User album #4
It's pretty decent blues country/rock. Looking at photos of Mr. King, you can tell he must be very talented.
User album #7
I had no idea what this band sounded like. I figured it would be either whiny or noisy, but it's neither. This album is a weird, eclectic array of songs ranging from sounding like Motorhead to Simon and Garfunkel. I was digging the different sounds. Then suddenly, starting with Alcan Road, it got really boring for the last three tracks. Well, at least I enjoyed a good 42 minutes of this.
User album #10
I've heard of this band, knew it was ska, but I don't remember if I've heard the music before. It's what ska should be, upbeat, fun, and a bit repetitive. I really liked Nervous in the Alley.
Previously rated:
#123 - Document (4/5)
#285 - Automatic For The People (3/5)
#351 - Green (3/5)
#993 - Murmur (4/5)
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User album #11
Some good stuff like Radio Song, Losing My Religion, and Shiny Happy People (I know a lot of people hate this one), but then also some dull, dreary tracks like Low and the last few. Average. Not sure how this one has a higher global rating than the four albums on the actual list.
User album #15
I did not know what this was going to sound like going in. Oh, early 2000s emo-pop-punk? I can get behind that. The main list is sorely lacking in stuff like that. No Blink-182, Paramore, 30 Seconds to Mars, Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, etc. I was older than the target demographic for these bands, even back then, but I still enjoyed it. Same with this album. I like the energy. There is a song, Life of a Salesman, that talks about how much he looks up to his dad. Wow, didn't expect a song like that!
User album #17
I had never heard of Jellyfish before. At different times they sound like they are trying to be Queen, the Beach Boys, and the Beatles. Yeah, it works OK. The singer is really good. There just wasn't much that wow'd me.
User album #18
Yeeaaahhhh, this is the kind of stuff I hoped to find listening to the user submitted albums. I've never heard of Operation Ivy. I would have been 14 when their one and only album came out. First track, when I heard the vocals start, I almost turned it off. I'm glad I didn't. This is, what, hardcore, ska-punk? Cool stuff, fast and energetic. The vocalist kept reminding me of Suicidal Tendencies and sometime the Clash.
Favorite track: Bombshell
Album #19
Back in the day, I'd hear about how great these guys are, but the only song I knew before listening to this was the title track. Old school hip-hop sounds dated, but it's fun to hear once in a while. I appreciate how clean it is, mostly just rapping about their beats, rhymes, and skills, and not hoes, violence, and vulgarity. Straight Outta Compton would come out the next year and put this kind of hip-hop out of business for the most part. Best track: My Melody. Worst: Chinese Arithmetic.