A classic. Great songs and lyrics, but have to knock a star off due to Dylan's vocals. While distinct, swooping into the actual pitch--or not hitting it at all--gets old. I can see why Dylan covers by other artists are often more popular.
Never really liked prog rock, but tried to listen with an open mind. Nope, still don't like it.
Great album. Love trip hop / chillhop.
Great album, only a couple weaker tracks.
Not my favorite genre, but a good listen
A few good tracks, but a lot of them sounded like experimental noise.
Solid album--didn't realize how many well-known Cars singles were from this one album
Decent. Not sure I'd repeat listen much, but glad to know more about The Doors' deeper tracks.
Fun party music. Better than I expected.
Rough listen. Song composition and lyrics were decent, but singer's voice was painful.
Solid double album--lots of great tracks. Love the drum & bass.
Some tracks were excellent grooves, and some were horrendous horns.
Has occasional glimmers of the band coming together, but so much of it was a grating, discordant cacophony. Exhausting. Painful.
Good lyrics/flow/beats. Hip hop isn't even my jam, but this was a solid album.
Beautiful voice, but the music was a chore.
Genre-defining. Lots of solos, which you don't hear any more, and some were a bit long, but all were great.
Raw grunge. Such a clean break from the polished big hair/glam rock of the 80s.
Didn't love it, but I could hear how it likely influenced many bands to come after them, so credit for the groundbreaking sound.
Could have been as big as The Beatles. Only complaint is the album is too short.
Meh. It was fine. More instrumentals than I thought.
The definitive southern rock band.
Mediocre, meandering, inoffensive. Elevator music version of The Smiths.
I don't get the hype. So many songs lacked any dynamics, eventually sounding like a wall of noise. Nothing memorable or catchy, and so much repetition of simple beats (bang on every quarter note!) or chords/notes. Just... blech.
Great rock. Some songs are a little too simple/formulaic for my taste, but all of them got my head banging.
Better than I thought. More than a one- (or two-) hit wonder.
Frenetic, tight metal album.
Okay, but a bit simple for my tastes.
Weird, different. Love it.
It was fine. A few great tracks with a number of forgettable ones.
Smooth grooves. Digging it.
Well, that was a jazz album.
Seeing all the awards this artist & album received but trying to figure out what I'm missing. Just seems like boring, depressing, low-energy, pretentious dreck to me. I know taste is subjective, so maybe it's just me or the my mood today. /shrug
Beck can nail so many genres and blend them together seamlessly. This album is no exception. It's no wonder he's been producing so much great music for decades.
Some tracks were good to great, some were forgettable, and some were just off putting--trying to be experimental but came out as noise.
It's fine for what it is. Which is nothing memorable.
Interesting... hard rock with a whimsical, musical sound. Good but not great.
Some catchy songs, some forgettable ones. Definitely that "Talking Heads" sound--punchy, half-singing, etc. No need for a repeat listen.
Weird. I know David Bowie, I recognize the famous album cover, but I didn't recognize any of the songs. Nor did I particularly care for any of them.
A man way too in love with his own voice (whose defining feature is a too-slow vibrato).
Great blend of blues, bluegrass, southern rock, and other genres, with vocal harmonies and varied instruments--guitars, harmonica, banjo, etc.--to form a wonderful album.
Decent alternative/garage/rock/punk album.
U2 during their great years.
Fun, quirky album. They sound like they'd put on a fun live show.
Love the chill hop, excellent rhymes & flow.
Punchy, quirky, sometimes catchy. A product of its time. But not something I'd repeat listen much.
Initially liked her voice and interesting melodies, but as the album wore on, it became tiring and all over the place. Unique, and glad I gave it a listen, but wasn't for me.
Beautiful songs, wonderful voice, and soft, relaxing jazz backing. Perfect for a glass of red wine by the fireplace.
Well, I can now say I've listened to an ABBA album. Silly and upbeat, but definitely not my jam.
Only could find "The Very Best of The Gershwin Songbook" which was 12 songs, not the entire 59-song set. But it is some of the very best of its genre.
It's fine background music... nothing too complex requiring active listening.
I'm a sucker for guitars and harmonies.
Decent, and has that 60's baroque pop sound, but nothing too groundbreaking or memorable.
Start the fireplace, pour some wine, turn this on softly in the background. Oh, and hopefully your partner is with you too.
I like Supertramp. They're not GREAT, but they're good. Definitely a unique sound, and tunes are catchy enough. 3.5 round up to 4.
Wikipedia says the lead vocalist left the Sex Pistols to pursue a more "experimental sound." That's the nicest description I can think of for this noise. Boy was this a rough listen.
Just a perfect garage rock band/album. Had this in regular rotation in the early 2000's, so this took me back.
Another solid rock/metal album.
I really want to like this band. The varied instruments and somewhat more complex and interesting musical arrangements should be up my alley, but I don't really like the lead singer's straining voice, and, well, I just don't vibe with them.
These guys fell so hard from their peak. This album was just bland and boring. A couple semi-decent tracks bumps it to a 2, but if this were a no-name band, this nobody would have heard of it.
Fantastic rock & roll album. Great guitar work by all the members, from rhythm to finger picking to leads/solos. Harmonies. Drums with flair that get your feet tapping. Solid 5.
There's a reason practically every track was in the rotation of every classic rock station for decades. Great album.
Great jazz album, just wished I liked jazz more.
Great 80's synth-pop-rock sound. More instrumentals than I expected. Worth another listen.
Good album. Unique sound with a blend of different instruments. And all the songs had that band's sound, despite the various songs having influences from different genres.
Back when rap/hip hop was fun (before gangsta), plus bonus Stevie Wonder tribute. Great stuff!
Good garage rock album. A few duds but mostly solid.
Fun hip hop. Love these guys.
Classic late 90's techno. Some great songs here, but knocking off one star due to the trend of the era to add some annoyingly screechy sounds to various tracks. Still a good listen overall.
Some good songs mixed with some plodding ones where they seemed to be having fun but I wasn't. Maybe groundbreaking at the time?
Don't love most rap/hip-hop, but this was good stuff.
Decent album, and The Smiths definitely have their own unique sound, but a number of tracks were just kind of there… not too many grabbed me.
Some killer tracks that show the future promise of this band, but some mediocre tracks too.
Song composition was above average, but nothing too groundbreaking or memorable. Vocals were a bit too dominant. None of the tracks were standouts. This album was just kind of... there.
I know, let’s keep the drums and rhythm guitar keep a steady sound, while making the most obnoxious, annoying, screeching, unpleasant noises with vocals and a saxophone! How groundbreaking!
Very much 60s psychedelic rock. Classic album.
Mixed bag. Unique sound and some memorable songs. Some have a circus-like feel. His biggest hit (Without You) was his probably my least favorite.
Do a lot of these songs sound the same? Yes. Are they all great? Yes. Just makes you want to get up & dance, and Little Richard BRINGS the energy.
Some good heavy metal riffs, but the dark edgelord schtick appeals to a more teenage-angsty audience than me.
Weird that an English rock group does a great job with an American southern rock sound with influences of blues and gospel, but here we are.
Good songs, some good recurring themes, a weird mix of lengths (ranging from silly ditties to epic suites). While I liked some individual songs a lot, the album as a whole didn't grab me. Might need another listen, but I've got hundreds of others to go.
Definitely not a "must-listen" album by any definition. A few okay guitar hooks, but awful, nails-on-chalkboard vocals.
So many songs to get pumped up to. Techno/bass/EDM perfection.
Sultry voice with excellent range. Musical composition is complex but catchy, with a range of instruments all perfect for the songs' moods. Fantastic album.
Great album. Most songs have a soothing, relaxing, southern sound with guitar, harmonica, banjo, and piano, with a few more upbeat, foot-stomping tunes.
Well-titled album. Pure honky tonk. A fun listen.
Oof, not much good to say about this album. Weak/yelling vocals paired with instruments making noise (fuzz and feedback) that occasionally broke into the faint sounds of actual music. A painful listen.
Not a single memorable track on the album. Only thing I’ll remember is how awful this album was.
Some good tracks here, with fun/silly lyrics. They definitely have that sound, but all the tracks have a similar sound, so I was getting bored by the end.
Good album. Reminds me of 70's Bond film music, but with a hint of grunge/garage rock. Might want to give this one another listen.
Well, it's a Neil Young album. Sounds like Neil Young, so if you like Neil Young, you'll like this Neil Young album. I like Neil Young just fine, but don't love him. In fact, I'd say I like him and his music 3/5 stars.
Some decent tracks, some meh ones. Definitely can hear the influences of early punk.
Some 5-star tracks, but not a strong album overall.
Musical genius, powerful vocals. A top album.
Excellent relaxing, ambient music with nonsense lyrics so as not to distract from the _feeling_ of the music.
A few good tracks, some mediocre tracks, and some duds. Meh.
I mean, it's Stevie Wonder. What's not to love? And Superstition is one of the best songs of all time.
Fresh sound at the time where techno meets rock & alternative blended with unique samples. Knocking one star off because a couple tracks have some annoying (ear pain) sounds which detract from an otherwise great album.
Killer album combining high-energy punk with funk.
Wonderful composition of world music with Paul Simon's gentle voice.
Hard-charging pogo pop-punk mosh pit killer album. I'm amped!
Beautiful album and band.
Someday I should look into how an English rock band nailed an entire album of American honky-tonk sound. Also Merry Clayton performs the best backing vocal track of all time on Gimme Shelter, with her voice cracking with emotion. Frisson every time.
Fresh (at the time) sound, some great tracks. There's a reason so many of these tracks were used in movies and commercials, and got constant radio play.
A mixed album--a few good tracks and some highly mediocre ones, but I can appreciate them trying to change up their sound.
Some interesting sounds. Very experimental but I don't see a cohesive "whole" with this album. Meh.
Gentle harmonies, pretty songs. The lone (bad) outlier was A Simple Desultory Philippic--I thought my player had switched to Bob Dylan, but apparently this was written/performed to mock the man's style. LOL.
Standard psychedelic rock album--nice sound that takes you back to the 60's, but no standout tracks.
Definitely a standard alternative rock feel, but enough unique sounds to make it their own and be fresh.
Most of these songs were heard frequently on the radio and in movies as a kid, 20-30 years after they came out, which says a lot about the band and the album.
Some people love Radiohead. I, for the life of me, can't understand how or why. I couldn't make it halfway through. Just awful.
Jazz... I can appreciate it for the technical skills involved, but I don't love the genre, especially on a recorded album. More than any other genre, jazz should be *experienced* live. That said, this is a decent album, and Take Five will always be a classic.
