A pretty cool style for the time period. Didn't love anything here, but nothing excruciating either Side note; whether intentional or not, this is one of the ugliest album covers I've ever seen with my own eyes
An absolutely nothing special alt rock/ light punk record
Simply nothing here that I enjoyed, even a little bit
Strange and electronic, and not for me. Felt like it was tracks by Massive Attack but under LSD. Not much in the way of replay for me, and definitely not for my listening pleasure
The lead singer on this album cover looks like the lovechild of Noel Fielding and Slash (of Guns & Roses) cosplaying as Willy Wonka
Enjoyed some of the guitar playing, but overall not really my style so hard to judge. Not worth really keeping any
Overall okay. Pretty samey, but overall pretty chill. Peaceful and tranquil, but not too many I'd listen to again, but a handful that are pretty good for sitting outside on the porch. Nice daytime feels, but a style that isn't too standout or me enough to be anything more than background music, or fine to hear through someone elses playlists; not for me to own. And also waaaayy too long. But that could just be because it's a remaster/rerelease, so I don't know if I can count that as a criticism or not
Does have a nice voice but not really my style to listen to. Fairly peaceful singing and the guitar playing was simple and fairly nice, but too repetitive and just not really my thing.
Overall enjoyed the album's proto-punk style generally as a one-off. Nothing standout except for one or so. Lyrics were pretty odd, but nothing extreme. Just not what I expected. Overall, fine.
Strange and electronic, and not for me. Felt like it was tracks by Massive Attack but under LSD. Not much in the way of replay for me, and definitely not for my listening pleasure
2 A decent listen (already knew Cult of Personality, obviously). A good style and sound and I mightlisten if on the radio or out or whatnot, but not worth buying myself for repeated listening.
A fine listen. Totally respect the influence and greatness of the band and especially Mercury's talent, but just not much for my listening pleasure. Would definitely listen if on the radio or background, but I wouldn't purchase much of any for myself
Simply not my thing at all
A pretty interesting premise/background of the album and it's subject matter. The song with Minogue was pretty cool, and the lead singer's voice was pretty raspy and ear-catching, but I felt like I was listening to songs from a musical, not a music album. Overall this project was not for my listening pleasure
Got some slappers on here, some not so much. This was the first album on this list I can say that I enjoyed a decent handful of songs. Gave me some Depeche Mode mixed with Flight Facilties feelings.
Great singer and very good writing and very forward thinking, especially for the time in 89. Nothing bad on here, especially how omnipresent some of these tracks became over the years. But only one or so that I would keep for myself (which, surprisingly, were the least popular songs on the album based on the listed number of Spotify plays)
He's got a very interesting and dark voice. Not grim, just a feeling of a lot of like... melancholy? Ovreall not a bad album. I recognized a track and will take one or two
Pretty chill of course. I mean, it's the Eagles. Nice to relax to on a sunny summer afternoon as a random thing. For me, not as a dedicated "ahh, let me choose to listen to this right now". Just decent background music for a BBQ or something
Beautiful voice (I mean obviously) and overall a nice project to listen to. Not really something I'd willingly purchase for myself, but still pleasant to listen to her raw talent and this classic style
...not my thing
A fine listen. A few to keep, but not much worth keeping beyond if I heard it on the radio, not for my own collection
Pretty cool jam sesh. Pretty neat to hear such a vibrant style and performance, but just not for my listening pleasure
Gorgeous voice and captivating singing and personal lyrics. I can see why it was so influential and her style was so progressive and legacy building. I personally just don't enjoy listening to this style of music all too much, and isn't something I'd casually listen to
Not for me
Nice guitar and a decent voice, but very bland and samey with very little to write home about. However after so many weeks into this site, this was THE album that gave me the feeling that this list is *not* a comprehensive, overarching, wide selection of a variety of genres, meant to be reaching all corners of the music spectrum for the important and influential albums across the board, as it is portrayed to be. But it's a list exclusively for and biased toward people who believe Dark Side of the Moon is the greatest album in history, and Led Zeppelin, Floyd, and Nirvana were gods walking amongst us - not really a list made for anyone else outside of that group. Would love to be proven otherwise, but I now don't expect to hear much other than Beatles, Floyd, and artists of that ilk, with very little variety or expansion into other genres (which is fine, but very narrow in scope, and a bit misleading and disappointing)
Pretty chill and decent tracks. Nothing spectacular, but nothing terrible. Furthering my review of Leonard Cohen's perspective further
Just furthering my hypothesis discovered on Leonard Cohen's "Songs of Love & Hate" review
Decent instrumentals and playing (for the most part, some beats were real real awful) but I just could not get past the singing/vocals. Honestly grating
... I mean, it's KISS. It's... fine
Very interesting album and one actually enjoyed a good amount of, and am going to get more than one or two songs. For an album that came out in the late 70's, this felt fairly ahead of it's time, especially since similar style groups like Depeche Mode and Soft Cell haven't gained their notoriety yet
Feels like the lovechild of Two Door Cinemas Club, Chemical Brothers, the synths of CVRCHES, and dance of Flight Facilities. Overall good, and one of the first albums from this list that I really did enjoy.
Pretty chill jazz. A few tracks were pretty cool, but nothing significantly awesome for me to want to listen to again
Nothing remarkable either way. Just fine. A few chill songs that were decent to listen to.
A beautiful voice (I mean obviously, it's Dolly Parton) but it just unfortunately isn't my style or anything I enjoy. Though I do see the appeal and why she is so beloved. It just isn't for me
... this wasn't it.
Perfectly fine. I recognized a few, and would get one or two. Nothing spectacular, but nothing terrible
A few decent songs, and a couple that are immediately recognizable. Overall fine
Too bland to even come up with any sort of review
While I appreciate the incredible skill and craftsmanship, it just unfortunately isn't for me. While I didn't enjoy any of it, I can absolutely understand and respect the talent and musicianship.
A pretty cool style for the time period. Didn't love anything here, but nothing excruciating either Side note; whether intentional or not, this is one of the ugliest album covers I've ever seen with my own eyes
Bleh
Actually listened to this one before. While I do enjoy some Chemical Brothers, I prefer more of their electronic/chill and vocal performances, and less of their breakbeat style songs.
It's Prince. Immensely talented, but I prefer some of his other work
...nah
A decent track here or there. Nothing remarkable, but pretty felt pretty forward thinking for being in the late 70's
Chill to listen to. A nice style and pretty good tracks on here
A decent track here or there. Mostly fine, some songs were a bit strange which I thought was interesting
Pretty much exactly what'd I'd expect from 60's Rolling Stones. Best word I can think of is just "agreeable". Nothing spectacular. Just... fine.
Beautifully odd. Not much to keep on repeat, but still an interesting listen.
A great voice with some really good tracks. A solid listen all the way through with a small handful of favorites
It's fine. Obviously Elton John is such a talent. One or two standouts I'd listen to again, but for the most part it's just fine background music to listen to on a sunny day. It's overall pretty samey which leads to not much to really focus or pay attention to, but nothing bad
I wish that every track on this album was as amazing as Shout and Everybody Wants To Rule The World. But for the most part it was a pretty good listen to overall. Got got one or two duds in this short project, but definitely more to enjoy than just the band's two most iconic tracks.
My first 5/5 with this list and well deserved. I've been meaning to check out some of Little Simz work for a while due to high praise, and I see why. Every track was great, and she is one hell of an emcee. Lots of personality, writing ability, and impact. Production on this was also excellent front to back. Short and sweet album; no filler and all great.
The lead singer on this album cover looks like the lovechild of Noel Fielding and Slash (of Guns & Roses) cosplaying as Willy Wonka
There's a reason BIG is one of the tentpole legendary figures of the Hip-Hop genre. An excellent debut album that still holds up to this day.
Muse has never been my particular cup of tea, but their earlier stuff is a bit more entertaining for me. Mostly decent stuff here, with a few standouts as pretty good. Not much to go nuts over, but pretty good overall
Definitely peaked with the first song on the album. The first song was great, and really interesting. But after that, it kind of just devolved into a samey, bland rock album with not a lot special about it; nothing awful, but not really anything I'd listen to again
Some pretty chill grooves overall. Nothing I'd listen to again, but an interesting listen regardless
(Granted this is a live album so it might not be as great as studio ones) But this was the first exposure I've ever had to Grateful Dead, and with the amount of hype, "dead heads" I know, and how much praise is heaped onto the band, I expected the music to be a bit... better? It's nothing terrible, but I feel like I've heard this exact style and musical ideas so many times in this list, nothing stood out whatsoever.
This album gave me a feeling that I was listening to less outwardly comedic versions of songs from Bo Burnham's "Inside", in a good way. A very interesting album. I expected just a standard folk/downtempo indie album, but I was pleasantly surprised with some less-common instruments than I expected (flute, thumb piano (?), synths, and more). Some very odd lyrics in some tracks that felt like it was trying a bit hard to be *too* abstract or verbose. But overall, a fine time and interesting listen. One or two standouts I'd listen to again.
A *two hour* album? I personally don't get really get much out of live albums. That said, I did like the combination here of classic Metallica jams, combined with an orchestra. That was really interesting, but not something I'd really listen to again
Beastie Boys are weird for me -- over the years I have always seen and appreciated why they were so influential and important in so many ways. Aggression, passion, style, and so much else makes them such an interesting musical act and important moment in the history of so many genres (rock, punk, hip hop, etc). A landmark band that really was so impactful and had so many iconic songs. And yet I just never really enjoyed their music. I have no idea why that is; on paper I should love it. I love hip hop, punk, rock, and all the genres that the Beastie Boys blend together. I *should* love it, yet I just don't like it and I just can't put my finger on why. I also can't really get past the vocal filters on most tracks. They're cool and work for a few hyper-aggressive songs that make it work well. But hearing it track for track makes it lose it's appeal. Like it wasn't necessary on the calmer cuts. And sometimes the vocal distortion was so heavy, it was damn near impossible to understand anything of what the lyrics are - prime examples are Flute Loop and Bodhisattva Vow. If I didn't read the lyrics to these songs as they were playing, I would not have understood a single word out of it. There were a few tracks on here that I thought were decent, but not a lot I'd listen to again for pleasure. In fact, the songs I like the most were the instrumental tracks (I'd probably only really listen to Ricky's Theme again for pleasure) Overall, the Beastie Boys occupy the same headspace for me as like The Beatles -- their influence is undeniable and I can absolutely see and respect why people consider their music to be so great and amazing. And while on paper I *should* enjoy what I am listening to, in practice I am just not. And that's okay; that doesn't diminish what made them good.
Not my thing
Just... fine. Nothing to write home about, but nothing horrendous either.
I didn't expect this album to have such heavy and hard hitting subject matter. I only knew the song Fast Car, and figured it would be a general folk/singer-songwriter album. But it really got into some deep subjects that I really appreciated. Songs themselves were pretty good but not something that I'd really listen to too many times. Still an interesting listen though
Excellent voice and style from a talent cut short. Not every song is a winner, but it was still a cool listen with lots of good tracks, and a few great ones.
It's reputation precedes it - one of the greatest albums ever made. The impact this album had on the Hip-Hop genre is so huge, it can't possibly be overstated. Every song was produced and rapped to damn near perfection, and was so insanely ahead of it's time. To the point where the lines and production are still incredibly impressive three decades later. The fact that this album *constantly* tops "Best Albums Ever" lists and is actually able to live up to that tells you something. A masterclass in every regard.
Perfectly agreeable. Not really my style to listen to again, but it's entertaining to go through the catalogue of a band that was so influential.
It's like your already nuts college roommate rips a fat line of coke and tries to recreate a Strokes album from memory that he heard once. Slam dunk in the trash bin with this one Also this sure is some "first day using Microsoft Paint" looking cover art here
Perfectly fine, just like the other Joni Mitchell album on here. Not really anything I'd listen to again, but something that I decently enjoyed while it was on
The beats themselves were pretty decent, but the lead singer's yelpy vocals were so obnoxious, it ruined any other redeeming qualities the instrumentals had.
One standout track in "California Dreamin'", which was the most unique amongst the tracklist. But aside from that one, not much I'd listen to again
Ever so marginally better than the other Echo & The Bunnymen album on this list I did already, but not by much. Still bland and did not enjoy a single song here
An absolutely nothing special alt rock/ light punk record
Another bland classic/alt/psychedelic rock album to throw on the pile
While it's not something I'd choose to listen to again, it was a fun listen. And the instrumental/performance skill here is insane.
Pretty amazing how many iconic tracks came from one woman. A perfectly pleasant album, but not much I'd listen to again
Yee Haw
It's like if Elton John rode one of those three-wheeled motorcycles
Insanely bland and obnoxiously long folk/light rock with a twang of country. So bland that I just finished it and couldn't pick out a single musical idea out of the entire hour and thirty minutes
Not the best MJ album. He was still breaking out of the disco from where he started, before he started getting ahead of the curve with pop. But the singles/hits on this album are still pretty great
A pretty chill listen. Got a few tracks that I'd listen to again
Couldn't get past the main singer's voice. It's so weepy, moany, and slurs his words so hard it's difficult to make out a single word out of it
This has to be a joke, right? The fact that this piece of trash ended up on a list with such legendary figures as The Beatles, Nas, Stevie Wonder, and Prince, just to name a few, is genuinely infuriating.
A well-made album, but just not my thing to listen to
A few pretty good tracks on here. Not a lot I'd listen to again, but some of the hits are pretty solid
If there was an Irish spin on a Polka Festival that took place in the Boston Harbor, this would probably be the soundtrack
I've only ever known Brian Eno from his later ambient/experimental work, so it was interesting listening to this earlier album where you can just feel he was *right* on the cusp of moving from a more rock/structured style to his more avant-garde future material. While I definitely prefer his ambient stuff to come, this album was pretty interesting. I probably won't listen to many of them again, but there were definitely a few highlights I didn't expect.
Reading the Wikipedia snippet here says this was meant to be a demo of music, and boy howdy is that accurate. This whole project sounds basically like a bunch of placeholding pieces stitched together. Bland, moaned singing with mumbled lyrics that really sound like Skip was just riffing in the vocal booth, planning to fill it in later; which makes perfect sense because it was supposedly meant to be a demo. Each song feels completely interchangeable with the last with absolutely nothing even remotely interesting. Why Columbia studios thought it was a good idea to release this boring, insanely long collection of cobbled together, half-baked ideas as is, is beyond me.
After what seems like weeks of listening to the same album every day, this list really does show it's bias towards "classic/alt/psychedelic rock with a touch of country" albums. And here's another one to throw on the pile.
Got a couple solid bangers on here
Perfectly fine. Not really a style I'd listen to much on repeat, but I enjoyed this while it was on
I felt like I was listening to an album that could have been a really good ambient album. But it sort of missed the mark and instead sounded like a bunch of miscellaneous sounds stitched together, rather than having any sort of cohesion
Since this list has such an obsession with this exact same style of underwhelming album, I'm just going to start copying and pasting the same review because they're all so interchangeable, the reviews should reflect that. Another bland "classic/alt/psychedelic rock with a touch of country" albums to throw on the pile.
Got a song or two on here that I really enjoyed. The rest was just okay
A good example of an album that has some more value than just the one or two big hits it's known for. A decently fun listen
It's crazy just how impactful one group can be. I've heard most of these songs before and despite I am not the biggest classic rock/ Zeppelin fan, that doesn't diminish how important they are, and that there are some unquestionable jams in their discography.
Yee Haw
A fine listen. Nothing remarkable, but still a pretty good listen for some classic metal
There some cool moments and interesting ideas that I did enjoy, I just wish there were more of them to make the song/album overall worthwhile
I'm not usually the biggest fan of live albums. But I will say the quality and production value of this one is insanely impressive. Like it sounds as if it was recorded in a full studio modern day, let alone live and like 50 years ago. The music itself was fine and I'd listen to maybe one or two again. I'm mostly just impressed with the technical and performance quality
It's alright. Got a song two here I'd listen to again, but not really a whole lot to have on repeat.
I cannot imagine why such a bland and boring album is one of the 1001 albums I just *had* to listen to.
The guitar playing is really great and relaxing. The singing was pretty decent too. Not a whole lot I'd listen to on repeat, but it was a good listen while it was on
Felt like I was listening to the recording/score to a theatre show. Didn't really enjoy much here, but it definitely was an interesting listen
5 Excellent project from front to back. Enjoyed every song on here and was well worth the listen
I've heard nothing but absolute praise from this album for years. And I must say I am very surprised it (mostly) lived up to the hype. While there were a few songs that I wasn't super impressed with, 90% of every song here really is *that* good.
What essentially amounts to a sample-based beat tape. And a solid one at that. Nothing spectacular but a few really great jams
2 The unfortunate situation where the number one hit on an album is really the only track worth revisiting. The rest isn't really worth the time
A very solid punk record. Lots of replay value with some songs, though I wish the other tracks stood out a bit more
I think Aerosmith might be the most perfect example of bland classic rock purely meant for the background, and nothing else. Absolutely nothing stands out, nor is anything here worth remotely focusing on. But it is just agreeable enough to be the faint soundtrack to a summertime barbeque
Another bland "classic/alt/psychedelic rock with a touch of country" albums to throw on the pile.
A fascinating listen., though I will say that calling this a Hip Hop album is wildly misleading. Only one track on here (Bladerunners) would I say even is close to fitting into the Hip-Hop genre. The rest fee like an avant-garde experimental beat tape with some ambient and grungy synthwave and distorted freeverse/spoken word vocals as opposed to rap verses. Regardless, even though I didn't really enjoy many of these songs nor would I listen to them again for pleasure, it was fascinating to listen to a well-made album that basically said "let's get weird". Worth the listen despite I probably wouldn't listen to again.
A solid beat tape. Not anything super remarkable, but definitely got the solid chilled-out vibe down pat (a very accurate title for this one)
Listening to this album was interesting because it's amazing how many classic or iconic songs pulled and sampled the ideas of these here. The tracks themselves were smooth and funky. I do wish a lot of the tracks didn't have what amounts to spoken interludes and skits *within* the tracks themselves. Before or after sure, but when an interlude is throughout or just in the middle of the track, it kind of kills the replayability for me. Regardless, a fun listen, though not much I'd put on repeat.
3 Not much else to be said other than this is a solid album; which you expect from Johnny Cash
Simply did not enjoy anything here
Listening to an early maker of punk rock is neat on paper. But this album goes to show that just because you're early at something new doesn't automatically mean it's good. The only positive thing I can say about this album is that it's mercifully short overall, despite the dreadfully long song lengths. Otherwise this was an excruciating listen
Another bland "classic/alt/psychedelic rock with a touch of country" albums to throw on the pile.
It's fine. Nothing spectacular, but a fine punk album
While I don't think it's as absolutely perfect as others, this album really is great and deserves most of it's praise given out over it's legacy. Not only lots of replayability, but it aged extraordinarily well and holds to this day of being a massive landmark moment Hip Hop.
A solid beat tape jam. I probably won't have it on repeat too much, but it was fun to listen to while it was on
Not really my style, but it was an interesting listen
What sounds like a bunch of random people went to a Guitar Center, ripped some lines of coke in Aisle 4, and went hog wild on the instruments simultaneously.
Aside from the occasional track every once in a blue moon, there really isn't much I care for about Coldplay and never have. Nothing offensive here, but also nothing interesting whatsoever. The musical equivalent of wallpaper
Didn't enjoy a single moment on here, which is unfortunate because it's not like this wasn't a well-made album, so credit where credit is due. It's just not my style in the slightest.
A really solid listen. While nothing extraordinary, it was a good listen throughout for some pretty ahead-of-the-curve indie, for it's time. Will definitely return to some tracks on here
An album that, while I personally don't listen to as much as others, was incredibly influential and important in the genres history. Well made and on the cutting edge of shaping Hip Hop into an entirely new style and advancement.
Not really my style, but well made and a chill listen
The album was well made and performed, but really anything that I would really want to listen to again
A good example of an album that is worth checking out more than just it's big hit(s). A solid album that's worth a listen
While I've tried so many times to try and get into Bowie's fascinating style and incredibly high production-value, I just unfortunately don't enjoy most of the music once I get into it. As much as it pains to say, for me this album peaks with the very first song and it was all down hill from there. Despite how much I *want* to like it, it just didn't click with me.
A few solid tracks on here I will definitely be having on repeat
A solid R&B Album from a talented singer with a handful of tracks I'll definitely come back for
An interesting listen. While I'll probably forget about it shortly and won't listen to any of these again, it was a cool experience while it was on
Amazing message and moment in music history, just not for my listening pleasure
It's just totally fine. I like the downtempo atmosphere overall, I just don't really have much I'd listen to again from here
Decently made but nothing here worth committing to memory
Totally fine and inoffensive, but not much more than that
A fascinating listen. While I don't imagine coming back to much here, the style and early pioneering of shoegaze on this album really was so interesting that I couldn't in good conscience score it below a 3. It's like some weird modern art piece that oddly captivates you - while you won't hang it in your house to look at it every day, it's very interesting to observe while you're at the museum.
Even though "Seven Nation Army" is a done-to-death song, it still somehow is a track that is *very* hard to get sick of. The rest of the album unfortunately stands in it's shadow, but the rest is fine. Not much that stood out, but nothing bad either
2 A few good tracks on here that I'm glad I checked out
More misses than hits, but the hits are solid
It's like the band made the song Highway to Hell (admittedly a decently good song) but then just Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V that song 9 more times with a slightly different shade of paint. You hear one song here, you've heard them all, and they aren't interesting enough outright to want to listen to more than once
Nothing here worth committing to memory at all
While some of his catalogue and lines didn't age the best, this album really was revolutionary upon release. The zany and outlandish story-telling abilities, intricate rhyme patterns, and comic book/ cartoonishness of the presentation still are fantastic today. It left such an impact that the genre itself wouldn't be nearly the same without Em or his catalogue, despite how hit or miss it can be through the years
Most of the songs sounded like the instrumental track was recorded at one time, then the vocals were recorded in a completely separate room with no idea what the BPM/measures would be. So the vocals felt like they were just placed on top of a beat that didn't match, and the two don't align right. Some of the vocals felt completely off time. It wouldn't be that bad if the vocals were at least decent to make up for it, but they absolutely were not, and were mostly just hilariously awful. Overall this just sounded like decent rock instrumentals with a drunk singer slurring and falling behind when trying to sing to the beat, and was constantly trying to play catch up.
I'm conflicted with this album. Each track is jazzy, smooth, and cool to listen to. Production is tight, intricate, and very well done. Overall a fascinating listen that I enjoyed more than I thought I would. However, I feel like each song has almost zero replayability. If I want to enjoy a song from here again, I can't imagine being able to think "Ah, let me sit down and listen to a *twenty six minute* single song straight". That's insane. A great song, mind you, but I feel like if the songs were divided up into even just a little shorter, it would be something I'd want to listen to again more frequently. Overall, this album is vaguely similar to how I feel about the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition films - undeniable works of art that really have to be experienced to see just how good they are. But who the hell has 4 and a half hours to dedicate to Return of the King alone, let alone 13 hours for the whole series? While I adore those films (and this album), I feel like replaying them is reserved for special occasions when you can sit and enjoy them uninterrupted, rather than in pieces.
Exact same feelings as the other Coldplay album on here: Aside from the occasional track every once in a blue moon, there really isn't much I care for about Coldplay and never have. Nothing offensive here, but also nothing interesting whatsoever. The musical equivalent of wallpaper
A 48 minute album that felt like two hours with no redeeming qualities
While a lot of the songs blended together and were pretty samey, it was a pretty interesting and solid listen for an album that was a early forbearer of punk
While I see and appreciate the influence of his work, I just didn't enjoy a single song on here. Not that they were poorly made, it's just not my style
This album was quite the contradiction - somehow despite the high-octane energy and performances, I just felt so incredibly bored during this that I wouldn't want to sit through it again
The unfortunate situation where the best songs on the album are overplayed to death thanks to classic pop-rock radio stations and minor league sporting games. The remaining songs are too bland to revisit, resulting in an album that is just not worth your time, even with the big hits being as big as they are, because you're already tired of them before they've even started.
I wish every song on here was as good as I.G.Y., but the whole album has an awesome atmosphere and was a fun time to listen to. Not as many standouts as I would have liked, but a few tracks I will definitely revisit
A fine listen. Nothing remarkable, but I enjoyed most of it while it was on
The hits are still solid and the other tracks are fine, but nothing remarkable. Not much more to be said besides that
The type of album that is fine to listen to while it's on, but you forget almost everything you heard the moment it finishes.
A really good album, with some excellent highlights. While some tracks didn't reach the heights the best tracks did, overall this was a project that I fully plan on listening to (most of it) again
Same thing with all the other Bob Dylan projects on here; while I appreciate the artistry and influence, I just do not care for any of these songs and have no interest in listening to any of them again.
An interesting album, but just not something I'd want to listen to again
A gorgeous voice from such an immense talent. The style just isn't for me, but that doesn't away from being able to objectively see what made Aretha so great
Just couldn't get into a single song here; towards the back half you're just waiting for it to be over
A small handful of instrumentals were fairly decent, but there wasn't really anything worth listening to again here
This is pretty much how I feel about that awful Public Image Ltd. on here, (to a lesser extent) -- While I appreciate the pioneers of genres and how influential Kraftwerk was, it's another example of how just because you're early at something new doesn't automatically mean it's a good listen. Despite the groundbreaking stuff they did, I found this to be just so repetitive and dull.
It's just totally fine. Nothing I loved, but I didn't hate it either
2 It's just totally fine. Nothing remarkable, but a decent listen
2 Another just decent jazz album. An amazing talent to be sure, just not something I'd really listen to for pleasure
4 There's a reason why Missy Elliott is considered the Queen of Hip Hop and R&B, and this album is a great start as to why. Despite a few tracks are not as fantastic as others, this was an incredible debut with intensely captivating singing and rapping abilities through and through.
Simply nothing here that I enjoyed, even a little bit
D/Q 4 out of 17 tracks were unavailable to listen to in the Spotify link provided, so I need to rank this album as a D/Q
If "inoffensive pre-grunge/indie rock from the 80's" was embodied into a singular album, this would be it.
Such immense talent from Queen. I just wish I enjoyed the music a bit more
I've heard of the band "Joy Division" for a long time and always wanted to get into their music. Finally got the opportunity here, and boy howdy, I wish I didn't. Couldn't enjoy a single song here
While not every song is as absolutely sensational as "Mr Blue Sky", there's definitely more here worth your time than just the biggest hit
I feel like I appreciate David Bowie more than I enjoy the actual music. I love how eccentric, theatrical, and (for lack of a better word) "artistic" he was. I just don't really care for listening to the actual music too much unfortunately. To me, it's like seeing a really gorgeous, intricately made, striking piece of clothing at a store that doesn't fit me. I can appreciate it for what it is and the effort and talent put into it, but it's just not something I'd wear.
Interesting to be sure, but truly enjoyed nothing here at all
A legend in the hip-hop genre to be sure; the whole genre would not look anything like it does today without Ice Cube and NWA. That said, this definitely is a good circumstance where the influence is still felt today, but the material itself just did not age well