Was nervous to listen to this. Did not go in with high expectations. Had to skip Mr shit song. Song no.3 pretty annoying. Song 1 best so far. Find this vocalist so punishing "smile like you mean it". I think I have Brightside PTSD. Holy shit, this album has somebody told me on it as well. Chart topper. Oh no, I hate this song as well. These lyrics are pure ass, shit myself. Organs on song 5 are interesting, oh no back to simple shit. I got soul but im not a soldier is a dumbass line. Song 5 sucks. Andy your a star isn't too terrible. On top sounds like every other song. Change your mind is very simple, not in a charming way. When is this album going to end. Thank god only 4 left. "You got a real short skirt I want to look up look up look up" - horrible. Everything will be alright is actually pretty good and moody so far, kinda like it. Atmospheric. Fav song yet. Last song is just ok. Rating: 3/10 (assuming most of these albums are influential/good).

Too jazz heavy for my taste. Listened on an airplane and had to skip through some songs. To my ears it all sounds too similar. Not my style, I tried.

Backdrifts kinda slaps, aint gonna lie. Quite nice so far, definitely can hear the progression from kid A -> In Rainbows. Okay Backdrifts properly slaps. Where I end you begin is pretty tasty, yummy. Also very varied sound. Honestly, on first listen this has been pretty good, which is not always the case for even really good radiohead albums in the past. Think this may be a sneaky good one for my taste. There There is nice track. I will is very different as well, slow harmonies. Nice contrast. I'm feeling a solid 4 tbh.

Positive vibe thus far. Love the keyboard and ambience. All I need slaps a little too hard. Great work music. Talisman is epic. You make it easy is beautiful, this album is amazingly relaxing. some songs have some slight drag, but this looking like a 4. I'm finding the distinction between 3 and 4 very difficult. 3 seems to bad, but 4 seems quite high.

Love some songs, quite slow though

Album had a few bangers, very unique. My previous notes had fav tracks but got deleted. The backside started to feel repetitive (loops) and kinda annoying which was difficult to vibe with, was on the bus.

Harder to swallow with the artist have those allegations against him, confusing. Not overly impressed with the opener. I'm not going to complete this listen for now.

Since I left you is not what I expected. Flight tonight is kinda a poopy. Quiet electronic but really feels like it could have come out yesterday not 22 years ago. Frontier psychiatrist sounds awesome. Not quite my cup of tea, but does sound like a multiple listen sorta album. Wouldn't hate revisiting.

eDgY. So far not bad (on washer), not afraid to change pace and throw random surprising sections in. But so far not blown away by the choices and sounds like an angsty teen a little too much. Just checked RYM, may have been a bit to critical, but I honestly have not been blown away yet. Also looks like they only had one proper album. Solid 3

Not bad, very listenable. Bit slow

Yeah pretty cool, wasn't a focused listen tbh. There is potential

Now that's some jazz I can get into. Very experimental.

Damn boi, what a banger. One of my favs all time. So visual, moody and extreme. Love so many tunes sonically and so fun to listen. Some skits run a little tired after a while but some are entertaining and very much suit the vibe of the album. My favourite Eminem album. 9.2/10

Nice start, good vibe. Oh I'm going to like this aren't I. Don't love mojo pin but is very different. Grace hits hard. Lilac wine mmmm. Too busy to right notes, but he holds it down for the final track Forget Her. Very pleasant experience. Closer to a 5 than a 3, but gonna have to go 4. But can see myself absolutely treasuring this in the future.

Not too shabby, I can see why she was selected by mister Campbells soup to join the velvety ones. In facts sounds so reminiscent that I'm thinking lou contributed. Yes I was correct, also came out after the aforementioned debut album. Producer added strings and flutes against wishes, don't totally disagree with producer man, but artist should have control... I'll keep it with mine was by bobby boy, interesting. Eulogy was very cool closer, haunting a little bit. Very enjoyable, some particular tones annoy me, but a positive experience.

Very nice, just very good. Good. Nice. Good. Nice. 4/10

Not bad for a full jazz album, nice work.

I made notes for this that didn't save, sad. Its like a 3.5. Gonna go 4.

Better than anticipated, generally enjoyable. very 80s though

Yeah very good, respect (wink). Powerful voice and seemingly lyrics, gonna have to give this a 4, always tough to give a 5 if I haven't heard it before

Ah, a 5. Delicious. Blackstar is such hot fucking fire. Listening to next day than this is quite interesting. It almost makes next day seem not as good. He definitely got a creative explosion during his sickness, but its crazy because its accurate as well. Like I feel like david was creative for almost his whole career bar the mid to late 80s, but somehow death returned him to 70s form. Blackstar-Tis a pity she was a whore-Lazarus is an aggressively good start. Maybe bowies best open of any album (shit he actually has a lot of good starts. Just when I thought it was slowing down "I can't give everything"

I enter this hesitantly. Country + 80's... FEAR. Nice voices so far. Not overly punishingly 80's thus far. Somewhat boring but not really offensive. Heading for a 3 here.

It be tricky... to rock and... to rhyme. Nice 80's rap start. Hard times, they like intertwining their lyrics between them lol. Hard times kinda sucks tbh. Rock-box is wayyy better kinda sick electric guitar. Jam was decent. Hollis crew is suppper bouncy 80's rap. Sucker's MC beat kinda stinky, but rap kinda good more relaxed. Dream was really good delivered in a slightly punishing way. Kinda punishing my ears now (2nd to last track). Ok that sound got old, light 3.

Only has the bloody 2h collectors addition. Gonna listen to 4 songs, if it sucks it goes off, if its good it stays on. Welcum to the gaunlet. It didn't do enough, but also wasn't asss bad as some reviews suggested. Solid 2 from the first 4 tracks....

Nice chill vibes thus far. I do kinda like different languages some times, way more relaxing cause you don't care, its just sounds. Though it would be harder to get realllly into it I reckon. Didn't leave much of an impact, but decent 3

Don't love his singing style. Haven't heard anything too interesting in this album yet. It sounds so familiar for a band I've never heard with such a weird name. Some interesting instrumentation and lyrics. But I don't like listening to it.

Yeah nice album, a little bit underwhelmed. But the flows and production were really nice. Just not fully my style. solid 4.4 out of 10.

So far sppoooky. Accidentally did shuffle, ass. Where the wild rose grows is an easy listen, nice. Henry lee is a nice track, I feel as though this album is worth a re-listen as the sequencing may aid its flow. Stagger Lee is goood. Yeah, this ones in between a 3 and a 4. Probably a 3.6

Have not much clue of this man going in. Like the album cover, cautious optimism. oof. Superstition is a track. And holy stuck the landing, the last track is epic. Yeah I mean this is very close to a 5. But if I gave it a 5, it would probably be due to external factors. Probably more like a 4.3 for my taste.

Blair. like a rock in the middle of the ocean, albums I know and love are lifesavers and refreshing. Its mostly likely gonna be a 5.

Liking it so far. Every song has a flavour, but still cohesive. It does sound like Oasis and "brit pop" though which I didn't really know what it sounded like till now. Tinnny bit punishing. Wasn't blooown away but a solid 3.6, rounded to a low 4.

Never really got into live albums. But Sam seems like as good as anyone to break that trend. Ok that man has charisma in spades. Really liked it actually, but I think the nature of live albums means its gonna be a 3. But I can see circumstances where I might play this. PS: This activity makes you crave short albums, but ironically if you really love an album you have no problem with a longer run time. 40 mins may be the perfect run time though.

Oh this is going to be strange. Hey there is passion. Who are you this time is a cool contrast of gristle and sweet melody. Its perhaps not a good sign, however, that I felt very relieved when I heard the next song after the album was done. Not quite a 1, probably like a 1.7 (2).

Note a hugeee fan of this type of 90's rock. Its just hits me as very American. Thats hard to listen to at work. I just cannot today. Almost called it quits and slapped with a 2. I need to be more resilient. Hated quiet, twas not quiet. Fuck its that heavy electric guitar I hate. Don't enjoy the vocals either. Man this really sums up my distaste for this kinda genre. Ok it got a bit better towards the end, or I got used to it. Dont think I could ever listen to this album just like that, but could enjoy tracks. like a 2.6 out of 10.

ooo the first track is a bit rad. ahhh nice. Some famous tracks that I recognize far more than I expected. Okay there is actually some cool stuff here and some decent diversity. It's not exactly my style but doesn't overcrowd too much. its a solid 3.6/5

Well expectations have to be high, even though not yet in my style wheel house so far. I mean it has stairway to heaven. Wasn't super vibing it most of the way through, struggle to get on board with the sound. Just doesn't sound good to my ear yet. I can recognize the quality without particularly enjoying it. Going to Cali brought me back a bit. If "When the levee breaks doesn't do something good here, we are heading for a 3 (3.4)". Hmm almost, just not sure if it justifies a 4 from initial listen which is what all other albums have received. Okay that song lifted it to a low four (3.5)

The first track always sounds corny to me, but I understand its anti-patriotism. So I guess it might intentionally sound like this. Listening to the lyrics I do enjoy the song more. Track #2 cover me sounds better than track #1 to me, though a bit repetitive. That drum beat is frustrating, its very apparent in track #3. I find track #3 a bit obnoxious in general. Do not enjoy the shalalala which occur followed by sax. Downtown train is a nice change up in the tracklist, a bit more relaxed and beautiful. Track #6 starts out in a similar tone to track #5 good track. Track #7 doesn't seem that interesting on face value. Bobby Jean (#8) is a really good track. I'm going down was a powerful tune. Glory days is back to a bit too corny for my liking. Dancing in the dark is a punishing track, very 80s. My hometown is a solid finish. Its like a 3.4 for me.

First listen without the blessed WH-1000-XM3's, used Alices JBL's. Had potential but did not suit my mood. Low 3.