Started off strong. First few tracks were very groovy, layered, emotive. The back half of the album kind of killed the momentum that the first half had. The spacey soundscape tracks weren't bad in their own right, but they just went on for way too long. Definitely would be a 4 if the balance between conventional and instrumental tracks was a little better.

No strong opinions here, kind of sounds like a lot of other acts from the late 60s and early 70s but with more edgy vocals. The title track definitely stands out, but it is a bit weird to start with the one ballad and have the rest of the album be much more tame.

Overall a pretty bland listening experience. The songs just kind of chug along with nothing really happening, and many of them feel indistinguishable from one another. Nothing offensively bad, just feels very unengaging to listen to.

The guitar really carries this album. I wasn't a fan of the vocals at all, but the rest of the instruments were complementary enough. The best parts of the album were the droning guitar solos, but unfortunately a lot of time was spent on more reserved indie rock type tunes that just weren't very interesting.

This is a great example of music that is very eccentric but completely coherent. They really love their trumpets and violins, and know how to write simple yet effective hooks. The vocals can be a bit hit or miss, and the slower, softer songs didn't quite hit the same for me. Overall a fun listening experience.

Chuck had some memorable bars and the overall message of the album was great. I also liked the incorporation of the live sound bits. But oh my god, so many of these beats have the most obnoxious sounds I've ever heard. I also find Flav very annoying, so while I enjoyed parts of the album, other parts were almost unlistenable for me.

I'm sure I would've listened to these guys if I was alive in 1966, but today I simply get nothing from this album. A few decent tracks and a lot of below average ones. It's all just a little too dated for my liking.

This was way more of a trip than I was expecting. The progressive, jazzy flow of this album was new and refreshing for me. The track and album lengths were nice too, nothing was dragged out and some songs were so full of ideas that they felt much longer. I'm not crazy about the vocals, they worked well for some songs but others missed the mark by a lot. Overall, this was my favorite so far and I hope more Joni comes up on this list.

The rapping on this album sounded so unenthused it was actually putting me to sleep, and the excessive disc scratching noises were dumb as hell. I also hate when people rap about how good they are at rapping. I honestly kind of checked out half way through this one.

Pop rock with some variety, but nothing very memorable. Decent ideas with solid execution outside of some occasional annoying vocals.

Whatever they were going for here did not resonate with me at all. The whole album was just noisy as hell, and any tracks that were more tolerable just ended up being repetitive. Noisy rock or pop that isn't done right is just straight up annoying.

Pretty enjoyable album and one of the better 60s rock groups I've heard. However this general era of rock just isn't my thing, especially with how far rock has come since then it just doesn't hold up quite as well.

Credit for some solid variety, but most of it just didn't land with me. It somehow managed to be eccentric but also fall flat at the same time.

This album felt like not only multiple genres coming together, but multiple eras as well. It transitioned between themes really well and the songwriting was sneakily intricate. Probably my favorite discovery so far

A relatively plain soul album that's almost entirely love songs. Nothing I hated besides the crying child, just uninteresting.

It's a perfectly fine soundtrack, but I think the only reason I would listen to this is if I had some nostalgia for the movie, which I don't. It was a bit long and I don't think I could distinguish anything besides the title track.

It was fun to hear something from a completely different era and part of the world than I'm used to. That ended up being its biggest downfall for me however, because I simply couldn't find much of anything to connect to as I listened. It's difficult to rate something like this, but my lasting impression is that I'm glad I heard it but I'm in no hurry to listen to it again.

A couple good songs on this one, the rest of it was just okay. Nothing wrong with easier listening classic rock but I personally prefer something a little more engaging.

I enjoyed this album and the story it told. The first 20 minutes or so were excellent, and the variety and creativity were well appreciated. It gets kind of distracted in the middle and I had mixed feelings about some of those tracks. I think some of these tracks maybe bloated the album's length just a bit.

I wanted to like this one but it just felt too ambient and kind of put me to sleep. It made me zone out a little and then it was just over. I'm sure if I was tripping balls I'd enjoy it.

Excessively British vocals are as grating to me as modern country vocals. There's good album here somewhere but sadly it's buried beneath the sounds of an old Englishman who had one too many at the pub.

I can sense the artistic ideas that went into this and the range of emotions conveyed. But it didn't totally translate musically, it felt like 80% of the album was just chunky, distorted guitar and crash cymbals, and there's only so much you can do with that. Didn't hate it, but was underwhelmed.

This album actually ended pretty well, but the first half was overly layered and busy with lyrics that were way too on the nose. Trying to be altruistic through cheesy 80's pop doesn't really work in my opinion. This album just felt like it was trying too hard.

I started out hating this one, with the flat, droning vocals and uninspiring sound. Enjoyed it a bit more towards the end, not sure if the tracks got better or it just grew on me. It's still a bit mediocre and not super memorable.

A pleasant, steady, and inoffensive rock album. Their style isn't too exciting in my opinion so each track seemed to lean more on the composition, which was mostly fine. The bulk of the album didn't live up to its best tracks, but when does it ever

I'm far from an expert on the genre, but this really feels like almost everything I would want from a bossa nova record. She has a very full voice and this album does a good job letting it take center stage. The only thing holding it back for me is that some of the weaker tracks can feel really disengaging, although most of the album is pretty consistent.

Every song on this album feels unique but consistent at the same time. The vocals always match the tone of the song perfectly. There's so many good build ups and the release is always well executed. My only complaint is that a few tracks just go a little longer than they need to.

I don't like Cheryl Crow's voice. Some of the softer tracks didn't sound horrible but were just boring, and if she tried to add any edge to it using her voice it sounded like shit. I don't think a single track hit for me.

If you've heard one song off this album, you've heard them all. The tone is very melancholy, and if you're not in the right mood for it it becomes a chore to listen through. There's nothing terrible going on with the music itself but the songs feel ambient at best.

The range of this album is really impressive. It got off to a really hot start and even the less interesting tracks were carried by Stevie's voice. But man this album could've easily been 30 minutes shorter. So many songs in the second half had a good idea going and then ended by doing nothing for an extra four minutes. Would've been five stars without that

A very calming and pleasant listen. I think the foreign vocals made me disengage a bit for better or worse. Everything was consistent track to track and I was neither thrilled nor bored.

This album has some good hooks and interesting ideas, which is what I've come to expect from them. I think the use of horns on this one was pretty excessive, and the vocals were very hit or miss. Not as memorable as some of their other albums

I was ready to rock out at the start of this one, and by the end I was just bored. Very stereotypical 80s metal and every song sounded the same.

I enjoyed the quicker pace and conciseness of this one. There was a nice little groove to most of the songs and while nothing blew me away I was at least entertained. Had to dock points for Robert Smith's overly British vocals though.

Overall this one was a mixed bag. The best songs were really catchy and had memorable choruses, but there were a handful of songs that were very boring in comparison and felt like filler. Would've enjoyed the whole album much more if they trimmed some of that down. Also there were a couple of songs where it almost seemed like the vocals were being drowned out by everything else, which is weird considering they should be the focal point of the album

This felt simultaneously haunting and calming. It certainly feels like one of the more cohesive albums from this experimental sort of era. Maybe a little campy at times but it mostly kept my attention

This felt like a pop album with hints of loungey jazz, but it didn't really excel at any particular genre in my opinion. It would've been nice to incorporate more sounds than just piano for 90% of it. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, but it just bored me at times.

Monotonous instrumentals and monotone vocals. I really failed to see a point to this one, and I was ready for it to be over by the 3rd track

This was overall a solid album, but only a few tracks felt like they really broke out of the boring 60's rock formula and were memorable. It did still feel like it was ahead of its time, and it's impressive that it holds up pretty well 60 years later.

Very slow folk that just isn't for me. I can appreciate the last track trying something interesting but considering it was a quarter of the entire album it needed to really impress for me to change my opinion

Live rock albums are very hit or miss for me, and I usually don't like when bands go on tangents for way too long. But for the most part, I didn't really mind it with this one. The performances of the actual songs were great and the elongated jams were mostly good, albeit pretty long in a couple places.

I do enjoy listening to very passionate projects with a clear story to tell, but musically there wasn't much that piqued my interest. The slower pace made it harder to stay engaged, but otherwise it was nice to feel like I gained a perspective that I would otherwise never have.

I'm not one to just listen to a 2+ hour live show without actually being there, but this one was pretty good. It was really densely packed from start to finish, wasn't much time wasted. The live performances were all good, but my main issue is that the orchestra didn't always contribute much. Some songs felt enhanced by it but others just felt like extra noise on top.

This was a bit all over the place, with groovy sections transitioning into abrasive ones that didn't really feel natural. Solid ideas and decent execution, but it feels like they took it one step too far in a few cases

Was going to rate two stars by way of it being very unspectacular folk, but then they added crying children. Don't put crying children in your music

There were some nice tracks in here, but unfortunately there were a few too many that felt like just whininess on top of dissonance. It had potential but some of the artistic choices were just a bit over the top.

This is about what I expected from a Beatles member solo project. Some nice, catchy tunes with variety, but wow this definitely did not need to be two discs. Just having all the good tracks on one disc would've been excellent, and honestly the entire second disc felt pretty unnecessary. Otherwise it felt like Beatles but also a little closer to American classic rock.

Good beats, good energy, some good bars and overall an enjoyable listen. Not something I'd personally listen to often but definitely one of the best rap records I've heard so far

This sounds like the band was shot forward in time from the Dust Bowl to write folk, but I actually kind of dig it. It's one of those albums you have to be in the right mood for, but it feels like there was so much soul put into it that it kind of roped me in. If I had to work in a field this is what I would play.

A bunch of slow love songs with absolutely zero change in cadence or tone. Bored me to tears

I really don't know what any of this was supposed to be, kind of like some hipsters trying to imitate jazz or progressive rock I guess. There were some okay parts here or there, but most of it felt super disconnected and without anything really standing out

A very enjoyable jazz record. Feels a little dated now because of how much later artists really pushed the genre, but I could easily see why this one has so much influence.

Zeppelin never really misses, and even though this isn't one of my favorites, it's still one I can get down to in most occasions. Compared to their other work, some of these songs feel like scrapped ideas or b-sides to other albums, but that's a high bar to hit.

Overall a fun album to listen to, even if it's a bit repetitive. They seem to really walk the line between catchy and cheesy.

It's like there were flashes of good music for like four seconds at a time, followed by the most annoying whining over semi-interesting but sloppy drums. Not my thing

A nice, smooth and passionate record with a little bite at certain points. I think the long format tracks worked well, and while the last track took me out of it a little bit, I still felt like this is one of the easier records to get into so far.

Didn't feel all that different from a Smiths album. I like The Smiths but this was slightly underwhelming. It was pretty good overall but nothing stood out, besides the usual cheeky lyrics.

This one was all over the place. Some really catchy upbeat pop stuff early on, but really fell flat towards the end. Take out the last 30 minutes and maybe shorten up the title track a bit, and this one could have been a banger.

Overall an enjoyable new wave sort of record, but also didn't feel like anything that I hadn't already heard before. Could be really fun if you're in the mood for it, but I didn't really have that connection. The backtracks seemed pretty well thought out, but the vocals tended to take me out of it

La Grange is a good song, but most of the album doesn't have that same groovy feel to it and just feels a little more like your typical classic rock. It mostly felt kind of flat and even the songs with good riffs didn't have anything else to build on

I was hoping nostalgia would carry this, but it's really just forgettable and kind of cheesy pop, with some really nasally singing.

I can appreciate the artistry with this one, but a lot of it just didn't stick with me. All the little high pitched fluctuations in her voice and a few overly arythmic sections ended up being distracting to me. I could very much feel the emotions being conveyed, which takes a lot of talent, and a few of the tracks were able to suck me in and keep me engaged.

This felt like one quick song followed by 45 minutes of jams. It was probably meant to be enjoyed live at Woodstock tripping balls in 1971

Classic rock with added keys and trumpets, and Mick Jagger being pretty over the top with his weird open mouth Britishness. I just know that mic is coated in saliva

A surprising amount of drive behind this one despite being mostly slower, piano centric songs. Some parts were a little too slow and the vocals weren't as good on the climaxes, but I still enjoyed it

This is how pop should be. Wonderful use of rock instrumentals, and just all around great performances. The slower songs didn't quite live up to the hits but Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Head Over Heels make up for it

What a fun listen. This album really makes you feel like you're eating a TV dinner

Good alternative rock muddied by Liam Gallagher's annoying as hell voice. I'm not saying I don't like any bands with subpar vocals but the overall compositions don't stand out enough for me to totally look past it

This was just straight up anger with barely any cohesion. It's very stereotypical nu metal and didn't age very well. The parts that did go hard didn't last long and I feel like their later music after this was much better.

Nothing egregiously bad, but it's just basically more of the same Brit folk I've already heard without anything memorable or pushing the genre in any meaningful way

Even though a lot of 60's music runs together for me, I can't deny this one had some bangers. The worst tracks felt pretty formulaic for the time but the best ones were super catchy

A very okay pop album. I felt mild satisfaction during it.

Pinnacle metal. If this doesn't get you into the genre, nothing will.

This has to be AI generated. There's no way anyone has actually listened to this awful, repetitive, annoying, boring excuse for club music

Never thought I'd listen to British hipster music, but here we are. Borderline unbearable

Good album with some nice harmonies and well written, layered tracks. Why are you keeping your cats in the yard? :(

Why are live southern rock shows just so boring? There is nothing interesting or engaging about this, it's just slow and bland.

Really nice mix of classic country and folk with what feels like a hint of Pink Floyd. Both intricate and easy listening

Pretty solid dubstep/EDM type album, nothing too overbearing. Some tracks were kinda average but some were definitely bangers. Good if you're in the mood for it

90% of this was just the same cadence and tone, so I was pretty bored for the most part. There was nothing particularly bad about the singing or guitar playing, he just needed to throw a little something extra in here or there

Some nice, consistent, and extremely 80's tunes. Easy to listen to but didn't really make me feel much of anything. It just felt like they could've been a little catchier or something

A great jazz record that starts off really strong, but doesn't keep me interested throughout the entire thing. It was mostly pretty fast and complex, which I much prefer to more monotonous music, but there were times it got too busy without pulling itself back together for a while.

Good flow and a mix of good bars and really dumb, narcissistic, and sometimes misogynistic shit. Beats were all good except for maybe some overused bass. Easy to get hyped during this one despite Kanye's dumb ass

A fine jazz album with a big band feel, but bored me a little bit to listen all the way through. Good for certain occasions but not an every day album

A pretty good pop album that's really elevated by the dynamic sounds and production, and some good lyrics. The songs aren't groundbreaking and the vocals are fine, but the rich backing beats keep it from falling flat

You pretty much always know what you're going to get with Bob Marley. Good for a specific type of mood, although sometimes a little too on the nose

This is what Talking Heads sounds like to people that don't like Talking Heads

Conflicting feelings on this one, some songs were really catchy but some were really formulaic and unmemorable. It's tough for me to get really into an album where every song is about boys, even if there were some bangers.

Overall it's a pretty fun listen, the grooves are good and the bass goes really hard. But man, these tracks live and die with how much nasality Mike Patton puts into it

This is the kind of punk I could get into. It's pretty fun and puts a lot of different ideas together cohesively. This particular album felt extremely long though, and not all of it hit.

It's a perfectly fine album, doesn't take many risks but doesn't have a lot of bad tracks either. Good as far as alt rock goes but not super memorable

The slow piano songs bored the hell out of me, but the rest of it was fine. Mostly just a product of its time

I think they used every corny latin music trope in existence, as well as some underwhelming rap. A couple songs were kind of catchy, but it was mostly annoying

This could have been a good folk at album at certain points, but the low, flat singing was just not it at all. Some parts were just incredibly annoying to sit through

Some jarring aesthetics in a fun package. I really liked the more upbeat and catchy songs, because they were the only ones that masked the aggressive singing and hollow sounding instruments

It's like they took a good alternative album and just put random noises in random spots. There was weird ass synth, some squealy guitars, and some beeping(?) Wasn't a bad listen but it did at times feel like it was trying to be different just to be different

I only knew Teen Age Riot coming in, and there was a lot more post-punk type stuff than I expected. Neither singer did much for me, and some parts definitely lost me with a noisier sound. But the highlights were great, really 90s sounding layered guitars and fun drum beats. Wish they stuck with that just a little more.

Really good one to close your eyes and relax to. The only parts I didn't enjoy were when it was less musical and more spoken poetry with guitar plucking, although he kind of rode that line throughout.

A cornerstone of southern rock. Just very catchy and Fogerty's voice fits perfectly.

Not exactly sure what I just listened to. They used just about every instrument under the sun, especially violins and xylophone. There wasn't really a ton of structure, it felt like mostly ambience or short, jazzy ideas that went all over the place. Wasn't really my cup of tea but I can respect it.

Before starting: Well this is certainly going to be new to me. 3 minutes in: OMG it's that one song This went surprisingly hard. Unfortunately towards the end I learned that there's such a thing as too much bongos