User Albums Summary

Wow! This is incredible.

Incredible! It's wild that he was omitted from the main list.

Quicksand has a unique sound here, blending the sounds of a few artists found on the main list.....but not in a way that I loved.

LOUD AND MAD

I think the Arctic Monkeys are a great bookend to the indie sleaze era. This album shows that some sounds really don't last 20 years.

A great album to listen to while thinking you're better than everyone else (even though everyone in the room is thinking the same thing)

I can't believe this wasn't on the main list. Weezer defined nerd rock!!

I'm not sure about this one. It's at best generic, but even then there are other generic rock albums that do more than this one. It's almost a rock album for someone who doesn't really like rock music.

It's interesting pop I suppose

Deeply slutty

I loved this. The lyrics are pretty clever and it's a fun soundtrack to start the day with.

This is pretty middle of the road. It's got some good songs, but I'm not sure if it qualifies as mandatory listening. Songs like Stuck On You are really great, but they are the bright spots in an otherwise average album.

It's solid, but not nearly as slutty as Bloody Kisses.

Pop excellence. It's so fun and makes you want to dance and sing along.

As an album, it doesn't do much. As a concept of what life would be like if 9/11 didn't happen, an interesting thought experiment.

Chaotic to listen to at work, but it's an interesting mashup album.

I'm not very familiar with music coming out of Japan, and I'm not sure this was the best introduction. I wasn't a huge fan of the production.

This isn't my type of computer sounds, but I can appreciate that it is good beeps and boops

It's loud and mad but ultimately doesn't motivate me to want to drink a beer or rise up against authority.

It's very 'now' and there's nothing wrong with it, but it's also not doing anything so unique that this needs to be here over and of the other hundreds of bands doing the exact same thing.

Classic Dolly

It's alright! It's a bit long and weird at times, but it's not too shabby.

A truly incredible no-skip album.

Not what I was expecting! This was heavy but still really accessible.

Very moody, an album that feels like it's best enjoyed in a rainy dive bar in a technodystopia

I really wanted to like this, but it sounds like Spanish South Park Ska :(

Pop country has become so formulaic over the last 20 years. Tyler is taking country back to it's roots - protest, authenticity, and real themes from real people.

It's good! It had some peaks and valleys. I found it a little wanting overall.

It's pretty middle of the road

Very fun metal, love the wizard king

It's a lot, but I suppose I can give some credit for trying everything and still making something reasonable

An interesting concept! Took full advantage of the listening format of the time. It's very interesting, but, as the way we listen to music has changed it has become challenging to access. I respect the effort, design, and approach. That said, the music itself wasn't overly interesting to me. It is pretty standard fare, with only the format making it stand out from the crowd. A notable moment and experiment in music history, but not necessarily a must listen.

This was really fun! The beats and intonation were interesting

This wasn't what I was expecting! It's pretty indie, but, I'm not sure warrants a place on the list. Nothing really wrong with it, but also not much right with it.

This may be an influential album, but it just isn't to my personal taste. I found it a touch long, and too many songs blended together.

This is incredible indie rock. It's in the sweet spot of being slightly less sad than Bon Iver, but still in the same radius.

It's alright! Reggae isn't my thing, and this album didn't sound better or worse than any of the other albums already on the list.

This was great! It sat outside of my narrow genre definitions which was refreshing. It's not redefining anything, but there is joy in listening to an album that stands just outside of what is expected.

Short and bubblegum sweet! It is very cutesy pop, but it does it well. Super sweet but not enough for a cavity.

This soundtrack is instrumental to the motifs of Blade Runner. That said, it didn't jump out at me as something that I wanted to revisit. It encapsulates the film, but I also don't love the film so it stands to reason that I wouldn't love this.

It was good! Nothing that really stood out to me, but it was a very enjoyable listen.

Pretty ok! Nothing really special, but nothing wrong with it either!

It's pop! It's fine!

Too loud and fast to listen to at the office (until you get that one email at least....)

An outstanding album about doing drugs and having sex in the desert.

The second this album ended I forgot all about it. There were some grating moments, but also some lovely melodic moments. I found that more often than not I was waiting for a track to finish

My first of many TOOL albums on this list! Ya'll are going to hate this, but it's just okay.

Now THIS is what I'm talking about! A short wildly fun album

Surprisingly good! Especially given that the opening song is over 20 minutes long.

It's honestly just okay. There's nothing pushing this higher or lower for me, a real middle-of-the-road record.

The ultimate smooth sex album

A much better offering from this band! It's fairly accessible for what it is, and is a nice listen

Short and loud! Lots of fun, a good example of modern punkish music

There's very little about SKA that I find redeeming. This album however might be one of the strongest examples of the genre. Sure, I could do without the horns, but, at least the band seems to have something nominally to say beyond "HEY! LOOK! I FOUND A TRUMPET!!!"

The Mountain Goats make songs for people from a different small town than I live in, but I recognize the yearning and hope for something bigger than this.

Ah, a classic Gen X sound. This album feels longer than it's 56 minute run time, likely because each song blended together so completely I found I was questioning how many unique tracks were actually on this album. Unless you are outside playing with a hacky sack on a college campus I don't think this album is mandatory listening.

It's not for me, but it is a good album. It seems well composed, doesn't drag too much, and is heavy but not inaccessible for the average person

An interesting listen, but not one that pushed things beyond the middle for me.

A great album to get on a rainy Monday morning. I found the first song was not for me, but, I really enjoyed the remainder of the album.

A psychedelic trip. Deep cut for sure, but it's a solid album that's held up over the years.

Heart absolutely deserves a place on this list.

Like most Tom Petty, it's in the middle of the road. Great lawn mowing music!

I think this might be the first video game soundtrack to make it on the list! It's iconic, but I also wonder if it's really mandatory listening

A decent modern singer/songwriter. He seems to be just outside of the stomp/clap sound, but it does feel like it's threatening to close in at any moment.

Interesting space-y prog. I don't think I'll be revisiting, but I can respect it for what it is.

Singing through the pain

This album showed me that the 90's/early 00's sound wasn't English only! So that's fun.

Fun dance music! Instantly forgettable when it's over but a good time while it's happening

It's fine at best. I don't think this album is a snub from the original list, nor do I think it's mandatory listening years later. It is interesting at times, but not so much that I felt compelled to give it more than a cursory "huh, okay".

Thank you to whomever submitted this album. This is mandatory listening and should have been on the original list.

I honestly don't think I'm cool enough to pull off liking this album authentically. It's a solid album, but there's a veil that prevents me from connecting with it as completely as others may.

This is a wonderful album. It actually made me enjoy reggae!!

I remember listening to this in my youth. It speaks to you when you're 11, but, I don't think it really does anything massively interesting as a musical piece.

I don't enjoy The Lumineers, but, I do think that omitting this album ignores the prevalence and popularity of 'Stomp/Clap' music of the 2010's. Regardless of personal enjoyment, it's a moment in time that should have been present in the book.

This is pretty fun! To me, they are a louder less angsty Mountain Goats.

I'm not sure who this album is for. Is it for the person who loves pop but their partner loves metal? It was entertaining, but, I don't think there was a notable high point or low point.

This album shows that the Hip knew who they were from the very start.

Oh boy. There are interesting moments here - you can't really say greatness - but it's overshadowed by the sheer length of this album. For me anyway, there isn't much to say about this album, and anything unique or interesting I had to say became irrelevant by the end.