never heard before. This is one of those times. 5/5

Since I left you I found the world so new And every day Yeah, this is pretty good. 4/5

I don't mind the sound Of your voice, of your voice When you use it like your gun So much fun, fire your gun Casual as you are, gets hard to say I won't say, 'less you're going away He strings himself on up to your front door You've been a wall of ideas about the rich and the poor We could start home talking Make your focus break When you're left to yourself You throw it out anyway I don't differentiate We from they, we from they Feel my appetite Why is life sleepless night? Lean my head against an angry moon Always room, angry moon In and out of a metal chair In an unknown apartment where I can build myself up Before I make the scare String myself up onto your front door Yeah, this is pretty good stuff. 4/5

This is an OK album, but not great or anything. There are better sonic youth albums (goo), its kind of weird that this one would be on the list. 3/5

Can you treat it like an oil well When it's underground, out of sight And if the sight is just a whore sign Can it make enough sense to me Pretend the table is a trust knot We'll put our labels down, faith is down I'll watch the yarn of twine unravel And you'll never get it back It's what I want, it's what I want It's what I want, twine comes down It's what I want, it's what I want Don't you know, I could make you try Make you try, make you try, make you try I've been crowned the King of Id And Id is all we have, so wait To hear my words and they're diamond-sharp I could open it up And it's up and down Good album, lots of stuff in here thats worth listening to. 3/5

You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge. 5/5

This is actually a pretty great album. Its not my personal taste in music, but it absolutely belongs on the list. 5/5

My parents think I'm crazy and they hate the things I do I'm stupid and I'm lazy, man, if they only knew How flaming youth will set the world on fire Flaming youth, our flag is flying higher and higher and higher My uniform is leather, and my power is my age I'm gettin' it together to break out of my cage Cause flaming youth will set the world on fire Flaming youth will set the world on fire Flaming youth, our flag is flying higher and higher and higher 3/5

WTF is Krautrock? And why in the world would anyone say that you have to listen to this album before you die? 1/5

I like prince, but this album is not good. I think most people would agree that purple rain or maybe 1999 could go on a list of albums that everyone should hear, but this most definitely should not. 1/5

I dont hate it, but I dont love it either. I'm not sure why this is on the list, to be honest. 3/5

I agree that this should be on the list. I dont have any opinion about Taylor, but this is a pretty good album. 3/5

Meh. "greatest ambient album of all-time" isnt much of a selling point. 2/5

Amazing album! Every track is perfect, this is an album which actually does belong on the list. 5/5

I dont like lenny kravitz, but this is a pretty good album, especially considering that its essentially a one man band recording. 3/5

Maybe it gets better with multiple listens, but I dont think I WANT to listen to it again. 2/5

Six o'clock, T.V. hour, don't get caught in foreign tower Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn Lock him in uniform, book burning, bloodletting Every motive escalate, automotive incinerate Light a candle, light a motive, step down, step down Watch your heel crush, crush, uh oh This means no fear, cavalier, renegade and steering clear A tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline Pretty damn good album. 5/5

This album is fire! Great sound - funky, clean, pure. 5/5

This is a pretty rotten album. Production is terrible, vocals are awful, its almost all badly performed covers. 1/5

Interesting album - Its not my usual thing, but the vocals and lyrics are pretty good and the production is good. I cant go higher than 3 stars, because its merely "good", but it IS good. 3/5

I'm not a big country music fan, but this is an excellent album. Great vocals and theme and solid production. 4/5

Fool enough to almost be it Cool enough to not quite see it Doomed Pick your pocket, full of sorrow And run away with me tomorrow June We'll try and ease the pain But somehow, we'll feel the same Well, no one knows Where our secrets go I send a heart to all my dearies When your life is so, so dreary Dream I'm rumored to the straight and narrow While the harlots of my perils Scream Mother, weep the years I'm missing All our time can't be given Back Shut my mouth and strike the demons That cursed you and your reasons Out of hand and out of season Out of love and out of feeling Fool enough to almost be it And cool enough to not quite see it And old enough to always feel this Always old, I'll always feel this No more promise, no more sorrow No longer will I follow Can anybody hear me? I just want to be me And when I can, I will Try to understand That when I can, I will This is just straight up an amazing album. 5/5

Kickin that funky Cypress Hill shit Take a lot of mental for the blunted to chill with Cuz I'm the chill one, known to get ill one They stepped to the Hill "What's up?", I had to kill one Now I'm headed up the river with a boat and no paddle And they got me on lock down Headed up the river with a boat and no paddle And they got me on lock down Living like a nigga who done lost his mind Cause I ain't goin out like a spineless jellyfish Some say life is a bitch Ask that punk who dug his own ditch Out for the Hill fuckin up at a party Tried to get funny, put a hole in his body Look at all of those funeral cars Cause I'mma Sawed off shotgun, hand on the pump Left hand on a forty, puffin onna blunt Pumped my shotgun, niggas didn't jump I love this shit. 5/5

Decent. Not great, but decent. 3/5

Caroling kids, caroling kids A trifle premature In tones so rich and pure And crystalline Call for the day, the popular day It's fast approaching now But will the mood allow One dissent? If this were the Seine We'd be very suave But it's just the rain Washing down the boulevard Thank God it's not Christmas When there is only you And nothing else to do Thank God it's not Christmas Where there's just you to do The rest is closed to public view Good lyrics, but I dont love the vocals or the album in general. Its all right. 3/5

Not bad, but I might be missing whatever it is some people think is great. 3/5

I mean, I like the 80s. And I like movies from the 80s. But that doesnt mean I want to hear an album of music from 80s movies. Why in the world would anyone say to anyone else, "oh man youve got to hear this album" about THIS album? Like, not the worst thing Ive heard on this list, but still highly questionable. 2/5

He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see He tries to tell me what I put inside of me He got the answers to ease my curiosity He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity God is dead And no one cares If there is a hell I'll see you there He flexed his muscles to keep his flock of sheep in line He made a virus that would kill off all the swine His perfect kingdom of killing, suffering and pain Demands devotion, atrocities done in his name God is dead And no one cares If there is a hell I'll see you there Yeah, this is pretty fucking good. 5/5

The reasons why Oh, I can't say I have to let you go, baby And run away After what you did I can't stay on And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone Baby, for a long time You had me believe That your love was all mine And that's the way it would be But I didn't know That you were putting me on And I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone Oh, when you're gone 4/5

Great. 5/5

Theres this part of the Monterey Pop festival documentary where you see Mama Cass hearing Janis go off and shes just floored by her voice. I feel like that sums up my entire take on this album. 5/5

Not great. Why in the world would this be on a list of albums to hear before you die? 2/5

Off with your head Dance til you're dead Heads will roll Heads will roll Heads will roll On the floor Glitter on the wet streets Silver over everything The river's all wet You're all chrome Dripping with alchemy Shiver stop shivering The glitter's all wet You're all chrome The men cry out the girls cry out The men cry out the girls cry out The men cry out, oh no Not bad. Or at least, not as bad as the lyrics might make you think it could be. 4/5

If I was hanging out with someone, and they said to me "hey listen to this album, its essential that you listen to this before you die", and then they put this album on, I would think a few things. One, I would be concerned that they might mean to do me harm. Two, I would question their musical taste and I would probably hang out with them less in the future. 1/5

Look me in the eye Then, tell me that I'm satisfied Was you satisfied? Look me in the eye Then, tell me that I'm satisfied Hey, are you satisfied? And it goes so slowly on Everything I've ever wanted Tell me what's wrong This is a pretty good album. Its very down to earth and genuine, and doesn't wear out its welcome. 4/5

Brilliant. 5/5

Damn good album. 5/5

I agree that this is an album that everyone should hear. 5/5

Meh. 2/5

This is a funny album. It has bohemian rhapsody, sure - But it also has I'm in love with my car which kind of cancels that out. 4/5

Not great. 2/5

*Looks at Beefheart and Zappa albums* "No, no, you see THIS is worth SOMETHING." *Looks at Robert Wyatt albums* "THAT is worth NOTHING." 1/5

I'm your biggest fan, but I guess that's just not good enough Is it 'cause I wear my hair in or because I like to play Diablo Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking 'bout Cause I really don't wanna have to spell it out And next time you call me I'm gon sit and stare at the screen Waiting for the call to end You stuck me in the friendzone That's that bullshit I'm gonna play Diablo either way You can go or you can go Because I'd rather play Mortal Kombat anyway, hey I want a love like Johnny Cage If you're not bringing bottles I suggest you start to walk away Bitch don't kill my vibe I can tell you've kinda got uncomfortable So let me break it down for you Don't call me, don't text me, after 2am Unless you plan on giving me some Cause I got enough friends I will throw you in the garbage Cause you play too many games I'm better off by myself Loving you's bad for my health No one wants to be in the Friendzone This initially sounds like some vanilla R&B but when you listen to it closely it turns out its brilliant. 4/5

Very different from my usual tastes, but this is a very good album. 4/5

I'm starting to get the idea that the editor of this list loves Nick Cave. I dont feel the same way, and I question the decision to have more than even one Nick Cave album on the list at all. 2/5

Sometimes a cover version of a song can be the definitive version. Cowboy Junkies Sweet Jane is up there with Johnny Cash Hurt for this title. Album is kind of overpowered by that one track, but still good overall. 4/5

Terrible band and awful album, but I can see the appeal behind having a proto-punk album on a list of albums that everyone should hear. Still, not good. 2/5

Maybe I'm just not in the mood for it this morning, but I'm not feeling this album. Just background noise, and nothing I would wish on anyone else as an album they "must hear before they die." 2/5

We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods Will drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, sing and cry Valhalla, I am coming On we sweep with threshing oar Our only goal will be the western shore We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow How soft your fields so green Can whisper tales of gore Of how we calmed the tides of war We are your overlords On we sweep with threshing oar Our only goal will be the western shore So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing Yeah, this is a must-hear album if there ever was one. 5/5

Last night as I watched the stars from my window I pray Lord above to guide and protect you Though I'm not wanted now, I still love you somehow That is my only prayer, for you Last night as I gazed through the mist in my eyes I wanted you here to hold you so near But silence tells me, you didn't hear my plea I miss you so much since you left me My heart ached apart since you left me Though I'm not wanted now, I still love you somehow That is my only prayer, for you Classic. 5/5

So goth it paints its room black and smokes clove cigarettes. I dont love it, though - Its not a great album. Three stars for being what it is unironically. 3/5

It's so relieving To know that you're leaving As soon as you get paid It's so relaxing To hear that you're asking Whenever you get your way It's so soothing To know that you'll sue me Starting to sound the same I miss the comfort in being sad Yeah, this is a pretty amazing album. 5/5

Really good album which perfectly illustrates 2000. 4/5

Seriously, what the fuck is this doing on a list of albums that everyone should hear? Its not good. 1/5

Its too bad that the album feels so bland and corporate, because she has a great voice and I appreciate her talent. The production overall is pretty good. But sadly at the end of the day this album is full of music for corporate coffee shops and lobbies. 3/5

Fare you well my honey Fare you well my only true one All the birds that were singing Have flown except you alone Going to leave this broke-down palace On my hands and my knees I will roll, roll, roll Make myself a bed by the waterside In my time, in my time, I will roll, roll, roll In a bed, in a bed By the waterside I will lay my head Listen to the river sing sweet songs To rock my soul River gonna take me Sing me sweet and sleepy Sing me sweet and sleepy All the way back back home It's a far gone lullaby Sung many years ago Mama, mama, many worlds I've come Since I first left home Easy to dismiss as hippie shit, but its actually a really good album. 5/5

If you had a dollar, and I had a dime I wonder, could I borrow yours as easy as you could mine? Because when you need my love, and I give time after time And turn around to find me no returns, then, my friend, you've used my dimes! If there's water in the pitcher, and we both need a drink To stay alive, my darlin', I'd need less water than you think My love, my love, these things, I swear, I say are true And all I'm really saying is be as good to me as I am to you Oh, yeah Perfect. Everything about this album is perfect. 5/5

Why would this be on a list of albums that everyone should hear? Its aggressively mid in every possible way. 2/5

I cant believe that this album came out in 1979 - It just "feels" like more of a mid-80s album to me. Anyway, solid album with great production and good overall vibes. 5/5

Decent album. Not great, but decent. 3/5

Not only does this album not qualify as an album that anyone should have to hear before they die, it DOES qualify as an album that is almost impossible to listen to at all. Its bad in every way. The production is bad, the lyrics are bad, the vocals are bad, and the music is not good. 1/5

Meh. Its not bad, but its pretty boring. 2/5

Finally someone let me out of my cage Now time for me is nothing, cause I'm counting no age Now I couldn't be there, now you shouldn't be scared I'm good at repairs, and I'm under each snare Intangible bet you didn't think So I command you to, panoramic view Look, I'll make it all manageable Pick and choose, sit and lose all you different crews Chicks and dudes, who you think is really kicking tunes? Picture you getting down in a picture tube Like you lit the fuse, you think it's fictional? Mystical? Maybe Spiritual hero who appears on you to clear your view When you're too crazy Lifeless to those the definition for what life is Priceless to you because I put you on the hype shift Did you like it? Gut smoking righteous with one toke You're psychic among knows possess you with one go Yeah, this is some really good shit. 5/5

I went to sleep last night, I worked as hard as I can I bring home my money You take my money Give it to another man I should have quit you, baby Oh, such a long time ago I wouldn't be here with all my troubles Down on this killing floor Squeeze me, baby till the juice runs down my leg The way you squeeze my lemon I'm gonna fall right out of bed When I was 16, I would listen to this album at least 3 times a day. Amazingly, its STILL not played out and I still enjoy it. Its that good. 5/5

This is a really good album. Its not my usual kind of thing, but Adele has an outstanding voice and the production is very very good. 5/5

The sun will shine on brighter And the wind will always blow Some think life's a breeze Others feel love is sin I've found beauty in dancing stars To you, your dreams may be a farce And you think that you can't feel pain And you think we can't feel at all Can you sing out in the pouring rain Yeah, this is a pretty great album. 5/5

Please beware of them that stare They'll only smile to see you while Your time away And once you've seen what they have been To win the earth just won't seem worth Your night or your day Who'll hear what I say. Look around you find the ground Is not so far from where you are But not too wise For down below they never grow They're always tired and charms are hired From out of their eyes Never surprise. Take your time and you'll be fine And say a prayer for people there Who live on the floor And if you see what's meant to be Don't name the day or try to say It happened before. Don't be shy you learn to fly And see the sun when day is done If only you see Just what you are beneath a star That came to stay one rainy day In autumn for free Yes, be what you'll be. Please beware of them that stare They'll only smile to see you while Your time away And once you've seen what they have been To win the earth just won't seem worth Your night or your day Who'll hear what I say. Open up the broken cup Let goodly sin and sunshine in Yes that's today. And open wide the hymns you hide You find renown while people frown At things that you say But say what you'll say About the farmers and the fun And the things behind the sun And the people around your head Who say everything's been said And the movement in your brain Sends you out into the rain. Its just perfect for what it is. 5/5

I dont hate it, but I wouldnt say that I'm satisfied by it. Not a terrible album, but a lot like everything else coming out of clubs in the UK in 2000. Ultimately not anything anyone should have to hear, and entirely forgettable. 2/5

This isn't an album that anyone has to hear. This is an album that would be playing as background music in a bar in Kentucky in the 80s. 2/5

This is an interesting album. I'm not saying its a good album, but I can at least see why it might make a list of albums that everyone should hear. Why not just put some Woody Guthrie albums on this list instead, though? Anyway, its not bad, but its not good either. I love Woody Guthrie, but this doesnt capture any of the feelings from his lyrics here. 2/5

What an odd choice for a list of albums that everyone should hear before they die. First, its not available on apple music. Second, its all cover songs. Third, its an album out of time - Its mostly songs from the 50s recorded in the 60s. Dusty has a good voice, but its an ultimately forgettable album. 2/5

This album isnt bad, but its just not doing anything for me. Breathy vocals and urgent synths can sometimes be my jam, but this isnt grabbing me. 3/5

Maybe you would write me a letter And tell me why I never met you Our rendezvous just ended in sorrow Without you, there's no tomorrow I tried, but I can't find you Tell me now, what do I do? I tried, but I can't find you Tell me now, what do I do? I can't find my peace of mind Because I need you with me all of the time I used to think about you night and day I didn't care what other people would say Oh, I can't find you No, I can't find my peace of mind without you Yeah, this is a really good album. 5/5

I like motorhead but this album isn't great. Its a live album and it never really gets there, you know? Its not bad, but I don't think its a "must-hear" album under any evaluation. 2/5

I would never say to anyone, "oh man you have absolutely got to hear this album" in reference to this very mediocre album. 2/5

Dude. Really? This is supposed to be a list of albums that you would recommend to someone as an album you must hear. Who in their right mind would believe that this is an album that anyone would recommend for any reason at all ever? 1/5

Holy shit, this album is TERRIBLE. Like, the only way this makes a list of albums you must hear is either as a joke or as a payoff. 1/5

Not my favorite kinks album, but its a good one nonetheless. I love that the kinks are basically spinal tap in the early years. 4/5

Arent we all just looking for the perfect beat? Edit: I just read the wiki and now I dont know how to grade this album. I didnt know that afrika bambaataa was a child molester which makes it difficult to give the album the 5 star rating I originally made. I'm revising my score to a 2 of 5, keeping a star for being a groundbreaking and powerful work but losing 3 stars for being led by a garbage human. 5/5 - revised to 2/5

I like the faces and i like rod stewart, but this album is a weird choice for the list. Its very bland and inoffensive in pretty much every way, and there are far better representations if thats what youre looking for. 3/5

OK, so now I've heard three goth albums on this list. Who edits this book? This is an OK album, but its weird that of all the musical subcultures goth is represented more than something like ska or black metal or electro. 3/5

I want to tell you a little story 'Cause it makes me warm inside It's about some friends growing up And all the things they tried I'm not talking about staple shit They went for something more I guess it was too much dreaming Too much to hope for One day something funny happened But it scared the shit out of me Their heads went in different directions And their friendship ceased to be I'm telling you I want it to work I don't like being hurt Something's not right inside And I can't always put it aside What can we do, what can we do? Try I guess I make it too much shit Someday we'll look back and laugh Mr. President, go away Come back and fuck with us some other day Mr. Feelings, run and hide You have no right to what you feel inside Motherfuckers, quick to kiss Talk your shit, but don't fuck with this All I want to know is Am I holding on? Am I moving on? What can we do, what can we do? TRY Look at those assholes, ordinary fucking people. I hate 'em. - Repo Man 5/5

Wish I was ocean size they cannot move you no one tries no one pulls you out from your hole like a tooth aching a jawbone I was made with a heart of stone to be broken with one hard blow I've seen the ocean break on the shore come together with no harm done It ain't easy living I want to be as deep as the ocean mother ocean Some people tell me home is in the sky in the sky lives a spy I want to be more like the ocean no talking all action Yeah, this is an amazing album. 5/5

I really like this album. It kind of makes me feel like a hipster from GTA4, but thats fine. 5/5

Meh. Great cover, music doesnt do much for me. Vocals are overwrought and the production is too slick. 3/5

I've been biting my tongue Been so subtly kind I've got to think so selfishly 'Cause you're the face inside of me I've been biding my days, you see Evidently it pays I've been a friend with unbiased views Then secretly lust after you So now you feel lusty, you're bored and bemused You want to do someone else So you should be by yourself Instead of here with me Secretly Trying hard to think pure Bloody hard when I'm raw You're talking out so sexually 'Bout boys & girls & your friggin' dreams Now you feel lusty, you're hot and confused You want to do someone else So you should be by yourself Instead of here with me Secretly So now you've been busted, you're caught feeling used You had to do someone else You shoulda been by yourself You had to do someone else You shoulda been by yourself Instead of here with me Secretly THIS is what I am here for. I never heard of this band or album before, but this is excellent and I love it. 5/5

Why is there more than one nick drake album on this list? Pink Moon is fine, but this is just taking up space that should be used for something else. +1 star for not being a terrible album, though. 2/5

OK, so clapton is a scumbag so we're gonna lose some stars there but I actually agree that this album belongs on the list. It stands alone for the year it was released as one of the best rock albums with some of the most talented musicians of the time and its very well produced. Tell you what, if clapton wasnt the garbage human that he is it would have been a 5 star album but lets say it loses 5 stars for clapton but then gets 2 stars back for the production and Duane Allman and then gains one more star for the track "Layla." 3/5

I can see clearly From my diamond eyes I'm going to the mountain with the fire spirit No-one will accept all of me So the fire will stop Up through the streets And the gunfire of cars Am going to the mountain with the fire spirit And no one will take all of me So the fire will stop I will be cheating The whole ritual I'm going to the mountain with the fire spirit No-one will expect all of me So the fire will stop Someone will step out of the circle Someone will turn and burn a world Someone knows a better cell Where the old north wind blows through southeast hell, yeah Invention was betrayed by the machine Promised like it was promised to me I'm going up to the mountain to see How the last thing, will set me free, yeah I had to do something I was wearing down I was going down Why can no one ever touch a fire spirit? Yeah, this is a pretty good album. 4/5

Interesting. Not amazing, but interesting and good. 3/5

I'm feeling happy, so highly evolved My time's a riddle that will never be solved Dreamin' for somethin', reachin' for somethin' Just waitin' for the sun to carry me in If you feel low You can buy love From a payphone I don't feel low My brother Bill, he work for the market Life is an arrow now and he is the target Dreamin' for somethin', reachin' for somethin' Just waitin' for the sun to carry me in If you feel low You can buy blow From a payphone I don't feel low Not bad at all. 4/5

60s deep cut, you can hear how this album influenced other artists of the 60s and 70s, but the somewhat sad reality is that those artists that this band and album influenced had more talent. Not bad at all, but ultimately forgettable. 3/5

One dexys album was more than enough for a list of albums to hear before you die. The editor of this list has a hardon for british one hit wonders, and its a bit obvious. 1/5

THIS is what I'm here for. Beautiful and different, and I love it. 5/5

Good album. Honest, real. 4/5

Good album full of good end-of-the-90s stuff. 4/5

"Last week Andy set sail for the Bahamas to sell his family’s boat, and he took his brother, but not me. I was kind of sad at first, but then I remembered that Bob Marley song. "No, woman. No cry."" (Erin, The Office) 4/5

Decent. 3/5

Excellent. Never heard this album before, but its great! 5/5

I think maybe 60s music just leaves me flat. Its not bad, but just cant get any kind of reaction from myself on this one. 3/5

Not a good album, and not a good representation of dinosaur jr or the genre. Begs the question - Who the fuck is making this list? 1/5

I love the automator stuff that came after this, like deltron, but this is a little too raw. Not a one star album, but the production is so amateurish that it cant rate three stars either. 2/5

This is a good, but extremely dark, album. Worth a listen. 4/5

Not a bad album, but far from the best of iron maidens albums and in comparison it must be almost embarrassing for them how amateurish and poor the production and art is when put up against their later albums. 3/5

This isnt always the best-produced album, but the vocals and lyrics more than make up for that slight shortcoming. Very much a representation of 2021, black women will eventually save us all. 4/5

Light and poppy, but nothing really grabs me on this album. Not bad, but not outstanding as albums go. Good representation, though? 3/5

Basically a perfect album. Fantastic vocals, beautiful composition, and flawless production. 5/5