My 1001 Albums Journey

Album	You	Global	Diff
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman John Zorn	5	2.26	+2.74
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	5	2.3	+2.7
American Gothic David Ackles	5	2.48	+2.52
The United States Of America The United States Of America	5	2.61	+2.39
Duck Rock Malcolm McLaren	5	2.62	+2.38
One World John Martyn	5	2.81	+2.19
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo The Byrds	5	2.83	+2.17
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	5	2.85	+2.15
BEYONCÉ Beyoncé	5	2.86	+2.14
Giant Steps The Boo Radleys	5	2.88	+2.12

Album	You	Global	Diff
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles	1	4.24	-3.24
The Joshua Tree U2	1	3.66	-2.66
Document R.E.M.	1	3.55	-2.55
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	1	3.48	-2.48
Play Moby	1	3.45	-2.45
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	1	3.43	-2.43
Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis Wilson	1	3.07	-2.07
Veckatimest Grizzly Bear	1	3.04	-2.04
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	1	2.99	-1.99
Paris 1919 John Cale	1	2.96	-1.96

Artist	Albums	Average
Miles Davis	4	5
The Rolling Stones	6	4.67
Leonard Cohen	3	5
Black Sabbath	3	5
Beastie Boys	3	5
Bob Marley & The Wailers	3	5
Bob Dylan	5	4.4
Led Zeppelin	3	4.67
The Stooges	3	4.67
David Bowie	8	4.13
ZZ Top	2	5
OutKast	2	5
Iron Maiden	2	5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	5
Paul Simon	2	5
Eminem	2	5
Johnny Cash	2	5
Rush	2	5
Public Enemy	2	5
AC/DC	2	5
Motörhead	2	5
Spiritualized	2	5
Metallica	4	4.25
The Who	3	4.33
Jimi Hendrix	3	4.33
Joni Mitchell	3	4.33
Steely Dan	3	4.33
Elvis Presley	3	4.33
Bruce Springsteen	5	4

Artist	Albums	Average
Tom Waits	4	1.5
Joy Division	2	1.5
The Divine Comedy	2	1.5
Queen	3	2
U2	3	2

Artist	Ratings
Beatles	1, 5, 5
Arcade Fire	5, 2
Coldplay	5, 2
Kate Bush	5, 2
The Byrds	2, 4, 5, 2, 5

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

Sep 22 2023

Delicious lyrics and quirky orchestration!

Tony Iommi's guitar work on this album is incredible. I like how there is some blues fused with this birth of metal. Stellar album with nice arrangements.

This album fits nicely within the Fallout universe for your Pip-boy.

I cannot call this noice and that burns me, like your time if you go through with this.

Ain't nothing to eff with, forever.

What a revelation of someone I never knew, and a terrible loss at such a young age.

You can get stomped by Obie

Glorious Iggy and Bowie collaboration.

Vanity project?

Historically iconic with a few good tracks. Ice cube getting things started hits hard, but the later songs wane.

A redeeming quality is that this helped moved fusion forward with other projects.

The trumpets are sensational in this as soloists, and as a section.

Rushmore rap album

Not quite Kid Rock levels but darn near close. Your low budget bargain basement Cure wannabe.

GOAT of live albums!

Mix of Spanish, French, and English all guaranteed to make you Manu Move!

I made it to track 4 bless me; i know bad music when i hear it shout out to Hesh. Alongside Kid Rock this is my next 1.

It's in the name

One of the best! No bad tracks!

Country Folk like Dylan, great tunes, lyrics

This or MOP are GOATS of their discog, check earlier albums for confirmation

So many classics on this album bookends with Satie, glorious!

Not their greatest work

I would give this 3.5

4.5 this reminds me of Kendrick, highly enjoyable!

Nice eclectic mix of styles and languages, but there are better examples of each isolated and focused on in different albums by different artists.

Really a 3.5 more good than less good songs, some real head spinners, and great lyrics - the closer in particular.

Coming in knowing nothing about this band other than the name it's mindblowing, a stadium band in the same hemisphere as Queen? Love it, will listen again when I need the feels good man!

Dream Pop is a new genre for me and I really enjoyed this album, overwhelming at times, but the closer laid me down gently.

Nice blend of R&B and early rap.

Pavement has a sound on this album and they stick with it. Not bad, consistent.

This is peak Joni figuring out her new direction; road trips are you kidding me? And collab with The Band; nothing but to love this one.

This reeks of Germanic classical music influence. It didn't wholly appeal to me but can see how it took the world by blitzkrieg.

Poorly mixed music and background vocals on the first 4 tracks that get better into the middle of the album; maybe the sound they were going for with pop candy hip-hop. Was told this album defined a generation and I grew up with Grandmaster Flash, NWA, and into gangsta rap, Dre, Snoop, Pac, Biggie, then Em, so this one just didn't take.

I only ever knew that one song; this was a revelation!

Not their greatest, but close!

Some tunes made me think of The Eels, 1989 and 1991 debuts though across the pond from each other. Great bands both.

The dirt poor man's rolling stones.

Good sound but I feel like they have a better album in the bag.

Le Freak we used to cover for a reason; the rest of the album dances around that great tune.

Echoing the sentiments of those pointing out that a gravely voice and endless diatribes and monologues over a decent rhythm section does not a jazz album or facsimile thereof make. This is on the level of Kid Rock which is no level to speak of in decent company.

Great rock and roll that got some good rotation in the peelers.

Please, no more. 2 cause I guess this appeals to some people and it's not outright shiz, just can't stomach it.

This hits hard no punches pulled intense ride.

Are you kidding me? Rush virgin and this is a Gordie Howe hat-trick.

I've only ever seen Common on TV so I was pleasantly surprised to find rich textures in his music!

Brazilian heavy metal was new to me, I enjoy HM in general and world music so this was a nice mix.

I mean c'mon it's the freakin Stones

Magnificent, made me think of Dolly Parton so happy to see that they collaborated and had great respect for each other!

Inoffensive electronic music

Second listen cause I had to be sure; yeah punkish vibes Television but it didn't get over the hump of gloriousnessness.

If I wanted bland pablum i would have gone to the grocery store. Not Kid Rock levels of bad cause you'd at least need a brain to comprehend how awful this tripe is.

Should be 1001 albums sometimes that will speed you towards your death.

This one took me completely by storm; a must repeat listen!

Smooth, mellow, relaxed, effortless mastery.

Hell yeah, this is a great ride!

Steely quickly becoming my favourite.

The best of Ska!

Sensational lyrics on this one! Heavy subject matter.

What an eclectic mix of genres; happy discovery of the sample from Em's Without Me; Buffalo Gals

Aside from Kim this album is fantastic. MMLP is a more Mature Em which I appreciate more at an older age. Slim Shady is still my favourite!

Not a fan of electronica so this was a nice ride!

New favourite band, small sample size but still. They remind me of We Were Promised Jetpacks who debuted one year later in 2003.

yeah auto 5; Wu-Tang took the world by storm the aftereffects from which will live on in the ether of magnificence.

If everst thou findest thyseft in the pissiest of moods; seek Jahnny Marr forget that Morry fellow.

Wild ride full of great tunes!

Would love to give this a 3.5; I've listened to a lot of hip hop and this was a nice treat.

I haven't heard anything quite like this before!

Not my cup of tea, it sounds like a dirtier version of Michael Jackson with lesser beats. The kids must have loved it at the time.

I don't think a re-listen would change my opinion; better examples of women folk singers from that era, though it's likely a matter of taste.

Please dear lord, even beheaded this music is too much.

If life gives you brain cramps

Heard of this band through an Eminem track; wow, this is dope af!

One of the GOATS of punk rock albums; so happy Iggy is still going strong to this day!

Sublime example of a bygone age!

Not the hugest fan of electronic music but this did feature a song on a mixtape made for me in '94!

Always a pleasure and nice to listen after several decades of not.

Not my cup of tea.

If this is one of the albums I have to listen to before I die just kill me already. Enough.

unoffensive; love the term krautrock

discovered goth rock today and discovered it best left to the goth kids in South Park.

Revelation! Love this album, Ryan did Wasted Years on Californication which I knew but not of him. What a beauty, and yes, eff Morrissey.

Missed this whole craze but fun album.

An album they made just for themselves; funny how that works!

Lighthearted!

Lovely punk rock album!

Listened to this before as a dive into a previous EC album; loved it just as much 2nd go-round.

This guy I need to explore in depth; nick cave vibes, some elvis, some Leonard Cohen lyrics/mood. Wondering if this is the best, will def. listen again.

This reminds me of Miles' 70s period of shifting patterns and grooves developing organically. I loved it!

First time listener; new convert lover.

Not my cup of tea.

Good droning

Simply the best next to the Ramones.

Hungry like a wolf punk style karaoke.

Nice punk feeling

OK, good lyrics, relaxing

Never was a huge fan, but this is a great album.

Kinda one hit wonders for me; good mix if you like that disco vibe

Yeah, i am going to have to figure out my fav. Zepp at some point.

100% pure fun

Nice surprise wanting something mellow for the day!

Frenetic madness with structure; I need to check out more Ornette Coleman apparently!

Classic Must listen

Fun album

Nice example of the genre.

are you freaking kidding me lol

Lemmy winks at us from above his jack and coke! Masterpiece of the genre.

Not the greatest Eagles album; the other I rated higher I am sure.

Cream of the crop!

Good fun album and I love the old school wrestling references!

Bono the person turned me off, but U2 the band and this album is not bad at all!

For all the hype Bobby McGee, and ...

Nice and relaxed groove.

The Duke Ellington of Rap next to the Count Basie that is Biggie.

The wiki is paper-thin; likely why plucking individual nose hairs is more entertaining.

Only eclipsed by Dark Side of the Moon for second longest charting; the GOAT of metal.

Good punk

Neither great neither offensive; wouldn't take a 2nd listen.

J'sA is such a fun band to listen to; going to dive back into this for sure.

It was, I know because I was there. No longer.

Sublime album, very easy on the ears. Great lyrics and lyricist!

Sensational guitar work and backing, although the Greensleeves in the middle threw me.

Nice old school blues album. I like the shout out to Woody, and hearing Dink's song was neat given JT covering it. Damn them bedbugs IYKYK.

Give me the fugu fish. Nay nay I say, this is no cherry on the top.

Wow, this is a cracker of an album. I didn't know who these people were or what this music was about but I am in. Only 4 but after a 3rd and 4th listen I could elevate.

merveilleux

Jonie Mitchell vibes

Nice relaxing Jazz with such a sweet voice!

I really enjoyed half the album; rated lower than the previous one.

Not my cup of tea.

It's refreshing to hear rappers from different countries!

I love old country albums listening to the stories; great comeback album and a Tammy Wynette connection!

Classic 80s bath in smooth saxophone sounds!

Beautiful album but I had to listen to it twice. The conceptual opening threw me and I couldn't appreciate the songs as much. The second time I just got it. Love it now!

I really should have done this with brandy, or sherry. It was a cold winter night here in Canada to enjoy Lady Day. Always the best. The a cappella tracks are incredible to hear her phrasing.

This is an amazing album and I hear so much of this in artists coming up afterwards.

Was never a fan 30 years ago; time has not changed that opinion.

As an album to go out on this one isn't the worst.

This sounds like the awful band Glen put together for the Letterkenny talent show. "I want to be close to Christ, and Wayne."

This is the only one I would give 6 out of 5.

Absolutely sensational album; what a voice, dynamic range, soul.

Genius understated. Separate the art from the artist.

Revelation and my new female hip-hop artist; not one track out of place, beats by Timbaland outstanding. Missy has a great voice, fantastic timing and flow. True Diva of the genre.

Progression on Ravi Shankar; enjoyable.

This is the latin machine that does not stop it just keeps churning, body yearning, dance floor burning, esse vato loco let's go!

OK, if I am going Divas I am going elsewhere.

No one has time for Freebird.

Borderline unlistenable.

The only reason I'm giving this four is to justify the five for Live Rust which is the penultimate Neil Young album.

A perfectly middling example of the genre.

This is a fantastic album top to bottom; very laid back and relaxing grooves and monsieur has a very nice signing voice.

Not bad at all. This was my first listen of Anthrax with a background of Slayer, Metallica, the standard stuff. Good little tunes that chug right along.

I used to hate country music, any kind, now I love this old timey stuff!

I did not think I would like Rod as much as I did although his voice and inflections tend to be the same on each track which can grate the ears after a while.

Getting vibes of Marquee Moon, the Smiths, the Cure.

They sound like the Stones, on some tracks. Who influenced whom. So many great songs on this album. Easy 5.

Sensational album top to bottom, soulful songs, great voice. Country Road, Oh Susannah, and the track with the full on brass section!

This was a terrible time to be able to hear.

Just when you think you can sing along, or tap your foot, it stutters. As a concept album this may have been fine using copious amounts of drugs, but as a piece of history it would best be dropped in an oubliette.

Not my cup of tea, but not quite in the harbour.

It's nice to get exposed to music from other countries. This is the 2nd album of African music. Enjoyable. Nothing to telegram home about.

Night life, is the life for me!

The picture does not match the music! What a good dose of soul, blues, and grit. Reminder to not judge a book by the cover.

Surprise like for me.

Nice to hear some of the origin of Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart.

Short and sour.

Their first album is gangbusters. It brought me back to the first time I heard the Ramones live at CBGBs, or the Clash storming onto the scene. Pure 70s punk. Glorious!

Ah yes, not the greatest example of a hippie album. Back to the late 60s with you, no time travel, stay put.

The later tracks resonated with me more than the opening ones. Decent, not enough to want to re-listen.

Darn, I thought I was going to like this more than I did having listened to select Femmes tracks in the past. This one is a pass for me outside of a few OK songs.

Such a great album, what a voice on this guy! It's rare nowadays to have a full horn section and what a difference it makes for conveying energy; the trumpet player is sensational in the upper registry without losing control, and the saxophone reminds me of Maceo Parker. They are electric and Morrison's voice is equal to the task. Wonderful discovery for me.

Jack of all trades and master of none. Reading some comments I figure high schooler me would have enjoyed the eclectic mix and energy but I was listening to the Specials if I wanted Ska, Bob Burning Spear Raggamuffin for Reggae, funk was all Parliament, etc.

Inoffensive which is perhaps the best thing I can say about this album, and the worst.

Pretty bitchin' album Alice Cooper! I love that he paid musicians to play, ah the days for instrumentalists. The sax player and trombone player in particular stood out. Love that Frank Zappa rewarded a diligent young artist and we got this and more as a result. Steeped in Rhythm and Blues, Rock, and a grand finale instrumental my lord. Great work!

Incredible backstory to this band that shows in the music they made on this album. Soubour and Jolie in particular. 3.5-4/5

3 bangers of course: titular song, homeward, and feeling groovy. Paul is carrying the load.

Not my style of jam bands. Do appreciate the modest attempt.

I would say the love children of the Mansons and Hobbits conceived in a great lake of LSD; Indian gods looked down upon this and gifted a sitar. Goat horns so Satan had a hoof in this cackling with delight. Greek my mistake. Dionysus poured his wacky wine therein. Bansuri flute? The pantheon of India smiles thusly. I think I saw Spock frolicking by singing about Baggins. Kirk cancelled his Heavy Metal endeavour. Christopher Lee came back from the grave as his last wish to the universe to hear this one more time. Yes, not his first rodeo. Dear god very cellular song sounds like Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul Simon from Graceland. Could this merry band be time travellers, or celestial influencers posing as African deities? As a folk album it's decent. Lots of eastern influence you can hear the workings in of microtones. A credit to the variety of music on this journey for opening me up to the possibility of liking something I never would have sought out on my own. This is a 3 for me. I'm likely never to listen to its like again, but will fondly recall going from abject abhorrence to enjoyment for what it is.

Everything about this album screams amateurish which is not necessarily a bad thing we all have to start from somewhere, but as an edition to a best of list this feels like someone has something on someone - pictures they don't want released kind of deal. Not Kid Rock levels bad, but close enough.

Really interesting backstory to the recording of this album having it done with a raw feeling like they intended. Standouts for me were Changes and Primitive. Great grit. 3.5/5 leaning towards 4 but only 2 songs on the album knocked my socks off.

Next to the Association you will not find better harmonies, and the song construction and chord movements keep things interesting. Lovely, not the best album, but close.

Playing all the instruments himself is quite the feat pulling it off rather well!

Good background music while I was assembling some robot figurines for myself and a friend. Once the robots were complete I focused and discovered how this album should not be in the foreground. Not Kid Rock levels of bad.

My generation apparently but I wasn't into it then, nor now. A couple of bangers I recognize, Hurt done way better by the Man in Black.

Holy moly! Familiar with individual songs but this is the first complete album for me and what a revelation. Tip to tail greatness. Worth another listen 4/5.

I love girl angst bands; reminds me of Sleater-Kinney?

Based on the title I thought I was in for a Ska or Reggae album. I got the Todd Rundgren album a few days ago so that was a neat point of interest. Not Kid Rock levels of bad.

Wu Tang is forever; Methodical Man, how about that!

Nice voice, nice songs.

Some good tracks, 3rd listen and the tail end of the album lags and suffers.

One track wonder should have been released as a single and called it a day. Not Kid Rocks levels of bad.

I was wondering what Birth of the Cool Miles listening to this would say; same sh*t, different background. A masterpiece in exploratory evolution.

Not bad at all!

Nepo more of the same Astrid did it better; mix of languages gimmick which I suppose was a novelty at the time.

Mid Punk album; that vibrato is out of control annoying. Under the boardwalk cover shoulda gone under to sleep with the fishes.

Hippie band discovers Jazz chords; blues at 11.

Solid album outside the opening banger tune that everyone knows; still opposed to tantric sex.

A rainy day made this album an OK companion. Here's hoping for better weather. 2/5.

I remember the album cover vividly; the music not so much.

Easy listening album that gets in and out quick. It would likely be good if on a nice sunny road trip with a cool breeze streaming in through the open window, not enough money for a sunroof, and homemade sammiches for a road side pit stop while the tunes keep playing.

It's the Bobfather; this is as good as it gets. Soak it in, look around, and is that a kitty on the cover? Just when I thought it couldn't get any better than this.

Sensational album that reads like a love poem to someone. Electronica is not my cup of tea but this is the best of what this journey I have experienced has come my way.

I swear I heard the Bulls championship song in here. Lots of interesting coming up stories. Some OK harmonies. Respect for a release looking at the list of Divas from 2016.

Track "The conference" is the best track which displays Indian rhythms that will blow most Western influenced ears out of their expectations.

Kinda neat to see others in the community pick up on the Bowie wannabe vibe. This is like the WWE version of EWC hardcore. It's milquetoast. Terry Funk hot poker it is not.

Outside of the last track..this album has no wings. Thoughts of Lennon calling it Grandma music. There are better albums of his.

That tremolo had me questioning whether or not my ears had Parkinsons. What a terrible day to be hearing. The sax was nice. 2/5.

This album is at times incredible, and at times done with a microphone and band in the box? It could be a rock opera. It's a poetry slam. I can hear generations of women singers coming after using Patti's affectations.

Fun album personifying the 80s.

All the songs sound generally the same. Same tempo, same background percussion track, etc. Nothing offensive about this album, nothing of note, easy guitar included listening lull you into a torpor and bury you in the mundane.

It is industrial.

A wonderful album heralding the arrival of spring. A little whimsical? Overproduced with sound effects? The core songs are pure Stevie funky. Nothing like it. Takes a 2nd to Songs in the key of life.

Oh yeah that's the good shit! Pedal to the metal balls out take no prisoners cause it'll set you free baby!

Complex chord and harmonic structure is blowing my mind for Alice Freakin Cooper. Live brass instruments, and a string section, god I loved the 70s. Stride piano. Wow. This album is ambitious and all over the place stylistically. A nod to Blue Moon in I love the Dead, now that's just awesome cheeky monkey.

I respect the reckless abandon that went into this album. One more listen at a higher volume may be required. 3.

As a concept album all the songs sound the same for a unifying experience. All the songs sound the same and her voice is just not up to the task of carrying a solo act.

.., to write home about.

Bruce found God, or revisited. Where is the Boss?

This is like when Greg "The Hammer" Valentine was the Honky Tonk (greatest Intercontinental Champion of All-Time) Man's tag-team partner in the failed before it started "Rhythm and Blues." It was a Honky Tonk Masquerade with black hair dye.

Last track Madness a blatant rip-off of fever which is the kind of dreams this album inspires. Toronto band The Dishes did this genre better.

26 minute mark a groove and a hook . Ohhh and what follows, yes, more of this! Maybe I need to adopt a two listen rule to albums. Maybe it was the advice to listen to this one with the sound up to 11. Maybe because it was a great counter punch to my noisy neighbour that plays crap music. Maybe baby.

Fantastic voice, great mix of songs. We can go home now. 3.

A friend introduced me to metalcore, and this fit like a glove today.

Introduces instruments into pop music: marimba, bagpipes, etc. Decent voice, music itself is forgettable, lyrics may be poignant but got lost for me.

My third eponymous album in a row. I think the algorithm wanted me to learn a new word. A good example of it's genre.

Not her best album and there are better versions of the covers she does but it's the first lady of soul.

A long time since getting something so recent. I am an old. Bolt cutters song good. Yoko Ono dolphin end of the first track. Shades of Bjork. Under the table has a nice deep groove to it. The first listen I was an alien not understanding where this was coming from or going insta 2. Second listen I started getting it, found my favourites, found the groove. 3.5. Would listen to select tracks again, maybe need a breakup to listen to the whole.

Reminds of my time playing with the Soulebrities; same voice, tight arrangements, great backing band.

Easy 5 talking bout my generation.

This is an instant 5 for me. Not one bad element to this album, lay back, and float in space!

This takes me back when they were the hottest thing with a new fusion sound. It was a fun trick down memory lane.

Not the hugest fan but the track Winter really is sublime - thank you Mick Foley for the hot tip!

Intellectual musicians wanking? It's a fine album no question of the talent involved but seemed a little self-indulgent which is fine it just didn't appeal to myself.

With the exception of We Will Fall. 3rd favourite Stooges album next to Raw Power and Fun House.

The fur hat on the album cover was the highlight. The music is overshadowed by bands that did it better.

Poor man's Nick Cave. Succeeds at being worse than U2. Will lull you to sleep with boredom rather than dulcet soothing tones.

Not as good as Methodical Man but it's WuTang. The Tony Stark storyline was interesting so I need another listen for that.

This was fun punk for me; felt the roots and the lyrics show the progression. Unsatisfied was my go-to track.

Holy holy holy Lord Smaug almighty Burn baby burn This ain't no disco inferno Outside the collaborations with Cave and Costello I didn't get much out of this album when it later waded into the psychedelic serial like music waters.

Second Head - Punk? like the Stranglers.

I want to give this album a second listen. I don't think it'll affect my rating only it will isolate the tunes I really enjoyed.

Helpless is a perfect song. Descending bass line, driving drums, lyrics tight, dirty but polished feel to it. Would 100% road trip with this song, buds, and beers. Complete album reminds me of Bleed American, or The Nerves. 4 listens and more to come this one is a gem.

I hear Dio in the opener. I talk to the wind Herb Alpert raindrops. Balm for the soul.

Chord structure was inventive in the middle; the latter half of the album was gospel. This was my first GD album listen and I get the Deadheads lotta wisdom in the lyrics to some bum who knows nothing.

Warbly voice from the get go, some songs were OKish. I liked a lot of the English pop albums on the list but this one missed for me.

It's light and mild night on the prairie junkie high on mexican dirt.

This guy can't carry a pitch much less find it playing cricket. Neither could Joe Strummer but one was enjoyable. For fiddling La Bottine. Punk? I'm suprised I've never heard of some bands on this list while others. Drum tracks sound like setting number 3 on your kid brother's toy casio, and every Québec pop tune from the 70s.

How how the moon double time solo is a thing of beauty encapsulating the vocal range, music history knowledge, and having a ball. Incredible catalogue and collaborations. Nothing could be better about this album, perfect signer, and best represents the genre.

In and out within a shave and shower I respect that.

Nice reggae album and a cute twist on a Bob Marley standard. Your love gets sweeter is the gem of the album.

Opening on a 5/4 song nice! Fast number two, then into ballad number three which is solid album pacing. Song four and we're back to playing with polyrhythms lovely feel and groove to this one. Several mellow tunes thereafter, Reckoner has a nice laid back feel. Latter half of the album is one song blending into another which little to distinguish. Maybe ear fatigue.

I am a believer? Never thought I would take to Taylor's music but it's charming. She's a talented vocalist, set up perfectly against smart arrangements, great backing band. I wouldn't be in the car I'd be in the audience with my screaming daughters!

I really enjoyed this one full of energy, a clash quote, and got it entirely confused with SIA over the look.

I'm happy to have started with their debut album. I can see myself falling in love with this band so want to tackle the discography chronologically. Born in 75 so around the time they were gearing up. Lots of bands I listened to sound like they sprung near this tree!

Getting Death Cab for Cutie vibes around Ashes of American Flags and Heavy Metal Drummer; likely the classic piano. I'm the man who loves you great hook! Dirty guitar Rolling Stones. Sympathy for the Devil woo! Poor place song construction Beatles. Overall very good album; I have my favourites, not a full re-listen so a 3/5.

2nd half of side A; Animal and Love Bites standouts; Pour Some Sugar sounds like the number one hit. Soft spot for Armageddon It; c'mon Steve. Title track and we are back on track after a lull of 2-3 songs. Weird song to end the album on; out with a whimper. 3.5/5

Titular track I didn't realize how much they extended the song with filler parts, variations on a theme. This was all the rage in middle school but I don't remember the sexual ambiguity being that big a deal - there were bikes to ride. Couple of sleepers leading into Changing Every Day a bit more upbeat then into a straight ballad That's the Way - decent. Sparseness helped limelight the vocals. The later tracks are a homogeneous mishmash of Casio drum track #3. You can hear this in most pop songs from the 80s and every dance hall from Limoges to Levis. They rode Karma Chameleon wondering if those produce milk cause it would have been bone dry. Ah, white people reggae. Mister Man. Decent voice on Boy George. Not something I took note of at the time. His ballads are slightly reminiscent of Michael Jackson. Soft and vulnerable. And then we reach Man-Shake which is a thing. Disco inferno that is Mystery Boy. Feels like we're all over the place at this point on this album. Not a bad thing for the variety but I'm walking by not stopping. Into the live tracks I have not heard a song intro'd with "It goes like this" in such a long time. Nice memory. Prototypical one hit wonder album. 2/5

If this album were theatre to me it seems to be a collage of independent loosely related self-encapsulated moments or events tied together. They lead perfectly into Maps which could be ironic. Some pillow talk tracks to ease us out. 1 banger track, live video is sensational. 1-2 others enjoyable. Great vocals showing lots of range with different backdrops.

Good sax on I can't help myself. Morrissey? This singer is the Normand L'Amour of Scotland.

The Killing Moon stands out. Apparently that's all I have to say about this album. My 2nd of Echo and the Bunnymen; this one is a 2. Post-punk? I didn't get any whiffs of punk in this.

Bye Bye; tight arrangement, backup singers are locked in; Sid Feller key in song choices I have to get used to hearing Charles in a different light. You don't know me much like his Georgia recording. 2 tracks in and this is Country and Western? Someone tell Bob's Country Bunker. Half as Much swings like a pig by the tail! A lot of these ballads sound like something Nat King Cole would sing. There are a lot of ballads on this album. So many ballads! Maybe the title could have been Ballads and Blues? More suited. Distinct lack of my dog died my woman done left me my pickup truck broke down. Still, it's Ray so a 3.

Gone too young. What a marvellous talent. That'll be the day is the standout on the album. 3 for enjoyment, 4 for historical context.

First impression is that he made this album for himself, not for the enjoyment of others. Hold my liquor is a nice mellow groove. Strange Fruit sample oh Lady Day had a hard enough life without seeing how this turned out.

Big Me has some Beatles vibes to it. Lot of healing in this album. No standouts like other Foo songs but the whole amalgamates? I'm looking for a word. It gels as a collective. 4. Would 100% listen tip to tail with a drink remembering Kurt and loving Dave.

This album grabs you by the throat and does not let go until it's done with you! The call and response ending was spirit moving. The rhythms former Cream drummer, wow! I don't think I'll listen to this one again, but it was a force!

A more mellow electronic music ride than others on the list in the genre. Seven and Now's the only time I know are the standouts for me in rotation. The rest of the album was just nice.

1/3 of the way through and Since I left you sounded like such a nice opener to a summer fun album with beers buds and a lake shore beach, then it dropped off the face of the planet from there. We'll see how it develops. Electricity track and we have redemption. I knew the name was familiar here we go with Frontier Psychiatrist which is an absolute Tom Cruise banger. One good song in rotation, a novelty song, and the rest of the album forgettable as the waves receding into the lake and the beer is all gone.

2nd half of the album is more punk flavoured; love it! 12 X U came across this gem when I started my punk journey decades ago. That song along gets a 5, the rest of the album certainly the first half was largely forgettable? I'll try a 2nd listen with rested ears. Good thing, too. Ex Lion Tamer is punk, and Lowdown has a great groove to carry through. As a collection of pieces that make up a concept album of theatre bits or scenes it's a 3 or 4 but as an album to listen to good music it's a 2 or 3. Given the post-punk albums on the list maybe this genre just isn't for me.

Do not listen for a 2nd time. Some good wankery, but not as good as the Allman Brothers. 3 mainly for running a call and response, and the lead vocalist screaming his bloody head off.

There goes the fear, number 3 debut on the charts? Sounds like U2 with a less annoying voice than Bozo. Satellites chords match Sounds of Silence so nice to think of S&G as a distraction from a maudlin drivel infused wreck of an album this is. It could have worked with a different vocalist? Something more robust, less whiny nasally. The tunes and band around them are OK. Solid 2. It's an indie band album like most others, nothing of note, nothing to inspire or offend, simply there to be there and soon forgotten.

I'm glad I'm doing a 2nd listen; just another English alt. band now has 3-4 songs in my rotation and the whole album is growing on me. Solid 3. Lose It, Strange Ones, Time, Sofa (Of My Lethargy) if you're wondering.

Bootsy Freakin Collins? Maceo? Fred? Holy shiz. If ever I have a metric ton of housework to dance my way through this is my go-to album.

This album is making me question whether I'm rating these for their historical context, or simply for my own enjoyment. Brittany lacks the gravitas on the ballads, but that doesn't matter to the generation that enjoyed them. The number one track is still a slapper/banger to this day. Can't argue that she made a ton of money, and is one of the most recognizable artists of all time. She worked hard to get where she was. Horrendous family life part and parcel the price paid. Hope she finds her peace. So, the answer, for me or history? 3 and 5.

Legs is good. Grungy, dirty guitars, nice relentless slow beat. The vocalist is quite raw. Rub 'Til it bleeds same deal. Methodical grunge. Vocals not bound by most conventions. So far, a few songs I enjoyed. Overall, it's a 3 from me dawg. Making a voice sound like scratching electric guitar strings. I'd give this singer a 5, the album as a whole concept suited to an indy demolition theatre performance a 5 for a night, as a musical album going up to 3.5 and maybe 4 with Ecstasy. She's making the human voice do incredible things. Yup, Ecstasy has that greasy dug in feeling which works wonders in 3/4 time. I have no idea ranging from 3 to 5 on this one. Gonna sit on it for a spell.

This started out as a Black Crows shake your money maker, lead signer for Counting Crows soundalike. Reached Talahina Sky and it's starting to make sense. It's not exactly my jam, but I can feel the gravity of the concept or direction. Rating thought, if I put one song in my rotation it raises a 2 to a 3? This is by no means a 2 album. Going in for a second listen. Wasted Time, how did I miss this gem? Happy Alone slaps. lol 3 to 4.

The obvious Moondance stands out but Caravan is what hooked me. First four songs establishing the tone of mellow, easy like Sunday morning. Caravan laid all the way back. Kinda looks like Gordon Lightfoot RIP Into the Mystic and we have an established trend of deep grooves. Someone put a nickel on the record arm. Bit of a lull for the next two until Brand New Day starts and we're back on track. 3 good songs, the rest was filler. It felt like the overall arch of the album was lost along the way.

The Smiths - Faron Young, is that a deliverance banjo backing? Bonny is a bonny of a song. Yeah, second listen didn't move the needle at all for me. Don't think this makes loudspeakers at the mall grade.

What a weird sensation my head bobbing but I'm not actively causing this. Like breathing it's just happening. This is transcendent. In a castle, new Japanese vocalist. Album art on point. Not pointless long form improv, feels very tight and focused. I wonder if Miles every listened to this, or if they listened to Miles. The last two tracks ventured off somewhere above the stratosphere and the ionosphere, brother, into parts unknown. A little turned off since the first 75% of the album had deep groves and great direction. Improv needs to stretch, maybe I was on the wrong drugs at the time. 4 for me.

When I want you kicks in we have breached the stratosphere, the ionosphere, gone into the beyond. And into Run which pushes it into a streak. Two is a streak. Take Your Time, 2 seconds in and I know it's a good one. Simple bass line but insistent, driving force, relentless. Hoo hoo the way it releases you at the end, delightful! 200 Bars. When it kicks in 3/4 the way through. Who wrote these songs? Jason Pierce. What a mind, what a mind. And a great way to end this album. My preference is floating in space, this comes a close second.

Thoroughly enjoyed this for my shower day album. A little Motörhead, a little Metallica. It's nice to be able to understand the lyrics, and screaming guitar solos, balls to the wall drive and drums. I knew Venom from, kudos to Hairball John's metal radio show, In Memory Of, which was a banger. This whole album was a ride, shame my stereo doesn't go to 11. 4.

5. I've listened to this album so many times. Vinyl Trinity Bellwoods Park shoutout to the girl with the cute summer dress. Johnny gave these people a piece of their humanity back. No riots, soulful sharing session.

What can you possibly say about this album that hasn't been said already. 5. It's between Revolver and this.

Stellar must be their #1. It was in my rotation before I knew of the band/album. OK, one of their charting songs. Ah yes, Drive, also in rotation, great tune. Battlestar Scralatchtica moves me. 3 for me. I like the opening vibe, a few hits, and a groove tune.

Sunshine Superman titular track is good; Bert's Blues gave me a bit of hope with a smidgen of saxophone. Sitars, sitars everywhere. Great haircut. OK, as the forerunner of the psychedelic rock to come, one of the ones that started the movement fusing jazz, rock, eastern music. He references Jefferson Airplane in the Fat Angel and I was just thinking that group strikes me as more monumental in the movement. 3 for me. Not terrible, nothing I would ever listen to as a whole again.

Minus Stevie Knicks this album is flat. She gets a 6, the album itself is nice, 3.

Goddamn son that is an album I don't wanna listen to ever again until it's the last one I ever listen to.

Possibly Something.

Etherial, lush in parts. I guess there's someone for everyone out there. So there is that. Favourite track: Miss America

The Chinese Water Torture of music. I think if this was a backdrop to something interesting like tooling around a city in a Steampunk or Cyberpunk game it would be OK because it's not in the limelight. However, on it's own, it gets exposed to its own monotony.

Punk opera. I've listening to these songs here and there because they were part of the mainstream, TV/movies. I enjoying reading a comment that this was just one long song. The transitions are not noticeable, and it doesn't get boring. As relevant today as in 2004 is a cliché but there you have it. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Now I can just enjoy the rest! Yes, this is top tier.

I added Little Whirl to my rotation. Taking a second listen now. I'm familiar with lo-fi girl as we all are I'm sure but I've never heard a band of said genre. I'm a huge fan of low budget rough cuts. A salty salute had a really nice groove to it and felt short. The time changes in transition to Watch Me Jumpstart are subtle and mind bending I love it! Number to added to the rotation. It falls like a gear into place. Was this album meant to be continuous? The cuts in between tracks jarring. A Good Flying Bird is another short gem. Kinda reminds me of The Nerves, low budget great sounding tracks. 4/5 what a revelation for me. Some of the tracks are short unfinished ideas that could have been fleshed out some? Maybe not the intent.

Oh dear, it's another Tom Waits album. Swordfishtrombones was the first. Even beheaded this music is too much. Gave that a one. Since then my depths have sunken to kid rock so Waits that's your low bar. We're sinking cap'n an there's nothin I ken do. Tom Waits the falsetto. Tom Waits the distortion. Tom Waits the why? You know those guys who did "We love the moon, rathergood.com?" All stripped down sounds like he's imitating them. They were doing it for the lols. Tom, not so much. Catchy groove tho noah gonna lie. Ok now He's doing the vocal equivalent of blackface. Jesus Gonna track. There are several tracks with some seriously nice grooves. Goin' Out being one. We are in 2 territory.

1969 was a helluva time to be alive and listening to music. Alongside the Beatles White Album, Johnny Cash, Zep II, Diana Ross, Hair, Sly and the Family Stone had a unique sound, a tight ensemble with a top-notch horn section, and a furious message to deliver that they did in spades. Easiest 5 to be a alive, daddy, and that's the truth, Ruth!

Raw, fueled, deep deep grooves, brilliantly arranged, and in and out before the door can hit your ass. Such glorious punk. So where am I? 5. Alive.

Fun album top to bottom, and forming a supergroup with the Dubliners was a highlight. Will check out Rum Sodomy & the Lash for sure!

I never knew I would enjoy noise rock so much! 2nd listen for sure to more accurately place this one. Need a aural palette cleanser. Is this the same album I listened to yesterday? Coming it at from a different day it hit way different? I like the occult witchcraft undertones, and it felt darker the 2nd go-round. I found one to add to my rotation, and the rest set a mood. Solid 3.

Kudos to Bonnie for turning her life around; shame what happened with Prince. My Mum would like this music. A 3 for me. Nobody's Girl; now that's a song, acoustic, which mirrors the hell she went through without a backing band. Tells her story. The other songs are kinda fluff, happy she is happy! And that song is also a turning point launching us into the number one Have a Heart. I would have rethought the first half of the album into something else, or rearrange the order. Something. Too Soon to tell nice ballad upbeat ballad string of three. Road's my Middle Name some down dirty blues. 2nd half of the album is scintillating! Still a 3 for me but I'm happy it turned around, would go 3.5.

I once firmly declared that no white person should nor could ever sing Bob Marley. Like other reviewers someone from the UK foraying into Hip-Hop struck me as wrong. The hard streets of Manchester, or Liverpool. When I think of hard UK living I think of Steven Regal Blackpool. Em put his own stamp and made Hip-Hop his own. I suppose I am just not that familiar with the UK scene, and this album doesn't inspire me to want to be.

I played in an in-part cover band of Jamiroquai so this is like hand in glove. Full horn section: trumpet, trombone, alto, tenor, and baritone sax. We had a cracker (UK slang for really good) of a lead singer, drummer was twin of the alto, bass players for days laying down great grooves, keyboards, and guitars. Played all around and the funk was strong. That was a few decades ago so it's interesting to see how this music aged. Would the young folks still dance to this? Hmm, I didn't hear the hits that were bangers we used to play so assume a better Jamiroquai album is to come? like 3, for nostalgia.

The ballads on this album are OK, but I find her voice not up to task on the more energetic/involved songs.

The poor man's Cure? Comparing the songwriters to Lennon-McCartney is a choice. Coming back to Australia after years in drab England causing an explosion of creativity is hillarious, and awesome; I'm happy for them. A little Smiths? Nothing I would ever revisit as there are other bands that do this sort of thing much better. Maybe paying more attention to the lyrics would bump this, but I'm not enamoured with the vocal stylings.

Hard hitting out the gate; of the original NWA members vocally Ice is crisp, Dre laid back love both. Public Enemy produced? Damn. Little Isaac Hayes, RUN/DMC Chuck D and Flav, James Brown. YoYo! Cube references the uzi which is apt cause the lyrics are spitting tight and fast, spraying his truth all over. Sensational album. Full of the fury. And no vaseline wasn't even on this album. What a great mix of all genres and styles and Cube was the mouthpiece of NWA as much as Dre backed the beats. Easy 5 EEEEE.

Christmas is where it really kicked in for me with the ping pong stereo effect of the backup vocals. The overture was good giving the operatic overview of what is to come. French horns got a chance to trumpet like elephants which I am positive they thoroughly enjoyed! Lot of filler on this album which if taken as a whole is OK for a concept album. Let's see about the payoff, talking about Underture. Mmm, Uncle Ernie into Fiddle being said payoff. Long game, slow burn. Ahhh, Pinball Wizard coming in cold not transitioned into. Interesting choice. Wow, for a track that stuck with me from childhood it sure is shorter than I remember. The rest of the album blew by after I read up on the story. Some nice bits here and there. I'm not certain I can place this historically. It's a rock opera, best I've heard? No. Was it life altering? I can see the subject matter being controversial. The arrangements are nifty and it sure involved a lot of artists from different genres in different iterations. So historically higher rated than musically for me. Maybe in 20 years. Just a 3 for me, for now.

First track and how does this measure up to Maynard Ferguson which is what I heard first. Oh my! This is good. OK, I respect this is early jazz fusion; I'm heavily biased by Miles. Great music, fantastic musicians, forgettable tunes. What is the direction? Exploratory but cohesion? Wayne is so damn good. Toss up him and Coltrane on the soprano. I like how tight Wayne is.

I was ready to write this off as an insta 2. Not into it but not as terrible as Kid Rock. Whiny voice, he's no Marvin Gaye, better rappers/RnB singers who talk about drugs. Who cares that the selling point is that you go falsetto then back to tenor with ease and grace. Then Pink Matter came along. Gamechanger. Or maybe it just took that long. All the songs have the same tempo and beat so I may have been lulled into acquiescence if not appreciation. Would have been better with some rain. Standing by my 2.

Funky like a monkey. Nice to see how they embraced the changing times reinventing themselves keeping the old and adding the new. Don't Let Him Take Your Love for those liking the old school sound. Dennis Edwards has a monster voice, range, rasp, incredible! Full horn section I hear you bari sax you! 3 Not a huge fan of the transition. Kudos to them for evolving, but there are better examples like a Mayfield or Hayes, but perhaps not so much a whole quartet quintet of singers doing it together.

These all sound the same. Sorta dark, sorta plodding along, nothing that stands out to recommend or any need to re-listen. Feels like what emos would dig? I painted my nails black but was only a poser. Sorry, I got nothing on this. 2, not even a decent 3.

Herbie Hancock is the only reason I'm going back to re-listen to Hunter and the Hunted. I thought this was a Talking Heads album. I have a simple mind. Well, it's no Headhunters.

The music is like RUN DMC with saltier language. Weird since NWA blew the doors open with Straight out in 89, and this was in 91. They had Dre, T had Evil E? DJ Alladin. Maybe it's that. There's a lot of use of what sounds like those old soundboard websites where you push a button to repeat something "bodybag" "bodybag" "New Jack" "New Jack" Maybe it's cause I'm a diehard Cube fan over T. Ahh, a RUN DMC shoutout. The music is jazzy, sampling JB and Black Sabbath, Public Enemy. Just not my favourite vocal stylings. It's got the right words but the flow is off. 3 for genre, 2 for all else.

World groove music! A really good mix of flavours from all over. I was exposed to Jah Wooble through Gone to Croatan which is an incredible tune. Wish I remember who tipped me off to that. So the world music album threw me, but pleasantly.

Noise grunge. Not the hugest fan of the lead singer's voice. Tunes seem tight, nothing really standing out. Poledo was mentioned a lot in other reviews which was interesting but not the album redeemer it was made out to be. I guess like some of these albums if you grew up with it being a significant part of your childhood/young adulthood/adulthood it would mean more, but just as music for music's sake that's a 3 for me.

Def. not as strong as their self-titled album. Great SKA, great horn players, some duds in the bunch enjoy yourself bookending is a neat technique just wish it were a more hopeful message. 3.

Holy shit. Coming in blind to this. Solid Air auto-add to my rotation and straight into Don't Want to Know which is a solid 2nd tune. Who is this guy? Wiki talks about death of a friend 1973 right in my wheelhouse of best musical era short of earlier Jazz, earlier before Classical. Damn! Track 3 and 4 right outta some of the best funk would not be out of place with Hayes, Mayfield. Love me some sultry sexy saxophone. Breathy, like Ben Webster. Some folk, dirty blues. This album has a lot of everything, and all of it is done really well! Solid 4, several tunes in rotation, and would easily easily listen to this with a nice drink and smoke, some rain, some sun in the evening, on a porch step thinking about life.

What a rich interesting life. I found the setups to each song to be unique and surprising, leading to unsurprising ostinato and standard funk with a great voice and vocal range. It had good moments in it, but not enough to be good.

I couldn't tell you the name of any one song off this album, but could point to any and say this is what the Stones' sound is.

Deciding to switch from folk music to country is never a bad idea outside of the greats like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell,, etc. Standard country fare, nice background album.

Care of Cell 44 - nod to Sgt. Pepper, the album cover makes me think that's the case. I love the chord progressions in this one, the melody rocked this one into my rotation. OK, wiki with the ties to Abbey Rd, the recording equipment the Beatles used for Sgt. Pepper, rubbing shoulders with Pink Floyd, wow! The Bach chorale like harmonies Changes is neat, secular music like. This will be our year strong piano, and next track we're on to organ. Lovely range of instrumentation. I'm giving this a 4 likely, but not intending to relisten to it many times. It's too potent.

Afterglow caught my attention. Love that dirty organ and pure vocals. Bass player is solid foundation. Long agos has a nice groove, and claps which can be either awesome (like here) or too much. Decrescendo and Crescendo at the end is such a great move I wonder if this was done with the mixer or the band. Towards the end we get a hard left turn into the beatiful absurd story of Stan, a Fly, it was a wild ride! 4

Slip inside this house marks my second album in a row where the 2nd track on the album is the hook! Afterglow from Ogden's Nut being the other. Damaged sounds a bit like the Stones. I'm coming down has a smokin saxophone player like Kenny Garrett levels of Coltrane sheets of sound coming at you so fast it'll make your eyes spin!

Do right woman and Dark End of the Street are some mainstays I played in my cover bands, saw through the Commitments. I see more now what Jake and Elwood were talking about where the blues and country music are joined at the hip. Nudie suits on the album cover! I love that story. I'll give this a 4 because I really want to relisten to this some day.

Dang, I gave Eliminator 5 stars, and this one blows that one out of the water! Nice dirty bluesy album.

Debut?! Holy, talk about storming out of the gates. Quinton's on the way. I love skits in rap albums because like this one they're just brimming with fun! This is very reminiscent of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, RUN DMC, where the play is in the words. 3 Feet High and Rising, to boot. I like the whole spectrum of rap and hiphop so it's nice to have a palette cleanser like this and do some smile head noddin'. 4.

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