Can we stop pretending every shit from a Beatle is gold? #freeRingo

Wow. This one was easy to rate.

Dude… no. Literally the music that made me get into alt genres. Production is impressive tho.

Love that Jackie Jormp Jomp voice.

Yuk. An uneven and overrated album and that’s before bringing in the singer’s history.

Pleasant listen. There's nothing wrong with this music but doesn't move me.

Maybe the greatest album artwork. If only the songs matched. I’ve wanted to like this album for years but just can’t get there. Perhaps the context of the release is essential to understanding why this is such a standout.

Pretty fun album. Only knew the single and there’s more to this band than that one song from all the indie comedies.

Didn’t finish. Snooze fest

Rockstar shit.

Fine early punk. Doesn’t really break out or transcend the normal chord progressions.

Not a fan. Ambien music.

No Sympathy is a standout but overall just an okay album. Sort of feels like you had to be there.

Pretty cool album. Feels like a Wolf Parade precursor.

Good for Springsteen, probably one of his best but still feels pretty one dimensional.

The Kinks rock and this is no exception. Can’t wait for Village Green

Kinda good but just off putting and not for me

Fun listen, lots of jams.

Nope, not for me

Lol. Who gives a shit

Like the other Roots album. Technically good but the rap music equivalent of eating a large pile of steamed broccoli.

A little slow but very enjoyable

A fine album.

First album to feel actively annoying

A cool precursor to Dropkick Murphy’s and Flogging Molly

What a blast. So ahead of it’s time. Even if the rhymes are simple, the production just sounds completely unique.

Meh

Not great, pretty repetitive, no Rumors

What a legend.

A bit boring compared to my memory

This was a fun album.

Quick, great flow.

Stone cold classic.

Old hip hop is generally bad. This is very old hip hop.

A little long but a great album.

Pretty fun, very 80s

Very good album. A couple songs feel like outliers but a clear precursor to many modern indie stars.

It’s fine, good instrumentation.

More innovative than enjoyable. More tedious than her other albums. A great artist but and overhyped work.

A good album but it blends together. The first song is very exciting and feels like a throwback to early aughts indie’s best impulses, but by the end it has become mush.

5 stars for the atmosphere, minus 2 for everything else.

A shrug.

Super funky base lines, lots of fun and doesn’t get too jammy or long winded

Not that good, not that bad.

Feels very 90s. Maybe too many world music albums this week to give this its proper consideration.

Who are these early nineties albums for? All the expression of a stale saltine.

Yuk. An uneven and overrated album and that’s before bringing in the singer’s history.

An album that you have to let flow over you. Took a few tries with Spiritualized but really liked this.

The best songs are just so good. Some half baked shit bogs it down in the middle.

Objectively a good album but feels like lab grown indie rock. Jesus etc. being the exception.

Good god, nope.

Pyramid brings this thing up to at least 3, Thinking bout you pulls it even higher, but then Pink Matter, White, and basically the rest of the album pulls it back down.

Didn’t know what to expect, loved this.

Serious Prince is the worst

Pretty tonally similar throughout. Dark gospel starts cool, gets boring.

Fine music, nothing special.

It’s Blitz is better. This is still good.

Idk about this one. Doesn’t feel like I HAD to hear this.

Didn’t finish.

Not really for me but some beautiful vocals.

No more early 90s rap, pleeaassseee

Idk I guess this is something. The riffs are tight but this just isn’t a genre I care about.

Is this a joke?

Okay voice, massively over produced.

Whatever. This list is getting sus.

Not their best but not bad

This is a fun album. Thank god cause it’s been a rough two weeks. A bit long for 5 stars but an extremely solid 4 stars. Some of the base playing just makes you say whoa

Absolute classic. All hail the duke.

Dumb but v fun.

A beautiful album, wish it had a little bit more grab but there are some great songs here. Precursor to a lot of aughts indie.

Such a strong start but really falls off. 30 minutes would be the right length for this album, a tempo change at any point also wouldn’t have hurt.

Sticking to my theory that the 90s outside of rap were broadly shit.

Can we stop pretending every shit from a Beatle is gold? #freeRingo

A really fun listen. There isn’t much of a concept behind the album but 90% of the songs are classics.

I don’t quite click with Roxy Music. This is their second album that’s come up and both times I’ve felt it’s good not great and while I respect the ideas, the execution feels just alright.

Loved this album in high school but found it deeply boring upon relistening. Sample at the start is an amazingly arrogant way to start off and you really need to come with bangers after. This just didn’t do that. More influential than good.

What a fucking slog. Third Springsteen album that I ‘Had to hear’ smh.

Never a great sign when you’re relieved that an album ended and the Spotify algorithm took over.

Just couldn’t get into this one.

Too twee for me.

Classic for a reason, but a couple clunkers. Looking at you Man Needs a Maid

Basically perfect. One of my five favorite albums.

Probably was in the wrong headspace for this one. It’s obviously good but wasn’t feeling it.

Really enjoyed this and will listen to their other albums.

Good moment but clearly of an era.

Good tunes.

Wow, never heard anything quite like this. Might never listen again, but glad I’ve heard it.

Great flow and production. Probably the first good rap album on the list.

Extremely prog so take that either way.

A good album with great moments but loses momentum in the back third.

This album rocked. Great grunge vibe throughout, coherent sound. Big ups.

5 stars. Easy. Done.

So ahead

I mean I guess it was better than I expected?

Just beats you over the head.

Nope, no thank you.

Just comically horny and not very good.

About 10% of the way through this list and there’s a clear bucket of albums that are influential but not for me. This is another one of these.

Enjoyed the composition but didn’t really pop.

Hahahahahaha fuck out of here.

I just don’t understand why this band has at least two albums on the list.

Pretty but also pretty boring

Way cornier than I remembered but three stars for What’s Golden.

Yup, still really great.

Some fantastic moments, Parklife alone brings this thing up by a star. However, I don’t quite see the impact of this album beyond leading to more interesting products in the aughts.

Wow. Nope. Very boring and indulgent.

Probably a band that’s best of is one of the best out but this is a lot of Led.

Didn’t make it all the way through. The wailing on track two really got to me.

One of the few rap albums that’s really held up. These beats are just dope.

Classic for a lot of reasons. Still lovely to come back to this one.

Well that was better and more musically interesting than I expected.

Loved this. So much range. So much piano.

A really enjoyable listen. More funky swing than I was expecting.

The dude was right.

This was really fun. It’s a bit long at an hour and seventeen minutes but basically every song rips.

I really wanted to dunk on this album. Arcade Fire's latest albums have lost what made this band so special but hot damn The Suburbs absolutely brings it. No skips, great album apparently 19 year old me wasn't totally off base.

Wow. Imagine if Sufjan had done this 50 times.

I just don’t understand why the list author included so much early 90s rap.

Some good jamming moments but I’ll most likely never come back to this record.

Such a good and weird album. Not my favorite albums by the lips but definitely has some of my favorite songs. I’ll always associate this album with my college freshman year and driving around. Nice to bring that sense back.

Damn I love this album but fuck it’s long.

Not my favorite Smiths album but some great songs and more consistent end to end than The Queen is Dead. I get it Morissey is an asshole etc but he knows how to make indie rock music like few others.

Loved every track besides Phoenix.

Idk not really for me. A bit too much twang and twee

Some jams but gets old

Absolutely love this album and this band.

Cool production but no thank you.

Abba just isn’t for me. Kind of like Fleetwood without the edge.

Yup - so good. What a strong debut album.

Best of the three Stevie Wonder albums but just not really my style.

It’s just variants of the same song, but a damn good song.

I bet this felt so progressive when it came out but feels extremely dated.

Nice musicality but not for me. Just kind of drags on and on and on and… On

I fucking hate Frank Sinatra.

Yup, trash.

Probably the best of the early rap albums.

What an off putting album. Did not enjoy it at all. 2 stars because the atmosphere was BIG but overall not one for me.

Some interesting moments but mostly a blaze snooze of an album

There’s a large bucket of albums on this list where I respect but do not like the music. This plops firmly into that pool.

Really enjoyed this one. Pretty singular song writing without being overly eclectic.

Yup - that’s that good stuff. 40 minutes, no skips just pure butter baby.

More metal than I was expecting. Honestly, surprisingly annoying, very guitar forward and doesn’t really highlight Freddy’s incredible vocal range.

Not my favorite Beatles album but fuck, you just have to tip your hat.

Idk man. Mediocre country adjacent twang. No thanks.

More interesting than good? Feels like Bowie is finding his way into something new that doesn’t get fully realized until Toy.

When Prague goes wrong

Song to song this is cool and a fun listen but an hour and a half is too much.

Fun listen and a good revisit. Can’t say it blew my mind but it’s fun.

I really wanted to like this.

Fuck this bangs (pun intended)

God nope no thank you

Yup yup yup

Absolutely a classic

Truly didn’t expect to like this so much. The composition is just fucking tight so much for yacht rock this things a speed boat!

This was a good album! But samey throughout but an enjoyable listen

Loved this album.

Two stars for Visions of Johanna but a ton of skips

I love QOTSA but this is the wrong album. Hopefully a precursor to either Lullabies or Songs for the Deaf. Hell even Villains or Like Clockwork.

Fine indie stuff. Nothing stood out but also inoffensive.

Like watching a child throw spaghetti at a refrigerator.

Not just hornier Beatles. These guys might have some staying power.

Pretty boring, tbh.

Just so boring

Fine but doesn’t move me.

Surprisingly not bad. I went in with low expectations but sometimes that’s okay!

Not their best but still has some very strong songs.

Yeah this is fun. It’s not perfect and a few songs drag but overall I get the appeal.

Ughhhhhh not for me thanks. So slow, didn’t have pop.

Kind of a best of band.

This fucking slaps. Can see the influence on modern indie especially groups like Destroyer.

Lovely voice, probably a classic. Not my jam.

Standard smiths fair

Beautiful album, esp Coat of Many Colors

Yeah that was pretty good!

Not nearly as interesting as The Slider.

One of my all time favorite albums. Always great to revisit.

It’s hard to rate something like this as have heard most of these songs for decades. I like it but not totally convinced.

Really like the sound but should have been 30 minutes in and out.

Not my favorite Radiohead but damn if it isn’t five stars, I don’t know what is.

Liked it but 90 minutes is a lot.

Hated this album since I first heard it in like 2007. Nice to see some things haven’t changed.

My personal favorite Led Zep joint. Bit more musicality and nerd shit than the earlier albums and that’s kinda fun.

Definitely fun and ahead of it’s time

Oofa

I do not care about the sounds of CCR

Enjoyed more than expected but was ready for it to end. First song really bangs and the voice is distinctive.

Sure. Why not?

What a voice.

Yes! What an insane album.

Like listening to a pubescent boy trying to fuck a brown crayon.

Shoulder shrug. Not sure if bad or not for me so generic three stars.

Some good tunes on here but nothing to really write home about.

Pretty generic indie rock stuff

What a joy to come back to this album. Absolutely holds up and brings me right back to eating Jianbing in Tianjin on cold mornings.

So CCR is like bad Kings of Leon?

A hard album to review. I think it’s probably good for the genre and the time but not the genre for me.

This album is definitely a lot and there’s nothing wrong with that but it really felt a bit pummeling for my taste.

Lots of albums on this list seem to be arguments that 1 hit wonder bands deserve more attention. Not sure this album really makes the case.

Such a rush. Some good good punk sound.

Obviously cool. At times annoying. Makes Aerial Pink less impressive.

Certainly one of the most listenable Tom Waits adventures.

An eminently listenable album.

My personal favorite Beatles album. The B-side is just astounding.

Not offensively bad but also not good.

Good but uneven. I guess I’m happy because if this album made the list then some other great OutKast albums are on the way.

Some of the better Metallica but they really just beat you over the head with it.

Kind of the same as the last Dusty album.

Some great moments but overall more impressive in hindsight that the Beatles took it so far from this to the White Album etc.

Some amazing production - the base line on Be is always a joy and the energy on The Food is so good. At the same time, there are some clunkers here that make me cringe. For example - I used to love Testify but it just doesn’t do it anymore. A solid 4 stars and holds up better than a lot of the rap I’ve listened to on this list.

Lots of Bowie influence (he may have produced) but doesn’t have that same infectious pop. Good not great.

Listened to this when it came out and thought it was fine. Really enjoyed it upon revisiting.

Nice to end the week strong. Easy 5 stars.

Oasis has one good album and this isn’t it. Personally, I’ve just always preferred Drive Shaft so maybe biased.

Good album, very interesting sound but kinda long. The Police are absolutely one of one though and that counts too.

K-Mart Offspring?

A much kinder album than I would have expected.

Sorta expected this to be weirder and bigger.

Good moments but not exceptional.

Great atmosphere but felt like it really found it’s feet in the back half.

Gets a little tiring but Frustration and Tainted Love are absolute bangers. Also had to check to make sure I was hearing sex dwarf correctly.

Respect the musicianship but not my bag.

A bluesy effort from Bowie that works to mixed effects.

Really thought I’d like this album but it’s really just fine.

A slog of cozy songs written by committee. A perfect soundtrack for trying to sneak in and take a nap at your local Restoration Hardware.

Man - this is not my music, but it is fucking impressive.

There’s definitely a formula to Elton John’s music, but it works! A classic if it ain’t broke approach to song writing.

Way better album than I remembered. Synths on this go hard as fuck.

Some absolute all timers but a slightly soft middle.

Just a big nope on this one.

I’ve found African music often hits hard but wears thin. This album was a solid exemption with enough stylistic variation and emotion to more than offset that I can’t understand the words.

I don’t know. I didn’t like it and an hour and a half is a lot of this. I guess it’s musically good in the way a broadway show is good. Begrudging 3 stars?

Honestly I just don’t care that much about Willie Nelson’s music. National treasure etc..

A pretty typical 2Pac experience. Repetitive themes, overly long, bad features, but great production and flow.

Fine singer songwriter type things

I really don’t like CCR. They are an annoying band with a distinctly annoying sound. But this album is kind of good. I don’t like saying it but I have to acknowledge that it jams.

Maybe my favorite Radiohead album… but actually upon relistening that’s wrong. BUT it does have some of their best songs just a lot of cruft in between

Wow The National used to make really exciting music. WTF happened!?

Bounced right off this one.

Always felt a bit mixed about this album and it does take a song to get into the groove but then is very good.

4.5 stars but a weird grade because Alive 2007 is my favorite live album and there needs to be some differentiation. If that album didn’t exist then this would be 5 stars.

The Danger Mouse era is hard to assess. He makes hits but also took the edge off of almost every group he worked with. Brothers certainly feels this way, starting strong but overstaying it’s welcome. It’ll be interesting to see if any other Black Keys albums show up on the list. You could make a case for El Camino as an even tighter Danger Mouse experience or something earlier in the discography when this group was more blues focused.

A fun weird one that kept me on my toes.

I love Hounds of Love but this is a lot of Bush.

Couple good songs. Outstanding production. Committee written.

All preach, no fun.

Good ass rock album.

The king of the mope.

Wow, I hated this. Didn’t like the voice, didn’t like the guitars, vibe sucked. Nope.

Yup.

Strong first and last songs but didn’t do much to convince me the stones aren’t a greatest hits band.

Lovely if a little boring.

Nope, no.

Wow. This one was easy to rate.

After being burned by Moving Pictures, this was much more what I wanted from Rush. Unequivocal rock god shit.

Pretty fun album. Extremely listenable if not necessarily that memorable.

Felt a lot longer than it is. More a series of sketches than an album. Didn’t hate it.

It’s been a long time since I listened to the RHCP. Honestly these boys still have it. Great melodies and hooks, a really fun return to 9th grade.

Better than I expected even if it has a decent amount of schmaltz sprinkled over the tracks.

Rambling but tight. An album I will definitely return to.

Incredible production for absolute cornball lyrics

Arguably Bobby D’s best album front to back and for good reason.

Way ahead of it’s time but still too long and repetitive to hold me. Feels like an album that gets more credit for being prescient than good.

Not my style, couldn’t finish. Classic for somebody I’m sure.

Such a great album.

Enjoyable but feels pretty samey at times.

Fairly ephemeral 60s pop. Added a song to the liked playlist though.

Not my favorite Pink Floyd album but still damn good. Even just an instrumental version of this album would be 5 stars from this guy.

Couldn’t find my footing with this when I was in my Jazz phase. Even less so now. Also my god it’s an hour and forty five minutes.

Some gems, some junk. The experimentation is cool but hardly worth replaying.

Solid throughout with some absolute bangers.

Really fun album. Great base work and vocals to boot.

An easy band to mock given their recent output but the early albums stand strong and remind what indie rock can be. Solid 4.5.

Really liked this. Unique sounds, tight composition, definitely will come back.

Some classics, but soft in the middle which counts for a lot given the run time.

Dude… no. Literally the music that made me get into alt genres. Production is impressive tho.

Fun album. Very 90s but not in a bad way.

Good not mind blowing but fun.

Fun but got old

A good solid beating over the head

Love her voice. Little bit repetitive song structure but overall a very fun listen.

Liked it. Unclear if I finished or not.

Personal bias but I just can’t get there with Paul Simon. Songs are all objectively well composed but he’s boring.

Idk kind of blues played by old English dudes. Just don’t care.

Some nice folk. Enjoyed this.

Not my preferred genre but this was fun. Lots of good details to make the songs feel less interchangeable.

Well this voice is certainly unique. Didn’t hate this as much as I expected to but also found it very hard to finish.

I genuinely tried but track 3 really burned all the good will I had from the House theme song.

Holy god this is way too long for more than three stars. Some good tunes tho

Great album

Probably the best of the THREE Metallica albums that have been on the list. But I just find their songs way too long and the style repetitive. Like we get it. 9 mins of quiet to loud is just unnecessary.

I don’t like John Lennon. He’s a confirmed sack of shit, but god damn if this album isn’t catchy. Subtract a star for trash bag but still dang

Just a banging good time. More camp than expected but ain’t nothin wrong with that.

I have never liked Pavement. Still don’t.

Yeah put this in the bin.

More of a best of artist with some admittedly great songs but also minus all the stars for turning out to be a rapey shit bag.

I honestly thought I’d hate this but enjoyed more than expected. Probably not something I’ll come back to but fun grooves.

This list has taught me I really don’t like Ice Cube. Better actor than rapper? Food for thought….

Fine but hardly memorable

It was fine but a bit boring.

Pipes! Base! Drums! This album has it all.

I like the idea of Fela Kuti more than the experience. Songs are all jams but also damn long.

I like the idea of Johnny Cash, but the twang gave me a headache and I didn’t finish.

Butt rock for the soul

This thing has baselines! Good fun.

I mean it would be a great soundtrack but there’s no movie!

Been waiting for an end to end Elvis Costello album. One of the coolest dudes and brings it all together on this one.

Yeah this is good stuff.

This got old pretty fast. Good first track but faded.

It’s fine. Good vocals but didn’t grab me.

Dude bars and production. Hot damn.

One of my favorite albums of the era. Just walk to wall bangers.

This grew on me. Weirder in the back half in the best possible way.

Music is good but never grabbed me.

Strong bops couple misses

Maybe the best of the Drake’s.

Born to Run is one of my favorite albums but honestly this album sounds like Bruce is singing through some bad hemorrhoids. I’m on Fire is an all timer but overall no thank you.

Im sorry but mid-90s British electronica is just not my bag.

Please tell me why this is on the list. I’m genuinely asking. The lyrics are cringe inducing and I just can’t.

This is an album that some people worked very hard on. I respect that but it is not really for me.

Definitely some classics on here. Definitely some songs I really don’t like. Let’s split it and… 3 stars

I mean sure, fine.

This was pretty good.

Wanted to like this. I don’t like this.

Just a really good album from a band that I generally don’t like. Just gotta tip the hat.

Deserves to be on the list but man oh man has this aged poorly. A surprisingly boring album punctuated by a couple brilliant songs.

Same as the last other ones.

Groovtastic

I get that this is great music but to me it’s just a bit boring. So sorry.

I kind of like Primal Scream? Musically more creative than the name would imply but some super cringe lyrics. Star stands out in this regard.

Fuck yes.

These fucking guys again. Look sure fine if I were at a rave in the nineties this would slap but I’m not and Smack My Bitch just isn’t my vibe.

Like the last 3 Rolling Stones album- this is a best off band

Just a super creative and fun band. They aren’t all hits but when they hit it’s like a truck.

Maybe good in a Quentin Tarantino movie but not for headphones

An album I’ve always wanted to love but never clicked.

Old Beatles are a bit more of a mixed bag but there are definitely gems.

Has a few of The White Stripes best songs but a far cry from their best work.

I liked this but didn’t finish.

Classic status is deserved but the Nico songs are a rough hang.

Love that Jackie Jormp Jomp voice.

Fun but long.

Strong debut. Really enjoyed most of these songs and Season of the Witch is a knock out

Eh this was fine

Spaced out at points, confident throughout. Generally I find Zeppelin to be better as a greatest hits band but this album definitely deserves its spot in the pantheon.

I respect the Beastie Boys but can’t do an hour. Sabotage still incredible.

Like all things Nick Cave, the production on this is incredible. If you’re the kind of person who vibes with his music then this seems like a top shelf album. I’m not that person but a respectful 4 stars.

Super easy listening. Really pleasant.

I’m glad I stuck with this. It’s more fun than I expected and definitely ahead of its time.

I don’t like U2 and this album hasn’t changed my mind. The music isn’t bad it’s just boring music for everyone and nobody.

An album that takes a ton of swings. The best parts are fantastic but it’s an uneven effort. Nevertheless, this will always be an album that I have a soft spot for and don’t mind skipping through the weak tracks.

Hot damn this was fun.

Bit of a mixed effort but still has some high points. 3 stars but could be convinced it’s a 4 star album.

A comically bad album… but I didn’t hate it.

This was fine.

Over produced and I’m not a divorced woman so…. 3 stars I guess.

Sitting inside working instead of going skiing. I finally understand REM.

Generally, love the Drake but it’s all kind of the same isn’t it?

First song is amazing then kind of slows down.

Well produced but no thank you.

Nah.

I liked this a lot more than when it was originally released. A pleasant surprise.

I’m going to just level with the internet here. I really don’t like Peter Gabriel or Genesis. I think they are lame maximalism. I know some people love this stuff and I’ll give an extra star for those people but man oh man, nope.

Love the base work throughout this album. This is manic 80s madness that I never would have found on my own.

Some great tracks but not my favorite Tom Petty

Maybe greatest sad boi album ever?

Bit of a Dylan skeptic and figured this would suck. It doesn’t suck. That was a nice Monday surprise.

Fun album. Very much of the decade.

Even if you don’t like Leonard Cohen, he’s kind of a four star floor kind of guy.

One of the best of the decade.

Dummy indeed. Hard pass.

This was fine. I liked it at first but didn’t hold my interest

Personal favorite YYY album.

Millennial nostalgia at a near all time high, yet I didn’t really want to revisit.

Man on man did I hate this. Every track hurts in a different way.

This is not my music but it’s very well done. A respectful four star effort

Randy Newman just casually gets it.

I can’t even pretend that I finished this one.

This album has no pace. This Year’s Model comes in and grabs you but by comparison this album is meandering and bloated. Imperial in the worst ways.

Nope, no, no thank you.

I really like the idea of Prince but the music isn’t for me.

Honestly have never understood the lamb chop appeal. It’s good enough to put on in the background but doesn’t hold my attention.

I don’t really like this.

Tasteful soundtrack for some full bush soft core

Dude really was just on another level. The guitar work is obviously incredible but Jimi also sells the vocals so hard.

Extremely indifferent

Too long but some incredible moments. Hope to see the Marshall Mathers LP on here

Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected.

Like with most of these type of albums it was fun but overstayed

Better than average but couldn’t hold my interest

Yeah sure. This should be here but not that psyched on the misogyny etc

Fun stuff

I tapped out around Help. Don’t plan to finish or revisit.

A fun one to relisten to. As ambitious and as uneven as I remember.

A great album. Pure fun.

Passable background music

Enjoyable but I didn’t notice when it ended.

Yeah fine probably should be here, but super safe jazz

Elton John is a weird one. A few songs and he’s the greatest song writer of his generation, a whole album and I want to never hear his music again.

Classic early 90s rap. Best to leave it in the 90s tho

Would rather nail my balls to a plank than finish this album.

Very listenable. Not really my style.

My parents love Bob so I’m biased towards disliking it out of lazy rebellious feelings but fuck this is good stuff

No. Sketches are tedious, raps are ancient.

Yeah fun enough

Love this album.

Fucking love their early work. So many bangers

This gives me a headache

Nope

Got old fast

Enjoyed but didn’t love

Pretty much whatever

No more Peter Gabriel. This is a protest vote

Been losing faith in this project but this renewed my interest. Clearly influenced so many artists I love and is a great balance of discordant sounds and harmony. Loved this.

I actually kind of liked this.

Very loose

Good enough

Genuinely didn’t expect to like this but Van Morrison can fucking belt

Don’t care at all

Honestly this always had a ceiling of like 3 stars.

Maybe the coolest band.

Fine enough

I don’t like Sparks. Don’t at me Edgar Wright

Roxy feels like a band I should like but I don’t

Used to love this album. Do not love this album.

Listened to this a ton in high school. Even then wouldn’t have said top 1000 albums

Unreal this album is 57 minutes.

Funny but overwrought

lol @ 2 hours of runtime.

Snoozer

Not going to pretend that I finished this album.

On paper I should really like Nick Cave but I just don’t. Maybe this should be a play rather than an album? Idk but still 2 stars.

Nick Cave is a SERIOUS artist.

Actually pretty good. Not mind blowing but genuinely listenable.

Randy Newman so casually goes for the jugular and his ear for composition is impeccable.

Inoffensive

Good composition but man do I get bored with this whole aesthetic

Nop3

Didn’t expect to like this as have generally found the jazz selections pretentious but this bops.

Dated, AF

Deserved classic status

Eh, good production but kind of whatever

Music without point or purpose

surprisingly meh compared to their other albums.

It’s good for the time but it’s not good.

Seriously!?

Not the best Bowie but Queen Bitch alone, hot dang.

First album to actually make me angry so that’s something

A lot of fun. Maybe derivative or maybe invented the genre. Idk but I jammed with this one.

I kind of wish we could get a better explanation for why albums were chosen.

Very much of an era but undeniably smooth

Definitely 20 mins too long but the highs are so high.

It’s good but I feel like I’ve heard a version of this talkie British bop like 5x

This was a very fun album. Maybe too long but track to track was very enjoyable

Without looking at ratings, I’d guess this is averaging like 2.2 stars but I kinda didn’t hate it. It had fun moments.

Nah

One of the best albums of its decade and bought Arcade Fire four albums worth of goodwill from me. What a joy to revisit.

Yup hated this. Over produced, nothing interesting about vocal styles or lyrics.

Booooooo

I’m sorry but I do not care for The Rolling Stones except for the occasional Gimme Shelter listen. I really find them to be a best of band and that’s that.

This bangs pretty hard.

Yeah, Jimi is good and some songs I didn’t know plus the classics.

Started fun, got boring

Double albums have to go so fucking hard. This is flaccid as it comes.

Good. But I think Bob Dylan, despite being objectively good to great, may be the most overrated artist of the last 60 years.

Oof

Good composition and detail work but also sort of whatever

This fucking guy, again!?

Boomer wet dream.

A true 4.5 stars but I’ve given a lot of bad reviews recently so will balance out with being generous here. This is such a consistent album, sound is completely unique and taken in a vacuum outside of the broader Beach House discography, it’s perfect. Their albums are all kind of the same but this is a good representation.

Fucking, seriously!?

Dug this. All over the place but not in an off putting way.

Generally don’t like metal. Wasn’t looking forward to this. But holy shit. 5 stars, easy.

Yup. 5 stars just for Gloria but the album keeps going and actually stays great.

Wow, what a voice for such mid music.

Sure whatever.

Family Affair is a perfect song. Classic 4.5 star case where there’s excellent and a slightly softer back half.

Some clear originality to this one but also just not that interesting.

Obligatory 4 stars

Eh. Sort of whatever

Well, points for trying and there’s some genuinely cool stuff here. But also this is a lot. Putting 3 stars feels honest because it’s the average of 1 and 5 stars which is the experience but I’ll add a star for the ambition.

After like 5 songs you kind of get the point.

I just really like this band. One of my favorite discoveries from this exercise.

I really liked this album. It’s smart, good blues elements. Just a whole lot of fun beyond the single.

Yeah! This is a fun album. Surprisingly dark.

If I’d gotten into the pixies in high school, they would have become my whole identity.

Clearly made with a lot of care but the whole aesthetic just isn’t my thing.

Sorry but just can’t with this one. It’s not fun or interesting music.

There’s nothing wrong with this but I started checking how much was left on the first song and there’s nothing here that would keep me listening for an hour and 20 minutes.

Really enjoyed the first half of this. Was a bit less excited in the second half as it felt it lost its edge

The first couple of songs are a bit slow but also I’ve probably listened to this album 100 times so hard to say if that’s just me. Despite Kanye’s more recent slippage in quality and abhorrent politics, this is a classic.

Generically fine music

Copy and paste my review of every late 80s and early 90s rap album. There’s nothing that I need to listen to from this time period.

Eh this is fine.

I wish this website had a written justification for its selections.

Another 4.5 star album. There’s a few songs I skip but overall this is just a great album.

I just don’t care about Bjork. Sorry, I tried.

Man oh man, most overrated band of all time? I think they are at least a contender.

Morrissey has an ear for catchy song writing but lyrically this is just too on the nose

Pretty sure this band has like 3 great songs.

This album is too long but it’s also too good. Whatareyougonnado!?! But seriously this is like the third good to great rap album out of the 500+ albums this list has put up.

Some good tunes but the cracks were starting to show compared to their first two albums.

No thank you. Easy listening like a pencil stabbed into my ear

A band I want to love but just don’t really enjoy

Discount Joni Mitchell?

Good meat and potatoes punk. Learned one of my favorite Kings of Leon songs is a cover so that’s neat.

Pretty standard late 90s affair.

Sure, fine.

The hits are fun but even at 30-ish minutes, this overstays its welcome.

Nope, not buying this.

Pretty boring

Can’t believe I used to like this album. Such pretentious noodling

More bleh 90s electronic

Couple skips but overall this album hits hard. I don’t like U2 but have to concede there’s something here.

Really fun album. Isn’t trying to hard to be more than it is

No thank you

If you’re a C+ British rocker then you’re probably making the list.

I have a soft spot for talky British bands but this is a good one

Fuggin’ gud stuf

The most fun I’ve had listening to The Who

Nah

Conceptually cool and feels like a missing step in rap history that helps explain Danny Brown (who I love), but I just don’t personally enjoy this one.

Honestly a really fun album. Jumps around and a few skips but I liked revisiting this one.

This ain’t it

This was fun. I wasn’t blown away but enjoyable.

A solidly inoffensive indie rock experience

Fart music for loud bois

More of the same

Generally not a genre I love but this feels like a strong showing.

What to even do with this album. Moments are great, parts are ugly, there’s a few throw away tracks but it’s also bracing.

So like worse Incubus

Cool, thanks for coming by

A shockingly boring album

The aesthetic of Lou Reed probably is better than the songs but it’s still an amazing hang

This was fine

A very happy pleasant if somewhat banal listen.

Incredible voice and very musical. Probably just a bit too long of an album but each song is strong.

Fuckkk off

Not sure what to do with this one to be honest. It’s pretty off putting but at the same time, it’s more fun than like Destinys Child.

Like chewing toilet paper.

Ughhh for my money one of the more overrated artists of the last 20 years

They knew what aesthetic they were going for and then just beat it into you

This album is good but too long

I refuse to believe the creators of this list spent any time listening to these prototype rap albums

Absolute classic of its era. The hits are great but some of the lesser known songs (Moons and Monsters, Handshake) are what really make this album sing.

This is quintessentially fine

Yeah that was fun.

I’ve been doing a thing where I let albums accrue and then skim. Maybe I miss some gems but albums like this really validate the theory that maybe 30% of the 1001 albums I HAVE to hear are actually worth a listen

I bet there’s like one good song that I’ve heard somewhere on this album. Can’t wait to wade through 30 mins of garbage to find it. Update: nope just generically meh rock music.

Too long but a decent listen

Okay look, the composition here is objectively good. HOWEVER, I have no interest in listening to this for 15 mins let alone the full run time.

There’s some really fun instrumentation here but the lyrics are pretty anodyne.

Fine pop music. I had a nice time.

Nah

Yeah this was good and a great example of why this list is fun.

Not doing an hour of this

One of probably my 10 favorite albums. I’d have to think exactly where this ranks exactly but it’s my favorite point in Radiohead’s incredible discography and easy five stars.

Starts strong with that one song we all know and then becomes fine. At least it’s short.

Like kinda fine… but I think queen is a best of type band

Who the fuck cares about this music in the year of our lord 2025. Unless I’m committing suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning via Prius, I’ll never listen to this again.