This is not a good record. 90% of it is filler. May be a competitor for most dad rock album of all time.

I know I am supposed to be blown away by this. Maybe at the time it was revolutionary. But this does nothing for me.

Punk has gotten so much better. This record is okay I guess. I am sure it was jaw dropping at the time.

The fact that it's short helps this album a lot. It really does feel like the same song over and over.

I mean. This record is the classic album. 5 stars.

This is a fun record. 80s hip hop is so different to what we have today. And this is a great entry into that world.

This is a classic for me. I love this record.

This is still a great record. But you have to be in the right head space for it. Times have changed and some of the content has not aged well.

This is not a good record. 90% of it is filler. May be a competitor for most dad rock album of all time.

When this record first came out, everyone was glowing over it. I liked it okay, but it makes you work too hard for the quality of it. It's different. But just to be different.

Okay I guess

Just because something is a first, doesn't mean it's good. There is some passable stuff on this record. But you have to wait for it. And the solos are so out of place. Where's the flow?

Ugh. I work hard not to yuk peoples yum. When ABBA comes up, I respect peoples opinion. But this is utter shit.

I recognized the singles from this record but I am not sure if I ever heard the entire thing. It's got some great moments but too few ideas are reused too often. Overall this is a great album, but it's not as consistent as some of the other records on this list.

The early 90's synth piano sounds on this record really have not aged well. Other than that, this is a great record. Not in my wheel house but good for what it is. I just struggle to get over those synth drums and trumpets.

This album is total trash. I knew of Swift but hadn't heard much of her music before this. I have no idea how this would end up on a list of greatest albums. There's nothing here of value.

I like this. It's really good.

This was a fun album. Short and different from what I am used too.

I love everything about this album. It's perfect.

There is a lot of cool stuff in here. But it's all burried because the record is just too long.

Great record. I loved it.

I have never enjoyed reggae music as a style. But I respect the protest and social activism involved. Having said that, this record is fine. Nothing in here sticks out to me, but I am not an expert in this style.

This is the best Steely Dan record. And it still sucks.

Early 90's alternative has not aged well. This is fine but really boring.

The hit is pretty good I suppose. But this is just early 90s pop. Not for me.

As with all Neil Young; songs are awesome, vocals are bad.

Too country for my taste. And I like the e street band stuff. But this is a good record for what it is. Bedroom demos...

The hits are legit bangers. But there is a lot of fluff here.

The buzz about this album, and Sufjan in general was insufferable. His navel gazey music sucks and so does this album. Even the "hit", Chicago is just one long chorus with a single break down.

5 records in a row that are basically perfect. This is the last of it. It's super sad what's happened to him since. But this record is amazing.

Historically this record was important. But it's honestly rather boring. All the songs are very similar and the instrumentation is identical in every song.

Other than the "new" guitar tone that this album inspired, I never got this record. zzzzzzzz.

I love the songs on this record but it sounds really rough for it's era. And I can never quite make out what the lyrics are.

Meh. It's just the Beatles D sides.

This record was not as good as their other on this list. The electronic instruments sound hollow in 2022. The songs themselves are pretty good. But they have not aged well.

This is one of those records that comes out when you are the right age to hear it. It may not actually be a 5 star record. But listening to this on my CD walkman walking to and from my McJob at 20 puts this in a very special place for me.

I was never an Alice In Chains fan. Though I have heard this record enough that I knew it by heart. Maybe I am a fan...

I honestly can't tell if there are more than one song here. It all sounds exactly the same. Right down to the reverb that is so heavy handed, I can barely hear the vocals...

Their later records were fun and danceable. This was not. What IS this?

I respect, but really don't enjoy this album.

90s electronica is very distinct.

This record was all the music nerds talked about in 07 or 08. I remember being annoyed by the hype. But I like the record none the less. This was a fun listen. I hadn't thought about it in years.

The dynamic range here is amazing. This was pre "sound wars" so every instrument gets a lot or room to breath. These songs are truly classics and while this is not my style of music, this album fit's this list perfectly.

While I like Beck's later work more than the stuff that made him famous, there is no doubt that this album is packed with bangers.

I haven't listened to this record since the 90's and it's a trip down memory lane. It sounds so good.

This is awful. I really hate to yuck anyone's yum. But it's hard for me not to judge someone who likes this. I am still trying though.

Linkin Park is such a weird band. Accused of making the same record over and over, they release something completely different but it sucks. Accused of being to squeaky clean, they try to dirty up their image with a remix album that was explicit lyrics. It looked desperate and they still seemed like a bunch of nice boys, which I am sure they hated. Meanwhile, this record is a legit banger. The perfect album for the end of FM radio rock.

This is one of those records that is impossible to categorize. Wikipedia has 5 different labels for what it is. And I love that about this album. Parts of it are a little too elevator muzak for my taste, but overall this sounds great and FEELS great.

Every song is good. No song is great. There are better shoe gaze records from this era. But this is a fun listen.

I really liked the flow of most of the tracks on this one. Hadn't heard it before. Skits are still cringy though.

I have heard this record sooooo many times. GnR has never been a favorite of mine. But this record is a great one.

I don't know. This whole album feels like it was cheesy when it was new. It's well put togeather and some of it is catchy but really only because of the movie it is the audio for.

Revolver and Rubber Soul are the transition albums between the Beatles safe pop side into the more loose hippy style. I like this record quite a bit but it's still a little too sacrine for me to consider it a 5 star record.

Why? Why do I have to relive this? This record was garbage in the 90's when I had to hear the song every 40 minutes on the Blockbuster Trailer tapes. And it's shit now. This is the worst record so far on this list. I did make it though. And now I am having a bad day.

This record is fun but cheesy. I had only heard the hit from it until today. Some lyrics have not aged well. Overall this was okay.

Starts with a star trek reference? Sadly I wasn't high, and at a rave.

Flow flow flow...

A little of this goes a long way. But it's good.

Never been a fan of Simon. I'm still not. It's just... Nothing.

They have a sound and they stick to it. So, there's that...

Wow. They changed a lot of same sounding crap in here... Like a lot. And this sounds like shit too which really doesn't help.

I hate Aerosmith so so much. This record sucks.

The guitars are certainly top notch and it's place in history is clear. And it's funky as hell. But I just felt like it didn't go anywhere.

I didn't know about Elliott Smith until after his death. But have since become a huge fan. I know this record back to front. When it came up, I tore through it like I always do. Elliott is so out of step with everything but his music is somehow just familiar.

Total banger.

I don't understand how this was ever popular.

I liked a lot of this. You can see how good he would get later in his career. Cars and Metal are the clear standouts. A lot of the rest felt like filler. But considering the year, I think it's forgivable.

Super not my thing.

Kind of boring. But as pop albums go, this isn't the worst.

I don't have anything nice to say about this. It's the lowest common denominator of music, country or otherwise. It's music for people who don't have any of their own thoughts in their heads. I'm mad I had to listen to the whole thing.

Likely in the top ten records ever made. Some of the best songs ever written are on this album and the album as a whole flows perfectly. This is a masterpiece.

I feel like this would have been the best music for me had I been a teen at the time. As it is now, it's rather dated. Still good. But hasn't really held up.

A lot of these classic records just aren't aging well. Those 808's sounded amazing back in the day. Istill think this record is good. But it's a lot more difficult to lose myself in it.

I like Bowie's hits but his early work non hits just bore me. I hope Black Star is on this list. Buuut that's not this album.

This was alright. It tries to be anthemic when it doesn't have the balls to be so. I have only heard her hit until now. And this wasn't a bad listen.

Eh.

All Christmas music is bad. This is bad. How is this even on the list?

I had only heard Ace of Spades off this record and in fact had only heard one other Motorhead song from the Crow soundtrack before today. I get the appeal of this and I like it myself. But I have some questions. Why are all the songs the same tempo? Why is this cover art so awful? Why so many fade outs at the end of songs?

This was okay I guess. Nothing really that special. Maybe it was in Norway which is why it landed on this list. But by 1998, there was better sounding, better implemented, better written punk and rock out there. And the name of the band, while probably not negatively intentioned, is not going to help them. I had not heard of them before today. And it's likely I will never hear them again.

Never been to a dance club as my concerts are usually heavy music. So I haven't really been present where this style of music would really be at it's most relevant. And I certainly don't want to gatekeep but I have never understood how Daft Punk did well on the radio. Having said that, I liked this album. I recognized a few bars here and there and I enjoyed listening to this. I also have a soft spot in my heart for freshmen records that really knock it out of the park. And this seems to be one of those.

Well put together. Great flow. Some weird background effects that remind me of Halloween. But this was fine.

Not a U2 guy. I did listen all the way through this. It sucked. U2 sucks.

This is one of the things I love about doing a record a day. This was so different than what I'm used to and so much fun to listen to. I never would have know about it.

This is peak boomer rock. Not for me.

This is some sort of soft rock nothing music. Dad rock without the hooks. It's. This is nothing.

This all sounded the same to me. I'm not a country fan so maybe that is an issue. But this also didn't change my opinion about country music.

This record, more than Kraftwerk, has the DNA of all the great industrial bands of the 90s and 2000s. NIN has been my favorite band since 1994 and while this is no Downward Spiral, I get the reference.

This is fine one you get past the first track. My guess is that barrier has stopped a lot of listeners over the years. Unfortunately "fine" is all I can give to the rest. It's rather boring.

Lots of recognizable tracks on this. Eric Clapton. Sucks what he did to his own legacy.

I loved this. Never heard of him before. It's weird and low-fi before lo-fi was a thing. I have followed him on Spotify and will be listening to more of this. This is exactly the kind of thing I signed up for.

Not as good as Kid-A But this is an easy 5 star record. This is a classic that resonated at the time as much as it does now. 2+2=5 is a favorite. And the opening to this album blasts off into exactly where I want to be with Radiohead.

I was a broke 20 year old when this came out and sort of missed the garage rock thing that was happening. I heard a couple Stokes songs on the radio but never had this CD. This is good, but very same sounding. The vocal compression, the tempo and tightness all l lend to this album sounding too cohesive.

This is not aging well. I get it. But man. It sounds tinny and loud.

This sucks.

It's so weird how this record swings back and forth between new wave and punk. I like it, but always have trouble with this eras production. The drums and guitars just seem so skinny.

Peak dad rock. It goes nowhere, tries and fails to be cool, and in the end leaves me feeling disappointed.

How many covers are in here? What is this? How does this shit get made? Surely there were better bands for the A and R guy to sign at the bar that night.

I was super surprised how many of these tracks I knew. I liked this a lot. The flow is fun and I like her perspective.

I recognize the melody in the first song. No idea where from. It's VERY 70s. Lots of wasted time. Then right in the middle, the singer sounds like the bad lip reading guy from Star Wars. I recognize this came out pre memes. But I couldn't help but laugh. This isn't good.

The punk aesthetic is cooler than the music. Over and over again I am reminded of this. I'm a fan of everything. But this early punk just does not resonate. There's not enough for me to love.

This is a bunch of lullabies. Super happy it's not pop country. And I like the concept that it's going with. But this is very sleepy.

This record should be renamed, "let's fuck around for an hour playing same sounding songs." It's not bad actually. But there is nothing here.

This felt longer than it was. I tried this when covid broke out. It wasn't for me then. I still struggle with this. I usually like weird music that makes people question my sanity. But this just doesn't do it for me.

This record feels oily. And very samey sounding the whole way through. I like the way the bass was recorded. The clicks on each bass note was really pleasing. But I'm clearly looking for reasons to like this. It's fine.

So weird how polarizing this record is. I get that people may not like rap but the whole point of this is to broaden your mind to new types of albums and sounds. This is one of those. It's really, really good. Like 5 star good. I wish it we're longer. I've heard it a few times over the years and am always surprised at how good it is. The flow, the lack of skits, the consistent lyrical drive. This is great.

I feel like Lennon wrote Imagine and maybe jealous guy and just used filler for the rest. This record really struggles in the first half. sucks. And it feels like he blows the wad on that first track. It's get's okay by the end but this is not up to the level that I would expect from one of the two main Beatles.

Supposed to hear some great stories here. But the chord changes are ciclical the songs just run on forever. I can't focus because everything going on is bad. I just can't catch this. This is only 55 minutes, but it feels like two hours. In a bad way.

Pretty standard fuzzy alternative here. Nothing surprising here if you have heard late 80's/early 90's alternative before. It's not bad. But a little boring. Husker Du is better if you are looking for something like this but with more bite.

I really dig all the guitar pedal use. But I don't hear this genre crossing band that people are talking about. This album is standard shoegaze. Acoustic guitars followed by fuzz. Sure there's a little horn here and there or the odd piano. But that was also normal at the time. Something else super normal at the time? Limp wispy vocals. Which this album has a LOT of. And I hate it.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Zzzzzzzzzz.zzzzzzz. zzzzzzzzzzz

Yo Yo Yo YoYoYoYo Bumtsbumtsbumts. Werd. Repetitive house music isn't my thing but as a 90's kid, the Basement Jaxx were kind of hard to ignore. They were on a lot of the soundtrack of my youth. Though I didn't listen to this specific record, I never liked or disliked them. Listening to this now, it fine. I see it's appeal. But listening to it on a Saturday morning while drinking coffee and playing a game on my cell phone is not exactly the intended venue for this sort of thing. I will say, it gave my sub a workout.

I don't know how I feel about this. On the negative side, a lot of this feels too lose for my liking. Like he is making it up as he goes along. Also, as someone who has kids, hearing crying in a song is grating and I HATE it. It almost doesn't matter if the song is good, it's an auto turn off. The guitars and piano are very floaty. Not a lot of instrumentation. Which I can get down with. But there isn't much here for me.

Never been a huge fan of soft rock.

"The Hit" is a 6 minute long song with the same 8 bars repeated throughout. No tempo, time signature, or chorus/verse changes. It's been crap since I heard it in the 90's and it's crap now. The rest of this is filler. And at a whopping 1 hour 15 minutes... Jesus what were they thinking?

Dear God this sucks. What the fuck is this? 6 versions of the same shitty wannabe jazz. How did this get made? How is it considered socially relevant? Ugh

Okay. But overrated.

You can hear the joy in this record. It's crazy how great this sounds. Not exactly my style of music, but I've heard parts of this record many times over the years. It was nice to listen to the whole thing.

I wish I got jazz. This sounds great and I recognize why this would be a significant record worth hearing on this list. But it does nothing for me. And I wish I knew why.

This is Bob Marley's biggest record. And I get it. It sounds amazing and the hooks are catchy as hell. But I HATE reggae and ska music so much. It's so hard for me to get past it. I respect Marley 100% and I recognize his genius. But dear lord I hate reggae music.

I have loved this record since it came out. When Grunge was happening, I was obsessed with Nirvana and Pearl Jam was too soft for me. Now, at 42, I still love me some Nirvana but Pearl Jam tends to get more spins at my home. This record is basically perfect. It's cohesive, it flows really well, and there isn't a dud to be found.

This is kind of a mess. It really is a proto record. But it should just be remembered for that. At least it's short.