I really enjoyed the guitar tone in this. A solid 4/5; would listen again.
I like King Gizzard a lot, and I enjoyed this, though I don't think it's my favorite of theirs (Laminated Denim and Flying Microtonal Banana are two I prefer). Still, a comfortable four.
Another album where I like the band but don't feel the chosen album is their best work. "People Everywhere" is the standout track on here for me.
I forced myself to listen to metal albums I hated on the main list, but I'm afraid I'm not going to do that here. Three tracks is enough to tell me this is not for me.
I don't love Cameron's voice, and I found the music a little forgettable (veering in places towards irritating), although I enjoyed the Angel Olson feature.
I liked Mirror. I don't particularly like Heaton's vocals, whether he's doing a bad Tom Waits impression or not.(But it's worse when he is; that song is dreadful). A low three.
Makes me feel like I'm listening to my local college radio station. I like a bit of dub. Strong four stars.
I've never really been on board with Vampire Weekend, despite it being, on paper, something I might like. This didn't change that; it just doesn't do it for me.
I'd never heard of this band, but once I'd warmed up to the falsetto, I liked this a lot. A high four that I think with repeated listening could become a five.
I found this pleasant, if perhaps a little samey. But there's no doubt these two can play; I was impressed at the virtuosity. Note: listened to this on a plane, which is always suboptimal. Maybe this is a four in another setting.
This is very good at what it does, and the big hits from it are bangers. Not something I'd typically listen to, but I certainly appreciate the quality (and it should probably be on the original list).
Sinner sounded like a Sparks song, and Nothing Matters is very Abba-esque. I liked this a fair bit, even though some of it teetered on the edge of overly theatrical for me.
Look, I get why people might like Tool. They're doing interesting stuff, but it just isn't my thing. Also, it's sooooo long.
I really dislike the singer's vocals. And yet another album that is much longer than it needs to be. Sorry to the submitter, but I really couldn't stand this.
I like the music a lot; I got a little tired of the vocal style used throughout. This is a three, but it's a "I liked it quite a lot" high three, and I'd rather have this than angsty metal any day of the week.
Pleasant enough, and certainly adjacent to stuff I like a lot. Not sure I found it all that memorable, though. A low three.
I love that this project gives me the chance to listen to stuff like this that I wouldn't likely have otherwise encountered. I enjoyed this, odd vocals and all. Sneaks into a four.
I respect what he's doing here, and I certainly didn't dislike it, but it also didn't grab me in any way.
I'm a sucker for the guitar tone used in Egøverride
Incredibly bland. A low two, pretty close to a one.
This is much more to my taste than Nonagon Infinity. Up there with KGLW's best. Five stars.
Pleasantly unassuming, I found this relaxing to listen to.
As others have noted, this is pretty soulless. There's also so little variety track to track.
Herring has an unusual voice, but it works for me. I enjoyed this a great deal, just crosses into a five star for me.
Better than the Wall but not quite as good as DSOTM.
This was great! I especially loved "Madan". Keita has a very listenable voice.
This is a more solid pick than the debut album in the official list. Pretty great; high four.
Not that this a particularly original comparison, but she's a bit like a less irritating Alanis. I liked it ok, but a little uneven; some bits were great, others a little grating.
I don't like Finn's voice. The music is fine, but not particularly memorable.
Three songs in, I was ready to give this a solid four stars. By the end of the first disc, it was a three. By the time I'd slogged my way through all 90 minutes, it had worn out its welcome.
I appreciated the brevity after yesterday's mammoth session. Decent ballads, but didn't overly excite me. Low three.
I can't get behind this genre at all. This is less annoying than other examples of it though.
I liked Starburster a lot, and Death Kink was great too.
Musically okay, but I find Flansburgh's voice (or is it Linnell's?) really annoying, and Linnell's (Flansburgh's?) isn't much better. Low three.
Barring the couple of big hits, this is fairly mediocre. Third wave ska is the worst ska.
I've listened to this before, when it came out. I like it, particularly the smallpipes on Blood and Butter
Well, I respect it more than I like it. I'm glad the submitter submitted it though. I'm just not sure it's a music album, rather than an art project.
I'm not going to complain at another Fall album on the list, and this adds some variety from the earlier ones on the official list.
I liked most of this ok. A bit long though.
I'm not going to say this doesn't belong here, but it's really not my thing at all (I don't care for the movie either)
This is so eighties! It's very good at what it does, but it's not my kind of thing.
I rather enjoyed this. Maybe a tad overdramatic for me in places, but on the whole a very strong three.
I liked Everybody's Weird a fair bit. A few other tracks were pretty good too, but it didn't all grab me. A lower three.
Lots of fun, and Amy Taylor is a compelling lead.
The first track made me feel like I was in the Wii menu. I liked the rest a little more, but the funk aspect wasn't organic enough for me
Another punk album a couple of days after the last. I find it a little hard to articulate why I didn't really gel with this one compared to Amyl and the Sniffers; I think the singer is less interesting, and it's a bit too poppy for the most part.
Somehow Thee Oh Sees have passed me by until now, though I'm familiar with the name(s). This was great. I've been to the Chapel many times and can only imagine the energy at this show in that small venue. Loved how krautrocky this sounded in places; Web sounded like it could be Can.
Rozi Plain is in This Is The Kit, whose album I submitted, and this album is very much in the same vein. Definitely up my street, though I don't love it quite to the same extent as TitK. Fun fact; saw them live (including great Rozi solo set) in the Chapel, venue for yesterday's Thee Oh Sees album. High four.
I've said before I'm not particularly a country fan, but I did enjoy the combo of Dolly's voice and the bluegrass sounds. Some talented musicians here. I particularly liked "Silver Dagger." Strong three.
I feel like Buddy Holly wore out its welcome some time ago. Say It Ain't So brings back fond Rock Band memories though. I liked the instrumental outro of the last track more than anything else on the album.
There's no denying Batiste is a highly talented guy, and technically this is excellent. But I'm not sure it made me _feel_ anything. A lower end three.
Great submission that should really have been on the official list. I like the whole album, but "The Less I Know The Better" is the clear standout.
This may be a troll suggestion, and indeed much of it (especially the title track) was pretty unbearable. But I dug "Mindtrain" and could have listened to more in the same vein, even with the vocals. That bumps it from 1 to 2.
I didn't love the vocals out the gate, but it totally lost me on track four when he started wobbling. Am I saying his voice is more irritating than Yoko Ono's? Well, it's close, let's leave it at that.
I concur with others that this is a completely unnecessary addition after five studio albums from the same artist. Boo to the submitter. The album itself was fine, although Bruce sounded like he was in the middle of a poo on several occasions.
Never heard of this album or artist, but I enjoyed it quite a lot, despite (or because of?) its scrappy incomplete nature.
Not the first time I've listened to this; it's a pretty great album. Immediately after listening to this, I listened to the Spanish language version of it, which I think is a good sign of a five-star
Another example of a well executed album by a talented musician that didn't really vibe with me. A low three, but i recognize the quality.
As others have said, sounds a bit like Elvis Costello, with a perhaps less divisive voice (though I don't mind Costello's voice). Anyway, this was enjoyable; a solid high three.
I hadn't listened to this before, though I remember the singles. Depeche Mode before they'd really found their voice - this is enjoyable but not as good as their later stuff.
Never listened to this before; highly enjoyed it. Little Honda sounds like it could be the Jesus and Mary Chain, We're An American Band sounds like MBV. Overall, very eclectic, but everything attempted here succeeded in my book.
Veered between forgettable and irritating. This got pretty close to a one star score
This is up there with New Order's best; love it. Also, a fantastic album cover.
I know this is a critical darling, but it just doesn't do it for me. I think it's mainly that I don't like Mangum's voice
I wasn't sold on the bits with vocals, but the instrumental sections were very enjoyable. If this had been purely instrumental, a solid four; as it is, a high three.
Chill and pleasant, but not something i see myself listening to repeatedly. Low three.
Hate it. Can't stand the screaming.
Super generic music by committee.
I'd only previously heard Werewolves of London which is a good catchy song. But the rest of this album is pretty great too - some enjoyable songwriting here.
Some of the beats are pretty good, but I really find his voice annoying. A very low two.
I found this to be very bland. I'll echo others calls to have more non-English-language music on here, but this isn't a great example of it IMO.
Enjoyable jazz. Early Summer was the standout track for me. Low four stars.
I'd never heard of underscores before, and I suspect I'm fairly comfortably outside the demographic that this is aimed at, but I actually really liked it. Enough variation to keep me consistently interested. I like the glitchiness to it, which I feel did not step into the bounds of overdoing it.
I'm not going to claim this is New Order's best, but I also think it's a little maligned here. It still sounds pretty great. I liked Singularity a lot; you could hear the Tom Rowlands contribution pretty clearly. Superheated might be the weakest track on it.Still gets a four in my book.
I've listened to their "Cinq Saisons" album in the past, and this is much in the same vein, except maybe a little less folky and more proggy. I liked it. A decent amount; a high three.
Two days ago, I'd never heard of that day's artist, underscores, and here she is guesting on today's album. This one didn't do it for me nearly as much though; it felt a little insubstantial and lacking in agency. A high two, because it wasn't unpleasant.
I quite liked the Death In Vegas album on the main list and gave it 4*, but this one is much less compelling IMO. Not unpleasant, but fairly run of the mill.
Kiedis really is a terrible vocalist
I hate the vocals here with an extreme passion. I'm feeling bad for giving RHCP one star yesterday, because this is a whole new level of awful.
I liked this well enough, and it was definitely an improvement over the last couple of days, but I have to admit I kind of tuned it out after a while.
This wasn't terrible, but it wasn't too much to my taste; a little too close to emo for me.
Ok, maybe I'm getting used to the slurred/mumbled singing because it didn't offend me quite as much this time. I like this even though it's maybe a little dated.
Never heard of Espers, but I'll be listening to more; I really enjoyed this. Definitely reminiscent of Fairport Convention, but with a modern twist.
I love Talking Heads and gave Tom Tom Club five stars on the main list, but although this has its moments where it's pretty good, on the whole it's missing the magic.
I liked this less than I thought i was going to. Pleasant enough, but is far too long, both at the individual song level and the whole album level. Low three.
Heard of BSS before but never listened to them. I enjoyed this a lot; wasn't at all what I expected. Definitely will listen again.
Perhaps not as great as Either/Or or Figure Eight, but still some excellent songwriting. Still merits a five.
On the whole, I enjoyed this, especially the Curtis Mayfield and Youssou N'Dour guest spots. But some of it seemed a little parodic; like I was listening to Flight of the Conchords or something. Also that is just an awful album cover.
I liked this a lot more than Brown Sugar, which I gave one star. This is pretty good R&B with shades of Prince. I particularly liked "Spanish Joint"
I was surprised how many of these tracks I remembered; there were either a lot of singles from this album, or maybe I owned it at some point. Still mostly holds up, Manson is a good frontperson.
Boring emo-lite.
I really liked this. To the commenter who said that they felt a similarity to Arab Strap; they played on this album, so that makes sense.
I was put off by the first track, which I thought was a little weak, but it got better. I liked "In a Blackout" a lot.
This was inoffensive 80s music, but nothing too memorable. I had no issues with it not being in English (and am generally supportive of non-English language content on the list), but this wasn't perhaps the best example of it.
Sorry Canadians, I know this is beloved, but it wasn't super interesting to me. A low three.
I'm going to side with the "this isn't really an album" folks on this one. But even if it were to be considered one, it's not one I particularly enjoyed listening to. A very low two.
Silly me; I'd heard of this band a long while back but had always assumed, based on the name, that they were a metal band and avoided. To my surprise, they are not! Well worth a listen, this is really good.
Like this a little more than the one on the main list, or maybe I was just more in tune with it today. Either way, I think this just reaches a four on the user list scale.
The singer's voice is pretty weak. I liked the instrumentals on an early song (She Digs Her?) but this was pretty mediocre otherwise.
Decent if somewhat unremarkable NY punk.
I saw the film of this when it came out, and the film and Rodriguez' story is more interesting than the music.
I like this a lot for about the first twenty or thirty minutes, but it got a little samey after a while. Still, pretty good; strong three.
Just a few hours earlier than getting this, I was thinking, "I'd like to listen to some dub," and had put on some Upsetters. This was also great and I was very much in the mood for it.
I listened to this when it came out and it didn't really vibe with me for some reason, despite being the kind of thing I typically like. But listening to it now, I enjoyed it more than I remember doing contemporaneously.
This was fine. Not unpleasant, but it didn't stand out in any way.
I can hear the DNA of the Strokes in here (which is a little odd, I don't think Fab Moretti was co-writing Strokes songs at this point). I enjoyed this a reasonable amount - a high three.
Not really my kind of thing, though I liked some of it. Dirty Blue Balloons guitar solo was the highlight here for me. Low three.
I don't like the singer's voice at all, and the music wasn't nearly interesting enough to redeem it from that. A very low two.
What is it with all the Canadian bands on here? I wasn't keen on The Tragically Hip, disliked The Weakerthans, and I'm not too keen on this either. This is trying a little too hard to be quirky; ends up sounding like the theme tune for a Nickelodeon show.
I like a bit of punk, and this was fine, but a little more pop punk than I generally prefer. A decently high three
I saw the band and recoiled in horror. I hated the previous one of theirs on this list. This one was surprisingly not so terrible, though I still dislike the singer's voice, especially when he goes super deep. But overall a two, maybe even on the upper end, which is more than I thought it would get.
After a week of solid twos and threes, what a relief to get something I actually like. This would get a five even if I weren't coming out of a dry patch. Thanks submitter!
I left a review for this saying something along the lines of "I listened to this two days ago and already can't remember it," but the system seems to have swallowed it. Well, I remember it even less now. All I recall is that I didn't care for the singer's voice.
I liked the instrumental bits best - e.g. the extended intro to My One And Only Love, where Coltrane's sax and Garrison's bass interplay nicely. Hartman's voice is nice but it dates the album, which otherwise might seem timeless.
Adequate Canadian rock. Didn't offend me, but wasn't particularly exciting. A low three.
I can imagine quite enjoying sitting back and listening to a set of this at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Good in its genre, even if that genre isn't entirely my thing.
I listened to a couple of tracks, and they were okay, but not great. This might have been a three if the submitter could have been bothered to choose an actual album rather than a three+ hour compilation.
Enjoyable Swedish Americana. I realise that I may be slightly differently calibrated for the user list than I was for the main, because this sneaks into a four for me, but I suspect it may only have got a three on the main list.
No. Just no.
I stand by my review of their first album.
