1001 Albums Summary

Album fell off there a bit at the end. After Candy Sam, it was all downhill from there. Favorite songs: Diversion, Candy Sam, Californian Hills, Squealer Least favorite songs: W.u.o.t.w.s., Baby Big Man (I Want a Mommy), The Magazine 3/5

Favorite songs: Gopuru (Tuna Swimming) in B-Flat Major, Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) in E-Flat Major, Waak (Crow) in E-Flat Major, Galiku (Flag) in D-Flat Major, Djolin (Musical Instrumental) in D-Major, Djilawurr (Scrubfowl) in D-Major, Wulminda (Dark Clouds) in E-Flat Major Least favorite songs: Ngarrpiya (Octopus) in A-Flat Major 5/5

Who listened to every album on this list then thought....ya know what this list was missing....more obscure shitty indie/alt rock from the 90's..... Favorite songs: Earthquakes Come Home Least favorite songs: the entire album 1/5

Favorite songs: The Answer, Astounded, Bv3, Discosis, Go Shopping, More Shopping, Love Cliche Least favorite songs: Senegal, Stepchild 4/5

Meh Favorite songs: Only Least favorite songs: Satellite Business 3/5

Favorite songs: She's Made of Chalk, Kalifornia, Ophelia, The Cynic Least favorite songs: Ether 5/5

Favorite songs: "Baby, Does Your Heart Sink?", "Beat, Perpetual", FLAG//BURNER, Please Don't Take Me Back, Hope Gets Harder, Total Cancellation of the Future Least favorite songs: Take Me Back to the Old Days 5/5

A much better album than the one that was included on the official 1001 list (Beautiful Freak). Favorite songs: Mr. E's Beautiful Blues, Flyswatter, Grace Kelly Blues, I Like Birds, Packing Blankets, The Sound of Fear Least favorite songs: It's a Motherfucker 4/5

Another instance of "this should have been the album featured on the official 1001 albums list". This album outshines "Homework" in every way. Favorite songs: One More Time, Digital Love, "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", Aerodynamic , High Life, Voyager, Short Circuit, Too Long Least favorite songs: Nightvision 4/5

Favorite songs: Le Premier Ciel, Chanson Noire, Sommeil Sans Reves, Comme Un Sage Least favorite songs: L'exil 4/5

I am very appreciative of all the Canadian representation so far on the post-1001-list. Canada was largely ignored (except for superstar acts like Neil Young and Rush) in the original list. The only area that got any representation (at least at a national level) was fucking England and Scotland, and most of that was absolute trash. Love discovering new local acts! So far the post-list is 100 times better than the actual list! Favorite songs: Your Ex-Lover is Dead, What I'm Trying to Say, Set Yourself on Fire, One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead), Soft Revolution, Celebration Guns, Ageless Beauty, The First Five Times, Calendar Girl Least favorite songs: He Lied About Death 4/5

This album doesn't take itself too seriously, and that's the point. The singer is a poet. His words speak for themselves. Absolutely love this! Favorite songs: People, Rejoice, Survival Song, Bells and Whistles, People II: The Reckoning, Personal Space Invader, Bad Bad Things, Brave as a Noun, No More Tears, A Song Dedicated to the Memory of Stormy the Rabbit Least favorite songs: Randy's House 5/5

Favorite songs: Egoverride, I Hate Alternative Rock, Deep Karma Canyon, Anymore Time Between, Art Crisis Least favorite songs: Hair Stew, Thumbtack 3/5

Favorite songs: Hollywood Baby, Dumbest Girl Alive, Billy Knows Jamie, mememe Least favorite songs: The Most Wanted Person in the United States, One Million Dollars 2/5

Pretty solid background music. Nice beats, just suffers as all electronic music does by having way too long of a runtime. Favorite songs: Ruffneck, Don't Stop, Freestyle Noize, Dancehall Vibes, We Rock Hard, Here We Go, Breaker Beats (Pts. 1 & 2) Least favorite songs: Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme) 3/5

Favorite songs: "You Needed Love, I Needed You", All to the Wind. Kaitlin, Time, Bird Has Flown, I Could Be Wrong Least favorite songs: Tide 3/5

Favorite songs: Garden, Strange Town, Ship on the Ocean, Status People, Eccentric Man, "Rich Man, Poor Man", Soldier Least favorite songs: Thank Christ for the Bomb 4/5

Favorite songs: Cleopatra, Ophelia, Sleep on the Floor, Long Way From Home, Where the Skies are Blue, Angela, Gale Song, White Lie Least favorite songs: Patience, Sick in the Head 4/5

Minimalistic electronic music.... Kinda like the generic music that how-to videos employ. This one was written while Porter was apparently in a dark place battling with mental health. The writing process was used to get him out of that place, and what it created was an album that is really good at instilling hope in the listener. Really good album to listen to if you're down in the dumps. Favorite songs: Unfold, Look at the Sky, Get Your Wish, Trying to Feel Alive, Musician, Mother, Sweet Time Least favorite songs: Dullscythe, Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do 3/5

Favorite songs: Ladyfingers, Whipped Cream, Butterball, Bittersweet Samba, Green Peppers, A Taste of Honey, Love Potion No. 9, Peanuts Least favorite songs: Tangerine 4/5

I feel like it ever quite made it where it was going. Kinda boring. Favorite songs: Reincarnation, The Sound of War, Undercover Least favorite songs: Music for People in Trouble, The Golden Age 2/5

Favorite songs: Polska, Gamen, Halling Jaron, Euchari, Herr Holkin, Black, Sorgsen Ton Least favorite songs: Nio Ar 5/5

The Name of the Next Song should be "Shut the Fuck Up". This was horrible. Favorite songs: Being It, Wax the Van Least favorite songs: Tone Bone Kone, Answers Me, Tower of Meaning/Rabbit's Ear/Home Away From Home, Let's Go Swimming, The Name of the Next Song 1/5

Favorite songs: Time Warp, Sweet Transvestite, Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul, Over at the Frankenstein Place Least favorite songs: "Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me" 4/5

Favorite songs: Here's The Thing, Favourite, Starburster, Bug Least favorite songs: Desire 2/5

Favorite songs: Lady Marmalade, Are You Lonely?, Somebody Somewhere Least favorite songs: It Took A Long Time 4/5

An interesting albeit strange offering today. Easily the newest album on the list I'd say. It was only released last month. I remember hearing about J-Pop and BABYMETAL on the documentary Global Metal. I wasn't aware they were still making music. This genre is apparently called kawaii metal (a blending of J-Pop and metal). It's like that weird Japanese poppy anime music but mixed with dirty loud modern electro-metal. It isn't traditional metal, it's that new age metal that features bass drops, breakdowns, and drum machines. All in all, odd, but not terrible. I just, again, think there should be a 5 yr lock on albums submitted (nothing made in the last 5 yrs) to give it time to age and see it's staying power. That being said, BABYMETAL has been making music since 2010, so I guess they are doing something right. One song on this album (Song 3) features Slaughter To Prevail (Russian deathcore band). Their lead singer Alex Terrible has some fucking insanely powerful vocals (well I don't know if it can be called vocals or screams, but dude can growl loud enough that a whole stadium can hear him without a mic). I'm not a big fan of their music, but have to give Alex props. Favourite songs: White Flame, RATATATA, Algorism, From Me to U, Kon! Kon!, My Queen, Sunset Kiss, Song 3 Least favorite songs: KxAxWxAxIxI 5/5

More robot sex music Favorite songs: Superheroes/Human After All/Rock'n Roll, "Around the World/Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", Robot Rock/Oh Yeah, Da Funk/Daftendirekt, Burnin'/Too Long, One More Time/Aerodynamic Least favorite songs: Touch It/Technologic 3/5

Canadian dream pop/indie from Montreal. I'm happy to see all the representation Canadian artists are getting on the recommendation list. Even though this genre isn't really in my wheelhouse, it's nice to see. Favorite songs: Say Can You Hear, Tailwhip, Slap Pie, All Night Least favorite songs: Dorian 2/5

Someone looked at the 1001 list and said, you know what this list is lacking? Fucking British shoegaze..... Admittedly, they coulda took an album of Jesus and Mary Chain or My Bloody Valentine off and added this one because it's much better than any of the shoegaze on the official list, but it's still fucking shoegaze. Favorite songs: Machine Gun, Alison, Melon Yellow Least favorite songs: Sing, When the Sun Hits 1/5

Favorite songs: Papaoutai, asf, Tous Les Memes, Formidable, Moules Frites, Ta Fete, Ave Cesaria, Batard Least favorite songs: Quand C'est? 5/5

Alternative hip-hop/indie rock. Reminds me of Beck. Pretty solid. Favorite songs: These Few Presidents, Fatalist Palmistry, The Hollows, A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under, "Vowels, Pt. 2", By Torpedo or Crohn's, Good Friday Least favorite songs: Gnashville 4/5

Favorite songs: Watermelon Sugar, She, "Sunflower, Vol. 6", Treat People With Kindness Least favorite songs: Fine Line 3/5

I think I'd have dropped one of The Who's lesser albums like "The Who Sell Out" and replaced it with this album on the official 1001 list. This album is fantastic. Completely missed somehow by me until today. Of The Who's rock operas, this one is better than the rest as far as I'm concerned. Great addition!! Thoroughly enjoyed this one! Glad to have discovered it! Favorite songs: 5:15, I'm One, Drowned, The Punk and the Godfather, Sea and Sand, The Real Me, Quadrophenia, The Dirty Jobs, Helpless Dancer, Love Reign O'er Me Least favorite songs: Doctor Jimmy 5/5

Favorite songs: Simple Boy, New Day, Deadman, Goliath, Umbra, The Caudal Lure Least favorite songs: The Medicine Wears Off 4/5

Absolutely leaps and bounds ahead of the other album of theirs I listened to (Romance). It's almost like it's 2 different bands....this is a high energy rocker, the other was boring drivel. I can get behind this album for sure! Definately back loaded. The first four songs were mid at best, but the rest of the album was super solid! Favorite songs: Hurricane Laughter, The Lotts, Boys in the Better Land, Liberty Belle, Chequeless Reckless, Sha Sha Sha, Big, Dublin City Sky Least favorite songs: Too Real 4/5

Prog folk/psychadelic folk from the 70s. It's like they took folk music of the Pentangle/Fairport Convention style and crossed it with King Crimson. And then took it to a very dark place. Favorite songs: The Prisoner, Diana, Drip Drip, Song to Comus Least favorite songs: Bitten 3/5

Reminds me of my college roommate. He loved these dudes! This album definately deserves to be on the official 1001 list. This stoner ska punk sound was huge in the 90's. Favorite songs: Wrong Way, Santeria, Same In The End, What I Got, Caress Me Down, The Ballad of Johnny Butt, Pawn Shop Least favorite songs: Seed, Get Ready 4/5

Oh.............OH NO......... Ever wondered what a porpoise sounds like when getting fucked? This may be the album for you..... Whoever recommended this album wanted to inflict maximum damage....and succeeded. This is complete garbage. To quote Billy Madison: "I award you no points....and may God have mercy on your soul" Favorite songs: Midsummer New York Least favorite songs: 1)Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow).....the intro.....fuck!!?! 2) Hirake......ahhh yes, the song that features the sounds of a dolphin actively giving a blowjob 3) Fly.........a 23 minute tutorial on how to sound like a clicker from The Last of Us.....or perhaps how to hold a sneeze for 23 minutes..... I am going to play the song Fly at my next Goose Hunt to lure in some Geese. Should work great!! 1/5 because I have to......0/5 if I could

Why did they decide to record the vocals in another room? I just really don't understand this modern Scottish music.....it just doesn't translate on this side of the pond.... Admittedly upon second playthrough it started to make a bit more sense. Favorite songs: Mogwai Fear Satan, King Herod, Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home Least favorite songs: With Portfolio 3/5

Solid 90's hip hop crossed with Funk. Favorite songs: Day Job, Tug Boat, Bozack, Retrosexy, Hell Least favorite songs: We Can Work It Out 3/5

Favorite songs: Good People, Do You Remember, Breakdown, Banana Pancakes, "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing", Better Together Least favorite songs: Situations 4/5

This man is a hell of a songwriter. The imagery he portrays in Thin Blue Flame is amazing. Favorite songs: Thin Blue Flame, In the Dark, Wolves, Girl in the War, "Lillian, Egypt", Monster Ballads, Good Man, Here at the Right Time Least favorite songs: Idaho 4/5

Favorite songs: Teenagers, Welcome to the Black Parade, House of Wolves, Famous Last Words, I Don't Love You, This is How I Disappear, Dead!, The Sharpest Lives Least favorite songs: Cancer 4/5

Favorite songs: Skinny Love, Flume, For Emma, Blindsided Least favorite songs: Creature Fear 4/5

This is so weird. Like every song is a different genre, and sounds like a completely different band.....I've never seen anything like that before.....Everything from alt country to rock to psychadelic to indie to pop......it's odd. I hated it at first because there is no cohesion, but once I understood what they were doing I had a second listen, and it hit better. Favorite songs: It's Gonna Be a Long Night, Transdermal Celebration, I Don't Want It, Chocolate Town, So Many People in the Neighborhood, Hey There Fancypants Least favorite songs: Zoloft 4/5

This dude was from the band 13th Floor Elevators (they had an album on the original 1001 list) before breaking off on his own. 13th Floor Elevators were credited with being one of the first psychadelic rock bands ever. He continues with that theme here, leaning more into the psychadelic/horror rock lane. A good album to listen to around Halloween ironically. This is some real good shit! It's like early Alice Cooper or less spacey Hawkwind. I really like it! In the song Stand for the Fire Demon, Roky Erickson gives me kinda a Dio vibe as well to some degree. Holy shit this entire album is fucking amazing. I love discovering stuff like this that would have passed me by unnoticed. Thank you to whoever recommended it! Favorite songs: Two Headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer), Creature With the Atom Brain, Don't Shake Me Lucifer, Stand For the Fire Demon, White Faces, It's a Cold Night for Alligators, Sputnik, I Think of Demons, Mine Mine Mind, Night of the Vampire, Click Your Fingers Applauding, Bloody Hammer, If You Have Ghosts, I Walked With a Zombie Least favorite songs: None.... 5/5

Favorite songs: What Do You Want From Me, Time, Hey You, High Hopes, Money, Us and Them, Keep Talking, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Another Brick in the Wall, Wish You Were Here, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, Coming Back to Life, Learning to Fly Least favorite songs: Astronomy Domine 5/5

Favorite songs: 365, B2B, Club Classics, Mean Girls, 360, Apple, Rewind, Talk Talk, So I Least favorite songs: Von Dutch (catchy song, but what the hell is that screeching sound played constantly throughout the song? It's like nails on a chalkboard....) 3/5

Favorite songs: Suburban Home, Kabuki Girl, Parents, Jean is Dead, I'm Not a Loser, Myage, I Wanna Be a Bear, Bikeage, Hope, Marriage Least favorite songs: Tonyage 4/5

Absolutely should have been on the original list. Favorite songs: Need You Tonight, New Sensation, Devil Inside, Guns in the Sky, KICK Least favorite songs: Never Tear Us Apart 3/5

This is like jazz crossed with hip hop or electronic dance back beats, and Latin (samba) undertones. Very unique, very interesting. The lively back beats kinda add something to the normally bland jazz, plus they got in a few heavy hitters like Jocelyn Brown and George Benson on a few songs as well. Reminds me of that band Gotan Project we had in the 1001 list. Favorite songs: Sweet Tears, Runaway, Nautilus (Mawtilus), "It's Alright, I Feel It", Jazzy Jeff's Theme, Gotta New Life, Maw Latin Blues, Roy's Scat Least favorite songs: Taita Caneme 4/5

Favorite songs: Fallen Angel, Shake Your Love, Foolish Beat, Only in My Dreams, Red Hot, Out of the Blue Least favorite songs: Between the Lines 4/5

Sounds like playing Nintendo while tripping on Ecstasy... Favorite songs: Black Panther, Untrust Us, Vanished, Courtship Dating, Air War, Magic Spells, Xxzxcuzx Me Least favorite songs: Alice Practice 3/5

Vanilla alt rock from the late 90's. Not bad. Good music for anyone trying to dip their toes in the genre. Not too heavy or out there. Similar to light alt rock bands like P.O.D. or, in their first few songs which were more industrial, Living Color. Nice to see New Zealand repped. Favorite songs: Pacifier, My Mind's Sedate, The General Electric, The Metal Song, Thin White Line, Just Like Everybody Else Least favorite songs: Brightest Star, Spacing 3/5

Favorite songs: Big Fat Mama, Paper Plane, Don't Waste My Time, Roadhouse Blues Least favorite songs: A Year 3/5

Not my style. I'm too old to understand this new pop rock stuff. Indie is always hit or miss with me. This one just missed the mark. Similar to alt-J or OneRepublic. It sounds the same to me as the rest of the music being made today. Favorite songs: Life Itself, Pork Soda, Poplar St Least favorite songs: Season 2 Episode 3, [Premade Sandwiches], Mama's Gun 2/5

As someone already said in a review: this is a nice R&B/Soul album. Songs and performance are good, but nothing to write home about. Favorite songs: Tell the Truth, Freedom, I Need You, Adulthood, Sing Least favorite songs: Boy Hood, Mavis, Until (fuck skits) 3/5

Pretty good. A lot of shouting that gets kinda tiring after a while. Favorite songs: Uma Casa Portuguesa, Lisboa Antigua, Vou Dar De Beber A Dor, Nem as Paredes Confesso, Fado Portugues Least favorite songs: Barco Negro (Mae Preta) 3/5

Unpolished, underwhelming, hard pass from me. Someone's random brain droppings does nothing for me Favorite songs: Freedom Interlude Least favorite songs: All I Need 2/5

Indie rock similar to TV on the Radio, Modest Mouse, or Arcade Fire.The one thing that struck me funny is the fact that the band is playing along normally, all while the drummer shreds his drum set. It's like watching Animal from the Muppets play drums. Dude is high, fast energy. Definately the star of the band. Super talented Favorite songs: Helicopter, Luno, The Pioneers, Banquet, So Here We Are, Positive Tension, Like Eating Glass, She's Hearing Voices Least favorite songs: Blue Light, Compliments 4/5

Favorite songs: Marta Tiene Un Marcapasos, Visite Nuestro Bar, El Ataque De Las Chicas Crocodrilo, Indiana, Te Quiero Least favorite songs: La Carretera 3/5

Favorite songs: Mr. Crowley, Crazy Train, I Don't Know, Suicide Solution, Goodbye to Romance, No Bone Movies Least favorite songs: Revelation (Mother Earth) 5/5

Favorite songs: 5:01AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Pt. 10), 4:47AM (Sexual Revolution), 4:50AM (Go Fishing), 5:06AM (Every Strangers Eyes) Least favorite songs: 4:56AM (For the First Time Today, Pt. 1) 3/5

More Canadian representation, this time from BC. I remember my first exposure to their music was their song Hello Time Bomb, which I heard on an album I'd purchased (Big Shiny Tunes 4). Falls into that alt rock category that occured right after grunge died. I then remember seeing a lot more of his stuff on MuchMusic after that (Load Me Up, Apparitions, The Future is X-Rated, Weapon). Something about them never fully hit with me. I mean, not awful, but something was missing. The hits were huge, but everything else was just filler. Similar style to early Our Lady Peace, Sam Roberts Band, Econoline Crush, or Big Wreck. Seeing that, it's right up my alley of musical taste, but Matthew Good was always just mid. Coulda been because Matthew Good himself was a huge douche too, I'm not sure. Favorite songs: Hello Time Bomb, Load Me Up, The Future is X-Rated, Strange Days, Jenni's Song Least favorite songs: I Miss New Wave, Born to Kill 2/5

The definition of a jam band. 12 songs, 2hr 11mins run-time. My ADHD won't allow me to focus on 30 minute songs, and I really don't care to.... It's just people canoodling on their instruments incessantly. I'm not on enough LSD for this. Similar to Grateful Dead, I like their album material, but couldn't give an ounce of a fuck about their live drug fueled horseshit. Favorite songs: Chalkdust Torture, Bouncing Around the Room, Gumbo, Simple Least favorite songs: Tweezer 3/5

This album is like dark alt country/blues? Similar vein to MJ Lenderman or Bill Callahan (we had one of his albums on the 1001 list) or Bonnie "Prince" Billy (also had an album on the 1001 list). Almost like doom country. A unique genre of music that I have very little exposure to, but like quite a bit. I will have to explore it more. Favorite songs: Tigress, The Black Crow, Lioness Least favorite songs: Baby Take a Look 3/5

A Pink Floyd album I am unfamiliar with. Was a great album. It is one of those that needs to be listened cover to cover to really appreciate the message it is conveying. Sadly, a lot of the political issues it raises are still very much alive and well in today's society as well. I'm glad to have become acquainted with this album. Not Floyd's best, but certainly worth recognizing. Favorite songs: Pigs (Three Different Ones), Pigs on the Wing 1, Sheep, Pigs on the Wing 2 Least favorite songs: Dogs 4/5

Dude who was upset about this album is probably butt hurt because Werewolves of London didn't end up being All Summer Long by Kid Rock. Settle down. A fantastic album from an artist that, I feel, didn't get enough recognition. This is some good shit!! Favorite songs: Werewolves of London, I Need a Truck, Johnny Strikes Up the Band, Nighttime in the Switching Yard, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, Excitable Boy, Veracruz, "Lawyers, Guns and Money" Least favorite songs: none. A gem of an album 5/5 Also.....it even smells like oatmeal......and The Bends DOES deserve a 1

Favorite songs: The Middle, Sweetness, Bleed American Least favorite songs: Your House 3/5

Favorite songs: Don't Fall, Paper Tigers, Here Today, Pleasure and Pain Least favorite songs: A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere These Days 2/5

Favorite songs: People Everywhere (Still Alive), Dern Kala, Two Fish and an Elephant Least favorite songs: Balls and Pins 4/5

Favorite songs: Await Rescue, Drove Through Ghosts to Get Here Least favorite songs: The Big Afraid 3/5

Phenomenal album! This is the SOAD album that should have been featured on the 1001 list! The story Rick Rubin tells about Serj Tankian getting writers block while creating Chop Suey. They told him, just pick a random book off the shelf, find a random passage from that book, and throw that in the song. Serj did that with the Bible, and found the verse: Father, into your hands I commend my spirit Father, into your hands Why have you forsaken me? In your eyes forsaken me In your thoughts forsaken me In your heart forsaken me, Serj liked how it fit so much, he left it in the song, and it goes hard!! Favorite songs: Chop Suey!, Aerials, Toxicity, Shimmy, Prison Song, Jet Pilot, ATWA, Bounce, Needles, Deer Dance, X Least favorite songs: Arto 5/5

Favorite songs: Just a Girl, Spiderwebs, Don't Speak ,Sixteen, Sunday Morning, Hey You Least favorite songs: The Climb, Tragic Kingdom 3/5

Wow! This was one of those kinds of records that come every so often from a band you haven't heard of before but it absolutely blows you away from the very first song! Favourite songs: The Lion's Roar, King of the World, Emmylou, This Old Routine, Dance to Another Tune Least favorite songs: Blue 4/5

Favorite songs: Fazer, Lie and Wait, Dine Alone, Freezing Process, Slip, Baphomet Least favorite songs: Too Official 4/5

Favorite songs: Two Wuv, The Bidding, Welcome to Tally Hall, Be Born Least favorite songs: Ruler of Everything, Dream, Mucka Blucka 2/5

Fireworks is one of the greatest Canadian love songs ever made: "If there's a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in ol' '72; We all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger, and all I remember is sitting beside you; You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey, and I never saw someone say that before; You held my hand and we walked home the long way, you were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr" As the title of the first song on the album alludes, Gord was a poet! There is no other singer who could put words together in quite the same way and be able to paint such vivid pictures with his words. Bobcaygeon, Poets, and Fireworks both recieved a lot of airplay in Canada, but an under-appreciated song on this album, and one of my favourites, is Emperor Penguin. I love how the song builds and builds as it goes on. As the OP stated in his review, The Hip and Gord Downie himself were household names in Canada. My cousin was who first introduced them to me. I was from a rural town and he was from a bigger city. His musical tastes helped shape mine, as all I was exposed to in my town was country music (which I still hate). First album I ever heard was In Between Evolution, and it was love at first listen. The Hip have been a huge staple of my life ever since. I actually submitted their album Up to Here as my recommendation for the post-list. I've learned that there are 3 Hip albums featured here, and am glad to see them get the attention they deserve on a list like this. Much love to the OP, and the Hip for helping develop my musical tastes into what it is today! Favorite songs: Bobcaygeon, Fireworks, Poets, Vapour Trails, Emperor Penguin, Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man, The Rules, Something On Least favorite songs: if forced to pick, Chagrin Falls 5/5

These guys are a sister group of Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Apparently they made a concept album in the early 90's called Dead Winter Dead. It did surprisingly well, and inspired the members to create TSO to explore the genre of rock theatre. They remind me a lot of Iced Earth, Manowar or Saxon. Pretty solid 80's metal. And that album cover is a perfect power metal cover! Favorite songs: White Witch, Hall of the Mountain King, Strange Wings, Legions, The Price You Pay, 24 Hrs. Ago, Prelude to Madness Least favorite songs: Castles Burning 5/5

Favorite songs: Pull Me Under, Metropolis - Part 1: "The Miracle and the Sleeper", Take the Time Least favorite songs: Another Day 4/5

Favorite songs: Spring/Sun/Winter/Dread, Distant Past, Blast Doors, Regret, To the Blade, Fortune 500, Hapsburg Lippp Least favorite songs: The Wheel (Is Turning Now), We Sleep in Pairs 3/5

It took almost 13 minutes for anything resembling music to be played. This sounds like a theater arts majors attempt at a final project in which he is trying to be deep and intelligent. Shoegaze has to be the shittiest genre of music I've ever been forced to listen to. Also, is there any need for this to be an hour and a half long? 5 minutes is too much... In order to properly create a concept album, you need a few things. 1) musical talent, 2) vision. These morons have neither. The last 2 minutes of the song The Ground So Soft is just a feedback loop. Why?!? In the song Waiting to Hit, the singer talks about making a deal with God in which he will spread the "word of the Texas-Jerusalem Connection" in return for God giving him a hit song so he can have a big house on a hill. Still waiting for that deal to come through? This is the closest I've ever come to not being able to finish an album....and that includes the infamous Einsturzende Neubauten album.....this isn't music, it's shit. Favorite songs: These Are the Days Least favorite songs: this entire dumpster fire of an album.... 1/5 The song Into the Storm has 14 minutes of silence in the middle of it......omg I'm so done with this stupid fucking album.....

Favorite songs: The Thrill is Gone, Born in Louisiana, Prison Blues, Tina Marie, Chapel Hill Boogie, Spoonful, Grindin' Man Least favorite songs: Honky Tonk 4/5

Favorite songs: The Pot, Vicarious, Jambi, Right in Two Least favorite songs: Lost Keys (Blame Hofman), Viginti Tires 4/5

No. Favorite songs: Shapeshifter Least favorite songs: this entire dumpster fire 1/5 Stick to hosting Family Feud Richard.....

Really solid. I can't believe I haven't heard of them before. Sounds a lot like Peter Gabriel or Genesis. Favorite songs: Kayleigh, Lavender, Childhood's End?, Heart of Lothian, Pseudo Silk Kimono, Bitter Suite: Brief Encounter/Lost Weekend/Blue Angel/Misplaced Rendezvous/Windswept Thumb, Blind Curve: Vocal Under a Bloodlight/Passing Strangers/Mylo/Perimeter Walk/Threshold, White Feather Least favorite songs: Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) 4/5

Favorite songs: Battleflag, Lazer Sheep Dip Funk, Kasparov's Revenge Least favorite songs: How to Operate With a Blown Mind, I Used to Fall in Love, Night Time Story 2/5

Favorite songs: Face Behind Her Cigarette, Loner Boogie, Sitting on the First Rock From the Sun Least favorite songs: Breakfast Epiphany II 3/5

These guys flawlessly merge rap/hip hop/hard rock/ and prog rock into one cohesive mass that is totally unique. I really liked the album featured on the 1001 list (The Real Thing). I enjoyed this one as well, however it didn't seem as approachable as the other. This album felt more experimental perhaps? The bass player is phenomenal. Especially on songs like Land of Sunshine. The band also does a great cover of The Commodores song Easy. Overall a great album. The only songs I didn't really like were the ones where the singer felt the need to put the microphone in his mouth to sing. Favorite songs: Midlife Crisis, Be Aggressive, Land of Sunshine, Kindergarten, A Small Victory, Easy Least favorite songs: RV, Crack Hitler 3/5

One of my favourite bands discovered through this 1001 albums exercise. I loved the album included on the original list (Lost in the Dream), and I love this one too. Thanks to the OP for including it! These guys remind me so much of Tom Petty/Bob Dylan/Don Henley/Adam Baldwin. Right in the vein of music I really enjoy. This album is a gem! Favorite songs: Pain, Nothing to Find, Strangest Thing, Up All Night, Clean Living, You Don't Have to Go Least favorite songs: none 5/5

My knee jerk reaction upon seeing the album cover this morning was: "oh great, some more shitty pop music". What I heard was drastically different. Blackgaze......black metal mixed with shoegaze and screamo. Holy hell was I wrong! It's weird. It's just a wall of distorted sound, with a "singer" who just makes gutteral screaming noises about 4 doors down from the recording studio. Not a bakers fuck of an idea what he's saying. It's a really weird concept. The wall of noise is surprisingly warm, albeit deafening, but you pair that with the bloodcurdling screaming from a few doors down and it's like this weird light/dark balancing act. It displays, to me, like someone's inner struggles. Hope overlaying the constant quarrel with depression and anxiety? All in all, not something I'd necessarily revisit, but not the worst thing I've ever listened to. You would have to be in a certain mood in order to be receptive to this kind of music. It is pretty dark and hard to digest by times. Certainly an assult on the senses. Favorite songs: Dream House, Sunbather Least favorite songs: Please Remember, Windows 3/5

Died of boredom before anything happened.... Favorite songs: Sitra (simply because it's a shorter song....) Least favorite songs: this whole shitty album 1/5

Favorite songs: Way Down Hadestown, "Hey, Little Songbird", Why We Build the Wall, Our Lady of the Underground, When the Chips are Down Least favorite songs: "Epic, Pt. 1" 4/5

Favorite songs: Pneuma, Fear Inoculum, Invincible, 7empest, Descending Least favorite songs: Mockingbeat 4/5

Judging by the album cover, I thought maybe a light pop record or something, but it's a hardcore punk band!! Holy fuck this album hits hard. It's based on the singer losing his mum to cancer. It hits like a fucking sledgehammer to the heart. In a way only punk can. When I want to listen to emotional music, I gravitate towards this kinda stuff because it can convey pain and agony in a way no other genre can. Fuck this is an emotionally charged album. Dude was going through it....what he put to paper was beautiful and heart wrenching. Insanely heavy, insanely emotional, insanely dark, but in a weird way, there's hope and light. It's this guy's way of being able to come to terms with and move through this hardship. It's important that this music exists. So many people go through this kinda shit and can't deal alone. Music, to me, has always been a healer. Without music I'd be lost. Hearing this shit let's people realize that they aren't alone in their grief. Gives them somewhere to turn to help deal with the pain instead of burying it. Everyone should really listen to this album sometime when they have the time to sit and absorb it, and are in a mental state to be able to do so. Unfortunately, I'm sure a lot of people can probably draw similarities from this kinda scenario. Fuck cancer. Favorite songs: Displacement, Flowers and You, Rapture, New Halloween, Eight Seconds, Posing Holy, Skyscraper, Gather Least favorite songs: if forced to pick, Water Damage 5/5

Favorite songs: I Am the Wooden Doors, You Were But a Ghost in My Arms, The Lodge Least favorite songs: In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion 3/5

Favorite songs: Holocene, Perth, Beth/Rest, Michicant, Calgary Least favorite songs: "Hinnom, TX" 4/5

This is that new wave of rock music that's been popular now for the last 10 years or so. Foundations in rock, but they mix in some electronic/dubstep sounding stuff by times, and screaming to make the music seem more hard. Very similar to like Bad Wolves, I Prevail, or Ice Nine Kills. Not terrible....it's the kinda music that's trying too much to be hard. I'd think that adolescents, or people just starting into rock and metal would like this kinda stuff because it's more palatable. Radio stations and media would like it too because it also has foundations in pop rock. All that to say, I get why it exists, but not my favorite. It sounds good and it's catchy, but looking at it from a traditional rock/metal standpoint, it's just kinda soft. And this whole album has snippets of like a sci fi/space travel movie playing in the background....which is annoying......it's like fucking skits on rap records .....why is it there? Favorite songs: My Demons, Halo, Down With the Fallen, Carnivore, Let It Die Least favorite songs: Telescope 3/5

What in the actual fuck is this?? Some moron took news clippings from the morning of 9/11 and laid them over soft jazz that you would hear on elevators or as call center hold music. This "artist" didn't even make the songs...he just took existing shitty jazz and made it shittier. This isn't music so I don't understand why it's on this list. Favorite songs: The Weather Channel 9...I guess... Least favorite songs: this whole album 1/5

The sound on this live album is terrible. Washed out distortion. No idea what the singer is saying except for the odd "WHOOOOO!!!" High energy. Not bad garage rock. I wish it was a studio album though so I could hear them properly. Favorite songs: The Dream, Tidal Wave Least favorite songs: Sticky Hulks, Contraption 3/5

This is the second Songs: Ohia album I've had on the post - list (the first being The Lioness). This is the better of the two. Both were good, but this one in particular was fantastic! Sound was better, more polished. The only song I didn't like on the album wasn't because of anything Jason Molina did. It was Scout Niblett's voice in Peoria Lunch Box Blues. It was God awful. The rest of the album was stellar! Favorite songs: Farewell Transmission, The Old Black Hen, I've Been Riding With the Ghost, Just Be Simple, Hold on Magnolia Least favorite songs: Peoria Lunch Box Blues 5/5

Favorite songs: What About Me?, Jambone, Sleeper Least favorite songs: Kite 3/5

Hipster folk. Not bad. One thing about the album cover.....that bear is CAKED UP!! Look at them cheeks!!!! Favorite songs: Change, Red Moon, No Reason, Blue Lightning, Spud Infinity, Certainty Least favorite songs: Sparrow, Wake Me Up to Drive 3/5

Favorite songs: Spy Kiss, Bubblehouse, Night Marchers, Think, Dracula, Strance of the Spirit Red Gator Least favorite songs: Henduck 4/5

The only National I liked was The National news on CBC with Peter Mansbridge. This was really boring. Took me two days to get through. Favorite songs: Brainy Least favorite songs: Racing Like a Pro 2/5

Favorite songs: Guest List, My Brain Hurts, Don't Turn Out the Lights, The Science of the Myth, Teenage Freakshow, Kamala's Too Nice, What We Hate Least favorite songs: none 5/5

Favorite songs: Drone: Nodrone, Warsong, And Nothing is Forever, A Fragile Thing, I Can Never Say Goodbye Least favorite songs: Endsong 5/5

Favorite songs: Careful, Brick By Boring Brick, Ignorance, Looking Up, Where the Lines Overlap Least favorite songs: Playing God 3/5

Very early krautrock blended with psych and prog. It is wild, it is out there, it is completely fucked. It was created by a German art commune who were high as fuck in the woods. The album cover features the band's late sound man, Wolfgang Krischke. Dude went on a bad trip and died of hypothermia while tripping on LSD. To immortalize his memory, they displayed him as the grim reaper on the album cover. An interesting sentiment, but amusingly, to me, he looks like a cross dressing Beatle moreso than the grim reaper, so I feel they did him dirty a bit. I love how horribly unhinged this album is. A LOT of drugs went into the creation of this one. This is the kind of random shit that should be featured on this list more. They were ripping on drugs, but they were onto something. This feels like a crossing over point from all the psychadelic 60's music to a more prog oriented rock. Its like some mutant form of Hawkwind, who just happened to do more drugs somehow. I would think that bands like The Mars Volta and Tool took lots of inspiration from these guys. Seems like they took this sound and polished it more to make it more palatable to the greater populace. This album here is just unforgiving and raw. If and when you listen to this Amon Duul II album, make sure you listen to Disc 2 as well. From what I can see, only Disc 1 is included on both Spotify and Apple Music. Had to go to YouTube to get the second disc for some reason. That particular disc is phenomenal. It consists of 3 songs that were completely improvised on the spot during one of their jam sessions. Fucking nuts what they could come up with on a whim. Especially the song Sandoz in the Rain. If you didn't catch it, the title Sandoz in the Rain is a nod to the lab in which LSD was first synthesized and commercialized (Sandoz). Favorite songs: The Return of Ruebezahl, Cerberus, Sandoz in the Rain, Archangels Thunderbird, Halluzination Guillotine, Rattlesnakeplumcake Least favorite songs: Gulp a Sonata, Flesh-Coloured Anti-Aircraft Alarm 4/5

Yuck. Overprocessed, autotuned emo trash. Modern rap is awful. Favorite songs: Blue World, Everybody Least favorite songs: I Can See, Hands....and the rest of the album. 1/5

I'm so happy that The Hip are getting the attention they deserve on this list finally. These lyrics are steeped in Canadian culture and heritage. The story told in the song Fifty-Mission Cap about the hockey player Bill Barilko....the mention of Jacques Cartier.....the story told in the song Wheat Kings of David Milgaard, and his wrongful conviction of murder.... Favorite songs: Wheat Kings, Locked in the Trunk of a Car, Fifty-Mission Cap, At the Hundredth Meridian, Looking for a Place to Happen, Courage (for Hugh MacLennan), Pigeon Camera, The Wherewithal, Fully Completely, Lionized, Eldorado Least favorite songs: We'll Go Too 5/5

Probably the best Talking Heads album I've listened to, but it's still 80's new wave/math rock. For a live album, the production value on the album is solid! Favorite songs: Slippery People, Take Me to the River, Life During Wartime, Once in a Lifetime, Burning Down the House, Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, Heaven, Girlfriend is Better Least favorite songs: Psycho Killer 3/5

Punk for idiots who don't know what punk is. Truly awful. Favorite songs: Television Least favorite songs: June, I'm Scum, Colossus, Love Song 1/5

Favorite songs: Reanimation, Making Progress, As the World Turns, Cliff Hanger, The Fabulous Ones, If I May, A to G Least favorite songs: Searching 3/5

Favorite songs: Information Overload, Pride, New Jack Theme Least favorite songs: History Lesson, Under Cover of Darkness 3/5

Favorite songs: Hate Street Dialogue, Sugar Man, Inner City Blues, Like Janis, Crucify Your Mind, Only Good for Conversation, "This is Not a Song, It's an Outburst: Or, the Establishment Blues" Least favorite songs: Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme) 5/5

Favorite songs: New Noise, Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull, Tannhauser/Derive Least favorite songs: Liberation Frequency, Bruitist Pome #5 3/5

What a treat for Christmas Day! The perfect smooth jazz album to pop on while hosting Christmas dinner. This album is fantastic. Favorite songs: Linus and Lucy, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing", O Tannenbaum, The Christmas Song, Greensleeves, Christmas Time is Here Least favorite songs: What Child Is This 5/5

Favorite songs: IV. Sweatpants, I. Crawl, I. The Party, I. The Worst Guys, 3005 Least favorite songs: II. Worldstar, I. Flight of the Navigator, II. Zealots of Stockholm (Free Information) 3/5

Favorite songs: Applause, Swine, Jewels N' Drugs, Aura, Venus, Donatella Least favorite songs: Fashion! 3/5

Pretty solid blues rock. Sounds like if Tom Waits got really into blues rock that sounded like a cross between The Animals and The Doors, and also happened to be Dutch. Favorite songs: Spoonful, I'm a Man, The Life I Live, Mr. Pitiful, Summer Thoughts in a Field of Weed, Down at the Bottom Least favorite songs: Just Who's in Sight, Get Out of My Life Woman, Sour Wine, Bring it On Home, World of Birds 3/5

Really not my kinda music. Trumpets especially have a tendency to give me a headache. This all sounds the same to me. Nothing wrong with it, just way out of my wheelhouse. I like my jazz to have more than just trumpets in it. Favorite songs: It Never Entered My Mind Least favorite songs: I can't really say.....it all sounded the same.... 2/5

Favorite songs: .44 Caliber Love Letter, Waterwings (And Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas), Pulmonary Archery, Little Girls Pointing And Laughing, Jubella Least favorite songs: Polaroids of Polar Bears 4/5

No. Favorite songs: Self Defense Least favorite songs: Fortune, Tapped In 1/5 Thank fuck this was done in under 30 mins.

Solid modern funk. Suffers a bit by being too long of a runtime, but otherwise solid. The bass player is insanely talented. Favorite songs: Cory Wong, My First Car, Animal Spirits, Smile Meditation, Baby I Don't Know Oh Oh, 1612, Back Pocket Least favorite songs: The Sweet Science, Running Away 3/5

Very similar to the noise rock of Einsturzende Neubauten. Chaotic and horrible, but there's something about the insanity that draws you in. Plus these guys frontman, Yamantaka Eye, was quite the lad. This guy once drove a working backhoe on stage during a show with one of his prior bands, Hanatarash. Another time he strapped a running chainsaw to his back and spun it around, cutting his own leg pretty badly. One of the strangest stories is one where Eye brought a dead cat out on stage and skinned it. Insanity that matches their music perfectly. I mean, don't get me wrong, this "music" is truly awful, but the stories and spectacle have to be weighed into the score in this case because it played such a huge role in their overall persona. As I said with Einsturzende Neubauten, I've heard worse, and would probably find a way to add this to the 1001 list and remove some generic Britpop record. At least this band has an interesting story. Favorite songs: Acid Police, Synthesizer Guide Book on Fire, Voredoms Least favorite songs: Chocolate Synthesizer, Tomato Synthesizer, B for Boredoms, Turn Table Boredoms, Now Dom Go Synthesizer Way (Why?) 2/5

My wife's favourite era of country music, so I am more familiar with this genre than I'd like to be. This is like all the other 90's female country hits. Sounds a lot like The Judd's, Kathy Mattea, Lee Ann Womack, Trisha Yearwood...the list goes on. This is the type of country they love to play at wedding receptions and on the radio. It is country steeped in pop. It isn't really my favourite genre of music, but I do understand why it is in the post-list. I hate country music, but it was horribly underrepresented on the original list. Robert Dimery was too busy listing off every Britpop and Shoegaze band to bother including anything that meant anything on this side of the pond. Favorite songs: I Feel Lucky, He Thinks He'll Keep Her, Passionate Kisses Least favorite songs: Rhythm of the Blues, Not Too Much to Ask 3/5

Favorite songs: Angel No, Blue Nabou, Domingo, Oh Yeah, Desire, Vicious Games Least favorite songs: Koladi-Ola, Sometimes (Dr. Hirsch) 3/5

A perfect blend of Brazilian music, funk, hip hop , rock and electronic music. Pretty catchy. Favorite songs: Sangue De Bairro, Enquanto O Mundo Explode, O Cidadao Do Mundo, Etnia, Maco, Maracatu Atomico Least favorite songs: Sobremesa, O Encontro De Isaac Asimov Com Santos Dumont No Ceu 3/5

Favorite songs: Shit Luck, Teeth Like God's Shoeshine, Doin' the Cockroach, Trailer Trash, Polar Opposites Least favorite songs: Jesus Christ Was An Only Child, Heart Cooks Brain 3/5

This sounds like Fairport Convention if they did a bunch of drugs, became pagan, and went to space. Favorite songs: Dead Queen, Moon Occults the Sun Least favorite songs: Dead King 3/5

Favorite songs: Dead Right, Eye Detector, At Last, Psyche O States, The Wharf Song, Keep Swingin' Least favorite songs: Nuff Teef, WKMA Radio Pucker Up Hour 3/5

Dudes voice sounds a lot like the singer from Cypress Hill. Favorite songs: Ain't It Funny, When It Rain, Rolling Stone, Tell Me What I Don't Know, Really Doe, Dance in the Water, Today Least favorite songs: Downward Spiral 4/5

A band that doesn't take itself too seriously. Reminds me a lot of Barenaked Ladies. Not bad, but nothing too exciting either. Favorite songs: Can't Keep Johnny Down, Old Pine Box, Canajoharie, Celebration, Judy Is Your Viet Nam, 2082 Least favorite songs: Cloisonne, In Fact 3/5

Surprisingly solid 00's indie rock. Favorite songs: We Looked Like Giants, The New Year, Transatlanticism, Expo '86, Tiny Vessels Least favorite songs: Death of an Interior Decorator 4/5

Another UK Grime album. This is an interesting genre of music. It's like rap/hip hop with electronic and dance mixed in. The first grime album I was introduced to was Konnichiwa by Skepta, which was included on the regular 1001 list. Favorite songs: P's and Q's, Typical Me, Home Sweet Home, Mic Check 1-2, Ghetto Kid, Nite Nite, Signs of Life Least favorite songs: Reload It, How We Livin', Boys Love Girls 4/5

Today's album is OUT THERE! The album is based on a study regarding people with Alzheimer's disease being able to remember music they listened to when they were younger, as well as where they were and how they felt when listening to it. Dude who made this album bought up a bunch of pre-WW2 ballroom records, and created this dreamscape record. It heavily features the crackle of a phonograph as well as samples of old ballroom music. The music comes into and out of focus, kind of like you're standing outside a bar in downtown pre-war New York. You're close enough to hear the music muffled and just out of focus, but every now and again someone opens the door and you get shots of clear music, all while maintaining a steady phonograph crackle. I can see how these kinds of sounds would trigger memory in old folks with Alzheimer's. This is the weird shit that should be on this list. Will I revisit this album again.....probably not......am I glad it exists.....absolutely. Favorite songs: Libet's Delay Least favorite songs: I Feel As If I Might Be Vanishing 2/5

Favorite songs: Lush Life, Dedicated To You, My One and Only Love, They Say It's Wonderful Least favorite songs: You Are Too Beautiful 3/5

Favorite songs: Tryouts For The Human Race, Beat the Clock Least favorite songs: La Dolce Vita 3/5

Orchestral Daft Punk wasn't on 2026's Bingo Card, that's for sure.... This is nothing like normal club/party music Daft Punk. This is like Hans Zimmer Daft Punk.... This whole album sounds like a Hans Zimmer album with electronic influence. And, having never seen the TRON movies, I can't assign these random musical movements to a movie scene, so it's just.....dumb. Soundtracks that aren't just a collection of various artists songs are kinda dumb. Like ....one of the greatest soundtracks of all time is O' Brother Where Art Thou. Each song on that album is actually a song. With a beginning, middle and end. Not some random musical movement. Each song holds its own and can be enjoyed regardless of whether you've seen the movie or not. This is just random shitty orchestral electronica. It doesn't stand up on its own. Soundtracks shouldn't be allowed on this list. Ya know what makes this album worse? It's almost 1hr 30mins long ffs. Favorite songs: Derezzed, End of Line, TRON Legacy, Castor Least favorite songs: Arena, Nocturne, Solar Sailer 2/5

Solid skate punk. Kinda dumb that it's only 1 song, but that is also the most punk rock thing to do lol. It doesn't feel like an 18 minute song when listening to it though. The larger song is made up of several smaller songs it feels like. I would think there are better NOFX albums that could have been recommended, but all in all, pretty solid. Favorite song: take a guess....lol (The Decline) Least favorite song: none 3/5

I have vivid memories of listening to the song All My Best Friends Are Metalheads while playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 in the 00's. This album is feel good skate punk/ska punk. A defining sound of the late 90's/early 00's. Very similar to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, or SR-71. Thanks OP for the huge shot of nostalgia today. Favorite songs: All My Best Friends are Metalheads, Last One Out of Liberty City, Nervous in the City, History of a Boring Town, Five State Drive, Help Save the Youth of America from Exploding, Big Crash, Danny Says, Theme Song for H Street Least favorite songs: Motto 4/5

When I saw that this was another Scottish indie band, I immediately assumed the album would be trash. If the trend continued from all of the Scottish music included on the original list, that would be true. Thankfully, the OP selected an album that was actually pretty good. Reminds me of a slightly shittier Oasis. Not something I would revisit often, but I'm glad it's on the list, because up until now I just assumed all Scottish music after the bagpipe was just trash. This gives me hope that there is more good music from there, you just have to go digging for it. Favorite songs: Watching Xanadu, Mull Historical Society, This Is Not Who We Were, Instead, Strangeways Inside Least favorite songs: Public Service Announcer, I Tried 3/5

Early British prog. Reminds me a bit of Yes but better. A lot of history around this album. Apparently the lads got an album cover design company called Hipgnosis to make the cover art for this album. It depicts a warrior overlooking a valley at Gorges du Verdon in Provence, France. The warriors wardrobe was borrowed from the set of the 1971 film The Devils. The warrior was supposed to be holding a spear and a sword. The sword was rented from the set of Roman Polanski's film Macbeth. On the cover, the warrior is only holding a spear, because someone stole the sword before they could take the pictures. Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin loved the album cover so much that he contacted Hipgnosis to create the album cover for Houses of the Holy. Also, the warrior on the album cover inspired the character design of Darth Vader. Favorite songs: Throw Down the Sword, Jail Bait, The King Will Come, Warrior, Sometime World, Blowin' Free, Leaf and Stream Least favorite songs: Time Was 4/5

Another prog heavy hitter! The themes of this album are retellings of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry and horror stories. Before today, the only exposure to APP I had was their album Eye in the Sky. This is their debut album. Super strong for a 1st album. Really great! Favorite songs: (The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane Least favorite songs: The Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude 4/5

This album sounds like German Radiohead, but with less moaning and more electronic influence, but that same kinda weird alt/indie rock. These guys remind me a lot of MJ Lenderman, especially the song Consequence. I've been trying to figure out who the singers voice sounds like. It's a dead ringer for MJ Lenderman. Favorite songs: Consequence, Pick Up the Phone, Pilot, Neon Golden, This Room Least favorite songs: Solitaire 4/5

Primus Sucks. Les Claypool is an insanely talented bassist. I love how the bass is the focal point of all of Primus' music. The bass is usually lost in the background of most music, but here it is front and center. I love how these guys don't take themselves too seriously. They are just here to experiment and have fun. They don't care whether anyone likes it or not, they're just here to have fun. The musical fusion they create is like nothing produced anywhere else. An underappreciated band, and a great listen. The fact that Primus had no albums on the original 1001 list is criminal. This album is the one which catapulted Primus into the public eye. Before that, they were largely just an underground act. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver changed all that! Favorite songs: Jerry Was a Race Car Driver, Tommy the Cat, Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers, American Life, Sgt. Baker, Fish On (Fisherman Chronicles: Chapter II), Eleven Least favorite songs: Seas of Cheese, Grandad's Little Ditty 4/5

Ambient world electronica. Weird concept. World music base with electronic music mixing. Interesting to listen to, but not something I will ever revisit. Favorite songs: Vapour Rumours Least favorite songs: Shpongle Falls 2/5

Favorite songs: Pink Pony Club, Red Wine Supernova, Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl, HOT TO GO!, Picture You Least favorite songs: Coffee, Guilty Pleasure 3/5

Favorite songs: La Paix, Artistiya, Senegal Fast Food, La Realite, Beaux Dimanches, Gnidjougouya Least favorite songs: M'Bife Blues 3/5

Another example of a perfect album. All the anger of punk, but paired with actual musical talent. Usually punk is angry, thrashy, and sloppy. Favorite songs: American Jesus, Kerosene, Watch It Die, Struck a Nerve, Don't Pray on Me, Recipe for Hate, Lookin' In Least favorite songs: if forced to pick... All Good Soldiers 5/5

This is my album choice. This band/album is the soundtrack to Canadian summers. Bonfires/ camping trips/ fishing at the lake... This was such a formative album for me in my teenage years as I was shaping my musical tastes. I mentioned in another Tragically Hip album review that it was my cousin, who lived in a more urban setting that introduced me to The Hip in the first place. Once introduced to them, I went back to my rural town and bought a few of their records. I've been a fan ever since. What I love about them is that they change their sound slightly for every album they made. This album is blues rock, but other albums lean harder to the country rock/art rock sound. Gord was always experimenting and weaving beautiful poetry into music. Lyrics such as (from the song 38 years old): Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall; Been one seat empty 18 years now; Freezing slow time away from the world; He's 38 years old, never kissed a girl Such vibrant imagery to that chorus. The song is loosely based off of the jailbreak that occured from Millhaven Penitentiary near Kingston, ON. The song is sung from the perspective of a younger brother who's older brother was locked up after murdering the man who raped his sister. Just the thought of how time stands still for his family as he serves out his sentence... When given the opportunity to select an album for others to listen to, I felt compelled to represent Canada in some way, simply because the original 1,001 list leaned hard on obscure British Britpop/ Madchester/ electronica/ shoegaze... I needed to represent something that meant so much to me. So crack a beer, sit out under the stars around a bonfire, grab a guitar and a few good friends, and enjoy life. Favorite songs: Opiated, Boots or Hearts, Trickle Down, When the Weight Comes Down, I'll Believe in You (Or I'll Be Leaving You Tonight), Blow at High Dough, 38 Years Old, New Orleans is Sinking, She Didn't Know, Everytime You Go, Another Midnight Least favorite songs: none 5/5

My fuck Zappa did a lot of drugs! Favorite songs: Uncle Remus, Cosmik Debris, Apostrophe', Father O'Blivion Least favorite songs: St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast 3/5

Favorite songs: Dance Music, This Year, Up the Wolves, Magpie Least favorite songs: Dinu Lipatti's Bones 3/5

Favorite songs: The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid, The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned), The Queen's Rebuke/The Crossing, Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga), The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone), The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All), The Abduction of Margaret Least favorite songs: Prelude, Margaret in Captivity, The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!) 3/5

This sounds a lot like a prog forward David Bowie. To get full appreciation for this record, listen on good speakers, or on headphones. Favorite songs: The Hypnogogue, I Think I Knew, Aerodrome, These Coming Days, No Other You, C'est La Vie Least favorite songs: Flickering Lights, Antarctica 3/5

Like blues crossed with country and acid house? Sounds fucked, but it works. Also, these dudes created the theme song for The Sopranos (Woke Up This Morning). Also, props to the band for covering John Prine's classic: Speed of the Sound of Loneliness. They did a good job. Upon seeing the cover and band name, I feared I would have to suffer through some horrible twangy country rap/pop drivel, but this isnt bad. Favorite songs: Woke Up This Morning, Converted, Speed of the Sound of Loneliness, Peace in the Valley Least favorite songs: Mao Tse Tung Said 3/5

#1.....dumb band name. #2...... this is that weird blues rock/jazz/indie shit that was huge in the 90's with bands like Cake, Beck (but he did it right), The President's of the United States of America, Butthole Surfers.....etc. This strange genre of music was either done really well (like Beck), or was complete shit (which is what we have here). Truly painful listening experience. Favorite songs: Down to This, "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago Least favorite songs: Bus to Beelzebub, Janine....and the rest of this shitty fucking album.... 1/5

The beginnings of Nu Metal, which took over the music scene in the late 90's/early 00's, which happened to line up perfectly with when I was in middle school as a rebellious teenager. At the time I was trying to push boundaries and listen to more edgy music, and Korn came on the scene. I must say, Blind is the perfect album opener for a teenager looking to piss off his parents. Overall though, as influential as the whole nu metal scene was in shaping my transition into harder music, as an adult it doesn't really hold up. It's truly just thrashy, heavily distorted instruments, and yelling/swearing. Most of the time Jonathan Davis just growls anyways. So, to sum up, as a teenager, great....but as an adult....corny (pun intended). Favorite songs: Shoots and Ladders, Divine, Blind Least favorite songs: Clown (dumb intro) 2/5

Is it just me, or does the dude on the album cover look exactly like 90's WWE wrestling superstar HBK (Shawn Michaels). This album sounds like it is right out of the 80's. It is Australian synth pop/soft rock. Nothing to write home about, but not bad. Favorite songs: Marlon Brando, Runnin' Outta Luck, Country Figs, Candy May, Stranger's Kiss, Politics of Love Least favorite songs: The Chihuahua (he says the word pussy way too many times in this song...) 3/5

1) Really fucking dumb album cover. 2) completely lacking in substance. Just computer produced indie pop with lyrics that are auto tuned to hell. (Admittedly, the second half of the album was better. It switched to a kind of modern R&B lite. Not as terrible, but too little too late). This is what's wrong with modern music. No one cares if there is any passion or artistic talent on display any more. I bet in 10 years no one will remember "The 1975" and the world will be better for it. I was upset to learn that at least one more album from these morons is in this list. I am not looking forward to it. Favorite songs: Be My Mistake, TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME, Give Yourself a Try Least favorite songs: The 1975, The Man Who Married a Robot/Love Theme (really....too dumb to sing your own songs so you opt to get Siri to dictate it for you...) 2/5

Spanish punk. Fuck yea!! Favorite songs: Ganao, En Una Patera, Estrellao, T.V., Ay! Dolores, Pikolin, No-Normal, Y Esta Bien, Hablando Con Mi Cerebro, Domesticao Least favourite songs: Poema Social de Guerra Y Muerte 5/5

Favourite songs: Young Man Blues, Martin Atchet, D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S., The Outsiders (aka Hell is for Heroes, Pt. 1), Young Man on a Spree Least favourite songs: John and Jimmy 5/5

Favourite songs: What's My Age Again?, All the Small Things, Adam's Song, Dumpweed, Mutt, Don't Leave Me, Going Away to College, Aliens Exist, Dysentery Gary, Wendy Clear Least favourite songs: The Party Song 5/5

Probably one of the coolest album covers I've seen in a minute. The more you look at it, the more you see. But, that is where the good ends... This is listed as Avant-garde metal, whatever the fuck that is..... (oh, a hipsters way of saying experimental metal I guess...) It's like slow, atmospheric orchestral type stuff with random bursts of thrashy black metal and screaming... Also, remember that moron John Zorn? We had one of his albums on the original list... (Spy VS Spy: The Music of Ornette Coleman). The dude that is credited with creating the genre of thrash jazz? Yeah that guy..... This band were signed to his record label, Tzadik Records, at the time of the recording of this album. That should tell you everything you need to know about this fucking pile. Admittedly, the song The Manifold Curiosity is solid, but the rest of the album is way too out there for me. Jazz and Black Metal shouldn't be put together. Favourite songs: The Manifold Curiosity Least favourite songs: A Pitcher of Summer, Marathon 2/5

Favourite songs: Viva Discordia, Squares, Wintergreen, Pills for Everything, Damn Door, Rob the Prez-O-Dent Least favourite songs: Kiss the Cook, Reagan's Kids 4/5

One of the original ska punk bands alongside Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Most of the band members went on to form the band Rancid after Operation Ivy's short 2 year run. Solid album. Favourite songs: The Crowd, Sound System, Yellin' In My Ear, Artificial Life, Freeze Up, Knowledge, Big City, Bad Town, Missionary, Jaded, Room Without a Window, Gonna Find You, Smiling Least favourite songs: Sleep Long 4/5

This album is so weird. Here is a list of things found on this album.... A) opera singers B medieval renaissance music C) flutes/sitar/weird instruments D) black metal E) screaming F) dubstep G) 8-bit NES music H) chickens/random noise bytes.... I) french bistro music The album starts with dude screaming. I assume that is to make the listener pay attention, because what comes next is hilariously chaotic, but oddly works. It's actually not bad at all. Extra points for being so fucking weird Favourite songs: Apopathodiaphulatophobie, ieuD, Cheval, Houmous, Opus Brain, Spaghetti Forever Least favourite songs: Va te Foutre, Robert 4/5

Might be iconic, but not for me. Favourite songs: One Man Rock and Roll Band Least favourite songs: Hors d'Oeuvres 2/5

So much distortion. It's just a wall of fuzz with everything just out of focus. No clue what the "singer" is yelling about, but according to the Wikipedia page, the album is about the loss of his girlfriend in a car accident. That sucks. Oddly, even though it's just noise, the emotions of pain and loss do come through. It feels like the inner struggles of someone going through it. When your in the thick of an emotional rollercoaster, and there is just noise in your head... This isn't an album that you pop on to listen to at a party, or on a road trip. This is an album to pop on when you are suffering pain or loss to help cope with the feelings. Not my favourite album, but I appreciate its existance, and glad to have listened to it. Favourite songs: The Resonance of Goodbye, Burning in the Undertow of God Least favourite songs: Sleepwritten 3/5

Utter garbage. No musical cohesion at all. It's like a bunch of people in a room just practicing their own instruments without any care for what the others are doing. Classified as punk, but nothing about this screams punk to me. Favourite songs: Corpse Pose Least favourite songs: Unauthorized Autobiography, Sensible 1/5

The kind of pop music frequented by teenage girls, like Taylor Swift. Unlike similar acts however, Olivia's type of pop maintains a guitar forward style, sometimes dipping her toes into folk pop. Her breath-y voice reminds me a lot of Kacey Musgraves. Because actual musical talent is on display all over this record, and Olivia has a beautiful singing voice, I actually didn't mind this album much. Favourite songs: Bad Idea Right?, Making the Bed, All-American Bitch, Love Is Embarrassing Least favourite songs: Teenage Dream 4/5

Favourite songs: Stevie Nix, How a Resurrection Really Feels, Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night, Your Little Hoodrat Friend, Charlemagne in Sweatpants, Hornets! Hornets!, Cattle and the Creeping Things, Banging Camp, Multitude of Casualties Least favourite songs: Crucifixion Cruise 5/5

This sounds like a Clown slowly losing his mind. It's like a mix of prog and psychadelic rock. This is a weird album, and it's horribly British. Like British weird is different than American weird. British weird is more refined. More palatable. I can usually tolerate British weird better than American weird. American weird is where we get things like fucking noise rock and shit. British weird is where we get stuff like excessive kazoo work or strong Renaissance feels from. This sounds like if Noel Fielding was told to make a record. And, of course, because this album is weird, it is also almost 90 mins long. But it doesnt feel like a slog to get through. It's a trip. Same vein as Captain Beefheart. Favourite songs: Fiery Gun Hand, Manhoo, Insect Hoofs on Lassie, A Horse's Tail, Bell Stinks, Bell Clinks Least favourite songs: Eden on the Air, Quiet as a Mouse 3/5

I had another album by these guys last week (Separation Sunday). I was floored by how much I love these guys sound. This is right in the pocket of money I love. Somehow this was a blind spot I had, having never heard of these guys before. Since last week's listen to Separation Sunday, I delved into their whole discography. Admittedly, this album is my favorite, however, everything they have made is great! Thank you Op, The Hold Steady now has a new fan! This is the shit!! Favourite songs: Same Kooks, Stuck Between Stations, Hot Soft Light, First Night, Girls Like Status, South Town Girls, You Can Make Him Like You, Chips Ahoy, Party Pit, Chill Out Tent, Citrus Least favourite songs: if forced to pick, Arms and Hearts 5/5

Gross. Beyonce was always a fairly clean pop singer, but with this album, she seems to be trying to dip her toe into that gross pop music that features way too many songs about banging and has way too much vulgarity. Don't get me wrong, I swear like a sailor, but this just doesn't sound like Beyonce. It's more of a Nikki Minaj/Cardi B. Don't sell yourself out to be more like those sweaty, gross fucks. They need to go for shock value, because they don't have any other talent so they have to flap their tits on screen to sell records. Beyonce should be able to lean on her natural talent to sell records, not sing about thick cocks and asses. Not for me. Yuck. Favourite songs: Church Girl, Move, Break My Soul, Cozy, Virgo's Groove Least favourite songs: Plastic Off the Sofa, Thique, Pure/Honey 2/5

This album is a drastic change from everything else I've ever heard of Bon Iver. Super cryptic, super experimental, super minimalistic. His shit is usually largely "Unplugged", but with this album, he fucks with lyrics/sounds using synths/harmonizers. He dips his toes into hip hop a bit even. Very interesting album. Once ya settle into how weird it is, it's pretty solid. Favourite songs: 29 #Strafford APTS, 715 - Creek's, 8 (circle), 666, ___45___, 00000 Million Least favourite songs: 10 d E A T h b R E a s T 4/5

Favourite songs: Cheers to Me, Mother, Focus is Power, The Curse, The Deep Blue Okay Least favourite songs: What Now 3/5

I never would have thought that jazz, electronica and hip hop would play so well together, but here we are. Thanks to the OP for this one. Very unique and smooth. Favourite songs: Luv (sic.) Pt. 3, Feather, Ordinary Joe, World's End Rhapsody, Reflection Eternal, Modal Soul, Horizon Least favourite songs: Music is Mine, Flowers 4/5

Of course. What we need to listen to is more subpar, obscure British garbage. Because there wasn't enough of this shit on the original list. I thought maybe if I listened to it another day it may grow on me, but it's still as awful as the first time. Way too long. I will say, the second half of the album is better than the first, but it isn't enough to save this dumpster fire. Favourite songs: Fall Out, Serotonin, Cancer, Legacy Least favourite songs: Inverse Midas 2/5

Favourite songs: Sick Muse, Gold Guns Girls, Help I'm Alive, Gimme Sympathy, Satellite Mind, Stadium Love Least favourite songs: Twilight Galaxy 4/5

This is really fucking dumb. It is a demo album #1.... It consists of mostly Unfinished songs and demos #2..... Shittiest album cover I've seen in quite a while #3. Who would waste their vote to include this piece of shit... Favourite songs: Zion Wolf Theme.... I guess? Least favourite songs: Raw Beat, and the rest of this album. 1/5

Live albums are made for the people who know the band in question. For me, having never heard of My Morning Jacket, listening to 2hrs of out of tune canoodling was both painful and unnecessary. These guys are alt country/indie rock, and remind me a lot of The Glorious Sons. I think I would really probably like this band had I had some exposure to them beforehand, but this marathon of listening just did not paint them in the best light. I wish one of their studio albums was recommended rather than a live album. And regardless of whether I knew them beforehand or not, 2 hrs is way too long for a record. I don't really know what the last hour of the record sounded like, because after the 1 hour mark I lost interest and couldn't maintain focus. I just wanted it to be over. So, to sum up, probably a good band, but not the best album recommendation. Favourite songs: One Big Holiday, Golden (there may have been more, but by the end I just didn't care anymore...) Least favourite songs: Wordless Chorus (painfully flat vocals) 1/5

Reminds me a lot of Cake. Fantastic discovery. Thanks OP! Favourite songs: Amateur Rappers, Barbarians, Wallflowers, Industrialists, Grown-Ups, Realists, Holidaymakers, Travel Writers Least favourite songs: Sentimentalists 5/5

I feel like Billy Squier is one of those artists whose songs you know, but either attribute it to another band, or don't know who sang it. I went into this album thinking I knew maybe 2 songs, and ended up knowing 5. Just super high energy, 80's heavy rock anthems. A lot of this album reminds me of songs like Heavy Metal by Don Felder. This album is a straight up hit factory. Thanks for bringing more attention to Billy Squier, OP. He definately deserves his place on this list!! Favourite songs: The Stroke, My Kinda Lover, Lonely Is the Night, Whadda You Want From Me, In the Dark, You Know What It's Like, Too Daze Gone, I Need You, Don't Say No Least favourite songs: Nobody Knows 5/5

Favourite songs: All Caps, Fancy Clown, Money Folder, Stakes (Supervillain Theme), Great Day, Figaro, Shadows of Tomorrow, Curls, Raid Least favourite songs: The Illest Villains, Rainbows, Operation Lifesaver aka Mint Test 3/5

Indie pop. I had another of this band's albums in the post list (A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships) and absolutely hated it. This one is actually not bad. I mean, not great, but a comfortable 3. The other one was horrible. This is the much better choice. Favourite songs: Looking For Somebody (To Love), When We Are Together, Happiness, Wintering, The 1975, Oh Caroline Least favourite songs: About You 3/5

An hour of lo-fi electronica garbage. The one Boards of Canada album we had on the original list (Music Has the Right to Children) was more than enough of this shit thanks... How can a whole country, just as a rule, make such shit music... Scotland really lost the plot after the bagpipes/Celtic music. All this modern music is utter garbage. Literally 1 hr where NOTHING HAPPENS..... AT ALL!!! What a waste of a vote, and my time... I think the album included in the original 1001 list was better than this trash. I gave it a 3, but this is a hard 1. I just have no patience for this garbage any more. There was way too much of it on the original list. Favourite songs: Music is Math... I guess? Least favourite songs: The Devil is in the Details, Gyroscope, Dawn Chorus, ... all of those 30sec - 1min dumb fucking "songs"... and the rest of this garbage 1/5

An Canadian East Coast staple. Absolutely fantastic album. Can't wait to see Alan Doyle this summer! Favourite songs: Mari-Mac, The Old Black Rum, Lukey, Rant & Roar, The Chemical Worker's Song/Process Song, Run Runaway, The Jolly Butcher, Billy Peddle, Dancing With Mrs. White, Goin' Up, Nothing Out of Nothing, Wave Over Wave, Fast As I Can Least favourite songs: none 5/5

This album started slow and kind of weird, but by halfway through, I figured out Jeff's shtick and was able to enjoy the album. He reminds me a bit of Andrew W.K. but less rock, and more indie punk... A very hard genre to nail down, but not a bad album all in all. Favourite songs: Wave Goodnight to Me, Bang On the Door, I Did Something Weird Last Night, We Begged 2 Explode, HELLLLHOOOOLE, Perfect Sound Whatever Least favourite songs: To Be a Ghost... 3/5

Favourite songs: Tomorrow's People - The Children of Today, Flight of the Ibis, The Workshop Least favourite songs: Birdman: The Inventor's Dream 3/5

Favourite songs: Cornflake Girl, Pretty Good Year, God, Past the Mission Least favourite songs: The Wrong Band 4/5

Favourite songs: Shake That Thing, Soul in Chains, Snake Bite, Give My Compliments to the Chef Least favourite songs: The Tale of the Giant Stoneater 3 /5

Reminds me a lot of The Go-Go's. Indie pop/rock. Also, the unenthusiastic vocal delivery reminds me of the singer from Peaches (specifically the song Fuck the Pain Away). Favourite songs: Chaise Longue, Wet Dream, Oh No, Loving You, I Don't Wanna Go Out Least favourite songs: Too Late Now 3/5

Japanese nu-metal. Sounds like Korn/Slipknot by times. Interesting to hear the Japanese's take on the genre. The almost rapped lyrics are sung by someone who seems to have marbles in his mouth, so you can't really make out what he's saying. Plus half the lyrics are Japanese, and the screaming sounds like Call of Duty Zombies lol. They like to do that thing Korn does where they almost whisper lyrics, which is immediately followed by a violent beat drop and a lot of growling. Overall, an interesting listen. I like it better than American nu-metal. This album does suffer, however, from being way too long. Favourite songs: Celeb Hunter, oDdEyヨ, Ichigo-philia, きみよし, Last/Exodus Least favourite songs: Black Apartment, World's End 2/5

Pretty solid alternative indie. Reminds me of Boy & Bear (at least in vocal delivery). Favourite songs: Grand Paradise, Lich Prince, Nearer My God Least favourite songs: Gameshark, Five Cups, Crown Candy 2/5

Front loaded emo album for sure. After "47", the rest of the album was mid at best. 2.5/5, rounded down, because emo. Favourite songs: In Circles, 47, 48, 9 Least favourite songs: Pheurton Skeurto, Sometimes 2/5

Really solid German space rock/krautrock. My ears detect a portion of the tone progression that is found in the N64 007: Goldeneye theme song in "Rosa". Favourite songs: Caramba, Caramel, Heiße Lippen, Rosa, Rotor, Hollywood Least favourite songs: James 4/5

80's jangle pop. Sounds a lot like The Smiths but better (no mopey Morrissey to drag the mood down). The lead singer's delivery is also quite similar to Morrissey's style. These guys could even be like a proto-Barenaked Ladies by times. Favourite songs: Anxious, We're Not Deep, Happy Hour, Flag Day, Reverend's Revenge, Over There, Lean On Me, Freedom, Sitting On A Fence, Get Up Off Our Knees, Sheep Least favourite songs: Think For A Minute 4/5

Get your headphones ready folks... This one literally starts with people banging.... Wtf.... This is like goth rock mixed with shoegaze. Nothing mixed with shoegaze is good. Shoegaze ruins everything it touches. The instrumental portion of this album is solid, but the singing is abysmal. When he belts his vocals he sounds like Danzig it which is pretty solid. Most of the rest of the time he moans about love and death. These guys definately stroke themselves to reruns of Dracula. They are really leaning into the romantasized death theme. Also, there was no need to ruin poor Seals & Crofts song Summer Breeze. What a horrid cover of a solid song. Favourite songs: Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All), Christian Woman Least favourite songs: Machine Screw, Fay Wray Come Out and Play, Dark Side of the Womb, Summer Breeze 2/5 Cheer the fuck up

This is the whitest soft rock you will ever hear.... That just so happens to be sung by a Spaniard. It is steeped in 80's cheese. Not a bad album at all. It's only downfall really is the sheer size of the album. 1hr 20min is far too long for my ADHD ass. By times it sounds like The Beatles. Favourite songs: Entre Salitre y Sudor, El Dia Que Fue, El Camino De La Piel, El Viejo Camino De La Via Del Tren, Palabras Sin Nombre, El Nuevo Calor, Rozando La Eternidad, Paraguas Una Tarde De Diciembre Gris, Musica Ratonera, El Ritmo De La Called, Rosas En Agua, Rosa Gris, Tras La Cortina Least favourite songs: Amarga, El Chico De Los Ojos Asustados, En El Anden, Carne De Bar 4/5

The truly painful sound of a band selling its soul to pop in order to sell records. Guaranteed this album was recommended by someone who discovered the band at this point or later. No one who was a fan of Silverchair when they were straight grunge/alt rock would enjoy this shit. I was never really a die hard Silverchair fan... I knew of their existence, but was never super invested in their careers... But watching another band be sacrificed to the pop overlords is a truly awful experience. One Way Mule, and The Lever are the only songs with a pulse on this album. The rest of it is regurgitated crap that may sound good on radio. By times they verge on Michael Buble territory with the orchestral baroque pop sound (especially prevolent in the abysmal opening song, Across the Night). By times this also reminds me of Panic! At The Disco (notably Tuna in the Brine). This is the same disappointment I felt when Theory of a Deadman sold out. Favourite songs: One Way Mule, The Lever Least favourite songs: Across the Night, The Greatest View, Tuna in the Brine, Luv Your Life, My Favourite Thing, After All These Years 2/5

Favourite songs: Willie the Weeper, Weary Blues, Ory's Creole Trombone, Muskrat Ramble, Jazz Lips, Struttin' With Some Barbeque, St. James Infirmary, Beau Koo Jack, Heebie Jeebies Least favourite songs: Alligator Crawl 4/5

Singer is a dead ringer for Ivan Moody from Five Finger Death Punch. This band is Finnish alt rock, that reminds me somewhat of H.I.M., Saint Astonia, or Breaking Benjamin. Less heavy, more operatic. Not terrible... Except for Cradled in Love.... Wtf was that?!? Favourite songs: Running Out of Time, Kamikaze Love Least favourite songs: Cradled in Love, The Happy Song 3/5

Steven Wilson is one of the founding members of the band Porcupine Tree. This is one of his solo albums. This is fairly light prog..... Mid at best, but not terrible. Favourite songs: Home Invasion / Regret #9, Hand Cannot Erase, First Regret / 3 Years Older, Happy Returns / Ascendant Here On... Least favourite songs: Ancestral 3/5

Indie folk from the '10s. All I'd ever heard of theirs was a cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean that they did. This album is mostly consistent of horribly depressing folk. Only the title track actually has any energy to it at all. I mean, it's not bad music, it's just.... the kind of folk music you may find in the background of a soap opera. Soft, light, and depressing with male/female harmonized vocals. They remind me of Johnnyswim, but much more depressing. Favourite songs: Barton Hollow, Billie Jean, 20 Years, Forget Me Not Least favourite songs: C'est La Mort 2/5

This album has all of the Presidents of the United States of America's hits on it.... Lump, Peaches, Kitty, Boll Weevil, Dune Buggy...... Alt rock that doesn't take itself seriously at all. Kinda similar to the quirkiness of Primus. I think my first exposure to Presidents of the USA was through Weird Al's parody of Lump (his song was called Gump.... It was on his album Bad Hair Day). Favourite songs: Lump, Peaches, Feather Pluckn, Dune Buggy, Kick Out the Jams, Back Porch, Naked and Famous, Boll Weevil, Kitty, Candy, Confusion, Candy Cigarette, Carolyn's Booty Least favourite songs: Wake Up, Stranger 5/5

Early electronica crossed with disco. It's an EP, so it's only 30 mins long, and it features some titties on the album cover. That's about all that's good with it. It isn't bad, it's just kinda.... Boring.... Not much of note really happens. There is mostly moaning moreso than lyrics. It coulda been something good, they just kinda missed the mark. Favourite songs: "Timing, Forget the Timing" Least favourite songs: <<H>> Friend 2/5

I liked MGMT's album that was included on the 1001 official list, but this one is God awful. I use the word "liked" loosely there.... I rated it a 3....the album on the original list was called Oracular Spectacular. Maybe a better word than liked would be "tolerated". Anyways, today's record is indie rock without a pulse. It's insanely boring. Nothing happens. Plus, the album was released in 2024, so it is too young to be included in a list like this. Favourite song: Dancing in Babylon Least favourite songs: Loss of Life 2/5

Absolute gem of a record. Deeply steeped in nostalgia for me. Takes me back to trips in dad's big old black square body Chev. He had this album on casette and played the shit out of it. Favourite songs: Old Time Rock & Roll, Hollywood Nights, Ain't Got No Money, We've Got Tonight, Still The Same Least favourite songs: Till it Shines 5/5

Fairly middle of the road indie. Nothing really sets this apart from the droves of acts just like it. By times they sound like Radiohead (I hate those moments.... Fuck Thom Yorke.) Favourite songs: Broadripple Is Burning, Holy Cow!, As Tall As Cliffs, A Children's Crusade on Acid Least favourite songs: "Cold, Kind, and Lemon Eyes", Hello Vagina 3/5

Vocals remind me a lot of Kings of Leon. Music sounds like Grateful Dead crossed with Phish. Suffers the way all jam bands do. Overstaying their welcome and spending far too long canoodling. May be cool if actually at this concert, but to be completely detached and just listening to it, it loses something. As jam bands go, this is definately one of the better ones. Favourite songs: Offshoot, Poseidon Least favourite songs: Lightning 3/5

Favourite songs: Cabin Song, Seven Weeks in County, Leaning on a Travelin' Song, Gild the Lily, My Alice, Don't Be Calling Me (at 4AM), In the Clear, Happy Hollow, Gone a Long Time, Catch and Release, Leadfoot, Richard Petty, It Ain't Before, The Beginning of the End Least favourite songs: MORBUD4ME 5/5

Belgian indie is better than American indie in every way, but it's still indie... Really picked up steam by the end of the record, but not enough to redeem the boring first half of the record. Favourite songs: Everybody's Weird, Instant Street, The Ideal Crash, Put the Freaks Up Front Least favourite songs: "One Advice, Space", Magdalena 3/5

Please not more indie... Favourite songs: Your Loves Whore, Giant Peach, Bros Least favourite songs: You're a Germ, The Wonderwhy 2/5

Favourite songs: Fear of a Blank Planet, Anesthetize, Way Out Here Least favourite songs: Sentimental 3/5

60's psychadelic rock. Reminds me of Sgt Pepper era Beatles. Has a side of funk thrown in there for good measure too. Actually pretty solid. Really weird by times, as the British tend to be, but I dig it. Favourite songs: I Was Cool, Flames, Mary Jane, Talk of the Devil, Volcano Least favourite songs: Air, Dream Starts, Reactions of a Young Man, Salisbury Plain, Dreamy 3/5

Favourite songs: Concorde, Haldern, Good Will Hunting, Basketball Shoes Least favourite songs: Bread Song 3/5

This band includes Chad Gray from Mudvayne, Tom Maxwell from Nothingface, and Vinnie Paul from Pantera. It's the same alt metal as Five Finger Death Punch or like.... Static-X maybe? It's like metal for soft people who don't know what metal is. It is to metal what Nickelback is to rock. The album cover should tell you all you need to know. Band members trying to appear hard, surrounded by metal, chrome, fire, and a Parental Advisory Sticker... It's like the Kid Rock of metal. Try hard, and pop-ified for people pretending to be hard. Even the lyrics tend to be cringe-worthy. I mean, to each their own with provolone, but to someone who likes and appreciates actual metal, this is just kinda gross... This is metal for kids who have just discovered what swearing is... Favourite songs: Rotten to the Core, GodDamn, Matter of Time, You Wouldn't Know Least favourite songs: Waging War, Alcohaulin' Ass 2/5

Fantastic! Favourite songs: Madan, Yamore, Moussolou, Here Least favourite songs: Souvent 4/5

This is the John Martyn album that should have been on the 1001 list by a Mile! The two that were included on the official list (Solid Air, and One World) floundered, and didn't really have any sense of direction, but this is some jazz rock, with folk mixed in. Pretty solid all around record. I didn't mind this at all! Favourite songs: Grace and Danger, Some People Are Crazy, Sweet Little Mystery, Our Love Least favourite songs: Lookin' On 3/5

When I was younger, I kinda wrote Dave Matthews Band off because they're kinda a jam band (their songs are typically 6 minutes plus), and I didn't have the appreciation or attention span to enjoy it. I've since developed my tolerance for it more and it's actually pretty solid. Lots of grit in his vocals (especially in the song Halloween where it sounds like he's sacrificing his vocal chords.... In a good way). Thanks to the OP for recommending this album and reintroducing me to Dave Matthews. Favourite songs: Halloween, Stay (Wasting Time), Crash, Rapunzel, The Last Stop, Don't Drink the Water Least favourite songs: The Stone 4/5

Favourite songs: Definite Door, Dream All Day, Flavor of the Month, Solar Sister Least favourite songs: Lights Out, 20 Questions 2/5

Solid easy listening indie folk. Perfect for a nice sunny day of boiling down maple syrup. Favourite songs: I and Love and You, Tin Man, January Wedding, Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise, Ten Thousand Words, Ill With Want, Kick Drum Heart Least favourite songs: Goes On and On 4/5

Favourite songs: Aenema, Forty Six & 2, H., Stinkfist, Eulogy, Hooker With a Penis, Pushit Least favourite songs: Jimmy, Cesaro Summability 5/5

Favourite songs: Crystal Mountain, Symbolic, Without Judgement Least favourite songs: Perennial Quest 3/5

Favourite songs: I Guess, All Falls Down, Broken Glass, Come Down Soon, The Elevator Least favourite songs: Like It Tends to Do, You Forced Me To 3/5

This is just a Renaissance jester reciting bad slam poetry to terrible backing music that doesn't line up with the poem. This isn't music, it's someone's art project. Favourite songs: All the Pretty Little Horses, All the Pretty Little Horsies (the same as the song "All the Pretty Little Horses" except the lyrics are whispered), The BloodBells Chime, The Carnival is Dead and Gone, The Long Shadow Falls Least favourite songs: The Inmost Night, Twilight Twilight Nihil Nihil, The Inmost Light Itself 2/5

Like Dollar Store Nick Cave. Solid chamber/baroque pop. Favourite songs: Tiny Tears, Travelling Light, Snowy in F# Major, My Sister, Talk To Me, Mistakes Least favourite songs: Seaweed 3/5

Favourite songs: Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat), Time & Space(A New Refutation Of), What Cool Breezes Do, Where I'm From, Pacifics, It's Good To Be Here, Appointment at the Fat Clinic, Nickel Bags, Jimmi Diggin' Cats, La Femme Fetal Least favourite songs: Escapism (Gettin' Free) 5/5

At what point does artistic expression just become garbage? Here. Right here. As a Canadian, I apologize that this trash exists. These idiots call themselves a "musical collective". What that means is that there are about 75 different musical styles taking place on this one record. All of them blow. Some less than others... But all it means is that this album has absolutely no cohesion. It's like I've just listened to a compilation album of 14 different artists... None of them good... This right here is why I hate indie. Trash like this is allowed to exist. It's a hard no from me. Favourite songs: 7/4 (Shoreline), Fire Eye'd Boy Least favourite songs: Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day), Major Label Debut, Finish Your Collapse and Stay for Breakfast, Windsurfing Nation, Handjobs for the Holidays, Bandwitch, It's All Gonna Break 1/5.....one point simply because the song title "Handjobs for the Holidays" is hilarious.

Absolutely stellar album. Definately one that deserved to be featured in the original 1001. Thanks for the recommendation. Favourite songs: Boogie Stop Shuffle, Better Get Hit in Your Soul, Bird Calls, Pussy Cat Dues Least favourite songs: Self-Portrait in Three Colours 4/5

Favourite songs: So What'Cha Want, The Maestro, Live at P.J.'s, Finger Lickin' Good, Pass the Mic, Stand Together, Pow, Professor Booty, Gratitude, Groove Holmes, In 3's Least favourite songs: Lighten Up, The Biz Vs. The Nuge 4/5

Experimental rock mixed with indie. Some middle eastern soundscapes mixed in. The exotic sounds helps with the indie, but it is still indie. It just ends up being a lot of moaning. 2080 is a certified banger though. Favourite songs: 2080, Germs, Red Cave Least favourite songs: "Ah, Weir", Forgiveness (all I hear when this plays is the background noise that take place on Squid Games every time the masked dicks arrive), Wait for the Wintertime, Worms, Waves 2/5

Indie pop that is a dead ringer for Owl City. Nothing to get too excited about. Lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie started this band in collaboration with Jimmy Tamborello. Favourite songs: Sleeping In, Such Great Heights, We Will Become Silhouettes Least favourite songs: Nothing Better, This Place Is a Prison 3/5

Ska punk, very similar to Goldfinger or The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Pretty solid actually. These guys do it well. Reminds me of skate punk music from the 90's that you would hear in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series. Favourite songs: "Down, Down, Down to Mephisto's Cafe", We Will Fall Together, Somewhere in the Between, Would You Be Impressed?, Forty Days, The Receiving End of it All Least favourite songs: What a Wicked Gang We Are 4/5

Favourite songs: Monkey Wrench, My Hero, My Poor Brain, Everlong, Wind Up, "Hey, Johnny Park!", Enough Space, The Colour and the Shape Least favourite songs: Walking After You 5/5

This is the New Order album that should have been included on the original list. Technique was a solid album, but this one has no duds on it. Solid 80's new wave. Favourite songs: Age of Consent, Ecstacy, 5 8 6, The Village Least favourite songs: We All Stand 4/5

Favourite songs: Scarlet Town, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Tabhair Dom Do Lamh, Tallahassee Junction, Independence Day, The Watcher, Fast As You Can Least favourite songs: The Old Shade Tree, I Cover the Waterfront 4/5

Do you like fuzzy distortion, moaning, and lo fi noise? This heap of shit may be for you. Do you long to have a horrible migraine? Look no farther! Who the fuck pops this album into a list like this? What absolute mongoloid thinks this is music? Cavemen made better music beating on rocks with sticks... Favourite songs: Times New Viking Vs. Yo La Tengo (simply because it's instrumental, so I don't need to listen to a juvenile pillock moan in my ear) Least favourite songs: Come Together, and the rest of this abysmal trash 1/5 (0/5 if I could).... Thanks for the headache.....

I'm glad Olaf from Frozen could make a cameo on this album in the literal first seconds of the first song..... Kids who haven't been alive long enough to know what music is shouldn't be allowed to recommend albums. Also, something that was nominated for Best Engineered Album at the 2023 Grammy's should be automatically deleted from any list of albums, unless it is a list of albums that mark mankind's downfall. At what point does music stop being music and start being the brain droppings of computer AI software? Caroline Polachek contributed literally nothing to this album except some lyrics which were then auto tuned to holy hell and laid over regurgitated computer pop noises. This is truly awful, and makes me sad for humanity. If you are someone who considers this music, I truly feel sorry for you. This is nothing but a computer science experiment. Government agencies should use this album as a form of torture. Favourite songs: Sunset Least favourite songs: Bunny is a Rider (who thinks a baby crying would make a satisfying back beat? 44 million people apparently.... I weap for humanity... ), Hopedrunk Everasking (please change the batteries in your smoke detector before recording any more tracks....) and the rest of this gross drivel.... 1/5

Favourite songs: The Less I Know the Better, "New Person, Same Old Mistakes", The Moment, Let it Happen, Reality in Motion, Past Life Least favourite songs: Nangs 4/5

Not bad synth pop, but definately overstays it's welcome. Favourite songs: I Want Your Love, Night Drive, Accelerator Least favourite songs: Tomorrow is So Far Away, Killing Spree 3/5

No album needs to be 2 hours long.... May have enjoyed it more if it didn't overstay its welcome so bad... This is like lo-fi noise pop? It sounds like it was recorded in mono and played through an AM radio, which gives it a bit of a nostalgic feel. Favourite songs: GAYBLEVISION, Olive Drab, Diamond Jubilee, Dreams of You, Wild One, Glitz, All I Want is You, Durham City Limit Least favourite songs: Kingdom Come, Realistik Heaven, Deepest Blue, To Heal This Wounded Heart, Golden Microphone, 24/7 Heaven 2/5 (woulda been 3 but it's just waaayyy to fucking long)

Please.... No more noise rock..... Favourite songs: Vibracobra, Ox Scapula Least favourite songs: Sense of It 2/5

Not as strong of an album as the two that were featured on the original list (Heartbreaker, and Gold), but still not bad alt country. Reminds me of Bruce Springsteen or Jason Isbell. Favourite songs: English Girls Approximately, Hotel Chelsea Nights, Love Is Hell, The House is Not for Sale, The Shadowland, Please Do Not Let Me Go, World War 24 Least favourite songs: My Blue Manhattan 3/5

Simply amazing Spanish guitar playing!! Thank you for recommending. Favourite songs: Almoraima, Rio Ancho, Cueva Del Gato, Ole Least favourite songs: A La Perla De Cadiz 5/5

If it weren't for the inclusion of Angelo de Augustine, this album would have easily been a 5. I can't stand Angelo's singing (or whispering I should say). Because of that, this album suffers a bit. Still a solid chamber pop album though. Beautifully haunting. Favourite songs: Back to Oz, Olympus, Chimmerian Shade, Reach Out, Lady Macbeth in Chains, Murder and Crime, (This is) The Thing, Fictional California, The Pillar of Souls Least favourite songs: Beginner's Mind 4/5

The second Porcupine Tree album I've listened to on the post list (the first being Fear of a Blank Planet). I liked this album a lot more than the other one. These guys are like prog lite. Not bad at all. Favourite songs: Shallow, Halo, Open Car, Start of Something Beautiful, Deadwing, Lazarus Least favourite songs: Glass Arm Shattering 4/5

Don't be fooled. This is just indie with violins.... Favourite songs: This is the Dream of Win & Regine, You Took Two Years to Win My Heart Least favourite songs: Furniture, Better Than Worse 2/5

Favourite songs: One Armed Scissor, Arcarsenal, Pattern Against User, Mannequin Republic, Invalid Litter Dept., Enfilade Least favourite songs: Non-Zero Possibility, Catacombs 4/5

Solid new wave, but not Depeche Mode's best. Still, solid music Favourite songs: New Dress, Breathing in Fumes, Fly on the Windscreen, Stripped, A Question of Time, Black Celebration Least favourite songs: It Doesn't Matter Two, World Full of Nothing, Black Day 4/5

Really solid early 80's hip hop. I recognized that My Melody was sampled in the Limp Bizkit song My Way. Also, Eminem sampled lyrics from the song As the Rhyme Goes On in his song "The Way I Am". Favourite songs: I Know You Got Soul, I Ain't No Joke, Eric B. is President, Paid In Full, Eric B. is on the Cut, My Melody Least favourite songs: Move the Crowd 5/5

A very interesting mix of indie, R&B, pop, and rap. I hated it at first because of the over-produced, modern sound to the album, but the more I listened, the more it grew on me. All in all, not terrible. Favourite songs: Repeat, Left Alone, Sweetheart, December, Head Over Heels, 13, Wolf Least favourite songs: Hollywood/My Way 3/5

Welsh psychadelic folk..... Three words I never thought I'd utter together in a sentence, but here we are.... These guys definately took too much of the blue acid..... It's like a day at the hippie love-in..... Favourite songs: Meirion Wyllt, Patio Song, Heywood Lane, Diamond Dew, Sometimes the Father is the Son Least favourite songs: The Barafundle Bumbler, Miniature Kingdom 3/5

France's Frank Sinatra. Solid. Favourite songs: Toi Et Tes Yeux D'enfant, Le Jour Se Leve, Je T'aimais Tant, Tu T'amuses, Chaque Fois Que J'aime, Quand J'en Aurai Assez, Que C'est Triste Venise, Le Temps, Hier Encore Least favourite songs: Il Te Suffisiat Que Je T'aime 4/5

This band reminds me a lot of Passenger. Indie folk that leans hard towards heavy, dark topics. These guys have a way of making jovial music about depressing topics though for the most part. I really enjoyed this album. I'd never heard of Bright Eyes before, but will definately check out more of their stuff. Thanks for the recommendation! Favourite songs: Another Travelin' Song, First Day of My Life, Land Locked Blues, Old Soul Song (for the New World Order), At the Bottom of Everything, Train Under Water, We Are Nowhere and it's Now, Poison Oak, Road to Joy Least favourite songs: none... This album is perfect!! 5/5

Thank you to the OP for finally proving that not all music from Scotland is complete shit. Up until this point, Country of Origin for a band being Scotland was a guaranteed 1-2 star dumpster fire. I'm glad to finally hear some solid music coming out of the country. These guys sound like a mix of Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, and Panic! at the Disco. Really solid!! Favourite songs: Semi-Mental, Saturday Superhouse, Love Has a Diameter, Who's Got a Match?, Folding Stars, The Conversation Is..., Get Fucked Stud, 9/15ths, A Whole Child Ago, Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies, Machines, As Dust Dances Least favourite songs: none. Absolutely fantastic album!! 5/5

Stellar album. Produced by Alan Parsons. Sounds like The Beatles/Crosby Stills Nash & Young/America. Really solid British pop/folk rock from the 70's. Favourite songs: Sand in Your Shoes, Lord Grenville, Year of the Cat, If It Doesn't Come Naturally Leave It, On the Border, Midas Shadow, Flying Sorcery, Broadway Hotel, Belsize Blues Least favourite songs: Song on the Radio 5/5

I'm going to treat this album a bit differently because of the consequences surrounding its existance. Because of that, I won't bother stating favourite or least favourite songs, because this album is greater than the sum of its parts... This is an instrumental hip hop album. Its 43 minutes long, and features 31 songs. This leads to a whole cocophony of songs that feel like ideas moreso than tracks. It's like hip hop's version of a punk record. There is an unfortunate reason for this though. This is J-Dilla's last record he made before he died. It was actually released 3 days before his death. Dude was suffering with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and Lupus, and mixed this album while in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (an insane feat, and just shows how much the guy was dedicated to his craft. He had something to say before he left, and this album is it). That said, I get that since his days were numbered, he didn't have the health or time to develop the songs, so it's really unfortunate. What this man did with his remaining days though is insane. There are some neat concepts here. I feel the same way about this album as I do about Gord Downie's last album, Introduce Yerself. Gord wrote it while dying of cancer, and it was released after his death. It was also a compilation of unfinished concept ideas. In Gord's case, it was more a collection of goodbye letters to everyone he loved (each song was dedicated to someone special in his life). These kinda albums are so emotionally charged that they are hard to digest sometimes. Each deathbed album created by an artist is special for more reasons than just the music featured between the covers. That is why I am not picking apart tracks to vote for my favourite or least favourite one. At the end of the day, on this kinda album, it doesn't matter. I appreciate J Dilla for what he did for hip hop, and the work he put in and the message he conveyed on this album. 3/5.... Fuck Lupus

Nothing special here. Sounds like every other alt rock band from the 90's. Favourite songs: Stars, I'd Like Your Hair Long, The Pod Least favourite songs: The Very Old Man 3/5

It's like if someone who made house music paired up with Beyonce for an album.... Electronic R&B I guess you could call the genre? I don't hate it. Favourite songs: Moonsglow, Give It Back, Love You More, Haiti Least favourite songs: Parkway 3/5

Sounds like if Bob Dylan got into modern indie folk. It's like Dylan mixed with The Lumineers. Favourite songs: Rough Going (I Won't Let Up), In a Black Out, You Ain't That Young Kid, When the Truth Is..., A 1000 Times, Sick as a Dog Least favourite songs: The Morning Stars, 1959 4/5

I don't get the appeal.... No one needs to hear an indie rock jam band.... I had their live album Okonokos before, and hated it (because it was 2hrs long and was a live album). Having no exposure to the band, a live album.... especially one that long... is not the best way to introduce yourself to them. That said, I was hoping that a studio album by them would be better (especially since most of the suggested bands on Spotify are similar to bands I regularly listen to). That hope was smashed with today's album. This is marginally better than that live album, but not by much. I just really don't like the singers voice (he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket). Not for me... Favourite songs: Gideon, Off the Record Least favourite songs: Wordless Chorus, Into the Woods 2/5

This is literally 100% samples that are mashed together in a kind of house /party mix style. So Girl Talk, in my mind, did nothing except mix a bunch of different smash hits from a bunch of different genres together and overlay it with house beats. This is the same complaint I have with that News at 11 album I had a while ago. Buddy did literally nothing to create music. This is more of an art project than music. Yes it's catchy and yes he did a good job of mixing genres and styles together, but is it original music? Definately not. Apparently this genre of heavy sampling and mixing has a name..... Plunderphonics...... The more you know!! Apparently in this 53 minute album, dude sampled 300+ other songs/artists. What I hate about this style is it feeds off of people's nostalgia. When they hear so many familiar songs, they tend to gravitate towards the music. So this knob is getting rich off of the success of 300 other artists, not his own talent. Favourite songs: Like This, Still Here, Shut the Club Down, In Step, Play Your Part (Pt. 1) Least favourite songs: Here's the Thing, Don't Stop 3/5 was it catchy. Yes. Was it necessary. No

I think the drugs took too much of a front seat with the development of this album. They didn't push it far enough. It just ended up being a bunch of disjointed canoodling. They leaned too hard into the ambient sounds for me. A relatively inoffensive album all in all, I just wish it was better. Favourite songs: Desire Least favourite songs: The Rainbow 2/5

These guys remind me a lot of AC/DC or Airborne. Ironic since they are also Australian. Pretty solid easy listening hard rock. Not earth shattering by any means, but pretty good to pop on when you're in the mood. Favourite songs: Nobody's Home, V8 Fantasy, Game of Fools, Stab in the Back, 155, Roll the Dice, Tornado Dreaming (Parts 1 & 2), By My Side, Deranged Least favourite songs: You Vs Me 4/5

How was Channel Orange such a solid album, and this such a dumpster fire? Frank Ocean fell off. This is just auto tuned, skit filled, horribly boring modern R&B. No flow, no pulse. This album is DOA. Favourite songs: Pink + White, Solo Least favourite songs: Be Yourself, Good Guy, Facebook Story (fuck skits), Pretty Sweet, Ivy, Nikes, Close to You, Futura Free 1/5

Like Hole, but better. The Breeders are a collaboration of Pixies bassist Kim Deal, and Throwing Muses guitarist Tanya Donelly. It's like 90's alt rock mixed with touches of surfer rock, pop, and grunge. Not bad. Favourite songs: Cannonball, Drivin' On 9, Flipside, S.O.S., I Just Wanna Get Along, Invisible Man, New Year Least favourite songs: No Aloha, Roi, Mad Lucas 3/5

80's British pop rock /folk pop. They formed after The Housemartins disbanded (I had one of their albums in the post list already..... "London 0 Hull 4"). After they broke up, band drummer David Hemmingway and vocalist Paul Heaton formed this band. Favourite songs: Don't Marry Her, Rotterdam (Or Anywhere), Little Blue, Mirror, The Sound of North America, Foundations, Liar's Bar, One God Least favourite songs: Blackbird on the Wire 4/5

Argentine rock. I'd say it's their version of psychadelic or blues rock. Apparently this album is actually a solo effort by band singer Luis Alberto Spinetta, and it was released very shortly after the band broke up, but because of legal issues, it had to be credited to the whole band. Super experimental. I was excited to be exposed to what was happening on the Argentine rock music scene in the 70's (not a phrase I thought I'd ever utter.... I didn't even know Argentina had a rock scene in the 70's). That album was super cool. Super interesting Favourite songs: Las Habladurias Del Mundo, Bajan, Cementerio Club, Todas Las Hojas Son Del Viento, Cantana de Puentes Amarillos Least favourite songs: La Sed Verdadera, "A Starosta, El Idiota" 4/5

Québécois French pop. Not bad. Favourite songs: Rever Mieux, Tu Tombes, Fous N'importe Ou, Dans Un Spoutnik, Te Quitter Least favourite songs: Dis Tout Sans Rien Dire 3/5

Favourite songs: Neil Jung, Sparky's Dream, About You, Discolite, Verisimilitude Least favourite songs: I Gotta Know 5/5

Absolutely stellar! Favourite songs: Crumbling Castle, Loyalty, The Castle in the Air, Deserted Dunes Welcome Weary Feet, Inner Cell, Tetrachromacy Least favourite songs: Searching... 5/5

Favourite songs: Hog of the Forsaken, Loch Lomond/Molly Malone, I Stolen the Right to Live, Valley of Tears, I Can't Help Myself, It Must be Gelatine Least favourite songs: Wildegeeses, Hoot Owls 4/5

Who has 4 stereos that they can rig up to play 4 separate albums in perfect sync? Just mix the album yourselves you pretentious hipster ass hats. This right here is why I hate indie music so fucking much. Everyone is celebrating these tools for being complete and utter pylons. This isn't art, it's a dumpster fire. I certainly don't have the thousands of dollars worth of required equipment to listen to this album properly, but thankfully someone on YouTube has the fully mixed 4 cd's as a playlist. Props to them for doing something that these complete morons couldn't do in the studio. When listened to "one cd at a time", you're left with incomplete subsections of songs that are disjointed and odd. Stuck together and layered, you're left with an absolute assault on the senses. There are so many layers all playing at once that it is just a jumbled mess. That, plus the singer couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. This is easily one of the worst things I've ever had the misfortune of listening to. This isn't music, it's noise. Please, no more Flaming Lips recommendations. I feel like 3 albums is enough. Sadly, I didn't mind the first two albums, but this...... This is fucking atrocious. Whoever thinks this is music needs to be on an FBI watch list. I just noticed that there is literally a warning on the album cover that states: This recording contains frequencies not normally heard on commercial recordings, and on rare occasions has caused the listener to become disoriented". This album is quite literally Sonic terrorism. Conveniently, I was able to maintain all my faculties (probably because any disorientation was completely overwritten by absolute rage). Favourite songs: The Big Ol' Bug is the New Baby Now.... I guess? Least favourite songs: this whole stupid fucking album 1/5

Favourite songs: Seasons (Waiting for You), Spirit, A Song for Our Grandfathers, A Dream of You and Me, Light House, Sun in the Morning, Doves, Fall From Grace Least favourite songs: if forced to pick, Back in the Tall Grass 5/5

Yet more indie pop. This was fine, but nothing to write home about. Favourite songs: Worship You, Finger Back, Unbelievers, Don't Lie, Everlasting Arms Least favourite songs: Hudson 3/5

Favourite songs: Protection, Local Girls, Nobody Hurts You, Saturday Nite is Dead, Don't Get Excited, Passion is No Ordinary Word Least favourite songs: You Can't Be Too Strong 4/5

This singer is certainly upset about something. I have no idea what he's shouting about, but he's putting 110% into it, that's for sure! As metalcore bands go, this is one of the more accessible ones, but metalcore still has the ability of giving me a headache after 30 mins or so. There is indeed a lot of passion in this music. It's quite literally a sensory attack. And that's the point. It isn't supposed to be light and fluffy. It's supposed to be abrasive and hard. Overall, not something I'd spin too often, but I can appreciate why it's here. Favourite songs: Homewrecker, Fault and Fracture, The Broken Vow Least favourite songs: Hell to Pay 3/5

Horribly dark and depressing indie/emo, but well done. The album covers topics such as infedelity, alcoholism, depression, and heartbreak. Not really my cup of tea, I typically like my music to pick me up, not depress me, but I get why it exists. Well done for what it is. Reminds me a bit of Alkaline Trio. Favourite songs: Rapture, Second Best, Priests and Paramedics, Indian Summer Least favourite songs: Rejoice 3/5

Absolute perfection! There should have been more Tom Petty on the original list. You Wreck Me is such a fantastic track!! Love to see more representation for Tom on the post list. Thanks OP!! Favourite songs: You Wreck Me, Honey Bee, You Don't Know How It Feels, Cabin Down Below, Wildflowers, A Higher Place, Time to Move On, It's Good To Be King, Crawling Back to You Least favourite songs: House in the Woods 5/5

Favourite songs: Pump It, We Got the Moves, Arrow of Love Least favourite songs: Fuckboi, Spaceman, Tekkno Train, Hurrikan, Neon 2/5

The fact that this album was not included on the original 1001 list is criminal. Absolutely stellar album! Favourite songs: Teardrop, Dissolved Girl, Inertia Creeps, Group Four, Risingson, Angel, Black Milk Least favourite songs: Mezzanine 5/5

Absolutely stellar Outlaw country album. Thanks OP. Not near enough of this on the original list. Favourite songs: Sweet Vibrations (Some People Call it Love), Fraulein, Shine It On, Piece of Wood and Steel, You Never Even Called Me By My Name, Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone), Loneliness in Ruby's Eyes, Another Pretty Country Song, Jody Like a Melody, Would You Be My Lady Least favourite songs: none, it's perfect 5/5

Favourite songs: The Funeral Portrait, Dirge for November, Bleak, Harvest, The Leper Affinity Least favourite songs: Patterns in the Ivy 5/5

Absolutely stellar! Ambient/ethereal music done right!! Thanks OP. Favourite songs: Tilting on Windmills, Nana (Like a Star Made for Me), One Life, Lost at Sea Least favourite songs: none 5/5

Stale 80's pop rock. Like Dollar Store Blondie or Bangles. Favourite songs: I Want Your Love, Trash City Least favourite songs: Sister Moon, Wild Star, Andy Warhol's Dead, Sex Kick 2/5

Favourite songs: Don't Hate Me, This is No Rehearsal, Even Less, Slave Called Shiver, Piano Lessons, A Smart Kid, Tinto Brass Least favourite songs: Stop Swimming 4/5

Like attending a catholic mass while fucked up on Acid. Wayyyy to out there for me. Favourite songs: Gloria, Kyrie, Ouverture Least favourite songs: Credo I, Sanctus 2/5

Unreal that this isn't included on the original list. Killer album! Favourite songs: Feel Good Inc., November Has Come, Dirty Harry, O Green World, Kids With Guns, Every Planet We Reach is Dead, Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head Least favourite songs: El Manana 5/5

These guys are really good instrumentalists, and also the inclusion of a trumpet in emo music isn't something I would have considered, but it works. Pretty solid album, especially given these guys were a college band that initially had a really short run. I'm glad to have heard this, even though emo isn't really in my regular rotation for listening, I still appreciate their talent. Favourite songs: Honestly?, You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon, The Summer Ends, For Sure Least favourite songs: The One With the Wurlitzer 3/5

Favourite songs: The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt, A Night on the Town, Waves, The Old Haunt, King of Swords, If All Goes Well, Is There Anybody Here?, Wait Least favourite songs:Ouroboros 4/5

This is actually pretty solid!! Usually Beyoncé overstays her welcome with her albums, but this is a respectable 45 min runtime. The theme of the album is heartbreak, woman empowerment, Infidelity, and marital stresses. This album is a direct "fuck you" to Jay-Z. She wrote the album directly after discovering Jay-Z was cheating on her. Full of real anger and emotion. Favourite songs: Daddy Lessons, Freedom, Don't Hurt Yourself, Sandcastles Least favourite songs: 6 Inch, Love Drought 4/5

Favourite songs: Strife, No Face, Hit Me, I Am Here, Husbands, Shut Up, City's Full Least favourite songs: Dead Nature 4/5

Favourite songs: From Under the Covers, Oh Blackpool, Girlfriend, You Keep It All In, Song for Whoever, Woman in the Wall Least favourite songs: I Love You (But You're Boring) 3/5

I liked this album more than their other album featured on the post list (Six). Favourite songs: She Makes My Nose Bleed, Wide Open Space, The Chad Who Loved Me, "Take it Easy, Chicken", Taxloss, Egg Shaped Fred Least favourite songs: Mansun's Only Love Song 3/5

Favourite songs: 156, Snow Brigade, Comforting Sounds, "Am I Wry? No" Least favourite songs: Symmetry 3/5

Favourite songs: No Particular Place to Go, Go Bobby Soxer, Promised Land, You Never Can Tell, Our Little Rendezvous Least favourite songs: You Two 5/5

Favourite songs: "Outta Me, Onto You, Adam and Eve, Superhero, Untouchable Face, Shameless Least favourite songs: Amazing Grace 4/5

Favourite songs: Do You Remember the First Time?, Babies, Lipgloss Least favourite songs: Acrylic Afternoons, Someone Like the Moon 2/5

Since OP seems to feel his opinion is the only one that matters, I have this to say. Instead of publishing a biography, I can sum up my feelings on this album in one word......NO. I will offer one piece of advice. Stick to your music reviews. I feel your career is in the music industry somewhere and do actually enjoy reading your album reviews. Maybe leave the deep dives into OP's psyche to an actual psychiatrist. A public forum is not the place for you to spew your assumptions about where people's recommendations are coming from. Most of the time nostalgia plays a huge factor in our recommendations. It doesn't always come down to how talented the musician is or isn't. Maybe the albums we throw into the mix came into our lives at the right time and just kinda stuck; something I feel you miss the mark on. Here's a free piece of advice: Don't assume things: All assumptions do is make an ass out of you and me. Get it.... Ass... U.... Me..... Assume....lol I recommended the wrong Tragically Hip album according to you so you felt it necessary to rake my nostalgic tale of sitting around a campfire through the coals to prove to yourself that you were right and I was wrong. I fully understand that The Tragically Hip isn't for everyone, and if you don't like them, that is your opinion, and you're entitled to it. You seem to take offense to my language at times and the fact that I hate what I hate and love what I love. It makes no sense to you because, you are right, I am not in the music industry, but that doesn't make me ignorant to what some of these artists are doing. I've been playing musical instruments for 30 years. Doesn't make me an expert, but I'm also not totally ignorant as you allude to. I, similar to a lot of people, started this journey to expose myself to new music which is outside my comfort zone. It has been successful in making me appreciate genres such as jazz, world music, pop, and trip hop. It has also showed me genres that I really hate such as shoegaze, britpop, and noise rock. I may hate them because I don't understand them, but here's the rub: I don't WANT to understand them. Nothing about them is sonically appealing to me. That's ok, but the fact that I fucking despise Radiohead has you trying to figure out what's happening between my eyes, and the easiest answer in your mind is ignorance. As you pointed out, my flaw is that I wear my heart on my sleeve; a trait that I am quite aware of. I love things absolutely, and hate things with all of my being. Perhaps you read that hatred as ignorance, and perhaps I voiced my hatred with too much gusto. That's on me. But that doesn't give you the right to demean everything I hold dear to try and drag me through the dirt to make yourself feel better. I'll tell you this: you can take your Radiohead, and Bjork, and every other pretentious artist that you seem to love, and go sit in your car (your words... ) and listen to it. You may have a car full of like minded individuals, but I'll have just as many out sitting around the campfire with me. Do me a favor. Don't just sit in the car. Put it in gear and drive away. Don't try to insult me into suckling off of the teat of Thom Yorke. I'm good here thanks. Favourite songs: Joga, Bachelorette Least favourite songs: Pluto.... So you thought the sound of cats being actively murdered would suffice at a campfire? It's clear that you aren't Canadian. 1/5 *I apologize, my 1 word album summary did in fact turn into a biography, but I felt I had to say something. You need to be brought down a peg or two, as you said that I did.*

My God this man is a fucking stellar bassist! This album slaps (literally lol). What I love is the fact that on this album, they took the bass.... Usually an instrument that gets buried.... And made it front and center of this album, and really showed what the instrument can do. So cool! Favourite songs: "Come On, Come Over", (Used to Be A) Cha-Cha, Kuru/Speak Like a Child, Donna Lee, Okonkole y Trompa Least favourite songs: Opus Pocus 5/5

Remember COVID? Lol I've loved Bo since he got his start on YouTube. Dude is a wordsmith, and is hilarious. Never thought one of his albums would be on this list, but I'm glad it's here. Thanks OP Favourite songs: Bezos I, Problematic, Welcome to the Internet, How the World Works, White Woman's Instagram, Inside, Sexting, Unpaid Intern, That Funny Feeling, All Eyes on Me Least favourite songs: Look Who's Inside Again 5/5

I'm not afraid to say I don't understand this.... But I'm glad you like it. It has its moments, but is way too out there and ambling for me. I don't deny that they are stellar artists, it's just not for me. Favourite songs: The Dead Flag Blues (the poem in this song is stellar. The Machine is, indeed, hemorrhaging) Least favourite songs: East Hastings 3/5

Absolutely stellar album. I'd never heard of Gang of Youths before today. Thanks OP for the recommendation!! Favourite songs: Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane, Persevere, Let Me Down Easy, The Heart is a Muscle, Achilles Come Down, What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?, "The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows", Le Symbolique, Fear and Trembling, Keep Me In The Open, L'imaginaire, Say Yes to Life Least favourite songs: none, the album is perfect 5/5

Favourite songs: Meant to Live, Dare You to Move, Ammunition, Adding to the Noise Least favourite songs: Monday Comes Around 3/5

This album reminds me a bit of Bo Burnham in that it's comedic pop rock from a dude that made it big through viral videos on the internet. Lemon Demon were the band responsible for that viral video "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" in 2005. The whole album is like that. Kinda catchy pop music that doesn't take itself too seriously. Full of NES sounds and electronica, but not so much as to be annoying. It's not bad. Favourite songs: Angelfire, Touch-Tone Telephone, Cabinet Man, Pizza Heroes, Sweet Bod, When He Died, I Earn My Life, Reaganomics, Angry People, Crisis Actors, Geocities Least favourite songs: Spiral of Ants 4/5

This dude is like Jack Johnston crossed with Passenger. That super depressing acoustic singer songwriter folk. Super pretty, but so depressing. Favourite songs: Cannonball, Older Chests, Delicate, The Blower's Daughter Least favourite songs: Cheers Darlin' 3/5

This is basically France's version of Madonna. More electro pop though. Not bad. Favourite songs: Desenchantee, Psychiatric, Beyond My Control, Je T'aime Melancolie Least favourite songs: Nous Souviendrons Nous 3/5