Gotta give it a 5 to help counter all these 1s, yes it's weird early Dead but it still far superior to random 80s pop band

Not quite an abomination but not good

The ghost of 'lectricity howls in the bones of her face. Where these visions of Johanna, have now taken my place.

Did not finish. Its not early hurting but what's going on here? How is this unique or list worthy? I like that some obscure shit is on the list but what is this. Would this be better on drugs? Probably but would still be kinda bored

Kind of weird, I guess this is post punk or new wave or the start of emo I don't know. Appropriately depressing for a dreary, gray October morning.

Kind of weird, I guess this is post punk or new wave or the start of emo I don't know. Appropriately depressing for a dreary, gray October morning.

It's fine, if your going all in with the synths and production of the era be consistent which Depeche Mode definitely is. Agent Orange with the hidden track was pretty good. Kept waiting for Personal Jesus. Still waiting

Put that fancy new drum machine to work! Rock Box keeps it funky fresh with the Duncan Hines reference and guitars. Sucker M.Cs pretty great Wake Up is kinda sad because not one of the problems from 84 is solved. Jam Master Jay can jam! Every M.C. that follows owes it to Run DMC so gets a 5 by being the template for pretty much all the rap/hip hop that follows

Good rhymes, interesting samples it's alright, dare I say even funky fresh?!

Classic album without a doubt, each song with that powerful and unique voice. Move Over, Half Moon, Me and Bobby Magee are favorites. Easy 5

Mediocre grunge. What's with the weird little keyboard solo on Sworn and Broken? Dying Days sure reminds me of Pearl Jam, no wonder it features Mike McCready. Nothing special or interesting here gets a charitable 2. It's not an abomination but not sure it should be on the list.

Metal needs representation and this is reasonably heavy I guess. It will help wake you up in the morning I'll give it that.

Pretty good, album seemed to get better as it went along. The Ledge, Beautiful Child and Tusk we're standouts. The kind of album that could get to 4 on future listens.

Now we're talking, rap-metal with socially conscious lyrics. Album totally holds up 30 years later. No shitty synths or reverb drenched guitars thankfully. Totally deserves to be on the list

Well the shitty synths and reverb drenched guitars are back. This band probably said "hey lets be like The Clash but really suck".

Yeah pretty good Doors album, probably not my favorite, probably not their best but overall solid.

Crazy that this is their debut album it's good and shows potential for the future. The driving beat makes it impossible to stay still. Psycho Killer an all time classic and Don't worry about the Government, such a weird song, I mean who made songs like that in 1977. The Talking Heads of course

This was fine, good performance. How high the moon with wrong lyrics was kinda weird. Also weird to have included a live album on this list, surprisingly good recording for 1957

Pretty good, love Afrofunk and Fela is the king of it

Great album, ended up listening to it twice as I was having a rough morning. 2nd listen was much better and reminded me how unique and inventive Beck was back in the mid 90s. It may be a bit disjointed with all the genre melding but I think that's part if what makes it awesome. It's list wirthy

This was alright had a definite Velvets/ Lou Reed feeling, maybe just the vocals. Didn't love, but didn't hate and can see why it's on the list I guess

Based on the cover I assumed it would be a comedy album or something so listening to it left me confused. How could this balding middle aged man be teenager of the year. I expected irony. Oh well. Sounded like generic mid 90s rock.

Yeah she can sing, good album I guess, not an abomination but not sure its list worthy and first representative of the 2010's. 21 is better

Pretty good

The Garbageman can take this away

Big improvement from yesterday. I like this one

Buried Alive->Raise the Dead gets this from a 1 to 2. Phish's version of Buried Alive is way better as it doesn't even need words to convey the sheer terror of being buried alive. I hope Tyler plays this at the store, preferably as setbreak music for a Dead show, but as usual he won't honor Satan. Also interesting to find out today that the Radiohead song "Burn the Witch" is apparently a counter argument to Venoms "Don't burn the Witch". Hail Satan!

Surprised I hadn't heard this one before. Better then I thought it would be.

It's just okay, pretty repetitive drum beats and guitar riffs. Highway to Hell may be the greatest song ever (by AC/DC) but that just means everything is downhill from that opener. AC/DC has a bunch of good songs but no good albums.

A few decent beats, pretty repetitive but I guess thats the point. People on molly maybe would enjoy this. Not list worthy, didn't finish

Wasn't terrible, Wasn't great. When I think of iconic live albums though Thin Lizzy just doesn't come to mind.

It's ok had some good rhymes

It's alright, is it new wave? I don't know, doesn't matter. One way or Another and Heart of Glass are great tracks

It was ok I guess

Just like Pavement this is another I'm "supposed" to like because it's influential or some bullshit. I guess for the time period it was different and weird so there's that. Unlike something like Run DMC who's influence led to a whole new genre of music this just underwhelms, I guess I just don't get it. Maybe Matt is right and Frank Black is better. I do like the album cover though so that gets it an extra star.

Ok

Mediocre English Green Day that has a keyboard to start. Has that song 'Alright' that's alright I guess. Sofa of my Lethargy was good. Album improved as it went on

Good flow, beats and rhymes

It's alright for what it is, which is essentially a bunch of demos. Kinda depressing and like most people I prefer the upbeat happier Boss.

3 chords, loud and all the songs are the same. I guess thats punk rock

I remember getting the CD of this album back when it was new and listening to it very stoned and it was great. Much different years later not all stoned but still enjoyed it.

Wasn't sure what I was getting into with this one only knowing of this group as peak 80s synth pop. Was pleasantly surprised to find a long weird album that wasn't just drenched in shitty synths and reverb although plenty of that.

It's ok there's better Bowie out there. The side two Eno stuff is kind of weird and out there so there's that

Not quite an abomination but not good

Not good, this is more evidence that 1985 may very well be the worst year in music

Not list worthy. Where's the record that features Ole Dirty Bastard? That's list worthy. Her Christmas album is way better then this shit

This was enjoyable, it was nice to hear real instruments especially after some of the over produced, synth-laden crap we've endured. Hearing the song Come on Eileen in context of the album was interesting too

Another hip-hop classic that matt will hate and or not listen to. The skits do bring this down a star but no denying Biggie had one of the best flows and deliveries of any rapper living or dead.

Radiohead's 4th or 5th best album so I expect the UK bias of the list will include more Radiohead albums.

Along with James Brown P-Funk is responsible for funk as we know it so for that alone we must be thankful. This is certainly funky and weird

Not that great, no interesting beats and all the songs are the same. Apparently he released this just before going to prison for rape so it's difficult to mourn his violent death that he lyrically predicted, of course

Alp metal should be like Metallica

Great album where each track adds to the flow. Will Matt find some reason to not give it a 5? Maybe so, maybe not

So I'm getting into my backlog of albums that I can't get to the day they're generated either from it being a weekend or just not being able to handle listening to things like Slayer at 4:30 am on the way to work. I'm only familiar with this one from that South Park episode where hippies take over the town. Cartman's plan is to put "Reign in Blood" on over the PA system because hippies can't stand death metal, this is true. His plan works and the hippies disperse. As for me, how do I deal with this one. It accomplished what I assume it set out to do which is make loud, angry music which honors Satan. It's both terrible and awesome at the same time which is a rarity in music. I'm surely going to be subjected to more death metal along this journey hopefully it's not a caricature of this. Hail Satan!

Classic Christmas album

I bet Bowie was involved with this. Weird. Maybe will listen again someday when it's not the middle of the night with crappy headphones

Well I made it back to this one and sure gave it a try. It's weird but not in the way I prefer like how Zappa is weird or jazz can be weird. Maybe I just don't get it and never will

Ok I gave it 2 tracks and couldn't take anymore

Superbly was better

Great album I haven't heard in a while. Listening to Bono's book so now was a good time to revisit this one.

This was fine, went into it with no expectations and can add it to the listen again someday pile.

This is weird but not terrible I guess.

Maybe the 4th or 5th best Zeppelin album but still better than some of the nonsense on this list

"Take on me" is quintessential 80s synth pop and likely the only reason this is on the list. That doesn't make it good and reconfirms that 1985 is possibly the worst year in music history

I guess in the end is this an album that's list worthy and even though I haven't heard this album in years I knew almost every damn song like they're imprinted on my brain and they're pretty much all good with Second hand News, Dreams and The Chain being the best

Couldn't get through the whole thing so it gets a 1

I definitely remember this CD from when I was in middle school in the mid-90's. Not sure that I ever really listened to it from start to finish back then, probably played Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova lots of times. As an album it's got decent flow and was not bad, not a 5 could be a 4 but I'll round down like Matt

Wow sticking with shit I used to listen to in the mid-90's. So the punk purists say this isn't punk, fuck them if you're actually punk you wouldn't give a fuck. I'm not a purist of any damn thing as far as I know and like this album so fuck you!

Terrible noise

Not really my jam but it had a couple bangers so it can have a 3

It's OK but not great. Good songwriting but It's all the same song. Joni cover was alright. I agree there should be a 5 year waiting period for new albums to see if they hold up especially since she has better albums! I could be charitable and give a 2 as it's not an abomination, but not list worthy so round down.

It's alright has 2 or 3 pretty good songs. Electric feel and kids are good. Round up today to a 3

This almost plays like a greatest hits it has so many good songs! "I heard it through the grapevine" is a jam!

This could be good setbreak music at concerts, innocuous background music to smoke a spliff to and groove. Does that mean it should be on the list? No not really but I'll round up

It was ok all the songs kind of sound the same though

Not bad but Petty has better albums that should be on here. A good first try as Breakdown and American Girl are obviously classic, Stranger's in the Night also good

Best Zepp album? Maybe so maybe not, House's and Physical graffiti may be better but this is a good one! There's no way Matt can't give this a 5

Combine Afro-Funk and Brazilian samba? Works for me!

This is fine

Great album loses a star for the awful guitar noise track

WWI concept album that covered both the western and Gallipoli fronts?! Wasn't expecting that

The voice and lyrics overcome allot, but not all of the shitty 80s production. I need to check out more of Cohen's stuff it seems and will round up for this one.

This was better then allot of the mid 90s gangsta rap.

Better then the other speed/death metal I've been subjected to so far. I was nodding my head during 'Dead Embryonic Cells' and 'Murder' despite myself. Orgasmatron is a good name for a song.

Not bad I'll put it in the needs second listen someday list

Better then Highway to Hell

Maybe Radiohead's 3rd best album but still really good plus I remember how it was pay what you want to way back in the summer of 2007 which was awesome. Who else could and would attempt such a thing. If I remember correctly we saw them at Alpine Valley that summer too

Every song is the same minor key, depressing kind of drone. That's what they were going for. Not particularly happy music but a few tracks were ok

It is music to fall asleep too. For what it was or was trying to do I guess it works but not my thing. This could maybe be setbreak music but it's just too damn chill so I don't know

Not bad

Ok, side 1 better than side 2

Wow this one gets out there. Had no idea who this guy was until I read the bio during the last song which really gets weird in its 9+ minutes. It's strange and will need another listen at some point

This is pushing the abomination line. Not quite there only because for the era this would have at least been unique and strange. Still, not very good

It's fine

This was good, even though some songs are similar they almost all have unique guitar riffs which is impressive with 40+ tracks. Is it punk, I don't think so also doesn't matter.

I Like The Police so I was glad this showed up. It's fine but they have better albums I'd even go so far as to say that Zenyatta Mondata, Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity are all better and I'll be lucky if even one more of those is on the list. Best tracks: Message in a Bottle, It's Alright For You, Walking on the Moon. Stewart Copeland of course is amazing on the drums.

It's ethereal, psychedelic and weird so that's worth something. This could definitely be setbreak music at shows.

Yeah I guess it does sound like a shitty punk version of the Rolling Stones

Great album probably The Deads best studio work. How anyone can hate an album with Friend of the Devil, Sugar Magnolia, Ripple. Til the Moring Comes and Truckin' is beyond me. Yet some people love punk and death metal so to each their own I guess.

Based on the album cover I didn't know what the hell I was getting into with this one. This was weird, not terrible but not really good

Not what I expected but didn't know what to expect

It's fine but I prefer my Beck to be the happy Beck with samples and weird instrumentation. I guess I've also just never been a huge fan of the woe is me breakup album genre.

Papa was a rolling stone is a jam!

Not bad, I like the dub kinda vibe the most. Instrumentals pretty good and dig the Anti-Thatcher anger. Yeah fuck the Tories!

It may not be very "good" but it sure is happy and fun dammit!

Was an OK listen on the way to work at 5 a.m. not sure when else it would work. Maybe could be setbreak music

It was ok, pretty heavy and different for the era

I'm not sure what do with this one, it's not like it was terrible just not my thing. Their "A Christmas Portait" album is pretty good if you like Christmas music. "Another Song" that closed the album was kind of a jam. And that Why Do birds Suddenly Apear song reminds me of that one Simpsons episode so that's worth something

Not terrible had some interesting beats and rhymes

I don't know that shit was weird

Pretty chill, good morning music. Could be played at setbreak

Good album probably their weirdest and darkest

The Cars will always remind me of August 2004 when we set out on what would become a quest to Coventry Vermont. We were doing what at the time was to be the final shows of a well known drug band who shall remain nameless. Anyway, we had only 1 small case of CDs for some reason and one was The Cars. We drive from Illinois to Massachusetts then to Camden NJ then up north to Vermont in the remnants of a fuckin hurricane. We played that shit at least 2 or 3 times a day and it was a parking lot staple. I don't know why but this album is just chock full of all time Cars awesomeness! Best tracks are everything except "I'm in touch with you're world" and "Don cha stop". "Just what I needed" and "You're all I've got Tonight" are top level shit!

Yeah this really gets out there. Too bad Matt has given up on the album a day challenge as I'm pretty sure this is his favorite Miles era. It may sound like a jumbled mass of noise at points, but remember you've got to listen to the notes they're NOT playing man. Also, Bitches Brew is one of the greatest album titles ever!

I remember this album when it was new and I was like 5 or 6 years old. We'd dance and jump off the couch sometimes skipping the record during "Faith" and then be disappointed when "Father Figure" came on because it was slow. It didn't matter as my mom would always turn it off anyway before "I want your sex" came on. We'd then want to hear the "other Michael" who if course was Michael Jackson. So I think it was today that I finally get to hear side B of the record. And yeah the album peaks with "Faith" but "Hard Day'' and "Monkey" are also jams.

Thus shit is weird in the best possible way

Disco on a Monday morning. Ugh

Not as terrible as some punk, but still not great.

It's okay

I just have a hard time taking British MCs seriously. Not really list worthy

How can an album be really good and really awful at the same time? This one does. Of course I remember hearing it many times when it first came out so it can get an extra nostalgia star from 3 to 4

This was strange and different especially for 1980 so it was ahead of its time or 12 years too late? It's unique I'll give it that. I didn't stick around for 1.5 hours of bonus tracks though

How can it not be a 5 with side B alone and "the long one" being awesome. The recent Super Deluxe release is worth seeking out for all the rehearsals and outtakes.

Not bad, I can handle some modern Disco or whatever the hell you'd call this much better on a Tuesday morning then a Monday. Best tracks are "Take your Mama" and "Tits on the Radio"

This was strange most seemed to be score for a film or something. Not necessarily bad but not something I'd seek out really

Great songwriting, great voice, great album

Made it through 2 tracks, my God this is just awful

I don't know what to do with this one. His other stuff is better and that last song "Green Eyes" was really weird.

It's OK I guess but it's all the same song, they chose 1 beat and stuck with it. Already had 2 Cure albums but no Dylan or Stones yet hmmm

I understand Spanish way more then Portuguese so I understood little of the words. Didn't really matter as the music was good. This could, or already has been setbreak music. Reminded me of Jorge Ben Jor was this first?

It's fine but Color and Shape is way better which means it probably isn't on the list.

Mediocrity at its best

Does it get a 5 for Freebird alone? I guess so

Yesterday I happen to listen to their album "El Camino" and can safely say that is the superior album. This one is still good though

As much a classic album as you can get. Not my favorite Dylan but so many great songs. Masters of War holds up depressingly well 60 years later. A song that's seen the politicians like Johnson and Nixon with Vietnam, cold warriors in the 70s and 80s like Reagan, Bush 1 and Thatcher. On to Bush 2 with Iraq and Afghanistan and its continuation into the Obama era. All of the defense contractors and others getting rich with blood money. And now today with Putin trying to take over Ukraine and the largest conflict in Europe since WWII. Will it ever end? The answer my friend is blowing in the wind.

Meh it's Ok, kinda weird with the Brian Eno influence. Apparently it's music to stop taking drugs too

This is another album that gives me these tiny memories of hearing the LP as a kid. My parents loved this album and "Songs in the Key of Life" and likely dubbed both onto cassette tapes. These tapes would be in rotation on every road trip. For some reason "You got it bad girl" and "I Believe (when I fall in love)" have strong memories and "Superstition" is just a banger so I love hearing this one again.

It's OK company I guess. Somehow this album has 4 songs that would be on "classic rock" radio all the time

Would be better if it was the mid-90's and on a bunch of e.

Not sure why this is on here. Mediocre

Created Gansta rap which in the end probably wasn't a good thing. Gets some nostalgic stars as I remember listening to this and Dr. Dre's The Chronic allot back in the late 90's

Side 2 is another of LPs that's imprinted on my brain from when I was a kid. For some reason we really liked Every Breath you Take and then let the record play which is a good thing as it's maybe their best album. Can't give it a 5 because of Andy's just God awful song 'Mother' which I can't help but to skip every time.

It's OK, could be setbreak music. Good driving around music and that's what I do so it works.

Eh it's alright I guess

Has some definite bangers but also some unnecessary interludes and fillers. I last listened to this 3 or so years ago when a 20th anniversary edition came out, hard to believe it's been that long already!

Oddly weird

Unfortunately an album with allot of themes involving addiction and despair is just too on the mark this week

It's all the same song

Inventive use of samples and lyrics classic!

I'm not a huge metal fan but I can dig some Metallica. This has some real heaviness but with musicianship missing from some of the more terrible death and thrash metal. "Master of Puppets" is the albums star and with the pointless and seemingly endless war in Ukraine raging "Disposable Heroes" is as poignant as ever. Orion also was pretty good

I still have a hard time reconciling that on the same album we have "Imagine" and "how do you sleep". An unparalleled (and incredibly naive) song of peace of hope along with a weird angry dis track against Paul. I guess he's just a jealous guy

Historic

It's fine but an hour and a half is a bit much

So much better stuff came out of San Francisco in the 60s this just ain't it

More then once I said this is fuckin strange. Still not sure if this is brilliant and ahead of its time or just meaningles garbage. I'll give it this, in 1978 I'm sure the punk rockers and Zeppelin heads would equally hate this noise. I do have a soft spot in my heart for strange music like Ween, They Might be Giants, Zappa, and of course Phish so I can see the appeal

It's good but not great and also all the songs kind of sound the same.

It starts off with the jam Good Times and then all the rest is kind of the same song

Liked it more then I thought I would

Gotta give it a 5 to help counter all these 1s, yes it's weird early Dead but it still far superior to random 80s pop band

Kinda weird, apparently I need to either follow along with English translation or learn Icelandic and neither of those is happening. Interesting music that could be more fully appreciated on later listening

It's OK its hard for me to be objective this morning as I have a sinus infection and feel shitty. Extra star though for possibly most 70's album cover ever

Not sure exactly what the hell I just listened to. Kept waiting for that one song I at least recognized from a movie or 80s playlist of 1 hit wonders and nothing. It wasn't terrible but wasn't really good so I don't know

No

Definitely a meh not list worthy

I guess it gets an Xtra star for being kinda weird and ahead of its time, but that doesn't make it good. Apparently it influenced many others to make crappy music (AKA punk) in the future

This was fine, no idea who this group is and listened to this retroactively as it's not on apple/spotify. Enjoyed the song "I'd like that" since it mentioned sunflowers and I like sunflowers

Now this one is for sure setbreak music as it's on the list and I listened to it in that context last year. Strawberry letter 23 is a jam!

Good stuff but still prefer the funky coked out madness of the 70s

Weird not sure it's good, add it to the listen again someday pile

Pretty bad when you're dealing with a man and the light shines in your eye yeah!

May have finally found the album where the drug of choice is caffeine!

This was all over the place and weird so I liked it. Good to start the day in a strange way

Mediocre not sure why thus is on the list

Why did I listen to this? Didn't like the vocals and it's all the same song. Not list worthy

This is what the list is all about 5/5 even though I like House's of the Holy more

They listened to The Clash and The Ramones didn't they

Kinda weird so it gets 2 stars just not sure there was enough here to make it to 3 and I don't like the vocals particularly. Chose the instrumental track to go on my new list of 1 track from each album.

So this brings me back to being 16-17 years old in the late 90s when I acted like I enjoyed this kind of shit way more then I actually did. As mentioned this has aged really poorly and yeah Eminem may be joking around but allot of the impressionable morons who listen to it don't get the joke. Em can rap that's for sure and I guess the terribleness is the point and Dr. Dre's production is good so there's that. I'll be nice and give it a 3

Not much to like here. Y Control is the track I disliked the least and Maps was ok

Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean is as solid a 3 song block as you'll find. Now which of the 3 goes on the list

It's fine a little too chill for my early, early mornings

There are problems in these times, but wooooo, none of them are mine! Every Velvets album is great in one way or Another this is the more quiet and introspective one I guess. Is it the best or my favorite I don't know but maybe

It's just okay kinda repetitive and the 80s productions is just too 80s

I had no idea what to expect from this one and it sure is something. They were looking for IT for sure. Did they find IT? Not sure but this was weird and ambitious so it goes in the give it another listen Someday pile.

As a Beatles fan I like all the albums but this one is not at the same level as say Sgt Peppers or Rubber Soul to me. I'm glad that they met Dylan around this time frame and got their minds expanded as you can hear the beginnings of that. Maybe rating this against what would come later makes no sense but whatever it's way better than all that 80s/90s Britpop on the list that wouldn't exist without this.

It's not terrible but not good or something I'd be putting on every day it can be handled in small doses not at album length. Pretty safe to assume this only exists because of Warhoul and the VU not only as an actual album but its inclusion on the list.

Fuck this noise I mean there has been some bad shit on this list but at the very least that shit resembles music. I don't see how the author could possibly get to track 3 and not only want to hear more, but then put it on the list. One thing that will come from listening to 2 tracks of this shit is it clarifies what is really worth a 1. In the past I've given Kings of Leon, Mariah Carey and A-ha 1s but that stuff while bad is at least music or an attempt at it. And what kind of drugs does someone even take to this noise?

It was fine but not my thing. Loses the 3rd star because I checked to see how much was left.

This is just all over the place with wild mood swings between terrible noise and some decent, interesting rhymes. I guess this album is not long before Kanye's full meltdown into the Trump world Swamp. It should be a 1 because it is really awful but I'll round up because of my new grading rubric and it had a few good rhymes

Not a fan of rap/rock or whatever but can see why people enjoy this. Even though allot of the songs all have a similar structure and sound the same there is something here that's alright. I also remember when this was new back in high school so while overplayed there's some nostalgia factor. I think I round down to a 2 though as this led to or at least was part of way too much rap-metal nonsense

Some decent grooves, in 93 doing neo-soul or funk wasn't really a thing so at the time it was unique. Now not so much but I could see this being put on at setbreak so there's that.

After the one hit wonder of Bittersweet Symphony its a big pile of mediocrity. It's pretty much all the same song and more often then not they go on for too long.

I had only heard one other album by her and I liked this one allot more. This was pretty good and could benefit from a future listening

I didn't know what I was getting into with this one and liked it way more then I thought I would. Today I saw a great picture from inside the state capital building in Des Moines Iowa. The Temple of Satan was allowed to put up a display alongside a nativity scene or whatever other religious items. The Mark of the Beast made me think about that. I kept trying to remember where I'd heard "run for the hills" before, that's a good one and the album finished strong with "Hallowed be thy name." Hail Satan!

Some of this resembles music

3rd Pixies album already and it's not that I dislike them I'm just not a huge fan. That being said this was fine but I don't put their stuff on otherwise.

Sex Dwarf huh?

Better then the previous Undertones album from a few weeks ago. On that one I said they were pretty much copying The Ramones and Clash and that influence is here but they have their own sound now. While not my favorite it's a decent listen with improved songs and playing gets moved from 2 to 3 stars!

Better then the first album

So, for some reason this one brings me back to 04 and my political history. I was born in 82 so turned 18 in time to vote in the now infamous 2000 election of Bush vs Gore. As a young person growing up with liberal damn near hippie like ideals (in Illinois) I voted for the Green Party candidate Nader justifying my protest vote of sorts as not really mattering as Gore would easily carry IL. So Bush "wins" the 2000 election, I'm bummed but not too worried as what could really go wrong and surely there won't be any giant crisis to be dealt with. 9/11/01 I'm a college freshman and suddenly it matters allot. As a 19 year old I was pretty sure I'd be drafted into the military for the upcoming World War III, luckily that didn't happen. So the chance to use the Goodwill and cooperation of the entire world is quickly squandered as Bush and Co decide that oil and revenge for Daddy is the plan. The misguided and terrible Iraq war is not happening and some "punk rockers" from California decide to write a concept album about it or something. That's American Idiot which I haven't listened to all the way through since that tumultuous era of 2003-2006.

Meh

This is fine, add it to the listen to again someday pile

I approach this album with some trepidation similar to when an album by slayer. Or iron maiden comes up here. It's not that I dislike metal and things like that. It's just that I don't know what i'm getting myself into often at an early hour in the day. Also I read some brief reviews of this and saw how it's one of the lowest rated albums in the entire project. I also knew of captain beef hearts affiliation with Zappa. So that in itself meant this would be weird and interesting. I don't know how else to write this up so it will be sort of like a brief travel log from my day. I drive a truck around in the Chicago area all day. It's partly why this project has been so great for me to hear new random stuff all the time. So I make the final delivery in West Chicago and have to drive all the way back up to Gurnee. The North suburbs, the journey will take about an hour and a 1/2. Which is roughly how long this album which is the double album. First couple of tracks must be on here to separate out those who are ready for the journey and cull the herd, so to speak. If you can't get through those first two, then this is just not meant for you. And it's better to probably just get out of the way. I decide to carry on after about 10 or 15 minutes. I think to myself you know what? I need to just see how much weirder this gets because it's gonna get weirder. I can't believe a record company actually released this. Turn off it does get weirder. And it's just hard to even explain. But within the weirdness, there are some cool beats and grooves where you just cast things off. Wow, that's an interesting what? What was that? How did that happen? Where that come from? So between just strange spoken word nonsense and weird polyrms and times signatures. And whatever else at all was is interesting music. In the very small amounts that you can hear in there. But there's just so much else going on. And it's just so damn weird that it's just. You don't even know what to think about it. When else would I ever play this? I certainly could never play this any sort of social setting. This could certainly not be separate music. But it is weird and it is interesting and it gets. I don't know I have to I could just only put it right in the middle like 3 stars. So they we go. What also was strange as I had to listen to It on YouTube. Because it's not on Apple Music or Spotify. Believe it or not, so during this strangeness, that's going on. They're all the Sudden will be an ad for Disney World or other things like that. Because the algorithm remembers that I watched some Disney World videos in preparation for a tripl awhile back. So it's very kinda disjointed to all of a sudden have a targeted ad for Disney World pop-up. And the middle of this absolute strangeness. After an ended, I was about 10 minutes away from the shop. And just let it go in silence the rest of the way trying to process what I had just listened to. And I still don't really understand what the hell that was but it was a trip. So this is just too interesting and weird to give a one. But it's also just too weird and out there to give a 5. So I gotta just give it the three. I type this up on a voice to text self. There's any weird grammatical airs or formating issues it's because of that.

Yeah this one is pretty weird and gets out there. It needs another listen for sure

So back when this came out I must have thought it's what I need to listen to both to be "cool" and and as rebellion against parents or something. I didn't really like it then but acted like I did at roughly age 12 I'm sure the lyric " I want to fuck you like an animal" was pretty edgy and cool back then. Don't really like it much now but unfortunately understand it. Also understand why my parents hated this lol. It sucks to be able to understand the concept of this apparent concept album now nearly 30 years later especially with how fucked in particular the last several years have been. Theres terrible war in Ukraine and now in Israel and Gaza, global pandemic killed millions and pretty much scrambled society as we knew it. Another nut with an AR-15 just massacred a bunch of people. A tropical storm turned into a category 5 hurricane in under 24 hours then slams into coast of Mexico. In 5 or 10 or 20 years what isn't under water will probably be on fire. Right wing Republicans not content with their coup failing in 2020 are doubling down on a presidential candidate who is dividing his time between 3 or is it 4 different criminal trials (and that fraud trial and that defamation one in NY). He has the unwavering support of approximately 40% of the population no matter what. So yeah hearing this today makes me wonder what the hell was so depressing back in 1994

So this is Britpop's answer to grunge or what? It's not bad but not really good. Charitable 3 stars

Solid if a bit repetitive rock n roll. Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight are classic

Probably shouldn't have listened to right after Judas Priest. Its ok maybe could be setbreak music but it's all the same song. Would make fine music for that sophisticated cocktail party I'm never having

It's good has that early 90s grunge production that was all the rage then. This goes in the give another listen pile.

Well this one sure hits allot different at age 41 then at 31 or 21 or 11 which is roughly when I would have first heard my parent's LP copy. Longer Boats is the song I remember from back then with its sing along chorus. Wild World, On the Road to Find Out and of course, Father and Son are all classics

Awesome album listened to it twice in fact. Been a mainstay parking lot jam since 03'. The guitar solo in Son of Mr Green Gene's is Fire! Peaches is amazing. 2nd favorite Zappa era?

The guest parts were the best i.e. Lou Reed and Devendra Banhart

A few tracks were ok, the droning reverb got to be a bit much. Round up to 3

He does handstands in grand fashion, but he's a genuine asshole.

This is some good proto-funk and another amazing 70's album cover

Not only is it filled with some well known bangers but Sex Machine is some crazy funkyness

It's fine, not my favorite but is foundational to all that comes later

This was weird for the sake of weird or something. This was made by a bunch of guys from Ohio apparently, wasn't expecting that. Not great but had 1 or 2 interesting tracks

It's OK final song was the best one.

Fine does drag on a bit at at end

This reminds me of the score I wrote for a non-existent movie except I haven't done it yet. That being said, it was a decent thing to listen to while driving and trying to imagine the cheesy late 80s early 90s B movie this would soundtrack.

To much prog for its own good. Surely Rush has better albums than this. Oh yeah they do.

Solid album with mostly heard of them before as setbreak music as it certainly is chill and works great in the background. Perfect music to cruise the desert southwest

This was pleasantly weird and my first though was this must be the Brazilian answer to Sgt Peppers or something. If this hasn't been setbreak music it yet it totally should be. Has relisten potential

It's not terrible but it's not really good it's just more brit-pop this time with some "indie" flavor or something. Never would have encountered this without the list, so there's that.

The good songs are good and the not so good songs are just....ugh. If it was all like side A it would've been so much better as the trio of songs that start are great but the lame ballads easy listening 70s over production of side B brings this down.

This is interesting big atmospheric sounds. Reminds me of Radiohead I'm a way. I'm intrigued by this band who I've never heard of before and will check out some of their other stuff.

This was a decent live albums, Van certainly has a tight band and they played the hits. Pretty good overall

Not as terrible as I feared in fact liked some of it. Best tracks "when you were mine", "She Bop" and of course, "Girls just want to have fun". The synth laden production of the era didn't drag it down too much.

The ghost of 'lectricity howls in the bones of her face. Where these visions of Johanna, have now taken my place.

If you listen to this and don't know the blues you never fuckin will.

This quasi-futuristic music sounds vaguely familiar. So I soon realize it reminded me of the background music at Disney World in Tommorowland and Epcot. I like that atmospheric background stuff as it adds to the experience there so I liked this album especially as I had no idea going into it what it was. This would also be good music to hear in space whenever I go there. More likely it will be added to the next playlist for a long road trip, ideally timed to sunrise.

It has 4 pretty good songs but the rest is well, bad

Not my thing but can see how it influenced others or whatever.

Ugh this was a slog to get through. Wanted to turn off more then once, this was really pushing me towards giving a 1 which I haven't done in awhile. Not a single song that was memorable or anything like a banger. Not list worthy. And was the song "Trafalgar" even about the namesake battle? I listened to it and still don't know

I think this is the 3rd Bjork album I've had now and I like this one the most.

Wow this may be to Avant Garde fir it's own good. It's difficult to think of a situation where I'd ever voluntarily put this on again, certainly not in a public setting. Could not be setbreak music, it would freak way to many people out. That said, they were definitely going for IT and trying something weird and new so theres that.

I had a tough time rating this one because on the one hand this was just awful, but on the other did make it through the whole thing. So on my new grading system it should get a 2 but it didn't have a single good song and some that were just terrible like "Beth" and "Great Expectations". First time listening to a Kiss album as they were never a band I took seriously because of the makeup and Pyrotechnics, that's the only reason people like them right? They're not very good and their only good song I'm aware of "Rockn roll all nite" isn't on this shit album so fuck it round down 1!

This show sounds like it would have been fun to be at. Great performance and sound

The first track didn't do much for me beside make me worried about having to listen to the whole thing. I've said before I have a hard time taking British MCs seriously and this was kind of the same. But the beats, samples and grooves grew on me and it became a somewhat interesting listen. "Jimmy" and "Paper Planes" are bangers

It's fine, not amazing not terrible. Could be setbreak music. I had a dream last night I was on the rail at a show which was cool then did it twice after. That's a good night. "The rough and the Quick" gets this album an extra star, awww yeah

Le Freak is a jam and it's good overall but some songs just go on for too long. Liked it better then the other Chic album

The first time I remember heating Tommy was in the early 1990s. Back then we were exploited Columbia House and BMG to get CDs for cheap and my dad upgrading vinyl LPs. So Tommy arrives and it gets put on our fancy CD player with dual cassette deck. I'd never heard any music like it, not only Keith Moon's insane drumming but music that told a story. I'd never heard of opera of course much less rock-opera so my mind was blown! I followed along with the Liner notes and enjoyed it allot. Later I would hear Quadrophenia and be even more blown away. I also was thinking just yesterday that I'm 335 albums in and nothing by The Who yet. I'm glad that's been corrected!

Was 2007 the year I may have seen LCD Soundsystem at Lollapalooza? Or was it 2008? That seems like something that happened for some reason. If it did happen it was me walking by a listening for a bit.

I don't know this was fine but went on for over 2 hours. I think this is the 4th Metallica album I've had wow! More interesting than just a live album with the addition of an orchestra to a metal band.

My fire has been lit

As 3 as 3's get. Not great, not terrible. Very mid as they say

Not bad this can be added to the listen again pile

This is fine could be setbreak music but much more chill. I liked the uptempo stuff the most, could be good background and road trip music

Another interesting and kinda weird one I was not expecting. Add to the listen again pile

This just kept going on and on and it was allot of the same beats and violent boasts. If it weren't for a few straight up bangers this would get a 1

I don't know this just ain't my thing. Not terrible but not really good

I was first Entroduced to this album by my old pal Fletch who sadly passed away last year. This (I think) was in the late 90s or 2000 when we were in high school. He pretty much said we need to get as stoned as possible and listen to this. So we did and that will always be the optimal way to experience this crazy, ground breaking sample Fiesta. Around 2008 when we all lived in Chicago we saw DJ Shadow at the Vic Theater and took Molly and smoked a bunch of green. That also was a great time. So I love this album and miss ya Fletch RIP

So while listening to this I had some crazy coincidence or whatever happen. First I delivered to McHenry Illinois which is mentioned in the song Johnsburg Illinois where we also have customers. Then back at base he mentions Birmingham at the exact moment one of our trucks from Birmingham Alabama pulls out it front of me. I have no idea why he was all the way up here in Northern Illinois but made for a great coincidence. Album was fine, once I get used to Waits voice I enjoy the stories and it's just weird allot too so there's that.

It's fine and for the era maybe even ahead of its time. Preferable to gangsta rap

I believe this is the 3rd Prince album I've been given yet my favorite Prince album is probably not on the list. That of course is Dirty Mind. This one I'd never listened to all the way through and it's good and should get another listen. House quake!

This is fine would be good setbreak music. Good background and driving music

I don't know, it's fine but the Electronica style production got to be a bit much

So good, possibly my favorite Dylan album so it's up there at the top for best Dylan album. Start to finish it's just one great song after another and Bob's vocals are pretty good in this era along with Desire which is another favorite that I happened to listen to last week. This is a nominee for favorite album of the entire project!

Why is this like the 3rd New Order album I've been subjected to. Only the lead track I kinda like mostly from familiarity with it being played on WXRT here in Chicago over the years.

Didn't need to hear this weirdly unironic album. Did they listen to Kiss and Spinal Tap and want to mock it or honor it? No idea but wasn't a fan

I was already inclined to like this as my parents are fans of Joni, my mother in particular. Blue didn't get ads much play as Court and Spark but it is one I definitely remember hearing growing up .

Good stuff

I don't know why this group has another album on this list. It was weird and just ok. I made it through the whole thing and give it a rounded up 3

Apparently the author corrected the egregious mistake that was the inclusion of this album on the list removing it in a later edition. This is just bad in all ways and I made it through pretty much the whole thing skipping ahead when some tracks were just unbearable. A disgrace that this ever made it on the list at all

I've heard this many times over the years and it's such a great album start to finish. Sledgehammer and Big Time are bangers and In Your Eyes is a classic.

This is definitely some of the crazier shit that's made it on the list. How the author ever heard if Dr Octogon who knows. This gets extra star for being weird, crazy, offensive and just different

It's fine I guess, I don't really get the concept though

Powerfully sad, I'd listen again but hopefully not for a long time

Terrible musicians if you can call them that but extra star for the anarchy

How did this get on the list? Obviously never heard of this group and didn't really need to. I will finish the album so for that it gets a 2

Good stuff Janis sure has some powerful vocals on this one. Classic

Not sure if I like Folsom or this better but it's good. Weird how the swears are bleeped out

Very much a classic voice of a generation blah blah blah

It's ok Praise You and Rockafeller Skank are jams. Not something I'd put on to often or ever again

Eh it's ok kinda weird driving music. I liked the James Bond song and International Jet Set

This Elvis era is fine has a few good jams especially Suspicious Minds. I wish there was more rhythm section and less strings but overall a good listen

Wow how have I never heard this before?! This is exactly the kind of obscure weirdness that I'm glad the list sometimes provides. I can't believe this is from 1966, besides The Mother's and maybe The Dead who was making anything like this at the time. I hope it returns to streaming as I had to listen on you tube

Solid album gets close to Fela but has his own thing going. I can dig it, would make fine setbreak and possible festival camping music

Good beats and rhymes

Don't know when I'd ever listen to this again when not on allot of drugs at a rave or something. Breathe and Firestarter are jams I guess

Never heard of this and was pleasantly surprised! Definite new wave kind of feel and some tracks reminded me of talking heads from this same time frame. Could use another listen in the future

It's fine. Fav tracks Our Lips are Sealed, Lust to Love, We got the Beat

I don't know its ok maybe I didn't "get" it and needs another listen

Oddly enjoyable may listen to more of their stuff

It's fine didn't do much for me round up to 3

Much of the music I listen to today can draw a direct line of influence back to King Crimson and prog so for that alone it gets a 5 even if it's kinda weird and slow in parts

It's okay they have better albums

This didn't do much for me

Can't say I've ever listened to an ABBA album front to back until today and it wasn't terrible. Contains the undeniable bangers of Dancing Queen and Fernando, Tiger was alright too.

Opens with Like a Rolling Stone and closes with Desolation Row. Best Dylan album? It's certainly up there

Meh

Good Beata and rhymes

Did not particularly enjoy this and it's certainly not "good" but can see how it's influential for better or worse. Religion I and II make some salient points in regards to organized religion pretty much being bullshit so it gets a star for that. Closing track Fodderstompf was weirdly interesting so I'll round up to a 3 for this album. I'm surprised too!

Look at album cover say, "this is gonna be weird". Ended up not as weird as I thought it would be so a bit disappointed. The whole time I was listening I created a documentary in my head about a penguin named Zopf. As a score to that nonexistent doc this would make sense. Otherwise it was just chill background music. And I swear I've heard the track "Milk" somewhere before! But where the hell would that have been!? Oh yeah, of course this was produced by Brian Eno

Some nostalgia factor here as this was a tape and later CD that was in the case on family road trips back in the 80s-90s. Solid album overall and it stands up after 40+ years

Solid Rockn roll

Contains my favorite song about leaving Earth due to humanity destroying it. As timely as ever in this ever increasingly fucked year of 2024. I too am hoping for replacement when the sun bursts through the sky. Excited to see Neil with Crazy Horse later this year

This one is way better then her other album on this list.

Her previous album Ray of Light was fine but this one just wasn't. I made it through the whole thing so there's that.

Best Radiohead album? Maybe so, maybe not. If it were combined with Amnesiac as (possibly) intended as a double album it for sure would be. But there's also OK Computer and In Rainbows so difficult to say which is "the best". Either way it's an easy 5 stars

Did not particularly enjoy this

After my second listen this one gets a 5. Second Bowie album in week is great!

I don't know, not terrible but not really good. It's what 3's are made for!

Goes on for a long time. Not bad but not awesomeness to zone out with on in the background. Probably not setbreak material

Good stuff playing the intricate acoustic stuff first to get all these English folkies or whatever comfortable then an absolute onslaught of loud noise unlike anything they've ever heard. Dylan didn't give a fuck that they hate it and that his vocals are pitchy and terrible. This is rock n roll unleased upon an unsuspecting world that was not at all ready. If I was in the audience would I have been yelling at the stage in anger or happiness? No idea but I love hearing this today

I wasn't sure what I was going to get with this one. Started off with disconcerting noise, not a good sign. Eventually it found a groove of sorts and wasn't unlistenable luckily. Not sure if this is a 2 or 3. Would possibly benefit from another listen. 2nd listen didn't do much more for me. This sounds like music angry robots would make and/or listen to.

Wow I had Kid A last week and now it's companion Amnesiac! I think I like this one slightly better but both are awesome and as I mentioned in previous review if these were a double album that would be up there with best double albums ever!

Another one that has some definite nostalgia factor as I've heard this many times over the years. It's good, very good

I remember when this came out which was almost 4 years ago already. It puts the unofficial 5 year waiting period for new albums to the test because it's fuckin good. Intense powerful vocals and some themes of loneliness and anger fit the crazy early months of the pandemic in April 2020. Yeah remember that whole thing? Society is pretty much permanently fucked from it but go on we must?

Needs another listen. After listen #2 it gets a 4

First few tracks I thought to myself he must really like Jay-Z and sure enough Jay-Z is a producer. Had some good rhymes and interesting record overall

This isn't something I'd willing listen to again not list worthy

Definite James Brown and Prince inspired. Listened twice not bad.

Another well done and depressing indictment of American culture from the early 90s. Even worse how not only things haven't gotten better but even worse especially considering one political parties descent into full blown fascist madness. We're probably doomed

I don't know this doesn't do much for me.

Gave it a second listen to decide of its a 3 or 4. It's a 3

Hadn't heard of her before, this was pretty good and added to the listen to again someday pile

I had to listen to this twice because I just didn't know what to make of it. Like another review said, I still don't know if I like it or not. The Lo-fi DIY esthetic isn't really my thing but it's kinda interesting. "Good morning Captain" is probably the best track even though I still don't know what the hell is going on. The howling of pain at the end is certainly one to haunt your dreams though

It's OK I just hope there's some real dub Reggae type stuff on the list like King Tubby, Scientist, Prince Douglas etc

This was weird but not necessarily in a good way

With it being Opening Day 'Livin on a Prayer' is very appropriate as it's organ music at just about every ballpark I'd imagine. 'Wanted Dead or Alive' is a banger of course and 'Never say Goodbye' is a solid monster ballad. So for never listening to this album it's pretty good overall especially as far as 80s hair metal type stuff goes

Interesting could use another listen

The music is better than the vocals and lyrics for sure. Doubt I'd revisit this one after giving it a 2nd listen

Like pretty much all gangsta rap much of it hasn't aged well but he's got some rhymes. I also love the irony that the original gansta Ice-T plays a police on a show literally called "Law and Order"

I may be a honky who doesn't often tonk but this was fine. Maybe it's because I can't stand modern country that seems so intentional with the twangy accent or whatever and also how it's formulaic garbage. This is much more enjoyable and I liked it more as it went on

I don't know didn't do much for me, maybe a second listen would have it make sense or is it not supposed to. They're like The Kinks but intentionally far weirder or something

Not sure what's going on here but I listened to the whole thing

Didn't finish, I found the rhymes and beats to just be grating

Not bad, could be setbreak music

Not bad, I like songs that tell stories so much this was a good one

Rough voice always takes a bit to get used to but always love the weird stories. The jazz club vibe is interesting, I like it

After a 2nd listen it's a worthy of a 5. The Stranger is a jam and Scenes from an Italian Restaurant is great

Who needs to think when your feet just go?

Some of the songs a kinda hot but otherwise didn't do much for me

Didn't hate but didn't really like it a charitable 3

Can't say I'm a fan of nu-metal or whatever but I did listen to this whole thing. It has that one song "Drive" that I remember and have put on a driving themed road trip playlist. "Battlestar Scratatalitcica" or whatever wad ok. So I liked the songs that don't sound like the rest of the album.

Definitely the most French thing I've ever heard. Dude has some passion I'll give him that just no idea what the hell he's singing. At least Spanish I kinda understand and Portuguese I can make some guesses. Not terrible and entertaining I guess. The crowd treats this guy like Taylor Swift, they go nuts which is pretty funny

Its both awesome and terrible. Few can do that. I couldn't help but sing along to The Minotaur. If more of the album was like that it would have been better. Apparently if you had access to a Sitar in 1968 it was required to be put on the record whether you're any good playing it or not. They're not. This really dragged on making me look forward to it finally ending

Love when Bowie brings the funk. Starting with Young Americans ending with Fame is solid bookends

It's been said that "Lemmy is god". If that's true then consider me an atheist. It's all he same song

It's fine I guess

Solid rock and blues and Rod Stewart's vocals are top notch. I heard this one and Beck-ola plenty of times growing up so it's got some pleasant nostalgia too

So 4 days ago I get Motörhead No Sleep Til Hammersmith and am contemplating if in fact Lemmy is god. I decide it's unlikely that Lemmy is god and if he is that makes me an atheist. Lemmy is back (from space! In the past!) And his crazy fuzzed out bass drives this weird crazy madness. So I like Lemmy better in Hawkwind and think this "album" would be improved with a few jack and cokes and a doobie. So yeah, I'd have appreciated this more if I had other drugs in me besides caffeine.

Doesn't have the beat or funk to be setbreak music. How this compares to similar music in its genre? Who knows but it was kinda boring

They're way better then The Incredible String Band certainly on Sitar at least. Nice vocals and playing

Solid 3 songs to start the album. Walk of Life is great and reminds me of baseball probably because it was used in highlight reels or something. Goes a small distance to redeeming 1985 as the worst year in music. Gets slow in the middle so loses 5th star

Yes, thus is the kind of prog I'm talking about!

This is interesting and kinda weird, one to revisit perhaps someday

Has this been setbreak music? It could be setbreak music. Decent chill background stuff so it's okay

Not bad I'll give it another listen someday. I may like it better then Yankee Hotel Foxtrot we'll see how a second listen goes

As smooth and soulful as it gets! More evidence that 1969 may be the greatest year of music.

Didn't like his voice and it went on too long unlike all the sex he claims to have been having

I don't know kinda moody, semi-depressing and weird. The 80s production didn't help. Not something I'd put on again

Distinctive and interesting synth based music. Only heard the song 'Cars' before and it seemed like the whole album was leading up to that as I knew it had to be on here. Pleasantly surprised by this one, it could even be setbreak music! Gets a 4 today but is one to give another listen

It's OK I guess but without the film to go with it seems unnecessary for the list

Black Sunday is the better album. Is that one on the list too? I remember seeing them in concert around year 2000, that was a good time

It's interesting but gimot kinda long

It's not really my jam but side 2 had some jams so it's alright.

Like most all the other west coast gangsta rap of the era it has not aged well lyrically. That's not to say Snoop doesn't have solid rhymes and of course Dr. Dre's production is on point. It's got a couple bangers as well and looking at this along with The Chronic it's the early 90s in a time capsule. So we're gonna smoke an El to this!

It's fine I guess not something I'd likely put on again but it didn't hurt my ears.

Ugh 1985 is the worst year. Couldn't finish this shit

This would be good for an overnight stretch of a road trip, keeps ya awake. Liked the track 'Melt'

It didn't hurt my ears so I'm giving a charitable 2 stars. Getting 2 English punk debuts from 1978 in a row, hopefully that's it!

Side 1 was rough was close to turning it off. Side 2 was better as the lead singer wasn't screeching so much and it was almost like a cross between Blondie and The Clash or something

Powerful vocals, smooth sound. Like it!

Classic that I of course remember from when it first came out in that magical summer of 1991. Great flow, funky bass lines and a few bangers.

I don't know, maybe needs another listen as it went by fast

Other album is better

Nothing on here struck me as being list worthy. The few tracks with harmonica were not good and the fact that it didn't hurt my ears or just make me angry kept it from getting 1 star.

Never heard her before, I like it. Solid, powerful vocals and having a good time it sounds like. One to revisit

I liked it. Gave a 2nd listen and it will go in my playlist of stuff for driving to the fest Mondegreen this summer!

Just okay background music, probably not setbreak music. Not terrible but not one I'd seek out or probably ever play again

I've heard this one many times over the years as my parent had it on vinyl. I'm reminded of the crazy long amount of time it took us to see Elton John fir his Farewell yellow brook road tour. I bought tickets fir the show in Milwaukee in January 2018 for a February 2019 show. About 2 weeks before the show it gets postponed for "technical reasons" until Octobet 2019. Luckily it still happened and ended up being the last concert I saw before Covid shut everything down a few months later. Anyway, classic album love it!

Didn't know what to expect and it's reasonably pleasant so ok!

This was fine. Could maybe be setbreak music

I liked it and will add it to the listen again pile. It could be setbreak music. Will check out more of their records

Not as terrible as I feared which has been a theme with (some) metal albums. I wouldn't willingly put this on but it rocked adequately

My first thought when this was generated was "ugh, I don't want to listen to Bjork this morning". My first thought was correct as this was a slog to get through. I can't say I really liked anything about it and was glad when it was over so does that make it get a 1 or do I round up since I managed to get through the whole thing?

Did not finish not list worthy but it didn't hurt my ears so I'll be nice and give a 2

First side good weird interesting. Side 2 not as much but they went for it

I'm just not going to listen to Slipknot. Knot sorry

One of the greatest, loudest live albums ever. As if the regular 1970 set The Who puts on isn't enough why not do a full runthrough of Tommy as well. Awesome

Did not like the other album from this group on the list but this one was okay. Kinda weird would give another listen

It was fine

Did not finish. The vocals suck and it's just not very good

Interesting lyrics I like it

Is it the best Zeppelin album? Maybe so maybe not. Either way it's awesome and gets a 5

Didn't particularly enjoy this but I made it to the end and was glad it was over.

Liked more the I thought I would.

Surely this has been setbreak music. If it hasn't it totally should be

Kinda weird but had some interesting parts

Made it through the whole thing

Syd Barrett craziness you can hear the start of what they'd become but its also pretty weird

Decent driving and/or background music

Did not particularly enjoy and was glad when it ended. Charitable 2

Listened to this twice and feel like there's more I'm missing. I like the voice and general vibe though

Strange coincidence with this one as the generator gave me a Bowie album, then at the show tonight they play Moonage Daydream then the set closes with David Bowie. We listened to this on the way home after our quick escape from the lot. It needs a second listen when in a different head space as was a bit crispy after the show

Not bad

Probably the best Kinks album and my favorite. It's definitely been setbreak or pre-show music so that helps too.

Wow never heard of this before but it's got some beats and is a beautiful time capsule of the late 80s! This could be played at setbreak and has some rhymes. One to revisit

She's not bad but I don't really like her singing if that makes sense

Listened to this twice and feel like there's more I'm missing. I like the voice and general vibe though

Innovative and weird and interesting

What is this prog-metal? Not as bad as I feared but I think I liked their other album I've heard better

Not my thing but not terrible I guess

This reminds me of 1999. It's fine but was too long

Wow this is some crazy shit. I can see it benefiting from another listen when on more drugs then just caffeine.

I don't know what to do with this. I wouldn't voluntarily put it on but it's not exactly unlistenable. 3rd album by this band somehow?

Is it a good Aerosmith album. It doesn't matter because Love in an Elevator is one of the tracks that gets played on Rock n Rollercoaster (Starring Aerosmith) at Disney World's Hollywood Studios

Great album, we listened while driving east towards Mondegreen. Reminds me of listening to REM while driving to New York so many times over the years.

Weird

After listening to this once I'm confident that what ever I manage to play on the Sitar is great and deserves to be on a "psychedelic rock" album. -Me in 1967 In reality I need to listen to this again as there's so much going on yet it's so simple but it's definitely not.

Classic album I've heard many times over the years. Listened to this twice including in the campground at Mondegreen

Wow haven't heard this one in a long time! I used to want to live in the Rhythm Nation before I found out how difficult that would be. Escapade is a fuckin banger and gets this to a 4 despite the overproduction reverb drum machine sound.

Meh not that great

Better then the other album they have on the list but still not good

Ok I guess for an early early drive to the airport

This is fine I liked the other album from Doves on the list.

Ugh not my thing. I know little about Morrissey but he's apparently an asshole. Not sure why exactly but that's what I know about him. And he was in The Smiths. That's it I guess. This was tolerable but not great.

Had the Aerosmith album Pump the other day. That one is way better.

Do I listen to this again? Meh probably not. Didn't do anything for me, so much mid-90s Brit Pop. Makes sense as Oasis just announced a big reunion tour next year (2025) in the UK

Not my thing but it's not unlistenable so that's good.

I like it it's gotta a certain vibe but it's a bit repetitive.

I'm not a big fan of dense layers of reverb drenched guitar so this was not for me

Was this brilliant or just madness? I may have to listen to It again. Very strange that's for sure

I don't know, it's just kinda boring

Not that great in general and Lemmy's "singing" is just god awful. Only song I kinda liked is (We are) The Road Crew but of course it then reminded me I picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue.

Blah

It's fine I like their other albums better but this was a good start

Chill background countryfied music, good voice. I had another album by her like 2 weeks ago so that's a weird coincidence?

The reviewer who said it alternates between boring and weird was right. The weird parts were better it should have all been like that.

I knew this day would come. Approaching so bad it's good territory but it's still bad. Even my limited nostalgia from hearing this shit back in 98 (in high school ugh) when it was new can't save it. Joe C. had way to small of a part, his rap is hilarious. Also the Bud Light has turned him gay.

Muy bien!

Like Run-DMC they are the foundation of rap and hip hop to come. Never heard any songs on this before besides the title track and that was probably a shortened radio edit version. Has 3 bangers and a couple weird slow-jams that I thought were being an ironic joke but I guess in 1982 (the year of my birth ugh) this was serious. Gains the 4th star for 'The Message' and it's influence

More mediocre Brit-pop. Why? This is not new, interesting or as good as other Brit-pop that dominates the list. It doest hurt the ears so gets a 2nd star for being completed

Is it nu-metal or nu-prog or what? Had some moments but overall not my thing. Some jams I guess

Kinda depressing but I like storytelling albums so maybe revist someday

It's fine, could be setbreak music. Are they pioneers in the use if accordion in electronic music? It's certainly possible

Went inside a building to check in and it kept playing in the truck. I didn't mind that I missed any of it. Generous 2 stars

Stand is better but this one is fine

Forgettable

I don't know allot going on here it maybe needs a second listen but it was just weird and kinda long

Interesting, could use another listen

Good stuff, fun and not at all serious. King Louie!

Of of the best and favorite albums ever, an easy 5

Hymn 43 gets this to a 5 alone. Does it have a unifying theme or "concept" as an album? Doesn't really matter I guess. So is the whole album about Aqualung and his journey away from forced religion or something?

Wow what a week, had OK Computer on Monday and Thursday is The Bends! These are both in the top 3 Radiohead albums along with In Rainbows and Kid A...or is that 4? Anyway great album love it easy 5!

Boring

Listened to it so it gets a 2. Weird but it had its moments I guess

Nothing here that struck me as list worthy. He's not bad but it's just not special or great and there's so many albums and artists left off the list for something like this.

At least it's short. California Uber Alles and Holiday in Cambodia were alright

One of the best albums ever? Yeah probably

Got a little better as it went on. The dub other weird stuff was ok but unlikely to revisit. I'm feeling like 2.45 but will round up.

I listened to it and it didn't hurt my ears but wasn't particularly memorable so a nice safe 2.5 round up to 3

Ok I guess

It's fine other solo stuff is better

Listen again someday ?

It's not that it's necessarily bad, but what makes this list worthy over so many other things? Ugh I've said this same thing very recently haven't I.

Interesting that last week on the Reddit group someone asked if this is the shortest album on the list and I believe the answer is yes. Now it pops up today! It was recommended to listen to It twice back to back so I did. No song goes past 1:35 so it's all short and to the point. That's good in a way. So yeah this wasn't terrible but still not my thing and probably never revisit but for what it is and hopes to "accomplish" it works. Now back to my regular programing of bands playing a single song longer than this whole thing

Boring and don't they know drum machines have no soul? Made it all the way so it gets a 2. Not list worthy

Great album love her voice! Slow Burn, Oh, what a World has all the feels, the kind of song that can almost make you briefly forget that we may all be totally fucked in a couple weeks. Love is a Wild Thing another great track. I can only hope the closing track which claims "It will all be alright" is true.

When (many) people remark there's too much Elvis Costello on the list they must be referring to albums like this. I generally like Elvis Costello but this was unremarkable and not really list worthy

Not my favorite REM record but still very good.

This noise did not improve my mood this morning. I did get all the way through it so that's an accomplishment

Yeah Kanye was way better before he went totally nuts into the Trump Swamp and all that. He has some good rhymes and beats with top-notch guests like Jay-Z and Mos Def so it's not terrible

What am I missing here? This was not very good with the pitchy singing and off key violins or whatever. Listened to the whole thing though so gets a charitable 2

I don't know the low-fi isn't really my thing but it also didn't totally hurt my ears

Not my favorite Dan album but very solid

What the hell did i just listen too? Can be described as Bjork like but that doesn't make it good. Finished it so it gets a 2. Numbers was only interesting track

It's consistently inconsistent. How is this the 2nd album by her on this list. 1 wasn't enough? She has a unique style I'll give her that

Interesting and weird in the best possible way. Further investigation required

If it wasn't November 6th 2024 this morning as I listen to this is could be a bit more objective. So while not terrible it loses a star because I feel terrible about the country/world being doomed

If it wasn't November 6th 2024 this morning as I listen to this is could be a bit more objective. So while not terrible it loses a star because I feel terrible about the country/world being doomed

I liked this one more but it unfortunately still will suffer from me being bummed out about the country/world being doomed

If it wasn't November 6th 2024 this morning as I listen to this is could be a bit more objective. So while not terrible it loses a star because I feel terrible about the country/world being doomed

A great album to celebrate the end of justice and possibly democracy as we know it in America!

I like different stuff like this and parts remind me of the background music you hear at EPCOT and things like that and I'm a big background music fan. Part 1 was better but for "new" 50 year old now classical music it works. One to revisit

Weird but interesting not sure I'll revisit but maybe. Of course Eno had something to do with at least some of it

It's alright the instrumental stuff is better. Something to have on in the background on a late night road trip through a weird place. Round up because why not today

Good thing it wasn't very long. If it went on much longer it would've been turned off and given 1 star

Can it be too damn smooth? Nah

Yeah that will get it done

Liked this one more then the previous Randy Newman album. Political Science, You can leave your hat on, Maybe I'm doing it wrong were the favorite tracks.

I too am not that innocent. Soda pop is an underrated jam. E-mail my Heart is awwww. 16 year old me loved Britney back in '99, not so much her music though. It's a tolerable listen today. Extra nostalgia star

I don't know this was fine but not sure what to think of it. Had a song about Metrocard for the subway I guess. Be nice and give 3 stars why not

Not bad but not really list worthy. Never would have heard this without the list though so there's that

Needs another listen to really know what it's all about. Or not

Apparently my ill advised semester of German I took in high school left me unprepared for this. Its very dramatic and strange she has a good voice I guess but I'm just not sure what to do with this.

Did not finish. Its not early hurting but what's going on here? How is this unique or list worthy? I like that some obscure shit is on the list but what is this. Would this be better on drugs? Probably but would still be kinda bored

Never heard of this but I'm all about finding weird random crazy shit like this! The instrumentals and various interludes were cool and it's ahead of its time being from the early 80s. The "World Music " vibes pretty good too.

Not bad over the top theatrical rock n roll

I usually am not as big a fan of down tempo stuff like this but it's got some interest beats and atmospheric going on. Apple music rated this like 67 on the top 100 list they have which means nothing really. I will listen again on the way home from work in the car with better speakers then the ones in my work truck. On second listen it deserves a solid 4

Appropriate opening song. The rest was not my thing

Finished but it wasn't particularly good or memorable

Interestingly weird

It's a classic i guess but not that awesome

This is fine, in fact I may investigate if The Zutons made any other albums before they were killed.

Another classic that brings me back to hearing on LP in the 80s-90s that my parents would play. Too high is imprinted on my brain. Higher ground and Don't you worry bout a Thing are straight up bangers.

Or yeah this was weird maybe needs another listen. Not terrible hes like a cockney English Tom Waits or something

Definitely the most Depeche Mode sounding Depeche Mode album

Well, I knew this day would come so I suppose I was better prepared then most. Like any normal human I wanted to turn this off half way through the 2nd track, "Instinct of Survival". Perhaps it was just morid curiosity to see how much worse it could get had me leave it on for my entire drive to work on the first really cold day of winter 10f (-11c!). It was pretty much all the same song with the rapid drums, way to loud everything and of course there's unintelligible "singing" . "Siege of power" had a guitar solo. At least towards the end that other guy started screaming some like a weird little goblin. Deserves 1 star for being objectively awful but I made it through the whole thing, so Gott help me it gets 2 stars. Album cover is kinda cool

It's fine kinda long. Not really my jam but could see how some dig it

Solid psychedelic madness as the name would suggest. I think the monorail version is better but does it really matter?

Not listening to this whole thing sorry?

Quite possibly the greatest driving album ever. Komentenmelodie 2 has great tension and release. Morenspaziergang is just a beautiful way to end it.

Was this the third Blur album or 4th? Anyone i liked it the best of them all!

Decent late night or early morning trance type shit is guess. More drugs could help but not terrible I gyess

Interesting could use another listen

Not really list worthy. Its like music a late 80s teen sitcom or drama would produce to be played at the promise or whatever

Weird in the best possible way

Not good. So they're trying to be the Sex Pistols? Ugh, finished so it gets rounded up to 2 stars

Festivus came early this year as this is a traditional album (along with Billy Joel) to be played that day. This I know of course from watching the entire series of Seinfeld on DVD with the added "notes about nothing" extra info. And the Festivus Wikipedia page or something. Anyway I like it

Wow this has a groove going

Haven't heard this in awhile and forgot how good it is.

It's fine I guess not really my thing but guy can sing. Favorite line was "If you were a horse I'd shovel the crap from your stable"

Didn't do much for me. Kinda all the same song

Better then the other album by this same group from 2 days ago wtf. Still not great so I overrated the previous one I guess oh well

Interesting stuff i don't know what's going on exactly but I gave it 2 listens and it's something to take drugs too and or for a long weird night road trip

Turned off after a few tracks couldn't take anymore

Something to listen to again as its interesting. I can dig a 20 minute opening track. Not sure most on here can lol

Not terrible I guess

One of if not the best Neil albums. Add this to list of possible favorite albums on the list.

Great album love Stevie Another one I remember hearing on vinyl back in the olden days. Yeah it might get a little bit long and weird but its got the funk, jams and is just good

I've already heard 3 or is it 4 Blur albums and have a hard time differentiating this from them. Goes without saying but too much BritPop

It's alright and interesting, put it into the revisit pile

Pretty, pretty goo. Maybe the sonic youth album I've liked the most minus the track with screeching noise

One of my favorites and a very important and influential album for reasons most here would find too boring or weird

Uhhh pretty, pretty, pretty good

Now this is great pre show tunes to get down to. I'm pretty sure one of their other albums has been played as setbreak music and big down with it

Better than the other Hole album on here

This one hits extra hard now that God help us the Tangerine Palpatine has returned. We're all pretty much doomed so we must fight the power I suppose

As proggy as original gets which many probably hate but I don't mind. This kind of thing directly led to my favorite bands and how they play so I'm down with it. Single side tracks are awesome

The Boss has done better this one's not list worth

Weird not sure what's going on here

Classic easy 5

Not sure but I listened to it all

Listened to it but don't really remember it so didn't create much of an impression

Such an interesting weird album that needs more then one listen. It has the ambient Eno stuff but at the same time Byrne is doing the afro-funk Fela kinda thing. Fear of Music and Remain in Light are right around this album. Of course then the direct line from that album to Phish covering it for Halloween 96 which led to the groove-based jams of 97 and beyond. So right around the time of my birth in 82 the strange brew of prog like Yes, King Crimson and Genesis combined with the weirdness and technical whatever of Zappa. Throw in classic guitar rock of Hendrix, Zeppelin and the Stones and the music that's defined and dominated my life for near 30 years. So yeah I like and appreciate David Byrne and Brian Eno

Not Neil's best but still better than 90% off the list

It's OK. Makes me think of that rock band guitar hero game

In the late 90s I may have had a soft spot in my heart for stupid, Stoner rap type stuff. While Scooby Snacks is a jam that's about it and it doesn't really hold up

I will listen again unique

No familiar with them, kinda weird could use another listen

Maybe my favorite Joni album. Reminds me of driving to Mwold this was in the tape rotation for sure.

How is there a single Kings of Leon album on this list and now this is the THIRD (3rd) one. Wtf?! I only liked the first song and just can't deal with the guys voice. There better not be a 4th one ugh. 2 star but only because I managed to listen to It all

I don't know I'm just not a big Sonic youth fan. They sure have allot of albums on here

It's OK when she sticks to the blues guitar but should not have got sucked into that terrible late 80s production but I guess it was unavoidable

So I've no listened to all The Smiths now albums right? This didn't do much for me

I'm sure someone somewhere considers this brilliant to to me on this day it's allot of noise. So yeah my listening was less than ideal as my current gig is wearing me out and making me crazy.

Listened to the first half on the way to work. Had no desire to put it back on so it's a sad birthday party 😔

So was this their we have to make a Sargent Peppers album? Not sure why it's here just like Trafalgar. I don't know what it's about but it was better then that one at least. I guess they were better at disco

It's kinda all the same song

I like the happy go lucky I'm having fun and trying to get laid Sinatra allot more then the sad "In the wee hours" Sinatra.

An all time classic and favorite. Just the other day I asked my mom if she liked this one better than Revolver. Back in the olden days I'm sure revolver and Rubber Soul were sides 1 and 2 on a Maxell XL-II 90 in the car. So yeah I've heard this one allot since I was born in guess

This was sort of the background music to my day at work driving through rain that decided to turn into snow. It wasn't a bad thing on in the background I guess but not sure I'd put it on more or probably ever again. It sure went on for along time too

So i thought i was finished with The Smiths and Morrissey. I was wrong.

I listened to this whole thing and unsurprisingly TV Party was the only song I liked. Otherwise allot of mediocre noise

So way back in the olden days meaning around 99-00 my old pal Charlie introduced me to the P-Funk or at least what I knew of them beyond the classic film PCU. He had this album on CD and was nice enough to dub me a copy onto cassette. I think he put Sly Stone on the B side. He had what he thought was a hilarious joke of making a tape labeled Dave Matthew's Band but was only dave for like 30 seconds then Sly comes on. This presumably to freak out the squares or something. Anyway I love this album one of my true intros to Funk!

The sheer ambition gets it to 4 i guess

Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson all did it first and better. Its not unlistenable but not really list worthy

Just terrible. How's garbage like this and not one but two Slipknot albums on the list? I get that in the late 90s Nu-metal was all the rage for some reason but it still sucks.

Was pretty good until he went off into gangsta rap territory.

Another one that makes you say "why is this here" instead of (unrepresented but way better artist). Its better then Korn at least but didn't do much for me

Like so much 90s gangsta rap allot doesn't hold up to the times but this has so many undeniable bangers.

Not the worst metal but still not my thing

After listen number 2 I think i get it. Its one to revise for sure. 4.5 round down

10 years later and seemingly nothings changed except now we're ALL doomed. This one hits allot different in this current era ugh it's rough. Good album though but needs multiple listens to get it

I really thought i was done with Morrissey a few weeks ago. I literally said "ughhhhh" when this popped up as i eat breakfast at 430 in the morning. Wrong again. This was listenable plus he's angry at allot of the same people I'm angry at so that's good I guess

It's fine but not awesome or anything not really list worthy

I don't know the pretty much Rip off the Stones, Zeppelin, ACDC and whatever else. Nothing much new here at least this was before everything had to be drenched in reverb.

Another's one where just because it may be influential on others doesn't mean it's good

This guy must be the final boss of 90s Brit-pop on the list. Its not terrible but also not good like so many things, just not for me I guess

So I knew I'd be driving allot at work today so figured, why not listen to Strange Cargo parts 1 and 2 in preparation for part 3. We'll turns out I liked those ones way more then part 3 which I will be giving 2 stars but only because I finished it. Parts 1 and 2 would each get 3 stars but none of that matters and who is this guy anyway?

Another awful album that has no place on the list. Did the editor if the book actually listen to this or what? Terrible

It's weird but fine when I get past the voice. The storytelling is where it's at

Ugh no more Kanye !

This is fine but they have better albums

What was this? It was interesting and weird for sure but not something I'd ever put on or subject anyone too. Gets a 2nd star for the sheer ambitious weirdness

This guy sure is sad or something

I'm pretty sure this guy has a different album that's been setbreak music. It works in that format because setbreak is always weird but not really otherwise

Their other albums are better

I just don't know

Ill take unique underrepresented "world music" like this over yet more britpop

It's good I just like Blue and Court and Spark better

Listened to this last week couldn't remember it much. Not usually a good sign. Now 2nd listen it's OK but still unremarkable. Round up to 3

This is the kind of country I like

Yeah I like the VU and this one is just almost too weird and noise filled. But it's interesting and ambitious especially 'The Gift' such a weird story. Sister Ray does go on a bit too long

I previously listened to this in an airport last summer (August 24). I was going from O'Hare to San Francisco at the ungodly hour of 4am all so I could make it to the Oakland Coliseum before the A's and all that history was over. This was pleasant to listen to in an airport terminal through ear buds, much better then on my early drive to work in the car. If this was played at even some airports just some of the time that would be great. Outside of airports maybe not so much

Amazing this is the Who's 4th or 5th best album as Tommy, Quad, Who's Next and maybe ever The Who's by Numbers are all better. This one's still great though and pretty original for the era. I doubt Face Dances will be on the list but one can hope