Enjoyable to listen to, but not entirely memorable. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio/playlist, but I wouldn't actively reach for it.

I like this album, it reminds me of other albums I've listened to and enjoyed, but I can't put my finger on exactly what (Ok Go? Hot Hot Heat? Rooney?). It definitely sounds like a bunch of songs that would be on Scrubs. Would listen to again.

My first jazz album, a very good one to listen to. Blue in Green was my absolute favorite on this album

Holy damn, this is good! I love the funk/rock/hip hop/everything vibes throughout the first half of the album, and when I thought the second half might not live up, suddenly Say You'll Go and BaBopByeYa keep me hooked till the end. Her voice is spectacular when she gets a chance to highlight it, but there are so many other things going on in this album that I don't even mind that I don't get to hear it solo

All of the songs I know by Cyndi Lauper are on this album, so it was good to hear the rest of the songs. Though it was pretty much what I'd expect out of an 80s pop album

TIL I like funky bongo instrumental music. This is a fun album that would be both good "in the zone" and good "tune out in the background" music at the same time

I really liked half of the songs, I really didn't like the other half. Too....80s?

Most of the time I prefer hip hop like this album, with simple beats and good flows. But when I stopped to listen to some of the lyrics, they were.... weird? I did like the whole song dedicated to "your mama" jokes though

Not a fan of his voice, or his attempts for songs to be "weird"

This brought me right back to high school days. ALL THE NOSTALGIA! So surprised I hadn't listened to the whole thing before, it would have been (and still is) right up my alley

What I expected from The Cure. It was hard to hear the lyrics (not sure if that was a Spotify issue)

Definitely enjoyed the album more than I thought I would

Listening to this album makes me wish I were vacationing on a tropical island somewhere without any worries

The songs would be a great mix of pop and rock and Tina Turner, but the background instruments didn't do anything to improve the songs. They were those shallow sounding synth and guitar parts typical to the 80s. If all the songs sounded like "I Wrote a Letter" I would have liked this album a lot more

Just.....no. A lot of noise.

Reminds me of Franz Ferdinand a little bit. I like the wide variety of instruments on the whole album

Damn I liked this a lot more than I expected! Strong guitar gets me every time

Good album. I enjoyed the rock and funk, but the instrumental interludes went on for longer than I liked

The first half wasn't bad, it was an interesting folksy thing. But it lost me in the second half.

Based on what I knew about Ziggy Stardust, I thought this was going to be a weeeird album, but it was just good ol' rock and roll. I really enjoyed all the songs, and the mix of instruments gave each song its own vibe and made the album feel nice and cohesive.

Led Zeppelin - how can you go wrong?

It's a good album to rock to. The long solos didn't put me off as much as I expected because they felt like they had a point, as opposed to just jamming out for time. And what a way to end the album - with "When a Blind Man Cries"

An enjoyable album with amazing harmonies and instrumentation. I wish the subject matter were different and not as one-note/poppy as the usual 60s stuff (aka love songs). The second half of the album branched out into other topics, which was great. But even though I wasn't a fan of the typical sappy love songs, I looooove God Only Knows (how could I not??)

Not a fan at all. Too much growling and screaming for me

I don't like country ONE BIT, but this was actually enjoyable. Minimal twang, minimal banjo, and minimal stereotypical country topics. If it weren't her singing, I would have thought this was some soft pop album and not country. Kind of reminds me of Taylor Swift

The rock was great, but I wish I liked Kurt Cobain's voice more. "Something In The Way" was an amazing song - it's too bad the album didn't end with that and ended with the noisy "Endless, Nameless" instead.

Interesting listen, but in a good way. I liked the first two thirds of the album where it was fun/funky/upbeat. The last two songs were too moody for me

Album wasn't bad, just not anything that stood out from other 90s electronic music

I liked this more than I thought I would. It's not typical jazz, it's funkier and more free flowing with its instruments than the other jazz albums I've heard

I enjoyed it, but not as much as Machine Head

I don't even know how to describe this album, genre wise. Is it New Wave, is it soft rock, is it 90s alt rock? All of the above maybe?

This feels like the simplest album I've listened to so far (that's not something like jazz). I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did. It would be perfect for long easy drives where you get lost in the piano /guitar and his voice

I only knew "Maps" before listening to this album, and this was NOTHING like that. As much as I don't like rock/alternative bands going poppy, this was actually really fun to listen to. It wasn't so poppy to turn me off of listening to it again, or from listening to more of their albums

Like a punkier version of Brit pop

I'm not a fan of live music, and calling this album "rock" is very misleading

I really liked this album. I hadn't heard much Wutang music before, but I knew that their songs were lyrically great, and this was no exception. I found myself old-school bopping to this whole thing

A pretty chill album, I kind of liked the half French, half English

More New Wave, meh

I like the Caribbean twist to the otherwise New Wave sound. But wtf was "Mother"??

Venturing a little too close to the folksy side of rock for my tastes

Love me some salsa!

Good 70s rock, I really like that most, if not all, songs were upbeat and easy to bop to

This is not an album I would have come across any other way, but I'm SO GLAD I did. Her voice is so beautiful and is incredibly comforting and soothing. It didn't matter if she was singing in English or other languages, upbeat or more serious - each song captured me in a way I was not expecting. I don't feel this way about many albums, but I didn't want it to end!

Guitars were right up my alley, but the rest of the music was ok

I really enjoyed some of the songs (especially with Tracey Thorn), but the rest were fine. I don't think I'll remember any of them

I thought this was going to be a lot more raw sounding than it was. I thought punk was meant to sound not put together and a little gritty? But this whole album flowed together nicely and had a little bit of a bunch of rock subgenres that kept me interested the whole time

I always really like when rap/hip hop songs are more than just rhymes and a beat - when there's musicality and interesting backing tracks. That's how this whole album was. I never felt overwhelmed by raps and beats, it just flowed nicely from one song to another. And it didn't even feel like this was 19 full songs

Typical 70s instrumental. Nothing super astounding except for that theme song

A great combo of hip hop and R&B. It bounced back and forth between the two so I never felt like I got bored with it

This was right up my alley as a huge Beatles fan (who favors Paul's songs). There were a couple songs I wasn't sure about, but on the second listen, I enjoyed them a lot more

Nice soft rock/pop album, but I was not a fan of Robin's voice on the songs he sang alone

Such an easy listen

It kind of reminded me of Weezer, but with a worse lead singer - he sang-talked too many songs. If all the songs were like "Here" I probably would have rated this album higher

The whole album had such a good vibe, electronic music without being too overwhelming. I liked the seamless transitions between most of the songs

Well this album is all over the place, isn't it? It's an interesting mix of world and hip hop (especially in the outros for each song). I had to keep active listening to this album because I didn't know what to expect from each song

This is the first time listening to Radiohead outside of "Creep" and I wasn't expecting Thom Yorke's voice to be as good as it was. It was just the right amount of rock - not too sad Brit, not too whiny. I don't know if other Radiohead is like this album or if it's more like "My Iron Lung" (less up my alley), but if it's like this I would listen to other albums of theirs

It's the 2017 version of Talking Heads. I liked it, I just wish the songs weren't so looong

Definite early 90s vibes from this one - reminds me of early Foo Fighters or Barenaked Ladies

It's got big early 90s rap vibes, which I enjoy since it's pre-gangster rap. Favorite was "Check the Technique"

It wasn't bad, but it just wasn't for me. The songs were a little too long and a little too repetitive

One of my favorite Coldplay albums - it was their alt/soft rock period before they got really poppy

The music is fine, but I don't like her voice. The whole thing kind of sounds like typical indie music that's trying to be weird and spooky for no reason at all

Nice bluesy songs, too bad I don't like Mick Jagger's voice all that much

It was an interesting album, a few different genres throughout. I definitely felt like his voice suited the blues/rock songs better than the slower songs (like "Thoughts of You"). And more overt religious references than I was expecting (or liked)

All of the songs on this album were so different, and they all hit HARD. Definitely way different from the 90s hip hop albums I've listened to so far

Exactly what I expected from U2 - not that it's a bad thing, I love the first three songs on this album. I definitely wasn't expecting to hear more of a hard rock sound in "Bullet the Blue Sky". Even songs that I didn't think I'd like at first ended up growing on me

This semi-funk, semi-almost ska or something was just not for me... "I can make seconds feel hours" - yeah he can.

Wow, I liked this more than I was expecting for an indie album. I think it was because there was nothing overpowering about the songs - they were nice and calming/soothing. And both lead singers had pretty good voices that complemented each other when they sang together

Fun to bop to

Pretty good jazz

Trying to be weird and funky in the 60s, no thanks

Trying to be weird and funky in the 60s, no thanks

This is somehow different from the other Led Zeppelin albums I've heard already. More funk? Less hard hard rock? I can't quite put my finger on it. The middle of the album (songs 6-8) felt like it went back to older Zeppelin, but then the songs went back to this newer unplaceable sound

I liked this album way more than I thought I would. It was hard hitting and fun and ROCK the whole way through. It felt like "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" was out of place on this album, but the rest of it was great.

It was something...not really for me. Not a fan of his voice, sounds whiny

Meh, new wave. Not offensive, not astounding

I LOVED "Love's Enough", but the rest of the album sounded like it came straight from a Broadway musical. Not that I mind that normally, but it didn't work for me here

It's not a bad album, but at times it felt like it was taking itself so seriously. Could have been the length of each song, could have been the tone of the lead singer

Meh underwhelming and a little too long

Are all blues albums like this?? Every song on this album hit harder than I ever expected, like it was bordering on full-on rock. I guess it's fitting that there's a song whose title is basically that sentiment :)

I should have stopped when "Hillbilly Highway" started playing. I only made it a couple more songs...

It was a nice acoustic, fresh sounding album, but at times a little too ballad-y for me. Definitely different from his Faith album. I completely forgot how good "Freedom 90" is

I liked the upbeat reggae of the whole thing. Not sure I'll remember any of it, but it was enjoyable at the time

Definitely a more musical album than I was expecting. The punkish yelling didn't bother me at all

Definitely gave me movie soundtrack vibes (Social Network, LotR, Spirited Away). If I need something to meditate and/or nap to, this is it

Wow, that was way cooler/psychedelic than I imagined. I usually don't pay attention to movie scores, and I definitely don't listen to scores of movies I haven't seen before, but this got me hooked almost immediately. I really liked "Suicide Underground" and the narration parts - it reminded me that all the weirdness I had just listened to came from a darker, more somber place

It was an okay rock album, I enjoyed some songs and not others. The album would be like half the length of the intros and outros weren't so damn long! My favorite song was "Thinking of Ways"

A great blend of rock and blues, and the lead singer's voice adds so much to each and every song

As much as I don't really like gangster rap, I actually enjoyed this album. There were a bunch of funky beats throughout, and the transitions between tracks was so smooth. There was also way more Snoop Dogg on this album than I was expecting

I've only ever heard singles by the Pretenders, so I definitely wasn't expecting this much punk on this album. Chrissie Hynde's voice fits so well on all of these songs

I would definitely listen to this again. It's got enough of a funk sound that I don't get lost and/or bored with the smooth jazz part of it

This was an incredibly beautiful album. I loved the simplicity of each song's instrumentals, like they were purposely not trying to overshadow the vocals and the lyrics. Every song had something special to it

There were a bunch of different sounds and genres on this album, and I think I would have liked it more if they didn't experiment as much and stuck with a good hard rock sound

Typical 90s electronic music. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't unique

At first, I couldn't tell what genre the album was supposed to be. Was it jazz? Was it new wave? Then, about halfway through the album, it just became boring '80s pop

If I'm going to have to listen to 2000s indie rock, I'm glad that it's of the upbeat variety. This album didn't feel like it dragged on (could have been that it was only 35 minutes long) and I enjoyed the semi-weirdness of it. Favorite song was "The Meeting Place"

I liked some of it, but a lot of it was too...experimental for my tastes. Almost like riffing went off the rails at some point

I actually really enjoyed this album. It was refreshing to hear rap/hip hop that sounded like it came from the late 80s/early 90s, but had better lyrical content

I enjoyed the 60s rock aspect of this album, it was fun

Typical 60s sounding rock, enjoyable but not memorable. I did like the harmonies though

I was hoping I'd like this one more, but nope. Still don't like new wave...

I really want to like this whole album, but then there are songs like "Dear Doctor" and "Prodigal Son" that ventured too far down the hillbilly road for my tastes. I really liked "Jig-Saw Puzzle" and if all the songs were like that, I'd rate this album higher

I liked this whole album, it was nice and relaxing in an indie way

Every time I listen to a Prince album, I almost feel like I'm missing something? The songs were enjoyable, and some songs surprised me by being more upbeat and poppy sounding than I expected. But....idk?

I actually really liked this, even with the weirdness of some of the songs. It didn't feel like it was being weird just to be weird, and the rest of it was beautiful

I liked it, but there was something about it was too "light" for me. Then halfway through, I realized it's because there's no bass and no typical percussion!

I've listened to some of Kendrick Lamar's later albums and they're so different from this. This feels like musically, he's having a good time experimenting with a bunch of different sounds while still putting together a cohesive album. Though I wasn't expecting any of the songs to go as hard and depressing as the end of "u"

Once I heard the first song I knew I wasn't going to like the album. Maybe this was supposed to be commentary or satire or whatever, but to me it just sounded like country music wrapped in Randy Newman's voice. Not my thing.

This is the first time I've seriously listened to Ella Fitzgerald and oh man, her voice is so SMOOTH. The melodies are just there, but her voice takes over and fills every song

SO FUNKY! But some of the songs felt like they went on a little too long

This is like the rougher basis for The Darkness and I love it

Enjoyable, but some of the songs were a little too "middle America" for me. I think I preferred the more upbeat songs, especially with the sax. Least favorite was "Adam Raised a Cain"

There's no way I would have guessed this was from the 1970s; based on how MUCH electronic music was in every song, I expected at least the 1980s. Each song flowed into the next and I didn't realize I had started the next song until I was about a minute into it. Reminds me of the Stranger Things soundtrack and I really enjoyed it

Very typical 60s rock. Enjoyable but nothing very special

I was expecting not to like this album going in, because I'm not a fan of Bob Dylan's voice. And after listening, I'm STILL not. But I liked these songs way more than I thought I would, especially "You're a Big Girl Now" and "If You See Her, Say Hello". I definitely would have rated this higher if someone with a better voice sang this album though...

It wasn't the worst thing I heard on this list so far, and I really enjoyed some of the songs, but the rest of it felt like it was trying to take itself VERY seriously. Also I hated "Pilgrim"

I'm not a huge fan of psychadelic rock, not even when the Beach Boys are doing it. A few of the songs on this album were good - the ones that weren't trying to be overly psychadelic and hippie

I didn't know what to expect with this album, I've only heard of Patti Smith's name and that's about it. I liked that the punk-ness of the songs didn't overshadow her voice. It would be really easy for this to be yet another screamy punk album, but it was more singing than anything.

Enjoyable hard rock. Favorite song is "United"

I didn't think this album was going to be so bad after listening to "Needles in the Camel's Eye", and then it got too experimental for my tastes.

There's something about this album that I really enjoyed, even though like half of these songs would normally not be my cup of tea. This is definitely a time where the whole of all three voices is greater than the sum of its parts - the harmonies and duets/trios are beautiful.

I liked this way more than I expected, even though hard rock/metal is one of my highest rated genres. I really liked that each song had its own flavor of hard rock and it didn't at all sound repetitive. At first I didn't like Ozzy's singing voice, but it eventually won me over

Eh, didn't grab me in the first few songs. Was too in between indie rock and punk?

Damn that was good! Each song was a different kind of fun, modern doowop/soul and they were all great. And that genre fits Amy Winehouse's voice so well

It was pretty good. I did tune out a couple times, admittedly, but when I tuned back in I enjoyed what I was listening to.

I really really liked this album. Between the synth pop vibes, the percussion, and the almost robotic sounding female singer, the whole thing just felt very vibrant to me.

I might have liked it more if each song weren't so damn long and repetitive...

I didn't mind the instrumentals on this album at all. Even though they went a little wild at times, it felt like it added more to each song. What I didn't like was the screamy singing. To me, it made each song less cohesive

Eh, the best songs on the album were definitely the two singles. The rest sounded too much like they were borrowing someone else's sound (The Beatles, Bob Dylan, etc). I didn't hate it though

Meh, it felt like it took itself very seriously. It gave me the same feeling that emo music gives me, but without the awesome instrumentals.

I liked that the whole album was high energy while still getting their political message across. I really like Chuck D as an emcee, but I didn't really get what Flavor Flav was doing (besides being a hype man)?

Enjoyable rock (possibly bordering on hard rock), but I don't think it's very memorable

Meh, the backing instrumentals were good, but Bjork's voice was not

Very 60s. I definitely preferred the female sung songs instead, they felt more fun than the male led songs

What I expected from Ray Charles

Meh, another "good instrumentals, bad vocals" situation. Not that her voice was bad, but another comment got it exactly right by saying she's the female Bob Dylan

Not a bad album, I liked the variety of all the songs. But he had way too much confidence in his high note/belting abilities....

Based on what I thought about Paul Simon's album earlier in this list, I was expecting to not be wowed here. But WOW. There's something about each song that's comforting and upbeat and enjoyable.

It was fine; I think my high school self would have enjoyed this album more than my current self did

I liked this more than I thought I would. Each song had its own rock/pop sound. Favorite songs were "To the End" and "This is a Low"

I don't like country, but Dolly's voice is comforting and every song felt so incredibly genuine

It wasn't what I was expecting - it was more upbeat and a bunch of different genres. At times it kind of reminded me of Billy Joel?

So many big hits on this album, and the rest of the songs are very fun

Another fun one, though I agree with another review that said this was too much diddly dee

Meh, this album started out fine, but then it went off the rails towards the halfway point. The lyrics were weird enough that even I noticed them and they didn't make the songs any better

Wow, Willie Nelson can SING! And I would barely call this album country, since it strayed so far from the typical of the genre. I definitely enjoyed it.

Decent punk

Nothing great, nothing offensive. Just so so

Not the best samba album I've heard, but it was enjoyable enough

Oooooh nice and funky, without falling into the stereotypical blaxploitation funk sound

It was fine, a little too soft for my tastes. Definitely sounded like something I'd listen to on the radio and then promptly forget. Nothing felt super special about it

Pretty meh. Sounded like a lot of random noises set to music that I didn't really get into

Pretty good 90s rock. I like that the album didn't stick to too-rock or too-soft - that it went back and forth between the two - so it didn't feel like it was dragging on (even after 65 minutes)

I thought it was ok at first (admittedly skipped the 21 minute first song), but then it started feeling repetitive

This album went from Talking Heads-esque to his ambient album sounds, and I wasn't a fan of how all the mellowness was stacked towards the end. It made me not want to finish the album

I really liked the instrumentation of this whole album. I wish the vocals weren't so whiny/new wave sounding - I probably would have rated it higher if that were the case

It was ok. The album started off promising, with a lot of strong rock vibes, but the slower songs towards the middle were a little boring and I couldn't shake that feeling for the rest of the album

Boring and slow. His voice was also weird...

Well that was definitely NOT what I was expecting, in a good way. I was expecting more depressing sounding songs, and while the lyrics were not particularly happy (who needs metaphors?), the instrumentation was upbeat and kept me interested the whole time 3.5/5

Well I thought I knew what to expect with this album, having heard "Tonight Tonight" and "1979", but this was totally different. I would have really liked an album that was only the more chill songs on here. The other songs weren't bad, but Billy Corgan's voice didn't do any of them any favors

This was a nice relaxing album to listen to

The whole thing is a lot of fun. I would totally listen to this again