I loved the Pumpkins thru grade school/high school and I’m sure I have listened to this album in its entirety since I was a teen. I actually really enjoyed it, my memory of it was a bloated album with great songs peppered in and while it could be trimmed down a bit I was reintroduced to great tracks like An Ode to No One, X.Y.U. , We Only Come Out at Night. I think the Pumpkins greatness definitely gets overshadowed by Billy being an ass but they did write some great rock music. 4 stars

This sucks, it’s offensive for the sake of being offensive. I get it, you hate women, you hate gay people, you hate everything, you’re so tough. Shut up Marshall, you fuck, Interlude skits are lame fillers for dorks, no humour whatsoever, blow job skit with insane clown posse was gross. It’s so damn annoying, I guess he’s clever enough and Stan was actually the only redeemable track on this but fuck that nasally delivery. I forgot how ridiculous the early 2000’s were and this reminded about the worst bits of it. If you want to listen to aggressive, violent rap that doesn’t suck, listen to Clipping instead. I don’t know how I got thru it all. 1 star

I’m noticing a trend with 90’s Electronic albums. The album covers are terrible, the albums themselves are always too long, they’re boring. I listened to the entire thing and I don’t think I am any better for having done so. 2 stars

Good solid Southern rock

Never realized how good a vocalist Michael was. This is a solid pop album that is really well mixed. Even the crooner track, Kissing a Fool was great.

Drums on this are so clean and so good. Classic post punk album. Standout songs Isolation and Twenty Four Hours. The start of Twenty Four Hours actually made me think of Deftones-White Pony. Never put much time into Joy Division but I’ll definitely return to this album.

Decent album, gave it a second listen bc friends have said it’s a classic. Aside from the first couple tracks the songs just seemed to bleed into one another a bit. I think it’s just Morrissey’s vocal delivery that I can’t get into.

It was good, nothing jumped out at me. Pretty much what I expected from what I had already heard about them. Generic punk rock music made by posers.

Wouldn’t typically listen to this genre so I gave it two listens and it’s fun. Started out hot with The Kid From Red Bank which turned out to be my favourite track. This album is more than background noise.

This is a solid album. I had listened to this one before and am a fan of Grizzly Bear before, there are people here being whiny, calling it hipster trash and a lawyer saying it flat out sucks, they’re wrong and dumb. This is an excellent sprawling album with amazing vocals that starts with back to back bangers in Southern Point and Two Weeks. There is a bit of a lull in the middle but it ends strong from Hold Still to Foreground. Excellent band, excellent album!

I liked this, seems like a good album to have on for a summer bbq or long bike ride, great summer chill album. Went on a bit long. Made me think of Khruangbin at times. Will definitely give a listen to Carboot Soul as that release seems to be held in high standards as well.

This band is weird and this album is so fucking long! It was a bit of a slog to get thru but there is some cool stuff in the weirdness, it’s just not for me. Felt a bit like a fever dream at times. Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel are still cool

Liked this a lot more than I thought I would but mostly because I thought they were the Proclaimers. Good pop punk tempo throughout, Brass in Pocket was the only recognizable track. Favourite songs were Precious and Lovers of Today. 3/5

It was a pretty easy listen, nothing extraordinary really but enjoyable enough. Travis Scott can fuck off though. Favourite song would be Anything.

This album hit the spot. Had no idea what to expect but the band was right the length was perfect at a tight 45mins and even the cover art was sweet. Was worried when I saw another Brit rock band from the 80’s but there was no needless drivel to drag this thing out. First track, Happiness is Easy along with Living in Another World were favourite tracks but there were no stinkers here in my opinion. 4.5/5

Pretty funny to hear grown ass men singing about their little sister’s dude and wanting to put aside the school books to dance in their room.

I think I liked the second part more than the first, I don’t know if it was part of the original album or not, these electronic artists seem really into themselves. 5 hour 20th anniversary release, who are you? Wilco!? There is some ok stuff here, I really want to hand out a 2 but as much as this album annoys me there is some decent music here.Morse Code was an assault on my ears and I hate the man for it. Fuck this prick, 3/5

This album rips. Had to check when Slow Ride was released bc the opening riff reminded me of that tune, seems Foghat ripped it off Sabbath. This album was fun, Iommi shreds, Ozzy wails, 5 stars

It’s fine. Not really into R&B and Soul so it’s no surprise to me that this album didn’t quite resonate with me. I didn’t love it but it also didn’t annoy me, easy enough listen, Yearnin’ Learnin’ stood out as my favourite with the funky vibes. Africano was pretty fun too with great percussion work. 3/5

It actually started out pretty well with Martina Topley-Bird carrying the album with her strong vocals. Fell off a cliff in the last 2/3’s with Tricky taking over with his loud whispering? I don’t know, it just annoyed me. By the time Strugglin’ came on I thought, yea this sucks. If it was a 4 song ep with the first 4 tracks it’d be great. Ponderosa and Black Steel best tracks by far. 2 stars

No misses on this one. Some good twang sprinkled in. This is fucking great, favourite tracks are Midnight Rambler and You Got the Silver. Easy 5

This is a fun rock album, the guitar work of Eddie Van Halen is unreal. Would have been something special to see live back in the early 80’s. Had never listened to this album start to finish but really enjoyed it. Fav tracks Eruption, I’m the One, Atomic Punk. 4.5/5

I’m not American but I can appreciate some Americana rock every now and then. Bruce is clearly at his best singing about porches, streets I’ve never heard of, girls drinking’ warm beer and other American shit. Out of all the album covers of his featuring a picture of himself this is by far the best. Best tracks, Born to Run and Jungleland. Good album, solid 3.5/4 outta 5

Pretty easy listen, she has a strong voice. A twangy pop album and nothing annoyed me, probably won’t go back to it but I got nothing against it. Favourite song was probably High Horse, giddy’up! 3 Stars

I loved the Pumpkins thru grade school/high school and I’m sure I have listened to this album in its entirety since I was a teen. I actually really enjoyed it, my memory of it was a bloated album with great songs peppered in and while it could be trimmed down a bit I was reintroduced to great tracks like An Ode to No One, X.Y.U. , We Only Come Out at Night. I think the Pumpkins greatness definitely gets overshadowed by Billy being an ass but they did write some great rock music. 4 stars

This was really good psychedelic rock at times, I’d rank it higher if it weren’t for the slower lovey jams that interrupted the pace of this album. Favourite stretch of the album is likely from Song of the Viking to One More Day and the live jams to close it out had good energy. Crazy to see Rundgren has a new release coming out tomorrow 10/14/2022 with Rivers Cuomo making an appearance. Could have been a 4 but I’ll go 3.5

The tones! The toooooones!!!!

Listened to this a ton as a young paperboy on my Walkman so I definitely have a soft spot for this album. I can’t say I’m gonna regularly return to it but it was still a fun revisit, wiseass snark vocals, sharp riffs and clean drums. Probably a 3/3.5 but it gets a bump to 4 for the memories of slinging news and cutting across lawns of stupid dumb shit god damned mother fuckers.

Britney tackles some heavy topics on he debut and does it with grace and a positive attitude! Nothing terribly offensive here 3 stars!

I’m not wet but this album definitely fucks. Only song that truly sucks is Without Love. Probably a true 3.5 but fuck it 4 stars!

The baseline on the opener Chameleon was at the forefront of the song for far too long and turned me off a bit but Watermelon Man pulled me back in with softer vibes. Sly was a frantic thrash of a song but it was excellent and Vein Melter chilled things out again to wrap things up. I liked how they kept it tight at 42 mins. 3.5/5

It was an appropriate album for the season, good moody, gothic punk. Nothing jumped out and grabbed me like I wanted it to so 3 stars. Listen to La Luz instead and fuck you

Was excited to listen to this one since I’m familiar with Albini as an Engineer/Producer. He has worked with a lot of my favourite bands, Ty Segall, METZ, Cloud Nothings so I wasn’t surprised to be impressed with this album. It’s crunchy, gritty and loud. Sounded like a band that would have been pretty cool to see live, big fan of this one. Definitely going to explore their other work. 4 stars!

18 year old me would be so upset with adult me for hating this. Their music didn’t age well for me and I just find it annoying, sure it’s funky and the band itself is good at what they’re doing, they’re tight I give them credit for that but their music is so annoying. I guess it really boils down to me thinking Kiedis is a chud and his vocals are dumb. 2.5/5 but I refuse to round up mostly bc

You know those dorks that write the reviews that only say, “Not my cup of tea . 1 Star” this is what I picture those dorks being super into, it’s not bad but, they’re good at what they’re doing but it’s just bland and boring to me. Ray’s voice is really smooth so I’ll be fair with my review but this is a yawner overall. 2.5 stars rounded up to 5

Was not expecting to like this as much as I did. This was such a chill mood album. Only two songs deep but both are excellent, listened several times over. 5 stars!

Nothing really grabbed me but it wasn’t terrible either. I really have nothing to say about this one

I liked it. It was a weird story but Willie has an excellent voice and the music was decent. 3 stars

I thought this was good, I personally like when Fiona Apple gets into the warbly or crooner vocal deliveries. Criminal was the only track I was familiar with and I liked the first half more than the second as there were a couple later tracks that had me zoning out. Overall, strong songwriting and interesting tunes. 3.5 stars

I always thought PJ Harvey was cool, just based on the music videos I had see in the past. Never dove into her catalog and wasn’t too into this release until track 6 The Whores. From that track on I really enjoyed the album so I’ll give this release a 3 and will check out her earlier releases

This was a bit of a slog. I’m not going to say it was a terrible album, I just didn’t find any of it interesting. Another example of the UK bias this list seems to show. If I’m going to listen to something in this genre; I’d rather listen to Gang of Youths. Hell, as pretentious as they are at least 1975 can be interesting at times. I will say tracks 8-10 were ok but overall this was a yawner and I’m now listening to the new Foals album as I write this and it’s awesome but for Elbow 2 stars

I don’t know man, like when are people gonna put this on? Do people bang to this anymore? Just seems weird, it’s too on the nose. Like if I put this on with my partner, she’s more likely to laugh than anything. I thought it was wild he has released like 15 fucking albums, I laugh thinking he had super-fans buying each record, I’m not gonna listen to another Marvin Gaye album but I really do hope this guy slipped in a metal album in to mix it up a bit. Pretty sure he moaned, “Suck off my soul” at one point during this album, that made me laugh. Overall this sucked, fuck this Scientologist ass. Let’s get it on is fine so 2 stars for this. I’m gonna fuck to something more fun than this shit.! :)

Listened to this on a cold, dark November Monday morning so it wasn’t exactly the best setting for a reggae album. Nothing too memorable but nothing bad either, chill enough, good voice, good vibes. 3 stars

I really enjoyed most of it but the tracks that didn’t hit, dragged things down a bit. Opened really strong with Drive. Moody album, Stripe is a good frontman. 3.5 stars

I am happy to be done with this one, I hated it. I have no problem with pop or synth, they actually had some full instrumentals at times but man oh man this just didn’t click with me. I’m sure I’ve heard songs by the Pet Shop Boys before but I didn’t recognize any of these songs and the vocal delivery just bothered me. The lyrics were just as lame as the vocals. The only song I liked was Yesterday When I Was Mad, it sounds like an MGMT track so I don’t know maybe some of their other work is better than this album but this album get a 2 from me

This was fun, snotty pop punk. Good variety throughout too keep things interesting, guitar was on point and vocals were great. This album was dumb in a good way, super creative and witty. Excited to listen to more of their work. 4 stars!

There’s a lot of funk content here, how much they love funk, how they gotta get it that funk, how funk fares in space, basic funkenomics etc. Things got weird with the Funk fart song, not sure what that was about but I liked this overall 3.5 rounded up to 4 bc it was funky fun.

It was abrasive and weird but I did find it interesting. Noise punk isn’t the most accessible music, my partner is listening along with me and she hated it. I read up on the Butthole Surfers, their live shows were accompanied with nudity, fires, and megaphone rants. Not sure I’ll revisit this one but I’ll check out some of their other stuff. 3.5 stars

I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to a Queen album start to finish, pretty sure I’ve only listened to greatest hits so aside from, You’re my Best Friend and Bohemian Rhapsody, everything was new to me. I really enjoyed the stripped down sound of ‘39 and Love of My Life. Queen is great, aside from the car song, this album is amazing. 4 stars

This dude loves jelly rolls, I respect that. Respect his smooth vocals too, 3.5 stars

I’m going to use this review to ask all you lame dorks who say, “Not my cup of tea” shit the fuck up! Such a lame review, if you do this, please stop. If you plan to keep doing this, maybe don’t instead. This album was fine 2.5 stars I guess

This is an easy 5 for me. Not a bad song on this one, packed with full sound and great energy. It’s just such a well crafted album and they do such a great job building a song towards that burst. I’ll never stop returning to this one. 5 stars

This album was pretty weird. I can’t say I loved every track, the backup vocals and synth was a bit too much at times but even the ones I didn’t really like at least kept me entertained or interested. Listened to this one twice today, didn’t expect such heavy 80’s vibes. Kinda had me thinking of Dan Bejar/Destroyer with the witty odd lyrics. Everybody Knows was my favourite song and Jazz Police was the weirdest but fun. The cover is also hilarious. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4

I did not enjoy this at all. I know it’s old but, that’s no excuse for how lame this is, the live aspect didn’t help at all. Smooth voice but the backing band wasn’t exciting enough to carry these lame singalong lyrics about shaking your wife awake for some reason. This sucked 2 stars

It was a strong hip hop album. Don’t think I’d return to it but I respect the talent and delivery. It did flow into R&B territory a bit too much for my liking at times. It was good to hear young Kanye before his mind turned to mush as well. 4 stars

This is prime grunge. More polished than Beach but still loud, crunchy and awesome. Another excellent album produced by Albini. This is an easy 5 from me

I really like LCD Soundsystem, this release is not my favourite of theirs. There’s some great stuff here but at 2 hours this feels bloated. I guess This is Happening is also 2 hours long but I never had the same feelings towards that one. Black Screen especially felt unnecessary. Overall I could cut a few songs and would love this but I’m gonna have to score it a 3.5 based on the bloat rounded up to 4 bc the good stuff here is great

I like loud, I liked this. Dimebag’s work on the guitar is fucking great, the drums are so tight. I appreciate what they’ve done here, aside from the ballad, I doubt I’ll return to it but the music deserves 4 stars

This was awesome. Raw, frantic energy that kept me drawn in the entire way thru. This is the first album out of 60 where I was completely unaware of the artist and scored a 5. It made me think of Entertainment by Gang of Four so I was curious and looked up the release dates, Wild to see Cut came out Sept. 7 1979 only a few weeks before Entertainment Sept. 25 1979. This had an almost primal feeling to it, I peeked up from the first song and was in for the ride all the way thru. Albums like these re-energize me for this 1001 journey. 5 stars

This was good but nothing totally grabbed me, nothing seemed too special about this overall. The vocal delivery reminded me of Lou Reed at times. It just seems that this is another album that was added just bc we need yet another British artist on this list. This is 3 stars

So moody and gloomy. Really enjoyed this, they took what they accomplished on The Scream and came back even better. Awesome stuff, 4 stars

Great stuff, fuzzy, shoegazy with some pop aspects peppered in. I really enjoyed this. Listened to this one two times over in succession. It just sounds cool, simple as that. Will listen again! 4 stars

Listened to them a bunch when they were in their prime and I was in college. Hadn’t listened in quite some time but still like the sound, it’s frantic with some pop punk vibes. Nothing too deep here but fun stuff. 4 stars

It sounded like mediocre 90’s alt grunge. There were a few moments that piqued my interest but those moments never lasted very long. It was exhausting to get thru, I won’t return to this one. 2 stars

This was a well crafted pop album, really enjoyed it. Creative with a great pace start to finish. 4 stars

Her voice is silky smooth. I don’t like big band style music, I won’t be ver return to this but I will say I didn’t dislike it as much as I thought I would. I’ll give a 3 to this, she has a 5 star voice but this music ain’t it. 3 stars

This sucks, it’s offensive for the sake of being offensive. I get it, you hate women, you hate gay people, you hate everything, you’re so tough. Shut up Marshall, you fuck, Interlude skits are lame fillers for dorks, no humour whatsoever, blow job skit with insane clown posse was gross. It’s so damn annoying, I guess he’s clever enough and Stan was actually the only redeemable track on this but fuck that nasally delivery. I forgot how ridiculous the early 2000’s were and this reminded about the worst bits of it. If you want to listen to aggressive, violent rap that doesn’t suck, listen to Clipping instead. I don’t know how I got thru it all. 1 star

This was about what I expected based on my limited exposure to the Verve, boring, so very boring. Further proof the curators of this list overdid it with their precious British acts. Oh well, on to the next. Hope it’s something interesting! 2 stars

I’m a big fan of TVOTR. It had been awhile since I had played this one, I usually go back to Cookie Mountain and I had forgotten how great this one is. I’ll be putting Dear Science back in the listening orations moving forward. 4 stars

It was a weird ride for sure but sounded pretty much how I expected based on the cover. The Minotaur’s Song had a real sea shanty vibe to it. A Very Cellular Song was a bizarre jam session peppered with strange lyrics, Slithering and Squelching, eating misbehaving kids, etc. I’m not even sure the flautist was aware what they were doing. The vocals were breezy and and cluster of instruments did sound quite good, they did an excellent job sounding structured in the chaos. Mercy I Cry City was my favourite track. Thought this was cool. 3 stars

I went into this expecting to enjoy it and it exceeded my expectations. This was a fast whirlwind of screeching guitars, shrill vocals and unreal drumming, even some fun bass moments most notably on the closer. This was fucking great. The ballads Remember Tomorrow and Strange World are the only two holding me back from a 5, strong 4.5 stars!

This was a cool blend of Industrial and 80’s sounds. Bloodsport was a cool instrumental tune, that oddly sounded like a gritty rendition of the Ferris Bueller, Oh Yeah song. I can definitely hear the influence Killing a joke would have had in NIN, Nirvana and others. First time listening to one of these albums during a workout and it was absolutely a great workout album, I’d return to it for sure. 4 stars!

Yea, the delivery can be a bit repetitive throughout a full album but they’re clever and this is fun. There is some good variety with the beats to keep things fresh. I liked this a lot 4 stars

It’s funny I guess my 10 year old memories only hung onto the few hits and tricked me into thinking this whole album was great, it’s not. It’s not terrible, the warbling vocal delivery grows a bit thin as this nearly 1 hour album chugs along. The hits are still hits and you gotta respect Alanis for the amount of albums she moved in the 90’s so I’ll give it 3 stars

This was my introduction to The Fall and I’m a fan. This is an excellent post punk album, I carried on listening to the extended version and live tracks as well. I liked the classic punk snarl delivery and sharp guitars. Didn’t find any of the tracks to be filler really, standouts for me were Rebellious Jukebox, Two Steps Back and Music Scene. Great stuff 4 stars

I went into this with an open mind, I really tried but fuck is this boring. This is barely a step above elevator or hold music. Cherry pie isn’t even that sweet, it’s more tart that anything. I read that Drake had Sade tattooed on his torso which is odd but I can hear the influence bc he’s just as dull. I can appreciate that she has had a long career but I can’t give this more than 1.5 rounded up to 2 stars

This was inoffensive, pleasant at times. More horn than I wanted to hear, the strings were enjoyable though. Nothing overly exciting here, it’s not a 2 though so I’ll give it 3 stars

First Beatles album I’ve heard start to finish and thought this was good. First few tracks are great, Lucy in the Sky is far and away my favourite on here. After the song start I thought it fell into a lull of lames tracks, that wasn’t snapped until Mr.Kite but then When I’m 64 comes on and that was kinda lame too. From there on out they finish strong. It’s good, I liked it best when they were leaning heavy on the psychedelic sounds. Strong album 4 stars

I’m not typically into big band music, won’t likely listen to this again but it was fun. The Latin sounds gave it a summery vibes. You know that instrument that sounds kinda like a zipper going up and down? I had to look it up, it’s called a Guiro and I think it should be worked into more songs, it’s great. 3 stars

It actually aged better than I had thought it would but this was a much longer album than I wanted to hear based. It was fine, they’ve got talent and high energy. Humble Mumble stuck out as the track I wasn’t familiar with prior to this listen that I really enjoyed. B.O.B. still holds up an an absolute banger. Thought it was cool to see Killer Mike from Run The Jewels made an appearance on here. The interludes are terrible, waste of time, not funny at all, I almost want to give a 2 based on those alone but I think there’s more than enough here to justify a strong 3 stars

This was my first introduction to The Pretty Things, I thought it was pretty good. The instrumentation was my favourite aspect of this album, I can be a sucker for psychedelic music. There’s nothing offensively bad about the vocals, I just find this style of delivery a bit annoying, same issue I have with The Beatles so I can’t fully get into this one. Really great music here nonetheless, 3.5 stars.

This was decent, I guess early Aerosmith is better than the later stuff where Tyler’s voice sounds like a wailing cat. Joe Perry was great on this and my favourite moments may have been Tyler’s harmonica bits. Sick as a Dog was a creepy weird tune, maybe I misread what it was about but I doubt it. The closing track Home Tonight is one of the few rock ballads I enjoyed. Decent album, 3 stars

This was bookended with two absolutely unreal tracks. The guitar to close out Let’s Go Crazy was fantastic. The Beautiful Ones Opened Slow and built up to the shrieking vocals which was awesome. It had a good amount of weirdness throughout to keep things interesting, Darling Nikki in particular. This was fantastic, 5 stars

The music was good, I liked the psychedelic pop style. Had a bit of a folksy twinge to it which I appreciated as well. First track pulled me in, had a hazy vibe going on. I may rate it higher but the Happiness Stan fairytale on the second half didn’t do it for me, too much storytelling on an album for me, just give me tunes. 3 stars

It never quite pulled me in. Sounded pretty and breezy enough but never fully won me over. Picked up the pace at times, I thought Tinseltown was an interesting track. Overall thought it was a nice album, I guess I wasn’t necessarily in the mood for a dreamy album. 3 stars

Start to finish, this is awesome. Great variety on this one to keep things interesting. It’s pop, it’s psychedelic, it’s rock, it’s bluesy, it’s fucking great. Marc Bolan is a top tier front man, there’s nothing here I don’t love. It’s an easy 5 from me.

This was a treat, had more depth to it than I had anticipated. Lead singer David Johansen sounds like a punk brand of Mick Jagger and it’s fantastic. The band mostly keeps a frantic pace going throughout with swirling guitars, fast drums and a true New York grimy sound. I found it interesting that Todd Rundgren produced this one, there’s definitely pop punk aspects on this, he clearly did an excellent job. There aren’t any songs that missed the mark for me, favourites were Vietnamese Baby and Trash. 4 stars

Pretty decent upbeat, pop rock. Could have fit right in with the early 2000’s indie rock surge. Alright is a bop and a half. 3 stars

Yea, they’re good at what they do, I just don’t really like what they do. 2 stars

This sounded like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles album if the turtles were angsty teenage girls. if I were a teenage turtle or teenage girl I’d probably give this 4 but I’m neither so 2.5 stars from me

I enjoyed this, Aretha and her band were crisp and all tracks hit. This was bluesier than I thought it would be which was a nice surprise. Great pipes, great band, great album. 4 stars

Excellent moody post punk emo. Really interesting drumming with excellent vocals. Had never heard any of these tunes before but really liked the entire album, tough to pick a favourite track but I really enjoyed how they closed it out with the title track. 4 stars

Didn’t really know what to expect here, I had only listened to Epic previously. Tough one to rate, it’s definitely genre bending for it’s time so you gotta respect that, I did like a few tracks quite a bit, primarily Woodpecker From Mars and From out of Nowhere. The cover of War Pigs was pretty good but pretty safe. Found Pattons vocals a little grating at times but not all the time. On The Morning After you can really hear his influence on Brandon Boyd from Incubus. Really interesting listen, gonna give it a 3

This album pulled me in immediately with Holes and it didn’t disappoint from there. This is a beautifully intricate album, it sounds meticulous and messy at the same time. The vocals accompanied the breezy notes perfectly. I really enjoyed their use of what I thought was a Theremin or straight up saw but apparently they patented their own instrument called a Tettis Wave Accumulator, so that’s pretty neat. I didn’t expect to be handing out a 5 to this one but here we are, this was great. 5 stars

The first half was chill and the second half finished with a more frantic energy. I liked the buildup of this one, definitely ahead of its time. E-Music was my favourite but I really enjoyed this whole album. Can see myself returning to this one, another great new discovery from this project. 4 stars

It’s good, not perfect. Young Americans is great, Fame is an awesome tune, Across the Universe as well. Right is definitely about butt stuff though right? 3.5 stars

I remember growing up my parents had a close friend who raved about Nanci Griffith, I never did check her out so I was looking forward to hearing this one. She had a pleasant voice and could sing a good story, this was a nice listen. 3 stars

This is a beautiful album. You really gotta dive into this one to appreciate it, it’s complex with well crafted instrumental arrangements to accompany Morrison’s steady stream of lyrics. The lyrics sound nonsensical and mythical for sure but it’s awesome nonetheless. Not one track on here I don’t enjoy, 5 stars

This is a good Zeppelin album, not their best but still good. Immigrant Song and Since I’ve Been Loving You are the two obvious standouts. Gallows Pole, Tangerine and Bron-Y-Aur stomp all great but there’s also a couple lacklustre fillers on here so I can’t quite give it a 5. Still great overall 4 stars

This was a nice surprise. Chill blend of folk and acoustic blues. Finished very strong with the last two tracks, made me wish the entire album had more of the same energy. Still great overall. 3.5 stars

I like Radiohead, I really do but it really is hard to understand what Yorke is singing at times. This album is loud spacey music, it’s gorgeous and confusing. Favourite tracks, Paranoid Android, Exit Music, Electioneering and No Surprises. 4 stars

I liked this enough, the wailing guitars were fun. I’m into the sleazy punk rock genre, I just think if you’re gonna do it you need to be a bit more clever with the delivery or have something different going on (See Black Lips, Jay Reatard, The Viagara Boys) Turbonegro did enough to hold my interest I just found the delivery a little lazy but again the musical deliver was fast and furious and I’m always down for that so the I’m still gonna score this a 3 even though I was left a little dissatisfied

This was very 80’s and I don’t think this sound aged super well but Tina has pipes and I respect that. 3 stars

I don’t know man, I get you’re proud of your words and all but ya gotta give me a bit more music. I’m not down to listen to ya talk. 2.5 stars

This is music made for 90’s youth who liked to get super high and flail around. I don’t think it has a purpose today, I do like Electronic but prefer it to be chill not abrasive. There were some instances of good music on this album but they’d fuck it up with some annoying effect, most notably on Full Throttle when they tossed in the annoying duck sounds. Admittedly, I was not excited about this one, I thought it’d be ok for a morning run at least and I guess that made it a bit more tolerable but it was still grating and annoying for the most part. The only track I can say I enjoyed would be 3 Kilos. 2 Stars

This is a depressing concept album but it was brilliantly presented. The variety of sounds on this one kept things interesting thru the heavy content. The strings, horns, organ transition from electric to acoustic on the same song at one point are all very well balanced, it’s great. Obviously the re-listenability of this one is hindered by the story of a couple in an abusive, drug riddled relationship oh and they have kids too! Fuck this is dark but I believe they hit the mark on what they were going for. I’m gonna go watch some puppy videos now. 4 stars

It’s hazy, layered, droney, pop and it’s fantastic. Animal Collective does a great job filling every song with all the sounds without giving me anxiety, this is a good one to have an edible and throw some good headphones on for. My Girls still holds up as an indie classic but it’s not the only jam here, Summertime Clothes, Brother Sport are both excellent as well. This whole album is awesome, even the cover is trippy. great summer vibe tunes here. 5 stars

It’s a good Pop album. Lorde is dark but also has her witty moments on this as well. The singles bang but I also enjoyed Liability and Supercut. What I really like about Lorde is her delivery, kinda slacker like, with vocal quirks, it just makes her standout. Good stuff 3.5 stars

It was a little meandering at times for me. Definitely had its moments, I enjoyed Woman’s Blues when it got into it, she has a great voice. It’s soulful and even a bit funky at times with the brass. I could see myself returning to a few tracks but definitely won’t be running thru the entire thing again. 3 stars

The opening chords of this had me smiling like a dummy, I just knew right away I was gonna be a fan. I had never actually listened to an entire CCR album but Bluesy jame Rick is right in my wheelhouse and therefore, this one is great. This band was built for summer festivals, I can only imagine the good vibes they brought on a sunny summer day to a big crowd in a field high off their tits. My only complaint would be that Grapevine should have closed this one out. Long As I Can See the Light, is a great tune but Grapevine just had the feel of an all time closer, oh well. 5 stars!

This is gonna be a weird review. Kate Bush is awesome, dudes probably hate here, fuck those dudes, she’s great. Tonight we won our first playoff game, on the way home we found a dog, he was scared, almost got him by a car. We found the owner, he was drunk and sucked at at being a dog owner. Kate would raise a dog right, Fuck that guy though. Go Spartans! 4.5 stars

This one is tough to rate bc the beats and delivery on Straight Outta Compton are excellent. I’m just not a huge fan of the content gangster rap, the gang violence and sexism make this tough to listen to. Also based on a bit of research on the members, it sounds like they’ve very much exaggerated on how hard they actually are, aside from Eazy E it doesn’t sound like any of the others were true criminals and I highly doubt any of them actually shot anyone, so they’re kinda posers? Either way, this is a classic and is historically important. 3 stars

It was good, I kept getting pulled in at moments but the lulls would come and I found myself zoning out. Silver Raven and Strengths of Strings were the two standouts for me. May need to give it another chance. 3 stars

This one is fantastic, Beastie Boys were the best at utilizing samples. The way they married the samples with their wordplay was masterful. Yea, I guess their lyrics could be juvenile but it’s still witty as fuck. The variety of the sampling keeps this fresh all the way thru, you have rock, fuck, soul. They really didn’t miss anywhere on Paul’s Boutique, Shadrach could be the best track in their entire catalogue, Egg Man is silly but I’ve always liked the beat on that one. Everything including the cover itself is classic hip hop, easy 5 stars!

Bloodies vocals carry this one in front of a fairly bland band. It’s inoffensive Pop Rock and it’s good but aside from the two obvious standouts and maybe I know but I Don’t know, there’s nothing that really grabbed me here. Blonde and the Blandies get 3 stars

It was quite good, the standouts being Somebody to Love, 3/5 of a Mile and White Rabit. Classic psychedelic rock album. They almost lost me at time in the first half but from White Rabit on they really closed this album out strong. Could have benefited from dropping a few tracks and trimming this up a bit but it’s still great. 4 stars

I didn’t know Bruce had this in him, I love this stripped down version of him. I get that the E Street Band is good but this album just works so well without all the horns. The content moodier and darker than what I’ve grown familiar associating with Springsteen. I’ve listened to all his other essentials but somehow missed this one and it seems to be my favourite. 4.5 stars

I recall parts of this from my Childhood as my parents played it a bunch. I honestly thought this was better but nope, this is dull generic rock with annoying vocals. Not necessarily bad but aside from Champagne Supernova and maybe Don’t Look Back in Anger, this album is mostly filler. The Swamp tracks actually showed promise but I guess they were too scared to have a full track to go against the grain and they cut them both short. This has to be one of the most overrated albums of all time. Wonderwall is just lame, their name is lame and the album cover is lame. Even the Gallagher feud is overrated and lame, get over it or fuck off ffs. I wanna give this a 2, it’s probably too low but fuck it 2 stars

It was good, I think I would have enjoyed it if they amped up the psychedelia on this. It was solid I just feel like maybe they kept it a bit safe at times. It’s playful and I liked it, Default was great, Wor may be my favourite though with that siren followed by a garage rock style rollicking lick to follow. Overall really good stuff. 3.5 stars

I had to listen again to be sure, I was thinking “Did I really like that?” I did. 4 stars

Fantastic album. It was dense and I really enjoyed this more that I had anticipated. Good amount of variety to this one, Indian Sunset and Rotten Peaches both had a bit of a Country shine to them and Holiday Inn had a Gaelic/Sea Shanty shimmer to it. Tiny Dancer is obviously great but the title track was awesome as well. This was a nice surprise for me. 4 stars

It sounded like it could have been a soundtrack to a shitty 90’s movie with computer hackers and hoverboards. It was weird and I thought I was gonna hate it but I actually enjoyed it for the most part. 3 stars

Chaotic and wild! Even when Eno chilled things out on Driving me Backwards and Some of Them Are Old, the music still had an anxious energy to it. Baby’s on Fire is fantastic and Blank Frank was a ton of fun, I really enjoyed this, Eno seemed to have the energy of an untethered toddler, just making noises and going with it. 4.5 stars

I was confused as to why Holmes, an Irish musician was peppering in samples from New York residents. The fact that he used recordings from a trip he made to the Bronx 10 years earlier when he was 17, made me appreciate this album a bit more. A few tracks in and I really didn’t think I was going to enjoy this but it pulled me back in. Radio 7” far and away stood out as my favourite. I’ll give this 3 stars

Was a little worried heading into this one with the overall length. I’m not a big Beatles fan but George may be my favourite of the bunch after this release. Specifically the third act of this album “Apple Jam” may have been what truly won me over. It just sounded like they were having fun. The first two sections of this album were great too but I’m more likely to return to the final bit of this one be. Nicely done George! 4 stars

It’s cool he tried to teach me about the sounds of India but I’m afraid I didn’t retain much. Shankar is quite good at what he does, that I know. 3 stars

I was scared but this was the best folk band album I’ve heard. Matty Groves, Medley, they folking rocked! 4 stars

Great flow, great beats, great hip hop. 4 stars

It was blues with some snarl, I liked a good amount of this one. It was noisy, would probably come across better live. Chicken Dog was fucking weird though. 3 stars

Waits doesn’t necessarily make it easy to get into his stuff. I had to give this one a couple runs thru to really appreciate it. He really is a great songwriter with a unique delivery, I especially liked the title track, Downtown and on the Nickel. The cover of Springsteen’s Jersey Girl was also great. 4 stars

Pretty convenient album to land on April, 20th. I didn’t get high for this listen but it’s good high or not. Absolute classic, plays like a greatest hits, there’s not a miss on this one. Jimi rips start to finish, it’s really hard to pick a favourite, the obvious standouts are excellent, I’ve always loved the closer Red House. This album is an hour of perfection, just awesome. 5 stars

The band was so good, this was so beautiful at times. Very chill, would definitely work as a bbq background album. Vocals were good, it did drone on at times but this was a good vibe. 3.5 stars

I had already listened to The Holy Bible and didn’t care for it but I came into this one with an open mind. First track had me optimistic, something different with good energy, great. Then they fell back into their formula of mediocre alt-rock. This sucks, it’s boring and uninspired. Hope this is the last Manic Street Preacher album on this project. 2 stars

I’m typically a little more forgiving of more worldly music but this fucking sucks. I don’t care what year, what country, this was lame as fuck and gimmicky bullshit is the worst. One More Dance is the most gimmicky dumb assed song I’ve heard in awhile, I hate his laugh, I hate his voice. I was gonna give this 2 but you know what, this sucked, it actually made me so annoyed it’s getting a two to join that loser Eminem

This was excellent. I was familiar with a few tracks but this album is stacked, such a full sound on this one, the attention to detail in the musical arrangement is so impressive. It’s sprawling and beautiful, think I’ll add this to my rainy day listens. 5 stars

This might be the most gripping folk album I’ve listened to. The instrumentation is quite simple with just the piano and guitar but it’s so clean and crisp. Great imagery and songwriting carried by such a beautiful strong voice. Listened to this one 3 times over, so good. 5 stars

They are kinda lame for sure but I respect how good they are at arena rock. This sounded kinda spacey at times too which was cool. Vocals got a little tiresome at time but fuck it, this is decent. 3.5 stars

Another good example of not judging by the cover. I really did expect to hate this but Piazzolla and Burton won me over. There’s good moments of frantic anxious energy on this and others of calming

Was expecting something better here, I like loud and noisy. I’m not even gonna blame low score on the French, that didn’t bother me, I found the majority of this to be bland. There were sparks of shine here just nothing really drew me in. Wasn’t necessarily awful just meh 2.5 stars

Listened to this once on a long drive and again on a run and I definitely appreciated it more on the headphone listen. Nas is to hip hop what Rodney Mullen is to skateboarding, an innovator with buttery smooth delivery and creativity. 5 stars

The dude on the right of the album cover accurately portrays how I felt about this one. 2 snores

I’m not sure if Marty Robbins had lived the life of a cowboy or not but he sure knows how to sing a good tune about trials and tribulations of the Wild West. Where’s my horse at? 3 stars

Very much on brand with Sex Pistols. Very bland punk here, no urgency or really energy resonating from the band. It’s fine but there’s nothing here I haven’t heard before, uninspired generic punk record. 2.5 stars

It feels like I’ve already listened to this one twice over before thru this project alone. This style of electronic is definitely more easily digestible than say Prodigy but it lacks the energy I really want from this genre, it should make me at least want to dance a bit? I guess it’s chill wave electronic? I made it; it’s done. 2 stars

Joni Mitchell’s music is just so light and breezy. Honest lyrics with with some wit peppered in. Clean, crisp album. 4 stars

This woman spent 45 minutes telling us a) She’s a Queen (but sometimes a Princess of the Posse?) and B) Her name be Latifah! 2 stars

In Rainbows is Radioheads best album. It’s so crisp, the drums are scattered and clean. It opens with such a great track in 15 steps and does not miss from there on out. It is 43 minutes and flies by. This may be one of my top 10 favourite albums of all time. 5 stars

Opening and closing tracks were the only two I really cared for. Everything in between felt like filler so I guess I’d just cal this MJ’s double stuffed Oreo album. 2.5 stars

Anytime I hear a Rod Stewart song, I think he could use a throat lozenge. That being said this is a strong album, I suppose I had to listen to it over a full album. I really enjoyed the blend of folk, blues and rock. I had no idea that Ronnie Wood played with Rod Stewart until now, he was solid on the steel guitar. Great stuff! 4 stars

Bad is great, Man in the Mirror is kinda lame but still good, Smooth Criminal is awesome, the only track I wasn’t already familiar with that struck me was Dirty Diana, which was also kinda lame but at least it was interesting. Everything else here is kinda just meh or just straight up bad. Liberian Girl was awful, Just Can’t Stop Loving you was boring trash. This is the second MJ album I’ve been served up in the last week and I’m starting to think it was more about the live acts than the albums, though I haven’t got to Thriller yet. This was whatever 2.5 rounded to a generous 3 stars

Musically, I would say this one is lacking a bit but the strength of these songs is in the storytelling and that’s enough to carry this album to 4 stars

What a trio, Chuck D bringing the wisdom, Flavor Flav bringing the energy and DJ Terminator X bringing the amazing beats. Excellent fun here, the DJ work on Night of the Living Baseheads was so great. 4 stars

I forgot how good Hunting Bears is. This album in general is better than I recall but that song in particular is great. I’m not sure Radiohead has a bad album. This is a 4 star

I don’t know man, this was weird… was it supposed to be funny? I don’t think I really get it, I didn’t hate it, I actually liked some of it but I’m not gonna try again. I don’t know man… 3 stars

This is likely the album I have re-listened to the most in a day as part of this project. For whatever reason I had never dove into Elliot Smith’s work but I really enjoyed this and ran thru it 5 times today. His delivery is so nice and effortless, excellent songwriting here and simple awesomely crafted tunes here. Love it, 5 stars

I’m not a fan of gangsta rap but I’m this case at least it’s done pretty well. Snoop and Dre work really well together, Rat-tat-tat-tat was excellent, Little Ghetto Boy won me over. The Chronic could be a 4 from me but again the skits on these 90’s rap albums ruin the flow. Gotta drop it to 3 stars

170 albums in, this is the one I’ve heard the most. This is imo Arcade Fires best album. It’s the gothic undertones that really wins me over on this one. There really isn’t a miss on Neon Bible, it starts strong with Black Mirror and never lets up, they really are masters of the anthems. There are the obvious hits but Antichrist Television Blues is an underrated jam. Fuck you, this is gray 5 stars

This was loud, fast and a bit aggressive for me but man are these guys tight. I respect what they’re doing here 3.5 stars

There’s something about Costello’s music that lacks depth and real sincerity and substance to it. Something about the vocal delivery makes him sound like a gimmick band and songs like My Science Fiction Twin don’t help. This is the third Costello album I’ve listened to now and it sounds harsh but I’m beginning to dislike him as a person. He may be perfectly fine, I know nothing about him but I can tell you I will let out an audible groan of annoyance the next time he pops up on this generator. He’s not bad I suppose just lame and annoying. 2 stars

This is a tough one, I really enjoyed most of it, specially Cowboy Movie, Tamlpais High and Song With No Words. The music was great, I find Crosby’s vocals to be a bit meh so I guess that’s why I enjoyed the one with no words so much. 3.5 stars I guess

I did not care for this. I understand Neil Hannon is leaning on his humour but I didn’t find it funny so it just sounded like a shitty musical where the lead is a rapist. 2 stars

There’s something so comfortable about AC/DC. They’re just so damn good at what they’re doing and what they’re doing is damn good. Love Hungry Man was the only miss for me but it wasn’t even that bad. Sharp, fun rock here 4 stars

I’m noticing a trend with 90’s Electronic albums. The album covers are terrible, the albums themselves are always too long, they’re boring. I listened to the entire thing and I don’t think I am any better for having done so. 2 stars

Karen O is just so cool. She checks off all the characteristics one would look for in a lead singer. The YYY’s and this album played a big role in the early 2000’s indie rock movement. Fever to Tell rips at a frenzied pace, with Zinner perfectly accompanying Karen O’s chaotic vocals with his quick sharp guitars. This album was fun to listen to in college and nothing has changed, the energy is so strong, so good, so cool. 5 stars

It was decent, Glamorous Glue and Certain People I Know were the only two standouts for me. I did enjoy it more than I anticipated considering my apathy for Morrissey. 3 stars

Safe As Milk is probably the most accessible Captain Beefheart I’ve listened to but that doesn’t mean it lacks weird. I’ve always enjoyed this album, bluesy, Jammy, quirky. Beefheart even slows it down and gets romantic on I’m so Glad. This is a 5 star

I was admittedly a huge Korn fan in my early teens so it was kinda fun to go back and listen to this for the first time in 20 years. I didn’t expect it to age especially well but upon listening I’d argue it’s the guest tracks that aged the worst. It starts strong with the first 3 tracks with the classic growls and whines of Davis coming out, Freak on a Leash is simply awesome. All in the Family was so bad it was almost funny, could have done without Cameltosis too. It ran a bit long but Korn is their own sound and I get this isn’t for everyone but Davis and crew earned 4 stars from me

This is so weird, I love it. Kate Bush is doing something exciting with her vocals all the way thru, theatrical vocal delivery annoys me sometimes but Bush is just so good at it. The band is doing so much and keeping things tight, especially on the title track which feels like a fever dream. Really enjoyed this, 5 stars

This was a well produced fun album with a variety of genres, the most obvious being funk but there was also some reggae, jazz and even some psychedelia peppered in. I did really enjoy it, especially The Cisco Kid and Beetles in the Bog. I just found it never fully kicked into another gear that I was expecting it to and I suppose that’s fine, they just left me wanting more. Excellent album art. 3.5 stars

Listening to reggae is kinda like riding a jet ski, it’s hard to be in a bad mood listening to reggae. That being said, this album has some heavy themes but the tunes themselves put me in a chill place. Burning Spear was good. 3 stars

The first half was solid, Speed of Life, Sound and Vision, Be My Wife are all excellent. I like the psychedelia tones of this but the second half just sounds a bit too much like an 80’s sci-fi movie soundtrack. 3 stars

I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did. I was familiar with Relax and War but it was the title track at 13mins that won me over. What an amazing pop track. Just the right amount of weird on this one to make for an excellent pop album. 4 stars

Elvis Costello albums are like pizza, even the good ones… no wait that’s not it. This album was fine I guess but it’s Costello and it annoyed me 2.5 stars

I don’t know which I like more, this or Closer. Both are classic post-punk albums, I got nothing critical to say about either. Listening to Joy Division, I’m always so impressed with how tight they are, the drums are so clean. The whole record is great, Interzone is an under appreciated track of theirs. This is another easy 5 for me

This album is the utility belt of albums, it works in any setting. Dinner party, park hangs, rainy day, sunny day, bbq. There’s not a miss on this one, it’s airy and moody with the whole band at the top of their game. 5 stars

This was quite good, the orchestra worked really well with Metallica songs. I like Metallica enough but 2+ hours is a lot of Metallica and I’ve never been big on their ballad tunes though One was awesome here. I could pair this down to an awesome 45 but I’m rating the full two hours so it’s 3.5 stars from me

Tim Buckley is that hyperactive kid who annoyed everyone making dumb noises and faces. This was actually decent aside from Get on Top. Hong along Bar was the standout for me. 3 stars

Apparently this album has no bass, sounded pretty good without it. I’m not a huge fan of Hetfield’s vocals but One is a classic. It’s the guitars that carry this album. 4 stars

I had to give this a second listen on headphones and I did appreciate it more. This is definitely more interesting than the Sex Pistols. This was cool, Theme was an excellent opener that sneered and rambled on, Religion II was excellent with some great jabs at institutions, specifically the church, Fodderstompf was weird but it was dancey and fun. This kinda surprised me. I’m going 4 stars

It was super chill and enjoyable, I just wish it was a bit more fun and danceable. Just Friends was my favourite track, there were clever quips throughput I just wanted it to take off a bit more. Good background tunes for sure. 3.5 stars

There’s a didgeridoo song on this called “Didgin’ Out” that alone is great. This surprised me, it was fun, jazzy and funky. Jamiroquai is what Anthony Kiedis would be if he would stop being so pervy and annoying . This was fun 3 stars

Just a really tight, clean Bowie album. Cohesive, perfect length. Stay slays. 4 stars

Oh cool, German Electronic music! This should be energetic and interesting. Nope! Gloomy and repetitive. 2 stars

I was really enjoying this, I’m not typically a fan of interludes but Public Enemy seems to do the well. Really seemed to lean on DJ Terminator X on this one and he can really carry them. 40 mins and this is 4 stars there’s just too much fat here. 3 stars

Yea, it was good. Nothing crazy, good right band. Yea, fine. 3 stars

The album art had me confused and a little worried. This was actually pretty awesome, it’s pop with some gloom to it. The synth work on it is great, disjointed almost panicky vocals. Surprisingly trippy and interesting album here. 3.5 stars

I prefer Nirvana to be plugged but this is still great. The cover choices were good and their own songs played well, specially On a Plain and Something in the Way. Cobain’s dry humour was present here too and that was fun. This is a classic live album. 4 stars

Have you listened to Tea Party? These guys are a shitty version of them. 2 stars

Well, this was a welcome surprise. Great energy for a summer Monday. Put me in a better mood immediately for a drive to work. Listened a second time thru the funk, good vibes and clean instrumentals all came together to create such an awesome album. 4 stars!

Definitely weird but the melding of doo-wop and bluesy rock was interesting. There’s a lot to like here. 3 stars

This is Neil’s best album in my opinion. Ambulance Blues is one of the best songs ever done. Pretty somber beach album overall… 5 stars!

I unapologetically despise big band crooner music. Frank Sinatra is uninspiring, lame and looked 40 as a teenager. This is awful, anyone who willfully listens to this is either super old or super lame. 1 star

Classic jangley, rollicking, light hearted tunes about loveable tramps. Great harmonica, great stuff. 4 stars

Second Prodigy album and I’m certain that they aren’t for me. Their music is jarring, I don’t like this. 2 stars

Very good post rock album. A very chill adventure, calmed me down after a stressful day at work. Wonderfully crafted, beautiful tones and slow builds throughout. There’s a certain warmth to this that I really appreciated. Will definitely return to this album. 4 stars

When it comes to Elvis I heavily prefer the energetic, rockabilly work over his crooner tunes. His debut has a bit of all his styles, peppering in some doo-wop, R&B and a pinch of Country as well. Pretty funny the Clash were able to basically copy the cover art style and everything was cool. Decent quick hitter here. 3 stars

I actually thought I’d be into this, I enjoy the odd abrasive industrial album but this just didn’t hit. There were slivers of hope here, AB/7A and Dead on Arrival specifically. I get that they were ultimately aiming for a certain “anti-sound” but nah, not for me. 2 stars

First time running thru this and it was enjoyable. It’s a girthy album but didn’t feel weighed down with too much fat. Aside from A Little Soul, there aren’t any stinkers. Pulp’s strength is their ability to architect epic pop rock tracks, they build and burst with excellent strings, piano’s, horns, just a great full sound with some moodiness. Seems to be a strong Bowie/The Cure influence and I’d guess the Artic Monekey’s were influenced by Pulp. Really enjoyed this, standout tracks The Fear, This is Hardcore, The Day After the Revolution and Like a Friend. 4 stars

This wasn’t very special. Sweet Emotion is an all time classic of a jam and Walk This Way is a rollicking good track but the rest is just ok at best, there’s some peaks but overall it’s unmemorable and Bog Ten Inch is fucking dumb as shit. 3 stars I guess

Gave this a run on a Monday morning and it didn’t really click for me. It was a groggy morning, so I gave it a fair shake with another listen later in the day and it’s fine but still no connection here for me. It’s definitely a distinct sound, Kevin Rowland’s vocals are energetic but also wear on me at times. There are some jams here, 3 stars

Excellent, Sultans of Swing is great but so is everything else. Knopfler’s guitar style is so skilled and interesting. There’s such a great blend of country, blues and folk. Dire Straits are what the Eagles would be if the Eagles weren’t so lame. 5 stars

It was good, was like a grungier Weezer. The kind of 90’s music that aged quite well. 3.5 stars

The production of this album is excellent. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy feels big and full, it’s clear the attention to detail and thought that went into it and that’s what makes this album so strong. The featured guests had a strong impact as well, Nicki Minaj’s appearance on Monster was especially impressive. The only guest track that I didn’t necessarily appreciate was John Legend’s. Some clever lyricism on this as well, “Too many Urkels on Your Team, that’s why your wins low” is a favourite of mine. I did appreciate Kanye’s annoyance on Gorgeous when he sang, “Choke a South Park writer with a fishstick” made me think he truly doesn’t get the joke. This is a really well done album a couple tracks that didn’t do it for me. 4.5 stars

It’s cock rock and live so of course they cock it up a bit more. It’s fine, whatever. They’re kinda lame as fuck though, like an Irish Kiss, kinda cool but I hate that I like bits of it. 3 stars I guess

Hilariously dumb but also admittedly fun from Humpty Dance to Underwater Rimes to Doowutchyalike, Shock G and crew bring their carefree, hip hop funky jams. It all wraps up with about 12 mins of rapping about the ridiculous premise of lucid dream sex… initiated by sex packets sold on the streets… Again so dumb but it worked for me. 3.5 stars

Obviously so dark undertones to the music but it’s hard not to vibe along to this. Marley and the Wailers are simply good at what they do, they are damn good at reggae. Everything, the smooth vocals, sharp guitars, snappy drums, perfectly placed backing vocals, everything just ties together really well. Great stuff 4 stars

I like bluesy rock tunes so I expected to enjoy this a bit more. It just fell a bit flat for me, the guitars were impressive enough, there just didn’t seem to be any passion, on the vocals especially. I suppose they’re going for a bit of a slacker delivery which can definitely work but this album was straight up dull. The ballad like tracks sucked what little energy there was. Never so much cared for La Grange either, the riff is awesome but the song itself is meh. Huh I guess I just don’t like ZZ Top. 2.5 stars

Primal Scream tossed a bunch of genres in a blender and poured out Vanishing Point. The base is Electronic but there’s also some Industrial, Alt-rock, dance and even some country is evident on the opening riff of Medication. First 3 tracks drew me in, If They Move, Kill ‘Em and Stuka both had good energy and and I really enjoyed the slow burn or Trainspotting. Only negatives on this are Star and the Album art is terrible. Nice surprise overall though. 4 stars

Admittedly, I’ve always kinda scoffed at U2 and will likely continue to do so. That being said, I’d never give t The Joshua Tree a fair shake. It’s a solid album, there’s a cool atmospheric vibe to it. The Edge has a cool approach to guitar on this one, the way he’s playing on some tracks almost sounds splashy, if that makes any sense. Wish they put a pit more focus on the grunge sound that they showed on Bullett the Blue Sky. Trip Through Your Wires was another one I hadn’t heard before that I enjoyed, nice harmonica and frantic guitar, it was good. One Tree Hill was pretty lame but this is a good album. 4 stars

Saw their sound described as “Desert Noir” and I can’t think of a much better description than that. Calexico is a big band with lots going on and I’m a fan of all of it. Really great driving record here, there’s a lot of instrumentals and the break in vocals is fine by me bc the band brings it, great strings, horns, drawing Mexican band influences into their indie rock sound and it all works so well. This was a fun journey. 4 stars

I find the Kinks difficult to review. They’re not bad, I just can’t get into them. I enjoy the odd song and they’re strong musicians I just find most of it very meh. 3 stars

It’s a good Stones album, not at the top of my list (Let it Bleed) but still quite good. This is a hornier Stones album, there’s not only a good view of a dick on the cover but lots of brass on this one, really well utilized on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking. Sister Morphine is a track I forgot about and really enjoyed. Wild Horses is a classic and it’s a good tight Stones release. 4 stars

It’s neat that Cohen was able to release this in anticipation to his death. It’s a cool story and a nice way to shut the door on a legendary career. His dry witty humour shines thru on this one even thru the somber theme of death. I just want more music, it was nice but I can’t give it more than 3 stars

It’s a strong debut album, I just found it hard to get really into. The guitars are interesting, Shaking Through was was favourite track on it, Radio Free Europe was strong as well. It just never fully drew me in, just kinda consistent all the way thru but nothing blew me away. Edit: gave it another listen and it may be a grower, for now 3 stars

The pioneers of grunge. This album is fast, noisy, fuzzy and excellent. Mudhoney has a bit of snarl but it’s clear they didn’t take themselves overly serious, it works pretty well here. It’s messy but all ties together so well, it’s really impressive how it sounds so messy and clean at the same time, Broken Hands is a track that perfectly captures this. Thought it was pretty cool that Mudhoney basically saved Sun Pop from sinking, so they not only pioneered grunge but also kept the doors open for other great acts who may not have been given opportunity elsewhere. 4 stars

It’s poppy and psychodelic and really well mixed. Enjoyable listen and I understand the accolades it has received. It’s a tad too syrupy and gooey at times for my own personal liking but still really good. 3 stars

Caught me off guard, not what I was expecting at all. The pop folk worked well, I enjoyed it. Had never heard the song Marley Purt Drive, Bee Gees even thru some twang down on this track, I added this one to a playlist immediately. The Royal symphony type tracks weighed Odessa down like an anchor a bit. 3.5 stars

Some really strong tracks, from Caledonia Misssion thru London Suzie it’s a strong album. I enjoyed the mix in lead on this one bc it seems all members took a strong lead. Good album not top tier 3.5 stars